Prog Italia A-Z Playlist

A-Z of Italian Prog

ANTONIUS REX      Tempus fugit and it's ab initio with the first artist on the A-Z playlist in this ad hoc Italian Prog blog. Antonius Rex is e pluribus unum in the magnus Italian progosphere which seemingly goes on ad finitum. You can listen to these albums ad libitum though as they're here in aeternum. Antonius Rex is led by the charismatic figure of Antonio Bartoccetti, who is primus inter pares in the world of Italian Prog. He is to Italian music what Bernardo Bertolucci is to the world of Italian film. Bartoccetti is also the man behind the haunted house of horrors that is Jacula - some of the freakiest, scariest music you may have heard since Mike Oldfield's dark, eerie theme to The Exorcist or John Carpenter's creepy film score for Halloween. The first Antonius Rex album Neque Semper Ardum Tendus Rex is ne plus ultra and was originally intended for release in 1974, but its devilish, satanic theme was too outrageous even for their record company (Vertigo) and the album wouldn't see general release until nearly thirty years later in 2002. They say the devil has all the best tunes though and it's diabolical that the magnum opus works of Antonius Rex and Jacula aren't better known outside of their native Italy, but sic vita est, as they say in Rome. And with that said, carpe diem!

1974: Antonius Rex - Neque Semper Arcum Tendit Rex -https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mBzNbadFcz30Aa84UCyC_wmmdutFUgiqM
1977: Antonius Rex - Zora - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gw0yUl6v2A
1978: Antonius Rex - Ralefun - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoaeI1HABbw
1979: Antonius Rex - Anno Demoni - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lSPrgXWmTwlB91I268zVsQK9LbyPTCCic
1980: Antonius Rex - Praeternatural - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kmRrYGxYGWBtqnyduDxX5oJPn5JvTiIbU
2004: Antonius Rex - Magic Ritual - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0zErxzXffI
2006: Antonius Rex - Switch On Dark - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lIiRajCGBqKoADR8pSwyZ_TGwBpDbfn-Y
2009: Antonius Rex - Per Viam - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lqYupqEZ2wZE7bUSYVEnQPw_qlU7sRsLo
2013: Antonius Rex - Hystero Demonopathy - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lbyg1h43r-kE9ph4EFIU_fKcMtDj_E40U


Edited by Psychedelic Paul - August 21 2025 at 07:50

A-Z of Italian Prog

CALLIOPE       She's the Greek Muse of epic poetry, or even a steam organ on wheels, but is there any hope that anyone outside of Italy has ever heard of the fantastico RPI band Calliope? Is the Pope Catholic? Of course you have! But have you heard any of their albums? If not, check out Calliope's magnifico debut: "La Terra dei Grandi Occhi" (The Land of Grand Eyes). It's a real eye-opener and more popular in Italy than Pope on a Rope, probably. By the way, I'm not au fait with the Italian language, but I'll take a wild guess that the title of Calliope's second album: "Citta di Frontera", means City on the Frontier and Calliope's fourth and final album: "Generazioni" is one for your children's children's children to treasure.

1992: Calliope - La Terra dei Grandi Occhi - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DW26U4Bi7c
                 1993: Calliope - Citta di Frontiera - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nMbrG9vYmn38ulDpVjwpX7gR_0VHiIpho
                 1995: Calliope - Il Madrigale del Vento - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dov-WXlpuJA
                 2002: Calliope - Generazioni - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNye44fzUzs

Note: Italian words in the intro are in Italics


Edited by Psychedelic Paul - August 19 2025 at 05:55

A-Z of Italian Prog

EZRA WINSTON      A favoloso Symphonic Prog band from the Lazio region of Italy who only stuck around just long enough to record two magnificent masterpieces, but these are the things of which myths and legends are made. Lazio is of course famous for having once had one Paul (no more tears) Gascoigne (or Gazza) in its soccer team. You'll be shedding tears of joy though (hopefully) when you hear Ezra Winston's two magnifico albums, and in a surprising twist of fate, Ezra Winston returned with a third album over thirty years later, ironically titled, "Tertium Non Datur", which means "There is no third possibility."

1988: Ezra Winston - Myth of the Chrysavides - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GW8Q84GX3ho
1990: Ezra Winston - Ancient Afternoons - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L16GSTJc_6A
2021: Ezra Winston - Tertium Non Datur



Edited by Psychedelic Paul - August 21 2025 at 01:21

A-Z of Italian Prog

GOBLIN       In the same way as a goblin is a grotesque, monstrous creature, the creepy Italian band Goblin specialise in grotesque, monstrous music for particularly grisly horror films, the vast majority of their work being in that same bloody vein. In fact, the eerie, nightmarish music of Goblin on its own is enough to freak anyone out - without even seeing the accompanying film - the group having worked with Italian master of gory horror Dario Argento, as well as killer zombie specialist George A. Romero. And you thought Bernard Herrmann's soundtrack to Psycho was scary. B...b...baby, you ain't heard nothing yet! Goblin are not for the faint-hearted or for those of a nervous disposition, so it's probably best not to leave a Goblin album in your great aunt Edna's Christmas stocking. Fans of cosy Walt Disney family movies are well-advised to give the spooky music of Goblin a wide berth. All in all then, Goblin are a devilishly good band for those who thought The Exorcist was a comedy.

1975: Goblin - Profondo Rosso - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mhmkdAbo8LQtr30dnRd8eDx5QDaFPP5Qs
                 1976: Goblin - Roller - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nK_K7sseLk7Jvuqmc5fBDDGIfsWhZVC14
                 1976: Goblin - Perche Si Uccidono - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFZ5kTZU6FldDkvvS2_We-Iqub1awe41b
                 1977: Goblin - Suspiria - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mmZiSYHNrjMUgg3nRVgvnEB8ncgTTwMJw
                 1978: Goblin - Il Fantastico Viaggio del Bagarozzo Mark - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo9Nu4A4dlz1AopDfADIqH2hFPAMwy-PR
                 1978: Goblin - Zombi: Dawn of the Dead - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nIysjcU6ZheqQ5em5_bQyRXutyOTldJTU
                 1979: Goblin - Amo Non Amo - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k0kB8pvvJ2H2lIIyDt7-bYS4dZPQcOOPU
                 1979: Goblin - Squadra Antigangsters - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvMViVt_1wWpJm0F9sajm34cX5yLhbPxJ
                 1979: Goblin - Patrick - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4d1fcPKUHLouvZip43H73n_W0rSrhOgt
                 1980: Goblin - Contamination - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIHOiEnCEbc5qjZ5FDzWHxP4AqFDTCNIp
                 1982: Goblin - Volo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOfD__u3gDE
                 1982: Goblin - Tenebrae - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kIgjTYmeEHYKab6Ypk7NS9VaubfKPSCEo
                 1983: Goblin - Notturno - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_naZl8hPxQEcjv9gx8TaRc46FrvLzexRRU
                 1985: Goblin - Phenomena - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXlPyet8GAA
                 1989: Goblin - La Chiesa - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kMKvHEiF1iA1lhq3xEsNPPFAtgLhdHUPk
                 1997: Goblin - Buio Omega - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kQqC5U4cY2nEW-v9drkcXNMC0qimaT0pA
                 1999: Goblin - La Via Della Droga - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nhZ-i-4I25t-5yTLP7TQWu8QY_N8OBGvo
                 2001: Goblin - Non Ho Sonno - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGLJ1QyLcak
                 2006: Goblin - Back to the Goblin 2005 - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nltDqQavCmOcK_gtPNDD7WX1hwSrGKWaI
                 2014: Claudio Simonetti's Goblin - The Murder Collection - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mhlmpuXGY08yetks-2yEsB_tcO5zyyNeg
                 2015: Goblin - Four of a Kind - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kcSO8Cb3hf9a8OUK5sO2YOnlFOCKm39Q0
                 2016: Goblin - Austinato: Live in Texas - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m7SCOI3I_jbXJ2v-m2m47C4fQHs5dNZ-c
                 2016: Goblin - Live 1978 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kore2NGDtR0
                 2018: Goblin - Fearless (37513 Zombie Ave.) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOpPe1J9AA34poJxCLJcahqvFd4lmQUEf
                 2019: Claudio Simonetti's Goblin - The Devil is Back - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mGl4vNDQ6M5oZeHFws5R9zDS3erD5Cc0I
                 2022: Goblin - Wampyr - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM3G0aTEFKMFIVycnegm3x5tembk0h8lo

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - 6 hours 32 minutes ago at 23:37

Psychedelic Paul wrote: A-Z of Italian Prog GOBLIN       In the same way as a goblin is a grotesque, monstrous creature, the creepy Italian band Goblin specialise in grotesque, monstrous music for particularly grisly horror films, the vast majority of their work being in that same bloody vein. In fact, the eerie, nightmarish music of Goblin on its own is enough to freak anyone out - without even seeing the accompanying film - the group having worked with Italian master of gory horror Dario Argento, as well as killer zombie specialist George A. Romero. And you thought Bernard Herrmann's soundtrack to Psycho was scary. B...b...baby, you ain't heard nothing yet! Goblin are not for the faint-hearted or for those of a nervous disposition, so it's probably best not to leave a Goblin album in your great aunt Edna's Christmas stocking. Fans of cosy Walt Disney family movies are well-advised to give the spooky music of Goblin a wide berth. All in all then, Goblin are a devilishly good band for those who thought The Exorcist was a comedy. 1975: Goblin - Profondo Rosso - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mhmkdAbo8LQtr30dnRd8eDx5QDaFPP5Qs                  1976: Goblin - Roller - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nK_K7sseLk7Jvuqmc5fBDDGIfsWhZVC14                  1976: Goblin - Perche Si Uccidono - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFZ5kTZU6FldDkvvS2_We-Iqub1awe41b                  1977: Goblin - Suspiria - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mmZiSYHNrjMUgg3nRVgvnEB8ncgTTwMJw                  1978: Goblin - Il Fantastico Viaggio del Bagarozzo Mark - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo9Nu4A4dlz1AopDfADIqH2hFPAMwy-PR                  1978: Goblin - Zombi: Dawn of the Dead - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nIysjcU6ZheqQ5em5_bQyRXutyOTldJTU                  1979: Goblin - Amo Non Amo - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k0kB8pvvJ2H2lIIyDt7-bYS4dZPQcOOPU                  1979: Goblin - Squadra Antigangsters - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvMViVt_1wWpJm0F9sajm34cX5yLhbPxJ                  1979: Goblin - Patrick - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4d1fcPKUHLouvZip43H73n_W0rSrhOgt                  1980: Goblin - Contamination - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIHOiEnCEbc5qjZ5FDzWHxP4AqFDTCNIp                  1982: Goblin - Volo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOfD__u3gDE                  1982: Goblin - Tenebrae - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kIgjTYmeEHYKab6Ypk7NS9VaubfKPSCEo                  1983: Goblin - Notturno - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_naZl8hPxQEcjv9gx8TaRc46FrvLzexRRU                  1985: Goblin - Phenomena - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXlPyet8GAA                  1989: Goblin - La Chiesa - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kMKvHEiF1iA1lhq3xEsNPPFAtgLhdHUPk                  1997: Goblin - Buio Omega - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kQqC5U4cY2nEW-v9drkcXNMC0qimaT0pA                  1999: Goblin - La Via Della Droga - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nhZ-i-4I25t-5yTLP7TQWu8QY_N8OBGvo                  2001: Goblin - Non Ho Sonno - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGLJ1QyLcak                  2006: Goblin - Back to the Goblin 2005 - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nltDqQavCmOcK_gtPNDD7WX1hwSrGKWaI                  2014: Claudio Simonetti's Goblin - The Murder Collection - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mhlmpuXGY08yetks-2yEsB_tcO5zyyNeg                  2015: Goblin - Four of a Kind - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kcSO8Cb3hf9a8OUK5sO2YOnlFOCKm39Q0                  2019: Claudio Simonetti's Goblin - The Devil is Back - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mGl4vNDQ6M5oZeHFws5R9zDS3erD5Cc0I

I think you're missing several dozen 'stars' in the list, Paul!

A few more:

2016: Austinato
2016: Live 1978
2018: Fearless (37513 Zombie Ave.)
2022: Wampyr
2023: Back to Live 2009

verslibre wrote: I think you're missing several dozen 'stars' in the list, Paul! A few more: 2016: Austinato 2016: Live 1978 2018: Fearless (37513 Zombie Ave.) 2022: Wampyr

All added.