French Symphonic Masters Fairyland are back with the long-awaited album The Story Remains. Fairyland is a well-known name in the symphonic metal scene, appreciated and with a specific trademark made of majestic orchestration able to bring the listeners in their fantasy world. The band was formed in 1998 as Fantasia 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).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. The Fall of an Empire 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, Philippe decided to use the services of guest musicians for his next album. Score to a New Beginning was released in 2009. Fourth album Osyrhianta was released in 2020 (line-up: Philippe Giordana, Willdric Lievin, Francesco Cavalieri, JB Pol, and Sylvain Cohen). Unfortunartely Philippe Giordana passed away on October 21, 2022, but WIldric manage to bring back the band, to continue what he and Philippe created all over the years and to continue to honor Philippe’s immense talent. 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. The Story Remains has the band’s trademark 100%, songs like A New Dawn or Karma are a perfect example of the amazing album that will make every symphonic metal freak’s heart beat with excitement !
