feeding the fire
let the whole thing burn
slave to no master
not a victim not a single word
bring us a reason to bring you this far
to mettle in your treason
to weather this storm
nothing for the blood you take
your grand design
bring on the wake
bring on the end of everything if this is what our lives will bring
carry the burden of life after death
feel the weight as you fall to your knees
this is the violence, the vile, the filth
an entrusted design of the human disease
slave to no witness
speaking only in tongues
your flock, fed to the fire
the shepherd has already hung
so sift through the ashes for something to hold
beneath all the demons
what truth do you know
what will you remember
what will you deny
sift through the ashes for your final lie
and will the pieces fall into place
or will your constructs be broken by the weight
and will you face it with confidence or shame
in the end when death has learned your name
and as you hear it, the last left to know
do you feel the peace in letting go
now make your bed of serpents, fallacy and soil
reserve your place in nothing and watch it for us all
impending months spent in darkness
bringing the pestilent frost
only the lost and the wicked should ever bear this cross
almost a fleeting feeling
the burning in your lungs
this is constant reminder of all the things you've left undone
so fold from the pressure, the cycle will not break
death to the darkened skyline, death to the unlit day
curse of the ages
demise of the year
clouds, never breaking
I could be anywhere but here
credits
released February 18, 2013
Recorded, Produced & Visuals by Dark Circles
Mastering by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege
Crust with strings is a heartfelt and honest pairing. And the opening track Awoken is such a beautiful track, I can't help but listen to it on repeat. Gemma
Blackened hardcore with the sheer heady power of stadium crust and the glacial melodies of second-wave black metal. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 10, 2023
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