Perseo Miranda

He started in 1980 participating in various radio show (in particular Italian channels ‘’Rai 2’’ and ‘’Rai 3’’),{{Cite web|url=http://www.perseononsolorock.com/biografia.html|title=Miranda's official site biography|access-date=23 July 2011|work=perseononsolorock.com|archive-date=15 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715074535/http://www.perseononsolorock.com/biografia.html|url-status=live}} but his main passion was the music, which he regards as the main means of expression.{{Cite web|url=http://www.metallized.it/articolo.php?id=325|title=Miranda's interview for Italian webzine Metallized.it|access-date=23 July 2011|work=metallizaed.it|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725172314/http://www.metallized.it/articolo.php?id=325|archive-date=25 July 2011|url-status=dead}} He found inspiration in artists like Alice Cooper, David Bowie and Black Sabbath.{{cite book| author=Lorenteggio,Marcello| title=Mirands's interview for Metal Hammer magazine| publisher=Metal Hammer Italy| year=2010| issn= 1591-8742|page=74}}{{cite book| author=Polari,Victor| title=Mirands's interview for Grind Zone magazine| publisher=Grind Zone| year=2010|page=54}}

In 1980 he released his first self-produced album, called Perseo Miranda and His Theatre, and the following year the CD single "I sayd I look away".

Then Miranda devoted himself to teaching guitar in various schools, recording some vocals in many pop rock albums and playing in many different bands (from hard rock to heavy metal, punk, gothic metal, blues and other genres).{{cite book| author=Selvaggio, Michela| title=Mirands's interview for Inferno Rock magazine| publisher=Inferno Rock| year=2010| issn= 2039-0564|pages=50–51}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.metallized.it/articolo.php?id=325|title=Perseo Miranda – interview for Metallized.it|access-date=23 July 2011|work=metallized.it|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725172314/http://www.metallized.it/articolo.php?id=325|archive-date=25 July 2011|url-status=dead}}

He returned to the music scene in 2006, releasing the album Light and Darkness

Some Italian webzines, as Metallized.it, described it as a "classic heavy metal album with strong dark and gothic influences".{{Cite web|url=http://www.metallized.it/recensione.php?id=1439|title=Light and Darkness review by Metallized.it|access-date=23 July 2011|work=metalized.it|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009005419/http://www.metallized.it/recensione.php?id=1439|archive-date=9 October 2011|url-status=dead}}

In 2007 Miranda released the album Evolution of the spirits and in 2008 Parallel Dimensions. The last one had some good reviews: Italian webzine OndaAlternativa noted some changes in the style, moving from gothic metal to a kind of "trash-prog metal",.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ondalternativa.it/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=5985|title=Perseo Miranda- New single|access-date=23 July 2011|work=ondalternativa.it|archive-date=21 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321143958/http://www.ondalternativa.it/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=5985|url-status=live}}Powermetal.it described this work as hard rock music with modern ideas, especially in the guitar work.{{Cite web|url=http://www.powermetal.it/demo_detail.php?id=00138|title=Perseo Miranda – Parallel Dimension review|access-date=23 July 2011|work=powermetal.it|archive-date=22 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722045256/http://www.powermetal.it/demo_detail.php?id=00138|url-status=live}}

In 2010 Miranda signed for the Italian label Erga Edition. Praise my day was the first Miranda's album produced by Erga Edition.{{Cite web|url=http://www.erga.it/edizioni/dbnew/scheda.asp?id=1017|title=Erga Edition presents the album Praise my dayreview|access-date=23 July 2011|work=erga.it|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328084649/http://www.erga.it/edizioni/dbnew/scheda.asp?id=1017|archive-date=28 March 2012}}

This album gained attention from some Italian magazines. Rock Hard said that "Miranda is one of the few artists that really sings and interprets in different ways, depending from the song atmosphere".{{cite journal| author=Cerati, Stefano| title=Praise My day review|journal= Rock Hard (Italy)| publisher=Rock Hard| year=2010| issn= 1437-8140|page=73}}

Under the same label Miranda released in 2011 the single CD (2 tracks) A silence that screams-In a Broken dreams, and some months later the CD A Silence That Screams.{{Cite web|url=http://www.italiadimetallo.it/recensioni/4462/perseo-miranda/a-silence-that-screams|title=A silence that screams review|access-date=23 July 2011|work=italiadimetallo.it|archive-date=28 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328084649/http://www.italiadimetallo.it/recensioni/4462/perseo-miranda/a-silence-that-screams|url-status=live}} Some reviews such as Italia di Metallo judicated it as a pure heavy metal work with dark and progressive episodes.{{Cite web|url=http://www.italiadimetallo.it/recensioni/4462/perseo-miranda/a-silence-that-screams|title=Italia Di Metallo webzine – A silence that screams review|access-date=23 July 2011|work=italiadimetallo.it|archive-date=28 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328084649/http://www.italiadimetallo.it/recensioni/4462/perseo-miranda/a-silence-that-screams|url-status=live}}

Metal Maniac magazine judicated it as a hard and complex album, with hard rock-heavy metal songs, but also progressive sounds.{{cite book| author=Buti, Sandro| title=Mirands's interview for Metal Maniac magazine| publisher=Metal Maniac| year=2010| issn= 1825-7992|page=47}}

The title track "A Silence That Screams", was also included in the Inferno Sounds compilation, attached to Inferno Rock magazine.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rockharditaly.com/products/184-inferno-rock-febbraio-2011-con-cd.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110215104845/http://www.rockharditaly.com/products/184-inferno-rock-febbraio-2011-con-cd.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 February 2011|title=Rock Hard news about Inferno Rock compilation including Perseo Miranda|access-date=23 July 2011|work=rockharditaly.com}}

Miranda wrote 2 books in the field of astrology: Manuale di astrologia (translated Astrology Manual) (2001– Erga Editions){{Cite web|url=http://www.erga.it/edizioni/dbnew/scheda.asp?id=785|title=Erga – Manuale Di Astrologia|access-date=23 July 2011|work=erga.it|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328084712/http://www.erga.it/edizioni/dbnew/scheda.asp?id=785|archive-date=28 March 2012}} and Gli astri dicono (translated Aster says (2003 – Erga Editions).{{Cite web|url=http://www.erga.it/edizioni/dbnew/scheda.asp?id=215|title=Erga – Gli Astri Dicono|access-date=23 July 2011|work=erga.it|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328084729/http://www.erga.it/edizioni/dbnew/scheda.asp?id=215|archive-date=28 March 2012}}

• Perseo Miranda – Perseo Miranda and his Theatre (1980 – self produced)
• Perseo Miranda – I Sayd I Look Away! (1981 – self produced)
• Perseo Miranda – Light and darkness (2006 – self produced)
• Perseo Miranda – Evolution of the Spirit (2007 – self produced)
• Perseo Miranda – Parallel dimensions (2008 – Lodger Records)
• Perseo Miranda – Praise my Day (2009, Erga Editions)
• Perseo Miranda – A silence that screams, in a broken dream (CD single,2010, Erga Editions)
• Perseo Miranda – A Silence That Screams (2010, Erga Editions){{Cite web|url=http://www.erga.it/edizioni/dbnew/scheda.asp?id=1058|title=Erga Edition presents the album A silence that screams|access-date=23 July 2011|work=erga.it|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328084740/http://www.erga.it/edizioni/dbnew/scheda.asp?id=1058|archive-date=28 March 2012}}
• Perseo Miranda – Firmament (2011, Erga Editions)
• Perseo Miranda – Theatre Metal – the Armed Poet (2012, Erga Editions)
• Perseo Miranda – Theatre Metal (2012, Erga Editions)

• Inferno Sounds vol.1 (2010, Inferno Rock) (with the song "A silence that Screams")

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20111009004013/http://www.perseononsolorock.com/ Perseo Miranda official website]
• [http://www.myspace.com/perseomiranda Perseo Miranda official Myspace site]

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