Kalidia self-released their debut album entitled “Lies’ Device”, on 27th June, 2014. Recorded between August 2013 and January 2014 at Eden Studios, the album has been produced, mixed and mastered by Alessio Lucatti (Vision Divine, Etherna), featuring singer Andrea.
Between 2014 and 2017 Kalidia continued touring Italy, Germany and the UK – sharing the stage with major acts like Rhapsody of Fire, Serenity, Cellar Darling, Ancient Bards, Vision Divine, Timo Tolkki, DGM and many more. Nicoletta Rosellini also became well-known for her guest appearance with Rhapsody Reunion and as guest singer for Overtures with whom she has been on stage at many European festivals like Gods of Metal, MetalDays, SpazioRock Festival and more.
Once the band started to write songs for the follow-up album to "Lies' Device" they felt that they had some great material in the works. During this period the band was contacted by Lars Rettkowitz [Freedom Call] who was interested in working with the band since he thought they were very promising. The band and Lars connected in a very good way and it turned out they shared the same visions for the direction of the band, so they agreed to work together and Lars ended up producing and mixing the album. Mastering was handled by Achim Köhler [Primal Fear, Amon Amarth, Brainstorm] and the artwork was created by Stan W Decker [Vanden Plas, Primal Fear].
Inspired by classic power metal bands like Rhapsody of Fire, Hammerfall and Stratovarius as well as new bands like Beast In Black, Kalidia have created an uplifting melodic power metal album with the roots in classic power metal with a modern and fresh touch.
In May 2018 Kalidia inked a record deal with Inner Wound Recordings - the new album, 'The Frozen Throne', will be released on Nov 23rd 2018.
Nicoletta Rosellini - vocals
Federico Paolini - guitars
Roberto Donati - bass
Dario Gozzi - drums
Orpheus
Kalidia Lyrics
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The joy was brief
A viper stung her to death
Now she's lying there
In moment she was fading away
A veil of sorrow covered him
All that remains, a song of sadness
In misery, his chant of love
He made heaven cry about his loss
Passed the gates to the kingdom below
To return together from the underworld
And where the shadows are falling,
I'll find her, I'll bring her back!
She was summoned
And given to him
They were going back hand in hand
Joyfully
But there was a rule
Don't look back to see her face
Until you reach the light
He failed and she disappeared
Lost again
The music was his gift and he played
These charming melodies to the world
But couldn't save the one he loved
From the cold embrace of the dark
And where the shadows are falling,
I'll find her, I'll bring her back!
She was summoned
And given to him
They were going back hand in hand
Joyfully
But there was a rule
Don't look back to see her face
Until you reach the light
He failed and she disappeared
Lost again.
The song Orpheus by Kalidia tells the story of Orpheus, a legendary musician in Greek mythology, who lost his beloved wife Eurydice on their wedding day. After Eurydice dies from a snake bite, Orpheus becomes devastated and travels to the underworld to beg for her return. Against the warning of Hades and Persephone, Orpheus is allowed to take Eurydice back to the world of the living under the condition that he does not look back at her until they reach the light. However, overcome with passion and distrust, Orpheus looks back and loses Eurydice forever. The song depicts Orpheus' grief over his loss and his resolution to find Eurydice again, even in the shadows of the underworld.
The lyrics are haunting and vividly portray the tragedy of the story. The imagery of the "veil of sorrow" covering Orpheus as he sings of his love is particularly poignant. The repeated refrain of "And where the shadows are falling, I'll find her, I'll bring her back!" conveys Orpheus' unwavering determination, even in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles. The ending of the song is especially heart-wrenching, as it highlights the futility of Orpheus' musical talent in saving Eurydice.
Line by Line Meaning
Lost her after the celebration
After a joyful celebration, he lost her.
The joy was brief
The happy moment didn't last long.
A viper stung her to death
She died from a venomous snake bite.
Now she's lying there
She is now lying lifeless on the ground.
In moment she was fading away
She was slowly and painfully fading away.
A veil of sorrow covered him
He was overwhelmed with sadness and grief.
All that remains, a song of sadness
All that's left is a sad song.
With a tragic melody
The song's melody is full of sorrow.
In misery, his chant of love
In his pain and sadness, he sings of his love.
He made heaven cry about his loss
His song of loss was so moving, even the heavens cried.
Passed the gates to the kingdom below
He went through the gates to the underworld.
To return together from the underworld
He went to bring her back from the underworld to be together.
And where the shadows are falling,
I'll find her, I'll bring her back!
He is determined to find her in the shadowy underworld and bring her back to life.
She was summoned
And given to him
They were going back hand in hand
Joyfully
He found her and they were happily returning hand in hand.
But there was a rule
Don't look back to see her face
Until you reach the light
He was warned not to look back at her until they reached the end of the journey.
He failed and she disappeared
Lost again
He couldn't resist looking back and she vanished, lost again.
The music was his gift and he played
These charming melodies to the world
He had a musical talent that he shared with the world.
But couldn't save the one he loved
From the cold embrace of the dark
But he couldn't save her from the dark underworld where she was lost forever.
Writer(s): lars rettkowitz
Contributed by Amelia G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.