Vanadium are a Milanese heavy metal band celebrated in DeBaser reviews for their 1980s albums and energetic live shows. Lineup often cited includes vocalist Pino Scotto, guitarist Stefano "Steve" Tessarin, bassist Domenico "Mimmo" Prantera, drummer Lio Mascheroni and keyboardist Ruggero Zanolini.

Milanese heavy metal band; vocalist Pino Scotto, guitarist Stefano "Steve" Tessarin, bassist Domenico "Mimmo" Prantera, drummer Lio Mascheroni, keyboardist Ruggero Zanolini are credited in reviews. Debut album Metal Rock (1982); notable albums include A Race With The Devil (1983), Born To Fight (1986), Corruption of Innocence (1987), Seventheaven (1989) and Nel Cuore del Caos (1995). Producers mentioned in reviews: Lou Austin (Born To Fight), Jim Faraci (Corruption of Innocence), Guy Bidmead (Seventheaven). Live On Streets Of Danger was recorded in France. Reviews state the group broke up in 1990 and returned with Nel Cuore del Caos after a five-year absence.

Vanadium are a Milanese heavy metal band much discussed on DeBaser for their 1980s output. Reviews praise their energy, classic heavy/hard-rock songwriting and Pino Scotto's raw voice. Key albums discussed include Metal Rock (1982), A Race With The Devil (1983) and Born To Fight (1986). Later records show a shift toward melodic/A.O.R. production that divided critics.

For:Fans of 1980s heavy metal, collectors, and students of Italian rock history

 In its own way unforgettable, like the things done for the first time in life are indelible, even the most repugnant ones, this was the first (antediluvian) concert I consciously attended, capable of branding with iron et fire everything that would follow.

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 The passion for rock of the five oozes from the entire album, they are, indeed, TRUE, with their stories of city suburbs, bikes, beer, and women, told by Pino Scotto’s cutting voice.

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 Some weaknesses in the choruses, in any case, do not succeed in overshadowing the value of the pieces contained in this “Corruption of Innocence”, a compact and powerful album, a worthy example of '80s hard rock.

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