Violet Blend are an Italian alternative metal band founded in Florence, Italy, featuring extraordinary vocals, rich sonic power, and unbridled energy. The band lineup is:
- Giada Celeste Chelli – Lead vocals, piano & orchestration
- Ferruccio Baroni – Bass & backing vocals
- Michel Agostini – Drums & backing vocals
Discography & Music
- White Mask (2018) – Debut record exposing the fallacy of using social media to represent the self (“Burn your mask”), accompanied by a striking guerrilla art campaign in Florence with more than 5,000 white masks bearing a purple ‘V’.
- Demons (2022) – Released worldwide via Eclipse Records, exploring internal masks across 13 tracks illustrated by demonic masks from world mythologies. Alongside the album, the band launched La Donna Mobile, a non-profit campaign against gender violence and discrimination in collaboration with AIDOS and the Municipality of Florence.
- Live and True (2023) – The band’s first live album, capturing the raw power and authentic emotion of their live performances.
- The Reign of Sadness (2025) – Single and video leading an anti-stalking awareness campaign, which also inspired Talk or Stalk?, an educational card game designed alongside psychology experts to detect early red flags of toxic behavior.
Touring & Accolades
Violet Blend has performed across Europe at major festivals such as I-Days Festival (supporting Radiohead), Loverocks Festival (UK), Wildfire Festival (Scotland), and Eber-Hart Festival (Germany), headlining and supporting renowned acts like Garbage, Palaye Royale, Chris Slade (AC/DC), Vinnie Moore (Alice Cooper), and Hanabie.
Among their accolades: Band of the Year 2023 (Great Music Stories, UK), Best Band of the Year 2022 (Metal Liar, USA), Best Rock Band 2022 (Vox Platinum Radio, Mexico), Best Album of the Year 2022 (Heavy Metal Heaven, Italy), and the #togetherforthemusic 2020 award.
Discover more on the official Violet Blend website or check out their Electronic Press Kit (EPK).
