Altar hymns of ancient covens
Purifying human form through arcane ritual
Black blood, transcendent dagger
Release me from the curse of flesh
Heathen chanting echoes throughout the temple halls
Their shadows dance in the torchlight
The high priestess speaks, in an elder tongue,
The incantation of my doom
My body convulses, as my mind departs
Of nothingness and eternity I shall become
Depart the flesh
Deny the self
Be of nihility
And in infinity reign
Dagger pierce me, and drain me of all soul
Before this congregation, I seal my pact
To reject my corporeal form
And renounce this putrid world
Lay me upon the altar, unconscious and bare
Light it aflame so, to ashes, I burn
Rid the world of my essence
For I am the void, from which I’ll not return
Beyond life, beyond death
Beyond the furthest reaches of time
I’ve achieved the highest form
Greater than any manmade god
Through this ritual of withering ruin
Of nothingness and eternity I have become
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from Antarcht,
track released January 30, 2015
Lyrics by BRJ
supported by 13 fans who also own “Ritual of Withering Ruin”
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
supported by 11 fans who also own “Ritual of Withering Ruin”
Some of the best cosmic black metal I've heard. Mare Cognitum continues to prove themselves to be masters of crafting a vast, celstial soundscape, and the Lovecraft-esque atmosphere present throughout Aureole's half definitely made me want to check out the rest of their discography. honeycombguy