Miġja ta Moħħ Miġnun (“Journey of a Mad Mind”) is a concept prose, chronicling the descent and transformation of a man consumed by insatiable thirst for forbidden knowledge.
Abandoning wealth and comfort, he pursues ancient secrets hidden in scrolls, caves, and lost maps, ultimately crossing the boundary between life and death. Along the way, he defies the Inquisition, boasts of powers older than God, and embraces the role of a sorcerer and a possible Antichrist.
His journey is filled with occult rites, supernatural encounters, resurrection, and even visions of an underworld queen who grants him unmatched wisdom. In the end, his quest leaves him both cursed and exalted; a figure suspended between madness, immortality, and damnation.
This concept is based on a Maltese legend formally penned by Agostino Levanzin, which in turn is rooted in actual events from the 16th century.
The music is written to accompany the story and is paced in an average medium-paced but intense wall of sound, along with Saħħar’s particularly unique vocals, all in the exotic and arcane Maltese tongue.
Tracklist:
01. L-Għatxan
02. Għerf Minsi
03. It-Tarf tal-Kożmu u ta’ Ruħi
04. Fil-Palazz Sejjaħtilhom
05. Il-Miġja sa Sqallija
06. Ftakar fija!
07. L-Antikrist il-Ġdid
(bonus tracks for CD only)
08. Id-Dinja Taħt Pajjżi
09. L-Imlejka
Pre-order from here: https://sahhar.bandcamp.com/album/migja-ta-mohh-mignun