Infernal Poetry
| Company type | Band |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1996 in Ancona, Italy |
| Defunct | 2014 |
| Headquarters | Ancona , Italy |
| Products | Music albums, EPs |
Infernal Poetry was a death metal group originating from Ancona, Italy, active between 1996 and 2014. They crafted a distinctive musical approach they termed 'Schizo Metal', merging the intensity typical of US death metal with melodic elements from the Scandinavian scene. Throughout their 17-year career, they produced four full-length albums, two EPs, and a collaborative split release alongside Dark Lunacy.
History
The band initially operated under the name Necronomicon and issued the demo Under the Gothic Cathedral. After changing their name to Infernal Poetry in 1997, they released two additional demos. Towards the end of 2000, they embarked on a European tour with Impiety and Rotting Christ.
In March 2001, Infernal Poetry secured a deal with Fuel Records and launched their first album, Not Light but Rather Visible Darkness, in January 2002. The release was promoted by the music video for "Hell Spawn". Subsequent to this, they toured extensively and put out the split EP Twice in collaboration with Dark Lunacy in 2003.
Their sophomore album, Beholding the Unpure, earned commendations from Italian press for its inventiveness and atmospheric qualities; Metalitalia.com hailed them as 'Italy’s premier extreme metal band'. In 2006, they supported Dismember on a European tour and appeared at Gods of Metal, Italy’s leading metal festival.
In 2007, the band released the EP "Nervous System Checking" as a precursor to their third studio album Nervous System Failure, which came out in May 2009 through Copro/Casket. This record included guest contributions from Trevor of Sadist on two tracks and was acclaimed as 'the finest extreme metal album produced in Italy since Sadist's Tribe'. They returned to perform at Gods of Metal in 2008 and were recognized by UK’s Terrorizer magazine as one of Italy’s foremost extreme metal acts.
Their fourth studio effort, Paraphiliac, was issued in January 2013. That same year, Infernal Poetry headlined a tour across the Balkans, supported by Italian death metal band Aydra along with various local groups.
The band concluded their activities in April 2014. In 2019, Infernal Poetry was featured in Massimo Salari’s book Metal Progressivo Italiano.
Line-up
- Paolo Ojetti – vocals
- Daniele Galassi – guitar
- Christian Morbidoni – guitar
- Alessandro Infusini – bass
- Alessandro Vagnoni – drums
Former members
- Andrea Rabuini – drums
- Gianvito Tricarico – drums
- Gabriele Gambelli – drums
- Simone Morbidoni – bass
- Andrea Mastromarco – bass, vocals
Albums
- Not Light But Rather Visible Darkness (Fuel/Self) (2002)
- Beholding the Unpure (Fuel/Self) (2005)
- Nervous System Failure (Casket/Copro) (2009)
- Paraphiliac (BakerTeam) (2013)
EPs
- Twice (Split CD) with Dark Lunacy (Fuel/Self) (2003)
- Nervous System Checking EP (Red Skies Society) (2007)
External links
- Infernal Poetry at Metal Archives