| Verdena | |
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Verdena live in Modena |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Albino, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy |
| Genres | Alternative rock,[1] grunge, neo-psychedelia, psychedelic rock |
| Years active | 1995 – present |
| Labels | Universal |
| Website | www.verdena.com |
| Members | |
| Alberto Ferrari (vocals and guitar) Luca Ferrari (drums) Roberta Sammarelli (bass) |
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| Past members | |
| Fidel Figaroli (keyboards) | |
Verdena are an Italian alternative rock band originating from Albino, Bergamo. As of February 2011, they have released five full-length albums on Universal music.
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Alberto (guitarist) and Luca Ferrari (drummer) are brothers and have been playing together for 10 years. With the addition of Roberta Sammarelli (bassist), they formed the band Verdena. In 1999 they broke onto the scene with their eponymous debut, and began to perform concerts all across Italy. Their first single, "Valvonauta", received significant airtime on MTV and other music stations. Their style can be described as a mixture of rock and psychedelia.
Their second album, Solo un grande sasso, exhibited longer songs highlighted with more frequent guitar solos. The most important tracks of this album are "Spaceman", "Starless" and "Centrifuga".
In 2004 Fidel Fogaroli joined the band as a keyboardist, appearing on the album Il suicidio del samurai. In 2006, Fidel left the band, leaving them to their original three piece. The single "Luna", originally released on Il suicidio dei Samurai album, was one of the most important success of the band.
Their following record, Requiem, was released on March 16, 2007. This album shows stoner and psychedelic influences.
During 2008 they opened some dates on the Mgmt's European Tour
Their latest studio album is Wow, a double album with 27 tracks most played with piano, which was released on January 18, 2011. The singles taken from this latest album are "Razzi Arpia Inferno e Fiamme" and "Scegli Me (Un Mondo Che Tu Non Vuoi)".
Verdena's singer Alberto Ferrari always sings in Italian, except some covers ("Reverberation" by 13th Floor Elevators, "Sunshine of Your Love" by Cream), "(His Latest Flame) Marie's The Name" by Elvis Presley, "Harvest" by Neil Young and "Creepy Smell" by Melvins), and a self made song called "Perfect Day". The meaning of the lyrics is often obscure because he uses a self-made language. In their lyrics there also references to Smashing Pumpkins Nirvana and Fecal Matter (the title of "Il Suicidio Dei Samurai" is a reference of "Samurai's Suicide")
Their albums are distributed also in England (Requiem), Spain (Il Suicidio dei Samurai and Requiem), France and Switzerland.