Fleshgod Apocalypse

Fleshgod Apocalypse is a symphonic death metal band from Rome, Italy formed in 2007 by Hour of Penance member Francesco Paoli (Drums/Guitars/Backing vocals) , Christiano Trionfera (Guitars) and Paolo Rossi (Vocals/Bass, Promaetheus Unbound). Francesco Struglia joined the band after on Drums but left in 2008 due to personal interest change and other commitments. The band was previously known as the death/thrash metal act Tyrannic Ethical Reconstruction.

The band self-released their demo Promo '07 in August 2007, which lead to them being signed to Neurotic Records. The two songs included on the demo were also released in 2008 on the split album The Da Vinci Death Code with countrymen Modus Delicti, Onirik and Septycal Gorge.

The band has supported major artists on tour including Behemoth, Origin, Dying Fetus, Hate Eternal, Suffocation and Napalm Death. In late 2008, they started to work on their debut album and left Neurotic Records as they wanted to progress as a band. They were picked up by Willowtip Records on the 19th December 2008.

The album "Oracles" was released in Europe on the 30th of March 2009 by Candlelight Records and worldwide on the 21st of April by Willowtip Records.

Their Maifa EP was released in 2010. The song Thru Our Scars hinted at the direction the band would take moving forward, including the use of Paolo's clean/operatic vocals. The EP included a cover of Blinded By Fear by At The Gates.

Their second album, Agony, received widespread attention and praise for its incorporation of strong symphonic and operatic elements into the technical death metal sound of Oracles. A music video for "The Violation" was released, which also included the outro of "The Deceit," as it functions as a build-up to the beginning of The Violation.

Labyrinth was released on August 16th, 2013. The album received poorer reviews than Agony, but continued their transition between death metal and symphonic metal.

Their fourth album, King, was released on February 5th, 2016. The album's lead single, "The Fool," received attention. This album continued to tone down the death metal aspect of their sound, bringing the symphonic elements to the forefront, while the guitars were relegated to the background, with the melody being driven by the symphonics rather than guitar riffs.

Veleno, released on May 24th, 2019, continued the style of King, also including several slower, operating songs such as "The Day We'll Be Gone." On the other hand, the band also included parts of their older technical death metal sound on songs such as lead single "Sugar."

Paolo departed the band in 2024. To replace him on the band's 2024 album 'Opera,' they hired singer Veronica Bordacchini to perform the operatic clean vocals.

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