美国歌剧交响金属乐团------Aesma Daeva
1996年，乐队于美国的明尼苏达州首府圣保罗市成立,放眼全球，歌剧交响金属风格乐队的确不少.可 Aesma Daeva却是 相当具代表性的典型的歌剧金属乐队。 大家熟知的Nightwish（夜愿）乐风较明媚辉煌,Aesma Daeva乐风较单薄.阴暗. 换句话——Nightwish的大气是Aesma Daeva做不 到的；可Aesma Daeva的歌剧氛围与内涵是Nightwish做不到的。Aesma Daeva的作品以慢见长，这也许是主流乐迷不喜欢它的一个原因。 乐队由受过古典音乐训练的吉他手John Prassas创立。女主唱Rebecca Cords的古典歌剧唱腔的确特有功底。从歌特金属的角度欣赏，Aesma daeva较Nightwish要有深度.有特色！
乐团成员:
John Prassas - guitar, piano, keys
Melissa ``Missy`` Ferlaak - female vocals
Earl Root - guitar
Eden Taylor - bass
Tim Klatt - drums
Theresa Hanley - violin
乐团前成员:
Carolyn Barber : horns
Kaylynn Brown : trumpet
Adena Brumer : vocals
N. Copernicus : programming
Rebecca Cords : vocals
Francisco de la Rosa IV : violin
Julia Ellison : piano
Danielle Lang : vocals
Chad Lewison : guitar
Molly Poessehl : flute
Mary Stilp : violin
Andrea Vieth : flute
James Wheat : trombone
Sarah Williamson : vocals
Craig Ohren : drums
Aesma Daeva is a darkwave/symphonic metal band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Aesma Daeva formed out of the early collaboration of Nick Copernicus (production) and John Prassas (guitars, composition) in La Crosse, Wisconsin circa 1998. Their original projects, Copernicus’ “0dark:30” and Prassas’ “162” saw them working together on a remix of the 162 song “Darkness” for COP International compilation disc Diva-X-Machina II. As their project began taking a new shape, classically trained guitarist John Prassas and Nick Copernicus then enlisted the help of another classically trained artists, Rebecca Cords. Along with a second new track “Stay,” Aesma Daeva caught the eye of Accession records of Germany, who published their first full length album “Here Lies One Whose Name Is Written In Water.” At this point, Aesma Daeva, the operatic, symphonic, darkwave, metal band, took official shape. The original female operatic vocals were performed by Rebecca Cords, all composition and guitar was performed by John Prassas, with production and other work done by Nick Copernicus.
After the release of their first album, Rebecca Cords departed from the band and Melissa Ferlaak (along with two other temporary vocalists) began recording with Aesma Daeva for their second album “The Eros of Frigid Beauty.” After the release of Aesma Daeva’s second album “The Eros of Frigid Beauty” in 2002, demand for live music soon drove John Prassas to find musicians capable of portraying the complex music best on a stage.
In January of 2002, John Prassas asked Earl Root to play guitar at his side, Craig Ohren to offer drum assistance (while also tweaking some older songs’ drum pieces), and Melissa Ferlaak to sing for live performances. The band started off playing a small venue: June 2002 saw them debuting at a small St. Paul, Minnesota club, but things quickly increased Aesma Daeva’s prestige as they played Metalfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Such popular metal magazines such as Unrestrained!, Terrorizer, and Metal Maniacs deemed Aesma Daeva “One of the Highlights of Metalfest 2002.” Later, in August of 2002, Aesma Daeva journeyed to Mexico for Festival Obscuro IV (presented by Dilemma Entertainment) to play along such acts as Tristania, Maldorar, and HIM.
In the Autumn of 2005, Root of All Evil records put out Ex Libris, a collection of outtakes from the past few years, as a stop gap release to satiate fans’ enthusiasm for the band’s next album. It is limited to 200 copies and features several videos of live performances taken from a March 2005 show in addition to a unique polariod taken by each band member.
On October 11, 2005, it was announced [1] that singer Melissa Ferlaak was leaving to join the Austrian band Visions of Atlantis. Her final show with Aesma Daeva was in December 2005 at the Star Central club in Minnesota. The concert was filmed for the DVD, Last Rites, which is currently set for 2006 release. Lori Lewis is the new lead vocalist.
Currently, recording on the 4th album is proceeding with the drums being reported as the only parts finished. Neil Kernon has been enlisted as producer.