Instrumental Prog Metal Project REI CODE ZERO Sign with Wormholedeath for Release of Debut Album “Chronicles”

Wormholedeath is pleased to announce the signing of Italian instrumental prog metal project Rei Code Zero. The band’s debut album, Chronicles, will be released on July 17, 2026.

Rei Code Zero is the project of Lorenzo Visintin, who wrote the album in 2023, though the concept traces back to 2017 — the year he concluded a four-year run in a tribute band dedicated to the music of the Final Fantasy series. The name was chosen to evoke both a video game title and a computing concept.

Chronicles is an instrumental work rooted in progressive metal, power metal, and the vocabulary of Japanese video game and film scoring. Dream Theater, Children of Bodom, and composer Nobuo Uematsu are among the reference points. The record doesn’t aim to be nostalgic — it’s less a tribute to classic gaming than an attempt to imagine what a contemporary game soundtrack might sound like if it were also a metal record.

The album was recorded with guitarist Stefano Zamburlini, who handled all guitar parts, and saxophonist Manuel Trabucco. Despite the project’s studio origins, Rei Code Zero is built with live performance in mind.

1. Opening
2. About Those Who Fight
3. Unleash Your Power
4. Dimensional Gates
5. It’s Not Over Yet!
6. Holographic Sky
7. Under The Neon Lights
8. Fire In The Eyes
9. Hanabi Party
10. Goodbye, Satoru!

The first preview from the album, “About Those Who Fight,” is now available as a single & music video, offering an early look at the project’s direction and atmosphere.

Stream “About Those Who Fight”: orcd.co/atwfsingle