Enveloping freeze
God's failure manifest
Endless night has arrived
In it there's no light at all
Realized fates
All that's left to do is die
There's no escape
There is only the void
In vain
You prayed
That this wouldn't be the end
Darkness
Has come
Anaxarchus' final gift
The voidsbane turned talons and gave light a chance
The prophet Anaxarchus used his diamond
Summoned the dragon to bring his revenge,
Delivered the endless night
The endless night
Lives are fading
There's no hope left
Just the embrace
Of nothingness
Every beating heart ceased
Every story erased
Somewhere in the void
It all starts again oh!
When on high the heaven had not been named,
Firm ground below had not been called by name,
Naught but primordial Apsu, their begetter,
(And) Mummu*–Tiamat, she who bore them all, Their waters commingling as a single body;
No reed hut had been matted, no marsh land had appeared,
When no gods whatever had been brought into being,
Uncalled by name, their destinies undetermined—
Then it was that the gods were formed within them.
This album being played over the PA system at the museum where Salvador Dali's "The Persistence of Memory" is housed is what caused the faces of the clocks in the painting to melt. meeko
The first 30 seconds of "Revenge by Fire" convinced me to get the whole album! It is a face-melting blend of speed and black metal, reminiscent of Hellripper! KVAEN is a Swedish solo project much like Hellripper but many known guest musicians helped J. Björnfot in his endeavor. Altogether it is really a solid debut album, I loved the melodies and the pace changes in the second half too, ending with a "calm" instrumental one. Well-done!! sachavonkarl74
These California up-and-comers don't merely pay tribute to ’90s death metal; they make it their own by taking charge and letting it rip. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 21, 2024