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The REQUIEM K626; from Bari, were born in 1998, by the will of Marco Aromatario (Exhumer-ex Natron-ex Mutala) and Mario Ciuffini, the guitarist and the bassist of the band respectively. After some alternations, the line-up was made stable with the second guitar entry, Matteo De Bellis, with Antonio Vitolla like vocalist and MIcky Giove at drums. With this formation, The Requiem k626 had the opportunity to make several live shows in Central and Southern Italy, with some other partecipation in festivals, together with important Italian bands like Novembre, Undertakers, Horrid, Centurionand Hellrage. Before the breaking of that line-up was recorded the first demo, "Fatal Opera", which was good recensited by specialized magazines; but the singer was removed for his stilistic and personal problems. In time the band musical proposal was settled around a Swedish Melodic Death Metal, strongly influenced by Iron Maiden too. On this composition way was based "Blaze of Shadows", the second demo, recorded at "Temple of Noise" in Rome, consisting in nine songs, three of which extracted to form a promo cd, titled "And the Sunrise...". As the previus demo, also this one had very good opinions by the critics, so taking the band to start negotiations with some italian Labels, than fallen. In this second period, during which the guitarrist Matteo was also the singer, it was taken a strong promotional campain of the promo with several live dates together with some of the most important Italian bands. Afterwards because of personal problems also Matteo abandoned the band, giving live to the actual line-up, in which there are Stefano Martinelli at guitar and Gianluca Masiello at voice. About live activity in this new period Requiem K626 had the opportunity of playing in several times with: Ancient, Unrest, Labyrinth, White Skull, Skizo, Heimdall, Stormlord, The Black, Novembre, Undertakers, Natron, Glacial Fear, Secret Sphere, Enemynside,Virgin Steel, Teatres des Vampires, Mantra, Fire Trails,Thoten, Vader, Mutala and many other bands of italian underground. Morever it had lucky to be guest in the "Under no light tour" of Polish Behemoth. Unexpectly the band had seen itself winning the contest inside the greatest Southern Italy manifestation, The Agglutination Fest., and partecipated to occasion of live shows in Northern Italy. In July end the band decided going to studios to record the new songs, composed in this period, which shows a more aggressive sound and modern composition way. Actually, Requiem k 626 are organizing the promotional campain for their new work, titled "Genemesis", trying above all to set up negotiations with some labels interessed to the musical product, also thanks the remarkable support of the Agglutination Prod., in the person of Gerardo Cafaro. After years of Hush, the Requiem K626 is ready newly in order to return to play, new songs soon will come records in order to make to feel the new musical direction to you....... To short it will come introduced the new drummer!!!