AINA, continuing the trend for extravagent European Rock Operettas (all beginning with the letter 'A'...) was conceived by former SARGENT FURY and HEAVEN'S GATE drummer Robert Hunecke-Rizzo, Amanda Somerville, Miro and noted producer and ex-HEAVEN'S GATE guitarist Sascha Paeth. The 2003 opening double disc and DVD set 'Days Of Rising Doom' boasted a suitably impressive cast.

Featured vocalist would be GLENN HUGHES of TRAPEZE, DEEP PURPLE and BLACK SABBATH repute, CANDICE NIGHT of BLACKMORE'S NIGHT, the HELLOWEEN and SUPARED credited MICHAEL KISKE, Tobias Sammet of EDGUY and AVANTASIA, ANGRA and SHAMAN man andre Matos and Olaf Hayer from the LUCA TURILLI band. Also featured would be STRATOVARIUS keyboard player Jens Johansson, ivory maestro DEREK SHERINAN, ex-HEAVENS GATE and STEELTOWER man Thomas Rettke, former AT VANCE singer OLIVER HARTMANN, KAMELOT's Thomas Youngblood, EPICA's Simone Simons, LANA LANE guitarist ERIK NORLANDER and the NIGHTWISH pairing of Marko Hietala and Emppu Vuorinen.