Leave it to a crustpunk/metal band to cogently summarize the cosmology of late antique Platonists: Before the Earth was born we travelled from the stars We fell like comets from the universal mind We fused the elements within the rising sun We are the north, the south, the east, the west, the one! All sense of separation, this is your illusion All sense of segregation, just leading to confusion We watched the mighty fall and Empires turned to dust The cities crumbling into the raging Sea We entered into life that took the human form We are the air, the water, the earth, the fire!
I am really picky when it comes to music in general; I tend to go for the more melodic stuff when it comes to metal, but the intro rhythm to that last track is kind of cool.
American Witch Be it not any great revelation, innocence influenced at the horrors of torture and death many would claim to be witches and of the Devil
Magical Realism : Truth You keep trying to make sense out of it until you can't anymore, and then you try and find the truth
I just discovered this a few days ago, and I can't stop listening to it. Nothing particularly original; it just stomps.
Born under the blazing eye Spawn of a putrid black womb This, the empire of malevolence Against the filth of creation
Here's my favorite track from my favorite album of the year. At this late month, I don't see any other albums unseating the mighty Orbit Culture. Those guys unleash an avalanche of crushing music. Maybe I should my top 20 up here . . . 2023 has been a very strong year for metal.
My star, I saw it high and far At the parting of the ways A light on the edge of the outer night Like silver set ablaze Where the round world plunges steeply down But on the old roads goes As an unseen bridge that on arches runs To coasts that no man knows
ATTACH=full]24353[/ATTACH] Unsure of subgenre, but I like Clockwork God and Execution is Fun, by them.