Maschera Di Cera bio
alessandro corvaglia. lead voice, acoustic guitar
agostino macor. keyboards
andrea monetti. flute, saxe
fabio zuffanti. bass, bass pedals, choirs
maurizio di tollo. drums
2001
La Maschera Di Cera project take life 2001 when Fabio Zuffanti ( bass player with Finisterre and with a lot of other projects ) decide to form a group who could re-create the glorious tradition of the italian progressive sound of the '70.
In 2001 Zuffanti is joined by a group of musicians: the Finisterre keyboards player Agostino Macor , the Finisterre drummer Marco Cavani , the singer Alessandro Corvaglia ( he plays the role of Merlin on Merlin rock opera ) and the flute player Andrea Monetti ( Alhambra, Ku, Embryo ). Zuffanti and Macor works togheter on the music of La Mashera Di Cera suite ( that is the first song composed by Zuffanti in 1991 ) and to other 3 songs to form the concept of the first record
2002
"LA MASCHERA DI CERA" comes out in may on Mellow Records label and it's soon a great succes. The press define the cd "THE BEST ITALIAN PROG ALBUM FROM ALPHATAURUS" ( 1973 )
During spring and summer the group plays many concerts in Italy and in september starts the recording of the new CD.
2003
The new MDC's work entitled "IL GRANDE LABIRINTO" come out in March on Mellow records.
In April Maurizio Di Tollo began the new MDC drummer and from June to October MDC plays in Italy, Portugal, Belgium and Swiss with great success. In September MDC sign with the IMMAGINIFICA label directed by PFM's drummer Franz Di Cioccio.
2004
In 2004 MDC plays in Italy, Spain, Swiss and Belgium and come out the DVD: "GOUVEIA art rock 2003" with the film of the concert in Portugal and the first official live cd: "MASCHERA DI CERA IN CONCERTO", recorded at the Spirit of 66 of Verviers ( Belgium )
2005
On march Maschera Di Cera begins the recordings of the third studio album, produced by Franz Di Cioccio. The recordings sessions and the mixing finish in september. In the meantime the group plays concerts in Italy and in Belgium where now a grat number of passionate fans follows all the band's gigs.
2006
On March the new albun called "LUXADE" comes out on Immaginifica records