The Chronicles of Israfel

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The Chronicles Of Israfel
Origin Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres Progressive metal, alternative rock, progressive rock, experimental rock
Years active 2004–present
Associated acts Pulse Ultra
Scars On Broadway
Website The Chronicles of Israfel
Members Dominic Cifarelli
Andrew Wieczorek
Nick Moussis
Marc Durkee
Justin Piedimonte

The Chronicles of Israfel is a Canadian progressive, experimental metal band from Montreal, and the title of a musical narrative written by Dominic Cifarelli, the former guitar player for Pulse Ultra. [1]

Montreal City in Quebec, Canada

Montreal is the most populous municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec and the second-most populous municipality in Canada. Originally called Ville-Marie, or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill in the heart of the city. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which took its name from the same source as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. It has a distinct four-season continental climate with warm to hot summers and cold, snowy winters.

Pulse Ultra band that plays alternative rock

Pulse Ultra was a four-piece rock band from Montreal, Quebec.

Contents

History

During his time with the band Pulse Ultra. Cifarelli began to create a fictional story after viewing violent Japanese anime movies.[ citation needed ]

Cifarelli enlisted the help of several musicians, ans three years later, in 2007, an album based on the first part of the story was completed. [2] [3] Titled "Starborn, Tome I", it follows Israfel, the main character, in his search for a new home and the self-discovery of his inner design. It was released through Bridge of Hands Entertainment.

In 2008 Cifarelli became bass player for Scars on Broadway, and the project became inactive for a time. In March 2014, the first single, "Life I Know" was released with the second planned album, "A Trillion Lights". The next album was released in October 2016, nine years after the debut album, to mixed reviews. [4] [5]

Band members

Current members

Composer person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition

A composer is a musician who is an author of music in any form, including vocal music, instrumental music, electronic music, and music which combines multiple forms. A composer may create music in any music genre, including, for example, classical music, musical theatre, blues, folk music, jazz, and popular music. Composers often express their works in a written musical score using musical notation.

Record producer individual who oversees and manages the recording of an artists music

A record producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performer's music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album. A producer has many, varying roles during the recording process. They may gather musical ideas for the project, collaborate with the artists to select cover tunes or original songs by the artist/group, work with artists and help them to improve their songs, lyrics or arrangements.

Guitar fretted string instrument

The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that usually has six strings. It is typically played with both hands by strumming or plucking the strings with either a guitar pick or the finger(s)/fingernails of one hand, while simultaneously fretting with the fingers of the other hand. The sound of the vibrating strings is projected either acoustically, by means of the hollow chamber of the guitar, or through an electrical amplifier and a speaker.

Live members

Musical keyboard musical instrument part

A musical keyboard is the set of adjacent depressible levers or keys on a musical instrument. Keyboards typically contain keys for playing the twelve notes of the Western musical scale, with a combination of larger, longer keys and smaller, shorter keys that repeats at the interval of an octave. Depressing a key on the keyboard makes the instrument produce sounds—either by mechanically striking a string or tine, plucking a string (harpsichord), causing air to flow through a pipe organ, striking a bell (carillon), or, on electric and electronic keyboards, completing a circuit. Since the most commonly encountered keyboard instrument is the piano, the keyboard layout is often referred to as the piano keyboard.

Piano musical instrument

The piano is an acoustic, stringed musical instrument invented in Italy by Bartolomeo Cristofori around the year 1700, in which the strings are struck by hammers. It is played using a keyboard, which is a row of keys that the performer presses down or strikes with the fingers and thumbs of both hands to cause the hammers to strike the strings.

Bass guitar Electric bass instrument

The bass guitar is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, except with a longer neck and scale length, and four to six strings or courses.

Discography

Studio Albums
Album information
Starborn, Tome I
  • Released: 2007 (U.S.)
A Trillion Lights, Tome II
  • Released: October 2016 (U.S.)

References

  1. ↑ "The Chronicles Of Israfel: A Trillion Lights, Tome II". Metal Temple by Garrett Davis at 06 May 2017
  2. ↑ Muzik Etc - V22-N1 - JAN-FEB 2010. Muzik Etc / Drums Etc. pp. 12–. GGKEY:6YCTJRK0Y0R.
  3. ↑ "ALBUM REVIEW: THE CHRONICLES OF ISRAFEL: A Trillion Lights, Tome II". Heavy.
  4. ↑ "The Chronicles of Israfel – A Trillion Lights, Tome II (2016) – Review". 31 December 2016 RockmusicRaider.
  5. ↑ "The Chronicles Of Israfel – A Trillion Lights, Tome II [REVIEW"]. Musicology, Joshua Palmer October 18, 2016
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