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Sandra Carola Schleret (born 26 June 1976) is a singer from Austria, well-known for being the lead singer in bands such as
Dreams of Sanity Dreams of Sanity was a gothic metal band from Austria. Founded in 1991, they released three full-length albums, before disbanding in 2002. History After forming in 1991, Dreams of Sanity released two demos in 1994 and 1996. They toured Europe la ...
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, and Soulslide. She was also the female vocalist for Austrian band
Siegfried Siegfried is a German-language male given name, composed from the Germanic elements ''sig'' "victory" and ''frithu'' "protection, peace". The German name has the Old Norse cognate ''Sigfriðr, Sigfrøðr'', which gives rise to Swedish ''Sigfrid' ...
and Eyes of Eden with Polish heavy metal musician
Waldemar Sorychta Waldemar Sorychta (born 30 October 1967) is a Polish heavy metal record producer and musician who has lived in Germany since 1982. Career He initially worked with German thrash metal band Despair, founded in 1986. In 1994 he took part in the ...
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Career


With Dreams of Sanity (1994–2002)

In 1994, Schleret and Martina Hornbacher replaced the former vocalists and released their first demo tape with
Dreams of Sanity Dreams of Sanity was a gothic metal band from Austria. Founded in 1991, they released three full-length albums, before disbanding in 2002. History After forming in 1991, Dreams of Sanity released two demos in 1994 and 1996. They toured Europe la ...
in May that same year. In January 1997, they have released their first album ''Komödia'' featuring the female duo. Not long after the release, Dreams of Sanity split from Hornbacher for musical and personal differences and after a lot of vocal-auditions, they decided not to fill Hornbacher's place, leaving Schleret with a female leading role. The band went onwards making their second album ''Masquerade'', released in 1999, with Schleret as the lead vocalist (excluding the track "The Phantom of the Opera" which featured
Tilo Wolff Tilo Wolff (born 10 July 1972) is a German musician and artist. He was born in Frankfurt am Main and currently lives in Switzerland. His longest-running project is the band Lacrimosa, which debuted in 1990. The band embraces a diverse range o ...
of
Lacrimosa The ''Lacrimosa'' (Latin for " weeping/tearful"), is part of the Dies Irae sequence in the Catholic Requiem Mass. Its text comes from the Latin 18th and 19th stanzas of the sequence. Many composers, including Mozart, Berlioz, and Verdi have set ...
), and ''The Game'' in 2000. After ''The Game'' was released, the band went through some unstable times in which some line-up changes were made and even though work on the following album began. The band disbanded in July 2002.


Other works

She has also collaborated with composers such as Waldemar Sorychta, and with bands like
Samael Samael (; , ''Sammāʾēl'', "Venom of God"; , ''Samsama'il'' or , ''Samail''; alternatively Smal, Smil, Samil, or Samiel) is an archangel in Talmudic and post-Talmudic tradition; a figure who is the accuser or adversary (Satan#Judaism, Satan ...
on their 2004 album ''
Reign of Light ''Reign of Light'' is the sixth album by Swiss industrial metal band Samael, released in October 2004 by Galactical. Track listing Personnel Samael * Vorph – guitar, vocals, production * Makro – guitar, production * Mas – bass, producti ...
''. She worked with Serenity on studio and live versions of the track "Fairytales" from their 2008 album ''
Fallen Sanctuary ''Fallen Sanctuary'' is the second full-length studio album by symphonic metal band Serenity released on August 27, 2008 in Finland; August 29, 2008 in Serenity's home country Austria and Germany. The album was released in the rest of Europe on ...
''. She worked with Beto Vazquez Infinity on the album '' Darkmind'' on the track called "Sleeping in the Shadows" in 2009.


Discography


With Dreams of Sanity

* Demo (1994) * ''Ein Liebeslied'' (Demo, 1996) * ''Komödia'' (1997) * ''Masquerade'' (1999) * ''The Game'' (2000)


With Siegfried

* ''Fafnir'' demo (2000) * ''Drachenherz'' (2001) * ''Eisenwinter'' (2003) * ''Nibelung'' (2009)


With Soulslide

* ''Dreamshade'' (Demo, 2003) * ''Lost in You'' (Demo, 2004)


With Elis

* "Show Me the Way" (single, 2007) * ''
Catharsis Catharsis is from the Ancient Greek word , , meaning "purification" or "cleansing", commonly used to refer to the purification and purgation of thoughts and emotions by way of expressing them. The desired result is an emotional state of renewal an ...
'' (2009)


Guest appearances

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Samael Samael (; , ''Sammāʾēl'', "Venom of God"; , ''Samsama'il'' or , ''Samail''; alternatively Smal, Smil, Samil, or Samiel) is an archangel in Talmudic and post-Talmudic tradition; a figure who is the accuser or adversary (Satan#Judaism, Satan ...
– ''Reign of Light'' (2004) * Serenity – ''
Fallen Sanctuary ''Fallen Sanctuary'' is the second full-length studio album by symphonic metal band Serenity released on August 27, 2008 in Finland; August 29, 2008 in Serenity's home country Austria and Germany. The album was released in the rest of Europe on ...
'' (2008)


References


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schleret, Sandra 1976 births 21st-century Austrian women singers Liechtenstein women singers Women heavy metal singers Living people Musicians from Innsbruck 20th-century Austrian women singers