The group "I Frammenti" and Jimmy Spitaleri, gave life to Metamorfosi in 1970,  a  progressive band originating from Rome.   Metamorfosi  recorded it's  first LP "E Fu  Il  Sesto Giorno"  and released it    May 29th  1972  on the Vedette record label.  It  features songs  that placed man as the center of the universe together with his errors, his fears and his hopes.

After a brief pause, Enrico Olivieri and Jimmy Spitaleri, always in search of new musical experiences composed and arranged  their masterpiece:  "Inferno", a rock opera inspired by Dante's Comedy. The  band  borrowed the infernal theme of Dante Alighieri to be able to manifest their cries of protest denouncing the evils of society and those who contribute to its sustainance. During this period, the guitarist Luciano Tamburro and the drummer, Mario Natali, left the group  (Gianluca Herygers was recruited as the new drummer).

Metamorfosi  recorded "Inferno" with the line-up: Jimmy Spitaleri (voice), Enrico Olivieri (piano, Hammond organ synthesizer and keyboards), Roberto Turbitosi (bass) and Gianluca Herygers (drums). The record was released on 30 January 1973, by Vedette.

With this LP the group found its real identity, using a musical language that transcends from rock to jazz-  classic progressive music.

In 1973, the group  toured  all over Veneto and Friuli, with the  bands: Flea, GarybaldiI and R.R.R, then played at  the Flaminio Stadium in Rome ("Festival di Avanguardia e Nuove Tendenze", 1972) and at the Palasport of Rome ("Festival della Musica Popolare", 1973). They held concerts in clubs and theaters.

Desiring to play music  without compromises and without  caving  into commercial pressures of the  record company, Metamorfosi subsequently broke up.

Twenty-two years  later,  Enrico Olivieri and Jimmy Spitaleri still had that desire to  complete the musical endeavor which they started with "Inferno."  In  the spring of 1995,  the band reformed  ( with help from  recordist Massimo Guarini, and  journalist Guido Bellachioma), and 

began  to create "Paradiso," their followup to "Inferno."

In November 1995, the group recorded a song entitled "Mururoa."

The band made their first public performance in over twenty years  on  September  6,  1996,  at the  "Progressivamente Festival" at "Testaccio Village" in Rome,  performing  "Inferno" live (the gig was recorded as well). The lineup was:  Jimmy Spitaleri and Enrico Olivieri and the newcomers to the Group, Fabio Moresco at the drums and Leonardo Gallucci at the bass. During the time of writing and rehersal,   18-year old  pianist/keyboardist  Marco Maracci) joined the group.

The band has been quoted as saying that their  `purpose  is to create  musical rock operas, so that they can  leave a valid testimony in time. After 24 years of its release,'  "Inferno" is still  is heard with interest and curiosity by the new generation and by young musicians. After the  successful gig at Testaccio Village,   a group of fans of progressive rock, decided to create the Metamorfosi Fan Club.

Metamorfosi  played at the Foro Italico of Rome on   August  2, 1998,  performing  for the first time "Paradiso"  from the Divine Comedy. The gig was extremely well-received. A week later, they repeated the set in  Testaccio Village, playing  on the bill with Le Orme.

Enrico has  informed the ProgRock web site that "Paradiso"  will be released within 2003. Metamorfosi  will play their first USA gig ever,  performing  for the Nearfest 2004 festival.

The majority of the biography information- courtesy of  the Metamorfosi  web site. Editing and additional info. by ProgRock webmaster.

Metamorfosi  Discography:

E Fu Il Sesto Giorno   Vedette (VPA 8168) 1972

Inferno                       Vedette (VPA 8162) 1973

Paradiso     coming soon  (2003)

PROMO-ONLY AND JUKEBOX SINGLES (with blank cover)

Spacciatore di droga

Razzisti Vedette (VVN 33249) 1973