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Timeless Haunt is an American heavy metal band based out of Pottsville, Pennsylvania. The band was originally formed by the Unknown vocalist, Tommy Eye, and George Dimitri in August 2018 with the intent on writing melodic heavy metal music with a haunting, creepy vibe. John Jesuele had previously played with the Unknown vocalist in Forgotten Legacy and was the first choice to play drums. The band quickly began writing songs with March of Death being the first completed song. Claustrophobia was originally played by the Unknown Vocalist and Jesuele in Forgotten Legacy though never recorded and presented by the Unknown Vocalist as a potential song for Timeless Haunt, the noted difference in the Timeless Haunt version being played in a different key and the addition of keyboards and a harmonized vocal to compliment the spoken verse. Sands of Agony was written as a piano piece by Dimitri and presented to the band for consideration. The creation of Sands of Agony as well as keyboard flavorings in all the rest of the songs made the band realize the addition of keyboards would help differentiate the band in the metal world as well as accentuate the haunting vibe and message the band was trying to create.

The five songs for Haunted Symphony were recorded in March 2019 at JL Studios in Olyphant, PA and were engineered and mastered by Joe Loftus. Haunted Symphony layout and artwork were created by Cosmas Hiolos of Krieg Design. The initial pressing of 100 copies of Haunted Symphony was released in May 2019. Stormspell Records signed Timeless Haunt to a distribution deal and a second pressing of 500 Haunted Symphony CD’s became available for sale through Stormspell and its subsidiaries in August 2019. Haunted Symphony received many critically positive reviews including being awarded Streetclip’s 2019 Metal EP of the Year.

Don Fortune was added to the band in April 2019 when the band decided a stand-alone keyboard player would be an asset and even though he is credited on Haunted Symphony with playing keys it was George Dimitri who recorded all piano and keyboard parts in the studio. Timeless Haunt’s sound is classified as symphonic & melodic metal with hints of old-school groove. The symphonic and melodic component is accentuated by orchestral keyboards. The members have strong influences from 80’s music which contributes to the old-school groove. Influences include Judas Priest, Kiss, Savatage, Iced Earth, King Diamond, Mercyful Fate, Lizzy Borden, and Alice Cooper.

Haunted Symphony Discography

March of Death

Claustrophobia

Hellion Witch

Darkness Falls

Sands of Agony

Band Members

Unknown Vocalist – Lead & Harmony Vocals, Demonic Chants, Sinister Laughs

Tommy “The Electric” Eye – Rhythm Acoustic, Electric, and Lead Guitars, Diabolic Pinch Harmonics

George Dimitri – Extended Range Fretted & Fretless Basses, Piano & Keyboards, Harmony & Back-Up Vocals, Bellow Growls

Don “The Wizard of” Fortune – Piano, Keyboards, Organs, Strings, Assorted Evil Sounds

John Jesuele – Thunderous Drums & Haunting Percussion

Timeless Haunt was originally scheduled to return to the studio April 22-23 to record their sophomore CD titled Dark For Life but the coronavirus pandemic caused it to be tentatively rescheduled for September 11-13, 2020. Songs titles so far include Sinful Girl, Embrace the Haunt, Dark For Life, 526, Not For Me, Pain, and a remaking of Wicked Game by Chris Isaac. Renown metal artist Felipe Machado Franco was commissioned to create the artwork.

Timeless Haunt can be found on the web as follows:

Website: www.timelesshaunt.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/timelesshaunt

Instagram: www.instagram.com/timelesshaunt

Twitter: https://twitter.com/HauntTimeless

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-138256372

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSLXR9LKRkKvS6yr6v27R1w

Individual Facebook pages can be found for the Unknown Vocalist (J Haunt Vox), John Jesuele (John Haunt Drums), Don Fortune (T-Haunt Keyz), and George Dimitri (Timeless Bass).