KLIMT 1918 was formed by Marco (vocals/guitars) & Paolo (drums) Soellner in October 1999. They were the only two members left of Another Day, a band dedicated to progressive Death Metal sonorities. With this moniker the band released, between the years 1994-1999, two demos (“Youth - The Castle Of Illusions” - 1996 and “Be Nothing But A Bit Of Cold” - 1998) and a MCD “Fireworks Outside - Black Butterflies Over The Petals Of The Sun” - 1997 unluckily never released...
In 2000 KLIMT 1918 started to work on new material, more focused on different sonorities and suggestions. The musical influences can be indicated with the Swedish and English Avantgarde Metal (Anathema, Opeth, Edge of Sanity, Katatonia), the 80’ies Wave (The Cure, U2 - early years, Police, Japan, Duran Duran, Depeche Mode, The Smiths) and The Beatles (years 1967 - 1970). In May 2000, at Giuseppe Orlando's Outer Sounds Studios, KLIMT 1918 recorded “Secession Makes Post Modern Music”, first demo of the band, featuring other two new entries, Davide Pesola (bass) and Francesco Tumbarello (guitars). “Secession Makes Post Modern Music” was acclaimed with great reviews by media and, after an important promotion, the band signed a two albums deal with My Kingdom Music.
During the spring 2002 guitarist Francesco Tumbarello left the band due to personal reasons. A new guitarist, Alessandro Pace, replaced him, so with this line-up and after hard-working pre-production sessions, the band entered again the Outer Sounds Studios on July/September 2002 and under the supervision of Giuseppe Orlando and Massimiliano Pagliuso (Novembre), they recorded their debut album “Undressed Momento”.
It is a wonderful painting of intimist and desolate atmospheres, a pure manifest of Post Modern Art. Everyone enjoyned their emotional, uncomfortable Rock Music!
But a sad and at the same time great news was happening... While everything was ready for the “Dopoguerra” recordings we have to announce with pride and a little bit of sure bitterness the passing of my friends KLIMT 1918 to the label Prophecy Productions! The cult German label and its boss Martin Koller were really impressed by their debut and offered to the band a deal that was not possible to refuse. I was glad to permit the band to reach this dream and sign for them even if our deal was not closed yet. I want personally wish to the band a great future of satisfactions and success.
