The Forge Music Productions

12/03/2026

Live or overdubbed?

Almost every band asks this question before entering the studio. Most online answers are sketchy, and a wrong decision can cost you weeks.

If you're planning a rock/metal studio session, read the carousel and make your choice. If you'd like a clear answer for your specific project, contact me. The first call is free.

28/01/2026

.official - The Endchanter out now on

Me and Santo, the mastermind behind Araphel, have collaborated closely on multiple projects during the course of more than 20 years, so we really knew what to expect from each other during the production process.

Check both the label and the band for copies

14/01/2026

Many live their passion for music as a secret, showing a more socially acceptable version of themselves as they become lawyers, accountants, engineers and doctors.
I decided to always show my true self to the multitude and face the obstacles that come with making a job out of my passion.

Here I was in 2017, defending the thesis for my bachelor degree in Music Production, which was of course centered on Metal.
It makes me think of all the times of struggle in which I wondered how my life could have been with the safety provided by being inside a cubicle, waiting to clock out at 5 PM.

Then, I remember of how accomplished and alive it made feel to work side by side with other musicians and help them bringing their vision to the world. It truly makes it all worth it.

Thanks to everyone who trusted me to work together, because you made me free.
Looking forward to what 2026 will bring to The Forge.

09/12/2025

Warning: ROUGH MIX ONLY!
Tracking guitars for a new project with the best Death Metal rhythm guitarist in Italy, F. Phantomlord of Thulsa Doom and Into Darkness fame!

03/11/2025

Araphel.official "The Endchanter" LP/CD
Mixed and Mastered at The Forge Music Productions
Out now on Nuclear War Now! Productions

Spontaneous and genuine yet undeniably within the canon of extreme metal, Araphel wear no masks nor offer no mysticism. Full-length proof: The Endchanter, which follows last year's introductory Old Comet Transition EP. Across the record's seven-song / 39-minute runtime, one will hear the honest voice of a musician speaking about his experiences and point of view—in this case, prolific Italian musician Santo alongside a lineup made up of veteran musicians of the Italian underground scene—sharing a critique of society and the dullness of our lives and rules we are forced to live by. The music is rooted in black metal, with a clear METAL aesthetic, and has deep ties to the best of the underground and classic metal tradition, but it's the heartfelt synthesis of form and content where The Endchanter creates its own poignant landscape.

23/02/2025

Vultures Vengeance - Dust Age is out now on High Roller Records
I mixed and mastered this one and it is by far the most vintage sounding record I have ever produced, most likely followed by Malokarpatan.

Each and every collaboration with close friends is an experience which enriches me, makes me understand music and life in a new way and has always lead me to a result of which I'm really proud of.

Go check out this album on Spotify and buy the record as it's a real gem of guitar work and raw, existential emotion. My fave track is undoubtedly "The Exiled"

19/12/2024

New VULTURES VENGEANCE single out now!

Their second album is due on on Feb 21st, 2025.

This is my most vintage sounding production along with Malokarpatan's third album. Total 1984 Metal!

22/03/2024

.death - Wildly Possessed

Out Friday May 24th on
Mixed and Mastered by yours truly, recorded at the infamous Fiasco Bros. Studios where BLASPHEMY recorded their legendary albums!
Arising from Vancouver’s potent extreme metal mire, REVERSED initially materialized in 2015 through a dedication to the SPIRIT of real DEATH METAL and a rabid OBSESSION with DEATH. Guided by more passion than ex*****on, this collection of well-honed ghouls quickly fell into a sepulchral trance to channel a singular form of necrotic, razor-lined heavy metal devilry.

08/03/2024

Our second LP “Carnage Gathers” is off for mastering and layout, this release will be handled by and - more news about the release coming soon.

16/01/2024

Posted • FLAMEKEEPER har releasefest för sin nya skiva och MUTATION gör sin första livespelning någonsin. Två hyllningsvärda händelser på en och samma kväll! Biljetter ute nu! 💥

FLAMEKEEPER utgörs av en internationell mosiak. Grundaren Marco S. Vermiglio från Italien startade bandet 2018 och vid hans sida på scen ser vi landsmannen Davide Benincaso, Filipe Jesus Minhava från Portugal samt svenska Axel Johansson.
2019 släpptes deras EP ”We Who Light the Fire” genom Invictus Productions och nu i år, under våren 2024 väntas deras första fullängdare gå ut under samma flagg!
Ljudbilden är episk, livsbejakande och explosiv. En tydligt sydeuropeisk känsla av stolthet ekar genom musiken där refrängerna som lockar till allsång varvas med dramatiska instrumentala partier.
Även om bandet influerats av klassiska akter från ”the golden age of heavy metal” så som Metallica, Dio och Manowar så är Vermiglio noga med att fjärma sig från nostalgiska klicheer. Han beskriver bandet med sina egna ord: ”Flamekeeper tells the story of how finding out who you really are, living according to your nature and embracing your purpose in this world represent the only key to achieve true freedom. “

MUTATION reste sig ur underjorden 2019 men bestod då endast av K.L och S.N. Det tog sedan tre år för dem att hitta sin perfekta, fulla uppsättning. Under 2023 släppde bandet sin första demo och anslöt sig till Hells Headbangers Records.
Mutation är hittills lite av en dold stockholmsskatt. Bland medlemmarna finner vi förmågor från både Antichrist och Eternal Evil men den här nya konstellationen har än så länge verkat i det fördolda. Ett ljusskyggt band vars ruttnande dödsmetall i prinip bara finns att lyssna på online på bandcamp. Det tisslas och tasslas dock ute i stugorna. De som hört Mutation vittnar om en gränslös råhet.
Mutations spelning på Bar Brooklyn blir bandets första någonsin och vi ser med stor spänning och lite nervositet fram emot att se dem kravla upp ur sin avgrund och stiga upp på scen!

Åldersgräns 20 år (18 med förköpsbiljett)
Entré: 160kr + serviceavgift

04/09/2023

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Hi. We just want to let you know that the songwriting is over.
Take care.

NG

Pic by Lorenzo Santini