Nero di Marte
Derivae

Honestly, talking about post-metal intimidates me, too many experts, critics, austere characters, and stern militants, ready to judge every one of your opinions and analyze every analysis. But, as a music enthusiast without too many claims of technical knowledge, all I care about is sharing with others what I find particularly beautiful, which in this case is this album, Derivae, by the Italian band Nero di Marte.

The proposal of this Bolognese band is certainly not simple, taking shape from the music of already established giants like Ulcerate, Cult of Luna, resulting in a product similar to the latest Gorguts, Colored Sands, in atmospheres, for the alternations of rather strong dynamics to quiet moments (and by quiet I mean oppressive), but with influences more derived from sludge than death.

As can be inferred from the list of influences that can be cited to describe Nero di Marte's music, their music is not a definite evolution within the post-metal genre; however, the album is excellent for the quality of the execution and the originality sought not so much in the structures, but in creating a dark and oppressive atmosphere in the manner of Ulcerate but with different means: the riffs are more "singable" and there is no use of the suffocating, in as good a way as possible, constant evolution of individual themes often encountered in the work of the New Zealanders (not to mention that, as far as Gorguts are concerned, the influences are less death and more drawn from Neurosis and other bands from the post-hardcore scene).

And finally, as a gem, how can we not mention, especially in the Italian lyrics, the similarity of the singer's clean voice with Gianna Nannini's voice? The first time I listened to "Il diluvio," I really thought of samples at some points in the song...

If you are in the mood for dark atmospheres that are rarely suffocating, suddenly mysterious and immediately aggressive and pressing, the gem of the young Nero di Marte, undoubtedly one of the best Italian realities lately, is undoubtedly a concentration of moods that will not leave you indifferent.