Release:
Hammerheart Records 17.01.2025
Info:
The Italic spirit returns... Winter Medieval Black Metal from the Mounts of Sibylla!
HESPERIA is a one-man concept band focused on Italian culture and history. Hesperia is the ancient and obscure name of the Italic lands ruled by the mythological sovereign Hesperus.
After exploring the pre-Roman era with a tetralogy based on the Roman poem Aeneid and the Roman era with two volumes about Rome, it’s now time for the Medieval Italic age: “Fra Li Monti Sibillini (Black Medieval Winter Over The Sibylline Mounts)” is a Medieval journey through the Sibylline Mounts, located in central-eastern Italy (Marche region, the region of Hesperus), filled with obscure legends and a truly dark history: heretics, witches, alchemists, necromants, goat fairies, the Inquisition, hidden villages/mountains/gorges, and... the sorceress Sibylla.
Legend and history intertwine, real places and real stakes, legendary characters and real people, accompanied by Medieval Black Metal with significant ‘90s influences (Immortal and Satyricon in particular), with elements of authentic medieval music and ambient parts that will truly transport the listener to these obscure places. This album is your ultimate key and path to the subterranean realm beneath the Mounts of Sibylla.
Tracklist:
01. Fra Le Nevi De Li Monti Sibillini (Preludio) 02. La Grotta De La Sibilla Atto I: L’Qrrivo A L’Hostaria 03. La Grotta De La Sibilla Atto II: Il Regno De La Sibilla 04. La Grotta De La Sibilla Atto III: La Fuga/La Salvezza 05. Notte A Foce: Saltarello, L’Ballo De Le Fate 06. Mons Daemoniacus: Nero Paese De La Scomunica 07. Notte A Vallegrascia: Echi Di Antiche Feste Piceno-celtiche 08. La Leggenda Del Lago Di Pilato 09. Notte A Rocca: Ombre Pagane Sul Fiume Aso 10. Jòppe Le Gole De L’Infernaccio 11. Notte A Montegallo: Echi De Le Sdreghe A Lu Sabba 12. Cecco D’ascoli Atto I: L’Eretico, Il Necromante 13. Cecco D’ascoli Atto II: L’Inquisizione/Il Rogo 14. Solstizio D’inverno Fra Li Monti Sibillini (Fine)
Line-up:
Hesperus - All vocals, instruments and effects |