Joe List

Bloody Babs

Home was full of landmines, each step unsure
Words like shrapnel, sharp and impure
The table shook when his shadow grew
We learned the script of what not to do

Eyes on the clock, hands never bold
A fragile child, too young to grow old
Walls held secrets, screams left their trace
We wore our silence like armor and grace

We’re written over, but never erased
Each line a layer, each wound interlaced
Ink from the past, yet here we persist
A palimpsest of scars and twists

I am the palimpsest, lines entwined
Old shadows whisper, but they’re redefined
Erase, rewrite, the page still holds
The story bends, but it’s never sold

The past lives on in subtle refrains
A flinch at kindness, the weight of chains
I scan the faces, I read the air
Still braced for storms that aren’t really there

His voice lingers in the back of my head
A phantom editor of words unsaid
Even love feels like a test to pass
A trembling echo in fragile glass

We’re written over, but never erased
Each line a layer, each wound interlaced
Ink from the past, yet here we persist
A palimpsest of scars and twists

I am the palimpsest, lines entwined
Old shadows whisper, but they’re redefined
Erase, rewrite, the page still holds
The story bends, but it’s never sold

The ink may bleed, but my hand is steady
The future waits, the pen is ready
What was a prison now feels like grace
I’ll draw new maps on the same old space

I am the palimpsest, bold and free
A story unbound, still writing me

Palimpsest

another ticked off preacher pissed at me for sayin' what I think

With the black sheep [with his] foot on the gas
In the running for the last seat down in Hell with the devil in his backseat
Down in Hell with the devil in his backseat

Down to Hell

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[Verse]
Fear is my silent muse
Fear of the judgmental hand
The poison in their bloodied teeth
And they curse when you make them smile

[Verse 2]
Fear of closing my eyes too soon
Sleep conveying thoughts of doom
See
They march with a stone-cold stare
Can't fight so I walk in line

[Chorus]
You fear lots of things
Afraid of everything
You fear lots of things
Afraid of everything
You fear
Fear

[Bridge]
Don't die in public
Let me see some dignity
Demons
They approach you
Prayers cannot save you (não irá ter salvação)
Now
Watch me dance

[Chorus]
You fear lots of things
Afraid of everything
You fear lots of things
Afraid of everything
You fear
Fear

[Verse 3]
You fear
You say it's perfect exposure
Let me take it all in over

Fear

Joe Taccone, is an Italian metal guitarist with a prolific career spanning over three decades. His musical story began in 1989 when, still a teenager, he joined Moon of Steel, an emerging band on the Italian metal scene. With Moon of Steel, Joe contributed to the recording of the album "Passions" in 1991, a work that caught attention for its fusion of power metal and progressive elements.

In 1992, Joe Taccone joined Time Machine, a band founded at the end of that year by bassist and keyboardist Lorenzo Dehò and guitarist Ivan Oggioni. In 1993, Time Machine released their first EP, "Project: Time Scanning", marking the beginning of a fruitful collaboration with Joe and keyboardist Andrea Ruggeri, both from Moon of Steel. In 1994, the band released their second EP entitled "Dungeons Of The Vatican".

The formation of Time Machine was completed in 1994 with the integration of Antonio Rotta and Folco Orlandini. With this new lineup, in 1995, the band released the album "Act II: Galileo" for Lucretia Records International. This concept album, dedicated to the figure of Galileo Galilei and the persecutions of the Inquisition, represents the pinnacle of Time Machine's career. Characterized by personal and difficult to classify sounds, the album blends techno-metal elements with epic and gothic atmospheres.

The tour that followed the launch of the album included a memorable date at the Factory in Milan on 6 April 1996, where Time Machine performed together with the Brazilians Angra in a special acoustic performance of the album. This event underlines the band's prestige on the international stage.

Joe Taccone's career in Time Machine continues to mark the Italian metal scene and beyond, helping to define the band's progressive and experimental sound. His technical skill, passion for experimentation and dedication to metal music have made Joe Taccone a respected icon in the global metal community.
In 1996 the band changed its lineup and Morby joined them for a period on vocals, who was one of the historical names of Italian metal and previously Sabotage. Nick Rossetti then joined on drums and Stefano Della Giustina on sax. It was with this formation that they published[4]. The EP, which is inspired by the power metal sounds of the 80s, contained their classic entitled Heaven & Hell[1]. The tour that followed the album then saw important dates for the band, such as the date at the Rolling Stone Rock Club in Milan and the participation in the Gods of Metal in 1997[1][5]. At the end of the tour Morby left the band and Nick Fortarezza joined in his place.

It was with him that in 1998 the band released a new album entitled Eternity Ends, which also saw the participation of Andre Matos, singer of Angra, lending his voice to the song I Believe Again.

Between 1999 and 2002, the group participated in two more editions of the Gods of Metal.

Studio albums
1995 – Act II: Galileo
1998 – Eternity Ends
2001 – Evil (liber primus)
2004 – Reviviscence (liber secundus)
EP
1993 – Project: Time Scanning
1994 – Dungeons of the Vatican
1997 – Shades of Time
1998 – Secret Oceans Part I
1998 – Secret Oceans Part II
2001 – Aliger Daemon
Collections
2000 – Hidden Secrets

Joe Taccone is currently part of the metal band Doom Gothic Progressive
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From the end of the year 2024 to today he also founder of new project heavy metal band Vengeful Misery

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