Damnagoras
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Davide "Damna" Moras is the lead vocalist of the Italian folk
Folk metal
Folk metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. As the name suggests, the genre is a fusion of heavy metal with traditional folk music...
/power metal
Power metal
Power metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...
band Elvenking
Elvenking (band)
Elvenking is a folk/power metal band from Italy. As of 2010, the band has released one demo, one single, and six full-length studio albums.- Biography :...
and rock n' roll band Hell in the Club.
Biography
His musical career goes back to 1996, when he started playing in a cover band, while continuing his studies in classical and electric guitar. He then entered ElvenkingElvenking (band)
Elvenking is a folk/power metal band from Italy. As of 2010, the band has released one demo, one single, and six full-length studio albums.- Biography :...
in 1998. With Elvenking, he recorded a demo-CD, several pre-productions and finally an album in different professional studios such as New Sin Studios and Fredman Studios. "Heathenreel
Heathenreel
Heathenreel is the debut album of Italian folk/power metal band Elvenking.-Track listing:# "To Oak Woods Bestowed" – 0:46# "Pagan Purity" – 4:35# "The Dweller of Rhymes" – 4:48# "The Regality Dance" – 5:46# "White Willow" – 5:59# "Skywards" – 5:32...
" was recorded in Italy and mixed in Sweden, and was released in 2001 by the German label AFM Records
AFM Records
AFM-Records GmbH is a music label based in Schwalmstadt, Germany. They focus on the heavy metal musical genre, signing bands such as U.D.O., Doro, Kotipelto, Masterplan, Nostradameus, and Annihilator....
. It featured 11 songs, including "Pagan Purity", "Skywards", "Seasonspeech" and others. Before and after the release of the album, the band played several gigs and even collaborated with ex-Skyclad
Skyclad (band)
Skyclad are a British heavy metal band with heavy folk influences in their music. They are considered one of the pioneers of folk metal. The etymology behind the term "skyclad" comes from a pagan/wiccan term for ritual nudity, in which rituals are performed with the participants metaphorically clad...
singer, Martin Walkyier
Martin Walkyier
Martin Walkyier is an English singer who began his career with thrash metal band Sabbat in the late 1980s, releasing two albums. After leaving Sabbat in 1990 due to differences with other band members, Walkyier teamed up with guitarist Steve Ramsey to form a heavy metal band with strong folk...
, sharing the stage while playing some Skyclad tracks together. But after all this, in 2002, problems between Damnagoras and Jarpen
Järpen
Järpen is a locality and the seat of Åre Municipality in Jämtland County, Sweden with 1,439 inhabitants in 2005. Järpen is located at an altitude of 324m/1,063ft above sea level, on the river Indalsälv....
started to arise, followed by Damnagoras's official parting with the band. In 2003, Damnagoras started a new project Leprechaun together with Stormlord
Stormlord
Stormlord is a game developed by Hewson Consultants in 1989 for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC and DOS-based computers...
's bass player Francesco Bucci, Raintime
Raintime
Raintime is an Italian progessive / power metal band, founded in 1999. The band was initially significantly inspired by Dream Theater, and as such composed songs which leaned towards the progressive metal genre. They then recorded an instrumental demo entitled Jump In the Past.After the demo was...
's drummer Enrico and singer/keyboard player Whisperwind. Leprechaun released "The Ultimate Dance", a demo-CD for record companies. In 2004, Damnagoras rejoined Elvenking and in 2006 they released, "The Winter Wake
The Winter Wake (album)
The Winter Wake is the third studio album by Italian folk/power metal band Elvenking.-Track listing:All songs written by Aydan, except where noted.# "Trows Kind" – 5:57# "Swallowtail" – 4:26# "The Winter Wake" – 4:19...
" (AFM-Records) album which includes songs such as "The Wanderer", "The Winter Wake", and "Neverending Nights".
In 2009 Damna joined "Hell in the Club", the rock n' roll band created by Secret Sphere's bassist Andrea Buratto. Their debut album "Let the Games Begin" was released in 2010.
with Elvenking
- To Oak Woods BestowedTo Oak Woods BestowedTo Oak Woods Bestowed is a demo released in 2000 by Italian power metal band Elvenking. Track 1, 2 and 4 were later featured in rerecorded versions on their first full-length album.-Track listing:#"To Oak Woods Bestowed" – 1:33#"White Willow" – 6:23...
(demo) (2000) - HeathenreelHeathenreelHeathenreel is the debut album of Italian folk/power metal band Elvenking.-Track listing:# "To Oak Woods Bestowed" – 0:46# "Pagan Purity" – 4:35# "The Dweller of Rhymes" – 4:48# "The Regality Dance" – 5:46# "White Willow" – 5:59# "Skywards" – 5:32...
(2001) - The Winter WakeThe Winter Wake (album)The Winter Wake is the third studio album by Italian folk/power metal band Elvenking.-Track listing:All songs written by Aydan, except where noted.# "Trows Kind" – 5:57# "Swallowtail" – 4:26# "The Winter Wake" – 4:19...
(2006) - The ScytheThe Scythe (album)The Scythe is the fourth studio album by Italian folk metal band Elvenking. The Scythe was released on September 14, 2007 through AFM Records in all European countries, and November 7 in the USA by Candlelight Records....
(2007) - Two Tragedy Poets (...and a Caravan of Weird Figures)Two Tragedy Poets (...and a Caravan of Weird Figures)Two Tragedy Poets is the fifth studio album by Italian folk metal band Elvenking. It was released through AFM Records on November 14, 2008....
(2008) - Red Silent TidesRed Silent TidesRed Silent Tides is the sixth album by Italian power/folk metal band Elvenking. It was released on September 17, 2010 through AFM Records as a standard and Deluxe Editions. The Deluxe Edition of Red Silent Tides included a second disc which contained their first demo album To Oak Woods Bestowed as...
(2010)
Member
- ElvenkingElvenking (band)Elvenking is a folk/power metal band from Italy. As of 2010, the band has released one demo, one single, and six full-length studio albums.- Biography :...
(1998–2002, 2004–present) - Hell in the Club (2009–present)
- Leprechaun (2003–present)