Artist: DGM
Album: HIDDEN PLACE (CD)

Release date: 2003
Media type: CD

DGM formed in 1994 as a complete instrumental band. The original line-up featured Diego Reali (guitar), Maurizio Pariotti (keyboards) and Gianfranco Tassella (drums) and after one year only Marco Marchiori (bass) joined the band. The live acts become now very frequent, and DGM takes part of the Rock innovation" festival, where the band arrived 2nd on 48 band. During this period the band starts working on their first official release, the self-produced miniCD ‘Random Access Zone’ in which appears the just-recruited superb vocalist, Luciano Regoli, former with several seminal Italian prog-bands of the seventies, like "Raccomandata con Ricevuta di Ritorno", "Ritratto di Dorian Gray", "Samadhy". So he will be able to form his own personal style, mixing his "seventies mark" with the power vein of the band. The miniCD, obtained a very high response in the whole power-speed metal scene and so the guys decide to produce their first full-length album. In the summer of ’97, the band completed ‘Change Direction’, that was out on November of the same year. The album received great responses not only in Italy but also in Germany, Finland, Denmark, etc. and the band started the first Italian tour ... In September ’98 DGM was back and focused the attention on the material for the comeback album. In that period, long-time partner Gianfranco and the band decided to part company. The split was pretty amicable and that’s the reason why Gianfranco willingly accepted to collaborate as sound engineer, togheter with Daniele Conte for the recording sessions of the new album. New drummer was Fabio Costantino, taken from the death band Carnal Rapthor. DGM entered the studio in January ’99 ‘til the end of February for the recording sessions of the incredible second album, titled ‘Wings Of Time’ ( Top album on the italian magazines "Metal Shock ", "Flash" and "Metal hammer"). In Japan the cd sold over 4000 copies after just 10 days and DGM was described as the European answer to DREAM THEATER and SYMPHONY X. The band was also contacted by BURRN! Magazine for an exclusive interview. During the year 2000 there were many changes in the DGM Line-up; after yers of cooperation DGM and Luciano Regoli decided to terminate their collaboration in a friendly way as the same for Marco Marchiori. Before the release of their fourth studio album Titta Tani joined the band, becoming the new DGM singer after Luciano Regoli. 'Dreamland' saw the light in December 2001. This album obtained a great success in Italy and foreigner countires. In Spring time DGM started watching out for a new bass player and Andrea Arcangeli (River of Change and Concept) became the new DGM bassist in the late 2001. Many italian dates followed the release of 'Dreamland' with the refreshed Line up and an excellent response from the italian guys .
New splits were at the door... Unfornatly after nine years of friendship Maurizio Pariotti decided to leave the band for personal reasons. With this album DGM where finally free from Elevate Records' s 'hands of doom' and few months later -- took the italian musicians under their wings, so begun a new contract with SCARLET and the foundaments for a new Album with the new Keyboards player Fabio Sanges (Abstracta). In the meantime DGM singer Titta Tani joined as official drummer (!!!) 2 BIG bands linked with a common taste for 'horror'.... The US splatter-masters NECROPHAGIA and DAEMONIA, the new project of the Italian living legend Claudio Simonetti, ex-GOBLIN founder and writer of the most famous Dario Argento movies-soundtracks.
New album 'Hidden Palce' is finally ready, recorded in Italy with the help of Giuseppe Orlando (NOVEMBRE) and mastred at Mastring Room/SWEDEN (In Flames, Soilwork, Meshuggah). This is the best DGM album and display their best songwriting ever mixing power, aggression, class, melody and technique! Already licensed to Japanese label Marquee/Avalon this album is a new step for DGM career that will take a higher point next June at the GODS OF METAL Festival where the band will play together with Whitesnake, Queensryche, Motorhead, Saxon, Destrucyion, Angra and many other metal legends.

TRACKLIST:

1. Livin' On The Edge
2. Is Hell Without Love?
3. Through My Tears
4. Still Believe
5. Pride!!
6. Amazing Journey
7. A New Day's Coming
8. Perennial Quest

LINE-UP:

Titta Tani - Vocals
Diego Reali - Guitars
Andrea Arcangeli - Bass
Fabio Sanges - Keybords
Fabio Costantino - Drums