Lunatica is a

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band, formed in Suhr in 1998.

Biography

Formation

Founded by keyboardist Alex Seiberl and guitarist Sandro D'Incau, lead vocalist Andrea Dätwyler joined the band in 2001.

''Atlantis''

Their debut album ''

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'' 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.

''Fables & Dreams''

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.

''The Edge of Infinity''

Their third studio album '' The Edge of Infinity'' followed in August 2006. In 2008, guitarist André Leuenberger left the band, and was replaced by Marc Torretti.

''New Shores''

Lunatica's fourth studio album ''

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'' was released in February 2009.

Return and upcoming fifth studio album

An as-yet untitled fifth album has been in production since 2010. On 14 March 2019 the band shared a pre-production version of the upcoming song Luna on their Soundcloud site.

Band members

Current

*Sandro D’Incau -

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s (1998–present) *Alex Seiberl - keyboards (1998–present) *Andrea Dätwyler -

vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...

(2001–present) *Emilio "MG" Barrantes -

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(2001–present) *Ronnie Wolf -

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(2001–present)

Former

*Beat Brack - bass (1998–2001) *Ermes Di Prisco - drums (1998–2001) *André Leuenberger - guitars (2001–2008) *Marc Torretti - guitars (2008-2009) *Zoltan Daraban - guitars (2009-2012) Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

*''

'' (2001) *'' Fables & Dreams'' (2004) *'' The Edge of Infinity'' (2006) *''

'' (2009)

Singles

*''Fable of Dreams'' (2004) *''Who You Are'' (2005)

Music videos

*''Song for You'' (2007)

References

External links

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{{Authority control Swiss symphonic metal musical groups Musical groups established in 1998 Musical quintets Napalm Records artists English-language musical groups from Switzerland