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Severo Sagliocca
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Tristan Roszenthal
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Don Vito Athanassius
In 2003, after several musical experiences, the 17 year old Tristan Roszenthal decided to found a band of Black Metal; inspiration is especially Bathory, but also
Mayhem and Darkthrone. The major influences, however, will come from the non music world, like books, comics, movies, tales and folklore stories.
The moniker chosen is right the baptismal name of the founder, and although the first Demo of 2004 oozes acid Satanism from every note, first of all from the blasphemous and gaunt artwork,
the atmospheric keyboards, visionary setting of all the album, offers you moments of poetry and black romance. However the perplexities of friends, acquaintances, and wayfarers are many: although in fact
Tristan efforts to seek permanent members, the project was started to be a lonely but practical one-man band in a time when among Italians metalkids was rather the
Power Metal to reign, followed by Nu Metal and Punk Revival. He joined a Death Metal band and so Tristan for a period shelve his personal project, but at the end of
2005 after new experiences the blond songwriter is ready to roll out new ideas and musical motifs; even a year later he released his first official album, completely self
funded and full of vehemence and esotericism. The boorish Satanism of first job is here put aside to make way for fairytale and dreamlike visions and the choice of
perpetrating in the Italian language enriches the lyrics of a polished and romanticized lexicon.
A Portuguese independent production company, the "War Art Production",
shows interest to put under contract the Italian artist but some complications will block the deal; nevertheless, thanks to an established friendship by letters between
Tristan and the mastermind of the label, LP will still be printed in 500 copies and distributed equally to Brazil, Japan, Turkey and Slovenia, while other 166 copies will
be printed for Italy.
The reviews are all very positive and the interviews increase the popularity of the one-man band, but the impossibility to play live and the rotation of
Tristan in a new Metalcore band decree the long break of the project that will arise again only in 2011 after 5 years.
Now completely free from any musical commitments, Tristan Roszenthal finds calm and serenity to engage a new album that will be more varied, direct and less reflective
of the previous LP, result of new experiences and sound requirements that remaining anchored to Black Metal looking out massively to Thrash Metal and Punk.
Symbolic title "Habemus Chaos" does frame to the essence of this new work, and the new permanent positions of Don Vito Athanassius and Severo Sagliocca
complements the band that today, although they choose to not play music alive, is at all a real band. The recording of the album ending 24th September 2012,
exactly 6 years, 6 months and 6 days after the release of the previous album (March 17, 2006) ... and this gentlemen, can't be a coincidence! For reasons of organization,
however, the new album is even released February 17, 2017, nearly 11 years after the previous album, and the day that would have seen Quorthon (Bathory mastermind who died
in 2004) take 50 years, but yes... now it's just fortuity!
Severo Sagliocca
drums and percussion
Severo Sagliocca was born in 1983, in the South of Italy (Puglia), by a traditional and humble family; after whipping behind the back and a lot of football,
15 years pass away fast. School is soon abandoned, and also the sport for the love of a drums, but nonetheless Severo works hard from dawn ‘til dusk in a
dingy little factory. In those years the friendship with Tristan is strong, but he dreams all days long while Severo grows up too fast becoming soon a man,
and so arrived the called of the Army.
Fortunately the nightmare finished quickly and also with good experiences but when he come back to home many things are changed and the city it’s now hold;
he accepts the invitation of a friend and so travel to Leeds (UK) with no return ticket. Back to play drums and between a low alloy work experiences,
some women, a lot of beer and many underground band, in 2008 after five years away from home, the nostalgia is too strong and so he come back in Italy,
precisely in Rome where he finds again Tristan.
With him he will begin to work in a company and soon he will enter in the band to cap off an old dream.
The future is known just by the Crystal ball!
Tristan Roszenthal
voice, rhythm guitar, keyboards
Tristan Roszenthal was born in the South of Italy (Puglia) from Danish mother with Austrian origin and Italian father; raised up by the grandfathers he pass an hard childhood
between football and farmland’s street. During the teen he develop a passion for Horror Movie and after also music, furthermore he read a lot of books and comics and he listen
many vinyl records. But as always it happens, the roads of the "Scarlet City" have constantly more appeal, especially in the night... and so without love for school
and many other fascinations, vices and black magic soon become the great hobby of a Tristan every day more eager and trapped between many dark questions and few clear answers.
After some underground metal bands and pushed by strong inner drives he founds in 2003 his personal musical project. Finished school he start a long journey in Europe that takes
about one year and at the end he will allocate in Rome where he lives today. In 2008 after many adventures he found again his old friend Severo Sagliocca and with him, in no
time, he will launch an electricians company solid and initiated; nevertheless portentous drummer, Severo will join Tristan musical project that in 2011 even becomes a trio with
the entry of Don Vito Athanassius, polyhedral guitarist and great talent, besides cousin and godfather of Tristan.
And The future is known just by the Devil...!
Don Vito Athanassius
lead guitar and bass guitar
Don Vito Athanassius was born in 1976, in the South of Italy (Puglia); his father is arrested in 1978 and when he come back to home in 1981 abandoned his family and
he disappear. Little Vito grows up cynic and tough, overcoming the drama and gaining an extreme passion for the ‘80s.
He finish the High School with excellent grades and dreams to be a great guitarist, but the called of the Army and an evil girlfriend it will depart Vito from parents,
friends and music. In 2000 works for an Italian important Bank and thinks to enter in policy but he will change projects embracing a crazy idea typical of a Scorpio
passionate man: unhappy in 2006 he leaves the job, resume the studies and the training with the guitar. He attains a degree in Psychology, moved to Rome and embraces
again his cousin Tristan, so found work in a Psychotherapy center and joined the band.
The future is known just by the Crystal Ball!
