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"Ray of LIght" in A-Minor

This song was inspired by the medieval english elegy The Ruin which I first heard at the Fall of Civilisations podcast. I then tried to imagined how the observer of The Ruin would have reacted upon witnessing the state of our planet today and wrote the lyrics based on that. I knew immediately that the music would have to be black metal with some ambient dungeon synth parts.

Once I finished the music and the lyrics, I was lucky to find out my longtime friend @matthew-cornes would was up for doing vocals, playing the bass and drawing the artwork. Subsequently this album felt more of a joined effort than our previous respective solo albums and therefore we decided to create the Eternal Firmament.

LD


It has been a pleasure to work with my friend Leo continuosly over the last few years on eachother's music, as well as attending shows!
We've seen the likes of Steve Hackett, Dream Theater and Paul Gilbert together! We are into our prog rock/metal adjacent stuff!

The artwork I drew for this song was inspired by the Royal Garrison Church in Portsmouth, UK which was bombed in WWII. Leo liked the structure of the remains and felt it fitted perfectly with The Ruin elegy themed lyrics.
I also added some Opeth, Black Sabbath, Necromantia and Candlemass influence into the artwork.

I was excited when Leo asked me to do some Black Metal vocals, since I have never really attempted this style in any of my bands or solo work.
It was also different for me on the bass guitar end, as I've never played this style of heavy music before, and I listened to bands like the Greek Black Metallers Necromantia to give me inspiration in terms of technical bass playing!

MC (@matthew-cornes)

The Ruin

Both Pat and I are blessed to have daughters. So when he came to me with this musical idea in honor of his daughter, I was quick to get on board. We originally released the tune (an Irish reel of sorts) as a church offertory, but decided to make a more formal recording, and now with an added second guitar part that Pat loved when we reprised it as offertory in honor of his daughter's homecoming from college for Thanksgiving.

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I’m an amateur guitarist writing and recording songs in my little spare time using GarageBand and the cab emulator of my H&K amp. These songs are mainly a vehicle for my own personal development as a guitar player, however I pay a lot of attention in the songwriting process and the recording with the aim of creating songs that people can enjoy and even transport them to some place far away in space and time. 

My songs are instrumentals and I usually start jamming with some picture in my mind that I want to capture with music. My absolutely favourite guitarist is Alex Lifeson from Rush and my other main influences are Dream Theater, Spectral Lore and ambient music. These comprise the first pillar of my inspirations. I come from a small island in the Mediterranean and I bring with me a lot of middle eastern influences that become the second pillar of my musical palette. 

Currently I’m working on my project on the seven wonders of the ancient world, a journey to ancient places of mystery and grandeur. New songs and updates will be posted on Instagram: https://instagram.com/leodoulou

The Ruin

Leo Doulou

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