Soul Secret

Soul Secret is an Italian progressive metal band that formed in 2004.

Reception

Musicwaves.fr described Flowing Portraits as "a pivotal album"^[1] even if just their debut album, while Dprp.net wrote that the highlight of the album is the last song, the epic called Tears Of Kalliroe, which features "an amazing orchestral overture, followed by sheer brilliant prog metal passages".^[2] Closer To Daylight, the band's second album, appeared in the Progwereld Top 10 in January 2012. Allaroundmetal.com wrote that the album "passed with flying colours" and scored the album 5 out of 5.^[3] Of the band's latest album, a concept album titled 4, Progmetalzone.com wrote that the album is full of ambitious, technically accomplished and poignant material that showcases the strength of each and every single musician in the band, as well as the band’s cohesiveness as a unit, as they have finally found a stable line-up after a few past changes.^[4]

Band members

Current members

• Claudio Casaburi – bass (2010–present)
• Luca Di Gennaro – keyboards (2006–present)
• Lino Di Pietrantonio – vocals (2013–present)
• Antonio Mocerino – drums (2004–present)
• Antonio Vittozzi – guitars (2004–present)

Former members

• Agostino Sorrentino – vocals (2004-2006)
• Michele Serpico – vocals (2006–2009)
• Francesco Sorriento - live vocals (2008-2009)
• Fabio Manda – vocals (2010–2013)
• Lucio Grilli – bass (2004–2010)
• Giovanni Di Giorgio – keyboards (2004–2006)

Guests

• Mark Basile - vocals on the entire album "Flowing Portraits" (2008)
• Anna Assentato - vocals on the song "If"
• Arno Menses - vocals on the song "Aftermath" (2011)
• Marco Sfogli - guitar solo on the song "River's Edge" (2011)

Timeline

Discography

Flowing Portraits (2008)

The album, released on ProgRock Records, features Mark Basile (DGM) on vocals, as the band's singer, Michele Serpico, has health problems just before entering the studio to record.^[5]

Tracks

1. Dance Of The Waves - 7:23 - (music by Soul Secret - lyrics by Michele Serpico)
2. First Creature - 7:35 - (Soul Secret - Serpico)
3. Inner War - 8:08 - (Soul Secret - Serpico)
4. Learning To Lose - 7:12 - (Soul Secret - Serpico)
5. Regrets - 4:28 - (Soul Secret - Serpico)
6. Tears Of Kalliroe - 16:42

I. Sailing In The Arms Of The Ocean (instrumental) - (Di Gennaro)

II. Be My Temple - (Soul Secret - Serpico)

III. Moving Silhouettes - (Soul Secret - Serpico)

IV. Against My Own Mind (instrumental) - (Soul Secret)

V. Baptism Of Flaming Waters - (Soul Secret - Serpico)

Guests

• Mark Basile – vocals

Production

• Salvio Imparato - sound engineer, mixing
• Karl Groom - mastering
• Nello Dell'Omo - artwork

Closer to Daylight (2011)

Closer To Daylight, released on Galileo Records, is the band's second studio album.

Tracks

1. Checkmate - 5:51 - (music by Soul Secret - lyrics by Antonio Mocerino)
2. River's Edge - 6:48 - (Soul Secret - Mocerino)
3. If - 3:48 - (Soul Secret - Di Gennaro)
4. The Shelter - 7:52 - (Soul Secret - Di Gennaro)
5. Pillars Of Sand - 9:09 - (Soul Secret - Di Gennaro)
6. October 1917 - 3:34 - (Manda, Vittozzi - Vittozzi)
7. Behind The Curtain - 8:47 - (Soul Secret - Di Gennaro)
8. Aftermath - 16:43 - (Casaburi, Di Gennaro, Menses, Mocerino, Vittozzi - Vittozzi, Di Gennaro)

Guests

• Marco Sfogli – guitar solo on River's Edge
• Anna Assentato - second voice on If
• Arno Menses - vocals in Aftermath

Production

• Tommaso Allocca - sound engineer
• Markus Teske – mixing, mastering
• Alexandra V Bach - artwork

4 (2015)

4, released on Golden Core Records/ZYX, is the band's third album, and their first concept album.

Tracks

1. On The Ledge - 8:36 - (music by Soul Secret - lyrics by Luca Di Gennaro)
2. Our Horizon - 7:00 - (Soul Secret - Di Gennaro)
3. K - 5:43 - (Soul Secret - Di Gennaro)
4. As I Close My Eyes - 2:00 - (Di Gennaro - Di Gennaro)
5. Traces On The Seaside - 4:47 - (Soul Secret - Di Gennaro)
6. Turning The Back Page - 6:50 - (Soul Secret - Di Gennaro)
7. Silence (instr.) - 5:20 - (Casaburi, Di Gennaro, Mocerino, Vittozzi)
8. In A Frame - 3:47 - (Vittozzi - Di Gennaro)
9. My Lighthouse - 6:36 - (Soul Secret - Di Gennaro)
10. Downfall - 5:05 - (Soul Secret - Di Gennaro)
11. The White Stairs - 16:44 - (Soul Secret - Di Gennaro)

Guests

• Simone Bertozzi – growl vocals on "K", "Traces On The Seaside" and "The White Stairs"
• Arturo Muselli - Adam
• Victoria Acampora - Anne
• Jasmine Wang - Anchorwoman on "On The Ledge"
• Mel McMahon - Reporter on "On The Ledge"
• Dylan Ogle - Boss on "Our Horizon", Dr. Greedy on "K"
• Giulia Fiume - Radio speaker on "Traces On The Seaside"

Production

• Jordan Valeriote – mixing
• Troy Glessner - mastering
• Razorimages - artwork

References

1. ↑ "Flowing Portraits review on Musicwaves.fr". Musicwaves (in French). Retrieved 2016-05-15. 
2. ↑ "Flowing Portraits review on Dprp.net". Dprp.net. Retrieved 2016-05-15. 
3. ↑ "Closer To Daylight review on Allaroundmetal.com". Allaroundmetal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2016-05-15. 
4. ↑ "4 review on Progmetalzone.com". Progmetalzone.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15. 
5. ↑ Official website

External links

• Official website