Catarrhal Noise
Encyclopedia
Catarrhal Noise is a hard rock
/heavy metal
band from Noale
, Veneto
, Italy
.
The band was founded in September 1994, when Albyzzo and Ruzo (later known as Bullo) chose the name after a deep search inside an English
dictionary
.
They sing in Venetian
, that is very hard to understand for foreigners, and even for an Italian living outside Veneto. Moreover, their lyrics are off-the-wall, with a heavy use of colloquial terms: a common concept in their concerts is the one of rujo, that can be approximately translated as extreme rudeness and unpoliteness and is often a term applied to people living in the country.
Anyway, the band was able to create a large following in Veneto and in other parts of northern Italy
thanks to their highly energetic live shows.
They have successfully given 300 concerts, alternating powerful metal songs with comic segments. On July 3, 2004 they even opened a concert for legendary thrash metal
band Anthrax
.
Since then, they have headlined several important independent hard rock festival in Veneto, such as Monteciorock in Montecchio Maggiore
, Rockonte in Villa del Conte
and MarcOn Festival in Marcon
.
On October 17, 2007 singer Bullo announced that all the other members had left Catarrhal Noise. The band is now on an indefinite hiatus.
The group is currently on hiatus.
Regularly guest-starring on their albums and concerts was Herman Medrano, a Venetian
rapper.
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
/heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band from Noale
Noale
Noale is a town in the province of Venezia, Veneto, Italy.The town is home to the cult Hard rock/Heavy Metal band Catarrhal Noise, and to the motorcycle company Aprilia.The most important event of the town in the Palio ....
, Veneto
Veneto
Veneto is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about 5 million, ranking 5th in Italy.Veneto had been for more than a millennium an independent state, the Republic of Venice, until it was eventually annexed by Italy in 1866 after brief Austrian and French rule...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
The band was founded in September 1994, when Albyzzo and Ruzo (later known as Bullo) chose the name after a deep search inside an English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
dictionary
Dictionary
A dictionary is a collection of words in one or more specific languages, often listed alphabetically, with usage information, definitions, etymologies, phonetics, pronunciations, and other information; or a book of words in one language with their equivalents in another, also known as a lexicon...
.
They sing in Venetian
Venetian language
Venetian or Venetan is a Romance language spoken as a native language by over two million people, mostly in the Veneto region of Italy, where of five million inhabitants almost all can understand it. It is sometimes spoken and often well understood outside Veneto, in Trentino, Friuli, Venezia...
, that is very hard to understand for foreigners, and even for an Italian living outside Veneto. Moreover, their lyrics are off-the-wall, with a heavy use of colloquial terms: a common concept in their concerts is the one of rujo, that can be approximately translated as extreme rudeness and unpoliteness and is often a term applied to people living in the country.
Anyway, the band was able to create a large following in Veneto and in other parts of northern Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
thanks to their highly energetic live shows.
They have successfully given 300 concerts, alternating powerful metal songs with comic segments. On July 3, 2004 they even opened a concert for legendary thrash metal
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
band Anthrax
Anthrax (band)
Anthrax is an American heavy metal band from New York City, formed in 1981. Founded by guitarists Scott Ian and Danny Lilker, the band has since released ten studio albums and 20 singles, and an EP featuring Public Enemy. The band was one of the most popular of the 1980s thrash metal scene...
.
Since then, they have headlined several important independent hard rock festival in Veneto, such as Monteciorock in Montecchio Maggiore
Montecchio Maggiore
Montecchio Maggiore is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. It is situated approximately 12 km west of Vicenza and 43 km east of Verona, SP 246 passes through it....
, Rockonte in Villa del Conte
Villa del Conte
Villa del Conte is a comune in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about 40 km northwest of Venice and about 20 km north of Padua...
and MarcOn Festival in Marcon
Marcon
Marcon is a comune in the province of Venice, the region of Veneto, Italy.It contains the hamlets of Gaggio and San Liberale. It is bordered by Mogliano Veneto, Quarto d'Altino, and Venice.-External links:...
.
On October 17, 2007 singer Bullo announced that all the other members had left Catarrhal Noise. The band is now on an indefinite hiatus.
Current
- Bullo (Daniele Russo) - vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
(previously guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
as Ruzo)
The group is currently on hiatus.
Past
- Albyzzo (Alberto Varosi) - guitar (previously drumDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s) - Brazilian Bass aka Bras - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Frankie Bello (Alberto Bello) - drums
- Gassolato - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Giffo - percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
s - Pelle - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
(previously vocals) - Pyzzo (Andrea Giada) - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Rocky Gio (Giovanni Gatto) - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
Regularly guest-starring on their albums and concerts was Herman Medrano, a Venetian
Veneto
Veneto is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about 5 million, ranking 5th in Italy.Veneto had been for more than a millennium an independent state, the Republic of Venice, until it was eventually annexed by Italy in 1866 after brief Austrian and French rule...
rapper.
Studio albums
- Radio RizzoxRadio RizzoxRadio Rizzox is an album by Catarrhal Noise.The song Bira Vin Wisky Graspa was later re-recorded in the album Te spùo so 'na recia.-Track listing:#"Mussolino"#"Le scoasse"#"Cueo to mare"#"Tutti chiavano "#"Carne da macello"...
(self-produced, 1997) - Gli sbronzi di RialtoGli sbronzi di RialtoGli sbronzi di Rialto is an album by Catarrhal Noise.The title is a pun with I Bronzi di Riace , Gli Sbronzi di Riace , and the Rialto Bridge .The songs El toro and A grilliata were later re-recorded in the album...
(self-produced, 1999) - Basame el cueoBasame el cueoBasame el cueo is an album by Catarrhal Noise.The album was remastered and re-released in 2006 as Basame el cueo Duplison Platinum Edition 2006...
(self-produced, 2001) - TurboamericaTurboamerica-Track listing:#"Turboamerica" – 2:02#"Rubrica de l'agricoltore agricolo" – 5:07#"Me so' caga' dosso" – 2:40#"Silvanos Prestige" – 2:47#"Maedetta chea volta" – 2:53#"Duilio Sio Gan" – 2:37#"Fasso macello" – 3:34#"DJ Beggiato e Renato" – 0:31...
(2002) - Te spùo so 'na reciaTe spùo so 'na reciaTe spùo so 'na recia is an album by Catarrhal Noise.-Track listing:#Rujo #Fonso 1 #Bea come el pecato #Va bon? #Fonso 2 #Re d'Italia #El troia #Nutrie...
(2004) - Basame el cueo Duplison Platinum Edition 2006 (2006)
- A porchettataA porchettataA porchettata is an album by Catarrhal Noise.For the first time, two songs with English lyrics are included:* Chimi Chinga* Jimmy The Poison From Hell-Track listing:#"A porchettata" – 2:44#"Rubrica Twin Spark" – 6:32...
(2006)