(ITA) METAL Souls of Diotima formed in 2004 in Sassari, Sardinia, by July 2005 they took part in the regional selections for the “Sanremo Rock Festival” and made it through to the national levels and then later that year the finals. In Summer 2006 they were invited second time at the “Sanremo Rock Festival” adding in the same year the “Isola Paradiso Festival” to their live credits. It was in 2007 and the addition of Claudia Barsi a female vocalist joinng the band, that things began to move at pace and they released their debut album titled “Soul Machine” the following years saw more of the same, good gigs and festival appearances, together with great reviews and recognition, making them on the of the best known acts from Sardinia. And now the band launch themselves internationally with the second opus “Maitri”, an album full of movement and ambience, smog full of atmosphere and vocals to die for. For fans of : Lacuna Coil, Within Temptation, Epica, Achilla