Alex Vega
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| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | Cyclone Empire Records |
Alessandro Pace (born May 20, 1977), better known by his stage name Alex Vega, is an Italian
Biography
Pace was born May 20, 1977, in Rome, Italy.[1] He grew up there where he began playing guitar casually in death metal bands in the early 1990s. In 1996 he joined the band Spiritual Ceremony until he quit soon after. He soon began writing his own songs for an unnamed doom metal and gothic band which never got past development stages due to trouble with finding band members. In 2001, Pace joined Spiritual Front as guitarist. He got to play live shows with them and he felt it was a good learning experience. He recorded a 7” EP with Hauruck and a split EP with Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio until he joined Klimt 1918 in April 2002.[2]
Pace left Spiritual Front in 2003 and went on to record two studio albums with Klimt 1918; Undressed Momento in 2003 and Dopoguerra in 2005. Also in late 2004, Victor Love, lead singer of Dope Stars Inc. and friend of Pace through other bands, asked Pace to join the band as a replacement guitarist for former member Brian Wolfram. Pace agreed and finished up recording for their debut album, Neuromance, which released in mid-2005. Love stated that Wolfram did not quit but that they wanted a new guitarist and that Pace completed the line-up and that "he contributed a lot for Neuromance even if he joined so late."[3] With Dope Stars, Pace assumed the stage name Alex Vega that would stick with him during his time with the band.[2]
Pace kept with Klimt 1918 until 2006 where he quit and became exclusive to Dope Stars. He then recorded the EP
Discography
With Spiritual Front:
- No Kisses on the Mouth – (Hau Ruck! 2003)
- Satyriasis – (Cold Meat Industry 2005)
- Angel of Ashes: a Tribute to Scott Walker – 2006
With Dope Stars Inc.:
- Neuromance (Trisol Music Group 2005)
- Make a Star (Trisol Music Group 2006)
- Gigahearts (Trisol Music Group 2006)
With Klimt 1918:
- Undressed Momento (My Kingdom Music 2003)
- Dopoguerra (Prophecy Productions 2005)
With The Foreshadowing:
- Days of Nothing – (Candlelight Records 2007)
- Oionos– (Cyclone Empire Records / Metal Blade USA 2010)
- Second World – (Cyclone Empire Records / Metal Blade USA 2012)
- Seven Heads Ten Horns – (Cyclone Empire Records / Metal Blade USA 2016)
References
- ^ "Alex Vega". wink.com. Wink. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ^ a b NoizeFront (October 7, 2005). "Alex Vega, Grace Khold and Marco in London with Red". noizefront.net. Noize Front. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ^ DerRozzengarten (September 26, 2006). "Dopestars Inc. interview (09/2006)". metalstorm.com. Metal Storm. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
- ^ zMETALlica (October 22, 2007). "Dope Stars Inc. Part Ways With Guitarist". metalunderground.com. Metal Underground. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ^ "Foreshadowing, the Bio". thegauntlet.com. The Gauntlet. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
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