Three years after the exit of his latest album Honey, Anastasio announces the arrival of the new album Machines cannot prayhis first project for Woodworm / Universal Music Italy out on April 11th.
The album in physical format is already available for pre-order in numerous versions and in special formats also autographed by clicking here. Was anticipated by the individual A simple thingreleased on February 28th.
Machines cannot pray It will not only be a record, but will be part of a wider project that will also include a comic or, better still, “a graphic novel published by BD editions”.
In limited edition on the website of Lazio discoFurthermore, a bundle containing orange LP in numbered edition will be available, the graphic novel “Machines cannot pray” published by BD editions that brings the themes of the new album on paper Anastasio Accompanied by the drawings of Arturo Lauria and the cyber-mosca pendant with NFC tag to access exclusive content.
As he writes on social media Anastasio“This album is something different: it is a story, an epic, I would call it “a rap work”. Above all it is a dream, it is the album that would proudly make the boy I was. “
And underlines: «I wrote it in total freedom, it took me four years and it is not true that I was alone. In this album they played, even before the crazy musicians, friends “
«The cover and the comic made them friends. The concept and texts are the result of a dense dialogue with a friend. Anyone who has collaborated on this album (and his branches) is because he believed in me, and I thank him and I feel lucky. I recovered a few old photos from the gallery, there is a lot of people of people but I didn't forget you “
«I would really like to convey what this moment means for me, but in words I can't; Everything I write seems to me to be weak, I just have to count the days and this album will speak for me. Just know that today I feel good. Make me a good luck ».
Anastasio: from Xfactor to 2025
Anastasio He was the winner of the twelfth of X Factor In 2018, publishing his first EP The end of the world. After numerous other singles, the rapper lands at Sanremo Festival 2020 with Red of anger ranking thirteenth. His first studio album arrives here Zero act.
Covid arrives, a period in which Anastasio Prepare its second album Honeyreleased in 2022 and anticipated by the individual Absurd. Subsequently, as explained by the artist himself in a Tiktok video, in the following years he did not have a management, booking and record with him, helping him to leave and venture to try to write a new album.
We then arrive at 2025 with the new signature with Woodwormthe exit of the individual A simple thing and the announcement of his “the final concept album” Machines cannot pray.
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