Those Of The Cellar
La pace di Nettuno

They hail from the province of Cuneo and have been around since 2011, Those Of The Cellar. A time span useful to them in seeking their artistic footing and directly testing what it means to make music, especially in a country as unresponsive as ours. After a demo and their debut "Neuropoli," here they are again with "La pace di Nettuno," an album that presents us with a band that knows how to be very interesting as "lyricists," while at the same time embarking on a very tricky musical path, one that sees the term crossover-metal as its basis. Okay, the Linea 77 brand will be the first thing you'll think of after a few listens, thanks to their choice to propose in their native language (and basically the rules are always the same: two voices, guitars capable of creating a bomb-proof sound wall where electronics manage to give even more character to the sound), but rather than a vile imitation, I believe we are facing a project with good ideas that has simply chosen the more personal path (that is, that of their taste in music) to bring it all into focus. As mentioned, the lyrics are certainly the strong point of this work, interesting and at least well-written compared to that multitude of names attempting this solution with poor results. A close-knit band that at least tries to go beyond the obviousness of being nostalgic through synths and solutions dear to the currently popular U.S. alternative scene (Asking Alexandria, Black Veil Brides). "Se ascolti senti il mare," "Limite," and "Nettuno" are excellent examples to present Those Of The Cellar, perhaps a bit too eager to offer multiple vocal solutions (ranging from melodic to growl to rap) but certainly a pretty good name with solid foundations to work on.