The newest chapter in the story of this Italy-based Atmospheric/Depressive Black Metal entity continues the exploration of the human psyche and our obsessive compulsions.

One year to the date of their last album, titled Inside, and two years after their debut opus Obsessions, the newest chapter in the story of Italy-based Atmospheric/Depressive Black Metal entity Notturno has just seen the light of day once again in the form of their new album Our, continuing the exploration of the human psyche and our obsessive compulsions. Recorded at BVNKER Studio, with vocals recorded at HK Studios and drums recorded by Stefano Nuccetelli at Music Up Studio, mixed and mastered by Stefan Traunmüller at Soundtempel Studio, and displaying a captivating atwork by Sky Studach, with photos by Riccardo Ziosi and featuring model Giulia Simonelli, the new album by vocalist Kjiel and multi-instrumentalist Vittorio Sabelli, alongside session drummer Aeternus (aka Sven Vinat), is rooted in Atmospheric and Depressive Black Metal with classical instruments incorporated into the compositions, only adding to the rich sonic tapestry, though perhaps never as seamlessly as on this latest album.

And it’s classic Notturno in the intro Adagio, with the dark, deep sounds of the clarinet by Vittorio generating a truly menacing ambience perfect for the band to crush our souls in Inside, where the delicate but piercing instrumental pieces are exactly what Kjiel needs to shine on vocals, overflowing melancholy and flowing majestically until the very last second, therefore connecting in a beautiful way with Anymore, which starts in a serene manner to the acoustic guitars by Vittorio, alternating between utterly introspective moments to the gentle vocals by Kjiel and sheer heaviness and obscurity with harsher riffs and roars, resulting in a multi-layered aria of Depressive Black Metal. Then all explodes into the heavy-as-hell, Black Metal-infused Paranoia, with Vittorio and Aeternus demolishing our damned souls with an infuriated eight-minute wall of sounds full of classic riffs, beats and fills, with its calm interlude bringing peace to our rotten souls before all hell breaks loose again to the devilish vociferations by Kjiel; and lastly, it’s time for Vittorio to reach deep inside our hearts with his piano in the closing tune Doors, with Kjiel darkly declaiming the song’s lyrics, before morphing into a stylish Depressive and Atmospheric Black Metal onrush and ending in a gentle, somber way.

Such an amazing Italian duo of darkness is waiting for you on Facebook and on Instagram with more of their music, news, tour dates and so on, and don’t forget to also stream their eerie creations on Spotify and, above all that, to purchase Our from the Hypnotic Dirge Records’ BandCamp or webstore, adding an extra touch of obscurity to your collection. Kjiel and Vittorio more than just complete each other in a “Beauty and the Beast” style, specially because Kjiel is also a beast; they actually represent one single entity which purpose is to bring darkness and melancholy to our hearts, with Our being the perfect follow-up to Obsessions and Inside, continuing to pave the duo’s beautiful path to a land where there’s no hope, nor light.

Best moments of the album: Anymore and Paranoia.

Worst moments of the album: None.

Released in 2024 Hypnotic Dirge Records

Track listing
1. Adagio 3:53
2. Inside 7:39
3. Anymore 10:14
4. Paranoia 8:08
5. Doors 8:15

Band members
Kjiel – vocals
Vittorio Sabelli – guitars, bass, clarinet, bass clarinet, piano, keys

Guest musician
Aeternus – drums