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The Foreshadowing
Biography
Characterized by songs that are dark, melancholy, pessimistic, and full of gloom and despair, the Foreshadowing are among the many goth metal bands that have come out of Italy. They have been compared to Depeche Mode more than once -- and while Depeche Mode were never a metal band and were never goth in the classic Bauhaus/Sisters of Mercy sense, the Foreshadowing do share that band's sorrowful outlook and their knack for brooding melodies. Metal comparisons, meanwhile, have included My Dying Bride, Paradise Lost, and Anathema. Quite a few of Italy's goth metal bands have had female lead singers with ethereal, angelic vocal styles (the Milan-based Lacuna Coil being the most famous), but the Foreshadowing have opted to employ a male frontman, Marco Benevento, instead.

Exactly when the Foreshadowing got started is open to debate; one could trace their beginnings back to 1997, although the Foreshadowing didn't really become a full-fledged band (as opposed to merely an idea for a band) until the mid-2000s. It was in 1997 that guitarist Alessandro Pace, aka Alex Vega (b. May 20, 1977, Rome, Italy), decided to form a goth metal band, but the name the Foreshadowing came later. The Foreshadowing is not the only band that Pace has been a part of; he has also been with two other Rome-based groups, the alternative rock unit KLIMT 1918 and the industrial rock outfit Dope Stars, Inc.
Selected Discography
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