... Time Machine is without any doubt one of the most influential bands on the European progressive metal scene. Since their foundation in late 1992 up to today, their music has been described by the worldwide media as some of the most interesting and original prog metal ever to emerge from Italy, and it"s no secret that the success of Time Machine has opened up alot of doors for other Italian acts to follow through. .... The music of Time Machine is a mixture of progressive metal, melodic heavy metal with epic and symphonic classical influences and even a hint of the commercial side of hard rock - it is no wonder that the media and the fans have had a hard time describing the music of this very original band.

TIME MACHINE ... 1993-1996
- Project Time Scanning, Dungeons Of The Vatican & Act II Galileo -

.... The basic idea for forming Time Machine sprang from the minds of bassist Lorenzo Dehò and his long-time friend and musical companion guitarist Ivan Oggioni back in late 1992, when the two decided to officially end and celebrate their many years in the music business by recording a "project" album; which was "Project: Time Scanning". Little did they know then, that this album would not be the end, but actually the beginning of a whole new career.

... Joining the two Italian friends were former Moon Of Steel vocalist Andrea Ruggeri and a couple of guest musicians, such as guitarist Tony Priolo, vocalist Fabio Pagani and drummer Roberto Besana. Thus Time Machine was a reality! With the aid of producer Roberto Gramegna (Bob Gramm), who was later to be sort of an "external member" of Time Machine, the band started to record the album in January 1993 and it took until August of that year before the album was ready for release.

... During the time of recording the band suffered a severe set-back, as drummer Roberto Besana got involved in an accident, which forced the band to finish the album using computerised drum rhythms. Surprised by the immediate success the album gained amongst both fans and media, Lorenzo and Ivan decided to make this a permanent band, and the two invited in guitarist Joe Taccone who has been with the band ever since.

... For the next release, the 3-song miniCD "Dungeons Of The Vatican", a new lineup was added, including vocalist Jonathan Lavino, drummer Fabrio Brigliadoro and keyboardist Mirko Criscione, all of whom only stayed with Time Machine for this single album. By now the fan-response was fantastic - the limited edition miniCD was quickly sold out, and the Japanese audience in particular loved the band.

... In the middle of all these line-up changes the core of the band, Lorenzo, Ivan and Joe, found time to integrate new members, complete a couple of live shows in Italy as well as write the next full length album, the amazing "Act II: Galileo", which was released in May 1995. This fantastic concept album is based on the life-story of the 17th Century Italian scientist Galileo Galilei.

... With a new drummer, Antonio Rotta, and the great young vocal-talent Folco Orlandini joining the line-up, the foundations for what is regarded by many as Time Machine"s best album so far was laid. Helped by the very epic and progressive music, "Act II: Galileo", received nothing but praise in the media around the world, and a lengthy sold-out tour throughout Italy soon followed. The highlight of this touring was the show in Milan"s The Factory Club on April 06th 1996, when Time Machine were joined by members of Brazilian speed/prog metal band Angra for an acoustic show-case.

TIME MACHINE ... 1997-1999
- Shades Of Time & Eternity Ends -

... In 1996 Time Machine went through yet another change in line-up, leaving only the triple-core of Lorenzo, Ivan and Joe remaining. Joining the team on vocals were ex-Sabotage singer Morby, drummer Nick Rossetti and, unusually for the genre, the band officially invited a saxophonist, Stefano Della Giustina into the band (who also participated on one song on the previous album).

... The new album, "Shades Of Time", saw the band heading in another direction, towards a more laid-backsemi-progressive sound, with more than a little hint of prime-time Queensrÿche. Great songs and a superb cover version of Black Sabbath"s "Heaven & Hell" made the album a true gem for all Time Machine fans.

... 1997 saw the band touring as much as possible, with a.o. a gig at Italy"s most prestigious rock club The Rolling Stone, and participated in the huge Gods Of Metal festival (which featured Manowar and Angra amongst many others). However, this success did not last for long, and another line-up problem occured when Morby left the band, and the guys again found themselves in the position of having to find a new singer. In time the talented young vocalist Nick Fortarezza emerged to fill this void.

... For the next full length release, "Eternity Ends", Time Machine chose to take on another change of sound direction - this time heading into a very intricate and atmospheric kind of progressive/melodic metal. The lead vocalist of Angra contributed his vocal talent to one of the songs, "Behind The Cross", which is to be found on the maxi-single "Secret Oceans", which was released just prior to the official release of "Eternity Ends" in November 1998.

... With the release of "Eternity Ends" the band found themselves for the first time without guitarist Ivan Oggioni, who had left the band to pursue other interests other than music alone. This did not scare the band at all, and although the album might have been a bit different than what most Time Machine fans had expected, the album did really wel and opened up doors to new markets.

TIME MACHINE ... 1999-2000
- Khali & Hidden Secrets -

... In 1999 Lorenzo (b), Joe (gt) and Nick (dr) decided to put together a little side-project - or rather, create another band where they could play a kind of more relaxed and melodic style of semi-progressive metal - this band was Khali. The basic idea for this band was to write songs in the vein of Queensrÿche"s "Empire" album, yet give the songs the special "Italian-epic" touch which is a predominate feature of many of Lorenzo"s compositions. For this album it was not a difficult desicion to ask former Time Machine singer Folco Orlandini to handle the vocals, and by the end of 1999 the great album "Khali" was released.

... As this was mainly intended to be a studio project, Khali did not go out on a tour, but instead chose only to play the 2000 Gods Of Metal festival in Milan (a.o. Iron Maiden, Testament, Slayer, Edguy). During that festival gig, the band had an extra guitarist who joined them; Gianluca Ferro (ex-Arkhé). The show was a huge success, and all 25.000 people in the audience seemed to love this new local band.

... Some people in the media thought that Khali signalled the end of Time Machine, but that was most definitely NOT the case - so to prove them all wrong, and to show the fans that the band was still very much alive, Lucretia Records decided it was time to release a "best of..." cd. And in the spring of 2000 "Hidden Secrets" saw the light of day.

... Besides the most well known and requested Time Machine songs, this amazing double album includes new renditions of TM songs, demo tracks and even some live stuff - yes, this is not just the typical "best of..." cd, but a great overview of Time Machine"s best moments as well as a presentation of their rare tracks and outtakes.

TIME MACHINE ... 2001-2002
- Aliger Daemon & Evil -

.... Teaming up with the Italian record label Underground Symphony and Danish based metal-agency Intromental Management, Time Machine are ready to make another big impact on the metal scene. The first sign of progress is the July 2001 release of the miniCD "Aliger Daemon" which features songs from the up-coming full length album as well as new renditions of old classix.

... The new line-up (!!! yes - once more Lorenzo and Joe have put together a new line-up !!!), features vocalist Pino Tozzi (ex-Arkhé), drummer Claudio Riotti (ex-Arkhé), guitarist Gianlucca Ferro (who also helped out on the Khali live gig at Gods Of Metal festival in 2000), plus guest keyboardist Eddy Antonini (Skylark), Female vocals were performed by Melody Castellari and once again the band brought back producer Bob Gramm, in order to help Lorenzo with the classical arrangements and the overall sound.

... Also this time around Time Machine have chosen to do a concept-piece. It is based around the bone-chilling novel "Eymerich" by Italian award-winning writer and history professor Valerio Evangelisti. The concept album is entitled "Evil - Liber Primus" and released worldwide on October 31st 2001 - the album is available as both standard CD, A5 digibook CD version and double-vinyl version (with bonus-track).

... To suit this dark and horrifying concept, Time Machine this time chose to head for a more epic sound again - closer to "Act II: Galileo" in sound than what the band had done during the last 6 years.

... Time Machine 2001/2002 is more symphonic, epic and even darker than ever before - and in some ways, the melodies are more evident then before, which the potential hit songs "Where"s My Heaven?" and "Hailing Souls" demonstrate. The biggest surprise to many Time Machine fans however, must be the addition of beautiful female vocals to the song "Evil Lies", which is a true epic masterpiece.

... In early 2002 Time Machine once again changed the line-up. This time in order to be able to play live again, something that wasn"t possible with the line-up from the album, since Joe and Pino had their families to focus on. The new singer is Omar Zoncada from the local band White Angel, and the new rhythm guitarist is Gianluca Galli from Mantra.

... And all this is just a pre-taster of what lies in store for Time Machine. The band already have plans for new albums - such as the second and third parts of this "Eymerich" trilogy which started with "Evil - Liber Primus", plus there has been talk of an instrumental CD, as well as a new Khali album. Time Machine is heading towards even greater things. The future of epic and melodic progressive metal is assured!