Madina Lake Chicago

..About The Band..



Madina Lake formed in 2005 in Chicago, Illinois, and is comprised of Nathan Leone (Vocals), Matthew Leone (Bass/Backing Vocals), Mateo Camargo (Guitar/Backing Vocals), and Dan Torelli (Drums). Their first show played was May 21st, 2005, at The Metro in Chicago. The band was signed onto Roadrunner Records in August of 2005, and released their EP The Disappearance Of Adalia August 22, 2006. The band's debut album, From Them, Through Us, To You, was released March 27, 2007. They also played the second stage on the 2007 Projekt Revolution tour which had given them a lot of promotion and a growing fanbase. In 2008, after small headlining tours and a brief stint on Warped Tour, they headed into the studio to record the follow-up to From Them, Through Us, To You. After a few pushes, Attics To Eden was released on May 5, 2009.

..About The Members..

..Nathan Leone..


Nathan Leone was born May 6. He is the lead vocalist of Madina Lake, and is the twin brother to bassist Matthew Leone. He received a sports scholarship, and pursued professional soccer careers in the U.S. and Italy. This man doesn't believe in the word 'fan.' If you come to one of their shows, you'll see that he can get pretty crazy while performing; he's known to dive off the stage into the crowd.

..Matthew Leone..


Matthew Leone, born May 6, is the bassist & backup vocalist of Madina Lake. After pursuing a professional soccer career, he decided to get involved in music, studying Music Management at Columbia College in Chicago. He first picked up a bass at the age of 17, teaching himself. He loves philosophy, and one day hopes to pursue a writing career. Matthew's favorite bands are The Smashing Pumpkins and Muse, while his favorite author is Erich Fromm.

..Mateo Camargo..


Mateo Camargo was born March 11, in Bogotá, Colombia, and is the guitarist of Madina Lake, as well as a songwriter and record producer. His guitar influences growing up were Nirvana, Ultrageno, NOFX, Pantera, Refused, and Radiohead. The moment he knew he would pursue a career in music was "seeing my sixth grade music teacher playing 'U-mass' (by The Pixies) in front of my whole high school. He took it seriously and started flipping out and broke some shit and then got fired. I was like, 'yep, I wanna do that'." The best advice he could give beginning guitarists is play for 10 hours a day and don't dare take lessons.

..Dan Torelli..


Dan Torelli, born August 7, is the drummer of Madina Lake. He spent his childhood in the town of Ridley. Dan is a vegetarian, and has recorded a video for www.peta2.com, supporting the organization. Dan also has an obsession with pirates, and has tattoos related to pirates. Torelli attended Full Sail in Orlando, FL for recording/audio engineering, which is where he met Mateo Camargo.

(Information credit from Wikipedia. Most information on Mateo from the Mateo Camargo Fansite.)