Crimson Reign is the second chapter of The Masked Man’s descent into power, control, and seduction.
Ten tracks of dark pop and alternative R&B merge deep bass, hypnotic vocals, and cinematic intensity — weaving stories of temptation, surrender, and forbidden desire. Every song pulls you deeper into a world where dominance and passion collide, leaving you breathless in the shadows.

This is not just music — it’s an experience.
Step into the reign.

10. Eternal Command

New Sounds is more than music — it’s an anthem of resilience, unity, and spirit. Layered with raw energy and cosmic undertones, the track blends drill intensity with a timeless, almost spiritual depth. Instead of forcing its presence, it invites listeners into a space where melody and message resonate together. The voice is both part of the instrumental and above it, creating an immersive experience that feels like the sound of a people rising. At once mysterious and commanding, the song reflects the dual nature of struggle and triumph, of shadows and light. Whether heard through headphones late at night or on speakers shaking a crowd, it carries a weight that speaks beyond words. This is not just a track — it’s a declaration, a call, and a reflection of something greater than the artist.

New Sounds

Commercial Demo: Upscale, but warm, approachable, and grounded with a confident and inviting resonance.

Commercial Demo

Audiobook Narration Samples: Charismatic Storyteller, smooth, and engaging voice that keeps listeners hooked.

Audiobook Narration

Character Samples: Voices with personality: the intersection where quirk and quality meet. Energetic, playful mischievous, fun, reflective, and wild all rolled up into one!

Character Samples

Stomp, clap count it in
floor shakes, lights blink
we keep it razor clean

Step to the line, heartbeat drum
hush in the room, I make it hum
Snap like a snare, strike then done
every word hits, one by one
Whistle of boots on painted ground
hush then boom, that knockout sound

Hands up left right on the mark
I call the shot, I light the spark

No back talk, I don’t fall back
This is the call, you call me back
I set the pace, you track the track
Say hey I say go we run the map
No back talk, I don’t fall back
Sharp like a snap, click clack clack
Count it off one two hit the attack
I lead the chant, you send it back

Hey uh
Step step check
Clap clap check
(Keep it tight, keep it bright, keep it locked on the grid)

Steel in the tone, chrome in the mix
clean cut edges, zero tricks
Bounce in the bass, short and mean
red light blink on the mastering screen
I move with the beat, never miss
strike like a riff, hiss then kiss

Hands up left right on the mark
I call the shot, I light the spark

No back talk, I don’t fall back
This is the call, you call me back
I set the pace, you track the track
Say hey I say go we run the map
No back talk, I don’t fall back
Sharp like a snap, click clack clack
Count it off one two hit the attack
I lead the chant, you send it back

Stomp stomp clap
draw the line, draw it back
Stomp stomp clap
when it drops, no slack

No back talk, I don’t fall back
This is the call, you call me back
I set the pace, you track the track
Say hey I say go we run the map
No back talk, I don’t fall back
Sharp like a snap, click clack clack
Count it off one two hit the attack
I lead the chant, you send it back

Stomp, clap stamp the mark
lights cut clean fade to dark

No back talk

Apotheosis is cinematic darkwave for the moment myth becomes godhood.
She was forged in silence. Tempered in grief. Named by gods who never asked.
Now she rises—not forgiven, but divine.
This track blends celestial metal and sacred orchestration to score the final transformation.
Soft strings. Ritual bells. Choirs that chant beneath thunderous drums.
A phoenix ascends—not reborn, but claimed.
🕊️ “Become. Ascend. Burn.”
With ethereal vocals, whispered chants, and explosive crescendos, Apotheosis is not mercy.
It’s metamorphosis.
Vocals: Female lead—ethereal and commanding, whispered bridge, divine chorus
Mood: Sacred, soaring, inevitable
Tags: #Apotheosis #Ascension #Transformation #CinematicMetal #DivineRite #ClaimTheGift #MythMadeFlesh


Apotheosis

“Stygian” pulls you into the deep - dark, elegant, and unshakably intense. Nathaniel Christopher crafts an atmosphere thick with bass and emotion, where every sound feels heavy and deliberate. It’s haunting but refined - a journey through shadow with purpose. The kind of track that doesn’t just play - it consumes.

Stygian Freestyle

Dreamless Nights

Helping Hands by Dark Company.
From CD 1, 'SNAFU', of the triple CD album 'A for Acronym'.

HELPING HANDS
Rhyming time in vacuumed lines
I hear the verses soaring
On angels' breath the words of death
Like fingers they’re exploring
I feel the beat of racing wings
I understand all these things
Yet they are gone by morning

Dreaming scenes in deadbeat schemes
All are on back burners
Spirit words that just I heard
Said all the souls are learners
I know the touch of tender love
I also know it’s not enough
You need the ground that’s firmer

Corporate kings and financial things
Beyond our understanding
You can’t own the open sky
Not even by demanding
I like to think of hands in prayer
Though they’re just another layer
No one is left commanding

Livid sky mirrored in my eye
White cloud billows floating
When I look round there is no sound
The silence it is choking
Oh see me, hear me, give me signs
Let me feel them in my mind
Tell me, lead me to Heaven’s end
Where all that’s left is hoping
Where all that’s left is hoping
Where all that’s left is hoping
Where all that’s left is hoping

Lyrics by P. Greatorex 27th January 2013.
Music by G. Davies/P. Greatorex.

Copyright © 2013 D & G Music/Explicit Music.

Cover Art:
“Hand Held” by Peter Greatorex
See: https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/dark-company/original-artwork-by-peter-greatorex/original-artwork-by-peter-greatorex-gallery-3/

Performers:
‘Speedy’ Pete Greatorex – lead vocal
Zakk Black – guitars
Maxx Damage – bass
Sven Stiglund – drums

Vocals and rhythm guitar recorded at Wud Records Studio One, Exeter, 2015.
Everything else recorded at Wud Records Studio One, Europe, 2020.
Engineered, mixed and produced at Wud Records Studio One, Central Europe, 2024.

Copyright ℗ 2025 Wud Records.

FUN FACTS:
* This is a song that Pete never sang a proper studio version of.
* His vocals were lifted from the very rough demo and cleaned up a bit.
* Well, quite a lot actually. :)
* This song is a piece of classic rock in a Britpop style.
* It is in the key of E at 91 BPM.
* All the guitars were played on Nicodemus, with a big painful hole in the thumb of the player.
* The chords in the verses are E B E C#m A E F# A Am6 E.
* In the third verse Pete (accidentally) introduces an unexpected key-change.
* There the chords are E B E Ebm G# Ebm F# A Am6 E.
* The chords in the instrumental section are E C/G D/A.
* Right at the very end it is E C7 E.
* The bass part from the last verse to the end is far more challenging to play than it sounds
* This produced a surprised "Huh? How did THAT happen?!" face on the player.
* Helping Hands is one of those magikal Dark Company songs that can invoke goosebumps in the listener, perhaps slightly surprisingly.

See also:
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/dark-company/
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/dark-company/a-for-acronym-cd-1-snafu/
https://linktr.ee/dark.company
https://www.explicitmusic.co.uk/lyrics-information/dark-company/a-for-acronym/helping-hands

A for Acronym CD 1: SNAFU

Helping Hands

Downloads

Dark Company: Helping Hands (demo)

The entire sound is in my hands. I write cyber poetry, produce, and compose every track ready for Immersive 3D. Every beat is crafted for spatial and next-gen headphones.
Intimate lyrics, total immersion, every track.

For 30 years I kept unfinished demos to myself, never letting them out. Now I finish what I start and release it the moment it’s alive.

I use every tool available, human or machine, as an instrument.
Technology doesn’t replace creativity. It expands it.

Emerging from the vibrant artistic pulse of Canada, Nathaniel Christopher - also known simply as The Boy - crafts sonic landscapes that blur the lines between introspection and intensity. His musical expressions are at once cinematic and intimate, drawing listeners into ethereal spaces where vulnerability meets strength.

With releases like, "virgin mindset", "shower curtains", and "mr. sonic", Nathaniel lays bare his journey - emotions, doubts, dreams - over immersive instrumentation and atmospheric production. Every track is a statement, every lyric a reflection, pointing toward a voice both resonant and raw.

Whether he’s whispering in shadows or rising into light, Nathaniel’s sound is not just heard - it’s felt. He’s an artist shaping his own narrative, mapping emotional terrain with every note.

In the shadows, I create. In the silence, I command. The Masked Man is not seen — only felt.

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