Raintime
Encyclopedia
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 released, the band's original drummer quit and Enrico Fabris replaced him. Also, Claudio Coassin, who played keyboards, switched to vocals, leaving keyboards to Andrea Corona. Their sound evolved into a new hybrid and borrows elements both from extreme metal
, such as death growl
s and lower tuning
of their instruments, and from more melodic genres, especially in regards to keyboards and vocals. With this new direction, the band recorded their debut album Tales from Sadness
in 2005 with Arise Records. The second "official" chapter of the band, Flies & Lies
(Lifeforce), released in 2007 and produced by Tommy Handsen, gave Raintime the possibility to perform live at ProgPower USA
with bands like After Forever
, Virgin Steele
and Sonata Arctica
.
Their latest album, entitled Psychromatic
, was released on March 16, 2010.
Italy
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progessive
Progressive metal
Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...
/ 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, founded in 1999. The band was initially significantly inspired by Dream Theater
Dream Theater
Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci, John Myung, and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Massachusetts. They subsequently dropped out of their studies to further concentrate on the band that would...
, and as such composed songs which leaned towards the progressive metal
Progressive metal
Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...
genre. They then recorded an instrumental demo
Demo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
entitled Jump In the Past.
After the demo was released, the band's original drummer quit and Enrico Fabris replaced him. Also, Claudio Coassin, who played keyboards, switched to vocals, leaving keyboards to Andrea Corona. Their sound evolved into a new hybrid and borrows elements both from extreme metal
Extreme metal
Extreme metal is a loosely defined umbrella term for a number of related heavy metal music subgenres that have developed since the early 1980s. The term usually refers to a more abrasive, harsher, underground, non-commercialized style or sound nearly always associated with genres like black metal,...
, such as death growl
Death growl
A death growl, also known as death metal vocals, guttural vocals, death grunts, and harsh vocals among other names, is a vocalisation style usually employed by vocalists of the death metal and black metal music genre, but also used in a variety of heavy metal and hardcore punk subgenres.Death...
s and lower tuning
Musical tuning
In music, there are two common meanings for tuning:* Tuning practice, the act of tuning an instrument or voice.* Tuning systems, the various systems of pitches used to tune an instrument, and their theoretical bases.-Tuning practice:...
of their instruments, and from more melodic genres, especially in regards to keyboards and vocals. With this new direction, the band recorded their debut album Tales from Sadness
Tales from Sadness
Tales From Sadness is the debut album from Italian Progressive metal band Raintime. It was released in 2005.- Track listing :# Moot-Lie# Faithland# Creation# The Experiment# Denied Recollection# Chains of Sadness# Using the Light Forever...
in 2005 with Arise Records. The second "official" chapter of the band, Flies & Lies
Flies & Lies
Flies & Lies is the second release from the Italian melodic death metal band Raintime. It released in Japan on 21 March 2007, in Sweden, United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom on 25 May, and 28 May for the rest of Europe.- Track listing :...
(Lifeforce), released in 2007 and produced by Tommy Handsen, gave Raintime the possibility to perform live at ProgPower USA
ProgPower USA
ProgPower USA is a progressive and power metal festival held annually in the United States since 2001. Its twelfth edition will be held at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia on September 14 – September 17, 2011, with Sanctuary and Therion as headliners....
with bands like After Forever
After Forever
After Forever was a Dutch symphonic metal band with strong progressive metal influences. The band relied on the use of both soprano vocals and death grunts. In February 2009, it was announced that After Forever had disbanded.-Biography:...
, Virgin Steele
Virgin Steele
Virgin Steele is a heavy metal band from New York, originally formed in 1981.The band released a few career highlights albums...
and Sonata Arctica
Sonata Arctica
Sonata Arctica are a Finnish power metal band from the town of Kemi, originally assembled in 1995. Their later works contain several elements typical of progressive metal.....
.
Their latest album, entitled Psychromatic
Psychromatic
Psychromatic is the third album from Italian metal band Raintime. It was released on March 16, 2010. The first single from this album will be "Fire Ants".-Track listing:# Fire Ants# Turned Up and Down# Never Ending Stairway# Nothing But a Mistake...
, was released on March 16, 2010.
Members
- Claudio Coassin - vocals
- Daniele “Acido” Bressa - lead guitar
- Ivan Odorico - guitar
- Dario Battiston - bass
- Andrea Corona - keyboards
- Enrico Fabris - drums
Discography
- Jump In The Past (Demo, Self-Produced, 2000)
- Tales From SadnessTales from SadnessTales From Sadness is the debut album from Italian Progressive metal band Raintime. It was released in 2005.- Track listing :# Moot-Lie# Faithland# Creation# The Experiment# Denied Recollection# Chains of Sadness# Using the Light Forever...
(Album, Arise, 2005) - Flies & LiesFlies & LiesFlies & Lies is the second release from the Italian melodic death metal band Raintime. It released in Japan on 21 March 2007, in Sweden, United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom on 25 May, and 28 May for the rest of Europe.- Track listing :...
(Album, Lifeforce, 2007) - PsychromaticPsychromaticPsychromatic is the third album from Italian metal band Raintime. It was released on March 16, 2010. The first single from this album will be "Fire Ants".-Track listing:# Fire Ants# Turned Up and Down# Never Ending Stairway# Nothing But a Mistake...
(Album, Lifeforce, 2010)
External links
- Raintime's official website
- Raintime at Myspace
- [ Raintime] @ Allmusic