▁perfect ▁moment ▁for ▁Oliver ▁Pal ot ai ▁to ▁lay ▁the ▁found ations ▁of ▁his ▁new ▁project . ▁He ▁aim ed ▁at ▁a ▁line - up ▁that ▁consisted ▁of ▁great ▁mus icians , ▁who ▁would ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁team ▁for ▁many ▁up coming ▁years . ▁The ▁first ▁two ▁members ▁to ▁join ▁were ▁Princi otta ▁and ▁Sch ild , ▁in ▁spring ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁following ▁summer , ▁bass ▁player ▁J ürgen ▁Stein met z ▁joined ▁the ▁tri o . ▁ ▁The ▁biggest ▁challenge ▁during ▁the ▁initial ▁song writing ▁process ▁was ▁to ▁bring ▁that ▁special ▁craft ▁of ▁metal , ▁jazz ▁and ▁classical ▁music ▁together . ▁ ▁Later ▁that ▁summer , ▁T ij s ▁V ann este ▁joined ▁as ▁a ▁singer . ▁However , ▁the ▁bands ' ▁future ▁tour ing ▁plans ▁didn ' t ▁fit ▁his ▁tight ▁working ▁schedule , ▁thus ▁he ▁left . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁and ▁final ▁vocal ist , ▁Hen ning ▁Bas se , ▁met ▁with ▁Oliver ▁Pal ot ai ▁during ▁Kam el ot ' s ▁tour ▁in ▁Japan . ▁Pal ot ai ▁got ▁in ▁contact ▁with ▁Bas se ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁introduced ▁the ▁song ▁material . ▁Bas se ▁immediately ▁saw ▁common ▁musical ▁ground ▁and ▁started ▁adding ▁his ▁ideas ▁to ▁the ▁material . ▁The ▁band ▁a ims ▁at ▁bl ending ▁its ▁own , ▁special ▁style , ▁using ▁sym ph onic ▁and ▁progress ive ▁metal ▁elements . ▁Lu ca ▁Princi otta ▁left ▁the ▁band ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁following ▁a ▁meeting