Official press release:
Italian technical death metal group Hour of Penance, established on the verge of the millennium in Rome, has extended its partnership with Agonia Records. The initial outcome of the new agreement will be the band’s tenth studio album, which is currently in production.
Paolo Pieri, the band’s frontman, had this to say on sealing the new contract:
“We are pleased to announce the renewal of our deal with Agonia Records. Since joining forces, this partnership has been crucial in delivering our musical vision. We are committed to pushing our sound brutally forward, and we’re currently working hard on our next release. Stay tuned!”
From their early output to their signature recordings, Hour of Penance has maintained a distinct, powerful, and grimly enchanting sound profile. The band has consistently shaped their sonic identity through a complex, crushing, and surgical blizzard of technical death metal, characterized by hyper speeds and untamed brutality, while conveying perceptive social metaphors within dark imagery and lyrics.
With nine album under the belt, Hour of Penance is considered one of the most talented and intense representatives of the genre originating in Italy. It took the band three installments to break out of the local scene and make a splash on the international stage. In addition to Europe, their tours have taken them to the USA, Canada, Australia, and Asia, where they have played as support for bands such as Cannibal Corpse, The Black Dahlia Murder, Devildriver, Deicide, Nile, and Behemoth.
Hour of Penance released two albums on Agonia Records: Devotion (2024), an anthem to the futility of war with no light at the end of the tunnel, and Misotheism (2019), a pitch-black and brutally intense death metal soundtrack to a collapsing universe. The group is now approaching a new chapter in their journey, featuring guitarist and longest-serving member Giulio Moschini, vocalist and guitarist Paolo Pieri, bassist Marco Mastrobuono, and drummer Giacomo Torti. More news will be revealed soon.
Tour dates:
1/29-2/02 Miami, FL – 70,000 Tons of Metal
5/30 Rome, IT – Kill the Brain Fest @ Traffic