Post by Zedd Squared on Jan 20, 2024 4:39:54 GMT
AKA: Raffaella Rivarolo
Member Of: Opera IX (1992-2001), Cadaveria (2001-present), Dynabyte (2001-?)
Vocal Range: G♯2-F♯5
High Notes:
F♯5 ("Artmix", "Carnival of Doom", "F.T.L.")
F5 ("Carnival of Doom", "Death, Again", "Final Condition", "I'm Not Scared", "Mater Tenebrarum", "Once Upon Loss, Regret and Broken Promise", "Out Loud", "Silver Rain")
E5 ("Act I: The First Seal", "Alone in the Dark", "Anagram", "Artmix", "Assassin", "Atypical Suggestions by a Dead Artist", "Blood and Confusion", "Christian Woman", "The Divine Rapture", "Equilibrium", "Exorcism to Chaos", "F.T.L.", "Hypnotic Psychosis", "I'm Not Scared", "Immigrant Song", "In Another Context", "Irreverent Elegy", "Le Grand Guignol", "Mater Tenebrarum", "Memento Audere Semper", "The Mummy", "My Brain", "My Devotion" Live at Babylonia 1996, "Normal", "Once Upon Loss, Regret and Broken Promise", "The Oracle (of the Fog)", "Prayer of Sorrow", "Queen of Forgotten", "Requiem", "This Is Not the Silence", "Vox of Anti-Time", "Wave")
E♭5 ("100.000 Faces", "Blinded by My Light", "Call Me", "Carnival of Doom", "Cimmeries", "Death, Again", "Death Vision", "Dominion of Pain", "Emptiness", "Exorcism to Chaos", "Flowers in Fire", "Free Spirit", "The Great Journey", "Immigrant Song", "La casa dell'anima", "The Magic Rebirth", "Malum in Sacrum", "Matryoshcada", "Mater Tenebrarum", "Normal", "The Oak", "Out Loud", "Prayer of Sorrow", "Silver Rain", "Spell", "The Soul That Doesn't Sleep", "Speed", "Strangled Idols", "Uneven Like Clouds", "Velo (The Other Side of Hate)")
D5 ("100.000 Faces", "Act II: Beyond the Black Diamond Gates", "Act III: Carnal Delight in the Vortex of Evil", "Act IV: Congressus Cum Daemone", "Act VI: The Sixth Seal", "Apocalypse", "Assassin", "Bela Lugosi's Dead", "Blood and Confusion", "The Cure", "The Days of the After and Behind", "Divination", "Dominion of Pain", "Dynabyte", "Cimmeries", "Death, Again", "Declaration of Spiritual Independence", "The Divine Rapture", "Eleven Three O Three", "Emptiness", "Enlightened", "Equilibrium", "Face the Storm", "Final Condition", "Flowers in Fire", "Fronds of the Ancient Walnut", "Hereditary Neuronavigation", "Hypnotic Psychosis", "I Stand Still", "I'll Rise", "I'm My Enemy", "I'm Not Scared", "Immigrant Song", "In Another Context", "In Memory of Shadows' Madame", "Memento Audere Semper", "Irreverent Elegy", "Laying in Black", "Life After", "The Magic Rebirth", "My Devotion", "The Naked & the Dance", "The Night's Theatre", "Normal", "The Oak", "Omen of Delirium", "Out Body Experience", "Posthumous Bewitchment", "Prayer of Sorrow", "Queen of Forgotten", "Requiem", "Shamanic Path", "Speed", "Spell", "Stones", "Strangled Idols", "This Is Not the Silence", "Whispers of Sin", "The Woman Who Fell to Earth")
C♯5 ("Act IV: Congressus Cum Daemone", "Act VI: The Sixth Seal", "Apocalypse", "Artmix", "Before the Apes Came", "Black Glory", "Christian Woman", "Circle of Eternal Becoming", "Death Vision", "Declaration of Spiritual Independence", "Dominion of Pain", "Eleven Three O Three", "Exercise1", "Existence", "Free Spirit", "Fronds of the Ancient Walnut", "I Stand Still", "I'm Not Scared", "Immigrant Song", "La casa dell'anima", "Laying in Black", "Memento Audere Semper", "The Night's Theatre", "The Oak", "Orgasmatron" Metalitalia Festival 2016, "Shamanic Path", "Silver Rain", "The Sky That Screams Above Us", "The Soul That Doesn't Sleep", "Under the Sign of the Red Dragon", "Uneven Like Clouds", "Velo (The Other Side of Hate)")
C5 ("Absolute Vacuum", "Act I: The First Seal", "Act III: Carnal Delight in the Vortex of Evil", "Act IV: Congressus Cum Daemone", "Act VI: The Sixth Seal", "Al Azif", "Atypical Suggestions by a Dead Artist", "Black Glory", "Divination", "Eleven Three O Three", "Equilibrium", "Exorcism to Chaos", "Face the Storm", "Hypnotic Psychosis", "I Stand Still", "In Memory of Shadows' Madame", "Irreverent Elegy", "Life After", "Matryoshcada", "My Brain", "The Naked & the Dance", "Omen of Delirium", "Orgasmatron" Metalitalia Festival 2016, "Out Body Experience", "Queen of Forgotten", "Rhymes About Dying Stones", "Sepulcro", "Spell", "This Is Not the Silence", "Under the Sign of the Red Dragon", "Uneven Like Clouds", "Virtual Escape from Tragedy")
B4 ("Act I: The First Seal", "Act II: Beyond the Black Diamond Gates", "Act IV: Congressus Cum Daemone", "Almost Ghostly", "Alone in the Dark", "Anagram", "Apocalypse", "Atypical Suggestions by a Dead Artist", "Bela Lugosi's Dead", "Black Glory", "Blinded by My Light", "Blood and Confusion", "Born in the Grave", "Christian Woman", "Cimmeries", "Circle of Eternal Becoming", "The Divine Rapture", "The Dream", "Eleven Three O Three", "Enlightened", "Exorcism to Chaos", "Fronds of the Ancient Walnut", "The Great Journey", "Hereditary Neuronavigation", "I Stand Still", "I'll Rise", "La casa dell'anima", "Loneliness", "The Magic Rebirth", "Memento Audere Semper", "My Devotion", "The Naked & the Dance", "Once Upon Loss, Regret and Broken Promise", "Rhymes About Dying Stones", "Sepulcro", "Spell", "Under the Sign of the Red Dragon", "Vox of Anti-Time", "Whispers of Sin")
B♭4 ("Act III: Carnal Delight in the Vortex of Evil", "Act IV: Congressus Cum Daemone", "Act V: The Magic Temple", "Act VI: The Sixth Seal", "Call Me", "Carnival of Doom", "Christian Woman", "Cimmeries" Live at Babylonia 1996, "The Cure", "The Days of the After and Behind", "Divination", "Face the Storm", "Free Spirit", "The Night's Theatre", "Orgasmatron" Metalitalia Festival 2016, "Out Body Experience", "The Red Death", "Sepulcro", "Silver Rain", "The Sky That Screams Above Us", "Stones", "Strangled Idols", "The Woman Who Fell to Earth")
A4 ("Absolute Vacuum", "Act I: The First Seal", "Al Azif", "Apocalypse", "Atypical Suggestions by a Dead Artist", "Blinded by My Light", "Cimmeries", "Esteban's Promise", "Exorcism to Chaos", "Final Condition", "The Great Journey", "Hereditary Neuronavigation", "Last Dawn", "Laying in Black", "Life After", "Anagram", "My Brain", "The Naked & the Dance", "The Red Death", "Rhymes About Dying Stones", "Sepulcro" Live at Babylonia 1996, "Shamanic Path", "Uneven Like Clouds", "Virtual Escape from Tragedy", "Whispers of Sin")
Low Notes:
A3 ("Apocalypse", "Before the Apes Came", "Bela Lugosi's Dead", "Blinded by My Light", "Cimmeries", "Death Vision", "Dynabyte", "Equilibrium", "Exorcism to Chaos", "Fronds of the Ancient Walnut", "F.T.L.", "Hypnotic Psychosis", "In Another Context", "The Magic Rebirth", "The Mummy", "The Night's Theatre", "Omen of Delirium", "Out Body Experience", "Queen of Forgotten", "Requiem", "Shamanic Path", "The Soul That Doesn't Sleep", "Stones", "Uneven Like Clouds", "Wave")
G♯3 ("Black Glory", "Cimmeries" Live at Babylonia 1996, "The Cure", "Dominion of Pain", "La casa dell'anima", "Laying in Black", "Loneliness", "Stones")
G3 ("Absolute Vacuum", "Alone in the Dark", "Before the Apes Came", "Blinded by My Light", "The Call of the Wood", "Cimmeries", "Cold Wind of Fear", "Flowers in Fire", "Fronds of the Ancient Walnut", "Hypnotic Psychosis", "I'll Rise", "La casa dell'anima", "The Magic Rebirth", "My Devotion", "Silver Rain", "The Woman Who Fell to Earth")
F♯3 ("Act V: The Magic Temple", "Atypical Suggestions by a Dead Artist", "Blinded by My Light", "Call Me", "Christian Woman", "Cold Wind of Fear", "The Divine Rapture", "Emptiness", "Equilibrium", "Esteban's Promise", "Face the Storm", "The Great Journey", "Hereditary Neuronavigation", "I'm My Enemy", "Loneliness", "Memento Audere Semper", "Normal", "Queen of Forgotten", "The Red Death", "Shamanic Path")
F3 ("Carnival of Doom", "Death, Again", "The Woman Who Fell to Earth")
E3 ("Act I: The First Seal", "The Divine Rapture", "Exorcism to Chaos", "Flowers in Fire", "I'll Rise", "Irreverent Elegy", "Memento Audere Semper", "Omen of Delirium")
E♭3 ("Almost Ghostly", "Black Glory", "The Cure", "Death, Again", "Free Spirit", "Laying in Black", "The Woman Who Fell to Earth")
D3 ("Free Spirit", "Irreverent Elegy", "Strangled Idols")
C♯3 ("Almost Ghostly", "Christian Woman", "The Cure", "Death, Again", "Dominion of Pain", "Exercise1")
B2 ("Christian Woman", "Life After")
G♯2 ("Christian Woman")
Cadaveria is noted as one of the first female singers in extreme metal, but really the extent of her talents goes well beyond this fact. First coming to prominence in the early 90s as the frontwoman of Italian symphonic black metal outfit Opera IX, she quickly established herself as an iconic figure in the genre with a unique blend of banshee shrieks and dramatic clean singing, as well as a uniquely spiritual take on the occult lyrics associated with the genre. At this point in time, the signature "beauty and the beast '' vocal approach for gothic and black metal was still in its infancy. It was starting to sprout up here and there in the form of a male harsh vocalist and a clean female vocalist (which it's still largely seen as today), yet here was Cadaveria already doing both parts with ease as early as 1994. She never dabbled in the operatic tendencies expected for the style though, opting instead for a mournful mid-range and, later on, a powerful belting register with a proclivity towards a rock 'n' roll style rasp.
After leaving Opera IX in 2001, Cadaveria started her own eponymously named band which is still active today. With this group she has explored gothic moods with more concise songwriting. Freed from the 10+ minute tangents that Opera IX liked to go on, she's been able to showcase her vocal abilities and songwriting approach in a more punchy context, and in doing so has found a variety of different voices to add to her repertoire. Whether it's a low range gothic croon, a soft falsetto, or a piercing scream, Cadaveria is always there to deliver it with the utmost conviction and style.
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*Underlines mark notes found in backing vocals or otherwise obscured in the song mix.
*Blue marks soft and/or disconnected sound falsetto/head voice notes.
*Green marks harsh screams.
*Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.
*Italics mark spoken/non-sung notes.
{Questionable Notes}D6 ("Face the Storm" [1])
C6 ("Cimmeries" [1])
E3 ("The Great Journey" [1])
B2 ("I'm My Enemy" [3])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
C6 ("Cimmeries" [1])
E3 ("The Great Journey" [1])
B2 ("I'm My Enemy" [3])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
{Album Ranges}Opera IX
Demo '92 (1992): B♭3-E♭5
The Triumph of the Death (1993): F♯3-?-C5
The Call of the Wood (1994): F♯3-G3-G4-E5
Sacro Culto (1998): G3-B4-D5-E♭5
The Black Opera: Symphoniæ Mysteriorum in Laudum Tenebrarum (2000): E3-D5-E5
Cadaveria
The Shadows' Madame (2002): G3-E♭5
Far Away from Conformity (2004): D3-E5
In Your Blood (2007): E♭3-E3-E5
Horror Metal (2012): E3-E♭5-E5
Silence (2014): C♯3-B4-F♯5
Mondoscuro (2016): G♯2-B4-F5
Emptiness (2022): B2-E♭3-F5
Dynabyte
Extreme Mental Piercing (2004): E3-E5-F5
2KX (2010): F♯3-F5-F♯5
Demo '92 (1992): B♭3-E♭5
The Triumph of the Death (1993): F♯3-?-C5
The Call of the Wood (1994): F♯3-G3-G4-E5
Sacro Culto (1998): G3-B4-D5-E♭5
The Black Opera: Symphoniæ Mysteriorum in Laudum Tenebrarum (2000): E3-D5-E5
Cadaveria
The Shadows' Madame (2002): G3-E♭5
Far Away from Conformity (2004): D3-E5
In Your Blood (2007): E♭3-E3-E5
Horror Metal (2012): E3-E♭5-E5
Silence (2014): C♯3-B4-F♯5
Mondoscuro (2016): G♯2-B4-F5
Emptiness (2022): B2-E♭3-F5
Dynabyte
Extreme Mental Piercing (2004): E3-E5-F5
2KX (2010): F♯3-F5-F♯5