viernes, 15 de enero de 2021

AMIENSUS

 


Origen: E.E.U.U., Spokane, Rochester, St. Paul, Chicago.

Formados: 2010

Estilo: Black progresivo

Temática: Filosofía, mitología, psicología y teología.

Enlaces: Bandcampfacebook y instagram.

Miembros:

  • Alec Rozsa  Guitarra, teclados y voces
  • Chris Piette Batería
  • D. Todd Farnham Bajo
  • James Benson Guitarra y voces
  • Kelsey Roe Guitarra y voces
Discografía:

  • The Last EP EP 2010  
  • Restoration CD 2013
  • Promethean Single 2013  
  • Gathering Split 2013
  • Wolfhead's Tree Single 2014  
  • Ascension CD 2015
  • Reflections Single 2016  
  • All Paths Lead to Death EP 2017  
  • Gathering II Split 2018  
  • A Convocation of Spirits Single 2020  
  • Adora Vivos / Amiensus Split 2020  
  • Abreaction CD 2020
  • Leaves Will Grow Anew Single 2021  
  • Deeper than Blood (2022) Single 2022  
  • Reclamation: Part 1 CD 2024
  • The Distance Single 2024  
  • Decaying God Child Single 2024  
  • Reclamation Pt. II CD 2024
ABREACTION (2020)
Tercer larga duración para los estadounidenses en un álbum que ofrece un black metal de influencias atmosféricas y progresivas, capaz de recoger el sonido más clásico en su base y llevarlo o nuevos terrenos en una línea similar a lo ofrecido en la última época por bandas como Borknagar o Enslaved en donde el black se diluye en otras influencias del metal extremo. Lo primero que  llama la atención de este álbum es su musicalidad y emotividad, diferentes pasajes de influencias progresiva se van desgranando con un gusto por lo largos pasajes de guitarras que no dejan pasar oportunidad de ofrecer un buen número de riffs de corte melódico, interesantes cambios de ritmo que van transitando hacia terrenos atmosféricos cuando la intensidad se ve superada por un aporte extra de épica sin renuncia tampoco a un corte casi que sinfónico. Explosiones de intensidad se suceden con otros mucho más comedidos, alternando entre una mayor velocidad y contundencia y otros momentos más intimistas en donde se nota que la banda se mueve con mayor soltura. Las voces alternan también las partes más agresivas y directas, empleando un tono casi que desgarrado lleno de padecimiento y rabia, que se ven completas con otras más limpias que surgen en un segundo plano para completar la propuesta. En definitiva, Amiensus se nutre tanto de sonido clásicos dentro del black como de otros más actuales para crear un álbum repleto de matices, alejado de cualquier tipo de etiqueta y fluyendo libre hacia terrenos del metal extremo sin ningún tipo de complejos. (8,4).




1. Beneath the Waves 05:11
In the oceans we sailed Weightless bodies Floating to our next Destination The sky The sun The heat of all our decision in our minds What do you know What do you feel Is all you know Really Even Real Cold swells Beneath, my feet Numbing entity White Sand, Warm Breath, Life Ends, Then Begins The sky The sun The heat of all our decision in our minds What do you know What do you feel Is all you know Really even real Blistering heat, beneath the waves White Sand, Warm Breath, Life Ends, Then Begins   
2. Divinity 05:52
As the moon steadily grows The shadows know my fate Fear no longer bound To this mortal soul Bring me fire Light this world Burning Desire For new growth As the sun, reaches noon Blinding rays, simple truths To this world, or the next My soul, will find its fix Bring me fire Light this world Burning Desire For new growth  
3. To the Edge of Life 05:39
   Burdened by his own fear
Burdened from the weight of many years
Carried within, his soul and mind
Stumbling across the mountain side
Master of his destiny
His fate within his grasp
Sworn to all
And sworn to none
It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.
The vision of the past
The vision of the future
Drawing us to what’s next
Scrutinized, objectified
A pedestal of society
Our blood was born
Our hate was torn
But we never lost sight
Death can bring us to the brink
Life can take us to the edge
Staring into a void
A visage is worn
The figure, the shadow, the nightmare
The vision of the past
The vision of the future
Drawing us to what’s next
Scrutinized, objectified
A pedestal, of society.
4. A Convocation of Spirits 06:23
In the midst of the night
I could feel the warmth
Ever longing
To be cared for
Always longing for the dark to subside
Wishful thinking
Couldn’t bring you
Couldn’t bring you
Back to life.
Where do you go now
Is there another life?
Can you still hear me
From the other side?
As I whisper your name
Do my thoughts reach you?
As i whisper your name
Do my thoughts reach you?
Listening for your answer
But i’ll listen forever
There’s nothing left here
But the cold dirt and your name
Where do you go now
Is there another life?
Can you still hear me
From the other side?
5. Euphorica 05:10
Below the castle lies A graveyard built on A thousand years of lies Blood that bathed the ground Hateful, inhuman screams abound Forgotten, abandoned by their own race How will we speak of the atrocities Performed by our own hands In the name of science and progress We thought We had created a better world We’re wrong All that is left is blood on our hands And now that atonement has come Will you sacrifice? The freedom to live our own lives That which we cannot forsake And now that your clemency arrives Will you remain the same With every day lost The memories begin to fade Unspoken, a scar in our conscience The loss of our humanity The freedom to live our own lives That which we cannot forsake And now that your clemency arrives Will we repeat the same mistakes  
6. Drowned 04:35
  The right of passage
Through the oceans mists
A siren that was sounding
A voice inside my head
I followed your every word
And left my cupboards bare
And into the ocean we sail
Drowned by the gods of despair
With each passing hour
My lungs are filled to the brim
Emotionless whispers
The scent of a maiden so fair
I followed your every word
And left my cupboards bare
And into the ocean we sailed
Drowned by the gods of despair
The darkened waters
Depths of hatred and toil
The pleas of the helpless
As they plummeted into hell
Drowned, deeper
Into the oceans trench
Drowned and feeble
Nothing can save me now
7. Cold Viscera 05:26
Drifting through the sky Holding onto the night With these dreams, I enter anew Realm which can be alight Honor and pride that which fuels the fire Born into this sacrifice Fodder for war, blood of kings and fathers Of the holy orthodoxy Shine, Bring forth your light Given unto the night With thine eyes, watch it unfold Looming towards the afterlife Corruption of mans weakened souls Stumbling in foolish naivety Devoured by his own lust Sworn to a life of depravity Heaven above hath these things foretold Majesty to thee ascribe Heaven above watch these things unfold I will put these nations to the sword Divine! Blessed with inordinate glory Bespoke sword of justice and will Given now, unto me with thy trust Enlisted to bring forth redemption Within waves of sorrow Bloodied blades will clash, decrying with fear The light shall be blinding And the heavens shall pronounce With glorious sounds Heaven above hath these things foretold Majesty to thee ascribe Heaven above watch these things unfold I will put these nations to the sword To the sword Cold viscera, segmented limbs Heaped upon the soil  
8. All That Is Unknown 05:13
   Wander, through thy dreams
Creation of a full moon sky
A vision within thy mind
Pictures flood
A withering garden
The vision unfolds behind my eyes
For now I see through a glass darkly
But here face to face;
As things are, and yet are not
Thoughts that were fragmented
And put away begin to assume personality
All that is unknown lay up in store with dragons
A yearning in my innermost being
To answer a call, leave the father’s house
And see the things I dread the most
Beholden to no one, I will crush them beneath my wrath
Consciousness is woven into the fabric of the universe
Planets formed and broken, skys erupt in flames, I am…
The Master of All
I am Sovereign
I am the king who reigns
Blood poured out, in worship
Reflect my coming Age
9. Iconoclasm 04:36
  What have I become
A leader of a tribe
A tribe who hates their God
Their countenance has fallen
A cold and bleak horizon stretched across our time
Am I real? Am I real?
The foundations of mountains are set ablaze, and the tongues of men confounded
I have left nothing alive of the enemy; their people are as a fading memory
Precious stones and pearls I have piled up with their bodies to be burned
Not one cattle, neither the vestiges of their Gods have I taken for the spoil
And yet my children rose up to play
Tempted away by such gilded nothings, the seeds of dissension were sewn from within
Wandering eyes found fixed upon the bust of the Whore of Babylon
A gradual pollution has caked the walls of their lungs
Breathing the fumes of dead flesh
Bones scattered in the ashes
They have sewn shut the mouths of prophets, urging them:
"Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits,"
"Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Lord to cease from before us."
Rolling and writhing in the mud, like unto beasts
Sinking into the bottomless pit
10. A Convocation of Spirits (Acoustic) 06:41   instrumental
  54:46





Vinyl, 10", EP, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Remastered. Limited to 500 copies







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