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Neker - Louder, slower and Neker

Neker – Louder, slower and Neker

A Neker piace il rumore. A Neker piace la lentezza. A noi piace Neker. A noi piace il suo nuovo album, il secondo, “Slower” (Time to Kill Records). Ciao Neker, partiamo subito con le domande più intelligenti: è nato prima il tuo amore per i baffi o quello per gli ampli rumorosi?Direi decisamente, che è nato prima l’amore per gli ampli rumorosi.“Slower” è il secondo capitolo a nome Neker, quando…

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Italy’s Neker Return With Bass-Heavy Beast ‘Slower’

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By Billy Goate

Sometimes it's about the simple things in life. "I love my moustache and loud amps," says heavy music mastermind Nicola Amadori, "especially Orange ones!" This singer-songwriter from Pesaro, Italy founded NEKER as an outlet for just him and his bass back in 2013, but as time went along he couldn't deny the urge to hit the stage and get his music to the people in the most natural of ways. Next thing you know, Alessandro Eusebi (guitarist) and Daniele Alessi (drummer) joined the team and, after the recording of Neker's first album, 'Louder' (2017), they traveled about Europe playing concerts here and there for the better part of two years, eventually reaching as far as Canada in 2019.

As the pandemic loomed, Neker was already poised to record new music over the Lockdown and produced the sophomore album before us, titled simply, 'Slower' (2021). Louder, slower. I can get with that jam, yes sir.

He's a simple man with a simple plan, as Nicoli himself explains to Doomed & Stoned:

I’m a bassist and a singer looking for new sounds with a special fondness for '90s music. I’m a big Phil Anselmo’s fan but I grew up listening to many different genres from acid jazz to hardcore. When writing my riffs, I’m usually inspired by bands such as Down, Crowbar, Every Time I Die, Melvins, Mastodon, Doomriders, Type o Negative. I’ve no important messages to spread. I express my feelings or sing songs, at most. I do think people are fed up with messages, they just need to get lost in good music.

I suspect they'll find both here, as it's hard not to get wrapped up in the intensity of feeling embodied by songs such as "A Kind Of Pain," "Pretty Fucking Far From Okay," "The Birth of Pain," and "Deception of the Guardian," where the mood is dark, the riffage severe, the singing moving, and the sentiment is quite sincere and relatable.

As for the sonics, I could not wish for better. Nicola goes on to address the musicianship and recording process of this new spin:

Slower is the work I'm proudest of. I have spent a lifetime playing with bands of the widest variety, but this album represents all I have always wished for: a dark and rotten sound without sacrificing the groove. All has been studied in detail thanks to my musicians Ale and Dani, who excellently arranged a few drums and guitar tracks. When writing they also had very good ideas, without which the record wouldn't sound as it does. I intentionally worked a lot on the vocals. The atmosphere in the studio was perfect.

I recorded at Zeta Factory in Carpi and at Studio73 in Ravenna under the wise guidance of Riccardo Pasini, with whom I enjoyed every moment, from the drum sessions to the production, which I had the honour to carry out with him.

He concludes:

Slower is a dark and introspective album, even though there are a few songs whose texts are more straightforward and pissed off. Like the lyrics, music ranges from doom and melodic to fast-paced and louder.

I say we give Slower a road test right here and now. I think you'll find the sound powerful, the sentiment relatable, and the verve unstoppable. Wanna come along? Neker's Slower drops June 18th on Time To Kill Records (pre-order here, and you lucky Doomers and Stoners get to hear it all. Ready? Alright then, buckle in, 'cause here we go.

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Album Review: Neker - Slower (Time to Kill Records)

Is there a more fitting name for this album then 'Slower'? After wading my way through the 11 doom and sludge heavy tracks, it seems not.

Italian sludge/doom metaller Neker release his brand new album “Slower” on June 18th 2021 via Time to Kill Records. Is there a more fitting name for this album then ‘Slower’? After wading my way through the 11 doom and sludge heavy tracks, it seems not. That’s not a slur on Neker’s new release though as it is exactly what it promises… and then some. Dark, intense and heavy throughout but…