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Il Male
Rock · 2025 · 11 tracks · 37m

Il Male

The Zen Circus

A mid-tempo meditation on modern decay. Gritty Italian indie rock that trades youthful punk speed for a heavier, more atmospheric brand of social disillusionment.

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It's like a gritty Italian noir film but with louder guitars and more honesty.

A heavy, rhythmic trudge through modern disillusionment with a sharp, poetic edge.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 37m
01
Il male
2:42
02
Miao
3:36
03
È solo un momento
3:32
04
Meglio di niente
3:43
05
Novecento
3:03
06
Caronte
3:12
07
Vecchie troie
2:57
08
Un milione di anni
4:18
09
Virale
2:48
10
Adesso e qui
4:15
11
La fine
3:50
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sudden shift from the tight, claustrophobic opening of the title track into a wide-screen, cynical chorus.
The way the bass guitar takes a melodic, almost menacing lead during the bridge of Caronte.
The exhausted, stripped-back vulnerability of the final track as the instrumentation slowly dissolves into static.
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