Infernalizer is the brand new creature conceived and brought to life by the creative mind of Claudio Ravinale (Disarmonia Mundi). Portraying his own take on the heavy metal genre, unleashing his debut album The Ugly Truth, now available as of February 26th via Rockshots Records.
For its release day, Infernalizer is sharing its latest lyric video for the album’s title track, The Ugly Truth. If you are a fan of old school b movie themed gothic horror metal a la Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, Type 0 Negative or Deathstars, then this is right up your street. If that street was Elm Street, obvs. Check it out below.
Infernalizer was created by Claudio Ravinale who is best known as the vocalist of Italian death metal veterans Disarmonia Mundi. Achieving worldwide recognition with their high-octane melo-death throughout two decades and featuring Bjorn “Speed” Strid (Soilwork) among their ranks, along with being in other recognisable bands such as The Silverblack, 5 Star Grave and The Stranded.
Heavily influenced by 80’s metal acts such as Iron Maiden, Alice Cooper and Danzig, Claudio Ravinale‘s new project Infernalizer relies on the use of gloomy keys and eerie samples. Paying homage to more somber gothic rock acts like Type O Negative and The Sisters Of Mercy. Vocally closer to contemporary acts like Rob Zombie and Wednesday 13, the range of influences also includes evocative cinematographic soundscapes that provide Infernalizer‘s songs with a more solemn and nocturnal atmosphere.
Infernalizer‘s new album The Ugly Truth is 10 tracks to take fans on a roller coaster ride into band founder Claudio Ravinale‘s own horror-themed amusement park. Providing a modern take on the concept of heavy metal, the full-length features crooning vocals alternated with more harsh yet still melodic tones along with added layers of evocative keys and samples for a solid foundation deeply rooted in an 80s metal sound.
Claudio Ravinale commented:
“I’m a child of the 80s that loves horror movies. So as soon as I started to think about how this band was going to sound I really tried to focus on my main influences, the music I’ve grown up with and tried to filter all these influences giving them a more actual approach. To me, this record is like a Nightmare On Elm Street movie made music: there’s the horror part but without forgetting the lighthearted approach.”
The album was produced by NeroArgento at AExeron Studio (Turin, IT) and mastered at Sterling Sound Studio (Nashville, TN) by legendary Grammy Award-winning mastering engineer Ted Jensen (Guns N’ Roses, Korn, Pantera, Alice In Chains).
“The Ugly Truth” is available on the following platforms:
CD: https://bit.ly/TheUglyTruth_CD
Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3uq7f82
Apple Music: https://apple.co/3sfkhmI
The Ugly Truth Track Listing:
1. Night Shift (3:11)
2. The Outsider (3:50)
3. Leaving So Soon (3:46)
4. In Retrospect (3:09)
5. Cruel Intentions (4:05)
6. The Ugly Truth (3:31)
7. In This World Or The Next (3:38)
8. Leave A Scar (2:49)
9. I Don’t Wanna Be Me (3:50)
10. Autumn Of Terror (3:50)
Album Length: 35:43
For more info:
Facebook.com/InfernalizerOfficial
Instagram.com/infernalizer
Twitter.com/infernalizer
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