Alessandro Lotta
Alessandro Lotta (born 26 March 1975) is the former bassist of the Italian symphonic metal band Rhapsody of Fire, which he joined in 1996. Before joining Rhapsody he played in smaller local bands in Trieste, Italy. Between 1999 and 2000 he worked on cruise ships, as a bassist with the cruise ship's orchestra, mainly in Brazil, but also in Uruguay, Argentina, and briefly in Europe. After Rhapsody, he joined a Finnish band called Wingdom, a progressive metal band. Lotta was born in Trieste, Italy. Instruments and gear. He plays different brands and boutique basses, 5–6 strings. Mostly  seen live with an Samick Artist Series 6 strings bass, in the studio he uses 4–5–6 string basses, both industrial and handmade. - James Christian (Singer of House of Lords) General trivia. - Kee Marcello ( guitarist of Europe And K2) - Doogie White (Former Rainbow and Yngwie Malmsteen vocalist) - James Thompson (Saxophonist, known for his collaborations with Joe Cocker and big Italian blues artist "Sugar" Zucchero Fornaciari) - On this album, Alessandro composed some original compositions, although a strong reminiscence of Rhapsody-times can be heard. He plays the songs in a very unusual and technical way.