ODYSSEA BAND PAGE
 ODYSSEA
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CURRENT NAME
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Odyssea |
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FORMER NAMES
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- |
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ORIGIN
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Italy |
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STATUS
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Active |
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FORMED IN
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- |
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LABEL
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Scarlet Records |
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GENRE
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Power metal |
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STYLE
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LYRICAL THEME
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BAND ADDED
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2005-01-13, 00:00 |
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LAST UPDATE
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2007-02-02, 10:47 |
Odyssea project is born little before 2000 when the guitarist Pier Gonella begins to write songs and search for musicians in order to form a metal band called ‘Odissey’. At the beginning Pier Gonella wants to create a speed metal album taking advantage of his guitar influences like Joe Satriani, Y.Malmsteen and others. He realizes many demotapes, in particular with different singers. During the auditions some collaborations started immediately. Pier records the guitars of the Steve Vawamas album ‘Athlantis’, and later the guitars and the bass of the Wild Steel (Shadows of Steel singer) solo album. Than Pier meets Roberto Tiranti, Labyrinth singer: he likes the songs and Pier's guitar style, but because of too much musical engagements the collaboration is suspended. A little after Pier Gonella meets Carlo Faraci, already famous singer in the Italian musical scene. Although Carlo always had dedicated itself to different kind of music from metal , the understanding with Pier is immediate. In short time they arranged the vocal parts of the entire album. They made a demo with the intention to contact some record companies, but subsequently they decide to produce the entire master. Then the drummer Chris Parisi enter the band. He collaborated with Pier Gonella in several musical situations (between then Athlantis). Between the end of the 2000 and the beginning of the 2001 the recording session take start. Steve Vawamas records the bass in two pieces and Wild Steel is guest singer in the song "Angel cries". On May 2003 Pier Gonella enters Labyrinth band and the mixing is suspended because of the engagements with Labyrinth band. Pier takes up the collaboration with Roberto Tiranti, that records the voice of the song "Fly", and between Labyrinth Italian tour and Japanese tour Pier Gonella and Carlo Faraci mix the album. Subsequently the bass player Oscar Morchio enter the band. Finished the master Pier contacted some record companies, until he sings with Scarlet Records. Attending the release of the album the band it is getting ready to play live and preparing stuff of the next album.
| Former members Add - Fetch |
| Unknown / none |
| Session musicians Add - Fetch |
| Unknown / none |
