Jacula is an Italian occult/dark-prog project led by Antonio Bartoccetti, noted for organ-driven, gothic atmospheres, Latin recitations and limited early pressings. Key early records date from 1969 and 1972; the name and material are closely associated with Bartoccetti's Antonius Rex work.

Reviews and reissues note: the 1969 and 1972 albums (In Cauda Semper Stat Venenum; Tardo Pede in Magiam Versus) are cult objects; Charles Tiring is credited as organist on early records; Doris Norton and Fiamma dello Spirito are credited on some releases; some editions were reissued (a limited Black Widow reissue is mentioned). There are persistent legends about records sold to monasteries/religious sects and association with horror/porno comic material; one review alleges In Cauda is a backdated forgery while others praise the early organ-driven sound. The project returned with releases around 2005 and 2011 (Pre Viam).

DeBaser reviews present Jacula as a cult Italian occult/prog project led by Antonio Bartoccetti. Early records (1969–1972) are praised for organ-driven, gothic atmospheres; one review accuses In Cauda Semper Stat Venenum of being a backdated forgery. Later releases and the 2011 comeback (Pre Viam) receive mixed-to-positive appraisals.

For:Fans of Italian progressive rock, collectors of occult/dark-gothic music, listeners of organ-driven experimental records.

 In Cauda Semper Stat Venenum by Jacula is a remarkable case of historical forgery.

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 An unprecedented sound for the time, made exclusively from an authentic church organ, the electric guitar of the band’s leader, and dark and obsessive voices.

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 The return in the Year of Demons 2011 of the entity Jacula, frozen in slumber that seemed destined to last forever, is real news.

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