UPC: 7073317003111
Label: DARK ESSENCE
Format: CD
Release Date: January 9, 2026
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From the mountains of Madrid comes Antino, the haunting one-woman project of pianist and vocalist Teresa Marraco. With her ethereal voice and stark, piano-driven arrangements, Antino shapes soundscapes where neoclassical elegance collides with the atmospheric weight of metal, weaving music that is at once fragile, immersive, and profoundly melancholic. Fans of artists like Agnes Obel or Enya will find resonance here, yet Antinos world is darker, steeped in reflection, loss, and yearning.

Since its inception in 2021, Antino has embraced a uniquely personal approach to darkness, building her songs around intimate piano compositions intertwined with her rich, resonant voice. Marracos background in extreme music further anchors her vision: she has collaborated with acts such as Coldborn, Elffor, Balmog, and Empty, and recorded the piano/keyboard parts for Dimmu Borgirs live performance of Det Nye Riket at Beyond the Gates Festival. Her 2023 debut, Whispers from the Dark Past, an acoustic reinterpretation of 90s Norwegian black metal classics, garnered critical attention and cemented her distinctive identity on the border between metal and neoclassical expression.

Now, Antino unveils her first full-length album of original material: The Fold. A conceptual journey that navigates the acceptance of death, tracing the process of folding inward, to confront different stages of grief, one by one, inviting us to walk a deeply personal path that nonetheless exposes universal themes such as existentialism and the embracing of chaos as a necessary part of oneself. With The Fold, Antino transcends genre boundaries to deliver music that is delicate, symphonic, and unflinchingly dark, an invitation to step into shadows and discover their hidden beauty.

TRACK LIST:

1.
Night Falls 02:06
2.
The Devil’s Voice 04:08
3.
Turn to Dust 05:15
4.
Indulgence 02:13
5.
Flock 04:41
6.
Threshold 04:10
7.
Chaos in the Sky 03:39
8.
Ulven… 02:18
9.
Si Te Dejo Ir 03:04
10.
Nr Du Dr 03:33
11.
Light Bringer 02:21
12.
Four Things 04:41