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The project “ASTRAS” starts during the year 2002.
Alessio Mosti, lead guitar and voice of the band,
gives to himself another chance with Heavy Metal,
after the bad breach with the Italian metal-band
ATHENA, ( no later of publication of the first album
).
The new, great wish of Alessio is to put together a
new band to join to a new project. After two years
of research, he rescues the right elements and the
project is able to start: Mike Bertoli, guitar,
Marco Gozzoli, bass, Bruce Di Pede, drums. The
formation put together some tracks, and begin the
collaboration of the project with Almanegra, a
Fantasy writer.Almanegra writes the lyrics for them, and a short
story, that soon gives the name to the band: “Star
in the Chest”, the legend of Astras. The project is
to realize an album inspired by the tale of Astras,
the protagonist of the story. The band and Almanegra
think about a real “Fantasy Saga”, in more episodes.
Alessio Mosti, lead vocals and guitar, was born in
Pisa (Tuscany),
he played some years in a metal-band called
“Athena”, forming his “musician soul” with the voice
Fabio Lione (Rapsodhy) and Matteo Amoroso (drummer
in Vision Divine for many years). With Athena he had
first experiences of studio with Pick Up records.
After some months, he leaved the band and went to
Milano for five years, for to study more. After
studies, He became a professional man and started to
work with some important Italian musicians, playing
in and out of Italy, over and over…at the same time,
he started the project with the metal-band “Astras”,
‘cause the love for Heavy Metal was been stronger
than whatever he found playing together Italian
artists…The rest of the band don’t works in first in music
like Alessio, but follows his passion and the
project, studies and plays Heavy Metal with serious
vision. All guys studied, and Alessio particularly
was a teacher in a named music
school
of Leghorn.
Bruce di Pede, drums ( Pisa ), he was an old time friend of Alessio.
He came from two rock bands of Castellina Marittima
called “Via Pozza” and “Nero”. He helped Alessio
during some bad moments of life, and gave to him the
first, big power to restart to play heavy metal with
a band. Bruce and Alessio are true beginners of
Astras.
Mike Bertoli, guitar,
(Rosignano Solvay ) started to play under
the good teaching of
Eugene Simone
(Eldritch ). He never found right situation
he wished in music, since one day Alessio said to
him “hey, you have a fucked metal t-shirt…what kind
of fucked music do you play?” Mike said to Ale
“Heavy Metal! Why do you ask me? It isn’t a
teddy bear…it’s Eddy!!!” And Alessio said “ Ha
ha…funny. But it isn’t a joke. I want you in my
band.”
Marco Gozzoli, bass, ( Castiglioncello ), he came
from the mistic sound of one amazing Italian rock
band called Aracnofobia. Under the teaching of
Frank Spinelli he built and grow his floral
and strong 70’ style. One summer day, Almanegra saw and
listened to Marco at one’s Aracnofobia show, and
said to him: “ Dear…‘Got a dirty thought to say..”
he said “ Hey, you have a boyfriend…don’t you?” and
she said “Oh no, you misunderstand!!! Do you like
heavy metal?” and he said “ Yes, I love it…” So,
Almanegra said “ I’ts Perfect. You’ re us!” The day
after the show, Marco came to Astras’ garage with
the bass. He immediately loved Astras’ sound, Astras
immediately loved Marco’s style so, after some
times, he decided to leave Aracnofobia to play with
Astras forever.
Well, so…In the year 2005, Astras and Almanegra
worked hard at one new metal project with an Italian
production, for another Fantasy story. But after one
year the collaboration with the production failed
before the publication…the manager lost mysteriously
all the contacts, without explain to the band the
really reasons. In spite of the happen, the band
learned to work in studio and to measure their
capacity, getting the better from a bad experience
and also learning to watch their shoulders…So, they
come back to “garage days”, restart to work at first
project, also translate many good Italian tracks
that will be
integrated in their first album coming soon, near
Astras’ s concept.
Year 2009, July, four years and a lot of problems
later: here comes the album!
“Maze of Time”, six tracks inspired by Astras’s
concept, three tracks inspired by another amazing
story comes by Italian old project.
The original short story “Star in the Chest” the
legend of Astras, written by Almanegra could be
downloaded on our website. It contains cool pictures
by Frank Iannarelli. Unfortunately, at now there is
only an Italian version of the short story, we hope
soon to have an English too.
At the beginning of 2011 a
new member enter in the Astras family, a great
frontman: Alessandro Mosti. |
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