Lunatica is a Swiss symphonic metal band, formed in Suhr in 1998.
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Origin | Suhr, Switzerland |
Genres | Symphonic metal[1] Power metal |
Years active | 1998–present |
Labels | Frontiers Records Napalm Records |
Members | Andrea Dätwyler Sandro D’Incau Emilio MG Barrantes Alex Seiberl Marc Torretti Ronnie Wolf |
Past members | Beat Brack Ermes Di Prisco André Leuenberger |
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 March 14, 2019, the band shared a pre-production version of the upcoming song Luna on their Soundcloud site.[4]
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