Metamorfosi is an Italian progressive rock band. They formed in Rome in 1969, and released their first album in 1972, "...e fu il sesto giorno". Starting with their second album, "Inferno" (1973), they embarked on an ambitious project to interpret Dante's work in a rock form. The album is treasured among fans of Italian progressive rock, but the band split up soon afterward, having written the second part, Paradiso, but not recorded it. In 2004, vocalist Davide Spitaleri and keyboard player Enrico Olivieri got back together and recorded Paradiso.
The group "I Frammenti" and Jimmy Spitaleri , gave life to METAMORFOSI in 1970. As a result of rehearsals on their new compositions, the group came up with its first LP "E FU IL SESTO GIORNO"" manufactured by the record company VEDETTE. The record was put on sale on 29 May 1972.
It contained songs like "CREPUSCOLO", "HIROSHIMA", "E LUI AMAVA I FIORI", where man was placed as the center of the universe together with his errors, his fears and his hopes. After a brief pause, Enrico Olivieri and Jimmy Spitaleri, always in search of new musical experiences and new sonority, composed and arranged "INFERNO", a rock opera inspired by Dante's Comedy. During this period, the guitarist Luciano Tamburro and the drummer, Mario Natali, left the Group and were replaced by the drummer, Gianluca Herygers. METAMORFOSI was ready for recording "INFERNO" with a new line-up: Jimmy Spitaleri (voice), Enrico Olivieri (piano, Hammond organ synthesizer and keyboards), Roberto Turbitosi (bass) and Gianluca Herygers (drums).
The record was released on 30 January 1973, again by the record company VEDETTE.