The legendary epic/progressive band from Italy, Dark Quarterer (formed in 1980) will have their 6th full-length album released by Metal on Metal Records on April 24th. "Ithaca" is a concept album inspired by the 1911 poem of the same title by a Greek poet, Konstantinos P. Kavafis (Constantine P. Cavafy), which utilized Odysseus's travel from the Trojan Wars back to his home island as a metaphor for the journey of life, where the goal is not important, but the journey itself. Stylistically, it's a mix of '80s epic heavy metal with '70s progressive rock, and some elements of doom. According to the label, "Dark Quarterer's music is very warm, full of various emotions and moods, much thanks to the impressive vocals, ranging from mystical and fragile, through more eccentric singing and falsettos, to full-on powerful metal delivery. Overall, it's the most versatile album of this band that has developed and maintained their unique recognizable style, which should appeal to fans of Adramelch, Manilla Road, Thunder Rider, Slough Feg, Hammers OF Misfortune, Vavel, Cirith Ungol, as well as Italian prog rock bands like The Trip, Goblin, Museo Rosenbach, or Biglietto Per L'Inferno."
A short promo clip for "Ithaca" album (featuring a fragment of "Night Song") can be viewed on YouTube, while two full songs, "Escape" and "Last Fight", have been made available for streaming both on the label's YouTube channel and from the Bandcamp player on the Dark Quarterer page.
This is "Ithaca" track list:
1. The Path of Life
2. Night Song
3. Mind Torture
4. Escape
5. Nostalgia
6. Rage of Gods
7. Last Fight
The CD artwork was done by Alice Bertoncini, who has also contributed to the album with additional vocals. More details about "Ithaca" can be found on the page of this release.
Dark Quarterer "Ithaca" CD is available for pre-ordering with a discount from Metal on Metal Records' website, also in a bundle with a T-shirt, while the digital download (in lossless formats) from the Bandcamp page. Later on, it will be distributed digitally by CD Baby and made available also from iTunes, Amazon MP3, eMusic and other retailers.
