Catapulted into another era by finding the Japanese doll, Daruma, protagonist Viktor wakes up in a magical village called
Hermitage, exploring its secrets track by track. Getting into a fight between the siblings Anningan and Irin, only Viktor’s destiny is the key to their conflict.
“Welcome To Hermitage” presents the magical world of
Hermitage with fairytale-like flutes, twinkling chime elements, and the vocal arrangements of singers Fabienne Erni (
Eluveitie,
Illumishade) and Laura Fella (
Faun).
“No Return” glances with the band’s characteristic sing-along refrain and operatic fragments while the track
“Join Me” ranges from marvelous vocal harmonies to grand compositions. The spellbinding
“Darkness is just a Drawing” and uplifting
“Full Of Memories” gather the atmosphere of
Hermitage – Daruma’s Eyes Pt. 2 once again, before
“Cliff” closes the album with rising melodies, epic orchestration arrangements, and inimitable vocal spotlights. The concept album was produced by
TEMPERANCE guitarist and singer Marco Pastorino and mixed and mastered by Simone Mularoni (
Luca Turilli,
Michael Romeo,
Twilight Force) at Domination Studio in San Marino. Come explore Viktor’s legacy!
Guitarist and singer Marco Pastorino on the upcoming album, Hermitage – Daruma’s Eyes Pt. 2:
“We are so excited about this new chapter called Hermitage. Personally, I’ve dreamed of writing a real concept album like this since the release of the suite called Daruma’s Eyes Pt 1 on the album Of Jupiter and Moons, and finally, we made it – a complete story with six characters (represented by six singers) plus such a great narrator. We decided to change the production team, 100% from Italy; we worked together with Simone Mularoni on the mixing, as we did in the first three albums of the band, plus for the very first time, I worked together with someone else for the orchestrations: Daniele Mazza, the mastermind of Ancient Bards. The artwork also was made by the talented artist Giada Belviso. Get ready for a journey through magic and dreams, and welcome to Hermitage.”
