Thy Majestie
Thy Majestie is an Italian power metal band founded in 1998.
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Discography
- Perpetual Glory (self-production – 1999)
- The Lasting Power (Scarlet Records – 2000)
- 1066 (pre-production – 2001)
- Hastings 1066 (Scarlet Records – 2002)
Band Members
- Gabriele Grilli – Vocals
- Maurizio Malta – Guitars
- Giovanni Santini – Guitars
- Giuseppe Bondì – Keyboards
- Dario D'Alessandro – Bass
- Claudio Diprima – Drums
Band History
Started by Giuseppe Bondì and Claudio Diprima with the desire to create their own music after playing in a cover band, they searched for muscisians who had faith in Giuseppe and Claudio's project. These were Maurizio Malta, Giovanni Santini, Michele Cristofalo and Dario Grillo. After releasing Sword, Crown and Shields, a 3-track demo Thy Majestie composed new material which was recorded in March 1999 titled Perpetual Glory which was highly praised by Italian metal magazines. This earned them a deal with Scarlet Records. In March 2000 they started on their debut album The Lasting Power which was finished in April 2000. It received great praise around the world even though it was a weak production. On September 2001 LIMB Music (who produced Rhapsody) took notice of Thy Majestie but could not sign a deal with them because they already had a deal with Scarlet Music to record two albums. On January 2002 Thy Majestie was contacted by Thomas Youngblood to support him on his European tour with his Kamelot which was a great chance for Thy Majestie but they could not afford travel expenses and they had to record another album 2 months later. In March 2002 they started recording Hastings 1006 which was based on the Battle of Hastings which finished recording on May 3rd.
Public opinion on Thy Majestie is that they are Rhapsody "clones" but they deny this. Thy Majestie's fans are mostly from Europe and Japan.