Our Vision
Music without boundaries. Stories without limits.
An Opus in Red (Coming Soon)​
​Our debut album, An Opus in Red, is currently nearing completion. This original symphonic metal rock musical reimagines the story of Mina Harker after her encounter with Dracula. Rather than portraying her as a victim, the album explores the provocative idea that Dracula's bite liberated Mina from the rigid social expectations and constraints of Victorian England. Through powerful orchestration, soaring vocals, and cinematic storytelling, An Opus in Red examines freedom, identity, desire, and the price of transformation.
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Several works-in-progress from the album can be heard right here on this page.
The Daughters of Eve (Coming Soon)
Recording has also begun on our second symphonic metal concept album, The Daughters of Eve, inspired by the original science-fiction television series currently being developed by Into Forever founders Mike Dickerson and Anthony Saitta.
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Set against a backdrop of ancient civilizations, hidden history, and first contact, The Daughters of Eve expands the series' mythology through music, bringing its characters, themes, and emotional journey to life in the tradition of classic concept albums.
Into Forever was created from a simple idea: some stories deserve to be larger than life.
Epic tales of history, mythology, fantasy, and science fiction call for music with the power of a full orchestra, the intensity of heavy guitars, and the emotional sweep of a film score. Into Forever exists to bring those worlds to life through cinematic symphonic metal.
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Every song is conceived as part of a larger journey—combining orchestral grandeur, powerful vocals, and immersive storytelling into music that feels as much like a motion picture as an album. The goal is not simply to write songs, but to create worlds listeners can step inside.
TIMELINE
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RUBBER UNIVERSE
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​Producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Mike Dickerson forms progressive rock band Rubber Universe.
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Releases The Parliament of Fooles in 2008.
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Features musicians from The Alan Parsons Project, Pilot, Rasputina, and the John Entwistle Band.
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Selected by legendary psychedelic poster artist for the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane Wes Wilson to perform for his retrospective exhibition.
Mike
THEATRUM MUNDI
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Michael Ray Gould and Anthony Saitta begin collaborating, combining backgrounds in music, science, and storytelling.​
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Releases The Eyes of the Realm in 2013.
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Wins AiiRadio Female Fronted Symphonic Metal Band of the Year
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Begins developing large-scale concept albums.
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Theatrum Mundi perform No One Expects a Rock Opera about the Spanish Inquisition at the Blue Room in Springfield, MO.
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Mike co-organizes and the band plays at the Women of Metal Fest in Pittsburgh, PA.
Anthony
INTO FOREVER
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Mike & Anthony launch Many Worlds of Mike / Anthony Productions, bringing together music, screenwriting, science communication, and original storytelling under one banner.
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Production begins on An Opus in Red and The Daughters of Eve.
PERSONNEL​:
TBA - lead vocals
Michael Ray Gould - lead & backing vocals, guitar, keys, songwriting, production
Dennis Duigou - lyricist
Li'Anne Drysdale - keyboards, lyrics, songwriting, production
TBA - drums
BJ Dupree- bass
PERSONNEL​:
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Michael Ray Gould (pictured) - lead & backing vocals, guitar, keyboards
Gina Ronat- lead & backing vocals, flute
Li'Anne Drysdale - keyboards
Jim Brooks - drums
Andy Burett - bass
Robert Noles - lead & backing vocals, guitar
Scott Holder - percussion, drums on "Trying to Go On"
Eric Woolfson - narration
Ian Bairnson - lead guitar on "Parliament of Fooles"
Godfrey Townsend - lead guitar on "Nine Minutes 'til MIdnight"
Zoe Keating - cello on "Place de Greve"
PERSONNEL​:
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Michael Ray Gould - lead & backing vocals, guitar, keyboards
Christy Campbell - lead & backing voclas
Gina Ronat- lead & backing vocals, flute
Li'Anne Drysdale - keyboards
Anthony Saitta - drums
BJ Dupree- bass
Robert Noles - backing vocals
Anthony Saitta - drums
Choir: The Springfield Chamber Chorus
