Their first full al… Read Full Bio ↴Icycore is a cybrpunkish prog-metal band from Italy.
Their first full album, "Wetwired", was recorded on Underground Symphony Records in 2001, but released on Limb Music Products only in 2004.
Their second full-length album, "Evol", is now available in all the major online stores, and will be released also as a digipack next year by Underground Symphony.
CURRENT LINE-UP:
Alessandro Bracaloni (drums)
Lisa Oliviero (bass)
Francesco Caprina (guitar)
Andrea Baroni (keys)
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COMPLETE BIO:
ICYCORE´s history began in 1998 at the technical University of Pisa, where guitar player Tiziano Romano and drummer Alessandro Bracaloni found out that they both were fans of bands like Megadeth, Dream Theater, Queensryche and Eldritch. Together with Lisa Oliviero, at the bass, they founded the core of the band.
"At the beginning, both Tiziano and I were big fans of Thrash, so we oriented ourselves towards bands like Megadeth", Alessandro explains. "My love for progressive music was raised by Lisa, who even then was a very talented musician and had a particular liking of Prog Metal and melodic Metal a la Angra."
Shortly after the band had been established, the guys began searching for a singer. During the auditions, they did not only find the brilliant voice of Valerio Voliani, but a great second guitar player, too: Davide Alberti.
An old schoolmate of Lisa´s who had helped out at the keyboard (Andrea Petracco) was replaced by Andrea Baroni and so, the band´s line-up was complete.
Alessandro: "It has always been important to us to find not only good musicians, but real friends, too. The priority is literally to 'play' with the musicians, not to 'work' with them."
Shortly thereafter, in 1999, ICYCORE released the demo-CD Altered Feelings, which immediately caused a big sensation in the scene. The media reaction was great, and the first interviews and gigs followed.
Alessandro: "It was important for us to stress from the start that we do not play Progressive Metal, we play Heavy Metal - in a progressive way. Our influences had always been very diverse, from Hard Rock to Death - everything!"
Underground Symphony Records were immediately willing to pay for the recording of the debut album "Wetwired", and the experienced musicians recorded in the summer of 2001 the twelve album compositions in about record time, and waited for the release.
Time went by - but due to various problems Underground Symphony Records had to procrastinate the release again and again. In the meantime, ICYCORE played a lot of shows in Italy, among others as opener for Eldritch.
Unfortunately, Davide Alberti had to leave the band due to professional reasons, but ICYCORE quickly found a more than equally matched substitute: Francesco Caprina.
Because the cooperation problems with Underground Symphony had become insurmountable, finally Limb Music Products acquired the rights for "Wetwired", and published the album worldwide on May 2004.
Wetwired is a concept album with a cyberpunk sensational background, but at the same time full of melody and introspective moments. It won high praise of the public and the critics, and it was hailed as one of the best debutant albums of 2004.
After the release of the album, the band devoted themselves to the promotion of the album with some gigs, and at the same time they started to write new material, reflecting their own musical and personal evolution.
Quickly a new concept album, called Evol, took form: a story about love and its exact opposite, a story about a man that has to reckon with all his deliriums and his obsessions, and which unfolds, surprisingly, all that happened before Wetwired.
After the writing up of the vocal lines, in May 2006, Valerio Voliani, the singer, made up his mind to leave the band to devote himself to another musical project, and caused the putting off of the forthcoming recording.
This event had a strong impact on ICYCORE, but they did not still lose heart and soon started searching for a replacement who well could fit in with the style of the new album.
Andrea: It was essential we could find out someone who not only could blend with the band, but could also suit the clear-cut style of the record, who could therefore get the work Valerio had done until then and take it to its final stage... and in a short time, since at that point the recording had been more or less planned!
The band finally found out that the versatile and powerful voice of Titta Tani (DGM, Astra, Claudio Simonetti), was the perfect voice for Evol. The recording started in March 2007 and in June, same year, at last ICYCORE completed the mixing of their new effort.
Net
Icycore Lyrics
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Useless emotions have gone away
Creed, this is my reign
For shall I deny the flesh and the blood
Free, from space and time
A nameless design of reality
Cold, once felt before
Relieving that moment, touching the void
Life after life
Abductor of sin
But all is a lie
Addressing to someone, to something
The wrong part of me
I have seen all before
The good and the wrong, interior desire
Come, this is my reign
Virtual insanity...
...this is the Net!
Try to erase all again
The love and the hate that I've had
Try to forget all the pain
Crashing the borders of life
Stand, in front of these
Illogical nightmares now gone astray
Proud, feeding my brain
With knowledge and hunger consuming the man
Dead, only the flesh
Mnemonical order surviving inside
Cold, once felt before
A word in December...
...but now feed the Net
Try to erase all again
The love and the hate that I've had
Try to forget all the pain
Crashing the borders of life
Try to erase all again
The love and the hate that I've had
Try to forget all the pain
Crashing the borders of life
Try to erase all the pain
Crashing the borders of me
This is the Net!
In Icycore's song The Net, the lyrics convey a sense of detachment from reality and a reliance on technology. The words "stand in front of these, useless emotions have gone away" suggests a disconnect from human emotions and a preference for a more logical, technological mindset. The line, "free from space and time, a nameless design of reality" further emphasizes the idea of dissociation from the physical world and embracing a more abstract and virtual one. The repeated refrain of "try to erase all again" also suggests a desire to escape or suppress past emotions, pain, and experiences, which may be interpreted as an attempt to find solace in the digital realm.
The lyrics also address the idea of the "net," or internet, as a new reality. The line "virtual insanity...this is the Net" implies a sense of confusion or delusion that comes with living in a world where technology governs much of our lives. The idea of the net feeding a vague entity or concept also underscores the idea of technology as an all-encompassing force that is replacing traditional beliefs and values. Overall, the song speaks to the complexities and challenges of living in an increasingly digital world and the potential dangers of relying too heavily on technology.
Line by Line Meaning
Stand, in front of these
Facing the current situation
Useless emotions have gone away
No more emotional limitations
Creed, this is my reign
I am in control
For shall I deny the flesh and the blood
Rejecting physical desires
Free, from space and time
In a timeless and boundless state
A nameless design of reality
A reality without labels or constraints
Cold, once felt before
Experiencing emptiness again
Relieving that moment, touching the void
Finding solace in nothingness
Life after life
Repeating cycles of existence
Abductor of sin
Taking away wrongdoing
But all is a lie
Everything is deceitful
Addressing to someone, to something
Communicating with an unknown entity
The wrong part of me
The undesirable aspect of oneself
I have seen all before
Experienced everything already
The good and the wrong, interior desire
Personal desires, both good and bad
Come, this is my reign
Taking control of the situation
Virtual insanity...
The madness of online life
...this is the Net!
The internet as a source of chaos
Try to erase all again
Attempting to forget everything
The love and the hate that I've had
Past feelings of love and hate
Try to forget all the pain
Attempting to escape emotional suffering
Crashing the borders of life
Breaking free from limitations
Illogical nightmares now gone astray
Breaking free from irrational fears
Proud, feeding my brain
Feeling confident and empowered
With knowledge and hunger consuming the man
Driven by a thirst for knowledge
Dead, only the flesh
The body is finite
Mnemonical order surviving inside
Memories remaining after death
A word in December...
Something from the past
...but now feed the Net
Now contributing to the internet
Try to erase all the pain
Attempting to forget emotional suffering
Crashing the borders of me
Breaking free from personal limitations
This is the Net!
Emphasizing the internet's impact on life
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