SPIRITUAL FRONT - "ROMA ROTTEN CASINO" (OUT 24 SEPTEMBER)
05/07/10

The ‘armageddon gigolo’ is back: after the succinctly titled first album for Trisol, on their brand new album ‘Rotten Roma Casino’ the charismatic Italian heartbreaker SIMONE SALVATORI’s band once again define that which they have shaped like no other: ‘suicide pop’. That is to say: melancholy melodies, stirring guitar chords, emotional vocals and yearning string passages, but also solid-groove beats and macabre phrases.

Just as the recipe was fully finalised on ‘Armageddon Gigolo’, which defined the genre single-handedly, ‘Rotten Roma Casino’ goes a decisive step further. They once more summoned together the proven ensemble featuring chamber musicians associated with ENNIO MORRICONE and created a whole series of musical gems which you can’t get out of your head after just a single hearing. As per the title, it’s about Rome – a metaphorical, decadent Rome however, a parallel to the Roma of FELLINI, full of wonder, monstrosities and passions. They pay homage to the orgiastic, wild and ambiguous in such a way, particularly on the intense video clips which are featured on the bonus DVD, as to conjure up the immortal spirit of RAINER WERNER FASSBINDER. The doleful ‘Sad Almost A Winner’ orientates itself towards his homoerotic melodrama, ‘Fox and his Friends’, while the clip for ‘Darkroom Friendship’ pays homage to the promiscuous bisexual passion of frontman SALVATORI. Shimmering skin in the twilight – ‘a friendship made of flesh and lust’. SALVATORI acknowledges that without FASSBINDER’s controversial ‘sex and death’ drama ‘Querelle’, he probably wouldn’t have founded SPIRITUAL FRONT. To all this are added harmonies which seem to derive from the legendary creators of film music, ENNIO MORRICONE and NINO ROTA. SPIRITUAL FRONT carry their unmistakeable Italian spirit into the post-modern.

With ‘Rotten Roma Casino’, SPIRITUAL FRONT consciously shake off their underground roots in order to invent their own unique variety of morbid folk-pop which blends indie rock, acoustic chords and tango into a new, intense and above all heartrending, genuine mixture. In a varied sequence of romantic, vibrant, cynical, sad and occasionally gruesome ballads, we dive into the incomparable world of SPIRITUAL FRONT: ‘Kiss The Girls And Make Them Die’ as well as ‘Sad Almost A Winner’ or ‘Cold Love (In A Cold Coffin)’. It is still ELVIS PRESLEY’s libertine little brother: HELLVIS. With auratic timbre in his voice, he once again sings about the impossibility of love and the pain which it leaves behind. Love, it is said, (also) tastes of death…

‘Rotten Roma Casino’ is a fresh and original but at the same time mature and majestic musical work, without compromise but yet catchy; slightly sweet but yet disturbing. In any case a worthy redemption of the promise which ‘Armageddon Gigolo’ once gave. Suicide pop in its purest form…

ATTENTION: The album is published as a strictly limited special first edition.

CD plus DVD in 8-panel digipak
Special Leporello fold booklet with precious art print on high-quality paper incl. all lyrics and exclusive photos
Fold-out Poster
Strictly limited to 1,999 copies world-wide
First come, first served.

Pre-order your combo HERE!

spiritualfront@yahoo.com | info@trisol.de



NEW T-SHIRTS!
20/06/10

Brand new T-shirts available! Have a look at our STORE and grab yours now!

NEW TRACKS
08/06/10

Two new tracks ("Darkroom Friendship" and "Cold Love in a Cold Coffin") off the forthcoming album "Rotten Roma Casino" are now available on our MySpace profile. Further details on the record release will be posted soon! Enjoy!

GRENOBLE SHOW CANCELLED!
13/05/10

Dear boys and girls, I am truly sorry to announce that our show in Grenoble (France) has been cancelled!
We'll be back soon, don't worry.

"DARKROOM FRIENDSHIP" VIDEO
25/04/10

Video out today!


"DARKROOM FRIENDSHIP" TEASER
20/04/10

Video out on 25 April!


MASTERING AND VIDEOCLIP
06/04/10

Hell-o friends...
I'm quite proud to announce you that the album is ready! We finally mastered 'Rotten Roma Casino' at Reference studio in Rome. Soon, a couple of tracks will be available on our website and myspace.
'Darkroom Friendship' is the first single, the videoclip has been shot by Solobuio visual factory and directed by Carlo Roberti.
The clip will be online on 25th of April!
Stay tuned.

NEW PICTURES
15/11/09

Plenty of new pics (live and miscellaneous shots) up in the PHOTOS section!

SATYRIASIS AND MERCH BACK IN STOCK
02/10/09

Spiritual Front merchandise is back in stock (t-shirts, pins and stickers) along with "Satyriasis", eventually reprinted and now available in store!
Contact us for further details and purchases.
Nihilist kisses...

FACEBOOK
16/09/09

Hello, I wanna thank the people that created the Spiritual Front facebook page and all the boys and girls who joined it. However, I'd like to make clear with all our fans, supporters and enemies, that we don't run that page, so if you need to get in touch with the band, please use this website - or alternatively our MySpace page.
Grazie / Thanks.

TORINO (IN ITALIAN)
07/09/09

Ciao a tutti,
venerdì suoneremo al El barrio di Torino; colgo l'occasione per annunciarvi che proporremo i nostri brani in una veste leggermente diversa dal solito...se di 'solito' si può parlare; suoneremo senza piano/tastiere e senza basi (una novità adottata negli ultimi mesi...gradevole ed efficace!!) ma con un nuovo violinista, Andrea Ruggieri, un nuovo collaboratore degli Spiritual Front. E' una sorta di piccolo esperimento che vogliamo concederci per provare la natura più 'ruvida' dei brani di 'Armageddon Gigolò' ed altre vecchie cose, un diversivo che serve anche a noi per testare quanto i timori di cambiamento siano forti.
Nulla di drastico o di metafisico insomma, anzi...la proposta dei ragazzi del Barrio (che in realtà ci hanno proposto una doppia data...dico bene???) ci ha stimolato semplicemente a...provare, malgrado la nostra iniziale resistenza dovuta al fatto di non poter portare con noi nuovo materiale.
Quindi perchè no? un concerto differente dal solito....
Spero comunque di ritornare a suonare a Torino durante il nuovo anno per presentare il nuovo CD 'Rotten Roma Casino' con la classica formazione, con la speranza che i nostri fans di quelle parti non ne abbiamo mai abbastanza di noi!!
Grazie,

Simone H.

SF UPDATE
10/06/09

Hell-o folks!
First of all, let me apologize for not having been efficient and fast enough in providing updates regarding our past months' activity.
I have experienced some troubles and gone through some hazy times, all resulting in further delays for our new album. However, after endless efforts, some regrets, dreams and nightmares, I decided to head back to the Herzog Studio - which you guys might remember as the studio where "Armageddon Gigolò" was recorded. Here I am completing the final parts of "Rotten Roma Casino" (vocals included), in order to get the best possible result for your listening experience. This might cause a slight delay on the release date, but I am confident it will be worth it: I am definitely more relaxed and relieved now, and I am pretty sure you guys will be able to appreciate this both production- and songwriting-wise.
"Roma Rotten Casino" will come out as a double-CD with many extras such as videos, interviews and remixes. I will make sure to keep you posted about further developments... 
Also, I would like to take the chance to thank all the boys and girls that came out and supported Spiritual Front in Athens (Greece) last weekend: we had a wonderful time, met nice people…and enjoyed a lot of good food!!! A very special thanks goes out to Dimistris and his crew for their kindness.
Thank you all!

SF TOUR UPDATE
09/05/09

SF ready to hit the road again!

*    16/05/2009
Prato (Italy) @ Siddharta Club
*    22/05/2009
Milano (Italy) @ Black Hole Club    [Simone H. DJ-set]
*    06/06/2009
Athens (Greece) – Absynthe Festival @ Kyttaro
*    27/06/2009
Pescara (Italy) – Indie Rocket Festival @ Parco Ex Caserma di Cocco
*    30/06/2009
Cuneo (Italy) – Festival Nuvolari @ Parco della Gioventù  
*    25/07/2009
Waregem (Belgium) – Gothic Festival @ Expo

Check the TOUR page for further informations!

SF ON AIR
28/02/09

The Spiritual Front WDR Rockpalast show will be broadcasted on the night between Sunday 8th and Monday 9th March 2009 on WDR Television from 00:30am - 02:30am. Enjoy!

MISCELLANEOUS UPDATE
20/12/08

The band is close to completing the new album "Rotten Roma Casinò" after two years of  intense work. The album consists in 13 songs of wonderful suicide pop, with great arrangements and many guests. RRC will be enriched with a special DVD containing interview and videoclips.

Spiritual Front t-shirts, CDs, vinyls, posters, stickers and pins are still available. To order items check out our myspace and website:
www.myspace.com/spiritualfront
www.spiritualfront.com

SF is playing Rockpalast in 2 days!
Monday 22 December 2008 @ Underground
Vogelsangerstrasse 200
50825 Cologne
Germany

SF ON ROCKPALAST

30/11/08
Spiritual Front has a TV recording planned for the legendary WDR Rockpalast programme!

Monday 22 December 2008 @ Underground
Vogelsangerstrasse 200
50825 Cologne
Germany

"LAS VEGAS" TV-SERIE AND "SANG BLEU" DOUBLE ISSUE
01/11/08

Spiritual Front appears with "Jesus Died in Las Vegas" in the popular TV-serie "Las Vegas"!

Also, Simone appears on the upcoming "Sang Bleu" double-issue III-IV (December 2008).
"The gestation is about to reach its end. After 8 months of non-stop work, Sang Bleu III/IV is ready to launch with its 550 pages pure sangbleu-ness. This double issue is co-curated by Lotta Volkova-Adam & Alban Adam and Jeanne-Salomé Rochat and features, among others, special project by Spiritual Front, Ellen Von Unwerth, BillyBoy* & Lala, Diane Pernet, Mai Thu Perret, Minimetal, Betony Vernon & Agniezska Dellfina, Thomas Engelhart, Elisabeth Lebovici, Marcus Mam, Olivier Borde, Jason Farrer, Boudicca, etc and will be available world wide starting from December. Additionally, SB III/IV includes an exclusive music CD and a few other goodies."

NEW ALBUM AND TRACK-LIST!
20/10/08

Spiritual Front has almost completed the work for the new album!
"Roma Rotten Casinò" will be released via Trisol early next year, and here following you get the titles of the songs, in no special order:

Darkroom Friendship
Overkilled Heart
Erotic Is My Sacrifice
Black Dogs of Mexico
The Days of Anger
German Boys
Odete
I Don't Like You
Cold Love in a Cold Coffin
Bareknuckle Boy
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die
Sad Almost Winner

...now feel free to post your impressions about them!

NEW PICTURES!
23/06/08

The band is back from tour with a brand new set of live pics available: check them out in the PHOTOS page!

SF TO HIT GERMANY AND SPAIN!
23/05/08

Come join the SF legacy in the first days of June! The band will head to Germany and Spain for an exclusive serie of shows, playing a number of songs off the upcoming album!

Here the complete list of shows for the next month:

GERMANY:
*    03/06/2008
Köln @ Stadtgarten
*    04/06/2008
Frankfurt @ Das Bett
*    05/06/2008
Hamburg @ Markthalle
*    06/06/2008
Berlin @ Roter Salon

SPAIN:
*    08/06/2008
Madrid @ Caracol

Check the TOUR page for further informations!

GERMAN TOUR ANNOUNCED
29/04/08

SF ready to hit Germany again in June!

*    03/06/2008
Köln (Germany) @ Stadtgarten
*    04/06/2008
Frankfurt (Germany) @ Das Bett
*    05/06/2008
Hamburg (Germany) @ Markthalle
*    06/06/2008
Berlin (Germany) @ Roter Salon

Check the TOUR page for further informations!

NEW PICTURES
14/02/08

New photos (new live and miscellaneous shots) up in the PHOTOS section!

SHOWS UPDATE
22/01/08

Last call to see SF live before the new album gets released!
*    24/01/2008
Halle (Germany) @ Black Angel
    "Hellvis" solo-set + party
*    26/01/2008
Berlin (Germany) @ Thule Klub
    "Hellvis" solo-set + party

*    01/02/2008
Vlissingen (The Netherlands) @ De Piek
*    02/02/2008
Bruxelles (Belgium) @ Botanique
*    08/02/2008
Pescara (Italy) @ Wake Up

Check the TOUR page for further informations!

   

UPCOMING SETS
30/11/0
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NEW VIDEO AND SHOWS UPDATE
21/11/0
7
Here following the new "Bastard Angel" video (shot live between Berlin and Roma), also up in the VIDEO page.

Simone "Hellvis" will be DJing at the DeadLounge's "BlackChristmasParty", Saturday 1st December @ Atelier 35 (Roma).

New solo-sets added: Simone H. will hit Germany again in late January.

New full-band performances expected in February. Check out the TOUR page for further details!

HELLVIS DJ SETS
29/10/0
7
Dead Lounge - "All Saints Party":
ADULT + JOE LALLI (FUGAZI) + DJ HELLVIS (SPIRITUAL FRONT)
Thursday 1st November @ Circolo degli Artisti (Roma).

Dead Lounge - "Il debutto in società":
CLAUDIO FABRIANESI + BOGDNANOV + DJ HELLVIS + DJ PETER M
Saturday 3rd November @ Atelier 35 (Roma).

 

NEW PICS
26/10/0
7
New pics from the German tour and our hometown shows now up in the PHOTOS section!
Check them out!

ROMAN SHOWS
02/10/0
7
Back from Germany and ready for 2 sets in Roma.
First one this friday (October 5th) @ Classico Village (new room!); opening act: Vinicio Diamanti, pioneer of transvenstite vaudeville, known for his roles in movies like "Il Vizietto" and "Delitto al Blue Gay"!
Then, new show added in support of Michael Gira and Julia Kent @ Circolo degli Artisti, October 17th.
Be there!

BRUXELLES SHOW
12/09/0
7
A new date has been confirmed for February 2nd 2008 in Bruxelles.
Venue and guests will be announced soon!

OPERATION DEUTSCHLAND + SHOWS UPDATE
11/09/0
7
Spiritual Front touring machine ready to invade Germany with Samsas Traum and Nachtmahr!
*    19/09
Ludwigsburg @ Rockfabrik
*    20/09
Bochum @ Matrix
*    21/09
Glauchau @ Alte Spinnerei
*    22/09
Berlin @ Columbia Club
*    23/09
Ausburg @ Rockfabrik
*    24/09
Nurberg @ Hirsch

Even though the Salzburg (Austria) date on November 9th has been cancelled, a new date has been set in Roma: October 5th @ Classico Village...new room and special guest!

"HELLVIS" DJ-SET
16/07/0
7
Saturday 21/07 "La Nuit de Sade -- Satya Yuga" @ Officina (Guamo, Lucca).
Feat. special guest DJ - Simone "Hellvis" & special fetish animation by Onyrica.

NUVOLARI FESTIVAL
15/07/0
7
Hot end of July: the band has confirmed its appearance at the Nuvolari Libera Tribù Festival, taking place in Cuneo on the 26th of the month.
See you there in one week and a half; don't miss the Bologna show next week!

MORE SHOWS
13/07/0
7
*    19/07
Bologna (Italy) @ Blackbird Festival
*    09/11
Salzburg (Austria) @ Cave Club

...see you there!

SEPTEMBER TOUR: OPERATION DEUTSCHLAND
05/07/0
7
*    08/09
Koblenz @ ZwischenWelten Festival
*    19/09
Ludwigsburg @ Rockfabrik
*    20/09
Bochum @ Matrix
*    21/09
Glauchau @ Alte Spinnerei
*    22/09
Berlin @ Columbia Club
*    23/09
Ausburg @ Rockfabrik
*    24/09
Nurberg @ Hirsch

...at war with Samsas Traum and Nachtmahr!
Further European gigs will be added soon...

NEW PICS
24/06/0
7
New pictures added in the PHOTOS section: check them out!

SIMONE H. ON AIR
31/05/0
7
Check out Simone H. on air tomorrow night (Friday 1st June), from 10 PM (GMT +1) 'till death.
www.broadcastitalia.com

UPDATE FROM THE FRONT
27/03/0
7
Hell.o boyz n grrrlz,
the Front is still alive...kicking!!!

Official website starts to work again (some sections are still under construction...they will be launched during the next weeks)!
Take a look yourself!

We are recording a very special limited edition 12" “Sex Filthiest Messiah” on White Label Rec. (with the famous Rexwerk images www.rexwerk.com), so...take care! Late Spring is the filthy date!

Next gigs:
*    08/04/2007
Milano (Italy) @ Transilvania Live
*    28/04/2007
Freiburg (Switzerland) @ Elvis et Moi
*    05/05/2007
Vilnius (Lithuania) @ Kuniguna Lunaria Festival
*    16/05/2007
Geneve (Switzerland) @ Kab/Usine Club
*    18/05/2007
Torino (Italy) @ Diagonal
*    16/06/2007
Budapest (Hungary) @ TBA
*    08/09/2007
Fortress Ehrenbreitstein - Koblenz (Germany) @ ZwischenWelten Festival

And…
Simone “Hellvis” DJ-sets:
*    06/04/2007
Bologna (Italy) @ Decadence Club
*    07/04/2007
Prato (Italy) @ Siddartha

Visit the TOUR section for further details!

T- shirts, CD’s and vinyls still available!!



"ARMAGEDDON GIGOLÒ" LYRICS
08/02/0
7
Upon great request, "Armageddon Gigolò" lyrics are finally available online too.
Download them here now!



SPIRITUAL FRONT UPCOMING SHOW IN LEIPZIG
25/11/06

On 31th December new show in Leipzig (Germany)
Sol invictus + Spiritual front + Andrew king + Nebelung

links: www.hellraiser-leipzig.de; silvester.neofolk.de



SPIRITUAL FRONT COVER EMILIE AUTUMN AND DOPE STARS INC.
24/11/06

Simone h. and Pj ambrosi have covered "Thank god i'm pretty",the track will be included in the upcoming EP of Emilie Autumn "Liar" to be released on 8th January on Trisol rec.

The same for our kinkysexypals Dope Stars Inc.. Me and pj covered 'Can You Imagine'. The track will appear on their upcoming releases in early 2007.



SPIRITUAL MORE SHOWS - NETHERLANDS - RUSSIA
23/11/06

16th December
live at Goudvishal-Arnhem(Netherlands)
with Novalis

8th december
Spiritual front /Simone h. solo set
live in Moskow( Russia)
!the show will be confirmed next week!



SPIRITUAL FRONT IN NETHERLANDS - BARCELONA SHOW MOVED
26/09/06

More upcoming live shows! December, 16 2006 at Goudvishal-Arnhem(Netherlands). The show in Barcelona has been moved to 05 October.



SPIRITUAL FRONT IN DENMARK
20/09/06

Club Metropolis presents – Saturday the 21st of October. Spiritual Front + support and DJ´s. Venue Info: Krudttoenden - Serridslevvej, 2 - Copenhagen - Denmark. Doors open at 22.00



UPCOMING SHOW IN ROME
26/08/06

Spiritual Front will perform a show in on 29 September @ Classico Village. More infos on: www.classico.it



BRAND NEW WEBSITE UPLOADED!
18/08/06

The new Spiritual Front website is finally online! We just uploaded the home page for now, other pages will be uploaded very soon including many new features, music, video, photos and alot more! In the meantime spread the word about it over the network! www.spiritualfront.com



NEXT SPIRITUAL FRONT SHOWS
15/08/06

GERMANY-Sept 07 HEFORD x club (with Samsas Traum and Muller Of Death)
GERMANY-Sept 08 BOCHUM, Matrix Bochum (with Samsas Traum and Muller Of Death)
GERMANY-Sept 09 GLAUCHAU, Alte Spinnerei (with Samsas Traum and Muller Of Death)
GERMANY-Sept 10 BERLIN, Kato (with Samsas Traum and Muller Of Death)
GERMANY-Sept 15 ERLANGEN club omega
GERMANY-Sept 16 Halle, Black Angel
POLAND-Sept 17 POZNANPiwnica 21
ITALY-Sept 22 BOLOGNA Kindergarten
SPAIN-Oct 05 BARCELONA Sala BeCool
SPAIN -Oct 07 MADRID Sala Ritmo y Compás
PORTUGAL-Oct 12 FARO Associação dos Musicos
PORTUGAL-Oct 13 SINTRA Sociedade União Sintrense (with ERRO!)
PORTUGAL-Oct 14 LEIRIA Teatro Miguel Franco with Final Fantasy [Arcade Fire violinist Owen Pallett]



ARMAGEDDON GIGOLO OUT NOW - NEW T-SHIRTS AVAILABLE
10/07/06

The new Spiritual Front album "Armageddon gigolo" released by Trisol records is available on the Spiritual Front Online Store at 13€. Also available at 12€ "Satyriasis" lmt ed. digipack split cd with Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio', released by Cold Meat Industry Records and "Bedtime/Badtime" lmt. ed. picture disc with Naevus, released by Old Eropa Cafe records, at 14€. New T-shirts available: Nihilist (sexy guy sizes and girlie) at 10€, Dildo/Machine Gun and Gangbang Generation Double print at 12 €. Pics can be found HERE