The Löst Tapes, Vol. 6

Hellraiser (Live at Eissporthalle, Berlin, 14th Dec, 1992)

🎸 VORYNTH (Self-Titled Album)
Blues-rock, reborn in fire and digital myth.
Debut album from UK-based queer artist Vorynth: raw riffs, soulful storytelling, and bold, myth-soaked lyrics collide in anthems of defiance and transformation.

Crafted in creative partnership with Suno’s advanced vocal AI, each track is an intimate rebellion against silence, chronic illness, and conformity. From the fierce journey of "Devil’s Highway" to the reflective power of "Fourteen Fourteen", this self-titled release turns personal scars into sonic strength.

Blues. Myth. Identity. Amplified.

Written & Performed by Vorynth.
Vocals powered by Suno AI, custom-trained to amplify my authentic voice.

When life said no stage—music found another way.

Not Your In-Between

“Gather close, and let the embers speak. For this is no tale of kings and crowns — this is the saga of fire, oath, and blood. This is the song of the last skald, and the flame that refused to die.”

In the twilight of the old world, when the fjords whispered of gods and ghosts, a warband rose beneath the dawn. Their oaths were carved in stone, their names etched in frost. The saga begins with “Oathbound at Dawn,” where warriors swear loyalty not by word, but by fire — a ritual of steel and spirit beneath the rising sun.

From the shadows of the fjord comes “The Wolf and the Fjord,” a tale of cunning and survival. The warband moves like smoke, striking with the silence of beasts. Then the drums thunder in “Hammerfall Rite,” a berserker’s invocation to Thor — the moment before the clash, where rage becomes ritual and the sky splits with fury.

But war is not only steel. In “Seidr’s Veil,” the warriors kneel before the völva, the seer who chants in tongues older than time. She shows them fate — not as prophecy, but as consequence. And then the clash: “Blood on the Ice” erupts with chaos, where shields splinter and the fjord runs red. Victory is won, but not without cost.

The ravens arrive in “The Raven’s Feast,” circling the dead with solemn grace. They do not mourn — they honor. The battlefield is silent, save for the wind and the wings. And then the myth deepens in “Stone of the Nine Worlds,” where the skald walks through realms of fire, frost, death, and dream. Each world speaks, each stone remembers.

Now the skald stands alone in “Skald of the Last Flame,” the titular track. He sings not for glory, but for memory — the last voice of a vanished warband, the final ember of a forgotten age. The longship burns in “Ashes of the Longship,” a funeral voyage across the sea, where names are whispered into the tide.

But the saga does not end. In “Echoes in the Hall of Shields,” the voices of the fallen rise in chorus. Their shields line the walls of the honored hall, and their names thunder through eternity. Yet even this is not the final flame.

A new chapter begins with “Where the Chief Fell, the Flame Rises.” The warband’s leader is gone, lost to legend. But his fire lives on. The Son steps forward in “The Son Who Bears the Ember,” uncertain but resolute, carrying the weight of legacy in trembling hands.

He learns the truth in “Peace Is a Lie.” The world does not honor restraint — it devours it. The Son casts aside hope and embraces fire. But in “Ashes of the First Command,” he learns that war is never clean. The cost of leadership is written in blood.

And finally, he rises in “The Flame That Does Not Bow.” No longer a child, no longer a warlord — he is the flame itself. Not wild, not broken, but eternal. He walks not for vengeance, but for truth. The saga ends not in silence, but in fire.

“So remember this, you who listen by the hearth: the skald may fall, the chief may fade, but the flame marches on. And in every oath, in every name, in every echo — the saga lives.”

The Flame That Does Not Bow

RISE LIKE THUNDER

FIRE IN MY VEINS

Fists of Fire

Burn the Ships is The Gray Covenant’s most ambitious and cinematic release to date. A declaration of resolve, rebirth, and the fierce courage required to leave the past behind. Blending soaring alternative rock with weighty melodic metal and atmospheric soundscapes, the album moves like a journey through fire: gripping, emotional, and relentlessly forward-driving.

Across its tracks, thunderous guitars collide with sweeping orchestral layers, immersive textures, and vocals that shift between vulnerable confession and unshakable defiance. Each song builds on the album’s central theme, cutting ties with what holds us back and stepping boldly into the unknown.

Dark, dramatic, and powerful, Burn the Ships is both an intimate narrative and an anthemic sonic experience. The Gray Covenant deliver a record that feels like standing at the edge of a cliff, watching everything behind you burn while the horizon ahead begins to glow.

6. The Gray Covenant - Fading Echoes

Where it all began, this was one of Shodah’s first original albums during his years leading the rock band Audio Tap from 2012 to 2021. From long, noisy nights on tour across the UK to the sparks of creation that birthed these tracks, Audio Tap carved a deep groove into Shodah’s life and artistic voice. Now, fully recorded with vocals, guitar, and bass performed by Shodah, the album finally steps into the light it’s always deserved!

Fists of Fire

jake junior