Cain is an Italian
black
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thrash metal
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band formed and based in
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
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. In 2007, their first studio album, ''Triumvira'', was released through Vampyria Records. It was well received by the critics; Italian webzine ''TrueMetal.it'' awarded it a 79 out of 100. However, the band entered a long hiatus after the album's release, and were allegedly looking for a new record label during this period.
On 1 December 2014, Nunziati announced on his official
Facebook
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page that Cain would be returning to active after a 7-year hiatus, and on 4 December, he stated that Francesco Bucci, famous for being the bassist of
symphonic black metal band
Stormlord
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, would be joining Cain.
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Discography
* 2005: ''Dioscuri Aurea Sæcula'' (demo)
* 2007: ''Triumvira''
Band members
Current members
* Lord Alexander (Alessandro Nunziati) – guitars, vocals (2005–present)
Past members
* Nighthorn (Silvano Leone) – bass (2005–2014)
* S.K. – drums (2005–2014)
References
External links
Cain
on Myspace
Musical groups from Rome
Italian black metal musical groups
Italian thrash metal musical groups
Musical groups established in 2005
2005 establishments in Italy
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