EX: "Combattere Sempre" – Il ritorno della storica band veronese con un nuovo album di puro combat rock

Verona, 28 Aprile 2025 – Dopo sei anni di silenzio discografico, gli EX tornano a far sentire la loro voce con "Combattere Sempre", il nuovo attesissimo album in uscita per Andromeda Relix/Heart of Steel Records. Un lavoro che conferma la band come una delle realtà più autentiche e combattive del panorama rock italiano, capace di fondere l'energia del rock anni '70 con l'Heavy degli 80's, il tutto con testi in italiano diretti e viscerali.

Nati a Verona nel 1997 dall'unione di musicisti attivi nella scena rock italiana fin dai primi anni '80 – tra cui ex membri degli storici Spitfire, una delle prime metal band italiane – gli EX hanno costruito nel tempo un sound personale, lontano dai cliché anglosassoni, che la critica ha definito "spaghetti rock" o "pasta rock". Una miscela esplosiva di riff potenti, ritmi incalzanti e liriche che raccontano storie di periferia, ribellione e libertà.

Con "Combattere Sempre", la band riafferma la propria identità di combat rockers: un'attitudine che si traduce in brani essenziali e diretti, dove la protesta sociale si fonde con una visione urbana cruda e disillusa. Ogni traccia è un pugno allo stomaco, un grido di resistenza contro l'omologazione e l'ipocrisia, mantenendo intatta quella carica emotiva che ha reso le esibizioni dal vivo degli EX uno spettacolo travolgente e autentico.

"Combattere Sempre" è una esortazione a non arrendersi mai, a restare fedeli a se stessi e continuare a suonare con la stessa passione e intensità di sempre.

L'album che è stato registrato presso "Opal Art Studio " di Fabio Serra, con Mastering by Roberto Priori presso "Pri Studio" sarà disponibile dal 28 Aprile 2025 su tutte le principali piattaforme digitali e nei migliori negozi di dischi.

NOTA: La band è stata inclusa nel progetto "Roccaccio" un viaggio attraverso il tempo e lo spazio della cultura musicale nazionale, una compilation promozionale in CD, un'enciclopedia dedicata al Roccaccio, un moniker che vuole esprimere uno stile, un'attitudine, una dichiarazione di intenti con quei suoni distorti, spesso sottovalutati, denigrati, soffocati dalla polvere del tempo, che hanno animato cantine, piccoli club, festival indipendenti e stereo domestici. Il brano scelto per la collection si intitola "Salto nel vuoto".

DISCOGRAFIA:

- Grida 1998 Self-produced CD.

- Puro rock 2002 Self-produced CD.

- Sindromhellas 2003 CD (March.) compilation for the 100th anniversary of Hellas Verona FC (Football team of Verona). Track “L’orgoglio di Verona”.

- Gion Uein 2005 Self-produced CD (includes the cartoon videoclip “Gion Uein”.

- Verona ’80 (Radio Edit)/Eveline 2011 Online single (VREC).

- Dei 2011 CD (VREC 040).

- Waiting for the Moon 2011 CD (Azzurra Music) compilation for the 40th anniversary of Jim Morrison's death.Track “Riders on the Storm”.

- Dei Deluxe Edition 2011 CD (VREC) online distribution + bonus tracks.

- Freschi per Davvero 2012 E-compilation (Davvero Comunicazione-XL Repubblica). Track “Verona ’80 (Radio Edit)”.

- Cemento armato 2015 CD (Andromeda Relix 041)

- Fireworks Rock & Metal 2016 CD compilation in mp3 allegata alla rivista Fireworks (Issue n. 76/Autumn 2016).Brano  “L'urlo”

- HardRockParty Vol. 2 2016 CD compilation solo online (VREC, 2016). Brano “Riders on the Storm”

- I nostri fantasmi 2019 CD (Andromeda Relix/Defox Records) Distribuz. GTMusic, Distr. digitale)

- Combattere Sempre  2025 CD (Andromeda Relix, Heart Of Steel Records)

Per ulteriori informazioni:

Andromeda Relix: [https://www.facebook.com/andromedarelix]

Heart of Steel Records: [https://www.facebook.com/heartofsteelrecords]

EX Official: [https://www.facebook.com/ExPastaRock]

EX booking contact: [E-mail: ex_verona@yahoo.it]

Ufficio stampa: [DvlGator Bureau Italia - https://www.facebook.com/dvlgator - dvlgatoritalia@gmail.com]

 

TLAOCOLCUICATL PRESENTS ITS FIRST LP "TLAIHIYOHUILIZTLI NELIA" – A SONIC JOURNEY THROUGH PAST AND PRESENT

Mexico City, [March 30 - 2025] – Following the success of the renowned band XIPE TOTEC, winner of a Mexican Grammy, musician and composer Martin Martinez unveils a bold new musical project: TLAOCOLCUICATL. This Mexican duo of Melodic Prehispanic Death Metal emerges as a fusion of existential lyricism and pre-Hispanic sonic traditions, creating a unique blend of modernity and antiquity. The band proudly announces the release of its debut LP, "Tlaihiyohuiliztli Nelia", an album that evokes the nostalgia of the late '90s melodic sound, drawing inspiration from legendary bands such as Gates Of Ishtar, At the Gates, Dark Tranquillity, and In Flames.

A Poetic Expression of Suffering and Existential Reflection
The very name of the band, Tlaocolcuicatl, means "songs of lament" in Nahuatl and draws inspiration from the poetry of Nezahualcóyotl, an exponent of the "Icnocuicatl" (orphan songs) tradition. Through their compositions, TLAOCOLCUICATL explores the philosophical pessimism of pre-Hispanic Mexico, taking the listener on a journey through existentialism, philosophical absurdity, and the void of humanity.

A Syncretism of Sounds and Languages
This project stands out for its unique combination of pre-Hispanic and Old World instruments: huehuetl, rattles, transverse flute, and harpsichord blend with electric guitars, bass, and drums, creating a soundscape that transcends time and space. This sonic fusion is further enriched by the band's linguistic choices, featuring lyrics in Nahuatl, Latin, English, and Spanish, representing humanity’s despair across ages and cultures.

Line-up:

• MARTIN MARTINEZ – Drums, guitars, huehuetl, rattles, keyboards, transverse flute, lyrics.

• EDUARDO PIMENTEL – Bass.

With "Tlaihiyohuiliztli Nelia", TLAOCOLCUICATL not only pays homage to the cultural roots of pre-Hispanic Mexico but also offers a contemporary interpretation of sorrow and melancholy, building a bridge between past musical and philosophical traditions and modern metal sensibilities.

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TLAOCOLCUICATL: The voice of despair through time.

TLAOCOLCUICATL e INVINCIBLE RECORDS PRESENTA IL PRIMO LP "TLAIHIYOHUILIZTLI NELIA" – UN VIAGGIO SONORO TRA PASSATO E PRESENTE

Città del Messico, [30 Marzo 2025] – Dopo il successo della celebre band XIPE TOTEC, vincitrice di un Grammy messicano, il musicista e compositore Martin Martinez presenta un nuovo e audace progetto musicale: TLAOCOLCUICATL. Questo duo messicano di Melodic Prehispanic Death Metal nasce come una fusione tra il lirismo esistenziale e le tradizioni sonore preispaniche, creando un connubio unico tra modernità e antichità. La band è orgogliosa di annunciare l’uscita del suo primo LP, "Tlaihiyohuiliztli Nelia", un’opera che rievoca la nostalgia del sound melodico della fine degli anni '90, ispirandosi a band leggendarie come Gates Of Ishtar, At the Gates, Dark Tranquillity e In Flames.

Una Poetica di Dolore e Riflessione Esistenziale
Il nome stesso della band, Tlaocolcuicatl, significa "canti di lamento" in lingua Nahuatl e trae ispirazione dalla poesia di Nezahualcóyotl, esponente della tradizione "Icnocuicatl" (canti orfani). Attraverso le loro composizioni, TLAOCOLCUICATL esplora il pessimismo filosofico del Messico preispanico, trasportando l’ascoltatore in un viaggio attraverso esistenzialismo, assurdità filosofica e il vuoto dell’umanità.

Un Sincretismo di Suoni e Lingue
Il progetto si distingue per l’uso combinato di strumenti preispanici e del Vecchio Mondo: huehuetl, sonagli, flauto traverso e clavicembalo si fondono con chitarre elettriche, basso e batteria, creando una dimensione sonora che trascende il tempo e lo spazio. Questa miscela sonora è amplificata dalla scelta linguistica della band, che canta in Nahuatl, Latino, Inglese e Spagnolo, rappresentando la disperazione dell’umanità attraverso le epoche e le culture.

Formazione:

• MARTIN MARTINEZ – Batteria, chitarre, huehuetl, sonagli, tastiere, flauto traverso, testi.

• EDUARDO PIMENTEL – Basso.

Con "Tlaihiyohuiliztli Nelia", TLAOCOLCUICATL non solo omaggia le radici culturali del Messico preispanico, ma offre anche un’interpretazione contemporanea del dolore e della malinconia, creando un ponte tra le tradizioni musicali e filosofiche del passato e la sensibilità metal moderna.

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TLAOCOLCUICATL: La voce della disperazione attraverso il tempo.

 

We are very proud to announce the fourth album of the Mexican Heavy doom band Consolamentum, titled "Ophitas" that will be released on October 25th for #defoxrecords #invinciblerecords
The mastermind Martin Martinez aka @Martin Xipe Totec (Xipe Totec Oficial , Yatrogeny, Miquian) gives us a journey that challenges conventional rock, eleven songs that sound like a perfect mix of Black Sabbath, Candlemass, Cathedral, Altar Of Oblivion, with tribal, transcendental sounds and references to pre-Hispanic culture, a one of a kind band, extraordinary, fascinating, surprising!

Doom Stoner Metal based on ancient Gnostic heresies; and on this occasion, overtones of Luciferianism.
The mysterious sound that comes from the transverse flute; the organ, the bells and the ecclesiastical choirs in Latin can be fused with various voice styles.
Maybe you want to put on your “doomer hood” and listen to the grief…

- Martin Martinez: Guitars, Drums, Transverse flute, Vocals, organ, piano, Mix at Xipe Studios & Lyrics
- Eduardo Pimentel: Bass, cover & Lyrics.
- Adrián Barrios: Master at Jarek Studios. Jul 2024
- Drums at MAT Studios.

01  TO THE DARK LORD l
02. TO THE DARK LORD ll
03. BOGOMILS
04. OPHITAS
05. BARBELO
06. MARCION
07. SYMBIOSIS
08. CAUGHT
09. COME ON, LET´S GO
10. PLEROMA
11. SPIRITUS DRACO

 

 

 

 

AXE HERO is excited to announce the new limited edition CD entitled "The Lost Age of Metal" distributed through AUA Records/Heart Of Steel Records, the release will be available on Aua Shop in July 2024. For the first time all the songs of 80s are released in CD format!

The CD contains 14 old songs of the band originally recorded between 1983 and 1986, from three demo tapes.

AX HERO returns to the scene in 2023 with a vinyl album from the "Italian Metal Heroes" series containing four songs taken from the 1984-85 demos. The band returns to the stage on June 23rd in Costabissara VI for a live performance to present the new release and in September 8th for the VenetoRock Festival in Padova.

 

Track list:

01. Lovin Japan - (Demo 1983)
02. Country side - (Demo 1983)
03. I' ll fly - (Demo 1983)
04. It's a Rock (Against all) - (Demo 1985)
05. Violence of pleasure - (Demo 1985)
06. Come back (1985 studio version)
07. The demon will appear (1984 Live version)
08. Rockin again (1984 Live version)
09. Watchin' in your eyes - (Demo 1986)
10. Come on baby - (Demo 1986)
11. Feeling the fear - (Demo 1986)
12. Walkin' in the sunset - (Demo 1986)
13. Goin' down - (Demo 1986)
14. Living in the shadow - (Demo 1986)

All titles licensed from Mirco Galliazzo, Axe Hero and Heart Of Steel Records.
Axe Hero brand property of Mirco Galliazzo.
Brainstorm Circle it's the Heart of the Universe.
All rights are reserved and owned by A.N.L. recognized and protected by current national and international regulations, including - by way of example and not limited to - in relation to all countries of the world and without any term. Any abuse will be prosecuted with legal action!

Re-mastering by: Fausto Tinello at "Tartini 5 studio" Parma, Italia.
Photo and Artwork by: RRR Remi Galiazzo - Stellaclone Design - Artisti No Limits - Laura Pozzati and Aua Records

Order NOW at: https://auashop.com/defox-records.html

Axe Hero
Fb: https://www.facebook.com/AxeHero1981

 

 

 

DeFox Records announces solo Death Metal project created by multi-instrumentalist Martin Martinez (Xipe Totec, Yatrogeny, Miquian, Eclectic Spawn, Consolamentum), its Saclas new album this 2024 titled “Lobo Estepario”, a tribute to the work of Hermann Hesse, which He dabbles with different nuances of guttural voices in Spanish, transverse flute and piano. A work that invites you to breathe certain passages of literature to the aggressive sounds of Metal. An album that is “only for crazy people, not for anyone.”

The product will be launched on the digital market on February 25th and will be distributed in major stores such as iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Deezer, Google Music, Youtube Music and many others.

Saclas “Lobo Estepario”

1. Haller, genio del sufrimiento

2. Sólo para locos

3. Tractac del lobo estepario

4. El sueño de Goethe

5. Silencioso Infierno

6. Celestial Fragmento

7. Pórticos Ilusorios

8. Los Inmortales

9. Eternidad, un instante

10. Tormento Interior

11- El Infierno de Dante - music and lyrics by Lorenzo Partida

12. Hesse

-Cover painting, All music & Voice, Mix at xipestudios: Martin Martinez.  -Oct – Dec 2023. 

-Master, Mix Drums, logo & Art design by Adrián Barrios at Jarek Studios.  (adrian.abmti@gmail.com) Dec 2023

-Track 11 “El Infierno de Dante” Cover, music and lyrics by Lorenzo Partida, Transmetal.

-Excerpts from Hermann Hesse´s writings, summary by Martin Martinez.

-Final voices on the track “Pórticos Ilusorios”, film “El Lobo Estepario”, Dir. Fred Haines, 1974.

THANKS: 

Ceci, Master, Enrique Morales, King B, Mika, René ( Dew Of Nothing) & Omar Espino,  Adrián Barrios (Ungodly Rest) & Jarek Studio, Miguel Ángel Ángeles (Q.E.P.D.), Alejandro Méndez, Miguel Angel (MAT Studios), Fernando Escárcega, Alex Camacho, Alex y Juan Elizalde,  Mariana Padilla, Beto Mire, Mirco & Defox Records, Edmundo & Eisen Dragon, Julio Martinez, Marcos (Necromantra Recs),  Beto Alvarado, Jorge Sánchez, Eduardo Pimentel, Schopenhauer, Cioran, Mainländer, Thomas Ligotti, Zapffe,  Hermann Hesse,  Canal de “ Los filósofos Malditos”,  Nayeli Dosta & familia.

PC-Newton “The Chronicles of CosmoSaint" Eur Records/Aua distribution 2023

I visionari PC-Newton ritornano sul mercato con un album completo che sarà realizzato anche nella versione Compact Disc. 

Con le precedenti produzioni si era notata la netta virata verso sonorità space synth prog introducendo un nuovo filone e genere musicale chiamato “Cosmo Domine”, così definito anni or sono da un altro combo avant garde sperimentale chiamato Father Hollow Graham, proprio per il concept compositivo e le ambientazioni visionarie e cosmiche!

Tra le atmosfere si sente aleggiare lo spirito incorporeo di TJ Newton, l’uomo che è caduto sulla terra. Chi ha visto il film di Nicolas Roeg del 1976 con David Bowie capisce da dove nasce il moniker usato dai nostri musicisti che se non sono alieni, quanto meno sono strani. Da sottolineare che sulle copertine il nome della band viene scritto con caratteri indecifrabili.

Celati nel progetto artistico si nascondono due personaggi noti della scena musicale europea, alla voce troviamo Cosmo Saint e il polistrumentista Paul Electron detto anche the Traslator!

Il viaggio intergalattico di questo project artistico è un concept che si fa sempre più intrigante e ci svela pian piano tutti i protagonisti di questa saga cosmica!

Il CD dei PC-Newton sarà pubblicato Domenica 25 febbraio 2024 e sarà disponibile sul sito: https://auashop.com/defox-records.html 

NOTA BENE: I fan potranno scegliere la loro copertina preferita, infatti il Cd sarà pubblicato con due differenti cover artwork!

Track List:

1. Interstellar Generation

2. Fuck the virus

3. Out of sight

4. Berlin Blues Theme

5. Heroes

6. Over

7. Run to the world of imagination

8. Now last time

9. Stratosferica

Recorded at Paul Electronics Studios, Altavilla, Italia 

Edited and mixed by Paul Electron, Catarsi 

Mastered by Primus Higher at Pretty Master EQ, Anchorage, Alaska, USA 2022.

Produced by Mirco Galliazzo, Executive by DeFox Records/Artisti No Limits

Music and words by Paolo Sesso and Mirco Galliazzo

PC-Newton:

Cosmo Saint, lead vocals, choir

Paul Electron The Traslater, guitar, bass, keyboards, choir

Artwork and design by RRR Remi Galiazzo, Stellaclone Design - Artisti No Limits

Copyrights by Artisti No Limits Association 2024

Discography:

- 2017 "Uncut" digital single (Eur Records/DeFox Records)

- 2018 "Abyss" digital single (Eur Records/DeFox Records)

- 2019 "Now last time" digital single (Eur Records/DeFox Records)

- 2020 "Run to the world of imagination" digital single (Eur Records/DeFox Records)

- 2020 "Fuck the virus" digital single (Eur Records/DeFox Records)

- 2020 "Out of sight" Digital EP (3 songs) (Eur Records/DeFox Records) 

- 2021 "Interstellar Generation" Digital EP (3 songs) (Eur Records/DeFox Records)

- 2024 “The Chronicles of CosmoSaint" CD Limited (9 songs) (Eur Records/Aua distribution)

Social page FB: https://www.facebook.com/pcnewton2020

PRESS ENG

The visionaries PC-Newton return to the market with a complete album which will also be released in Compact Disc version.

With the previous productions we noticed the clear turn towards space synth prog sounds introducing a new trend and musical genre called "Cosmo Domine", so defined years ago by another avant-garde experimental combo called Father Hollow Graham, precisely for the compositional concept and visionary vision and cosmic settings!

Among the atmospheres you can breathe the incorporeal spirit of TJ Newton, the man who fell to earth. Anyone who has seen Nicolas Roeg's 1976 film with David Bowie understands where the nickname used by our musicians comes from: if they are not aliens, at least they are strange. Note that on the covers the band's name is written in indecipherable characters.

Hidden in the artistic project are two well-known characters from the European music scene, on vocals we find Cosmo Saint and the multi-instrumentalist Paul Electron also known as the Translator!

The intergalactic journey of this artistic project is a concept that becomes more and more intriguing and slowly reveals to us all the protagonists of this cosmic saga!

The PC-Newton CD will be released on Sunday 25 February 2024 and will be available on the website https://auashop.com/defox-records.html

Track List:

1. Interstellar Generation

2. Fuck the virus

3. Out of sight

4. Berlin Blues Theme

5. Heroes

6. Over

7. Run to the world of imagination

8. Now last time

9. Stratosferica

Recorded at Paul Electronics Studios, Altavilla, Italia 

Edited and mixed by Paul Electron, Catarsi 

Mastered by Primus Higher at Pretty Master EQ, Anchorage, Alaska, USA 2022.

Produced by Mirco Galliazzo, Executive by DeFox Records/Artisti No Limits

Music and words by Paolo Sesso and Mirco Galliazzo

PC-Newton:

Cosmo Saint, lead vocals, choir

Paul Electron The Traslater, guitar, bass, keyboards, choir

Artwork and design by RRR Remi Galiazzo, Stellaclone Design - Artisti No Limits

Copyrights by Artisti No Limits Association 2024

Discography:

- 2017 "Uncut" digital single (Eur Records/DeFox Records)

- 2018 "Abyss" digital single (Eur Records/DeFox Records)

- 2019 "Now last time" digital single (Eur Records/DeFox Records)

- 2020 "Run to the world of imagination" digital single (Eur Records/DeFox Records)

- 2020 "Fuck the virus" digital single (Eur Records/DeFox Records)

- 2020 "Out of sight" Digital EP (3 songs) (Eur Records/DeFox Records) 

- 2021 "Interstellar Generation" Digital EP (3 songs) (Eur Records/DeFox Records)

- 2024 “The Chronicles of CosmoSaint" CD Limited (9 songs) (Eur Records/Aua distribution)

Social page FB: https://www.facebook.com/pcnewton2020

Axe Hero reveal the official cover of the single "Lovin Japan" created under the supervision of Mirko DeFox by the Stellaclone Design studio.

The digital single will be released worldwide on December 20, 2023, distributed through Heart Of Steel Records in all major music stores such as Spotify, Amazon, Apple Music, Deezer, Shazam, Youtube and many others.

The song "Lovin Japan" was originally released by Ax Hero on their 1983 demo tape "Brainstorm".

Version 2.0 was recorded and mixed in June this year at "Gian Studios" San Bonifacio VR, with the following line up:

- Mirko Defox Galliazzo, vocals, choir

- David Johansen Galliazzo, drums

- Davide Moby Laperni, guitars, bass

Very special guests:

- Gian Dian, guitars, keyboards

Mastering was entrusted to Nik Freego at Haunted Recording Studio.

Gli Axe Hero svelano la copertina ufficiale del singolo "Lovin Japan" realizzata sotto la supervisione di Mirko DeFox dallo studio Stellaclone Design.

Il singolo digitale è in uscita mondiale per il 20 di Dicembre 2023, distribuito attraverso la Heart Of Steel Records  in tutti i maggiori music stores come Spotify, Amazon, Apple Music, Deezer, Shazam, Youtube e molti altri.

Il brano Lovin Japan è stato pubblicato dagli Axe Hero originariamente nella demo tape "Brainstorm" del 1983.

La versione 2.0 è stata registrata e mixata a Giugno di quest'anno presso i "Gian Studios" San Bonifacio VR, con la seguente line up:

Mirko Defox Galliazzo, vocals, choir

David Johansen Galliazzo, drums

Davide Moby Laperni, guitars, bass

Very special guest:

Gian Dian, guitars, keyboards

Il mastering è stato affidato a Nik Freego presso Haunted Recording Studio.

SACLAS "The Origin, According To Mainländer" - Invincible Records/DeFox Records 2023

The legendary mastermind Martin Martinez, announces the second release of the new project called Saclas titled "The Origin, According To Mainländer" which will be released on October 10th, 2023, distributed worldwide through Invincible Records on digital market.

The new project of the Mexican multi-instrumentalist Martin Martinez (Xipe Totec, Yatrogeny, Consolamentum, Miquian, Eclectic Spawn), presents his new album titled: “THE ORIGIN, ACCORDING TO MAINLÄNDER”, between the riffs of an Old School Death Metal deep and ethereal melodies are heard transversal flute, even, in the midst of these small atmospheres, exude guitar solos based on Persian Scales, quite consistent with a direct Death Metal orchestrated under guttural voices that recall the german philosopher and poet Phillipp Mainländer (1841 - 1876), an album that is somehow, is a tribute to his work "PHILOSOPHY OF REDEMPTION", which maintains that the beginning of time and of Everything was the self-annihilation of God; being the universe, life, and consequently, ourselves, corpses of that Primordial Unit, which once, avidly preferred: Nothingness...

Track list:

1.- Everything ends in the grave (Intro)  

2.- His Death, Our Creation

3.- The Origin, According To Mainländer

4.- Utopian Ideal State

5.- From Miracle To Abomination

6.- Teleology Of Eradication

7.- Our Life, A Slow Agony

8.- Demon And Saint

9.- All That Is, Has Been

10.- Redeemer

11.- Perspective Towards Nothing

- Intro (Voice by Akizur).  “ Todos nuestros caminos terminan en la tumba”, Mainländer.

- Cover painting, all music, voice & instruments: Martin Martinez (candlemass@live.com.mx)

- Mix , Master, logo &  Art design by Adrián Barrios (adrian.abmti@gmail.com)

- Lyrics: excerpts from Mainländer's writings, summary by Martin Martinez.

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Dopo quasi quarant'anni e per la prima volta AXE HERO esce come da tradizione legata agli anni 80,  in formato VINILE!! Ecco la news ufficiale di Aua Records e Heart Of Steel Records: "Seconda uscita Febbraio 2023, da Vicenza Axe Hero: raccolta di 4 brani dai master originali usciti su demo tra il 1984-1985: It's Rock, Violence Of Pleasure, Come Back e I'll Fly. Le prime copie conterranno come extra la riproduzione del flyer originale del gruppo del 1984 e la riproduzione della cartolina promozionale della King Klassic dell'epoca. Anche questo volume potete ordinarlo su auashop " #axehero #80sitalianmetal #italianmetallegion 😜🤘 https://auashop.com/product/?axehero

La storia:

Nati ufficialmente nel 1981 con il nome di AXE HERO sono certamente una delle prime Hard and Heavy metal bands apparse in Italia. Costituiti dall'asse portante dei Galliazzo brothers, Mirko DeFox alla voce e David Johansen alla batteria debuttano con la prima demotape immediatamente (intitolata "Drive in metal" e registrata artigianalmente in sala prove) raccogliendo i primi tiepidi riscontri dalle primordiali  e underground fanzine. 

Nel 1983 esce la prima vera demo intitolata "Brainstorm" che contiene due songs che ricevono subito complimenti entusiastici, vale a dire "Lovin'Japan" e "Countryside" con la band che si è stabilizzata con Dave Moby Laperni alla chitarra e Fabio Pico Duarte al basso. Inizia un intensa attività live che porta i nostri ad aprire come gruppo "spalla" le serate a personaggi del music system televisivo come Jo Squillo, Garbo, i comici Gigi & Andrea e la soubrette Alba Parietti. 

Dopo poco tempo sull'onda di un soddisfacente entusiasmo la band pubblica una nuova cassetta demo "It' Rock (Against all)" che riscuote importanti e positive recensioni su tutti i migliori Rock magazines, da ricordare alcune pubblicazioni; nel magazine "Metal Forces" considerato la Bibbia metallica britannica, su "Shock Power" zine tedesca, su "Barst" in Belgio. Il gruppo si guadagna un ottima fama live grazie alle performances agli heavy metal fest di Padova (con Crying Steel, Hocculta e Devils Claws) e Verona dove viene presentato uno show molto shockante, con modelle seminude e culturisti travestiti da giustizieri.

Nell'1985 gli Axe Hero vengono contattati dalla label americana King Klassik Records (Hellcatz, Wrath) che invita la band a partecipare con un brano alla compilation di nuove band emergenti. Il duo dei Galliazzo brothers reclutano a fianco del fidato Dave Moby alla seconda chitarra l'ex Captain Kill (in seguito Xipe) Piero Albanese e al basso Cesco Laperni. Con  questa line-up entrano nei prestigiosi studios Space Station ed incidono la canzone "Come back".

Il disco della label americana non verrà realizzato ed il brano viene così incluso nella tape "3°act" (1986) la prima a nome X-HERO, che presenta anche la nuova line-up con Alex Stornello alla chitarra (proveniente da una band italoamericana distaccata presso la base N.a.t.o. di Napoli) ed al basso e tastiere Paul Blondie Gidoni, membro fondatore della band, presente nella prima demo tape.

Arrivano recensioni entusiastiche da mezzo mondo sopratutto dagli States dove il magazine rock più venduto "Aardshock America" tributa a Mirko De Fox la palma di migliore vocalist europeo in campo Metal, da ricordare la rivista peruviana "Cuero negro", il magazine brazilero "Rock Brigade", il portoghese "Brigada metal power" e il nipponico e ipercommerciale "Burrn".

In questo periodo alcune registrazioni tratte dalle prime due demo degli AXE HERO vengono riversate in un master e stampate in formato vinile a 33 giri senza autorizzazione della band e fatte circolare nella Ex Yugoslavia. Mirco Galliazzo attraverso una azione legale blocca la circolazione e distribuzione dell'album.

Mirko e soci entrano nell'Aprile '87 negli "Space Station studios" e registrano il debut album omonimo che verrà pubblicato a Settembre dall'etichetta romana Fly by Night con distribuzione Dischi Ricordi (http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dischi_Ricordi). 

La stampa italiana esalta subito il disco e la band (“Ciao 2001”, "Metal Shock", la rivista "H.M.", "Flash", "Tuttifrutti"...) anche programmi radiofonici importanti (radio RAI, Radio Peter Flowers...) trasmettono le canzoni degli eroi, mentre la prima tiratura in vinile viene esaurita in poco tempo. I consensi positivi portano alla ristampa su vinile ed alla realizzazione di un numero limitato di copie in cassetta e compact disc con distribuzione Fly by Night e in Europa con Neat Records (famosa label inglese che ha lanciato Venom, Tygers of Pan Tang, Jaguar...). 

La storia continua ...

BOOM!!!! 💣 Bomb news of the day!! #axehero 🤘 After almost forty years and for the first time Axe Hero comes out in VINYL format!! Here is the official news from Aua Records: 

"Second release February 2023, from Vicenza Axe Hero: collection of 4 tracks from the original masters released on demo between 1984-1985: "It's Rock", "Violence Of Pleasure", "Come Back" and "I'll Fly". The first copies they will contain as an extra the reproduction of the original 1984 flyer of the group and the reproduction of the King Klassic promotional postcard of the time. You can also order this volume on auashop " #axehero #80sitalianmetal #italianmetallegion 😜🤘 https://auashop.com/product /?axehero

History:

Officially born in 1981 with the name of AX HERO they are certainly one of the first Hard and Heavy metal bands to appear in Italy.

Formed by the backbone of the Galliazzo brothers, Mirko DeFox on vocals and David Johansen on drums debuted with their first demo tape immediately (entitled "Drive in metal" and handcrafted recorded in the rehearsal room) collecting the first quietly feedback from the primordial underground fanzines.

In 1983 the first real demo titled "Brainstorm" was released which contains two songs that immediately received enthusiastic compliments, namely "Lovin'Japan" and "Countryside" with the band stabilized with Dave Moby Laperni on guitar and Fabio Pico Duarte on bass . An intense live activity begins which leads our band to open the evenings as a "support" group for characters from the television music system such as Jo Squillo, Garbo, the comedians Gigi & Andrea and the soubrette Alba Parietti. After a short time, on the wave of a satisfactory enthusiasm, the band releases a new demo tape "It'Rock (Against all)" which receives important and positive reviews on all the best Rock magazines, to remember some publications; in "Metal Forces" magazine considered the British metal bible, in German "Shock Power" zine, in "Barst" in Belgium. The group earns an excellent live reputation thanks to the performances at the heavy metal fests in Padova (with Crying Steel, Hocculta and Devils Claws) and Verona where a very shocking show is presented, with half-naked models and bodybuilders dressed up as executioners.

In 1985 Ax Hero were contacted by the American label King Klassik Records (Hellcatz, Wrath) who invited the band to participate with a song in the compilation of new emerging bands. The Galliazzo brothers duo recruited alongside the trusted Dave Moby and on second guitar the ex Captain Kill (later Xipe) Piero Albanese and Cesco Laperni on bass. With this line-up they enter the prestigious Space Station studios and record the song "Come back".

The album of the American label will not be released and the song is thus included in the tape "3rd act" (1986) the first under the name X-HERO, which also presents the new line-up with Alex Stornello on guitar (coming from a band Italian-American based in Napoli) and on bass and keyboards Paul Blondie Gidoni, founding member of the band, present in the first demo tape.

Enthusiastic reviews arrive from all over the world especially from the States where the best-selling rock magazine "Aardshock America" pays tribute to Mirko De Fox as the best European vocalist in the Metal genre, to remember the Peruvian magazine "Cuero negro", the Brazilian magazine "Rock Brigade ", the Portuguese "Brigada metal power" and the Japanese and hypercommercial "Burrn".

In this period some recordings taken from the first two AX HERO demos are poured into a master and printed in 33 rpm vinyl format without the band's authorization and circulated in the Ex Yugoslavia. Mirco Galliazzo through a legal action blocks the circulation and distribution of the album.

Mirko and partners entered the "Space Station studios" in April '87 and recorded the homonymous debut album which will be released in September by the Roman label Fly by Night with distribution by Dischi Ricordi (http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dischi_Ricordi).

The Italian press immediately praised the album and the band ("Ciao 2001", "Metal Shock","H.M. magazine","Flash","Tuttifrutti"...) also important radio programs (RAI radio, Radio Peter Flowers. ..) broadcast the songs of the heroes, while the first vinyl pressing sold out in a short time. The positive acclaim led to the reissue on vinyl and the creation of a limited number of copies in cassette and compact disc with Fly by Night distribution and in Europe with Neat Records (famous English label that launched Venom, Tygers of Pan Tang, Jaguar.. .).

The story continues ..

MARTIN MARTINEZ “TEQUIPACHOLIZTLI” - Invincible Records/DeFox Records 2023

DeFox Records and Invincible Records are proudly to announce the first solo album of Martin Martinez, master and philosopher of ancient, primordial pre-hispanic music from Mexico.

The product it's entitled "Tequipacholiztli". The Album contains ten songs inspired by the ancient and mysterious pre-hispanic mood.

The release will be published in February 20th - 2023. Digital album will be available on every worldwide webstores, iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Deezer, Google Play, Tidal, Shazam, YouTube Music and many more.

This time, the homonymous multi-instrumentalist presents us with a way of making music with pre-Hispanic instruments combined with Death Metal voices. The result is a mythical, mysterious and cavernous sound of a possible and hypothetical primordial Mexico.

Master creator of Metal bands such as XIPE TOTEC, MIQUIAN, YATROGENY and CONSOLAMENTUM, Martin brings us his first solo album "Tequipacholiztli" (anguish) translated from Nahuatl, the language spoken by the ancient Mexicas, which makes a kind of remembrance of the ancient songs existentialists called “Icnocuicatl” or songs of affliction. These small reflections about the life and death binomial capture the imagination of the creator of Tequipacholiztli, writing to his worldview little phrases of affliction and sorrow. The philosophical and lyrical influence of Cioran and Schopenhauer, as well as the music of Jorge Reyes and Antonio Zepeda are present, in a syncretistic project with pre-Columbian sounds, death metal and a lot of grief...

Nahuatl translation: Luz Mariana Padilla 

Cover: “The vision of the Brete” Beto Mire 

Lyrics, music and voices: Martin Martinez

Mastering & logo: Adrián Barrios 

Track List:

1.- TOYOLTZIN CHOCAHTICA (Our hearts cry)

2.- TLACATILIZTLI (Birth)

3.- AHNOICMATILIZTLI (Ignorance)

4.- AHTICMATIH (We do not know)

5.- TOYEYAN (Our place)

6.- NEMILIZTLI (Existence)

7.- NOMTLI (Mute)

8.- IXPOPOYOHTLIH (Blind)

9.- TEQUIPACHOLIZTLI (Anguish)

10.- AHTICMATIH TLEIN? (What is all this?)

“Toyoltzin chocahtica ihuan toehuatl ezquiza.

Our heart cries, our skin bleeds.

Cehcen tlacatiliztli, ce choquiztli huehueyac.

Every birth, a desperate cry.

Ahticmatih tlein quitoznequi yolliztli.

We do not know the meaning of life.

Ahticmatih tlein quitoznequi miquiliztli.

We do not know the meaning of death.

Toyeyan, tlacahcayahualliztli ixinach.

Our place, seed of lies.

Nacazatzatl īxpan in nemiliztli ixitecuicatiliz,

Deaf to the noise of existence.

Nomtli queh mimiqueh.

Dumb as corpses.

Ixpopoyohtlih Ometecuhtli iconehuan.

Blind sons of Ometecuhtli.

Tequipacholiztli ipan tlein huahlaz, iccxiohtli motlatla.

Anguish in the future, trail on fire.

Ahticmatih tlein?, ¿Tlein in xihuitl?

What is all this? What is time?”

DEFOX RECORDS, HEART OF STEEL RECORDS and SPITFIRE MkIII announce with great pleasure the new record of the hystoric Italian band, with release scheduled for Sept.30th 2022.

The album, recorded and produced between June 2021 and June 2022 at the Opal Arts Studio by

Fabio Serra and mastered at the Pri Studio by Roberto Priori, is titled SHADOWS PHANTOMS NIGHTMARES and includes 12 unreleased songs (11 in the digital version), all original composition and some of which, such as Gangs Fight, Phantom Barrow and Screaming Steel, dated back to the 1980s.

The band, born as a quintet in 1981, became a quartet from 1983 to 1985, and then from 1986 took on the definitive trio structure, which is all that is needed to play rock'n'roll.

SPITFIRE MkIII - Giacomo “Giga” Gigantelli voice and bass, Stefano Pisani guitar, Luca Giannotta drums - with this new album they return to their roots with their classic metal in NWOIHM style; now, as mature but always essential musicians in the choice of arrangements, they have managed to bring together many years of experience in a tracklist full of suggestions, free from gender constraints but always faithful to the spirit of the first Italian metal.

This record, which follows 2010's Time and Eternity, already from the title reveals to be an almost concept album, in balance between old horror films and modern fears, between Hollywood and the hell of the many shadows that obscure the horizon daily. The power trio from Verona city has been able to maintain a balance between the classicism of metal and more current sounds, without losing the "true metal" spirit, which has characterized its long history, as demonstrated by songs like “Earthquake”, “Phantom Barrow”, “Screaming Steel” and “Sign of the Times”, that perhaps best define this alternation of styles. Although one of the songs that best identifies the spirit of the “new” Spitfire is “Beauty VS Beast”, the perfect bridge between past and present.

Track list:

1. Earthquake

2. The Eagles Are Laughing

3. Phantom Barrow

4. Once It Was Human (The Fly)

5. Spirit of the Blind Man

6. Screaming Steel

7. Gangs Fight

8. Golem of Prague

9. Sign of the Times

10. Beauty VS Beast

11. Winners Take All

12. Despair (Bonus track available only on CD)

Limited Ed. CD  by Andromeda Relix 

Digital version by Heart of Steel Records

Segui la band su FB - Follow the band on : https://www.facebook.com/spitfiremetal

Per i CD visita -  for CD orders click on : https://www.facebook.com/andromedarelix

Per l'album digitale – for the Digital album : https://www.facebook.com/heartofsteelrecords

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DEFOX RECORDS e QUEEN RECORDS sono orgogliose di annunciare una nuova collection della leggendaria rock band italiana SERENA ROCK BAND, il titolo è "Metropolitan Blues".
La release contiene 10 canzoni tratte dalla lunga discografia della SRB, scelte da Franco Serena per omaggiare le sonorità blues, che fin dagli esordi hanno caraterizzato il sound della band italiana.

L'album uscirà in versione CPD Format (Creative Packaging Design for a Better Music) con CD a tiratura limitata, con alcune copie autografate, un prodotto per veri amatori e collezionisti di gemme pregiate. 

Il prodotto digitale sarà distribuito in oltre 240 paesi nel mondo e in 120 digital webstores, inclusi i Big del settore come Itunes, Spotify, Deezer, Amazon, Google Music, You tube Music ...
Uscita prevista : Il 10 di Maggio 2020 

La collection "Metropolitan Blues" vede Franco Maria Serena calarsi nelle atmosfere più calde e avvolgenti, sonorità dove l'espressione, il feeling del blues è desiderio puro e intimo.
In ogni album della Serena Rock Band si può trovare l'essenza del blues più appassionato, magari di estrazione British, ma pur sempre incandescente come il magma vulcanico che contraddistingue questo genere musicale.
Alcuni brani presenti in questa compilation sono capisaldi del repertorio live della band e Franco dimostra di possidere una voce che con quel senso di vissuto, è perfetta per interpretare liriche e melodie struggenti, mentre le performance chitarristiche suonate da Marco Pellegrini, Alex De Rosso e Marco Fanton sono straordinariamente fisiche e possiedono un impatto di rara intensità emozionale.
Abbassate le luci, alzate il volume e lasciatevi sorprendere dalla Serena Rock Band, ne resterete stupiti ancora una volta!

Mirko DeFox  


Metropolitan Blues track list:

1) MISS VALENTINO 4.43 (Marco Fanton chitarra, Carlo Santacatterina tastiere)
2) ON THE MOVE 4.20 (Marco Pellegrini chitarra)
3) LETTING DOWN 4.35 (Alex De Rosso chitarra)
4) SOMETIMES ON THE ROCKS 4.37 (Alex De Rosso chitarra, Willy Mazzer armonica a bocca)
5) A FOGGY BLUES 3.29 (Alex De Rosso chitarra)
6)  SHADOWS AND FOOTSTEPS 3.32 (Marco Fanton chitarra)
7) I FATTI TUOI 5.39 (Alex De Rosso chitarra, Carlo Santacatterina piano rhodes)
8) IT’S MAN’S, MAN’S, MAN’S, WORLD 5.14 (Marco Pellegrini chitarra)
9) I DON’T KNOW 6.34 (Stefano Zabeo chitarra, Peter Glaser armonica a bocca)
10) STRANGE SENSATION 5.27 (Silvia Braga voce, Adriano Vettore chitarra, Roberto Lughi tastiere)

Copertina Foto: Lucio De Biase
Grafica Copertina: Giampaolo Di Claudio
Direzione Artistica: Franco Maria Serena
Executive producer: Mirko DeFox Galliazzo


segui SITE: http://serenarockband.nlz.it 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Serena-Rock-Band-104949346067/

Label: www.defoxrecords.eu
Label: http://queenrecords.nlz.it

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DEFOX RECORDS and QUEEN RECORDS are excited to announce new EP of legendary italian band SERENA ROCK BAND titled "Sembrava dormisse".
The release contain 3 songs sung in italian, recorded without digital effects or other electronic devilry, in vein of the best 70's rock and blues mood. 

The product will be distributed in more than 240 countries worldwide and over 120 digital webstores, including the biggest Itunes, Spotify, Deezer, Amazon, Google Music and more.

Artwork design by Stellaclone Design

Scheduled in : November 15 2019

Line up:

Franco Serena: vocals
Marco Pellegrini: Guitar
Paolo Muffato: Bass
Davide Zanetti: Drums

Track list:

1. Sembrava dormisse
2. Il lato oscuro
3. Dai Dai Dai

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/serenarockband/

Label: www.defoxrecords.eu
Label: http://queenrecords.nlz.it

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