DESCRIPTION:
5th HESPERIA's album
titled "METALLVM ITALICVM" Release Date 01-30-2015
(this is a CUT VERSION for a total of 20 minutes, while the total durationof the album is 43 minutes)
the album is the last part of the concept Metal Epopea based on the Holy Roman Poem ENEIDE (P.M. VIRGILIO)

1- Incipit: AENEIDOS Apotheosis 00:00
2- DE BELLO ITALICO I 02:01 & 03:38
3- DE BELLO ITALICO II 04:20 & 05:28 & 05:54
4- Interludium I: Ave Metallvm Italicvm 06:38
5- METALLVM ITALICVM I 07:40
6- METALLVM ITALICVM II 09:50 & 10:33 & 11:25
7- Interludium II: Ave Hesperia 12:16
8- HESPERIA 13:45 & 14:03 & 15:15 & 16:32
9- HESPERIAs Triumphator 17:19 & 17:39 & 17:54
10- Apotheosis: ROMA Incipit 18:33

Rituals latin parts adapted from Virgilio's ENEIDE and celebrated over the Holy Soil of the Roman Ruins of Helvia Recina (Macerata, MC, ITALY)

The album is also a MANIFESTO of the spiritual/cultural/musical genre called METALLVM ITALICVM (it: Metallo Italico; eng: Italic Metal):
-Against the italian “esterofilia” & the Decay of the Ancient Italic Glory & Spirit
-Against the homogenisation of music & art
-For the creation of the cultural & spiritual music genre: METALLVM ITALICVM
-For the Return of the Italic “IMPERIAL” scene through Metallum and Arts
-For the Return of Hesperia & the ITALIC Golden age
Metallvm Italicvm is a strong attack to the false emperors of nowdays
(Hesperus - 2014)

Exceptionally among the Special Guests:
and the Ukrainian black metal cult: Knjaz Varggoth (NOKTURNAL MORTUM)
the metal hero of the '80s Mario "The Black" Di Donato (REQUIEM, THE BLACK)

Guests:

guest vocals:
Fervs (L'EFFET C'EST MOI, ex MORKAL)
Figlia della Tempesta (Lo Spirito del Luogo)
Lord Inferos, Adranor, Flagellum (LEGION of DARKNESS)
Mancan (ECNEPHIAS)
"M"(The True ENDLESS, SKOLL)
guest bass:
Gianluca Mandolesi (CENTVRION)
guest guitar:
Marco Vitali (IBRIDOMA)
guest for soprano choirs:
Chiara Malvestiti (CRYSALYS)
guest for lead tenor vocals on the lirycal Opera parts:
Christian Bartolacci (IBRIDOMA, SCALA MERCALLI)


Footage and photo were taken by Forward Agency (forart.it) at the Roman Theater in the ruins of the old Roman town of HELVIA RECINA (Macerata, MC, ITALY) taken with the authorization of "Ministero per i Beni e le Attività culturali e del Turismo - Direzione regionale per i Beni Culturali e Paesaggistici delle MARCHE - Soprintendenza Beni Archeologici delle MARCHE". Area di proprietà della ”Soprintendenza Beni Archeologici delle MARCHE".

Ancient Italic woman for the photo session interpreted by Claudia Pagnanini.

(c)+(p) Sleaszy Rider Records 2014. All Rights reserved.

Third party credits:
Battle movie parts adapted from "The Legend of Aeneas" license CC BY 3.0 at www.archive.org www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Original “photo” sources adapted for the cover artwork:
"Roman statue of Jupiter" by George Shuklin

(released in 2007 under License Creative Commons CC BY 2.5) "Emperor Augustus sculpture" by Marie Lan Nguyen
(released in 2009 under License Creative Commons CC BY 2.5)
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"Baccus" head by Mike Rayher
(released in 2004 under License Creative Commons CC BY 2.0)
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First 20 seconds on the "INCIPT" taken from "Inno a ROMA" di G. PUCCINI