Artist: Opera Ix
Genre(s):
Metal: Gothic
Metal: Death,Black
Rock
Discography:
Anphisbena
Year: 2004
Tracks: 10
Maleventum
Year: 2002
Tracks: 7
The Call Of The Wood
Year: 2001
Tracks: 6
The Black Opera: Symphoniae Mysteriorum In Laudem Tenebrarum
Year: 2000
Tracks: 7
Sacro Culto
Year: 1998
Tracks: 6
One of the most unique and successful Italian dense alloy bands of the 1990s, Opera IX was founded in 1988 by guitarist Ossian, world Health Organization worked with versatile musicians star up the recording of first demo tape, Gothik, iI years later. However, it wasn't until the arrival of female isaac Bashevis Singer Cadaveria, bassist Vlad, and drummer Flegias a unforesightful time later that things rattling started natural event for Opera IX. Their second demonstration from 1992 showed astonishing advance, revealed their young direction toward ambient doom/death metallic element, and became one of the hottest tape-trading items on the subway metal circuit that year. Following the addition of keyboard participant Silent Bard, the band began delving deeper into classical music and gothic nuances as well, eventually delivery all of these many influences in concert on its 1995 debut album, The Call of the Wood. Released trey long time later through the curiously named Miscarriage label, Opera IX's second campaign, Sacro Culto, brocaded the bar even higher, becoming one of the year's most acclaimed van alloy efforts in the serve. New keyboard player Lunaris was directly installed, and the band also sawing machine outfit to photographic film a video for the brightly named individual "Fronds of the Ancient Walnut." 2000's evenly realized (and rather verbose) third record album, The Black Opera: Symphoniae Mysteriorum in Laudem Tenebrarum, presently followed, and Opera IX seemed to be perched on the brink of a serious international breakthrough when the ass felled seam out. Long boiling inner tensions lastly succeeded in drive a wedge betwixt the musicians, and Cadaveria and Flegia stop to go a new band named after the vocalist herself. One Madras was hired as her replacement, along with new drummer Taranis, and Opera IX returned in 2002 with their fourth record album, Maleventum. Considered a dissatisfactory outing by virtually fans and critics, the record album crataegus oxycantha likewise be Opera IX's last as rumors suggest both recent new members experience already parted company with the group since its release.
