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Kaira

Kaira (also known as Каира) are a female-fronted symphonic heavy metal band from Gomel, Russia. The band was formed by guitarist Paul Drozdov and vocalist Kaira Drozdova in January 2006. and released their first full-length album "The Will of Fate" in the same year. In 2007 the band were joined by a number of session musicians from Belarus and recorded a music video for the song ‘To the Verge of Everything’ and released their 2nd album “The Wheel of Fortune”

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Sound Storm

Sound Storm was founded in 2002 in Turin, a city in the north west of Italy.The band started composing their own material, with the first three or four tracks finished by the end of 2003. In October of 2005 the band decided to record six original songs in their own private studio, which resulted in the release of the demo "The Storm Is Coming". In September 2006 Sound Storm entered again the recording studio to record the new Ep, "Northern Wilderness".

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Rhapsody

There is more than one band by the name Rhapsody: 1) Rhapsody (now known as Rhapsody of Fire) is a symphonic power metal band from Italy, but have been "on hold" since 2008. A new album has been announced, "The Frozen Tears of Angels", billed for release in March. They incorporate classical music, baroque and power metal styles. The classical influences include such composers as Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Sebastian Bach, Niccolò Paganini, and Antonin Dvořák. Their songs are also heavily influenced by power metal in general and their lyrics are fantasy-themed.