Opera IX

Perhaps one of the most unique and successful Italian rock bands from the 1990s, Opera IX was founded in 1988 by guitarist Ossian, who all caused various music artists leading in the saving of first demonstration tape, Gothik, 2 yrs later. Nevertheless, it wasn’t before arrival of feminine vocalist Cadaveria, bassist Vlad, and drummer Flegias a short while later that factors really started taking place for Opera IX. Their second demonstration from 1992 demonstrated amazing progress, uncovered their new path toward ambient doom/loss of life steel, and became among the most popular tape-trading items in the underground steel circuit that season. Following addition of key pad participant Silent Bard, the music group started delving deeper into traditional music and gothic nuances aswell, eventually bringing many of these many affects jointly on its 1995 debut record, The Call from the Timber. Released 3 years later with the curiously called Miscarriage label, Opera IX’s second work, Sacro Culto, elevated the bar also higher, becoming among the year’s most acclaimed avant-garde steel efforts along the way. New keyboard participant Lunaris was today installed, as well as the music group also saw in good shape to film a video for the brilliantly called single “Fronds from the Old Walnut.” 2000’s similarly achieved (and quite verbose) third recording, The Dark Opera: Symphoniae Mysteriorum in Laudem Tenebrarum, quickly adopted, and Opera IX appeared to be perched around the brink of a significant international breakthrough once the bottom level dropped out. Long simmering inner tensions finally been successful in traveling a wedge between your music artists, and Cadaveria and Flegia stop to start a fresh music group called after the vocalist herself. One Madras was employed as her successor, alongside fresh drummer Taranis, and Opera IX came back in 2002 making use of their 4th album, Maleventum. Regarded as a disappointing outing by most followers and critics, the recording can also be Opera IX’s last as gossips suggest both latest new members have previously parted company using the group since its launch.