Italian Music

Theatres des Vampires is an Italian extreme gothic metal band with strong black metal influences, mostly noted for the predominant theme of vampirism within their lyrics. The name Theatres des Vampires was inspired by a fictional location created by Gothic fantasy writer Anne Rice of the same name. Rice’s Theatres des Vampires is a Parisian theatre in which vampires pretend to be mortal actors, their performances consisting of the feeding on mortals disguised as part of a play and staged in front of human audiences. The location is mentioned in several of Rice’s books, including Interview With the Vampire and The Vampire Lestat.

Jennifer Gentle is an Italian psychedelic rock group formed by Marco Fasolo and Alessio Gastaldello in early 2000. Jennifer Gentle recorded their first album I Am You Are in their own basement. However, it wasn’t until their second basement-recording, Funny Creatures Lane (2002), that they began to gain attention from radio stations across the US and Britain. In February 2004, Jennifer Gentle became the first Italian band to be signed to Sub Pop Records. They released their third studio album, Valende, which was recorded in the same basement on the outskirts of Padova, Italy, in 2004.

Melody Fall (often shortened to MF) is an Italian pop-punk band, that formed in 2003 in Turin. In February 2007, the band released their debut album, Consider Us Gone. A European tour followed with The New Story and Vanilla Sky. Melody Fall then signed a contract with Universal Music in late 2007.

Delta V is an Italian musical group started in 1995. It’s membership is composed of Carl Bertotti, Flavio Ferri, Fefo Forconi and Francesca Tourè. They debued in 1998 with the album Spazio, which contained songs such as “Se telefonando” and “Un’estate fa”. Their latest album is Pioggia.Rosso.Acciaio.

Le Vibrazioni is an Italian rock and pop band formed in Milan in 1999 that is still active. Its albums were issued by BMG. The band has their own official website fans can visit for information and updates.

Sound Factory is a pop band from Rome, Italy. The members of Sound Factory are Julie P. (vocals & programming), Giovanni “MJ” Signoretti (piano & keyboards) and Roberto “Bob” Baruffaldi (drums).

Tazenda is an Italian ethnic pop-rock band. The group was formed in Sardinia in 1988 by Andrea Parodi, Gigi Camedda and Gino Marielli. The group’s music is characterized by the influence upon it of traditional Sardinian music; the lyrics of most of its songs are in the Sardinian language rather than in Italian.

Krisma is an Italian musical New Wave - electronic group founded by Maurizio Arcieri and Christina Moser in 1976. In June 2000 the band opened their website, www.krismatv.net.

Infernal Poetry is an Italian death metal band, formed in 1996. The current line-up of the band is:

• Paolo Ojetti - vocals
• Daniele Galassi - guitars
• Christian Morbidoni - guitars
• Alessandro Infusini - bass
• Alessandro Vagnoni - drums

Sangue Misto was an Italian hip hop group from Bologna. Members included Neffa and Deda (rappers) and DJ Gruff (rapper/dj/producer). Sangue Misto is one of the first groups of Italian Hip Hop; it had been formed in Bologna in the early 90’s, and its base point was the social center called the Island of the Kantiere.