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Posted by Loren on November 23, 2025

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Italian instrumental trio ZU i sback, sharing "A.I. Hive Mind" from this winter's new double album Ferrum Sidereum, out on Jan. 9 via House of Mythology. The title translates to "Iron of the Stars" and is album #17 from the band (including collaborative records), formed in 1999.

Ferrum Sidereum tracklist:

1. Charagma
2. Golgotha
3. Kether
4. A.I. Hive Mind
5. La Donna Vestita Di Sole
6. Pleroma
7. Fuoco Saturnio
8. The Celestial Bull and the White Lady
9. Hymn of the Pearl
10. Perseidi
11. Ferrum Sidereum

Live

10 JAN 2026 Bologna (IT) TPO
21 JAN 2026 Caserta (IT) Lizard
23 JAN 2026 Palermo (IT) Candelai
24 JAN 2026 Catania (IT) Zo Centro Culture Contemporanee
28 JAN 2026 Milano (IT) Santeria
29 JAN 2026 Verona (IT) Colorificio Kroen
30 JAN 2026 Zagreb (HR) Mochvara
31 JAN 2026 Nova Gorica (SI) Mostovna
01 FEB 2026 Bratislava (SK) Zalars
02 FEB 2026 Praha (CZ) Palac Akropolis
04 FEB 2026 Warszawa (PL) Hydrozagadka
05 FEB 2026 Berlin (DE) Neue Zukunft
06 FEB 2026 København (DK) Alice CPH
07 FEB 2026 Malmö (SE) Inkonst
09 FEB 2026 Bruxelles (BE) Mag4
10 FEB 2026 Eeklo (BE) N9
11 FEB 2026 Amsterdam (NL) OCCII
12 FEB 2026 Paris (FR) Le Chinois
13 FEB 2026 Bulle (CH) Ebullition
14 FEB 2026 Torino (IT) Magazzino sul Po

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