Gabriel

Gabriel is an international collaboration between singer/songwriter Sally Elsey, and guitarist/producer Albert Vinasco. Formed in March of 2009, Sally and Albert met via their online participation in different music communities. Although separated by thousands of miles and the vast Atlantic ocean, both musicians had common musical roots and influences. Both spent their early years listening to the Beatles and then branching into broader progressive rock and early metal bands such as Led Zepp...

Gabriel is an international collaboration between singer/songwriter Sally Elsey, and guitarist/producer Albert Vinasco. Formed in March of 2009, Sally and Albert met via their online participation in different music communities. Although separated by thousands of miles and the vast Atlantic ocean, both musicians had common musical roots and influences. Both spent their early years listening to the Beatles and then branching into broader progressive rock and early metal bands such as Led Zeppelin, Camel, Yes, Queen, Focus, Deep Purple and of course Black Sabbath. As they both began playing and writing music, their musical styles were further influenced by the growth of heavy metal into more and more sub-genres, wherein they have been influenced by Speed Metal bands such as Metallica, Anthrax, Agnostic Front, The Cro-Mags, and Megadeth, Industrial Metal bands such as Nine Inch Nails and Rob Zombie, Progressive Metal bands such as Queensryche, Dream Theater, and Iron Maiden, Nu-Metal bands such as Korn, the Deftones, Limp Bizkit, and Stained, and Goth Metal bands such as Type O Negative, Lacuna Coil, After Forever, Within-Temptation and Epica. Early on, Sally and Albert sought to pay tribute to these great bands while bringing their own unique style of composition and arrangement to the genres of progressive rock and metal music. Together, Sally and Albert combine their highly melodic approaches to create music that is both sweet and powerful, with lush vocal and guitar harmonies, dynamic approaches to rhythm, and innovative melodies. Gabriel released their self-titled debut album, “Gabriel” in November of 2009, with ten songs that speak to the spirit that is Gabriel, with topics of loss, death, hope and love. Gabriel then released their second album, "Requiem Aeternam" on October 31st 2010 with 11 songs that take Gabriel's symphonic rock sound to a new level. At the same time, Gabriel began building an international fan base across 5 continents, while developing a vibrant online community around their Facebook site, among others.