Track By Tracks: Hungrey - Hungrey (2025)

1. START TO FORGET:

Start to forget talks about how a form of revenge, inexorable, as Steinbeck said, can be to forget the wrongs, the oppression, and the abuses suffered. The inspiration comes from the climb of a Native American, the character of the story, towards a mountain top, and, once reached, he shouts to the guiding spirit that he is finally free, because he has begun, in fact, to forget what the white man did to his people. This song, which not by chance opens the CD, is the one that has seen a more choral compositional approach and probably contains what can be considered the band's sound: frequent variations in rhythm and carefully crafted melodies in the choruses and solos, not sacrificing the “bang”, without losing energy and tension, typical of metal".

2. MOTH:

The lyrics of Moth are about falling in love with someone and how intriguing, fascinating, but dangerous it can be at the same time. It is also a metaphor about letting yourself go to experiences, even though you are aware of some risk, just like a moth that throws itself against the fire, morbidly attracted, despite the fact that it will be reduced to ashes. From a stylistic point of view, this is the song in which we have inserted our most progressive ambitions, aiming, at the same time, for a carefully arranged chorus to make it stick in the listeners' heads.

4. FALLING:

Falling is about spirituality, especially after the death of someone dear and important. The intent to consider earthly things as ephemeral and not everlasting is what should guide the existence of each of us. The spirit remains, the body goes.... Falling is perhaps the song that best pays tribute to the spirit of classic metal, but also here we wanted to include our share of tempo and atmospheric changes, and an irresistible and powerful chorus.

5. BE MYSELF:

This is about breaking down the walls of convention, social, but not only. The character always being himself, after realizing that it is the only way to live a conscious life, a real banner to wave with anyone he deals with. This song, like Moth, is influenced by progressive music. We tried to combine melodic vocal lines with rougher rhythms and riffs, an experiment that we think we will repeat often, especially if we can comfort the listener with a melodic and refined chorus.

6. HYPOCRISY:

On Hypocrisy, we wanted to highlight the fact that in the path of life, you meet many masks, rarely faces. It is a melancholic song in a way, characterized, however, by a good dose of hope. Hypocrisy is a song that, more or less like Falling, draws on more standard metal influences. In its intentions, it is a punch in the stomach, but that does not skimp, here too, on frequent breaks and changes in tempo. It is a fairly elaborate composition that alternates tight riffs with more airy passages, proposing a sort of continuous stylistic revisitation of the main melodic line.

7. 35 SECONDS:

Mexico City, 1968 Olympics, the sensations imagined by Tommie Smith and John Carlos, before, during, and after raising their “black power” fists during the awards ceremony. From the stadium tunnel, 35 seconds to go to the podium and 35 to return. From a stylistic point of view, this piece is very particular. Also, here we tried to connect melodic vocal lines with a complex riffing that sometimes seems almost disconnected, this is to try to keep tension high until the melodic openings that characterize the chorus and the solo.

8. ESCAPE:

Escape is about, as the title says, escape. Escape from cages, physical, mental, and social. Freedom is the claim in this piece. That the steep terrains are always “flat”, even if the path can be, from time to time, bumpy. Escape offers the album's tightest riffing and rhythm, in a composition in which, however, we did not give up alternating passages that are influenced by different influences. Initially, it seemed like a Metallica song with a funky chorus, but in the end, a more homogeneous arrangement prevailed.

9. PARALLEL 41:

On parallel 41 is Istanbul, a city of mixtures, races, languages, somatic and physical traits, and religions. The key to avoiding being overwhelmed by the melting pot and “going numb” is to appreciate all the diversities that are encountered and that, above all, make you richer, not poorer. Musically, this is perhaps the most elaborate piece on the album, and also live, it is the one in which we best express our groove. Although it does not have a regular structure, it offers a crescendo of intensity, which recalls the most classic metal, leading to an epic finale. Both on the album and in live performances, it is the final piece, a sort of "manifesto" of the metal component of Hungrey