{"id":3222,"date":"2020-08-13T12:00:02","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T10:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cruzdelsurmusic.com\/blog\/?p=3222"},"modified":"2020-08-12T16:32:28","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T14:32:28","slug":"italian-metal-veterans-dark-quarterer-join-cruz-del-sur-music-new-album-pompei-coming-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cruzdelsurmusic.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/08\/italian-metal-veterans-dark-quarterer-join-cruz-del-sur-music-new-album-pompei-coming-this-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Metal Veterans DARK QUARTERER Join Cruz Del Sur Music; New Album \u2018Pompei\u2019 Coming This Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruzdelsurmusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DQ-P-1500-RGB-1-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruzdelsurmusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DQ-P-1500-RGB-1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.cruzdelsurmusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DQ-P-1500-RGB-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruzdelsurmusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DQ-P-1500-RGB-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.cruzdelsurmusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DQ-P-1500-RGB-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cruzdelsurmusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DQ-P-1500-RGB-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Cruz Del Sur Music is proud to announce the signing of one of Italy\u2019s longest-running metal bands, DARK QUARTERER. The label will release this November, the band\u2019s seventh studio album, \u201cPompei\u201d, on Compact Disc, Gatefold LP with an amazing artwork provided by Italian Artist Paolo Girardi.<br \/><br \/>DARK QUARTERER and Cruz Del Sur have a previous working relationship \u2014 the label released the vinyl versions of the band\u2019s \u201cSymbols\u201d (2018) and \u201cIthaca\u201d (2015) studio albums. \u201cIt was a pretty obvious decision for us to make,\u201d says bassist\/vocalist Gianni Nepi. \u201cWe\u2019re honored to join a label with so many great bands and look forward to getting \u2018Pompei\u2019 in front of an even bigger audience.\u201d<br \/><br \/>\u201cPompei\u201d was recorded this January and February at the band\u2019s own W.R.S. Studios in Piombino, Italy. Vocals and keyboards were tracked in May by sound engineer Andrea Ramacciotti, with mastering handled by Alex Marton of First Line Studio in Follonica. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Nepi, \u201cPompei\u201d takes their sound to the next level, expanding on the bold, classic metal-on-prog sound they have been purveying since 1980. \u201cThe new album is cruder, perhaps a bit more visceral and intense. It has a dramatic atmosphere that surrounds the entire album \u2014 even during the softest of moments.\u201d<br \/><br \/>Now at the 40-year mark as a band, DARK QUARTERER, who also comprise drummer Paolo &#8220;Nipa&#8221; Ninci, guitarist Francesco Sozzi and keyboardist Francesco Longhi, has faced many obstacles, but the one thing that has kept them together is their friendship, something that has helped the band maintain the same lineup since 2003.<br \/><br \/>\u201cWe have great passion and love for the music we make,\u201d finishes Nepi. \u201cAlso, the friendship between the four of us really is the glue that keeps us together. Without it, we\u2019re not sure we would have lasted this long!\u201d<br \/><br \/>A making-of \/ backstage video of the recording process is available <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xACp7PDSaNY\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>: <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cruz Del Sur Music is proud to announce the signing of one of Italy\u2019s longest-running metal bands, DARK QUARTERER. The label will release this November, the band\u2019s seventh studio album, \u201cPompei\u201d, on Compact Disc, Gatefold LP with an amazing artwork provided by Italian Artist Paolo Girardi. 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