Melissa Ferlaak
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Melissa Marie Ferlaak |
| Born | April 26, 1979 |
| Origin | Cottage Grove, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States |
| Genres | Symphonic metal, classical |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, vocal coach |
| Instruments | Vocals, flute |
| Years active | 2002 - Present |
| Associated acts | Aesma Daeva, Visions of Atlantis, Echoterra, Plague of Stars, MY Eternel, Demandolx, Stardust Reverie |
| Website | http://www.melissaferlaak.com/ |
Melissa Marie Ferlaak (born April 26, 1979) is an American soprano from Cottage Grove, Minnesota. She is best known as former singer for symphonic metal bands Aesma Daeva, Visions of Atlantis and Echoterra. She is now current singer of her female-fronted doom/death metal project Plague of Stars and ambient band MY Eternel with Voa Voxyd. She just completed writing the libretto and vocal parts for a new "Avante-Garde Nihilist Opera" entitled Demandolx: The First Chapter of Convent Demonic Possession, and additionally sang the role of Madeleine on the recording of the work. Throughout her career, she has guest appeared with other bands such as Ad Inferna, Withering Soul, Azure Emote, North, Beto Vazquez Infinity, Rising Dream, Adyta, Stardust Reverie and Voidwork.
Born in Cottage Grove, Minnesota. Melissa holds a master's degree from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts in Vocal Performance and a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls in Music with an emphasis on classical and operatic technique.
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 her career with Aesma Daeva, they have recorded three albums, The Eros of Frigid Beauty, The New Athens Ethos, and Ex Libris. On October 11, 2005, the band 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, he 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 citing personal reasons.
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