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Spiritual Front was founded in 2000 as the solo project of Simone H. Salvatori. From dark, wailing experimental folk in the beginning, the sound began to transform and grow, to where it is now compared to the work of Nick Cave, Swans, and Scott Walker. From 2003 to 2005, the one man band transformed into a true, polished group. Spiritual Front received more and more requests for live shows across Europe, a testimony to how the band evolved personally and how it came to represent a unique and defined style characterized as decadent pop with a vintage sound and image drawn from the founderís interest in film. Themes treated by Simone H. deal with searching for self-identity through turbid and untamed exploration of sexuality, stories of breaking up with anger at bitter sarcasm and irony, always touched with nihilism and biting humor. At this point the band brazenly united folk, indie rock, tango, and country rock in a unique, unmistakeable mix as shown in ìArmageddon Gigoloî (recorded in collaboration with musicians from Ennio Morriconeís orchestra) from 2006. This album consecrated Spiritual Front as one of the best groups of the year on the alternative scene and made them one of the most respected and loved Italian bands abroad.

From 2006 until today Spiritual Front has received overwhelming acclaim for their live performance across the world: Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, UK, Denmark, Mexico, Sweden, Lithuania, Poland, Switzerland, Russia, and more (from Wave Gothic to the Heineken Jamminí festival to prove the viability of their sound). The band has contributed to the soundtracks of the TV series Las Vegas and the motion picture Saw 2 as well as several independent films,theatre pieces and modern ballets. The group is invited regularly to national and international radio interviews with their work being transmitted across the world (Tattoo magazines, Alternative Culture, Fashion, etc.) In 2010 they were invited to perform on the prestigious Rockpalast TV show (legendary German music show that has hosted the likes of The Smiths, Oasis, Faith no more, and Maximo Park). During Rockplastís 30 years on air, Spiritual Front is the only Italian rock band that has ever been invited to perform! Their latest album ìRotten roma casinoî from 2010 include musicians from Morriconeís orchestra again, a testament to the bandís love for certain cinematographic sounds (during their concerts, they project the films of Pasolini, Fassbinder, Scorsese, and others), other guests include Tyin Tiffany, Sonja Krasuhofer (Lí ame immortelle, Persephone)Tomas Petterson ( Ordo rosarius equilibrio) Antonia Plastique (Welle erdball) with illustrations from the American artist Chris Askew, and the layout of Paolo Soellner from Klimt 1918 The album was released in two versions along with a DVD that contains videoclips like ìSad almost a winnerî (revisitation of Fassbinerís film ëFox and his friendsí), interviews, and spoken word (read by the Roman actor Alessandro Tiberi, protagonist for the Boris series (and currently at work with Woody Allen), the actress/burlesque performer Emanuela Nitti, who interprets texts from Pasolini, Majakovskij, and Pavese.) During 2013 the band has published two different albums: ëOpen woundsí,which contains all the first material re-arranged and re-mastered, and ë Black hearts in black suitsí, a concept neo classical champer pop album, a concept album about the German movie director W.R. Fassbinder, the labum has been described as a mix between Arvo Part and Marc Almond, between Nick Cave and Michael Nyman.