Temperance approach Arcani release with The Fool and a tarot-led track list

Temperance’s Arcani is scheduled for October 16, 2026, through Napalm Records. The Italian band’s 13-track record uses the Major Arcana as its organising idea, with “The Fool” at the front of the sequence.

A new video for that opening song was reported on October 14. With the album now a day away, the more useful question is how the concept connects the songs and the musicians behind them.

One deck, thirteen songs

The track list moves through titles including “The Magician: Into the Fire”, “Death: Right Before We Die”, “The Tower: Lean Into Fear” and “Temperance: Forgiveness”, before closing with “The World”. The thirteen card-inspired songs give the album a linked set of characters and ideas.

Napalm points out that “The Fool” has no subtitle. Its position as the opener is also confirmed by the band’s own discography, making it the entry point to the album rather than an unrelated standalone release.

Guitar within a multi-voice arrangement

Marco Pastorino handles guitar and vocals, alongside vocalists Kristin Starkey and Michele Guaitoli. Luca Negro is credited with bass and vocals, and Marco Sacchetto with drums. In the band’s album announcement, Pastorino emphasises the interplay of symphonic arrangements, three distinctive voices and metal guitar solos.

For players, that combination puts the arrangements in focus: guitar parts have to share space with several lead voices and orchestration, rather than carry every melodic role on their own.

The official discography credits Simone Mularoni with mixing and mastering at Domination Studio, and Thomas Ewerhard with the artwork. The album reaches listeners on October 16, with “The Fool” setting its story in motion.

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