Francesco Cavalieri is the lead singer of Italian power metal / “dwarf metal” band Wind Rose. The band has nearly 1 million monthly listeners on Spotify, and their breakthrough hit “Diggy Diggy Hole” has more than 60 million plays on the Spotify platform alone. Their last record, Warfront, debuted in the Top 10 on the U.S. Current Hard Music Albums chart. Their latest album, Trollslayer, is set to be released on October 4th on the Napalm Records label.
In this interview, Francesco tells us about some of the songs on the band’s new Trollslayer record and how the orchestral parts are composed. He talks about the band being defined by the success of “Diggy Diggy Hole,” his love for 80’s metal, and the band’s tour plans.
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