Volturian is an Italian symphonic metal band.

History

Volturian started as a project of Federico Mondelli from

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. He said that he enjoys writing songs much more than to actually play an instrument, and that several songs he wrote would justify a whole new band with a different style. He worked in this project with Federica Lanna, singer of Sleeping Romance. They had met during the Milady Metal Fest in

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. Mondelli wrote the songs specifically for Lanna's singing style, tastes and personality. The debut studio album, ''Crimson'', was released in 2021. Mondelli and Lanna attempted to combine their influences of 1990's pop and heavy metal, along with lyrics and imagery reminiscent of films such as ''

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''. It includes a guest appearance of Frozen Crown's singer Giada Etro for the song "In A Heartbeat", which contrasts their singing styles. They lived together for some days during the recording and became friends. The album ends with a cover of

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's song " Fading Like a Flower". This song was recorded as an homage to

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, who died in 2019. The band made videos for both songs and for the singles "Broken", "Haunting Symphony", "The Killing Joke" and "New Life". The

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forced the members of the band to stay at their homes, so for the video of the single "Broken" each one filmed scenes on their own and they were mixed together later. Lanna mentioned that the scenes filmed in a room with black walls take place in her attic. The video of the single "Haunting Symphony" was filmed right after the end of the lockdowns, and features lots of outdoor scenes. Crimson was also released as a vinyl album, and the band celebrated it with an acoustic version of the song "Days Before You Died". The second studio album, ''Red Dragon'', was released in 2022. The name is a reference to the novel " Red Dragon", and the lyrics are influenced by it and by graphic novels of

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. In September 2022 they made a concert at the Legend Club, in Milano, with Infected Rain. In March 2023 they were the opening band for Frozen Crown. Federica was invited on stage by Giada Etro, with both singers singing in duet "Angels in Disguise". She was also invited for the concert's final song,

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's cover " I Want Out", which included as well Grace Darkling and Rehn Stillnight from the other opening band, Nocturna. The band closed 2024 playing in the 2025's edition of the Milady Metal Fest, along with Frozen Crown and other bands.

Members

;Current line-up * Federica Lanna – vocals (2019–present) * Federico Mondelli – guitars, keyboards, vocals (2019–present) * Massimiliano Rossi – bass (2019–present) * Andrea Zannin – drums (2021–present) ;Former members * Alberto Mezzanotte – drums (2019–2020)

Discography

* ''Crimson'' (2020) * ''Red Dragon'' (2022)

References

External links

Official site

Official Instagram page
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