The band was formed in May 2006 by Gianluca Balla (under the nick John Balla) and Manuele Fiorenza with the idea to mix the black metal sound with gothic ambient. The first name of the project was "Oscura Poetry" referring to the dark lyrics and the slow melancholy riffs; the band never released the first three recorded songs.

After some lineup changes their sound evolved to something more raw and aggressive leaving the old way. The product is a sort of original metal with thrash, death and progressive influences, where sick riffs accompany the visionary voice. The lyrics involve solitude, society disturb and madness. So the band name changed from "Oscura Poetry" to "Human Dirge", a way to underline the message and the evolution of the musicians.

The first EP Embryo was recorded at the "Elliott's Garage" (Rome) in December 2007 and it received a lot of good reviews in Italy and other countries either (check out the review' s section).

In the early 2009 the band released the promo ”Seventy times seven” (recorded at the "16th Cellar Studio") that received good opinions by the metal underground and reviewers.

But after the recording Manuele left the band for personal problems so he was replaced by Flavio who followed the band since the first step as a friend. In the same year Danilo Privitera was replaced by Alessandro Celi for genre matters.

Currently the band is working on new songs.

More to come!

Current Members:

Gianluca Balla - Vocals (2006 - present)(ex Opus Maledicta)
Tommy Aurizzi - Guitar (2006 - present) (Enemynside, Ex. Gremory, Ex Abnader, Ex roadie)
Giulia Cavallo - Bass (late 2006 - present) (2009 - Putrefied Beauty)
Flavio Elawi - Guitar (2009 - present)
Alessandro Celi - Drums (2009 - present)

Former Members:

Manuele Fiorenza - Guitar (2006 - February 2009)
Danilo Privitera - Drums (late 2007 - June 2009)

Past Members:

Manthus - Drums (2007)(ex Gremory, Opus Maledicta)
Sho - Keyboards (2006-2007)(Gremory)