The passion for the fantasy world and the essential need to express through music gave birth to HOLY SHiRE in 2009, from an idea of Maxx (drummer) immediately joined by Aeon (dragon vocals), both part of a previous original music late 1990s project. The artistic concept is based on a blend of different musical genres, ranging from melodic epic metal to Celtic and folk suggestions, through power and prog influences, enriched by a taste for cinematic music and soundtracks. Texts and music narrate fantastic stories, with assiduous tributes to the Tolkien world, but also some hints linked to legends or the fascination of ancient historical episodes, to take the listener into a world far from reality, into an evocative and magical sensory journey. The line-up has changed several times over the years, and various musicians and singers have joined the founders, but the permanent feature of the band line up is performing two female voices with different vocal stylings and a flute, in addition to the classic metal line-up. The band’s self-produced music gave birth to the first demo, followed by a digital EP and two albums: ‘Midgard’ (Bakerteam Records, 2014) and ‘The Legendary Shepherds of the Forest’ (Heavy Metal Records, 2018), which were played live at countless shows in rock/metal venues and festivals. 2023 is the year they return to the studio to record their third album with 10 new songs.
GENRE
FANTASY METAL
DISCOGRAPHY
2010 – “PEGASUS” – [DEMO]
2011 – “PEGASUS” – [EP]
2014 – “MIDGARD” – [ALBUM | BAKERTEAM RECORDS]
2018 – “THE LEGENDARY SHEPHERDS OF THE FOREST” [ALBUM | HEAVY METAL RECORDS]
LINE UP
ERIKA FERRARIS – AEON – DRAGON VOCALS
GIULIA FIORE – JULIE – UNICORN VOCALS
CHIARA BRUSA – KIMA – FLUTE
MATTIA STILO – TIA – GUITAR
STEFANO ZUCCALA – STE – GUITAR
LEONARDO SGANGA – LEO – BASS AND CELLO
MASSIMO PIANTA – THEMAXX – DRUMS
The Legendary Shepherds of the Forest
“The Legendary Shepherds of the Forest”, è stato scritto con differenti musicisti nella band e nuove collaborazioni. Nuovi chitarrista e flautista nella formazione hanno contribuito ad arricchire di differenti sfumature di questo nuovo album, Le orchestrazioni sinfoniche sono state curate da Federico Maffei (Folkstone) che ha aggiunto il respiro fantasy in molti brani, con qualche eccezione dove tastiere e
orchestra erano già definite (The Legendary Shepherds of the Forest, At the Mountains of Madness, Princess Aries, Ophelia). Caratteristica di questo album è la presenza di quattro voci che si affiancano a Aeon, quattro amiche artiste che hanno collaborato in differenti modi e momenti nella evoluzione dei dieci brani.
01. The Source (Intro)
02. Tarots
03. Danse Macabre
04. The Legendary Shepherds of the Forest
05. Princess Aries
06. Ludwig
07. At the Mountain of Madness
08. The Gathering
09. Inferno
10. Ophelia
11. The Lake