Obscure Italian Metal Bands of the 80s/90s

MECLET Style: Folk Metal / Black Metal  City: Naples Active from 1995 to 1998 Line-up: Luigi Ugolini (bass, vocals) Daniele Ciao (drums, kyboards) Pino Salviati (vocals, guitar) Raffaele Sodano (guitar) Formed in Naples in 1995, the name Meclet comes from the Latin "miscete" and means "mix, blent, entwine, exchange, embroil": it's a common medioeval euphemism for having sexual entercourse and was also used during the Sabbath with the formula "Meclet! Meclet!". Meclet's lyrics are inspired by the Parthenopean folklore and mix English, Latin and Neapolitan languages. They released only one demo ( "Maleventum" ) with six tracks in 1997 and then disbanded the following year.

METALLO PE(N)SANTE Style: Doom Metal / Black Metal / Jazz Metal City: Cesena (Forlì-Cesena) Active from 1990 to 1994 Line-up: Enrico Teodorani (vocals, bass) Francesca Paolucci (saxophone, flute, vocals) Mike Vignali a.k.a. Michele Vignali (guitar) Sasso a.k.a. Federico Sassoli (drums) The music of Metallo Pe(n)sante mixed doom metal and proto-black metal with progressive and jazz influences. Enrico Teodorani , bass player and singer, was the leader and wrote all the songs, as he did in his previous band, the Vets. They recorded only one self-titled demo-tape with four tracks in 1992 but their live performances reached a legendary status mostly because of Francesca Paolucci , self-taught saxophonist, who danced on stage (un)dressed as a sexy female vampire with a cloak. When drummer Federico "Sasso" Sassoli died in a car accident in december 1994 the other members decided to split-up. Later Teodorani as writer/cartoonist mentioned (directly or indirectly) the band in s...