Darkness has fallen, a liberating veil
Restless, we steel our minds
Anguish and agony, death by the flame
This fate, we leave behind
One shall remain, ensuring our passage
His sacrifice taken on trust
Gladly he’ll walk with the phoenix through death
Together, their bodies to dust
Forlorn, resigned to the flame, approach the pyre
As condemning their bones, a trial by fire
Abhor, abate, cremate
Stood on the brink, my thoughts cold and still
Watching my brothers take flight
Quenching their hate with nuclear fire
Devouring their light
Bathing together in fission of flame
I confirm all their fears
Willingly burning as cold entombs me
Our victory seeps in my veins
Mind resolved, I sound the bell for their judgement
Their end of days
Sharing the fate of the zealots, I burn
An illusion of ruin allows no return
Cloaked in this fierce conflagration
Like phosphorous burning my skin
As the veil lifts, welcome the dawn
Be free of your sin
Absolution divine
This flesh, a blazing shrine
Darkness has fled, the veil undone
Announced by the cold light of dawn
The wind arises and hollow men stir
Witness a phoenix reborn
Eye for an eye, their judgement arrived
By way of their bodies, now scarred
Sentenced to wander the earth under shadow
Forsworn in the eyes of their god
credits
from Efference,
released April 7, 2017
Produced by Asira
Drums recorded at Whitehouse Studios
The songs are masterfully composed and flow together beautifully, and the orchestration is exactly how I want metal orchestration to sound: full, playable by a real orchestra, and just as important to the music as the vocals, drums, guitar, and bass are. tonycordeshimself
I never cared about symphonic metal at all. I do very much care about folk as well as progressive metal, and so I couldn't resist after reading the third exceptional AMG review for Wilderun in a row. 'Sleep...' has been on my radar for quite some time, being graced by one of the most beckoning cover arts I have ever seen. The band more than lives up to its reputation, composing great musical pieces from start to finish. I absolutely love the multitude of influences being put together here. David Fischer
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