!! Great NEWS !!
8th of MAY 2009
At JAILBREAK in ROME
MARTIRIA LIVE
with
ROSAE CRUCIS
TARCHON FIRST
!! Great NEWS !!
28th of February 2009
Martiria live at PLAY IT LOUD III
live on stage with the unique voice of RICK ANDERSON
(aka Damien King III, ex Warlord)
!!EXCLUSIVE EUROPEAN SHOW!!
!CHECK THE PICTURES!
(If you've missed the concert...)
FROM THE 13TH OF OCTOBER 2008
(because coincidences... do not exist!)
NOW AVAILABLE
Time of Truth
THE NEW ALBUM
Order your copy NOW
REGISTER AND ACCESS TO THE LYRICS OF THE NEW ALBUM!
Martiria wants to thank Maurizio Chiarello and all Underground Symphony staff for their kindness and professionality.
It will be also available a special triple box for collectors, including Time of Truth, The Age of the Return (2005) and The Eternal Soul (2004)!
For further info, please write to [email protected] or visit: www.undergroundsymphony.it
!METAL MASSACRE FESTIVAL!
At Jailbreak Club Rome
VIDEO, PICTURES AND REVIEW OF THE LIVE EXHIB
Martiria was formed back in 1987 by Massimo Di Vincenzo (vocalist) and Andy Menario Menarini ( a guitar player with an epic/power metal style such as : Warlord, Manowar).
At the beginning the band was very much oriented on Doom Metal sound such as: early Candlemass and Black Sabbath.
As the time goes by, the band naturally evolves and featuresvarious musicians up to 1998 when decide to take a brake for a while in order to experience different projects.
About a year ago, Andy Menario after an intense live activity with cover bands and recording studio work with DUNWICH ( Sul monte è il tuono- Black Widow Records and Il chiarore sorge due volte- Pick up Records) decides to get back to the Martiria project by involving musicians that were well known in the area of Rome.
Dario Daneluz, a vocalist with musical influences ranging from soul-dance to rock nu-metal, but most fo all a great front man with years of experience in many professional situation.
Maurizio Capitini, a genuine classic metal drummer previously member of Astaroth and Stiff also sound engineer of Martiria project.
Derek Maniscalco, bass player that comes with a style from the 70's progressive rock such as Pink floyd and Genesis.
Our goal is, starting from a very classic epic metal sound, to create a new style able to get the listener involved by heavy riffs and grooves to be shared with acoustical atmospheres featuring ancient and classical instruments leading to traditional melodies.
Just in the november 2003, Andy Menario contact (with help of Bill Tsamis - Warlord) Rick Anderson, ex Warlord's singer, and the great melodics and powerfull Rick's voice will be the key of caratheristics and superlative sound of the band.
In the same year, Andy knows Marco R. Capelli, italian writer and poet, who, since then, writes the lyrics of our songs.
The result is a mix of different styles, atmospheres and nuances that make MARTIRIA a unique band.
REVIEWS
The Age of the Return (2005)
Recently, (former) tralala label Underground Symphony hat a lot of really promising releases. After STORMRIDER, ADRAMELCH and ALL SOUL’S DAY come MARTIRIA, which completely blow me away! Those who love Metal in the vein of old WARLORD/LORDIAN GUARD stuff will worship MARTIRIA, too! ( The Metal Observer )
Phew!!! I think that's about it. I don't really have anything else to add. Martiria have done it this time and The Age… is one of the biggest surprises of 2005. Just support a very good album, and an honest band that still does what the heart tells. ( Metal Perspective )
The Eternal Soul (2004)
To tell you the truth I really like this cd. It reminded me of the good old days of my childhood. It's an honest effort to deliver good old heavy metal the way it used to be. This is a mid to fast tempo album with 2-3 slow moments (I'm talking about some introductions and the ballad Winter), with a large variety of sounds and rhythms, with many powerful, sharp and furious riffs but at the same time melodic moments, fast inspiring but yet again emotional solos, with a constant rhythm section, the necessary keyboard fillings enhanced with piano and accordion that usually produce a Celtic atmosphere and the proper clear and dynamic vocals. My personal picks are The Ancient Lords, Babylon Fire The Gray Outside and Winter. ( Metal Perspective )