"Nero's Fire", новое видео легендарной итальянской хэви-металл группы ASTAROTH, доступно для просмотра ниже. Этот трек взят из выходящего 21 декабря на She Wolf Records альбома "The End Of Silence". Продюсировал запись басист Saverio "Shining" Principini, а звукорежиссером был Michael Tacci (METALLICA, WHITESNAKE). CD станет первым полноформатным альбомом с момента выпуска в 1985 году миньона "The Long Loud Silence". Трое из четырех оригинальных участников вновь объединились на этой записи (Principini, Max Cipicchia и Jan D'Amore), а Bob'a Cattani на вокале заменил американец Ace Alexander.
"Этот альбом мы должны были сделать сразу после 'The Long Loud Silence', но не сделали этого по миллиону причин" - говорит Principini. "Все песни 'The End of Silence' были написаны в середине 80-х и готовились для нашего второго релиза. Нам повезло, мы нашли большинство из старых пленок, которые и позволили возродить эти записи. И даже не смотря на то, что с момента их сочинения прошло 25 лет и все сильно поменялось, мы считаем, что они воплощают в себе оригинальный дух ASTAROTH. Это был продукт нашей любви и мы с нетерпением ждем, когда разделим его со всеми нашими старыми поклонниками, а также надеемся, что сможем заинтересовать и новых!"
Трек-лист альбома выглядит так:
01. My Sleeping Beauty
02. Dilemma
03. Nero's Fire
04. Apocalypse in the Living Room
05. The Siren Song
06. Dreams Die First
07. Stand or Fall Together
08. In Spite of Destiny
09. Mystic As Tarot
10. Chainless Slaves
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They crafted a sound of their own and started performing live in front of a growing crowd of headbangers. Feeling close ties to the history of their hometown Astaroth adopted the look of Ancient Rome and their shows became a theatrical re-enactment of a glorious past. Their stage was filled with temple pillars and flaming braziers and the band dressed as centurions, gladiators and emperors.
Within a couple of years they had recorded a few demo tapes and received many rave reviews all across Europe.
In 1984 the Dutch label Rave-on Records signed the band and “The Long Loud Silence” EP was released. It remains an underground classic.
Astaroth started touring Europe, and back home they “occupied” an abandoned country farm in Tarquinia just outside of Rome, where they set up their musical home and started writing and practicing for their next album.
Once Rave-on Records was sold to Roadrunner and their roster was dropped, Astaroth started traveling to Milan, France and Germany auditioning for a new record deal.
After an opportunity fell through in Germany, the band decided to take a daring chance overseas and after working as roadies for two years in Italy they saved enough money to purchase a one-way ticket to Los Angeles.
Astaroth arrived in LA in late 1987 and found a scene that was strongly leaning towards hair-metal. The band struggled to find a public interested in their brand of intricate speed metal.
After several Hollywood gigs and every attempt to gain a local following, the band, faced with many hardships, broke-up in 1988 and their second album never saw the light of day
Bob went back to Rome, Saverio, Max and Jan remained in the USA but lost track of each other, each pursuing his own musical career.
In 2005, after an 18 year hiatus, Shining, Max and Jan decide to join forces again.
In 2006 the recording of ten previously unreleased songs begins in Los Angeles. The release of the new album is planned for the fall of 2007.
It is now October 2008 and the album is not complete yet, alas. The instrumentals are all ready, but the vocal tracks have not been laid down yet. We have tried numerous vocalists and haven't quite found the one that is the perfect match.
The 10 songs were finally recorded and the search for a new singer ended when a young American voice was found in Ace Alexander.
In the summer of 2012 the mixing and mastering were completed and the band announced the release of their long-overdue album: “ The End of Silence”.