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- NEWS -March 2008"We sing the praise of war. Not for the way it makes people die, but for the way it makes people come alive." The highly anticipated new album by the Swedish duo is finally upon us, under the title "Omne Ensis Impera". The sense of determination that echoes through their music and which has brought them to the forefront of Martial / Industrial Neo-Classical scene has stayed untouched, evoking the sense of duty and commitment that Italy's WWI elite storm troops, from which the name Arditi originated, were known for. "Omne Ensis Impera" introduces an additional strength to Arditi's compositions - epic orchestral loops and thunderous percussions are granted a more prominent role, stirring the damp and suffocating ambiance that the duo have always produced so well with their use of ominous synths, obscure speeches and mesmerizing narrations. Similarly, shades of the Italian Futuristic movement of the early XXth century, which served as inspiration in the early days of the project, remain imprinted in Arditi's work - "Omne Ensis Impera" could well be a modern interpretation of the Futurist's goal of glorifying warfare to an artistic expression beyond its inherent violence and intrinsic sense of heroism. "Omne Ensis Impera" has been mastered by Kamrat Nordvargr of Mz.412 and Toroidh, an old ally of the band. Nordvargr has also contributed with additional arrangements on a couple of tracks, and prepared a slightly modified track list, which will feature on the vinyl version of the album that will follow soon, together with a limited edition box set. The CD version is presented in a deluxe glossy Digipak, with embossed artwork. July 2007A quick update to announce that work on the new Arditi full-lenght is nearly complete. The album remains untitled to date, but release is expected to take place before the end of the year. A small taster of this new work can be found on Marduk's latest album, "ROM 5:12", which includes the track "1651", composed by Arditi. In the meantime, the debut album "Marching on to Victory" is now available again, this time presented in deluxe Digipak edition, with new artwork and 2 bonus tracks - a new version of "Sturm V" and "Divina Patria", previously included on the now sold out "United in Blood" 7"EP. September 2006"Marching on to Victory" will be made available again around early November by Equilibrium Music. The re-issue of Arditi's debut album, originally released in 2003 on Svartvintras and sold out f or a couple of years, will be presented in Digipak format in a remastered edition with bonus material. May 2006"Standards of Triumph", Arditi's 3rd full length album, is now available in both 12" LP (a limited edition of 500 copies, pressed in heavy vinyl and coming in gatefold cover with an A2 poster) and Digipak CD. Boasting the unique personality of this Swedish combo, "Standards of Triumph" taps further into the darker tones of Militaristic Neo-Classical ambiance that has become the band's trademark, resulting in their strongest effort so far - ever effective in their use of crushing orchestrations and evocative speeches, Arditi hereby drags the listener around muddy trenches, leaving aside overly pompous festive marches or alcohol fueled merry bunker songs which seem to have become the norm as of late, and casting an hypnotizing veil over the turmoil of warfare-inspired Industrial soundscapes. Limited boxset editions of both CD and LP formats are also available (only 50 copies of each format will be done), consisting of: - the "Standards of Victory" album (in CD or LP) - the "Destiny of Iron" 7"EP - an Arditi standard - postcards - an A2 poster - wooden box, with engraved Arditi logo Orders are being taken via orders@equilibriummusic.com. February 2006A new Arditi 7" release is now out, released by Equilibrium Music. "Destiny of Iron" presents 2 new tracks by Arditi, exclusive to this release, in their unique brand of obscure and suffocating Militaristic ambiance. This is a limited edition of 500 copies, pressed in high-quality heavy vinyl. See Merchandise section how to order or visit www.equilibriummusic.com for audio samples. The final preparations for Arditi's third opus, to be titled "Standards of Triumph", are also underway. This new album will be out shortly on both digipak CD and limited edition LP via Equilibrium Music. A special boxset edition of "Standards of Triumph" will also be available - pre-orders are being taken via orders@equilibriummusic.com. "Marching on to Victory" is currently sold-out, but will be repressed later this year via Equilibrium Music as well . January 2005After some weeks of delay we now have the "Spririt of Sacrifice" available on CD. See Merchandise section how to order. November 2004The new album "Spirit of Sacrifice" will be released on the 22 of November by Blooddawn/ARDITI. It comes in a digipackversion and later also as a vinyl and Picture-Disc. Check Releases for information and mp3-files. The debutalbum "Marching on to Victory" has finally been released on vinyl by Miriquidi Productions. It is limited and numbered to 333 copies and includes an A3 poster. A new t-shirt is now available. See Merchandise for details. May 2004The Arditi/Toroidh "United in Blood" cd is now out, released in a nice digipack limited to 1000 copies. See Merchandise section for details how to order. For the moment we have no information if it will be released on vinyl. Arditi is represented with a track on the VA - Eternal Soul - 2 x 10inch 7inch Boxset. One special edition of 99 copies and one normal edition of 300 copies is printed but unfortunately we didnīt get any for sale. The lay-out for next fullength album is now finished. It is made by the French designer Sect!. You can see some of the work on their site. The upcoming album of the Black Metal band Marduk will contain one track that is the product of a cooperation with Arditi. March 2004"Jedem das Seine" is finally out since some months. The split Arditi/Toroidh CD will soon be printed as a limited digipack. You can find some more info on this project at the official Toroidh site. The next fullength album has now been recorded and is planned to be released later this year. |
LATEST RELEASEOmne Ensis Impera
01. Omne Ensis Impera 02. Der Angriff geht weiter 03. Decisive War 04. Perserverance Is All 05. Profound Truths 06. Sons of God 07. Onwards! 08. Cladem Nescimus 09. Endkampf PARTNER  |
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