To celebrate their 21st year of activity, italian thrash/death metal master S.R.L. are about to release a compilation of tracks entitled “Unus Et Viginti” (the number 21 in latin). The EP contains 7 songs taken from the very early days of the band, formed back in 1992, and all the songs has been rearranged and completely re-recorded. Two of them, “84° Parallelo” and “S.R.L.” were previously unreleased, although they were played several times in the old time live-shows.
“Unus Et Viginti” has been recorded by the same line-up of latest S.R.L. release (“De Humana Maistate”): Khaynn (vocals), Alcio & Panduk (guitars), Jerico (bass guitar) and Luca (drums). Some of the former bandmates also appears as guest-musicians, so the new guitarist Stefano Clementini, who joined the band after Panduk left.
“Unus Et Viginti” will be released in digital Edition by Revalve Records on July 8th, 2013 through the most important online stores, such as iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Deezer, Media Markt Europa, and so on. From the same day on, the EP will be available for free download (only the first 200 copies) on S.R.L. BandCamp profile.
Some more infos and details about the tracklist.
01. Filastrocca
Opener track of 1996 S.R.L. debut album «Società Responsabilità Limitata». This track is maybe one of the most played in early days' band's shows and also one of the most beloved songs by our first time fans.
02. La Fine di un Sogno
This song originally appears in 2000 EP «Requiescat in Pace». The drums has been played by Rodolfo “Rawdeath” Ridolfi, former drummer and also founding member of the band. In this version, the song is played with the arrangement the band used to performed in the shows.
03. Divieto di Pensiero
Completely renewed version of this song, which originally appears in S.R.L. debut album. This song won many music contest between 1993 and 1995, and also appeared in many compilation of those years. Solos are now performed by Stefano Clementini & Cristiano “Alcio” Alcini.
04. Requiescat in Pace
Instrumental song which closed 2000 EP «Requiescat in Pace». This version has not been rearranged but played with S.R.L. today's sound.
05. 84° Parallelo
Previously unreleased track, although composed in 1998, S.R.L played live this song many times in those years. Pietro Costanzi, former singer and also founding member of the band, wrote this song inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's “The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket ”. The solos in this track has been performed by Cristiano “Alcio” Alcini & Elvys Damiano, band member from 2003 to 2008.
06. Fuoco
First S.R.L. song ever which appears in 1992's demo entitled “S.R.L.”. The solo has been performed by Cristiano “Alcio” Alcini.
07. S.R.L.
Instrumental song which was the starting track of each S.R.L. show from 1997 to 2003, but previously unreleased. This version's solos has been performed by Leonardo Mansueti (former guitarist and also founding member of the band) & Stefano Clementini.
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