Stigma was an Italian band based in

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. The group was founded in 2000 and played

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but their musical style changed. Nowadays Stigma plays a mixture of

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and

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. Their albums ''When Midnight Strikes!'' (2008) and ''Concierto for the Undead'' (2010) were released through the US label

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. 2010s album ''Concierto for the Undead '' was produced by

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guitarist

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. The Japanese and Australian album version is distributet by Stomp Entertainment. Their digital EP ''The Undertaker'' which was produced by Simone Mulanori,

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(musician of

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) and

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musician

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. Kenney and Shiepati founded Bombs of Death Productions. The cover artwork was designed by Daniel Mcbride who worked together designed covers for acts like

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and

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. A music video for the song The Undertaker was directed by Salvatore Perroni who worked together with

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and Adam Kills Eve.

Success

The 2008s debut album ''When Midnight Strikes!'' acclaimed much critics in international music magazines like

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and

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. Even

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singer of

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criticized this album on his

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(Iron Maiden Airplay) positively. Stigma played a European tour which ended with a gig at belgish ''Ieperfest'' where the group shared stage with

and

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. In 2010 Stigma played concerts in

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and

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and shared stage with groups like

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, Legion of the Damned, Vader,

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and

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. The group was open act for

who played a gig in

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on June 15, 2010.

Discography

Demos

* 2003: ''Metamorphosis'' (Auto-production)

EPs

* 2005: ''Epitaph of Pain'' ( Nocturnal Brights) * 2011: ''The Undertaker'' (

, digital only)

Albums

* 2008: '' When Midnight Strikes!'' (

) * 2010: '' Concierto for the Undead'' (Pivotal Rockordings, Stomp Entertainment)

Musicians

Now

* Stefano "Vlad" Gehrsi – Vocals * Andrea Bailo – Guitar * Giacomo "Jack" Poli – Guitar * Stefano Ghigliano – Drums,

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* Flavio "Magna" Magnaldi – Bass guitar

Former

* Morgan Ferrua – Guitar * Davide Garro – Guitar, Live member * Gabriele Chiarla – Drums * Matteo Diano – Bass guitar

External links

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