Il Teatro degli Orrori was an Italian

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band from

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. The band's name (''Theater of Horrors'') is inspired by the Theatre of Cruelty of

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Biography

The group formed in the winter of 2005. The line-up consisted of Pierpaolo Capovilla (frontman of One Dimensional Man (band)), Francesco Valente ( One Dimensional Man (band) post Dario Perissutti) and Jonathan Mirai (voice and guitar of Super Elastic Bubble Plastic). They were later joined by Giulio Favero (formerly One Dimensional Man (band)), thus completing the line-up. On 6 April 2007 their first album, called Dell'Impero delle Tenebre, was released. On 20 June 2008 the band attended the Heineken Jammin 'Festival supporting Linea 77. On 25 March 2009, the compilation Afterhours presentano: Il paese è reale (19 artisti per un paese migliore?) was released, an idea of

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of Afterhours following the group's participation at the

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in 2009, to support and promote indie rock from the Italian underground scene. Il Teatro degli Orrori featured on the compilation with a song called ''Refusenik'', inspired by the events of

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i conscientious objectors who refuse to take up arms in protest against the occupation of the

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. Two years after the release of Dell'Impero delle Tenebre, in 2009 the band released the album A Sangue FreddoDell'Impero delle Tenebre'' ( La Tempesta) * 2009 – '' A Sangue Freddo'' ( La Tempesta) * 2012 – '' Il Mondo Nuovo'' ( La Tempesta) * 2015 – ''Il Teatro degli Orrori'' ( La Tempesta)

EP

* 2008 – '' Il Teatro degli Orrori/Zu'' ( La Tempesta) * 2010 – ''Raro EP'' ( XL Repubblica)

Live album

* 2012 – ''Dal Vivo'' ( XL Repubblica)

Compilation

* 2009 – '' Afterhours presentano: Il paese è reale (19 artisti per un paese migliore?)''

Videoclip and Singles

* ''Compagna Teresa'' (2007) * ''La Canzone di Tom'' (2008) * ''Carrarmatorock!'' (2008) * ''A Sangue Freddo'' (2009) * ''Direzioni Diverse'' (2010) * ''E' Colpa Mia'' (2010) * ''Io Cerco Te'' (2012) * ''Non Vedo l'Ora'' (2012) * ''Cuore d'oceano'' (2012) * ''La Paura'' (2015)

References

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