Edera

Edera is an Italian band from Milan that was formed in 1994 on the initiative of Valerio Valentini (vocals) and Matteo Catarisano (keyboards) but it's only in 1997 that the project really took off... They released two demos, in 2001 ("Edera") and 2002 (Apart") and then, in 2002 their first official recording "Setting For A Drama", featuring 13 chosen tracks from their early repertoire. The present line-up is formed by Valerio Valentini (Vocals), Matteo Catarisano (Keyboards), Andrea Ungaro (Guitar), Ryan Castana (Guitar), Alex Ferraris (Bass) and Theo Ungaro (Drums). Their last work "... And Mouth Disappears" was released in 2005. According to the band, their songs are conceived as "theatrical plays, where music is the scenographic part, and the words constitute the recitative acts. Each representation is actually a monologue, where the voice of the single actor gets mixed up with the musical backgrounds describing his emotional exasperation"...
Their main influences are Queen, Marillion, Genesis, Savatage, Queensryche, Rush, Bowie
Andrea Parentin
http://www.ederaweb.com