Photo by Tiziana Orrù

Italian thrash-metal legends EXTREMA have announced the first dates of their Italian “30 Years of Headbanging” tour, kicking off on February 3rd in Borgo Priolo. Check out the dates below:

03.02.17 – Borgo Priolo (PV) – Dagda Live Club
04.02.17 – San Donà Di Piave (VE) – Revolver Club
10.02.17 – Prato – Exenzia Rock-Club
11.02.17 – Cremona – Midian Live
17.02.17 – Roma – Jailbreak Live Club
19.02.17 – Perugia – Afterlife live club

More dates to be announced soon.

Just recently EXTREMA joined MAX & IGGOR CAVALERA on their one-off Italian show in Milan (November 10th), as a part of the “Max & Iggor Cavalera … Return to Roots” tour. Check out below Fan filmed video footage from the show:

EXTREMA released their new effort, “The Old School EP”, on May 27 via Punishment 18 Records. The EP features five tracks originally written during the band’s heyday – primarily unheard as finished recordings until now. Watch the video for the refreshed track “Carcasses”, taken from the EXTREMA’s Old School EP:

The Old School EP embodies the spirit, immediacy and brutality of the years in which its tracks were originally written, accented by fresh, pummelling production. Recorded last year at Fear Studios in Alfonsine (Ravenna, Italy) with The Seed of Foolishness producer Gabry Ravaglia, these tracks do not just prompt the “old school” cliché – they are the real deal – recorded in classic brutal fashion with only minimal writing tweaks.

All five tracks were originally written in 1987, shortly after the release of EXTREMA‘s We Fuckin ‘ Care EP. Only one of these songs saw the light on an album – “Life” was originally released in 1993 on the band’s first full-length album Tension at the Seams. The track has been re-recorded for The Old School EP in addition to tracks the band is known for performing live-only or releasing as raw demos on rare tapes, including “Child Abuse”, the instrumental “M.A.S.S.A.C.R.O”, “Tribal Scream” and “Carcasses”. The idea came to guitarist Tommy Massara while tidying EXTREMA‘s audio archives. He began listening to a tape on which there were no notes or text records of any kind.

In addition to those tracks, “The Old School EP” is featuring two bonus tracks, including live versions of “Life” and Motörhead‘s “Ace of Spades”, both recorded in Rome, Italy.

The Old School EP track listing:
01. Life
02. Carcasses (feat. Ralph Salati of Destrage)
03. Tribal Scream
04. Child Abuse
05. M.A.S.S.A.C.R.O. (feat. Bob Capka, formerly of Vicious Rumours)
06. Life (Live in Rome)
07. Ace of Spades (Live in Rome)

EXTREMA is:
GL Perotti: Vocals
Tommy Massara: Guitars
Gabri Giovanna: Bass
Francesco La Rosa: Drums

More information at:
BAND: https://www.facebook.com/extrema-official – https://www.extremateam.com
MANAGEMENT: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialAlphaOmegaManagement
LABEL: http://www.punishment18records.com