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Rating: A small dark gem of Italian underground music is back in circulation with the legendary debut of Il Segno del Comando. Their first album is still a masterpiece today. For the occasion, it comes reissued both on vinyl, in a limited edition with the medallion, and on CD, which also includes a bonus track. Il Segno del Comando is a studio music project that originated in Genoa in 1995. The intention was to rediscover the Italian musical aesthetics of the '70s (ahead of later experiences like La Maschera di Cera) that evoked the dark atmospheres of a certain period of Italian horror culture, represented by the horror films of Mario Bava and bands like Jacula.
The concept was based on the extraordinary fantastic TV series "Il Segno del Comando", broadcast by Rai in '71, and on the book by Giuseppe D'Agata from which the group takes its name. Later, Giuseppe D'Agata reworked the script, publishing a novel in 1987 for Rusconi, which was then reissued by Newton Compton in 1994.
In this first album, the influence of the great Goblin becomes apparent and pays homage to the dark sound of legendary bands like Il Balletto di Bronzo and Museo Rosenbach. Tracks like "La taverna dell'angelo", with Mercy as the leading voice, the title track, and "Ghost Lovers in Villa Piuma" recreate a genuine and "magical" atmosphere. Respected musicians such as guitarist Matteo Ricci, keyboardist Agostino Tavella and Carlo Opisso, and the great Diego Banchero, whose pulsating bass echoes that of the great Fabio Pignatelli of Goblin, have succeeded in creating an engaging, esoteric, and timeless sound. In the haunting "Missa Nigra," the spirit of the Jacula of the late Antonio Bartoccetti revives, and one can also sense the influence of a great cursed figure like Paul Chain. Meanwhile, the group will participate in the Black Widow compilation "...E tu vivrai nel terrore", dedicated to Italian horror films.
This reissue is unmissable and a true nugget of dark Italian music. Available on the Black Widow website: https://blackwidow.it/catalog.php.
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