Signum Regis
Signum Regis is a Slovak power metal band,[2] which was founded in 2007 by the bass player and songwriter Ronnie König.[3] Despite often being labelled as a power metal band, their music can also be described as melodic metal with a focus on heavy, shredding guitars.[4] Most of the Signum Regis band members were part of a metal band called Vindex[5].
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Origin | Senec, Slovakia |
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Years active | 2007–present |
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Website | www |
History
In 2007, Ronnie König founded the band Signum Regis and together with the vocalist Göran Edman they started working on a self-titled album, which was released the following year through Locomotive Records.[6]
In 2015, the band participated in the Spark Fresh Blood contest organised by the rock magazine Spark, Budweiser Budvar and Bandzone.cz. After getting into the final 12, the band performed at the III.Finals Concert, which took place on November 14, 2015, in Liberec, Czech Republic. In January 2016, Signum Regis were announced the winners of the contest.[7]
On September 11, 2018, the band informed on their official Facebook page that the lead singer Mayo Petranin was leaving the band.[8] João "Jota" Fortinho became the new lead singer of Signum Regis in June 2019.[9]
Their latest album "The Seal of a New World" was released on November 22, 2019,[10] and it immediately received excellent reviews from all over the world.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
Band members
Current members
- Jota Fortinho - vocals
- Ronnie König - bass guitar
- Filip Koluš - guitar
- Ján Tupý - keyboards and backing vocals
- Jaro Jančula - drums
Past members
- Mayo Petranin - vocals
- Ado Kaláber - guitar
- Luděk Struhař - drums
- Adrian Ciel - drums
Guest Vocals
- Göran Edman
- Lance King[20]
- Michael Vescera
- Matt Smith
- Daísa Munhoz
- Eli Prinsen
- Samuel Nyman
- Thomas Winkler
- David Åkesson
Other
- Libor Krivák - lead guitar (Symphonity)
- Ivo Hofmann - keyboards (Symphonity)
- Magnus Karlsson - guitar
Timeline
Discography
- Signum Regis (2008)
- The Eyes of Power (2010)
- Exodus (2013)
- Through The Storm (EP) (2015)
- Chapter IV: The Reckoning (2015)
- Decennium Primum (2017)
- Addendum Primum (EP) (2017)
- The Seal of a New World (2019)
- Flag of Hope (2020)
References
- Petrovic, Andrija "TheIslander" (28 October 2013). "Signum Regis - Exodus". Metal Temple. Metal Temple - Yiannis Mitsakos. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- Stehle, Rüdiger (13 November 2013). "Signum Regis - Exodus". Power Metal (in German). PowerMetal.de. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- "Signum Regis". Ulterium Records. Ulterium Label Group. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- "Signum Regis". Signum Regis Official. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
... focuses on melodic metal with heavy, shredding guitars .'
- "Vindex - Facebook page post". Vindex Official Facebook Page. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- "Signum Regis Bio on Ulterium Records". www.ulterium-records.com. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- "Vitezi Spark Fresh Blood 2015 se stavaji..." Spark Rock Magazine (in Czech). Spark Fresh Blood. 3 January 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- "Signum Regis - Facebook page post". Signum Regis Official Facebook Page. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- "New Singer Announced". Signum Regis Official Website. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- Sood, Ankit (2019-11-04). "Signum Regis – "The seal of new World"". The Metal Resource - mauce.nl. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- "SIGNUM REGIS - The Seal Of A New World (CD) | ROCK HARD - Slovensko". Metal Age Productions / Rock Hard Slovensko (in Slovak). 2019-11-14. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- "Anmeldelse: Signum Regis - The Seal Of A New World". PowerMetal.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2019-10-18. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- Sood, Ankit (2019-11-04). "Signum Regis – "The seal of new World"". The Metal Resource - mauce.nl. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- "SIGNUM REGIS | The Seal Of New World (2019)". HardRock 80 (in French). 2019-11-22. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- Perrussel, Dave. "Signum Regis – The Seal of a New World – Lady Obscure Music Magazine". Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- "SIGNUM REGIS - The Seal Of A New World". heavens-metal-mag. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- "Review | SIGNUM REGIS - The Seal Of A New World | POWERMETAL.de". powermetal.de (in German). Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- kanismaximus (2019-11-19). "Signum Regis – The Seal Of A New World Review". PowerThorn. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- "New Music Review : Signum Regis - The Seal Of A New World : Music Review DangerdogMusicReviews.com". www.dangerdog.com. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- S. L. Grandy. "Lance King Bio". Sony/Red. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
External links
- Official website
- Official Facebook page
- Official Youtube channel
- Announcement about Mayo Petranin leaving the band - September 11, 2018
- The Seal of a New World - New Album Press Release
- Band photo from their press release - September 6, 2019
- Interview in Metalmania Magazin (in Slovak) - November 17, 2019