…and thus shone the sun
For one last time, pale and haggard
Till by frothing jaws devoured
A fading light sunk into night
Behold, darkness falls upon lands well-known
Old paths forlorn the night adorns
Hark, shadows call from sombre Stygian halls
...swift the fall
Deep and far beyond all light
To whereabouts unknown
To fog-laden grounds so cold
A gaping chasm gazes
Into my soul, through marrow and bone
A numbing voidness embraces
Yet in my heart's core I know I must carry on
Behold, darkness falls upon lands well-known
Old paths forlorn the night adorns
Hark, shadows call from sombre Stygian halls
The sepulchral stench of buried dreams
Doth fill the heavy air, all sorrows lay bare
Tomorrow's hope is naught but a waning gleam
As hissing voices whisper: Oh, Death won't thou come reap?
Yet in the midst of this ghastly night
I can feel my blood flaming, a fire burning bright
Which I've filled with the remaining light
That I've barely kept deep down inside
And for all the fears I've watered with tears
Remains naught but joy and memories dear
For at the far horizon I can now clearly see
A dawning sun rising upon me
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