Volturian

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Volturian
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Background information
OriginItaly
Genres Symphonic metal
Years active2019 (2019)–present
Labels Scarlet Records
Members
  • Federica Lanna
  • Federico Mondelli
  • Massimiliano Rossi
  • Andrea Zannin
Past members
  • Alberto Mezzanotte
Website scarletrecords.it/artists/volturian/

Volturian is an Italian symphonic metal band.

History

Volturian started as a project of Federico Mondelli from Frozen Crown. He said he enjoys writing songs more than to playing an instrument, and that several songs he wrote justified a whole new band with a different style. [1] He worked in this project with Federica Lanna, singer of Sleeping Romance. [1] They met during the Milady Metal Fest in Mantova. [2] Mondelli wrote songs specifically for Lanna's singing style, tastes and personality. [2]

Contents

The debut studio album, Crimson, was released in 2021. Mondelli and Lanna attempted to combine their influences of 1990's pop and heavy metal with lyrics and imagery reminiscent of films such as Underworld , Van Helsing , and Blade . [2] It includes a guest appearance by Frozen Crown's singer Giada Etro in the song "In A Heartbeat", which contrasts their singing styles. They lived together for some days during the recording and became friends. [2] The album ends with a cover of Roxette's song "Fading Like a Flower". This song was recorded as an homage to Marie Fredriksson, who died in 2019. [1] The band made videos for both songs and for the singles "Broken", "Haunting Symphony", "The Killing Joke" and "New Life". [1] The COVID-19 lockdowns in Italy forced the band members to stay at their homes, so for the video of the single "Broken" each one filmed scenes on their own and they were mixed together later. Lanna mentioned that the scenes filmed in a room with black walls take place in her attic. [2] The video of the single "Haunting Symphony" was filmed right after the end of the lockdowns, and features lots of outdoor scenes. [3] Crimson was also released as a vinyl album, and the band celebrated it with an acoustic version of the song "Days Before You Died". [4]

The second studio album, Red Dragon, was released in 2022. The name is a reference to the novel "Red Dragon", and the lyrics are influenced by it and by graphic novels by Alan Moore and Frank Miller. [5]

In September 2022, they played a concert at the Legend Club, in Milano, with Infected Rain. [6] In March 2023, they opened for Frozen Crown. Federica was invited on stage by Giada Etro to sing "Angels in Disguise". She was also invited for the concert's final song, a cover of Helloween's "I Want Out", which included Grace Darkling and Rehn Stillnight from Nocturna. [7] The band closed 2024 playing in the 2025's edition of the Milady Metal Fest, along with Frozen Crown and other bands. [8]

Band members

Current
Former

Discography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "VOLTURIAN Unveil Music Video For Cover Of ROXETTE's 'Fading Like A Flower'". Metal Forces. November 4, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 VV (April 14, 2020). ""Marie Fredriksson has been a real muse for me." – Interview with Federica Lanna of Volturian". Metal Goddesses. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  3. ↑ VV (June 27, 2020). "Volturian – Haunting Symphony (Music Video)". Metal Goddesses. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  4. ↑ "VOLTURIAN FEAT. FROZEN CROWN GUITARIST FEDERICO MONDELLI RELEASE ACOUSTIC VERSION OF "DAYS BEFORE YOU DIED"". Brave Words. November 22, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  5. ↑ R. Hartung (March 30, 2022). "New Video Clip by Volturian". Metal Goddesses. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  6. ↑ Benedetta Baldin (September 27, 2022). "Volturian + Infected Rain Live Report". FemMetal. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  7. ↑ Benedetta Baldin (March 13, 2023). "First-rate power metal for Frozen Crown's "Call of the North" release party". Chaos Zine. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  8. ↑ Benedetta Baldin (October 23, 2024). "NEWS: Milady Metal Fest announce the complete bill for the 2025 edition". FemMetal. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
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