Burn After Me
Aeon

Burn After Me is the classic band that wouldn’t have lasted long, due to a metalcore-oriented artistic proposal that surely would not have offered them any promising future (especially if you are Italian). A consideration that probably even disturbed the dreams of these musicians, to the point of pushing them to drastically change direction towards new shores. Which ones?! Those of experimentation, between the sacred and the profane. Yes, you heard right, between the sacred and the profane, or "Aeon." This work is something you would never expect to hear from those who were playing three overused chords until yesterday, something that goes far beyond, starting from a concept: Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy. Here is the mystery revealed: "Aeon" is a concept album linked to this incredible work, divided into its three main phases: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. How to divide three such scenarios in music: at first glance very complex, but after listening to the result, it seems not. Inferno is metal in its most aggressive form, bordering on death metal. Purgatorio takes the name of experimentation, djent, the desire to dare. Paradiso, on the other hand, is the softer side of music, rock with melodic tones, something very catchy. That being said, we are therefore faced with a work distinctly divided into these three parts, something difficult to catalog and above all destined for a type of listener who does not disdain game changes worthy of the best playmaker. So if on one hand, the metalhead can get excited in the section related to Inferno, on the other hand, they will certainly be amazed once they touch Paradiso. That said, credit must be given to these guys who, if nothing else, have pushed beyond their comfort zone, daring to do more. The result is undoubtedly positive, an album meticulously crafted in every part (the production by Simone Mularoni and the artwork by Davide Mancini confirm what has just been said), certainly, however, the "antechamber" between one situation and another could have been better studied, as it is too abrupt to the ear. A flaw that does not stain the work of Burn After Me, a group that - I hope - will not stop at this single themed episode, as the foundations laid are undoubtedly very interesting!