Album Notes

Formed in Brooklyn in 2003, Verismo combines the fury and technical prowess of metal and classical music with the energy and spontaneity of punk and rock. Hailing from Italy, Hungary, and the Philippines respectively, Stephan Laboccetta (guitar, vocals), Tamas Vajda (drums), and Vinny Cruz (bass, vocals) combine a variety of metal influences as well as some more traditional ones to form a truly unique and recognizable sound.

Beneath the cacophony of thrash and power metal style grooves, sonic mayhem and breakneck time changes, there are simple, subtle classical themes that transport the listener into Verismo's twisted view of life in the City of Kings.

Trained musicians with a knack for odd time signatures, Verismo run the gamut from rock to thrash to power metal, often within the same song. Quirky, memorable lyrics, stunning double bass and percussion work, powerhouse fingerstyle bass playing, and some of the absolute sickest guitar riffs you've heard make this band worth their weight in chops alone. Their reputation, however, comes from their live show.

After lighting up CBGB's, Piano's, The Bitter End, and other NYC standards, Verismo know their fans expect a lot live and they deliver; expect a chaotic night of headbanging, virtousic playing, excessive drinking and a strange, somewhat threatening Phillipino cowboy screaming at a bewildered crowd.

...BROOKLYN THRASH...