Stormlord (band)

Stormlord
Origin	Rome, Italy
Genres	Symphonic black metal, power metal, death metal (early)
Years active	1991–Present
Labels	Locomotive Music
Members	Cristiano Borchi Andrea Angelini Gianpaolo Caprino Francesco Bucci David Folchitto
Website	stormlord.net

Stormlord is an extreme metal (self-classified as "Extreme epic metal") band from Rome, Italy. They have released five full-length albums to date: Supreme Art of War (1999), At the Gates of Utopia (2001), The Gorgon Cult (2004), Mare Nostrum (2008), and Hesperia (2013), with a sixth, Far, due in 2019. Their prominent use of keyboards compared to many other black metal bands gives their sound an epic feel, much like power metal.

Most of their songs have an epic theme, recurring to stories and characters from Greek Mythology (Zeus, Hades, Persephone, Prometheus, Medusa, Titans), and battles. Their vocalist, Cristiano can scream in two voices: the first one high pitched, which is relative to black metal and the second is more guttural and monstrous, which is relative to death metal and often used for choruses.

The band gained attention in late 2004 after the release of the "Under The Boards" music video, which featured large amounts of blood and gore. The clip was banned from most TV channels but gained popularity due to internet downloads.

Members

Current members

• Cristiano Borchi - vocals (1991-present), bass (1991-1996)
• Francesco Bucci - bass (1997-present)
• David Folchitto - drums (1999-present)
• Gianpaolo Caprino - guitars, clean vocals, keyboards (2002-present)
• Andrea Angelini - guitars (2010-present)
• Riccardo Studer - keyboards (2011-present)

Session/live members:

• Maurizio Pariotti - keyboards (live only)
• A. G. Volgar (Deviate Damaen) - opera vocals, narration (studio only)
• Elisabetta Marchetti - female vocals (live/studio since 2004 with "The Gorgon Cult")

Past members

• Pierangelo Giglioni - guitars (1997–2010)
• Claudio Di Carlo - guitars (1991–1994)
• Riccardo Montanari - drums (1991–1994)
• Andrea Cacciotti - guitars (1993–1995)
• Dario Maurizi - guitars (1995)
• Gabriele Valerio - drums (1995) (now in Theatres Des Vampires and Astarte Syriaca)
• Fabrizio Cariani - keyboards (1995–1999)
• Marcello Baragona - drums (1995–1999)
• Dux Tenebrarum - guitars (1997)
• Raffaella Grifoni - female vocals (1997)
• Malfeitor Fabban (Aborym)- bass (1997-1998)
• Simone Scazzocchio - keyboards
• Luca Bellanova - keyboards (live only)
• Maurizio Pariotti - keyboards (live only)

Discography

Full lengths

• Supreme Art of War (1999)
• At the Gates of Utopia (2001)
• The Gorgon Cult (2004)
• Mare Nostrum (2008)
• Hesperia (2013)
• Far (2019)

EPs

• Under the Sign of the Sword (1997)
• Where My Spirit Forever Shall Be (1998)
• The Curse of Medusa (2001)

Demos

• Demo 1992 (1992)
• Black Knight (1993)
• Promo 1997 (1997)

DVDs

• The Battle of Quebec City: Live In Canada (2007)

Compilations

• The Legacy of Medusa – 17 Years of Extreme Epic Metal (2008)

External links

• Stormlord's website
• Stormlord's MySpace
• Stormlord at AllMusic
• Drummer David Folchitto official website