VISION DIVINE To Tour Latin America In The Fall
May 21, 2009On October 20, Italian melodic metallers VISION DIVINE will embark on the "9 Degrees In Latin America" tour. The first part of the trek will include stops in Mexico, Venezuela, Paraguay, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Peru. More information will be made available soon.
VISION DIVINE's latest studio album, "9 Degrees West of the Moon", was released in January via Frontiers Records.
Born as a side project of the esteemed guitarist and songwriter of LABYRINTH, Olaf Thorsen, as a way to keep his working relationship with Fabio Lione (former LABYRINTH vocalist who had moved on to RHAPSODY),VISION DIVINE evolved into a real band which has released six acclaimed studio albums, one DVD and toured several times in Japan, South and North America and played in several European countries.
The new album is particularly important in the history of the band as it marks the return of Fabio Lione on lead vocals after Thorsen's decision to say goodbye to Michele Luppi in June 2008. "Fabio's return is like going back to square one for us", commented the band's creative mastermind Olaf. "However, VISION DIVINE is a band that did always move forward and I think that with his voice and interpretation he has enriched the songs and gave them a very peculiar and personal edge."
VISION DIVINE's lineup is completed by Alessio Lucatti on keyboards, Cristiano Bertocchi (ex-LABYRINTH) on bass, Federico Puleri on guitar and Alessandro Bissa on drums.
Produced by none other than the former STRATOVARIUS mainman Timo Tolkki, "9 Degrees West of the Moon" is easily VISION DIVINE's most mature and intense record to date. "Melodies are the most important element of our music. However, our songwriting is very diverse," explained Olaf, who added that "all the songs have very different atmospheres and can go from melodic songs, like 'Violet Loneliness', to very aggressive and heavy ones. I think there is something for everyone on this record."
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