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EMail: eledrive@tiscalinet.it
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Biography

Mar 1983 The band is born with the actual name
Feb 1984 Debut single "Let it survive" on Smoko Records
May 1984 Compilation "HM Eruption" with "Lord of the rings"
Mar 1985 Compilation "Metallo Italia" with "Winner"
May 1985 Video production for "Winner"
Feb 1986 Debut album "Over the space" on Discotto Rec.
Apr 1986 A three months Italian tour starts

Jul 1988 In studio to cut tracks for the second LP
May 1989 The LP is out for Minotauro Rec., entitled "DUE"
Oct 1989 Dave Reynolds on Kerrang! rated Due with 5 K's, the top of the score!!! It's the first time for an Italian band!!!
Nov 1989 The band starts an italian tour in all the most important cities : Milano, Roma, Genova
Dec 1989 An important gig at Torino Palasport like support band of Manowar
Jan 1990 Tons of other rave reviews from all the important European magazines
Aug 1990 The band flyes over America to play some live shows there, and get many approbations from managers, producers, local musicians, after the night at Roxy Theater in L.A.
Feb 1991 The band starts to write new hot songs for the next Lp
Jan 1992 Some gigs in Italy
Jan 1993 A song from the first album, "Snake" is re-arranged and put on a compilation called Nightpieces for Dracma Rec.
Mar 1993 The third LP, called "Big city",see the light for Dracma Rec
Apr 1993 Some italian magazines declare "Big city" album of the month
May 1993 Another italian tour starts

Oct 1994 Alpha Brunette Rec. decide to press and provide the distribution with EMI/Toshiba in Japan, of "Due" and "Big city"
Jan 1995 Long Island Rec. decide to press "Due", and to distribute it in all the European market
Feb 1995 Singer Elio Maugeri leaves the band
Apr 1995 Elektradrive start to write new songs for a new LP tentatively called "Scheme"

Jan 2000 Our definitive line-up is:
Simone Falovo (guitars)
Alex Jorio (drums)
Valerio Viotti (vocals)
Lorenzo Prencipe (bass)
Simone Bresciani (keyboards)