GLASYA – to release their debut album “HEAVEN’S DEMISE” via German label PRIDE & JOY MUSIC on July 12, 2019

 

The Portuguese Symphonic Metal band GLASYA, after its first appearance last year with the single and video Heaven’s Demise, which received an excellent reception from the public and the press, with the single being part of the Symphonic & Opera Metal Vol. 5, alongside bands like EPICA, KAMELOT …. will this year release their debut album by the German label PRIDE & JOY MUSIC on July 12 this year.

Heaven’s Demise is composed by 10 songs where the band explores diverse themes and dynamics, always with a cinematographic feeling, ranging from Celtic, Asian, Medieval and Orchestral music. The lyrics emphasize the daily struggle of man who tries to conquer his space in the world, his conquests, his defeats and the strength to try again and fight.

Heaven’s Demise features four guests, the voices of Paulo Gonçalves from Rasgo, Flávio Flávio Lino from Deadlyforce, Nélson Raposo, a voice-over professional, and the violinist Inna Calori.

The album was mixed and mastered by Fernando Matias in The Pentagon Audio Manufacturers Studios, who already worked with bands like Moonspell, Bizarra Locomotiva, Gwydion, among others.

Glasya are:

Eduarda Soeiro – Vocals (Nightdream)

Davon Van Dave – Keyboards (former Shadowsphere and Urban Tales)

Hugo Esteves – Rithm guitars and vocals

Bruno Prates – Solo guitar (former Enchantya)

Manuel Pinto – Bass (former Enchantya)

Bruno Ramos – Drums  (former My Deception)

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Glasya was founded by Hugo Esteves in 2016 with one main purpose, to create a musical project that would combine full orchestral arrangements with metal. He was already familiar with symphonic metal, but he wanted to do it in a more dramatic and cinematographic way. So later that year, Hugo invited Bruno Ramos, former drummer of My Deception, and they started writing together.
They needed to integrate the symphonic elements, so Hugo contacted Davon Van Dave, a Dutch-Portuguese keyboard player, who had been member of two well-known Portuguese bands, Urban Tales and Shadowsphere, that toured with bands like To/Die/For, Beseech, Rotting Christ and, with their albums being at the top of the metal charts in Portugal, and was the ideal person to reach out for.
With Davon Van Dave on board, the next step was to find the right voice. They heard about a Portuguese Nightwishtribute band, Nightdream, and after listening to their singer’s voice and seeing her performance they immediately invited her: Eduarda Soeiro, being a classical performer and trained singer, right away became the face and voice of Glasya.
The band line-up was finally complete when Bruno Prates (b) and Manuel Pinto (g), former members of Enchantya, both being talented musicians and experienced performers, came on board.
With all the members having different influences, from classic to progressive, they were creating a very stylish and distinctive sound which offers symphonic, ethnic, slow emotional songs and powerful metal riffs, of course.
In 2018 the band released the song “Heaven’s Demise” to the world in advance and it made quite a buzz among the press, creating great expectations on their upcoming debut album.
Later that year, at The Pentagon Audio Manufacturers Studios, Glasya started to record the album with Fernando Matias, who is a member of Sinistro, and has worked with bands like Moonspell, Bizarra Locomotiva, Gwydion. The upcoming album “Heaven’s Demise” features four guests, the voices of Paulo Gonçalves (Rasgo), Flávio Lino (Deadlyforce and “The Voice” Portugal show contestant), Nélson Raposo (a film and series voice-over professional), and the beautiful violin of Inna Calori.
This year, Glasya releases their debut album through Pride & Joy Music and are scheduling their tour to play the main metal festivals.