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Kannonau’s past and present

April 29, 2022 redbraces

KANNONAU: Kannonau Release year: 2006/2022Label: Misty Circles/Steinklang Industries Not long ago, I touched upon the subject of Italian neofolk in my review of Rose Rovine E Amanti’s album Sogni Visioni E Premonizioni (reviewed here): one of the few local scenes, … Continue reading Kannonau’s past and present

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Roses, ruins, lovers, dreams, visions and premonitions

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 redbraces

ROSE ROVINE E AMANTI: Sogni Visioni E Premonizioni Release year: 2022Label: Corvus Records Italy has a long tradition of neofolk, with the earliest bands having been active since the late 80’s or early 90’s. Despite this, relatively few of them … Continue reading Roses, ruins, lovers, dreams, visions and premonitions

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TourdeForce in the key of death

March 16, 2022March 16, 2022 redbraces

TOURDEFORCE: Six In The Key Of Death Release year: 2022Label: SPQR It’s no secret that for me, neofolk originators Death In June is where it’s at: that’s the one artist, that stands up high above everything else, in an exclusive … Continue reading TourdeForce in the key of death

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A little something to drink with Division S

March 1, 2022March 1, 2022 redbraces

DIVISION S: Something To Drink & Smoke Release year: 2022Label: Steinklang Records Italian Division S – who unfortunately share the name with, and should not be confused with, an old RAC band from Sweden – seem to have an idée … Continue reading A little something to drink with Division S

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Of the soldier, the mother and the son

January 14, 2022January 14, 2022 redbraces

IGNOTO MILITI: Ignoto Militi Release year: 2021Label: self-released In our interview with Italian martial industrial project Ignoto Militi, current sole member of the project, Matteo, said that future releases would be slightly less all over the place and more focused. … Continue reading Of the soldier, the mother and the son

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Ignoto Militi: remembering the fallen

August 5, 2021August 5, 2021 redbraces

The history of Europe is a history of war. Throughout the centuries, men have waged war, fought valiantly – and died. Some are remembered in song and story, but most are cast aside by history. This history of violence and … Continue reading Ignoto Militi: remembering the fallen

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Unknown Italian Soldiers

May 17, 2021July 28, 2021 redbraces

IGNOTO MILITI: Presente Release year: 2020Label: self-released Martial industrial is a genre that forever lurks somewhere in the distance, beyond “regular” industrial and neofolk, the two genres it is most closely related to. Even the more illustrious names of the … Continue reading Unknown Italian Soldiers

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The crude death of Tenebro

March 8, 2021 redbraces

TENEBRO: Liberaci Dal Male Release year: 2020/2021Label: Dismal Fate Records/Xtreem Music Italy has a long history of gruesome and macabre horror movies. The giallos of Dario Argento, the blood-drenched horror of Lucio Fulci and the notorious Cannibal Holocaust by Ruggero … Continue reading The crude death of Tenebro

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Black legions of impious demonolatry

May 30, 2020January 14, 2021 redbraces

BLACK LEGIONS: Rise Of Impious Demonolatry Release year: 2019Label: Bestial Burst Italian duo Black Legion wear their influences on their sleeve. The album sleeve, that is: everything about this screams bestial old school black metal. The black and white cover … Continue reading Black legions of impious demonolatry

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Daemoniac dwelling in Swedish apocalypse

December 16, 2019December 9, 2019 redbraces

DAEMONIAC: Dwellers Of Apocalypse Release year: 2019Label: Xtreem Records As everyone into death metal knows, Sweden was one of the countries to stake a major claim early on, and one of the earliest scenes to create their own trademark sound. … Continue reading Daemoniac dwelling in Swedish apocalypse

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