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SCUORN was born to worship the cult of Parthenope by revealing the most ancient legends and history of the mysterious Neapolitan lands, known over the centuries for their hellenic and roman origins and for being fervent cradle of the Italian culture. The epic black metal atmospheres, strongly influenced by the world famous “canzone napoletana”, and the sound of traditional folk instruments melt with majestic orchestrals and evocative lyrics in native language, express the concept of the band at its best. SCOURN (which means “shame” in Neapolitan language) was founded in Naples (Italy) in 2008 by Giulian (Vocals, All Instruments & Orchestral Arrangements). SCUORN released the much-anticipated debut album “PARTHENOPE” in 2017, winning five “ALBUM OF THE YEAR 2017” awards on Italian medias such as Metal Hammer Italia, Mister Folk, Metal Skunk, Metallari Brutti and on french webzine Totentanz, as well as being included eight times in the “ALBUM OF THE YEAR TOP 10” charts of metal magazines worldwide. In 2018 SCUORN is mentioned in the book “Sounds Of Origin In Heavy Metal Music” edited by Dr Toni-Matti Karjalainen, published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing, in the chapter “Son(g)s Of Darkness : Identities in Italian Black Metal” as part of the regionalistic branch of IBM, focused on re-elaborating folklore themes from local traditions on a neo-pagan background. In 2019 "Parthenope" is included in the TOP 10 ITALIAN METAL ALBUMS OF THE DECADE 2010-2019 by Aristocrazia Webzine.