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The Hornets

Heavier Than A Stone

Go Down Records 2021

Why should you listen to this record? Simply because everyone and anyone once in their life should say: “Yes… I like Rock’n’Roll!”

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Stefano Francia | guitar, vocals
Alberto Francia | bass, vocals
Alex Tosi | guitar, vocals
Andrea Rovituso | drums

Produced by Alessandro Tedesco.
Recorded by Daniele Andy Andinetti in November 2020 at Music Inside in Modena, Italy.
Mix and master by Daniel Grego at Mal De Testa Recording Studio, in Tombolo, Italy.

Don’t Talk About Love

Go Down Records 2021

Here you can feel the glam influences that linger in the band: Thin Lizzy, Slade, New York Dolls and Cheap Trick are always a guarantee as well as a starting point, and the result can only be more than satisfactory. “Don’t Talk About Love” is a perfect example of this.

Produced by Alessandro Tedesco.
Recorded by Daniele Andy Andinetti in November 2020 at Music Inside in Modena, Italy.
Mix and master by Daniel Grego at Mal De Testa Recording Studio, in Tombolo, Italy.

Female Creed

Go Down Records 2021

Female Creed, not a simple description of the stereotypical female aspect, on the contrary! The opposite! We want to represent the multitude of colors and facets that characterize each of us, without distinction! And to make it clear, who more than a woman can do it !?

Produced by Alessandro Tedesco.
Recorded by Daniele Andy Andinetti in November 2020 at Music Inside in Modena, Italy.
Mix and master by Daniel Grego at Mal De Testa Recording Studio, in Tombolo, Italy.

Superman (Nietzsche)

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“The “superman”, a talented figure, idolized and envied by all for some particular characteristic, but which at the same time creates discomfort and a peculiar annoyance that only very few are able to admit it and show. Aren’t you one of those very few? Here is the right song! Superman (Nietzsche), the second single from The Hornets is an edgy, neurotic song, played with particular vital energy with an undefined vocal line, but what does it matter, guitars do it!”

Produced by Alessandro Tedesco.
Recorded by Daniele Andy Andinetti in November 2020 at Music Inside in Modena, Italy.
Mix and master by Daniel Grego at Mal De Testa Recording Studio, in Tombolo, Italy.

The Hornets

September 2016; a band is formed basically out of boredom and for no reason:
two brothers (experienced by force of circumstances), the neighbor friend and
the drummer, who comes in later. Everyone had already some musical
experience with them and the results came without problems. A human
sound, sincere, all around Seventies! Then, a series of concerts and “one
shot-one kill” singles from 2017, until the release of the first album in the
summer of 2021 “Heavier Than A Stone”.

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Heavier than a stone
€20,00

12” 180gr Black Vinyl LP
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

Heavier than a stone
€25,00

12” 180gr Translucent Orange Vinyl LP Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

What they say about us

unlike the Rolling Stones, we need people who speak well of us

★★★★

“The Hornets deliver music that is authentic, real and comes straight from the heart. This longplayer is solely build on the commitment to rock’n’roll. ‘Heavier Than a Stone’ is not mind-blowing but a heart-warming rock’n’roll party.”

markus heavy

markusheavymusicblog.org

★★★★★

“It is a vibrant and energetic album: the length of its gestation is displayed in the attention to detail, with nothing sounding out of place (…). A very impressive debut from a band from whom we at ÜRHQ definitely look forward to hearing more.”

DJ Monk

uber-rock.co.uk

★★★★★

“È l’espressività musicale e la fusione dei diversi strumenti che ci esaltano di Heavier Than A Stone, un lavoro in cui ogni singola traccia si crea il proprio posto e non ci sono filler, ciascuna trasmette emozioni, diverse, di sicuro molto forti per chi ama un certo rock rollingstoniano o alla ZZ Top.”

Marcellom Zinno

rockgarage.it

★★★★

“In the short time since receiving “Heavier Than A Stone” for review, I’ve listened to it no less than five times. The first two critically, the other three simply because I thought it was fun. It’s a “pick me up”-type of album that invariably made me smile each time I heard it. In today’s day and age, saying something elicits happiness is just about the one of the highest compliments that I think can be given.”

Kenn Staub
metal-temple.com

“Heavier Than A Stone” è il discorso d’esordio di questo quartetto nato quattro anni fa. The Horntes sono quattro ragazzi che si esprimono con un classic rock che attinge tanto dal garage, quanto dall’hardd rock degli anni ‘70, non disdegnando certe accentuazioni pop.”

Vittorio Lannutti

rockon.it

★★★★

“Lieder wie ‘Don’t Talk About Love’, ‘Female Creed’, ‘The Best’ oder auch ‘1997’ verbreiten durch die Bank viel Kurzweil, gehen ins Ohr und auch ziemlich schnell ins Gebein! (…)
Unter dem Strich bleibt ein interessantes, knapp halbstündiges Album mit kleinen Schwächen, das neugierig auf die Live-Qualitäten dieser vier italienischen Retro-Rocker macht.”

Timo Reiser

powermetal.de

★★★

“Quante volte è stato ribadito che « è solamente rock and roll ma ci piace »? Mai troppe, vero? E ribadiamolo di nuovo, allora. Perché, sì, ci piace e basta. Semplice. Nulla di più, nulla di meno. Potremmo citare un ampio assortimento di annate e decenni più o meno rilevanti, di città e nazioni più o meno influenti, di sostanze intossicanti le più disparate e le più disperate. Storie di vita – di strada, di casa, di sesso, di palchi – o solamente storie; sulla caducità della giovinezza e l’esorcizzazione della morte. I The Hornets esistono da cinque anni, la loro musica da più di sessanta.”

ZZ in the Underground

heavymetalwebzine.it

“Lo spartito dei The Hornets ruota intorno all’amperaggio spirituale del rock & roll grezzo, sporco, esplosivo, genuino e blueseggiante, spaziando tra riff catchy, bending estremi, power ballad da radio FM ed assoli pregni di effetti wah wah: un perimetro strumentale in cui le linee fresche e melodiche dell’AOR flirtano con quel piglio sfrontato e ruffiano dei Pearl Jam di Fixer, cucendosi addosso una godibile e spensierata semplicità espressiva, assieme all’attitudine coinvolgente delle performance dal vivo.”

Andrea Musumeci

fotografierock.it

“Klingt für uns Stadion-Rock-tauglich die Mucke. Und auch wenn Berufs-Kritker sicherlich zur Platte „Heavier Than A Stone“ anmerken werden, dass alle Songs ähnlich klingen und der Sound nicht wirklich neu ist, möchten wir folgendes entgegen halten: darum geht es doch gar nicht. Das italienische Quartett klingt authentisch, fröhlich und gerade nach der entbehrungsreichen Corona-Zeit genau richtig. Nur mit dieser musikalischen Leichtigkeit lässt sich der Sommer 2021 ertragen. Grazie mille daher von Seiten der metal-heads-Redaktion für diese Scheibe!”

Von Ralfi Ralf

metal-heads.de

★★★★

“Heavier Than a Stone è un disco facile, divertente e frizzante che verrà snobbato da chi odia determinate sonorità ed apprezzato da coloro che cercano nella musica un minimo di svago senza pensieri. Su questo la band ha vinto, senza avere pretese e senza apparire forzata, questo è il suo pregio. Molte volte basta la semplicità ed il cuore per fare buona musica, e anche se questo album non cambierà la vita a nessuno almeno la renderà più leggera.”

Enzo Prenotto

grindontheroad.com

★★★

“Typisch italienisch ist das nicht, was The Hornets da vom Stapel bzw. der Rille lassen. Aber was ist das schon, außer vielleicht Celentano und Ramazzotti? Auf HEAVIER THAN A STONE gibt es keinen Italo Pop sondern vielmehr Italo Rock. Der sich aber wiederum an Bands wie den schwedischen Hellacopters orientiert.”

Martin Buchenberger

classicrock.net

★★★★

“THE HORNETS erfinden das Rad nicht neu, mischen aber klassische Rock’n’Roll-Elemente mit moderneren, entspannten Klängen und schaffen es dabei, das Ganze natürlich klingen zu lassen. Schwerer als ein Stein ist das jedoch nicht, eher ein leichtes, kurzweiliges Vergnügen für den nächsten Grillabend, passend abgerundet mit einem Wein, zu dem sicher auch THE HORNETS nicht ‚Nein‘ sagen würden.”

Franziska Anson

stormbringer.at

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Go Down Records aps
Treviso | ITALY
VAT number: 05063560261

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