Midlands and Yorkshire based Gothic power septet Aonia have been announce to Norwegian-German metal titans Leaves' Eyes at The Corporation in Sheffield on 6th November. Also on the bill are Battlebeast and Dynosis. Tickets for the show are £13 in advance and are available from all the usual outlets as well as The Corporation's … Continue reading Aonia to open for Leaves’ Eyes in Sheffield
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Critically acclaimed seven-piece symphonic/progressive metal band, Aonia is embarking on a short tour of England from the 27th to 31st of May, along with the French Gothic metal band Alwaid and York-based melodic metal band Lost Effect. Tour dates are: 27-5-15 – O’Riley’s, Hull 28-5-15 – The Shed, Leicester 29-5-15 – Rock Zombie, Dudley 30-5-15 … Continue reading Sunset Symphony Tour 2015
British gothic power metallers Aonia, who have been hailed by the likes of Metal Hammer and Global Metal Apocalypse for their Nightwish-esque sound and use of Wagnerian warbling, have just announced the dates for their headlining UK tour with French melodic metallers Alwaid. The Sunset Symphony tour will take place in the final week of … Continue reading Aonia / Alwaid announce tour dates
British gothic power metallers Aonia have been announced to Norwegian symphonic metal band Sirenia at the fifth edition of The Dames of Darkness Festival which will take place on 9th and 10th May 2015 at The Robin 2 in Bilston, near Wolverhampton. Frontwoman Melissa comments: It's a huge honour to be chosen to play one of … Continue reading Dames of Darkness Festival 5 – Aonia added to bill
Aonia were a Band of the Day almost a year back and they recently released their newest EP, Sunchaser. The last EP I heard from them was very operatic, whereas this one's more in the vein of "standard" symphonic metal. In my personal opinion, it's all the better for it. For the benefit of their live … Continue reading Review: Aonia – Sunchaser
Me being me, I meant to review the new Aonia EP I got earlier this week but (surprise) fell behind. The release party is tonight at the Salutation Inn in Nottingham. There's a facebook event for it if you need more details. Apologies for the late notice, but if you've heard of the band before then you'll … Continue reading Aonia – free gig tonight!