Hypersonic formed in early 2006 by Salvo Grasso and Emanuele Gangemi. After some line up changes, the band completed by Alessia Rapisarda, Francesco Caruso and Dario Caruso released the debut album called 'Fallen Melodies' (Underground Symphony Records) in 2011, receiving good responses from magazines and metal scene.
So, the band was invited to play at the Elements Of Rock festival (Switzerland) in 2012. After some Italian live show in support of the record, the band entered the studio in 2015 for the recording of the second album 'Existentia'. The piece is a concept album based on the existence of man and the spiritual affairs afterlife. 'Prayer In The Dark' single immediately becomes one of the most acclaimed songs by the fans. 'Existentia' (Revalve Records) was a great success in terms of review, promotion and live shows. The band toured in UK, Sweden, Romania (Maximum Rock Festival), Netherlands, Switzerland managing to achieve excellent sales and placements in the metal music charts.
Later the singer Alessia leaves the band for personal reasons and Hypersonic welcomes the new Dark Queen and songwriter Eleonora Russo.
The band released the single 'Path Of Salvation' in 2019 and performs more dates in Europe (Metal festival in Sweden and Brainstorm fest in The Netherlands.
During the lockdown 2020, Hypersonic wrote songs for the third album and so in 2024 the band signed a record deal with the label Rockshots Records for the release of the new record 'Kaosmogonia'.
The full-lenght talks about human weaknesses such as depression, fears, the harm we do to others, unhealthy relationships with the people we love, revenge and protection but also a lot of hope for a better future.
The album features guest appearances by Mark Jansen (Epica), Francesco Paoli & Francesco Ferrini (Fleshgod Apocalypse), Emma Zoldan & Nils Courbaron (Sirenia), the male choir of Massimo Bellini Theater (Catania-Italy) and many others. The artwork was created by visual artist Heilemania (Epica, Kamelot, Lindemann, Turilli/Lione Rhapsody).
'Kaosmogonia' was released via Rockshots Records on April 12, 2024 and was preceded by the singles 'Mother Earth' (videoclip), 'My Sacrifice' (feat. Mark Jansen from Epica). The next single titled 'Veil Of Insanity' (lyric video visualizer) was released on April 12, for the release date of the album. The band has already played at the Elements Of Rock festival 2024 in Uster (Switzerland). On November 8th, the album was also released in Japan via Ward Records and was celebrated by the release of the new single 'Against Myself'.


 

Eleonora Russo - Vocals
Emanuele Gangemi - guitars, growl vocals
Dario Caruso - Keyboard & piano
Francesco Caruso - Bass
Salvo Grasso - drums, vocals, orchestral arrangements





Worldwide (except Japan): Rockshots Records
Japan: Ward Records






2024 - Kaosmogonia


2016 - Existentia


2011 - Fallen Melodies