EXPERIENCE
The hell of war shocks Dante, a young, conflicted Nazi soldier seeking to escape his sins.
His lover Elaina tries to get him to flee. They are met with Death and Damnation.
Dante finds himself on a perilous path in the Afterlife. Virgil, a virtuous spirit appears to guide the newly damned soul. He tells Dante, he has a calling from Paradise. First, however, Dante must endure an arduous journey through the Inferno!
The unknown meaning of the message from Paradise forces Dante to seek ways to free himself from the errors of his soul. He must uncover what harkens him toward the Divine.
Encountering demonic entities and painful reflections, a familiar voice haunts and helps Dante through to the coldest circle of Hell. There he confronts the Evil One. Dante renounces his former self, only to discover he shares grave desire with the Darkest Force.
Virgil and the forces from Paradise aid Dante, leaving the Inferno ready to threaten all with an unfathomable peril (to the Creator.)
THE CIRCLE OF DEAD CHILDREN:
Inspired by Dante’s Inferno.
Produced and Composed by: Kenneth Bryan ‘The Mad Composer’ Candelas
Artwork by: David ‘Max’ Millgate
Narration by: Jonathan Kruk
The following talent was involved in the making of “The Circle of Dead Children” album:
Kenneth Bryan Candelas: Author, Songwriter, Composer, Producer, Drums, Mixing Engineer, Arranger, Lyricist, Vocal Engineer, Sound Engineer, Librettist, Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Transcriber, Mastering Engineer
Elizabeth Candelas: Lead Vocals, Harmony Vocals
Jason Stallworth: Guitar
Nic Z: Bass Guitar, Mixing Engineer
Jonathan Kruk: Performer
Amanda Cross: Lead Vocals (feat. on “Cantos I-III: In the Lands of Hell”)
Erica Mancini: Keyboards (feat. on “Cantos I-III: In the Lands of Hell”)
Alfred Potter: Lead Guitar (feat. on “Sacred Order”)
Hanna DeLoe: Background Vocals
Michael James Romeo: Guitar Technician, Sound Engineer
Nik Chinboukas: Sound Engineer
Yosimar Gomez: Sound Engineer
Todd Giudice: Sound Engineer
Kia Eshghi: Mastering Engineer
“Laid to Rest” was written by:
Mark Morton (Music, Lyrics)
Christopher Adler (Music, Lyrics)
William Adler (Music, Lyrics)
David Randall Blythe (Music, Lyrics)
John Campbell (Music, Lyrics)
Kenneth Bryan Candelas (Musical Arrangement)
“Snow Bound” was written by:
Christopher Amott (Music)
Michael Amott (Music)
Kenneth Bryan Candelas (Lyrics, Librettist, Musical Arrangement)
Special thanks to:
The Candelas family, the De Deus family, the Sirianni family, The Ortiz family, the Pereira family, Paul Special, Ricardo Saccoliti, Christopher ‘C.J.’ Ortiz, Savvy Musician Academy, SAE Institute of Technology, The City College of New York, Queensborough Community College, Kris Maxx, Mergim Gjonbalaj, Courtney Sinn, Cody Pomeroy, John Krivit, Robert Anderson, Samuel Ferarra, Joe Chan, Dan Grigsby, Joe Mason, John Terelle, Kia Eshghi, Edward Marks, Anton Marek, Joe Popp, Samuel Bayston, Jeet Suresh Paul, Kyle Herschberger, Constantine ‘Gus’ Philippas, Gavin Philippas, William Ahearn, Peter Woolston, Troy Luccketta, Shawn Pelton, James ‘Roto’ Rotondi, Robert Belcher, Jonny Blaze, John Cusimano, Kurt Wolf, Rod Ossa, Eddie Luisi, Carl, Pete Benjamin, Jacqueline Jax, Jason Swanston, Ian Berkely, Daniil Deych, Hristo Hristov, Michael John, Lyobomir Nedyalkov, Marc Urselli, Peter Wilson, Brian Eisenpresser, Simon Millgate, Elizabeth Furniss, Amelia Lee Furniss, Dan Cassidy, Steve Selman, Aracelie Aarie, Antonio Iengo, Andre Barton-Maycock, New York State Parks & Recreation, Laurence Gill, Nelson Vilela, and friends.
HOMERIK:
The beginning of A Song of the Night, the prologue to “The Circle of Dead Children”.
Homerik's self-titled debut album is best seen as an experiment to explore the unique genre and sound that is now revered as Cinematic Metal. Each composition within the album is a unique story, illustrated by Anton Rosovsky, exploring the boundaries of humanity’s colorful world of music. With the intention of creating a story that would outlast the experimental album, “A Song of the Night: Part 1” was written as the official prologue to what is now known as “The Circle of Dead Children”.