Domicide – literally, the killing or striking down of a house – is the title of the new album by Massimo De Mattia and Suonomadre. It’s a word that has been coming up with increasing frequency to describe the systematic destruction of civilian buildings, and the consequent displacement of noncombatants, during violent conflicts. Domicide isn’t a new development in human conflict; the physical destruction of an opposing group’s habitations goes back at least as far as Troy and most likely even farther. In a sense, it represents one
