Antonius Rex was an
Italian progressive rock
Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog) is a broad genre of rock music that primarily developed in the United Kingdom through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early-to-mid-1970s. Initially termed "progressive pop", the ...
band founded in 1974 in
Milan
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by
Antonio Bartoccetti.
Biography
Jacula formed in 1968 and released its debut album, ''
In Cauda Semper Stat Venenum'', in 1969.
After the release of the 1972 album ''
Tardo Pede In Magiam Versus'', the band split up. Bandleader Bartoccetti then formed Antonius Rex in 1974 with new members, releasing eight albums under this name.
In 2011, the Bartoccetti released a new album under the Jacula name, ''
Pre Viam''.
Discography
*1977 - ''Zora''
*1978 - ''Ralefun''
*1991- ''Anno Demoni''
*1992 - ''Pig in the witch''
*2002 - ''Neque Semper Arcum Tendit Rex''
*2003 - ''Praeternatural''
*2005 - ''Magic Ritual''
*2006 - ''Switch On Dark''
*2009 - ''Per Viam''
*2012 - ''Hystero Demonopathy''
References
External links
Antonius Rex official website{{Authority control
Musical groups established in 1974
Italian progressive rock groups
Musical groups from Milan
Occult rock musical groups