PRESS RELEASE:
IVOIRE announce the release of their debut album “Uragano”, due out on May 8, 2026: an emotionally devastating, intense and layered work, capable of turning the weight of pain into dense, dark and deeply immersive sonic matter.
The first single “Vetta” is now available HERE.
With “Uragano”, the band shape a personal expressive language in which a solid post-metal foundation intertwines with an intricate interplay of tension and texture, opening up to further shades that include black metal elements and atmospheric passages. The result is a thick and shadowy sound, oppressive yet never static, capable of suddenly opening into waves of melancholy, rarefied passages and moments of almost contemplative suspension. It is precisely within this unstable balance between impact and fragility, fury and introspection, that the album finds its deepest identity.
“Uragano” was born in December 2021, when Nicolò Lenoci, founder of IVOIRE and, up to that point, the project’s main songwriter, decided to put a series of personal reflections into words. From that intimate yet unavoidable creative urgency, the first embryonic ideas for the songs began to emerge, eventually forming the backbone of the album. The record developed as a process of surfacing, in which inner tensions, visions and emotional fragments gradually took shape as a coherent and lacerating sonic narrative.
From a musical standpoint, the album moves between post-metal, sludge and black metal influences, alternating moments of overwhelming intensity with more rarefied and atmospheric sections. Harsh vocals intertwine with ambient passages and spoken-word moments, feeding a constant contrast between implosion and release, violence and reflection. The concept behind “Uragano” revolves around decay and the exploration of the boundary between destruction and catharsis: an imagery that does not end with the writing of the songs, but also extends into the live dimension, conceived as a natural continuation of the world evoked by the record.
The full-length features, alongside Nicolò Lenoci, Antonio Caggese on vocals and Giovanni Solazzo (Turangalila, Duocane) on drums. Further enriching the album are Fabrizio Cioce (Zolfo), appearing in the outro of “Sotto la Cenere”, and Michael Anthony Foti (Die Sünde), who wrote the lyrics for and performed vocals on “Chimera”. Together, these contributions broaden the album’s emotional scope and reinforce its collective dimension while remaining firmly rooted in a clearly defined artistic vision.
In 2025, the project finally found its definitive line-up with the permanent addition of Sebastiano Liso on guitar, Cipo (The Apulian Blues Foundation) on drums and Francesco Bizzoca (Sürd, A Violet Pine) on bass. This is the line-up with which IVOIRE present themselves today, ready to accompany the release of “Uragano” and bring its full expressive force to the stage.
With “Uragano”, IVOIRE deliver a debut that seeks no compromise: a visceral, bleak and deeply human record that descends into the cracks and turns them into sound.
Tracklist:
01. Le Catene dell’Estro
02. Vetta
03. Tempeste
04. Chimera
05. Sotto La Cenere
For fans of: Amenra, Cult of Luna, Dirge, Year of No Light
Line-up:
Antonio Caggese – Vocals
Nicolò Lenoci – Guitar
Sebastiano Liso – Guitar
Cipo – Drums
Francesco Bizzoca – Bass
Album line-up:
Nicolò Lenoci – Guitar, bass
Antonio Caggese – Vocals
Giovanni Solazzo – Drums
Credits:
• Recording, mixing, mastering: Andrea Lenoci
• Artwork: Camilla Di Bella Vecchi
• Music and lyrics: Nicolò Lenoci
• Saxophone on “Sotto la Cenere”: Fabrizio Cioce (Zolfo)
• Vocals and lyrics on “Chimera”: Michael Anthony Foti (Die Sünde)
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