Published: April 15, 2019 

Projeto solo italiano, formado por Matteo Gruppi (assumindo todos os instrumentos) executando um excelente Funeral Doom Metal, com dois álbuns na bagagem, estreando com “Weakness” em 2015 neste ano de 2019 lançando seu segundo álbum “Vastness”. 

Vastness diferencia-se dos demais trabalhos de outras bandas de Funeral Doom por apresentar uma atmosfera menos macabra e mais focada em uma sonoridade dramática (apesar de ter seus...

Published: March 28, 2019

IL VUOTO es un proyecto de un solo miembro que tiene su base en la Plasencia italiana y que, tras algunas demos, publicó su primer álbum, titulado “Weakness”, en el año 2015, siendo el precedente más inmediato a este nuevo trabajo que tenemos entre manos, un segundo disco que ha editado el sello canadiense Hypnotic Dirge Records bajo el título de “Vastness”. Y aunque la etiqueta que suele aparecer ligada al proyecto sea la ...

Published: March 8, 2019

Torna quattro anni dopo il precedente full length il musicista piacentino Matteo Gruppi (già noto per la sua altra incarnazione atmospheric black Chiral) con Vastness, seconda tappa su lunga distanza del suo progetto funeral doom Il Vuoto.

Se già in Weakness si era potuto costatare quanto la catalogazione in ambito funeral era per certi versi solo indicativa, poiché il sound spesso defluiva verso un avvolgente post metal mostrando ...

Published: March 11, 2019

It is time to enter “the void” courtesy of Italian composer Matteo Gruppi el maestro behind everything we hear on Il Vuoto’s second full length album following on from ‘Weakness’ in 2015. We are informed that ‘Vastness is a painting of sorrow as experienced by four different states of mind,” no answers are really given as to what those states are and I guess that is left to the listener to interpret. They are presented over 5...

Published: March 7, 2019

Il Vuoto is een soloproject van Matteo Gruppi. De Italiaanse multi-instrumentalist heeft nog twee soloprojecten, waarvan Chiral de bekendste is. Met Il Vuoto richt Matteo zich niet op black metal, maar op atmosferische funeral doom. Het centrale thema op Vastness, het tweede album, is verdriet. In iedere track wordt dat thema vanuit een ander perspectief benaderd. Je zou dus een zwaar, melancholisch album verwachten, maar dat valt best mee. D...

Published: March 2, 2019

With his debut album, released back in 2015, the one-man band of Il Vuoto served up a powerful concoction of atmospheric funeral doom, with the art, titles, and music coming together in impressive union. The follow-up album has finally arrived, and with its hour's worth of material spread over five tracks, it certainly makes for a worthy succession.

The band's orchestrator, Matteo Gruppi, puts care and consideration into every part of...

Published: February 28, 2019

Accade a volte che ti “perdi” qualcosa, e te ne rammarichi. Il Vuoto è un progetto che ha già all’attivo l’album “Weakness” del 2016, preceduto da una demo e da “Sensless painful lives in tears”, entrambi resi disponibili lo stesso anno; monicker che è il manifesto di Matteo Gruppi, la sua creatura sonora è diretta emanazione della sua personale visione del genere e dell’esistenza. Opera meritevole di attenzione, V...

Published: February 20, 2019

‘Il rumore della tristezza e dell’angoscia’, così si definisce Il Vuoto, one-man band piacentina qui al secondo album della sua storia. Con tali presupposti, non ci si può che imbattere in un profluvio di note lente e dolenti di scuola funeral doom, genere che tra le mani del musicista emiliano prende pieghe inaspettate, andando a esplorare una vastità di suoni ed emozioni che solo in parte riguardano il funeral doom nella su...

Published: February 19, 2019

This is the debut for Italian band Il Vuoto. Both the sound and the songwriting have apparent references to music played at least twenty years ago. I do not know whether the end result of the production was their choice or a case of low budget, but, no matter what, for me this retro sound works just fine. They remind me of bands such as Saturnus or My Dying Bride, so as you would understand, they have a lot of atmospheric parts and th...

Published: February 12, 2019

Ho ascoltato attentamente queste cinque tracce, e a differenza di altri gruppi più rinomati, questo mi ha colpito per la sua particolarità di esprimere con cura tutte le fasi presenti con questi 5 brani.  

Ognuno a se, ognuno mostra la sua parte più intima dove l’autore ci regala i suoi più profondi e delicati pensieri, l’arte del saper regalare all’ascoltatore sensazioni ed emozioni  per le quali si ha la capacità di scriver...

Published: February 9, 2019 

The bastard child of metal, funeral doom is the sub-genre we don’t talk about enough. It sits there sullen and threatening. We glance over and wonder why we even bother with such a depressing and unhappy thing. That is until we listen and we remember that it can bring such joy the moment we hear what it can bring to the party.

As big fans of Chiral (read our review of Gazing Light Eternity here), there is e...

Published: February 8, 2019 

“Vastness” is the second album from the Italian Funeral Doom band IL VUOTO. The name is completely unknown but Matteo Gruppi, the person behind IL VUOTO, has another band named CHIRAL and this one I already heard in the past. So I was curious concerning this release. And… What a masterpiece. Really, this is very very very very good. The atmosphere around the album, the vocals (they can be whispered, strong or clean), the a...

Published: January 31, 2019

Emanating  from a single mind, this record is a deep and tortured offering. Revolving around the core theme of sorrow in its many forms, ‘Vastness’ is by its very nature an uncomfortable listen at times. Subject matters such as mental illness and suicide are not meant to be taken lightly, and Il Vuoto takes us to some pretty dark places on this record, placing us firmly outside of our comfort zone as we examine a minefield of emotio...

Published: January 30, 2019

One of the many glories about metal music lies in the fact that no matter what, there’s always something new being made as the constant innovation and experimentation of metal is something that people like me can’t get enough of. Funeral doom is one of those styles that I’ve always wanted to hear more of, but the number of bands that call the style home seems incredibly small, but they’re overflowing with talent. Steppin...

Published: January 24, 2019

Il Vuoto es una one man band de Funeral Doom creada en Piacenza, Italia. En el verano del año 2015 vio la luz su primer álbum “Weakness”, y el próximo 12 de febrero, el sello Hypnotic Dirge Records editará su segundo trabajo, titulado “Vastness”.

Il Vuoto está formado por Matteo Gruppi, quien se encarga de la voz y todos los instrumentos.

En “Vastness”, Il Vuoto crea un álbum que gira en torno al dolor en todas sus forma...