Mandragora Scream

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Mandragora Scream
OriginItaly
GenresGothic rock, gothic metal, doom metal
Years active1997–present
LabelsNuclear Blast / / Massacre Records / /
WebsiteOfficial website
MembersMorgan Lacroix
Terry Horn
Furyo Biagioni
Max Rivers
Past members
Lena Drake
Jack Lowell Halleyn

Mandragora Scream is an Italian gothic metal band.

History[]

Early history[]

Formed in 1997 by singer and front-woman . In 1999, Lacroix recorded a demo album, with four songs.

In 2000, Lacroix was introduced to singer, guitarist and composer . The result of this artistic union was the debut album Fairy Tales from Hell's Caves, distributed in 2001 by German independent label Nuclear Blast/Capiranha records. A German critic delivered two positive reviews, calling the style melodic "gothic rock" in Sonic Seducer[1] and "gothic metal" in Metal Hammer,[2] respectively. According to the band, "Fairy Tales is definitely a concept album: a trip throughout the Dantean Hell, tormented by passion, anguish and insanity, where the character of Virgil is surprisingly replaced by an unusual bewitching vampire fairy."[3]

In 2002, Mandragora Scream released their second album A Whisper of Dew, distributed by Nuclear Blast. Once again a concept album, centred on a vampire story specifically written for the band by Julio Angel Olivares Merino, horror-gothic literature writer and teacher of English Philosophy at the Spanish University of Jaén. Drawing inspiration from this tale, Lacroix composed the entire album lyrics.[4]

Madhouse and recent works[]

“Madhouse” is the third album, published in the year 2006, by Lunatic Asylum Records.

In January 2007 they published a new CD/DVD called Dragonfly, which includes 2 videos from the album Madhouse ("Dark Lantern", "Blight Thrills") and 2 remasterized tracks plus 1 new song (”Dark Lantern Remix”, “Spiritual Leadin”, “Lunatic Asylum”) and in March 2007 a single track called "Jeanne D'Arc" by Lunatic Asylum Records. But They released it DVD on April 2008 with the album Madhouse and the single track "Jeanne D'Arc" with a bonus video, a new acoustic song.

Mandragora Scream's fourth album, Volturna, was released in November 2009.[needs update] It comprised 15 tracks including two covers: "Bang Bang" and "Fade to Grey". A European tour was announced that included support acts from Christian Death and The 69 Eyes. The band have changed line up with Furyo on drums and Max River on bass. A fifth album, Luciferland, followed in 2012.

Discography[]

EP[]

  • (1999)

Albums[]

  • Fairy Tales from Hell's Caves (2001)
  • A Whisper of Dew (2003)
  • Madhouse (2006)
  • Volturna (2009)
  • Luciferland (2012) - Released November 21, 2012
  • The Deathly Hallows (2020) - Released October 5, 2020

DVD[]

  • Dragonfly (2008)

Collaborations and appearances[]

Mandragora Scream are also featured on various international compilations:

  • Beauty in the Darkness Vol. 5 (2001)
  • Mystic Art (2001)
  • Nuclear Blast Vol. 6 (2001)
  • Off Road Tracks Vol. 45 (Hammer 2003)
  • Beautiful Voices (Nuclear Blast)

References[]

  1. ^ Eck, Markus (2001). "Mandragora Scream – Fairy Tales from Hell's Caves". Sonic Seducer (in German). No. 7+8. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02.
  2. ^ Eck, Markus (2001). "Mandragora Scream – Fairy Tales from Hell's Caves". Metal Hammer (in German). No. 7.
  3. ^ Mandragora - Band Biography Archived 2007-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Schäfer, Armin (2003). "Mandragora Scream – A Whisper of Dew". Metal Hammer (in German). No. 3.

External links[]

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