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Austria - Illuminata - Phoenix

from Global_Domination​.​Vol2 (A​-​B) by Global Metal Apocalypse

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From the depths of different musical background histories, arose in 2006 a project of two Austrian musicians. Founded by Luki (bass) and Dave (drums) this band soon known as Illuminata, set out, not only to play but to play from their very heart.

A number of ambitious musicians from the band’s birthplace Graz joined and left during the early stages until in March of 2007 the line-up was eventually completed by singer and flutist Katarzyna
and the sextet established with their first EP “Lachrymal” what Illuminata has been about ever since: complex yet catchy keyboards, heavy guitars, thundering and progressive drums,
inventive bass-lines and two beautiful female voices joined together in perfect harmony.

In the aftermath of the record the band’s rapid growth in musical skill, resources and ambition again made changes in the line-up inevitable. A new keyboarder (Sabrina) as well as a new
bassist (Christoph) and a new voice (Joanna) completed the band once more while Luki discovered his true destiny, the guitar.

At last the band started to record their first full length album “From the Chalice of Dreams” which was released in 2008 and exceeded its predecessor in songwriting, performance and
orchestral power.

After the record was released Joanna left the band for personal reasons and was replaced by soprano Lisa. In summer 2009 the band released their latest EP “A Frame of Beauty” as the mature and refined result of years of personal and musical progress.

The band played some successful concerts in the summer of 2010 including shows on Metalcamp's Newcomer Stage and the Rock The Lake Festival in Carinthia. Unfortunately Lisa and Dave left the
band a few months later after various differences. They were replaced by their new (old) singer Joanna and Tom from Darkfall on drums.

The album 'A World So Cold' was released in November 2011 and was very favorably received by fans and press alike.

In January 2012 Joanna announced her definite departure from Illuminata. The band decided to continue with one singer and focus all their energy on the creation of new exciting material instead.
Almost two years later the band launched a campaign on Indiegogo to collect funds for the new album 'Where Stories Unfold'. The project was a great success and enabled the band to record the score live with a 60 piece orchestra in Prague and add recordings with two choirs.

The album was released on the 23rd of January 2015.

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from Global_Domination​.​Vol2 (A​-​B), released March 4, 2016

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