{"id":3358,"date":"2022-04-15T14:25:53","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T12:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cruzdelsurmusic.com\/blog\/?p=3358"},"modified":"2022-04-15T14:25:55","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T12:25:55","slug":"cruz-del-sur-music-to-reissue-early-demos-and-ep-of-legendary-italian-metal-band-astaroth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cruzdelsurmusic.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/04\/cruz-del-sur-music-to-reissue-early-demos-and-ep-of-legendary-italian-metal-band-astaroth\/","title":{"rendered":"CRUZ DEL SUR MUSIC To Reissue Early Demos And EP Of Legendary Italian Metal Band ASTAROTH"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A special thank you to Saverio Principini, Bob Cattani and Jack Haustinx (Rave On Records) for making it possible!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cruz Del Sur Music is proud to announce the reissue of legendary Italian metal band ASTAROTH\u2019s cherished and highly-influential early demo recordings, including a vinyl edition of the long out-of-print \u201cThe Long Loud Silence\u201d EP. The reissue campaign will kick off in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Formed in 1982 in Rome by drummer John Panko Onofri and original guitarist Steve Lenti, ASTAROTH became Italy\u2019s answer to the great American and British bands of the time, diving headlong into a mix of speed and thrash, all with a distinct sense of melody. Rounded out by vocalist Bob Cattani, second guitarist Simone Triscari and bassist Saverio \u201cSage\u201d Principini, \u201cThe Long Loud Silence\u201d became a watershed moment for many Italian metallers. The group disbanded in 1988 but reformed in 2005 and released \u201cThe End Of Silence\u201d LP in 2012.

ASTAROTH fans have been clamoring for the band\u2019s old recordings to be brought back to life. Cruz Del Sur has gone to great lengths to secure the rights from Rave-On Records, the label that originally released \u201cThe Long Loud Silence\u201d. Cruz Del Sur and the band also tracked down many hard-to-find demos and photos to complete the package.

\u201cCruz Del Sur got in touch with us via Facebook,\u201d says Principini. \u201cMax Cipicchia [guitar] has been keeping alive a Facebook page as a tribute and to reconnect with some old fans. I\u2019m not too \u2018social,\u2019 so I didn\u2019t take much interest in the beginning. But eventually, Max put me in touch with the label and they explained to me the project. I totally flipped out! I think it\u2019s amazing the work they are doing.

\u201cI think they are dope for investing time and energy into giving poetic and historical justice to bands that were largely ignored in their time,\u201d he continues. \u201cSee, back then, we didn\u2019t have all the media tools bands have now. There was no internet, no cell phones \u2014 we hardly ever had the chance to record or videotape anything. The only memory of our gigantic efforts is from the people who saw us onstage. What Cruz Del Sur is doing is remarkable.\u201d

The ASTAROTH reissue campaign should prompt renewed interest in the 1980s Italian metal scene. While it never received the same attention as its British and German counterparts, the Italian metal scene was filled with hardworking bands and devoted fans who never passed up an opportunity to bang their heads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was a relatively small scene, but the bands were intense,\u201d notes Principini. \u201cWe all took it very seriously. We were committed to be great and so most bands went to great sacrifices to get the right equipment, practice as much as possible and play live. We loved our fans \u2014 the real headbangers \u2014 those kids were wild and committed. They would travel by train and pack the small theatres we would play. An ASTAROTH concert was like a function in some way. I know it transformed me and I know it transformed the lives of many kids who found purpose and strength at the concerts and friends and a way to escape the everyday conflicts some were living at home. There were bands in all of Italy, even in small towns. Metal was infectious, metal was a faith, metal was a real way of life!\u201d

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Principini\u2019s enthusiasm is easy to detect now that ASTAROTH\u2019s early recordings and images will be available for the entire metal world to see. It\u2019s all being done 40 years after their formation. \u201cI\u2019m more than excited!\u201d he exclaims. \u201cThere are live demo recordings that hardly anyone has ever heard and pictures few have seen. I look back at those times and, man, we were the real thing. I think it will give an opportunity to the new metal fans to know what we did. You know, in some way, we were precursors and contributed to the development of the metal scene in Europe in the 1980s. It\u2019s about time before we die of old age!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A special thank you to Saverio Principini, Bob Cattani and Jack Haustinx (Rave On Records) for making it possible! Cruz Del Sur Music is proud to announce the reissue of legendary Italian metal band ASTAROTH\u2019s cherished and highly-influential early demo recordings, including a vinyl edition of the long out-of-print \u201cThe Long Loud Silence\u201d EP. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1731,4],"tags":[1732,42,351,1734,1153,1733],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruzdelsurmusic.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3358"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruzdelsurmusic.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruzdelsurmusic.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruzdelsurmusic.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruzdelsurmusic.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3358"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruzdelsurmusic.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3358\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3360,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruzdelsurmusic.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3358\/revisions\/3360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruzdelsurmusic.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruzdelsurmusic.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruzdelsurmusic.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}