Presence are an Italian symphonic progressive band formed in the late 1980s. Reviews on DeBaser highlight vocalist Sophya Baccini, keyboardist/composer Enrico Iglio and guitarist Sergio Casamassima. Notable releases discussed in the reviews include Black Opera (1996, with Verdi reinterpretations) and the double CD Masters And Following (released by Black Widow, reviewed 2016).

Associated with the Black Widow label (Genoa); formed in the late 1980s; lineup and credits mentioned in DeBaser reviews include Sophya Baccini (vocals), Enrico Iglio (keyboards/composer) and Sergio Casamassima (guitar).

Two DeBaser reviews (2009, 2016) highlight Presence as an Italian symphonic progressive band with dark/gothic hues and strong female vocals by Sophya Baccini. Black Opera (1996) is noted for its Verdi reinterpretations; Masters And Following (2016) shifts toward heavier prog-metal sounds. Key contributors named in reviews: Enrico Iglio (keyboards/composer) and Sergio Casamassima (guitar).

For:fans of symphonic progressive, gothic-tinged metal, prog-metal listeners, and followers of female-fronted progressive bands

 Presence offers symphonic progressive with strong dark veins, with a wall of keyboardsboosted to the extreme (played by Enrico Iglio, the composer of all the music), with vocals sometimes theatrical, sometimes lyrical by Sophya Baccini, and with always wise and never intrusive guitar insertions by Sergio Casamassima.

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 Sophya Baccini’s voice is, as usual, very beautiful and distinctive, accompanied by Sergio Casamassima’s guitar, which is solid, powerful, and very hard, and by Enrico Iglio’s keyboards.

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