Tragodia

An Italian (Brescia, to be exact) melodic metal troupe formed in 1996, Tragodia drew comparisons to such genre-mates as the Provenance and Tiamat. The group's first output, a demo entitled Dramas in Splendent Realms, was released in 1998, and was followed by further demo work collected in the mini-CD All Our Miseries. From there, Tragodia focused on their live show, touring their home nation and neighboring Greece. Eventually, the band scored a record deal -- with Dutch label Dark Balance -- and was able to get into the studio to record its debut album. The resulting work, The...