Dufresne formed in January, 2004 with Nicola "Dominik" Cerantola on lead vocals, Davide Zenorini on drums, Matteo "Ciube" Tabacco on bass and vocals, Luca Dal Lago on guitar and Alessandro Costa on keyboards.
The band took its name from Andy Dufresne, the main character from Stephen King's novel, and later film adaption by Frank Darabont, The Shawshank Redemption.
[1] In 2005 the band recorded a twelve-song demo album, completely sung in Italian.
To promote the album the band participated at the Taste of Chaos Tour, supporting Underoath in Italy,[3] and then embarked on a European tour, that comprehended France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands and United Kingdom.
[3][4] In October, 2007 the band went to Richmond, Virginia to record their second album, titled Lovers, with producer Andreas Magnusson.