BANCO HEAD TO ORLANDO FOR THEIR 50TH BIRTHDAY!

The Italian band back with “ambitious” new concept album.

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Italian prog veterans Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso will release their new album, Orlando: Le Forme dell’Amore (‘Orlando: The Form Of Love’), on September 23 via InsideOut. The LP comes three years after their long-awaited comeback album Nudo, and it’s their second full-length studio release since long-time frontman Francesco Di Giacomo died in 2014. Banco describe Orlando as “possibly their most ambitious concept album since the release of [second, 1972 LP] Darwin!”. The overarching theme was inspired by a 14th-century poem, and was devised by keyboardist, vocalist and co-founder Vittorio Nocenzi. Tantalisingly, the band are calling the record “an epic album that will set new parameters for progressive rock fans”. Banco are celebrating their 50th anniversary as recording artists this year, with their self-titled debut and Darwin! both released in 1972. They’re planning…

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