Mangala Vallis is an Italian band formed in 1998 in Reggio Emilia from an idea of Gigi Cavalli Cocchi (former drummer of Ligabue, ClanDestino and CSI), Mirco Consolini (guitar and bass) and Enzo Cattini (keyboards). The name is borrowed from a canyon on the planet Mars named in Michael Crichton’s novel Sphere.

The genre of the group is progressive rock contaminated by several other elements, the result of the multiple artistic experiences of the band members. Key features of their production are the care and the research of the sounds used.

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