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Maurizio Roveron (guitar)

He began his journey in 1979 with WILD AGE together with Lio Mascheroni and Gianni Uboldi, who would later join VANADIUM. He continues his journey with various experiences, among the most important. In 1984 he participated in San Remo Voci Nuovi and in the ITALIAN METAL compilation with SPOTLIGHT. Subsequently, in 1993, he formed BOX 21 with ENZO ORESTE on drums (ex Pino Scotto band) and GIANCARLO MORRA on bass, with whom he merged (in the same year) in the project “PINO SCOTTO EXPERIENCE” and remained alongside Pino until to 2005. With PINO he embarked on a very intense professional journey, with hundreds of evenings throughout Italy and abroad.
In 2007 he founded PLAYHARD of which he is the official guitarist. The band offers original pieces and covers of Judas Priest, Saxon, Rainbow etc
The other members of the band are:

Flavio Ghisi (drums)

Drummer since 1981. His first band “Bloody Skizz”, known in the metal underground of those years. In 1982 he recorded a 45 rpm single. Component, then, of Uraniah (45 rpm 1985) Flegias (Italian Metal 1984 collection produced by the TRANSEX record store). Afterwards
plays in the following bands: Kandinsky (Italian rock with own productions), Barrikada (Italian rock with own productions), Mr. Bryan (tribute band to Bryan Adams), Problem Child (AC/DC – Bon Scott tribute band), Old Flame ( Thin Lizzy Tribute band), MDP Playd Deep Purple (Deep Purple/Rainbow Tribute Band), Magic Power (cover band), Dio Tribute. He currently studies at Walter Calloni’s school “Funky Town”, and is manager and producer of UNDER THE SNOW. Official drummer of PLAYHARD since 2015.

Roberto “Rob” Della Frera (Voice)

Singer since 1985 with Band Undeground del Milanese, with whom he released demo tapes and participated in some compilations, until his recording debut with the Band Deadline, in 2000 with “Dressed to Kill”, for the Underground Symphony label. In 2002, he joined the line-up of Raising Fear, with whom he released 3 albums: “Mythos” (2005), “Avalon” (2006) and “Eternal Creed” (2010). With Raising Fear, he participates in various national and international festivals, such as the Tradate Iron Fest, in 2005, with RJ.DIO, SAXON, RIOT, GOTTHARD and many names of international importance. The band also participates in the Swordbrothers Festival in Andernach, together with Sabaton and Wizard. In 2013, he joined the line up of the Reformed Love Machine, with whom he released the live “Alive ‘n’ Well” for DeFox Records, in 2015 and 2018
“Univers of Mind” for Volcano Records. Since 2018 he has been part of the PLAYHARD Line Up, as Official Singer.

Renzo Sgroi (bass)

He made his debut in 1981 with Radioactive which later became Hocculta, from which he left to join the Royal Air Force line up. After multiple lives on national and international stages and an appearance in Gigi Proietti’s film “Der Liebe ist stärker als..” the group finally exploded after the Le Halle festival in Paris in ’85, with Vulcain and Chariot, where they presented their first album homonym. The second album (1986) was followed by tours including an appearance in Sanremo Rock which gave visibility and increased the band’s CV, leading, after the third album, to the participation of the Monster of Rock in Modena with Kiss and Iron Maiden headliners. Tours with Metallica and Manowar followed. In ’90 he left the band and began working as a freelance bassist and arranger. In the 2000s he dedicated himself to the study of music
tribal and related tools. In the 1910s he returned to his first love and joined rock cover bands; since 2021 he has been playing in PLAYHARD.

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