Description
Italian gothic metalcore group Levania return with their new mini-Ep, Episode 0, released via Sliptrick Records in online digital format.
The EP opens up with Abyss, a song that addresses the issue of depression, analyzing how one can become slaves to one’s demons. Abyss also addresses the issue of moral hazard, when one has to choose how to deal with discomfort.
This is followed with Reflections which talks about the all-Italian problem of functional illiteracy. Man is a social animal but if he is not educated, he will remain an animal moved by primitive instincts. In this society appearance is more important than education, and this is leading to an involution of the species.
Episode 0 closes with Reckoning, an instrumental outro, both alluring and seductive.
Produced by Giuseppe ‘Dualized’ Bassi for dysFUNCTION Productions
Recorded and Engineered by Giuseppe Bassi @ dysFUNCTION Studio
Mixed and Mastered by Giuseppe Bassi
Additional arrangements by Giuseppe Bassi
Drum programming by Giuseppe Bassi
Additional samples and sound design by Giuseppe Bassi
All music written by Marco Massarenti (Still)
Episode 0 | Released August 2nd, 2019 on Sliptrick Records
Track Listing:
01. Abyss | 02. Reflections | 03. Reckoning
Levania are:
Elena – Lead vocals | Still – Keyboards/Vocals | Richie – Guitars | Fade – Bass | Markus – Drums
Band links: Official Website | Facebook | Youtube | On Sliptrick
ever-metal.com –
It combines Gothic Rock/Metal (great keyboards/samples and excellent choruses) with clean female & harsh male vocals and really could only have been made in Mainland Europe “Episode 0” is an absolutely fabulous EP, although a little short, and one that I will surely listen to over and over again …read more
magazin.amboss-mag.de –
Auf der EP fällt vor allem der Opener “Abyss” auf, der den Mix richtig gut und mit Ohrwurmqualität rüberbringt. Das folgende “Reflections” ist etwas ruhiger und Track 3, “Reckoning” nur noch ein instrumentaler Ausklang. “Abyss” hat mich neugierig auf ein neues Album gemacht, das bestimmt irgendwann kommt …read more
antichristmagazine.com –
In a nutshell, Levania’s new mini-EP Episode 0 might have only nine minutes of duration as mentioned, but those Gothic metallers from the beautiful Italy certainly knew how to transform such short period of time into sheer electricity …read more