Father, can thou hear heavy hooves pounding?
Three horsemen ride as one with darkness in tow
Draped in black, grave words they speak
"Quod fuimus, estis, quod sumus vos eritis
Counted are the days of all
The time has come when all shall fall"
Lo and behold
The dance of old
Hast thou now come
To claim what's yours?
Thus it unfolds
The dance of old
I know thou've come
To dance with my bones
"As the walls around thee crumble
And thy fortress turns to naught
What art thou now but a king of gravel,
A mere beggar at the doorstep to Helheim,
A simple man who's lost to time?"
Lo and behold
The dance of old
I know thou've come
To finish it once and for all
Yet one thing I know that will never die
The judgement of dead men’s deeds
Brother, do not despair
I’ve emptied the chalice
Had every last drop
My time has come
For all the years I've walked upon this earth
I wouldn't trade one for another
As my sight is slowly fading and my blood is running cold
Hermes, guide my steps to Stygian shores!
Orpheus, bless me with one final song to eclipse them all
Sing me on my way to the realm of the glorious dead
Where my fallen ancestors await!
And Eros, every led-clad arrow I cast back to thee
For with a smile upon my face
I finally descend
I welcome my end
What an impressive piece of black metal. This one-man hurricane is pure art. Sgah‘gahsowáh creates an haunting atmosphere. He puts so much soul in his music. Sælzer Bub
Blackbraid quickly followed up their 2022 debut in 2023 with more native folk infused furious black metal. This is by no means a sophomore slump as it is equally excellent, methodical, melodical, and approachable as the first record. 9/10 RJ
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