valshieldon

I was born in 1973. I began to sing when I was 17 as a self-taught singer but, since 1999 I started to study as a tenor. When I was 18 I formed my first band, called “Silent Scream”. In 1993, when I was 19, we recorded our first demo and an overwhelming live activity followed. In 1996 the band splitted-up because of musical divergences between us. In 1998 I recorded a promo containing an original song and two covers: “Peruvian Skies” by Dream Theater and “Shelter Me” by Fates Warning. Through the contats by several labels I received some bids by professional bands and, at the end, in 1999, I joined into “Sigma”, a band from Milan. In 2000 I recorded my first studio album when I was 26. The cd obtained a fair success, so we had the opportunity to join up important bands as “Vision Divine” and “Labyrinth” for live concerts, until in June 2001 we played at “Gods Of Metal” festival. I left the band in 2002 because of some logistic problems due to musical divergences and to the great distance between my home and Milan. One year later, I joined into “Oracle Sun” with Emi Manguerra and Frank Andiver. In 2005 we recorded a cd that had been released in 2006 cd under “King Records” for Japan market and under “Scarlet Records” for the rest of the world.
In 2007 I left Oracle Sun to create a new project. I searched for talented musicians and I chose Andrea Bartoletti (ex Labyrinth and Shinig Fury), Tommy Cecchini (ex Speed Of Light, Shining Fury and RainEssence), Ricky Manfredi (ex Heretika) and Ivan Magnelli (ex RainEssence). The new band is called “PERFECT SIMMETRY” and we are working to fulfil our first cd scheduled for 2009.
Val Shieldon’s Discography:
2006: Deep Inside - Oracle Sun, Scarlet Records.
2000: Sigma – Sigma, Atrheia Records.
1998: Mistakes – Val Shieldon.
1993: Free Mind Shadows – Silent Scream.