Essenza Explained

Essenza
Origin:	Italy
Genre:	hard rock, heavy metal
Years Active:	1993 - present
Label:	SG Records
Website:	www.essenzamanagement.com
Current Members:	Carlo G. Rizzello Alessandro S. Rizzello Paolo Colazzo
Past Members:	Luca A. Rizzello

Essenza is a heavy metal band formed in Italy in 1993,^[1] led by the guitarist Carlo G. Rizzello and his brother Alessandro (bass player). At the beginning, Luca A. Rizzello played drums in the trio. Since 2003 Paolo Colazzo joins the band as drummer. The first two full lengths of the band were sung in Italian and were strongly influenced by traditional hard rock and rock-blues; later, the band adopted English lyrics and switched to a classic metal style that resembles Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and Iron Maiden^{[2] [3] [4]} mixed to the speed and the heaviness typical of the Megadeth sound.^[5]

Discography

Albums

• 2000 - Suggestioni
• 2002 - Contrasto
• 2009 - Devil's Breath
• 2014 - Blind Gods and Revolutions

EP, demo, live

• 1996 - Essenza, demo
• 1998 - Algoritmo 60, demo
• 2007 - Dance of liars, EP

Official videoclips

• 2007 - deep into your eyes
• 2009 - devil's breath
• 2014 - bloody spring

Members

Current members

• Carlo G. Rizzello – Vocals and Guitars
• Alessandro S. Rizzello - Bass
• Paolo Colazzo - Drums

Past members

• Luca A. Rizzello – Drums (1993–2003)

External links

• Official Web site
• Essenza at MySpace
• Essenza at Metal Archives
• Essenza at Spirit of Metal

Notes and References

1. http://metal-sound.net/interviews.php?read=essenza Interview on Metal Sound
2. http://metalmark.blogspot.com/2009/09/essenza-devils-breath.html Heavy Metal Time Machine
3. http://www.dangerdog.com/2010-music-reviews/essenza-devils-breath-review.php Danger Dog
4. http://www.metalliville.co.uk/bankup/htdocs/CD%20Folder/E-CDS.htm Metalliville
5. Web site: Digital-Steel . 2011-01-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110710125749/http://www.digital-steel.com/DS/index.php?headpage=albumrevs&id=1636 . 2011-07-10 . dead .