Lunatica
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Lunatica | |
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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 |
Lunatica is a Swiss symphonic metal band, formed in Suhr in 1998.
Biography
[edit]Formation
[edit]Founded by keyboardist Alex Seiberl and guitarist Sandro D'Incau, lead vocalist Andrea Dätwyler joined the band in 2001.[2]
Atlantis
[edit]Their 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
[edit]Their 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
[edit]Their 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
[edit]Most recently, Lunatica's fourth album New Shores was released in February 2009.
Return and untitled fifth album
[edit]An 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
[edit]Current members
[edit]- 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
[edit]Full-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.