| Lunatica | |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Years Active: | 1998 - present |
| Origin: | Suhr, Switzerland |
| Genre: | Symphonic metal[1] Power metal |
| Label: | Frontiers Records Napalm Records |
| Current Members: | Andrea Dätwyler Sandro D’Incau Emilio MG Barrantes Alex Seiberl Marc Torretti Ronnie Wolf |
| Past Members: | Beat Brack Ermes Di Prisco André Leuenberger |
Lunatica is a Swiss symphonic metal band, formed in Suhr in 1998.
Founded by keyboardist Alex Seiberl and guitarist Sandro D'Incau, lead vocalist Andrea Dätwyler joined the band in 2001.[2]
Their debut album Atlantis was released later that year. A series of concerts and festival appearances followed, and Lunatica was named "Best Newcomers" at the Swiss metal festival, Metaldayz.
Their second album Fables & Dreams followed in February 2004, produced by Sascha Paeth, renowned for his work with numerous successful European acts. Fables & Dreams debuted at #13 on the Swiss Internet Charts.
Their third album The Edge of Infinity followed in August 2006.
In 2008, guitarist André Leuenberger left the band, and was replaced by Marc Torretti.[3]
Most recently, Lunatica's fourth album New Shores was released in February 2009.
An as-yet untitled fifth album has been in production since 2010.
On 14 March 2019 the band shared a pre-production version of the upcoming song Luna on their Soundcloud site.[4]
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