The Chronicles of Israfel

The Chronicles of Israfel is a progressive, experimental metal band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and the title of the debut solo album of Dominic Cifarelli, the former guitar player for Pulse Ultra.

It is based on a fictional story written by Cifarelli, during a very uncertain and difficult period in his music career which eventually lead to the breakup of Pulse Ultra.Fact|date=March 2008 It was influenced by jam sessions with friend and drummer Joey Bastone and the viewing of violent Japanese Anime movies.Fact|date=March 2008

It was released in July 2007 after a year of production and writing. The first part "Starborn, Tome I", follows Israfel, the main character, in his search for a new home and the self discovery of his superior inner design.

Starborn was released in March 2007 through Bridge of Hands Entertainment, an independent arts label dedicated to the development and the distribution of original art not limited to music. It was expected to be the first of three albums to be released, along with older brother/band member Vincent Cifarelli's debut ambient record "Dream Method".

Since the release of Starborn, Dom has become bass player for Scars on Broadway (as of June 2008). The COI project seems to have been abandoned with its generally popular MySpace page recently shut down.

Line-up

*Dominic Cifarelli (ex-Pulse Ultra) - guitars, bass, vocals, additional keyboards, additional samples
*Vincent Cifarelli - piano, keyboards and string arrangements
*Americo Antonucci - vocals
*Joey Bastone - drums
*Joey Ranallo - bass

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/thechroniclesofisrafel The Chronicles of Israfel] on MySpace
* [http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/bands/band/?searchstring=The%20Chronicles%20Of%20Israfel&filtersectionname=all&filtersubsectionname=all&articleid=46918 The Chronicles Of Israfel - Band Profile on Metal Hammer]