Oriegen: E.E.U.U., Waldorf, Maryland
Formados: 1994
Estilo: Black, death
Temática: Ciencia ficción y viejas creaciones.
Miembros:
- Eddie Rossi Bajo
- Mark Green Batería
- Ron Vento Guitarra, programciones y voces
- Demo Demo 1994
- Mansions of Eternity EP 1996
- Praise the Archaic Lights Embrace CD 1998
- Three Song Promo Demo 1998
- Northern Lights CD 2000
- Checkpoint #3 Split 2001
- Time, Unveiled CD 2002
- Checkpoint #4 Split 2003
- Promo 05 EP 2005
- Relinquish CD 2006
- Timeline: The Beginning and End of Everything CD 2011
- Worldshapers CD 2014
- Apokalupsis CD 2018
- The House of Nimrod Single 2022
- Founding Fathers of Deception Single 2022
- Prophecy Is the Mold in Which History Is Poured CD 2022
APOKALUPSIS (2018)
Con una carrera sólida que arranca a mediados de la década de los noventa el trío de Maryland presenta su séptimo álbum de estudio, conservando únicamente a Ron Vento de la formación original. Un trabajo que llega casi cuatro años después de su último lanzamiento y que viene por un lado a ahondar en su vertiente más de ciencia ficción y por otro ofrece una combinación violenta, intensa, brutal y a veces disonante de black death metal característico de la banda. Un trabajo de once temas que abarca y contempla una buena dosis de sonidos black death metal en donde podemos destacar las agresivas y brutales voces de Ron, aspecto que dota a este álbum de un componente tanto agresivo como violento y brutal; no podemos olvidar el omnipresente sonido de batería apartando la contundencia necesaria a la propuesta que acercan su sonido al de bandas como Behemoth (imposible no mencionarlos sobe todo en cuanto los fraseados de batería se aceleran y se entremezclan perfectamente con las voces), o Obituary. Sin embargo tampoco podemos olvidarnos de las guitarras que luchan por respirar en medio de todo el sonido, para ofrecer acertados y variados riffs de tendencia thrash algunos de ellos y que suponen un nuevo aliciente y perspectiva dentro del álbum que aun así por momentos logra crear un perfecto desequilibrio sónico en donde las disonancias cobran protagonismo y ofrecen un variado repertorio de recursos dentro del metal extremo en donde la brutalidad y la melodía se ven equilibrados. Un acertado trabajo, denso, oscuro y brutal que entremezcla acertadamente diferentes estilos dentro del metal extremo con presencia importante del death y el black. (7,9).
1. And After 00:48
2. Even Angels Sin 03:56
Even angels sin
What is, is and always was
There is no beginning and no end
The fall laid foundation for everything that has happened since
Jealousy, hatred, envy, wrath and pride
Rejected the reign, illuminated and brought to light
Irrevocable lust for the throne, though he is not alone
The time before this when humankind did not exist
(When humankind did not exist)
Exiles turned pretenders, but only few remember
Even the angels, yes the angels sin
They sin
For this the angels are thrust to banishment in sin
Legions following the dragon
Battalions under requisition, seeking domination
The things you have come to believe are imprecise
Cast out, but not to earth
Dispersed through the universe
Irrevocable lust for the throne, though he is not alone
The time before this when humankind did not exist
(When humankind did not exist)
Exiles turned pretenders, but only few remember
Even the angels, yes the angels sin
They sin
For this the angels are thrust to banishment in sin
Behemoths bonded to the stars existing deep within their hearts
Held in perpetuum
Here there can be no escape, but evil always finds its way
Even through the unimaginable measure
Spheres of plasma through the void
Sheltering the hellion hordes' primordial presence
One for every fallen being, they all will house eternal demons
Made as prison cells, but spawning life as well
The king of hell was not cast straight to earth
He made his way through this universe
Irrevocable lust for the throne, though he is not alone
The time before this when humankind did not exist
Even angels sin, even angels sin, even angels sin
3. Phlegethon 03:52
Lying in wait, a hanging fire judgement
The stars begin to quake, can the sentence they evade
Magnastars, hot burning hells
Unleashing solar flares escaping from their cells
Magnastars they tremble from the power
Of the ones who wish all life devoured
The star that fell from heaven
The son of dawn in chains no more
Phlegethon that stream of fiery light
Astronomical bodies in flight
Kill the dreamer, and see what becomes of the dream
Celestial navigation, bending time cessation
In them there is no fear, traveling through light years
Bound to steal your soul, they are bound to take your soul
Magnastars, hot burning hells
Unleashing solar flares escaping from their cells
Magnastars they tremble from the power
Of the ones who wish all life devoured
The star that fell from heaven
The son of dawn in chains no more
Phlegethon that stream of fiery light
Astronomical bodies in flight
Kill the dreamer, and see what becomes of the dream
Celestial navigation, bending time cessation
In them there is no fear, traveling through light years
Some stars collapse, faster than they flee
There they shall remain, trapped perpetually
In that deep abyss, alone living in perdition
In them time shall cease, for humans this is heaven
4. Arrival 04:25
Billions of years, they have travelled far
Just one task at hand, to lead you astray
To be the things that do not exist, no, as though they did
Feeding the imagination to come to believe
With belief becomes potential
Then potential becomes power
Power turns into dominion
Dominion molded into mass disbelief
Fallen angels in disguise clandestine to the world
Aspersion followed by affusion
Their power is most effective when it's least perceived
Just like the serpent in the garden of Eden
Eve blinded by its cunning ways
Sometimes you can’t see what is most real
Walking beside us, guiding our way
Annunaki, reptilians, andromedans, nordics and the greys
To be the things that do not exist, no, as though they did
Feeding the imagination to come to believe
Conspiring and watching your every step
Cloaked by the pale moonlight
Lurking deep within the shadows
Exchanging your faith for pure torment
Fallen angels In disguise clandestine to the world
Aspersion followed by affusion
Their power is most effective when it's least perceived
Just like the serpent in the garden of Eden
Eve blinded by its cunning ways
Sometimes you can’t see what is most real
Walking beside us, guiding our way
Wandering beings for whom is reserved the blackness and darkness forever
Through every prominent kingdom and dynasty
They are the ones who are the masters
Watching you become their slaves
Fallen angels In disguise clandestine to the world
Aspersion followed by affusion
Their power is most effective when it's least perceived
Just like the serpent in the garden of Eden
Eve blinded by its cunning ways
Sometimes you can’t see what is most real
Walking beside us, guiding our way
Fallen angels In disguise clandestine to the world
Aspersion followed by affusion
5. Sarkikos 04:25
Destination, damnation
When you see the images in the night sky
Casting spells on those who gaze into the night sky
Graceful they seem as they dance along the black
Throned on chariots of fire
Shaking theism, forging lies
Deceiving spirits with doctrines of demons
Sarkikos, in sin you will invest, you will invest
Sarkikos, baptized by the flesh
Extending only to those who have lost their way
Apollyon, fear the angel of death
Since man’s inception putting faithless to the test
Apollyon, he’s been here before
Through centuries, taking different form
Extraterrestrial, terrestrial forms
Captivation, then fascination
On the images in the night sky
Casting spells on those who gaze into the night sky
Graceful they seem as they dance along the black
Grand illusions in the sky
Shaking theism, forging lies
Deceiving spirits with doctrines of demons
Sarkikos, in sin you will invest, you will invest
Sarkikos, baptized by the flesh
Extending only to those who have lost their way
Apollyon, fear the angel of death
With his deception, putting faithless to test
Apollyon, he’s been here before
Through centuries, taking different form
Extraterrestrial, terrestrial forms
Ersatz idols piercing through the void
False preceptors piercing through the endless void
Creating images in the night sky
Casting spells on those who gaze into the night sky
Graceful they seem as they dance along the black
Grand illusions in the sky
Shaking theism, forging lies
Deceiving spirits with doctrines of demons
Sarkikos, in sin you will invest, you will invest
Sarkikos, baptized by the flesh
6. Dozakh 01:16
7. Magor Missabib 04:04
Abduction Is never for what it seems
They always choose for lack of belief
Death comes to the fortunate with relief
The others kept alive endlessly
Wishing to be a stillborn child, that your mother’s womb had been your grave
Magor Missabib, terror on every side
Magor Missabib, on tablets of flesh he writes
A prophet delivers a name, the demon will come to embrace
Pashur born of mortal skin, possession overtakes him
Pashur dies and will be damned, though the beast will start again
2000 years now passed, for him it was just like a day
Striking fear and stealing souls, untamed until he must obey
Magor Missabib, terror on every side
Magor Missabib, on tablets of flesh he writes
Magor Missabib, terror on every side
A prophet delivers a name, the demon will come to embrace
The demon will come to embrace
The occupation of the flesh is ancient way
Now just lust for torture and decay
Awake but paralyzed, conscious but feel every knife
A coma but still you see, the lacerations appear then vanishing
Amaranthine, it will never cease
Inexorable, persecution mercilessly
A mind rape for those who have been returned
To spread fear of the ones beyond the sun
But death comes to the fortunate with relief
The others kept alive endlessly
Wishing to be a stillborn child, that your mother’s womb had been your grave
Magor Missabib, terror on every side
Magor Missabib, on tablets of flesh he writes
A prophet delivers a name, the demon will come to embrace
The demon will come to embrace
Magor Missabib, you will remember his name
Magor Missabib, you will remember his name
8. The Great Expanse 04:22
Products of the grand creator Inhabit this universe
In spectral dimensions, unfathomable to the human grasp
But they cannot be here, for the great expanse is much too vast
Across the dead region, none can go
No species will ever transverse the dark
Constructed, insurmountable from the start
Like a firefly lit in the night, its light diminishes and then out of sight
Out of reach before the flicker fades
Civilizations work this way
They rise, they fall, flourish, then become extinct
By the time you know they exist, they won’t
No persuasion can warp spacetime
But for the fallen angelic lifeline
They lurk, they hide like ghosts, indistinct
By the time you know they exist, it's too late
No persuasion can cross the black hole
But under fallen angelic control
They chose not to keep their first estate
Lightyears would take thousands of generations to overcome
Trying to harness power of a billion suns, it cannot be done
so they cannot be here, for the great expanse cannot be undone
Across the dead region, none can go
No species will ever transverse the dark
Constructed, insurmountable from the start
Like a firefly lit in the night, its light diminishes and then out of sight
Out of reach before the flicker fades
Civilizations work this way
They rise, they fall, flourish, then become extinct
By the time you know they exist, they won’t
No persuasion can warp spacetime
But for the fallen angelic lifeline
They lurk, they hide like ghosts, indistinct
By the time you know they exist, it's too late
9. Esoterica 04:09
But from those who seemed to be something
whatever they were, it makes no difference to them
For those that seemed to be something added nothing to them
They will not walk into the web of a deceiver willingly
The scripture speaks to ones who open their eyes
These are the few who look to hang on words from psalmists
Revere those who seek the truth, but beware of those who come to find it
Esoterica, understood only by the blessed
For those that seemed to be something added nothing to them
They will not walk into the web of a deceiver willingly
We have nothing to offer such an advanced race
And the technology that they have to give only leads to war and hate
Can you smell the sulphur (sulphur) through their disguise
That malefic aroma burning through their eyes
For those who know prepare for strife
The chaos soon to begin
Penitence is permanent, It erases sin
This is tacenda, things better left unsaid
It is best to let die what is dying, they dug a pit for us, but in it they will fall
The time will come, we all walk through the fire, the enriched will not be burned by the flame
But from those who seemed to be something
Whatever they were, it makes no difference to them
You never know when you may entertain angels, fallen or otherwise
But from those who seemed to be something
Whatever they were, it makes no difference to them
For those who know prepare for strife
The chaos soon to begin
Penitence is permanent, It erases sin
They have nothing to offer such a redeemed race
If you look inside you will find it, a divine touch and his embrace
Can you smell the sulphur (sulphur) through their disguise
That malefic aroma burning through their eyes
10. Apokalupsis 04:52
Lo-Ruhamah, armageddon, there will be no mercy
An invasion, revelation, the end is unfolding
Raining horror from the heavens
Alien bodies filled with demons, they’ve always been one in the same
Flood waters vanquished men the first time, now they all will burn in flames
Trinity of evil from the skies, not from the earth
The valley of megiddo, give rise to the great wars birth
Exalt, extol, magnify
All hail, worship with reverence, or die
Lo-Ruhamah, armageddon, there will be no mercy
An invasion, revelation, the end is unfolding
Raining horror from the heavens
This is the end of the earth that exists now
The first must fall to be reformed
Hand painted by the greatest artist
Throughout the vast multiverse
Follow the deceiver
Into his hell, enthralled
To the true believer
Your covenant with death can be annulled
Just fall into the universes embrace
No need to cling to life, death has no sting
Their flesh shall be consumed while standing on their feet
Their tongues disintegrated inside their very mouths
The sun and moon are darkened, and all the stars withdrawn
When he decides to end it, the light will blind you all
Lo-Ruhamah, armageddon, there will be no mercy
An invasion, revelation, the end is unfolding
Exalt, extol, magnify
All hail, worship with reverence, or die
Raining horror from the heavens
Contrivance of a fiendish swan song
Will be constricted and constrained
For when the trumpet begins sounding
So begins the millennial reign
11. Lo-Ruhamah 04:42
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