Raintime is an Italian

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band, founded in 1999. The band was initially significantly inspired by

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, and as such composed songs which leaned towards the

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genre. They then recorded an instrumental demo entitled ''Jump in the Past''. After the demo was released, the band's original drummer quit and Enrico Fabris replaced him. Also, Claudio Coassin, who played keyboards, switched to vocals, leaving keyboards to Andrea Corona. Their sound evolved into a new hybrid and borrows elements both from

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, such as

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s and lower tuning of their instruments, and from more melodic genres, especially in regard to keyboards and vocals. With this new direction, the band recorded their debut album '' Tales from Sadness'' in 2005 with Arise Records. The second "official" chapter of the band, '' Flies & Lies'' (Lifeforce), released in 2007 and produced by Tommy Handsen, gave Raintime the possibility to perform live at

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with bands like

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and

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. Their latest album, entitled '' Psychromatic'', was released on 16 March 2010. Raintime stated on their Facebook on 27 May 2012 that the band would be disbanding due to "too many new members". Claudio, Enrico and Ivan, however, are working on a side project called Fake Idols.

Members

* Claudio Coassin – vocals * Daniele "Acido" Bressa – lead guitar * Ivan Odorico – guitar * Dario Battiston – bass * Andrea Corona – keyboards * Enrico Fabris – drums *Parham Amini – bass (studio)

Discography

* ''Jump in the Past'' (Demo, Self-Produced, 2000) * '' Tales From Sadness'' (Album, Arise, 2005) * '' Flies & Lies'' (Album, Lifeforce, 2007) * '' Psychromatic'' (Album, Lifeforce, 2010)

References

External links

Raintime's official website

Raintime at Myspace
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