Italian Music

Punkreas is one of the most famous punk band in Italy. They were founded in Parabiago, Milan, in 1989 and in 2008 they published their last record. The best qualities of the band are solidity and constancy, since during the 15 years of activity, with a lot of tours, the starting lineup changed only once, and Punkreas produced a record about every 2 years. Nowadays the lineup is composed of Cippa (voice), Flaco (electric guitar), Paletta (electric bass), Noise (electric guitar) and Gagno (drums), who substituted Mastino since the record Falso. Musically, the sound of the band is raw and strong, with a technique which has constantly grown better with the time and with a good creativity, especially in the lyrics. Mostly in the last years the combination with ska has become stronger and the sound in general has become more complex.

Eiffel 65 was an Italian eurodance/italodance three-piece group, formed in the late 1990s and best known for their international hit “Blue (Da Ba Dee)”. Their other hit singles include Move Your Body and Too Much of Heaven, all of which appeared on their album Europop, released in late 1999. The name “Eiffel” was chosen randomly by a computer program and the “65” was scribbled onto their name on a demo by mistake; it was actually part of a phone number. Enjoy the video of Move Your Body below.

Planet Funk is an Italian electronic dance musical group. Members of Planet Funk are Sergio Della Monica, Alex Neri, Domenico GG Canu, Marco Baroni, and Alessandro Sommella (the Ghost extra member), in addition to a series of guest singers in collaboration, like Dan Black, Sally Doherty, Raiz and John Graham.

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.