Sepolcrum is a death metal band from Rome, Italy.
The band was formed around 1988/1989, from members Robert Cufaro and Alessandro Nunziati. Later on Emiliano Chiocchiolini and Marco Montagna join the band. The proposals are clear: Sepolcrum wants to play death metal as it is meant to be in the early 90's (what is actually known as "old school" death metal). The band's background moves from Massacre to Obituary, from Death to Bolt Thrower, from Entombed to Napalm Death, and is one of the first death metal acts from Rome, Italy. Together with Catacomb (now Novembre), Defunctis, Desecration, they set the basis for the Capital's death metal scene.
Emiliano feels quite out of place due to his mainly rock influences, and is replaced by the massive and hevy drummer Giovanni Casponi, who stays in the band just for a while. Enough though to record the first demo "Anteroom of the Hell", out in December 1991, and begin the Sepolcrum live sessions.
1993 sees the return of Emiliano on the drums, while the band greets the new wave of death/doom, ruled by My Dying Bride and Paradise Lost. In "Flowers Upon The Grave", besides Emiliano also a second guitar player Arrigo Scenna joins the crew for the recording of the second demo and further liveshows.
In the meanwhile vocalist Alessandro starts thinking about his personal projects, gaining major influences from the black metal/vampire scene.
1994 sees the departure of Emiliano from the band, and the arrival of young Marco De Pascale which stays in the band just for the recording of another demo with 2 songs, leaving later for Enthrallment.
After the Promo 1994, the band writes down the material (3 songs, one unreleased) to be recorded on the 7" titled "Gather My Blood Forever". Just when the 7" is about to be released, the band changes its name to VII Arcano. So the 7" can actually be considered as the last effort from Sepolcrum.
After the 7" vocalist Alessandro (aka Lord Vampyr) leaves definitely to give full attention to his project Theatres des Vampires", which also involves Robert Cufaro, and the band switches definitely genre to what is the actual VII Arcano.
December 2011 will be 20 years from the first "Anteroom Of The Hell" demo release, rumors say something cool's gonna happen but still no hint about it.
Read more about Sepolcrum: Discography