Art of Fighters - Hardcore PA Profile / Interview

Real Name: Cristian Nardelli, Luca Lorini, Matteo Pitossi

Art of Fighters started out in Brescia (Italy) in 1997, from the idea of 3 guys: Cristian Nardelli, Matteo Pitossi and Luca Lorini.

Thanks to FastTracker, 3 years of try-outs, tons of rejected tracks and the big help of the Stunned Guys, the first record The Beat Can't Change came to life in the year 2000.

In 2001 their second E.P. Artwork appeared in the stores, definately putting them on the map of hardcore. Their tracks appeared on many compilations and their fame began to expand.

In the end of 2002 they decided to switch FastTracker for some more professional equipment: a few months after that, Earthquake was released, it was a big success.

This track finally got them recognised globally, thanks to this record, the Art of Fighters were asked to perform on some of the major parties in Europe:

Hardcore Nation (IT), Resurreqtion (NL), Hardcore Gladiators (DE), Street Parade (Swiss), Masters of Hardcore (IT), Evolution (Swiss), SummerRave (Spain), Rave The Universe (IT), Death Experience (Austria), Goliath (Swiss), Navigator (NL) and Hard Halloween (Spain).

In 2003 they showed their experimental side with a new project named Meccano Twins. The first release was an instant hit and confirmed them as talented producers with a well-appreciated style, especially in Holland.

Thes guys are often confused with Angerfist, some people have said a few tracks produced by Art of Fighters are infact Angerfist tracks which is not the case. Angerfist and AoF are two different PA's the only similarity is the Jason Vorhees style hockey masks.

http://www.artoffighters.com/