November 2011– Dama

Founded In: 2008

Genre: Gothic metal

Location: Milan, Italy

Current Members:

Barbara Schera Vanoli – Lead Vocals
Cristian Comizzoli – Guitars
Danilo di Lorenzo – Keyboards
Roberto Gelli – Bass
Pierfrancesco Tarantino – Drums

Discography:

Dama (Promo – 2008, self-released)

Eirwen Imaginnario/Imaginary (Album – 2011, Ravenheart Records)

Biography:

“Dama project is formed thanks to a chain of events between Milan and its Hinterland. A series of coincidences bring the singer and author Barbara Schera Vanoli and the drum player Pierfrancesco Tarantino to meet. This latter, after having listened to a few of her songs, immediately proposes a collaboration. The artistic feeling between the two is evident from the first moment and it grows as the songs are touched by Piero’s magical arrangements. In a short time a band starts to get together. This band will be officially formed when the keyboard player and sound engineer Danilo di Lorenzo, the bass player Roberto Gelli and the guitarist Cristian Comizzoli join. The name ‘Dama’ is chosen in order to represent the world that their music wishes to express and the singer’s passion for gothic cathedrals dedicated to ‘Notre Dame” in France. Barbara’s melodies and texts merging together in Piero’s musical arrangements and characterized by a detailed research of the right sound by the other members of the band, create a fusion of sounds that contrasts with the frequencies and dynamics typical of nowadays trademarks. North-European metal influences are mixed with gothic, pop, rock and symphonic outlines which give life to a very particular style when compared to the Italian music reality. In the first months of the year 2008, the promo Dama is published with 5 songs of the Milanese band.

The debut album Eirwen was completed in 2010; it is a double album in English and Italian. The Italian version is entitled “Immaginario” and the English version “Imaginary”. The titles underline the fact that “Eirwen” is a fantasy world created and inhabited exclusively by Barbara’s creativity and imagination.

The decision to keep both languages did not facilitate the quest for a record label. However, the band persevered and at the end of 2010 signed a contract with the English label Ravenheart Records.

Eirwen will be released on June 2011.”

- From Dama’s various websites

Our Thoughts on Dama:

“Dama has a gothic metal style that I think a lot of fans will enjoy. It’s lush and dreamy, thanks to Danilo’s keyboards; and it’s also smooth, thanks to Barbara’s easy, melodic voice. What’s most impressive about Dama, though, is their sound translates well in both English and Italian. When you listen to a song in one language and then a song in the other, all of the qualities of Dama’s music are present. If anything, the Italian tracks have more of that European entrancement that, well, only European bands can create. This duality is what makes Dama unique from other gothic metal bands out there – and it’s always good to be truly unique!” - Sara

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