History Music / StreamOfPassion

'''Stream of Passion''' was a Dutch SymphonicMetal band founded by Music/ArjenAnthonyLucassen and Marcela Bovio, a Mexican violinist and singer known for her involvement in Music/{{Ayreon}}'s ''The Human Equation'', in 2005. After one album with the project, Arjen (along with two others) left the band for it to find its own directions. Since then, SOP have produced three more albums with a stable lineup that lasted up until 2016, when they decided to part ways altogether.

* Marcela Bovio - vocals, violin (2005-2016)
* Johan van Stratum - bass (2005-2016)
* Eric Hazebroek - guitars (2007–2016)
* Stephan Schultz - guitars (2007–2016)
* Jeffrey Revet - keyboards, synthesizers, piano (2007–2016)
* Martijn Peters - drums (2009–2016)

* HighClassGloves: Marcela in "Out in the Real World". Sometimes paired with a NiceHat.

* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: [[ProgressiveMetal Progressive]] [[SymphonicMetal Symphonic]] GothicMetal.

* UnnaturallyBlueLighting: "Out in the Real World".

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Marcela has sported dark red hair since the band reinvented itself post-Arjen.

* PsychoStrings: Hysterical strings notes are part of their SignatureStyle. For instance, the violin passage that opens "Monster" creates a feeling of distress.

* MalevolentMaskedMen: "Monster" has skulls for masks. Notably it's only the guys who wear it as Marcela instead has FacialMarkings.

-->Bring me the burning star\\
That will erase our crimes and errors

* NeverMyFault: Part of the DestructiveRomance in "Games We Play".

* HauntedHouse: Used as a metaphor in "Autophobia".

* PsychoStrings: The violin passage that opens "Monster" creates a feeling of distress.

* DestructiveRomance: "Games We Play" is about lovers who constantly lie to, hurt, and [[NeverMyFault blame]] each other.
-->You'll tear me apart in the course of the game\\

* MultilingualSong: Marcela intersperses Spanish and English in "Reborn," "Our Cause," "Darker Days," "Monster," "Exile," and "Don't Let Go". Part of their cover of "[[Music/SonataArctica I Have a Right]]" is also spoken in Spanish.

** "When The Levee Breaks" by Music/LedZeppelin.

* DestructiveRomance: "Games We Play" is about lovers who constantly hurt each other.

* MultilingualSong: Marcela intersperses Spanish and English in "Reborn," "Our Cause," "Darker Days," "Monster," "Exile," and "Don't Let Go".

** UnnaturallyBlueLighting: "Out in the Real World".

* ShoutOut: "Monster" takes oh so much after Franchise/{{Batman}}.

** "Street Spirit" by Music/{{Radiohead}}

-->''A dangerous [[SingerNameDrop stream of]] [[TitleDrop passion]],\\

For a way out.''
* CoverVersion: Did a take on "Street Spirit" by Music/{{Radiohead}} as well as a shortened version of "I Have a Right" by Music/SonataArctica.

* LoveMartyr: Quite a few of their songs have shades of this: "A Part Of You", "Broken", "Don't Let Go"... "When You Hurt Me the Most" is the most blatant:
-->''Pain is sweeter coming from your hand,\\
I love you when you hurt me the most.''
* MultilingualSong: Marcela intersperses Spanish and English in "Reborn," "Our Cause," "Darker Days," "Monster," and "Exile."

* PsychoStrings: Subverted. The violin passage that opens "Monster" has more of a feeling of distress than terror.

* MultilingualSong: Marcela intersperses Spanish and English in "Reborn," "Our Cause," "Darker Days," and "Exile."

* [[MultilingualSong Bilingual Song]]: Marcela loves to intersperse Spanish and English in certain songs.

!Tropes of Passion

** LongestSongGoesLast: "Calliopeia", the last track to ''Embrace the Storm'', clocks in at 5:39.

-->''A dangerous stream of passion,\\

* WorkingWithTheEx: Played with—Alejandro Millán and Marcela Bovio were both still in Elfonía when Stream of Passion was born, and continued working together for ''Embrace the Storm'' after the band broke up, just until Alejandro left.

** UnnaturalBlueLighting: "Out in the Real World".

* DestructiveRomance: "Games We Play" is about lovers who constantly hurt eachother.

* DestructiveRomance: "Games We Play", "Autophobia".

* LoveMartyr: "When You Hurt Me the Most".