 Discovered
on MySpace by Lion Music, upon hearing Eli’s voice Lars
Eric Mattsson contacted her with a view to creating the album
you hear today. Eli was born in Rome in 1984 and has a rich
musical pedigree with piano lessons from 1990 to 1996 followed
by experience in ancient and medieval ensemble music. Since
this time Eli has also studied modern vocal techniques along
with four years of singing gospel music in addition to singing
for numerous baroque and opera setups. In addition Eliza also
plays the Celtic harp.
ELI is a Gothic Metal act fronted by Italian
singer Eliza Pezzuto. The debut album "Darkness Will
Fall" is to be released by Lion Music on December 5th
2008. “Darkness Will Fall” sees gothic metal fused
with symphonic and progressive elements blended to make an
accessible album created to showcase the vocal abilities of
Eli.
The album has some traits that can be compared
to Evanescence or Within Temptation yet the album has its
own flavour and unique personality with its strong classical
and symphonic edge. The music shows an expansion of the musical
styling’s Lars Eric Mattsson has turned to in recent
years, yet “Darkness Will Fall” should be considered
more of a framework for the vocals of Eli. Lyrically the album
touches on personal relationships, how mankind is treating
planet and more.
The album was written between January 2008
and July 2008 and the recordings took place in Finland (music)
and Italy (vocals). All the music was composed and produced
by Lars Eric Mattsson. The actual recordings for “Darkness
Will Fall” took place between March and September 2008
and was mixed in October at the new Lion’s Cage studio,
Finland. |
