FEBRUARY 2006: After the death of hard rock band called Mistery Motel, that was active since 2002, the remaining members, Nicky, the singer, Randy, guitar player, and Chad, drummer, made up their mind to radically change musical style that distinguished them in the old project, hard & glam & funk & some metal rock 'n' roll :), and to concentrate their music creativity into a more defined genre: alternative crossover metal, taking inspiration from bands like Exilia, Flowin Tears and In Flames. Was fundamental, in this decision, the coming of Andrea (already singer in Swedish death metal band "The Wood's Silence”) as bass player and screamin'& growlin' backing vocals. Tnx to his contribution, the band starts to rebuild its own new identity, as in music as in styling choices, and so, from ashes of mistakes and victories of the past, Amantyde was born. Amantyde wants to represent the rebirth, the power of the infinitely little one, violence of fragility, contradictions of beauty, strength of weakness... Amantyde is born to redeem itself from its mistakes, to get free from guilt’s oppression, to make a success from its insecurities. Music, lyrics, all of Amantyde band wants to be a tangible demonstration of their own war, their own hope, anger and desperation. That's why the project is based on the contrast from an extremely feminine voice that, although its clear stamp, heads to expression techniques more than to extension abilities, and a squared music carpet, inexorable, with s

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