Rock & Metal World English Edition 47 | Page 7

We could talk about Stamina as a “Metal Progressive Melodic” band founded about ten years ago thanks to the ideas of the guitarist and composer Luca Sellitto. Their main characteristic is their sound, it is a cultural fusion between melodic metal, progressive rock, hard rock, fusion and jazz. which they strengthen his unique style, improved by catching melodies, impressive arrangements and the collaboration of excellent guests artists: Göral Eldman, Nils Molin and Maria McTurk. In 2007, they release their first album: Permanent Damage. In 2009, their second album came, Two of a Kind, in which they established their distinctive sound and was well accepted by the audience and critics. This will take them to share stage with Royal Hunt during the 20th anniversary of this Danish band (2011). Higher is the album’s first song and we could identify their captivating style. It is melodic and with excellent interpretations, standing out the guitar riffs which gave strength to the keyboards, giving it a progressive touch. Just in the middle, the guitar solo gets smooth before the drums and the keyboard came back changing the song’s rhythm and ending in an aggressive way. Giorgio Adamo features the voice in this song. After a couple of changes and a brief silence, Stamina came back to the studio and at the beginning of 2014 present their third album, Perseverance, in Breaking Another String is the next song. It opens in a completely different way, because we found orchestral arrangements in which the sound of 7