Band Biographies: Owls Over Oaks

Founded in 2022 by Valerio “Leynir” Possetto, former bassist of Enisum, OWLS OVER OAKS reached its definitive form in 2024 with the addition of two highly respected figures in the Italian extreme scene. Elisa “Aeretica” Iacopini, former vocalist of Amethista, and Roberto “Bob Rip” Ripollino, drummer also active with Nihili Locus and Nerocapra, joined the project to complete a vision that is as uncompromising as it is immersive.

Leynir acts as the sole composer and lyricist, shaping a sound that is crushing, hypnotic and entirely personal. The band’s debut album O.O.O., the first chapter of a planned trilogy, was recorded entirely in analog. It stands out for its radical use of dual bass lines, both performed by Leynir, and the complete absence of guitars. This choice magnifies the album’s monolithic weight. Structured in three long tracks for a total running time of about forty minutes, O.O.O. is conceived as a single apocalyptic litany, a slow descent into pain, perdition, and blindness, wrapped in a pitch black atmosphere inspired by the bleak world of Mad Max.