Reapers

About Reapers

The italian band Reapers was formed in may 2002. 8 months later they signed with Dead Sun Records for their first album \\"Metalness\\", an album that got the 34th place in (expired link). na 2002

The band "Reapers" was formed in May 2002, when the already friends Luca Calegaro and Francesco Lilla met the drummer Dario Pittarello and started playing together as a Metallica cover band. Originally the band was made of four members, but just two months later, the rythm guitar, Carmine De Franco, left the group and "Reapers" remained in three. Unable of continuing in their cover project because of the missing second guitar, the band started playing its own music and betweem July and August were written 5 tracks for the first demo "METALNESS", recorded at the "NoBrain Studios" (Venezia) on December 16th and 17th, with the rythm guitar/singer Luca that covered also the parts for the lead guitar.

2003

With the new year, Luca got in touch with Stefano Crivellari, a lead guitar coming from a Steve Vai's tribute band, who joined the group in January and made "Reapers" getting back to the original formation.
Immediately, the band continued to play their own music and other six songs were written in the time between January and April; five of them were then added to the previously recorded demo.
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