Hi Folks!
I think this will be the last entry on the blog (the last one about the recordings of “In Crescendo” at least)…The album is finally going to be completed. We saved the big one for the last…The longest track on the album (it comes in at about 12 minutes)…and the hardest to play, probably.

Anyway, “In Crescendo” is almost finished and our feelings at the moment are a mix of excitement, tiredness, and anticipation with the conviction that we have achieved another relevant step in our musical path. This album is about love, hope, death and disillusion, and I think the music fits those themes very well… But, we can talk about the concept when the album is out there, and you’ve had a chance to listen to the disk…

As always, a record is also the result of the effort of several people “outside” the band… So I want to say thank you to Giampiero Ulacco, Devilnax (“Vedere Cammello!”), Mauro Marani, and Jim Wilkinson for helping us so much during those 6 months. 

At the end of the month we’ll be touring Europe with Jon Oliva (check http://www.kingcrow.it/tour.asp for dates) So, I hope to see you there! Oh, and we’ll see you Americans in Atlanta in September…
So, It is time to hit the road again… 

Here are some photos by Devilnax, that were done during the filming of the videoclip for the song "Morning Rain" - directed by Mauro Marani
Bye!

(Diego Cafolla)

Hi there!

Some good news here!

As some of you know, we’ll be touring Europe in June/July with the legend that is Jon Oliva. Savatage were one of my early influences. Something like 15 years ago, I was a lot more into “Classic Metal”, collecting records, T-shirts, etc. The first time I encountered the music of Savatage (Streets- still my fave of theirs) I was impressed with the elegance of the music, and the beauty of the arrangements and melodies. So, many years later, we are going to share the same stage, and to me it is a kind of a “dream come true”. In addition, we’re very excited to play again in countries like Germany , Holland and Switzerland, since we have great memories of the past gigs there. 

For two of the gigs, our bass player Francesco “Cecco” D’Errico will be substituted by our friend Angelo Orlando, the guy who recorded Phlegethon.

So I hope to see you there, check our website for the dates!

On the other side (of the Atlantic Ocean) we’re going to play in September at ProgPower USA, in Atlanta. I can’t tell you how much we’re looking forward to this gig. We’ve just started to think about what songs we can play there with a 60 minute slot. We want to play a good amount of Phlegethon, and some new songs. So I think we’ll have to start rehearsing the new ones soon. But which ones? Hard question…

Anyway, we started the rehearsals in the new studio while we’re recording in parallel in the old one. The recordings are going well, with just 2 and a half songs left (one of them clocks in at 12 minutes in length, so still a lot of work to do). The last song recorded, with the (maybe) workin’ title of “Summer 1997” is a kind of a two part song. The first part is very melodic and atmospheric, while the second one is heavy…It is a “Crescendo”, with some beautiful Mellotron sounds and some very interesting drumming. At the moment, it is one of the best pieces on the record in my opinion.

On the visual side, Devilnax almost finished all of the artwork, and it is amazing! As always, we try to combine the visual aspect with the music, the concept, and the general vibe of the album. We talk and listen to the music, and then talk again for hours about what is the essence of the record, and how it’d be represented by the cover and the whole artwork… We just aim for something meaningful other than “simply” cool and his work is always impressive in that way. He’s also working with Mauro Marani on the new videoclip. 

Don’t miss the video with the six of us rehearsing for the tour!

See you soon!


(Diego Cafolla)

Making Of "In Crescendo" : Episode VII

The new "Sound Under Pressure" Studio (work in progress)