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Opera IX is an Italian Progressive Black Metal band with Doom, Death and Gothic influences. The band was founded by Ossian in 1988 with Vlad on Bass and Flegias on Drums. Opera IX recorded two demo tapes before Silent Bard, a classically trained Keyboardist, joined them at the end of 1993. This line up recorded The Call of the Wood before Silent Bard was replaced by Triskent who was later replaced by Lunaris before the recording of Sacro Culto. In the meantime, Opera IX also featured on the A Call of Irons tribute album to Iron Maiden with a rendition of their longest opus “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”.

The year 2000, saw the release of the third album The Black Opera - Simphoniae Misteriorum in Laude Tenebrarum, featuring a cover version of Bauhaus’ “Bela Lugosi’s dead” as well as the re-release off their debut album with two bonus tracks.

However, Cadaveria and Flegias decided to leave the band and continue under the name of Cadaveria. They were subsequently replaced by Taranis on drums, and Madras on vocals. This line up recorded Malenventum before Taranis and Madras left the band and then replaced by M the bard and Dalamar respectively. The new Opera IX line-up recorded the album Anphisbena in 2004.

It is also worth noting that Opera IX not only is a musical concept but a marriage of Art and Religion where a strong and straight lifestyle prevails on the daily life of modern man.

Opera IX walks along the occult roads of the old Pagan knowledge throughout meditation and rites. They explore the dark meanders surrounding men, travelling through old legends, forgotten traditions and superstition. The real essence of Opera IX is hidden in their lyrics and the music they compose.

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7	Anphisbena	29
8	The Naked and the Dance	28
8	Cimmeries full track	28
8	Fronds Of The Ancient Walnut full track	28
8	My Devotion full track	28
12	One Rode to Asa Bay	27
13	Under The Sign Of The Red Dragon full track	26
14	In the Sixth Tower	24
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blackless wrote:
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bugdone wrote:
last month

UNDEAD UNDEAD UNDEAD Bela Lugosi's Dead

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tranquilpride wrote:
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Exellent band![2]

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Amanda_IX wrote:
last month

Exellent band! <3

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FerdenOgKallet wrote:
last month

Opera IX's first album: The Call of the Wood is a nostalgic masterpiece.

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Satanist_Kedi wrote:
December 2009

Does anyone know In Hoc Signo Sanguinis tab?

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blackless wrote:
December 2009

recent interview here http://darkdoomgrinddeath.blogspot.com/2009/11/opera-ix-interview.html

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bluestringling wrote:
November 2009

Epic Band..

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Lost_Souls_UK wrote:
November 2009

Black Opera is top tier black(ened) metal; it should be in all the top 20 lists, the amount of innovations it keeps springing on you reminds me of mid-period Enslaved, and look how highly regarded they are.

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MaxTheUnknown wrote:
October 2009

The Black opera is my favourite album, and this band rocks!! Fiero di essere italiano U_U They're awesome live!! *-*

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Reverie-I--I- wrote:
October 2009

The evil twin sister of Diamanda Galás :)

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kanwulf77 wrote:
October 2009

The last album with Cadavera (The Black Opera) was Opera IX most exciting album. It has everything: melody, athmosphere, impressive clean and brutal raw voice from Cadaveria, blast beats, staccato and "chainsaw" guitars, avantgarde elements (great Bauhaus cover!!) and so on... One of my Top 20 BM albums

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Reverie-I--I- wrote:
October 2009

One of the most amazing vocalists i have ever heard,blood curdling is how i can describe it,,how it should be,,,,Sepulcro,,,

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Frostdeath666 wrote:
September 2009

Cadaveria please come back!!!

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RobertMetalHead wrote:
September 2009

Great Band! Greetings from Brazil!

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HumanRejection wrote:
August 2009

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Devillan wrote:
August 2009

listen to 'The Magic Temple' from 'The Black Opera' album, pagan/occult chanting never sounded better in a metal song :D

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Gurthaur wrote:
August 2009

The black opera!

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Satanist_Kedi wrote:
August 2009

Cadeveria is pop singer, Opera IX metal band forever...

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martinsys wrote:
July 2009

cadaveria rulzzzz

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