“Com’è profondo il male” is an album that does more than just recount pain: it interrogates it, traverses it, and holds it up as a mirror to our times. It is a work that confronts the contradictions of contemporary society—alienation, manipulation, loneliness, the loss of meaning—and translates them into songs that are dense, emotional, and often unsettling.

Maurizio di Tollo constructs a sonic journey that is simultaneously an indictment and an act of resistance. The tracks shift between shadow and glimmers of light, allowing a hope to emerge that is fragile yet stubborn—never naive, always clear-eyed. This record does not seek approval; it seeks truth. It is a work that speaks to those who feel the weight of the present and are unafraid to look deeply into it.

The album originated as a reflection on the nature of evil—not as an abstract entity, but as a human, cultural, and collective phenomenon. Here, “evil” is not merely personal; it is systemic, social, and normalized. The songs unfold like chapters of a single narrative: stories of disillusionment, anger, compassion, and a desire for redemption. The underlying thread is an implicit question: to what extent are we complicit in the very things we criticize? The work maintains a strong visual and narrative coherence, transforming the record into a complete experience—musical, emotional, and symbolic.

The sound is intense and cinematic, often dark yet never static. The arrangements highlight the vocals and the weight of the lyrics, striking a balance between emotional power and musical depth. The sonic aesthetic reflects the album’s themes: tension, introspection, disenchantment, and resistance. The progressive sound expands into a more modern vision, characteristic of the artists accompanying Maurizio on his journey—foremost among them Cristiano Roversi and Erik Montanari.