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The band "Reapers" was formed in May 2002, when Luca Calegaro and Francesco Lilla met the drummer Dario Pittarello and started playing together as a Metallica cover band. Originally the band was made of four members, but just two months later, the rythm guitar, Carmine De Franco, left the group and "Reapers" remained in three. Unable of continuing in their cover project because of the missing second guitar, the band started playing its own music and betweem July and August were written 5 tracks for the first demo "Metalness", recorded at the "NoBrain Studios" (Venezia) on December 16th and 17th, with the rythm guitar/singer Luca that covered also the parts for the lead guitar.
2003
With the new year, Luca got in touch with Stefano Crivellari, a lead guitar coming from a Steve Vai's tribute band, who joined the group in January and made "Reapers" getting back to the original formation. Immediately, the band continued to play their own music and other six songs were written in the time between January and April; five of them were then added to the previously recorded demo. In April, "Reapers" signed with Dead Sun Records for the production of their first cd, "Metalness", recorded and mixed during the month of may at No Brain Studios (Venezia).
2004
Febraury 11th, 2004: Metalness was released by Dead Sun Records. In march, the band started to work with Skateboard Marketing from New York, an indipendent music marketing company that focuses on radio promotion in the United States; from june to august, the cd Metalness had been on air in 500 radio stations spread through the Country, giving the band the chance to enter into american metal charts and thus gaining the 34th place in the U.S. national chart.
2005
The band starts to work on their new album. In the first six months of the year, 7 tracks have been written. It' s also the year of the first participation to a metal festival: this happens on june 24 th in Tolmin ( Slovenia ) at Metal Camp festival, where the group had the chance to play with many famous bands. Also, Reapers went for their first time playing abroad, in Belgium on September 16 th and 17 th. In December the band finished writing all their tracks for their upcoming second album.
2006
The drummer Dario Pittarello decides to leave the band for other projects and his place is taken by the new band's friend Giacomo Sandon. This change in the line-up makes the band delaying the recording session for the new album. In march, Reapers entered their studio to start the new work and the recording lasted untill may. In the meantime, the band went for the second time to Belgium for other two shows.
The band is no longer part of Dead Sun Records, and is currently searching for a new Label for the upcoming second full lenght "World In Chains".
2007
Is the year of the release of "World In Chains", the long awaited album, completely recorded at Reapers'HQ. Still working on a Label deal but good news will come shortly...
In the meantime, with some cool new dates abroad and festivals for the future, the band is looking forward to spread Reapers'word as much as possible.
Source : http://www.reapers.net/site/bios.html
