A Personified Evil

Lock and Key

City lights are blurring, through a rain-streaked window pane
Another night is stirring, whispering my weary name
The walls are closing tighter, the silence screams inside
Another wasted fighter, with nowhere left to hide

Take me away, to a place where I can breathe again
Take me away, from this hollow, aching, hurting den
Take me away, before I completely fade away
Just a whisper, a promise, of a world beyond the gray

This feeling's overwhelming, a tide I can't outrun
My spirit slowly melting, beneath the fading sun
This feeling's overwhelming, a tide I can't outrun
My spirit slowly melting, beneath the fading sun

Memories like ghosts dance, in the shadows of the room
A fleeting, hopeful chance, dissolving way too soon
I reach for something solid, a hand to pull me through
But all I find is silence, reflecting back on you

Take me away, to a place where I can breathe again
Take me away, from this hollow, aching, hurting den
Just a whisper, a promise, of a world beyond the gray
Take me away, before I completely fade away

This feeling's overwhelming, a tide I can't outrun
My spirit slowly melting, beneath the fading sun
This feeling's overwhelming, a tide I can't outrun
My spirit slowly melting, beneath the fading sun

Is there somewhere, someone, waiting on the other side?
A haven from the struggle, where my broken heart can hide?
A simple act of kindness, a hand reaching for my own
To break this chain of sadness, and finally be alone...


 

Take Me Away (WIP)

self inflicted human combustion

Testing the Limits of Infinite

Persevere and Overcome

Vision of Disorder

Ways To Destroy One's Ambition

Hate.Malice.Revenge (Reloaded)

Sever the Memory

Matriphagy

the borderline of pain

I have been a Dark Castle fan for a minute, so when I heard they had a new record coming out I was stoked, but at the same time I had very high expectations. With the release of their new album Surrender To All Life Beyond Form, out now via Profound Lore, they fucking blew my mind. Dark Castle has stretched what we call doom & sludge to encompass many more layers that are not usually associated with these genres. I knew something was different by the way the first track, “Surrender To All Life Beyond Form,” started. It begins with this killer dirge bit, then this almost 1st Nations chant comes in, and then on a wave of strange feedback, super distorted blackened vocals kick in – from that point, they had me. Surrender To All Life Beyond Form is a real dark tapestry of sonics, so you will hear something new every time. At certain points when I listen to this album I get the sense as though the songs are alive & breathing, & are trying to tell me something. Dark Castle is heavy as ever on this album, but they are using space as an effect unto itself – they allow the effects they create to transform many times before they introduce another effect. The song “Learning To Unlearn” is haunting experimental doom that explores the textures of bleeps, piano & cavernous vocals that manifest their apocalyptic visions. The emotional impact that the song “To Hide Is To Die” has is fucking transcendental, & Stevie’s singing voice on this track is sublime. With this album, Dark Castle have done what I like to hear bands do – take chances & develop their imagination outside of their comfort zone. The next time I see this band in person I’m going to walk up to them, give them a huge hug & say job well freaking done! It gets better: they are hitting the road this summer with YOB. So after the jump, get all of the tour details & some other surprises. (via cvltnation.com) 


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Lock and Key

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