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.
The Justice of Roma
Rosae Crucis Lyrics
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And let the whole world see the justice of Rome
Upon the hills of the sacred vallum
He was giving order just like a king,
Average height, aquiline nose, he was the power and the divine law,
Under his mantle a golden armour,
he wore a plumed helmet on his head,
abomination was burning like fire... like fire... abomination was burning like fire
he came on earth to execute
and he fought in the sign of Rome: Titus Silla.
I will burn, these desolated valleys
And I'll destroy, whoever opposed my will
I will sack, the fools in their village
And I will kill for my power
This is the law,
take it or die for a dream leave your pride,
and come to fight with me
fifht fight for Rome, old lady of war
fight for the empire or die by thy sword
In cold moor's swamps
The icy wind, scared the pittish warriors' faces,
And like mountains at the horizon
Roman's stendards
Were, standing proud and fearless they
Advanced, destroying, in the name of governor
There was no mercy for those, who opposed and spared life to those who joined.
Fight with us in the sign of Rome or you will face the divine justice.
Now that you know, this is our low
You can chose, take it or leave it
But keep in your mind, that I'm your liege
I'll be your king, for better or worse
Fight by my side, you'll get women money and glory
Honor pride or death, if you'll defy me
Fight fight for Rome old lady of war
Fight for the empire or die by thy sword...
"The Justice of Roma" by Rosae Crucis is a song that speaks of the power of Rome and its ruler who executes justice without mercy. The first stanza talks about soldiers who are driving nails into the cross and using it as a symbol of power to show the entire world how the justice of Rome is executed. The second stanza describes the ruler of Rome who is powerful and divine, and wears golden armor and plumed helmet. However, underneath this majestic exterior lies abomination that burns like fire. The third stanza speaks of the ruler's power and how he is willing to destroy whoever opposes him and kill for his power. Those who don't fight for Rome will face divine justice. The fourth stanza speaks of the Roman soldiers advancing fearlessly and destroying those who opposed them. The last stanza speaks of the ruler's desire to have his subjects fight by his side and promises them women, money and glory. Those who defy him will face honor, pride or death.
Line by Line Meaning
Drive those nails in to the cross, my soldiers,
Execute my orders without questions, my loyal followers
And let the whole world see the justice of Rome
Display the might and power of Rome to the world
Upon the hills of the sacred vallum
On the hills surrounding the sacred boundary
He was giving order just like a king,
Issuing orders with the authority of a king
Average height, aquiline nose, he was the power and the divine law,
Despite his ordinary appearance, he held immense power as the representative of divine law
Under his mantle a golden armour,
Wearing golden armor under his cloak
he wore a plumed helmet on his head,
Wearing a helmet adorned with plumes on his head
inside the body of a governor
Despite his external appearance, he held the position of a governor
abomination was burning like fire... like fire... abomination was burning like fire
There was great discontent and unrest that was spreading rapidly
he came on earth to execute
His purpose for being on earth was to carry out his duty
and he fought in the sign of Rome: Titus Silla.
He fought for Rome under the name of Titus Silla
I will burn, these desolated valleys
I will destroy these barren valleys with great power
And I'll destroy, whoever opposed my will
I will stop at nothing to destroy those that oppose me
I will sack, the fools in their village
I will attack and loot the villages of foolish opponents
And I will kill for my power
I'll do whatever it takes to keep my power intact
This is the law,
My rule is absolute
take it or die for a dream leave your pride,
Accept my demands or face fatal consequences for your pointless ideals
and come to fight with me
Join me in my cause and fight with me
fifht fight for Rome, old lady of war
Fight for the glory and honor of Rome, the eternal empire
fight for the empire or die by thy sword
Fight for the empire or meet your end on the battlefield
In cold moor's swamps
In the cold swamps of the moorland
The icy wind, scared the pittish warriors' faces,
The warriors' faces were scared by the cold, icy wind
And like mountains at the horizon
The Roman standards rose like mountains in the distance
Roman's stendards
The Roman army's banners
Were, standing proud and fearless they
Standing tall and unafraid
Advanced, destroying, in the name of governor
The Roman army advanced, destroying everything in the name of the governor
There was no mercy for those, who opposed and spared life to those who joined.
The Roman army showed no mercy to opponents, but spared the lives of those who joined their cause
Fight with us in the sign of Rome or you will face the divine justice.
Join our cause and fight for Rome, or face divine retribution
Now that you know, this is our low
Now that you know this is our decree and rule
You can chose, take it or leave it
It's your choice to follow or not
But keep in your mind, that I'm your liege
Remember that I am your ruler
I'll be your king, for better or worse
I'll be your king in good times and in bad
Fight by my side, you'll get women money and glory
Join me in my battles and you'll be rewarded with women, wealth, and glory
Honor pride or death, if you'll defy me
Choose honor and pride, or choose death if you oppose me
Contributed by Alice F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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