Spirits of Fire
American rock band / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 8th december 2021 with their second album Embrace The Unknown that will released on 28 February 2022 via Frontiers Records.
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Genres | Hard rock, heavy metal |
Years active | 2017 (2017)–present |
Labels | Frontiers |
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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]