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Saturnalia

by Selvans

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olkonemro
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olkonemro For a long time I've been waiting for an artist who actually understands how to properly mix metal and opera. Someone who understands the core of both genres.

Both metal and opera are about the extremes: the emotions are grandiose and exaggerated, the stories are a matter of life and death, sadness is the deepest sadness, anger conjures the wrath of gods.... and the music supports it. Selvans gets it and created a masterpiece that feels like was made specifically for me.

Thank you Selvans! Favorite track: Madre dei Tormenti.
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dcdirkzwager Selvans mix black metal with a boatload of different influences (King Diamond/Mercyful Fate to name but one, but also mucisals (I kid you not and this has to be said: IT IS AWESOME!)) and prove to us that more is more indeed.
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infernal storms Masterpiece album. Took me a few full listens to grasp this one, wasn’t sure how i felt about it first time around. There’s a lot to digest here. Give it time. Works of art are rarely accepted first take
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Kyle Ripman Like an avantgarde roller coaster of riffs layered with a multitude of vocal styles. Good stuff. Favorite track: Fonte dei Diavoli.
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starvynth "If this is to be the final part to the trilogy, and even the final album for Selvans, I wouldn't necessarily say they've gone out on a high, but rather with something to be remembered for in its uniqueness. Just maybe Selvans Haruspex has taken the project a tad too far from it roots this time, but even so, Saturnalia has certainly been a bold move forward and commendable effort all round regardless."

Full review: metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=20316
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Necromilieu 01:45
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Il Mio Maleficio V'incalzerà! 06:32
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Madre dei Tormenti 06:34
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Pantàfica 06:19
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Il Capro Infuocato 07:09
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Fonte dei Diavoli 09:54
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about

Born in 2014 as an atmospheric band blending black metal with traditional Italian folk music elements and deeply rooted in themes of local folklore, mythology, and dark cultural heritage, Selvans released two landmark albums "Clangores Plenilunio" and "Lupercalia".
In the mid of their career though the band let their 70's dark/prog background influences prevail in their new compositions, stylistically reaching a model they like to describe as "Dark Italian Art." This evolution was notable in the in subsequent releases (Faunalia, 2018 and Dark Italian Art, 2021).

Initially a duo, the band transitioned to a solo project under Selvans Haruspex in 2019 and we can definitely envision their music as heavy metal with black metal and prog-rock influences, lirically inspired by Italian folk-horror tales and imagery.

SELVANS has toured extensively around Europe - including performances at such festivals as Metaldays (Slovenia), De Mortem Et Diabolum (Germany), Metalowa Wigilia (Poland), Frantic Fest (Italy), Rites of the Black Mass (Romania), Dark Medieval Fest (France), Autumn Souls of Sofia (Bulgaria) and Emanations of the Absolute (Switzerland).

New album "Saturnalia" is entirely sung in Italian and sees for the first time an orchestra and a choir consisting of 60 elements playing side by side with SELVANS and his band.

On an important note, "Saturnalia" is announced as the final album of Selvans.
The third and last chapter of the Trilogy Lupercalia - Faunalia - Saturnalia.

Selvans is dead, long live Selvans!

credits

released January 31, 2025

Produced by Selvans
Mixed and mastered by Marco S. Vermiglio at The Forge Music Productions (Stockholm).
Cover artwork was created by Sheila Franco.

Recording line up:
Selvans : Vox'n'Keys
Chris D'Onofrio : Guitars
Agares : Bass
Marco Berrettoni : Drums
Antonio Scelzi : Additional Lead Guitars

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