tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67500205133386047372024-02-20T15:34:30.736+01:00TIMPANI ALLO SPIEDO 'ZINEAn Italian webzine about extreme metal and hardcore punk!Timpani Allo Spiedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541897449082209741noreply@blogger.comBlogger895125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750020513338604737.post-89860941575539462342021-09-14T13:16:00.003+02:002021-09-14T13:16:35.081+02:00Benvenuti all'Inferno!: una recensione pubblicata in origine su FaceBook!<div><b><span style="color: red;">Anche se Timpani allo Spiedo è ufficialmente inattiva, oggi pubblico un nuovo articolo, che però non è altro che la recensione di "Benvenuti all'Inferno!" che il mio fratello gemello e amicone Davide De Vito mi ha fatto a inizio anno su FaceBook. Aspettatevi una recensione-fiume, quindi lunghissima, ultra-dettagliata e anche molto obiettiva. Quindi, non posso che augurarvi buona lettura!<span><a name='more'></a></span></span></b></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>----------------------------------------------- </i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymZiMf1niTl2E9n4iAr2oLigbDFJ8Z_a7d_YW9tLCDv4Tuv-gJCTB0UT12ydwvoI-GXZa7jrh62khFzNkLblIY_zpeCq3Bp-tq0b9yGMqPufzhyJ5huL4H7fdg_5y1ZjDiKnQrPoLFvPV/s557/Benvenuti+all%2527inferno%2521+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="557" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymZiMf1niTl2E9n4iAr2oLigbDFJ8Z_a7d_YW9tLCDv4Tuv-gJCTB0UT12ydwvoI-GXZa7jrh62khFzNkLblIY_zpeCq3Bp-tq0b9yGMqPufzhyJ5huL4H7fdg_5y1ZjDiKnQrPoLFvPV/w288-h400/Benvenuti+all%2527inferno%2521+2.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div><b>“BENVENUTI ALL'INFERNO - STORIA DELLE ORIGINI DEL BLACK METAL” ovvero il fu “NEL SEGNO DEL MARCHIO NERO” di Flavio Adducci (edizioni Officina di Hank)</b></div><div><br /></div><div>"Sai, sto leggendo un libro sul Black Metal..."</div><div>"Ma ne scrivono ancora? Non hanno già detto tutto e il contrario di tutto sul Black Metal?"</div><div>"Beh no. Questo ha un approccio diverso"</div><div>"In che senso?"</div><div>"Beh, tutto cominciò da quando Robert Johnson e Screamin' Jay Hawkins..."</div><div>"No aspetta! Questa l'ho già sentita"</div><div>"Ma no! Fammi finire che devo ancora arrivare alla parte sul sud-est asiatico!"</div><div>"Il sud-est... dai non prendermi in giro"</div><div>"Oh ciccio, vedi di tacere altrimenti ti porto a vedere le Baby Metal"</div><div>"SONO TUTT'ORECCHI!"</div><div><br /></div><div>Potrà sembrare un titolo banale ma "Benvenuti all'inferno", opera prima dell'amico e fratello in fede metallica Flavio Adducci, racconta per filo, per segno e per aneddoti la storia della First Wave Of Black Metal, non soffermandosi solo sui classici tre o quattro nomi di punta ma sciorinando una lista infinita di band sconosciute ai più, che grazie a demo ormai introvabili, hanno permesso al nostro amato (sotto)genere di diventare quello che è oggi.</div><div><br /></div><div>Cosa c'entrano quindi i <a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Mot%D3%A7rhead">Motӧrhead</a> col Black Metal? E i <a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Raven">Raven</a>? E i...beh la lista sarebbe lunga e articolata. Vi basti sapere che il buon Flavio non si è limitato a raccontare in ogni capitolo la storia di una singola scena appartenente ad un determinato Paese ma ha creato anche un'interessante appendice, che seppur a volte ridondante (si ritorna su alcuni argomenti già trattati ampiamente nei primissimi capitoli) funge da anello di congiunzione tra il "vecchio" modo di concepire il Black Metal e quella che poi sarà la cosiddetta Second Wave.</div><div><br /></div><div>Il libro è un condensato di nomi, date, minutaggio di canzoni e di punti esclamativi (per i miei gusti anche troppi!!!) che accompagnano il lettore in un percorso che non arriva solo alle radici del genere ma scava ancora più a fondo, giungendo direttamente in un nero abisso di lovecraftiana memoria, fatto di ragazzini folli ed incoscienti che per cercare di imitare i loro idoli o di estremizzarne la proposta, finiscono per gettare le basi di un intero genere musicale.</div><div><br /></div><div>Prima parlavo di aneddoti: questi ultimi impreziosiscono l'opera, poiché non sono i classici "Ragazzino di 15 anni incontra per caso il figlio della portiera che suonava l'ukulele con una sola corda e assieme mettono su la band tal dei tali che poi diventerà..." ma ce ne sono anche di più macabri legati ad alcuni personaggi per così dire "coloriti", di cui Flavio ci parla nel corso della trattazione e grazie ai quali il libro scivola via che è una bellezza.</div><div><br /></div><div>In un'epoca in cui si pensa di conoscere tutto semplicemente leggendo tre righe su Wikipedia, "Benvenuti all'inferno" si presenta come una Bibbia (satanica) del genere, una sorta di Antico Testamento da cui i novelli blackster potranno attingere a piene mani, tra demo registrati in scantinati polverosi del Cile e spirito punkeggiante dell'epoca.</div><div><br /></div><div>A proposito di punk: ho sempre reputato quest’ultimo (e la sua "variante" hardcore) come una delle basi del Black Metal, non solo per via delle sonorità (la NWOBHM senza il punk NON esisterebbe) ma anche per via di quell'attitudine goliardica, cazzeggiona e... punk per l'appunto, che ha permesso al metal più oscuro e spirituale (e sulla spiritualità del Black Metal concordo al 100% con l’autore) di prendersi sul serio ma non troppo (vedi ad esempio gli Impaled Nazarene).</div><div><br /></div><div>Nel libro si parla anche di personaggi noti? Certo! La Second Wave viene comunque richiamata ma non aspettatevi perizie balistiche sulla fucilata con cui Dead decise di togliersi la vita o un libro della Bruzzone sul profilo psicologico di un noto musicista norvegese che non può più essere citato su alcuni social, pena il ban temporaneo.</div><div>Qui si parla di proto-Black Metal, di ciò che una volta veniva gettato nel calderone del Thrash, del Death e persino del Power e anche della differenza tra Speed e Thrash metal, talvolta volutamente tralasciata in altre opere ma che in questo caso è propedeutica all'analisi proposta dall'autore.</div><div><br /></div><div>Si noti infine come Adducci abbia svolto un grande lavoro di ricerca non solo in ambito musicale ma anche socio-politico-religioso, tant'è che spesso e volentieri si viene catapultati direttamente negli anni '80 tra feroci dittature, difficoltà nel registrare anche solo pochi brani a causa della censura, condizioni di vita non facili per alcune band e tanto tanto altro, il tutto corredato da brevi ma interessanti digressioni tramite note a piè di pagina che evitano "sbrodolamenti" sul tema, permettendo comunque al lettore di comprendere qual era l’atmosfera che gli aspiranti proto-blackster respiravano all'epoca.</div><div><br /></div><div>Per quanto riguarda il versante religioso, se consideriamo che parte delle liriche Black Metal di un tempo tendevano a mischiare in maniera selvaggia satanismo e paganesimo, le precisazioni dell'autore in merito ad alcuni temi legati alla Wicca (che nulla ha a che fare con il satanismo) sono l'ennesimo elemento importante di un'opera che mette a nudo anche le capacità compositive delle band e ci fa capire che spesso quelli che oggi vediamo come "miti" a livello musicale, all'epoca non erano altro che ragazzini il cui unico pensiero era quello di scioccare il mondo più di quanto non fecero i loro antesignani dediti al cosiddetto Shock Rock.</div><div><br /></div><div>Il linguaggio utilizzato dall'autore è molto diretto ma stiamo parlando di una persona con una passione sfegatata per l'Hardcore Punk (richiamato più e più volte nel libro) e l'Heavy Metal, non di un raffinato autore del Dolce Stil Novo, quindi aspettatevi tanta foga e ripetizione ossessiva (ma non troppo) di alcuni aggettivi; va dato però merito a Flavio di aver utilizzato un linguaggio semplice ed immediato che permette al lettore di fare un immediato paragone tra i vari album citati nelle mini recensioni presenti in ogni capitolo, le quali alternano info più da "nerd" (etichetta, anno di uscita e minutaggio) e altre legate alla qualità del lavoro recensito.</div><div><br /></div><div>Oltre a questo approccio quasi da fanzine qual è il punto di forza di questa opera? Beh, sicuramente i già citati capitoli su ogni scena proto-black: a memoria (la mia non è buonissima ma ci fidiamo) non ricordo un altro libro sul genere (e del genere) che sia riuscito a condensare in poche centinaia di pagine un decennio di musica ('81-'91, salvo ovvie e necessarie digressioni pre e post decennio) facendo un rapido giro del mondo che manco Jules Verne nel suo famoso romanzo.</div><div>La qualità sposa la quantità e man mano che si procede nella lettura, si aprono le porte del freddo Nord Europa, quelle del più mitigato Mediterraneo, passando poi per Paesi più esotici come quelli sudamericani e asiatici, il tutto accompagnato da una mole di informazioni tale da far sembrare Encyclopaedia Metallum lo striminzito volantino della pizzeria sotto casa.</div><div><br /></div><div>Le uniche note stonate sono la presenza di poche testimonianze dirette da parte dei musicisti (lodevole comunque il voler inserire estratti di interviste e non semplici copia-incolla delle stesse) e un comparto grafico non sempre all'altezza: sarà che un libro non si giudica dalla copertina ma sarebbe stato bello vedere più immagini d'epoca, anche se in casi come questi in cui la ricerca è fatta su qualcosa che definire underground è limitativo, effettuare un’ulteriore ricerca sui diritti per l’utilizzo delle immagini avrebbe richiesto anni ed anni di lavoro.</div><div><br /></div><div>Se posso darvi un consiglio, una volta terminato ogni capitolo bisognerebbe chiudere il libro e ascoltare le demo, gli album e gli EP citati dall'autore per poterne apprezzare forma e sostanza: un libro del genere merita infatti di essere accompagnato da una colonna sonora adatta, così come fegato e fave dovrebbero essere accompagnate da un buon Chianti (se non apprezzate la citazione vi meritate una giornata a base di K-Pop).</div><div><br /></div><div>“Benvenuti all’inferno” è un libro che consiglio caldamente agli amanti dell’Heavy Metal in generale, a chi si avvicina al Black Metal per la prima volta ma anche a chi come me “ci sta dentro da una vita” e magari pensa di aver già letto tutto sull’argomento; il buon Flavio-Caronte si rivelerà un’ottima guida in questo viaggio nel mondo delle tenebre.
E come disse <a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Venom"><i>qualcuno</i></a> che diede inizio a questo caos musicale: </div><div> </div><div><i>Hell has deceived you</i></div><div><i>You were so blind</i></div><div><i>Join venoms legions</i></div><div><i>'Cause we're going wild</i></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Davide De Vito</b></div>Timpani Allo Spiedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541897449082209741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750020513338604737.post-22561446644747072512021-08-02T12:06:00.001+02:002021-08-02T12:06:07.265+02:00Timpani allo Spiedo: the end<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeyyAA7v4zawzuhq48if7vzaMHx8NJy5yS7qTxHZy7GoyWvm9mmPloRSF0qXzevXQ5zHer5b2jg0Xfk9FNLUhD83eNWbo-ryxYRGBRjzI8khI59iqK1STmkgGCC5AjqkJinswy_gx_en5E/s2048/20210801_181427.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeyyAA7v4zawzuhq48if7vzaMHx8NJy5yS7qTxHZy7GoyWvm9mmPloRSF0qXzevXQ5zHer5b2jg0Xfk9FNLUhD83eNWbo-ryxYRGBRjzI8khI59iqK1STmkgGCC5AjqkJinswy_gx_en5E/w400-h225/20210801_181427.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>Today the experience of <b>Timpani allo Spiedo 'zine</b> is <b>over</b>.</div><div><b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2021/06/timpani-allo-spiedo-simple-break.html">Sometime ago</a></b> I explained the reasons leading to its end. Here I am going only to say that <b>I've lost interest in the 'zine</b>, and I feel<b> I said everything I wanted and more</b>. But<b> I am proud</b> of putting up an adventure lasted even <b>11 years</b>. Thanks to it, I met <b>many awesome bands</b> but also <b>many fantastic people</b>, and with some of them I established <b>great friendships</b>, also recently. But I think also that Timpani would not have become what it is without the <b>support it received</b> throughout these years.</div><div>So, <b>I thank all the collaborators</b> I had, also those that the life divided us for some reasons.</div><div><b>I thank all the bands</b>, <b>the</b> <b>labels, the promotion agencies, the promoters and the managers</b> that sent me their stuff, also giving me some t-shirts or stickers.</div><div><b>Thanks to all the people that participated in this adventure</b>, also by answering to simple interviews.</div><div>And <b>thanks to all those that</b>, in a way or another, <b>supported Timpani allo Spiedo</b>, even by doing some donations or, simply, by sharing some articles somewhere.</div><div>Now, maybe I'll resume, in the future, the 'zine but, for the moment, the experience ends today and <b>I am convinced of my decision</b>. It's time to do <b>new things</b>, it's time of <b>new projects</b>, it's time of <b>changes</b>.</div><div>So, don't feel bad. Also because <b>every ending is always a new beginning</b>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you for all,</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Flavio</b></div><div><br /></div><div><b>P.S.:</b> in the pic there is a lot of stuff that was expressively sent for Timpani allo Spiedo. If I remember well, "<b>Underground 'n' Roll</b>" by <b>Devastator</b> has been the <b>very first promo</b> that, centuries ago, was sent to me. Even today I am used to listen to it with pleasure.</div>Timpani Allo Spiedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541897449082209741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750020513338604737.post-54374630176139198622021-08-01T10:54:00.005+02:002021-08-01T11:24:55.836+02:00Come on, burn my ears! #14 (the final playlist)And so, this is the <b>very last episode</b> of "<b>Come on, burn my ears!</b>", the main playlist of <b>Timpani allo Spiedo</b>!
<div>This is a <b>really special episode</b> because, in it, I included the <b>entire story</b> of Timpani allo Spiedo 'zine, from its <b>first number</b> released through email in the far <b>2008</b> to <b>this day</b>. So, all the <b>31 bands</b> featured represent, in a way or another,<b> key pieces</b> in the story of the 'zine.<span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div>To give some examples, <b>Subhuman</b> were one of the bands that I included in the <b>first issue</b> (at time, Timpani allo Spiedo was a 'zine that I used to send through email every time I finished an issue, so, at a certain point of its existence, it was called, indeed, an "emailzine") while <b>Clinicamente Morti</b>, <b>Human Dirge</b>, <b>Vessel of Iniquity</b>, <b>Blatoidea</b> and <b>Tristwood</b> are some of the bands that were reviewed and/or interviewed by <b>my collaborators</b>. Instead, <b>Whiskey & Funeral</b> participated in the <b>very first live gig</b> organized under the banner of Timpani allo Spiedo in <b>2010</b> (I have still the <b>flyer</b> that I made for it!) while bands like <b>Lilyum</b>, <b>Rejekts</b>, <b>Mud</b>, <b>Adragard</b> and others were used to sent me, <b>throughout the years</b>, their stuff when this was released. Plus, the <b>last live report</b> I published is about <b>ShAnKaTy</b>, that, in addition, is one of those <b>lovely trash</b> (<b>TRASH</b>, not thrash!) <b>acts</b> that everyone needs. And, to don't miss anything, I featured also <b>xSenselessxPositivityx</b>, my ultra-delicate<b> noisegrind one-man band</b>.</div><div>Ok, the real farewell in the name of Timpani allo Spiedo <b>will be soon</b> but, meanwhile, <b>enjoy this ultimate playlist</b>. I hope <b>you'll like it</b>.</div><div>So, <b>here is the playlist</b>:</div><div><br /></div><div>1) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2021/03/shankaty-rome-13th-march-2021.html">ShAnKaTy</a></b> - "Le mani dei nani negli ani dei cani" (live)</div><div>2) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Rejekts">Rejekts</a></b> - "Io Senza Me"</div><div>3) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Mud">Mud</a></b> - "Head Down"</div><div>4) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Lilyum">Lilyum</a></b> - "Titanomachy Revived" </div><div>5) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/xSenselessxPositivityx">xSenselessxPositivityx</a></b> - "Untore" (full demo)</div><div>6) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Black%20Faith">Black Faith</a></b> - "Seduced by the Evil One"</div><div>7) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Devastator">Devastator</a></b> - "No Scout? Yes, Party!"</div><div>8) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Adragard">Adragard</a></b> - "A Miserable Winter"</div><div>9) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2019/12/interview-to-blatoidea.html">Blatoidea</a></b> - "Without Warning"</div><div>10) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Vessel%20of%20Iniquity">Vessel of Iniquity</a></b> - "Where Even Nothing is Something"</div><div>11) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Milizia%20HC">Milizia HC</a></b> - "Brucia"</div><div>12) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Nihilo">Nihilo</a></b> - "Deceptive World"</div><div>13) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Whiskey%20%26%20Funeral">Whiskey & Funeral</a></b> - "Terror from the Space"</div><div>14) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Clinicamente%20Morti">Clinicamente Morti</a></b> - "Il giorno dell'ira"</div><div>15) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Crisis%20Benoit">Crisis Benoit</a></b> - "Night of the Living Deathmatches"</div><div>16) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Short%20Fuse">Short Fuse</a></b> - "Sink or Swim"</div><div>17) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Blessed%20Dead">Blessed Dead</a></b> - "Secret of Resurrection"</div><div>18) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Hybridized">Hybridized</a></b> - "New Generation Cannibalism"</div><div>19) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Intolerant">Intolerant</a></b> - "Bastard Humans"</div><div>20) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Subhuman">Subhuman</a></b> - "L'atroce scommessa"</div><div>21) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Galera">Galera</a></b> - "Strilla ancora"</div><div>22) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Thecodontion">Thecodontion</a></b> - "Pangaea"</div><div>23) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Male%20Misandria">Male Misandria</a></b> - "L'amore perso"</div><div>24) <b>Human Dirge</b> - "The World of Flesh"</div><div>25) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Pig%27s%20Blood">Pig's Blood</a></b> - "Anti-Kosmic Discord"</div><div>26) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Amoclen">Amoclen</a></b> - "Haldol"</div><div>27) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2018/11/wrathrone-reflections-of-torment.html">Wrathrone</a></b> - "Throne"</div><div>28) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Obscene%20Revenge">Obscene Revenge</a></b> - "This is War"</div><div>29) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Tristwood">Tristwood</a></b> - "A Blackcrowned Majesty"</div><div>30) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2019/07/fankaz-burning-leaves-of-empty-fawns.html">Fankàz</a></b> - "Break Your Chains"</div><div>31) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Vibratacore">Vibratacore</a></b> - "Breathless"</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Playlist YouTube's link:</b></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFvWuK6ASydVsaNJqZ-jy4cvg-0lu6FT6">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFvWuK6ASydVsaNJqZ-jy4cvg-0lu6FT6</a></div>Timpani Allo Spiedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541897449082209741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750020513338604737.post-42757087241474840002021-07-31T13:37:00.006+02:002021-07-31T14:04:10.411+02:00Honorable Mentions from the Abyss #43: Esimere/Sarmat/Inhumanity Vortex/Kat<div style="text-align: left;"><b>Hey futuristicmetalpunkers</b>,</div><div style="text-align: left;">this is the <b>very last episode</b> of "<b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Honorable%20Mentions%20from%20the%20Abyss">Honorable Mentions from the Abyss</a></b>" and one of the <b>very last new articles</b> on <b>Timpani allo Spiedo zine</b>. It is about <b>4 bands</b>, one <b>Italian</b> and the other 3 from <b>Poland</b>, as usual in these last times. In fact, Timpani allo Spiedo, during these days, became in practice a webzine a lot focused on the <b>Polish metal</b>, and this is very curious.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Anyway, <b>let's go to discover the bands</b>... and <b>see you soon with a surprise</b>!<span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>ESIMERE - "NON RESTA NIENTE"</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQkaWV3JZ1BS8098i-t2AH5nFd2TtYNFqlNk7Pz70soBx0N2_0fH_0hVD_adp4WiPvDBpCNDLSCTbDhGvjQWSxrSRoilAECH_uQFjJmMXPXhq5WFmvo68pD_Nat4A9Ph-jouYiTaBqa8Ig/s500/esimere+cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQkaWV3JZ1BS8098i-t2AH5nFd2TtYNFqlNk7Pz70soBx0N2_0fH_0hVD_adp4WiPvDBpCNDLSCTbDhGvjQWSxrSRoilAECH_uQFjJmMXPXhq5WFmvo68pD_Nat4A9Ph-jouYiTaBqa8Ig/s320/esimere+cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Here you are <b>Esimere </b>(<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/esimerehc">FB page</a></b>), a band that I knew through <b>Instagram</b>, thanks to <b>Stefano Marotta</b>, their singer. Esimere is a very young<b> Italian</b> quartet formed from the ashes of <b>Ulteriori</b>, an hardcore punk band active between 2004 and 2015. Well, this new band self-released this year their first production, the debut album "<b>Non resta niente</b>" ("nothing remains"), that was previewed even 2 years ago. Composed of 8 short and intense songs, "Non resta niente" alternates fast assaults like "<b>Tutto ciò che è stato</b>" with other episodes more based on tough mid-tempos à la <b>NYHC</b> such as "<b>Rinasci da zero</b>". In other words, we are in presence of an <b>hardcore punk</b> with <b>some metallic touches</b> (present also in the guitar solos) and with intelligent lyrics about anti-conformism, struggle against the System, ecologism and there are also more existential themes about the rebirth. In brief, support these Esimere, a band that, as you can read through <b>FaceBook</b>, is fighting for "<b>the TOTAL LIBERATION: Animal, Human and of the Earth</b>".</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>SARMAT - "RS-28"</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoSi8pL3RJxAa3pR-YUao7wqHQxfBLxeuXSDemCNikoIG-zoPxO9SskyZxmrL5UInWZLKo-nJX6YTpqEole_eqxwVarJsga4QTSwliCXZSUe2GXNho1XTerPDmEDx6uIUHBlJ3KES5IkMe/s2048/SARMAT+%2527RS-28%2527+front+cover+3000x3000+JPG.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoSi8pL3RJxAa3pR-YUao7wqHQxfBLxeuXSDemCNikoIG-zoPxO9SskyZxmrL5UInWZLKo-nJX6YTpqEole_eqxwVarJsga4QTSwliCXZSUe2GXNho1XTerPDmEDx6uIUHBlJ3KES5IkMe/s320/SARMAT+%2527RS-28%2527+front+cover+3000x3000+JPG.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">The moniker of this band promises fire and flames: <b>Sarmat</b> (<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/sarmat7v7">FB page</a></b>)is the name of the so-called "<b>WEAPON OF ULTIMATE DESTRUCTION</b>", that is the "Russian super-heavy intercontinental ballistic missile <b>RS-28 Sarmat</b>, also known as <b>SATAN 2</b>". So, Sarmat are <b>true to their name</b> because their self-released debut album, aptly titled "<b>RS-28</b>", is really destructive, spewing forth 8 tracks in which there is a <b>very fast but also dynamic black/death metal</b> full of apocalyptic tunes and strong also of paranoid and schizoid parts that, somehow, remind me even of <b>Meshuggah</b> (like in the final moments of "<b>Evilution</b>"). There is need to say that Sarmat, that is officially a trio, were helped during the recordings by a session drummer named <b>Krzysztof Klingbein</b>, already known on these pages for his militancy in <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2021/07/honorable-mentions-from-abyss-41.html">Deathspawn</a></b>. So, also for this, "RS-28" <b>could only be a good album</b>!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>INHUMANITY VORTEX - "REVERSE ENGINEERING"</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHS0Ag1rWJNTLJ1cb1aPEAGsYRVjw3usLfX271n53YnCQ7u6TOk5z4fTEnbFP3zg5YggHIASVVVnGrFBOzqikvieKjDRxzEeP6YkJbycUoaagXkySJVD9CGpi21OPmIVDI6Jgd_Y1XFnCC/s599/inhumanity+cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="599" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHS0Ag1rWJNTLJ1cb1aPEAGsYRVjw3usLfX271n53YnCQ7u6TOk5z4fTEnbFP3zg5YggHIASVVVnGrFBOzqikvieKjDRxzEeP6YkJbycUoaagXkySJVD9CGpi21OPmIVDI6Jgd_Y1XFnCC/s320/inhumanity+cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Born in 2008 with the moniker of <b>Inhumanity</b> (<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/inhumanityband">FB page</a></b>) as a one-man band guided by <b>Tom Dziekonski</b>, <b>Inhumanity Vortex</b> became finally a real band, precisely a quintet, in occasion of their mini-album "<b>Reverse Engineering</b>", self-edited one month ago, that I received directly in CD by the same Tom. Released after many demos, "Reverse Engineering", promoted by the video of "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVdFLiFl6gk">Cybermod</a>", is really interesting because it shows 6 tracks of a <b>death metal</b> that is able to combine the <b>most extreme brutality</b> with very <b>progressive elements</b>. In addition, there are <b>futuristic vibes</b> given by the synthetizers, that aren't a case if you consider the <b>sci-fi themes</b> faced by the band. If the premises are these, I think that Inhumanity Vortex will create very fantastic things <b>in the future to come</b>!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>KAT - "THE LAST CONVOY"</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJeMWqpbtmr9qFoo-UEAESJDdPM5hnqSyZiTLAY6GdI4DV-D-rvE_Islzb-Rwk9dKMsP8cjegZ40eZ5rpOHNiPAaJlgb93T3JxrsMTN7RDInMzVtL4OnqdJfPCf1z3D2RvN0d6LwV2m7r/s400/kat+cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJeMWqpbtmr9qFoo-UEAESJDdPM5hnqSyZiTLAY6GdI4DV-D-rvE_Islzb-Rwk9dKMsP8cjegZ40eZ5rpOHNiPAaJlgb93T3JxrsMTN7RDInMzVtL4OnqdJfPCf1z3D2RvN0d6LwV2m7r/s320/kat+cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Valeria Campagnale</b>, some months ago, reviewed my book "<b><a href="https://officinadihank.com/prodotto/benvenuti-allinferno/">Benvenuti all'Inferno!</a></b>" ("welcome to hell!") on the pages of her metal webzine <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Insane%20Voices%20Labyrinth">Insane Voices Labyrinth</a></b>. Now she is the manager of the cult Polish band <b>Kat </b>(<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/KATofficialprofile">FB page</a></b>), that I included in that book as one of the <b>first wave black metal bands</b> from the <b>Eastern Europe</b>. So, she asked me to talk about "<b>The Last Convoy</b>", the 9th album by Kat. But it's an album a little very particular because it celebrates the <b>40th anniversary</b> of the band, so <b>Piotr Luczyk</b> (the only original member remained in Kat) and company thought well to re-record some of their old songs with the addition of 3 covers, in order to tribute some of their masters like <b>Deep Purple</b> ("<b>Highway Star</b>"), <b>Scorpions</b> ("<b>Blackout</b>") and <b>AC/DC</b> ("<b>You Shook Me All Night Long</b>"). And if all this wasn't enough, there is also an illustrious guest on vocals like <b>Tim "Ripper" Owens</b>, that is into "<b>Flying Fire 2020</b>". The result of all these efforts brought to a various album that, released by <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Pure%20Steel%20Records">Pure Steel Records</a></b>, ranges from speed metal explosions like "<b>Satan's Nights</b>" to heavy metal anthems like the <b>titletrack</b> (there is also a <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD4iQCtwKRE">promotional video</a></b> of it), and there is even a ballad such as "<b>Dark Hole - The Habitat of Gods</b>". In practice, an <b>excellent album</b> to celebrate a band that has a <b>very good importance</b> in the metal underground!</div>Timpani Allo Spiedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541897449082209741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750020513338604737.post-5308893151860283282021-07-30T18:13:00.002+02:002021-07-30T18:18:57.671+02:00Honorable Mentions from the Abyss #42: Gasoline Guns/Sandbreaker/Ulcer/Faeces/The Black Thunder<div style="text-align: left;"><b>Hey motordoomdeathmetallers</b>,</div><div style="text-align: left;">this is the <b>very last episode</b> of "<b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Honorable%20Mentions%20from%20the%20Abyss">Honorable Mentions from the Abyss</a></b>" dedicated to the releases I received from <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Mythrone%20Promotion">Mythrone Promotion</a></b>. In fact, the albums contained in this episode all belong to the last pack that Mythrone sent to me one month ago circa.</div><div style="text-align: left;">All the bands in this article are <b>Polish</b>, except the <b>Gasoline Guns</b>, as you'll see soon. In addition, all the albums were released in 2021 in co-production by <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Defense%20Records">Defense Records</a></b> and Mythrone Promotion, also in collaboration with other labels like <b>Free Joy Stereo</b>, as in the case of the <b>Sandbreaker</b>.</div><div style="text-align: left;">I advise that the next episode of "Honorable Mentions from the Abyss" will be the <b>last one</b> because, as I <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2021/06/timpani-allo-spiedo-simple-break.html">explained</a></b>, <b>Timpani allo Spiedo</b> is going to <b>end</b> its activities.</div><div style="text-align: left;">And now, thanking <b>Marcin</b> of Mythrone Prom to <b>sending me</b> all these awesome albums throughout these years, <b>let's go to discover the bands</b>!<span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>GASOLINE GUNS - "MOTOR CULT"</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0-X1KjmMd3heWkIP_4You7Jq3ojSKJSgapBGZa6NMmy5OCu3oZ55BQ776MvM91mzv6lyjAJQ7alHatD_uJzEdq0h_lhkU3GAqjb_O6DYSIJ8dB9u7zjoiUOBre7-TBY-5yGtxQRJEgK4/s801/gasoline+guns+cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0-X1KjmMd3heWkIP_4You7Jq3ojSKJSgapBGZa6NMmy5OCu3oZ55BQ776MvM91mzv6lyjAJQ7alHatD_uJzEdq0h_lhkU3GAqjb_O6DYSIJ8dB9u7zjoiUOBre7-TBY-5yGtxQRJEgK4/s320/gasoline+guns+cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Mot%D3%A7rhead">Motörhead</a></b> are one of those cults that are truly immortal. To confirm this again, the <b>Gasoline Guns</b> (<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/gasguns">FB page</a></b>), a quintet from <b>Ukraine</b>, entitled their second album as "<b>Motor Cult</b>". The sound into this 9-track work is simple to be described: a <b>rocking and straight-to-the point heavy metal</b> that ranges from the <b>speed metal'n'roll</b> of "<b>Under Wicked Sky</b>" (there is also a <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9aj7MmQx4c">promotional video</a></b> made for this song) to the powerful mid-tempo of "<b>Hell Thunder</b>", and there is even "<b>The Road is a Snake</b>", whose first part has the tones of a ballad. The lyrics, shouted by the raucous vocals of <b>Dmytro "Talladega"</b>, deal constantly with wheels, highways, heavy metal'n'roll, gunfighters, whiskey, beer, and with everything like a good band of this kind needs. Nothing more to add: the "<b>Motorized Heavy Metal</b>", as the Gasoline Guns dub their style, <b>is waiting for you</b>!</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>SANDBREAKER - "CHILDREN OF THE ERG"</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi395Cdrlr5k1j2w8kCXTs8QckD2hNy-ZMJg8WIrnPVbxjWw4znTtQalQBUROeJbqzEsLrPGgcTfdrcQpjB0rNejIwKWgavSdHvE1JNr2bptllTIzTXpi5wrS047OUchZ8HM8x3l4ZcC_Ap/s1200/sandbreaker.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi395Cdrlr5k1j2w8kCXTs8QckD2hNy-ZMJg8WIrnPVbxjWw4znTtQalQBUROeJbqzEsLrPGgcTfdrcQpjB0rNejIwKWgavSdHvE1JNr2bptllTIzTXpi5wrS047OUchZ8HM8x3l4ZcC_Ap/s320/sandbreaker.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div>As I anticipated <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2021/07/honorable-mentions-from-abyss-40.html">few days ago</a></b>, here we are to talk again about the <b>Sandbreaker</b> (<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/sandbreakerdoom">FB page</a></b>) because this year they released their second EP, "<b>Children of the Erg</b>". In according to <b>Wikipedia</b>, "<b>erg</b>" is an <b>Arabic word</b> that stands for "dune field" and, in practice, it indicates "a broad, flat area of desert covered with wind-swept sand with little or no vegetative cover". In brief, it's a word perfect for another release of the Sandbreaker, that change in no ways their music in this 4-track EP, so you have to expect again a <b>death/doom metal</b> with <b>desertic tunes</b>. I think that the peak touched in this new work is "<b>Smuglers of the Spice</b>", that has fantastic psychedelic tones and tribal drums focused on the tom-toms. And now I imagine that the Sandbreaker are working on<b> other new songs</b>, since they are <b>so prolific</b>!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>ULCER - "DEAD SOULS CATHEDRAL"</b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrasZtfBG1klas1nvVqKsPrIU8DU_U9tAm-mj34cg6QCfPQzxNiytgwjeQsK9JUWMBxcFBnCL6wuU6-6X1VMTNvFnWLWf5WgXOaix_RBYcIb_BAVLTZpw7JLHvvTfS5INRUYrgo8IAnStB/s622/ulcer+cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="622" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrasZtfBG1klas1nvVqKsPrIU8DU_U9tAm-mj34cg6QCfPQzxNiytgwjeQsK9JUWMBxcFBnCL6wuU6-6X1VMTNvFnWLWf5WgXOaix_RBYcIb_BAVLTZpw7JLHvvTfS5INRUYrgo8IAnStB/s320/ulcer+cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div>Comprised, among the others, of ex and current members of <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2021/07/honorable-mentions-from-abyss-41.html">Dira Mortis</a></b>, <b>Ulcer</b> (<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Ulcerdeathmetal">FB page</a></b>) have released few months ago their 4th album, "<b>Dead Souls Cathedral</b>". Dedicated to the "memory of <b>Jakub Bajorek</b>", it has 9 songs in which there is a <b>death metal</b> that combines the good old <b>Swedish school </b>with the <b>US one</b>, adding to all this a <b>obscure mood</b> made also with the occasional use of very dark keyboards. I like a lot the chainsaw guitar tone, that is incredibly majestic. In practice, Ulcer, that are obsessed with long songs such as the monstrous 7-minute tour de force "<b>Those Black Gods</b>", remind me a combination between <b>Grotesque</b> and <b>Incantation</b>... and I love so much these bands!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>FAECES - "NIHILOMINUS"</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHXI-6suHacC_PKYAuZL8lDygeiDO6nC2A3Pty-y73825N_9aHd8VPze2A7Q-iq_YrRIMIiC1ndALanzhNyjMveyI_oDq_dpSwprS5GwJ431-7qtQz1-9k1L63ZTuL50CZTnbww8ed79a3/s800/faeces+cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHXI-6suHacC_PKYAuZL8lDygeiDO6nC2A3Pty-y73825N_9aHd8VPze2A7Q-iq_YrRIMIiC1ndALanzhNyjMveyI_oDq_dpSwprS5GwJ431-7qtQz1-9k1L63ZTuL50CZTnbww8ed79a3/s320/faeces+cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b>Faeces</b> (<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/faecespoland">FB page</a></b>) are a quartet active since 2001 and they managed even 10 years from the third album to create a follow-up. All these years weren't wasted because the band created a great follow-up entitled "<b>Nihilominus</b>". Also if Faeces are described as a <b>brutal death/grindcore band</b>, their sound in this album can be dubbed better, for me, as <b>death metal</b>, simply put. But theirs is a death metal that, beyond being <b>violent as it should be</b>, is also <b>technical</b>, <b>dynamic</b>, <b>creative</b> and strong of lyrics based on existential themes, spewed forth with wickedness by <b>Marcin</b>, a singer able even to throw up piglike vocals. Considering the excellent results, I hope that we don't need wait <b>for other 10 years</b> to listen to another work by Faeces!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>THE BLACK THUNDER - "INTO THE DARKNESS WE ALL FALL"</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQVMI1iIbgGoni3y7LNkEW323s5aWreOxg_BAMBgUidulI3efhrd1jWoUyDPG8kiVnrDEs8mQBXPXHp_t-htgvXKyeBkbBWw48DNjrwpXM5iKry574C_2ASfCTSveVfUk9hufV1SojTOoO/s800/the+black+thunder+cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQVMI1iIbgGoni3y7LNkEW323s5aWreOxg_BAMBgUidulI3efhrd1jWoUyDPG8kiVnrDEs8mQBXPXHp_t-htgvXKyeBkbBWw48DNjrwpXM5iKry574C_2ASfCTSveVfUk9hufV1SojTOoO/s320/the+black+thunder+cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">And now it's the turn of a <b>very positive band</b>, more positive than<b> every straight-edge hardcore act</b> out there: <b>The Black Thunder</b> (<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/theblackthunderpl">FB page</a></b>)! "<b>Into the Darkness We All Fall</b>", promoted with the videos made for "<b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbjNnYb2NFY">The Sun is Falling Down</a></b>" and "<b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXlEA0AnDoE">Flowers on My Grave</a></b>", is their second album and they crush every possible solar vibe with a sort of <b>sludge/doom metal</b> that is very gloomy but also a lot powerful. Do you would like to know something about the lyrics? You have to know only that they are so <b>pessimists and dark</b> that it's incredible that band members are often <b>so smiling</b> in their pics!</div>Timpani Allo Spiedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541897449082209741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750020513338604737.post-6150110303994031332021-07-29T12:56:00.001+02:002021-07-29T13:04:43.232+02:00Honorable Mentions from the Abyss #41: Hammathaz/Dira Mortis/Ireful/Deathspawn/Incertus/Iscariota/Gnida<div style="text-align: left;"><b>Hey extreme fuckin' metalbangers</b>,</div><div style="text-align: left;">as I promised few days ago, here you are another episode of "<b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Honorable%20Mentions%20from%20the%20Abyss">Honorable Mentions from the Abyss</a></b>" totally about the releases that I received ultimately in CD by <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Mythrone%20Promotion">Mythrone Promotion</a></b>. This time you'll find albums mainly released by the sole <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Defense%20Records">Defense Records</a></b> (<b>Deathspawn</b>, <b>Incertus</b>, <b>Iscariota</b>), also in co-operation with other labels like <b>Voice Music</b> (<b>Hammathaz</b>). But there is also an album edited under the auspices of <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Selfmadegod%20Records">Selfmadegod Records</a></b> (<b>Dira Mortis</b>) while other 2 were self-released by the same bands (<b>Ireful</b>, <b>Gnida</b>).</div><div style="text-align: left;">And now, so <b>let's go to discover the bands</b>!<span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>HAMMATHAZ - "THE ONE"</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrmxSo6M2qXhUBGpNvyZmFkB7MIZR7phGUldylDGg2UkVI_8GKQwe7vCVh-fUkVdRgFo2hvgt7pVaOWxkzPupFFhFtFJvDmCmj0UymF6PyPDMkzFgOo7JiLuJWPxRAwHyZpQzxr4u45M4c/s747/hammathaz+cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="747" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrmxSo6M2qXhUBGpNvyZmFkB7MIZR7phGUldylDGg2UkVI_8GKQwe7vCVh-fUkVdRgFo2hvgt7pVaOWxkzPupFFhFtFJvDmCmj0UymF6PyPDMkzFgOo7JiLuJWPxRAwHyZpQzxr4u45M4c/s320/hammathaz+cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><b>Hammathaz</b> (<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/hammathaz">FB page</a></b>): a strange moniker for a <b>Brazilian</b> quintet that exists since 2003 but only in 2020 has finally published its debut album "<b>The One</b>". "The One" is a 9-track album showing a nice and modern combination between <b>death metal</b>, <b>thrash metal</b> and <b>groove metal</b>, in a style prevalently focused on heavy and tough mid-tempos (but there are even blast-beats here and there) while very aggressive is the vocal performance of <b>Thiago Pasqualini</b>, now replaced by <b>Fernando Xandre</b>. Strong of a promotional video made for "<b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDnXo0GJno0">New Blood</a></b>" (a song against the religious fundamentalism), "The One" is a <b>good reward</b> after 17 years in the purest underground!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>DIRA MORTIS - "ANCIENT BREATH OF A FORGOTTEN MISANTHROPY"</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqoeKMUsxDtEADHo6ZcHdppHeCMAIGT3WxhBNCEMzmlLKqtOqsI0smv0l32bsdDV21q_BwvzfAF2PhlQ_215hyphenhyphenMspUMTRFw9CJFCdVaNrF02MLxuwH6qXSEbh5SjW21mMFFaJkSe-bFbbB/s1000/dira+mortis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqoeKMUsxDtEADHo6ZcHdppHeCMAIGT3WxhBNCEMzmlLKqtOqsI0smv0l32bsdDV21q_BwvzfAF2PhlQ_215hyphenhyphenMspUMTRFw9CJFCdVaNrF02MLxuwH6qXSEbh5SjW21mMFFaJkSe-bFbbB/s320/dira+mortis.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Third album by this <b>Polish</b> quartet called <b>Dira Mortis</b> (<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/diramortis">FB page</a></b>), is a very interesting work that will surely like to the fans of <b>Immolation</b>. In fact, through the 7 tracks (intro and outro included) of "<b>Ancient Breath of Forgotten Misanthropy</b>", there is essentially a <b>dark death metal</b> played not only with very good technical skills but also with a good imagination. In addition, the songs are also very long, like the 9-minute tour de force "<b>Worshipping the Terror of Madness</b>". If all this wasn't enough, there are two guests: <b>Elene Aladashvili</b> on some vocals and, above all, <b>Uappa Terror</b> from <b>Terrordome</b> (<b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2021/06/terrordome-straight-outta-smogtown.html">recently reviewed</a></b> on these pages) on a guitar solo. This is old-school death metal<b> at its best</b>!</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>IREFUL - "THE WALLS OF MADNESS"</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpsdXD2LzdqiChydICGi_cd2Z44qa9DJk81h2RT8ZiULBii_wB-yy5D01Dz0Uh4hBC13qH3yNbs3tCrqz_ZvxrX6FZllaC7d1Zza1XN-_tzzyWqGUigynq_ljrfgNVMYbXkOWJYirek2gG/s1434/ireful+cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1419" data-original-width="1434" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpsdXD2LzdqiChydICGi_cd2Z44qa9DJk81h2RT8ZiULBii_wB-yy5D01Dz0Uh4hBC13qH3yNbs3tCrqz_ZvxrX6FZllaC7d1Zza1XN-_tzzyWqGUigynq_ljrfgNVMYbXkOWJYirek2gG/s320/ireful+cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">And now it's the turn of a band coming from my country, <b>Italy</b>. More exactly, <b>Ireful</b> (<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/irefulthrash">FB page</a></b>) come from Sicily, and there is need to say that one of their guitarists, <b>M. Thunderbolt</b>, is an old acquaintance of <b>Timpani allo Spiedo</b> because he used to play the drums in <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2011/01/lamiera-to-truth-2010.html">Lamiera</a></b>, a thrash metal band that self-released a promised EP in the far 2010, and then it disappears, unfortunately. Well, also Ireful play <b>thrash metal</b> and always in the <b>good old way</b>, in according to the <b>US masters</b> of the genre, as exemplified by their EP "<b>The Walls of Madness</b>", self-released in March 2021. It consists of a thrash metal à la<b> Exodus</b>/<b>Testament</b> with amazing very aggressive vocals. A bit shame for the booklet, that are composed also of the lyrics but they are on a simple white background, without images of any type. Guys, don't do the same end of Lamiera and <b>keep THRASHING</b>!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>DEATHSPAWN - "REVERENDUS"</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8bvt748Ptie9jcK-88UwuKgrIyV9GhrcO0w5WRKRzi8dMxfPen8BgwbLv5Nlg5OcJr1LH3VDSOk17FOIfk6ln8otgy2inDobXx5tXDJxwKIgx2iGL6qDiQixjf890f7F9gFEgkBorUWVT/s700/deathspawn+cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8bvt748Ptie9jcK-88UwuKgrIyV9GhrcO0w5WRKRzi8dMxfPen8BgwbLv5Nlg5OcJr1LH3VDSOk17FOIfk6ln8otgy2inDobXx5tXDJxwKIgx2iGL6qDiQixjf890f7F9gFEgkBorUWVT/s320/deathspawn+cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">I don't know why <b>Resurrection</b> changed their name in <b>Deathspawn</b> (<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/deathspawn666">FB page</a></b>) but I imagine because there are so many Resurrection bands out there. In any case, Deathspawn released in 2020 their second album (the first one under the new moniker), "<b>Reverendus</b>". Throughout its 8 tracks, it spews forth a <b>very furious and blasting death metal</b> à la <b>Morbid Angel</b>/<b>Hate Eternal</b> with some slight <b>black metal influences</b> here and there (like in "<b>Grace for Purpose</b>", released as a <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eaGefSasEc">single</a></b>) and with awesome guitar solos. Plus, Deathspawn are also a little intellectual band, since, on the booklet, there is a quote taken from <b>Fyodor Dostoevsky</b>'s "<b>The Brothers Karamazov</b>". Strong of a clean production, "Reverendus" is another Polish death metal album that <b>deserves attentions</b> from the maniacs of the genre!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>INCERTUS - "PREDESTINATION TO DAMNATION"</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1-iKEEnkg2b1SZzNQNEXj4cSA1rp-bJ6NP1EX66ALQfApo8__LHmZ35FHzOA-CrrezEV7aPU9Qk-lLt3mVph1VZMDjEatc0-GgrEGkLXfu2OP__aRfgZ9fgNYm-MION85_JXEy-IIYSP/s700/incertus+cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1-iKEEnkg2b1SZzNQNEXj4cSA1rp-bJ6NP1EX66ALQfApo8__LHmZ35FHzOA-CrrezEV7aPU9Qk-lLt3mVph1VZMDjEatc0-GgrEGkLXfu2OP__aRfgZ9fgNYm-MION85_JXEy-IIYSP/s320/incertus+cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">This <b>Polish</b> trio is a rebus. In fact,<b> Incertus</b> are described by <b>Metal-Archives</b> (and not only there) like a <b>black/death metal band</b>. But, when you are listening to their debut album "<b>Predestination to Damnation</b>", released in 2021, you realize that they play a sort of <b>melodic black metal</b> mainly focused on mid-tempos with <b>death metal growls</b> and with keyboards that gives a little elegance to the music. But that's not all! This because the album, that has a nice cover artwork taken from "<b>Clyties of the Mist</b>" by the British painter <b>Herbert James Draper</b>, is divided into two parts: the first one, consisting of 6 tracks (outro included), sees the style aforementioned. Instead, the second one is composed of two songs, in which Incertus seem to be another band because "<b>The Devil Takes Me Away</b>" is pure <b>black/thrashing madness</b> à la <b>Bathory</b> (it isn't a case if there is a cover of "<b>The Return of Darkness and Evil</b>" into the first part) while the last number, "<b>To Hell with Us</b>", is more death-oriented. In addition, the two parts (I must say that the first part is considered on the booklet like an <b>EP</b> called itself "Predestination to Damnation" while the last two songs represent a <b>double single</b>) have different production levels, since the second one is cleaner (and, for me, better), than the first one. So, the songs are<b> surely good</b> but I think Incertus are a bit <b>confusing</b> about their style.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>ISCARIOTA - "LEGENDA"</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZT5oQOqVLb72yot7lS9355zepfnqAqM4yoe4nTWuTEPqAmML0y2-jHvRs1q5-KSe9IQ1DMjoZdlbCjsGumt15KVS6jiqK5X2aCyniToIWtsUoZfuxfHfYlgR1nPfELIiAaRsKutIDUybE/s540/iscariota+cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="523" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZT5oQOqVLb72yot7lS9355zepfnqAqM4yoe4nTWuTEPqAmML0y2-jHvRs1q5-KSe9IQ1DMjoZdlbCjsGumt15KVS6jiqK5X2aCyniToIWtsUoZfuxfHfYlgR1nPfELIiAaRsKutIDUybE/s320/iscariota+cover.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Long is the story of <b>Iscariota</b> (<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/iscariotaband">FB page</a></b>) since they started their career in 1990 under the name of <b>Blasphemer</b>. Throughout the years, they suffered many line-up changes and also changed drastically the sound, considering that they initially played a<b> melodic death metal</b>. Instead, with their 5th album "<b>Legenda</b>", released in 2020, they show a <b>very good and melodic mixture between</b> <b>heavy</b> and<b> thrash metal</b> with indecipherable (for me) vocals in <b>Polish</b>. The album has a particularity: each song has <b>its own guest</b>, usually on the guitar solos. So, you can find guests like <b>Chris Hofler</b> (<b>Deathyard</b>), <b>Krzysztof Pistelok</b> (<b>Kat & Roman Kostrzewski</b>) and others but also a guest on the vocals like <b>Karolina Andrzejewska</b> (<b>Batalion D'Amour</b>). Now, the booklet of "Legenda", at least for the lyrics, has the same flaw of <b>Ireful</b>'s "<b>The Walls of Madness</b>". But this isn't a problem since the <b>big quality</b> of the music by Iscariota.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>GNIDA - "R.A.K."</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhthOY-uZ3cyV_4f4mYDSKQpcSU6ut5XhYfHYNgffxMhfxT_PfpO8acwsRQTyfOAEarw5BCISJO2iKwJL7OmZ-UMQ7SToQz6TN9IcQc8p14V5CYsW0B-DT5MRH-b2cjdMI1gW08NadRs5FZ/s700/gnida+cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhthOY-uZ3cyV_4f4mYDSKQpcSU6ut5XhYfHYNgffxMhfxT_PfpO8acwsRQTyfOAEarw5BCISJO2iKwJL7OmZ-UMQ7SToQz6TN9IcQc8p14V5CYsW0B-DT5MRH-b2cjdMI1gW08NadRs5FZ/s320/gnida+cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Do you remember that delicate duo called <b>Gnida</b> (<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/gnidagrindcore">FB page</a></b>), whose I reviewed their debut album "<b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2018/10/gnida-syf-self-released-2012-defense.html">S.Y.F.</a></b>"? Yes or not, Gnida, now a quartet, are back in 2020 with a self-released third album "dedicated to the dead": "<b>R.A.K.</b>", an acronym standing for "<b>Rage Against Keef</b>". Consisting of 15 songs, the style of Gnida is a bit changed since now they play an always destructive <b>death/grind</b> but made more dynamic and also more various because of many influences coming from <b>black metal</b> or <b>crust punk</b>, so, for me, this album is <b>more intense</b> than "S.Y.F.". In addition, there are sanguinary lyrics at times based on<b> real stories</b>, like "<b>Fantomas</b>", that is about the homonymous <b>Polish serial killer</b> active between the '70s and the '80s. In brief, if you live on <b>bread</b>, <b>death/grind</b> and <b>sensitive themes</b>, Gnida, that also this time made many promotional videos for their new album (sees, for example, "<b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXfYztlzTg0">Cat the Pervert</a></b>") are <b>totally fit for you</b>! </div>Timpani Allo Spiedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541897449082209741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750020513338604737.post-33326091169023772262021-07-25T15:38:00.003+02:002021-07-25T15:38:25.573+02:00Honorable Mentions from the Abyss #40: Maggoth/Inverted Mind/Sandbreaker/Cadaveric Possession/Aggressive Mutilator<div style="text-align: left;"><b>Hey totally crazy, demented and exploited maniacs</b>,</div><div style="text-align: left;">there is a new "<b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Honorable%20Mentions%20from%20the%20Abyss">Honorable Mentions from the Abyss</a></b>" episode to read. It's all about some of the albums that <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Mythrone%20Promotion">Mythrone Promotion</a></b> sent me time ago in CD format. 2 of them were released by <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Defense%20Records">Defense Records</a> </b>(<b>Maggoth</b> and <b>Inverted Mind</b>) while the other 2 by Mythrone Prom itself in collaboration with other labels since the debut album of <b>Sandbreaker </b>was co-released with the same Defense Records and <b>Free Joy Stereo</b> while the split album between <b>Cadaveric Possession</b> and <b>Aggressive Mutilator</b> was edited along with <b>Bestial Invasion Records</b>.</div><div style="text-align: left;">There will be other <b>2 episodes</b> of "Honorable Mentions from the Abyss" dedicated to Mythrone Prom in the <b>following days to come</b> since ultimately I received a lot of albums from it. They will be 2 of the last articles I'll publish here because, after them, <b>Timpani allo Spiedo</b> will <b>finish its activities</b>, as I explained <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2021/06/timpani-allo-spiedo-simple-break.html">on this article</a></b>.</div><div style="text-align: left;">But meanwhile,<b> let's go to discover the bands</b>!<span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>MAGGOTH - "MAGGOTH"</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGrIK-a-XvCoPuPdi51E3svQRBgrOvV7Y9nySNnKitHMLQVMEmns4mohe5eV6KIwK0E1QvQU82_3HCzfMGVJUvMjAi7m3D5GeCKOnWi10AMuLYr0vrR1gVIjMPrQoXjx3jufySwygCnbwG/s700/maggoth+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGrIK-a-XvCoPuPdi51E3svQRBgrOvV7Y9nySNnKitHMLQVMEmns4mohe5eV6KIwK0E1QvQU82_3HCzfMGVJUvMjAi7m3D5GeCKOnWi10AMuLYr0vrR1gVIjMPrQoXjx3jufySwygCnbwG/s320/maggoth+cover.jpg" /></a></div><div><b>Maggoth</b> (<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Maggothrash">FB page</a></b>) is a <b>Polish</b> band that is so unprolific that has released so far only 2 full-lenght albums since their foundation in 2002. The last of them, <b>self-titled</b>, shows an interesting sound that is basically focused on a combination between <b>thrash</b> and <b>groove metal</b> but played in a <b>very personal way</b>. In fact, the approach of these 3 crazy guys is quite <b>experimental and also technical</b>, so expect to listen to jazzy drums, dark melodies, dissonant riffs and so on. In brief, a <b>modern, heavy and imaginative thrash/groove metal</b> that, with the addition of lyrics in Polish, is very far from the many <b>Pantera</b> clones out there!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>INVERTED MIND - "THREE FACES OF MADNESS (A DRAMA IN THREE ACTS)"</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCMdMUjcX5sbBNs-YwXtgn4S33HJaHtJfgMFSPtx6WRNqCnrrcFEtfApSWG4hw4-bPdQZF6-JFMftoRJ0lcZxeDwhwTI3vzO5XA3ya0usNHZafNIi5C5yu4zV24BIltS2Ka9mgWDauHcDV/s1080/inverted+mind+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCMdMUjcX5sbBNs-YwXtgn4S33HJaHtJfgMFSPtx6WRNqCnrrcFEtfApSWG4hw4-bPdQZF6-JFMftoRJ0lcZxeDwhwTI3vzO5XA3ya0usNHZafNIi5C5yu4zV24BIltS2Ka9mgWDauHcDV/s320/inverted+mind+cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div>From <b>Kraków</b> with desperate fury comes this trio called <b>Inverted Mind </b>(<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/InvertedMind">FB page</a></b>). They released an awesome third album like "<b>Three Faces of Madness (A Drama in Three Acts)</b>". It's a concept album divided into 3 parts entitled "<b>Anger</b>", "<b>Psychosis</b>" and "<b>Grief</b>". Througout its 9 tracks, you will be suffocated by a very <b>heavy, gloomy and tormenting sludge metal </b>with excruciating, <b>hardcore punk-styled</b> screams that I like a lot. Despair, desolation, pain, anger and other "beautiful" things of this kind are provided by Inverted Mind, that has also the fantastic quality to play in a very aggressive way. So, even if I am not so much into the <b>slow metal</b>, bands like Inverted Mind are <b>really good for me</b>... and, I hope,<b> also for you</b>!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>SANDBREAKER - "WORM MASTER"</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8NcYRN9E4CHjcfw0Z8UFx11PXHHI2nUyAYx9oHjXXlCru93WA3qrvcGY2jB3akkjs7IfeN_vxkxlgXb_tSFc9koeSxTAQ5vTkA0DveNuofQZoJubcN01vdUtxFReqVgwYPUC0RbeUI-Q1/s500/sandbreaker+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8NcYRN9E4CHjcfw0Z8UFx11PXHHI2nUyAYx9oHjXXlCru93WA3qrvcGY2jB3akkjs7IfeN_vxkxlgXb_tSFc9koeSxTAQ5vTkA0DveNuofQZoJubcN01vdUtxFReqVgwYPUC0RbeUI-Q1/s320/sandbreaker+cover.jpg" /></a></div><div>It's incredible but <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2020/08/hey-brutal-bangers-welcome-to-new.html">every time</a></b> I decide to talk about <b>Sandbreaker </b>(<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/sandbreakerdoom">FB page</a></b>), they decide to spew forth another release! In fact, just during my<b> 32nd birthday</b>, they released their second EP, "<b>Children of the Erg</b>", that I received few days ago from<b> Mythrone Prom</b>. But today it's the turn of their debut album "<b>Worm Master</b>", that sees a band always obsessed with a <b>desertic death/doom metal</b> with very guttural growls and full of lyrics inspired by "<b>Dune</b>". I must say that the band tried, with success, to write, for their first time, a tour de force like the 7-minute <b>titletrack</b>. Anyway, it's incredible that also this time the word "<b>sand</b>" appears (almost) systematically in the Sandbreaker songs. <b>This is a fixation</b>, men!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>CADAVERIC POSSESSION/AGGRESSIVE MUTILATOR - "INFLUX OF HATRED"</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0kMnQYpYoPqXlwkH_Ld0iY9RkbpjswN9uqrSFkNWstQhevgfnPEJHDgXXulMWA1tlQC7kRH7PD-MJgVOVfjqoNv_2JKBxau4eCz9uO-glS18K4EtFXmE0Kehk0vm1vCJ_hniluEyL00Im/s710/cadaveric+possession_aggressive+mutilator+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="710" data-original-width="710" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0kMnQYpYoPqXlwkH_Ld0iY9RkbpjswN9uqrSFkNWstQhevgfnPEJHDgXXulMWA1tlQC7kRH7PD-MJgVOVfjqoNv_2JKBxau4eCz9uO-glS18K4EtFXmE0Kehk0vm1vCJ_hniluEyL00Im/s320/cadaveric+possession_aggressive+mutilator+cover.jpg" /></a></div><div>What happens when you release a<b> split</b> with 2 bands totally devoted to the <b>most putrid extreme metal</b>? It happens that <b>Satan</b> is <b>happy</b>, <b>very fuckin' happy</b>! On a hand, you have <b>Cadaveric Possession</b>, a Polish duo that, through its side called "<b>Rise of Eschaton</b>", plays a <b>raw black/death metal</b> with <b>bestial influences</b> but able to create even 5-minute tracks in mid-tempo like "<b>Call of the Forked Tongue</b>". On the other hand, you have <b>Aggressive Mutilator</b>, another duo, already known on <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2019/08/aggressive-mutilator-det-djavlanastet.html">these pages</a></b>, bombarding the "poor" ears' listeners with a first wave black metal full of sick vocals and a <b>punkish attitude</b>, opening their side called "<b>Den svenska rebelden</b>" with the acoustic intro "<b>Efterbliven som herrefolket</b>". So, <b>Satan is happy and me too</b>!</div>Timpani Allo Spiedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541897449082209741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750020513338604737.post-51424470056444695762021-07-23T11:59:00.003+02:002021-07-23T12:15:31.843+02:00Honorable Mentions from the Abyss #39: Automb/Obsecration/Kalt Vindur/Nomad/Batushka/Vader<div style="text-align: left;"><b>Hey ultra-fuckin' pissed off metalheads</b>,</div><div style="text-align: left;">there is another "<b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Honorable%20Mentions%20from%20the%20Abyss">Honorable Mentions from the Abyss</a></b>" episode to read. This time it's all about the releases that I received, in the past, in CD format by the Polish label <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Witching%20Hour%20Productions">Witching Hour Productions</a></b>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Let's go to discover them</b>!<span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>AUTOMB - "CHAOSOPHY"</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCGQdbyIJjZbo_vL9QZD2BX-__qOi4nLGXMp2o-otP2P_qIBqLePlLlahRxFCGfMvhB6V7BTTMzI4MirEmvdIjeruOXbZ6hK2hEedt_KJ0YlaKEpyM12As8zCfsyANN1dXpCDxMciuz4XW/s690/automb+cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="690" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCGQdbyIJjZbo_vL9QZD2BX-__qOi4nLGXMp2o-otP2P_qIBqLePlLlahRxFCGfMvhB6V7BTTMzI4MirEmvdIjeruOXbZ6hK2hEedt_KJ0YlaKEpyM12As8zCfsyANN1dXpCDxMciuz4XW/s320/automb+cover.jpg" /></a></div><div>If their promising first album "<b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2019/06/honorable-mentions-from-abyss-5.html">Esoterica</a></b>" was released by the Russian label <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Satanath%20Records">Satanath Records</a></b>, their second one, "<b>Chaosophy</b>" (2020), has been edited under the auspices of <b>Witching Hour Productions</b>. But the US duo <b>Automb</b> (<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/autombmetal/">FB page</a></b>), strong also this time of the <b>Morbid Angel</b> drummer <b>Steve Fuller</b>, doesn't change in any case its formula: a <b>violent and sometimes majestic</b> <b>black/death metal</b> with very aggressive female vocals and with lyrics focused on <b>Paganism</b>, not so frequent in this genre. But now there is a problem: Automb has recently<b> splitted-up</b>. <b>LONG LIVE THE AUTOMB</b>!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>OBSECRATION - "ONWARD THE MYSTIC PATHS OF THE DEAD"</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjItNyRMD4qW75SJaw0QE86EpPg7bIWzqkOUVw5qpekPf52632d8A2qgltX7VmUxeXTPgrlcB8pxKNmOs4OUOArmtKL7IjuFOB-sjq4sOXvprZ4IrYSUwzZWUdw_1_Cv-VSANSx-1nk1XZu/s640/obsecration+cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjItNyRMD4qW75SJaw0QE86EpPg7bIWzqkOUVw5qpekPf52632d8A2qgltX7VmUxeXTPgrlcB8pxKNmOs4OUOArmtKL7IjuFOB-sjq4sOXvprZ4IrYSUwzZWUdw_1_Cv-VSANSx-1nk1XZu/s320/obsecration+cover.jpg" /></a></div>In terms of metal music, <b>Greece</b> is very known for its <b>fascinating black metal bands</b> such as <b>Rotting Christ</b>, <b>Varathron</b> and <b>Necromantia</b>, that in the '90s created a different school to intend the genre when it was dominated by the Scandinavian masters. But, in that same period, in the country there were also death metal bands like <b>Obsecration</b> (<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Obsecration/">FB page</a></b>). Still rooted in the purest underground since 1990, this trio from <b>Athens</b> released in 2020 their 7th album called "<b>Onward the Mystic Paths of the Dead</b>". Recorded with the help of <b>El</b> (<b>Thou Art Lord</b>, <b>Soulskinner</b>) on the lead guitars, it is a 47-minute work in which there is an <b>old-school death metal</b> with <b>some thrash influences</b> and an amazing alternation between guttural growls and acid screams. <b>Really recommended</b> for the death metal maniacs out there!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>KALT VINDUR - "... AND NOTHING IS ENDLESS"</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDUPPiOAIhOZlfqewgn5YOzei6ZA0RkzShwPUNhl7iIyzhHAAZOfr-9RNCup4ZrGZy-FbLpGp_ItdDo9bAiSOD9r__5Bvd2JpLPytQmaJLUJOsgakmpx3urRHceE1lvO_RDSDnzxXyTlId/s570/kalt+vindur+cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="570" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDUPPiOAIhOZlfqewgn5YOzei6ZA0RkzShwPUNhl7iIyzhHAAZOfr-9RNCup4ZrGZy-FbLpGp_ItdDo9bAiSOD9r__5Bvd2JpLPytQmaJLUJOsgakmpx3urRHceE1lvO_RDSDnzxXyTlId/s320/kalt+vindur+cover.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">I remember that "<b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2019/08/kalt-vindur-delusions-mara-productions.html">Delusions</a></b>" didn't impress me so much. Fortunately, the second album by <b>Kalt Vindur</b> (<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/kaltvindurband">FB page</a></b>), "<b>... and Nothing is Endless</b>", is better than it thanks to clearer ideas. You must expect to listen to a <b>creative black/doom metal</b> full of melancholic but powerful passages, some acoustic parts, fascinating guitar solos but also unexpected and hysterical blasting moments here and there. In addition, the band have reworked their look since now they use a classic black metal face-painting. <b>New look</b>, <b>same but better sound</b>!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>NOMAD - "TRANSMOGRIFICATION (PARTUS)"</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6gCWlBJAXFwi_cHhp8uL_P-fhFbQrpHgVP7tUMlO-zNUYoh_170ML7V5AzNpBBw2d2OX2f1M2tRAb_0hnFVHLh1pH7dJgV7vZJzmT4CEEiC93Y-hFwjUA6ERVZxctV6QSPlwIcF264ij/s600/nomad+cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6gCWlBJAXFwi_cHhp8uL_P-fhFbQrpHgVP7tUMlO-zNUYoh_170ML7V5AzNpBBw2d2OX2f1M2tRAb_0hnFVHLh1pH7dJgV7vZJzmT4CEEiC93Y-hFwjUA6ERVZxctV6QSPlwIcF264ij/s320/nomad+cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">After even <b>9 years</b> from their 5th album, <b>Nomad</b> (<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/NomadNomadichell">FB page</a></b>) are finally back in 2020 with their new "<b>Transmogrification (Partus)</b>". Leaded by<b> Seth</b> (<b>Behemoth</b>), they were helped by other two Behemoth members, <b>Orion</b> and <b>Inferno</b>, respectively for the bass and the drum parts. The result of this collaboration is really interesting because the new album shows a somehow <b>strange black/death metal</b> impregnated with martiality and severity and full of imaginative ideas like atmospheric or ethereal parts. <b>Listen to this album to believe it</b>!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>BATUSHKA - "RASKOL"</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq86l2c9Cp_xirhPPp3JNV3y6BNiWunpGf6dbdHSfnDBpX4-75CFmKIqx0ITPlBfeDJ7hfZygmhYzGZGwjkqsozzGmyaKXLSP7GW3FIgrDa18KuSkF64VqowxuPzd7Oo7rI_aLMwMIn8vJ/s600/batushka+cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq86l2c9Cp_xirhPPp3JNV3y6BNiWunpGf6dbdHSfnDBpX4-75CFmKIqx0ITPlBfeDJ7hfZygmhYzGZGwjkqsozzGmyaKXLSP7GW3FIgrDa18KuSkF64VqowxuPzd7Oo7rI_aLMwMIn8vJ/s320/batushka+cover.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">I don't understand anything on the booklet of "<b>Raskol</b>" and the story of <b>Batushka</b> (<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Batushkaband/">FB page</a></b>) with their many different versions is a bit difficult to follow. Anyway, the version of Batushka guided by <b>Bartłomej Krysiuk</b> (that is also the same owner of <b>Witching Hour Prod</b>) released in 2020 the EP "Raskol". We are in presence of 5 tracks devoted to that very <b>particular, ritualistic and doomy black metal</b> with baritone vocals for which Batushka are known since their incredible "<b>Litourgiya</b>". But there is need to say that now "Raskol" is a bit "old" because, after it, Bart released a live album and also <b>another EP</b>, that I am a lot curious to listen to.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>VADER - "THE DARKEST AGE - LIVE '93"</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw96WXG5PRxIyKOkiZvofXbXF4s2_deKhb5LX1_FlycVMV-acLIZ8x5fKsnB0SoohNo280zqBNuRCekGXCGmCcKgWbNM-ui3jT9oM5VP1HistgRaJllOghrfXK7cjvb6Z8A3gxScVPV-wk/s500/vader+cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw96WXG5PRxIyKOkiZvofXbXF4s2_deKhb5LX1_FlycVMV-acLIZ8x5fKsnB0SoohNo280zqBNuRCekGXCGmCcKgWbNM-ui3jT9oM5VP1HistgRaJllOghrfXK7cjvb6Z8A3gxScVPV-wk/s320/vader+cover.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is<b> History</b>, nothing less, nothing more. In fact, <b>Witching Hour Prod</b> reissued a live album by <b>Vader</b> (<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/vader">FB page</a></b>) that was originally released by the now defunct <b>Baron Records</b> in the very far 1994 with the title of "<b>The Darkest Age - Live '93</b>". The live was recorded on <b>13th December 1993</b> in <b>Krakow</b>, during their "<b>World Incantation Tour</b>". In this album you can find <b>THE</b> Vader, when they were young and totally pissed off, playing a <b>furious death metal</b> that is well listenable because of a very good production. And we mustn't forget that was <b>Doc</b> (<b>R.I.P.</b>) on the drums! Other words are unnecessary because, as I said before: "this is<b> History</b>, nothing less, nothing more". Ah, one thing: beautiful is the digipack format of this release but it's a shame that the booklet is all in <b>Polish</b>.</div>Timpani Allo Spiedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541897449082209741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750020513338604737.post-70003998749112739552021-07-22T12:55:00.003+02:002021-07-22T12:55:40.677+02:00Honorable Mentions from the Abyss #38: Neolith/Lined/Adragard<div style="text-align: left;"><b>Hey brutal fuckin' trve metalbangers</b>,</div><div style="text-align: left;">today there is a new episode of "<b>Honorable Mentions from the Abyss</b>" to read, always with <b>3 bands</b> but this time you have to know that I received in <b>physical format</b> all the albums I talk about here.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Let's go to discover the bands</b>!<span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>NEOLITH - "I AM THE WAY"</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEz3FP3pTmSY9CnS3XUmrOg9z80kIbKJy95Mk1qxpRmOVxf5YY8oJWbNJaKno2-aA2IyTylIn5lJiHpGDP241isPwQLQovqpQe8bstMKU9DisgBZH9mSxLOYygvp1vwyHvjEGSFflQC_6/s744/neolith+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="727" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEz3FP3pTmSY9CnS3XUmrOg9z80kIbKJy95Mk1qxpRmOVxf5YY8oJWbNJaKno2-aA2IyTylIn5lJiHpGDP241isPwQLQovqpQe8bstMKU9DisgBZH9mSxLOYygvp1vwyHvjEGSFflQC_6/s320/neolith+cover.jpg" /></a></div><div>And finally, after I have "<b>I Am the Way</b>" since<b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2020/01/metal-in-box-1-mythrone.html"> January 2020</a></b>, today I am talking about it. <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Mythrone%20Promotion">Mythrone Promotion</a></b>, that released it in <b>2019</b>, sent me this 6th album by these Polish veterans called <b>Neolith</b> (<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/neolith">FB page</a></b>), that are out there even since the now very far <b>1991</b>. Consisting of 8 tracks, "I Am the Way" is a good slab of <b>black/death metal</b> (more death-oriented than black, to say the truth) in the vein of <b>Behemoth</b> and <b>Hate</b>, with the addition of lyrics totally focused on the <b>Sumerian mythology</b>, that can be perceptible already through strange and sometimes tongue-twisting songtitles like "<b>Irarazakku</b>" or "<b>In the Name of Umāmu</b>". The violence is, at times, very high and there is also, in certain points, a vocal alternation between the singer<b> Levi</b> and the bassplayer <b>Kriss</b> that creates more intensity in the music. All in all, "I Am the Way" isn't a masterpiece but if you like <b>extreme metal with an arcane mood</b>, I think that<b> it's for you</b>, without ifs and buts.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>LINED - "SOULCRIFICE"</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8kIuXJWI3tjsaINEKLzK2NluKV-isVRJWe-JvvPBXA11jMb5VUMW58F6nd8B5ByuGXSu-B3M2BPoTqaHMt1CfQnzym13ODpVxX8hD3IFZbE7uSoWI9BJWISYO5ras8AwNCXx7SHsk611/s1024/lined+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8kIuXJWI3tjsaINEKLzK2NluKV-isVRJWe-JvvPBXA11jMb5VUMW58F6nd8B5ByuGXSu-B3M2BPoTqaHMt1CfQnzym13ODpVxX8hD3IFZbE7uSoWI9BJWISYO5ras8AwNCXx7SHsk611/s320/lined+cover.jpg" /></a></div><div>Another album that I received in <b>2020</b>, this time by the Spanish label <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Art%20Gates%20Records">Art Gates Records</a></b>. A bit tormented is the story of this quintet coming from the<b> Basque Country</b> and named <b>Lined</b> (<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/linedmetal/">FB page</a></b>) since they were founded in <b>2007</b> with the moniker of <b>Blasfemia</b>, changing it in the current one during the following year. In <b>2009</b> they released their debut album, simply <b>self-entitled</b>, but only in 2020 they managed to create a follow-up. So, here you are their second album "<b>Soulcrifice</b>", anticipated by various singles. It is an 11-track in which there is a <b>melodic death/thrash metal</b> à la <b>At the Gates</b> where very melancholic numbers like "<b>Buried Alive</b>" are alternated with more wicked episodes like "<b>Rotten Society</b>" (a lot thrash-oriented). I think that the <b>guitarwork</b>, very creative, represents the <b>real point of force</b> of Lined. And now, if you would like to listen something to "Soulcrifice", I suggest you to watch the promotional videos made for "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAfqBqSw69w"><b>Devil</b></a>" and "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J12FlQ58qE4"><b>Buried Alive</b></a>".</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>ADRAGARD - "THROUGH FUNERAL SHADOWS"</b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTypExFOTd_9J1txhaDg_XzlLqhJPmW_xrOXF92zFxRQjV7spRy2LQ3W0xuyxKTbySKDc8SwS2ss3BN06T-ivATNqQNO5JJCg8Zg9BUIKBrzBrxQYHM0-vpNGCaohb90LYrx98D4sDgehr/s943/adragard+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="939" data-original-width="943" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTypExFOTd_9J1txhaDg_XzlLqhJPmW_xrOXF92zFxRQjV7spRy2LQ3W0xuyxKTbySKDc8SwS2ss3BN06T-ivATNqQNO5JJCg8Zg9BUIKBrzBrxQYHM0-vpNGCaohb90LYrx98D4sDgehr/s320/adragard+cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>After their second album "<b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2018/09/adragard-from-burning-mist-depressive.html">From the Burning Mist</a></b>", the Italian black metal band<b> Adragard</b> comes back on these pages with their "<b>Through the Funeral Shadows</b>", also this released by the Polish label <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Perkun%20Records">Perkun Records</a></b>. Adragard is a band whose singer bought some months ago <b>my book</b> about the first wave of black metal called "<b><a href="https://officinadihank.com/prodotto/benvenuti-allinferno/">Benvenuti all'Inferno</a></b>" ("Welcome to Hell") and, if this wasn't enough, he supported it through his radio program <b>Metal Revolution</b>, so I must thank him again. And now, I am here to talk about the aforementioned "Through the Funeral Shadows", that he sent me time ago. Released in <b>2019</b>, it is another journey into an old-school, dissonant, cold, raw and sometimes doomy <b>black metal in the Norwegian way</b>. I believe that <b>it's better</b> than "From the Burning Mist" because it is more homogeneous and compact but there is need to say that the band has lost none of its <b>disturbing mood</b>, that is exemplified at its best by the last song "<b>L'eterno crepuscolo della morte</b>", a totally sick episode with hateful and terrifying lyrics in Italian against <b>God</b> and the entire life. In practice, this is a <b>perfect way</b> to end this album, and it reminds a lot "<b>Eremo</b>", the same last song, also it in Italian, of "From the Burning Mist". Is all this <b>good for you</b>, <b>black metal maniacs</b>?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>P.S.:</b> to say the entire truth, there is also a <b>version</b> in which the album is ended with a cover of "<b>Freezing Moon</b>" by <b>Mayhem</b>, that, instead, is not present in the version in <b>my possession</b>.</div>Timpani Allo Spiedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541897449082209741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750020513338604737.post-56303786529534209792021-07-20T18:36:00.001+02:002021-07-20T18:36:31.940+02:00Honorable Mentions from the Abyss #37: Lilyum/My Own Voice/Thecodontion<div style="text-align: left;"><b>Hey mega-bestial black hardcore punkmetallers</b>,</div><div style="text-align: left;">today I wake <b>Timpani allo Spiedo</b> from its current slumber by talking about <b>3 Italian bands</b>. But I'm <b>very lazy</b> to build a decent intro, so<b> let's go already to discover them</b>!<span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>LILYUM - "CIRCLE OF ASHES"</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHuWDeRVdjXxQHYIQpmk4NdNAuL9zucDpMRcnpV-n97IofA5HR9xKwE0f7e2A0utW032th40Yk4eU200sXMCYHhu8UGqxg92Q9ioswCbFJLhct2Km1pvUwH_-4EdmTq20ywMKkC7s18aV8/s300/lilyum+cover.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHuWDeRVdjXxQHYIQpmk4NdNAuL9zucDpMRcnpV-n97IofA5HR9xKwE0f7e2A0utW032th40Yk4eU200sXMCYHhu8UGqxg92Q9ioswCbFJLhct2Km1pvUwH_-4EdmTq20ywMKkC7s18aV8/s0/lilyum+cover.png" /></a></div><div><b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search?q=lilyum">Lilyum</a> are back</b>! In fact, they were reformed in the first days of <b>2021</b> after they splitted up <b>3 years ago</b>. So, in a very fast pace, they released in the <b>March</b> of this year their comeback album: "<b>Circle of Ashes</b>". Licensed by the Ukrainian label <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Vacula%20Productions">Vacula Productions</a></b>, "Circle of Ashes" keeps intact the classic features of the Lilyum sound, that is focused on a <b>freezing black metal</b> in the <b>Norwegian way</b> (<b>Darkthrone</b> in primis) well alternated between fast and slower tempos and well played by the multi-instrumentalists <b>Lord J.H. Psycho</b> and <b>Kosmos Reversum</b>, that are the core of the band since a lot of time. In brief, a <b>very good comeback</b> for this <b>Turin</b>-based band, and I hope that "Circle of Ashes" will be the start of a <b>new career</b> for Lilyum (<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/lilyumofficial1/">FB page</a></b>).</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>MY OWN VOICE - "EXILE UNDERGROUND"</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQV3R8LRJV_8M-vTyl-dY-MlMQDoU_p42NtsJ_xK2YGTV633Jhu0WdDdP-JOGCofPytsvgCBDLQDXZXSUMTShd0H3wxXZOmng_EZVMyTO4BDCo7JNp6FtAgiLG3jfMJwHrniEySHvWeCTE/s800/My+Own+Voice+-+Exile+Underground+%2528front%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQV3R8LRJV_8M-vTyl-dY-MlMQDoU_p42NtsJ_xK2YGTV633Jhu0WdDdP-JOGCofPytsvgCBDLQDXZXSUMTShd0H3wxXZOmng_EZVMyTO4BDCo7JNp6FtAgiLG3jfMJwHrniEySHvWeCTE/s320/My+Own+Voice+-+Exile+Underground+%2528front%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div>6th album by this<b> My Own Voice</b> (<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/MyOwnVoiceHC">FB page</a></b>), an <b>hardcore punk band</b> from <b>Milan</b> that is active since 2001. "<b>Exile Underground</b>" is a 2020 co-production between various labels and distros and, among them, there is <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Calimocho%20Autoproduzioni%20DIY">Calimochio DIY</a></b>, that sent me this album many months ago. Made up of 11 songs for 30 minutes circa of assault, "Exile Underground" shows a sound very close to the<b> NYHC</b> with some melodic hooks and with very intelligent lyrics that deal with different themes like religion ("<b>Waiting</b>"), the unity and friendship into hardcore ("<b>One Family</b>") or the war ("<b>Beat the Borders</b>"). But, lyrically speaking, my favourite song is "<b>Dalle fiamme</b>" ("From the flames") that, sung in Italian like another track ("<b>Falsi liberi</b>"), is about the rebirth, and this is a theme that touch me personally since last year I tattooed just a phoenix on my left arm. Strong of illustrious guests on vocals like <b>Cippa</b> (<b>Punkreas</b>),<b> Black</b> (<b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Rejekts">Rejekts</a></b>), <b>Guido</b> (<b>First Brawl</b>) and <b>Dome</b> (<b>Face Your Enemy</b>), "Exile Underground" is <b>another good album</b> from a band that, despite the many years,<b> doesn't intend to low its guard</b>.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>THECODONTION - "SUPERCONTINENT"</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_EDdh9FiJxUbqImMeMMXJ_Zpw2t-lPo_bOfz0ooWPGzbTQCX7w5lErDD6LjPAaZ-H8T_Qq9LpbJ32Ot7kXKZz5my_qC0wdpk1F3dh4u6eTjgYu6rHu1sgwVQ3U7IVCcK6b9rsRjQR7CeI/s1000/Cover+art.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_EDdh9FiJxUbqImMeMMXJ_Zpw2t-lPo_bOfz0ooWPGzbTQCX7w5lErDD6LjPAaZ-H8T_Qq9LpbJ32Ot7kXKZz5my_qC0wdpk1F3dh4u6eTjgYu6rHu1sgwVQ3U7IVCcK6b9rsRjQR7CeI/s320/Cover+art.jpg" /></a></div><div>Well, here <b>I must apologize</b> with<b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Thecodontion"> Thecodontion</a></b> (<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/thecodontion">FB page</a></b>) because they sent me their debut album "<b>Supercontinent</b>" with the prayer to publish a review within 26th June 2020, when it was released by the Italian label <b>I, Voidhanger Records</b> but... only now I found some time to talk about it in a mini-review or something similar. And there is need to say that Thecodontion are releasing a split with <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Vessel%20of%20Iniquity">Vessel of Iniquity</a></b>, expected to be released on September 2021 always through the aforementioned label. Anyway, "Supercontinent" is an album that changes a bit the sound of Thecodontion that, if before it was a lot strange, now it is <b>stranger</b>. In fact, their unconventional <b>bestial black/death metal</b> that, it is good to remember, is played <b>without guitars</b> but with<b> two basses</b>, is now <b>more experimental</b>, <b>more complex</b> and even <b>progressive</b> in certain points. In addition, this album is a <b>concept</b> about the Earth in its early stages, and the lyrics have an incredible <b>scientific edge</b>, as usual for Thecodontion. In practice, this is <b>very crazy stuff for very crazy people</b>!</div>Timpani Allo Spiedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541897449082209741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750020513338604737.post-19376697717018287212021-06-30T11:09:00.000+02:002021-06-30T11:09:01.092+02:00Terrordome - "Straight Outta Smogtown" (Selfmadegod Records, 2021)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimMb1wydRpnTeLY5TqmvRiA79a1DKfzkljpgIOi2vKB6OTA222Dr9qAqmvbnwSFueYvbXe-RosZoL_iX27QfDhXLOU6k_YaykZSo3N7jaS828bPGsd6RldkD0B7RtnL1VBogGK-Z9VKK34/s1024/terrordome+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimMb1wydRpnTeLY5TqmvRiA79a1DKfzkljpgIOi2vKB6OTA222Dr9qAqmvbnwSFueYvbXe-RosZoL_iX27QfDhXLOU6k_YaykZSo3N7jaS828bPGsd6RldkD0B7RtnL1VBogGK-Z9VKK34/s320/terrordome+cover.jpg" /></a></div><b>Band:</b> Terrordome<div><b>Title:</b> Straight Outta Smogtown</div><div><b>Genre:</b> Crossover Thrash Metal<br /><div><b>Release date:</b> 5th February 2021</div><div><b>Time:</b> 40.31 min</div><div><b>Vote:</b> 84/100</div><div><b>Reviewer:</b> Flavio Adducci</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>What can you expect from a band that dubs their music as "<b>Brutal Crossover Thrash</b>"? Exactly what they<b> promise</b>: an <b>hyper-fast and intense crossover thrash metal</b> with some demented blast-beats here and there. But these 4 Polish angry thrashers have also a good imagination, so there is no always a blind massacre throughout the 14 tracks composing their new album "<b>Straight Outta Smogtwon</b>" (<b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Selfmadegod%20Records">Selfmadegod Records</a></b>), that <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Mythrone%20Promotion">Mythrone Promotion</a></b> sent me in physical format some time ago.<span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Great and responsible are the socio-political lyrics. These ones face the nuclear ("<b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFaqBhm7Vpg">Possessed by Blyat</a></b>"), the environment ("<b>Plastic Death</b>"...), the fake news ("<b>Conspiracy</b>", a song dedicated to the memory of <b>Riley Gale</b>, the singer of <b>Power Trip</b> unfortunately deceased in 2020) and other themes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX5gJvCclogERyP-9Biz0XY0f5eZXXlZb02sCZ1112aSxXey_cVf2QvASAxlb2k-XW0ygrth4aqHljOSKZMjcebXoaGlwebMPEDtXVyQuflKvYu4JEYuxYGl2N9ahXboQNsyb6fKpr6QvZ/s922/terrordome+pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX5gJvCclogERyP-9Biz0XY0f5eZXXlZb02sCZ1112aSxXey_cVf2QvASAxlb2k-XW0ygrth4aqHljOSKZMjcebXoaGlwebMPEDtXVyQuflKvYu4JEYuxYGl2N9ahXboQNsyb6fKpr6QvZ/s320/terrordome+pic.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div>Last but not least, there are also guests of the calibre of <b>Frank Blackfire</b> (<b>Sodom</b>), <b>Manu Joker</b> and <b>Jairo Vaz</b> (both in <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2018/10/chaos-synopsis-gods-of-chaos-black.html">Chaos Synopsis</a></b>) and <b>Konrad "Destroyer" Ramotowski</b> (<b>Untervoid</b>, ex-<b>Hate</b>). At this point, there is need to say that the session drummer for the album was <b>Friggi Mad Beats</b> from the same Chaos Synopsis, and he did a very good job.</div><div><br /></div><div>To say the truth, all the band did a <b>very good job</b> with their third album. Maybe, it needed, at least, an entire mid-tempo song, so to let to the listeners to take a little breath, because the album lasts even 40 minutes of extreme brutality. But fuck that, "<b>Straight Outta Smogtown</b>" is perfect for everyone into <b>Cryptic Slaughter</b>, <b>Wehrmacht</b> but also newer bands like <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2017/06/nadimac-besnilo-xtreem-music-2017.html">Nadimaç</a></b> and <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2017/03/holycide-annihilatethen-ask.html">Holycide</a></b>!</div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tracklist:</b></div><div><br /></div><div>1 - Terrorizing the Nation as the Best Way to Thwart Shameful Schemes</div><div>2 - Possessed by Blyat</div><div>3 - Worried Again</div><div>4 - Steel on the Road</div><div>5 - Plastic Death</div><div>6 - Your Personal Comfort Versus the Global Disaster</div><div>7 - Desordem e Regresso</div><div>8 - Into the Void</div><div>9 - Ego-Boost Downfall</div><div>10 - Money Kills</div><div>11 - Demolition</div><div>12 - I Don't Care</div><div>13 - Conspiracy</div><div>14 - The Day They Left Their Graves</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Album line-up:</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Uappa Terror - vocals/guitars</div><div>Paua Siffredi - guitars</div><div>Simon - bass </div><div>Friggi Mad Beats - drums</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Current Terrordome line-up:</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Uappa Terror - vocals/guitars</div><div>Paua Siffredi - guitars</div><div>Virious - bass</div><div>Rob Sixkiller - drums (from <a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2017/09/whorehouse-corporation-defense-records.html"><b>Whorehouse</b></a>)</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Official webpage:</b> <a href="https://terrordome.net/en/">https://terrordome.net/en/</a></div><div><b>FaceBook:</b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/terrordomeband">https://www.facebook.com/terrordomeband</a></div><div><b>BandCamp:</b> <a href="https://terrordome.bandcamp.com/">https://terrordome.bandcamp.com/</a></div><div><b>Selfmadegod Records:</b> <a href="https://selfmadegod.com/">https://selfmadegod.com/</a></div>Timpani Allo Spiedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541897449082209741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750020513338604737.post-83857746514094348302021-06-26T16:44:00.001+02:002021-06-26T16:44:19.901+02:00INTERVIEW TO FOSCH (WITH PAGA')<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzF51h3ItPm9zOli7-B2Knn1NHWMHMwjtRco9ea6z5gYLLy3qm40tR9QgKi78fOxDTJAWkfR3vqWatY457yJKulCe4T2gLrGEOkNMdu7l8WTwVLEIGy2yWKtEXS8TRUOkd01Y6_sVgMMX3/s425/fosch+logo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzF51h3ItPm9zOli7-B2Knn1NHWMHMwjtRco9ea6z5gYLLy3qm40tR9QgKi78fOxDTJAWkfR3vqWatY457yJKulCe4T2gLrGEOkNMdu7l8WTwVLEIGy2yWKtEXS8TRUOkd01Y6_sVgMMX3/s320/fosch+logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b><i><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></i></b><div><b><i><span style="color: red;">Hey black metal bangers,</span></i></b></div><div><b><i><span style="color: red;">our beloved <a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Francesco%20Bazzurri">Francesco Bazzurri</a> reviewed two months ago the <a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2021/04/fosch-per-chi-ela-la-nocc-vacula.html">brilliant third album</a> by Fosch, an Italian black metal quintet singing in the dialect of their homeland, that is Bergamo, in the region of Lombardy. So, fascinated by this thing and also by the themes faced by the band that are rooted in the Bergamo folklore, Francesco thought well to interview them.</span></i></b></div><div><b><i><span style="color: red;">In brief, this is the interview to Fosch. One of their two guitarists, Pagà, answered to the questions.<span><a name='more'></a></span></span></i></b></div><div><br /></div><div>First of all, let's talk about your band. Who are Fosch? And where are you come from?</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Fosch band was born in Bergamo in 2004 from an idea of our first singer, Ivan “Bunom”. He wanted to combine his two great passions: vernacular poetry of Bergamo and black metal. In fact, our first songs were poems written by Ivan with a musical accompaniment. Over time the topics covered by the texts have been varied, going first to address issues related to the rural life lived by our ancestors and, subsequently, recalling some ancient legends and tales spread in our valleys. Currently the Fosch are formed by me, Guido “Pagà” and Daniele “Gott” on guitars, Pierpaolo “Ol Pier” on vocals, Francesco “Ol Ganga” on bass and, fresh back in the ranks of the band, Maurizio “Picinel” on drums.</b></div><div><br /></div><div>What strikes most in your work is the research for stories that are rooted in the tradition of Bergamo and its places, rich in very dark stories and creepy legends. I've read something about and I remember something like Caccia Morta<b><span style="color: red;"> [“Dead Hunt” in Italian. – ed. Flavio]</span></b> or the Legend of Ornica. How your album develops, starting with this folkloric substratum? Do you want to talk about it?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>You’re right, the intro to our last album picks up some verses from a 1930 poem about Caccia Morta. The reference to the legends and culture of our province, as mentioned, is the basis of the project Fosch; fortunately Bergamo and its valleys are rich in stories and traditions, some forgotten, so it is a pleasure for us, in our small, to discover them, study them and try to spread them to those who don’t know them. Our pieces develop trying to create an atmosphere suitable to the stories we decide to tell, making sure that the music creates the right "soundtrack" to the facts told in the lyrics.</b></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhinirdHudOc7zrAiAGxYGLlLNH39E8aXsmp5U4Ls2tfVEZrTJANvYoqms1JmD6HVP6haOHWtEuvZbRAv57DX-R8rfXmfMDJ8GhnbwlgVy7s6UfZJ8EwSI539yckjCUQr0DolJXklpT3YPD/s623/fosch+pic.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="524" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhinirdHudOc7zrAiAGxYGLlLNH39E8aXsmp5U4Ls2tfVEZrTJANvYoqms1JmD6HVP6haOHWtEuvZbRAv57DX-R8rfXmfMDJ8GhnbwlgVy7s6UfZJ8EwSI539yckjCUQr0DolJXklpT3YPD/s320/fosch+pic.jpg" /></a></div>Also the choice to sing in the dialect of your homeland it's a very captivating choice that strikes the listener. How powerful and magic is language supporting the storytelling?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>The choice to sing exclusively in our dialect is a further cornerstone of the Fosch project, immediately welcomed with enthusiasm and shared by all members of the band. In our opinion, in order to be able to sing in a credible manner of legends or traditions of a population it is essential to do so in the language in which the latter were born and spread among the inhabitants; besides the fact that, personally, the vocals in Bergamo dialect creates an aura of unique charm around each piece that we compose.</b></div><div><br /></div><div>I remember Vladimir Propp speaking about fable like a journey of initiation in tribal societies. Besides the pure appearance of the concept, is there also a more mature and intimistic path?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>The intent of every Fairy Tale is certainly to convey a certain message or teaching that allows the listener to better understand the culture that surrounds him. Many of our texts, therefore, referring to local legends, are rich in teachings, even of moral nature, spread in the traditional culture of our province.</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Your way of playing music recalls old school of black metal. Is it can be considered simply a tribute or is it a deeper stylistic choice?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Undoubtedly at the basis of our music there is a lot of old school black metal as it is undoubtedly the genre that best lends itself to music the stories we tell. I personally believe that black metal, at least what I mean black metal, is a style of music very "poetic" even in its violence and that well fits the issues covered by our lyrics. We also try to mix many other genres, from doom to death metal, through folk arpeggios, depending on the atmosphere we want to create, without limits.</b></div><div><br /></div><div>“Per chi éla la nòcc” it's a great work, that hold its own with the black metal heralds of northern Europe. But, behind possible affinities, the Italian folklore and his dark side, for me, can have more peculiarities and more appeal. Do you think the same opinion?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Absolutely yes, as I said, although certainly the northern European black metal is an undoubted source of inspiration for us, we always try to give a distinctive and original trait to our music and in this the rich terrain of popular traditions of our province is of great help to us.</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Concluding this interview, what we expect from Fosch in the near future? From indiscretions, I know that you are working for a new concept album speaking about an Italian vampire. Can you tell us something more?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Finally we started playing again, we hope to be able to continue doing it with more continuity without further hitches and resume live. Unfortunately "Per chi ela la nòcc" did not have the right live support having been released shortly before the pandemic. As for the future we are still considering whether to continue along the lines of the latest albums collecting fairy tales and legends or explore something new. One idea we came up with was looking for sources and news about a serial killer who lived at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries: after strangling the victim, he removed organs, ate body parts and drank blood. He often attacked them by biting their necks.
We think it’s an interesting idea to change the theme of the next album so as not to be repetitive, we’ll see how things will develop. We’re just getting started.
</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>FaceBook: </b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/foschbg">https://www.facebook.com/foschbg</a></div>Timpani Allo Spiedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541897449082209741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750020513338604737.post-54304532997339636132021-06-21T11:08:00.000+02:002021-06-21T11:08:01.872+02:00Timpani allo Spiedo: a simple break?<b>It’s official now</b>: <b>Timpani allo Spiedo has stopped a bit its activities</b> in these months, so I apologize to its<b> followers</b> and everyone sent me/us ultimately <b>some stuff to review</b>.<span></span><span></span><div>Personally, I have <b>no will anymore</b>, for example, to listen to an album and then to write a new review. But I think <b>this isn’t a bad thing</b>. Sincerely, <b>I’m fine</b> with that.</div><div>The fact is that the commitments, the needs, the projects change… the life itself <b>changes</b>. So I don’t see anymore Timpani allo Spiedo like one of the<b> essential things</b> for my life. Also because, after many years, finally I am discovering <b>the pleasure</b>,<b> the beauty</b> to listen to an album without writing something about it.</div><div>Ergo, I don’t know if this is a simple break for the ‘zine or stuff but <b>this is the plan</b>: my friend <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Francesco%20Bazzurri">Francesco</a></b> (that<b> I thank infinitely</b>, also for the Timpani’s<b> new logo</b>!) and <b>me</b> will talk about the <b>last releases</b> that we received ultimately, especially about the ones in physical format, then <b>we’ll see</b>.</div><div>In every case, it has been really a<b> beautiful adventure</b>, that was started in the now very far <b>2008</b>. Wow, <b>how much time has passed</b>!</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Flavio</b></div>Timpani Allo Spiedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541897449082209741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750020513338604737.post-14473412700612461182021-05-26T16:12:00.000+02:002021-05-26T16:12:03.129+02:00INTERVIEW TO DISTRUGGI LA BASSA! (WITH FRANCESCO "MONTA" MONTANARI)<div><b><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvb879flFoVjMpXzCDaJgoJlUTQk-Re3BvdAV2WyDHuswHagkeLTJp8rNaDchJ4XhSUo1w99aCNJ9u4MjRh86nywWNTi71XfN7NXteAJLYZh8Nn8XMdA8qUKIPiPFLYTy8_E9kGS6u9bVw/s400/logo+distruggi+la+bassa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvb879flFoVjMpXzCDaJgoJlUTQk-Re3BvdAV2WyDHuswHagkeLTJp8rNaDchJ4XhSUo1w99aCNJ9u4MjRh86nywWNTi71XfN7NXteAJLYZh8Nn8XMdA8qUKIPiPFLYTy8_E9kGS6u9bVw/s320/logo+distruggi+la+bassa.jpg" /></a></div></i></b><b style="color: red; font-style: italic;"><i><span style="color: red;"><div><b style="color: red; font-style: italic;"><i><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></i></b></div>Hey hardcore moshing maniacs,</span></i></b></div><div><b><i><span style="color: red;">mentre il mio compare <a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Francesco%20Bazzurri">Francesco Bazzurri</a> sta lavorando a una bella intervista ai <a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2021/04/fosch-per-chi-ela-la-nocc-vacula.html">Fosch</a> (gruppo black metal che canta in dialetto bergamasco, mica cazzi!), io vi presento quella agli organizzatori del Distruggi La Bassa, noto festival hardcore punk che si tiene annualmente, dal 2015, a Ferrara, una delle mie città italiane preferite famosa anche per il suo Buskers Festival e per una ricca tradizione antifascista.</span></i></b></div><div><b><i><span style="color: red;">Al Distruggi La Bassa dell'anno scorso dovevo esserci ma poi il Covid ha fatto il sacrilegio di scompaginare tutto e quindi ciaone e tante care cose. Peccato perché sarebbe stata sicuramente un'edizione con i controfiocchi già solo per una line-up stellare comprendente leggende come gli MDC, i <a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-martas-hc-punk-top-ten-of-all-times.html">DRI</a> e gli <a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2020/11/the-flavios-hardcore-punk-top-ten-of.html">Youth of Today</a>, gruppi divertentissimi da vedere dal vivo come quei pazzi degli <a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2018/07/insanity-alerttaste-floorunderballmovem.html">Insanity Alert</a>, e ovviamente una vagonata di valide band italiane, molte delle quali ospitate già su queste pagine come i <a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Mud">MuD</a> (e così avrei finalmente conosciuto di persona AldoHC, dopo che siamo amici su FB da anni!), i <a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Milksnake">Milksnake</a>, gli <a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Obscene%20Revenge">Obscene Revenge</a> (mi ricordo ancora con grande piacere la loro serata romana di supporto agli <a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2019/10/one-way-systemobscene.html">One Way System</a>!), i <a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Vibratacore">Vibratacore</a> o i romanissimi <a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/No%20More%20Lies">No More Lies</a> (a proposito, sono tornati live qualche sabato fa!). Insomma, sarebbe stata una 3 giorni da panico in pieno stile "teste vuote ossa rotte"! Ma ciò che è passato è passato, ciò che conta è il presente, e quindi anche il fatto che i ragazzi del Distruggi La Bassa abbiano dei progetti importanti, fra cui una eventuale edizione 2021 del fest.</span></i></b></div><div><b><i><span style="color: red;">Ringrazio il gentilissimo e disponibile Francesco "Monta" Montanari, uno degli organizzatori, per aver risposto all'intervista, dopo che l'ho contattato su Feisbuc qualcosa come un mesetto fa.</span></i></b></div><div><span style="color: red;"><b><i>Le foto sono state scattate da: Enrique Olvera (<a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Nabat">Nabat</a>) e Francesco Dose (<a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Vitamin%20X">Vitamin X</a>).</i></b></span></div><div><b><i><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><b><i><span style="color: red;">BUONA LETTURA!<span><a name='more'></a></span></span></i></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Ciao Francesco! Come stai? Allora, per iniziare, eccoti una domanda d’obbligo: come e perché avete dato vita al Distruggi La Bassa?</div><div><br /></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhrxtTC-en58E4WDt_g697SZssnn4iok4rAXTy6MNSmVsPsfdBWg1Hm10cXeFRXUj2RaEKHcl7O72yohkOCc0AfZCHv6GKgeUNqhSbPX3a78jEtP2iWujvfTfLVe20TB9I9EKaQjWCFwfP/s960/nabat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="960" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhrxtTC-en58E4WDt_g697SZssnn4iok4rAXTy6MNSmVsPsfdBWg1Hm10cXeFRXUj2RaEKHcl7O72yohkOCc0AfZCHv6GKgeUNqhSbPX3a78jEtP2iWujvfTfLVe20TB9I9EKaQjWCFwfP/w320-h213/nabat.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Ciao a tutti voi! Beh, ti posso dire che il festival è nato come festa di compleanno tra amici, il mio compleanno hahaha! Si sono chiamati perciò i Nabat <span style="color: red;">[FATE I NABAT! Scusate ma dovevo dirlo ahah! - Flavio]</span>, Vivere Merda, Debunk e altri amici e da li’ è partito tutto. Tra fango, pioggia e zanzare naturalmente. Poi subito dopo la prima edizione e dopo l’ultima edizione finale del Columbus Summer Festival, è nata l’esigenza di avere un appuntamento estivo fisso dove rincontrarsi e stare bene insieme, con band da ovunque ( anche e naturalmente band emergenti), distro e vecchi e nuovi amici da ogni dove. Tutto sempre all’insegna del DIY e della passione che ci portava e porta a costruire sempre il tutto da 0.</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Perché avete scelto un nome in un certo senso pittoresco come Distruggi La Bassa? Si riferisce forse al territorio della Bassa Padana, di cui fa parte anche Ferrara?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Il nome è nato per scherzo una sera al bar dalla mente di un amico che, pensando al nostro territorio e che non esisteva più il Columbus Summer Festival, gli si è accesa questa luce in testa. Ma il “Distruggi“ vuole rappresentare lo scuotere, l’accendere e il non lasciare mai statico il nostro territorio. Soprattutto in provincia qui proprio nella Bassa, dove ha le radici e dove è nato il festival.</b></div><div><br /></div><div>In quanti siete a organizzare il fest? Ognuno ha dei compiti ben specifici o tutti fanno tutto?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Ad organizzare siamo una squadra composta da una decina di persone in fase organizzativa, e anche tra uscite o nuovi ingressi, abbiamo sempre anche un gran numero di amici che ci danno una mano durante il festival stesso. Gente come noi che ha a cuore tutto questo e che si sente parte integrante di questo branco di pazzi. Diciamo che sui ruoli o compiti specifici, esiste naturalmente chi segue il discorso delle band, chi segue la promozione, chi il discorso gestione logistica/bar/punti ristoro, chi il discorso burocratico (che sia maledetta la burocrazia italiana!!). Però mi piace sottolineare che qui in tanti riescono a fare anche più cose e ci si adatta sempre a fare quello di cui si ha bisogno, senza troppe difficoltà.</b></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXYw6fxLY4lYhkRFm_O744SVYTL7yX4alFpGX425gOUDJd3jnMDiAOTvP3cJAJ7ZYBwibEpLCNYRXiJWbtqhq9e3JxxqtzuZDMN7hKFTI_WM-hzY867pD4w5UYd347NIUykwNjYCO6rP7G/s2048/vitamin+x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXYw6fxLY4lYhkRFm_O744SVYTL7yX4alFpGX425gOUDJd3jnMDiAOTvP3cJAJ7ZYBwibEpLCNYRXiJWbtqhq9e3JxxqtzuZDMN7hKFTI_WM-hzY867pD4w5UYd347NIUykwNjYCO6rP7G/w320-h214/vitamin+x.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Qual è la parte più difficile mentre si organizza un’iniziativa simile? E quella che più amate?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>La maledetta burocrazia e i muri che si alzano mettendoti bastoni tra le ruote continui sono le cose che proprio odiamo. Durante le prime 2 edizioni non capitava mai la difficoltà burocratica. Ma poi invece nelle edizioni successive, con la crescita anche del festival, ahimè ci è toccato scontrarci con queste burocrazie e rotture varie, ma come vedete siamo ancora in piedi e non sconfitti!</b></div><div><b>La parte che invece amiamo… Beh, è il muoversi nel chiamare le band, le telefonate, le mail, il promuovere, diffondere, l’appiccicare le locandine, distribuire i flyer, ricevere le richieste per suonare delle band, le richieste delle distro e dei banchetti vari… Sono tra le 1000 cose che ti lasciano proprio il sorriso stampato in faccia e che ti fanno battere il cuore!</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Quali sono i requisiti essenziali per una band per partecipare al fest? Musicalmente, mi sembra piuttosto vario visto che si va dall’oi! al thrashcore.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Non ci sono requisiti, andiamo con i nostri gusti che come dici tu, sono molto variegati e si aprono su mille filoni e generi. E ogni anno cerchiamo di dare spazio a chi ci piace di più. Sempre mantenendo però l’impronta iniziale del festival stesso. E come immaginerete, non è mai facile accontentare tutti. Sennò ci toccherebbe fare 1 mese a fila di festival 24 h su 24 h ahahah. ( mai dire mai, chissà che un giorno non faremo questa edizione apocalittica ahahah!).</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Qual è l’edizione del fest che ha fatto più successo?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>In termini di partecipazione, non c’è dubbio che l’edizione 2019 sia stata quella con più risposta di pubblico. Con tanta gente che è arrivata anche da UK, Belgio, Spagna, Germania ecc ecc… Questa cosa ancora ci fa scendere le lacrime dall’emozione!</b></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTETag8IpOb5-zNVNa3hWrO6Fx_y-bHUkwDEheit0hYB6DNTe3sNdy_orZLN2SdAOOaQERWaouqrNuRpQ_PRGhGx54aUEWRMQvp4aQ8In6Z2DMzw7_Bno2R1k1wI8csPslOEUZDrid53fq/s1200/distruggi+la+bassa+2020+flyer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="1200" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTETag8IpOb5-zNVNa3hWrO6Fx_y-bHUkwDEheit0hYB6DNTe3sNdy_orZLN2SdAOOaQERWaouqrNuRpQ_PRGhGx54aUEWRMQvp4aQ8In6Z2DMzw7_Bno2R1k1wI8csPslOEUZDrid53fq/w320-h167/distruggi+la+bassa+2020+flyer.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Mi ricordo che, per l’edizione dell’anno scorso, comprai tanti mesi prima il biglietto ultra-scontato con tutto incluso, e così avrei potuto usufruire dell’area camping per tutti e 3 i giorni. Per di più, sarebbe stata la mia primissima volta al Distruggi La Bassa, ergo non vedevo sul serio l’ora di andarci, anche grazie a una line-up devastante comprendente pure gli Youth of Today, una delle mie band hc preferite. Ma poi, purtroppo, è successo quel che è successo. Ecco, cosa vi aspettavate dall’edizione del 2020? E cosa avete provato nell’annullarla?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Guarda, ci pensiamo spesso… Eravamo pronti ad un qualcosa mai visto e vissuto qui sul nostro territorio, stavamo lavorando per accogliere tutti con tante migliorie e novità nella nuova location in città. Avevamo una carica che ci faceva esplodere dall’emozione nell’attesa… Ma poi la pandemia ha fermato il mondo, e il naturale annullamento poi ci ha lasciato, come a tutti, una bella carica di tristezza. Ma c’era poco da fare naturalmente ahimè.
</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><br />Cosa avete in programma per quest’estate? Un festival ridimensionato viste ancora le restrizioni attuali o posticipate direttamente il festival al 2022?</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUoxZY9NRvowUBEno5o4S3hKtztt8otn2ubclPhhMBZ4gU4IVKmUa2sS4-MXmbYgr9Bi36AkrjMClGcq192k7fcMRdfj85yYc_a_3rXY6zGgm-SD5pi1g33yWv1A5OWHYXYCGvFerHlu1u/s960/distruggi+la+bassa+flyer+2021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="502" data-original-width="960" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUoxZY9NRvowUBEno5o4S3hKtztt8otn2ubclPhhMBZ4gU4IVKmUa2sS4-MXmbYgr9Bi36AkrjMClGcq192k7fcMRdfj85yYc_a_3rXY6zGgm-SD5pi1g33yWv1A5OWHYXYCGvFerHlu1u/w320-h167/distruggi+la+bassa+flyer+2021.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b>In questi giorni, entro il weekend comunicheremo tutto e vi spiegheremo i nostri programmi riguardo il DLB FESTIVAL e non solo. Possiamo solo anticipare che non vi lasceremo soli in ogni caso!!!</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Ma com’è nato questo strano problema dell’evento fake doppione del fest su FaceBook?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Sinceramente non ci intendiamo troppo di queste cose, ma sembra che siano robe che si creano automaticamente o quasi in rete. Ma non sappiamo dettagli. Che vadano a cagare se esiste qualcuno che si mette a fare questi caos!</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Altri programmi in cantiere per voi?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Stiamo provando a programmare sicuramente qualcosa anche al di fuori dal festival come sempre, e sicuramente, se la situazione pandemica va a migliorare drasticamente come sembra, noi ci faremo trovare pronti per tornare a rivederci tutti sopra e sotto i palchi!</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Ok dai, l’intervista è ormai giunta al termine, quindi ora siete liberi di dire quello che volete. Daje forte, speriamo di vederci al fest! Ciao!</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Grazie mille per lo spazio e supporto e speriamo veramente di rivederci al più presto come e dove vogliamo!! Ciao belli!!</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>FaceBook: </b>https://www.facebook.com/distruggilabassafestival</div><div><b>Link evento FB del DLB 2021:</b> https://www.facebook.com/events/552844832056433</div>Timpani Allo Spiedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541897449082209741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750020513338604737.post-87018838381291054342021-05-17T20:45:00.001+02:002021-05-17T20:45:04.650+02:00Presentazione del libro "Benvenuti all'Inferno!" il 19 maggio a Roma!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJCGYl_DIljxFMLgSSEcJwXQwU_gWfapXaFZJMca4Ep6VgRw_zuhNRQb_j6zm5YIP2ayqDTBeDNrGnP-pVg0K9q-1zksQryfYI5ydwyAjvwSM21fmNLG4486ogGTW9YXz5Rp0sKrtGO4a/s2048/copertina+benvenuti+all%2527inferno.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1469" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJCGYl_DIljxFMLgSSEcJwXQwU_gWfapXaFZJMca4Ep6VgRw_zuhNRQb_j6zm5YIP2ayqDTBeDNrGnP-pVg0K9q-1zksQryfYI5ydwyAjvwSM21fmNLG4486ogGTW9YXz5Rp0sKrtGO4a/s320/copertina+benvenuti+all%2527inferno.jpg" /></a></div><div>Il momento è <b>quasi giunto</b>.</div><div>Fra 2 giorni, <b>mercoledì 19 maggio</b>, ci sarà la <b>primissima presentazione</b> dal vivo di "<b>Benvenuti all'Inferno!</b>", il mio saggio sul <b>proto-black metal</b> ormai uscito a<b> fine 2020</b>. Si terrà alle <b>18</b> presso il famoso locale <b>Traffic </b>di <b>Roma</b>. A fare da relatore ci penserà il mio amico e collega<b> <a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Fabio%20Rossi">Fabio Rossi</a></b>, che già ho ospitato su queste pagine recensendo un paio dei suoi libri, di cui quello sui<b> Bathory</b>, uscito <b>da pochissimo</b>. Sicuramente ne uscirà fuori una <b>bella chiacchierata</b>.<span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div>Per tutte le altre info, vi rimando al link dell'<b>evento</b> su <b>FB</b>:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1140109676452650">https://www.facebook.com/events/1140109676452650</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Vi aspetto</b>!</div>Timpani Allo Spiedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541897449082209741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750020513338604737.post-26194169679218471442021-05-03T12:03:00.000+02:002021-05-03T12:03:16.794+02:00E finalmente i concerti sono ripartiti!E finalmente, in questi giorni si sta riprendendo a organizzare dei<b> concerti</b>. Poca roba ma il <b>segnale di ripresa</b> c'è. Giusto l'altro ieri sono andato al <b>Traffic</b> per vedere gli <b>Shockproof</b> e i <b>Reapter</b> al Traffic. L'entusiasmo era tale che c'era <b>tantissima gente</b>, e quindi l'evento si è trasformato immediatamente in un'<b>occasione sociale</b> come non se ne vedevano da tanto. Infatti, devo dire che, a un certo punto, durante gli Shockproof ho smesso proprio di vederli per <b>socializzare</b> perché c'erano veramente tantissimi amici vecchi ma anche nuovi. Era tutto un continuo "<b>weeee, ciao, come stai?</b>", visto che con alcuni non ci si vedeva da tempo. Tutto ciò però non mi ha impedito di scattare qualche foto del concerto ma solo durante lo show degli Shockproof, ergo di seguito li potete vedere mentre suonano con l'ospite <b>Flavio</b> degli <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2020/09/roman-thrash-metal-report-part-ii.html">Asphaltator</a></b>:<span><a name='more'></a></span>
<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7EuvZ9J6orswzi7x-H1giXO6ckGGF-YOjw7jK17Hbut4FopdHA4fYcG4PRW3vTm3tXMuAO-wYXjcG_gRRvOvI26zVBZRI0Qc3dLXlDBOeVMQn3lwObj7cAoH-WoFpkenAKaRsXJFcpsrB/s2048/shockproof+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7EuvZ9J6orswzi7x-H1giXO6ckGGF-YOjw7jK17Hbut4FopdHA4fYcG4PRW3vTm3tXMuAO-wYXjcG_gRRvOvI26zVBZRI0Qc3dLXlDBOeVMQn3lwObj7cAoH-WoFpkenAKaRsXJFcpsrB/w400-h225/shockproof+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Inoltre, considerando la ripresa dei concerti, ho finalmente aggiornato, dopo tantissimo tempo, la sezione "<b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/p/live-gigs-in-rome.html">Live Gigs in Rome</a></b>". Per il momento ci troverete 4 nuovi concerti, che si svolgeranno quasi tutti al <b>Traffic</b>. In sintesi: presso questo locale suoneranno proprio gli <b>Asphaltator</b> insieme alle <b>Molestya</b>, i <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Neid">Neid</a></b> insieme ai<b> <a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Krangs">Krangs</a></b>, e i <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Reverber">Reverber</a></b> (curiosamente, di metal, sta prevalendo il thrash al Traffic) mentre al <b>Forte Prenestino</b> si esibiranno i <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/No%20More%20Lies">No More Lies</a></b> e i <b>Failed</b>. Vi invito a cliccare sulla suddetta sezione per ulteriori dettagli.</div><div>Ah, e non dimentichiamo che il 13 maggio, sempre al Traffic, ci sarà la presentazione del nuovo libro di <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Fabio%20Rossi">Fabio Rossi</a></b>, "<b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2021/04/fabio-rossi-bathory-la-band-che-cambio.html">Bathory - La band che cambiò l'heavy metal</a></b>" (<b>Officina di Hank</b>, 2021), di cui io ho scritto la prefazione. Come relatore ci sarà <b>Fabrizio Giosuè</b>, autore di "<b>Folk metal - Dalle origini al Ragnarök</b>" (<b>CRAC Edizioni</b>, 2013)).</div><div>Insomma, qualcosa c'è, ed è già<b> tanto</b>. Ora speriamo solo che questa cosa<b> continui</b> senza altri lockdown o divieti del cazzo!</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Flavio</b></div>Timpani Allo Spiedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541897449082209741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750020513338604737.post-75063013159018894352021-04-27T16:10:00.001+02:002021-04-27T16:10:17.841+02:00Fabio Rossi - "Bathory - La band che cambiò l'heavy metal" (Officina di Hank, 2021)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjH5ymk7qgm8gLo4KVMqhWRNui6PYwUCCUpvXYuXnQKEU70GuplC_BVqH1TTbnh1F8is3ivXKBHQGtx6h8O2hltFRWOVUpL6e2pMahRqgjyRbICatv6F5qRScr5rnunhak2qhYcHgVwSt/s2048/libro+fabio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjH5ymk7qgm8gLo4KVMqhWRNui6PYwUCCUpvXYuXnQKEU70GuplC_BVqH1TTbnh1F8is3ivXKBHQGtx6h8O2hltFRWOVUpL6e2pMahRqgjyRbICatv6F5qRScr5rnunhak2qhYcHgVwSt/s320/libro+fabio.jpg" /></a></div><b>Titolo:</b> Bathory - La band che cambiò l'heavy metal<div><b>Autore:</b> Fabio Rossi</div><div><b>Genere:</b> Libro</div><div><b>Data di uscita:</b> marzo 2021<br /><div><b>Voto: </b>senza voto</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>A <b>marzo</b> è uscita finalmente la nuova fatica del mio amico <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Fabio%20Rossi">Fabio Rossi</a></b>: "<b>Bathory - La band che cambiò l'heavy metal</b>". Sarebbe la sua primissima incursione in<b> territori metal</b>, e spero che non sia l'ultima visti gli <b>ottimi risultati conseguiti</b>, come si vedrà. Ma, come alcuni di voi sapranno sicuramente, io ho scritto la<b> prefazione</b> di questo libro, per il quale Fabio ha tratto anche un po' di ispirazione dal mio "<b><a href="https://officinadihank.com/prodotto/benvenuti-allinferno/">Benvenuti all'Inferno!</a></b>", che, fra l'altro, è stato pubblicato per la stessa casa editrice, la <b>Officina di Hank</b>. Insomma, è un libro che ho visto crescere, e forse, per una recensione vera e propria, sarei un po' troppo di parte. Quindi, per essere il più corretto possibile, preferisco dare a questo saggio un <b>senza voto</b>. Ma ciò non mi impedisce certamente di cercare di essere il più obiettivo possibile, ragion per cui penso che sia cosa buona e giusta elencare prima i difetti che ho riscontrato in "Bathory" (il libro, non il disco, eh!).<span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Il primo difetto, purtroppo, si nota subito: la <b>copertina</b>. E' praticamente quella di "<b>Blood Fire Death</b>", 4° album dei <b>Bathory</b>, e qui nulla di male perché, oltre a essere bellissima, è stata giustamente presa per il libro perché questo disco risulta essere il <b>perfetto anello di congiunzione</b> fra il <b>black metal</b> degli esordi e l'evoluzione <b>viking metal</b> che i Bathory hanno avuto nei primi anni '90, rappresentandoli quindi nella loro <b>interezza</b>. Il problema però è che la copertina è uscita fuori <b>sfocata</b>, sgranata, quindi il libro non si presenta benissimo. Poi non ho apprezzato tantissimo la scelta di mettere le foto soltanto alla fine di ogni capitolo, mettendole solitamente tutte<b> in un'unica pagina</b>, mentre potevano essere inserite anche all'interno del testo principale, per dare un po' più di varietà al discorso. Infine, credo che ci siano<b> troppe note a piè di pagina</b>, e alcune sono belle lunghe, quindi anche in questo caso penso che almeno alcune di esse si potessero tranquillamente includere nel testo principale. Però si sta parlando di difetti di <b>poco conto</b> che non influenzano assolutamente la<b> qualità</b> del prodotto. E infatti...</div><div><br /></div><div>... e infatti questo saggio costituisce un altro <b>bel colpo</b> da parte di <b>Fabio</b>! Dopo un po' di libri pubblicati su gruppi e artisti di tutti altri generi musicali, il nostro ha <b>perfezionato</b> veramente bene il suo <b>stile</b>, ormai diventato caratteristico. Si tratta di uno stile <b>diretto e immediato</b> ma <b>certosino ed esauriente</b> allo stesso tempo, visto che Fabio, pure questa volta, parla diffusamente dell'artista preso in considerazione facendo anche delle recensioni spesso<b> track by track</b> dei vari album, includendo nel discorso estratti dei <b>testi</b> delle canzoni, in un'operazione totale che approfondisce non soltanto la <b>musica</b> ma anche le<b> liriche</b> (spesso ingiustamente <b>snobbate</b> nella saggistica metal) e le <b>copertine</b>. Inoltre, mancano le interviste esclusive ma, in compenso, ci sono frequenti <b>estratti di interviste</b>, tratte da varie fonti, allo stesso <b>Quorthon</b>, a <b>suo padre</b> e non solo, ergo, in realtà, <b>non manca niente</b>. Fra l'altro, proprio alla fine, c'è un capitolo del tutto <b>particolare</b>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Nello specifico, mi sto riferendo all'intervista che Fabio e una sua collega, tale<b> Persephone</b>, fecero nel 2011, pubblicandola su <b><i>Metallized</i></b>, a un personaggio piuttosto noto della scena metal romana, purtroppo scomparso il<b> 6 marzo 2012</b> a soli 57 anni: <b>Baffo Jorg</b>. Al secolo <b>Giuseppe Zappimbulso</b> e grande amico di Fabio, fino alla fine organizzò vari concerti con la sua agenzia, <b>Metal Massacre</b>, facendo vivere un po' la<b> Roma Nord metallica</b> con il locale <b>Frontiera</b> durante gli anni '90 (io sono dell'89, quindi non c'ero, ma il locale si trovava vicino a casa mia mentre adesso in zona c'è il vuoto più totale in quanto a locali per la musica live di qualsiasi tipo). In quest'intervista, si nota moltissimo il <b>contagioso entusiasmo</b> di Fabio e la sua <b>natura di fan</b>, cosa che non dovrebbe mai mancare nella saggistica metal (e, purtroppo, <b>non sempre c'è</b>). C'è da dire però che l'intervista non è stata aggiunta a caso, visto che l'intero libro è stato dedicato proprio <b>alla memoria</b> di Baffo Jorg.</div><div><br /></div><div>Insomma, credo di aver detto tutto. "<b>Bathory - La band che cambiò l'heavy metal</b>" è un libro che si legge con <b>grande piacere</b>, anche perché è composto da sole <b>140 pagine</b>. Eppure, nonostante sia breve, cerca di raccontare tutto ma proprio tutto di <b>Quorthon</b> e della sua creatura principale. E questo è un lavoro veramente <b>lodevole</b>, visto che scrivere su un personaggio del genere, così schivo e lontano dai riflettori, <b>non è impresa facile</b>. Quindi, insomma, non mi dilungo oltre, e<b> vi consiglio</b> caldamente di comprare questo libro. E vi giuro che <b>non c'entra niente</b> col fatto che io abbia scritto la prefazione, eh!</div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>FaceBook:</b> https://www.facebook.com/fabio.rossi.9</div><div><b>Officina di Hank:</b> https://officinadihank.com/prodotto/bathory-la-band-che-cambio-lheavy-metal/</div>Timpani Allo Spiedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541897449082209741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750020513338604737.post-5181294215303056272021-04-19T12:45:00.000+02:002021-04-19T12:45:05.439+02:00Fosch - "Per chi èla la nòcc" (Vacula Productions, 2019)<div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY_1Fs1UsKzcE2Hucj6E5FJZJ52yFfy641DxqwRqEtmlxo6hXNRGEf_koOHvkv7y67jE6hu8t2RSu551mKCd12eDDOtWnB-ZO2DKGXOjUlPvuN0H-0HDKGQ-TplsSh619PBE1IMIwDaouX/s540/fosch+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="540" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY_1Fs1UsKzcE2Hucj6E5FJZJ52yFfy641DxqwRqEtmlxo6hXNRGEf_koOHvkv7y67jE6hu8t2RSu551mKCd12eDDOtWnB-ZO2DKGXOjUlPvuN0H-0HDKGQ-TplsSh619PBE1IMIwDaouX/s320/fosch+cover.jpg" /></a></div>Band:</b> Fosch</div><div><b>Title:</b> Per chi èla la nòcc</div><div><b>Genre:</b> Black Metal</div><div><b>Time:</b> 43.18 min</div><div><b>Release date:</b> 9th October 2019</div><div><b>Vote:</b> 88/100</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><b>Hi</b>, <b>brutal bangers</b>!<div>Let me say this: <b>Italian black metal</b> reserves <b>morbid surprises</b>! Starting with my
beloved <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Progenie%20Terrestre%20Pura">Progenie Terrestre Pura</a></b> that experiment new frontiers of sound and ending with <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Fosch">Fosch</a></b>, a
band coming from the foggy lands of <b>northern Italy</b>, that redefines the narrative of this extreme
music genre. In their third work "<b>Per chi èla la nòcc</b>" (<b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Vacula%20Productions">Vacula Productions</a></b>, 2019), they sing in <b>bergamasque dialect</b>, and it is very
important because, by telling their dark tales filled with grim atmosphere and gloomy folky feeling,
like "<b>Al calar del sul</b>", these damned guys create a perfect bloody marriage between local tradition
and black metal. Concept is very important, reinforcing it is essential and create an effective and
original overview in this kind of music not for all and saturated with ideas, so this sounds like a <b>victory</b>!<span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>In this way, it's easy plunging into the world of Fosch, feel the heartbeat of horror, the anguish, the concern and
see materializing the nightmarish creatures of <b>Italic folklore</b> and the legends passed on during cold
winter nights gathered around the fireplace.</div><div><br /></div><div>Listening to the album, I remember again "<b>Al calar del sul</b>", with very suggestive recited part
accompanied with acoustic guitar, turning then into a chaotic sonic strike. "<b>Crof</b>" keeps the canon of
classic black metal with energic rhythmic changes, same speech for the second track. "<b>Fellonch</b>" is
very solid and goddamn essential using guitars and drums. "<b>Per chi èla nòcc</b>" has an explosive beginning,
it's a violent ritual that hurts the ears of who listen to it and we feel in the middle a doom like sound
that it's a premise to introduce the final crescendo were power feels again. Equally deflagrating is
the next song "<b>Amise ndela eta, sorele ndela mort</b>", that is a pure black metal song: nothing to envy
with <b>northern Europe cousins</b>! "<b>La Procesiu di Morcc</b>" is an hybrid between a dark ballad and a
clash of sonorities with <b>death metal influences</b>. "<b>Fosch</b>" and the ending track "<b>Ròsen</b>" are both
good executions that confirm the style.</div><div><br /></div><div>Concluding this review: <b>Italian black metal is alive</b>, pulsates
of majestic restlessness and has a well defined morphology that have this album as an important
reference. Making a parallelism with literature: not only <b>Anglo-Saxon authors</b> have written good
ghost stories like <b>LeFanu</b>, <b>Hodgson</b> or <b>Bierce</b> but also a great Italian writer, <b>Luigi Capuana</b>, has
managed to scare us with novels about spectres. This is because macabre, horrorific, black stories,
magic and witchcraft run powerful under the skin of the Boot!</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tracklist:</b></div><div><br /></div><div>1 - Al calar del sul</div><div>2 - Crof</div><div>3 - Fellonch</div><div>4 - Per chi èla nòcc</div><div>5 - Amise nde ela, sorele ndela mort</div><div>6 - La Procesiu di Morcc</div><div>7 - Fosch</div><div>8 - Ròsen</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Line-up:</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Ol Pier - vocals</div><div>Pagà - guitars</div><div>Gòt - guitars</div><div>Gangà - bass</div><div>Ol Mike - drums</div><div><br /></div><div><b>FaceBook:</b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/foschbg">https://www.facebook.com/foschbg</a></div><div><b>Vacula Productions:</b> <a href="http://www.vacula.com.ua/">http://www.vacula.com.ua/</a></div>Timpani Allo Spiedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541897449082209741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750020513338604737.post-36503083317291606592021-04-07T18:19:00.002+02:002021-04-07T18:19:40.647+02:00INTERVIEW TO INTOLERANT!!!<div><b><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSi-1HlNVgcSvzJHzDL_edu0nuUfKb36CFyDk56CyJpXfiWtZxdcppO8Ga7U5WYLnWyEhgl1R1ifaMDS-lsLu99EmiwTLpj1Mz_nSNXR43J0KEnaomni4Bv0Pn3xgJbwJjZKh133A-N-Bp/s671/intolerant+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="325" data-original-width="671" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSi-1HlNVgcSvzJHzDL_edu0nuUfKb36CFyDk56CyJpXfiWtZxdcppO8Ga7U5WYLnWyEhgl1R1ifaMDS-lsLu99EmiwTLpj1Mz_nSNXR43J0KEnaomni4Bv0Pn3xgJbwJjZKh133A-N-Bp/s320/intolerant+logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></i></b><b><i><span style="color: red;">Hey megabestial nuclear bangers,</span></i></b></div><div><b><i><span style="color: red;">after a lot of days without articles of any sort, Timpani allo Spiedo is back with a new interview!</span></i></b></div><div><b><i><span style="color: red;">Yes, because time ago I had the idea to propose some questions to Intolerant, a bestial black/death metal duo from Rome whose debut album "Primal Future" was <a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2021/01/honorable-mentions-from-abyss-34.html">briefly reviewed</a> months ago. Hence, in the following lines you can read an interview that is fast and furious just as the noise perpetrated with extreme hate by this band.</span></i></b></div><div><b><i><span style="color: red;">So, enjoy this interview!<span><a name='more'></a></span></span></i></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Hi guys! How are you? So, how and why was born the project Intolerant? Was it born in full lockdown?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Hi mate! Still alive... for now. Intolerant was born in february 2020 by the will of Antihuman Warmachine and Soul Devourer. We started to record the first guitars and drums sections but after few days we were closed in our house because of the quarantine, at that point we decided to continue all the work from our respective home-studios. Vocals, mixing and mastering sessions were done at Subsound Studios after the quarantine.</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Why did you choose to name yourself Intolerant? Are you intolerant against who/what and why?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>"Intolerant" is our attitude towards contemporary society. We are intolerant against the procreation of our race first of all: the children of today will be the pollution of tomorrow, in an endless circle of destruction. "Green" solutions and ecological bullshits will not be enough to solve all this but people don't realize it.</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Usually a band releases, at least, one demo before publishing the debut album. So, what are the reasons that led you to record already an entire album? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Because we had all the ideas and the inspiration to compose a full-lenght album since the beginning, that's it.</b></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGFPIBTOIilHv8a-H33W-Py1lzIDX_AlMJqLd3rWakoF1QKy7zCz6Iw-l7ON5afG1bvZrBl9BBDc3WAoO0Yr3VU_qCYdNwZeX3jT2H7bw4YItWWbb7t2Ctms696PBzzuUslcLyou8qeE_/s1080/intolerant+pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="878" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGFPIBTOIilHv8a-H33W-Py1lzIDX_AlMJqLd3rWakoF1QKy7zCz6Iw-l7ON5afG1bvZrBl9BBDc3WAoO0Yr3VU_qCYdNwZeX3jT2H7bw4YItWWbb7t2Ctms696PBzzuUslcLyou8qeE_/s320/intolerant+pic.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>"Primal Future" has been released by <a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Time%20to%20Kill%20Records">Time to Kill Records</a>, that is owned by Enrico, historic voice of <a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Undertakers">Undertakers</a>. How was born this collaboration between this label and you?</div><br /><div><b>We proposed the album to Enrico Giannone and he liked it very much since the first moment.
We are honored to collaborate with him and his label. He is a piece of history of the Italian extreme music.</b></div><div><br /></div><div>You are one of the very few Italian bands to play the bestial black/death metal but, maybe, the only one to offer a sound closer to acts like Tetragrammacide, and this means that you play in a way more extreme than the classic formula of the genre. Exactly, what are your influences? Do you think you have something special if compared to similar bands?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>We are influenced surely by bands like Blasphemy, Diocletian, Revenge, Archgoat, Black Witchery, Bestial Warlust... we are devoted to Chaos.
We have no more special than other new and old bands, we are different because of the sound due to the use of analog machines to create noisy layers.</b></div><div><br /></div><div>In according to Metal-Archives, your lyrical themes are focused on nihilism. More precisely, what do you talk in the lyrics? In particular, there is a song whose title attract me a lot, "Ode to Virus". It is referred to Covid? And why is it an ode?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>We spread hate against human kind and against all the forms of preservation of the race, we describe a possible future in this world made of primitive wars and violent acts of survival.
A "no future" after our capitalistic nuclear madness.</b></div><div><b>"Ode to Virus" is not only a simple and stupid dedication to Covid, is an ode to all that aims to destroy the human social structures.</b></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSw9IV18U6JHLjURndNB7ZrlCmpPA4pMlJX5vkBXeZXldmskn-IhbXM-ncyXyXh8wvYX6hpnj1JCMJqFwsxVkXS_47R2u7xi63zLLe_HTpVXp70DNtYGGrWoaftZtG9mmAPXXC8Sc4WUi/s700/intolerant+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSw9IV18U6JHLjURndNB7ZrlCmpPA4pMlJX5vkBXeZXldmskn-IhbXM-ncyXyXh8wvYX6hpnj1JCMJqFwsxVkXS_47R2u7xi63zLLe_HTpVXp70DNtYGGrWoaftZtG9mmAPXXC8Sc4WUi/s320/intolerant+cover.jpg" /></a></div></div><div>Do you want to talk about your relationship with the Ukrainian artist Warhead Art, pretty in-demand in these last years among the most extreme metal circles and that made the cover artwork of your album? Did you want the cover artwork as it is now, and what it exactly represents?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Warhead is one of our favorite artists, we immediately found ourselves affiliated in the style and concept we wanted to propose. The artworks he prepared for "Primal Future" represent post-atomic monsters and apocalyptic visions of a negative future.</b></div><div><br /></div><div>You printed a lot of t-shirts so far. Why?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Warhead's artworks deserved to be printed on t-shirts.</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Are Intolerant to be intended as a studio-band or do you have intention to play live in the future? Covid permitting...</div><div><br /></div><div><b>To play live is not essential for us but invitations are welcome. Anyway our main goal is enclosed in the studio work.</b></div><div><br /></div><div>I know that you play in other bands/projects, included Blood Artillery, formed very recently. Do you want to talk also about these other realities? </div><div><br /></div><div><b>We started to play together 10 years ago, envolved in bands/projects of different styles:
from Darkwave to extreme Metal, from Industrial to Hard-Techno.
For us is not a matter of musical genre but of attitude and we are working on a lot of stuff, just wait and see.</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Future projects for Intolerant?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>To spread hate through our albums. Intolerant is the voice of war that humans deserve to lose.</b></div><div><br /></div><div>The interview is over. Thank you very much to answering to my questions. Now feel free to say what you want. Bye!</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Thanks for the interview and stay hateful.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>FaceBook: </b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/intolerantband/">https://www.facebook.com/intolerantband/</a></div><div><b>BandCamp: </b><a href="https://intolerant.bandcamp.com/releases">https://intolerant.bandcamp.com/releases</a></div>Timpani Allo Spiedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541897449082209741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750020513338604737.post-87384409118352823912021-03-22T13:04:00.001+01:002021-03-22T13:04:59.170+01:00INTERVIEW TO TORN FABRIKS! (WITH RICARDO)<div><b><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8kxR6zsGpq_HetkdSVLC1bohrbsGe_faerPiCJs9HmTeNq0Rd5Er3tm9yq1DB-Xr1jWCW78P23QmzpRIIvXAaeMRUFbDumSOwey-dugfVQK9RgAW3LVo2aZMy6URD855zr-lWwJzjU9i/s1472/torn+fabriks+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="626" data-original-width="1472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8kxR6zsGpq_HetkdSVLC1bohrbsGe_faerPiCJs9HmTeNq0Rd5Er3tm9yq1DB-Xr1jWCW78P23QmzpRIIvXAaeMRUFbDumSOwey-dugfVQK9RgAW3LVo2aZMy6URD855zr-lWwJzjU9i/s320/torn+fabriks+logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></i></b><b style="color: red; font-style: italic;"><i><span style="color: red;"><div><b><i><span style="color: red;">Hi, old school thrash metal maniacs, after reviewing the powerful Torn Fabrick's new release, "<a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2021/02/torn-fabriks-mind-consumption-firecum.html">Mind Consumption</a>", a really great work of this Portugese band, let me present their exclusive interview for Timpani allo Spiedo and discover with us their story, their adrenaline addicted music, their message and future projects! Also, I recommend listening to the EP if you need an injection of pure energy! If you don't, may Thanos cancel you from existence snapping his infinity gloved fingers!</span></i></b></div><span><a name='more'></a></span></span></i></b></div><div><b><i><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div>Hi guys! So, let’s start with your band’s birth. It’s a certain fact that pandemic has stopped many artistic genres including music. Many musicians surrendered to this dramatic situation, losing their creativity, you instead went against the tide, defining yourselves like a product of Covid-19. Is it an act of rebellion or a proof of iron will?</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8NFUBs7XQRVHlcSpxCMid4cHw_GaMvHXz1cmhKpDj4Mg1GsPyoUS7jdEFm65tIwIAuFcL66HOlSK5flpfYp9RYQMlWc90HPpWLY7AMdjuvzwkPeC5fxi3Rh6i0CPh4QBc0nQc6PojTtrv/s920/torn+fabriks+pic+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8NFUBs7XQRVHlcSpxCMid4cHw_GaMvHXz1cmhKpDj4Mg1GsPyoUS7jdEFm65tIwIAuFcL66HOlSK5flpfYp9RYQMlWc90HPpWLY7AMdjuvzwkPeC5fxi3Rh6i0CPh4QBc0nQc6PojTtrv/s320/torn+fabriks+pic+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b>Well, it’s more a proof of iron will. I <span style="color: red;">[Ricardo, singer/bassist of the band, also in <a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2020/09/honorable-mentions-from-abyss-26.html">Morbid Death</a>. - Flavio]</span> and Jorge are in the ‘business’ since the 90’s, as musicians but in different bands. One curious thing is that we never got to meet each other, personally. What happened was that I shared some videos of his band Earth Syndicate on my Facebook (FB) profile and he thanked me for that. After that, we started to exchange some messages and in one of them, he asked me if I was into Thrash Metal. I said yes and then he sent me some ideas that he had and I just loved them. Some days later, we already had some songs composed and we posted them on our recent FB profile and all that positive feedback wasn’t expected. With that, we started to take it more seriously but never losing the fun. Then Paulo came along. Besides being a drummer, he’s also a great producer. The truth is that he’s a multifaceted musician and in the beginning we didn’t know that, so it was a very good surprise for us.</b></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></b></div><div>Your stylistic choice is really remarkable, that is to revive the sound of old-school thrash metal, frenetic and aggressive with sharp riffs, groovy and melodic. Is it only an aesthetic and nostalgic tribute, or is it the renewed energy of that period that can involve again a new generation of headbangers who need, mentioning your song “Face It”, to “feel strong and free”?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Thank you so much! Those guitar riffs that Jorge had allied to our passion for Old School Thrash Metal just gave us the motive to do what is now known. We weren’t expecting all the recognition for our music. And, something great that happened and that we’re overwhelmed by, is the fact that we gain a lot of fans from all over the world. It has been incredible and surreal, all the good compliments that we’re receiving. In the first place, we just have to believe in ourselves and do what goes on our soul. Of course that we don’t please everyone and, in life, it’s just like that. For those that sympathize with our work, our music, we just do it for them because being in a band is not only about us. It’s all about the fans. We just want them to have a great time listening to our stuff. So, if we could bring some fresh air to the Old School Thrash Metal scene, that would be freakin’ awesome!</b></div><div><br /></div><div>In your EP “Mind Consumption”, there is great musical technique, which describes an high level of experience. Nothing happens by chance, but I read that you met for fun. Can you tell us the facts?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>I and Jorge just met online and until now, we didn’t yet meet personally. For curiosity, I live in São Miguel, one of the nine islands that form the archipelago of the Azores and its Portuguese territory, and Jorge lives in Almada, a city in the south side coast, near Lisbon. It’s 1427 Km of distance between us but using all available technology, it seems that those Km don’t affect us. As you can see, it is possible to do something despite the distance and we just took a chance in doing something that we like. By the way, Paulo is from Seixal and it’s very close to Almada.</b></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWVntqSN5PIZL1HXpNv-jYKUd4pPJmxO9RsUOAfsY8w-LvuMxA_r6mSZ89vJzc2XuL3NTZjLjP5yXh3SIB9buBwOxSnKRz6ngzzl2czUB6lM0dJ6-p6rduwrOtfwGQgP3REVuizVlvRoTJ/s1440/torn+fabriks+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWVntqSN5PIZL1HXpNv-jYKUd4pPJmxO9RsUOAfsY8w-LvuMxA_r6mSZ89vJzc2XuL3NTZjLjP5yXh3SIB9buBwOxSnKRz6ngzzl2czUB6lM0dJ6-p6rduwrOtfwGQgP3REVuizVlvRoTJ/s320/torn+fabriks+cover.jpg" /></a></div>A peculiarity of certain kind of thrash metal is speaking about politics, social and environmental problem, criticizing also the dark side of power. An example of this is “Handle with Care” by Nuclear Assault. Going back to “Mind Consumption”, are there some of these themes? And what’s your narrative or what is the story contained in your work?</div><br /><div><b>That kind of message is related with the artwork of "Mind Consumption". Roger Esteves was the art designer and he took it to another level. It could sound a bit cliché, but we just use all those kinds of problems that are rooted in society as inspiration for our music.</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Concluding the interview: what can we expect in the near future from Torn Fabriks? Can you anticipate us something?</div><div><br /></div><div><b>We started to compose the next studio album, the successor of "Mind Consumption". Until then, we’ll continue promoting our EP because we know that there’s a long way to go and a Metal Universe to conquer. In the name of Torn Fabriks, I would like to thank everyone that supports us. We promise that you won’t be disappointed with our next album! Cheers!</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>FaceBook: </b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TornFabriks">https://www.facebook.com/TornFabriks</a></div><div><b>BandCamp:</b> <a href="https://tornfabriks.bandcamp.com/">https://tornfabriks.bandcamp.com/</a></div>Timpani Allo Spiedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541897449082209741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750020513338604737.post-79082458130450633802021-03-15T10:38:00.001+01:002021-03-15T11:17:34.922+01:00Shankaty (Rome, 13th March 2021)<div><b>Gruppo:</b> Shankaty</div><div><b>Data:</b> 13 marzo 2021</div><div><b>Locale:</b> Let It Beer, Roma</div><div><b>Ingresso:</b> gratuito</div><div><b>Redattore:</b> Flavio Adducci</div><div><br /></div>Dopo tanto tempo dall'<a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2020/09/veranos-dogsi-maialivoidwatcher-rome.html"><b>l'ultimo</b> <b>live report</b></a> che avevo fatto, eccone finalmente uno nuovo, incentrato sul delirante concerto che quei pazzi degli <b>Shankaty</b> (o meglio, <b>ShAnKaTy</b> ma scriverlo così ogni volta è una faticaccia!) hanno fatto il <b>13 marzo</b> al <b>Let It Beer</b>. Ma chi minkia sono gli Shankaty? Personalmente ne sono venuto a conoscenza nel giugno dell'anno scorso, quando il loro cantante, tal <b>Euroz Shankato</b>, mi chiese di partecipare col suo gruppo a "<b><a href="https://xunitedx.bandcamp.com/releases">Se beccamo ner pit!</a></b>", la compilation che io e il mio compare <a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Francesco%20Bazzurri"><b>Francesco Bazzurri</b></a> abbiamo fatto l'ultima estate. Per essa, Euroz mi mandò due pezzi, cioè "<b>ShAnKaTy (Merda)</b>" e l'assurda "<b>DWTWWBTOL</b>", entrambi proposti durante la loro esibizione, grazie ai quali ho conosciuto un quintetto di pazzi scriteriati che, pur influenzati espressamente dai <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Cripple%20Bastards">Cripple Bastards</a></b> e da quel tranquillone di<b> GG Allin</b>, sono talmente inclassificabili da non fare nè punk nè metal, bensì un genere tutto nuovo chiamato... "<b>Musica di Merda</b>" (tutto rigorosamente con la M maiuscola!). Ebbene, ieri per la prima volta in vita mia ho finalmente avuto l'onore/onere di vederli dal vivo in un concerto acustico tutto speciale, a soli 2 giorni dall'<b>ennesimo fottutissimo lockdown</b>. Vi assicuro che nell'ora e poco più durante la quale gli Shankaty ci hanno allietato con i loro deliri, è successo di tutto, e tutti ci <b>siamo massacrati dal ridere</b>.<span><a name='more'></a></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaS5dlDqhDSn82C5ZhMMHH2Hv4uwnvHcKOAeBxRgPFy4ZpvPYbYSDtC6ys-708ELxA3jcoKxFPGMxFkN4t8JgEK1uQ-Khx0ENUIN9UuxOeYyYDPi32wNOQV-2DBFsamROzTs02Js9vAI8/s2048/20210313_155818.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaS5dlDqhDSn82C5ZhMMHH2Hv4uwnvHcKOAeBxRgPFy4ZpvPYbYSDtC6ys-708ELxA3jcoKxFPGMxFkN4t8JgEK1uQ-Khx0ENUIN9UuxOeYyYDPi32wNOQV-2DBFsamROzTs02Js9vAI8/w400-h225/20210313_155818.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>Allora, gli <b>Shankaty</b>, che ci hanno deliziato con una formazione ridotta a 3 elementi (ragion per cui mancavano sia la batterista che la bassista... e pure il nuovo arrivato che è addirittura un contrabbassista, ergo adesso sono un sestetto), hanno suonato 26 delle loro "hit", molte delle quali tratte dal loro nuovo album "<b>Pe' Pynø Diø Kapra</b>", che uscirà prossimamente. Fra di esse, si segnalano ovviamente le due che ho citato prima: "<b>ShAnKaTy (Merda)</b>", vero e proprio manifesto programmatico che sintetizza appieno cos'è Shankaty, riproposto per ben 2 volte per il ludibrio di noi astanti; e quell'altro brano dal titolo assurdo che non ripeto di nuovo, il quale è praticamente un pezzo grind di mezzo secondo perfino più breve di "<b>You Suffer</b>" dei <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-francescos-metal-and-bit-of-punk.html">Napalm Death</a> </b>(anche se nemmeno i <b>7 Minutes of Nausea</b> hanno battuto la brevità di 'sto brano!) e infatti Euroz sta aspettando ancora che venga inserito... nel <b>Guinness dei Primati</b>! Oltre a queste, la scaletta comprendeva altre hit intitolate molto sobriamente come "<b>Posate</b>" o "<b>Le Mani dei Nani negli Ani dei Cani</b>" e ispirate al <b>metal</b>, all'<b>hardcore punk</b>, ancora al <b>grindcore</b>, al <b>rap</b>, alla <b>dance</b> e persino al <b>jazz</b>, generi suonati però tutti intenzionalmente "male", magari rifacendo il verso con la chitarra a canzoni famose (tipo "<b>Smells Like Teen Spirit</b>" dei <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-francescos-metal-and-bit-of-punk.html">Nirvana</a></b>), ma sempre con testi adorabilmente demenziali. E tutto ciò è stato proposto dai nostri attraverso due repertori, prima uno con la chitarra acustica e poi con quella elettrica. Fra l'altro, Euroz (che durante "<b>A Me Me Piace Tanto Dio</b>" si è tolto la maglia dei <b>Death SS</b> per mostrarne fieramente un'altra con su scritto "<b>Poco Dio</b>"!) ha "suonato" ogni tanto degli strumenti "leggermente" inusuali come un tamburello mentre il tastierista, dall'aspetto normalissimo, sono state più le volte che non ha suonato che quando lo ha fatto, anche se c'è da dire che in un <b>brano/non-brano</b> mi ha sorpreso non poco, come si vedrà fra pochissimo.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Ecco, questo "<b>brano/non-brano</b>" è piuttosto particolare perché Euroz l'ha dedicato... a me e al mio libro "<b><a href="https://officinadihank.com/prodotto/benvenuti-allinferno/">Benvenuti all'Inferno!</a></b>"! Qui c'è stato praticamente un momento di <b>spoken word</b> dove lui ha improvvisato una poesia di alta classe invitando in sostanza tutti a comprare il libro (lui già l'ha fatto a suo tempo, <b>prendete esempio</b> eheh!), con in sottofondo alla tastiera - udite udite! - nient'altro che la <b>Sonata in Do Maggiore </b>di <b>Mozart</b>... però rifatta col suono di un organo! E' stato qualcosa di surreale ma lo dovevate vedere per credere ma, per fortuna, sono riuscito a fare il<b> video</b>. Ora qualche retroscena: questo pezzo è stato fatto letteralmente sul posto perché Euroz, il giorno prima del concerto, mi aveva chiesto di portare qualche copia del libro da piazzare ma, purtroppo, non sono poi riuscito a portarne una. E così, in compenso, gli ho chiesto di improvvisare qualcosa su "Benvenuti all'Inferno!", tanto per farci<b> 2 risate</b> (ben più di 2, a dir la verità!). Non credevo che l'avrebbe mai veramente fatto e invece... ecco che è uscita fuori <b>'sta follia</b>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dziLZvZgOvue2zhcztiOIhWk7pyrPuPmlgHfFUc7AhIcX0xBFY0fedbCqATrfa8UnctVm9L7PMV3ach9fRMMA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div>Ma la cosa più notevole è che gli Shankaty sanno <b>come intrattenere il pubblico</b>. Pur essendo in una formazione decimata, sono riusciti lo stesso a reggere benissimo il palco facendoci divertire <b>sempre e comunque</b>. Per esempio, si sono "perculati" vicendevolmente, ed Euroz, oltre a "perculare" praticamente tutti, ha spesso interagito con noi chiedendoci di battere a tempo (ma anche... fuori tempo!) le mani oppure di cantare con lui. In fin dei conti, stiamo parlando di un gruppo che, nonostante sia formato da <b>inguaribili balordi</b>, ha ormai un bel po' di esperienza alle spalle visto che, per <b>qualche miracolo</b> oscuro a noi comuni mortali, esiste perfino dal lontano <b>2006</b>... e quindi mi sa che, se dura da così tanto, sia <b>più serio</b> di quanto i nostri <b>non lo vogliano far sembrare</b>!</div><div><br /></div><div>Insomma, sono riuscito a parlare (quasi) seriamente della band forse più folle di <b>Roma</b>. Quindi, complimenti agli <b>Shankaty</b> e per la loro "Musica di Merda", e ringrazio di nuovo <b>Euroz</b> anche per aver fatto<b> pubblicità occulta </b>al libro fino alla fine... ma giuro che gli avevo chiesto solo di improvvisare un pezzo ahah! E complimenti pure al <b>Let It Beer</b>, che si è organizzato benissimo in questi ultimi tempi per mettere su questi piccoli concerti. E ora godiamoci questo nuovo fottutissimo lockdown... <b>sperando che sia l'ultimo</b>!</div>Timpani Allo Spiedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541897449082209741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750020513338604737.post-68792688169403567072021-03-12T18:08:00.004+01:002021-03-12T18:16:51.043+01:00Sarcastic Burn Victim - "Blood & Stomach Pills" (Cruel Nature Records, 2021)<div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6LMBvXVmgbLKufURfuyt9cCjUqqXAA7NB_KKT8Q9j2Vebz7PPDz6hYo-vwh9Gk7CA8FOUpfEgUa1-_MCXgw_GuICuf86siWTkp0ZirBRQiCJRoYDXYlykV4cLBMk1m79Z5GONsXgPDhw9/s1200/sarcastic+burn+victim+cover.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6LMBvXVmgbLKufURfuyt9cCjUqqXAA7NB_KKT8Q9j2Vebz7PPDz6hYo-vwh9Gk7CA8FOUpfEgUa1-_MCXgw_GuICuf86siWTkp0ZirBRQiCJRoYDXYlykV4cLBMk1m79Z5GONsXgPDhw9/s320/sarcastic+burn+victim+cover.jpg" /></a></div>Band:</b> Sarcastic Burn Victim</div><div><b>Title:</b> Blood & Stomach Pills</div><div><b>Genre:</b> Jazzcore</div><div><b>Release date:</b> 29th January 2021</div><div><b>Time:</b> 26.21 min</div><div><b>Vote:</b> 90/100</div><div><b>Reviewer:</b> <a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Francesco%20Bazzurri">Francesco Bazzurri</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><b>Hi, extreme metal rogues</b>! Passing almost unscathed through the annual italian music festival named “<b>SanRemo</b>”, just a little vomit, increased blood pressure and diarrhoea caused by “artists” like <b>Fedez</b> and <b>Achille Lauro<span style="color: red;"> </span></b><span style="color: red;">[but, incredibly, there is need to say that, after a lot of time, the festival has been won this year by a rock band! - Flavio]</span>, then I have to take some “<b>Blood & Stomach Pills</b>”!<span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div>This is the name of the new album by <b>Sarcastic Burn Victim</b>, an <b>English jazzcore band</b>. For those who don't know what is jazzcore, let me tell a story about a saxophonist named <b>John Zorn</b>. This man is one of the most strange characters I have seen , an eclectic musician that has produced great works of contemporary music but also has created a supergroup known as <b>Painkiller</b>, in which calibers like <b>Bill Laswell</b> and <b>Mick Harris</b> played, <b>melting jazz and grindcore</b>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sarcastic Burn Victim continues along the path of this unusual genre, giving us an <b>unique and extreme experience</b>, a mind-blowing trip along chaos and discrepancy, showing a music with multiple personalities, each one full of secrets, perversions, wizardries, mutations, incomparable madness! Thirty minutes of merciless attack beginning with the first track "<b>Deep Pan Magna Charta</b>" in which are mixed saxophone's yelling and singer's screaming giving us an acoustic brutal devastation. In "<b>Bladders</b>" a <b>doom-like sound</b> meets saxophone another time, and it sounds like claws over a blackboard. After this, we have a series of very short tracks like "<b>Wolf Goat</b>", "<b>Goat Wolf</b>", "<b>Goat</b>" and "<b>Banzai Kablooley and the Cockatoo Banana House</b>" representing a minimal sharpened splinters, and other <b>grindcore</b> addicted pieces like "<b>Please Note the Pterodactyl is Also a Ninja</b>" or "<b>Cabbage and Eyeliner</b>". We have also space for performances of distorted <b>free jazz improvisations</b> as in "<b>Obscure Cayman Islands Offshore Holding Representatives</b>". Mention of honor also to "<b>Natural Born Testicles</b>", a simil white noise armed trap and "<b>Michaeldouglasplazt</b>" that reaches the top of the wildness, ending this crazy ride through an hallucinated landscape.</div><div><br /></div><div>"<b>Blood & Stomach Pills</b>" <b>is not for all</b>, but if you have a <b>good dose of bravery</b> and your mind is at odds with mainstream musical works, <b>probably you'll be satisfied</b> like an elder bloody god after a human flesh banquet!</div><div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Tracklist:</b></div><div><br /></div><div>1 - Deep Pan Magna Carta</div><div>2 - Bladders</div><div>3 - Wolf Goat</div><div>4 - Goat Wolf</div><div>5 - Please Note the Pterodactyl is Also a Ninja</div><div>6 - Hash, Weed, Pills, Sauerkraut</div><div>7 - Goat</div><div>8 - Enter the Church of the Apocalyptic Burnchild</div><div>9 - Banzai Kablooey and the Cockatoo Banana House</div><div>10 - Obscure Cayman Islands Offshore Holding Representatives</div><div>11 - Wolf 2</div><div>12 - Natural Born Testicles</div><div>13 - Cabbage and Eyeliner</div><div>14 - He Uses his Filthy Madras Stained String Vest to Catch Special Ops in Guatemala</div><div>15 - We're Eating Lieutenant Dropping's Friends</div><div>16 - Michaeldouglasplatz</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Line-up:</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Zara Skumshot – vocals</div><div>Dr. Age – noise</div><div>Rupel – noise</div><div>Jason Cineration – guitars</div><div>Monad – drums</div></div><div>Sax Pest - saxophone</div><div><br /></div><div><b>FaceBook: </b>https://www.facebook.com/spasticburnvictim/</div><div><b>BandCamp:</b> https://sarcasticburnvictim.bandcamp.com/</div><div><b>Cruel Nature Records:</b> https://cruelnaturerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/blood-stomach-pills</div>Timpani Allo Spiedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541897449082209741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750020513338604737.post-76612350478854470462021-03-11T01:15:00.001+01:002021-03-11T01:15:19.996+01:00Children of Technology - "Written Destiny" (Hells Headbangers Records, 2020)<div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZitL6fNioeA79-Ud1cODYp5pp1Hpx47ET3N8VoYHNd_5vAmf-fxeARcHwLbIsSUDPeAcrW0xWhaqBBo1-F71W4Zy0rhVbp1xtNTd3nzEiqAKlipKhjI4cqUtkfN-5nyny00dNcHcoafn/s2048/795625.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZitL6fNioeA79-Ud1cODYp5pp1Hpx47ET3N8VoYHNd_5vAmf-fxeARcHwLbIsSUDPeAcrW0xWhaqBBo1-F71W4Zy0rhVbp1xtNTd3nzEiqAKlipKhjI4cqUtkfN-5nyny00dNcHcoafn/s320/795625.jpg" /></a></div>Band:</b> Children of Technology</div><div><b>Title:</b> Written Destiny</div><div><b>Genre:</b> Punkish Speed Metal</div><div><b>Release date:</b> 18th December 2020</div><div><b>Time:</b> 33.42 min</div><div><b>Vote:</b> 86/100</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>6 years ago I reviewed on <b><a href="https://www.heavymetalwebzine.it/2015/01/12/children-of-technology-future-decay-2014/">Heavymetalwebzine.it</a></b> "<b>Future Decay</b>", the second album of an Italian group called<b> Children of Technology</b>. From that time, very much is changed in the world but also in this band of 4 maniacs, that, during that period, in <b>2014</b>, was a half-female quartet while now it is an all-male trio, leaded, as always, by the vocalist <b>DeathLörd Astwülf</b>, accompanied since <b>2010</b> by the guitarist <b>Borys Crossburn</b>, a guy involved in other some bands like <b>Barbarian</b> and even owner of labels such as <b>Agipunk</b>. Instead, the new entry is the drummer <b>Dee Dee Altar</b>, that isn't a freshman because of his militancy, for example, in notable acts like<b> <a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search?q=bunker+66">Bunker 66</a></b>. With this line-up including a Borys Crossburn also in the role of bassplayer, Children of Technology have spewed recently forth, through the infamous <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Hells%20Headbangers%20Records">Hells Headbangers Records</a></b>, a new album: "<b>Written Destiny</b>".<span><a name='more'></a></span>
<div><br /></div><div>Now, the formation is different from the previous years but nothing is changed in the basic sound of <b>Children of Technology</b>. In fact, we are talking about 8 tracks devoted to a <b>roaring speed metalpunk</b> with post-apocalyptic themes, in an approach not so far from similar bands like <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2021/02/overcharge-metal-punx-diy-co-production.html">Overcharge</a></b>. So, here the speed reigns over all, even though, sometimes, there are quieter and atmospheric moments, as in the ballad-like intro of "<b>Desert City</b>". There is also need to say that every song is an anthem, as taught by the '80s, and each of them is sung with big energy by a <b>DeathLörd Astwülf</b> in great shape. He offers a nice vocal variety since he ranges from hysterical falsettos to raucous grunts à la <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Mot%D3%A7rhead">Lemmy</a></b>, and without forgetting to spew forth some "ignorant" growls. In addition, in "<b>The Days of Future Past</b>" there are even evocative vocals that are very close to the same <b>Barbarian</b>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08OQNYxIbF5WQoE1bybD6tQZEBw4T9KmgEmpOGX2Qs3SVsfM6ZJRA00PuPRPdAa6V8oup2WROaJzJLwkm6vZzKOehoJ3Jpqe-NOrhAuNuRIJbOd0g93lYABDgVbDEhju8kYGRyT9SVnIB/s2048/936657.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08OQNYxIbF5WQoE1bybD6tQZEBw4T9KmgEmpOGX2Qs3SVsfM6ZJRA00PuPRPdAa6V8oup2WROaJzJLwkm6vZzKOehoJ3Jpqe-NOrhAuNuRIJbOd0g93lYABDgVbDEhju8kYGRyT9SVnIB/s320/936657.jpg" /></a></div><div>Is there need to add something else? Well, <b>Children of Technology</b>, with this album, remain a <b>strong point of reference</b> for those who eat <b>bread and metalpunk</b> every day. Plus, I think that "<b>Written Destiny</b>" is better than "<b>Future Decay</b>", not entirely convincing because of a production a bit too clean for my tastes. Said also about a wonderful cover artwork courtesy of the Italian artist<b> Velio Josto</b> (we already knew him on these pages through <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2020/03/honorable-mentions-from-abyss-17.html">Aggressive Perfector</a></b>), "Written Destiny" is full of songs perfect to be performed on a stage so to provoke a notable moshpit... hoping that this fuckin' <b>Covid</b> <b>will finally</b> <b>die very soon</b>!</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tracklist:</b></div><div><br /></div><div>1 - Soundtrack of No Future</div><div>2 - Creation Through Destruction</div><div>3 - Written Destiny</div><div>4 - The New Barbarians</div><div>5 - Desert City</div><div>6 - Warpainted Nightcreatures</div><div>7 - The Days of Future Past</div><div>8 - Wasteland Cratediggers</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Line-up:</b></div><div><br /></div><div>DeathLörd Astwülf - vocals</div><div>Borys Crossburn - guitars/bass</div><div>Dee Dee Altar - drums</div><div><br /></div><div><b>FaceBook:</b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/COTofficial">https://www.facebook.com/COTofficial</a></div><div><b>BandCamp:</b> <a href="https://children-of-technology.bandcamp.com/album/written-destiny">https://children-of-technology.bandcamp.com/album/written-destiny</a></div><div><b>Hells Headbangers Records:</b> <a href="https://shop-hellsheadbangers.com/">https://shop-hellsheadbangers.com/</a></div><div><br /></div>Timpani Allo Spiedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541897449082209741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750020513338604737.post-84752207431337871992021-03-06T00:17:00.001+01:002021-03-06T00:17:13.800+01:00Malichor - "Sirens of Innsmouth" (Self-released, 2020)<div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOI77zV2ywgM5-sAZIe70SXBuHe6jyAOsxSxTppyAQNszYfhZTGpJKQjTG0bo4rCotQkfC9pYV7yp5r6op3FhaLFxNNpQQ3Bj3ht9QFZPKq8GbYAqg8wILsPSc879amK5KlACCu3ltf6_4/s700/Malichor+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOI77zV2ywgM5-sAZIe70SXBuHe6jyAOsxSxTppyAQNszYfhZTGpJKQjTG0bo4rCotQkfC9pYV7yp5r6op3FhaLFxNNpQQ3Bj3ht9QFZPKq8GbYAqg8wILsPSc879amK5KlACCu3ltf6_4/s320/Malichor+cover.jpg" /></a></div>Band:</b> Malichor</div><div><b>Title:</b> Sirens of Innsmouth</div><div><b>Genre:</b> Black/Thrash Metal</div><div><b>Time:</b> 7.01 min</div><div><b>Release date:</b> 17th October 2020</div><div><b>Vote:</b> 75/100</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>After something like <b>3 years</b>, the Australian quintet <b>Malichor</b> comes back on these pages with a 2-track single entitled "<b>Sirens of Innsmouth</b>". Released only in a digital format through <b>BandCamp</b>, it is a sort of concept-single "telling the tale of the fiendish inhabitants from the bordello "Sirens" in the derelict town of Innsmouth", that are the <b>seducing but deadly creatures</b> mentioned in the title.<span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div>Musically, this production doesn't show any particular variations in the very traditional sound offered by<b> Malichor</b>. In fact, both the songs are in the sign of a<b> hyperspeed and well played black/thrash metal</b>, also if, to say the entire truth, the riffing is <b>thrasher than black</b>. Of the tracks, "<b>Sirens of Innsmouth</b>" usually goes at a more typical pace for the thrash metal standards. Instead, "<b>Lorelei</b>" (named after the<b> Siren Queen</b>) is, at the same time, more dynamic and more violent due to a stronger presence of the blast-beats. Very good are the guitar solos, featured in both the songs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUt4yt-9pc27rzpVvkOr43BI1HTCD8TMt2E2E5eFhyE4H7yc1MXhBJuLdWt-D-aqzhToibmHN-qTrUrkgrfFY4qPf1u0ul0tQYYTQ0jopKMPPeZI4vjHTJQ18KyYS1iReHGqx0DY8dD2Ef/s700/Malichor+pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUt4yt-9pc27rzpVvkOr43BI1HTCD8TMt2E2E5eFhyE4H7yc1MXhBJuLdWt-D-aqzhToibmHN-qTrUrkgrfFY4qPf1u0ul0tQYYTQ0jopKMPPeZI4vjHTJQ18KyYS1iReHGqx0DY8dD2Ef/s320/Malichor+pic.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div>As a conclusion for this fast'n'furious review, I say that "<b>Sirens of Innsmouth</b>" delivers<b> remarkable doses of intensity</b>, as usual for this band. Only shame for the fact that it is simply a <b>2-track release</b>, so I can't wait for a <b>more consistent production</b> by these 5 demons. Meanwhile, I suggest you not only <b>to listen to this single</b> but also to enjoy the <b>animated video</b> that the band made for "<b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImZ43w2T9NA">Sentinels</a></b>", a track taken from their debut album "<b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2018/08/fastnfurious-attack-wmbsystemik.html">Nightmares and Abominations</a></b>", that I featured in "<b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2021/03/come-on-burn-my-ears-13.html">Come on, burn my ears! #13</a></b>".</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tracklist:</b></div><div><br /></div><div>1 - Sirens of Innsmouth</div><div>2 - Lorelei</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Line-up:</b></div><div><br /></div><div>D. Defiler - vocals</div><div>A. Abominatus - guitars</div><div>B. Exhumus - guitars</div><div>I. Murdoroth - bass</div><div>R. Morturus - drums</div><div><br /></div><div><b>FaceBook:</b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/malichor">https://www.facebook.com/malichor</a></div><div><b>BandCamp:</b> <a href="https://malichor.bandcamp.com/">https://malichor.bandcamp.com/</a></div>Timpani Allo Spiedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541897449082209741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750020513338604737.post-60594059053567561682021-03-02T15:52:00.006+01:002021-03-02T16:02:37.440+01:00Come on, burn my ears! #13<b>Hey metalheads and punkers</b>,
<div>finally welcome to the <b>13th episode</b> of "<b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Come%20on%20burn%20my%20ears%21">Come on, burn my ears!</a></b>", the main playlist of <b>Timpani allo Spiedo</b>! For the truth, it was supposed to be published on <b>February</b> but, unfortunately, it is out only <b>now</b>.<span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div>This new appointment with the playlists consist even of <b>23 songs</b>, and this means that, so far, it is the <b>longest</b> in the history of "Come on, burn my ears!".</div><div>As usual, it contains <b>various stuff</b> ranging from the most <b>barbaric war metal</b> to <b>classic heavy metal</b>, and without forgetting some <b>(hardcore) punk madness</b> from a <b>straight-edge beatdown</b> to a <b>punk rock</b> à la <b>Green Day</b>, so also this fresh episode can satisfy <b>different tastes</b>.</div><div>Here is the <b>playlist</b> in its <b>exact order</b>:</div><div><br /></div><div>1) <b>Terrordome</b> - "Possessed by Blyat"</div><div>2) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2020/03/sect-marksiege-stompersclosed.html">Mind/Knot</a></b> - "No More"</div><div>3) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2021/02/torn-fabriks-mind-consumption-firecum.html">Torn Fabriks</a></b> - "Bring Me Down"</div><div>4) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2021/02/honorable-mentions-from-abyss-36.html">Velkhanos</a></b> - "Bring Me the Fire"</div><div>5) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2019/06/honorable-mentions-from-abyss-6_23.html">Pounder</a></b> - "Hard City"</div><div>6) <b>Cannibal Accident</b> - "Haista vittu ihminen"</div><div>7) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2018/08/fastnfurious-attack-wmbsystemik.html">Malichor</a></b> - "Sentinels"</div><div>8) <b>Dipygus</b> - "St. Augustine, FL 1896"</div><div>9) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2018/06/injector-stone-prevails-art-gates.html">Injector</a></b> - "March to Kill"</div><div>10 <b>Esimere</b> - "Non resta niente"</div><div>11) <b>Chainsword</b> - "Daemonculaba"</div><div>12) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Bedsore">Bedsore</a></b> - "Cauliflower Growth"</div><div>13) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2019/06/honorable-mentions-from-abyss-5.html">Degragore</a></b> - "Csak Erre Vártam"</div><div>14) <b>Hallucination</b> - "Hallucination" (full demo tape)</div><div>15) <b>Duocane</b> - "Peritonite"</div><div>16) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2020/05/honorable-mentions-from-abyss-21.html">xSenselessxPositivityx</a></b> - "Detesta" (Indigesti cover)</div><div>17) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2018/10/gnida-syf-self-released-2012-defense.html">Gnida</a></b> - "R.A.K."</div><div>18) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/The%20Ammonoids">The Ammonoids</a></b> - "Rats"</div><div>19) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Bunker%2066">Bunker 66</a></b> - "To the Gates of Death"/"Lair of the Profaner"</div><div>20) <b>Dira Mortis</b> - "Twilight of Divine Purgatory"</div><div>21) <b>Deathspawn</b> - "Grace of Purpose"</div><div>22) <b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/search/label/Blair">Blair</a></b> - "Cry for Revenge"</div><div>23)<b><a href="https://timpaniallospiedo.blogspot.com/2021/01/honorable-mentions-from-abyss-34.html"> Intolerant</a></b> - "Attack!"</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Playlist YouTube's link:</b></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFvWuK6ASydWWrAPSBBfBDZ2zdlfFG8IP">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFvWuK6ASydWWrAPSBBfBDZ2zdlfFG8IP</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>ENJOY!</b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Timpani Allo Spiedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00541897449082209741noreply@blogger.com0