Hailing from Italy, the solo black metal wanderer HESPERIA unveils the first single from his upcoming 9th full-length offering, “Picenum (True Marchigian Black Metal Renaissance)”, to be released on August 28th via Hammerheart Records.

“Picenum (True Marchigian Black Metal Renaissance)” is the natural continuation of “Fra li Monti Sibillini”, expanding its concept to the entire MARCHE region (the title Picenum indicates the ancient name for a large part of this region), and is set mostly in the late Middle Ages but also at the beginning of the Renaissance (here highlighted in its darker sides, experienced through the darkness of the region Marche and the places where Hesperus were born). The Da Varano were nobles who ruled over Camerino (MC) and a portion of the Marche region from the late Middle Ages to the early Renaissance. They were generally allied with the Church, but in 1375, they rebelled against the Pope by joining others in the so-called Cursed League.

After a brief intro about the region’s ancient origins, the album is divided into III parts: Picenum – parte I: Storia e Leggende nell’Oscurità del Medioevo e del Rinascimento (History & Legends); Picenum – parte II: Il folclore e i racconti degli anziani (Folklore); Picenum – parte III: Ritorno fra li Monti Sibillini (Return to the Sibylline Mounts).

Tracklist:
1.Ver Sacrum: Picus Martius Picenos In Picenum Ducit (Prologo)
2.1375, La Lega Maledetta: I Signori Da Varano Si Ribellano Alla Chiesa
3.Castrum Pitini: II Castello Sopra La Necropoli Picena E Il Cimitero
4.La Leggenda Della Roccaccia: Il Necromante Signore Della Guerra
5.Lu Lupu Mannà
6.La Sdrega
7.Il Sentiero Delle Fate, Atto I: L’ira Della Sibilla A Colfiorito
8.Il Sentiero Delle Fate, Atto II: Le Fate Caprine Non Si Accorsero Dell’alba
9.Il Paradiso Della Regina Sibilla, Atto I: L’arrivo Del Cavaliere A. De La Sale A Mons Daemoniacus
10.Il Paradiso Della Regina Sibilla, Atto II: Il Racconto Del Cavaliere Tedesco Che Tornò E Rimase Nel Regno Della Sibilla
11.Sfere Di Luce Sopra Il Monte Sibilla (Epilogo)

Delve into the track “1375, La Lega Maledetta: I Signori Da Varano Si Ribellano Alla Chiesa” below: