Spirits of Fire is an American/Italian supergroup consisting of Savatage and Trans-Siberian Orchestra guitarist Chris Caffery, Testament bassist Steve Di Giorgio (ex-Death, ex-Iced Earth), and former Fates Warning drummer Mark Zonder. Tim "Ripper" Owens formerly of Judas Priest and Iced Earth was a founding member of the band before leaving in 2021. The identity of Owens' replacement was kept secret while the band was recording their second album.[citation needed] The new singer Fabio Lione (Angra, Turilli / Lione Rhapsody, ex-Rhapsody of Fire) was announced 8 December 2021 with their second album Embrace The Unknown that was released on 28 February 2022 via Frontiers Records.
Spirits of Fire | |
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| Genres | Hard rock, heavy metal |
| Years active | 2017–present |
| Labels | Frontiers |
| Members | |
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| Website | Spirits of Fire on Facebook |
The group was created in July 2017 by Los Angeles–based guitarist and producer Roy Z (Bruce Dickinson, Halford, Tribe of Gypsies).[1][2]
Their first album, Spirits of Fire, was released on February 22, 2019, via Italian label Frontiers Records.[3][4] It was produced by Roy Z; keyboards were played by Italian multi-instrumentalist Alessandro Del Vecchio (Hardline).
Their first single, "Light Speed Marching", was released on November 15, 2018.[5]
Discography
edit- Spirits of Fire (2019)
- Embrace the Unknown (2022)
Members
edit- Fabio Lione - lead vocals (2021–present)
- Chris Caffery – guitars, backing vocals (2017–present)
- Steve Di Giorgio – bass (2017–present)
- Mark Zonder – drums (2017–present)
Past members
edit- Tim "Ripper" Owens – lead vocals (2017–2021)
References
edit- ^ "SPIRITS OF FIRE "Ripper" Owens, Chris Caffery, Steve DiGiorgio, Mark Zonder". Frontiers Music Srl Record Label.
- ^ "TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS, CHRIS CAFFERY, STEVE DIGIORGIO And MARK ZONDER Join Forces in SPIRITS OF FIRE". Blabbermouth.net. July 26, 2017.
- ^ "SPIRITS OF FIRE – SPIRITS OF FIRE (ALBUM REVIEW)". Cryptic Rock. February 18, 2019.
- ^ "SPIRITS OF FIRE Feat. TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS, CHRIS CAFFERY, STEVE DIGIORGIO And MARK ZONDER: Debut Album Details". Blabbermouth.net. November 15, 2018.
- ^ "Spirits of Fire – New Supergroup Streams Song". Metal Storm.
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