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DAEMONIA

Crossover Prog • Italy


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The history of DAEMONIA is intrinsically linked to another Italian band, namely GOBLIN, who have written an impressive score of successful soundtracks for horror flick screenwriter Dario Argento back in the mid-70's. Their style was a richly textured blend of electronic and acoustic elements. One of their original members, keyboard player Claudio Simonetti, has lately gathered three young musicians and a number of guests in order to rearrange some of the tunes popularized by GOBLIN, as well as some by composer Ennio Morricone of 'spaghetti western' fame. This is what DAEMONIA's studio album is all about.

With a symphonic orchestra approach, their album "Dario Argento Tribute" (2000) features many classic soundtracks of this famous Italian screenwriter. The re-arranged keyboards and textures, the interplay between the 'daemonic' guitars and the heavy drumming, the snazzy bass attacks, the phantasmagoric choirs and the flawless production result in a wonderfully fresh version of classic film music. The band also released two live albums that basically cover the same material plus some new studio tracks, among which you'll find film scores from 'Halloween' and 'The Exorcist' (Mike OLDFIELD's 'Tubular Bells').

If the idea of hearing some famous film scores played by modern art rockers ever tickled your fancy, do lend an ear to these guys.

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DAEMONIA Albums (CD, LP, MC, SACD, DVD-A, Digital Media Download)

3.37 | 7 ratings
Dario Argento Tribute
2000

DAEMONIA Live Albums (CD, LP, MC, SACD, DVD-A, Digital Media Download)

3.25 | 3 ratings
Live ... Or Dead
2001
0.00 | 0 ratings
Live In Tokyo
2003

DAEMONIA Videos (DVD, Blu-ray, VHS etc)

5.00 | 1 ratings
Dario Argento Tribute Live in Los Angeles
2006

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 Dario Argento Tribute  by DAEMONIA album cover Studio Album, 2000
3.37 | 7 ratings

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Review by andrea
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3 stars The project Daemonia started in 1999, when keyboardist and composer Claudio Simonetti, former leader of Goblin, gathered around him some talented musicians as Federico Amorosi (bass), Nicola Di Staso (guitars) and Titta Tani (drums) to record on a new studio album and perform live the best known tracks taken from Dario Argento's films. According to the band, they re-arranged the original tracks by Goblin, Keith Emerson and Ennio Morricone with great care, trying not to get too far away from the original atmosphere, by combining the "old" progressive rock sound with new harmonies and the latest tendencies and adding a full orchestra as a "final touch". The result is definitively good and listening one after another to these tracks taken from the OST of film like "Zombie / Dawn Of The Dead", "Inferno", "Opera", "Suspiria", "Phenomena", "La sindrome di Stendhal", "Tenebre", "Profondo rosso" or "The Phantom Of the Opera" should be an authentic pleasure for every fan of Goblin: you can find here dark atmospheres and tension, church like organ waves and gloomy sounds, symphonic arrangements and operatic melodies intertwined with "metallic" rhythms and fiery guitar solos... Nonetheless there is nothing really new and, since this music is indelibly linked to the images of Dario Argento's films, I suggest to watch Dario Argento's DVD before...

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 Live ... Or Dead  by DAEMONIA album cover Live, 2001
3.25 | 3 ratings

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Review by robbob

3 stars Well I feel a nostalgia for Goblin when I listen to it and nevertheless this production is nor as good as Goblin ones, sounds pretty well.

It sounds like a studio record, very good sound and interpretations. Goblin's new versions are good. This is a perfect mix between Goblin, Mastermind and new E.L.P. Quite a good work.

Cover can confuse you (metal band or metal album?) but fortunately is only the cover.

I evaluate this 3,5 stars.

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 Dario Argento Tribute  by DAEMONIA album cover Studio Album, 2000
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Review by braindamage

4 stars First review of the album.Album released in 2000 "Dario Argento Tributo". Debut work with new unit "DAEMONIA" of Claudio Simonetti(GOBLIN). Work that recorded sound track of movie director Dario Argento's masterpiece again. It includes album in not only the work of GOBLIN but also Keith Emerson and the number of Enrio Morricone. The tune that is because of a modern sound is frightening and is terrific. There is a lot of remake that ruins the image of an original tune recently.But this group is drawing out a new charm. "Suspiria" is exactly a masterpiece. There is a work that exchanges orchestral music and the chorus, too. I recommends it for the fan of classical rock.

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