Perseo Miranda Explained

Perseo Miranda
Birth Name:Angelo Spaggiari
Birth Place:Italy
Genre:Gothic metal, hard rock, heavy metal, progressive rock
Occupation:Musician, songwriter
Instrument:Vocals
Years Active:1980–present

Perseo Miranda (born Angelo Spaggiari) is an Italian vocalist and songwriter, and founder of the heavy metal band Perseo Miranda.

He's been active since 1980 but only recently obtained a discrete attention in the music scene.[1]

Biography

He started in 1980 participating in various radio show (in particular Italian channels ‘’Rai 2’’ and ‘’Rai 3’’),[2] but his main passion was the music, which he regards as the main means of expression.[3] He found inspiration in artists like Alice Cooper, David Bowie and Black Sabbath.[4] [5]

In 1980 he released his first self-produced album, called Perseo Miranda and His Theatre, and the following year the CD single "I sayd I look away".

Then Miranda devoted himself to teaching guitar in various schools, recording some vocals in many pop rock albums and playing in many different bands (from hard rock to heavy metal, punk, gothic metal, blues and other genres).[6] [7]

He returned to the music scene in 2006, releasing the album Light and Darkness

Some Italian webzines, as Metallized.it, described it as a "classic heavy metal album with strong dark and gothic influences".[8]

In 2007 Miranda released the album Evolution of the spirits and in 2008 Parallel Dimensions. The last one had some good reviews: Italian webzine OndaAlternativa noted some changes in the style, moving from gothic metal to a kind of "trash-prog metal",.[9] Powermetal.it described this work as hard rock music with modern ideas, especially in the guitar work.[10]
In 2010 Miranda signed for the Italian label Erga Edition. Praise my day was the first Miranda's album produced by Erga Edition.[11]

This album gained attention from some Italian magazines. Rock Hard said that "Miranda is one of the few artists that really sings and interprets in different ways, depending from the song atmosphere".[12]

Under the same label Miranda released in 2011 the single CD (2 tracks) A silence that screams-In a Broken dreams, and some months later the CD A Silence That Screams.[13] Some reviews such as Italia di Metallo judicated it as a pure heavy metal work with dark and progressive episodes.[14]

Metal Maniac magazine judicated it as a hard and complex album, with hard rock-heavy metal songs, but also progressive sounds.[15]

The title track "A Silence That Screams", was also included in the Inferno Sounds compilation, attached to Inferno Rock magazine.[16]

Other projects

Miranda wrote 2 books in the field of astrology: Manuale di astrologia (translated Astrology Manual) (2001– Erga Editions)[17] and Gli astri dicono (translated Aster says (2003 – Erga Editions).[18]

Discography

Guest

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Mora, Angelo. Praise my day album review by Metal Hammer magazine, July. Metal Hammer. 2010. 1591-8742. 79.
  2. Web site: Miranda's official site biography. 23 July 2011. perseononsolorock.com. 15 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110715074535/http://www.perseononsolorock.com/biografia.html. live.
  3. Web site: Miranda's interview for Italian webzine Metallized.it. 23 July 2011. metallizaed.it. https://web.archive.org/web/20110725172314/http://www.metallized.it/articolo.php?id=325. 25 July 2011. dead.
  4. Book: Lorenteggio,Marcello. Mirands's interview for Metal Hammer magazine. Metal Hammer Italy. 2010. 1591-8742. 74.
  5. Book: Polari,Victor. Mirands's interview for Grind Zone magazine. Grind Zone. 2010. 54.
  6. Book: Selvaggio, Michela. Mirands's interview for Inferno Rock magazine. Inferno Rock. 2010. 2039-0564. 50–51.
  7. Web site: Perseo Miranda – interview for Metallized.it. 23 July 2011. metallized.it. https://web.archive.org/web/20110725172314/http://www.metallized.it/articolo.php?id=325. 25 July 2011. dead.
  8. Web site: Light and Darkness review by Metallized.it. 23 July 2011. metalized.it. https://web.archive.org/web/20111009005419/http://www.metallized.it/recensione.php?id=1439. 9 October 2011. dead.
  9. Web site: Perseo Miranda- New single. 23 July 2011. ondalternativa.it. 21 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120321143958/http://www.ondalternativa.it/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=5985. live.
  10. Web site: Perseo Miranda – Parallel Dimension review. 23 July 2011. powermetal.it. 22 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110722045256/http://www.powermetal.it/demo_detail.php?id=00138. live.
  11. Web site: Erga Edition presents the album Praise my dayreview. 23 July 2011. erga.it. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120328084649/http://www.erga.it/edizioni/dbnew/scheda.asp?id=1017. 28 March 2012.
  12. Cerati, Stefano. Praise My day review. Rock Hard (Italy). Rock Hard. 2010. 1437-8140. 73.
  13. Web site: A silence that screams review. 23 July 2011. italiadimetallo.it. 28 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120328084649/http://www.italiadimetallo.it/recensioni/4462/perseo-miranda/a-silence-that-screams. live.
  14. Web site: Italia Di Metallo webzine – A silence that screams review. 23 July 2011. italiadimetallo.it. 28 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120328084649/http://www.italiadimetallo.it/recensioni/4462/perseo-miranda/a-silence-that-screams. live.
  15. Book: Buti, Sandro. Mirands's interview for Metal Maniac magazine. Metal Maniac. 2010. 1825-7992. 47.
  16. Web site: Rock Hard news about Inferno Rock compilation including Perseo Miranda. https://web.archive.org/web/20110215104845/http://www.rockharditaly.com/products/184-inferno-rock-febbraio-2011-con-cd.aspx. dead. 15 February 2011. 23 July 2011. rockharditaly.com.
  17. Web site: Erga – Manuale Di Astrologia. 23 July 2011. erga.it. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120328084712/http://www.erga.it/edizioni/dbnew/scheda.asp?id=785. 28 March 2012.
  18. Web site: Erga – Gli Astri Dicono. 23 July 2011. erga.it. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120328084729/http://www.erga.it/edizioni/dbnew/scheda.asp?id=215. 28 March 2012.
  19. Web site: Erga Edition presents the album A silence that screams. 23 July 2011. erga.it. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120328084740/http://www.erga.it/edizioni/dbnew/scheda.asp?id=1058. 28 March 2012.

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