Aina
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Aina is the name given to both an album, 2004's Aina: Days of Rising Doom -- The Metal Opera, and an international collective of musicians championed by multi-instrumentalist Robert Hunecke-Rizzo (Luca Turilli, Rhapsody, Kamelot). Along with producer Sascha Paeth, keyboardist and arranger Miro, and vocalist and lyricist Amanda Somerville, the Aina project boasts an extensive cast of participants drawn from the hard rock and metal communities, including Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, etc.), Michael Kiske (ex-Helloween), Andre Matos (ex-Angra), Candace Night (Blackmore's Night), Sass Jordan, Jens Johansson (Stratovarius, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen, Dio, etc.), Derek Sherinian (ex-Dream Theater), Tobias Sammet (Edguy, Avantasia), Marco Hietala (NightWish), and many more. Painstakingly assembled in 2003, the epic work that is Aina: Days of Rising Doom -- The Metal Opera was touted as the world's first legitimate heavy metal opera, and was released early the next year by Transmission/The End Records. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia, RoviWikipedia on Answers.com:
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Aina (band)
| Aina | |
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| Genres | Progressive metal Power metal Symphonic metal |
| Years active | 2003–2004 |
| Labels | Transmission/The End Records |
| Associated acts | Heavens Gate, Avantasia, Rhapsody of Fire, Kamelot |
| Members | |
| Sascha Paeth Amanda Somerville Robert Hunecke-Rizzo Michael "Miro" Rodenberg |
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Aina is a progressive metal supergroup, containing members from all over the world and from all strands of metal and hard rock. Together they created the metal opera Days of Rising Doom, which was released in 2003 by Transmission/The End Records.
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Discography
- Days of Rising Doom - 2003
Personnel
Founders
- Sascha Paeth (Heavens Gate, Luca Turilli, Rhapsody of Fire, Kamelot) - Producer
- Amanda Somerville (HDK, Epica, Kamelot)- Story, lyricist & vocalist: Maiden Voice and Oriana's Conscience
- Robert Hunecke-Rizzo (Heavens Gate, Luca Turilli, Rhapsody of Fire, Kamelot) - Music, drums, guitar, & bass
- Michael "Miro" Rodenberg (Heavens Gate, Luca Turilli, Rhapsody of Fire, Kamelot) - Arranger & keyboardist
Performers
Singers:
- Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Black Sabbath) - Talon
- Michael Kiske (ex-Helloween) - Narrator
- Andre Matos (ex-Shaaman, ex-Angra, ex-Symfonia) - Tyran
- Marc Hudson (Sacred divide) - Wolfgang
- Candice Night (Blackmore's Night) - Oria
- Sass Jordan - Oriana
- Tobias Sammet (Edguy, Avantasia) - Narrator
- Marco Hietala (Nightwish, Tarot) - Syrius
- Sebastian Thomson - The Storyteller
- Damian Wilson (Ayreon, Star One, Landmarq, Threshold) - King Taetius
- Thomas Rettke (Heavens Gate) - Torek (Sorvahr)
- Olaf Hayer (Luca Turilli) - Baktúk
- Cinzia Rizzo (Luca Turilli, Rhapsody, Kamelot) - Opera Voice and Background Vocals
- Rannveig Sif Sigurdardoffir (Luca Turilli) - Opera Voice
- Simone Simons (Epica) - Mezzo-Soprano Voice
- Oliver Hartmann (ex -At Vance) and Herbie Langhans (Luca Turilli, Seventh Avenue) - The Prophets
- Also featuring The Trinity School Boys Choir as the Angelic Ainae Choir
- Directed by David Swinson
Musicians:
- Olaf Reitmeier (Virgo) - Acoustic guitars on "Revelations" & "Serendipity"
- Derek Sherinian (ex-Dream Theater) - Keyboard solo on "The Siege of Aina"
- Jens Johansson (Stratovarius, Yngwie Malmsteen, Majestic, Dio) - Keyboard solo on "Revelations"
- T.M. Stevens (Steve Vai, Tina Turner) - Bass on "Son of Sorvahr"
- Axel Naschke (Gamma Ray)- Organ on "Son of Sorvahr"
- Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen (Nightwish, Altaria) - Guitar solo on "Rebellion"
- Thomas Youngblood (Kamelot, Ian Parry) - Guitar solo on "Lalae Amêr"
- Erik Norlander (Ayreon, Ambeon) - Keyboard solo on "Rebellion"[1]
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