Afterhours is an Italian alternative

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. The band was named after

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song of the same name.

Biography

The Afterhours were formed in 1985 in

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around Manuel Agnelli, a Velvet Underground fan. They debuted in 1987 with the single ''My bit boy'', followed a year later by the EP ''All Good Children Go to Hell''. The band has released two

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s and two EPs in English. Since ''Germi'' (1995), the group switched to

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, except for ''Ballads for Little Hyenas'', produced by

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leader Greg Dulli, who also played with the group in a 2006 tour in the

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. Afterhours also served as the Italian backing band to Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan’s

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project and Agnelli co-wrote two songs with Dulli on the Twilight Singers album

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. In 2009, the band won the ''" Mia Martini" Critics Award'' at the Sanremo Music Festival. In the same year they released the compilation "''Il paese è reale''" ("The country is real") aiming to advance the Italian

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scene. In 2014 the band released a double special edition of their most famous album ''Hai paura del buio?'', containing a Remastered version of the original album and a new disc (called ''Reloaded'') where every song was reinterpreted by a different artist, including John Parish,

, Mark Lanegan, Damo Suzuki, Nic Cester and Joan as Policewoman.

Discography

Albums

*1990 - ''During Christine's Sleep'' ( Vox Pop) *1993 - ''Pop Kills Your Soul'' (Vox Pop) *1995 - ''Germi'' (Vox Pop) *1997 -

Hai paura del buio? ''Hai paura del buio?'' is the fourth studio album by Italian Alternative Rock band Afterhours. Like its predecessor, ''Germi'', ''Hai paura del buio?'' features only Italian language. The album is also considered by fans Afterhours' best work. ...

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) *1999 - ''Non è per sempre'' (Mescal Records) *2002 - ''Quello che non c'è'' (Mescal Records) *2005 - ''Ballate per piccole iene'' (Mescal Records) *2006 -

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(Mescal Records) with Greg Dulli *2008 - I milanesi ammazzano il sabato (

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) *2012 - Padania (Artist First) *2016 - ''Folfiri o Folfox''

Live albums

*2001 - (Mescal) 2 cd

Compilation albums

*2008 - ''Cuori e demoni'' ( EMI) *2016 - ''The Best Of'' (EMI)

EPs

*1988 - ''All the Good Children Go to Hell'' (

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) *1991 - ''Cocaine Head'' (Vox Pop) *2008 - ''Le sessioni ricreative'' (Universal) *2012 - ''Meet Some Freak On Route 66''

Singles

*" Shadowplay" *"Ossigeno" *"Germi" *"Dentro Marilyn" *"Voglio una pelle splendida" *"Male di miele" *"Sui giovani d'oggi ci scatarro" *"Non è per sempre" *"Baby fiducia" *"Bianca" *"La verità che ricordavo" *"La sinfonia dei topi" *"Quello che non c'è" *"Non sono immaginario" *"Gioia e rivoluzione" *"La vedova bianca" *"White Widow" *"È solo febbre" *"Pochi istanti nella lavatrice" *"Riprendere Berlino" *"I Milanesi Ammazzano il Sabato" *"Musa di nessuno" *" Il paese è reale" *"La Tempesta è in Arrivo" *"Padania" *"Spreca Una Vita" *"Il Mio Popolo si Fa" *"Non Voglio Ritrovare il Tuo Nome" *"Se Io Fossi il Giudice"

Other

*2009 - '' Afterhours presentano: Il paese è reale (19 artisti per un paese migliore?)'' ( Casasonica) *2009 - ''Domani 21/04.09'' ( SugarMusic) ''Artisti Uniti Per L'

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DVDs

*2007 - ''Non Usate Precauzioni/Fatevi Infettare (1985-1997)'' ( Virgin-EMI) *2007 - ''Io Non Tremo (1997-2006)'' (Virgin Records, Virgin-EMI) *2014 - ''Hai paura del buio? Il film.'' ( Feltrinelli)

Cover versions

Released songs

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) *Green River -

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) *Mio Fratello È Figlio Unico - Rino Gaetano ( Germi) * On Time -

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) *State Trooper -

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) *The Bed -

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) * You Know You're Right - Nirvana ( I Milanesi Ammazzano Il Sabato)

Live performances

* A Day in the Life -

* Across the Universe -

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*Baby Face -

* ...Baby One More Time -

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*Bad America - Gun Club *Bianco Natale * Billie Jean -

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*By This River -

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* Dancing Barefoot - Patti Smith *Deep Hit of Morning Sun - Primal Scream *Down on the Street - The Stooges *Drive All Night -

* For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield * Heart-Shaped Box - Nirvana * Helter Skelter - Beatles * Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix * I Wanna Be Your Dog - The Stooges * Judy Blue Eyes - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young *

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* Live and Let Die -

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* Mind Games -

* My Generation - The Who * Ooh La La - The Faces * Quicksand -

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* Satellite of Love -

* Search & Destroy - The Stooges * Sweet Jane - Velvet Underground * The Long and Winding Road -

*T.V. Eye - The Stooges * Walk on the Wild Side -

*Wave of Mutilation - Pixies