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Neopera is a German band which combines symphonic metal music with light electronic music, operatic (male/female) vocals and death growls. The band was formed in 2011 in Hamburg.[1]
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Hamburg, Germany |
| Genres | Symphonic metal |
| Years active | 2011–2014 |
| Members | Jasmin Gajewski - Vocals Thorsten Schuck - Vocals |
| Past members | Dirk Schlächter - Bass Thorsten Harnitz - Drums Mirko Gluschke - Shouts Nina Jiers - Vocals Ole Buuck - Drums Tom Lutschke - Guitar |
| Website | neopera |
History
Jörn Schubert (Dark Age) always wanted to combine heavy metal music with classical music. For this purpose, he sought suitable musicians, eventually finding the soprano Nina Jiers and the baritone Thorsten Schuck. At that time, Jiers had no experience with metal. Mirko Gluschke (Dead End Circle), who is a good friend of Schubert, became the growling vocalist. Dirk Schlächter (Gamma Ray) became the band's bass guitarist. In addition, during the recording of the demo, Corvin Bahn (ex-(?)Gamma Ray), André Schumann (Dark Age) and Guiomar Espineira (flautist) helped, in order to release the first demo ("Destined Ways'") in mid-2011, in collaboration with the producer Elke Freese (Dark Age, Hammer Studios).
On 29 May 2012, Schubert signed a contract with the record company earMUSIC which asked him to record an entire album. The recordings for the album Destined Ways began in June 2012 and were finished in November 2012. It was released in Germany on 29 August 2014 and internationally on 18 July 2014.[2] The two year time gap between the completion of the album and its release was explained by the search for a suitable sample space and new members. Schumann and Espineira were only intended in the studio recordings and Bahn was not available at that time for live performances. Therefore, the band searched for new live musicians. Eventually, Mikis Trimborn (Syndemic) became the second guitarist, while Thorsten Harnitz (Counter-World Experience, Crystal Breed) became the drummer.
On 1 August 2014, Neopera made their second appearance at Wacken Open Air Liveshow.[3]
This was followed by a long break for health reasons.
After the debut album “Destined Ways” in 2014 and the EP “In Memoriam” in 2020 (produced in 2015) “An Eternal Night” is a first sign of life to show that Neopera is back.
During the recording of the debut album, the exceptional guitarist and head of the band Jörn Schubert fell ill with muscular dystonia in his left hand and from then on could only make music to a very limited extent. Schubert took the title of the debut album "Destined Ways" literally and tackled the path that had been predetermined for him with a firm step. After years of therapy, the path with Neopera continues. Schubert will no longer be seen on stage. As a composer, however, he is more active than ever.
He follows the predetermined path together with baritone Thorsten Schuck, who has accompanied him since the beginning of Neopera, and an otherwise new band line-up: soprano: Jasmin Gajewski, guitar: Nino Helfrich, bass / vocals: Denis Filimonov.
“Neopera combines metal with elements of classical music. Dominant guitars, shouts and driving rhythms combine with classical singing and orchestral arrangements. Everything, of course, in harmony with the texts, which immerse the listener in various stories. - Jörn Schubert [3] "
Discography
- Studio albums
- 2014: Destined Ways[4]
- Singles and EPs
- Music videos
- 2013: "The Marvel of Chimera"[8]
- 2014: "Destined Ways"[9]
- 2014: "Error"[10]
- 2021: An Eternal Night[11]
- 2021: Verge Of War[12]
Line-up
- Current members
- Jasmin Gajewski - Singer
- Thorsten Schuck - Singer
- Nino Helfrich - Guitar
- Denis Filimonov - Bass / Singer
- Jörn Schubert (Dark Age, ex-Holy Moses) - Composer / founder
- Guest/session members
- André Schumann (ex-Stormwarrior, Dark Age) - drums
- Corvin Bahn (ex-(?)Gamma Ray, Jane) - keyboards, orchestrations
- Guiomar Espineira - western concert flute
- Thorsten Harnitz (Counter-World Experience, Crystal Breed) - drums
- Mikis Trimborn (Syndemic) - guitars
References
- "Neopera". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- "Neopera – Present Their Debut "Destined Ways"". earMUSIC. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- "Neopera im Interview". XXL-Rock. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- Destined Ways on iTunes
- The Marvel of Chimera - Single on iTunes
- Amazon, Amazon. "Amazon". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - An Eternal Night, 2021-01-15, retrieved 2021-10-21
- «The Marvel Of Chimera» Official lyric video on YouTube
- «Destined Ways» Official performance lyric video on YouTube
- «Error» Official music video on YouTube
- An Eternal Night - Neopera (official music video), retrieved 2021-10-21
- Verge of war - Neopera - Official lyric video, retrieved 2021-10-23
External links
- Neopera.com Official website
- Neopera at Encyclopaedia Metallum
- https://www.metalreviews.com/reviews/album/8825
- https://www.amazon.com/Destined-Ways-Neopera/product-reviews/B01K8NI2T4?reviewerType=all_reviews
На других языках
[de] Neopera
Neopera ist eine deutsche Symphonic-Metal-Band aus Hamburg.- [en] Neopera
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