Musical Career
Melissa Ferlaak began her musical career when she joined American symphonic metal band Aesma Daeva in 2001. She played gigs in Mexico, the US and Canada with Aesma Daeva and recorded three albums, The Eros Of Frigid Beauty, The New Athens Ethos, and Ex Libris. On October 11, 2005, it was announced that singer Melissa Ferlaak was leaving to join the Austrian band Visions of Atlantis, Her final show with Aesma Daeva was in December 2005 at the Star Central club in Minnesota. The concert was filmed for the DVD, "Last Rites", and it was released on March 2007.
While singing with Aesma Daeva, Melissa was looking for change into her career, until a friend from the band Melechesh wanted to help, her got her in contact with record label Napalm Records, and then joined as new vocalist for Austrian symphonic power metal band Visions of Atlantis, after their original singer Nicole Bogner departed from the band to pursue commitments elsewhere. In early 2006 to early 2007, Vision of Atlantis did a short tour with Melissa. With Melissa, the band recorded their 3rd new album Trinity, released on May 25, 2007, and began a tour through Europe, China, and the U.S.. On November 28, 2007, a message was posted on the official VoA website saying that Melissa Ferlaak parted ways with the band along with guitarist Wolfgang Koch citing personal reasons. Melissa and Wolfgang was then married on May 3, 2008.
On February 26, 2009, Melissa, gave birth to her first child with Wolfgang, Carmen AnnaRose Koch.
In late 2009, she joined Minneapolis band, Echoterra after their original singer Suvi Virtanen. With Melissa in Echoterra, the band recorded their EP "In Your Eyes" which was released with newly remastered songs in January 19, 2009, and the began to perform regularly. In 2011, the band went back into studio and started recording a new album called "Land Of The Midnight Sun," and was released on October 17, 2011 through Blinding Force Recordings. On March 13, 2012, Melissa left Echoterra due to creative and personal differences.
Melissa started a new band in 2012 with Will Maravelas (We Are Legion), Aaron Lanik (We Are Legion), and Chris Quinn (Aesma Daeva) called Plague of Stars. The quartet released two songs in October 2012 as a teaser for their full album to come in June 2013.
Read more about this topic: Melissa Ferlaak
Famous quotes containing the words musical and/or career:
“Syncopations are no indication of light or trashy music, and to shy bricks at “hateful ragtime” no longer passes for musical culture.”
—Scott Joplin (1868–1917)
“I doubt that I would have taken so many leaps in my own writing or been as clear about my feminist and political commitments if I had not been anointed as early as I was. Some major form of recognition seems to have to mark a woman’s career for her to be able to go out on a limb without having her credentials questioned.”
—Ruth Behar (b. 1956)