1. |
Epiphany
01:31
|
|||
|
I can see...
I can feel...
Do you see?
Do you feel this Revelation?!
She will fullfil the desire of them that seek her
She heeds their cries, and will save them.
For neither fire below nor blessing above
Shall be our journey's end
We recieve this Epiphany
We rejoice as we fall!
|
||||
2. |
||||
|
Shepherd of fools, blinding light
Salvation of scum, redemption of the weak
Father of Sin, ignorant's bliss
Almighty, Unwilling, foul Deity
And you bow down on your knees and submit
To this foul wretch of deity you praise
Mouthing his word, crawling to his will
A life wasted on a mockery of peace
Scum! All of thee, who blindly praise
Such grotesque omnipotent deity
Who mouths forgiveness and love
Yet brings forth the fires of perdition!
Heed me, you of broken hope and lashed toungues!
You, who shall not be welcome in his grace, fear not!
יהוה! We long not for your day
We disdain, curse your truth
And embrace the one above all!
She shall deliver us from this world
As we, children, worship our Mother of bones!
|
||||
3. |
||||
|
Despair shall fill your hearts
As the truth comes unveiled
Fearful your eyes shall be
In the wake of this revelation
But Rejoice, broken ones
For the time is nigh!
Give in not to false hopes
But to the piercing cold of Her Embrace!
To the ears of the pure, we shall spit naught but maledictions.
But for our kin, such words shall be the joyful chant of truth.
And our desperate, feverish pleas become a song for You, Mother!
For You are the written End that befalls our Beginning
Heathens! You who'd pry us away from Her arms
Hearken! We have been blessed, blessed indeed!
Do you see what I see?
Do you feel what I feel?
Blessed are those who give unto Her, for SHE will relieve us!
These words, spoken through our lashed tongues
Shall fall in their ears as maniacal ramblings
But we, Broken and Unclean, who heed this call
Shall submit to Her in absolute splendour!
And we shall gather in masses
Deaf to the heathens' pleas
Come to Her, all you who are weary and burdened
And She will give you rest!
|
||||
4. |
Worthlessness Wilts
04:23
|
|||
|
"I sought Her, and she answered me...
And shall deliver me from all my fears..."
Mother! Oh Pale Visage of the Forlorn!
Witness! Your children have finally heeded Your call!
And we dance and sing and pray to Thee
As we gaze unto you towards the black sky!
The scars of our struggle
Shall not be covered in shame
Though with each, we move closer to Her
Still the distance grows yet
BENEDICTUS QUI VENIT IN NOMINE MATER
AUDI, VIDE, TACE
We embrace the cold, for it's Your caress
Give in to this overwhelming Dread
Feel what I feel, you of tattered hope
She shall wipe the tears from our eyes!
Her touch graces the brokenhearted
As we smother in your arms, our Dread turns to Joy!
Our worthlessness wilts at Her love!
|
||||
5. |
Mother of All that Was
07:12
|
|||
|
Witness this, the final moment
As we all crumble apart
All our pain shall heal
Our wounds will forever scar
And She nears the brokenhearted
As this moment comes to a close
Our joyful (painful) cries shall echo
As our final breath to this world
No Hope nor love
To embrace again
Our crushed minds and aching hearts
Recieve the End...
Cry!! Cry out your guilts (fears)!
Give yourselves to this moment
In laughter and tears!
And thus, we turn to You
Mother of All that Was
Forfeit our fears
Forsake this life
Let me feel Your cold caress
Let me fall in Your dark embrace!!
Mother! We shed ourselves for You
In your arms, we are everything
Yet, before Thee, we are nothing!
|
||||
6. |
Let Us...
03:28
|
|||
|
Hearken, oh ones in pain!
Our broken hearts need not heal!
For what meaning there is in blind happiness
When our suffering, crystal clear, brings us closer?
No reason for a life of good
Nor meaning for a life of evil
Our plight is for hopelessness
And our deeds are worn like foul rags!
So let us break, in body and mind
Our cries and pleas will echo across the skies
She hears us, YES! She does!
And will relieve us in this final act!
So let us free, from flesh and bone
We breathe our last as fear turns to mirth
She'll embrace us, YES! She will!
And the proud will ache like we ache...
|
||||
7. |
Self-flagellation Ritual
03:54
|
|||
|
Deeper the wounds must be!
Harder the pain must feel!
And so the end begins as we gather
We lash our veins to pour joyful drops!
We burn our skin to make it ashes!
In utmost of fervors we drive ourselves
Into pain and pleasure!
Her Will, the drive of this moment
Our beings, the offering for peace
Revel in our screams as we turn to you
Behold! Rejoice! As we reach Your arms!
Oh Pale Visage, we give ourselves to Thee!
Every wound that we carry
Is for Thee, Oh Maternal being
As our wounds are fresh and cleansed in salt
We crawl like worms as our pain becomes mirth
While our bodies melt, we become your effigy
And our jaws dislodge in joyful screams
Of Despair! Longing for The End
As we beg for Your embrace
Wipe our tears, heals us
Bring us peace...
And thus, we usher ourselves in Her Paradise
Where fear and pain become naught
Where both weak and strong, young and old
Rest forevermore.
Let our pleas be the fire that blaze us before thee
May our bodies, bleeding, be the evening offering
Let the cold, that will grace us from this act,
Become the warmth of Her Embrace...
D̥̠̻̊ͨͥͤ̎ͨ̃̌ͯ̚͟͢ ͩ̂ͬ͗̾͂̂̆̓͋ͦͭ̍͂͊ͬ҉̶̶̯͕̤̯̳̩E̸͙̝̰̯ͤͣ͂ͫ̎̃ͣ̀ͣ̂͋̔̓̎ͧͫ̒͗̀͡ ̸̏̍̎ͯ̌ͥ̋ͯ͆ͮ̔̓̊͏̴̢̪̙͍̟͓̘̺̹̭A̴̶̸̵̛̖̬̩͍̞͖̰̲̤̻̜ͣ͂͌̊̏ͭ͑ͯͤ̉ͨ̃̄ͩ ̀͒̾͆̂̃͊͊ͩ̅̚҉҉̳̗̱̥Ṯ̨̯̪̰̲͓̯̠͐̉̽̑̍͆̉͑̐͋ͦ̐ͩ̍̂͋ͯ̚͘͠ ̸̷̧̟̺͓͉͐̒ͦ́̇̾̾̉͊ͯͩ͑̄̀͘͡H̢̩̹̺̬̣̣̗̪͓͉̐̈̃̉̀ͭ̿̽̔͗̌̀̚͡, Heed us!
|
||||
Umbra Copiapó, Chile
Death/Black Metal, for the Worship of Her Visage.
Umbra recommends:
Tomb Of The Mutilated
by Cannibal Corpse
One of the bands (and albums) that got me into death metal to begin with. Possibly the best this band has done and a must-have for fans of extreme metal.
go to album
Perhaps the most extreme record ever conceived. Chaotic, pulverizing, unhinged and with some excellent lyrics that question and praise above and below.
go to album
All Creatures Great and Eaten
by Nuclear Death
While all Nuclear Death albums are disturbing in their own right, there is something really "off" with this one in particular. Drenched in horror, it is among the best death metal ever made
go to albumIf you like Umbra, you may also like:
Stay With Me When You're Gone
by Rise to the Sky
supported by 10 fans who also own “Mater”
I find the first indication that an album is good is the moment when you are surprised to find that once the album is played in its entirety. Good album and a really wonderful cover artwork
go to album
supported by 10 fans who also own “Mater”
Gaerea's first release of "Unsettling Whispers" was in 2018, and since, they dared define a "black metal" niche of their own, they dared to walk a new path and stir shit up a bit in the realm of BM, this album is a masterpiece and a milestone proving that it can be done, provided the band can pull it off, and they did, oh they did! Gloomy, dark, post-BM sludgy whatever, it's Gaerea, and this one belongs in my BC collection, the end.
go to album
featured on Bandcamp Radio Mar 29, 2024
go to album
