SELVANS has today released a cover version of the DEATH SS track “The Hanged Ballad” as a stand-alone-single which can be streamed or downloaded at the following:
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The dark artist has also announced that there will be a new EP titled ‘Dark Italian Art’ at the end of the year which will be released on Avantgarde Music. Here’s Selvans statement:
“During the last months, I have been in the studio working on the new EP ‘Dark Italian Art’, which will be released by the end of the year on Avantgarde Music.
I’ve had the possibility to refine the dark progressive vein previously introduced with ‘Faunalia’, and, for the first time, I will be accompanied by a real band on the arrangement sessions of the songs.
At the moment I’m really satisfied of how the work is progressing and I’m looking forward to giving you more details. In the meantime, here’s my interpretation of a classic from the first album of DEATH SS, one of the best Italian bands ever.
Dark Italian Metallers SELVANS have released details of their second full-length album. Titled “Faunalia”, the album is set for release on Avantgarde Music on the 2nd November, and will be available in Digital and A5 CD formats, as well as a double gatefold vinyl and a limited edition wooden box. At the same time it will also be released on cassette by Folkvangr Records.
Sub-titled “A Dark Italian Opus”, “Faunalia” is the work of SELVANS mastermind Haruspex, in which he explores elements of history, myth and Italian folklore. It is an album that features tones that are dramatic, and at times even horrific, drawing from a variety of influences that range from Italian dark-progressive, to symphonic in the cinematic style of ENNIO MORRICONE, to neo-folk.
For the recording of “Faunalia”, SELVANS’ Haruspex and Fulguriator have, for the first time, been joined in the studio by the band’s live members HK on drums and Acheron on guitars, as well as by a number of guests including Agghiastru (INCHIUVATU), Mercy and Gianluca Virdis (IANVA), and Tumulash (FIDES INVERSA).
Recorded in various studios throughout Italy, “Faunalia” was produced by Haruspex, and was mixed and mastered by Haruspex and Acheron at the Atrocity Exhibition Studio. With artwork by Haruspex and Ghoul, tracklisting for “Faunalia” is as follows:
I. Ad Malum Finem
II. Notturno Peregrinar
III. Anna Perenna
IV. Magna Mater Maior Mons
V. Phersu
VI. Requiem Aprutii
Italian Dark Metallers SELVANS have confirmed that they have finished recording their second full-length studio album which will be titled “Faunalia”.
Haruspex, the mastermind behind SELVANS, had this to say about the album:
“Ladies and gentlemen,
I’m glad to inform you that the recording sessions of our second album “Faunalia” have finally ended!
‘Faunalia’ is the result of three years of hard work on our creature. We have improved some aspects of our sound and we have had the pleasure to collaborate with some italian Artists we strongly respect whose names will be revelead in due time…
This work represent an evolution of our sound and visual concept with a dark romantic approach to the typical italian sounds, giving new impetus to Selvans identity.
There are only a few steps left, then the album will be ready to be released via Avantgarde Music by the end of 2018. But… let us tell the most impatient of you that we are going to play some new stuff
during the upcoming ‘Hirpi European Tour’.
The Haruspex”
Routing for the headlning tour, which takes its title “Hirpi” from SELVANS’ 2017 live album, is as follows:
10 May: Titty Twister, Parma (IT)
11 May: Concilia Nocturna, Aarburg (CH)
12 May: Farářova Sluj, Mladá Boleslav (CZ)
13 May: Rudeboy, Bielsko-Biała (PL)
15 May: Tartaros, Banská Bystrica (SK)
16 May: Dongó, Győr (HU)
17 May: Melodka, Brno (CZ)
18 May: S8 Underground, Budapest (HU)
19 May: Weberknecht, Wien (AT)
SELVANS was formed by frontman Haruspex after the demise of Italy’s legendary DRAUGR. With SELVANS, Haruspex’s idea was to breathe new life into the rich and varied customs, mysticism and folklore that were left behind by the plethora of ethnic inhabitants that populated Italy throughout the ages. Combined with SELVANS’ music and lyrics, Haruspex’s use of aesthetics has created a band which, visually, and, very importantly, emotively, brings back to life those long-lost eras. And this is something that is not limited to SELVANS’ studio output, but is vividly re-created on stage, as fans will be able to see for themselves on the upcoming tour.
Live footage filmed during the recording of “Faunalia”, as well as studio the studio photos you can see below can be found on the band’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/templeofselvans,
A special video, which was made as a tribute to the band’s late drummer Jonny, for the track “Lupercale” from “Clangores Plenilunio”, can be seen below and at https://youtu.be/AJDfmpYFa4Q
Italian Dark Metallers SELVANS announce their first ever headlining tour, which will cover 9 European countries in May. Routing for the tour, which is titled “Hirpi” after the band’s 2017 live album, is as follows:
10 May: Titty Twister, Parma (IT)
11 May: Concilia Nocturna, Aarburg (CH)
12 May: Farářova Sluj, Mladá Boleslav (CZ)
13 May: Rudeboy, Bielsko-Biała (PL)
15 May: Tartaros, Banská Bystrica (SK)
16 May: Dongó, Győr (HU)
17 May: Melodka, Brno (CZ)
18 May: S8 Underground, Budapest (HU)
19 May: Weberknecht, Wien (AT)
SELVANS was formed by frontman Haruspex after the demise of Italy’s legendary DRAUGR. With SELVANS, Haruspex’s idea was to breathe new life into the rich and varied customs, mysticism and folklore that were left behind by the plethora of ethnic inhabitants that populated Italy throughout the ages. Combined with SELVANS’ music and lyrics, Haruspex’s use of aesthetics has created a band which, visually, and, very importantly, emotively, brings back to life those long-lost eras. And this is something that is not limited to SELVANS’ studio output, but is vividly re-created on stage, as fans will be able to see for themselves on the upcoming tour.
A special video, which was made as a tribute to the band’s late drummer Jonny, for the track “Lupercale” from “Clangores Plenilunio”, can be seen below and at https://youtu.be/AJDfmpYFa4Q
First released in Digital and Digipak CD formats on Avantgarde Music in 2015, SELVANS’ “Clangores Plenilunio” MCD is now available for the first time as a Limited Edition 12″ Picture LP via Vendetta Records.
Following the demise of DRAUGR , SELVANS was formed by frontman Haruspex, with the idea of bringing back to life the mysticism and the folklore that the different ethnic inhabitants of Italy left behind them over the ages. Something that the band has been able to do very successfully, not only through their music and lyrics, both in the studio and live on stage, but also aesthetically.
Sadly, SELVANS’ first drummer, Jonny, was killed in a motorbike accident shortly after finishing recording the drums and part of the vocals for “Clangores Plenilunio”. The vocals and lyrics were completed by Haruspex, and the MCD was released as a tribute to Jonny.
With artwork conceived by Haruspex and actualized by Eba Art , and with the addition of the previously unpublished lyrics for the tracks “Lupecale” and “Clangores Plenilunio”, track listing on the Picture LP is as follows:
A special video, which was made as a tribute to Jonny, for the track “Lupercale” from “Clangores Plenilunio”, can be seen below and at https://youtu.be/AJDfmpYFa4Q
With their debut full-length album “Lupercalia” now in its third repress, and with work progressing on their next studio album, Atmospheric Black Metallers SELVANS will celebrate the closing of the first chapter of their activity with a special live album on Avantgarde Music.
Titled “Hirpi”, the five-track album will consist of four tracks that cover all three of SELVANS releases to date, which, aside from “Lupercalia”, also include the “Clangores Plenilunio” EP, and the 2016 split with DOWNFALL OF NUR. The other track will be a cover of DRAUGR’s “Furore Pagano” in a tribute to the band whose demise gave birth to SELVANS.
“Hirpi” was recorded in Pescara, Italy, during two separate live performances. The first recording took place on the 26th April 2016 when SELVANS performed a special memorial concert for their former vocalist and drummer, the late Jonny Morelli, whilst the the second took place later in the year on the 16th December. The lineup on the album consists of Haruspex on vocals and Fulgiriator on guitars, together with session musicians Acheron on guitars, Cordyceps M on bass, and HK on drums. Former DRAUGR members Triumphator and Stolas joined the band on stage on guitars and bass respectively to perform “Furore Pagano”.
The unique “Faun’s Procession” artwork was conceived by Haruspex and brought into being by the Italian artist Umberto D’Ottavio. Track listing on “Hirpi” is as follows:
1. Lupercale
2. Hirpi Sorani
3. O Clitumne!
4. Furore Pagano (Draugr cover)
5. Pater Surgens
Split releases amongst bands are two-a-penny these days, which is why the new album from two much-talked about new Atmospheric Black Metal bands, SELVANS and DOWNFALL OF NUR, promises to be something quite different, with the two bands deciding they did not just want to take part in a split release, but wanted it to br a true collaboration in every sense of the word.
Instead of just producing their individual recordings in a state of total disconnect, with the bands concerned having only the most basic contact, and often none at all, as is frequently the norm for split releases, Italy’s SELVANS and Argentina’s DOWNFALL OF NUR, have not only worked together on the overall concept of the album, which simply bears the name of the two bands, they also perform on each others compositions.
The album, which will be released on Avantgarde Music on the 7th November, takes as its theme that very epitome of the perfect opposites – the Sun and the Moon – and the dualistic nature they represent. It is a theme that has been much represented by artists over the ages, and is a favourite topic of conversation of both scholars and mystics. According to Avantgarde Music, the album is an opus in four acts, in which SELVANS and DOWNFALL OF NUR give their own interpretation of the theme, each bringing their own indivdual thoughts and sounds, and melding them into a cohesive whole.
Written by SELVANS’ Luca Del Re and DOWNFALL OF NUR’s Antonio Sanna, and with artwork by the Argentinian artist Santiago Caruso, tracklisting for the album is as follows:
I. Intro/ SOL
II. Selvans – Pater Surgens
III. Downfall of Nur – Mater Universi
IV. Outro/ LUNA
The SELVANS / DOWNFALL OF NUR collaboration will be available in a six-panel digi sleeve CD format, black vinyl and digital formats as well as a gold vinyl edition which will be strictly limited to 150 available as a pre-order only. Pre-orders now open at https://avantgardemusic.bandcamp.com/album/downfall-of-nur-selvans .
SELVANS, whose lineup comprises Selvans Haruspex on keyboards, traditional instruments, screams and clean vocals, programming and Sethlans Fulguriator on guitars, bass, clean vocals, was formed from the ashes of DRAUGR, and is a band noted for its ability to combine music, lyrics and aesthetics in such a way as to recreate the folklore of Italy’s ancient peoples.
Instantly snapped up by Avantgarde Music, the band’s first release was the “Clangores Plenilunio” EP, which also marked the final recorded appearance of co-founder Jonny Morelli, who was tragically killed in a motor bike accident. The EP was followed by the full-length album “Lupercalia”, which more than fulfilled the faith Avantgarde placed in it. So much so, in fact, that it is now on its 3rd reprint and is being made available in a different format, this time as a jewel case CD with the addition of the live version of the track ‘Lupercale’.
SELVANS are set to join KAMPFAR when the iconic Norwegian Black Metallers play a series of dates in Italy in November.
Upcoming shows as follows:
14 Oct: Rites of the Black Mass, Fabrica, Bucharest, Romania
15 Oct: Autumn Souls of Sofia, Live & Loud, Sofia, Bulgaria
On Tour in Italy with KAMPFAR
10 Nov: Traffic Live Club, Rome
11 Nov: TBA, Bari
12 Nov: Alchemica Music Club, Bologna
13 Nov: Blue Rose Saloon, Milan
A video tribute to SELVANS co-founder the late Jonny Morelli, who was tragically killed in a motor bike accident, and which shows the wild landscapes that the drummer loved so much, whilst his words, which were written for the song ‘Lupercale’ itself, have been transformed into drawings by Davide ‘DARTWORKS – drawstroy‘ Mancini , can be seen below and at https://youtu.be/AJDfmpYFa4Q
Having just completed a series of dates in Italy with NIKLAS KVARFORTH’S SHINING, Atmospheric Black Metallers SELVANS are set to hit the road again this month, supporting GORGOROTH, KAMPFAR and GEHENNA on selected dates of theBlackfest Over Xmas Tour. The shows at which SELVANS will appear are as follows:
December 13th – Baroeg, Rotterdam, Netherlands
December 14th – Dynamo, Zurick, Switzerland
December 15th – Backstage, Munich, Germany
December 17th – Mostovna, Nova Gorica, Slovenia
December 18th – Rock Klub Nova Chmelnice, Prague, Czech Republic
December 19th – Progresja Music Zone, Warsaw, Poland, Warsaw
SELVANS, a band known for combining music, lyrics and aesthetics in such a way as to recreate the folklore of Italy’s ancient peoples, released their debut full-length album “Lupercalia” on Avantgarde Music in October of this year. Recorded at the Faunalia Studios and in Patrizio Tamborriello’s Soluzioni Audio, the album’s lineup comprises Selvans Haruspex on keyboards, traditional instruments, vocals and programming, and Sethlans Fulguriator on guitars and bass.
Unusually, the CD version of the album is released in A5 format in order to better display the artwork of Diletta of E.B.A. Art, whose collaboration with the band has brought to life the original designs created by frontman Selvans Haruspex. Also available digitally, as well as a Limited Edition boxed version which sold out in 60 hours, “Lupercalia” is composed of six tracks coming in at an average of ten minutes each, and is a follow up to the five-track EP “Clangores Plenilunio”, which was also released on Avantgarde Music in February of this year.
A video tribute to SELVANS co-founder the late Jonny Morelli, who was tragically killed in a motor bike accident, and which shows the wild landscapes that the drummer loved so much, whilst his words, which were written for the song ‘Lupercale’ itself, have been transformed into drawings by Davide ‘DARTWORKS – drawstroy‘ Mancini , can be seen at and below https://youtu.be/AJDfmpYFa4Q
Avantgarde Music have revealed a track from “Lupercalia”, the debut full-length album from Atmospheric Black Metallers SELVANS. With the album, set for release on the 19th October, the track “O Clitumne!” can be heard below and at http://avantgardemusic.bandcamp.com/album/lupercalia
“Lupercalia” is composed of six-tracks which last an average of 10 minutes each, and the CD version will unusually appear in A5 Digpack format, in keeping with SELVANS’ concept of recreating the folklore of Italy’s ancient peoples by means of visuals as well as through the band’s music and lyrics. As frontman Selvans Haruspex explains: “For the artwork for “Lupercalia” we chose once again to work with Diletta of E.B.A. Art. The work she did on our EP “Clangores Plenilunio” brought to life my original designs in an fantastic way, and we decided that the A5 format would be the best medium for her extraordinary art”.
As well as the CD and Digital formats, “Lupercalia” will be available in a Limited Edition boxed version, strictly limited to 100 copies. The box is made of heavy wood with the SELVANS’ Faun fire-etched on the top and includes the A5 digibook CD, a certificate card numbered and smudged in blood by the band members themselves, a metal badge with the SELVANS symbol “Sistrum” and a large (60×42 cm) full colour cover art poster.
The lineup on the album itself comprises Selvans Haruspex on keyboards, traditional instruments, vocals and programming, and Sethlans Fulguriator on guitars and bass, and was recorded at the Faunalia Studios and in Patrizio Tamborriello’s Soluzioni Audio.
SELVANS will support Niklas Kvarforth’s SHINING on the Italian leg of their tour in November. Confirmed live dates as follows:
05 Nov: Traffic Club, Rome (with SHINING)
06 Nov: Circolo Colony, Brescia (with SHINING)
07 Nov: Alchemica Music Club, Bologna (with SHINING)
Details of the upcoming debut full-length album from Atmospheric Black Metallers SELVANS, which is due for release on Avantgarde Music in October, have been revealed. Titled “Lupercalia”, the album is composed of six tracks, each lasting an average of ten minutes, and the band have released a video teaser which includes exerpts of each of the tracks. The video can be seen below and on SELVANS’ YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/ESHCLMGrBmA
“Lupercalia” was recorded at the Faunalia Studios and in Patrizio Tamborriello’s Soluzioni Audio. The lineup on the album comprises Selvans Haruspex on keyboards, traditional instruments, vocals and programming, and Sethlans Fulguriator on guitars and bass. The album will be available both as a CD in A5 format and digitally. Tracklisting as follows:
The new album continues SELVANS’ idea of combining music, lyrics and aesthetics in such a way as to recreate the folklore of Italy’s ancient peoples. As a consequence, the visuals, both in terms of album artwork and live sets, is an important aspect for the band. For “Lupercalia” SELVANS has once again turned to Diletta of E.B.A. Art, whose first collaboration occurred on the band’s five-track EP “Clangores Plenilunio”, which was released on Avantgarde Music in February of this year. Diletta’s artwork brings to life the designs of founder and frontman Selvans Haruspex in a much lauded way.
SELVANS will support Niklas Kvarforth’s SHINING on the Italian leg of their tour in November. Confirmed live dates as follows:
According to the band, fans can expect an announcement regarding the album on the 28th September on Avantgarde Music’s BandCamp page at http://avantgardemusic.bandcamp.com/
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