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It conceptually arises as a follow-up to After The End,
where those who had received the message from awareness and rebellion
and, track by track, was involved in an experience of disillusionment
from a fake, virtual, and dissenting society towards strong powers that
would subjugate humanity, that can now find relief in the greatest
expressive weapon a disposition, the music precisely, as an eternal art
form able to leave a testament always valid for posterity, which can
make it a way to improve its future.
On
the cover, there is already a graphic confirmation of this thought,
which depicts a dystopian future, a destroyed and desolate city, where
five “shadows” wander and come across an imposing stone, which contains
within, a great power.
To express textually this concept, Ironthorn
serve as a stylistic starting point for the use of several myths and
legends of various cultures, from the ancient Greece of Prometheus in
chains in The Seed Of Fire, where precisely it represents the
music given by the gods, to mankind (a reference to the great music
names of all times) that manages to oppose all the cliches and
adversities and resides in whoever has been inclined to welcome it
inside to cultivate it and make their own dreams prosper.
Just like in the first album, Ironthorn present an Italian track entitled Ladro del Tempo,
which inspiration comes from the wars between Gods and Titans where the
difficult relationship between parents and children is brought to light
due to a generation gap and preconceptions that leave no room for an
opening towards new horizons. We find other references in Trick Or Treat
which is linked to the legend of Jack o’ Lantern to tell the story of a
friendship that ended badly, cues of northern mythology in My Cure,
which with the classic intention of the ballad, it seeks to highlight a
woman’s devotion to her man similarly to the events of Loki and Sigyn,
up to the most famous popular legends and narrative myths such as
werewolves in Werewolf where we want to dispel the myth that
figures a given musical genre, paying particular attention to metal
clearly, from a group of people devoted to evil and bad intentions, with
the implication that sometimes see those who profess good and charity,
to be the true advocate of this cruelty.
And the myth of Cthulhu in The Call Of Silence,
which in an upturned view of life sees in the dreamlike dimension a
loophole from the malaise of everyday reality and, where the true
nightmares take form during the day, the night is the medium that
carries the artist’s inspiration, a space where one can feel safe. The
“legendary” idea serves to articulate different narrative and
contemporary personal themes, bringing them back to a single concept of
“mythical power” of the music.
The album opens immediately after the intro A New Day with the song Legends
that wants, in a very simple way, to pay tribute to different groups
and musical personalities that somehow have influenced the life and
music of Ironthorn. This song is a mix of titles and quotes from different bands, that have made the history of music, a way to thank them.
On Legends Of The Ancient Rock, we also note the desire to try to experiment with new sounds, without departing too much from the origins, as in Phoenix,
a song with clear influences related to Sicilian popular music. This
track deals with a common dilemma in Sicily, a land made of cultural
art, breath-taking landscapes, always a source of inspiration for men,
now destroyed and tormented by innumerable social wounds that have made
it a barren and desolate land; the mythical animal phoenix, represents
in this context a double aspect, on one side, it represents the author
tempted, like so many, to escape from this land he hates and loves at
the same time and on the other side, a feeling of hope, that just like
the phoenix, he and his land will rise from their ashes.
Another novelty on Legends Of The Ancient Rock
is the masterly collaboration of one of the most impressive voices of
the Italian heavy scene, Roberto Tiranti, alias “Rob Tyrant”, (frontman
Labyrinth, singer and bassist of Mangala Vallis, Wonderworld, Ken
Hensley Live and Fire and the very Italian New Trolls), which we can
hear in The Seed Of Fire.
The last song in this album is an entirely instrumental track entitled The Ancient Rock,
which brings an ending of desperation and anguish, which seems to help,
creating awareness and hope for a better future and the opportunity to
“go back” to do things right.
Legends Of The Ancient Rock | Released November 5th, 2019 via Sliptrick Records
Track listing:
01. A New Day | 02. Legends | 03. Werewolf | 04. The Seed Of Fire | 05. My Cure | 06. Phoenix | 07. Ladro del Tempo | 08. Trick Or Treat | 09. The Call Of Silence | 10. The Ancient Rock
01. A New Day | 02. Legends | 03. Werewolf | 04. The Seed Of Fire | 05. My Cure | 06. Phoenix | 07. Ladro del Tempo | 08. Trick Or Treat | 09. The Call Of Silence | 10. The Ancient Rock
The Seed Of Fire features Roberto Tiranti on additional lead vocals
Ironthorn are:
Luigi Pullara – Vocals | Maurizio Liberto – Guitar | Gabriele Misuraca – Guitar | Antony La Marca – Drums | Eliseo Bonacasa – Bass
Luigi Pullara – Vocals | Maurizio Liberto – Guitar | Gabriele Misuraca – Guitar | Antony La Marca – Drums | Eliseo Bonacasa – Bass
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