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.
Celtic Frost Celtic Frost ( ) was a Swiss heavy metal band from Zürich. They are known for their strong influence on the extreme metal genres. Formed in 1981 as Hellhammer, the band became Celtic Frost in 1984 and was active until 1993. It re-formed in 2001 and disbanded following frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer's departure in 2008. The band was inspired by heavy metal groups such as Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and Venom, but also by gothic rock acts like Bauhaus, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Christian Death, and by the hardcore punk group Discharge.