Spite Extreme Wing
Non Dvcor, Dvco

The extreme wing of contempt for modernity.

That's how Spite Extreme Wing, a band from Genoa led by Argento (vocals and guitar), defines themselves. Black metal for them is a violent and revolutionary call to the world of Tradition. A purely and exclusively European form of expression born among the cold lands of Norway. However, in this genre, unlike folk, traditional or premodern instruments are not used; with Black Metal, modernity is gutted using the same dirty pieces. This is the actual originality of their proposal. Archeofuturistic, meaning not accepting positivism and the linear view of history, thus means moving forward starting from solid foundations: from ancient traditional knowledge. This is exactly the thought and the calling card of Our Own.

Non Dvcor, Dvco is a concept album based entirely on the writings of the philosopher Julius Evola (1898-1974), namely writings based on the concept of superlife and the superman in the wake of philosophers like Nietzsche and Goethe. Here it's not about turning from one side to the other in a bed of agony, but about waking up and standing tall. That's exactly the spirit of this album which, described with all these quotes and grand words, might seem like yet another amalgamation by pseudo-intellectuals who give more space to content than to actual music. And instead, hell no. As soon as I put this CD in the player, I was immediately hit by a gentle carpet of keyboards that is instantly obliterated under the military, majestic, and powerful rhythm of the first track "A chi l’ignoto?"; the piece lasts less than a minute, completely instrumental, and the accompanying text is by the decadent poet Gabriele d’Annunzio, also a staunch advocate of the superman theory.
The second track is the title track, which alone is worth the price of the CD. Now describing the emotion, the rage, the power, the strength, the majesty of this track is quite difficult. The lyrics are sung in Italian (as is the rest of the album), belligerent and military, they induce strength and a desire to fight in the listener but at the same time are deep and unsettling. The saturated guitar marks a repetitive riff but damn effective that could rouse a nation to battle. Argento's voice is powerful and full of spite. Rigel's drums have a mighty and pounding sound that could give quite a challenge to the likes of Immortal Darkthrone or, why not, Tsjuder. I swear the first time I listened to this piece full blast in headphones, I instinctively screamed with anger. The piece is dedicated to the Fiume endeavor. In the second track "In su la vetta" the tones are somewhat dampened but still, we are faced with a great powerful dynamic piece, endowed with great lyrics:

Never again will you drink from their impure fountain Forget their everlasting infamy! Never again will you desire human company. Forget the masses for the arcane immaterial. Now you are wind, fog, and landslide moving the absurd and vile human nature!

"La torre del silenzio" is instead a masterful track. Two cold and deep chords for introduction and then burst in a wall of guitars and a furious blast-beat as massive as ever. It gives the impression that the eardrums are besieged for three long minutes and then the piece softens towards the end, but the riffs remain hard until the end of the track. Also, in this case, the lyrics are very profound and speak of man's continuous inner quest to be above all the maker of his own destiny, practically to be God. "Decadenza" is a wonderful instrumental piece with very soft guitar arpeggios that score Evola's walk during a bombing in Vienna.
"Disperazione" instead is a slow and powerful track with a truly unique atmosphere. Imposing and majestic to the end with a cyclical riff. Also, in this case, the lyrics refer to previous themes. The concluding track is "Il sole di notte e la rivolta", an instrumental piece of immense power with melancholic riffs and drum Blast-beats. The piece conveys a sense of freedom for all three minutes of its duration.

In conclusion, not even all of DeBaser would be enough to fully describe the emotional intensity of this work. Not to mention the production. Non Dvcor, Dvco was entirely recorded in a fort, Forte Geremia, located in the interior part of Liguria. This stone construction gave this album solely and exclusively natural reverberations. Our Own's philosophy is that the race to perfect recording has only led to maximum impersonality, making people forget the ability to create a decidedly original and personal sound as this album is. An album that every black metal follower (and not only) absolutely must have, a concentration of combativeness put into music.

FIGHT! THE WIND HAS RISEN THE CLASH HAS BEGUN!!!!!!!!!.