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🎸 Dust and Strings Arisen – Leo Roland
Taken from the Flicker and Flame saga, Dust and Strings Arisen is the rebirth of a fan favourite — reimagined, re-forged, and risen from the ashes. It opens with a haunting 12-string intro that feels slightly off-balance, like a memory out of tune… before erupting into a storm of rock energy that pulls everything back into focus.
This is where the story evolves — where the echoes of Dust and Strings find new life, louder, bolder, and more alive than ever.
🔥 A resurrection in sound.
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Dust and Strings Arisen

Messzeség

The blade remembers every sin
It hums with ghosts beneath my skin
Each cut a scripture
A hymn to pain I still must wear

Through nights embalmed in silent screams
I drown within my fever dreams
The stench of memory will not yield
The past still claws, these scars unhealed.

Voices whisper from marrow deep

Scars unhealed, they breathe, they feed
In crimson tongues they hide, they beg, they plead
Beneath the flesh, the rot revealed
I am the wound, forever unhealed

The mirror bleeds my form away
Reflections rot, yet I remain
In ash and bile, I find my grace
A crown of pain adorns my face

My heart a tomb, my veins their shroud
The worms within me sing aloud


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Scars Unhealed

Gyújtsd meg

A sky ablaze with omen’s fire
The swollen clouds begin to seethe
A whispered doom, the storm conspires
To rip the breath from all who breathe 

Wrath of the tempest, unholy, unchained
A crown of lightning burning unexplained

The fractured earth begins its wail
Crushed beneath the volatile sky
The desperate prayers, the futile railing
Are drowned beneath the cyclone’s cry

Wrath of the tempest, the heavens undone
wrath of the tempest, A god of truth screaming through the sun

Titan born of skies enraged
Uncage your jaws, despair reigns
Unwrite the stars, let night engage
And drag the living to their maim

Wrath of the Tempest

Súlyos művelet

Leo Roland is a South African singer-songwriter, producer, and storyteller whose music fuses raw emotion with cinematic power. As the creative heart behind LR Distribution Records, he delivers anthemic, soul-stirring songs that blend acoustic warmth with the intensity of rock — a style he calls acoustic metal.

His concept-driven albums, including Better Together, Flicker and Flame, and Phoenix, explore the full spectrum of human experience — from love and loss to faith, resilience, and rebirth. Each project forms part of a larger narrative arc, told through evocative lyrics, layered harmonies, and immersive soundscapes that capture the heart and imagination.

Produced and recorded under his own direction at LR Distribution Records, Leo collaborates with a network of gifted South African musicians to craft music that feels both deeply personal and universally relatable. His signature storytelling draws listeners into cinematic worlds where emotion meets melody, and every song tells a story that lingers long after the final note.

Beyond the studio, Leo lives a life of dual purpose — a “butcher by day, musician by night” — balancing his role as a business leader with his relentless pursuit of artistic expression. His journey is one of grit, gratitude, and growth, proving that true passion never fades — it only burns brighter with time.

Genre: Acoustic-Metal / Folk-Rock / Storytelling
Notable Works: Better Together (2024), Flicker and Flame (2025), Phoenix (2025)
Label: LR Distribution Records

Dust and Strings Arisen

Leo Roland

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