The Guestz

The band was born in 2006, when Rob, Jonna, Matt and Mimmo gathered to discuss how cool it would be to play together; they are all veterans of the Rome scene, having played in various bands (originals and tribute).

The first show has been booked before any practice - and before they even had a name! -, so they managed to arrange a list of covers (plus a couple of originals from Jonna's old bands). After a couple of rehearsals, the band was ready, they just needed a name.

Their first gig would be supporting german rock band Soul Doctor in Rome. The flyer said "Soul Doctor + Markonee + guests", so Jonna had the idea: "Let's call us The Guests, so to have our name on the flyer!", said with his flamboyant 100% roman accent. The others agreed... simply because they had no other suggestions!
After a couple of days, they found TWO bands on Myspace (yes, those were the days of Myspace!) called "The Guests", so they decided to slightly change the name into The Guestz.

In May 2008 the band released their first effort, a 5 tracks cd called "Not For Money, Just For Glory". Recorded, mixed and mastered at the renowed Temple Of Noise Studios by popular producer Christian Ice, it gained positive reviews from all over the world. They have been voted "best newcoming italian act 2008" by the writers of Slam!, Ialy's #1 r'n'r webzine.
The album is still available for sale at www.theguestz.com

Following the release of the cd, the band intensified their gigs in Rome and played several dates in Northern Italy, including an appearance at the popular Glam Attakk festival in Turin, in summer 2008. They shared the stage with bands like Gemini Five, Kee Marcello, Faster Pussycat, L.A. Guns, Crashdiet and Quireboys.

In spring 2012 drummer Armando Mephisto replaced Matt Svarione.
The band is currently recording the songs that will end up on their first full length album, and occasionally plays some gigs, keep your eye on the events section!