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An Apparition In Nocturnal Splendor

by Gukurahundi

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An Apparition In Nocturnal Splendor Ascending from the depths of pestilence Reeking with the stench of valiant blood Spectral fiends oozing violent fluids Souls of men escaping from their throats An Apparition In Nocturnal Splendor Without a face, drenched in eternal black An Apparition In Nocturnal Splendor Devoid of faith, drenched in eternal black Timeless dead hands of haunting glory With spoiled skin, boils of impurity Horror soaked in angst The withered masses grow out of control An Apparition In Nocturnal Splendor Without a face, drenched in eternal black An Apparition In Nocturnal Splendor Devoid of faith, drenched in eternal black Drenched in eternal black Arising realm of sin The silence of the centuries A cloaked figure immortal Revolting face of the nocturnal Shrouded draped, majesty, conquer all An apparition in nocturnal splendor
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Dethroned 04:07
Caged in and delivered to my fate I have descended Torn out and diminished to a trace Of a man Helplessly obey the invasive patrol Filled with mental anguish countless hours of agony ahead The whispers hiss to me like trees Enticing me to play Black as pure as it stands Deeper than the endless chasm Submissive beauty calloused by the wind A constant circle downward Time offers no refunds for countless petty deeds Stripped of all necessities, collapsing The whispers hiss to me as ghouls Enticing me to fall Born of the sludge now walk among the hated Gone is the chance to truly rise Assault my dreams a visor of blood Dread exposed and now marked Submissive beauty no bottom in my sight Sore from the (ancient) spells of paranoia I wander further into narcoleptic dreams Into this bloody crypt where darkness never sleeps The wormwood medication held as tight as it could Before the voices crept like Judas and took hold of my mind A throne of retribution crumbles down under my feet Hung up in (the) heavens where my hope could not survive So much value has been lost, a stain in time until the end finds me Or alas, I find it... I wander deeper into myself until the end finds me Or alas I find it... Deeper than the endless chasm I've been dethroned
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Stretched a sickly thin unnerving whimpers be silenced Oak spirals weaving through a dimly lit moon Faces of man, eyes like daggers, soulless prosperity Flesh colored felt, caresses yet cuts, sacrificial property Caresses yet cuts, dismantling all hope Inviting winds of chaos sweep beneath the tree line All above bathe in the glow of the lunar display x2 A figure silhouette amongst a backdrop of stars Celestial unlight merely enhances grotesque detail A discharging of hordes and hideous minions Crash down unto heathen plains of mans unbecoming The sounds of dismay are near deafening Faces of man, eyes like daggers, soulless prosperity Flesh colored felt, caresses yet cuts, sacrificial property Unspoken order attributed to the sky A fellowship dishonored disgusted and alone Beings setting fires to lands once adored Abide by these cretins purity shall mold All who were loved are mere memories now Lore of the past fogged by the present onslaught Dream deeper into the subconscious void Ascend the oaken spirals take shelter above.
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Raining down fear! Spreading death upon the land! A vicious disease, doomed Your body, the body of one. In constant pain, distort Reaching for your life line I've plagued my own family I pray for every second chance The carcass of you, diseased expels your sin I've sinned, the origin of life A codependency to the evil in me The demon in charge, from the bottom of my soul Unholy, days grow so cold Blood is what you bleed, its what you get Bloodlines fold into waste Raining down and buried in dirt Of chaos and pain, frown in the condition of light Your crown just the same No honor in death You've been just a pawn since the day you appeared Shadows my liege, combine hordes. Collapse empires. Breach. Flood. Imitating my verse, the pages you read Sulphuric in ink so they burn against the soul. The lies lash you with a tongue of black It always ends up deaf to invading lies You seek forgiveness of sin Believe your lies as a waste of time You're bathing in time A cursed existence forever to end your life To end your life, lifeless. Lands of the lords have been taken away And my symbol of death and of pain has been left in place Alone and true never to be overturned Regaining to prosper, atoned and catharsis Ungodly events continue to fester Roads for the taking, elite falling slumber The symbol is proof, retaining the lies So many dream of mating with doom Addiction.. exorcise.. And I feel nothing...

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Recorded and mixed from February to March 2013

Blackened Death Metal with African roots. For fans of Dark Fortress, Goatwhore, Severe Torture, Naglfar, and Suffocation

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released April 24, 2013

Music and Lyrics written and performed by Gukurahundi

Recorded and Produced by Lawrence Nielsen
Vocals Recorded by Pete Colucci

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A mix of death and black metal with a melodic groove and atmospheric landscapes. Gukurahundi brings an array of styles and genres into their music while maintaining their African roots. From bludgering blast beats to down tempo piano bridges the band brings a fresh new sound to blackened death metal. For fans of Naglfar, Behemoth, Dark Fortress, and Severe Torture ... more

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