Strana Officina - Biography
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Strana Officina was born in the middle of the seventies. Former members are the two brothers, Fabio and Roberto Cappanera (guitar, drums); with bass player Enzo Mascolo, starts to play Rory Gallagher, AC/DC, J.Hendrix and Black Sabbath songs after hard hours of ironworker.
The band with first singer Jhonny Salani wrote songs as "Viaggio in Inghilterra" (recorded on their first album in 1984), "Non sei normale", "Profumo di puttana", "Sole Mare Cuore" (not edit but constantly played in live performance)
and "Non c'è più mondo" (recorded in 1991 on Cappanera brothers solo album).
In 1982 with new singer Daniele "Bud" Ancillotti and 2nd guitarist Marcello Masi, STRANA OFFICINA plays at the first and legendary Italian Heavy Metal festival with Death SS and other bands in Certaldo.
1984: historical debut EP "STRANA OFFICINA" sang in italian.
1986: second EP "The Ritual" heavier than the first and sang in english.
1987: the song "Non sei normale" on "Metal Eruption" compilation.
1988: out the expected LP "Rock'n'roll Prisoners" which confirm the band as the most representative of Italian Heavy Metal scene.
1993: after 10 years of hard activity and shows around the Italy Cappanera Brothers lost their lives on a car crash, that's a huge hit on the national heavy metal scene and strana officina quit the career for this tragical loss.
1995: Two years of commemorative tour with Rolando Cappanera (son of Roberto) on drums and Dario Cappanera on guitar (Rolando blood cousin).
After 10 years of silence Strana Officina headline the Gods of Metal 2006 (one of most important metal Festival in Europe) in front of thousands people. Amazing night for the band and for everyone that now can say:"I was here"!
March 2007: Strana Officina (BUD,ENZO,ROLANDO,DARIO) start to record an album with most famous songs and two not edit song. Out in june. The new album "THE FAITH" will contain all band's songs in English language (12 tracks), "Autostrada dei sogni"(from first E.P. 1984) and two not edit songs "Officina" and "Profumo di Puttana"(writed in the middle of '70).
2008: Out in july "LA STORIA 1979-1989 a 4lp box set contein all the band production and other unrelease and rare songs. 2010: Out in March "Rising to the Call" the first album of the actually line-up contain 8 new songs and two unedit old songs.
Source: http://www.myspace.com/stranaofficina
The band with first singer Jhonny Salani wrote songs as "Viaggio in Inghilterra" (recorded on their first album in 1984), "Non sei normale", "Profumo di puttana", "Sole Mare Cuore" (not edit but constantly played in live performance)
and "Non c'è più mondo" (recorded in 1991 on Cappanera brothers solo album).
In 1982 with new singer Daniele "Bud" Ancillotti and 2nd guitarist Marcello Masi, STRANA OFFICINA plays at the first and legendary Italian Heavy Metal festival with Death SS and other bands in Certaldo.
1984: historical debut EP "STRANA OFFICINA" sang in italian.
1986: second EP "The Ritual" heavier than the first and sang in english.
1987: the song "Non sei normale" on "Metal Eruption" compilation.
1988: out the expected LP "Rock'n'roll Prisoners" which confirm the band as the most representative of Italian Heavy Metal scene.
1993: after 10 years of hard activity and shows around the Italy Cappanera Brothers lost their lives on a car crash, that's a huge hit on the national heavy metal scene and strana officina quit the career for this tragical loss.
1995: Two years of commemorative tour with Rolando Cappanera (son of Roberto) on drums and Dario Cappanera on guitar (Rolando blood cousin).
After 10 years of silence Strana Officina headline the Gods of Metal 2006 (one of most important metal Festival in Europe) in front of thousands people. Amazing night for the band and for everyone that now can say:"I was here"!
March 2007: Strana Officina (BUD,ENZO,ROLANDO,DARIO) start to record an album with most famous songs and two not edit song. Out in june. The new album "THE FAITH" will contain all band's songs in English language (12 tracks), "Autostrada dei sogni"(from first E.P. 1984) and two not edit songs "Officina" and "Profumo di Puttana"(writed in the middle of '70).
2008: Out in july "LA STORIA 1979-1989 a 4lp box set contein all the band production and other unrelease and rare songs. 2010: Out in March "Rising to the Call" the first album of the actually line-up contain 8 new songs and two unedit old songs.
Source: http://www.myspace.com/stranaofficina