Fleshgod Apocalypse on Tour
With a theatrical stage presence and soaring orchestral music, Fleshgod Apocalypse commands the audience from the stage. Fleshgod Apocalypse is an Italian symphonic metal band with a penchant for brutal, yet elaborate performances. Their 2023 tour has the band set to move through the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Live concerts by Fleshgod Apocalypse are a sight to behold.
A symphony of metal, their performances reach operatic heights. Haunting, ghoulish and donning corpse makeup, their concerts are highly stylized with tight musical performances and epic, sweeping instrumentals. In the words of one reviewer, the band was, "Flawless, brutal, generous and mind-bending!"
In 2009 the band premiered their first album, Oracles. This was followed by the Mafia EP in 2010. Fleshgod Apocalypse's second album came in 2011 with Agony. The band released their third album in 2013 with Labyrinth. Their fourth album came with King (2016), followed by their fifth album Veleno (2019). In 2020 Fleshgod Apocalypse released their No EP.
Fleshgod Apocalypse Live in Concert
Fleshgod Apocalypse was formed in 2007 in Perugia, Italy, by members Francesco Paoli on lead vocals, Paolo Rossi on bass, Cristiano Trionfera on lead guitar, and drummer Francesco Struglia. In 2009, Fleshgod Apocalypse was joined by member Tommaso Riccardi, who would take over the lead vocalist position after Paoli moved over to the drums. The band gained another new member in 2011 with pianist Francesco Ferrini. In 2017, Riccardi departed from the band, as did Trionfera, and Paoli took over the position of lead vocalist again. The band subsequently enlisted the help of drummer David Folchitto and guitarist Fabio Bartoletti. Bartoletti officially joined the band in 2020, alongside soprano vocalist Veronica Bordacchini and their new drummer Eugene Ryabchenko. When asked in an interview with Darkside about the meaning of the band's name, bassist Paolo Rossi answered that the Fleshgod represents mankind itself and Apocalypse refers to its end: "Our monicker is an advisory of what can happen if mankind would stop fighting against all the evil powers that try to bind us". On Spotify, Fleshgod Apocalypse reaches more than 100,000 listeners per month. The band's most popular tracks, "The Violation" and "The Fool," have been streamed more than 5 million times each. Other hit tracks by Fleshgod Apocalypse include "No," "Sugar" and a cover of Eiffel 65's "Blue (Da Ba Dee)."
