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Embrace The Emptiness (KR​-​44)

by Evoken

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1.
Intro 03:22
[Instrumental]
2.
I wait in sorrow On a Grey colored floor Begging for a darker emotion To overtake what is not yet black I'm slowly crawling to my own end (just to be with you) Calling out to the mist that covers your presence (but I can feel you near) Touching with my thoughts (only imagined pleasures can exist)
3.
A majestic sight of everlasting reign Behold the rise of December's frozen kingdom Reddest of the skies welcome the angel of sorrow the tower chimes the centuries end I awaken to the eclipse of the blackest nights moon Come forth winters orchestral winds I am weakened by blizzards of sadness and chilling forgotten Eves
4.
Darkest are the forgotten valley's where Ancient forms gather amid the swirling winds... Their presence felt only within the coldest depths of the soul, plagued with fearful belief... The moon casts an eerie glow revealing the vast desolation where a mighty kingdom once ruled in darkness... Tragedy has befallen these spirits Revealed is the truth, all is forever lost Weary eyes that search the dark side Sigh of infinite sorrow shattered by the wind
5.
Exhorted by psalms and canticles These monuments of a crude form of grey shimmer A Tumult in heaven, the anthems of ecstasy and fear confuse to seek a less doomed abode Why should I witness this? A muted creation taken into a somber and glacial twilight as ash and dust which held the earth in thrall now lost... Across the putrid moat I lie and dream of my fearful ascent To a prodigious height entranced by the detestable Piping of tragic yet merciful flutes in the wan beams of paradise The shadows of shoel now blinding An effigy of him, the shameless lie this now becomes
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Allured from unhallowed realms The most guileful of luminosity A macabre dance that speaks of imminent death To which, now, I gaze in awe and silently sigh In guilt I draw ever so close as the eyes of twilight dissolve in the descending heavens Souls torn by envy and grief Forever to reach out beyond the black stone I finally embrace your bleeding heart You who passes before me, have been the serene haunting of my sleep Too long have I feared this day Your whispers envelop tears for what is yet to come Shall we ever meet in myth again My sorrow shall reflect passion For I must bid farewell, to sleep eternally Beneath the earth
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about

This is the kind of album you look to for a musical journey, and this journey just happens to crush your soul in the process.

The heavy and slow riffing is drenched in a gloomy, murky aura, that grabs hold of your soul, twists it and evokes a feeling of desperation, angst and despair. Extremely beautiful and melodic, without losing brutality and ferocity. There are moments reminiscing of a classic doom metal sound, although the death reeking funeral vibe is what overwhelms you with emotions. Combining that ultra heavy riffing with the rhythmic drumming easily sends you into a catatonic state, with wickedly beautiful and masterful drum-work. Adding yet another aspect of saddened atmosphere via the keyboard just enhances all previously said emotions. The vocals vary from funeral to death, clean to slow, harsh to deep growls, all masterfully done. There’s not an aspect of this album that isn’t top notch.

Put on Embrace the emptiness, shade your windows, turn off the light, lie down in bed and let yourself get overwhelmed with emotions. Drift away in your mind and just let the feelings of solitude hit you. An utterly dark album that every fan of funeral doom/death metal should own.

credits

released June 19, 2013

Bass – Steve Moran
Drums – Vince Verkay
Guitar – Nick Orlando
Guitar, vocals – John Paradiso
Keyboards – Dario Derna
All songs by Evoken
Recorded at WAVE Studios, Staten Island, NY, April/May 1998
Mastered at Surgical Sound
Engineered & Mixed by Ron Thal
Session cello by Charles Lamb

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