Opera IX is an Italian symphonic black metal band, created in 1988 by guitarist Ossian.
In 1990 the band made the first demo tape "Gothik". There were many line-up changes, eventually settling with Cadaveria's vocals, Ossian at guitar, Vlad at bass and Flegias at drums. The band's early occult metal sound was switched to a mix of Gothic, Death, and Black metal. The second demo, which contained 4 songs, led to a contract for a 7" EP, which came ou...
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Opera IX is an Italian symphonic black metal band, created in 1988 by guitarist Ossian.
In 1990 the band made the first demo tape "Gothik". There were many line-up changes, eventually settling with Cadaveria's vocals, Ossian at guitar, Vlad at bass and Flegias at drums. The band's early occult metal sound was switched to a mix of Gothic, Death, and Black metal. The second demo, which contained 4 songs, led to a contract for a 7" EP, which came out in 1993. The first 500 copies were sold out in 2 months. In the meantime, the band filmed "The Triumph Of The Death" containing 2 videos.
At the end of 1993, Silent Bard, a musician with classical background, joined the line-up on keyboard. The band released its first full album, The Call of the Wood, in 1995 under Miscarriage Records. The album contains 5 long songs and has a play time of about 60 minutes. After the CD was released, Opera IX replaced the keyboard player with a new member: Triskent.
Opera participated in A Call To Irons an...
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