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lyrics
Crawling through the clawing, sucking mire of defeat
Ever upward, ascending to unattainable heights
Towards the self
I see it at the apex - triumphant and calm
With every pace, I slip back two more
But still I climb with aching muscles.
Below, the gloom is warmed by the dazzling fires of apathy
And the masses pass me by, fleeing the self on shambling limbs
Descending towards the lights
Their faces merged into a rictus of vacant, asinine contentedness.
And I'm tempted to join them
I confess in moments of weakness and despair,
I've let myself slip back, towards the warmth
Some stop to converse, but their tongue is as alien to me as the
screeching of the crow
They are politely oblivious to the bloodied, soiled carcass
That I drag behind me with a taut golden line
Yet still they leave gladdened, ever towards the lights
And I continue upward
My dragging body becomes heavy as the detritus builds up
If only I had the will to sever that golden cable, to float at ease
toward the self
supported by 55 fans who also own “Ophidian Henosis - II”
Swirling guitars, furious drums, vocals that at the same time howl from infinite distance and are right up in your head; everything put into dissonant form with the help of unconventional songwriting. This album is my personal key to the icelanding black metal madness that I've ignored for way too long! Lukas Kaufmann
supported by 43 fans who also own “Ophidian Henosis - II”
Gaerea's first release of "Unsettling Whispers" was in 2018, and since, they dared define a "black metal" niche of their own, they dared to walk a new path and stir shit up a bit in the realm of BM, this album is a masterpiece and a milestone proving that it can be done, provided the band can pull it off, and they did, oh they did! Gloomy, dark, post-BM sludgy whatever, it's Gaerea, and this one belongs in my BC collection, the end. sachavonkarl74
supported by 40 fans who also own “Ophidian Henosis - II”
La traversée du désert n'aura pas duré quarante jours mais quatre longues années...
Avec Панихида, Батюшка renaît enfin de ses cendres et, bien que désormais seul (ou plus exactement entouré de deux chanteurs), Христофор accomplit un miracle. Il s'inscrit dans la continuité de Литоургиiа avec un black metal orthodoxe qui nous convie ici à une cérémonie dédiée aux morts. Sa vision est englobante : les mélodies, la gravité et le silence font toucher le paradis ; l'agressivité est luciférienne. Jordan Vauvert
The Belgian band explore heavy psych, tribal rhythms, free-jazz freakouts, meditative drone and the vast, shadowy spaces in between. Bandcamp Album of the Day Jun 22, 2020