BIANCA
Bianca
Italian subversives illuminate the dark with feminine light
AVANTGARDE MUSIC
Bianca: lightbringers from a thrilling new perspective
THERE WAS A time when most black metal was firmly in the grip of its initial, ideological myopia. Thanks to a more imaginative and progressive generation of musicians, the scene is now much more capable of thinking outside the box. Bianca is a shadowy project led by Enrico Schettino, guitarist with maverick death metallers Hour Of Penance. Eschewing the usual blend of Satanism and petulant rebellion for a grandiose explosion of humanistic thinking and feminine power, this first foray is a quietly radical affair. With powerhouse vocals, both clean and unclean, from mercurial frontwoman Bianca Loðbrók, these songs twist black metal into elegant, emotionally potent shapes.