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Reduced price due to seam split on innersleeve
Black vinyl with printed innersleeve. Limited 500 numbered copies
Il Re Del Mondo (The King Of The World) is the re-recording of Rosae Crucis first demo originally written between 1990 and 1992. This Italian epic metal band started out in Rome in 1990 so this album includes some of the very first tracks the band composed. Some of the tracks have been re-arranged by the band for this album. Rosae Crucis have been struggling as a band for more than 18 years now and I would say that it was the album Worms Of The Earth, released in 2003 that put them back on the map. There are people out there that thinks Italian metal is all about symphonic and power metal well you have to think again. Rosae Crucis is a punch in the face to all those claiming there was never some interesting true metal music in Italy. The band sings in Italian and if thats okey for you then youre in for a quite enjoyable ride right from the start. The album starts with the acoustic guitar part in the Sacrem Reformationem intro, and right from the beginning you know you can expect something surely of interest. The band has always sold lots of records in their home country but I really hope that the remarkable metal style of Rosae Crucis soon find its way into 80s Metal fans ears and hearts. So is Rosae Crucis music to be treated as ‘epic’ and ‘true’? In general, yes. They have these marching Manowar related rhythms, the do not lack choir vocals and battlefield intermezzos, while – for those who are familiar – they do not (or cannot) hide their ‘Italian Metal’ identity. Speaking of intermezzos, Rosae Crucis do flirt a lot with complex arrangements in their songs, trying to both lash the listener with in-your-face speedy tempos and create majestic/warrior landscapes through diverse orchestrations and tempos exchange. Narrative parts are in the game, too, building up a whole topic of scenes from novels, histories, battles, traditions and journeys. They can really impress the listener with their concerted attack. To the vocals part: Cialone’s singing fits like a glove to the music’s requirements. He can handle his voice in comfort and does live to the words stories. Again: if you cannot stand non-English singing there’s nothing to be mentioned here. Still, truth is the vocals section helps equally to construct the basis for the music’s magic to be unveiled and spread. Epic melodies and harmonies, warrior vocals, well-structured themes, marching and so on. Il Re Del Mondo is a splendid release for those digging Italian Metal music and want something more powerful than e.g. Rhapsody. A bonecrushin’ Italian Power/Epic Metal album, indeed.
Track list:
1. Sacrem Reformationem
2. Rosa Croce
3. La Chiesa
4. Contro Il Mio Destino
5. Il Signore Delle Tempeste
6. La Sacra Corona
7. Il Re Del Mondo
8. Ballo In Fa D Minore-Angelo Branduardi cover