Aneurysm are an Italian

Italy

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 metal

Heavy metal music

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 band, formed in 1994 in Verona

Verona

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.

Although initially influenced by 1980s thrash metal

Thrash metal

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 bands such as Metallica

Metallica

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, Pantera

Pantera

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 and Fear Factory

Fear Factory

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, Aneurysm has elaborated their own sound, combining thrash

Thrash metal

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 with progressive metal

Progressive metal

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 and characteristic vocals. Seven years after the first demo-tape "Burst" (1995), their first full-length album "Aware" was released (2002), reviewed with enthusiastic words. In June 2005, Aneurysm began recording "Shades", a 15 tracks concept in which Hansi Kürsch

Hansi Kürsch

Hans Jürgen Kürsch, better known as Hansi Kürsch is a German musician, the lead vocalist and lyricist of power metal band Blind Guardian. Together with André Olbrich, he is also the principal songwriter for the band. He was also the bassist in Blind Guardian until the 1998 album Nightfall in...

 from Blind Guardian

Blind Guardian

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 appeared as special guest. In 2007 the album was released by Old Ones Records, received very positively by public and critics.

Current members

• Gianmaria Carneri - Vocals, Guitar
  Electric guitar
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• Peter Calmasini - Guitar
  Electric guitar
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• Ivano Dalla Brea - Bass
  Bass guitar
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• Jacopo Frapporti - Drums
  Drum kit
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• Stefano Torregrossa - Keyboards

Former members

• Mirko Zamperini - Bass
  Bass guitar
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   - 1994/2001
• Enea Cipriani - Bass
  Bass guitar
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   - 2001/2003
• Marco Piran - Drums
  Drum kit
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   - 1994/2010

Discography

• Burst (1995, demo)
• Aware (2002)
• Shades (2007)
• Archaic Life Form (2011)

Notations

• Aneurysm official website
• Aneurysm at Encyclopaedia Metallum
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External links

• Official website
• Aneurysm at Myspace
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