What is the name of this Australian band that combines Gothic metal, Doom metal and symphonic metal influences that released the album Requiem-Fortissimo in 2008?
Requiem – Fortissimo Requiem – Fortissimo is the third part of Virgin Black's "Requiem" album trilogy and its second installment since "Requiem - Mezzo Forte". The album was released on February 19, 2008. The music on this album is in a death/doom style reminiscent of early 1990s British groups like My Dying Bride and Paradise Lost. Metal Storm voted "Requiem - Fortissimo" as The Best Doom Metal Album of 2008.
Marionette (band) Marionette is a Swedish melodic death metal band. They hail from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 2005. The band achieved recognition from placing high, and often winning, many national and international music contests. Inspired by the Japanese visual-kei scene and the brutality of Swedish hardcore and metal, Marionette has brought new light to the metal genre. When founded in 2005, when the average member’s age was 16, Marionette quickly made a name for themselves in the Swedish metal scene by winning and placing high in many national and international music contests. In support of the EP, "Terror Hearts" -which was mixed and mastered by Fredrick Nordström (In Flames, At the Gates) – Marionette shared the stage with some of the world’s most renowned metal acts including: Machine Head, Slayer, Mastodon, Meshuggah, and Candlemass among others.