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Ponte Del Diavolo bridge the gap between two nefarious corners of the underworld. On their debut album, these death dealers weld doom and black metal into a towering new wave of art that’s as cruel and mesmerizing as Italy’s infamous Devil’s Bridge. 

Fire Blades from the Tomb comes out Friday, February 16th. But you can listen to the entire album today on Season of Mist’s YouTube channel. 

Pre-order: https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/PonteFireBlades
Pre-save: https://orcd.co/firebladesfromthetombpresave

Ponte Del Diavolo are blessed with a taste for the dark arts. The hammering drum fills and sludgy riffs could send the blackest of hearts to the grave, but “Covenant” adds gloomy clarinet and an ominous foghorn of theremin to their dance with the devil.

Having two bassists blesses Ponte Del Diavolo with an earthshaking foundation. But Fire Blades from the Tomb plums the romantic decadence that throbs underground their home city of Turin. The video for “Demone” starts off as a sexy crime drama, only to slowly unravel into occult bloodlust. 

“Everything is nothing”, chants Erba Del Diavolo, luring you behind “Nocturnal Veil”. Her croon is so seductive that you might mistake her for Siousxie Soux. That is, until she bears her fangs with a bloodcurdling shriek.  

“Fire Blades From The Tomb is finally out!” says Ponte Del Diavolo. “We are happy to announce our first work for Season of Mist and it is an immense honor for us.

“In a relatively short time, we tried to unify two opposite musical worlds –  the most violent black metal and the solemnity of the deepest doom –  via a huge stream of consciousness. 

“The fruit of this union has led to a result we did not expect, but we are sure will touch the chords of many of you who will listen to it.”

Track-list
1. Demone (5:00) [WATCH]
2. Covenant (6:56) [WATCH]
3. Red As The Sex Of She Who Lives In Death (6:20)
4. La Razza (8:03)
5. Nocturnal Veil (5:17) [WATCH]
6. Zero (5:26)
7. The Weeping Song (5:33)
Total: 42:35

To celebrate the arrival of Fire Blades from the Tomb, Ponte Del Diavolo are going on a tour of their home country. Starting next week, these doomy demons will play 11 shows across Italy on what’s setting out to be only the first leg of touring behind their new album. This run of dates includes appearances at Molto Male Fest and Frantic Fest, where they’ll perform alongside the likes of Bongzilla and Marduk. 

Along the way, the band will also make a special stop in Switzerland.

Fire Blades From the Tomb Tour 2024 (Part I)
February 24 – Genoa, IT @ La Claque w/ Malombra
March 1 – Turin, IT @ Ziggy Club w/ Shores of Null
March 2 – Mantua, IT @ The Academy w/ Shores of Null, Die Sünde
April 12 – Milan, IT @ Circolo Bellezza w/ Sacri Suoni
April 13 – Liestal, CH @ A-Way w/ Black Oath
April 26 – Rome, IT @ Traffic w/ Otus
April 27 – Modena, IT @ NotteTempio
May 5  – Pinerolo, IT @ Church of Crow Fest w/ Shape of despair, Dawn of winter
May 17 – Vicenza, IT @ CSA Arcadia w/ October Tide
May 18 – Bergamo, IT @ Molto Male Fest w/ Bongzilla, Raw Power, Hate e Merda
June 1 – Erba, IT @ Centrale Rock Pub w/ Voland
August 16 – Francavilla al Mare, IT @ Frantic Fest w/ Marduk, Darvaza, Undertakers  

Line-up
Elena Camusso (as Erba Del Diavolo) – Vocals
Alessio Caruso (as Krhura) – Bass
Andrea l’Abbate (as Kratom) – Bass
Stefano Franchina (as Segale Cornuta) – Drums
Rocco Scuzzarella (as Nerium) – Guitars

Guest Musicians on the album
Andrea l’Abbate – Synth on ‘Covenant’.
Lucynine – Theremin on ‘Covenant’.
Vittorio Sabelli – Clarinet on ‘Covenant’, ‘Red as the sex of She who lives in death’ & ‘Nocturnal veil’.
Davide Straccione – Vocals on ‘The weeping song’.

Recording Studio
Deepest Sea Studio

Producer & Sound Engineer
Danilo Battocchio

Mixing & Mastering Studio / Engineer
Lunatech Sounds / Dimitris Douvras

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ponte-del-diavolo/1639072320
Bandcamp: https://pontedeldiavolo666.bandcamp.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PontedelDiavolo/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pontedeldiavoloband/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4mAfr0B2wgIFbVBUAv9btD
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@pontedeldiavolo3847