[1][2] The band was founded in 1998 in Rome by the current members and first made a name for itself in the Italian Progressive rock scene through live performances.

The first complete project was released by the band in 2002, when the four Italians accompanied Werner Herzog's film "Nosferatu" in concerts and provided it with new sounds.

The resulting album Nosferatu Il Vampiro (2007) thus offers a new soundtrack to Werner Herzog's film in the form of a kind of rock opera, with Daniele Pomo as the only singer.

The opportunity to collaborate arose in 2012 during the annual The Web Italy Convention, when RanestRane previewed the album and played some songs from the Marillion repertoire with Steve Rothery.

In the same year RanestRane played at the Italian Prog Rock Festival in Japan together with the guitarist Enzo Vita, accompanied by a symphony orchestra.

It was the first live performance of the groundbreaking symphonic rock album Contaminazione (originally released in 1973 by Il Rovescio della Medaglia - RDM) in its entirety.

It was followed up by a fan weekend and concerts in Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, England, Denmark and Sweden at their "Starchild Tour" (The 20th Anniversary Across Europe).

The new RanestRane project expected on 21 May 2022, is Apocalypse Now: il cineconcerto that as usual will be their very personal interpretation to the film of directed and produced by Francis Ford Coppola.