Lunatica

Lunatica is a Swiss symphonic metal band, formed in Suhr, Switzerland in 1998.

Lunatica
Promo image of Lunatica.
Background information
OriginSuhr, Switzerland
GenresSymphonic metal[1]
Power metal
Years active1998–present
LabelsFrontiers Records
Napalm Records
MembersAndrea Dätwyler
Sandro D’Incau
Emilio MG Barrantes
Alex Seiberl
Marc Torretti
Ronnie Wolf
Past membersBeat Brack
Ermes Di Prisco
André Leuenberger

Biography

Formation

Founded by keyboardist Alex Seiberl and guitarist Sandro D'Incau, lead vocalist Andrea Dätwyler joined the band in 2001.[2]

Atlantis

Their debut album Atlantis was released later that year. A series of concerts and festival appearances followed, and Lunatica was named "Best Newcomers" at the Swiss metal festival, Metaldayz.

Fables & Dreams

Their second album Fables & Dreams followed in February 2004, produced by Sascha Paeth, renowned for his work with numerous successful European acts. “Fables & Dreams” debuted at #13 on the Swiss Internet Charts.

The Edge of Infinity

Their third album The Edge of Infinity followed in August 2006.

In 2008, guitarist André Leuenberger left the band, and was replaced by Marc Torretti.[3]

New Shores and Hiatus

Most recently, Lunatica's fourth album New Shores was released in February 2009.

Return and untitled fifth album

An as-yet untitled fifth album has been in production since 2010.

On March 14, 2019, the band shared a pre-production version of the upcoming song Luna on their Soundcloud site.[4]

Line-up

Current members
Andrea Dätwyler
  • Andrea Dätwyler - vocals (2001–present)
  • Sandro D’Incau - guitar (1998–present)
  • Emilio "MG" Barrantes - bass (2001–present)
  • Alex Seiberl - keys (1998–present)
  • Ronnie Wolf - drums (2001–present)

Previous members
  • Beat Brack - bass (1998–2001)
  • Ermes Di Prisco - drums (1998–2001)
  • André Leuenberger - guitar (2001–2008)
  • Marc Torretti - guitar (2008-2009)
  • Zoltan Daraban - guitar (2009-2012)

Timeline

Discography

Full-length albums

Singles
  • Fable of Dreams (2004)
  • Who You Are (2005)

Music videos
  • Song for You (2007)

References
  1. Lunatica @ musicmight Archived 2012-05-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "lunatica.ch - Band page". Archived from the original on 2011-08-30.
  3. "lunatica.ch - News page". Archived from the original on 2011-08-30.
  4. "Lunatica - Luna Song Pre-Production on Soundcloud". Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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