The
Svenia are a gothic-metal band and they formed at the end
of 2001 after an idea of Leonardo (vocals) and Hicks (bass
guitar), that have already played together in another band.
They decided to form a band, whose music had to reach the
perfect mix between a sweet melacholic melody and a carrying
metal sound and whose lyrics were about the eternal dilemma
of Love and Death.
The
first line-up was: Leonardo (vocals), Pix (guitars), Hicks
(bass guitar), Lord of Illusion (drums), after joined by Simon
(keyboards). On May 2002 the Svenia recorded "In The
Shadow Of Death In The Shadow Of Love", a four-song live
demo. The cd soon met with wide approvals by the most important
heavy metal magazines (Metal Shock, Grind Zone, etc.) and
the on-line magazines (best demo of the month on www.eutk.net).
A change of line-up: Moreno took the place of Pix and Manuel
was the new keyboard player. Initially supported by Stick.it
agency, the Svenia had the chance to play in many important
italian festivals and clubs: in Potenza(southern Italy) together
with the Children of the Damned, band of Paul di Anno (formely
in Iron Maiden); in Fiumicino (Rome) at the Alcatraz club
and in Rome at Jailbreak, etc.
After
the shooting of "Death is waiting for your heart"
video (song from their second demo "Angelical Poison"),
the Svenia played some gigs in Sicily and also appeared in
a prime-time tv show on the tv channel Antenna Sicilia.
On summer 2003 there were two turning points: 1) the Svenia
decided to use the sequencer in their live acts in order to
reproduce their typical keyboards sounds faithfully; 2) Dusk
is new guitar man.
The
current line-up is: Leonardo (vocals), Dusk (guitars), Hicks
(bass guitar), Lord of Illusion (drums).
Lately they have signed for a label in Milan. Important Svenia
live acts took place at Aquatica and Rainbow Club in Milan,
at Masquerade (Piacenza), at Stop Over (Bari), at Alpheus
(Rome) etc.
At the same time they have recorded their first official full-lenght
album "Black Heart"............ |