History
Early years and Nebularium
Disarmonia Mundi was founded by Ettore Rigotti in 2000. The band would initially go through several line-up changes but would successfully record their debut album, Nebularium. The album was completely self-produced by Ettore in his home studio. The response to the album allowed the band to sign a contract with Self for Italian distribution and with Cd-Maximum for distribution in Russia. Line-up problems would prevent live performances to support Nebularium and in turn would slow down the process of recording the forthcoming album.
New members, label and Fragments of D-Generation
The only people remaining from the former line-up, Ettore Rigotti and Mirco Andreis, would be joined by newcomer Claudio Ravinale. The resulting promo would help Disarmonia Mundi attain a recording contract with Scarlet Records.
Ettore got in contact with Soilwork front man Björn "Speed" Strid. What started out as a "guest appearance" on a track for the forthcoming album, Fragments of D-Generation would turn into Strid performing as guest vocalist for most of the songs featured on the album. The release of Fragments of D-Generation would generate several positive feedback. While Strid would go back to working on Soilwork's Stabbing the Drama, Ettore and Claudio would begin composing the music and lyrics for their third album.
Mind Tricks
While Ettore and Claudio worked on the new record, Mirco decided to leave the band to concentrate on other interests. The remaining members tracked most of the new album in three weeks. The band remained a duo for the recording of Mind Tricks while having Strid guesting again on vocals, splitting them equally between Claudio with Ettore contributing clean vocals as well. During the recording, ex-member Mirco shot a video for the band's single "Celestial Furnace".
The Isolation Game
The new album entitled, The Isolation Game, was released December 9, 2009. Strid recorded guest vocals on a few songs while the majority of the scream and growl vocals being handled by Claudio, guitarist Olof Mörck of Nightrage performed a guest solo on one song.
On 12 November 2008 the band released new information on their MySpace: "We have finished the pre-production of our forthcoming fourth album entitled "The Isolation Game" scheduled for an early spring release. News about the label for this album will be revealed very soon." The label would later be revealed as Coroner Records; a new record label based out of Italy. The recordings took place at Ettore Rigotti's "The Metal House" studios in Italy. Björn "Speed" Strid (Soilwork, Terror 2000) recorded vocals for "a few songs" on The Isolation Game. Much like MindTricks, The Isolation Game features more singing from Ettore and Claudio. Upon its release, The Isolation Game received positive, if lukewarm reviews, with one critic commenting "however great an example of Swedish-style melodic death metal this is, it doesn’t do anything that we haven’t heard before".
Prior to the release of The Isolation Game, Disarmonia Mundi released a remastered edition of their debut album, Nebularium, in double disc packaging, with the second disc containing six songs that were b-sides to album recording sessions. The second disc is called The Restless Memoirs EP. The re-release package was put out by Coroner Records on 26 June 2009.
The forming of The Stranded
On 10 November 2011, Ettore and Claudio announced on the Myspace page of Disarmonia Mundi that they had formed a new band with NeroArgento and the American professional skateboarder Elliot Sloan, called The Stranded.On 2 July 2012 the band released the album Survivalism Boulevard on Coroner Records, the album has been met with a general positive feedback.
The band began writing for their fifth album in September 2012.On February 5th 2015, the band announced on their official Facebook page that they are currently mastering the album which is still untitled.
Cold Inferno
Following the March 16, 2015 announcement, the band's next album, Cold Inferno, got released on June 9, 2015. As for The Isolation Game, Cold Inferno featured the majority of vocals handled by Claudio with Ettore providing clean vocals and Speed guesting on a couple of tracks, while all the instrumental parts have been tracked and produced by Ettore at The Metal House studio as usual.
According to an interview with Ettore Rigotti, the next album will be released within less than two years. An Instagram post, dated 11th of January 2020, implied the release date would be sometime within the year, but did not specify.
5 Star Grave and The Silverblack Edit
Besides providing vocals for Disarmonia Mundi, Claudio has been active since 2005 with the horror metal band 5 Star Grave releasing three albums so far: Corpse Breed Syndrome (self-produced, 2008), Drugstore Hell (Massacre Records, 2012), Drugstore Hell (Sliptrick Records, 2017).
In late 2013 Claudio and longtime friend, producer and multi-instrumentalist NeroArgento started working on a new industrial metal project called The Silverblack releasing the self-titled debut album in 2014 via AExeron Media / FiXT divided into five monthly episodes of two songs each. The second album entitled The Grand Turmoil has been released by Sliptrick Records in autumn 2015 while in 2018 the band completed the production of their third full-length album entitled Rain On A Wedding Day that has been released via DarkTunes Music Group the 30th of November 2018. The Silverblack released their fourth album Prototype 6:17 November 21st 2019.
Infernalizer
October 31st 2020 sees the unveiling of another project by Claudio called Infernalizer (a nickname he's also been using referring to himself in the last The Silverblack records): the new band is more horror-metal oriented and deeply rooted in 80s metal sound. A video is released for the song "Leaving So Soon?" (with Claudio showcasing an heavy monster-like horror make-up) while the band is still busy putting the finishing touches on the full-length album entitled "The Ugly Truth" scheduled for a late 2020/early 2021 release by Rockshots Records.
Demiurgo
Disarmonia Mundi Lyrics
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across a time that had still to begin its turn
a god got tired of the surrounding vacuum
and molded a game to catch eternity
will we ever know our future course
what has become behind the scenes
is there a shred of law
I am the way for myself
the real way
creature, similar but shred
I'll bring you life and be quiet
I'm watching your behavior
and remember you are my bloom
I foresee sinner
I foresee betrayer
rebel you will be
and I'm right here to resolve your sin
never never die
I must believe to rise
in a world divided from the bytes
or I must live just for my self
and waiting for the reaction
now bring back your soul to me
you wasted your chance to live
and don't worry for me
I'll find a better pastime
your life has been so sweet
of knowledge you were so ravenous
fly now upon the sky
and die, and die
I could not save him from his worth
his merit has been his fault
and I feel so alone
The lyrics of Disarmonia Mundi's song Demiurgo are complex and abstract. The song is about a god who becomes fatigued with the emptiness surrounding him and creates a game to capture eternity. The lyrics question whether we will ever know our future and whether there is a rule that grants us the freedom to act. The singer declares that he is the path for himself, the “real way.” The singer also alludes to the fact that he sees sinners and betrayers, and that he feels that he will resolve their sins. The lyrics also mention bringing life to a creature, observing its behavior, and recalling that the creature is the singer's bloom.
The song's climax comes when the singer commands the creature to return its soul to him. The lyrics suggest that the creature has wasted its chance to live, and the singer is not concerned about it because he claims he will find a better pastime. The last lines imply that the singer has failed to save someone from their worth, and that their merit was their fault. Overall, the lyrics suggest an abstract, philosophical exploration of mortality, the supernatural, and power.
Line by Line Meaning
in the lost memoirs of a day not day
In a time that is not quite a day, long forgotten and lost in history
across a time that had still to begin its turn
During a time that was yet to start moving forward
a god got tired of the surrounding vacuum
A deity was exhausted by the emptiness of its surroundings
and molded a game to catch eternity
So it created a game to capture everlasting time
will we ever know our future course
Can we ever truly be certain of the direction our lives are headed?
what has become behind the scenes
What is going on, unbeknownst to us
is there a shred of law
Is there any kind of order or structure in the universe
that gives the freedom to the acts
That allows for free will in our actions
I am the way for myself
I am in control of my own path
the real way
The only true way for me
creature, similar but shred
A being that resembles others, but is still unique
I'll bring you life and be quiet
I will create you, but will not interfere in your existence
I'm watching your behavior
I am observing how you act and react
and remember you are my bloom
And always keep in mind that you are a creation of mine
I foresee sinner
I can see that you will sin
I foresee betrayer
I can see that you will betray others
rebel you will be
You will rebel against authority
and I'm right here to resolve your sin
And I'll be here to right your wrongs
never never die
Live on and on
I must believe to rise
I must have faith in order to succeed
in a world divided from the bytes
In a world fragmented by technology
or I must live just for my self
Or I can live solely for my own desires
and waiting for the reaction
And see what consequences will result
now bring back your soul to me
Return to me in death
you wasted your chance to live
You didn't make the most of your life
and don't worry for me
Don't concern yourself with my feelings
I'll find a better pastime
I'll find something else to occupy my time
your life has been so sweet
You had a wonderful life
of knowledge you were so ravenous
You had an insatiable hunger for knowledge
fly now upon the sky
Soar into the heavens
and die, and die
And pass on into the afterlife
I could not save him from his worth
I couldn't prevent him from his own undoing
his merit has been his fault
His own success led to his downfall
and I feel so alone
And now I am left feeling isolated
Contributed by Jonathan J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.