“G.O.D.”, the debut single from NEQUAM, is officially out now worldwide.
The new heavy/death metal band, formed in Milan in 2025, makes its official entrance onto the Italian and international metal scene with a powerful, dark and uncompromising track.
The release also marks the official beginning of the band’s collaboration with Wanikiya Record/Promotion.
But there is one element that makes this debut even more special.
“G.O.D.” FEATURING TOMMY MASSARA — EXTREMA
The track features Tommy Massara, legendary guitarist and founding member of Extrema, one of the bands that helped write some of the most important chapters in the history of Italian metal.
Massara’s participation represents a meeting between experience and new energy: on one side, a musician deeply connected to the history of Italian metal; on the other, a new band ready to introduce its own identity to the world.
For NEQUAM, “G.O.D.” is not simply their first single.
It is the first chapter of their discographic journey.
And sharing that first chapter with Tommy Massara of Extrema makes the release even more significant.
G.O.D. — GENERATION OF DESTRUCTION
Behind the title “G.O.D.” lies a double meaning:
Generation Of Destruction.
Generator Of Destruction.
The track is a provocative and nihilistic manifesto against religious hypocrisy, the commercialization of faith, and violence justified in the name of spiritual or ideological dogma.
The lyrics begin with a feeling of individual emptiness:
“I’ve got a hole in my head
And a messed-up prayer”
That emptiness gradually becomes collective. A mind that can no longer see. Humanity losing its direction. People transforming themselves into new gods. And a society in which domination, revolution and redemption become dangerously intertwined.
WHEN FAITH BECOMES DESTRUCTION
“G.O.D.” uses powerful and deliberately provocative imagery. The cross is compared to a rifle. Idols are raised and then brought down. Faith becomes a tool of power.
The line: “Wielding the cross like a rifle in the name of God” perfectly captures the heart of the song.
NEQUAM’s provocation is not simply about attacking spirituality. It is a reflection on what humanity can do with faith when it is transformed into control, ideology and a justification for violence.
A powerful message. A disturbing image. A song that refuses to leave the listener indifferent.
THE NEQUAM SOUND
Thrash metal, death metal and groove metal collide in a sound built around heavy and razor-sharp riffs, devastating rhythms, dark atmospheres and an uncompromising aggressive edge.
The band’s influences range from Slayer, Pantera and Megadeth to Cannibal Corpse, Machine Head, In Flames and Death.
But “G.O.D.” is first and foremost a statement of the NEQUAM identity: a band made up of musicians with more than twenty years of experience, born from the friendship and musical collaboration between Elio La Greca, Marco Mattioli, Lexx and Fulvio Manganini.
The release of “G.O.D.” coincides with the official announcement that NEQUAM have joined the Wanikiya Record/Promotion roster.
The collaboration will support the band through promotion, communication, press office activities and international exposure, helping develop the project and bring NEQUAM’s music to audiences and media both in Italy and internationally.
And “G.O.D.” is only the beginning. NEQUAM are already working on the writing and production of their debut album.
NEQUAM — “G.O.D.”
FEATURING TOMMY MASSARA — EXTREMA
Generation Of Destruction.
Generator Of Destruction.
A new band. An uncompromising message. A crushing sound. And a collaboration with one of the historic names of Italian metal.
This is their debut.
This is “G.O.D.”.
And this is only the beginning.
NEQUAM
Elio La Greca — Drums
Marco Mattioli — Guitars
Lexx — Vocals
Fulvio Manganini — Bass
SPECIAL GUEST
Tommy Massara — Extrema
