Lehmann

LEHMANN bio: Metal, Thrash, Heavy, Prog, Groove meets the mind of the Italian songwriter, musician, producer and singer MAT LEHMANN with his brand new project called LEHMANN. From his countless past experiences, Mat Lehmann concentrates all his musical passion into a limitless project, where technique, melody and experimentation are all focused in a single point, musicality. Mat Lehmann started his music career at the age of 11, playing the contrabass in various Italian Classical music Orchestras, but at the same time he raised a deep passion for Heavy Metal music, which it will push the Italian musician to militate in many local bands as a bass player, vocalist and guitar player. In 2004 Mat founded his first Metal project called NEURASTHENIA, with the Italian guitar player Neil Grotti. With NEURASTHENIA band, Mat and his colleague reached many great successes, national and international. Two demo album and three studio album as a bass player and producer, many Official video and playing and supporting bands such: ANTHRAX, EXODUS, DESTRUCTION, DEICIDE, AMON AMARTH, BEHEMOTH, STRATOVARIUS, MUNICIPAL WASTE, OBITUARY, FORBIDDEN, BELPHEGOR, NECRODEATH, MAYHEM and sharing European Tour with: FLOTSAM & JETSAM, EXCITER, BONDED BY BLOOD, FUELED BY FIRE and HATESPHERE. From 2011, NEURASTHENIA and Mat started to growing new fans also in Russia with three Headlining Tours and one album released by the Russian Metal label FONO ltd records. NEURASTHENIA band are the column of the Italian Thrash Metal scene, and this band helped Mat Lehmann to be well known as one of the best Italian Bass player and session musician,with his Fratless bass. In 2012, BLAZE BAYLEY (Ex-IRON MAIDEN singer) decided to recruit Lehmann as a bass player and studio engineer for his new record "The King of Metal" and "The King of Metal World Tour". Lehmann was involved for more than six months, and during this period Mat has also prepared new songs for the upcoming new Blaze Bayley's album. As soon as the Tour was over, Mat closed the door of his own studio, trying to test his musical and vocal talent. But without realizing that he was building his first pillar, that in only four months took the name of LEHMANN project and the debut album "Lehmanized". In 2013, as first, "Lehmanized" was released by the Russian label FONO ltd records, only in the Russian federation, followed by the first Russian Headliner Tour, one European Headliner Tour, and the Official video of "Sunday I'll be Dead" rehearsals version. On the record there are some special guest like BLAZE BAYLEY, which has supported the project, singing together with Mat Lehmann on the song "Laid so Low" and with CLAUDIO TIRINCANTI (Blaze Bayley/Tim Ripper Owens) on the drums. In 2014 IVAN DEMICHEV (Guitar) joined as an Official member of the band, with some new fresh ideas. Together with Mat Lehmann they released the new single called "The Reddish Planet" and the Official video of the song, along with Andy Bigi (Bass), Neil Grotti (Guitar) and Rick Perugini (Drum). After that, Mat Lehmann reached the deal with the German label MASSACRE records for the worldwide release of "Lehmanized". But before this release, the LEHMANN band will embark for "The Reddish Planet Russian Tour 2014", with Anton Kuklin on the drums and supported by the Russian Guitar Hero Edward Lytkin. Actually the band is invited to take part at the AGGRESSIVE MUSIC FEST in Czech Republic, together with BLAZE BAYLEY and VADER. LEHMANN band join in the bill of the AGGLUTINATION METAL FEST 2014 together with: CARCASS, BELPHEGOR and many more. In August 2014 LEHMANN supported TESTAMENT at the Radio Onda D'urto Metal fest. In November 2014 LEHMANN's embark on the "Uniformity" Tour together with Swedish Metal Legends DARK TRANQUILLITY. In the early 2015 Claudio Tirincanti (ex-Blaze Bayley, ex-Tim Ripper Owens) is the new Drummer and Raffaele Guarino (ex-Hideweaver) is the new Bass player. LEHMANN Heavy/Prog/Thrash/Groove/Electronic Metal from Italy. lehmannband.com