Zetazeroalfa
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ZetaZeroAlfa is a musical group from Rome
. They are the official band of CasaPound Italia.
Taken from an interview with the band.
Zetazeroalfa (ZZA) started in 1997 and have made 8 albums so far, as well as many participations to compilations in alternative music and RAC scenes, which include different genres of music characterized by the political content of a fascist
nature.
On the 25th of November 2000 ZZA in collaboration with Rupe Tarpea Productions/Perimetro participated in Faenza
MEI meeting and got the opportunity to play live.
December 8, 2001 - During one of their gigs at Teatro Piccolo in Sulmona
a riot started, because of approx 20 Antifa activists tried to stop the concert. The situation was resolved only because of police intervention. The band leader Gianluca Iannone, along with 4 others were sentenced to 10 months for "acts of violence". This was the first of a series of boycotts organized by Antifascist militants which have struck the band ever since.
November 14, 2005 - As an act of solidarity with prisoners, ZZA along with the band La Peggio Gioventù played live in the Roman Prison Rebibbia. During the event they presented football player Damiano Tommasi with a prize named after the prison journal Premio Nonsolochiacchiere. The crowd was composed of 300 prisoners along with the entire (80) prison staff. This was the first time a band not belonging to "the left" had ever played inside an Italian detention facility.
June 18, 2010 - ZZA held a nationwide pre-release party which took place in 26 Italian cities simultaneously.
October 22, 2010 - The launch of the book "Nessun Dolore: Una storia di Casapound (No Pain: The story of CasaPound)" saw for the first time ZZA holding an outdoor gig, which took place in Ponte Milvio. More than 2000 people were in attendance.
So far ZZA have played more than 80 gigs in Italy
and abroad.
and the excesses derived from the Free Market
system, often their songs are both characteristically joyful and sarcastic.
Their music predominately attracts a young crowd who are most often associated to various fascist movements/groups, in particular those linked to the association for social promotion CasaPound Italia, its student movement Blocco Studentesco, and those revolving around OSA/ONC ("Occupazioni a Scopo Abitativo" ed "Occupazioni Non Conformi").
in Nice, France. The support bands included local group Fraction, as well as Ile De France from Paris
.
June 29, 2004 - Completed a short tour of Quebec
.
May 9, 2007 - In honour of Sébastien Deyzieu (Groupe Union Défense militant who died under dubious circumstances) they played a second time in France, this time in Paris
.
During the summer of 2007 they took part in the "European Revolution Tour 2007" together with French band Fraction, German group Carpe Diem, and Brigade M from The Netherlands.
Tour dates included: Eindhoven June 29, Saarbrücken
, June 30, Latina, Lazio July 6, Marseille
July 7.
May 24, 2009 - Played London
as part of the "Warmachine Tour".
June 12, 2011 - The band plays a show in solidarity with the Karen People
live in Bangkok
.
The act of "La cinghiamattanza" is as follows: while ZZA plays the "La cinghiamattanza" track, those in the crowd moshing take out their belts grabbing them by the buckle (as stipulated by the rules). With belts in hand, they begin to flog each other with the straps.
For this reason at the beginning of 2008, numerous videos appeared on YouTube showing young people from all around Italy imitating the practice. Because of this, the band receives unexpected coverage over major media outlets, in particular La Repubblica
and its youth magazine XL, which described the phenomenon as the "new stupid trend". In 2010 the Rai3 programme Citizen Report also dedicated one of its episodes to La cinghiamattanza.
ZZA state that "denying such a non-conformist sport with its joyful and vitalistic energy could only be seen as an act sheer dishonesty".
7" - 28 March 1999 - Label: Rupe Tarpea Productions/Perimetro
CD - 28 October 1999 - Label: Rupe Tarpea Productions/Perimetro
CD - 28 October 2000 - Label: Rupe Tarpea Productions/Perimetro
CD - 21 June 2002 - Label: Rupe Tarpea Productions/Perimetro
CD - 18 June 2005 - Label: Rupe Tarpea Productions/Perimetro
CD - 21 April 2007 - Label: Rupe Tarpea Productions/Perimetro
CD - 21 June 2007 - Label: Rupe Tarpea Productions/Perimetro
DVD - 21 December 2007 - Label: Rupe Tarpea Productions/Trifase/Perimetro
CD - 19 June 2010 - Label: Rupe Tarpea Productions/Perimetro
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
. They are the official band of CasaPound Italia.
History
"Zetazeroalfa was born first as a joke. During a warm summer night in our city, Rome… between a beer and a laugh we have imagined what would happen if we had put our vision of life into music… and thus we began to play."Taken from an interview with the band.
Zetazeroalfa (ZZA) started in 1997 and have made 8 albums so far, as well as many participations to compilations in alternative music and RAC scenes, which include different genres of music characterized by the political content of a fascist
Italian Fascism
Italian Fascism also known as Fascism with a capital "F" refers to the original fascist ideology in Italy. This ideology is associated with the National Fascist Party which under Benito Mussolini ruled the Kingdom of Italy from 1922 until 1943, the Republican Fascist Party which ruled the Italian...
nature.
On the 25th of November 2000 ZZA in collaboration with Rupe Tarpea Productions/Perimetro participated in Faenza
Faenza
Faenza is an Italian city and comune, in the province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, situated 50 km southeast of Bologna.Faenza is noted for its manufacture of majolica ware glazed earthenware pottery, known from the name of the town as "faience"....
MEI meeting and got the opportunity to play live.
December 8, 2001 - During one of their gigs at Teatro Piccolo in Sulmona
Sulmona
thumb|150px|Celestine V's hermitage and the remains of the Shrine of Hercules Curinus.thumb|150px|Palazzo SS. Annunziata and Museo Civicothumb|150px|Church of SS...
a riot started, because of approx 20 Antifa activists tried to stop the concert. The situation was resolved only because of police intervention. The band leader Gianluca Iannone, along with 4 others were sentenced to 10 months for "acts of violence". This was the first of a series of boycotts organized by Antifascist militants which have struck the band ever since.
November 14, 2005 - As an act of solidarity with prisoners, ZZA along with the band La Peggio Gioventù played live in the Roman Prison Rebibbia. During the event they presented football player Damiano Tommasi with a prize named after the prison journal Premio Nonsolochiacchiere. The crowd was composed of 300 prisoners along with the entire (80) prison staff. This was the first time a band not belonging to "the left" had ever played inside an Italian detention facility.
June 18, 2010 - ZZA held a nationwide pre-release party which took place in 26 Italian cities simultaneously.
October 22, 2010 - The launch of the book "Nessun Dolore: Una storia di Casapound (No Pain: The story of CasaPound)" saw for the first time ZZA holding an outdoor gig, which took place in Ponte Milvio. More than 2000 people were in attendance.
So far ZZA have played more than 80 gigs in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and abroad.
Lyrical Theme
Although having lyrics which criticize globalizationGlobalization
Globalization refers to the increasingly global relationships of culture, people and economic activity. Most often, it refers to economics: the global distribution of the production of goods and services, through reduction of barriers to international trade such as tariffs, export fees, and import...
and the excesses derived from the Free Market
Free market
A free market is a competitive market where prices are determined by supply and demand. However, the term is also commonly used for markets in which economic intervention and regulation by the state is limited to tax collection, and enforcement of private ownership and contracts...
system, often their songs are both characteristically joyful and sarcastic.
Their music predominately attracts a young crowd who are most often associated to various fascist movements/groups, in particular those linked to the association for social promotion CasaPound Italia, its student movement Blocco Studentesco, and those revolving around OSA/ONC ("Occupazioni a Scopo Abitativo" ed "Occupazioni Non Conformi").
Concerts Abroad
May 1, 2004 - The band played live for the first time outside of ItalyItaly
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
in Nice, France. The support bands included local group Fraction, as well as Ile De France from Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
June 29, 2004 - Completed a short tour of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
.
May 9, 2007 - In honour of Sébastien Deyzieu (Groupe Union Défense militant who died under dubious circumstances) they played a second time in France, this time in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
During the summer of 2007 they took part in the "European Revolution Tour 2007" together with French band Fraction, German group Carpe Diem, and Brigade M from The Netherlands.
Tour dates included: Eindhoven June 29, Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken is the capital of the state of Saarland in Germany. The city is situated at the heart of a metropolitan area that borders on the west on Dillingen and to the north-east on Neunkirchen, where most of the people of the Saarland live....
, June 30, Latina, Lazio July 6, Marseille
Marseille
Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
July 7.
May 24, 2009 - Played London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
as part of the "Warmachine Tour".
June 12, 2011 - The band plays a show in solidarity with the Karen People
Karen people
The Karen or Kayin people , are a Sino-Tibetan language speaking ethnic group which resides primarily in southern and southeastern Burma . The Karen make up approximately 7 percent of the total Burmese population of approximately 50 million people...
live in Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
.
"La cinghiamattanza"
One of the characteristics which has been popularized by the group is practice of "La cinghiamattanza". Named after one of their songs which is featured on a split with Italian counterparts Hate For Breakfast.The act of "La cinghiamattanza" is as follows: while ZZA plays the "La cinghiamattanza" track, those in the crowd moshing take out their belts grabbing them by the buckle (as stipulated by the rules). With belts in hand, they begin to flog each other with the straps.
For this reason at the beginning of 2008, numerous videos appeared on YouTube showing young people from all around Italy imitating the practice. Because of this, the band receives unexpected coverage over major media outlets, in particular La Repubblica
La Repubblica
la Repubblica is an Italian daily general-interest newspaper. Founded in 1976 in Rome by the journalist Eugenio Scalfari, as of 2008 is the second largest circulation newspaper, behind the Corriere della Sera.-Foundation:...
and its youth magazine XL, which described the phenomenon as the "new stupid trend". In 2010 the Rai3 programme Citizen Report also dedicated one of its episodes to La cinghiamattanza.
ZZA state that "denying such a non-conformist sport with its joyful and vitalistic energy could only be seen as an act sheer dishonesty".
Discography
- Boicotta/Non votare più
7" - 28 March 1999 - Label: Rupe Tarpea Productions/Perimetro
- La dittatura del sorriso
CD - 28 October 1999 - Label: Rupe Tarpea Productions/Perimetro
- Kriptonite
CD - 28 October 2000 - Label: Rupe Tarpea Productions/Perimetro
- Fronte dell'essere
CD - 21 June 2002 - Label: Rupe Tarpea Productions/Perimetro
- Tante botte - Live in Alkatraz
CD - 18 June 2005 - Label: Rupe Tarpea Productions/Perimetro
- La ballata dello stoccafisso
CD - 21 April 2007 - Label: Rupe Tarpea Productions/Perimetro
- Estremocentroalto
CD - 21 June 2007 - Label: Rupe Tarpea Productions/Perimetro
- Ecchetelodicoafare
DVD - 21 December 2007 - Label: Rupe Tarpea Productions/Trifase/Perimetro
- Disperato amore
CD - 19 June 2010 - Label: Rupe Tarpea Productions/Perimetro