The facets of the eleven equally soulful and powerfully staged tracks reflect DanieleвЂ™s original passion for highly emotional film music вЂ“ very much in the spirit of his admired legends Thomas Bergersen and Nick Phoenix aka Two Steps From Hell and their work for numerous cinema blockbusters. With вЂћImmortalsвЂњ, heвЂ™ll appeal to a broad spectrum of classically oriented music fans вЂ“ aficionados of film score giants such as Hans Zimmer (вЂћPearl HarborвЂњ, вЂћRain ManвЂњ) as well as friends of New YorkвЂ™s bombast rockers Trans-Siberian Orchestra (вЂћBeethovenвЂ™s Last NightвЂњ) or SwedenвЂ™s Stratocaster Paganini, Yngwie Malmsteen (вЂћConcerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra in E-flat MinorвЂњ). вЂћEpsilon SkyвЂњ is a firework of strong songs that canвЂ™t really be assigned to one genre, thus appealing to different target groups.Д«orn in Cesena in 1987, Daniele Mazza is the founder, main songwriter and lyricist of the Symphonic Power Metal act Ancient Bards. The band describes вЂћEpsilon SkyвЂњ as an album for fans of deep, thoughtful songs in a compactвЂљ all killers no fillersвЂ package, with the supporting elements of Metal, Hard Rock, and progressive tendencies unite perfectly. The band, founded in 2003 by guitarist Stevie McLaughlin and singer Sean McBay, can look back on four weighty albums so far, with their second album вЂћPurging The PastвЂњ from 2009 even sparking the interest of Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson and he considered this with the statement, вЂћthis is the most impressive album to come from Ireland in many yearsвЂњ. Darker, heavier, more sophisticated and detached from all current trends, they present an album that is completely oriented towards the preferences of the musicians involved. They are now back with their fifth studio album вЂћEpsilon SkyвЂњ. SANDSTONE is one of IrelandвЂ™s most persistent and most prolific metal bands and also played as the tour backing band of ex-Judas Priest fronter Tim вЂљRipperвЂ Owens. вЂћThe Fragments Of WonderвЂњ tends musically into the Power Melodic Metal corner without leaving out style-defining progressive elements вЂ“ a bit comparable to early Stratovarius.Д¬lick HERE for song snippets, video links and more information on where to buy/stream the album. All musicians traveled from Sardinia to Greece especially for this purpose. Katsionis produced and mixed the album in his Sound Symmetry Studio in Athens. What could be more obvious than to involve good friends like singer Marco Pastorino and bassist Luca Negro, both from TEMPERANCE. In 2020, the two EVEN FLOW musicians Pietro Paolo Lunesu and his brother Giorgio Lunesu (both from Sardinia) started a new cooperation with the Greek producer and keyboardist Bob Katsionis (ex Firewind).ДЄfter the trio had defined their musical goals, it was clear that more comrades would have to come on board the new band. The production is powerful and guitar-heavy вЂ“ an important feat because apart from catchy melodies and choruses, the guitar work is one of the outstanding trademarks and makes this album a real gem of the genre. The first few bars of popular tracks like вЂњFreedom FightersвЂќ and вЂњHeart of CourageвЂќ (which was in advertising for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and NBCвЂ™s Revolution) were met with cheers and applause from the crowd of fans eager to hear their favorite Two Steps tunes.вЂћThe Fragments Of WonderвЂњ moves in the musical sphere between Stratovarius and Beast In Black, spiced with a progressive touch. Both composers performed throughout the show: Bergersen (pictured above) played the electric violin, Phoenix played taiko drums and sang, and both played piano and various percussion. But it took on the vibe of a rock concert when multi-colored lighting - including strobe lights - filled the Hall and when Phoenix and Bergersen, wearing jeans and untucked button-up T-shirts, took the stage, each acknowledging the audience with a casual wave.

The orchestra and choir in uniform black, with adherence to traditions like the entrance of the first violin, lent a formal, dignified tone to the event. It didnвЂ™t quite feel like a night at the symphony, nor did it feel like a rock concert - the event had elements of both, as did its audience: Some were dressed in formal gowns, while others wore jeans and T-shirts. A 70-piece orchestra and a choir of 60 singers filled the Hall with Two StepsвЂ™ intense, dramatic music at FridayвЂ™s event.

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