Visions of Atlantis
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 Visions of Atlantis at Rockharz 2019 |
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| General information | |
| origin | Bruck an der Mur , Austria |
| Genre (s) | Symphonic metal , power metal |
| founding | 2000 |
| Founding members | |
| Werner Fiedler (2000–2005, 2007–2011, 2013–2017) | |
| Mike Koren (until 2009, 2013-2017) | |
| Christian Stani (until 2003) | |
| Chris Kamper (until 2003, 2013-2015) | |
| Thomas Caser | |
| Current occupation | |
singing |
Clémentine Delauney (since 2013) |
singing |
Michele Guaitoli (since 2018) |
guitar |
Christian Douscha (since 2017) |
Drums |
Thomas Caser (since 2000) |
bass |
Herbert Glos (since 2017) |
| former members | |
singing |
Nicole Bogner (2000-2005) († 2012) |
singing |
Christian Stani (2000-2003) |
singing |
Mario Plank (2003-2013) |
singing |
Melissa Ferlaak (2005-2007) |
singing |
Maxi Nil (2009-2013) |
singing |
Joanna Nieniewska (2009) |
Keyboard |
Martin Harb (2006-2013) |
Keyboard |
Mario (Miro) Holly (2003-2006) |
guitar |
Wolfgang Koch (2005-2007) |
guitar |
Christian Hermsdörfer (2011-2013) |
bass |
Mario Lochert (2010-2011) |
singing |
Siegfried Samer (2013-2018) |
Visions of Atlantis is an Austrian metal band that can be classified between Power Metal and Symphonic Metal . The specialty of the band, which is strongly reminiscent of bands like Nightwish or the Austrian colleagues from Edenbridge , is that almost all of the songs are arranged as a duet between the female and male singing voice.
history
Visions of Atlantis was founded in 2000 by Werner Fiedler, Mike Koren, Christian Stani, Thomas Caser and Chris Kamper. A little later, singer Nicole Bogner joined them. In 2002 the band released their first studio album entitled Eternal Endless Infinity . A demo entitled Morning in Atlantis had already been recorded in 2000 . In 2003 the band changed their line-up, so Christian Stani (vocals) and Chris Kamper (keyboard) left Visions of Atlantis and were replaced by Mario Plank (vocals) and Miro Holly (keyboard). A year later, the second studio album Cast Away was released . It also contained the title Lost, which helped Visions of Atlantis to break through.
In October 2005, singer Nicole Bogner († 2012) left the band for personal reasons. The American soprano Melissa Ferlaak ( Aesma Daeva ) took over her post . A little later Werner Fiedler left the band and was replaced by Wolfgang Koch. At the beginning of 2006, Miro Holly, who was responsible for most of the music and also some lyrics, decided to leave the band and Martin Harb took his place.
Trinity , the band's third studio album, was released in late May 2007 via Napalm Records . According to the band, the sound on this album is heavier, darker and unites all of the band's typical trademarks in a bombastic mixture.
On November 28, 2007, Visions of Atlantis announced on their homepage that singer Melissa Ferlaak and guitarist Wolfgang Koch (the couple married in May 2008) had left the band. A replacement for Wolfgang Koch has already been found: Werner Fiedler, who left the band in 2004, is back again. The Austrian Joanna Nieniewska was introduced as the new singer on February 1, 2009, but shortly afterwards she had to leave the band for health reasons. The new singer is called Maxi Nil and was already active in the Greek band On Thorns I Lay . On February 25, 2011, the album Delta was released , which was promoted during an extensive European tour together with Rhapsody of Fire . A video clip was also released for the song New Dawn .
On July 18, 2011, bassist Mario Lochert left the band due to critical differences. Harb announced that they wanted to do without a permanent bass player in the future. On October 21, 2011 the EP Maria Magdalena , which contains 5 new songs (including a cover version of the 80s hit I'll never be Maria Magdalena by Sandra), was released across Europe. The worldwide release followed on October 25, 2011. On January 6, 2012, the former singer Nicole Bogner died at the age of 27 after a long and serious illness. On March 22nd, 2013 the fifth studio album, which will be called "Ethera", was released.
On December 6, 2013, Visions of Atlantis announced on their Facebook page that the majority of the band would go their separate ways. Only drummer and founding member Thomas Caser remain part of the band. This decision was largely made by Caser, as in his opinion the band was moving more and more musically from their origins. The founding members Chris Kamper, Werner Fiedler and Mike Koren then rejoined the band, and Siegfried Samer was chosen as the new singer. Clémentine Delauney , who was already a singer with the Tyrolean band Serenity , has since lent her voice to Visions of Atlantis.
On April 29, 2016 the EP "Old Routes - New Waters" was released, on which the band's greatest hits were re-recorded with the new singers. Including the ballad "Winternight", for which a music video was shot in Sweden under the direction of Patric Ullaeus . In 2017 - at that time still as live musicians - Christian "Dushi" Douscha on guitar and Herbert Glos ( Dragony ) joined Visions of Atlantis and are now official members of the band.
On February 16, 2018, the band released their sixth studio album via Napalm Records . Stylistically, she returned to her roots. A music video for the title track "The Deep & The Dark" was shot in Sweden and Gran Canaria . There is also a music video for "Return To Lemuria" and "The Last Home".
During the tour with Kamelot and Leaves' Eyes in September 2018, the lead singer Siegfried Samer was represented at some concerts by Michele Guaitoli from the Italian band Temperance due to professional scheduling conflicts . A few days later, Samer announced on the band's Facebook page that it was becoming more and more difficult for him to combine his main job and the increasing number of appearances due to increasing awareness and that he would therefore leave the band after the tour. Visions of Atlantis then engaged Guaitoli as a permanent member of the band. The band performed with both singers on the "Symphonic Metal Nights" tour in autumn 2018. A live album was subsequently released from this tour.
Discography
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Studio albums
- 2002: Eternal Endless Infinity (Re-Release 2004)
- 2004: Cast Away
- 2007: Trinity
- 2011: Delta
- 2013: Ethera
- 2018: The Deep & the Dark
- 2019: Wanderers
Other publications
- 2000: Morning in Atlantis (demo)
- 2011: Maria Magdalena (EP)
- 2016: Old Routes - New Waters (EP)
- 2019: The Deep & The Dark - Live @ Symphonic Metal Nights
Trivia
The Visions of Atlantis song Lemuria from the Cast Away album was partially used as the official song by the organizers of the 2011 World Athletics Championships in Daegu (Kor) for the start of the medal ceremonies. The title "The Deep & The Dark" could also be heard as trailer music for the series Game of Thrones on RTL II .
Singer Clémentine Delauney made a cameo in the playbook Metal Heroes - and the Fate of Rock as a page girl of the music underworld.
Thomas Caser is full-time one of the managing directors of the Austrian label Napalm Records and also played drums for the Austrian pop-rock band Josh Mars .
Web links
- Interview with Melissa Ferlaak (2007)
- Official Facebook page of the band
- The band's official onesheet
- Official myspace page of the band
- Napalm Records - Merchandise and Info
Individual evidence
- ↑ Metal-Trails.com: Visions Of Atlantis interview with Martin Harb from August 4, 2011 at Wacken Open Air 2011. (No longer available online.) August 26, 2011, archived from the original on March 31, 2012 ; Retrieved August 26, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Voice of 'Number Of The Beast' (Iron Maiden) died , accessed February 22, 2013
- ↑ Napalm Records: VISIONS OF ATLANTIS - Winternight (Official Video) | Napalm Records. April 30, 2016, accessed February 8, 2018 .
- ↑ Napalm Records: VISIONS OF ATLANTIS - Return To Lemuria (Official Video) | Napalm Records. December 1, 2017, accessed February 8, 2018 .
- ↑ Visions of Atlantis - The Last Home (Official). In: YouTube.com. September 4, 2018, accessed October 21, 2018 .
- ↑ Visions of Atlantis: Facebook post. October 9, 2018, accessed October 21, 2018 .
- ↑ Chart sources: Germany / Switzerland
- ↑ londone73: Daegu IAAF: Usain Bolt Gold Medal Ceremony Mens 200m. September 7, 2011, accessed September 11, 2011 .
- ↑ band Announcement # 9: Visions of Atlantis - Metal Heroes - and the Fate of Rock. Retrieved on December 23, 2017 (German).
- ↑ Imprint. Retrieved February 8, 2018 .
