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.
Wetwired
Icycore Lyrics
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Not to leave it all behind
Your lies ablazed
The pools of pain
Drilled a hole in the soul
I had
I thought that
There's no more reason
To fight the pain
That's the sign I've searched for
I need no more
The surgeon cuts his damned way
(To) the place where I hold the pain
(To) put inside this tired mind
A new reason to be
The things now fit into place
Blood and wires
Is all I see
New things improving me
Choices, voices
Then you
Tell me I'm on the wrong side
Change me so I'll fit it all
Rejecting all of the things I had
The scalpel cutting deep
Now I tell you the only reason
For I am still here
A selfish death to kill the pain
Kills your body and your soul
The scalpel has cut the place
New reality now to face
Running through streams of spikes
Running away
The things now fit into place
Blood and wires
Is all I see
New things improving me
Choices, voices
Then you
Tell me I'm on the wrong side
Change me so I'll fit it all
Rejecting all of the things I had
The scalpel cutting deep
My Choice
CHOICE
WETWIRED
EMBRACE
THE PAIN
Now I got this new sight
I'm the truth between the lies
There's a place, now is far
I've the skill, I've the time
The lyrics to Icycore's song Wetwired paint a vivid picture of a person who has endured a lot of emotional pain and is now contemplating whether to leave it all behind or not. The pools of pain have drilled a hole in their soul, leaving them feeling broken and unfixable. The person acknowledges that they thought they could be strong but fighting the pain is no longer a viable option. The surgeon is the only one who can drill into their mind and rid them of the pain. Blood and wires are all they see, and they are now trying to fit into a new reality that comes with new choices and voices.
The person is now ready to embrace the pain and undergo the procedure that will help them face new things and return them to normalcy. They want to forget all the things that caused them pain and shift to a new side. They feel like the scalpel has cut deep enough to provide them with new sight and reveal the truth between the lies. As the song progresses, they reach a new understanding that there is still a place for them and they have the skill and time to get there.
The song's overall message is about the struggle to overcome emotional pain and the hope of finding a way to live life to the fullest. It's about taking control of one's own fate and not letting the pain hold them back.
Line by Line Meaning
Please tell me now a valid reason
I am feeling lost and need a good reason to stay.
Not to leave it all behind
I am considering leaving everything behind.
Your lies ablazed
The lies you told have lit a fire of anger within me.
The pools of pain
The pain I feel is all-consuming and deep like a pool.
Drilled a hole in the soul
The pain has created a void in my soul.
I had
Once, I had hope and strength, but they have been drained from me.
I thought that
I believed that I could be strong enough to overcome this pain.
There's no more reason
But now, I cannot find a reason to continue fighting the pain.
To fight the pain
I am tired of battling this pain.
That's the sign I've searched for
I realize that this lack of hope is my cue to give up.
I need no more
I do not need any more convincing to give up.
The surgeon cuts his damned way
I need an expert to help get rid of this pain.
(To) the place where I hold the pain
The expert needs to come to the source of my pain.
(To) put inside this tired mind
I need a new outlook to replace my current tired and hopeless one.
A new reason to be
I need a new purpose to continue living.
The things now fit into place
My new outlook helps me understand things better.
Blood and wires
I see the mechanics behind my body and the blood that flows within it.
Is all I see
This mechanical view is all that is left for me.
New things improving me
Some things in my new reality are improving my situation.
Choices, voices
There are choices to be made, and I hear the voices that give me guidance on which choices to make.
Then you
But, in the end, it all comes down to you.
Tell me I'm on the wrong side
I am willing to be corrected if I am not on the right path.
Change me so I'll fit it all
Help me adapt so that I can fit into this new way of living.
Rejecting all of the things I had
I am letting go of everything I once cherished.
The scalpel cutting deep
To move forward, I need to be cut deeply.
Now I tell you the only reason
The only reason for my existence is to rid myself of this pain.
For I am still here
The only reason I am still alive is because of this goal.
A selfish death to kill the pain
I am willing to die to rid myself of this pain, even if it is selfish.
Kills your body and your soul
This selfish death will take everything from me.
New reality now to face
Once I have rid myself of the pain, there will be a new reality to face.
Running through streams of spikes
The new reality will be painful, but I am willing to run through it.
Running away
But, in the end, I am still running away from my pain.
My Choice
This is my decision to make.
CHOICE
I have the power to choose.
WETWIRED
I am wired to feel pain and suffering.
EMBRACE
I have no other choice but to embrace this pain.
THE PAIN
The pain is ever-present, and I must accept it.
Now I got this new sight
Now that I have accepted the pain, I have a new perspective.
I'm the truth between the lies
I see the truth behind everything, including the lies.
There's a place, now is far
There is still a place for me, but it is a long way off.
I've the skill, I've the time
But I have the skills, and I have the time to get there.
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Bill Losapio
This band deserved so much more traction
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