WINTER SEVERITY INDEX - Official Website

WINTER SEVERITY INDEX OFFICIAL WEBSITE

In November 2025 Simona Ferrucci joined again the first line up (Diana Salzo on bass, Valeria Tirabassi on drums and Valentina Fanigliulo on synths) for some reunion gigs to celebrate fifteen years of live activity, reissuing the first EP in vinyl version.

More info about the 2026 tour to be announced!

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Winter Severity Index is a cold wave/post punk project headed by Simona Ferrucci, singer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist (voice, guitar, bass guitar, synths and drum machine programming). The project was born in 2009 as a traditional band with drums, bass, synths and voice/guitar. After the decision of two members of the band to leave the project (Diana Salzo on bass and Valeria Tirabassi on drums), WSI continued as a duo with Simona on voice and guitars and Valentina Fanigliulo (a.k.a. Mushy/Phantom Love) on synths. Then in 2012 Simona started a long and fruitful collaboration with Alessandra Romeo on synths, which ended in July 2024. In November 2025 Simona joined again the first line up (Diana Salzo on bass, Valeria Tirabassi on drums and Valentina Fanigliulo on synths) for some reunion gigs to celebrate fifteen years of live activity, reissuing the first EP in vinyl version. The music of Winter Severity Index is marked out by an original mixture of different influences, from cold wave/post punk of the Eighties to the guitar shoegaze sound of the Nineties, plus some hint of trip hop and electronics. During the years the sound evolved and enriched their features, preserving however a strong dark mood and the presence of the fascinating and expressive contralto voice of Simona Ferrucci. From 2011 the project played in more than one hundred venues all over Europe and USA, taking part to important festival such as the Wave Gothic Treffen in Leipzig and Substance Festival in Los Angeles, and performed in important locations for contemporary art, such as MAXXI Museum in Rome and Studio Hrdinů in Prague, in the Národní Galerie. Winter Severity Index participated also to important radio shows for RAI in Italy and Radio 3 in Spain. The project shared the stage with great artists of the international cold wave scene such as The Chameleons UK, Lene Lovich, Tropic of Cancer, Lebanon Hanover and many more, receiving agreements from the international press and web magazines. Discography: 2010 - Winter Severity Index , EP, self produced, CDr, distributed by AF Music, sold out. 2013 - Survival rate, EP, BloodRock Records, vinyl, sold out. 2014 - Slanting Ray, LP, BloodRock Records + Manic Depression Records, double vinyl and CD, sold out. 2016 - Human Taxonomy, LP, Manic Depression Records, vinyl and CD. 2017 - Katabasis, LP compilation, Manic Depression Records, CD. 2018 - Slanting ray, second press, LP, BloodRock Records + Manic Depression Records, double vinyl and CD. 2022 - Disgelo, LP, Manic Depression Records + Icy Cold Records, vinyl and CD. Compilations: The Wiser, Gothic Compilation Part LIII ( Batbeliever Releases, Indigo) 2011 The Wiser, in Join the Dark Side, We have the Music! (afmusic 2012) Embracing The Void ( first version) in DEATH # DISCO ( Compilation Volume II DEATH # DISCO 2012) Static Cold, in Riding The Crest of The Frozen Wave - A Tribute To The Frozen Autumn ( Calembour Records 2013) Candidate( Cover of Joy Division) in 3.5 Decades - A Joy Division Italian Tribute ( Darkitalia 2014) Blue Bird in Swiss dark Nights: 28.01.13 - 28.01.14 ( Swiss Dark Nights 2014) Winter Taught Me Silence in Distanze 100% New Wave Italiana vol I ( Suono Organizzato 2014) The Brightest Days in DEATH # DISCO Vol IV ( DEATH # DISCO 2014) Anemone in Wavecore IV ( Anywave 2015) No Will in Orkus!Compilation 114 ( Orkus 2015) Compulsion in Road To Sacrosanct 2015 ( Swiss Dark Nights 2015) Inconstant Stay in Not So Cold: A Warm Wave Compilation, "The Complete Collection" ( Sleepless Records Berlin 2016) Athlete e Waiting Room ( radio live sessions) in Dark Entries ( Radio Sessions vol.1) ( Swiss Dark Nights 2017) Purple Lips ( Cover of Nico) in A Suburban Romance (Ritual Process 2017) Drums of Affliction in La Danse Macabre 2 ( At Sea Compilations 2017) Remixes: Disciplina - original track by Paranormales, from Versus, Cleopatra Records, 2021. #17 - original track by Hord, from Bodies Remixes Ep, Avant Records, 2021 White Shoes (Motorik mix) - original track by Ekranoplan, self released, 2024 Inspired by me - original track by Principe Valiente, In This Light (Remixes), Metropolis Records, 2024. PAST GIGS 08 October 2010 - La Cantinaccia, Giulianello, Latina 06 November 2010 - Big Bang , Roma 08 January 2011 - Clockwork, Roma 26 February 2011 - Closer, Roma 12 March 2011 - Big Bang, Trip to the Moon Festival, Roma 18 March 2011 - Caixa Economica Operaria, Graveyard Festival, Lisbona 25 March 2011 - Rifrullo, Eboli 26 March 2011 - Gabba Gabba, Taranto 08 April 2011 - Dissesto, Bagni di Tivoli 29 April 2011 - Dissesto, Bagni di Tivoli 18 May 2011 - Closer, Serata tributo Joy Division, Roma 18 June 2011 - Closer, Roma 20 August 2011 - King Kong Club, Death#Disco, Berlino 13 October 2011 - Irish Village, Roma 03 November 2012 - Dark Club Arcadia, Napoli 07 December 2012 - Traffic Club, Opening act The Chameleons' vox, Roma 01 February 2013 - Init Club, Roma 16 February 2013 - Naherholung Sternschen, Death#Disco,Berlin 13 April 2013 - Muzak, Roma 08 May 2013 - TNT, Milano 28 May 2013 - Circolo Ricreativo Caracciolo, Serata Differita Radio Rai 8, Roma 14 June 2013 - Hangar Tattoo Gallery, Roma 29 June 2013 - Villa Lydia, Campobasso 05 July 2013 - Maxxi, AltaRoma, Roma 03 August 2013 - Pigneto Spazio Aperto, Roma 22 August 2013 - Disorder Festival, Eboli 07 September 2013 - Villa Lydia, Campobasso 26 September 2013 - Traffic, Roma 29 November 2013 - Zoobar, Metamorfosi, Roma ( Der Noir) 04 January 2014 - Exenzia, Prato 08 February 2014 - Qube , Roma 08 March 2014 - Lio Bar, Brescia 04 April 2014 - Zoobar, Metamorfosi, Roma ( Echoes of Silence) 19 April 2014 - Ekidna, Carpi, Modena 02 May 2014 - Rock Palace, Bruxelles 03 May 2014 - Gotham Festival, Hilden 16 May 2014 - Zoobar, Metamorfosi, Roma ( Date at Midnight) 30 May 2014 - Closer, Distanze Festival, Roma 07 June 2014 - White Angel, Nola 30 August 2014 - Villa Lydia, Campobasso 20 September 2014 - EKH, Vienna 27 September 2014 - Why Not Club, Pesaro 18 October 2014 - Circolo degli Artisti, Roma 25 October 2014 - Spazio Indue, Bologna 30 October 2014 - Le Buzz, Parigi 31 October 2014 - Le Bar Hic, Rennes 01 November 2014 - La NEF, La Nuit Fantasma Gothique, Angouleme 08 November 2014 - The Library, Leeds 15 November 2014 - La Machine à Coudre, Marsiglia 12 December 2014 - Zoobar, Metamorfosi, Roma ( Keluar) 15 January 2015 - Stadlin, Roma 24 January 2015 - Freak Out, Bologna 28 February 2015 - Mumble Rumble, Salerno 06 March 2015 - Tsunami Club, Attacque Surprise, Colonia 07 March 2015 - Urban Spree, Herzschlag+Death#Disco, Berlino 28 March 2015 - Sala Rock Palace, Madrid 13 June 2015 - Honky Tonky, If I Die I Die Festival, Milano 26 June 2015- Forte Prenestino,Crack Festival, Roma 04 July 2015 - Owls and Bats Festival, Detmold 18 July 2015 - Traffic Club, Roma 25 September 2015 - The Chameleons Arts Cafe, Nottingham 26 September 2015 - Sacrosact Festival, Reading 29 October 2015 - Studio Hrdinu, Praga 10 December 2015 - Alvarado Street, Roma 16 January 2016 - Alvarado Street, Roma 05 February 2016 - Hope and Anchor , Londra 06 February 2016 - Botanique, Fantastique Night XLVII, Bruxelles 27 March 2016 - Totem Club, Vicenza 01 April 2016 - Hard Club, Porto 02 April 2016 - Caixa Economica Operaria, Lisbona 15 May 2016 - Wave Gothic Treffen, Lipsia 19 July 2016 - Nowhere Festival, Circolo Andrea Doria, Roma 04 September 2016 - NCN Festival, Deutzen, Lipsia 16 September 2016 - TNT, Milano 17 September 2016 - Caffè Liber, Torino 01 October 2016 - Tsunami Club, Colonia 02 October 2016 - Nr. ZP, Bielefeld 15 October 2016- Teatro Spazio , Roma 29 October 2016 - Mikasa, Bologna 04 November 2016- Cantina Mediterraneo, Frosinone 05 November 2016 - Cellar Theory, Napoli 18 November 2016 - La Mecanique Ondulatoire, Parigi 19 November 2016 - Le Bar Hic, Rennes 06 January 2017 - Contestaccio, Roma 20 January 2017 - Vanity Vague , Vienna 28 January 2017 - Garage Sound, Bari 04 February 2017 - Night Club Kolls, Londra 18 February 2017 - Manifest Festival, Utrecht 04 March 2017 - Sala Rock Palace, Madrid 14 April 2017 - Zoobar, Metamorfosi, Roma ( We are Temporary) 12 May 2017 - Drone, Copenhagen 20 May 2017 - Forte Prenestino, Roma 23 September 2017 -, Circolo Colombofili, Parma 30 September 2017 - Cali Club, Bruxelles 02 October 2017 - Das Bett, Francoforte 14 October 2017 - Return to the Batcave, Wroklav 28 October 2017 - Tsunami Club, Colonia 10 November 2017 - C.S.O.A. Forte Prenestino, Roma 06 January 2018 - Wishlist, Roma 24 March 2018 - Tzunami Club, Colonia 25 March 2018 - Private Party , Detmold 04 May 2018 - Kastanienkeller, Berlin 05 May 2018 - Underdogs' , Prague 08 June 2018 - Sala Upload, Barcelona 09 June 2018 - Trashcan Music Club, Madrid 22 June 2018 - Traffic Club, Roma 11 July 2018 - Night Club Kolis, London 10 November 2018 - Wishlist, Roma 07 December 2018 - Covo Club, Bologna 15 November 2019 - Gebaude 9, Colonia 21 November 2019 - Moby Dick Club, Madrid, Madrid es Ruido Festival 08 October 2021 - Nalen, Klubb Dod, Stockholm 19 February 2022 - Traffic Club, Roma 11 November 2022 - Periferica Konnection, Salerno 02 December 2022 - Tank, Serbatoio Culturale, Bologna 07 December 2022 - Totem Club, Vicenza 14 January 2023 - Traffic Club, Roma 20 January 2023 - Blah Blah, Torino 21 January 2023 - Midnight Club, Bergamo 24 March 2023 - The Garage Of The Bass Valley, Barcelona 25 March 2023 - Wurlitzer Ballroom, Madrid 15 April 2023 - Wavefest Baroeg, Rotterdam 13 May 2023 - Blue Shell | Attaque Surprise, Köln 13 October 2023 - Nikola Tesla, Chemnitz 14 October 2023 - Gieszer 16, Leipzig 15 October 2023 - Tommyhaus, Berlin 10 November 2023 - Substance Festival, Globe Theater, Los Angeles 09 December 2023 - Arci Bellezza, Milano 02 February 2024 - Circolo Dong, Macerata 03 February 2024 - CSA Germinal Cimarelli, Terni 17 February 2024 - Radio Elettrica, Glitch Sound Club, Roma 15 November 2025 - CPA Firenze Sud, Firenze