In the eye of the storm
A lone shore beckons
In a heart careworn
A threnody sounds, dreary and foul
As thou set sail upon the gale
The battle is lost, but the war remains
Praise the fallen, the glorious dead
Sleep eternal, unknown halls await
In the fires of remembrance…
...an ancient sound.
Once and for all, tear down these walls
That holds the seed to eternity
A thousand voices doth call upon thee
To break the chains of mortality
As the spear pierces the flesh
And the hangman's noose wraps thy neck
A radiant eye watches all
In numinous waves of a new dawn
The portal is open
Souls of the dead lead the way
The circle is broken
Into formlessness they ride
And so the last chapter has been written
With a kadmos soaked in blood and burning tears
For the ones who depart from this earthly prison
To the mountains beyond, to the stars above
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