the studio in May. Soon after the recording of the album, drummer Mimmo quit musical activities to dedicate his time to his family. The new drummer is Stefano Bonini, previously with extreme act Necromass, with whom he recorded two albums and toured Europe with Dark Funeral. After the release of the album, the band began playing live concerts, starting in Athens, Greece, then a European tour opening for American bands Riot, Anvil and Agent Steel. Domine played at the Powermad 2000 Festival with Running Wild, Grave Digger and Moon Of Steel. Stormbringer Ruler The new album Stormbringer Ruler – The Legend of the Power Supreme was recorded during April 2001 at the New Sin Audio Design in Loria (TV). Stormbringer Ruler includes the songs "Horn of Fate", "The Bearer Of The Black Sword", "For Evermore" and "Dawn of A New Day" which are parts of a mini-concept entitled "The Chronicles of the Black Sword – The End on an Era" inspired by the final part of the saga of Elric of Melniboné, and tells the story of the final destiny of science fiction/fantasy author Michael Moorcock's character Elric of Melniboné, Dragonlord and Ruler of the Black Sword Stormbringer. In the milieu in which several series of Moorcock's novels are set, Elric is one of the many incarnations of the Eternal Champion, an immortal being doomed to reincarnate in many heroes and to fight forever. The destiny of the incarnation called Elric is to be the herald of the final battle between Chaos and Law for the Earth. "The Ride of the Valkyries" is a tribute to Richard Wagner and to his operas inspired by northern mythology. The song features the theme of the opera "Die Walküre" from the "Der Ring des Nibelungen". "For Evermore" alludes to Queen's songs "Nevermore" and "Seven Seas of Rhye" from the album Queen II as well as "Lily of the Valley" from Sheer Heart Attack; compare, "The King of Rhye will be crowned again / His messenger will spread the word far through the land / He will sail the seven seas of his kingdom" ("For Evermore") with, "Messenger from Seven Seas has flown / To tell the King of Rhye he's lost his throne" ("Lily of the Valley"). Emperor of the Black Runes Domine created its fourth album Emperor of the Black Runes with the New Sin Audio Design studio in May 2003, after