"Inner Shrine" are formed by Luca Liotti and Leonardo Moretti in 1995 in Firenze/ Italy. The aim of the band is to create a project of complete art: music, lyrics and images have to be the three shapes of the same idea. Luca plays guitar, synth, programs samples, and sings. Leonardo plays bass and writes lyrics. In 1996 Luca and Leonardo together with other five musicians release their "Promo 1996" containing the tracks "Fatum", "Dream On", "Subsidence" and "Outro". The line up is: Claudio Tovagli, drums, Pierfrancesco Cigliana, keyboards, Claudio Canneti, rhythm guitar and artwork, Cecilia Boninsegni, soprano, Sara Galleni, female voice. Their music was completely innovative for that period: the union of death metal, black metal, doom, progressive rock with death growls and a soprano voice. At the end of 1996 Inner Shrine signs a deal with "Dragonhearth Records"/Audioglobe. In 1997 Luca and Leonardo, with the same line-up of the "Promo 1996" produce the first album: "Nocturnal Rhymes