Bella Morte


Bella Morte is a gothic rock band formed in 1996 in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. They incorporate elements of metal, dark wave, deathrock, alternative, and synthpop. The band's name means "Beautiful Death" in Italian language. According to the band's vocalist, Andy Deane, the name was chosen to suggest that "beauty can be found in tragedy", which is a re-occurring theme in Bella Morte's albums.
In 2002, they signed with Metropolis Records having previously self-released albums through their own label, Some Wear Leather, and, also, Cleopatra Records. In early fall 2006, Metropolis Records announced that Bella Morte had reached number one on the company's pre-order sales list with their new album, Bleed the Grey Sky Black, which was released on October 10, 2006.
The bass guitarist and co-founder Gopal Metro decided to leave the band, playing his last show on March 10, 2007, in Charlottesville. At the same show, the vocalist Andy Deane announced that Tony Pugh would replace Metro. At the beginning of summer 2008, it was announced that Jordan Marchini would not be touring with the band any longer. Nevertheless, he returned in 2011.

Current Band Members

  • Andy Deane – vocals

    Former Band Members

  • Gopal Metro – bass
  • Tony Lechmanski – guitars
  • Marshall Camden – bass
  • Tony Pugh – bass
  • Jordan Marchini – drums
  • Branden Shores – drums
  • Scotty Derrico – drums
  • Clay Caricofe – drums
  • Chris "Frizzle" – guitars
  • Bn Whitlow – guitars
  • Micah Consylman – keyboards
  • James Warnock – keyboards, lighting

    Discography

Full releases

Andy Deane released a solo album as "The Rain Within", a reference to the Bella Morte's song "The Rain Within Her Hands", in 2010 titled Pain Management. "Brighter Fires" is another side project of Andy Deane and ex-bandmate Gopal Metro which released a self-titled album in 2012.

Compilations

  • The Pink and The Black – "One Winter's Night"
  • The Unquiet Grave Vol 1 – "Funeral Night"
  • Music from the Succubus Club – "Fall No More"
  • The Darkest Millennium – "The Rain Within Her Hands"
  • A Gothic-Industrial Tribute to Smashing Pumpkins – "Soma"
  • New Dark Noise – "Relics"
  • Electronic Saviors Volume 2: Recurrence – "Lost"
  • Electronic Saviors Volume 3: Remission – "The One Beside Me"

    Music videos

  • "In The Dirt" directed by Lloyd Kaufman was filmed on February 20, 2010, at Con Nooga in Chattanooga, Tennessee
  • "Find Forever Gone" directed by Eric Thomas Craven. Released on September 30, 2008
  • "On the Edge" directed by Eric Thomas Craven. Released on February 14, 2008
  • "Earth Angel" directed by Eric Thomas Craven. Released on February 14, 2007
  • "Another Way" directed by Wendy Shuey
  • "Exorcisms" directed by Marshall Camden
  • "Water Through Sand" directed by Brian Wimer