Headless is an Italian hard rock band, founded in 1996 in Avezzano by Walter Cianciusi. Their music is characterized by the fusion of AOR and progressive metal. After having released an E.P. and a full-length album in 2000 the band suspended any recording or live activity. The turn of the events arrives in 2011 with a new line-up including Göran Edman (former Yngwie Malmsteen band) and Scott Rockenfield (Queensrÿche).[1][2] After releasing the Growing Apart album in 2013 Headless toured Europe extensively opening for big acts like Fates Warning,[3] Skid Row,[4] Queensrÿche[5] and Candlemass.[6] The successful tour ensured a contract with the Danish label Mighty Music.[7] A new album entitled Melt The Ice Away[8] arrived in 2016, followed by a European tour with Angra,[9] Bonfire[10] and Tygers of Pan Tang. In 2020 the band announced a new line-up including Martin Helmantel of Elegy (band) on bass. The studio effort Square One was then released in September 2021 via M-Theory Audio. [11] The band has been a consistent live presence on European stages, performing alongside Geoff Tate during the 2023 Square One tour.[12] When not onstage with Headless, band leader Walter Cianciusi is usually touring with the metal legend David Ellefson,[13] founding member of Megadeth. The new Headless album Transitional Objects is set to be released in Fall 2025, preceded in March by the single Weightless.


Discography

Albums

  • Future To Past – (1996) (E.P.)
  • Inside You – (1998)
  • Growing Apart – (2013)
  • Melt The Ice Away – (2016)
  • Square One – (2021)
  • Transitional Objects - (2025)

Singles

  • Primetime – (2011)
  • Sink Deep in a Fairytale – (2012)
  • Shortage – (2015)
  • So Much of a Bore – (2015)
  • Good Luck Resized – (2016)
  • Risin' Up – (2020)
  • Woman In White – (2021)
  • Streetlight Buzz – (2021)
  • Two's Up – (2021)
  • Misdirection – (2021)
  • Withered Flowers feat. Jeff Young – (2023) [14]
  • Weightless - (2025)

Band members

Current members

  • Göran Edman – vocals
  • Walter Cianciusi – guitars
  • Martin Helmantel – bass guitar
  • Enrico Cianciusi – drums

Former members

  • Scott Rockenfield – drums (2011–2014)
  • Dario Parente – guitars (1998-2000, 2011-2024)
  • Domenico Di Girolamo – bass (2014–2020)
  • Italo Podda – guitars (1996–1997)
  • Mauro Buoninfante – keyboards (1996–2000)
  • Naigel Carusi – bass (1996–2000)

References

  1. ^ "HEADLESS Featuring QUEENSRŸCHE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Members Sign To Lion Music". bravewords.com.
  2. ^ "HEADLESS – New Album To Feature Vocalist GÖRAN EDMAN And Drummer SCOTT ROCKENFIELD As Guest Performers; Two Singles Available". bravewords.com.
  3. ^ "Scott Rockenfield-Backed Headless to Support Fates Warning on European Tour". musicenthusiastmag.com.
  4. ^ "Skid Row: gli Headless di supporto per la data di Roma". www.metallus.it. 18 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Queensrÿche: Operation LiveRoma compiuta – METALFORCE". metalrock.romadailynews.it. 26 July 2015.
  6. ^ "metal.it » Concerti » Candlemass + Headless @ Parco del Castello, Gradisca d'Isonzo". www.metal.it.
  7. ^ "HEADLESS". mightymusic.dk.
  8. ^ "HEADLESS – Melt the ice away". www.nuclearblast.de.
  9. ^ "Angra et Headless seront en concert le 4 octobre au... – Metalorgie". www.metalorgie.com.
  10. ^ "Tour Dates Bonfire". UDR Music.
  11. ^ "HEADLESS Feat. Former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Singer GÖRAN EDMAN: 'Square One' Album Due Later In The Year". blabbermouth.net. 21 April 2021.
  12. ^ https://www.headbangerslifestyle.com/music/live/live-geoff-tate-headless-leksi-zeche-bochum-de/
  13. ^ https://blabbermouth.net/news/david-ellefson-teams-up-with-james-durbin-for-cover-of-judas-priests-metal-gods-2025-bass-warrior-tour-announced
  14. ^ "ヨラン・エドマンを擁するイタリアのメロディック・メタル・バンドHEADLESSが新曲 "Withered Flowers" をリリース!". burrn.online.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headless_(band)
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