"The call to arms that fell on deaf ears
Resonating from the core of my being, I feel its embrace
The screaming voice of my spirit
The weeping form that is my wilting flesh
The aging sepulcher I am
Cry out, my passion's face
Disfigured within my own reflection
Its petals fall like tears
The transience of my actions mock me still
The meaninglessness embodied
Ravenously feasting upon the rotting carcass of my aspirations
Disconsolate wretch
Bound to a rotting garden of filth and discontent
An opaque illusion of love and hope
All that is false, restraining what I am
Creating false idols
Nihilism slowly consumes the soul of the common man and the saint
The words of the wraith taint
And now I am godless"
Gaerea's first release of "Unsettling Whispers" was in 2018, and since, they dared define a "black metal" niche of their own, they dared to walk a new path and stir shit up a bit in the realm of BM, this album is a masterpiece and a milestone proving that it can be done, provided the band can pull it off, and they did, oh they did! Gloomy, dark, post-BM sludgy whatever, it's Gaerea, and this one belongs in my BC collection, the end. sachavonkarl74
What a BEAST of an album. When it comes to blending black metal and mathcore, these guys and Hoplites are the clear leaders of the pack. This album is sheer annihilation of everything in it's path. Pure chaos and destruction. And it is beautiful. Ryan