Semiramis – La Fine Non Esiste (Vinyl Magic, 2024)
Half a century after the classic Dedicato a Frazz carved its name into the marble of Italian progressive rock, Semiramis rise again with La Fine Non Esiste (The End Does Not Exist), an outstanding album.
The heartbeat of this resurrection belongs to drummer and percussionist Paolo Faenza, the pillar of the project, who invited a lineup of talented Roman musicians carrying both reverence and fire. Joined by Ivo Mileto (bass), Emanuele Barco (electric guitars), Marco Palma (acoustic guitars), Giovanni Barco (vocals), and Daniele Sorrenti (keyboards, organs, synth, flute), Faenza extends the reunion spirit that began in 2014.
The six tracks here are sung in Italian with a proud, operatic sweep. The sound balances modern audio clarity with the band’s vintage DNA: enchanting neoclassical piano runs, fluttering flute, Moog synth contours, superior acoustic passages, and guitars that veer from pastoral grace to nuanced hard rock. Each piece is always tethered to the Semiramis signature sound, melodic and relentlessly progressive.
Unlike the concept album project of Dedicato a Frazz, this album offers a gallery of tales, each song a portrait of its own character, real or imagined.
Semiramis’ memorable music dares the listener to look inward, to face the “mille universi” within, and to stride forward into the unknown.
Buy La Fine Non Esiste.