“In collaboration with Sweden’s premier Metal vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid of  @Soilwork​ , comes “Thy Midnight Seeds”, named by the vocalist himself. Wrote and recorded during 2020’s quarantine, lockdown of dark days. The single is a Symphonic Black Metal styled version of hell boiling over. It’s opening distorted, wah-guitar chord progression mimics an un-lightened marching anticipation. Soon to reveal a reassuring chorus of accepting ones situation in dystopia. Furthermore, a continuation of Strid’s dynamic vociferous range is indefinite, while trading off between dark, fast, palm muted rhythms and melodic guitar phrases. With an unexpected drop in dynamics, the clean section is most dire and icy. Backed by ambient finger-picking, atmospheric keyboards, and Strid’s way of saying “Nothing lasts forever”. Thy Midnight Seeds is every optimists’ fall from grace."

Björn Strid- lyrics, vocals. 

Travis Rinker- Guitars, bass, keyboards, drum programming, mixing, mastering, lyric video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-1fTY718EU&lc=Ugyr7KPLRA_6JWcSsSV4AaABAg

https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/travisrinkersolometalproject/thy-midnight-seeds-feat-bjrn-speed-strid-of-soilwork

Travis Rinker- Thy Midnight Seeds(Ft Björn Speed Strid of SOILWORK)

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Every Minds World

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Dark Ale

Kairos

Download Album at travisrinker.bandcamp.com/
Mix of Melodic and Heavy Guitar melodies backed with a Synth Kaossilator and Keyboard.  Wrote and recorded by Travis Rinker July 2015. 

Vital Quell

All lyrics, instruments, recording, programming, mixing and mastering by Travis Rinker. 

Lyrics:

Riding coattails with the devils and all to get a rise
the stance of dereliction is cutting all the ties
envisage conclusions- allegiance delusion
besiege us, egregious, and on to the fall line…

"Adversaries hatred will expound their own anguish
with no amount of hatred forgiven at heart-
in the hour of dawn"                   

This fall line is nearing
when silence is a ploy
transient veins of animation-
isolated sole convoy! 
all eyes are staring
when hatred is a vice
ephemeral pain false creation
placid fools paradise   

Your fantasies of ignorance
exhausting all the betterment
this synergy is separate
cemented deep inveterate
      
Devoid my presence - all engendered
bending the arch- inapt to matter
the catalyst alive who make you remember
i am transcendence forever unending

Riding coattails with the devils and all to get a rise
The grasp of possession was just to bastardize
 Awareness contention- a meager ascension

"My ceaseless essence lives in the static     
beyond air, sound, the somatic
forgotten by all in the phase of existence
yet I am transcendence forever"

All eyes are staring when silence is a ploy
Transient veins on animation
isolation sole convoy!
fantasies of ignorance
exhausting all the betterment
this synergy is separate
cemented deep inveterate

Fall-Line

(Solo Metal Project)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-1fTY718EU&lc=Ugyr7KPLRA_6JWcSsSV4AaABAg

Guitarist in Northern CA, I like to write / record my own Metal tracks and play live.  Open for collaborations, hmu! 

You can hear my Acoustic music soundcloud.com/travisrinker

Travis Rinker(Solo Metal Project)

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