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KINGCROW Progressive rock Band

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The band was originally founded in Rome, Italy, by Diego Cafolla (guitars) and Manuel Thundra Cafolla (drums) in 1996 under the name of "Earth Shaker". Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's poem "Raven" and driven by a will of change, the band's name was soon altered into Kingcrow. Together with Stefano Tissi (vocals), the first promo CD "Eyes Of Memories" was published in 1997. The second promo CD, "Hurricane's Eye", was released in 2000, and served as the proof of Kingcrow's evolution into progressive atmospheres performed with a subtle hard rock and metal approach. This stylistic choice was finally consolidated in 2001 with the first official studio album, "Something Unknown". In the same year Ivan Nastasi, a guitarist of the classic hard rock / heavy metal style, joined the band. In 2002 Stefano was replaced by Mauro Gelsomini (vocals), who contributed to the songs with his deep and emphatic approach. In June 2003 Kingcrow recorded a 3-track promo CD entitled "Matzmariels". Ready for the next step, Kingcrow decided that the next release should be a conceptual album, and thus "Insider" became reality. Kingcrow noted, "We see this album as a continuous flow of emotions narrated by music".
During 2004 and 2005, Kingcrow built their own recording studio in Rome. A new album, "Timetropia", (heralded by media and fans as a true rock opera along the lines of "Tommy", "Jesus Christ Superstar" or even "Operation Mindcrime"), was recorded and published worldwide by Lucretia Records International. In 2007 and 2008, together with new bassist Angelo Orlando, Kingcrow performed several live shows at the biggest Italian hard rock-heavy metal music festivals (including Gods Of Metal alongside Iron Maiden and Judas Priest to support the album release.
In February 2009, during the recording sessions for the new album, "Phlegethon", Francesco D'Errico (bass) joined the band. Also Mauro decided to leave the band due to personal reasons, and was substituted by Diego Marchesi, a singer with outstanding vocal skills that has an emotional approach which will help consolidate Kingcrow's status as one of the most original bands to come out of Italy in recent years.
Currently the band is working hard on the recordings of "Phlegethon", a new overall and exciting concept, representing the very best of their progressive rock / metal approach. According to the band "This new discs finds us exploring paths of progressive rock and metal we've never ventured before - it is an exciting time for us and we feel more confident about Kingcrow's future then ever".
Describing the band today is quite a difficult task, but one could state that the influence of such artists as Porcupine Tree, Riverside, Opeth, Orphaned Land or even Dream Theater in their more subtle moments are all present in the music of Kingcrow. With each release Kingcrow has taken a step further away from their original roots as a classic hard rock / metal band and is today one of the most exciting bands that Italy has to offer. .. .... ..> ..> ..

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Member Since: 17/06/2005
Band Website: http://www.kingcrow.it
Band Members: Diego Marchesi
(Lead & backing vocals)

Diego Cafolla
(Guitar & backing vocals)

Ivan Nastasi
(Guitar & backing vocals)

Francesco D'Errico
(Bass Guitar)

Cristian Della Polla
(Keyboards & Synths)

Thundra Cafolla
(Drums & Percussions)

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Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

KINGCROW - New album, title and tracklist

Finally Kingcrow are proud to announce the title and the provisional tracklist of the new album.Releasing date is scheduled for the next autumn, but no further official information is yet available. P...
Posted by on Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:07:00 GMT

KINGCROW - svelato nuovo cantante

Siamo felici di comunicarvi che DIEGO MARCHESI è il nuovo frontman dei kingcrow. E' stato convincente sin dal primo provino, cercavamo un cantante completamente differente da Mauro e lo abbiamo trovat...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:55:00 GMT

Conclusioni e ringraziamenti da Diego

 Hallo guys, we've a nice post from Diego:"Eccoci qui finalmente ad una nuova estate e, nel caso specifico della band, alla fine di una stagione musicale e all'inizio di un'altra avventura. E' gi...
Posted by on Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Pronti per i festival

L'ultima serata preparatoria ai festival estivi si è conclusa. Alla grande direi.La band è pronta, e la reazione del pubblico lo dimostra:http://www.evolutionfest.it/forum2/showthread.php?g oto=newpost...
Posted by on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 10:17:00 GMT

KINGCROW: BREAKING NEWS!!!

ITALIANO:I Kingcrow sono onorati di partecipare a tre dei più importanti festival estivi:25/06/2007 - Roma - MidSummer In Rock Festival (con Elvenking, Turisas e Korpiklaani) 07/07/2007 - Firenze - ...
Posted by on Tue, 22 May 2007 00:29:00 GMT

New Record Deal!

Find English version belowKINGCROW su LUCRETIA RECORDS INTERNATIONAL Cari amici,siamo orgogliosi di comunicarvi che il nuovo album dei progster romani KINGCROW, intitolato "TIMETROPIA" è prossimo alla...
Posted by on Sun, 26 Mar 2006 23:21:00 GMT

Welcome

Welcome everybody to our new blog! Kingcrow is a hard prog band from Italy. The best one in the Styx/Savatage/Queensryche and Rush tradition. We'd like to share with all of yo...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Jun 2005 08:59:00 GMT