Istvan

All in their early twenties, the members of Istvan hail from Forl�, a misty suburban city 50 miles south of Bologna. Their debut-album is almost totally instrumental, influenced by heavy psych as well as contemporary doom wizards, and inspired by German physician and religious poet Angelus Silesius. Through stoner riffs, doomy tempos and rarefied drones, the Istvan sound is like a vulcanic heat enveloping post-rock mists. Earth, Om, Earthless, Black Sabbath, Slint and guitar guru John Fahey all left their mark on Istvan's s/t album.