Dreams Now Reality (formerly known as Do Not Reanimate and Dreams Not Reality and officially abbreviated as DNR) is an Italian

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band formed in

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. They have performed domestically, as well as internationally at venues in

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, and

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. Their look is self-described as "Eurovisual" - taking influences from Japanese

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and Western

. Luminor, formerly of

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, has collaborated extensively with the band. The band's full name changed to "Dreams Not Reality" after the departure of Mantis, as the remaining members sought a more optimistic name. They released their first single "Visual Evolution" in 2008 and first studio album, ''Visual Evolution Reloaded'', in 2009 under the independent label Miraloop. In January 2011, a new single "Beyond This World" was released with the first video produced by Matteo Cifelli and Toby Chapman (

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, Andy Taylor,

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) under Fastermaster Records.

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joined the band in May 2011 as the fifth member "Seba", playing keyboard and performing vocals for the band. Together, they opened up for

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on June 4, 2011, in

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, and also played at the 2011 V-Rock Festival held at

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. The band was also part of the lineup for V-Love Live International, which took place two days later on October 25. Their first single under Serafini's lineup, "A Taste of... Eurovisual" was released in October 2011 The year 2012 saw Dreams Now Reality opening for

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(guitarist and co-founder of the rock band

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) during his European tour, Seven Samurais. (gigs of:

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) . In September 2012 they opened up for

(guitarist and co-founder of the rock band

) for his European tour, Seven Samurais (gigs of:

) . In January 2013, Sieg announced his departure from the band, paving the way for

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, ex-guitarist of

, to join as the new guitarist. In 2014, the band released their second album, DREAMFINITY, funded through

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and KR-music. A setback occurred in 2015 when a car accident involving the drummer led to a temporary hiatus, resulting in the cancellation of their Japanese performance at the Visual Unite Event. 2017 brought the release of the ''DREAMFINITY Deluxe Edition'' through the American

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., and in October, Dreams Now Reality opened for

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on the SEXORCISM European tour, (gigs of:

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). Looking ahead to 2024, Dreams Now Reality introduced a new lineup, featuring paZ as the guitarist and Flow as the vocalist. A milestone in the band's history was achieved on May 13, 2012, when DNR became the first non-Japanese band to perform at the Stylish Wave event at Akasaka BLITZ.

Band members

Current members *

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– bass (2008–present) *

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– drums (2008–present) *

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– vocals (2024–present) * paZ – guitar (2024–present) EX members *

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– vocals (2008–2009) *

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– guitars (2008-2013) * Luminor – Keyboards, vocals (2009-2011) *

– Keyboards, vocals (2011-2013) *

– guitar (2013–2018) * Axia – vocals (2009–2018) DNR line up 2012

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References

Italian rock music groups Musical groups established in 2008