Baccei.
They began rehearsing and writing material along with vocalist Giuseppe
"Ciape" Cialone, Manuel Timperi on bass and Giordano Bimbi as drummer;
after a long period experimenting their sound, ranging from doom to heavy metal, from
thrash to death metal and more extreme and obscure sound, with influences from
Mercyful Fate, Death SS/Paul Chain, Candlemass, Rage, Grave Digger, Cirith Ungol,
Manilla Road, and inspired by history, esoteric literature, horror movies and
religious myths, they released their first demo "Il Re del Mondo" in 1993,
wich gained very good press reviews and spread through the italian underground scene
becoming a most-wanted record among metal fans thanks to its well-structured songs
and the particularly inspired lyrics, in Italian language.
After this release they played a large number of live gigs, wich contributed in
increasing their fame in the scene; at that time bass player Manuel Timperi left the
band and was replaced by Mario Ferruzzi, who stayed until the release of their second
demo, Fede Potere Vendetta, in 1997. Mario dropped the band due to his life's
commitments and Massimiliano Salvatori stepped up, recording the bass for this demo,
thus remaining in the band for almost ten years. Fede Potere Vendetta was the answer
to the detractors who judged Rosae Crucis dead, after a difficult period during which
Igor, Manuel and, at last Mario had left the band for the most different reasons; it
is a record where blood and hate melt the steel, straighter than the previous demo,
more power-oriented and extremely epic, inspired by the ideal of never giving up and
from the books of Robert Howard. At this time they decided to have the band's logo
tattooed on their shoulders, to witness the purpose of enduring their battle against
the "false" and to begin a new era for Rosae Crucis.
This era begun with the live gigs supporting Fede Potere Vendetta, where crowds were
enthusiastic yet no label seemed interested in an Italian-language-singing band.
After releasing a promo for labels only and getting answers like "this is good,
but if you could do in English..." they recorded, in 2000, the promo titled
"Bran Mak Morn", the first record without Giordano on drums, replaced by
Mirko Lai, and the first work with english lyrics (not to mention the old songs
written in the 90/92 period, never published); it was a four-tracks of a more
extensive work based on the novel "The Worms of the Earth" by Robert
Howard, a persistent inspiration in the lyrics of the band. This promo gained them a
contract for their official debut album, but Mirko left the band for personal
reasons, so they were without a drummer and with the recording studio already booked;
at this point Giuseppe Orlando from Novembre took them out of this wicked situation
sitting behind the drums and recording a superb drumming performance, so fine that he
played also some live gigs with Rosae Crucis in the aftermath, for example in the gig
with Manilla Road, Doomsword and Battle Ram in 2002.
Finally "The Worms Of The Earth" was out on Scarlet Records, and gained
very good reviews in Italy and Europe as well as in Japan, were it has been
distributed with a personal version of Cirith Ungol's "Death Of The Sun" as
a bonus track.
After an extensive search they found Piero Arioni as the new drummer, brought forth
by old friend Tiziano Marcozzi who had recently joined the band in the role of axeman
beside Andrea; with them they performed live in important gigs and festivals such as
Agglutination Festival (Italy, 2003) or Headbangers Open Air (Germany, 2004) together
with bands like Virgin Steele, Pino Scotto's Firetrails, Teathres Des Vampires,
Adramelch, Brocas Helm, Hirax, plus countless gigs with bands like Novembre,
Stormlord, Enemynside, Hyades and also they recorded some cover versions for various
tributes ("Pleasure Slave" for Manowar tribute, "The Fires of
Mars" for Manilla Road Tribute).
After a long period of silence and few live dates, in 2007 Max Salvatori left the
band and is replaced by Daniele "KK" Cerqua, a band's long time friend, and
they recorded four songs to be part of the "Kingdom Undead" project, an
album that foresees the destiny of humanity overwhelmed by zombies, inspired by
writings like Richard Matheson's "I am legend", Max Brooks' "World War
Z" and "The Zombie Survival guide", as well as John Carpenter's
movies.
During the recording of Kingdom Undead they got in touch with Jolly Roger Records, in
the person of Antonio Keller, who offered a deal to re-record and re-issue the band's
first two demos; recordings for "Il Re Del Mondo" started almost
immediately in the band's studio, and finally the first of two has been published in
September 2008, in CD, Vynil, and in limited editions for collectors along with
patches, shirt and red vynil. This has given Rosae Crucis the opportunity to engrave
their music in a new and more powerful sound, supported by the recording technology
available at present time, and enhanced by fifteen years of musical experience.
The band played at Total Metal Festival 2008 in Bari (Italy) alongside with Deicide,
Schizo and Hatesphere, and is currently working on the new "Fede Potere
Vendetta", to be issued in spring 2009.
Il Re Del Mondo
Rosae Crucis Lyrics
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Portami via, anima e corpo
La vita tua, dolce illusione
E' un utopia, Sinarchia.
Vivere su una lama tagliente
Ridere delle idee della gente
Per gli Dei и un alba raggiante
Cercare un'identitа nel buio del Sistema
Svanisce ormai quell'energia, di questa etа
Sconfitta dall'ipocrisia
Il Re Del Mondo
Dimmi se c'и dimmi dov'и, dimmi se esiste il Re Del Mondo
Il Re dei Re, Il Re dei Re, governati dal profondo...
Guidami, e non avrт risentimento
Guidami, nella Terra senza tempo
Eternitа, di questo pensiero
Fatalitа, nelle nebbie di un mistero...
Trasparendo nell'oscuritа, tragitto senza tempo
Fuggito via dalla realtа, trasportato via da questo vento
Il Re Del Mondo
Dimmi se c'и dimmi dov'и, dimmi se esiste il Re Del Mondo
Il Re dei Re, Il Re dei Re, Sinarchia.
The lyrics of Rosae Crucis's song "Il Re Del Mondo" are profound and express an intense desire to be taken away from this world, both body and soul. The first stanza points to the illusion of life being just an imaginary concept and an idealistic utopia. The second stanza talks about the precarious situation of living on the edge, where people's ideas can be easily ridiculed. It also introduces an element of divinity, where the gods' dawn is radiant only for them, while for us, it's only a dusk.
The following verse talks about the struggle to find one's identity in the dark confines of the system while lamenting how the prevailing hypocrisy has defeated the energy of our times. The chorus of the song yearns for the King of the World, the King of Kings to rule and guide them, even if it's from the depths of the universe. The final verse talks about transcending the physical realm and floating in the darkness of eternity.
* Rosae Crucis is an Italian symphonic progressive power metal band
* "Il Re Del Mondo" was the band's second studio album release
* The album featured notable guest musicians like Fabio Lione of Rhapsody and Roberto Tiranti of Labyrinth
* The album title translates to "The King of the World" in English
* The band was inspired by the works of Julius Evola, who was an Italian philosopher and mystic
* The band's music incorporates historical-mythological themes and occultism in their lyrics
* "Sinarchia" translates to "Synarchy," which means a form of government where a council of individuals rules instead of one person
* The band is known for playing their music in full medieval costumes
* The members of the band hail from different cities of Italy, including Florence, Bologna, and Rome
* The album's cover art features a medieval sword and the words "Synarchy of Nobles" written above it.
The chords for "Il Re Del Mondo" are not readily available.
Line by Line Meaning
Portami via, da questo mondo
Take me away from this world
Portami via, anima e corpo
Take me away, body and soul
La vita tua, dolce illusione
Your life, a sweet illusion
E' un utopia, Sinarchia.
It's a utopia, Synarchy.
Vivere su una lama tagliente
To live on a sharp blade
Ridere delle idee della gente
To laugh at people's ideas
Per gli Dei и un alba raggiante
For the Gods, it's a radiant dawn
Qui per noi, c'e' solo il tramonto
Here for us, there's only the sunset
Cercare un'identitа nel buio del Sistema
Searching for an identity in the darkness of the System
Svanisce ormai quell'energia, di questa etа
That energy of this age is fading away now
Sconfitta dall'ipocrisia
Defeated by hypocrisy
Il Re Del Mondo
The King of the World
Dimmi se c'и dimmi dov'и, dimmi se esiste il Re Del Mondo
Tell me if he exists, tell me where he is, tell me if there's a King of the World
Il Re dei Re, Il Re dei Re, governati dal profondo...
The King of Kings, governed from the depths...
Guidami, e non avrт risentimento
Guide me, and I won't hold a grudge
Guidami, nella Terra senza tempo
Guide me, to the timeless land
Eternitа, di questo pensiero
Eternity of this thought
Fatalitа, nelle nebbie di un mistero...
Fatality, in the mists of a mystery...
Trasparendo nell'oscuritа, tragitto senza tempo
Shining in the darkness, a timeless journey
Fuggito via dalla realtа, trasportato via da questo vento
Fled from reality, carried away by this wind
Il Re Del Mondo
The King of the World
Dimmi se c'и dimmi dov'и, dimmi se esiste il Re Del Mondo
Tell me if he exists, tell me where he is, tell me if there's a King of the World
Il Re dei Re, Il Re dei Re, Sinarchia.
The King of Kings, Synarchy.
Contributed by Camden N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.