Virtual Symmetry

Virtual Symmetry is a Swiss progressive metal band formed in Switzerland in 2009 as solo project of guitarist Valerio Æsir Villa while the first ideas for the debut album 'Message from Eternity' began taking shape in his home studio. The band now consists of vocalist Marco Pastorino, guitarist and mastermind Valerio Æsir Villa, Andrea Gianangeli on Drums and bassist Alessandro Poppale. Virtual Symmetry is a revelation in the progressive metal universe, stunning their fans and listeners with influences which range from classical music to contemporary metal music and a style characterized by epic suites. 2016's "Message from Eternity" - with guest appearances of singer Alessandro Del Vecchio, saxophonist Ruben Paganelli and legendary keyboardist Jordan Rudess - and 2017's "X-GATE Suite" Between 2018 and 2020 the band composed and produced EXOVERSE, their first concept album, and recorded it at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios in Bath, UK, featuring many special guests, such as Thomas Lang, Jordan Rudess, Ruben Paganelli and the symphonic orchestra Sinfonietta Consonus, Tom S. Englund, Jennifer Vargas and the gospel choir NuVoices Project. On September 16, 2022, the band released their fourth studio album, "Virtual Symmetry," through the American record label Sensory Records. Veils of Illumination, their 5th album, was released on December 6th, 2024 and features 8 powerful and melodic tracks, including a 20-minute epic, centered on the theme of reaching enlightenment.