Opera IX
Genre(s)
Gothic Metal (early) - Black Metal (middle) - Folk/Black Metal (now)
Lyrical theme(s)
Paganism, Occult, Nature, Legends
Origin Formed in Current label  Status
Italy (Biella)  1988 Unsigned Active
Current line-up
M - Vocals (The True Endless, A Forest, Huginn, Skoll (Ita), Darkness (Ita) )
Ossian - Guitar
Vlad - Bass
Dalamar - Drums
Former/past member(s)
Cadaveria - Vocals (1992-2001) (DyNAbyte)
Madras - Vocals
Silent Bard - Keyboards (1993-1995)
Triskent - Keyboards (1995-1997)
Lunaris - Keyboards (Teuta)
Flegias (Marcelo Santos) - Drums (1992-2001) (Cadaveria, Necrodeath)
Taranis - Drums
Faun - Keyboards(live session 2006/2007)                                                     

Additional notes:

Opera IX appeared on the "A Call To Irons - A Tribute To Iron Maiden" CD, released by Dwell Records in 1998, covering the song "Rime Of The Ancient Mariner".

The band also participated in the compilation "Awakening - Females In Extreme Music", released by Dwell Records in 1997, with an early version of the song "My Devotion".

Discography:                                                                       

Gothik Demo, 1990 
Demo'92 Demo, 1992 
The Triumph of the Death Video/VHS, 1993 
The Triumph of the Death EP, 1993 
The Call of the Wood Full-length, 1995  [1 review, 92%]
Live At Babylonia Video/VHS, 1998 
Sacro Culto Full-length, 1998  [1 review, 91%]
The Black Opera Full-length, 2000  [1 review, 97%]
Maleventum Full-length, 2002  [1 review, 73%]
Anphisbena Full-length, 2004 
The Early Chapters Best of/Compilation, 2007