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Wanikiya Record/Promotion is proud to announce that starting today, “Atzwang II”, the brand-new and highly anticipated album by Anguish Force, a historic force within the Italian underground metal scene, is finally available.

The album is available in all physical formats — LP, MC, and CD — as well as digitally, offering fans a complete experience fully faithful to the most authentic spirit of traditional metal. Worth mentioning is the presence of an exclusive bonus track included in the CD version, not available on the vinyl edition.

Ahead of the album release, the official videoclip for the track “Stones to Destroy” was released on May 11th as the first of two videos planned to accompany this new chapter by Anguish Force.

With “Atzwang II”, Anguish Force once again plunge into the dark and fascinating atmospheres of their narrative universe, continuing the journey that began years ago with the first chapter. At the center of the concept once again stands Atzwang, a place that is both real and symbolic, home to legends, tragedies, and mysteries intertwined with the band’s imagery.

The album cover further strengthens this vision, once again featuring the historic Atzwang arch in a dark and disturbing form. During the Middle Ages, this place represented a mandatory passage where travelers were forced to pay a toll: a symbol of transition, control, and destiny, now reinterpreted through the band’s dark aesthetic.

Founded in 1995 in Campodazzo (Bolzano) by guitarist Luigi Guarino D., Anguish Force have represented for more than thirty years one of the most authentic and consistent realities of the Italian metal scene. With a sound blending traditional heavy metal, speed, power, and thrash metal, the band has built over time a solid and recognizable identity, drawing inspiration from legendary ’80s acts such as Running Wild, Helloween, and Judas Priest.

From a sonic perspective, “Atzwang II” stands out as a compact, direct, and strongly conservative work, perfectly coherent with the attitude of an “old-school” band. An album that does not chase contemporary trends, but proudly embraces a raw, authentic, and uncompromising approach.

As stated by the band:

“‘Atzwang II’ is not just an album, but a statement of intent: a powerful return, faithful to our roots while at the same time capable of renewing itself through an intense and engaging narrative.”