01/09/2026
In the mid-90’s, Undone (a band I was playing the drums for) was invited to play a festival in Padova in Italy. This was organized by the nice people of Green Records and there was a bunch of amazing Italian bands playing. I believe it was 1995 or 1996, but I’m not 100% sure.
I was already in contact with quite a number of bands and labels from Italy, but this festival also had a big impact on me, as it was empowering to see Italian bands, all of them singing in their mother language, bringing together such a big enthusiastic and varied crowd, with so many people screaming the lyrics in front of the bands, and everybody coming from different punk sub-scenes and mixing together well. This was something I had quite never witnessed in France (local crowd supporting local bands and not being stuck in sub-genres).
This old memory brings me to realize how I have always loved dark Italian punk-hardcore bands, from Contropotere to Concrete, and including tons more. I have also been totally crazy with Marnero from Bologna for more than a decade, and when they split up, I was a bit sad.
But from their ashes started a new project, called La Fossa Delle Marianne, and I am happy that I have been able to get involved with the release of their first recording, a LP that is ready to ship as of today (and that was also co-produced with the band themselves and the old partners in crime of Shove Records).
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