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Onyria
OriginBolzano, Italy
Genres
Years active2012–present
Labels
  • Onyria Records
Members
  • Helena (Elena Pinna)
  • Simon J. Gillman
  • John Andreu
  • Antoine Del Vicario
  • Valérian Fourmy
Past members
  • Patrick Raffeiner
  • Benjamin Kiem
  • Alessandro Magnani
  • Flo Magagnosc
Websitehttp://www.onyria-music.com

Onyria is an Italian hard rock band from Bolzano, Italy. It was formed in 2012 by vocalist Helena (Elena Pinna) and guitarist Simon J. Gillman. The band released one studio album and eight singles under the label Onyria Records. Their first album, Break The Silence, was released on February 19, 2015. All of Onyria's video clips, albums and recordings are self-produced by members of the band. On June 18, 2016, Onyria announced changes in its name line-up and genre. Present and future productions by the group will be released under the name Hellektra. On December 16, 2016, Onyria announced that they would reform with the original line-up and will continue to write and perform songs. A release date for their new single, 'Alone', was set to January 9, 2017. Onyria announced a release date for their second album, Feed The Monster, set to July 19, 2022.

Musical style

Onyria's musical style has been described using multiple metal and rock styles such as modern rock, symphonic metal, symphonic rock, gothic rock and heavy metal. The band's music includes "crushing" riffs, double bass drum patterns and a use of symphonic elements such as strings, violins, choirs and grand piano. Vocally, Onyria used a combination of both singing and growls.

Onyria has been compared to bands such as Evanescence, Nightwish and Within Temptation.

Influences

Onyria have stated that, in general, they are influenced by musical groups including Nightwish, Queen, Alter Bridge and Evanescence. They have also stated that they are partly influenced by singers such as Celine Dion and Whitney Houston.

In an interview with The Somber Lane Blog, Simon J. Gillman stated he was influenced by a whole range of music genres and bands like Imagine Dragons, Alter Bridge, Queen, Shinedown, Linkin Park, Scale the Summit, Monuments, Tool, Porcupine Tree, Hans Zimmer and E.S. Posthumus.

Lyrical themes

According to the band, lyrical themes in the album Break The Silence include introspection, love, hate, revenge, hopelessness, anger and spirituality. According to reviewers, Lagrimas De Cinixiu, which is sung in Italian and features rapper Alisandru Sanna, make reference to fires and arsons that annually destroy many areas in Sardinia which is the hometown of singer Helena.

Band members

Current members

  • Helena (Elena Pinna) — main vocals (2012–present)
  • Simon J. Gillman — guitars, backing vocals (2012–present) bass, drums, keyboards (2012–2014) (2016–2022)
  • Valérian Fourmy – bass (2022–present)
  • John Andreu – guitars (2022–present)
  • Antoine Del Vicario – drums (2023–present)

Former members

  • Patrick Raffeiner — drums (2015)
  • Benjamin Kiem – bass (2015–2016)
  • Alessandro Magnani – drums (2015–2016)
  • Flo Magagnosc – drums (2022–2022)

Discography

Studio albums
  • Break The Silence (2015)
  • Feed The Monster (2022)

References

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  4. "Ravenheart Music – Promoting Female Fronted Rock & Metal Music – Home/News". www.ravenheartmusic.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  5. "Onyria teases new single, comeback release | The Somber Lane". www.somberlane.com. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  6. "Gli Onyria annunciano il ritorno, pubblicano anteprima del nuovo singolo". Italia Di Metallo. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  7. "Onyria new line-up revealed". Italia Di Metallo (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-06-12.
  8. Italy, stol.it Südtirol Online. ""Backstage"-Band der Woche: "Onyria"". Retrieved 2015-08-20.
  9. "Ravenheart Music – Promoting Female Fronted Rock & Metal Music – Album Reviews". ravenheartmusic.com. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
  10. "Break the Silence". Italia Di Metallo. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
  11. "Sonic Cathedral WebZine – Onyria – Break the Silence". soniccathedral.com. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
  12. "Onyria, boom su YouTube e cd in arrivo – Cronaca – Alto Adige". Retrieved 2015-08-20.
  13. ^ "A chat with Simon Gillman (Onyria)". The Somber Lane. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
  14. ^ "INDIE BAND OF THE WEEK: ONYRIA". 2013-12-21. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
  15. "Lagrimas de cinixiu, la canzone degli Onyria contro gli incendi". Video La Nuova Sardegna. 2015-08-05. Retrieved 2015-08-20.

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