la Maschera Di Cera

A SHORT MASCHERA DI CERA BIOGRAPHY************2001: La Maschera Di Cera project take life 2001 when Fabio Zuffanti ( bass player with Finisterre and with a lot of other projects ) decide to form a group who could re-create the glorious tradition of the italian progressive sound of the '70. In 2001 Zuffanti is joined by a group of musicians: the Finisterre keyboards player Agostino Macor , the Finisterre drummer Marco Cavani , the singer Alessandro Corvaglia ( he plays the role of Merlin on Merlin rock opera ) and the flute player Andrea Monetti ( Alhambra, Ku, Embryo ). Zuffanti and Macor works togheter on the music of La Mashera Di Cera suite ( that is the first song composed by Zuffanti in 1991 ) and to other 3 songs to form the concept of the first record************2002: "LA MASCHERA DI CERA" comes out in may on Mellow Records label and it's soon a great succes. The press define the cd "THE BEST ITALIAN PROG ALBUM FROM ALPHATAURUS" ( 1973 ). During spring and summer the group plays many concerts in Italy and in september starts the recording of the new CD. ************2003: the new MDC's work entitled "IL GRANDE LABIRINTO" come out in March on Mellow records. In April Maurizio Di Tollo began the new MDC drummer and from June to October MDC plays in Italy, Portugal, Belgium and Swiss with great success. In September MDC sign with the IMMAGINIFICA label directed by PFM's drummer Franz Di Cioccio. ************2004: In 2004 MDC plays in Italy, Spain, Swiss and Belgium and come out the DVD: "GOUVEIA art rock 2003" with the film of the concert in Portugal and the first official live cd: "MASCHERA DI CERA IN CONCERTO", recorded at the Spirit of 66 of Verviers ( Belgium ) ************ 2005: On march Maschera Di Cera begins the recordings of the third studio album, produced by Franz Di Cioccio. The recordings sessions and the mixing finish in september. In the meantime the group plays concerts in Italy and in Belgium where now a grat number of passionate fans follows all the band's gigs ************2006: On March the new albun called "LUXADE" comes out on Immaginifica records. Luxade got a great selling and crytics success and win a lot of poll as a 2006 best album ************ 2007: MDC works on the songs for the new album that will be out in 2008. In june the group fly in the USA to play at the prestigious NEARfest festival. Ohter concerts during summer