The band was founded by guitarist Charly Sahona.
After they had signed a record deal with finnish label Lion Music, Venturia's first album "The New Kingdom" was released on April 21st, 2006. The debut album was highly acclaimed by medias.
In 2007, VENTURIA was invited by Swiss Television TSR to record a one-hour live show. During all of that year, the band wrote new songs and worked on new sounds.
In late 2007, VENTURIA went to Switzerland and began the recording of their new opus, "Hybrid", at Artsonik studios.
On October 2008, "Hybrid" was released and again, medias sang the praise of the album. VENTURIA played some gigs and some festivals in Europe during 2009 .
For practical reason, they had to stop working with american male singer Marc Ferreira, Charly became the male singer in the band.
2010, Charly Sahona released his 1st solo album called "Naked Thoughts From a Silent Chaos". In October, drummer Diego Rapacchietti decided to quit the band for personal and artistic reasons.
Former members Charly, Lydie Lazulli and bass player Thomas James Potrel asked their friend Frederic Marchal to play the drums in the band.
In 2011, VENTURIA started recording their third studio album "Dawn Of a New Era" with Kevin Codfert (producer of Adagio, Myrath...) and played some gigs in France.
Charly Sahona was selected over thousands contestants from all over the world to play the live final for the Guitar Idol 3 competition (sort of X Factor for guitarists) that took place in London in December.
The band did a big budget video for the song "What If I" with director Guillaume Voiturier
The 3rd album was released on September, 21st 2012
The second single from the album has been announced as the title track, 'Secret Dream'
Official websites:
http://www.myspace.com/venturiamusic/
http://www.facebook.com/Venturia
http://www.reverbnation.com/venturia
Dear Dead Bride
Venturia Lyrics
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To my mind their words clang,bitter
My soul turned into their prisoner
Gloom took me away,deeper and deeper
At last my head began to find peace
My whole body dived into bliss
All of a sudden your figure appeared
"Look at me reach my hand",you said
Your eyes were so black and your face so pale
But you were too high in the divine skies
I couldn't touch you,my dear dead bride
Holy voices came through the clouds
Whispers became noise,so loud
"Your dear dead bride lies in the ground
If your scar is still a red wound
Go and find her
Unmask the killer"
With all my strenght and all my rage
I scraped the mud,broke the cage
Got lost in this frightening race
But didn't find you,even not a trace
Went back to the surface to breathe a new air
Shouted to the sky:"You lied to me,it's unfair
My dear dead bride isn't burried in the ground
'Cause nothing,nothing of her has been found"
The voices talked to me once again
And reassured my poor heart so much in pain
"Dear human,your research was not in vain
The killing dagger is just above, in the rain"
My anger recovered,I fled to the skies
Then caught the clouds and tried and tried
But nothing of you came,no light,no flame
My body bled,I was almost insane
"I'll kill your dark vampire" said I
"The dagger will be in his hand," voices replied
Throw his evil soul away, away
'Cause he's not worth seeing another single day"...
...I woke up suddenly in the silent bedroom
It could be midnight or it could be noon
"That was a bad dream,a cruel nightmare"
But in my right hand,the dagger was there
The song "Dear Dead Bride" by Venturia is a haunting ballad that tells the story of a man's search for his deceased wife. The lyrics describe how the man is visited in his sleep by his wife's ghost, who urges him to find her killer. The man goes on a dangerous quest to uncover the truth, but ultimately cannot find his wife's body. The song is filled with vivid imagery and emotion, creating a sense of foreboding and unease.
The song begins with the man feeling lost and imprisoned by his thoughts. He longs for peace and serenity, but instead he is tormented by memories of his wife. Suddenly, he sees her ghostly figure, beckoning to him to follow. The man is filled with despair as he realizes that his wife is no longer alive, and that he cannot touch her or hold her. The voices of angels then tell him that he must find his wife's killer, and he sets out on a dangerous quest to do so. However, the search is fruitless and the man is unable to find any trace of his dead bride.
Line by Line Meaning
Night came,sounds became whispers
As night fell, the sounds around me became faint whispers.
To my mind their words clang,bitter
The words echoed in my mind, filled with bitterness.
My soul turned into their prisoner
I felt trapped by the negative words invading my thoughts.
Gloom took me away,deeper and deeper
I sank deeper into despair.
At last my head began to find peace
Finally, my mind began to calm down.
My whole body dived into bliss
A sense of happiness overcame me.
All of a sudden your figure appeared
Suddenly, your ghostly form appeared before me.
And slowly came your words to my ears
You spoke to me in a slow and gentle voice.
"Look at me reach my hand",you said
You extended your hand and spoke to me.
Your eyes were so black and your face so pale
Your eyes were dark and your face was ghostly pale.
But you were too high in the divine skies
Unfortunately, I could not reach you in the heavenly realm.
I couldn't touch you,my dear dead bride
As much as I wanted to touch you, it was impossible.
Holy voices came through the clouds
Sacred voices spoke to me from above.
Whispers became noise,so loud
The whispers turned into deafening noise.
"Your dear dead bride lies in the ground
The voice announced that you were buried in the ground.
If your scar is still a red wound
Clarifying that the blood still flows from my wound, due to grief.
Go and find her
The voice commanded me to find you.
Unmask the killer"
And discover who was responsible for your death.
With all my strenght and all my rage
Filled with anger and determination,
I scraped the mud,broke the cage
I started to dig and break open the earth above your grave.
Got lost in this frightening race
I became lost and disoriented in my search.
But didn't find you,even not a trace
Unfortunately, I found no evidence of your being there.
Went back to the surface to breathe a new air
I returned to the surface to catch my breath and clear my head.
Shouted to the sky:"You lied to me,it's unfair
I shouted to the heavens, accusing them of deception.
My dear dead bride isn't burried in the ground
I declared that you were not buried there.
'Cause nothing,nothing of her has been found"
There was no trace of you to be found.
The voices talked to me once again
The celestial voices spoke to me again
And reassured my poor heart so much in pain
Offering comfort to my aching heart.
"Dear human,your research was not in vain
The voices said that my efforts were not useless, despite my lack of discoveries.
The killing dagger is just above, in the rain"
The murder weapon was above me, obscured by the rain.
My anger recovered,I fled to the skies
Filled with renewed anger, I took to the skies.
Then caught the clouds and tried and tried
I tried my hardest to reach the killer.
But nothing of you came,no light,no flame
Regrettably, there was no trace of you to be found.
My body bled,I was almost insane
I sustained injuries and became unstable mentally.
"I'll kill your dark vampire" said I
I vowed to destroy the malevolent murderer.
"The dagger will be in his hand," voices replied
The voices claimed that the murderer was holding the weapon.
Throw his evil soul away, away
I sought to cast the murderer's wicked soul from this world.
'Cause he's not worth seeing another single day"...
I concluded that he was not worthy of being allowed to remain alive.
...I woke up suddenly in the silent bedroom
I had been dreaming, and was now back in my bedroom.
It could be midnight or it could be noon
I was unsure of what time it was.
"That was a bad dream,a cruel nightmare"
I shook off the dream and dismissed it as a terrible nightmare.
But in my right hand,the dagger was there
Surprisingly, I discovered the murder weapon in my hand.
Contributed by Alyssa V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.