Inchiuvatu ( scn, Nailed) is a Sicilian musical group combining
symphonic black metal
Symphonic black metal is a subgenre of black metal that emerged in the 1990s and incorporates symphonic and orchestral elements. Notable symphonic black metal bands include Cradle Of Filth, Dimmu Borgir, Emperor, and Carach Angren.
History
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mixed with
Sicilian folk melodies, also played with
fiscalettu, a traditional Sicilian flute, and a strong prominence of the
piano
The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...
.
Almost all lyrics are sung in Sicilian language,
[ except for some occasional incursion in English and Italian.]
The sound of Inchiuvatu is often compared with that of many other symphonic black metal bands like Emperor
An emperor (from la, imperator, via fro, empereor) is a monarch, and usually the sovereignty, sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife (empress consort), ...
or Dimmu Borgir
Dimmu Borgir () is a Norwegian symphonic black metal band from Jessheim, formed in 1993. The name is derived from Dimmuborgir, a volcanic formation in Iceland, the name of which means "dark cities" or "dark castles/fortresses" in Icelandic, ...
, but their peculiar attitude and continuous link with the Sicilian traditions make their compositions unique.
The principal lyrical themes are sex, Christianity, anti-Christianity and existential drama, synthesised with the expression "Drama-Sex-Christ".
"Inchiuvatu" (nailed) isn't related only to Jesus
Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...
but express the inability of man to face and sort out the great existential question of the meaning of life.
Releases
*TrinaKa Trinacria" was the ancient name of Sicily and today is the name of its symbol(EP, 1993)
*Strurusia Mischievousness"(EP, 1994)
*Demoniu Demon"(EP, 1994)
*Venniri Santu Holy Friday"(Live EP, 1994)
*Inchiuvatu Nailed"(Demo album, 1995)
* Addisiu Desire"(Album, 1996)
* Viogna Shame"(Album, 2000)
* Piccatu Sin"(Album, 2004)
* Miseria Misery"(Album, 2008)
*33 (EP, 2008)
*Ecce Homo Behold the Man"(EP, 2011)
*INRI (EP, 2013)
*Via Matris (EP,2014)
*Via Lucis (EP, 2017)
References
External links
* {{official website, http://www.inchproductions.com
Musical groups from Sicily
Italian black metal musical groups
Musical groups established in 1993
1993 establishments in Italy