Tra il Settembre 2007 e il Giugno 2008 la band partecipa a 4 eventi live targati MetalMassacre che li vedono dividere il palco con note band della scena italiana come gli Astarte Siryaca, i Nova Season, gli Heroes of Sand e molte altre.
I Pumpkin’s Rays ricevono dal pubblico un grande supporto e la band decide così di inziare a lavorare sul proprio materiale unendo le influenze di tutti i membri della band che spaziano oltre che dagli Helloween, Blind Guardian e i Gamma Ray a band come Angra, Dream Theater, Symphony x, passando per Metallica, Megadeth, Iron Maiden ecc….e cambia il proprio nome in Impera.
Come ricordo del bellissimo anno passato come cover band, nel blog dedicato a tutti i fans degli Helloween e Gamma Ray, abbiamo raccolto alcuni video live delle performance passate.
GRAZIE A TUTTI PER IL SUPPORTO!!
IMPERA-EX.PUMPKIN’S RAYS.
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On February 2007 Emiliano Cantiano (drums www.myspace.com/emilianocantiano) along with Andrea Portieri (guitar), Giovanni Butera (vocals) and Andrea Zanna (guitar) decides to form a new Helloween and Gamma Ray tribute band named PUMPKIN’S RAYS. A few months later the talented Emanuele Calvelli (bass www.myspace.com/emanuele calvelli) joins the band, completing the line up.
Between September 2007 and June 2008 Pumpkin’s Rays performed in 4 live shows for MetalMassacre, sharing the stage with well-known italian bands like Astarte Syriaca, Nova Season, Heroes of Sand and many more.
The band, being strongly supported by the fans, starts to work on his own material joining the influences of every single member (from Helloween, Blind Guardian and Gamma ray to Angra, Symphony X and Dream Theater, passing through Metallica, Megadeth, Iron Maiden and others) and changes his name from Pumpkin’s Rays to IMPERA (from latin - to conquer).
As memento of the wonderful year lived as a tribute band we collected some videos (available on our blog) from those great shows.
We wish to dedicate them to all of those who shared the same passion for Helloween and Gamma ray with us.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT
IMPERA ( FORMERLY KNOWN AS PUMPKIN’S RAYS)
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