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As an independent artist, every small step forward is something you have to fight for — which makes it all the more meaningful when a prestigious, long-standing rock/metal magazine like Rock Hard Italy not only notices your work, but gives it space in print. The album review that appeared in their October issue was already an incredible… Read more: A New Milestone in the Darkwave Journey

Lately I’ve been feeling that I’m scattering myself across too many places — several social media platforms, a YouTube channel, Bandcamp, SoundCloud, and my own website. It’s exhausting, and it fragments something that should be whole.No matter how hard I try, I can’t really tell who sees my posts, or who still walks with me… Read more: Where All Paths Lead Back

It’s always a special moment when your work finds its way into the hands of people who truly listen.I recently had the honour of seeing Horror Sacri reviewed in Rock Hard Italy — one of the most respected metal magazines in Europe — and it received 7.5 out of 10. What moved me even more than the rating itself were the… Read more: Finding the Sacred in the Dark: Horror Sacri Reviewed in Rock Hard Italy

I recently took a look at how the tracks from my latest album Horror Sacri performed on RepostExchange — a platform where independent artists can share and promote each other’s music, and where listener engagement shapes the Pop/Rock and overall Top 40 charts. Here’s how the songs did: I’m deeply grateful for all the support, plays, and feedback.These numbers aren’t just statistics —… Read more: Horror Sacri on the Charts

My Swedish friend Freddie (Fredrik Keith Croona) has resurrected his dark synthwave project Terrorbit — and I had the pleasure of playing guitar on two tracks from the new EP, fittingly titled Resurrection: “Shinjuku Vampire” and “Neon Blood.” I was already part of Terrorbit’s first era (see posts here and here), and it felt great to be invited again.Synthwave is quite foreign territory… Read more: Back to the Neon Shadows

My website, “darkwavemetal.com – Sacred Dread. Sonic Redemption”, has recently crossed 5000 views.I know – in a world obsessed with numbers, algorithms, and endless scrolling, that might not sound like much.But to me, it means the world. Every visit represents a person who, for a brief moment, stepped into this small universe I’ve been building piece by… Read more: 5000 Views — A Quiet Milestone

I’m thrilled to share that the first full review of my new album Horror Sacri has just been published — and by none other than Metal Digest. Reading someone else’s words about your creation is always humbling, and this review gave me more than I dared hope for. Metal Digest describes Horror Sacri as “a bold leap” in my musical path… Read more: New Milestone — and First Review for Horror Sacri

My track Miserere — the only instrumental piece on the new album — just reached #1 on the Re-Ex Pop/Rock Top 40 and is currently sitting at #9 on the overall Top 40. It’s the second song from my new album Horror Sacri to climb to the top of the Re-Ex Pop/Rock Top40 chart, and that feels… Read more: Miserere at the Top: A Moment of Gratitude

I have some wonderful news to share. One of the songs from Horror Sacri, Ego Mortuus Sum, has just reached the #1 spot on both the RepostExchange Pop-Rock chart and the overall cumulative Top 40 chart. This is the first time that any of my songs has climbed this high on these lists, and I have to admit—I’m both surprised and deeply… Read more: A Milestone for Horror Sacri: #1 on the Charts

Introduction to the lyrics of Horror Sacri – Beyond the Words For me, Horror Sacri is more than music – it is a journey along the borderlands of darkness and light. Contrary to my previous albums, these songs are not only built from sound; through their lyrics they open a window into an inner world where the… Read more: The Sacred Horror in Words