How would you feel if, during the night, while you’re lying on your bed,
something touches you in the dark? The air grows cold, their eyes
emerge from darkness, and you feel your body tense. The shivers begin,
shocked by horror, possessed by unholy force – you cannot escape from
this hell. Now evil breaks loose and you’re under a DEMON SPELL!
Such is the sonic sensation of DEMON SPELL’s debut mini-album, Evil Nights.
The Italian quartet may be name in name, but their sound is most
definitely OLD. Among that lineup are such veterans as drummer Dario
Casabona, who played with Italy’s legendary Schizo for 20 years, and
guitarist Francesco Bauso, who was a founding member stoner-doom titans
Haunted. Along with vocalist Federico Fano and bassist Riccardo Liberti,
DEMON SPELL bring forth HORROR and EVIL in purest ‘80s heavy metal
form: obsessed maniacs who were born under the sign of the moon during
terrifying nightmares and morbid rituals. Black-magic riffs,
hellfire-burning drums, and soaring King Diamond-esque vocals from Fano
telling untold tales from Hell and the beyond. Indeed, it’s difficult to
shake the early Mercyful Fate comparisons with Evil Nights,
but when it’s done with such blanching authenticity and eerie power, why
fight it?! Of course, we could also invoke such names as ‘80s Satan’s
Host, Witch Cross, and even the almighty Death SS, but on evidence of
the four songs presented here, DEMON SPELL are already on their way in
stirring up a bewitching cauldron of nocturnal delights. Celebrate
darkness and scream out heavy metal ‘til your very last breath during
these Evil Nights!