Fulci Risorsero dalla Tomba e Fu… L’Apocalisse! Review
Fulci
Risorsero dalla Tomba e Fu… L’Apocalisse!
20 Buck Spin
2026
Fulci are no strangers to the festering, bubbling rotten soil where underground death metal resides and thrives. Nay, these Italian gore hounds have been kicking over tombstones since 2013, and their love of Italian horror (their very name inspired by famed horror filmmaker Lucio Fulci himself) knows no bounds. This sextet even hosts and organizes an annual convention in Milan dedicated to the man himself called FULCICON that just recently wrapped up this year. Needless to say, they are deeply rooted in the macabre, the morbid, and the insane. Hot off the heels of their last outing Duck Face Killings (no idea what that album title has meant, ever), we have their new maxi-single Risorsero dalla Tomba e Fu… L’Apocalisse!
For those uninitiated, Fulci blend old school death metal plod with hardcore chugs and breakdowns, with a smattering of speed here and there. If I had to name check influences I personally hear, I would say they are a direct fist to the face by way of Obituary, Merauder, early Hatebreed, Barnes-era Cannibal Corpse, and newer stuff like 200 Stab Wounds. Jason Dahlke’s vocals never veer from low gutturals, and I'm absolutely fine with that. There are no inhales, bree brees, high screams, or pig squeals here, just deep, cavernous beastly traditional growls. The mix here is dark, punchy, and atmospheric, and all the instruments are heard perfectly and thankfully, the production is polished enough to be modern but maintains a real, organic feel. The EP was produced by FULCI, recorded at Spvn, and mixed and mastered by Stefano Santi.
The interesting thing about this single is that it serves as the soundtrack to a 30-minute film of the same name. “Created in collaboration with director Domenico Montixi, the 30-minute film merges paranormal horror with Spaghetti Western atmosphere, drawing direct inspiration from Lucio Fulci’s City Of The Living Dead and Four Of The Apocalypse.” How cool is that? We begin here with the title track. This is an intro of spoken word about the City of the Dead. In addition to that, sparse, minor key clean guitars are juxtaposed alongside creepy synths that spiral into low tuned guitars, bass, and drums with a single note riff not dissimilar to the intro of Black Sabbath. It certainly creates a foreboding and desolate mood. From there we go smack dab into “Paura che Uccide,” which is a near five-minute exercise in death/doom, muscular churning riffs, and tempo shifts with some effected guitars near song’s end. This is simply what Fulci do best, their “gore-giallo” brand of death metal, as it were. The last song is actually their interpretation of “Apoteosi Del Mistero” by Fabio Frizzi from “City of the Living Dead.” This track finds Fulci at their most atmospheric and cinematic, with synths, reverb-drenched guitars, and vocals colliding with more death/doom (by way of Finland) and ten-ton heaviness. It's all forlorn and dreary yet somehow melodic and beautiful. Imagine Hooded Menace and Morgion scoring an entire film, and it would sorta sound like this. Further cementing the vibe are strings and excellent guest clean vocals provided by Neon Nightmare/Spirit Adrift singer Nate Garrett. And then just like that, it's over. So I listened again, then again, and once more before I thought, “Ok I need to write this review and stop being transfixed by this.” I let it play during this writing, too. Just like most good horror movies or good music, it mesmerized me and let me escape the mundanity of everyday life. This is a standout in Fulci’s catalog, and I for one hope they continue to do these from time to time or add more of these elements into their sound because they are not only adept at them, but they also excel at them. Pick this up and be transported into the darkness where madness dwells…
RIYL- Obituary, Cannibal Corpse, 200 Stab Wounds, Merauder, All Out War and Hooded Menace
~TB