Sezione Frenante

Founded in 1974 in Venice, Italy (originally as "Nuove Dimensioni") - Disbanded in 1978 - Reformed in 2006. Originating from Venice, Italian group Sezione Frenante formed in 1974 as a quartet, initially performing under the name Nuove Dimensioni. Despite opening for several well-known progressive Italian groups of the time such as Le Orme, Perigeo, Ibis and Biglietto per L'Inferno, the band would split in 1978 before managing to record any studio material. In 2006, three of the original members - Doriano Mestriner (guitar), Mirco De Marchi (keyboards) and Alessandro Casagrande (drums) - came together again with bassist Sandro Bellemo and vocalist Francesco Nardo, rearranging a suite they had originally composed in the Seventies that was inspired by Dante's `Divine Comedy'.