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Rome, Italy's Martiria was first formed in 1987 by guitarist/keyboardist Andy "Menario" Menarini, broke up in 1998, reformed circa 2001, but didn't actually record their first album, The Eternal Soul, until 2004. By then group had evolved from a doom sound inspired by <a href="spotify:artist:5M52tdBnJaKSvOpJGz8mfZ">Black Sabbath</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:7zDtfSB0AOZWhpuAHZIOw5">Candlemass</a> into an adventurous, progressive/classic metal style reminiscent of <a href="spotify:artist:6SLAMfhOi7UJI0fMztaK0m">Rainbow</a>, and gone through several membership changes leading up to the arrival of vocalist Rick Martin Anderson (ex-<a href="spotify:artist:5DDTGRCwOUzF6mhCnyjl17">Warlord</a>), bassist Derek Maniscalco, and drummer Maurizio Capitini. The foursome returned with a sophomore album entitled The Age of the Return in 2005. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia, Rovi
