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The Brightness [R.I.P.]

About Me

Born in 2004, Rome-based four piece is the first italian tribute to The Darkness; after a couple of changes, now the line up is as follows:
Denis (lead vocals & guitar), Alex (guitar & backing vocals), Rob'n'Roll (bass & backing vocals), Matt Svarione (drums & backing vocals).

Gigs so far:

14-07-2007 - Montemurlo (Prato)
20-04-2007 - Stazione Birra - Morena (Rm)
02-11-2006 - Rock Castle - Roma
05-03-2006 - Traffic (ex Sonica) - Roma
02-02-2006 - Rock Castle - Roma [unplugged set]
30-12-2005 - Jailbreak - Roma
04-11-2005 - Traffic (ex Sonica) - Roma
15-10-2005 - Alkatraz - Fiumicino (Rm)
18-06-2005 - Geronimo's pub - Marino (Rm)
14-05-2005 - Thedarkness.it Anniversary Party - Rockhouse - Sesto S. Giovanni (MI)
06-05-2005 - Indians Reserve Pub - Roma
13-11-2004 - On Air - Latina
23-10-2004 - The Cave - Amsterdam, Holland
22-10-2004 - Thedarknessrock.nl Anniversary Party - Den Haag, Holland
09-09-2004 - Glam Shot Festival - Bologna [festival with Eurosmith, Juliet Kiss and others]
Our setlist features most of the songs released by the Darkness, including somee never performed live so far, here a list of the songs we played so far: Black Shuck, Get Your Hands Off My Woman, Growing On Me, I Believe In A Thing Called Love, Love Is Only A Feeling, Givin' Up, Stuck In A Rut, Friday Night, Holding My Own, Love On The Rocks, Bareback, The Best Of Me, Making Out, Out Of My Hands, Physical Sex, I Love You Five Times, How Dare You Call This Love, Christmas Time, One Way Ticket, Knockers, Is It Just Me, Dinner Lady Arms, Hazel Eyes, Bald, Wanker, Grief Hammer, Shake (Like A Lettuce Leaf).
We also played an acoustic concert that featured: Black Shuck, One Way Ticket, Givin' Up, Friday Night, Love Is Only A Feeling, Dinner Lady Arms, The Silent Man (Dream Theater), Out Of My Hands, Love On The Rocks, I Believe In A Thing Called Love, Growing On Me, Holding My Own
Last but not least: the coolness of this band is granted by the Darkness themselves, as can be seen in the popular video in which Justin and Ed introduce The Brightness!
We are currently on a hiatus so there's no future plans for the band.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 15/05/2006
Band Website: http://www.thebrightness.it
Band Members: Denis (lead vocals & guitar)
Alex (guitar & backing vocals)
Rob'n'Roll (bass & backing vocals)
Matt (drums & backing vocals)
Influences: 70's & 80's hard rock, 90's progressive metal, 00's scan rock
Sounds Like: The Darkness!
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

[ITA] Setlist concerto a Prato

Questa la scaletta:BareBackBlack ShuckGet Your HandsOne Way TicketKnockersGrowing On MeBest Of MeLove Is Only A FeelingMakin OutGivin UpTie Your Mother Down (Queen)Friday NightDinner Lady ArmsWord Up ...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:02:00 GMT

[ITA] Aftershow

La performance del 20 aprile è andata benissimo, al di là delle più rosee aspettative! Stazione Birra bello riempito, gente carica, performance breve ma energetica... non potevamo chiedere di meglio p...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 01:44:00 GMT

[ITA + ENG] Novità sul gruppo/ Band updates

ITA: come forse avreste già saputo, Jonna ha lasciato la band per divergenze personali e musicali. I due concerti previsti rimangono confermati, ci ha dato disponibilità il buon vecchio Alex, il pre...
Posted by on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 07:17:00 GMT

[ITA] Nuove date!

Due nuove date per i Brightness!20 Aprile 2007 - Stazione Birra, via Placanica 172, Morena (RM) + Ac/Id (tributo Ac/Dc)14 Luglio 2007 - Circolo Ricreativo 'Nuova Europa' - Settore Pizzeria - Via Curie...
Posted by on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 20:44:00 GMT

Novità in arrivo!!! [ITA]

Ragazzuoli, malgrado i nostri beneamati Darkness abbiano deciso di sciogliersi ed esplorare altri lidi musicali, Noi abbiamo deciso di continuare a rendergli omaggio col nostro tributo. Un omaggio a l...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:08:00 GMT

new gig & new line up!!!

After Alex's leaving the band for problems connected to his work, The Brightness fortunately found a perfect substitute: JONNA!!! We're going to welcome him and warm up with the new line up in our fi...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Oct 2006 03:41:00 GMT

11-10-2006 - Denis and The Rocky Horror Tribute Show

Our frontman Denis joined The Rocky Horror Tribute Show, a band performing a sort of theatrical concert featuring the songs of the popular musical; he plays the role of Rocky. After the successful s...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 13:30:00 GMT

October 2006 - news!

[ENG]No, we're not dead. We've just been unlucky 'cos we had four shows cancelled in the last months (two of which the very same day!), and we've been busy in the last weeks recording a 4 tracks demo,...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 01:34:00 GMT