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The Dunwich project was started in 1985 by Claudio Nigris, composer and keyboards player. Inspired by the tragic end of the town of Dunwich , the music tries to bring back those mystic and unique atmospheres through dark-metal sounds as well as classical instruments and on to ancient and uncommon ones.

Since the beginning the project took advantage of the friendly contributions of many talented musicians, and in this period of time Alessandro Vitanza (drums) has become a stable band element, until 1998. Also in this period took place many concerts and shows with a traditional/pagan theme and some clear references to the literary gothic of the 1900s. This has given the opportunity to be known through magazines, who took the time to review the demo-tapes and the concerts.

In 1991 Dunwich took part in the Arezzo Wave international festival, as a new promising band along with many other renowed artists, and gaining the opportunity for some television ecposure through the Videomusic network.

The encounter with Katya Sanna in 1992 led to the formation of Dunwich as a trio of artists - Katya being part of the project until 1999.

This was the startng point from which the trilogy was conceived, a project that through many mediums – literature, painting, photography, sculpture slowly took form. The basic Dunwich trio, stable from 1992 to 1999, was supported by 40 other guest musicians who contributed through their art and knowledge of over 35 musical instruments, ancient and modern. Celtic atmospheres, symphonic orchestration, and epic-gothic memories taken from the darkest heavy-metal.

This represents the true discographic debut for Dunwich. Starting with the CD/LP “Sul Monte é il tuono” (Black Widow, 1994), through “Il chiarore sorge due volte” (Pick Up, 1995) and ending with “L'eterna eclissi di ghiaccio” (“Eternal eclipse of frost”, Rising Sun, 1999).

After years of idleness, the encounter with Roberto Fasciani in 2002 was the first sign that the journey was to be resumed. Then, with the involvement of Francesca Naccarelli - Elayne - in 2004, Dunwich finally reverts to the status of an active and lively project. So a year later, in 2005, after publishing a demo that strenghtened the newborn empathy of the band, Dunwich started working on the new album. Luca Iovieno's energetic contribution helped stabilize the new course of the project.

The journey had started again, and the compulsory choice was the path of self-production. The task seemed almost impossible, and in the end it took two years to complete "Heilagmanoth"; again we've invited 26 guest musicians to perform in the recording session, each representing a different musical genre. The musical journey in Heilagmanoth follows the path of the previous recordings, with an acoustic/medieval/folk setting striving towards a gothic and dark atmosphere. Elayne's absorbing themes grace the album with pagan, historical and hermetic taste, typical of a culture that may be aspleep, but has not been forgotten, and inject the music with enthralling and charming vocals.
Heilagmanoth

The new album Heilagmanoth now available for purchase. Dunwich are back, and so are the medieval atmospheres, the intricate musical patterns and the strive to explore the bounduaries of gothic, metal, folk and classical music.

Heilagmanoth is available in an amazing digipack edition containing a 16 page color booklet, with original artworks depicting the themes of the album.

This is the detailed tracklist of the album:

1. Aranmanoth
2. La Casa dell'Alchimista
3. Tales from the Ninth Wave
4. Guardians of the Threshold
5. Escape from Innsmouth
6. Il Falso Principio
7. Beowulf
8. The Flying Fear
9. Leaves on the Altars to the Moon
10. Terra di Ambra Neve e Fuoco Nero
11. La Lama il Ghiaccio e il Fuoco
12. Heilagmanoth

The price is just €12.00 including worldwide postage through priority mail.

If you want a signed copy just say so in the comments section labeled "signature" in the Pay Pal checkout page.

If you prefer receiving the CD through certified mail use this button to order it: the price is €15.00

If for some reason you can't (or don't want to) use PayPal you can also purchase the CD through CD Baby , or if you live in Italy you can also use Poste Pay - just send a message to elayne[at]dunwich.it