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The band was founded in 1998 on an idea of Giuseppe Bondi (keyboards) and Claudio Diprima(drums). They played together in a power-metal cover band but one day they decided to create their own music .So they started searching for musicians that had faith in their project and they found them in : Maurizio Malta , Giovanni Santini , Michele Cristofalo and Dario Grillo. 

After the release of a 3-track demo entitled "Sword ,Crown and Shields" they started to compose new material that was recorded in March 1999; this demo was called "Perpetual Glory"and it was entirely self-produced.

Giulio Di Gregorio - Giuseppe Bondi - Claudio Diprima - Maurizio Malta - Dario D'Alessandro - Giovanni Santini
(click on a portrait for more info)

.G. received very good responses in all the Italian metal magazines (Top demo on Metal Hammer ,May 1999) and fanzines. So in August 1999 the band signed a deal with Scarlet Records. Meanwhile Michele Cristofalo left the band to join "Carabinieri" Army,and Dario D'Alessandro took his place.

In March 2000 they started the recordings of "The Lasting Power", the debut album , and they finished in April 2000. TLP received a great response worldwide in spite of a weak production . In July 2001 Thy Majestie finished the recordings of "1066" , promo-demo Cd self-produced that wasn't released but it was used to "test" the new compositions . But two songs were pubblished on internet and received thousands of dowloadings and great pubblic response .

In September 2001 LIMB Music (producer of Rhapsody) noticed Thy Majestie and after they have listened "1066" Limb proposed the possibilty of a deal but Thy Majestie had signed for two albums with Scarlet and so it wasn't possible.

In January 2002 Thy Majestie were contacted by Thomas Youngblood , he proposed them an european tour to support his Kamelot .Great chance! Unfortunately Thy Majestie couldn't afford the tour expences only by themselves and they had to record the new album only 2 month after .

In March 2002 they entered in recording studio to record "Hastings 1066" . New album is based on a concept story about the fundamental battle of Hastings in 1066 a.C. . The style is changed to a power-prog style but without leaving symphonic style . They finished the recording sessions in May 3rd. New album will be out for Scarlet Records from September 30th 2002.

About the Style

I've read a lot of reviews but sincerely I didn't understand what kind of music Thy Majestie play.
Thy Majestie play heavy metal! But with a lot of "non" metal influences like symphonic , opera and medieval music.Some of their songs sound in a soundtrack style, some songs sound like classic power metal songs : straight in your face with melodic and catchy choruses; some other sound very progressive oriented with very articulated structures. So you can find a lot of different sounds in Thy Majestie's music

I've read that Thy Majestie sound like Rhapsody, is it true?
No ,definitely. There are a lot of differences between Rhapsody and Thy Majestie: different approach to metal, different atmospheres, different melodies, different structures, different use of the choirs, well...different! Thy Majestie's music is an alternative and different way to play symphonic metal.

Which are Thy Majestie 's influences ? From which bands are you inspired ?
Thy Majestie influences are a lot , we are inspired from music in its multiple faces . We don't follow a particular band but we are respectful to Iron Maiden

 

Where to buy the albums from?

Where can I buy Thy Majestie's album?
Thy Majestie's album is distribuited world wide.If you visit "Discography" section of Thy Majestie website you'll find a huge list of record shops where you can buy the album.

I want to buy Thy Majestie's albums, I don't want to buy it on-line and I can't find it in my reliable record shop, what can I do?
We have a good distribuition world wide but perhaps you won't find Thy Majestie's album in every record shop of the planet! You can ask to your reliable record shop to order it for you.

I would like to buy a Thy Majestie's albums but I want to spend few money, could you suggest me the cheapest place where I can find it?
If you are a USA or Canada resident the cheapest place where we've found Thy Majestie's album is The End Records because shipping cost are free for USA and Canada residents. For the other people we suggest to give a look to the records shops list in the "Discography" section of Thy Majestie's website, choose by yourself!

I've read from your biography that you have released a demo CD called "Perpetual Glory" and a self produced CD called "1066", where can I buy them?
Sorry , Perpetual Glory and 1066 are not for sale.

 

Mailing List

If I subscribe for Thy Majestie's mailing list then I'll receive tons of spamming emails ?
No!!! Don't worry ! Only the most important news about the band.

How can I subscribe to Thy Majestie's mailing list?
Very simple! Send a blank email to thymajestie@alice.it with the subject "Subscribe to the Mailing List"

I don't want to receive news from Thy Majestie, how can I delete my email address from the mailing list?
Very very simple! Send a blank email to thymajestie@alice.it with the subject "Delete me from the Mailing List"

Contacts

How can I contact them?
You can contact them through their official address : thymajestie@alice.it. If you want to write to one of them in particular you'll find band's members addresses in the "Band" section of Thy Majestie's website.

I'm a review writer and I want to receive promotional material...
Please contact Scarlet Records to receive any promo material: Scarlet If they can't send it (perhaps because they've finished it) or if they haven't answered to you (they could be very busy!) please contact us : thymajestie@alice.it, we'll send you a CD-R (it's without cover and lyrics)

I'm a distribuitor and I want to distribuite Thy Majestie's music in my country, who have I to contact ?
Please contact our record label : Scarlet Records

 

Support!

I like Thy Majestie and I would like to support them, what can I do?
The best thing that you can do is to buy a Thy Majestie's album because if you download all their songs from the net you won't never support them. Then you can support Thy Majestie by letting your friends know about Thy's music, if you have a website you can link their site using this banner or their logo, in other words: spread the voice everywhere :))))

 

THY MAJESTIE and religion

Thy Majestie did a cover ( "In God we trust" ) of the Christian metal band Stryper. Is Thy Majestie a Christian metal band ?
No. Thy Majestie don't play Christian metal

Is Thy Majestie's music related to religion ?
No , Thy Majestie's music is related to fantasy, to history and to epic moments. We don't tell about religion in our music.

Are the band members Christians ?
Someone is Christian and someone believe in a God (not by force a Christian God) ... Is this really important ?