Lyraka is a multimedia art project. There has been one musical CD released from the project,

Lyraka Volume 1 ''Lyraka Volume 1'' is the debut studio album from the Wagnerian opera metal project Lyraka. It was released on November 2, 2010. History The Lyraka opera was first conceived by Jasmine Aliara in 2006. Her plans were for a multimedia fantasy exp ...

, with another in the works. Also in the making is a graphic novel collaboration between the project's original creator, Jasmine Aliara, and horror artist

Vince Locke Vincent Locke () is an American comic book artist known for his work on ''Deadworld'' and ''A History of Violence'' and for his ultraviolent album covers for death metal band Cannibal Corpse. Biography Locke began work in 1986 illustrating ''Dea ...

. The project features several portraits both commissioned and licensed from fantasy artist Ken Kelly as well as Locke.

Origins

Lyraka was originally conceived by Jasmine Aliara in 2006, as the result of a lifetime fascination with fantasy creatures and tales. Around that time composer-guitarist Andy DiGelsomina suggested making the project into something resembling a

Wagnerian Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most op ...

Gesamtkunstwerk A ''Gesamtkunstwerk'' (, literally 'total artwork', translated as 'total work of art', 'ideal work of art', 'universal artwork', 'synthesis of the arts', 'comprehensive artwork', or 'all-embracing art form') is a work of art that makes use of al ...

, incorporating music, graphic novels, fiction, and ultimately film. As Aliara put together a website and script corresponding to her vision, DiGelsomina began composing music for the soundtrack.

Story

Aliara's story is based upon a fictional teenager named Neires, who finds a magic guitar buried in his homeland of Errandia. The guitar transmits a siren's call to the ocean's depths (the latter containing the underwater empire of Lyraka), and the story centers around the protagonist's journey there. Other characters are the main antagonist, Lilliput, who tyrannically rules the aforementioned desert land; her vizier Semmonet; Pinador the dragon; Scatherus, a demonic servant of the ocean's abyss; Locke, the head of the underwater empire's palace guards, and the empress of Lyraka, Jasmine.

Music

Lyraka Volume 1

In November 2010 the CD Lyraka Volume 1 was released, which featured ex-Rainbow vocalist

Graham Bonnet Graham Bonnet (born 23 December 1947) is an English rock singer. He has recorded and performed as a solo artist and as a member of several hard rock and heavy metal bands including Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group, Alcatrazz, and Impellitteri.Pr ...

as Locke,

Veronica Freeman Veronica Freeman (born December 17, 1977), also known by her stage name "The V", is an American singer and the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Benedictum. Her most recent album with Benedictum is ''Obey'', released through Frontiers Re ...

as the serpentine Scatherus, and

Tommy Heart Fair Warning is a German hard rock band founded in 1991 by former V2 vocalist Tommy Heart and former Zeno bassist Ule W. Ritgen. The band was rounded out by guitarists Helge Engelke, Andy Malecek and drummer Jurgen "C.C." Behrens. Discography Stu ...

as Neires.

Lyraka Volume 2

The Lyraka Volume 2 CD is scheduled for 2016, and features Bonnet and Freeman reprising their roles; both

Liz Vandall Liz Vandall is a Swedish rock vocalist, and songwriter. She has recorded and performed as a member of the hard rock Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guit ...

and

Nina Osegueda Nina Osegueda (born Balvina Osegueda) is a female heavy metal vocalist from Washington, D.C.. is of Catalán and Salvadoran descent. She is the lead vocalist of A Sound of Thunder. In 2012, A Sound of Thunder released an album under Nightma ...

as Lilliput (Vandall having been unable to complete her songs for personal reasons);

Al Atkins Alan John Atkins (born 14 October 1947) is an English heavy metal vocalist Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers pe ...

as Semmonet;

Mark Boals Mark Robert Boals (born December 5, 1958) is an American heavy metal vocalist and occasional bassist, best known for his vocals with Yngwie Malmsteen. He is currently a member of the band Foundry. Boals' first album with Malmsteen, 1986's '' ...

taking the place of Tommy Heart for the role of Neires, and Rob Diaz as Abyss. DiGelsomina has assumed the bulk of the production duties,

Graphic novel

On May 6, 2012 it was announced Jasmine Aliara would collaborate with Vince Locke on the first Lyraka graphic novel which, like Lyraka Volume 2, is set to be published in 2016.

References

External links

Official website
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