Graven stares pierce the veil of lies.
Choirs sing in agony: anthems of open throats.
The sun will not rise,
And even so, it will surely set again.
Aspirations decay, as does the flesh.
Anticipation is a feeble dream.
Waking to the light of
Another bastard dawn.
Preachers of idle word:
May all your hopes be naught.
As staunch your tongues may be,
They cannot revive a dead heart
Shrouded in weary apathy,
Drowning in perpetual void.
With crestfallen desire,
It will leave a stain upon your souls
Why bathe in the light?
The gates of hell are open
Drown in worthlessness
Crippled by conscious torment
Hope is a hollow mirage
And only the grave shall see release
Torn apart, the vacant dreams
Frailty and weakness are all that shall be
Revel in grotesque fantasy
Salvation found in the blade’s edge
Hope is a hollow mirage
And pain shall never cease
Torn apart, the vacant dreams
Frailty and weakness are all that shall be
Loveless relics crumble
To dust, never to mourn
For that which isn’t lost,
But never was.
The blank night gazed back
Into the dark abyss
Inside this empty form
And saw itself within.
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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
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Melodic, almost pagan black metal out of Iceland with some of the most aggressive vocals I've heard in the genre. It's balls to the walls from the first note with few respites, but its melodic enough to not overstay its welcome. Jeff Wilson
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total brain melter! Krallice decides to take their music in a slightly different direction, introducing extremely chaotic and technical riffs amidst super complicated drum patterns. heavy Behold the Arctopus vibes from this one. n. charlene excelsia
Australian band Aquilus smashes genre boundaries to smithereens, combining classical orchestration with black metal on this riveting LP. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 13, 2021
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Don't get me wrong. This is really good and everything is on point. But I'm just kind of confused about the huge elephant in the room regarding the band's name. Seriously? Like how is this not going to get mixed up with THE Leviathan? The Jef Whitehead 20+ year beast? I mean... what's next - "THE BTLS", "MTRHD" or maybe "VN HLN?" Music like this needs a less obvious touchpoint. Because as much as I like "Eradication of Nescience" - it's now begging to be compared to "Scar Sighted." Aka ... GTFO. bcb723