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  First of all, and because it cannot be said often enough: нет войны | ні війні | No War How to help the people in Ukraine ______________________________________________________ Picture Credit: Iuliano Iuliano - De-Algorithm Release Date: April 08, 2022 Label: Quiteloud Records Format: Digital Duration: 16:56 Genre: Art Rock / Prog Rock Origin: Italy Most of us will know these situations. You have a harmless chat about the weather with your neighbour, and some hours later your social media or search engine feeds are crammed with advertisments for holiday resorts, sun shields, umbrellas or whatever fits the exact direction of your previous dialog best. Or, you either accidentally or for research reasons click on a video by Jordan Peterson or Milo Yiannopoulos , and next time you refresh your video streaming service it looks like the wet dream of a neo-fascist conspiracy theorist. Italian artist Iuliano has taken on this subject, the subject of algorithm and their power as a d...

  First of all, and because it cannot be said often enough: нет войны | ні війні | No War How to help the people in Ukraine ______________________________________________________ Picture Credit: Andrea Pizzo and the Purple Mice Andrea Pizzo and the Purple Mice - Potatoes on Mars Release Date: January 20, 2022 Label: Purple Mice Format: Digital Genre: Prog Rock / Space Rock Origin: Genova , Italy What would the journey to the center of the universe be like? How could you describe the dark oblivion of the space void dotted with crystals of remote icy stars? Of course with rollicking space rock that from the first notes fills the entire space. Unearthly vocals that break down in a rush of emotions followed with an insane number of instruments that will be enough for an entire orchestra - guitar chords and murmuring of piano is augmented with roulades of kalimba, tranquil sounds of hangpan and the squawks of theremin. Every instrument is just in its place and enriches the sound m...

Picture Credit: Zorastead   Zorastead - Inner Rails Release Date: July 10, 2021 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 35:35 Genre: Alternative Rock Origin: Gallarate , Italy The story of how Italian band Zorastead were formed can be told in two different versions. The short form is "sometimes things just happen". Well, I guess we can all agree to that. But here is the longer (and actually a lot more romantic) of Zorastead's origin: On a foggy winter evening in the 2019, a composer, a writer, and a singer met in a small town in Northern Italy. Within this triangular energy and maybe via the mysterious powers of the fog, it happened that these thre people formed a band - and Zorastead was born. By the end of the first quarter of 2021, the first single " True Words " was released by the Gallarate-based band. The ex ante release is featured on the album on hand as its final track. Zorastead play a smooth and gentle version of Alternative Rock. And actually, it ...

Picture Credit: Lunar Swamp Artwork: Steven Yoyada   Lunar Swamp - Moonshine Blues Release Date: July 02, 2021 Label: The Swamp Records / Clostridium Records / Burning Coffin Recs Format: Vinyl / CD / Cassette / Digital Length: 35:38 Genre: Shamanic Doom Blues Origin: Catanzaro , Italy A bit over a year ago, Catanzaro's Shamanic Doom Blues trio Lunar Swamp released their first mini-album / EP " UnderMudBlues ". Now, their first full-length "Moonshine Blues" is out and available via The Swamp Records (CD), Clostridium Records (Vinyl), and Burning Coffin Recs (Chile). One can argue that the debut album is only eight minutes longer than the 2020 EP. But different to the previous release, "Moonshine Blues" is avalaible in all relevant physical formats. On six new tracks, Mark Wolf  (vocals, harp), S.M. Ghoul  (drums), and Machen  (guitars, cigar box guitar) embrace the night and the apocalypse. Their Shamanic Doom Blues is an honest worship of the forefa...

Picture Credit: Riccardo Moccia   Riccardo Moccia - Concertless Release Date: February 25, 2021 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 39:36 Genre: Progressive Death Metal / Jazzcore Origin: Rome , Italy Riccardo Moccia  is an actor, writer, composer, filmmaker, sound engineer, producer, musician, singer from Italian capital Rome. Shortened, you could say, Moccia  is a professional artist dedicating his work to auditive and visual arts. On hand, we have the latest solo album by Riccardo Moccia  whch follows the 2019 release " Percorsi ". The seven-track release "Concertless" is an album deeply affected by the stormy tides that humankind is currently going through. It is hence a work dealing with different perceptions of thruth and falsehood, new concepts of distance and closeness, and the challenges that come with change and progress. Tieing on to the last word of the previous sentence, "Concertless" is an extremely progressive album. The style played...

Picture Credit: Oslo Tapes   Oslo Tapes -  Ør Release Date: June 04, 2021 Label: Pelagic Records Format: Digital Length: 42:49 Genre: Krautrock Origin: Italy With a band name reffering to the capital of Norway, and an album title that means "dizzy" or "confusing" in Norwegian, one could assume that Oslo Tapes are a band fro that very Skandinavian country. Instead, the band was founded by Southern Italian artist Marco Campitelli  after he returned from a trip to Oslo. The original idea was to musick the melancholic atmosphere of the Northern metropolis. Since the formation of Oslo Tapes, two full-length releases have been published which are now followed by album number three: "Ør". With support by Mauro Spada  (bass) and Davide Di Virgilio  (drums and percussions), Marco Campitelli  takes us on a colourful sonic journey. Psychedelic, atmospheric and somewhat dreamy, the soundscapes on "Ør" create a shiny calleidoscope of mesmerizing Krautrock. Th...

Picture Credit: Barnum's Freak   Barnum's Freak - Darkness between the Light Release Date: March 11, 2021 Length: 04:35 Genre: Prog Rock Origin: Naples , Italy More than six have passed since Napolitan quintet Barnum's Freak have released their last album " Revolution Loading ". This year, a new work will be published, and the single 'Darkness between the Light' is the first of omen of what we are about to expect from the upcoming release. Darkness Between the light by Barnum's Freak "Darkness between the Light" is a colourful and versatile display of intelligent rock music. Seemlessly Barnum's Freak let Retro Prog, Progressive Post Rock, and a bit of Zeuhl merge and thereby create a beautiful soundscape. Tempo, metre, and moods change in a lightfooted manner and therefore make the sophisticated sound of "Darkness between the Light" appear very easy to the hearing. Barnum's Freak have hereby produced a wholesome piece of mus...

Picture Credit: Bretus Artwork: DamianaMerante Art   Bretus - Magharia Release Date: May 07, 2021 Label: The Swamp (CD) / Overdrive (Vinyl) / Burning Coffin Recs (Tape) Format: Vinyl / CD / Cassette / Digital Length: 42:42 Genre: Horror Doom Origin: Catanzaro , Italy Bretus from Catanzaro, Calabria stand for 21 years of doom, occult mysticism, and Lovecraft-like horror. Those ingredients make a perfectly cursed recipe - let us embrace the Horror Doom! Less than two years after the release of their album " Aion Tetra " and the re-issue of their selftitled debut , Bretus  are back with another thrilling soundtrack for the apocalypse. "Magharia",the name probably refers to a medieval Judaeo-Christian sect, also called the people of the caves who regarded Jesus of Nazareth as an angel whose existence was foreseen from the beginning of everything. Once again, Bretus come up to the name of their genre. The sound of "Magharia" combines elements of traditional ...

Picture Credit: Pentesilea Road Pentesilea Road - Pentesilea Road Release Date: February 26, 2021 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 71:48 Genre: Neo-Prog / Prog Metal Origin: Italy Pentesilea Road is the brainchild by Vito F. Mainolfi . The artist from Italy has written and composed a dozen of songs that have now been released as Pentesilea Road’s self-titled debut album. While Mainolfi has recorded the guitars and the bass for the album, he received energetic support on the further realization of “Pentesilea Road”. Thus, the vocals are provided by Lorenzo Nocerino , Ray Alder , and Michele Guaitoli . Ezio di Ieso has played the synthies and pianos, and the drums were recorded by Mark Zonder and Alfonso Mocerino . And last but not least, there is a jazzy cameo in the song ‘Give them Space’ by none less than Paul Prins . The latter, by the way, is an absolute killer track! The result is a highly artistic album of modern Progressive Rock. Pentesilea provide us with some so...

Cornea - October Tapes Release Date: February 22, 2021 Length: 06:39 Genre:  Post Metal  /  Psychedelic Doom Origin:  Padua ,  Italy Recorded live at Rocketbooster Studio , October 03, 2020 Cornea Online: Facebook Instagram Bandcamp Spotify Looking for affordable and high quality promotion for your music? Here's MusoSoup! Follow MangoWave on Telegram DONATE

Picture Credit: Molestya Molestya - Necrofilia Release Date: February 15, 2021 Length: 02:16 Genre: Hardcore Punk Origin: Rome , Italy Molestya Online: Facebook Instagram Bandcamp SoundCloud YouTube Looking for affordable and high quality promotion for your music? Here's MusoSoup! Follow MangoWave on Telegram DONATE

Milk Lizard - In and out of Sight Release Date: February 13, 2021 Length: 05:15 Genre:  Shoegaze  /  Post Rock Origin:  Milan ,  Italy From their EP " Our House and what now remains " (2021) Milk Lizard Online: Facebook Twitter Instagram Bandcamp SoundCloud Tidal iTunes Deezer YouTube Spotify Looking for affordable and high quality promotion for your music? Here's MusoSoup! Follow MangoWave on Telegram DONATE