Desdemona was founded in 1997. They soon decided to compose their own pieces in a classic heavy metal style. After a fifth member, the keyboardist, joined the group, the band acquired a new musical awareness, and in March 1998 the first self-produced demo was recorded. This work, "Soul Foreclosures", is a mini concept focused on the story of the Shakespearean Othello. This demo received flattering reviews in various specialized newspapers. After a change in the entire rhythm section,and the arrival of a new singer, the group decided to write pieces in a more markedly heavy / symphonic power style, always with neoclassical and baroque influences and some progressive inserts. Now the band is formed by Andrea Marchisio on vocals, Christian Rosso on guitar, Foca Torchia on keyboards, Alessandro Mussa on bass and Maurizio Anello on drums. In February 2002 the first CD, entitled "Lady of the Lore", was released for the Italian label Northwind Records with excellent feedback from critics and sales. After two years, in 2004 the band returned with the intention of repeating their past success. And he succeeds! The new album is titled "Look For Yourself" is a record that if on the one hand shows the maturation of Desdemona from a technical point of view, it marks a detachment from the classic power metal styles made in Italy. In 2020 Elevate Records decides to digitally re-release the two albums that incredibly in the following years were only available in CD format