There was a time when most black metal was firmly in the grip of its initial, ideological myopia. Thanks to a more imaginative and progressive generation of musicians, the scene is now much more capable of thinking outside the box.
Bianca is a shadowy project led by Enrico Schettino, guitarist with maverick death metallers Hour Of Penance. Eschewing the usual blend of Satanism and petulant rebellion for a grandiose explosion of humanistic thinking and feminine power, this first foray is a quietly radical affair.
