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DGM Origin Italy Genres Progressive metal
Power metalYears active 1994−present Labels Scarlet Website www.dgmsite.com Members Mark Basile
Simone Mularoni
Emanuele Casali
Andrea Arcangeli
Fabio CostantinoPast members Maurizio Pariotti
Gianfranco Tassella
Marco Marchiori
Luciano Regoli
Diego Reali
Fabio Sanges
Titta TaniDGM ("Diego Gianfranco Maurizio", after the founding members) is an Italian metal band. They originally formed in 1994 as an entirely instrumental band.
Their first official release is the self-produced mini CD Random Access Zone but the full album came out in November ‘97: Change Direction. The album was well received in Italy, Germany, Finland, and Denmark. which prompted to start an Italian tour that gave the band the reputation as one of the most promising progressive Italian act in those years.
With the new drummer Fabio Costantino (ex-Carnal Raptor), DGM entered the studio for their second album: Wings of Time (top album on the Italian magazines Metal Shock, Flash and Metal Hammer). In Japan the CD sold over 4,000 copies in the first 10 days. The band was also contacted by Burrn! for an exclusive interview that enlarged DGM reputation in the worldwide musical scene.
Before their third studio album release, Titta Tani joined the band, becoming the new DG' singer. Dreamland saw the light of day in December 2001. In springtime 2001 Andrea Arcangeli (Airlines Of Terror, Solisia, Concept, ex-River of Change) became the new DGM bass player just before the Italian dates for Dreamland promotion.
In 2002 the band was signed by Italian independet label Scarlet Records. Hidden Place was released in May 2003, with a new progressive sound from the new keyboards player Fabio Sanges (Abstracta). The fourth album received excellent reviews on many magazines and web magazines from all over the world and following the release DGM played at the Gods of Metal in 2003.
Misplaced was released in February 2004. The album was produced by Giuseppe Orlando's (Novembre, Airlines of Terror) Outer Sound studios. Like Hidden Place, Misplaced has been received well by both the magazines and the audience, and several live dates followed the release.
In 2005 Simone Mularoni (Empyrios) replaced Diego Reali. Simone had tbefore experience as a sound engineer and producer at the Fear Studios. Efter the addition of Simone, DGM also teamed up with keyboard player Emanuele Casali (Astra, ex-Empyrios) after the departure of Fabio Sanges.
Simone and Emanuele gave to the new songs a renewed touch of class and the result of his experience is all included in Different Shapes released in 2007. The media claims Different Shapes as the best work of DGM so far, a beautiful production managed Simone himself made Rock Hard and Metal Hammer awarding it as TOP ALBUM.
On the live front, DGM played for the second time at the Gods of Metal (2007) together with Heaven&Hell, Dream Theater, Symphony X, Dark Tranquility among others, Lagoa Burning Festival (2007), Prog-Power Europe (2007) as a confirmation of the high quality of Different Shapes.
In February 2007 DGM announced that Mark Basile (B.R.A.K.E., ex Mind Key) was the new singer of the band. Mark was chosen among several auditions throughout Italy, Europe and America after Titta Tani left the band.
In Autumn of 2008 DGM give light to the seventh album of their career: Frame. DGM are nowadays considered undoubtedly one of Europe’s leading progressive metal acts, always pushing the boundaries with their technical and refined musical skills, which allowed them to be included among prog metal fans’ favorites. Frame is probably the most perfect things DGM have ever done, Mark's voice is something unbelievable, Simone guitar plying will leave you breathless, Emanuele's harmonies will bring you on new musical conceptions while the Andrea and Fabio create a wall of rhythmic session where to leave an indelible trail in the worldwide metal scene.
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Members
Current
- Mark Basile - vocals (2007–present)
- Simone Mularoni - guitar (2006–present)
- Emanuele Casali - keyboards (2007–present)
- Andrea Arcangeli - bass guitar (2001–present)
- Fabio Costantino - drums (1998–present)
Former
- Maurizio Pariotti - keyboards (1994–2003)
- Gianfranco Tassella - drums (1994–1998)
- Marco Marchiori - bass guitar (1995–2000)
- Luciano Regoli - vocals (1994? - 2000)
- Diego Reali - guitar (1994–2006)
- Fabio Sanges - keyboards (2003–2006)
- Titta Tani - vocals (2000–2007)
Discography
- 1994 - Random Access Zone (miniCD)
- 1997 - Change Direction
- 1999 - Wings of Time
- 2001 - Dreamland
- 2003 - Hidden Place
- 2004 - Misplaced
- 2007 - Different Shapes
- 2009 - Frame
- 2010 - Synthesis (DVD + CD)
External links
Categories:- Musical groups established in 1994
- Italian power metal musical groups
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