Melissa Bonny

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Melissa Bonny
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Bonny with Ad Infinitum in 2022
Background information
Born (1993-01-23) January 23, 1993 (age 31)
Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2012–present
Member of
Formerly of
  • Evenmore
  • Rage of Light
Website melissabonny.com

Melissa Bonny (born 23 January 1993) is a Swiss heavy metal singer. She is best known for being the founder and vocalist of Ad Infinitum and former vocalist of Evenmore and Rage of Light. She also gained some popularity by recording music as well as touring with various bands such as Kamelot, Feuerschwanz, Rock Meets Classic and more.

Contents

Bonny possesses a mezzo-soprano voice. She also masters guttural singing, to which she also switches within songs.

Career

After graduating from school, Bonny was active in a cover band in the area around her hometown. She left in 2012 to join the symphonic folk metal band Evenmore as a singer. [1]

Evenmore (2012–2018)

In 2012, Bonny joined the Swiss Symphonic Folk Metal band Evenmore. She released one EP and one studio album with them. After the band went on their first European tour which followed the release of their debut album, the band became dormant and Bonny officially left in 2018.

Rage of Light (2015–2021)

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Bonny performing with Rage of Light in 2019

Bonny joined the then studio project of Jonathan Pellet as the lead vocalist. The project became a touring band after signing a deal with Austrian label Napalm Records. Bonny recorded one EP and one studio album as the lead vocalist of the band. In 2021, Bonny and Rage Of Light parted ways amicably. They announced that the different schedules within the band could not align and that the decision was made to best serve everyone's careers. [2]

Ad Infinitum (2018–present)

In 2018, Bonny formed Ad Infinitum and released the band's debut single "I Am The Storm". [3] She was joined later on by drummer Nicklas Müller, bassist Jonas Asplind later replaced by Korbinian Benedict and guitarist Adrian Thessevitz. In addition to singing, she also writes lyrics and composes songs for the band. [4]

On April 3, 2020, Ad Infinitum released their debut album "Chapter I – Monarchy". This album was followed by its acoustic version "Chapter I Revisited" [5] released the same year. They also released music videos for the songs "Marching on Versailles", "See You In Hell", [6] "Live Before You Die", [7] "Demons (acoustic)" and "Marching on Versailles (acoustic)". Ad Infinitum also released a recorded concert on YouTube to celebrate this album release.

On October 29, 2021, the band released their second studio album "Chapter II – Legacy". The band released four music videos for the songs "Unstoppable", "Afterlife (ft. Nils Molin)", "Animals" and "Inferno" as well as live video recordings of the songs "Your Enemy", "Into The Night" and "Afterlife", taken from their online release show.

On March 31, 2023, the third studio album of the band "Chapter III – Downfall" was released with official music videos for the songs "Upside Down", "Somewhere Better", "Seth", "From the Ashes" and "Eternal Rain".

The Dark Side of the Moon (2021–present)

In mid-July 2021, the founding of the band The Dark Side of the Moon was announced. [8] Alongside Bonny on vocals, the group consists of guitarist Hans Platz, harpist Jenny Diehl (both from Feuerschwanz) and drummer Morten Løwe Sørensen from Amaranthe. A record deal was signed with the Austrian record label Napalm Records. [9]

Their debut album "Metamorphosis" was released on May 12, 2023 and features guests musicians Charlotte Wessels, [10] Fabienne Erni (Eluveitie, Illumishade), Rusanda Panfili (Hanz Zimmer Live) and Tom S. Englund (Evergrey).

Other collaborations

Since her debut on stage with Evenmore, Bonny gained popularity with both her work with her bands and the many collaborations she did with various artists.

In 2018, she was a guest vocalist for Austrian band Serenity on both their European tours.

In 2019, she joined the band Warkings on stage and in the studio and recorded guest vocals for the band Skeletoon, on their cover of Avantasia's "Farewell".

In 2020, Bonny participated to Rock Meets Classic and shared the stage with rock legends Alice Cooper, Robin Zander (Cheap Trick), Joyce Kennedy (Mother's Finest), Robert Hart (Manfred Mann's Earth Band), Danny Bowes (Thunder) and Lucke Morley (Thunder), as well as the Mat Sinner Band and the RMC Symphony Orchestra. [11] Later the same year, she was featured on Feuerschwanz's cover of "Ding" by Seeed, "Odin's Sons" by Warkings, "Try" by Beneath My Sins and on several tracks of the Malefistum album "Enemy".

In 2021, she recorded vocals for Feuerschwanz again, for their cover of Manowar's Warriors of the World United, alongside Alea der Bescheidene (Saltatio Mortis) and Angus McSix. The same year, she was also featured on track "The Sarlinian Bow" on Marius Danielsen's album "Legend of Valley Doom, Pt. 3".

In 2022, Bonny appeared as a guest singer on Powerwolf's "Missa Cantorem II" on the track "Blodd for Blood", on Eklipse's song "Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost", on Mortemia's song "Devastation Bound" and on H.E.R.O.'s song "Monster" from album "Alternate Realities".

She also participated in Eluveitie and Friends' tribute song to Alexi Laiho "Follow the Reaper" alongside Jonas Wolf (Eluveitie), Michalina Malisz (Lyrre), Teemu Mäntysaari (Wintersun, Smackbound), Vili Itäpelto (Smackbound), Rob Van Der Loo (Epica) and Jocke Wallgren (Amon Amarth), also released in 2022.

The same year, she joined Feuerschwanz on the main stage of Wacken Open Air. The show was recorded and the audio was released the year after.

In 2023, she was featured on Kamelot's song "New Babylon" [12] from the album "The Awakening" as well as the video game "Metal: Hellsinger" on the track "Swallow The Fire". Bonny also appeared on the live recording of Feuerschwanz's Wacken Open Air performance which was released as bonus material for the band's "Fegefeuer" album. She has also joined Kamelot on stage in 2023 for their South American, [13] European, North American and Japanese tours as well as their festivals and other shows.

Personal life

Bonny spent most of her life in Switzerland. She briefly lived in the area of Dublin, Ireland where she studied English and passed her Cambridge Advanced English exam, and in Madrid for some time, learning Spanish at a language school. [14] Since the end of 2020, Bonny has been living in Denmark with her husband Morten Løwe Sørensen, the drummer of the band Amaranthe. [15]

Discography

Other appearances

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  2. ↑ "Melissa Bonny parts ways with Rage of Light". metalgoddesses.com. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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