NOCTURNA
Artist: THE SADE
Album: NOCTURNA
Label: Go Down Records
Release: 28th October 2022
GENRES:
Gothic Rock, Dark Rock, Death Rock, Dark Wave
A BLACK COCK ON AN ALBUM COVER!
YES! But not that cock you‘re having in your mind right now. Of course I mean the animal. Shame on you if you thought someone‘s putting his genitals on a Gothic Rock album. Probably the most badass rooster you‘ll ever see. Staring at you with his evil eye. But is this album as dark and majestic as this creature on the front? I‘ll have a look:
Composed between 2019 and 2020, this LP is filled with songs influenced by the pandemic we all suffered from. The Italian trio, founded in 2008 by Andrew Pozzy, was heavily influenced by the unstable mood during lockdowns while creating 13 songs. Melancholy heavily stucks on every single one,
NOCTURNA is the fourth album of THE SADE.
But why a rooster on the cover?
Well, it represents the triumph of the „beast“ in a pessimistic and nihilistic depiction of the human condition, which is now more fragile and guilty than ever. A recall to medieval times of darkness, the rooster is a symbol of passage between life and death. A whole painting of hellfire couldn‘t be more compatible!
We hopefully hear more of those gloomy Italians
Light always comes after darkness.
6/10 KASHYYYK points