EPK – Shores of Null – Beyond The Shores (On Death And Dying) (2020) (Spikerot Records)
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Album Title: Beyond The Shores (On Death And Dying)
Release Date: November 27, 2020
Label: Spikerot Records
Distribution: Goodfellas
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Album Title: Beyond The Shores (On Death And Dying)
Release Date: November 27, 2020
Label: Spikerot Records
Distribution: Goodfellas
Track Listing:
1. Beyond The Shores (On Death And Dying) [38:24]
Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Shores Of Null
• All songs written by: Gabriele Giaccari and Raffaele Colace, lyrics and vocal arrangements by Davide Straccione
• Produced by: Shores Of Null and Marco “Cinghio” Mastrobuono
• Mixed by: Marco “Cinghio” Mastrobuono
• Mastered by: Marco “Cinghio” Mastrobuono
• Album Artwork by: Sabrina Carmanico
• Member of SIAE (Italy)
Album and Live Band Line Up:
Davide Straccione – Vocals
Gabriele Giaccari – Guitars
Raffaele Colace – Guitars
Matteo Capozucca – Bass
Emiliano Cantiano – Drums
L-R – Emiliano Cantiano (Drums) – Gabriele Giaccari (Guitars) – Davide Straccione (Vocals) – Matteo Capozucca (Bass) – Raffaele Colace (Guitars)
Photo Credit – Arianna Savo
Shores Of Null is a Rome-based metal band, an unwavering presence within the metal underground since their musical outset in 2013. They have churned out two impressive records: the melodic and somber “Quiescence” (Candlelight, 2014) and the darker and more complex “Black Drapes For Tomorrow” (Candlelight/Spinefarm, 2017), both of which were highly praised by the worldwide music press.
Shores of Null stands out from its contemporaries with its ability to blend seemingly disparate elements and their ability to sound overwhelmingly heavy and soothing at the same time. Blackened aggression stands alongside gothic-doom sections without either sounding out of place. Their music can be both melancholic yet majestic, made of chorale-like guitar textures across the instrument’s entire range, sustained by a powerful rhythmic section and punctuated by a refined mixture of clean and growled vocals, along with extensive use of pleasing vocal harmonies which have become the band’s trademark through the years.
Shores Of Null has performed over 150 shows, including six European tours (with In The Woods, Ereb Altor, Hooded Menace, Mourning Beloveth, Novembre, Harakiri For The Sky, Sylvaine, and more), dozens of shows and tours in their home country (with Primordial, Arcturus, Candlemass, Moonsorrow, Leprous, Saturnus, Negura Bunget, etc.) and many European Festivals (Inferno Festival, Eindhoven Metal Meeting, Winter Days Of Metal, Doom Over London, Metalitalia Fest, Frantic Fest, and more).
Shores Of Null’s third work, “Beyond The Shores (On Death And Dying),” is expected to be released in November 2020 via Spikerot Records, continuing to prove the band’s willingness to go off the beaten path and create their ultimate doom manifesto, a 38 minute-long suite emphasizing their heavier, slower and dramatic side, inspired by the five stages of grief formulated by the Swiss-American psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. The band has collaborated on the dark opus with many special guests, including two doom-titans, Mikko Kotamäki (Swallow The Sun) and Thomas A.G. Jensen (Saturnus), along with the angelic voice of Elisabetta Marchetti (Inno). The band is able to present an even more diverse and eclectic sound on the album thanks to the addition of classical instruments like piano and violin, along with the return of the talented Marco “Cinghio” Mastrobuono (Hour Of Penance, Fleshgod Apocalypse) behind the production desk.
Discography:
2020 – Beyond The Shores (On Death And Dying) (Spikerot Records) – LP
2017 – Black Drapes For Tomorrow (Candlelight/Spinefarm) – LP
2014 – Quiescence (Candlelight Records) – LP
ABOUT “BLACK DRAPES FOR TOMORROW” (2017)
“An impressive piece that captures poignant awareness wonderfully both lyrically and musically” Metal-temple (10/10)
“A glorious, alluring and gripping album.” Ave Noctum (9.5/10)
“Is Shores of Null one of the more underappreciated gems within the current metal scene?” Dead Rethoric (9/10)
“This is truly an emotionally polarizing experience which deserves everyone’s time of day.” Ghost Cult Mag (8/10)
“This album is a solid collection of eleven beautiful songs.” Powerplay Magazine (8/10)
“This album haunts you from start to finish! A top notch album of its genre.” Lords Of Metal (89/100)
“Among the best italian bands, their sophomore album confirms them at the top of emotional and introspective metal.” Rock Hard Italy
“It’s very european, and all the better of it.” Terrorizer
ABOUT QUIESCENCE (2014)
“This is how metallic darkness should sound in 2014.” Dead Rethoric (9.5/10)
“These guys have huge potential to create some masterworks in the years to come” Metalriot.com (4/5)
“Quiescence will stand as a contender for being one of the best albums of 2014” Metal-Temple (9/10)
“The explosion has yet to come but if, and when it does, Shores Of Null damn well better be leading the pack” Metal Observer (8/10)
“A debut wrought with much of the same free-spirited experimentation at the core of Opeth’s pre-Still Life era.” Metal Hammer UK (3,5/5)
“A dark, progressive exclamation mark” Powermetal.de (8/10)
Shared Stage with:
European tour w/ In The Woods, Erab Altor, Hooded Menace, Mourning Beloveth, Novembre, Harakiri For The Sky, Sylvaine
Italian shows w/ Arcturus, Candlemass, Primordial, Leprous, Saturnus, Moonsorrow, Negura Bunget)
EUROPEAN TOURS
2019 w/ In The Woods, Ereb Altor, Isole
2018 Shores Of Null only
2017 w/ Harakiri For The Sky, Sylvaine
2016 w/ Novembre, Isole
2015 w/ Doomraiser
2015 w/ Hooded Menace, Mourning Beloveth
FESTIVALS
2020 – Metal Days – Tolmin, Slovenia (postponed to 2021)
2018 – Winter Days Of Metal – Bohinj, Slovenia
2017 – Metalitalia.com Festival – Milan, Italy
2017 – Frantic Fest – Francavilla al mare, Italy
2016 – Inferno Metal Festival – Oslo, Norway
2016 – Metal Over Malta – Siggiewi, Malta
2015 – Eindhoven Metal Meeting – Eindhoven, The Netherlands
2014 – Candlefest – London, UK
2013 – Doom Over London – London, UK
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