This Milano based Italian Hard Rock/ Metal act was founded in 1998, and has the merit to still contain 3 of its original 4 band members in its line-up today, those being singer Andrea Uboldi, guitarist Matteo Serra and bassist Federico Gassa who, after two former try-outs, found their current drummer Gianluca Luci (formerly of Ahrcana and Prophecy) in 2006.
The band (apparently) released demos in 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2005 (apparently, because I only found positive proof, with track-lists of the 3 first ones), and thanks to a collaboration with the Black Dahlia Agency between 2002 and 2006, were able to play support slots for such important bands as Labyrinth, Rain, Extrema, Doomsword, Omen and Virgin Steele in that period. At the start of 2008 the band entered the Indyrecords Studio, and recorded their first full-length effort (comprising at least 2 songs each off their second and third demo) Wild Emotions, which was digitally released in November of 2009 (so says the band's facebook page; another source speaks of a June 2008 release, but I'm inclined to rather trust the first source) to relatively positive responses from the media, both in Italy and abroad.
In 2010 the band got started on the necessary material for a sophomore album, which got recorded over several session in 2011 and 2012 at the renowned West Link Studios (where albums for Raw Power, Lifend, Prozac+, Vanilla Sky, Shandon, and others had already been recorded). For the mixing of that material, the band eventually found none less than Alessandro Del Vecchio (himself a musician known from the bands Edge Of Forever, Eden's Curse, Hardline, Moonstone Project, and having worked with Glenn Hughes) available, and the mastering was done by Dennis Ward (of Pink Cream 69, Angra, Axxis and Place Vendome fame)...after which the band signed to Austrian label Noisehead Records for the official release of the album...
...which has now been turning several tours in my cd-player without really leaving too much of an impression on me, except that, as usual, the guitarist uses overdubs to make the music overall more interesting. Another lasting impression, is the somewhat faulty vocals (both lead and backing) which show a clear trace of the guys' Mediterranean origins. Oh wait...I'm being too nasty here, ain't I? I mean, the vocals coùld be better, but the music ain't that bad, is it now? I mean, the build-up of the songs is nice enough, and diversified too, with elements of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal wrought together to make for something which might be construed as Alternative Rock/ Metal. Play the album enough times in a row (if you can stomach those vocals...ach, I àm being naughty, but I also have a lack of time to let this album make an impression on me, what with the so-many records still awaiting my appraisal) and the melodies are certain to stick to your mind.
The guys must've understood that they didn't exactly make the world's most attractive album (say, what's gotten into me...I'm normally not that vicious!), and therefore limited themselves to posting only the one full-length song “Beside Myself” (same as can be found on the label's website) off the album at (www.) facebook.com/sovversivo, the other track being an older one (some “making of” studio footage can be found in the “Video” section). Granted, that was the best track on the album, and actually one you might remember more swiftly than the others. Try to get a whiff of the other songs (possibly the album's available through iTunes and/or Amazon for download, and they usually post 30-second samples of all album songs) before actually deciding to go out and buy the album. I mean, earning money is hard enough, and you may find there's a lot better things to spend it on! Aouch...I really AM ruthless today!