Early Years (1997–2011)
Guitarist Aldo Lonobile formed Secret Sphere in July 1997. Early on, the band was influenced by hard rock, heavy metal, and classical music. After some lineup changes in December 1997, the band recorded their first demo, Between Story and Legend, in September 1998. The style of the demo was firmly in the symphonic power metal genre that was expanding in Italy at that time.
The demo caught the attention of the Italian progressive/power metal label Elevate Records, who signed the band to a two-album deal. In June 1999, Secret Sphere recorded the first full-length album, Mistress of the Shadowlight. The album continued in the stylistic direction shown on Between Story and Legend, and included re-recordings of a few songs from that demo.
In October 2001, the band returned to New Sin studios (where the first album had been recorded) to record their second full-length album, A Time Never Come, also released on Elevate Records.
Secret Sphere recorded two promo CDs in 2002 while in search of a new recording deal. They caught the attention of major German heavy metal label Nuclear Blast, who would go on to release the band's third album, Scent of Human Desire, in May 2003. Scent of Human Desire presented a change in direction for the band, focusing less on fantasy themes and more on romantic, sexual themes. After the release of Scent of Human Desire, drummer Luca Cartasegna left the band, citing difference in musical tastes.
The band's fourth album, Heart & Anger, was released in May 2005 on Nuclear Blast. Daniel Flores (Mind's Eye) was brought on as a session drummer for the recordings. After the album was released, a full replacement drummer was found in Federico Pennazzato. That same year, the band planned to back up the Danish progressive metal band Royal Hunt, however, the tour was cancelled two days before it was set to begin. A 2006 Scandinavian tour backing King Diamond was more successful for the band.
In 2008, Secret Sphere released their fifth album, Sweet Blood Theory, on Avalon in Japan and the German label Dockyard 1 Records in Europe. The album was based on the short story "The Vampyre", written by John William Polidori, as well as the atmospheres of Tim Burton's cinematographic work. Longtime members Antonio Agate (keyboards) and Paolo "Paco" Gianotti (guitars) departed the band after the release of the album; both had been with the band since the recording of their demo a decade before.
Dockyard 1 Records folded in 2009, but the band was picked up by the Italian heavy metal label Scarlet Records in time for their sixth full-length album, Archetype, released in September 2010. This was the first recording with new keyboardist Gabriele Ciaccia and new guitarist Marco Pastorino.
Vocalist change, later years (2012–)
In 2012, the band began recording for their seventh album. However, part way through recording, vocalist and founding member Roberto Ramon Messina left the band due to differences in musical direction. Michele Luppi, former vocalist of the Italian progressive power metal band Vision Divine, was recruited as Roberto's replacement, and the album, entitled Portrait of a Dying Heart, was released in November of that year on Scarlet Records. Drummer Fredderico Pennazzato left shortly after; Marco Lazzarini was chosen as his replacement.
Secret Sphere returned to the studio in 2015 to re-record their second album, A Time Never Come, in commemoration of the fifteenth anniversary of its release. A Time Never Come – 2015 edition was released by Scarlet Records in April 2015.
The band signed a multi-album deal with Frontiers Records in April 2016. Later that year, Frontiers released the band's first official live recording, One Night in Tokyo, as a 2CD + DVD set. Following the release of One Night in Tokyo, guitarist Marco Pastorino left the band. The band's eighth album, The Nature of Time, was released in June 2017, with only Lonobile on guitars.
The band released their most recent album, Lifeblood, on 12 March 2021. This album features the return of vocalist Roberto Messina for the first time since 2012.
More Than Myself
Secret Sphere Lyrics
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It wipes away the light, screams and crumbles
Too much blood boiling in my veins
There's too much evil driving to disaster
Despite my resistance
It makes me feel I'm going faster
I was a child sleeping in my bed
A seven years old man
(bridge)
A broken heart can only heal with a broken life
And the memories are running on the edge
Lasting forever but are lost somewhere
Deep in our hearts
(chorus)
I'm feeling there's too much rain
When I see everyday feels so useless
There is time for decay
I see there is too much pain that just fills every day
I'm so blind but no words will be spoken in vain
There's too much god inside of me
It casts away my soul like a thunder
Too much love, destroyer of the faith
While we're leaving life we're living existence
Undisclosed dimensions hidden inside
(repeat chorus)
The lyrics of the song More Than Myself by Secret Sphere depict how the singer is struggling with an inner conflict between good and evil. He feels that there is too much god inside of him, which wipes away the light and crumbles everything around him. At the same time, there is too much blood boiling in his veins, which drives him towards disaster. Despite his resistance, he feels that he is going faster.
The song also talks about the memories that remain with us forever, even if they are lost somewhere deep in our hearts. In the chorus, the singer expresses his feelings of uselessness and pain that fills every day of his life. He feels blind but believes that no words will be spoken in vain. The lyrics convey a message of inner turmoil and the struggle to find a balance between good and evil.
Line by Line Meaning
There's too much god inside of me
My ego and sense of self-importance have become overwhelming, obscuring all else until I can barely see the world around me.
It wipes away the light, screams and crumbles
My self-importance has blinded me to the beauty of the world, and I see only darkness and misery everywhere I look.
Too much blood boiling in my veins
My emotions are overwhelming me to the point where I can no longer control myself, and I am consumed by rage and passion.
There's too much evil driving to disaster
My destructive impulses are tearing me apart, and I fear that I will eventually bring about my own downfall if I don't get control of them.
Despite my resistance
Although I am struggling and trying to resist these negative impulses, they seem to be getting stronger and more difficult to manage.
It makes me feel I'm going faster
As my negative emotions become more intense, I feel like I am losing control and my life is spiraling out of control at an alarming rate.
I was a child sleeping in my bed
At one point in my life, I was innocent and carefree, but that seems like a distant memory now.
Seeking for something more
As a child, I was curious and eager for new experiences, but those positive qualities have been overshadowed by my negative emotions.
A seven years old man
Although I am still relatively young, I feel like I have aged prematurely due to the weight of my negative emotions.
A broken heart can only heal with a broken life
Sometimes life is so painful that we have to suffer greatly in order to find healing from our pain, and that process of healing can be a lifelong struggle.
And the memories are running on the edge
Sometimes the memories of past traumas and losses can be so painful that we feel like we are on the brink of losing our minds.
Lasting forever but are lost somewhere
Memories can be incredibly persistent, haunting us for many years, but at the same time they can be hard to pin down and fully understand.
Deep in our hearts
Even when we try to bury our pain and move on, those past traumas and losses can continue to influence us in profound ways.
I'm feeling there's too much rain
I feel like my life is consumed by negativity and darkness, and there is no relief in sight.
When I see everyday feels so useless
My negative emotions have robbed me of my sense of purpose and made me feel like everything I do is pointless and insignificant.
There is time for decay
Everything in life eventually falls apart and decays, including our bodies, our minds, and our relationships.
I see there is too much pain that just fills every day
My negative emotions have made it impossible for me to find any happiness or joy in my day-to-day life.
I'm so blind but no words will be spoken in vain
I feel lost and overwhelmed by my negative emotions, but I still cling to the hope that someday I will find healing and redemption, even if I cannot fully articulate those feelings to others.
It casts away my soul like a thunder
My negative emotions have a way of overshadowing everything else in my life, as if they were a massive storm cloud that drowns out everything else.
Too much love, destroyer of the faith
Even love can be destructive and harmful if we allow it to consume us and take over our lives completely.
While we're leaving life we're living existence
Sometimes it can feel like we are simply going through the motions of life, without really experiencing it in a meaningful way.
Undisclosed dimensions hidden inside
There are depths to our inner worlds that we may never fully explore or understand, even if we spend our entire lives striving to do so.
Contributed by Kylie N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
life136
estupenda, no la conocia pero muy buen power que hacen
COMANDO DESTRUCTOR
Un gran himno para los que somos perseverantes y queremos llegar al más allá.