Souls Of Diotima: With the perhaps most catchiest and commercial track…..

Souls Of Diotima`s 4 th studio album is entitled Janas! The Italian female fronted metal band is pleased to celebrate its release day with a magnificent music video for the song The Dark Lady.

Commenting on the new single the founder member, lyricist and drummer Giorgio Pinna says: «Perhaps this is the catchiest and commercial track on the album. It’s a very simple and catchy song, and we think it’s excellent. It’s powerful and you will easily fix the lyrics in your mind. The story is about a very controversial character from our land, who actually existed around 50 years ago. Her name is Accabadora. She was a fairly old woman, dressed entirely in black with her face almost completely covered, so often only her eyes could be seen. Her mission was to alleviate the suffering of those on the verge of death, putting an end to their life using a wooden stick which she was always taking with her. This woman was called by the family of the sick person to put an end to their suffering».

 Janas was recorded, mixed and mastered by Oscar Nilsson at Crehate Studios in Mölndal (Sweden).

The album Janas is a concept, the second chapter of a journey that began with the previous album, The Sorceress Reveals – Atlantis. Janas tells the stories and legends of band’s land, Sardinia. Their island is full of wonderful mythological tales and characters, of esoteric stories that are often macabre, but which portray a truly fascinating historical and cultural journey.

 «We have a shared interest in the history and culture of the peoples of the sea, of the Mediterranean, and we are one of them. Much of Western history is rooted in the tales of the peoples of the sea, skilled conquerors who crossed the seas to conquer new lands or to defend their own. But there is more. Within Sardinia there are places that often remain undiscovered. Far from the more accessible touristic locations, these places are steeped in stories both true and fictitious, which we were often told during our childhood, and which probably formed the basis of our personality and the way we see the world. In brief, Janas talks about these stories, about us, and about the Earth we have been walking on since we were born», enthuses Pinna.

Janas track list:

1. The Black Mask

2. Sleep Demon

3. The Princess of Navarra

4. Janas

5. The Dark Lady

6. Ichnos Superhero

7. My Roots

8. Maty

9. Mediterranean Lane

10. Sherden

Souls Of Diitima is a band with a unique style, featuring recognizable elements of traditional, progressive and symphonic metal, as well as unconventional elements, woven together musically in a powerfully expressive new way. Their style recalls Mediterranean atmospheres and traditions, and you can call it Mediterranean Metal.

Commenting on the song the founder member, lyricist and drummer Giorgio Pinna explains: «The album’s opening track is perhaps one of the most incisive songs, and immediately defines the record. The Black Mask is about a well-known figure in Sardinia, the Mamuthones, a creature with a black mask who dresses in fur with heavy cowbells on its back. Together with twelve other similar creatures, it jumps rhythmically, sounding its bells to warn of its passage. This characteristic dance, often perceived as a little macabre, is reproduced in several parts of the song. The Mamuthones still perform today during pagan festivals and events in Sardinia. It’s a fascinating figure, somewhere between the devilish and the sacred, a man who dons a costume to become half human and half animal. The sound of their passing has been etched into our minds since our childhood».

Souls Of Diotima is:

Claudia Barsi – Lead Vocals

Giorgio Pinna – Drums

Antonio Doro – Bass, Scream Vocals

Fabio The Black Mask Puddu – Guitars

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