Italian Blackened Death Metallers SHARDANA To Release New Album “The Monarch” on September 5th via Rude Awakening Records; Watch the Visualizer for “Awakening”!

SHARDANA, the blackened death metal band from Sardinia, Italy, has revealed the details of its new album, the first via Rude Awakening Records. The new effort is called The Monarch and it will be released on September 5th as jewel case and digital.

Composed of 9 tracks for almost 38 minutes of musical experience, The Monarch is anticipated by the song Awakening – available as visualizer on the label YouTube channel: https://tinyurl.com/5n8ntaf9

Pre-order the digital album on Bandcamp: https://tinyurl.com/44jz9hzn

 

 

The Monarch is not a concept, although there are several songs that share a common theme: the passing of time, and the struggle of humans to avoid their inescapable fate. So you can imagine Time as “The Monarch”, a deaf giant monster that won’t listen to your prayers or insults, just standing still while you’re trying to overcome it, until the bitter end.

The lyrics of the songs “S’Inferru”, “Is Cerbus” and “Rei de Sonnu” are in sardinian. SHARDANA used its native language in order to keep sharing their local culture and keep the Sardinian dialect alive, not only to talk about the past, but also on modern topics and pop culture. The song “Self of Righteous” is inspired by Michael Moorcock’s novels series “The Silver Hand Trilogy”, while “S’Inferru” (“Hell” in Sardinian language) is inspired by the movie of the same name by Daniele Atzeni, about the struggles of the miners of Sulcis Iglesiente in the 20th Century.

SHARDANA has debuted in 2010 with a self-titled EP, followed four years later by the self-released full-length No Cadena, No Presoni, No Spada, No Lei. The latest effort before The Monarch is the full-length Milli Annos (2020, Rafchild Records).

SHARDANA was formed early in 2008 with the intent of creating a metal band with epic and battling sounds, merging Heavy Metal with Black and Viking influences. Historically speaking, Shardana was the name of the Sardinian pirates who sailed the Mediterranean sea in the second millennium BCE. Their history inspires the songwriting of the band to a large degree, and the lyrics are about the glorious courage and legendary pride of those people who contributed so much to increase the influence of Sardinia at the times of pharaoh Ramses or during the Roman Empire.

The Monarch was produced and mixed at Overcore Studio by Lorenzo Mariani. Additional engineering by Daniele Manca. Mastered at Audiosiege Studio by Brad Boatright. Artwork by Gimmy Derka. Graphics by Sebastian Mocci. Photos by Valeria Spiga.


Next shows:

August 23 / Sons Of Rock Metal Fest, Anfiteatro Morres, Sassari (IT) w/SINISTER

September 19-20-21 / Cosmic Void Festival, London (UK) w/THE KOVENANT, NECROPHOBIC, and more


SHARDANA is:

Aaron Tolu - Vocals

Daniele Manca - Guitars, Vocals

Lorenzo Mariani - Guitars, Vocals

Luca Littera - Bass

Federico Sala - Drums