Secret Sphere - Recall Of The Valkyrie

Secret Sphere start for an idea of Aldo Lonobile, on July 1997. The first line-up features Aldo Lonobile (guitar), Andrea Buratto (bass), Cristiano Scagliotti (drums), Gianmaria Saggi (guitar), and Ramon (vocals). After many changes finally on December '97 the band finds stability with two new members: Antonio Agate (keyboards) and Paco Gianotti (guitar).

The music that Secret Sphere love and begin to play takes inspiration from Hard Rock, Heavy Power Metal and classical music. In their lyrics you can meet fantasy atmospheres and real life moments.

On September 1998 there is the first concrete step for Secret Sphere; they record their first demo "Between Story and Legend". After it Cristiano Scagliotti leaves the band to be immediately replaced by Luca Cartasegna. This line-up is the last one. The demo is very well reviewed everywhere final and actual line-up, since 1998(also top demo on Metal Hammer), so that after few days it catches the attention of Elevate Records. On June 1999 they record at Luigi Stefanini's New Sin Studios (Labyrinth, Eldrich) their first full length CD, "Mistress of The Shadowlight".

After the success of "Mistress of the Shadowlight" (especially in Japan, France, Brazil and Chile) and some live shows across Italy, they start recording on June 2000 the song "How many tears" for the Helloween tribute "Keepers of Jericho" for "ARISE RECORDS" that features many international big names (Metallium, Heaven's Gate, Sonata Artica, Labyrinth, Rhapsody and many more).

Four months later they record the new album "A Time Nevercome" once more at New Sin Studios. It was top album on almost all heavy metal magazines for personality and originality as well as taste and good production.

The sound is quite different, more energetic than before, and surely more mature; they play now heavy metal in many of its facets.

On early 2001, Secret Sphere are contacted to support Kiko Lorueiro (from Angra) in a couple of live shows. On 9th March they prepare a party for the release of "A Time Nevercome"; many musicians for a big jam session are invited, as well as two "interesting" lap-dancers; sex, love and passions in general are gonna be two of the main inspirating themes for the band...

After some gigs (Some of them in France with bands like Edguy and Freedom Call), 2002 is the year of two promo sent all around the world, so Secret Sphere have now the best engagement of their story: Nuclear Blast.

The third album sees the light on May, 19th 2003.

Recordings take place in Italy (Mirage and AlfaΩ Studios), mix and mastering in Germany at House Of Music, with , same producer of Sinner, Primal Fear, Brainstorm); talking about choirs and collaborations it's up to some very good italian The sound is now more rich and open minded, with the technique of metal and the feeling of rock.

After the release of "Scent of Human Desire" the band is booked to play in some great festivals, above all the Prog Power Festival in USA and the Metal Dayz in Switzerland.

2004 is very busy year for the guys involved in the composition of the new material, and also Secret Sphere decided to split up with the former drummer Luca Cartasegna.

After one year and half of composition and pre productions, the band start to record in January- february "Heart & Anger".

The Album is one of the most powerful and melodic of Secret Sphere, with symphonic parts performed by "Secret Symphony Orchestra", born for this special occasion, 50 classical musicians, some of them from Alla Scala theatre, Milan.

The recordings of the new album have been done in 3 different studios : Drums have been recorded in Sweden by a great friend of the band Daniel Flores. Daniel is great drummer already known for his work with the Swedish band Mind's eye and for his experience as session player for different projects. Guitars, Bass, Vocals and keys at One Voice Studio with Daniele Giordana (FOH Engineer for bands like Agnostic Front and Biohazard). The Mix in Germany again with Achim Koehler at House of Music. The Orchestra and choirs have been recorded by the Italian Night & Day Studio, a perfect mobile studio specialized in orchestra's recordings.

There is also the collaboration of Roberto Tiranti from Labyrinth that sings with Ramon in the song First Snake.

Lately the band got the confirmation from the Japanese label Avalon/Marquee about the re-release of the first album "Mistress of The Shadowlight" with a complete new artwok and 5 bonus tracks taken from the demo "Between Story & Legend".

In Spring 2005 the band hooked up with Danish metal agency, Intromental Management, for the promotion and future live bookings of Secret Sphere. The future looks bright :-)

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[ChangGang]

My favorite band! ROCK ON SECRET SPHERE! Come to america and destroy these sorryass mtv bands.

[iidasatoshi]

It's one of my favourite bands from Italy!

Secret Sphere / Phapsody / Labyrinth (Amazing Maze) / Luca Turilli's solo project / Vision Divine / Domine / Skylark / Athena / Shadows Of Steel / Projecto... too many good Melodic Italian bands! But I love them all!! Melodic Metal never dies!!

[gervarin]

Power metal live on forever !

[rocknron21]

@MrNevren i agree man i am a power metal vocalist from the usa and cant find anyone that wants to do this music 

[360gamerz100]

Menomale che l'italia puo vantare dei talenti del genere

[arteabowler]

in Mistress of The Shadowlight & A Time Nevercome vocals are singed by Roberto Messina not by Ramon (sorry bad english ) for me Roberto is better than Ramon AND I MISS ROBERTO EVERYTIMES I hear listend to secret sphere

[Holydiver7019]

This song is a masterpiece , the melodies are just amazing ,they put a lot of emotions in the songs , Secret Sphere is a very very good melodic metal band .

Rossi , Germany



[diegstube]

EPICO!! 3:01

[diegstube]

EPICO!!

[acdc4life16]

damn

[MrNevren]

God i wish i lived in Europe.  Metal is 100 times better thatn in the U.S.

[dunma]

yeah great song