Volturian – the Modern Metal band founded by singer Federica Lanna (Sleeping Romance) and songwriter Federico Mondelli (Frozen Crown) – have released a video for the song ‘Broken, the second single taken from their debut-album “Crimson” which wil be released on April 24th, via Scarlet Records (EU/US) and Marquee Avalon (Japan).
The band comment:
As you all know, we were supposed to film our very first official video all together, but for the reasons you can imagine, we weren’t able to meet. So instead of giving you something with an extremely amateur feel or delaying the release, we filmed all the scenes by ourselves in isolation, and made a proper official video out of them.
Right now we’re so proud of this, and we think no other video could represent us and the situation we’re living right now, cause it’s as authentic as it can be, and cause it shows our force of will and our determination. We hope you love this as much as we loved making it.
Watch the video below.
Based on the huge contrast between mellow, dreamy female vocals and heavy downtuned guitar riffs, with a massive infusion of electronic music, the Volturian’s sound is catchy, epic and dynamic at the same time. Lanna’s pristine and ethereal vocals move fluently between slow paced groovy songs and rigid, Industrial inspired hymns, held together by Mondelli’s Swedish Death Metal oriented guitar riffs (early 2000 In Flames and Soilwork) and by the powerful and precise drumming of the young talent Alberto Mezzanotte. Keyboards add a fundamental layer to Volturian’s music, ranging from New Wave to 90’s Europop to obscure gothic atmospheres.
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Andrea Fusini at Fusix Studio, “Crimson” is also graced by a stunning artwork created by Federico Mondelli himself.
Our album review of “Crimson” can be found here.
Tracklisting:
1. Crimson Dust
2. New Life (video)
3. Haunting Symphony
4. Broken
5. The Killing Joke
6. In a Heartbeat (featuring Frozen Crown’s Giada “Jade” Etro)
7. Between the Sleepers
8. Days Before You Died
9. Forevermore
10. Fading Like a Flower (Roxette cover)
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