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Lunatica is a Swiss symphonic metal band, formed in Suhr in 1998.
Lunatica | |
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 Promo image of Lunatica. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Suhr, Switzerland |
| Genres | Symphonic metal[1] Power metal |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Frontiers Records Napalm Records |
| Members | Andrea Dätwyler Sandro D’Incau Emilio MG Barrantes Alex Seiberl Marc Torretti Ronnie Wolf |
| Past members | Beat Brack Ermes Di Prisco André Leuenberger |
Biography
editFormation
editFounded by keyboardist Alex Seiberl and guitarist Sandro D'Incau, lead vocalist Andrea Dätwyler joined the band in 2001.[2]
Atlantis
editTheir debut album Atlantis was released later that year. A series of concerts and festival appearances followed, and Lunatica was named "Best Newcomers" at the Swiss metal festival, Metaldayz.
Fables & Dreams
editTheir second album Fables & Dreams followed in February 2004, produced by Sascha Paeth, renowned for his work with numerous successful European acts. Fables & Dreams debuted at #13 on the Swiss Internet Charts.
The Edge of Infinity
editTheir third album The Edge of Infinity followed in August 2006.
In 2008, guitarist André Leuenberger left the band, and was replaced by Marc Torretti.[3]
New Shores and Hiatus
editMost recently, Lunatica's fourth album New Shores was released in February 2009.
Return and untitled fifth album
editAn as-yet untitled fifth album has been in production since 2010.
On 14 March 2019 the band shared a pre-production version of the upcoming song Luna on their Soundcloud site.[4]
Line-up
editCurrent members
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- Sandro D’Incau - guitars (1998–present)
- Alex Seiberl - keyboards (1998–present)
- Andrea Dätwyler - vocals (2001–present)
- Emilio "MG" Barrantes - bass (2001–present)
- Ronnie Wolf - drums (2001–present)
Previous members
edit- Beat Brack - bass (1998–2001)
- Ermes Di Prisco - drums (1998–2001)
- André Leuenberger - guitars (2001–2008)
- Marc Torretti - guitars (2008-2009)
- Zoltan Daraban - guitars (2009-2012)
Timeline
Discography
editFull-length albums
edit- Atlantis (2001, Frontiers Records)
- Fables & Dreams (2004, Frontiers Records)
- The Edge of Infinity (2006, Frontiers Records)
- New Shores (2009, Napalm Records)
Singles
edit- Fable of Dreams (2004)
- Who You Are (2005)
Music videos
edit- Song for You (2007)
References
edit- ^ Lunatica @ musicmight Archived 2012-05-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "lunatica.ch - Band page". Archived from the original on 2011-08-30.
- ^ "lunatica.ch - News page". Archived from the original on 2011-08-30.
- ^ "Lunatica - Luna Song Pre-Production on Soundcloud". Retrieved 16 March 2019.