Originally a solo project from Olaf Thörsen (born Carlo Andrea Magnani). Soon, Fabio Lione rejoined him after the first Labyrinth period ("No Limits"), and then what was supposed to be a solo project quickly turns into a band, taking its new name from Labyrinth's previous name ("Vision") and from the title that was supposed to be given to Olaf's first solo album ("Divine"). Completing the line up Mat Stancioiu (drums), Andrew McPauls (keyboards) and Andrea "Tower" Torricini (bass).
In its first three years the band released two albums, and started touring (South American Tour in December 2000), where for the first time an Italian heavy metal band got the chance to play (and sold-out) in countries like Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Panama and Mexico.
In 2001, the band started writing and recording the new album, titled "Send Me An Angel", that was released in January 2002. At the end of the same year, Olaf decided to leave Labyrinth, to focus just on Vision and also deciding to stop any rumours from some magazine, pretending to consider Vision as nothing but a "side project". For the same reason Andrew and Mat split from the band and were replaced by Oleg Smirnoff at keyboards (ex Eldritch) and Matteo Amoroso at drums (ex Athena). In 2003 the band started the songwriting for the third album, when Fabio started having some problem regarding the co-existence of his career and Vision Divine related duties. After a few months, they mutually agreed to split. They then proceeded to add new singer Michele Luppi, a vocalist with a previous experience in live performances. With this new line-up they completed the final songs for the album that was to be titled "Stream of Consciousness". The album was released in April 2004.
With a brand new line-up and with renewed ambitions the band canceled any previous deal, deciding to join Scarlet Records for the Italian territory, King Records for the Japanese territory and Metal Blade for the rest of the world. In 2005, the band released "The Perfect Machine", which was recorded at Goldenworks Mixing Suite studio and produced by Stratovarius' leader Timo Tolkki.
In 2006, Andrea "Tower" Torricini left the band for not being able to guarantee full-time dedication to the band[citation needed], and Cristiano Bertocchi replaced him. By September, "The Perfect Machine", according to their website "was immediately described as one of the best Italian metal releases ever, becoming one of Scarlet's all time best-sellers". A new digipack was released containing four bonus tracks. Also, Riccardo "Ricky" Quaggliatto left the band due to personal problems, replaced by new drummer Alessandro Bissa.
In 2007 Vision Divine recorded their album, "The 25th Hour", along with Timo Tolkki and Alessandro Bissa in New Sin Studios. It was released on June 29, 2007.
In April 2008 Vision Divine announced Michele Luppi is no longer singing with Vision Divine, and in May 2008 Olaf Thörsen announced that Fabio Lione rejoined the band as a full-time vocalist.
Vision Divine released their sixth album, "9 Degrees West of the Moon",on January 23, 2009, the first with Lione on vocals after Michele Luppi's departure.
In 2012 Vision Divine signed with EarMusic/Edel Group Records and released their seventh studio album entitled "Destination Set to Nowhere" on September 14, 2012.
In 2016, the band announced drummer Alessandro Bissa decided to peacefully part ways and announced Mike Terrana as the new member.
On April 28, 2018, Fabio had announced his second departure from the band. In December 2018, the band hired formed Derdian singer Ivan Giannini as new lead vocalist. They released their first single called "Angel of Revenge" on 9 December 2018.
Discography
Albums
1999 - Vision Divine
2002 - Send Me an Angel
2004 - Stream of Consciousness
2005 - The Perfect Machine
2007 - The 25th Hour
2009 - 9 Degrees West of the Moon
2012 - Destination Set to Nowhere
2019 - When All The Heroes Are Dead
Demos
1999 - Symmetry - The Official Demo series Vol 3
2002- Colours Of My World
Members
Current members
Olaf Thörsen - Guitar (1998–present)
Andrea "Tower" Torricini - Bass (1999-2006, 2012–present)
Federico Puleri - Guitar (2002–present)
Alessio "Tom" Lucatti - Keyboard (2006–present)
Mike Terrana - Drums (2016–present)
Ivan Giannini - Vocals (2018 - present)
Former members
Fabio Lione - Vocals (1998-2003, 2008–2018)
Alessandro "Bix" Bissa - Drums (2006-2016)
Michele Luppi - Vocals (2003-2008)
Cristiano Bertocchi - Bass (2006-2012)
Andrew Mc Pauls - Keyboard (1999-2002)
Oleg Smirnoff - Keyboard (2002-2005)
Mat Stancioiu - Drums (1999-2002)
Matteo Amoroso - Drums (2003-2005)
Ricky Quagliato - Drums (2005-2006)
Danil Morini - Drums (2005) (session music)
The House Of The Angels
Vision Divine Lyrics
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[Lyrics: Magnani]
Open these doors, after many years in space
I wanna breathe fresh healthy air,
I want to walk over the green grass
I want to go where the water runs so clear
Here in this silence
I will dream of a adistant world lost in space
Then I'll wake up and smile
Warmth by the sun rising
Here we are, to the heaven's doors we came
We just want to be angels
From the sky with our broken wings we fall
In the house of the angels
We will live here, we will leave our kids a world
Free from politicians and stupid laws.
We are free now!
In this new world we have found our promised land
We can build our destiny,
We can hope for a new future
I will dream of a distant world lost in space
Then I'll wake up and smile
Warmth by the sun rising
Here we are, to the heaven's doors we came
We just want to be angels
From the sky with our broken wings we fall
In the house of the angels
[I knew it: not even one year has passed since when we arrived, and once
again it's all the same. People started to claim their own properties,
building fences all around and getting greedy, even if this world is way
too big for the few of us. They already talk like the old politicians we left
on Earth, trying to get more and more power and starting to arrange
themsleves into parties and trying to get more power over the
others. Now I understand the warning I got in my dream the day
before we found this planet: it's in our own nature to be greedy,
and it doesn't matter how far and how fast we will run: the sin
will always follow us, cause we are the sin!]
The House of the Angels is a song by Vision Divine that explores the idea of escaping from all of the world's corruption and creating a new world where rules and laws are absent. The singer wants to leave their old world and come to a new place where they can breathe fresh air, drink from the river, and enjoy the view of green grass. The singer is in search of a new land where they are free from all of the political drama and stupid laws that seem to govern their previous life. They intend to build a community in this new place that would enable them to be free from any form of oppression.
The lyrics of the song are people-centered, and it suggests they have an optimistic hope for the future. It speaks of the need to be proactive in dealing with the present world's ills and standing up to make a change for better. However, the element of greed and selfish ambition always creeps in to destroy the intentions of a better world. The singer’s warning in the last paragraph of the song that their nature will always follow them is a reminder that humans may always strive to be better, but their inherent flaws will always come to haunt them.
Line by Line Meaning
Open these doors, after many years in space
I want to leave the confined spaces of my spaceship and breathe in fresh air after spending years trapped in space.
I wanna breathe fresh healthy air,
I desire to inhale clean air that is not recycled and stale.
I want to walk over the green grass
I feel a longing to stroll over the soft green blades of grass beneath my feet.
I want to go where the water runs so clear
I aspire to venture into an area where I can observe water that flows crystal clear.
From a river I will drink then I will sleep
I plan to drink from a river, and then quenched and relaxed, I will retire to sleep.
Here in this silence
I enjoy the calm and quiet atmosphere around me.
We just want to be angels
We aspire to be pure and virtuous like angels.
From the sky with our broken wings we fall
Despite our desire to be perfect creatures of the sky, we recognize that we are still flawed and imperfect beings who may fall from grace.
In this new world we have found our promised land
We have discovered a place where we envision our dream society, which we have longed for, and it is here.
We can build our destiny,
We have the freedom to manifest our fate and shape the world around us.
We can hope for a new future
We possess the optimistic outlook for a better future.
People started to claim their own properties,
Individuals have begun claiming exclusive ownership and expanding their wealth.
building fences all around and getting greedy,
These people are erecting barriers and hoarding resources out of a selfish desire for more.
even if this world is way too big for the few of us.
Despite the vastness of the world we have discovered, people are not content with what they have and crave more.
They already talk like the old politicians we left on Earth,
The people are beginning to resemble the shady and power-hungry politicians from the planet we deserted.
trying to get more and more power and starting to arrange themselves into parties
Individuals are attempting to amass more power, organizing themselves into political factions
Now I understand the warning I got in my dream the day before we found this planet:
The artist recalls a prophetic dream warning them about the people's inherent nature to be greedy, which seems to have come to fruition.
it's in our own nature to be greedy,
Humans possess an innate tendency towards avarice.
and it doesn't matter how far and how fast we will run: the sin will always follow us, cause we are the sin!
No matter how hard we try to escape, our vices and faults always have a way of catching up to us because they are a part of us.
Contributed by Liliana P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
R R
hasta hoy me fije en la letra,es buena
Erick Guzman
thnkssss :) great song :D