Year : 2016 Style : Melodic Power Metal Country : Italy Audio : 320 kbps + front + Video Size : 202 mb
Bio:
"SKELETOON" were born in 2007, as a Helloween (Kiske era) Tribute Band, by the Singer "TOMI FOOLER", under the Previous Name "JACK o' LANTERN". After a long period playing live over Italian Stages & Shows, with different changes in Original Line-Up, TOMI decided to record his own Music, sharing studio with many musicians he knew during Live Shows with the Band. "THE CURSE OF THE AVENGER" was Born in 2015, with a Sound Half way between German Power Metal an a Classic Heavy, maintaining the original Mood of Making Fun of everything, as much as possible. "HAPPY METAL MUSIC" can be a right definition of their Sound.THE CURSE OF THE AVENGER, is written as it was a real, nowadays "NERD" Secret Diry, telling all the struggling battles a Geek has to Challenge in everyday Life, not forgetting to quote some typical "clue" like 80's Videogames (Title Track is dedicated to the Lucas Art Masterpiece "THE CURSE OF MONKEY ISLAND"), Superheroes Movies or Tv Series like "THE DOCTOR WHO".Their first Album saw participations of Great Musicians like ROLAND GRAPOW from MASTERPLAN, DIMITRI MELONI from INSIGHT and CHARLIE DHO, from THE FALLEN ANGEL, while Mixing and Mastering have been developed by Mr. DENNIS WARD (UNISONIC, PINK CREAM 69).
Line-Up:
- Mr. "TOMI FOOLER" - Vocals & Concept / Songwriting; - Henry "SYDOZ" Sidoti - Drums - Dimitri Meloni - Lead / Rythm Guitars - Charlie Dho - Bass Guitars
Guest:
Roland Grapow - guitar (Ex-Helloween)
Tracklist:
01. Timelord 02. What I Want (Feat. Roland Grapow) 03. Heroes Don't Complain (Feat. Roland Grapow) 04. Hymn To The Moon 05. The Curse Of The Avenger 06. Bad Lover 07. Joker's Turn 08. Heavy Metal Dreamers
Year : 2017 Style : Melodic Power Metal Country : Italy Audio : 320 kbps + front + Video Size :165 mb
Info:
"SKELETOON" were born in 2007, as a Helloween (Kiske era) Tribute Band, by the Singer "TOMI FOOLER", under the Previous Name "JACK o' LANTERN". After a long period playing live over Italian Stages & Shows, with different changes in Original Line-Up, TOMI decided to record his own Music, sharing studio with many musicians he knew during Live Shows with the Band. "THE CURSE OF THE AVENGER" was Born in 2015, with a Sound Half way between German Power Metal an a Classic Heavy, maintaining the original Mood of Making Fun of everything, as much as possible. "HAPPY METAL MUSIC" can be a right definition of their Sound.THE CURSE OF THE AVENGER, is written as it was a real, nowadays "NERD" Secret Diry, telling all the struggling battles a Geek has to Challenge in everyday Life, not forgetting to quote some typical "clue" like 80's Videogames (Title Track is dedicated to the Lucas Art Masterpiece "THE CURSE OF MONKEY ISLAND"), Superheroes Movies or Tv Series like "THE DOCTOR WHO".Their first Album saw participations of Great Musicians like ROLAND GRAPOW from MASTERPLAN, DIMITRI MELONI from INSIGHT and CHARLIE DHO, from THE FALLEN ANGEL, while Mixing and Mastering have been developed by Mr. DENNIS WARD (UNISONIC, PINK CREAM 69).
Album:
We’re pleased to bring you the premiere of Skeletoon’s new album Ticking Clock (listen below), which is scheduled to be officially released on March 3rd through Revalve Records.Album storyboard: …Have you ever had a Dream?…Have you ever had a Nightmare?Have you ever been awake all night, due to the fear of the night?“Timmy” was a 9 year old boy, who experienced a night with Dreams and Nightmares fighting for his Time, that Time Timmy was not so sure it was really flowing… That night a Storm was roaring outside, and he found the courage to go on only after his father taught him how to protect himself… how to be a Man. Years later, Timmy realized his guide were right. He realized he became a Man, even if he loved to be a child, protected by his father.He realized his father is still protecting him, even if Timmy can’t see him anymore, during another similar night, with another Storm roaring outside… Ticking Clock is an album about “One-Night Long” story, something we all experienced at least once.Is about loving expectation for our future, and about being aware of what we mad with our time. Is dedicated to all those people out there, who are not afraid to look deeper within, and be happy to be what they really are. Every Song is a “Chapter”. Every song has a meaning for the story. Every song is full of “Deeper Signs”. Try to catch them all, and achieve the Final Price.Skeletoon are a “nerd metal band.” They put together classic power metal with nerd & geek thematics. The result is something that goes deeper than the Light Side everybody can approach.
Line-Up:
Charlie Dho - Bass Henry "SYDOZ" Sidoti - Drums (Athlantis) Davide "Lord Dave" Piletto - Guitars (ex-Black Swan) Andy "K" Cappellari - Guitars Tomi Fooler - Vocals
Tracklist:
01. Dreamland 02. Drowning Sleep (feat. Jonne J?rvela & Korpiklaani) 03. Night Ain't Over 04. Watch over Me (feat. Piet Sielck & Iron Savior) 05. Chasing Time 06. Ticking Clock (feat. Jens Ludwig & Edguy) 07. Mooncry 08. Falling into Darkness (feat. Tomika Fulida) 09. Awakening
SkeleToon - They Never Say Die (Digipak Edition) (2019)
Year : 2019 Style : Melodic Power Metal Country : Italy Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video Size : 174 mb
Bio:
"SKELETOON" were born in 2007, as a Helloween (Kiske era) Tribute Band, by the Singer "TOMI FOOLER", under the Previous Name "JACK o' LANTERN". After a long period playing live over Italian Stages & Shows, with different changes in Original Line-Up, TOMI decided to record his own Music, sharing studio with many musicians he knew during Live Shows with the Band. "THE CURSE OF THE AVENGER" was Born in 2015, with a Sound Half way between German Power Metal an a Classic Heavy, maintaining the original Mood of Making Fun of everything, as much as possible. "HAPPY METAL MUSIC" can be a right definition of their Sound.THE CURSE OF THE AVENGER, is written as it was a real, nowadays "NERD" Secret Diry, telling all the struggling battles a Geek has to Challenge in everyday Life, not forgetting to quote some typical "clue" like 80's Videogames (Title Track is dedicated to the Lucas Art Masterpiece "THE CURSE OF MONKEY ISLAND"), Superheroes Movies or Tv Series like "THE DOCTOR WHO".Their first Album saw participations of Great Musicians like ROLAND GRAPOW from MASTERPLAN, DIMITRI MELONI from INSIGHT and CHARLIE DHO, from THE FALLEN ANGEL, while Mixing and Mastering have been developed by Mr. DENNIS WARD (UNISONIC, PINK CREAM 69).
Album:
SKELETOON, now that’s a goofy name. But in Power Metal goofiness and eccentricity is not something that people will raise eyebrows about. Especially in its European incarnation the genre relishes in being over the top and ridiculously awesome/awesomely ridiculous. Italy is a country with a quite strong standing in Power Metal history. Sure, Euro-Power Metal started with HELLOWEEN and STRATOVARIUS, and Germany and Sweden are powerhouses that dwarf everyone around them, but Italy gave the world one of the most iconic Power Metal bands, RHAPSODY OF FIRE, and has quite a few bands that reached international success (LABŸRINTH, ATHEMIS or WHITE SKULL). It seems to me that the Italians have a knack for this melodic – and melodramatic – stuff, the sound of Italian bands is distinctive, it has an extra flare, so to speak.SKELETOON write albums about – you’ve guessed it – about skeletons, their third album “They Never Say Die” has cute “Pirates of the Caribbean” meets Tim Burton sort of pirate theme. The music is firmly rooted in the Euro-Power Metal sound of bands like STRATOVARIUS, EDGUY or SONATA ARCTICA, but also has a bit of a Hard Rock edge to it in the vein of AVANTASIA. The band is quite open about their inspiration by AVANTASIA actually, the album even has a cover of “Farewell” on it. Many of the songs have catchy, high-octane choruses that are on the sugary side of the Power Metal spectrum – the choruses of the opener “Hell-O” or the third song with the absolutely metal name “The Truffle Shuffle Army: Bizardly Bizarre”, for example, are made of the same cheesy ingredients used in FREEDOM CALL’s kitchen.As I’ve mentioned already, some songs have a bit a Hard Rock vibe to them not dissimilar to AVANTASIA. “Last Chance” is one of those songs, as is “The Chain Master” that gives me a strong “The Metal Opera” vibe. The album obviously must have one 80s Hard Rock ballad on it, and SKELETOON know how to pull it off: “To Leave a Land” is a nice song, it is sentimental as hell obviously, but calls forth more emotion than embarrassment, as these songs often do. Some other songs to mention is the title track. There is a very over the top goofy synth melody, that interestingly contrasts with a very cool sounding Hard Rock (ish) verse. The chorus has the typical Euro-Power driving rhythm and catchiness – it’s sheer bombast. One little surprise on the album is the eight minutes long “When Legends Turn Real”. It has some compositional shifts, with some parts reminding me a bit of SYMPHONY X or later SONATA ARCTICA, so it’s basically a Power/Prog song. Oh, and there is a CYNDI LAUPER cover too.I’ve honestly enjoyed this album a lot, and not just because I’m getting burned out on Technical Dissonant Blackened Death-Grind etc. All the songs on the album are catchy and well written, the music is over the top, but it is done with such an attitude that it is entertaining rather than annoying. The only reservation I have is about the AVANTASIA cover – I don’t see that they add anything new to the original song and the album is a bit overlong, so its exclusion might be a good idea, but that’s my only reproval. “They Never Say Die” is a quality Euro-Power release by a super talented band. I’m sure these Italian buccaneers will go places and that plunder and glory awaits them beyond the horizon.
Line-Up:
Henry "SYDOZ" Sidoti – Drums Andrea Cappellari – Guitars Davide "Lord Dave" Piletto – Guitars Tomi Fooler – Vocals Jack Stiaccini – Bass
Tracklist:
01. Intro/Hell-O 02. Hoist Our Colors (feat. Ivan Castelli as “Capt. Jack Sparrow”) 03. The Truffle Shuffle Army: Bizardly Bizarre (feat. Alessandro Conti as “Chunk”) 04. To Leave A Land 05. They Never Say Die 06. Last Chance (feat. Michele Luppi as “Jake Fratelli”) 07. I Have The Key (feat. Morby as “Chester Copperpot”) 08. The Chain Master (feat. David Arredondo Gomez as “Sloth”) 09. When Legends Turn Real (feat. Mark Basile as “One Eyed Willy”) 10. Farewell (Avantasia Cover feat. Melissa Bonny) 11. Goonies R Good Enough (Cindy Lauper cover feat. Giacomo Voli)
Skeletoon - They Never Say Die (Japan Edition) (2019)
Year : 2019 (Japan Edition) Style : Melodic Power Metal Country : Italy Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video Size : 185 mb
Bio:
"SKELETOON" were born in 2007, as a Helloween (Kiske era) Tribute Band, by the Singer "TOMI FOOLER", under the Previous Name "JACK o' LANTERN". After a long period playing live over Italian Stages & Shows, with different changes in Original Line-Up, TOMI decided to record his own Music, sharing studio with many musicians he knew during Live Shows with the Band. "THE CURSE OF THE AVENGER" was Born in 2015, with a Sound Half way between German Power Metal an a Classic Heavy, maintaining the original Mood of Making Fun of everything, as much as possible. "HAPPY METAL MUSIC" can be a right definition of their Sound.THE CURSE OF THE AVENGER, is written as it was a real, nowadays "NERD" Secret Diry, telling all the struggling battles a Geek has to Challenge in everyday Life, not forgetting to quote some typical "clue" like 80's Videogames (Title Track is dedicated to the Lucas Art Masterpiece "THE CURSE OF MONKEY ISLAND"), Superheroes Movies or Tv Series like "THE DOCTOR WHO".Their first Album saw participations of Great Musicians like ROLAND GRAPOW from MASTERPLAN, DIMITRI MELONI from INSIGHT and CHARLIE DHO, from THE FALLEN ANGEL, while Mixing and Mastering have been developed by Mr. DENNIS WARD (UNISONIC, PINK CREAM 69).
Album:
SKELETOON, now that’s a goofy name. But in Power Metal goofiness and eccentricity is not something that people will raise eyebrows about. Especially in its European incarnation the genre relishes in being over the top and ridiculously awesome/awesomely ridiculous. Italy is a country with a quite strong standing in Power Metal history. Sure, Euro-Power Metal started with HELLOWEEN and STRATOVARIUS, and Germany and Sweden are powerhouses that dwarf everyone around them, but Italy gave the world one of the most iconic Power Metal bands, RHAPSODY OF FIRE, and has quite a few bands that reached international success (LABŸRINTH, ATHEMIS or WHITE SKULL). It seems to me that the Italians have a knack for this melodic – and melodramatic – stuff, the sound of Italian bands is distinctive, it has an extra flare, so to speak.SKELETOON write albums about – you’ve guessed it – about skeletons, their third album “They Never Say Die” has cute “Pirates of the Caribbean” meets Tim Burton sort of pirate theme. The music is firmly rooted in the Euro-Power Metal sound of bands like STRATOVARIUS, EDGUY or SONATA ARCTICA, but also has a bit of a Hard Rock edge to it in the vein of AVANTASIA. The band is quite open about their inspiration by AVANTASIA actually, the album even has a cover of “Farewell” on it. Many of the songs have catchy, high-octane choruses that are on the sugary side of the Power Metal spectrum – the choruses of the opener “Hell-O” or the third song with the absolutely metal name “The Truffle Shuffle Army: Bizardly Bizarre”, for example, are made of the same cheesy ingredients used in FREEDOM CALL’s kitchen.As I’ve mentioned already, some songs have a bit a Hard Rock vibe to them not dissimilar to AVANTASIA. “Last Chance” is one of those songs, as is “The Chain Master” that gives me a strong “The Metal Opera” vibe. The album obviously must have one 80s Hard Rock ballad on it, and SKELETOON know how to pull it off: “To Leave a Land” is a nice song, it is sentimental as hell obviously, but calls forth more emotion than embarrassment, as these songs often do. Some other songs to mention is the title track. There is a very over the top goofy synth melody, that interestingly contrasts with a very cool sounding Hard Rock (ish) verse. The chorus has the typical Euro-Power driving rhythm and catchiness – it’s sheer bombast. One little surprise on the album is the eight minutes long “When Legends Turn Real”. It has some compositional shifts, with some parts reminding me a bit of SYMPHONY X or later SONATA ARCTICA, so it’s basically a Power/Prog song. Oh, and there is a CYNDI LAUPER cover too.I’ve honestly enjoyed this album a lot, and not just because I’m getting burned out on Technical Dissonant Blackened Death-Grind etc. All the songs on the album are catchy and well written, the music is over the top, but it is done with such an attitude that it is entertaining rather than annoying. The only reservation I have is about the AVANTASIA cover – I don’t see that they add anything new to the original song and the album is a bit overlong, so its exclusion might be a good idea, but that’s my only reproval. “They Never Say Die” is a quality Euro-Power release by a super talented band. I’m sure these Italian buccaneers will go places and that plunder and glory awaits them beyond the horizon.
Line-Up:
Henry "SYDOZ" Sidoti – Drums Andrea Cappellari – Guitars Davide "Lord Dave" Piletto – Guitars Tomi Fooler – Vocals Jack Stiaccini – Bass
Tracklist:
01. Intro/Hell-O 02. Hoist Our Colors (feat. Ivan Castelli as “Capt. Jack Sparrow”) 03. The Truffle Shuffle Army: Bizardly Bizarre (feat. Alessandro Conti as “Chunk”) 04. To Leave A Land 05. They Never Say Die 06. Last Chance (feat. Michele Luppi as “Jake Fratelli”) 07. I Have The Key (feat. Morby as “Chester Copperpot”) 08. The Chain Master (feat. David Arredondo Gomez as “Sloth”) 09. When Legends Turn Real (feat. Mark Basile as “One Eyed Willy”) 10. Farewell (Avantasia Cover feat. Melissa Bonny) 11. Goonies R Good Enough (Cindy Lauper cover feat. Giacomo Voli) 12. Last Chance (feat. David Akesson) (Japan Bonus Track)
Year : 2020 Style : Melodic Power Metal Country : Italy Audio : 320 kbps + scans Size : 115 mb
Bio:
"SKELETOON" were born in 2007, as a Helloween (Kiske era) Tribute Band, by the Singer "TOMI FOOLER", under the Previous Name "JACK o' LANTERN". After a long period playing live over Italian Stages & Shows, with different changes in Original Line-Up, TOMI decided to record his own Music, sharing studio with many musicians he knew during Live Shows with the Band. "THE CURSE OF THE AVENGER" was Born in 2015, with a Sound Half way between German Power Metal an a Classic Heavy, maintaining the original Mood of Making Fun of everything, as much as possible. "HAPPY METAL MUSIC" can be a right definition of their Sound.THE CURSE OF THE AVENGER, is written as it was a real, nowadays "NERD" Secret Diry, telling all the struggling battles a Geek has to Challenge in everyday Life, not forgetting to quote some typical "clue" like 80's Videogames (Title Track is dedicated to the Lucas Art Masterpiece "THE CURSE OF MONKEY ISLAND"), Superheroes Movies or Tv Series like "THE DOCTOR WHO".Their first Album saw participations of Great Musicians like ROLAND GRAPOW from MASTERPLAN, DIMITRI MELONI from INSIGHT and CHARLIE DHO, from THE FALLEN ANGEL, while Mixing and Mastering have been developed by Mr. DENNIS WARD (UNISONIC, PINK CREAM 69).
Album:
SKELETOON is an Italian Power Metal band known for their penchant for concept albums on movies and whatnot. Their last album is called ‘’They Never Say Die’’ and it was an homage to the legendary movie, The Goonies. They are not your prototypical Power Metal band, using a lot of humour and nonsense in their songs. This is their fourth full-length album and they were formed by lead singer Tomi Fooler back in 2011. Most of the band were in a HELLOWEEN cover band called Jack’O Lantern before forming this band.It’s a rare instance to review a band like SKELETOON a second time. It shows how many years I have been at Metal Temple, safe to say it does not happen very often. I did a review of ‘’Ticking Clock’’, their 2017 album and it was a pleasant surprise for a genre that got stale for almost a decade. They continued releasing material after that and I was happy to be able to review this new opus.Leaning towards an album with a more serious approach, ‘’Nemesis’’ derives a bit from the previous material offered by the band. The lyrical themes are more sci-fi oriented that anything they have done before and I do not know if it’s specific to one show or movie. I tried to follow the lyrics and the titles of songs but nothing really came to mind, it’s pretty much an overall theme than anything you can actually pinpoint. The lyrics are most profound, more researched yet the blazing choruses are ever-present like most of their albums. What really detaches itself from the previous albums is how grandiose it feels. It feels like a huge orchestra and backing noise that make it larger than life. It was reminiscent of the concept albums by RHAPSODY and BLIND GUARDIAN, everything sounds so majestic and loud. You are quietly bombarded by catchy choruses, longstanding guitar solos and a massive wall of sound.The two songs that really stood out for me were two of the last three songs. ‘’Arcana Opera’’ could have been in a full-fledged Epic RPG, it sounds straight from a video game. I am pretty sure they were influenced by the works of Nobue Uematsu from the Final Fantasy games. This sounded downright epic and it’s full of life. I think they would do a great job doing a whole score of a videogame, they have the talent for it obviously.Safe to say (again with that expression!) that ‘’The NerdMetal Superheroes’’ is a bombastic effort. The song is very reminiscent of what GLORYHAMMER has been doing these last few years, a more comical approach but embracing who they really are musically. They are the self proclaimed Nerd Metal Superheroes so a song about themselves packs a real punch! It’s stupid fun and they can make fun of themselves and make good music at the same time, this is a prime example.SKELETOON are easing their way to Power Metal stardom and inching close to bands like BRAINSTORM, POWERWOLF, BLOODBOUND and GLORYHAMMER. They are on the brink of really breaking out in a genre where not many bands have been able to stand above everyone else.
Line-Up:
Henry "SYDOZ" Sidoti – Drums Andrea Cappellari – Guitars Davide "Lord Dave" Piletto – Guitars Tomi Fooler – Vocals Jack Stiaccini – Bass
Tracklist:
01. Prelude: Falling Galaxies 02. Brighter Than 1000 Suns 03. Will You Save Us All? 04. Nemesis 05. Starseeker 06. Cold The Night 07. Follow Me Home 08. Wake Up The Fire 09. Il Tramonto Delle Ere 10. Arcane Opera 11. The Nerdmetal Superheroes 12. Carry On
Skeletoon - The 1.21 Gigawatts Club (Digipak Edition) (2021)
Year : 2021 Style : Melodic Power Metal Country : Italy Audio : 320 kbps + all scans Size : 120 mb
Bio:
"SKELETOON" were born in 2007, as a Helloween (Kiske era) Tribute Band, by the Singer "TOMI FOOLER", under the Previous Name "JACK o' LANTERN". After a long period playing live over Italian Stages & Shows, with different changes in Original Line-Up, TOMI decided to record his own Music, sharing studio with many musicians he knew during Live Shows with the Band. "THE CURSE OF THE AVENGER" was Born in 2015, with a Sound Half way between German Power Metal an a Classic Heavy, maintaining the original Mood of Making Fun of everything, as much as possible. "HAPPY METAL MUSIC" can be a right definition of their Sound.THE CURSE OF THE AVENGER, is written as it was a real, nowadays "NERD" Secret Diry, telling all the struggling battles a Geek has to Challenge in everyday Life, not forgetting to quote some typical "clue" like 80's Videogames (Title Track is dedicated to the Lucas Art Masterpiece "THE CURSE OF MONKEY ISLAND"), Superheroes Movies or Tv Series like "THE DOCTOR WHO".Their first Album saw participations of Great Musicians like ROLAND GRAPOW from MASTERPLAN, DIMITRI MELONI from INSIGHT and CHARLIE DHO, from THE FALLEN ANGEL, while Mixing and Mastering have been developed by Mr. DENNIS WARD (UNISONIC, PINK CREAM 69).
Album:
SkeleToon's brand of Euro power metal has never been so classic and 80s sounding, yet contemporary. How did they do the trick? They just had so much fun doing it! And you can feel this über joyous approach in every single track of the new album, the third in a row since 2019. The goal was to mix their solid metal background with some AOR influences. Mission accomplished, thanks to a subtle use of the synths and the massive choirs powered by some very special guests as Simone Bertozzi (Ancient Bards), Simone Mularoni (DGM) and Alessio Lucatti (Vision Divine, Deathless Legacy).After successfully celebrating the myth of the Goonies flick with the brilliant "They Never Say Die" album, the nerd metal gang headed again to Hollywood: "The 1.21 Gigawatts Club" is actually a concept based on the evergreen Back To The Future saga, revisiting Marty & Doc's adventures with both the due respect and a super hilarious spirit. The ultimate fusion between power metal and OST: what a great time to be alive! The album has been recorded, mixed and mastered by Simone Mularoni at Domination Studio in San Marino. The beautiful artwork was made by Stan W. Decker (DragonForce, Rage, Primal Fear).
Line-Up:
Henry "SYDOZ" Sidoti – Drums Andrea Cappellari – Guitars Davide "Lord Dave" Piletto – Guitars Tomi Fooler – Vocals Jack Stiaccini – Bass
Tracklist:
01. Intro 02. Holding On 03. Outatime 04. The Pinheads 05. 2204 06. Enchant Me 07. We Don't Need Roads (The Great Scott Madness) 08. Pleasure Paradise (Oh La-La) 09. The 4th Dimensional Legacy 10. Eastwood Ravine 11. Johnny B. Goode (Chuck Berry cover)
