Stormlord (band)

Stormlord
Stormlord
	Stormlord from Rome, Italy
Background information
Origin	Rome, Italy
Genres	Symphonic black metal, power metal, death metal (early)
Years active	1991–Present
Labels	Locomotive Music, Scarlet
Website	stormlord.net
Members	Cristiano Borchi; Andrea Angelini; Gianpaolo Caprino; Francesco Bucci; David Folchitto

Stormlord is an extreme metal (self-classified as "Extreme epic metal") band from Rome, Italy. They have released six full-length albums to date: Supreme Art of War (1999), At the Gates of Utopia (2001), The Gorgon Cult (2004), Mare Nostrum (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.

Most of their songs have an epic theme, recurring to stories and characters from Greek Mythology (Zeus, Hades, Persephone, Prometheus, Medusa, Titans), and battles. Their vocalist, Cristiano can scream in two voices: the first one high pitched, which is relative to black metal and the second is more guttural and monstrous, which is relative to death metal and often used for choruses.

The band gained attention in late 2004 after the release of the "Under the Boards" music video, which featured large amounts of blood and gore. The clip was banned from most TV channels but gained popularity due to internet downloads.

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)- bass (1997-1998)
Simone Scazzocchio - keyboards
Luca Bellanova - keyboards (live only)
Maurizio Pariotti - keyboards (live only)

Discography

Full lengths

Supreme Art of War (1999)
At the Gates of Utopia (2001)
The Gorgon Cult (2004)
Mare Nostrum (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)

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