Artists
Björn Hofer
The mastermind behind the trilogy. Björn Hofer is a swiss based musician, producer and recording artist and has released over 19 different album in probably just as many genres. But no matter what kind of music, his skillful guitar playing always stands out - distorted, fast and always melodic. In his latest work "in the shadow" - a symphonic metal trilogy, Björn has collaborated with different singers from around the world, played and recorded all the instrument, arranged and produced it. It brings two of his all time favorite music styles together - symphonic orchestra music and heavy metal. You can also hear him with the bands "B-Rage" a female fronted modern rock combo, "Perfect Bridge" a rock band or with the punk-rockers "Lö Schanal"
Anna Glesst
A vocalist and songwriter who has shared over 50 Metal and Rock covers on YouTube. Her style ranges from soft to powerful melodic and even growls. Music has always been a huge part of her life. Anna also makes drawings of musicians who have inspired here along the way. You can find her drawings Instagram. She is a true artist. Anna is represented on "In the shadow Part I" with three songs.
Eleonora Damiano
An Italian power-symphonic metal singer and vocal coach, with background in classical and modern music. Her range spans from ancient repertoire to rock and metal. Her recent collaborations are Requiem’s Embrace, a new band founded with Alex Mele (Kaledon); “Vivaldi Metal Project” as live member; Epinikion as singer for the album “inquisition”. You can also hear her backing vocals on Alterium’s “of war and flames”
Eleonora sings 2 two songs on "In the shadow Part I" and one more song on "In the shadow Part II",
Kelsey Dower
A singer from the United States, who specializes in growling, clean vocals, and whistle notes. Along with being an accomplished songwriter, composer, pianist, guitarist, she is also a music producer. Kelsey pulls influences from artists like Amy Lee, Sharon Den Adel, Alissa White-Gluz, Tina Turner, Chopin, Jun Senoue, and others. Her main music goals are to always become musically better than before and to continue writing songs that inspire, and make people feel something. Kelsey is represented on the "In the shadow Part I with the song "Fear the sun".
Rahel "Rage" Gut (B-Rage)
B-Rage is a swiss rock combo made by Rahel Gut and Björn Hofer. The 2 swiss musicians met early 2023. It became obvious that there's something special when making music together. Within weeks, the first album has been written and recorded. The debut single got released in August 2023 with the Album following in October of the same year. Björn produces and records all instruments/songs himself, and his love for the guitar can be heard across all tracks. With Rahels voice, sometimes soft and mystical , other times loud and strong, creates an atmosphere that touches your soul. A brilliant singer! Rage can be heard on the album "In the shadow Part I" with two songs.
Irene Blackley
Irene Blackley is a singer and songwriter from Kaliningrad Russia and sings in different genres like symphonic metal, pop and pop-rock. Currently she runs a Youtube channel, creating covers for artists from different styles. One of the unique features of her work is the translation of songs into Russian. When Irene acts a songwriter, her lyrics are about esotericism, mysticism and gothic, inspired by a different spiritual themes. Irene can be heard on two songs on "in the shadow Part II".
Century Khoury
Century Khoury is a talented Dominican Soprano Leggero whose career started at a young age. She has performed with various groups, including her homeland black metal band "Dominus Dominantium" and the Indian concept band "Project Polyphony". As an established artist, Khoury has sung a variety of genres from classical to metal. Her soprano leggero voice is light yet powerful, versatile and able to navigate many styles of music. In addition to performing, Khoury has a deep involvement in musical theater and a passion for sharing her gift of song with audiences around the world. She brings energy, dedication and technical skill to every performance. Century can be heard on three songs on "in the shadow Part II".
Eänar
Eänar is an Italian/Venezuelan soprano singer and songwriter. She has a large background as a soprano in choirs of lyrical and sacred music. She has also participates in music festivals and local events as a soloist. Later she dedicated herself to metal vocals, collaborating in Symphonic Metal covers of bands such as Within Temptation, Nightwish and Epica, with artists from different parts of the world. Eänar performs in English, Spanish, Italian and French. Eänar can be heard with two songs on "in the shadow Part II"
Agota Leder
Agota is a Hungarian singer, bellydancer and psychologist. For a few years she was the singer of her own gothic-metal band, "Dark Tears From Space" in which she wrote the lyrics for their album, "Zombie Prototype". Nowadays she mainly makes her solo works including covers and own songs. In a collaboration she made a metal version for the Queen Of The Night aria, which was one of the first steps on the path of working in collaborations with other artists as a solo singer. In the near future she is going to drop out her first project with her collection of own songs. At first, she used mostly classical singing, but for about three years she has taken other techniques into her repertoire for rock sounds. She also expresses herself by belly-dance improvisation and by writing lyrics. Sometimes her profession, psychology is an inspiration in creating.
Ellie Kamphuis
Ellie Kamphuis is a New Zealand-based vocalist known for contributing to the symphonic and power metal genres. She has worked with a range of bands and projects, including Cinematic Symphony Orchestra, Imperivm, Beyond Boun daries, and Arkana Fen, showcasing her talent for blending classical vocal techniques with metal's intensity. Currently, Ellie is one half of Poems & Omens, a project that emphasizes storytelling through evocative lyrics and lush, dramatic soundscapes. Her classical fusion vocal style—a mix of classical training and contemporary expression—lends emotional depth and complexity to all of her musical endeavors. With a talent for crafting intricate lyrics, Ellie brings a unique combination of power and sensitivity to her performances, enriching the artistic vision of the ensembles she collaborates with and her original works
Vera Della Scala
Vera Della Scala is a opera singer and songwriter who connected her love for classical music with symphonic rock metal .Vera is inspired by the music of the Finnish band Nightwish. She sang in different bands and started to travel around Europe playing with more bands ranging from crossover music to Celtic. After her diploma in Opera singing, she started to create her first symphonic rock project by the name of “Eretika”, together with guitarist and composer Ares Signorello.
Ares Signorello
Talent, improvisation, virtuosic evolutions on the six strings and great harmony on stage translate into live energy worthy of the glories of the golden age of the 70s/90s. Guitarist and composer in various musical projects, he stands out for a mixture of symphonic metal soloisms, hard with ethnic contamination's, which winks at the versatility of the 60s in a modern key. Founder together with the vocalist Vera Della Scala of the symphonic group ERETIKA.
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