Adagio is a French progressive/symphonic metal band. Stephan Forté, the band's guitarist, is considered the creative force behind Adagio. Adagio's music is characterized by technical precision, dark, dense orchestration, complex lead work, and a driving rhythm section. However, on the group's latest effort, Dominate, they have added death grunts to their sound. The band has finished the pre-production of their 4th album, Archangels in Black. The album will feature nine songs plus one Japanese bonus. According to the band's website the "compositions are the ultimate between melodic and extreme metal, and can be considered as a more brutal version of Underworld." The new album is due to be released in July. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Information in this article or section has not been verified against sources and may not be reliable. ... Adagio is a French progressive/symphonic metal band. ... Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music which blends the powerful, guitar-driven sound of metal with the complex compositional structures, odd time signatures, and intricate instrumental playing of progressive rock. ... Information in this article or section has not been verified against sources and may not be reliable. ... Heavy metal (sometimes referred to simply as metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... Adagio is a French progressive/symphonic metal band. ... Death grunts, also referred to as death growls, death vocals or harsh vocals[1], is a vocalisation style usually employed by vocalists of the death metal musical genre, but is also occasionally used in a variety of other heavy metal sub-genres. ...

Line-up

Current members

• Vocals: Gus Monsanto
• Guitar: Stephan Forté
• Bass: Franck Hermanny
• Keyboards: Kevin Codfert
• Drums: Eric Lébailly

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Former members

• Vocals: David Readman (Recorded Sanctus Ignis and Underworld. Left 24 July 2004 because of conflict between Readman's and Adagio's management.)
• Keyboards: Richard Andersson (Recorded leads on Sanctus Ignis. Left 2002.)
• Drums: Dirk Bruinberg (Recorded Sanctus Ignis and Underworld Left 15 September 2003 in the middle of the Underworld tour due to schedule conflicts.)

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Discography

• Sanctus Ignis - 2001
• Underworld - (July 23^rd, 2003)
• A Band In Upperworld - (June 24^th, 2004)
• Dominate - (December 16^th, 2005)
• Archangels in Black - due to be released December 2007.

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See also

• Related genres:
  • European classical music
    • Classical music era
    • Romantic music
    • 20th century classical music
  • Neo-classical metal
  • Progressive metal
  • Symphonic metal
• Similar bands:
  • Angra
  • Cacophony
  • Symphony X
  • Yngwie Malmsteen

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External links

• Adagio official home page
• Adagio official US fan club
• Audioscrobbler artist profile

References

• Stephan Forté's home page on the web