Aina (band)

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Name = Aina


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Genre = Progressive metal Power metal Symphonic metal
Years_active = 2003 - present
Label = Transmission/The End Records
Associated_acts = Heavens Gate, Luca Turilli, Rhapsody of Fire, Kamelot
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Current_members = Robert Hunecke-Rizzo Sascha Paeth Michael "Miro" Rodenberg Amanda Somerville
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Aina is a progressive metal supergroup, containing members from all over the world and from all strands of metal and hard rock. Together they created the metal opera "Days of Rising Doom", which was released in 2003 by Transmission/The End Records.

Discography

* "Days of Rising Doom" - 2003

Personnel

Founders

* Robert Hunecke-Rizzo (Heaven's Gate, Luca Turilli, Rhapsody of Fire, Kamelot) - drums, guitar, & bass
* Sascha Paeth (Heaven's Gate, Luca Turilli, Rhapsody of Fire, Kamelot) - producer
* Michael "Miro" Rodenberg (Heaven's Gate, Luca Turilli, Rhapsody of Fire, Kamelot) - keyboardist & arranger
* Amanda Somerville (Luca Turilli, Epica) - lyricist & vocalist: "Maiden Voice and Oriana's Conscience"

Performers

Singers:
* Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Black Sabbath) - "Talon"
* Michael Kiske (ex-Helloween) - "Narrator"
* Andre Matos (ex-Shaaman, ex-Angra) - "Tyran"
* Candice Night (Blackmore's Night) - "Oria"
* Sass Jordan - "Oriana"
* Tobias Sammet (Edguy, Avantasia) - "Narrator"
* Marco Hietala (Nightwish, Tarot) - "Syrius"
* Sebastian Thomson - "The Storyteller"
* Damian Wilson (Ayreon, Star One, Landmarq, ex-Threshold) - "King Tactius"
* Thomas Rettke (Heaven's Gate) - "Torek (Sorvahr)"
* Olaf Hayer (Luca Turilli) - "Baktúk"
* Cinzia Rizzo (Luca Turilli, Rhapsody, Kamelot) - "Opera Voice and Background Vocals"
* Rannveig Sif Sigurdardoffir (Kamelot) - "Opera Voice"
* Simone Simons (Epica) - "Mezzo-Soprano Voice"
* Oliver Hartmann (At Vance) and Herbie Langhans (Luca Turilli, Seventh Avenue) - "The Prophets"
* Also featuring The Trinity School Boys Choir as the "Angelic Ainae Choir"
** Directed by David Swinson

Musicians:
* Olaf Reitmeier (Virgo) - Acoustic guitars on "Revelations" & "Serendipity"
* Derek Sherinian (ex-Dream Theater) - Keyboard solo on "The Siege of Aina"
* Jens Johansson (Stratovarius, Yngwie Malmsteen, Dio) - Keyboard solo on "Revelations"
* T.M. Stevens (Steve Vai, Tina Turner) - Bass on "Son of Sorvahr"
* Axel Naschke (Gamma Ray)- Organ on "Son of Sorvahr"
* Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen (Nightwish, Altaria) - Guitar solo on "Rebellion"
* Thomas Youngblood (Kamelot, Ian Parry) - Guitar solo on "Lalae Amêr"
* Erik Norlander (Ayreon, Ambeon) - Keyboard solo on "Rebellion" [ [http://wm10.allmusic.com allmusic ] ]

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