Imperia was founded by the ex-singer of Trail of Tears and Sahara Dust, (currently named Epica) Helena Iren Michaelsen. Imperia can be defined as an Symphonic Metal band with strong opera influences. Imperia has released 4 albums: The Ancient Dance of Qetesh (2004), The Queen of Light (2007), Secret Passion (2011) and Tears of Silence (2015). Line up: Helena Iren Michaelsen - Vocals and choirs Steve Wolz - Drums John Stam - Guitars Gerry Verstreken - Bass Jan "Örkki" Yrlund- Guitars Audun Gronnestad - Orchestrations In 2005 Helena started a new band: Angel. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Imperia">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.