Once

Profile of ONCE, a German symphonic metal band from North Rhine-Westphalia, founded in 2012 by Alina Lesnik, Frank Wypchol, Marco Paulzen and Alexander Hey. Their music is inspired by neo-romantic soundtrack music and includes typical elements of a classical Aristotelian drama, combined with heavy guitars and drums, entangled in a complex storytelling.

Members:
Alina Lesnik - Vocals & Lyrics
Marco Paulzen - Guitars, Bass & Grim Vocals
Frank Wypchol - Keys & Orchestrations
Alexander Hey - Drums
Guest: Shir-Ran Yinon on Violin (ex-Eluveitie, Haggard, Krayenzeit etc.)

Releases:
2018 Single: The Hour of Eden's Fall
2018 Debut Album: After Earth (via Pride&Joy Music)
1. Act I (Overture)
2. Awake
3. My Masterpiece
4. The Allure (feat. Shir-Ran Yinon)
5. Distorted Smiles (feat. Shir-Ran Yinon)
6. The Hour of Eden's Fall
7. Act II (Intermezzo)
8. My Fairytale
9. Phenomena
10. The Sins of Saints
11. Insane Schemes of Sanity
12. The Final Stage (feat. Shir-Ran Yinon)
13. Epilogue (A Memento of our Hiraeth)

Reviews
„It’s quite impossible to stand still or unemotional while listening to Once"- theheadbangingmoose.wordpress.com
„Alle, die epischen, symphonischen Metal gepaart mit hervorragendem weiblichen Gesang mögen und dabei noch auf ebensolche Filmmusik stehen, kommen eigentlich nicht an ONCE vorbei.“ - powermetal.de
„Oper, Musical und Düsternis verschmelzen hier zu einer mehr als stimmigen wie abwechslungsreichen Einheit.“ -ffm-rock.de