Mars Svolta turn a corner
Stylistic Deviations
by
Davide Sechi
The paths of devotion are endless, as are the levels of fury (or approval) reached by the most fervent factions of fandom, the ones who truly believe and carry the banners on the terraces. Often the aficionados have to grin and bear it, swallow their objections rather than shout and clash, and perhaps later admit that yes, the change was the right one to make. But what happens when another mutation comes along?
First they were hardcore, then meticcio prog, then... who knows. The turning point for the Mexican martians, who draw on sources both familiar and obscure, and which has spurred on even more outlandish episodes.
Matteo, Davide and even Marco aren't fans, or maybe they are, or maybe they could become fans. Transformations in progress
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04/02/2026
This article is an English translation of the original Italian text by Davide Sechi, published on OndaRock.it. It was translated with the help of artificial intelligence, under the editorial responsibility of OndaRock's editor-in-chief, Claudio Fabretti.
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