French symphonic power metal band Fairyland has a new single and video out in ‘A New Dawn’, via Frontiers Music Srl.
Fairyland commented on the new single by saying: “It would be impossible to talk about a new release from Fairyland without mentioning the loss of Philippe Giordana, an original Osyrhian. ‘A New Dawn’ takes forward some of his last work, combining his compositions with new artistic input in the same grandiose musical style that is characteristic of the band; telling a story of the growth of light from darkness, triumph and hope in the face of adversity, and the continuation of a dream in the hearts of all who dream it”.
The band was formed in 1998 as Fantasia by Philippe Giordana and Willdric Lievin. Both musicians shared the same passion for epic and symphonic heavy metal. Fantasia recruited guitarist Anthony Parker and entered Wizard Studio in February 2002. During the recording, they found Elisa C. Martin, already known for her work with the power metal band Dark Moor.
At this time, the band’s name was changed to Fairyland. They signed a contract with NTS (now Replica Records), with Of Wars In Osyrhia was released in April 2003. Shortly after, the band toured with Sonata Arctica and performed at the Swedish Rock Festival.
The second album The Fall Of An Empire, was recorded with: P. Giordana, A. Parker, Max Leclerqc , Pierre-Emmanuel ‘Piwee’ Desfray and Thomas ‘Tom’ Cesario, and was released in 2006. A European tour with Kamelot and Leaves’ Eyes followed.
After the tour, the band split up. While working on the new material, Giordana decided to use the services of guest musicians for his next album. Score To A New Beginning was released in 2009, also marking the return of Willdric Lievin. The fourth album, Osyrhianta, was released in 2020 featuring Giordana, Lievin, Francesco Cavalieri, JB Pol, and Sylvain Cohen.
Philippe Giordana passed away on October 21, 2022. In March 2023 Archie Caine was announced as the band’s new lead singer. In 2024 the line-up was completed with Gideon Van Emmerloot, Brieuc De Groof and J.B Pol.
You can listen to ‘A New Dawn’ here and check out the video below.
