Obscure Italian Metal Bands of the 80s/90s

METALLO PE(N)SANTE Style: Doom Metal / Black Metal / Jazz Metal City: Cesena (Forlì-Cesena) Active from 1990 to 1994 Line-up: Enrico Teodorani (vocals, bass) Francesca Paolucci (saxophone, flute, vocals) Mike Vignali a.k.a. Michele Vignali (guitar) Sasso a.k.a. Federico Sassoli (drums) The music of Metallo Pe(n)sante mixed doom metal and proto-black metal with progressive and jazz influences. Enrico Teodorani , bass player and singer, was the leader and wrote all the songs, as he did in his previous band, the Vets. They recorded only one self-titled demo-tape with four tracks in 1992 but their live performances reached a legendary status mostly because of Francesca Paolucci , self-taught saxophonist, who danced on stage (un)dressed as a sexy female vampire with a cloak. When drummer Federico "Sasso" Sassoli died in a car accident in december 1994 the other members decided to split-up. Later Teodorani as writer/cartoonist mentioned (directly or indirectly) the band in s...