Thanks to the initiative of the bass player Carmelo Siracusa and the guitar… Read Full Bio ↴Thanks to the initiative of the bass player Carmelo Siracusa and the guitar player Antonello Condorelli, Orion Riders were formed in May 1997. Soon after, the drummer Tony Zappa, the guitarist Davide Arcifa and the vocalist Vincenzo Di Stefano, became members of the band.
The group, inspired by famous heavy metal band, like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, queensryche, Helloween, promotes its own music in Sicily and has so far attained a certain amount of consent thanks to sicilian defenders.

In January 1999, the band recorded its first Demo-Cd intitled "Brothers Of Another Time". The sound of "Brothers" is very articulated in addiction to the power rhytmics of german power metal, we find a thick net of bass and guitar's riffs and solos, which makes the tracks always different. Trumpets, violins and perfect orchestral parts get the Orion Riders's sound very interesting. Besides that, a melodious voice gives a certain enjoyable feeling to the songs, since the first listening. "Brothers" was excellently reviewed by national Magazines such as Metal Shock (Top Demo), Metal Hammer, Power Zone.

In September 1999 the guitarist Davide Arcifa was replaced by Riccardo Failla, who has brought the band's music a true dual guitarwork not nonetheless changing the original Orion Riders's style.

After the success of "Brothers" and some live shows across Sicily, Vincenzo Di Stefano was replaced by Alessandro Di Grazia.They start recording on March 2000 the second Demo "Leave". The sound is quite different, more energic and progressive, and surely more mature.

After some concerts the singer leaves the band to be immediately replaced by Joe Lombardo. This Line-up is the last one! Orion Riders start recording during October 2002 at Riccardo Samperi's TRP studios (Catania - Italy) their first full lenght CD titled "A New Dawn". Recording session, mixing and mastering, Orion Riders finished on March 2003. They started promoting and after some months they signed an agreement with Lion Music, important Finnish Label.The official release will be out all over the world on January 2004... This is a new Dawn for Orion Riders.

A New Dawn
Orion Riders Lyrics

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Strange dark place, trees around me,
Heavy stones on the ground,
I looked at the fatal Moon
While the wind whispered sad words

Victim of a waking dream
I stayed in the darkness
While the wood buried its secrets

I lost my mind, blind spirits were my guide
I was searching my Soul, my story, my end
I saw my body fading as I read
My name on a grave
And now my shadow
Is a stone

Leaving this Time,
Empty body without a face,
I'm the messenger with broken wings,
With bleeding hands
I'm dying to revive,
Tomorrow will be a new Dawn,
A wandering Soul shall devour your sin,
I'll walk amid the trees
And my petrified eyes
Shall be the mirror of these Nights

Running man in the Timeless land,
A flash of lightning in this cold, silent, endless Night
My shape began to change,
Memories of this last horizon,
A new dawn over the hill,
My fragile life dissolved in the wind and now I know,
Like a sensation,
Like a Vision dying in the morning

I'm leaving this Time...

Overall Meaning

In "A New Dawn" by Orion Riders, the singer finds themselves in a strange and eerie place, surrounded by trees and heavy stones on the ground. The moon is a fatal presence looming over them as the wind whispers sad words. The singer describes themselves as a victim of a waking dream, lost in darkness and searching for their soul, story, and end. They see their body fading as they read their own name on a grave, and their shadow has become a stone.

Despite this bleak outlook, the singer also believes in a new dawn. They describe themselves as an empty body without a face, dying to revive and become a messenger for others. The singer will walk among the trees with petrified eyes that will serve as a mirror for the nights that they have experienced. They end the song by embracing the idea of leaving this time and becoming a flash of lightning in a timeless land, remembering the last horizon and welcoming a new dawn.

Line by Line Meaning

Strange dark place, trees around me,
I found myself in an eerie forest with trees all around, in a place that was unfamiliar and strange.

Heavy stones on the ground,
There were large, cumbersome stones lying on the ground and they seemed to be weighed down by something oppressive.

I looked at the fatal Moon
As I gazed upon the moon, it appeared ominous and perilous.

While the wind whispered sad words
The wind howled and spoke mournful words that seemed to mirror my innermost thoughts and feelings.

Victim of a waking dream
I was entrapped in a state of consciousness that was equivalent to a vivid dream.

I stayed in the darkness
I was unable to escape the darkness of the night and everything seemed to be concealed from me.

While the wood buried its secrets
The forest concealed its mysteries and kept its secrets hidden.

I lost my mind, blind spirits were my guide
I became mentally unhinged and was led by spirits that were not visible to me.

I was searching my Soul, my story, my end
I was seeking answers to the most fundamental questions of my existence such as who I am, what was my purpose and what lies ahead of me.

I saw my body fading as I read
As I read my name on a gravestone, I observed my physical body gradually vanishing and fading away.

My name on a grave
I came across my own gravestone with my name written on it.

And now my shadow
My mere shadow now symbolizes what I once was.

Is a stone
My shadow has now turned to stone, signifying the finality of death.

Leaving this Time,
Moving on from the present moment and embracing a new reality.

Empty body without a face,
I am now a formless, characterless entity.

I'm the messenger with broken wings,
I am like a broken-winged messenger unable to deliver a message.

With bleeding hands
My hands are bleeding, possibly due to some past struggle or battle.

I'm dying to revive,
I am longing for the chance to be reborn.

Tomorrow will be a new Dawn,
There is hope that the future will be better and brighter.

A wandering Soul shall devour your sin,
A soul that wanders aimlessly is capable of consuming and ridding one of their sins.

I'll walk amid the trees
I will continue to navigate through the forest.

And my petrified eyes
My eyes, that have turned to stone, signify how long I have been lost in this dark and eerie place.

Shall be the mirror of these Nights
My eyes will reflect the darkness of the forest and the never-ending nights.

Running man in the Timeless land,
A man who seems to be endlessly running in a space that is timeless and infinite.

A flash of lightning in this cold, silent, endless Night
A sudden burst of light in an eternally cold, silent, and endless night.

My shape began to change,
My form began to shift and alter.

Memories of this last horizon,
Reminiscences of what lay beyond this final horizon.

A new dawn over the hill,
The promise of a brighter new tomorrow.

My fragile life dissolved in the wind and now I know,
My life has been fragile and short-lived, and now that it is over, I understand the true meaning of existence.

Like a sensation,
More like a feeling, an intuitive perception that came to me.

Like a Vision dying in the morning
Similar to how a vivid dream fades away into the morning light, my vision of life has dissipated into the ether.

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