OvO‘s eleventh studio album Gemma, celebrating their twenty-five years of activity, is a manifesto of transformation. Like a seed that makes a promise, Gemma is not just the title of the album, released by the Canadian label Artoffact Records, but also an invitation to regenerate, to rediscover the hidden potential in everything. It is a dance of exploration between human nature, matter, and the mystery of existence.
The music of OvO, already legendary in the vast landscape of noise rock, industrial metal, and avant-doom, continues in the sign of perpetual reinvention. The electronics blend more and more with the guitars of Stefania Pedretti (Alos) and the percussions of Bruno Dorella (Bachi da Pietra, Ronin, Sigillum S), forging an even more solid and cohesive alloy, where the basic substances melt and confuse each other, united by unique and unmistakable Pedretti’s voice, which becomes the key that dissolves all barriers, shaping a personal and timeless language.
As the beauty of existence is in its continuous evolution, that of OvO is in the ability to renew themselves infinitely. From this suggestion started the collaboration with the tattoo artist Neroatto, to arrive at a cover artwork that evokes the themes exposed so far in a visionary perspective.
Each track from Gemma is like an act of creation. Gemma, the initial title track, is an emblem of life. Premiered on CVLT Nation, the related brand new video is directed/filmed/edited by Anima Mundi (Paolo Sanna). According to him: «The video structures an emotional narrative centered on the search for connection, delineating a new humanity freed from original paradigms, evoking a transformation necessary for the evolution of a human model now in collapse. Everything is aligned with my sensitivity and personal considerations. The key concepts translated into video language arise from the suggestions of the track Gemma and from the full album, where the search for contact with the natural element is constant, alternating between more introspective passagess and noise explosions. The album artwork by Neroatto also plays a fundamental role, leading me to want to provide conceptual continuity between the various expressive forms in which Gemma manifests itself, extending it”.
Gemma Tour 2026
new dates
23/05 Helsinki, Finland, Sonic Rites Festival
27/05 Oulu, Finland, Snooker
28/05 Turku, Finland, TBA
29/05 Tampere, Finland, Kotelo
30/05 Helsinki, Finland, Underground UG
13/06 Cesena, Italy, Festival Catalysi
29/08 Arnoldstein, Austria, Un:Wucht Festival
30/08 Villach, Austria, Stadtkino (performing “Inferno”, 1911)
02/10 Colloredo di Monte Albano, Italy, Azienda Agricola Maggiori
03/10 Kufstein, Austria, Kulturverein
22-31/10 New Zealand Tour TBA
11/12 Brussels, Belgium, Satan Day Night Fever Festival
More to come…
OvO – photo credit: Rachele Maistrello
