Dreamquest, also known as Luca Turilli's Dreamquest, was a symphonic electro metal

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led by

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Luca Turilli Luca Turilli (born 5 March 1972) is an Italian composer, arranger, producer and multi-instrumentalist constantly engaged in various musical projects. Having always declared to love music at 360 degrees, Turilli has dedicated himself to multip ...

, known for his work in the band

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(formerly known as Rhapsody). He created the band wanting to propose a style of modern metal combined with the genres he loved the most: pop,

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music. He wrote the lyrics, composed and arranged all the music. For the first time he only presented himself as keyboard player of the band while the guitar parts were handled by Rhapsody of Fire session member Dominique Leurquin. The music of the band combines powerful metal instrumentation with angelic, operatic, female vocals, modern synths and orchestral elements to create a sound that might best be described as 'symphonic electro pop/metal'. The lyrics are about spirituality and deep inner research, linked in someway to the mystic world of dreams. The identity of the vocalist, credited only as "Myst", was in question. Fans had speculated Mystique's identity to be

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, who contributed to Turilli's 3rd album ''

The Infinite Wonders of Creation ''The Infinite Wonders of Creation'' is the third and final album in a trilogy by Luca Turilli's Luca Turilli (band), eponymous band. The album was released in Europe on 26 May 2006 and was later released in USA on 6 June 2006 by Magic Circle Mu ...

'', but as of 2020, this was not been confirmed. On August 28, 2021, in his official YouTube channel, Luca Turilli posted a song from the album '' Lost Horizons'' called ''Energy'', where in the thumbnail and in the description of the video, he reveals that the vocalist named ''"Myst"'' or ''"Mystique"'' was none other than the Bridget Fogle herself, who contributed to the album ''

'' in 2006. Shortly after the release of '' Lost Horizons'', Turilli began work on a second Dreamquest album. In December 2006, it was reported that only the mixing was left to be completed. In 2011, however, Turilli ended work on all his various projects to concentrate on the newly formed

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Members

*"Mystique" (

) - vocals *

Dominique Leurquin Dominique Leurquin is a French guitarist, best known for his collaborations with Luca Turilli; he is a current member of Turilli / Lione Rhapsody, a former member of Luca Turilli's Rhapsody and Luca Turilli's Dreamquest, and a former session membe ...

- guitar *

- keyboard *

Sascha Paeth Sascha Paeth (born 9 September 1970 in Wolfsburg, West Germany) is a German guitarist, bassist, musical producer, and mixer known for working with heavy metal bands such as Avantasia, Edguy, Angra, Shaaman, Rhapsody of Fire, Kamelot, After For ...

- bass *

Robert Hunecke-Rizzo Robert Hunecke-Rizzo (17 June 1971 in Wolfsburg) is a German bassist, guitarist and drummer, known for his work with Heavens Gate, Luca Turilli, and Kamelot. He was one of the founding members of the supergroup Aina, which released the metal oper ...

- drums

Discography

* ''Virus'' (Single, 2006) * '' Lost Horizons'' (Album, 2006)

References

External links

Luca Turilli Web SiteLuca Turilli's Dreamquest Web Site
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