Tenebra by La Janara
After the release of a demo in 2015 and the first self-titled EP "La Janara" in 2017, distributed by Black Widow Records, La Janara releases its first, official debut album titled Tenebra (out on 27th March 2019) and the new song “Il Canto dei Morti” (“The Song of the Dead”) on 13th February 2019, produced and distributed by the legendary italian occult rock and metal label Black Widow Records with lyrics and music by Il Boia (Nicola Vitale).
The album, set in a timeless and rural Hirpinia surrounded by mountains and old villages, tackles the theme of the dark side of the human soul, but also the sorrow and freedom of women who have endured the weight of oppression over the centuries, who find their place within society only through pagan rituals and occult invocations. The album was recorded halfway between Blackness Studios by Rocco Minichiello (Release the Blackness) and Time Collapse Studios in Rome - where it was mixed and mastered by Alessio Cattaneo and Riccardo Studer (Stormlord). Featuring the new drummer "il Mercenario", after the departure of “l'Alchimista”, Tenebra sees the presence of several special guests (Riccardo Studer on keyboards, Alessandro Liccardo of Hangarvain on the solos of the songs "Mephis" and "Or Poserai per Sempre" with Giulian of black metal band Scuorn on vocals and Alessio Cattaneo, who played bass and drum programming on “Ver Sacrum”).
Tracklist
| 1. | Malevento | 3:45 |
| 2. | Mater Tenebrarum | 3:48 |
| 3. | Violante Aveva Un Osso di Capra | 3:59 |
| 4. | Tenebra | 5:42 |
| 5. | Mephis | 4:13 |
| 6. | Cera | 5:09 |
| 7. | Il Canto dei Morti | 5:39 |
| 8. | Volano i Corvi | 2:36 |
| 9. | Or Poserai Per Sempre | 5:19 |
| 10. | Ver Sacrum | 6:41 |
Credits
Music and lyrics by Il Boia (Nicola Èuplio Vitale).
Produced, mixed, mastered by Riccardo Studer and Recording, Editing, Mixing, Programming by Alessio Cattaneo at Time Collapse Recording Studio, Rome, Italy.
Guitar, bass recorded and produced by Rocco Minichiello (Release The Blackness) at Blackness Studios, Grottaminarda (AV), Italy.
Drums recording by sound engineer Michele Cappuccio.
Cover artwork by the great artist, photograper and beloved friend Rocchina Del Priore Fotografie
SPECIAL GUESTS
Riccardo Studer (Stormlord): keyboards, orchestra arrangements
Giulian Scuorn Latte (SCUORN): vocals ("Or Poserai Per Sempre")
Alessandro Liccardo (HangarvainOfficial): guitar solos (“Or Poserai per Sempre”, 2nd solo in “Mephis”)
Alessio Cattaneo (Onryō): bass and drum programming ('Ver Sacrum')
Contact MVO Concerti (mvoconcerti@gmail.com) for further booking info, live show, acoustic live shows and requests.
License
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La Janara è una band che prende il nome da quella creatura misteriosa che per secoli ha popolato le leggende e i racconti della gente irpina. Proprio in Irpinia, terra selvaggia e poco generosa, La Janara si erge portando in giro il dark sound italiano de L'Impero delle Ombre, Paul Chain e Death SS.