Aesma Daeva

美國歌劇交響金屬樂團(tuán)------Aesma Daeva
1996年，樂隊(duì)于美國的明尼蘇達(dá)州首府圣保羅市成立,放眼全球，歌劇交響金屬風(fēng)格樂隊(duì)的確不少.可 Aesma Daeva卻是 相當(dāng)具代表性的典型的歌劇金屬樂隊(duì)。 大家熟知的Nightwish（夜愿）樂風(fēng)較明媚輝煌,Aesma Daeva樂風(fēng)較單薄.陰暗. 換句話——Nightwish的大氣是Aesma Daeva做不 到的；可Aesma Daeva的歌劇氛圍與內(nèi)涵是Nightwish做不到的。Aesma Daeva的作品以慢見長，這也許是主流樂迷不喜歡它的一個(gè)原因。 樂隊(duì)由受過古典音樂訓(xùn)練的吉他手John Prassas創(chuàng)立。女主唱Rebecca Cords的古典歌劇唱腔的確特有功底。從歌特金屬的角度欣賞，Aesma daeva較Nightwish要有深度.有特色！
樂團(tuán)成員:
John Prassas - guitar, piano, keys
Melissa ``Missy`` Ferlaak - female vocals
Earl Root - guitar
Eden Taylor - bass
Tim Klatt - drums
Theresa Hanley - violin
樂團(tuán)前成員:
Carolyn Barber : horns
Kaylynn Brown : trumpet
Adena Brumer : vocals
N. Copernicus : programming
Rebecca Cords : vocals
Francisco de la Rosa IV : violin
Julia Ellison : piano
Danielle Lang : vocals
Chad Lewison : guitar
Molly Poessehl : flute
Mary Stilp : violin
Andrea Vieth : flute
James Wheat : trombone
Sarah Williamson : vocals
Craig Ohren : drums
Aesma Daeva is a darkwave/symphonic metal band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Aesma Daeva formed out of the early collaboration of Nick Copernicus (production) and John Prassas (guitars, composition) in La Crosse, Wisconsin circa 1998. Their original projects, Copernicus’ “0dark:30” and Prassas’ “162” saw them working together on a remix of the 162 song “Darkness” for COP International compilation disc Diva-X-Machina II. As their project began taking a new shape, classically trained guitarist John Prassas and Nick Copernicus then enlisted the help of another classically trained artists, Rebecca Cords. Along with a second new track “Stay,” Aesma Daeva caught the eye of Accession records of Germany, who published their first full length album “Here Lies One Whose Name Is Written In Water.” At this point, Aesma Daeva, the operatic, symphonic, darkwave, metal band, took official shape. The original female operatic vocals were performed by Rebecca Cords, all composition and guitar was performed by John Prassas, with production and other work done by Nick Copernicus.
After the release of their first album, Rebecca Cords departed from the band and Melissa Ferlaak (along with two other temporary vocalists) began recording with Aesma Daeva for their second album “The Eros of Frigid Beauty.” After the release of Aesma Daeva’s second album “The Eros of Frigid Beauty” in 2002, demand for live music soon drove John Prassas to find musicians capable of portraying the complex music best on a stage.
In January of 2002, John Prassas asked Earl Root to play guitar at his side, Craig Ohren to offer drum assistance (while also tweaking some older songs’ drum pieces), and Melissa Ferlaak to sing for live performances. The band started off playing a small venue: June 2002 saw them debuting at a small St. Paul, Minnesota club, but things quickly increased Aesma Daeva’s prestige as they played Metalfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Such popular metal magazines such as Unrestrained!, Terrorizer, and Metal Maniacs deemed Aesma Daeva “One of the Highlights of Metalfest 2002.” Later, in August of 2002, Aesma Daeva journeyed to Mexico for Festival Obscuro IV (presented by Dilemma Entertainment) to play along such acts as Tristania, Maldorar, and HIM.
In the Autumn of 2005, Root of All Evil records put out Ex Libris, a collection of outtakes from the past few years, as a stop gap release to satiate fans’ enthusiasm for the band’s next album. It is limited to 200 copies and features several videos of live performances taken from a March 2005 show in addition to a unique polariod taken by each band member.
On October 11, 2005, it was announced [1] that singer Melissa Ferlaak was leaving to join the Austrian band Visions of Atlantis. Her final show with Aesma Daeva was in December 2005 at the Star Central club in Minnesota. The concert was filmed for the DVD, Last Rites, which is currently set for 2006 release. Lori Lewis is the new lead vocalist.
Currently, recording on the 4th album is proceeding with the drums being reported as the only parts finished. Neil Kernon has been enlisted as producer.