HYPERSONIC

track-list:
Ápeiron
Angels & Demons
Veil Of Insanity
Mother Earth
You Bastard (Explicit)
My Sacrifice
Alone
Path Of Salvation
Against Myself
Revelation
Burning Inside
Anima
Mother Earth (Orchestral Version)

album guests:
Mark Jansen (Epica)
Francesco Paoli & Francesco Ferrini (Fleshgod Apocalypse)
Emma Zoldan & Nils Courbaron (Sirenia)
the male choir from Teatro Massimo Bellini (Catania-Italy)

Hypersonic are:
ELEONORA RUSSO – vocals
EMANUELE GANGEMI – guitar
FRANCESCO CARUSO – bass
DARIO CARUSO – keyboards
SALVO GRASSO – drums, vocals

The Italian symphonic metal powerhouse will be releasing its new album, ‘Kaosmogonia’, set to unleash this coming April 2024.
‘Kaosmogonia’ is the culmination of Hypersonic’s musical evolution and is a testament to the band’s dedication to pushing creative boundaries and introducing new elements to their signature sound introducing their new singer Eleonora Russo whose exceptional songwriting qualities bring a fresh and dynamic dimension to the band’s music.
The album features Mark Jansen (Epica), Francesco Paoli & Francesco Ferrini (Fleshgod Apocalypse), Emma Zoldan & Nils Courbaron (Sirenia), the male choir from Teatro Massimo Bellini (Catania-Italy) and more.
Prepare to be absorbed in Hypersonic’s powerful, symphonic, epic, extreme and dramatic sound with their new track ‘My Sacrifice’ featuring Mark Jansen of Epica.
‘My Sacrifice’ carries on with that signature style which has seen Hypersonic redefine the limits of their music while still being true to themselves.
This song is a musical journey unlike any other as Hypersonic and Mark Jansen come together to make a work of art that will light up your senses and leave you wanting more.
Don’t miss out on this year’s coolest metal collaboration.
Hypersonic formed in early 2006 by Salvo Grasso and Emanuele Gangemi.
After some line up changes, the band completed by Alessia Rapisarda, Francesco Caruso and Dario Caruso released the debut album called ‘Fallen Melodies’ (Underground Symphony Records) in 2011, receiving good responses from magazines and metal scene.
So, the band was invited to play at the Elements Of Rock festival (Switzerland) in 2012.
After some Italian live shows in support of the record, the band entered the studio in 2015 for the recording of the second album ‘Existentia’.
The piece is a concept album based on the existence of man and the spiritual affairs afterlife.
‘Prayer In The Dark’ single immediately becomes one of the most acclaimed songs by the fans.
‘Existentia’ (Revalve Records) was a great success in terms of review, promotion and live shows.
The band toured in UK, Sweden, Romania (Maximum Rock Festival), Netherlands, Switzerland managing to achieve excellent sales and placements in the metal music charts.
Later the singer Alessia leaves the band for personal reasons and Hypersonic welcomes the new Dark Queen and songwriter Eleonora Russo.
So the band released the single ‘Path Of Salvation’ in 2019 and performs more dates in Europe (Metal festival in Sweden and Brainstorm fest in The Netherlands).
During the lockdown 2020, Hypersonic wrote songs for the third album and so in 2024 the band signed a record deal with the label Rockshots Records for the release of the new record ‘Kaosmogonia’.
The full-lenght talks about human weaknesses such as depression, fears, the harm we do to others, unhealthy relationships with the people we love, revenge and protection but also a lot of hope for a better future.
‘Kaosmogonia’ will be released in April 2024 and will be brought forward by the first single called ‘Mother Earth’.
Why did you form? How did the idea come to be?
“Hypersonic was born in 2006 by the idea of Salvo Grasso and Emanuele Gangemi. We wanted to create our own music, we wanted to follow our instincts as artists. We dreamed as kids of releasing albums and playing around Europe. So, we succeeded and we can’t wait to play the songs from ‘Kaosmogonia’ live.”
How would you describe your sound in five words?
“Powerful, symphonic, epic, extreme, dramatic.”
Your upcoming album, how do think it will be received by fans?
“We think that our album will be well received by our fans and metalheads in general who love Symphonic and Extreme Metal music. Fans will find our trademark but also many new features: a powerful sympyonic orchestra and many death metal influences. But even more importantly they will be able to listen to our new great singer Eleonora with her great songwriting qualities.”
What kind of listening experience is trying to give fans with this album, its singles?
“In addition to the musical perspective, which we said is symphonic and extreme, we try to express the feelings and weaknesses of human beings in music. Man creates, destroys, loves, hates, man is all these feelings. We want to communicate restlessness, melancholy but at the same time hope and the positive meaning of our life.”
How is the writing process for the band?
“Salvo is the composer and arranger of all our songs and he takes care of all the musical part, as well as helping with some lyrics. Emanuele has always been our main songwriter but for ‘Kaosmogonia’ Eleonora was the author of many great songs. Furthermore, our keyboard player Dario joined the writing process.”
Are any of the band members known on the local scene from any other bands?
“Of Course. Salvo played for some years in Metatrone, an italian prog/power metal band, he also released a debut album with Astralium as main composer and now he also plays in Steel Raiser. He was also part of Denied, another italian power metal band.”
How did you decide on the tracks for this album? How much more music can fans expect?
“We started writing the songs for the new album during the lockdown. The situation of oppression, sadness and melancholy was very important in searching for ourselves as artists, as people. Furthermore, our evolution as musicians was necessary with the addition of powerful orchestrations and the rage of extreme metal. We still have a lot to give to the fans. They still have to expect a lot of music, because it is our mission, our life.”
What can people expect live from your band compared to other bands?
“We are Hypersonic. We don’t look at other bands during their live shows but we can say that we always try to give our love for music and our being warm to the audience. ‘Kaosmogonia’ is a life experience and the fans will be catapulted into the dark but bright life of the human being.”
Where do your lyrics come from? What inspires your writing?
“As we said before, the new album was written during one of the darkest moments of our history. So the songs are the mirror of the feelings that came out of all this. The lockdown inspired us to stop, to abandon the unnecessary things in our lives and seriously reflect on who we are. All this has also allowed us to bring to light all those human weaknesses such as depression, fears, the harm we do to others, unhealthy relationships with the people we love, revenge and protection. But also a lot of hope for a better future.”
Are the songs a collaborative effort?
“Absolutely yes. Everything we decide to compose and write is shared within the band. We are friends first of all and we share every part of our lives, including music.”
Does the band have a main songwriter?
“As said before, Salvo is the composer of all the music while Emanuele and now also Eleonora and Dario are the authors of the songs on the new album.”
How does the music affect the lyrics and vice versa?
“Compared to the previous album, ‘Kaosmogonia’ is a very heavy and extreme album so even the lyrics have a very hard and dark approach. We’ve included a lot of drum blast beats and more grunts in our sound, so you can imagine the fury of the lyrics in some songs.”
How would you describe the evolution of the band’s sound?
“Listening, arrangement and harmony studies have been very important in our evolution as musicians. Studying allows you to gain awareness of yourself and what your being wants to communicate and share. We play Symphonic Metal full of many influences that are part of our lives.”
Name the Top 5 band influences of the band; Top 5 Bands that your band sounds like that fans like…
“Giuseppe Verdi, Igor Stravinskij, Giacomo Puccini, Cinematic music, Heavy Metal. Epica, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Nightwish, Dimmu Borgir, Septicflesh.”
What metal genres influence you as a band the most?
“Definitely Symphonic Metal, Power, Prog, Death, Black Metal and Gothic imagery.”
Describe the album as a whole…
“‘Kaosmogonia’ it’s a total musical experience. The album is connected with the Greek world and philosophy. The title ‘Kaosmogonia’ is a compound word from Kaos and Cosmos, two essential elements for the Greeks. Chaos is the great void that is present before the creation of the cosmos. The cosmos is the opposite of chaos, it’s an ordered and harmonious system. So for us, humanity is both chaos and cosmos. About the music, if you love Metal you will love this album. It’s a very varied album, there are no similar songs or something you’ve heard before. Each song has a separate story, musically and lyrically. There’s a symphony orchestra, cineic arrangements, gothic and dreamy atmospheres and of course many extreme metal influences.”
Describe some songs…
‘Ápeiron’:
“It’s an epic and cinematic intro that allows us to go inside the atmosphere of ‘Kaosmogonia’. This piece was created by the Italian composer Salvatore Reitano. The title comes from the ancient Greek. The philosopher Anaximander said that the Ápeiron represents the infinite, the unlimited. He defines it as the origin and principle of the universe.”
‘Angels & Demons’:
“This song is a pure Symphonic Metal piece. It’s fast, aggressive and powerful but with a melodic refrain in the classic Hypersonic trademark. ‘Angels & Demons’ talks about the two faces of the human being, ‘cause we are all heaven and hell. We are angels & demons.”
‘Veil Of Insanity’:
“In this one, we sing about madness of war in the Middle East. It seems incredible, almost prophetic if we look at this title because the song was written before the current conflict between Palestine and Israel broke out. It talks about pain of a blood-stained land and mothers crying for their children, whether they are victims or executioners. About music, this piece is dark and heavy.”
‘Mother Earth’:
“This song is the manifesto of human being. Even though the years pass, history repeats itself over time like a cycle, but each time nature’s revenge on every distortion created by man is clear and evident. Man builds, sows and then destroys but from the ashes nature comes back to life. Thanks to her we can be reborn better. ‘Mother Earth’ represents the weaknesses and at the same time the humanity’s hopes. On the musical side, it’s a symphonic metal song with a melancholy chorus that you’ll never forget.”
‘You Bastard’:
“The lyrics are about one of the worst nightmares that can happen to a father, the killing of a child’s innocence: violence against his son. We wanted to imagine an angry father talking to the persecutor with feelings of madness, fear and desperation.”