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Italian metal fusionists NOVOMUNDO will release their first full-length album, The Cursed Cult, on March 1st, 2026.

NOVOMUNDO was born near Rome around 2012 with the idea to blend heavy and groovy music textures alongside various influences, rhythms, and instruments from all over the world. After some line-up changes over the years, the band rewrote and refined some of their previous material, releasing Echoes of Ego: four songs focused on mid-paced ferocity and exotic grooves, with themes exploring modern world decay, primeval instincts, and nightmarish visions.

The video of the first single “The Coven” is now available HERE.

The Cursed Cult represents the band’s first full-length effort: a darker and more crushing take on their renewed sound. The album explores Voodoo culture, its symbols and meanings, interpreted through the lens of contemporary life. Fourteen tracks of ferocity and raw energy blend dark ambient passages with a rotten edge, fusing death-groove and 2000s metal influences enriched by modern tones and crust-core elements.

The album is a concept piece centered on Voodoo, its mysteries, rituals, and symbolic icons. Lyrically, it touches on slavery, prejudice, and death as a way to give value to life, among other themes. Across the tracks, listeners are guided through the pantheon of Voodoo deities, called Loa, exploring their stories and traits as metaphors to convey the album’s core messages. The soundscape of NOVOMUNDO evokes emotional instability and a sense of unease, symbolizing the fear stemming from ignorance and unfamiliarity.

Line-up:

Valerio Cristiani – Vocals
Carlo Ridolfi – Guitar
Fabio Ciccone – Guitar
Fausto Idini – Drums

Track-list:

01 Son of Mawu
02 Deathless
03 Erzulie
04 Bokor
05 The Coven
06 Mojo
07 Vodun
08 OSFTG
09 Le Marriage de Brigitte
10 Warlord
11 God’s Violence
12 Maitresse La-Sirene
13 Papa Legba
14 Orishas

NOVOMUNDO:

https://www.novomundo.it/

https://www.instagram.com/novomundo_13/

https://novomundo13.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/NovomundoTribe

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