Stormlord is an
extreme metal
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(self-classified as "Extreme epic metal") band from
Rome
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, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
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,
Italy
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. They have released six full-length albums to date: ''Supreme Art of War'' (1999), ''
At the Gates of Utopia
''At the Gates of Utopia'' is the second studio album by the Italian symphonic black metal band Stormlord.
Track listing
# "Under the Samnites' Spears" – 6:50
# "I Am Legend" – 5:07
# "Xanadu (A Vision in a Dream)" – 4:21
# "And Winter Wa ...
'' (2001), ''
The Gorgon Cult
The Gorgon Cult is the third studio album by the Italian symphonic black metal band Stormlord. Melodic riffs, high speed double bass intensive drumming, extensive use of keyboards and orchestral parts form the backbone of the record. Also this ...
'' (2004), ''
Mare Nostrum
''Mare Nostrum'' (; Latin: "Our Sea") was a Ancient Rome, Roman name for the Mediterranean Sea. In Classical Latin, it would have been pronounced , and in Ecclesiastical Latin, it is pronounced .
In the decades following the 1861 unification of ...
'' (2008), ''
Hesperia'' (2013), and ''Far'' (2019). Their prominent use of keyboards compared to many other black metal bands gives their sound an epic feel, much like
power metal
Power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional heavy metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. Generally, power metal is characterized by a faster, lighter, and more uplifting sound, in contra ...
.
Most of their songs have an epic theme, recurring to stories and characters from
Greek Mythology
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(
Zeus
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Hades
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,
Persephone
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,
Prometheus,
Medusa,
Titans), and battles. Their vocalist, Cristiano can scream in two voices: the first one high pitched, which is relative to
black metal
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and the second is more guttural and monstrous, which is relative to
death metal
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and often used for choruses.
Members
Current members
*Cristiano Borchi - vocals (1991-present), bass (1991-1996)
*Francesco Bucci - bass (1997-present)
*David Folchitto - drums (1999-present)
*Gianpaolo Caprino - guitars, clean vocals, keyboards (2002-present)
*Andrea Angelini - guitars (2010-present)
*Riccardo Studer - keyboards (2011-present)
Session/live members:
*A. G. Volgar (Deviate Damaen) - opera vocals, narration (studio only)
*Elisabetta Marchetti - female vocals (live/studio since 2004 with "The Gorgon Cult")
Past members
*Pierangelo Giglioni - guitars (1997–2010)
*Claudio Di Carlo - guitars (1991–1994)
*Riccardo Montanari - drums (1991–1994)
*Andrea Cacciotti - guitars (1993–1995)
*Dario Maurizi - guitars (1995)
*Gabriele Valerio - drums (1995) (now in
Theatres Des Vampires and
Astarte Syriaca)
*Fabrizio Cariani - keyboards (1995–1999)
*Marcello Baragona - drums (1995–1999)
*Dux Tenebrarum - guitars (1997)
*Raffaella Grifoni - female vocals (1997)
*Malfeitor Fabban (
Aborym
Aborym are an Italian industrial black metal band from Taranto, Apulia, formed in 1993. The band have described their music as "alien-black-hard/industrial", whilst Allmusic described them as playing "a truly original brand of futuristic black m ...
)- bass (1997-1998)
*Simone Scazzocchio - keyboards
*Luca Bellanova - keyboards (live only)
*Maurizio Pariotti - keyboards (live only)
Timeline
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Discography
Full lengths
* ''Supreme Art of War'' (1999)
* ''
At the Gates of Utopia
''At the Gates of Utopia'' is the second studio album by the Italian symphonic black metal band Stormlord.
Track listing
# "Under the Samnites' Spears" – 6:50
# "I Am Legend" – 5:07
# "Xanadu (A Vision in a Dream)" – 4:21
# "And Winter Wa ...
'' (2001)
* ''
The Gorgon Cult
The Gorgon Cult is the third studio album by the Italian symphonic black metal band Stormlord. Melodic riffs, high speed double bass intensive drumming, extensive use of keyboards and orchestral parts form the backbone of the record. Also this ...
'' (2004)
* ''
Mare Nostrum
''Mare Nostrum'' (; Latin: "Our Sea") was a Ancient Rome, Roman name for the Mediterranean Sea. In Classical Latin, it would have been pronounced , and in Ecclesiastical Latin, it is pronounced .
In the decades following the 1861 unification of ...
'' (2008)
* ''Hesperia'' (2013)
* ''Far'' (2019)
EPs
* ''
Under the Sign of the Sword'' (1997)
* ''
Where My Spirit Forever Shall Be'' (1998)
* ''
The Curse of Medusa'' (2001)
Demos
* ''Demo 1992'' (1992)
* ''
Black Knight'' (1993)
* ''Promo 1997'' (1997)
DVDs
* ''The Battle of Quebec City: Live In Canada'' (2007)
Compilations
* ''The Legacy of Medusa – 17 Years of Extreme Epic Metal'' (2008)
External links
Stormlord's websiteStormlord's MySpace*
Drummer David Folchitto official website
Italian black metal musical groups
Musical groups established in 1991
Musical groups from Rome
Musical sextets
1991 establishments in Italy
Locomotive Music artists
Scarlet Records artists
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