Melissa Bonny, best known as the vocalist of Swiss symphonic metal band Ad Infinitum, has revealed details of her new solo work. The release, titled “Live From The Apocalypse”, is scheduled for 1 November and was financed through a crowdfunding campaign. Alongside the announcement, Bonny has shared the video for “I’m A Monster”, the first preview of the project.
Fourteen tracks and three guests
“Live From The Apocalypse” contains fourteen tracks:
- “I’m A Monster”
- Snake Bite (feat. yu umehara)
- Devil On My Tongue
- The Teeth Of My Thieves
- Afterglow
- Highs and Lows
- Crescent Moon
- Interlude (feat. Adrienne Cowan and Fabienne Erni)
- Spellbound
- Cherry Red Apocalypse
- I Don’t Like You
- Oh No!
- Mama, Let Me Go
- Snow On Mars
The release features several guest appearances, including yu umehara on “Snake Bite” and Adrienne Cowan and Fabienne Erni on the “Interlude”. Erni is known from Eluveitie and Illumishade and previously appeared as a guest on The Dark Side of the Moon’s debut album “Metamorphosis”, another band fronted by Bonny.
Four albums since 2018
Bonny founded Ad Infinitum in 2018 and has led the Montreux-based band through four studio albums on Napalm Records: “Chapter I: Monarchy” (2020), “Chapter II: Legacy” (2021), “Chapter III: Downfall” (2023) and “Abyss”, released on 11 October 2024. A single, “Regicide”, followed in 2025. Besides singing, she writes lyrics and composes songs for the band.
From Evenmore to The Dark Side of the Moon
Before Ad Infinitum, Bonny sang in the symphonic folk metal band Evenmore from 2012 to 2018 and was the lead vocalist of Rage of Light from 2015 until an amicable split in 2021. Since 2021 she has also fronted The Dark Side of the Moon, alongside guitarist Hans Platz, harpist Jenny Diehl and drummer Morten Løwe Sørensen. She has also recorded and toured with acts such as Kamelot, Feuerschwanz and Rock Meets Classic.
“Live From The Apocalypse” marks the next step in Bonny’s solo activity under her own name. More information is available through her official channels at melissabonny.com and her Instagram and Facebook pages.
