Artist Bio


Skylark Biography

Skylark is an incredible story of a metal band which reached unexpected results, writing a page destined to remain unique in the history of music. Starting as a cult/underground band in 1994 and built on the power symphonic compositions written and arranged by Eddy Antonini and Roberto “Brodo” Potenti, Skylark has never had the chance to enter the major world distribution, meeting the skepticism of the most important media and record companies. In spite of this, the band year by year has conquered a growing number of fans, scored amazing and incredible goals such as the sellings result, around 140.000 copies sold , and a series of powerful concerts all around the world sharing the stage with bands such as Royal Hunt, Running Wild, Edguy, Virgin Steel, Nightwish and Dream Theater.

No other underground band can show such a kind of achievements. The place where Skylark music reached the top is for sure the Far East, especially China, where in 2008 they performed the longest tour for a foreign band in the Chinese history, and Japan where the band had the chance to perform in three wonderful live tours between 2003 and 2005, getting two sold outs in Shinjuku Loft and Shibuya Cyclone, nice gigs in Club Quattro (Osaka and Tokyo) besides a show in the famous, crowdy and excited Club Chitta in Kawasaki.

The record “Divine Gates part 3: The Last Gate” allowed the band to get its first deal in the US (first Italian power metal band printed there) and, above all, to reach the 3rd position in the HMV Rock and Pop Japanese Charts, just behind Bon Jovi and Dream Theater, 7th Overall, selling more than 25.000 copies worldwide despite the dramatic downtrend of the music industry. In May 2009 the band has just published its first DVD “Divine Gates part 4: The Live Gate”, featuring the live show faithfully recorded and filmed in Phoenix- Arizona on May 2008. This DVD is published in Europe through Underground Symphony, in Japan via Soundholic. A US release (Renaissance Records) will also follow this Summer.

“The Live Gate” has reached the 4th position in the HMV Rock and POP Japanese DVD Charts and the 1st position in the Hard Rock Metal chart leaving behind for some days even the newest Iron Maiden DVD.
Skylark is currently playing its 4th Japanese tour and are in the middle of a recording session of a special new album containing old material entirely re-recorded by the current winning line-up plus two brand new songs.

Line-up:
Kiara Lead Vocals
Eddy Antonini Keys-Piano-Hapsichord-Back Vocals
Roberto “Brodo” Potenti Bass and guitar


Skylark Discography

- The Horizon and the Storm EP 1995 ( Self-production )
- Waiting for the Princess Maxi CD 1996 ( Underground Symphony Italy )
- Dragon’s Secrets CD 1997 ( Rock Empire Taiwan & China/ Underground Symphony Italy /Meldac Japan )
- After the Storm* CD 1998 ( Rock Empire Taiwan & China/ Underground Symphony Italy )
- Belzebù Maxi CD 1999 ( Underground Symphony Italy )
- The Divine Gates-Part One: Gate of Hell CD 1999 ( Rock Empire Taiwan & China (new edition)/ Underground Symphony Italy /Hot Rocking Japan/ Magnum Music Taiwan/ Pony Canyon Korea/ CD Maximum Russia )
- The Divine Gates-Part Two: Gate of Heaven CD 2000 ( Rock Empire Taiwan & China (new edition)/ Underground Symphony/ Hot Rocking Japan/ Magnum Music Taiwan/ Pony Canyon Korea/ CD Maximum Russia/ Dark Age Thai )
- The Princess’ Day CD/Picture Disc 2001 ( Rock Empire Taiwan & China (new edition)/ Underground Symphony Italy/ Hot Rocking Japan/ Magnum Music Taiwan/ Pony Canyon Korea/ CD Maximum Russia )
- Wings CD2004 ( Scarlet Records Italy / Soundholic LTD Japan/ Evolution Korea/ Rock Empire Taiwan & China/ Nems Argentina/ CD Maximum Russia )
- Best of: In the heart of the Princess CD 2004/2005 ( Rock Empire Taiwan & China/ Scarlet Records Italy/ Soundholic LTD Japan/ Evolution Korea )
- Fairytales CD 2005 ( Rock Empire Taiwan & China/ Scarlet Records Italy/ Soundholic LTD Japan/ Evolution Korea )
- Divine Gates part III: The Last Gate CD 2007 ( Reinessance Records North America/ Rock Empire Taiwan & China/Underground Symphony Italy/ Soundholic LTD Japan )

*Remastered version of “The Horizon and the Storm” and “Waiting for the Princess”

-Divine Gates part IV: The Live Gate ( Reinessance Records North America/Underground Symphony Italy/ Soundholic LTD Japan ) DVD 2009

Eddy Antonini
- When Water Became Ice CD 1998 ( Rock Empire Taiwan & China (new edition)/ Underground Symphony Italy/ Hot Rocking Japan/ Magnum Music Taiwan/ CD Maximum Russia / Dark Age Thai )