---
title: "Vanishing Point"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/vanishing-point"
genre: "Progressive Metal"
country: "Australia"
formed: 1995
---

# Vanishing Point

**Vanishing Point** is a progressive metal band, from Australia, active 1995 to present.

Vanishing Point is a progressive metal band based in Melbourne, Australia founded in the early 1990s with Silvio Massaro as the longest serving member. Vanishing Point have a resurgence and have embarked on a campaign to put themselves back in the eyes of the heavy metal world. In the year 2020 Vanishing Point return as a five-piece, with the introduction of drummer Damien Hall and bassist Gaston Chin, and in 2025 there has been a shift in one of the band members with a new member, lead guitarist Ande Falko.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanishing_Point_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Vanishing Point |
| Genre | Progressive Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
| Formed | 1995 |
| Releases in catalog | 6 |

## Genres

[Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Christian Nativo](https://themetalnet.com/musician/christian-nativo) | Drums (drum set) |  | Current |
| [Damien Hall](https://themetalnet.com/musician/damien-hall) | Drums (drum set) | 2020 to present | Current |
| [Gaston Chin](https://themetalnet.com/musician/gaston-chin) | Bass guitar | 2020 to present | Current |
| [James Maier](https://themetalnet.com/musician/james-maier) | Guitar |  | Current |
| [Simon Best](https://themetalnet.com/musician/simon-best) | Bass guitar |  | Current |
| [Pep Sammartino](https://themetalnet.com/musician/pep-sammartino) | Keyboard | 1995 to 2000 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1997 | [In Thought](https://themetalnet.com/album/45f2fc84-e2ee-370d-bee5-7e5c035e51c2) | Album |
| 2000 | [Tangled in Dream](https://themetalnet.com/album/4a72ffb4-fcdf-34aa-b0a0-1397978eb95f) | Album |
| 2005 | [Embrace the Silence](https://themetalnet.com/album/62c1aef3-9784-3c31-b2d8-d9e824463782) | Album |
| 2007 | [The Fourth Season](https://themetalnet.com/album/56008638-1ddd-3f84-aabc-5538f70bbccd) | Album |
| 2014 | [Distant Is the Sun](https://themetalnet.com/album/b8305d74-9f0c-42fe-bef4-412e11a66d0c) | Album |
| 2020 | [Dead Elysium](https://themetalnet.com/album/d682e77c-55c2-45d5-a45b-b92f40118793) | Album |

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- [Symphony X](https://themetalnet.com/band/symphony-x) (listened together)
- [Helloween](https://themetalnet.com/band/helloween) (listened together)
- [Iced Earth](https://themetalnet.com/band/iced-earth) (listened together)
- [Blind Guardian](https://themetalnet.com/band/blind-guardian) (listened together)
- [Myrath](https://themetalnet.com/band/myrath) (listened together)
- [HammerFall](https://themetalnet.com/band/hammerfall) (listened together)
- [Seventh Wonder](https://themetalnet.com/band/seventh-wonder) (listened together)
- [Gamma Ray](https://themetalnet.com/band/gamma-ray) (listened together)
- [Threshold](https://themetalnet.com/band/threshold) (listened together)
- [Opeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/opeth) (listened together)
- [Anubis Gate](https://themetalnet.com/band/anubis-gate) (listened together)
- [Stratovarius](https://themetalnet.com/band/stratovarius) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vanishingpointaustralia
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3zmUekFSR8SzvgTgpIIM8j
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Vanishing_Point/181
- bandcamp: https://vanishingpointaus.bandcamp.com/
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2nBFGwmo59nHdoCSI5s6pQ
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/69309
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/au/artist/95783299

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/vanishing-point](https://themetalnet.com/band/vanishing-point). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt