Artist description VIRTUOCITY's debut album SECRET VISIONS displays a chock-full array of melodic, classically inspired compositions, e.g. Niccolo Paganini's Caprice for Violin #5, partially used in the track EYE FOR AN EYE. SECRET VISIONS is also a milestone for Finnish metal, it's the 1st neo-classical metal album completely made by a Finnish squad, and like you're already used to when it comes to Finnish bands, also VIRTUOCITY is nothing short of first class in its genre. Neo-classical metal never sounded this good.

Music Style Neo-Classical

Musical Influences Bach / Paganini

Similar Artists Yngwie Malmsteen?

Artist History JARON SEBASTIAN RAVEN started composing in the tender age of 9. His very first melody lines were put together with a flute Jaron's mother gave him for his ninth birthday. By the age of 10 he had already gotten his first electric guitar. Neither the flute nor the guitar was the child prodigy's first instrument, though. Jaron had been banging away on the drums ever since he was 5 years old, but when Jaron was 14, playing drums took a more serious nature. He wrote and recorded songs with his 4-track tape recorder, taping the drum and guitar parts first. The compositions were gloomy and expressive heavy metal pieces, even more so for a 15-year old boy. At 18, Jaron recorded his first 4-song, 16-track EP master, on which he played drums, bass, guitars and keyboards. Numerous years in between, now JARON SEBASTIAN RAVEN has finally founded his first band, under the moniker of VIRTUOCITY.

Group Members JARON SEBASTIAN RAVEN (guitars, bass) PETER JAMES GOODMAN (vocals) MARCO HIETALA (guest vocals) JASKA RAATIKAINEN (drums) JANNE TOLSA (keyboards)

Instruments classic rock orchestra

Albums Secret Visions (2001)

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Additional Info pete@spinefarm.fi

Location Helsinki, Helsinki - Finland

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