Italian melodic/progressive metal band STAMINA is the brainchild of songwriter/guitarist Luca Sellitto. In June 2001, Luca
got in contact with keyboard player Andrea Barone, who was the first to join the new venture. After
more than a year spent auditioning various singers and musicians, the line‐up of STAMINA was
completed with the addition of the lead singer Giorgio Adamo, bass player Roberto Chiumiento, and
drummer Cristian Silvestri.
Since the beginning, the band’s aim has been to create a personal style of music, combining a wide
range of influences ranging from melodic rock to progressive rock, to hard‐rock and fusion.
STAMINA recorded the first unofficial demo The Demo Songs in February/March 2003 and the
second demo Here To Stay in July 2004. Both demos gained exceptionally great reviews in various
Italian webzines and magazines, and the band started to promote its name playing live everywhere in
the south of Italy.
In September 2006, the band entered into the studio to record the debut full‐length album Permanent
Damage, which was released on Italian label Heart of Steel Records in December 2007. The critics
and fans response was so overwhelmingly good, that during 2008 STAMINA was invited to open for
many various national and international artists in Europe.
In October 2009, the band entered the studio to record the second album Two Of A Kind. This time
Danish singers Henrik Brockmann (ex Royal Hunt, Evil Masquerade) and Kenny Lubcke (ex Narita,
Andre Andersen, backing vocal of Royal Hunt) took part on various tracks as special guests.
In August 2010, the band signed a new record deal with German label Ice Warrior Records (a division
of Rock It Up Records). They released the new album worldwide on October 8, 2010. The critics and
fans response was once again excellent, and in April 2011 the album charted in Japan in the Top 50
Import Disks Charts, published by notorious Japanese magazine "BURNN".
STAMINA spent the most part of 2011 playing many concerts in the south of Italy to promote the new
album. That same year, two of the original members left the band. After several weeks of auditions,
bass player Lorenzo Zarone joined the band and singer Jacopo DiDomenico was hired as "session
lead singer" to complete the live shows scheduled for that year. Now both of them are permanent
members of the band.
In April/May 2012, STAMINA embarked on their European Tour. During the second leg of the tour,
the band had the opportunity to open for Danish rock quintet Royal Hunt in honor of their 20th
anniversary world tour.
The band has just finished recording their third studio album Perseverance, which features Swedish
singers Göran Edman (ex Yngwie Malmsteen, John Norum, Brazen Abbot, etc.) and Nils Molin
(Dynatzy) as special guests on some tracks.
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more than a year spent auditioning various singers and musicians, the line‐up of STAMINA was
completed with the addition of the lead singer Giorgio Adamo, bass player Roberto Chiumiento, and
drummer Cristian Silvestri.
Since the beginning, the band’s aim has been to create a personal style of music, combining a wide
range of influences ranging from melodic rock to progressive rock, to hard‐rock and fusion.
STAMINA recorded the first unofficial demo The Demo Songs in February/March 2003 and the
second demo Here To Stay in July 2004. Both demos gained exceptionally great reviews in various
Italian webzines and magazines, and the band started to promote its name playing live everywhere in
the south of Italy.
In September 2006, the band entered into the studio to record the debut full‐length album Permanent
Damage, which was released on Italian label Heart of Steel Records in December 2007. The critics
and fans response was so overwhelmingly good, that during 2008 STAMINA was invited to open for
many various national and international artists in Europe.
In October 2009, the band entered the studio to record the second album Two Of A Kind. This time
Danish singers Henrik Brockmann (ex Royal Hunt, Evil Masquerade) and Kenny Lubcke (ex Narita,
Andre Andersen, backing vocal of Royal Hunt) took part on various tracks as special guests.
In August 2010, the band signed a new record deal with German label Ice Warrior Records (a division
of Rock It Up Records). They released the new album worldwide on October 8, 2010. The critics and
fans response was once again excellent, and in April 2011 the album charted in Japan in the Top 50
Import Disks Charts, published by notorious Japanese magazine "BURNN".
STAMINA spent the most part of 2011 playing many concerts in the south of Italy to promote the new
album. That same year, two of the original members left the band. After several weeks of auditions,
bass player Lorenzo Zarone joined the band and singer Jacopo DiDomenico was hired as "session
lead singer" to complete the live shows scheduled for that year. Now both of them are permanent
members of the band.
In April/May 2012, STAMINA embarked on their European Tour. During the second leg of the tour,
the band had the opportunity to open for Danish rock quintet Royal Hunt in honor of their 20th
anniversary world tour.
The band has just finished recording their third studio album Perseverance, which features Swedish
singers Göran Edman (ex Yngwie Malmsteen, John Norum, Brazen Abbot, etc.) and Nils Molin
(Dynatzy) as special guests on some tracks.