Neronia
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DE Darmstadt – Progressive Rock / Modern Prog Metal / Progressive Rock / Hard Rock / Rock
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Edit-artist-releases-release-placeholder PURE Album 2017
Edit-artist-releases-release-placeholder NERO Album 2015
Edit-artist-releases-release-placeholder Limnotapes Album 2014
Edit-artist-releases-release-placeholder Blue Circles Album 2008
Edit-artist-releases-release-placeholder Nerotica Album 2004
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Deutsch: Eigenkompositionen zwischen NeoProgressive, Wave und Classic Rock mit hohem Wiedererkennungswert Aus Einflüssen von Dream Theater über Marillion bis zu Saga und Yes werden starke Melodien in filigrane Arrangements gepackt, die immer wieder neue Details preisgeben.

Auf der Bühne schafft NERONIA eine optisch und akustisch faszinierende Konzert-Atmosphäre mit differenziertem Sound, hohem spielerischen Niveau und professioneller Live-Präsenz. Spielfreude inklusive!
Die aktuelle CD ‚Nero’ steht im Mittelpunkt des Programms, ergänzt durch neu arrangierte Neronia-Klassiker aus den letzten 15 Jahren.
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NERONIA entstand aus der deutschen Neoprog-Band Ulysses in 2001. Bereits auf der Debut-CD ‚Nerotica’ (2003) präsentierte sich die Band mit ausgereiften, melodiösen Kompositionen und erhielt durchweg gute Kritiken. Das zweite Album ‚Blue Circles’ (2008) reicht von der klassisch instrumentierten Akustik-Ballade bis zu druckvollen und komplexen Arrangements. Für die finale Qualität der Produktion spricht der Feinschliff durch Mastering-Guru EROC. ‚Blue Circles’ fand in der internationalen Presse hohe Beachtung und wurde u.a. für die ProgRock Awards (Italien) in zwei Kategorien nominiert.
Ende 2009 begann Neronia mit dem Songwriting für das 3. Album. Ein Jahr später wurden die Arbeiten am neuen Album durch einen Einbruch im eigenen Studio, bei dem ein Großteil des Equipments abhanden kam, jäh unterbrochen. Erst Mitte 2011 konnte die Produktion des neuen Albums fortgesetzt werden.

Das dritte Album "Limnotapes" wurde im Februar 2014 veröffentlicht und orientiert sich am legendären Sound der späten 70ziger. Neronia setzt gezielt Vintage - Instrumente und Technik ein, kombiniert mit verschieden Gimmicks des Computerzeitalters. Beim Recorden der Songs wurde viel Sorgfalt darauf verwendet, die Lebendigkeit, den Charakter und die Dynamik der Songs "aufs Tape" zu bekommen.
"Limnotapes" wurde vom NewEARS-magazin zum Album des Monats Juli 2014 gewählt und erhielt zahlreiche positive Reviews in bekannten Magazinen u.a. Eclipsed, PowerPlay, Fireworks-Magazine, Classic Rock Society, Musik-Zirkus.
Noch im selben Jahr startete das Songwriting zum neuen Album NERO.

Nachdem Keyboardguru Mike Stone die Band aus beruflichen Gründen verlassen musste, haben die verbliebenen Bandmitglieder sich entschieden, die hieraus resultierende Chance zu nutzen und präsentieren stolz die vierte CD namens “Nero”, die die Wandlung der Band zu einem gitarrenlastigeren, härteren und mehr Metal-orientierten und insofern “moderneren” Stil unter Beibehaltung der Neronia-typischen Merkmale, nämlich starke Melodien, komplexe Arrangements und die unverwechselbare Stimme von Falk Ullmann.

Nero erhielt durchweg positive Reviews in zahlreichen bekannten Magazinen wie z. B. Musik-Zirkus, Classic Rock Society, etc. und ist auf verschiedenen Online-Radios wie HeadbangersFM zu hören.
Das Musikvideo zu „Raindrops“ wurde während den Berlin Music Video Awards 2016 in das Finale gewählt und rutschte in der Kategorie „Videoshop“ nur knapp am Siegertreppchen vorbei.

English:
Originally influenced by Dream Theater, IQ and Saga, NERONIA has developed their unique style. Strong and memorable hook lines are carefully embedded into colourful and complex arrangements. Every song delivers a charismatic atmosphere to the listener combined with an intense narrative element.
Rising from the ashes of the German neoprogs Ulysses, the initial line-up of the band was formed in 2002. In 2004, "Nerotica" was released. This album is a beautiful summary of their early musical style combing their original musical roots with new charismatic vocals. The album release was followed by a series of very successful club gigs and enthusiastic reviews.
During a phase of musical reorientation the band split up in 2005 and band members went separate ways with their own projects. However, there was still creative energy burning within the core of the band which resulted in an intensive search and audition process and NERONIA reformed in 2006. The new line-up started working on their own musical identity, going beyond what NERONIA had done before. Songwriting was followed by recordings in 2007. In 2008, NERONIA released "Blue Circles". The album showed a new and more complex dimension and wide musical range which is still anchored in the tradition of the best progressive rock music. Offering drama as well as delicate acoustic work, some excellent musicianship was combined with quality production. "Blue Circles" was recognized widely by the international rock community and was nominated in two categories for the Italian 2009 Progressive Rock Awards amongst other awards.
The production process of the third album "Limnotapes" began shortly after the release of "Blue Circles", NERONIA was then, however, massively knocked back as a result of a break-in to their studio, which saw practically all of their equipment stolen, and cost almost three years worth of time.
"Limnotapes" describes the evolution from the first record, "Nerotica", to "Blue Circles", to the current world of NERONIA and has been chosen as the NewEARS album of the month in July 2014, has been reviewed positively in various famous magazines like Classic Rock Society, Eclipsed or PowerPlay.
During the final writing and recording sessions of "Limnotapes" it became obvious that Mike Stone, friend, keyboardist extraordinaire and band member from the earliest days of NERONIA had to leave the band due to professional reasons which forced him to move to another country. The remaining members decided not to fill the resulting gap but to take the chance to head in more rock - or even metal oriented - direction that had evolved during the writing process of the last Limnotapes songs. Whilst still preserving the core of what NERONIA stands for - strong melodies, complex arrangements and pronounced vocals - a less keyboard, more guitar driven attitude was developed.
In the following months, the band locked themselves away to find new arrangements to be able to perform the existing song material live, and added some cover songs from Saga, Queen and Styx to add spice to the live set. NERONIA played some test gigs in 2015 which proved their ability to perform as a quartet. At the same time the songwriting for the next CD moved on quickly and progressed so fast that now, only one year after releasing "Limnotapes", the band proudly presented their fourth CD called "NERO" on December 2015. The new material perfectly reflects the transition of the band to a heavier, more metal oriented side and a maybe more "modern" style, while keeping the melodic base line of NERONIA.
In May 2016 the Musicvideo "Raindrops" was nominated as finalist during the Berlin Music Video Awards 2016 in the Category "Videoshop".
Current plans are to play some live shows in 2016 and 2017 to get more in touch for present and potential future fans, and to show off our currently underestimated talents. As far as songwriting is concerned, we have already started to work on a concept album, which has been a dream which has been put off for several years but had to be put back due to various external reasons. Stay tuned, we will keep you informed about the ongoing process.

And to those who were wondering: The name NERONIA originates from the massive Greek-style festival, created by NERO.