Magia Nera "Montecristo"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Rock, Hard Rock
Label: Ma.Ra.Cash Records - MRC082CD/MRCLP022
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: March 1, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. Il Tradimento (4:02)
2. Mercedes (1:00)
3. Il Primo Giorno di Prigionia (4:04)
4. Ricordi (3:51)
5. Tempo (4:35)
6. Voci nella mente (3:37)
7. La galleria (3:44)
8. Requiem per l'abate Faria (2:44)
9. Il salto nel sacco (3:54)
10. Montecristo (5:02)
11. Il Duello (3:35)
12. La fine (3:28)

Total Time 43:36

Line-up: 
Emilio Farro: Vocals
Pino Fontana: Drums
Lello Accardo: Bass
Andrea Foce: Keyboards
Bruno Cencetti: Electric Guitar

Description/Reviews: 

...the new "Montecristo" is today's stuff, new material ... even if the vintage sound of these 'old kids' remains inextricably linked to other fabulous times. "Montecristo" is a concept based obviously, and poetically, on the nineteenth-century literary work of the same name by A. Dumas, in which the band injects theatricality, lyrics (in Italian), digressions, progressions, sounds, instruments and everything else that a band basically prog is able, can and must offer. 

Media/Samples 
Bandcamp

Magia Nera "L'ultima danza di Ophelia"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Rock, Hard Rock
Label: Akarma (AK 403)
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: April 8, 2017 (CD, vinyl), July 17, 2017 (digital)
Tracklist: 
1. L'ultima Danza Di Ophelia (4:28)
2. Il Passo Del Lupo (6:48)
3. La Strega Del Lago (5:10)
4. La Tredicesima Luna (4:23)
Suite: Dieci movimenti in cinque tracce
5. Movimento 1: Inno Alla Mietitrice (1:43)
6. Movimento 2: Sentiero Di Luna 'La Rinascita E La Trasformazione' - Movimento 3: La Camminata Del Mostro - Movimento 4: Il Viaggio (4:45)
7. Movimento 5: La Cavalcata Delle Streghe - Movimento 6: L'orologio Della Torre (2:40)
8. Movimento 7:Il Presagio - Movimento 8: La Camminata Del Mostro (4:19)
9. Movimento 9: La Metamorfosi - Movimento 10: La Fine (5:07)
10. Gipsy (Bonus Track) (3:49)

Total Time 43:12

Line-up: 
Emilio Farro: Vocals
Pino Fontana: Drums
Lello Accardo: Bass
Andrea Foce: Keyboards
Bruno Cencetti: Electric Guitar

Description/Reviews: 

Magia Nera was founded in the late '60s around La Spezia: the band shows since the beginning a clear inspiration dark progressive rock.  In 1973, the band was chosen by Genovese musician Aldo De Scalzi, for the recording of an album under his newly record label Magma. In addition, he was planning a tour around Italy as the opening act of the New Trolls. The band recorded a demo with songs for a whole LP, but  the van delivering it to the record company caught fire unexpectedly, destroying all analog tapes. After that the band broke up. Now after more than 40 years, thanks to the enthusiasm of producer Giorgio Mangora, the band finally made their record.

Media/Samples 
L'ultima danza di Ophelia
Suite track 2 Movimento 2-4
Suite track 3 Movimento 5, 6
Deezer
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