Headless (band) explained

Headless
Origin:	Avezzano, Italy
Genre:	Hard rock, Progressive Metal
Years Active:	1996–2000, 2011–present
Label:	M-Theory Audio, Mighty Music, Lion Music
Associated Acts:	Göran Edman, Jim Matheos, Scott Rockenfield
Current Members:	Göran Edman Walter Cianciusi Dario Parente Martin Helmantel Enrico Cianciusi
Past Members:	Scott Rockenfield Domenico Di Girolamo Mauro Buoninfante Naigel Carusi Italo Podda

Headless is an Italian hard rock band, founded in 1996 in Avezzano by Walter Cianciusi. Their music is characterized by the fusion of AOR and progressive metal. After having released an E.P. and a full-length album in 2000 the band suspended any recording or live activity. The turn of the events arrives in 2011 with a new line-up including Göran Edman (former Yngwie Malmsteen band) and Scott Rockenfield (Queensrÿche).^{[1] [2]} After releasing the Growing Apart album in 2013 Headless toured Europe extensively opening for big acts like Fates Warning,^[3] Skid Row,^[4] Queensrÿche^[5] and Candlemass.^[6] The successful tour ensured a contract with the Danish label Mighty Music.^[7] A new album entitled Melt The Ice Away^[8] arrived in 2016, followed by a European tour with Angra,^[9] Bonfire^[10] and Tygers of Pan Tang.In 2020 the band announced a new line-up including Martin Helmantel of Elegy (band) on bass. The new studio effort Square One is out now via M-Theory Audio.^[11]

Discography

Albums

• Future To Past – (1996) (E.P.)
• Inside You – (1998)
• Growing Apart – (2013)
• Melt The Ice Away – (2016)
• Square One – (2021)

Singles

• Primetime – (2011)
• Sink Deep in a Fairytale – (2012)
• Shortage – (2015)
• So Much of a Bore – (2015)
• Good Luck Resized – (2016)
• Risin' Up – (2020)
• Woman In White – (2021)
• Streetlight Buzz – (2021)
• Two's Up – (2021)
• Misdirection – (2021)
• Withered Flowers feat. Jeff Young – (2023) ^[12]

Band members

Current members

• Göran Edman – vocals
• Walter Cianciusi – guitars
• Dario Parente – guitars
• Martin Helmantel – bass guitar
• Enrico Cianciusi – drums

Former members

• Scott Rockenfield – drums (2011–2014)
• Domenico Di Girolamo – bass (2014–2020)
• Italo Podda – guitars (1996–1997)
• Mauro Buoninfante – keyboards (1996–2000)
• Naigel Carusi – bass (1996–2000)

External links

• of Headless
• M-Theory Audio

Notes and References

1. Web site: HEADLESS Featuring QUEENSRŸCHE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Members Sign To Lion Music . bravewords.com.
2. Web site: HEADLESS – New Album To Feature Vocalist GÖRAN EDMAN And Drummer SCOTT ROCKENFIELD As Guest Performers; Two Singles Available. bravewords.com.
3. Web site: Scott Rockenfield-Backed Headless to Support Fates Warning on European Tour. musicenthusiastmag.com.
4. Web site: Skid Row: gli Headless di supporto per la data di Roma. 18 November 2013. www.metallus.it.
5. Web site: Queensrÿche: Operation LiveRoma compiuta – METALFORCE. 26 July 2015. metalrock.romadailynews.it.
6. Web site: metal.it » Concerti » Candlemass + Headless @ Parco del Castello, Gradisca d'Isonzo. www.metal.it.
7. Web site: HEADLESS. mightymusic.dk.
8. Web site: HEADLESS – Melt the ice away. www.nuclearblast.de.
9. Web site: Angra et Headless seront en concert le 4 octobre au... – Metalorgie. www.metalorgie.com.
10. Web site: Tour Dates Bonfire . UDR Music.
11. Web site: HEADLESS Feat. Former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Singer GÖRAN EDMAN: 'Square One' Album Due Later In The Year. blabbermouth.net. 21 April 2021.
12. Web site: ヨラン・エドマンを擁するイタリアのメロディック・メタル・バンドHEADLESSが新曲 "Withered Flowers" をリリース!. burrn.online.