Adramelch are formed in 1987 in Milan. The original line-up features Gianlu… Read Full Bio ↴Adramelch are formed in 1987 in Milan. The original line-up features Gianluca Corona at the drums, Franco Avalli at the bass guitar and Lorenzo Marconi at the guitar. Later, in Art High school, Gianluca meets Vittorio Ballerio, lead singer of Phoenix - a Hard rock band playing its own music in live gigs in the Milan Area, and asks him to join Adramelch
Initially the band performs solely cover songs of other "HOLY MONSTERS" bands: Queensryche, Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath. Vittorio will be major influence in pushing Gianluca and Adramelch, to write their own songs.
In September 1987 the band structure changes completely: Gianluca, being the author of Adramelch's music, switches to the best suited guitar, and a new drummer enters the band: Luca Moretti. Lorenzo leaves the group to form DEATHRAGE and his place is taken by Sandro Fremiot.
After six month spent totally focusing on composing, rehearsal and song arrangement, the five musicians enter Hammill Studio in Milan to record their first Demo, Irae Melanox.
The demo is acclaimed by the critics and specialised press, simultaneously, arousing interest in some Italian labels, among which LM records of Ravenna. LM records invites Adramelch to take part to one of the first Italian Metal compilation: Heavy rendez-vous together with other bands like CREPIN DEATH, MOON OF STEEL, DUNKARDS...
Meanwhile the band starts playing concerts in the Milan area.
Thanks to the intervention of milanese music label Metal Master, in June 1988 - in a short time and with very little money - Adramelch record their first Album Irae Melanox.
Soon after the release of Irae Melanox, the band undergo a crisis due to various reasons.
The album is acclaimed by national and international specialised press (e.g. the english magazine Kerrang, usually very caustic about Italian productions, awards the album a flattering 4 out of 5!!!). Sadly, maybe due to the total lack of promotion by the label, maybe because of the italian xenomania of that period, the public response is poor.
Though very proud of the final result, the band is quite disappointed for the poor sound quality of the album, the result of a low budget production.
Irae Melanox complexity makes it an album of not easy listening, that will eventually take years to be appreciated by the public all over europe.
Franco and Luca departure due to military service implies enormous difficulties in carrying on the making of the second album.
As a result, for a long period the band members pursue individual projects.
Vittorio forms Columbus' egg, a rock jazz project and Franco joins him; the band activity will result in an album.
Franco, while starting a proficuous new experience with the progressive rock band Enter, substituting Lorenzo Dehò, calls Vittorio in the band. As a result of the succesful activity of the band, a 24trks demo is released in 1992.
Gianluca works on new rock songs, starting to write lyrics in Italian. The result, in 1995, is the birth of a new project, In-Canto (previously named Zefiro); the band features Vittorio, Gianluca, Franco and new musicians among which the drummer Luciano Marinetti (ex Mistere de Notre dame). This interesting artistic experience swiftly ended due to the lack of devotion and conviction by part of the band members.
In July 2003 Gianluca, Franco and Vittorio gather again, with the first aim to prevent Gianluca Musical works, composed between 88 & 90’s, from falling into oblivion. But the band soon realizes that there is room enough for new works and projects - laying the foundation for a second album!
A new band structure is created: the second guitar is replaced by keyboards/Piano (Davide Doviti). The idea is to extend the musical solutions and range of the band.
The original drummer Luca Moretti, gone to live in Rome since 1992, could never be part of the new project. Sigfrido Percich, who has been previously playing with Vittorio in a classic Prog Rock cover band, joins Adramelch. He's a powerful drummer with various significant musical experiences: Nu-Metal (Indastria, K-Again), Prog-Metal (Acron, Arkhé), Crossover (Funk The Chicken) and Techno-Trash/Death (Insania, Nightward).
Initially an external support and collaboration is granted by Andrea Volontè (coming from Fratelli Calafuria, a noise band where he sings and plays guitar); a gradual strangement of Davide, that will result in his desertion from the band just a few weeks before the HOA show, will bring Andrea more and more involved in the project.
In July 2004, Adramelch take part in the prestigious Headbangers Open Air in Hamburg, playing a set of old songs (from Irae Melanox) and four new songs. The crowds response is enthusiastic!
Though everything seems to be going on fine, at the end of the summer Franco gives up, a decision somehow related to his personal musical interests, tastes, and priorities, which don't match well with those of the other members of the band. A week later, Andrea follows his steps and leaves the band, too.
That's why the Adramelch reunion has come so late! Keeping the band together isn't so easy at present, just like it hasn't been easy in the past, and everybody in the band is aware of that. Different strong personalities, different aims and personal problems make any human mix unstable.
The contemporary loss of Franco - cofounder of the band, important balance element and very skilled musician - and of Andrea that so much - as external member - had contributed on the arrangements, represents a moment of uncertainty... a possible crisis, for Gianluca, Vittorio and Sigfrido... but thanks to their great coesion, commitment and dedication to Adramelch and to each other, this danger is overcome. The production of the new songs goes on.
In september 2004, a new guitarist joins Adramelch: Fabio Troiani. He is an old friend of Vittorio, they both played in a band called Anathema (years before the english band Anathema was formed). Having a good Metal background as well as a wide range musical culture, Fabio embraces the project enthusiastically, perfectly tuning with the rest of the band, and since the beginning he cooperates decisively to the new arrangements.
A few weeks later, after an accurate research and rehearsals with many bass players, a new experienced and talented axeman, Maurizio Lietti from the alternative hard rock band Sentenzia, completes the line up at the bass guitar. The entrance of Mau boosts up the process of arranging the songs for the new album, which takes shape more and more.
In January 2005 Adramelch sign with the italian label Underground Symphony for the production, recording and distribution of their second album, "Broken History", a concept album about crusades.
Broken History is recorded and mixed in February 2005 at New Sin Studio in Loria by Luigi Stefanini, and released on September 2005. The response of the press is enthisiastic: as to the end of december 2005, more than 40 reviews from magazines and webzines from all over the world acclaim it as one of the best metal albums of the year, recognizing the strong originality, melodic taste and performance of the band.
During 2005 Adramelch play some live gigs, among wich the Keep it True Festival in Germany and the 1980's Italian Metal Legions Attack festival in Vicenza (Italy), and work to the production of the new songs.
In january 2006 Adramelch play two live gigs in Wuerzburg and Kaiserslautern (Germany), and play a song from the new repertoire, We march, we fail, which achieves a good success among the fans. The song is presented again during the first concert held by the band in its hometown, Milano, on march 2006.
During the following two years, Adramelch get focused on the production of the new songs; among the few live gigs, they play in 2007 at Bang Your Head in Germany - along with such holy monsters as Heaven & Hell - and at the Up The Hammers Festival in Athens,
and in 2008 at Play it Loud II (with Manilla Road), always adding to the performance some unreleased new material for their public.
In june 2009, after a two-years work of composition, arrangement and recording, the band completes the preproduction of the 11 songs that will compose the new album, "Lights from Oblivion". After a final working phase, Adramelch enter the recording studio in march 2010, at Elfo Studio (Tavernago, PC) and finish recording and mixing the new album in october 2010, with Daniele Mandelli as sound engineer. The album is mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox studios (Helsinki) in 2011.
Meanwhile, the band carries on with Underground Symphony another important project: the long awaited-for Irae Melanox reissue in Deluxe Edition, which is finally released in october 2010. The package contains a remastered version of Irae Melanox, and a bonus CD with the Irae Melanox demo and two previously unreleased tracks, “Winter dusk” and “Cruel Times”, recorded in 2009.
Gianluca, Maurizio Chiarello (Underground Symphony), Vittorio and Fabio with Irae Melanox Deluxe Edition
In summer 2011, Mau has to move to another country because of his job, and by common consent leaves the band. In november 2011, Sarmax joins Adramelch as the new bassist. He is a gifted musician with a lot of previous experience in the metal scene, and immediately integrates in the band and gives a great contribution to the sound and feel of Adramelch’s music.
In february 2012 Adramelch sign with PureSteel for the release of Lights from Oblivion, due for april 27, 2012: the day Adramelch will play at Keep It True XV festival.
Initially the band performs solely cover songs of other "HOLY MONSTERS" bands: Queensryche, Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath. Vittorio will be major influence in pushing Gianluca and Adramelch, to write their own songs.
In September 1987 the band structure changes completely: Gianluca, being the author of Adramelch's music, switches to the best suited guitar, and a new drummer enters the band: Luca Moretti. Lorenzo leaves the group to form DEATHRAGE and his place is taken by Sandro Fremiot.
After six month spent totally focusing on composing, rehearsal and song arrangement, the five musicians enter Hammill Studio in Milan to record their first Demo, Irae Melanox.
The demo is acclaimed by the critics and specialised press, simultaneously, arousing interest in some Italian labels, among which LM records of Ravenna. LM records invites Adramelch to take part to one of the first Italian Metal compilation: Heavy rendez-vous together with other bands like CREPIN DEATH, MOON OF STEEL, DUNKARDS...
Meanwhile the band starts playing concerts in the Milan area.
Thanks to the intervention of milanese music label Metal Master, in June 1988 - in a short time and with very little money - Adramelch record their first Album Irae Melanox.
Soon after the release of Irae Melanox, the band undergo a crisis due to various reasons.
The album is acclaimed by national and international specialised press (e.g. the english magazine Kerrang, usually very caustic about Italian productions, awards the album a flattering 4 out of 5!!!). Sadly, maybe due to the total lack of promotion by the label, maybe because of the italian xenomania of that period, the public response is poor.
Though very proud of the final result, the band is quite disappointed for the poor sound quality of the album, the result of a low budget production.
Irae Melanox complexity makes it an album of not easy listening, that will eventually take years to be appreciated by the public all over europe.
Franco and Luca departure due to military service implies enormous difficulties in carrying on the making of the second album.
As a result, for a long period the band members pursue individual projects.
Vittorio forms Columbus' egg, a rock jazz project and Franco joins him; the band activity will result in an album.
Franco, while starting a proficuous new experience with the progressive rock band Enter, substituting Lorenzo Dehò, calls Vittorio in the band. As a result of the succesful activity of the band, a 24trks demo is released in 1992.
Gianluca works on new rock songs, starting to write lyrics in Italian. The result, in 1995, is the birth of a new project, In-Canto (previously named Zefiro); the band features Vittorio, Gianluca, Franco and new musicians among which the drummer Luciano Marinetti (ex Mistere de Notre dame). This interesting artistic experience swiftly ended due to the lack of devotion and conviction by part of the band members.
In July 2003 Gianluca, Franco and Vittorio gather again, with the first aim to prevent Gianluca Musical works, composed between 88 & 90’s, from falling into oblivion. But the band soon realizes that there is room enough for new works and projects - laying the foundation for a second album!
A new band structure is created: the second guitar is replaced by keyboards/Piano (Davide Doviti). The idea is to extend the musical solutions and range of the band.
The original drummer Luca Moretti, gone to live in Rome since 1992, could never be part of the new project. Sigfrido Percich, who has been previously playing with Vittorio in a classic Prog Rock cover band, joins Adramelch. He's a powerful drummer with various significant musical experiences: Nu-Metal (Indastria, K-Again), Prog-Metal (Acron, Arkhé), Crossover (Funk The Chicken) and Techno-Trash/Death (Insania, Nightward).
Initially an external support and collaboration is granted by Andrea Volontè (coming from Fratelli Calafuria, a noise band where he sings and plays guitar); a gradual strangement of Davide, that will result in his desertion from the band just a few weeks before the HOA show, will bring Andrea more and more involved in the project.
In July 2004, Adramelch take part in the prestigious Headbangers Open Air in Hamburg, playing a set of old songs (from Irae Melanox) and four new songs. The crowds response is enthusiastic!
Though everything seems to be going on fine, at the end of the summer Franco gives up, a decision somehow related to his personal musical interests, tastes, and priorities, which don't match well with those of the other members of the band. A week later, Andrea follows his steps and leaves the band, too.
That's why the Adramelch reunion has come so late! Keeping the band together isn't so easy at present, just like it hasn't been easy in the past, and everybody in the band is aware of that. Different strong personalities, different aims and personal problems make any human mix unstable.
The contemporary loss of Franco - cofounder of the band, important balance element and very skilled musician - and of Andrea that so much - as external member - had contributed on the arrangements, represents a moment of uncertainty... a possible crisis, for Gianluca, Vittorio and Sigfrido... but thanks to their great coesion, commitment and dedication to Adramelch and to each other, this danger is overcome. The production of the new songs goes on.
In september 2004, a new guitarist joins Adramelch: Fabio Troiani. He is an old friend of Vittorio, they both played in a band called Anathema (years before the english band Anathema was formed). Having a good Metal background as well as a wide range musical culture, Fabio embraces the project enthusiastically, perfectly tuning with the rest of the band, and since the beginning he cooperates decisively to the new arrangements.
A few weeks later, after an accurate research and rehearsals with many bass players, a new experienced and talented axeman, Maurizio Lietti from the alternative hard rock band Sentenzia, completes the line up at the bass guitar. The entrance of Mau boosts up the process of arranging the songs for the new album, which takes shape more and more.
In January 2005 Adramelch sign with the italian label Underground Symphony for the production, recording and distribution of their second album, "Broken History", a concept album about crusades.
Broken History is recorded and mixed in February 2005 at New Sin Studio in Loria by Luigi Stefanini, and released on September 2005. The response of the press is enthisiastic: as to the end of december 2005, more than 40 reviews from magazines and webzines from all over the world acclaim it as one of the best metal albums of the year, recognizing the strong originality, melodic taste and performance of the band.
During 2005 Adramelch play some live gigs, among wich the Keep it True Festival in Germany and the 1980's Italian Metal Legions Attack festival in Vicenza (Italy), and work to the production of the new songs.
In january 2006 Adramelch play two live gigs in Wuerzburg and Kaiserslautern (Germany), and play a song from the new repertoire, We march, we fail, which achieves a good success among the fans. The song is presented again during the first concert held by the band in its hometown, Milano, on march 2006.
During the following two years, Adramelch get focused on the production of the new songs; among the few live gigs, they play in 2007 at Bang Your Head in Germany - along with such holy monsters as Heaven & Hell - and at the Up The Hammers Festival in Athens,
and in 2008 at Play it Loud II (with Manilla Road), always adding to the performance some unreleased new material for their public.
In june 2009, after a two-years work of composition, arrangement and recording, the band completes the preproduction of the 11 songs that will compose the new album, "Lights from Oblivion". After a final working phase, Adramelch enter the recording studio in march 2010, at Elfo Studio (Tavernago, PC) and finish recording and mixing the new album in october 2010, with Daniele Mandelli as sound engineer. The album is mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox studios (Helsinki) in 2011.
Meanwhile, the band carries on with Underground Symphony another important project: the long awaited-for Irae Melanox reissue in Deluxe Edition, which is finally released in october 2010. The package contains a remastered version of Irae Melanox, and a bonus CD with the Irae Melanox demo and two previously unreleased tracks, “Winter dusk” and “Cruel Times”, recorded in 2009.
Gianluca, Maurizio Chiarello (Underground Symphony), Vittorio and Fabio with Irae Melanox Deluxe Edition
In summer 2011, Mau has to move to another country because of his job, and by common consent leaves the band. In november 2011, Sarmax joins Adramelch as the new bassist. He is a gifted musician with a lot of previous experience in the metal scene, and immediately integrates in the band and gives a great contribution to the sound and feel of Adramelch’s music.
In february 2012 Adramelch sign with PureSteel for the release of Lights from Oblivion, due for april 27, 2012: the day Adramelch will play at Keep It True XV festival.
Decay
Adramelch Lyrics
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Our court is on feast
Decayed again
An empty cruelty
Engraves its mark
Three Bards Play for their king
A sound rises
(chorus)
A wise man comes to stay, to show us the way
His down of destiny, when man's too fool
He's really pure
People don't understand
This line of time
We are the last ruinous descents
We'll never shine
We must learn from the past
To save ourselves
(chorus)
A wise man comes to stay, to show us the way
His down of destiny, when man's too fool
He's really pure
(break)
Fight beware your life belongs to you the saver will return to us
Whenever
Decayed again
An empty cruelty
Engraves its mark
Three Bards Play for their king
A sound rises
(chorus)
His down of destiny, when man's too fool
He's really pure
People don't understand
This line of time
We are the last ruinous descents
We'll never shine
We must learn from the past
To save ourselves
(chorus)
A wise man comes to stay, to show us the way
His down of destiny, when man's too fool
He's really pure
(break)
Fight beware your life belongs to you the saver will return to us
Whenever
In Adramelch's song "Decay," the lyrics depict a decaying court that is cruel and empty, with the mark of this cruelty being engraved on the people. Despite this, three bards play a sound that rises, likely symbolizing an attempt to revive the court's spirit. The chorus introduces a wise man who has come to stay and guide them on their path to destiny, urging them not to be fooled by foolishness, and highlighting his purity. However, the people don't seem to understand the present line of time, which is continuously leading them to ruinous descents. The song emphasizes on learning from the past to save themselves. The break highlights the importance of fighting to protect their lives and the return of the saver that will be there whenever they need it.
Line by Line Meaning
Our court is on feast
The group is celebrating, but not all is well
Decayed again
Their current state is one of decay, and it's not the first time
An empty cruelty
The pain they feel is not coming from someone else, but from their own emptiness
Engraves its mark
The cruelty that they feel is leaving a lasting impression on them
Three Bards Play for their king
Entertainment is being provided for their leader, but it's not enough to distract them from their problems
A sound rises
Even in their current state, there is still something beautiful in their world
People don't understand
Those outside of their group don't understand the pain that they're feeling
This line of time
The current moment in history that they're living in
We are the last ruinous descents
They're the last in a long line of people who have fallen into ruin and despair
We'll never shine
They don't believe that they'll ever be able to break free from their cycle of despair
We must learn from the past
In order to avoid repeating history, they need to learn from their mistakes
To save ourselves
By recognizing and learning from their past, they may be able to save themselves from an eternal cycle of despair
A wise man comes to stay, to show us the way
A beacon of hope has arrived to show them another path forward
His down of destiny, when man's too fool
His calling is unwavering, even when others don't see its potential
He's really pure
He represents something that they don't have - purity, both in his intentions and actions
Fight beware your life belongs to you the saver will return to us
Even in the midst of despair, they must fight for their own lives. A savior will eventually return, but it's up to them to keep themselves alive until then.
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blackmonolith
5:35 Possibly the greatest outro of any metal song of all time
manillaroad76
Fight beware your life belongs to you the saver will return to us
Whenever
Oni64
awesome stuff, could have influenced games like Castlevania in the sound department.
aragon
grazie per aver postato quest'album storico. io sono ancora un loro fan. ho LP "irae melanox" e avevo anche il demo tape che portava lo stesso nome dell'album.
Zak Rahman - I am Karmoon
@Oni64 hehehe indeed. Although it's more likely to be the opposite. Castlevania came out in 86. So actually, they probably had no influence on eachother at all. But they're both cool, so no bother either way.
ptola
cazzarola! varrà un fottio di soldi quell'LP... complimenti! e cmq si.. grande grande band... i Rhapsody hanno preso a piene mani da loro... e soprattutto lo stile vocale di Fabio Lione... non trovi?