Guitarist Vittorio de Scalzi, vocalist and guitarist Nico Di Palo, keyboardist Mauro Chiarugi, bassist Giorgio D’Adamo and drummer Gianni Belleno created New Trolls in Genoa…
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Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero has been writing about progressive music and world music for many years. Publications include Eurock (USA), Marquee (Japan), and Nuevas Músicas (Spain). He founded the websites progressiverockcentral.com and worldmusiccentral.org. Angel also produced Musica NA, a music show for TVE (Spain) featuring fusion, avant-garde, world music, new age and electronic artists.
Progrock Artist Profiles: Acqua Fragile
Italian progressive rock band Acqua Fragile was formed in Parma in 1971. The lineup included Bernardo Lanzetti on vocals, guitar; Gino Campanini on guitar, vocals;…
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Progrock Artist Profiles: Quella Vecchia Locanda
Quella Vecchia Locanda was a progressive rock band formed in 1970 in Rome, Italy. The group released two acclaimed albums, Quella vecchia locanda (1972) and…
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Progrock Profiles: Il Volo
Il Volo (not to be confused with the famous operatic pop trio) was an Italian progressive rock band formed in the early 1970s. It was…
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Progrock Artist Profiles: Goblin
Goblin is an Italian instrumental progressive rock band with a cult following. In the 1970s, keyboardist Claudio Simonetti, guitarist Massimo Morante, bassist Fabio Pignatelli and…
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Progrock Artist Profiles: Il Balletto Di Bronzo
Naples band Il Balletto di Bronzo released only two albums, “Sirio 2222” (RCA Italiana, 1970) and “Ys” (Polydor, 1972). “Ys” was by far the most…
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Progrock Artist Profiles: Alphataurus
Alphataurus was a progressive rock band from the Milan region. They released a highly regarded self-titled album, “Alphataurus” (1973). Band members included vocalist Michele Bavaro,…
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Progrock Artist Profiles: Osanna
Osanna, from Naples, is one of the greatest bands in the early Italian progressive rock field. Formed in 1971 by the members of I Volti…
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Progrock Artist Profiles: Latte e Miele
Progressive rock band Latte e Miele (milk and honey) was founded in 1971 in Genoa, Italy. In 1972, they released their most famous recording, the…
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Progrock Artist Profiles: Le Orme
Venetian band Le Orme produced some of the most iconic Italian progressive rock albums, including Collage (1971), Uomo di pezza (1972), Felona e Sorona (1973)…
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