It is beneath these pillars, these monuments, that this city lies in wait.
It is upon a sky bathed in crimson, that widened eyes fixate.
Magma caressing, magma embracing:
These buildings fall into flame.
From Enyo, a gentle kiss, wrapped in a blanket woven with fear.
Malaise, savior from complacency, a shrine for you created;
built from teeth, from blood, from soil and disdain.
Remorse, in untimely arrival, a deluge for you unleashed;
composed of tears, of waste, and panic.
Beneath, in deceit, in sleep: Agharta.
In merging light, in merging shadow; below the mountain.
Terror evolving, giving birth to regret; please echo amongst smoke.
Behind follows assent, compliance to stolen sight.
While the placid lay in the path of devastation,
A glaze comes over the eyes of the fearful.
Masks of Socius discarded,
to mimic tongues of deceit;
with chaos came the shape to imbibe an abandoned sky.
It is beneath these pillars, these monuments, that this city lies in waste.
It is upon a sky bathed in crimson, that widened eyes dilate.
Magma caresses, magma embraces: These buildings fallen to flame.
(Written & Performed by Jason Schiff)
(Backup Vocals by Andrew Waner)
credits
from The Arrival,
released January 7, 2014
Adrian Santoro
Andrew Waner
Vito Centano
Jason Schiff
Arturo Navarro
Recording & Production - CJ Romano
Vocal Recording - Terry "Trademark" Martin / Tru Music Studios
Mastering - Ryan Mack
Two impressive vocalists, variable and skilled guitarists and a tight and very powerful rhythm section. That plus the ability to write a song really leaves nothing left to desire here. mourner
Symphonic stuff in metal doesn’t make its way into my collection aside from a couple of early Cradle albums. The orch here though just ads to how huge this band sounds. It makes elements in the songs more immersive. There are plenty of breaks from orchestration where its in deathcore/slamming brutality mode. While not ignorant, the songs never play with time or get mathy making it accessible and memorable. Came out 2015? Impressed. Mitch Mitcherson