Decibel (band)

Decibel is an Italian punk rock band formed in 1977.[1]

Decibel
Decibel in Milan (1979). L-R, Enrico Ruggeri, Fulvio Muzio, Mino Riboni, Silvio Capeccia
Decibel in Milan (1979). L-R, Enrico Ruggeri, Fulvio Muzio, Mino Riboni, Silvio Capeccia
Background information
OriginMilan, Italy
GenresPunk rock
New wave
Rock
Years active1977–1998
2016–present
MembersEnrico Ruggeri
Fulvio Muzio
Silvio Capeccia
Past membersMino Riboni
Pino Mancini
Erri Longhin
Roberto Turatti

They debuted in 1978 with the album Punk and participated at the Sanremo Music Festival 1980 with the song "Contessa".[2] Lead singer Enrico Ruggeri left the band at the end of the year to pursue a successful solo career. Capeccia, Muzio and Riboni continued until the end of the 1990s before disbanding.

The band reformed in 2016 and released their first album of new material in almost twenty years, Noblesse oblige. In 2018 they returned to the Sanremo 2018 Music Festival with the song "Lettera dal Duca".[3]

Members

Current

  • Enrico Ruggeri – vocals (1977-1980, 2016-present)
  • Fulvio Muzio – guitar, keyboards, vocals (1978-1998, 2016-present)
  • Silvio Capeccia – keyboards, vocals (1978-1998, 2016-present)

Former members

  • Mino Riboni – bass, vocals (1978–1985)
  • Pino Mancini – guitar (1977-1978)
  • Erri Longhin – bass (1977-1978)
  • Roberto Turatti – drums (1977-1978)

Discography

Studio albums
  • Punk (1978)
  • Vivo da re (1980)
  • Novecento (1982)
  • Desaparecida (1998)
  • Noblesse oblige (2017)
  • L'anticristo (2018)

Live albums
  • Punksnotdead (2019)

References
  1. Claudio Biazzetti (23 April 2017). "I Decibel sono ancora qui, sempre più snob". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  2. "Decibel, 38 anni dopo: dalla "Contessa" al "Duca"". La Gazzetta dello Sport. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  3. Valentina Colosimo (7 February 2018). "Sanremo 2018, i Decibel sono tornati (ma prendono «le distanze»)". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 7 February 2020.

Bibliography
  • Logan, Nick; Woffinden, Bob (1978). The Illustrated New Musical Express Encyclopedia of Rock. London: Hamlyn.
  • Rizzi, Cesare (1993). Enciclopedia del rock italiano. Milan: Arcana. pp. 571–573.
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