Voyager (Australian band)
Australian progressive metal band
Voyager are an Australian progressive metal band from Perth, Western Australia, formed in 1999. They have released eight studio albums. Their latest, Fearless in Love, was released in 2023. The band represented Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "Promise", finishing in ninth place.
History
1999–2003: Formation and Element V
Voyager formed in 1999 at the University of Western Australia by Daniel Estrin, Mark Baker, and Adam Lovkis. The band saw a few line-up changes before recording the album Element V in 2003 with Aidan Barton at Sovereign Studios, Willetton, Western Australia. The line-up for Element V consisted of Daniel Estrin (keyboards, vocals), Mark De Vattimo (guitar), Jennah Graieg (bass), Geoff Callaghan (drums) and Emanuel Rudnicki (guitar), in 2002.
The album Element V was released in Australia in 2003, and then picked up by Dutch label DVS Records and released in Europe the following year. Japanese label Woodbell/Experience licensed the album for Japanese distribution in the same year and released it with a bonus track, "Now and Forever".
Voyager's popularity increased rapidly following the European release of Element V and the band secured its first major support, opening for Steve Vai in Perth in July 2004.
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