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Years active
  
2012–present

Origin
  
Bolzano, Italy (2012)

Albums
  
Break the Silence

Website
  
www.onyria.band

Record label
  
Break The Silence Studios

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Labels
  
Break The Silence Studios

Members
  
Simon J. Gillman, Patrick Raffeiner, Helena, Benjamin Kiem

Genres
  
Gothic rock, Symphonic metal, Progressive rock, Heavy metal

Similar
  
Omnimar, SoulSpell, Nick Pitera, Wildpath, Elvellon

Profiles

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Onyria is an Italian hard rock band from Bolzano, Italy. It was formed in 2012 by vocalist Helena and guitarist Simon J. "Ray" Gillman. The band released one studio album and three cover songs under the label Break The Silence Studios. Their most recent album, Break The Silence, was released on February 19, 2015. All of Onyria's video clips, albums and recordings were self-produced by members of the band. On June 18, 2016 Onyira announced changes in its name line-up and genre. Present and future productions by the group will be release 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.

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Musical style

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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

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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.

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In an interview with The Somber Lane Blog, 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 Gillman, 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

  • Helena – lead vocals (2012–present)
  • Simon J. Gillman – guitars, unclean backing vocals, bass, keyboards, programming (2012–present)
  • Benjamin Kiem – bass (2015–2016)
  • Alessandro Magnani – drums, percussion (2015-2016)
  • Discography

    Studio albums
  • Break The Silence (2015)
  • Singles
  • Skyfall (December 2, 2012)
  • My Heart Will Go On (January 13, 2013)
  • Revenge (May 5, 2013)
  • Who Wants To Live Forever (August 27, 2013)
  • Lagrimas De Cinixiu (August 4, 2015)
  • Alone (January 9, 2017)
  • Music Videos

  • (2013) My Heart Will Go On (Performance version)
  • (2013) Revenge (Performance version)
  • (2013) Who Wants To Live Forever
  • (2015) Lagrimas De Cinixiu ft. Quilo
  • Songs

    Lagrimas de CinixiuBreak the Silence · 2015
    Don't Forget MeBreak the Silence · 2015
    Save Me From the EndBreak the Silence · 2015

    References

    Onyria Wikipedia