Re: Italian metal
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2022 11:33 am
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Xipe are definitely a band who require repeated listens. Their musical scope is so wide & the song arrangements so unusual that you have to give some time to it. It's time well spent though as they're hugely talented players & their songs are chock-full of unusual but well realised ideas. Hard to pigeon-hole them stylistically but i think you'll appreciate at least some of what they do. I've been hoping that some label would give them the anthology treatment for quite some time, but in vain thus far.
I'm officially intrigued. Must relisten more properly asap. Just got a million vinyls to review firstbigfootkit wrote: ↑Mon Mar 07, 2022 5:12 amXipe are definitely a band who require repeated listens. Their musical scope is so wide & the song arrangements so unusual that you have to give some time to it. It's time well spent though as they're hugely talented players & their songs are chock-full of unusual but well realised ideas. Hard to pigeon-hole them stylistically but i think you'll appreciate at least some of what they do. I've been hoping that some label would give them the anthology treatment for quite some time, but in vain thus far.
I've been playing that full-lenght clip a couple of times these last few weeks and it is indeed an awesome band - very varied in style. Some killer standout tracks that need mentioning is the amazing "Metal Lady" = possibly the best non-Adramelch Adramelch-tune I've ever heard, and the incredible Epic "The Eyes of Wanda"bigfootkit wrote: ↑Mon Mar 07, 2022 5:12 amXipe are definitely a band who require repeated listens. Their musical scope is so wide & the song arrangements so unusual that you have to give some time to it. It's time well spent though as they're hugely talented players & their songs are chock-full of unusual but well realised ideas. Hard to pigeon-hole them stylistically but i think you'll appreciate at least some of what they do. I've been hoping that some label would give them the anthology treatment for quite some time, but in vain thus far.
Curious choice for a reissue... But maybe making it a 5-song MLP might have given it a whole new vibe.Nonseinormale65 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 22, 2022 3:30 pm As i wrote in a pm to Dan me and Marco Melzi (Minotauro records) got in touch with A.X.E. former members for a reissue but they were no more interested in music for various reasons...
Glad to hear your perseverance with Xipe was ultimately rewarding. I had a feeling it would appeal to you, though i do remember being confused by it initially myself & i only succumbed to it's unique charms several listens later.DaN wrote: ↑Tue Mar 22, 2022 2:29 pm I've been playing that full-lenght clip a couple of times these last few weeks and it is indeed an awesome band - very varied in style. Some killer standout tracks that need mentioning is the amazing "Metal Lady" = possibly the best non-Adramelch Adramelch-tune I've ever heard, and the incredible Epic "The Eyes of Wanda"
I really hope they eventually bring their music to the wider audience it deserves via a proper release. It would be a fitting tribute to their departed bandmate.Nonseinormale65 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 22, 2022 8:58 pm Xipe...during the years some labels tried a reissue but the band always chosed to make reissues of their material (demos,live recordings and the unreleased album) on cdr in small quantities they used to sale privately...
Many old italian bands are not interested in reissues,some former members are even ashamed of having played heavy metal!!!
From what I've been told that's pretty much why an official reissue of the Berserks lp is highly unlikely to ever see the light of day...Nonseinormale65 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 22, 2022 8:58 pm
Many old italian bands are not interested in reissues,some former members are even ashamed of having played heavy metal!!!
Stuff like this is just maddening, like with Gotham City as well - according to something I've heard, GC's stuff is not reissued because the band members "can't agree on reissuing" it. Just reissue it, you're quite literally sitting on what I'd assume would be decent money.wicked keeper wrote: ↑Wed Mar 23, 2022 7:43 amFrom what I've been told that's pretty much why an official reissue of the Berserks lp is highly unlikely to ever see the light of day...Nonseinormale65 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 22, 2022 8:58 pm
Many old italian bands are not interested in reissues,some former members are even ashamed of having played heavy metal!!!
That Berserks LP is something that really deserves a reissue. Same for AES or Danger Zone Victim of time!wicked keeper wrote: ↑Wed Mar 23, 2022 7:43 am
From what I've been told that's pretty much why an official reissue of the Berserks lp is highly unlikely to ever see the light of day...