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[Vor allem kenne ich außer ADRAMELCH & DARK QUARTERER keine Metal-Band aus Italien, die eigenständiger klingt.]

Das 4. Album der italienischen Epic-Metalband MARTIRIA ist ein harter Brocken, denn obwohl die Musik melodisch und gut durchdacht ist, nistet sie sich doch schwer ins Gedächtnis ein. Im Vergleich zu den Vorgängern ist „On The Way Back“ um einiges düsterer und doomiger geworden. Aber auch komplexer. Die Atmosphäre ist sehr episch und nimmt einen schnell gefangen, nur ist es schwer einzelne Stücke herauszuheben. Es befindet sich das gesamte Liedgut auf einem wirklich sehr ansprechenden Niveau. Das hier ist eine Platte, die nur in ihrer Gesamtheit richtig wirkt. Dann macht sie aber m(...)

Martiria aus Rom sind das musikalische Gegenstück zum Monumentalfilm und die Essenz des Epic Metal. Ohne die Leistungen von Genrekollegen wie Adramelch, Holy Martyr, Battleroar oder Airged L’amh in irgendeiner Form zu schmälern: Die Italiener um das wohl bekannteste Bandmitglied Rick Anderson (Damien King III) spielen in einer ganz eigenen Liga – qualitativ und in vielen Punkten auch stilistisch. War schon bei den drei Vorgängeralben die atmosphärische Tiefe das entscheidende Merkmal, verfolgen Martiria auf dem neuen Album „On The Way Back“ diesen Weg konsequent und unbeirrt weiter. Und so findet man den Zugang zu diesem außergewöhnlichen Werk zunächst fast ausschließlich über das stimmungsvolle, ausufernde und prächtige akustische Ambiente. Die fast völlige Abkehr vom (...)

[I would say, that this album sucks, but, now I think that this album is for only chosen ones and little quality metalheads will not understand this music, will never understand everything, ]

EPIC! Yeah this is really epic! Not everybody can like this, even I didn't like this when I listened at first, but the second and third times were so happy to me, that I can't explain. I love their previous album, 'Time of Truth', so I listened to their fourth album as soon as I could. 70% of the songs partly sound on acoustic guitar, so that seemed to me very boring and I hardly listened till the end. If I hadn't listened to the 'Time of Truth'. I would say, that this album sucks, but, now I think that this album is for only chosen ones and little quality metalheads will not understand thi(...)

[indiscusso è il contributo fornito dai visionari testi a opera di Marco Roberto Capelli, novello Peter Sinfield del doom]

Ebbene sì, non è un mistero per nessuno. Appena ascolto una di quelle band che legge la Bibbia del doom con le lenti di Messiah Marcolin, siano esse tarate sulla gradazione dei Candlemass o dei Memento Mori, non posso fare a meno di commuovermi. Questo perché il doom è una fede, non un semplice genere modaiolo e passeggero, e forse è proprio per questo che è rimasto sempre confinato ad una cerchia relativamente piccola di adepti. Ecco, i Martiria sono una di quelle band a cui una simile descrizione si adatta nel modo migliore. Nel loro caso, l’accostamento ai succitati maestri si acco(...)

[What impresses is how Martiria, again, imbues its songwriting with just enough melody while remaining plenty heavy at the same time. In other words, the group’s material avoids the dreaded pitfalls of repetition and overbearing- something that a lot of doom-metal (at least based upon my experience) does not manage to do. What further stands out is that Martiria accomplishes this while frequently carrying its songs into the six and seven minute range (and sometimes higher). So I guess heavy and lengthy but equally melodic would be the best way to describe what is going on here musically.]

ehold On The Way Back, the fourth full length album from one of Italy’s top metal bands, Martiria. The origin of Martiria dates to 1987 when it started as a doom metal act and recorded several well received demos prior to disbanding in the late nineties without having signed a deal. After reforming following the turn of the century, Martiria unveiled its new musical direction - epic metal but giving rise to occasional doom metal overtones - on the three albums it recorded in five years: The Eternal Soul (2004), The Age Of The Return (2005) and Time Of Truth (2008). On The Way Back foll(...)

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