the blanket of anxiety
wraps around my shell
a crimson shade of silence surrounds us now
flowing rivers of pain, just visions...
of another time without misery or longing
i am still here in my palace of torment
lay my body to rest amongst the decaying roses of life
as the leaves fall so does my existence into rot
a lustre now lost, in remains bleakness and apathy
more drugs to ease this suffering, more alcohol to numb
desire and emotion
fading away into the warm embrace of nothing
I never lived...
Opening with Abbey Lincoln's definitive rendition of unreleased Billie Holiday song, Left Alone (natch), you have to admire the confidence of any musician to riff over what was originally a Max Roach / Art Davis rhythm section and iconic Coleman Hawkins sax solo – let alone in infamously fudging-the-details DSBM. But such is the ambition (or youthful naïveté) on this masterwork of slow burning late nite metal. Grand, solemn, and astounding throughout. Not to be missed by early Sadness fans. Luke
This album is just incredible, majestical. Is that even a word? A true masterpiece, and one that I dont play that often so that it doesn't get overplayed and soften the blow you get each time fromthis heavy slab. halfmartian
Scorching black metal from Houston, featuring members of Night Cobra, Oceans of Slumber, Venomous Maximus, and more. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 7, 2023