Ultimately, this is the meaning that lies behind the title of the album: death is what keeps us in check and yet is the one and only panacea to all our anguishes. While distancing ourselves from these delusional sentiments, we also didn't want to fall into optimistic nihilism the idea that the awareness of an impending void can grant any peace is simply preposterous. We wanted to praise the rejects above the leaders, who naively think they can escape this race towards oblivion, and the coward above the fighting man, whose only fault was believing in the frail concept of nation and a false sense of belonging. We wanted to praise failing and giving up, as opposed to perseverance, pride and the grinding mentality. Death Panacea is an album about defeat and hopelessness, about the inherent futility of human strife and all our laughable attempts at masking this unescapable nature. When asked about their new opus, multi-instrumentalists Riccardo Di Bella and Ernesto Ciotola provided the following, strong statement: “While many metal albums seem to appeal to a feeling of fierceness, a call to war, an urge to fight something, we wanted to express the opposite. The “atmospheric black metal” label which so aptly described their debut album, is now just one of the many, partial definitions which could be used to define the band’s music. Compared to The Shrine Of Primal Fire, Death Panacea steers towards more aggressive, warring sounds. Info: se sei un sottoscrittore del 'Circle of Wax' di Avantgarde Music, questo album sarà incluso nel bundle #3 (Febbraio)įive long years after their fascinating debut, Milan-based duo A Pale December deliver their sophomore album, Death Panacea. To the influences that inspired Ferum, by reinterpreting them Unorthodox EmanationsĬOPIA NUOVA E SIGILLATA MA CON UN LIEVISSIMO DANNO ALLA COPERTINA DOVUTO AL TRASPORTO (QUASI IMPERCETTIBILE) Mix: to make the whole as natural, as real as possible, and to pay homage The choice of oil on canvas follows the same logic of the analogue Represented in a morbid and extreme way by the cover by Maestro Paolo Separation and its dichotomy, up to erosion and collapse. Touches, making the album consistent, organic and even heavier.Ĭonceptually, Asunder / Erode is a journey that explores the idea of

The record was mixed completely in analogue to give the songs a deeper, Its interior is a maze of stillbirth potential, Today it is an urban wreck kept alive by few commercialĪctivities which are based on the inside: it is in fact closed to the public, Inside the historic Tallinna Linnahall, a behemoth built during the Soviet The spotlight, always followed by the bass guitar.Īsunder / Erode was recorded and mixed at Walter Productions in Tallinn,Įstonia by producer and sound engineer Are Kangus. The drums wisely marches, moving from the background into Sharper parts, while harmonized melodies and solos paint a cavernousĪtmosphere. Asunder / Erode, the band’s debut album, is an This ushers in a new era Saturn's Cross.įerum is a death doom metal band originated in Italy, but now scattered This is a headlong dive into the soul's psychic darkness, with nothing to break the fall. This is a willing exploration of the endless labyrinth and a lamp of pitch black glass intended to serve as a beacon in the lightless depths of the human spirit. Vocals, Cheat Death disregards genre with wild abandon in favour of something that is at times overwhelmingly abrasive and at others intoxicating. Now operating as a two piece, with 1908 entering the fold on bass and

Yet, when we listened to what Sebastian crafted, we had no doubt, and we gladly welcomed this new project to our roster. With neither hope nor fear, Saturn’s Cross unveils Cheat Death. With Saturn’s Cross, the Canadian took a very different path, delving into cold wave territories, which little have to share with the bands he is usually associated to. Sebastian Montesi is a prolific artist, probably best known for his endeavors in Mitochondrion and for being one of the founding members of Auroch.

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