New album “Cloudriders: Age Of Cyborgs” out on June 3rd!
Kerion is a symphonic metal band from Nice, France that was formed in 2002.They released two demos conceptually based on the heroic-fantasy tale “Staraxis” written by Chris Barberi: the “Conspiracy of Darkness” and “The Last Sunset”. In 2008 their first album “Holy Creatures Quest” was released and showed a powerful and distinguished kind of Symphonic Metal: direct, aggressive, epic and poetic.
Kerion presented something from the start that made them stand out in the scene. They had a majestic choir directed by Phil Giordana (Fairyland), impressive cover artwork by JP Fournier (Avantasia, Edguy) and a powerful production by Wildric Lievin (Hamka, Fairyland) and Guillaume Serra at Harkam Studio.
During 2010 the second album “The Origins” was released by the young Canadian label Metalodic Records. The album was the start of the Barberi’s tale. Newer fans had also requested to hear old demo’s so the band decided to rewrite some of the songs and record them properly and include them on this album.
Kerion had grand plans for their new album and in 2012 the next album “Cloudriders Part 1 : Road to Skycity” was released. It was a concept album with a whole new fantasy story and the music was a blend of the classic Rhapsody of Fire inspired symphonic power metal together with folk and celtic music inspired by bands like Elvenking. The album was very well received around the world and Kerion was growing as a band with this strong album together with touring after the release of the album.
In 2015 Kerion released their new album “Cloudriders Part 2: Technowars”. The album included impressive performances by guests like Elisa C. Martin (Dark Moor, Fairyland), Phil Giordana (Fairyland), Raphael Dantas (Ego Absence) and more! The artwork was created by Genzoman, famous for his involvements with World of Warcraft and Marvel.
Kerion are now finally here with their new album “Cloudriders: Age of Cyborgs”! Chris Barberi wrote an amazing story about Cyborgs & Skycity, which give a Steampunk style to the concept.
Guests on the album includes Elisa C. Martin (Dark Moor, Fairyland), Raphael Dantas (Ego Absence) and Vitor Veiga (Aquaria). The album was mixed and mastered by Damien Rainaud (Dragonforce, Fairyland, Fear Factory).
The choirs were once again handled by Phil Giordana (Fairyland) and the artwork was created by GENZOMAN (World of Warcraft, Marvel).
“Cloudriders: Age of Cyborgs” takes you on a majestic journey filled with symphonic power metal, cinematic influences and even some electro influences. Kerion boldly steps out and call this style “Comics metal”!
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