Temperance (band)

Temperance
The band in 2024
The band in 2024
Background information
OriginItaly
Genres
Years active2013–present
LabelNapalm Records
MembersMarco Pastorino
Luca Negro
Michele Guaitoli
Kristin Starkey
Marco Sacchetto
Past membersSandro Capone
Chiara Tricarico
Giulio Capone
Alfonso Mocerino
Alessia Scolletti
Websitewww.temperanceband.com

Temperance is an Italian power metal band. The band blends heavy guitars, metal riffs, electronic tracks and elements of folk music into melodic and powerful music. So far, they have released seven full-length albums and a live DVD, released through Scarlet Records and Napalm Records, with an eighth album scheduled for 2026.

History

Founded in 2013 by members of Secret Sphere and defunct progressive power metal band Bejelit, drummer Giulio Capone, guitarists/vocalists Sandro Capone and Marco Pastorino, and bassist Luca Negro formed a new band named Temperance and hired female vocalist Chiara Tricarico. The band released their first two albums Temperance (2014) and Limitless (2015). A lyric video was made for "Me, Myself & I", followed by a music video for "Save Me".[1]

Their third album, The Earth Embraces Us All, was released on 16 September 2016. After Sandro Capone left before recording, Marco Pastorino took over on clean vocals temporarily. The album has received positive feedback.[2] Giulio Capone left the band the following year, and Chiara Tricarico would also part ways shortly after.[3] They would both later form their own band, Moonlight Haze.[4] On 6 March 2018, Italian singer Alessia Scolletti announced via Instagram that she had officially joined the band after being a touring member for a while. Scolletti's first album with the band, Of Jupiter and Moons was released on 20 April 2018.[5]

After two more albums, on 27 January 2023, Temperance released a statement confirming the departures of Alfonso Mocerino and Alessia Scolletti. On 26 June 2023, Temperance announced that Kristin Starkey, as the new singer, and Marco Sacchetto, as the new drummer, have joined the band.[6] The band's seventh album, Hermitage – Daruma's Eyes Pt 2, released on 20 October 2023, is the band's first full concept album,[7] a sequel to the song "Daruma's Eyes (Part 1)" from their 2018 album Of Jupiter and Moons, with guest musicians including Arjen Anthony Lucassen of Ayreon, Fabienne Erni of Eluveitie and Illumishade, Laura Fella of Faun, and Alessandro Conti of Twilight Force.[8] A lyric video was released for "No Return" on 21 September 2023.[9]

The band will release their eighth album, Arcani, on 16 October 2026.[10]

Band members

Current

  • Marco Pastorino – lead guitar, clean/harsh male vocals (2013–present)
  • Luca Negro – bass (2013–present)
  • Michele Guaitoli – clean male vocals, keyboards (2018–present)
  • Kristin Starkey – clean female vocals (2023–present)
  • Marco Sacchetto – drums (2023–present)

Former

  • Sandro Capone – clean male vocals, rhythm guitar (2013–2016)
  • Chiara Tricarico – clean female vocals (2013–2017)
  • Giulio Capone – drums, keyboards (2013–2017)
  • Alfonso Mocerino – drums (2017–2023)
  • Alessia Scolletti – clean female vocals (2018–2023)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums
Live Albums/DVD
  • 2017: Maschere - A Night at the Theater
  • 2025: From Hermitage to Europe
Singles & EPs
  • 2015: Me, Myself & I (single)
  • 2017: At the Edge of Space (Live) (single)
  • 2018: Of Jupiter and Moons (single)
  • 2018: Broken Promises (single)
  • 2019: Lost in the Christmas Dream (single)
  • 2020: My Demons Can't Sleep (Single)
  • 2021: Melodies of Green and Blue (EP)
  • 2021: Pure Life Unfolds (Single)
  • 2021: Diamanti (Single)
  • 2023: Daruma (single)
  • 2023: No Return (single)
  • 2023: Darkness Is Just a Drawing (single)
  • 2026: The Devil: Sin, Sin, Sin (single)

Videography

  • 2014 Breathe
  • 2015 Save Me
  • 2016 A Thousand Places
  • 2016 Unspoken Words 
  • 2018 The Last Hope In A World Of Hopes 
  • 2018 Of Jupiter and Moons
  • 2020 Start Another Round
  • 2020 My Demons Can't Sleep
  • 2021 Pure Life Unfolds
  • 2021 Breaking the Rules of Heavy Metal
  • 2021 Diamanti
  • 2023: Daruma
  • 2023: Darkness Is Just A Drawing

References

  1. ↑ "Temperance Interview". Sonic Cathedral. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "TEMPERANCE – The Earth Embraces Us All (by Robert Lombardo)". Antichrist Magazine. Antichrist Magazine. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "TEMPERANCE Part Ways With Singer CHIARA TRICARICO". Brave Words. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "MOONLIGHT HAZE Release 'De Rerum Natura'". Metal Addicts. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Interview: Temperance". Antichrist Magazine. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  6. ↑ "Temperance announce new lineup | Metal Insider". metalinsider.net. June 27, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Balancing The Scales With MARCO PASTORINO From TEMPERANCE". HEAVY Magazine. Retrieved 2026-07-25.
  8. ↑ "Modern Symphonic Metal Force TEMPERANCE Announces New Album, "Hermitage - Daruma's Eyes Pt. 2," out October 20, 2023, via Napalm Records". Tuonela. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "TEMPERANCE presents the video for their new single "No Return"". The Dark Melody.
  10. ↑ "TEMPERANCE – New Album, Arcani, Due In October 2026; "The Devil: Sin, Sin, Sin" Video Available Now". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 2 July 2026. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
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