LIVA have carved out a unique place in heavy metal: a four-piece performing original symphonic power metal entirely in Latin, combining classical vocal technique with a full metal setup. The band formed in Sherbrooke, Québec in 1997, and their catalog spans nearly three decades of work at that crossroads. Ecce Mundus stays true to that approach — tight, technically strong, and built around the push and pull between power and melody.
The band’s lineup is Nadine Guertin (soprano), Pier Carlo Liva (death and tenor vocals, guitars, electronics), Martin Tremblay (bass) and Claude Lacroix (drums). Their back catalog includes Requiem (2002), a heavy metal take on the Latin requiem mass; De Insulis (2007), built on the Latin texts of 12th-century theologian Alain de Lille; and Human Abstract (2013). In March 2002 they performed live with a 13-piece chamber orchestra for a Radio-Canada broadcast. The following year they picked up the MIMI de l’artiste le plus avantgardiste award for their fusion of classical music and metal. They’ve shared stages with Voivod, Gorguts, Nightwish, Kataklysm and Therion, among others.
