The Story So Far
The GuestZ have everything a proper rock band must have: powerful, energetic, loud but yet keeping their focus on melodies and hooks.
The band was born in 2006, when Rob, Jonna, Matt and Mimmo gathered
to discuss how cool it would be to play together; they are all veterans of
the Rome scene, having played in various bands (originals and tribute).
The first show has been booked before any practice - and before
they even had a name! -, so they managed to arrange a list of covers
(plus a couple of originals from Jonna's old bands). After a couple of
rehearsals, the band was ready, they just needed a name.
Their first gig would be supporting german rock band Soul Doctor in Rome.
The flyer said "Soul Doctor + Markonee + guests", so Jonna had the idea:
"Let's call us The Guests, so to have our name on the flyer!", said with
his flamboyant 100% roman accent. The others agreed... simply because they
had no other suggestions!
After a couple of days, they found TWO bands on Myspace (yes, those were
the days of Myspace!) called "The Guests", so they decided to slightly change
the name into The Guestz.
In May 2008 the band released their first effort, a 5 tracks cd called
"Not For Money, Just For Glory". Recorded, mixed and mastered at the renowed
Temple Of Noise Studios by popular producer Christian Ice, it gained positive
reviews from all over the world. They have been voted "best newcoming italian
act 2008" by the writers of Slam!, Italy's #1 r'n'r webzine.
Their song Jonna Wants Two Beers is featured in the cd include with the
September issue of the italian Rock Hard magazine, together with Motorhead,
Crown Of Thorns, Night Rangers, Anathema and others
Following the release of the cd, the band intensified their gigs in Rome and
played several dates in Northern Italy, including an appearance at the popular
Glam Attakk festival in Turin, in summer 2008. They shared the stage with bands
like Airbourne, Kee Marcello, Faster Pussycat, Bang Tango, L.A. Guns, Crashdiet and Quireboys.
In summer 2010 they had to stop due to personal reasons but now they're back with a new drummer, new songs and the same old rock'n' roll attitude!
