Vater and Sabian endorsed artist and independent drummer Sergio Ponti (photo) has joined Italian eccentric jazz-metallers Ephel Duath. The group\'s mainman Davide states:\"Sergio Ponti made his debut with us on 28th September. He\'s a fresh talent and he\'s pushing our sound to new exciting rhythmical perspectives.\"
Sergio Ponti studied with Mokhtar Samba (Yousson N\'dour, Richard Bona) and Jay Dittamo (Band From Utopia, Junoon).
Ponti has played with Mike Keneally (solo artist, Frank Zappa, Steve Vai, Robert Fripp), Arthur Barrow (Zappa, Giorgio Moroder, Diana Ross, Joe Cocker), Ian Anderson, SFOM Orchestra, Bernardo Lanzetti (PFM) and many others. He played in two editions of the Los Angeles\' NAMM show.
Sergio Ponti organized clinic tours for Ellade Bandini, Marco Minnemann, Clive Bunker and Horacio Hernandez.\"
Ephel Duath is currently touring in support of their most recent album, \"Pain Necessary to Know\", which was released via Earache Records.
