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DOOM-metal Band
Gianni Nepi - Vocals, Bass
Francesco Sozzi - Guitar
Paolo Ninci "Nipa" - Drums
Francesco Longhi - Keyboards
Former members
Guitar :
Fulberto Serena (Etrusgrave)
Sandro Tersetti
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Discography
Dark Quarterer - 1987
The Etruscan Prophecy - 1988
War Tears - 1995
Violence - 2002
Symbols - 2008
Under the Spell /DVD 2010
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The band’s origins date back to the early 1970s, when, under the name of
"Omega Erre”, the trio made up of Gianni Nepi (bass and voice), Paolo
Ninci (drums) and Fulberto Serena (guitar) spend about eight years
playing hard rock covers.
The group "Dark Quarterer”
comes into existence in 1980 to provide an answer to the musicians’ own
musical ideas. In the following twelve years the albums "Dark Quarterer”
and "Etruscan Prophecy” are produced. For its deeply personal
stylistic touch, the group is considered the creator of a new genre
(epic/progressive). Both albums are still cult for lovers all over the
world.
When the musicians are about to reap the fruit of their work, Fulberto
leaves the band; it will take three years before the new solidality with
Sandro Tersetti, the guitarist who takes Serena’s place in the group,
starts bearing fruit. A new album comes out ("War tears”, produced in
Germany), with a different sound for the contribution of the new
member, which also belongs to that classic evergreen discography.
About five years later, Tersetti also leaves the group, and his place is
taken by the then 19-year-old Francesco Sozzi who will give a new turn
to the DQ’s style. Two new albums are produced, one with the trio
line-up, the other with the contribution of Francesco Longhi at the
keyboards; he will join the band permanently in 2004. "Violence” and
"Symbols” are the titles of the two albums which come out respectively
in 2002 and 2008. The changes in line-up and record-making keep the
band away from the stage; since 2004, however, thanks to the group’s
increasing stability, live-activity has been constantly increasing and
the band has taken part in many prestigious European festivals. Live
concerts have also become increasingly more frequent, with their fans’
growing approval.
This all brings to the production of the Live DVD "Under the spell” in
2010 (a two-hour-and-a-half concert recorded in a 19th century theatre,
located in a medieval Tuscan hamlet) and for the same year at least
three more recordings are contemplated with My Graveyard Productions, a
label with which the band has been profitably linked for a few years.
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