Violet Blend

Violet Blend is an Italian alternative metal band founded in Florence by Giada Celeste Chelli (vocals & piano), Ferruccio Baroni (bass), and Michel Agostini (drums & vocals). Known for powerful sound and intense live energy, the band has toured across Europe, performing at major festivals such as Loverocks (UK), Wildfire (Scotland) and I-Days (Italy), and sharing stages with artists including Radiohead, Garbage, Palaye Royale, and members of AC/DC and Alice Cooper. They have received numerous awards, including Band of the Year 2023 (Great Music Stories, UK), Best Band of the Year 2022 (Metal Liar, USA), and Band Revelation of 2019 (F.I.P.I.). For their debut album "White Mask" (2018) they performed a striking guerrilla art campaign in Florence (5000 white masks around the city) that gained national media attention. "Demons" (2022) includes “La Donna Mobile,” created for a campaign against gender discrimination and violence in support of AIDOS. In 2023, the band released new singles, a collab with Tired Violence, and their first live album "Live and True". In October 2025, Violet Blend launched an anti-stalking awareness campaign with the single and video “The Reign of Sadness,” based on Chelli’s personal experience. The project expanded into “Talk or Stalk?”, an educational card game developed with academic experts to help recognize early warning signs of harmful behavior, confirming the band’s strong social commitment beyond music.