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Dario Mollo & Tony Martin
12+ albums
heavy metalhard rockhard n heavyItalyinternational
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In 1981, Italian guitar player Dario Mollo started his musical career with a band called Crossbones. The band gained experience around his home town, and reached the final round of an Italian rock competition. The band were given concerts all across Italy, and were invited to play on the compilation album "Metallo Italia". They shot a video to accompany the album at the Piper in Rome, and had some appearances in TV broadcasts on national networks. In 1986, Dario met Kit Woolven, producer of many bands including, Thin Lizzy, Cradle of Filth, and UFO, and recorded a song for another compilation called "Italian Rock Invasion". This was the beginning of a friendship that has lasted ever since, working on Dario's first album in 1989, and culminating in his most recent works known as The Cage. Along the way, Crossbones played at Hammersmith Odeon, taking the stage by storm and getting great reviews for their performance. But perfection was the driving desire for Dario and after many changes in the band line-up, the album Crossbones was recorded. He was joined by Don Airey (of Rainbow and Ozzy Osborne fame), they toured together with Crossbones across Europe, and made two videos for the album (Filmed in a castle in Budapest). Subsequently the Crossbones project was set aside, and Dario devoted his time to the improvement of his technique and style, and the construction of his own professional recording studio that is now used by many other name bands. During this time, Dario began w
