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Severance

by Returning

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Matthew Johnson
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Matthew Johnson This is the new project from members of cult Cascadian black metal legends With the End in Mind, so you already have a bit of an idea of what to expect: semi-acoustic passages, nature sounds, and lots of atmosphere. But few can do it better, and the way this album drifts between mystical ambiance and primal bellow is an impressive way to announce a new evolution of their work.
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Torrents of lifeless abandon Bodies streaked with fear and ash What was once a distant dream Lost in endless throes of ruin Old gods awaken, in fervor And drink deep from, our wells of poison in raging flood, and cleansing flame What was once buried, erupts again Demons denied, become inexorable! In hope, we follow the warmth of flame Our grief, our burden, our will to remain Within wildfire, we walk, towards truth In hope, we follow, the path of ashes Ancient vision! Primordial flame! Path of ashes! We are stillness after fire We are buried under stone We are the apex of ruin And through ruin we will return An ending ever near A call to return
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Old ones! Speak through me Guide my feet along the true path I will not live forever an orphan In these cursed lands When the last elder lies slain; Lost children, hands smeared sanguine Will wander landscapes of suffering Piercing clouds of forgetting I remember Ancients dead and living Your life is my own Our voices align in numinous song The river flows free, Lost wisdom returns Old ones! Give me strength My spirit nourished by your life My body given for yours The circle is honored The dance is endless
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Cages of artifice depthless black mirrors Cannot contain me There is a blue crystal fire That burns brightly in me Sickening delusions endlessly reflected Will no longer draw me from the path For I have seen And I believe Wipe the dust from your eyes You’ve seen too much The bright light of sickly gods Self inflicted spirit sickness You have the pieces Look within You have the pieces Look within That the the gods walk still In the furthest woods Where the truth of all things Is laid bare From the river of silence I will draw forth song From shards of meaning I will be whole

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From deep within the rain drenched landscapes of the Pacific Northwest emerges the new harrowing voice of Cascadian Black Metal… RETURNING.

Long has atmospheric Cascadian black metal been pointing in this exciting developed direction, and finally RETURNING reveal the next chapter of brutality and experimentation. Merging dark ambient, performative theatre, and raw black metal, RETURNING create a world a dervish and feverish frenzy unlocking the spirits, gods, and energies of old to unleash on a world of sorrow and indifference.

Extended ambience arrangements twist and fold into intricate spirals until a relentless barrage of blast beats and piercing guitar lines take control of the aural spectrum. Desperate heart broken vocals depicting the loss of the world cry for understanding while the pace and intensity increase to uncontrollable speed and urgency. Trance inducing and transcendent, beautiful and pummeling…

The Old Gods awaken….

Originally released on tape from Realm and Ritual as a limited run of 75, the CD and MC are beautifully packaged in reimagined and accentuated artwork. CD will be presented in A5 gatefold offset printed uncoated 350g stock with double sided poster and canvas patch. Edition of 100. MC will be presented with J card printed offset on 350g uncoated stock with double sided poster and canvas patch. Edition
of 100.

For fans of Fauna, Echtra, Wolves in the Throne Room, Alda, Mare Cognitum

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released November 10, 2023

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Record label based in Berlin Germany and France, created & curated by Rob Bees Fisk (Common Eider King Eider, Egregore, Curse All Kings), Yan Arexis (La Breiche, Stille Volk, Coume Ouarnède, Egregore, Lingering Echoes)

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