Illuminata, founded in 2006, is a female fronted metal-band from Graz, Austria. It currently consists of five members:
Katarzyna Nieniewska– Vocals
Sabrina Supan– Keyboards
Thomas Kern– Drums
Lukas Knoebl– Guitars
Christoph Vide– Bass
The first LP From the Chalice of Dreams (2009) established the band's general direction with, what 'Metal-Archives' called, a 'promising début'.
Being a completely independent production from start to finish and without affiliation to any record label, the music of Illuminata’s first professional release A World So Cold (2011) has been favourably reviewed by major magazines and webzines like Legacy or Stormbringer and was described as a compelling symbiosis of heavy metal and film score.
Now, with Illuminata’s newest release Where Stories Unfold, their unique and refined style is even more dominated by a strong presence of orchestral elements. The album is heavily influenced by recent ‘larger than life’ blockbusters movies and combines two of the most powerful genres, Heavy Metal and Film Music. Finally, the band’s cooperation with the prestigious, 60-piece Czech Film Orchestra and the overall top-notch production culminates in a one of the most vibrant, emotional and innovative releases in the genre to date. Welcome to Hollywood!
About The New Album
Illuminata – Where Stories Unfold (2015)
Length: 62 minutes; 11 Tracks
For our newest project, entitled Where Stories Unfold,to be released in early 2015, the band has tried to create something of truly epic proportions. So far this has included recordings with one of Europe's most prestigious orchestras, the Czech Film Orchestra, in the television studios of Prague. Furthermore, additional chamber strings as well as a classical choir and a Musical Choir have been recorded and Mario Plank, for years vocalist of Visions of Atlantis, again contributed to the album as a guest singer. The album was mixed and mastered by Jan Vacik at Dreamsound Studios, Munich, whose references not only include albums by Edenbridge, Serenity and Visions of Atlantis but who also did an amazing job on A World So Cold.
