Motus Tenebrae

History

Motus Tenebrae has earned its reputation as one of the foremost heavy/gothic/doom metal bands by Italian repeatedly shattering expectations and pushing the very limits of the genre, and they've never made the same album twice.

It was in July 2001 when the band was born (Pisa area) and took the first steps in the Italian metal scene, after six months of furious practise culminated in a studio EP called 'Beyond' and recorded in April 2002 featuring five songs.

New dimensions soon appear in the band's music and in January 2005 the band entered the studio to record the first full-length album 'Wayside'. This album attracted the attention of New LM Records, and the band was offered a deal. Motus Tenebrae played gigs and signed an agreement with Necrotorture Agency for massive promotion.

In May 2006 the band began to write the second album. In October 2007, 'Soul Expression' was published.

In September 2009 the band released the concept album 'The Synthetic Bliss'.

It was time to leave comfort zones in order to explore new horizons, and with great patience and orchestral elements, the fifth album 'Double Black' was released via Revalve Recordsin on December 21st, 2012.

The band spent Autumn and Winter of 2015 in the Tuscany countryside, rehearsing and arranging the songs for their sixth album 'Deathrising'. The actual recordings begun in August 2014. Motus Tenebrae proudly unveiled the next stages of their ongoing musical evolution, a time consuming experience, but the only way to reach ultimate goal and creating a new album that could lift Motus Tenebrae up to the next level signing a new contract deal with My Kingdom Music. 'Deathrising' will be out on January 25th, 2016.

(source: Motus Tenebrae, December 2015)