I DEAD VISIONS on stage at The Cage.

For the first time at The Cage, the Dead Visions are a group of Tuscan musicians, with the exception of the singer Francesco Mandelli. Known as an actor, screenwriter, director, writer, and TV host, Mandelli has already had several experiences with the world of music, from the Orange to collaboration with Adam Green. The band was formed in 2018, when Mandelli joined the Tuscan lineup consisting of guitarist Cesar P. Bigelow (Not Right), guitarist Federico Giammattei (Tuesday’s Cockroaches), bassist Carlo Alberto Maria Rossi (Seed’n’Feed), and drummer Sergio Innocenti (Los Dragos). With this lineup, the Dead Vision recorded their first album, A Sea Of Troubles, released in May 2020 for Slimer Records, recorded live on tape and mixed by Alberto Ferrari of Verdena at Henhouse Studio. A “sea of troubles” that is nothing more than the one we find ourselves in every day, every time we face our uncertainties and fears: a non-place that is a mental state, the sea where our demons swim and our nightmares drown. A record with an authentic garage punk attitude, which when listened to gives back the dust and humidity of basements and rehearsal rooms, the sticky beer dried on top of the instruments, the discomfort of long journeys to reach the venues. Then the producer of the album, Iacopo Bigagli, will replace Cesar on guitar, allowing the band’s sound to evolve towards new directions. In November 2022, the band released a new single, A Matter of Time, followed in 2024 by the singles Don’t run and Take my hand. With these new tracks, the group distances itself from the markedly garage punk sound of the beginnings, venturing in search of a more personal sound.