Black Jester
Italy has had a monopoly on
neoclassical/progressive metal bands over the years,
and Black Jester was one such
band, with a style heavily influenced by
Dream Theater and
Fates Warning, with some
Yngwie Malmsteen-style theatrics thrown into the mix.
Clinically a fine band, though at times the keyboards gave the band
too much of a poppy feel.
They released three albums in the nineties and then broke up in 1999,
with a couple of members moving on to a followup band called Moonlight
Circus (taken from this band's second album).
The last album lineup regrouped in 2012.
Current Members
Alessandro D'Este
vocals RIP: May 2, 2020
Paolo Viani
guitars (guest for Warlord)
Gil Teso
bass
Rocco Prete
keyboards
Alberto Masiero
drums
Former Members/Guests
Nick Angel
keyboards
Nico Odorico
keyboards
Discography
Diary Of A Blind Angel
1993
WMMS
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- Night Voices
- The Tower And The Minstrel
- Diary Of A Blind Angel
- Time Theater
- King Of Eternity
- Black Jester Opera
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Alessandro D'Este
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Paolo Viani
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Gil Teso
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Nick Angel
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Alberto Masiero
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Welcome To The Moonlight Circus
1994
WMMS
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- The Labyrinth
- Mirrors Song
- The Wayfarer
- Glance Towards The Sky
- Consciousness Hymn
- Symphonies Of Immortal Winds
- Welcome To The Moonlight Circus
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Alessandro D'Este
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Paolo Viani
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Gil Teso
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Nico Odorico
-
Alberto Masiero
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The Divine Comedy
1997
Elevate
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- Inferno
- Purgatorio
- Paradiso
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-
Alessandro D'Este
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Paolo Viani
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Gil Teso
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Rocco Prete
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Alberto Masiero
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