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The Absence

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1.
Spring has just calmly fallen But only into shades of red Mother cuddles her new-born child Fisherman son's ambition engorges to explode The paddock has been mounted Tacit voices of disagreement Suppressed minds controlled by its mother The greed of some was the bread of many for today and tomorrow Man against man, will against system, reason against command Thinking is not your work, you don't do it, others will Someone has to do it Human mistake, inhuman tragedy Pride has turned into a ticking bomb Blasting into air all the promotion and superiority So easy to underestimate, so hard to remedy Strategy invented ad hoc Splendid hubris comes to ruin The most magnificent rainbow spreading disease An aurora borealis of death Their own enemy has been created, the shadow of corruption Don't panic come and help, come and die without panic You are a soldier now, you fight although not in a war Your enemy is divine, you cannot see it although you are not blind Man against man, will against system, reason against command Thinking is not your work, you don't do it, others will Someone has to do it Atomic refugees having nothing but pain Lives left behind without any concern A history marked into an invisible enemy Culture ripped from its land A new syndrome has been created Slowly wasting away Don't panic, just leave... leave without any panic There's still an echo of naive conviction heard all across the ghost town: "They will be back, they have to…" The dream city is now a ghost gap Misleading Правда covers everything up with the red paint MayDay celebrated with a parade of death Одвічний металевий присмак у твоєму роті Зробить тебе смирним назавжди Його образ закарбується повік На знівечених онуках великої матінки Хтось мав це зробити
2.
Innaa a’taina kal kauthar Fa salli li rabbika wanhar Inna shani-aka huwal abtar No prayers, no gods, no beliefs can fight against my Exu No talisman will hold you for long In quimbanda I erase your name, tear your soul, shatter and crumble your pathway Saravá magia negra, saravá a magia Saravá! Saravá dia e noite Saravá! Saravá dia e noite Saravá noite e dia Mais saravá magia negra, saravá a magia Saravá dia e noite, saravá noite e dia On Friday night I offer seven bottles of marafo to drown you Seven cigars to choke you Seven red and black candles to burn you down How wonderful and noble you are is something that irritates me An unfair competition that has always disgusted me since the earliest times An insidious pathway that whenever you succeed a little something in me dies There won't be peace, there won't be rest, there won't be silence - Si vis pacem, para bellum! Whenever you have... I don't possess I triumph in your misery Whenever I possess... you become I woe in your prosperity Whenever you have... I don't possess I revel in your misfortune Whenever I possess... you become I sorrow in your ascension Many by your side will fall, your family will distrust and loathe you, only the gossips they'll recall Falsified rumors to get you dismissed, I sabotaged your decisions and pranked you to feel superior I am stronger than your belief, I am stronger than your God, I am my own God! Wouldn't it be a shame if you'd start failing at everything? Schadenfreude!
3.
The Verdict 03:37
Dehumanized by friendlessness Isolated with a yearning hope of becoming invisible A nauseous miasma of oppression Sowed the seed of rage and darkened my psyche I won't Endure I won't accept I won't surrender I won't consent anymore Hard to believe lightning strikes twice in the same place I've been deceived by the safe harbor promise There's only a boat sinking in a sea of whiskey Where I see your reflection of abjection sharp as of my father I am not your maid, I am not your servant, I am not your property No more humiliation, no more provocation, no more manipulation I can't suppress anymore the despicable thoughts towards you It fuels my fire the way you frown at me with your churlishness and belligerent attitude Ah, the sharpest sword is a word spoken in wrath I can't hold your hands with a clenched fist I can't hug you with a knife in your chest I can't caress you with a scalped head To prove that I exist I must kill you Eye for an eye for all these years of abusiveness and assault Bloody retribution to cease my wounds that never heal I breathe adrenaline I crave blood to quench my thirst A hammer to your head finally puts you to sleep I must kill you once again even though you're already dead Ironically you were always hammered but now you've got a real hammer deep down your skull I fear a single hit is not enough and you must pay for everything you've done to me Asphyxiate as you have suffocated me, cornered, intimidated, and kidnapped my freedom Stab you multiple times as you have pierced my heart Decapitate, aching to flaunt my trophy Dismember you into pieces and eat all your raw flesh Ingest and digest you inside of me to turn you back into shit Because that's what you are, that's what you are! Aus so krummem Holze, als woraus der Mensch gemacht ist, kann nichts ganz Gerades gezimmert werden
4.
Tomorrow... 04:29
Laying around on the couch drinking my wine with a sluggishness that shackles me down Too busy scrolling social media and binge-watching movies A pile of work on my desk - I don't feel like doing it A pile of socks on the ground - I'll catch 'em later A pile of dirty dishes - I couldn't care less Take it easy, I'll fix it later The work is done when it gets done It is what it is I'll have a look at that tomorrow...
5.
Colonized by corruption we exchanged our freedom for some combs and broken mirrors The independence flag has been hoisted to liberate us from our sins More than 500 years have past and the crises are even more sustained by a robber culture fed by impunity Extreme monetary reality in conflict shaping a compulsive and senseless behavior Football and wobbling butts are the new panem et circenses Creating animal blindness and nourishing the weak cattle All the time a new commandment is written following the same pattern: Hypnosis by entertainment - Distraction of the mass leading to depravity It doesn´t matter how many died or if they are still shouting It doesn´t matter how many were scammed or if they are crying Meanwhile, the worms are “sambando” and laughing at you And you´re sat, living to die, slowly and reasonless
6.
Trapped by the serenity of my own consumption An internal concern arises, powerless I'm taken by I no longer belong to thee, I haul the harm away Incoherently, I chew, I bawl, I saw my tongue I became the sentinel of the sleeping gods A hit of a resentful dismal trip shredded my utterance I haul the harm away An anechoic gasp silences my will One step further towards the bottom of my own existence’s well Shamelessly I keep them in a deeper stupor I must be the authority today I became the sentinel of the sleeping gods My flesh is boiling with the alertness of guards in the supremacy reign The lynx eyes will never betray I need to get more of this dust To not surrender to the real I
7.
The Fuck 03:11
Strangle the whore I will Thirst for her moan to shrill I will dominate against her will Bite hard incites the thrill Strangle the whore I will, I will I will dominate against her will Bite hard incites the thrill Strangle the whore I will, I will The tour of terror has just begun Your dream of being a model will become true A glamour bathed in blood, a celebrity of evil We'll become famous in the police headlines How could you trust in someone you've never seen I'm getting closer Your sorrow is my nectar, I'll make a crown of tears Your ego will kneel before me like I have to every day My head spins with her last gasp of relief I need to find another one to step outside of this world I pray... I pray but I can't resist The dyspaurenic consummation triggers my desire for flesh A spiritual deliverance from that maniac love has awakened the enemy within I feel sorrow but I like it My journey here has ended I am sorry but it has to be like that What would you do if I'd be your son? I hope you die you fucking scumbag
8.
The Absence 05:10
You wouldn't understand, nobody listened or cared Please don't blame yourself but now my time has come I am in an utter hopelessness I can’t, I won't fight back Have your coffee n' celebrate the birdsong Sing the freedom, I'll finally break free The torment is over and the agony is finally gone I'm tired of pretending of being someone I'm not I've felt like a burden to everyone and now I am no more I hope not to wake up again I am in charge I can't, I won't fight back Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna In die illa tremenda Quando caeli movendi sunt et terra Dum veneris iudicare saeculum per ignem Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine It feels bitter like the disappointments of my past But I finally feel good as there's no turning back I am shivering I see the clouds are coming as I'm fading into the unknown The yellow jacket has already started to embrace me This is my last hope I can find peace Flammas eius lucifer matutinus inveniat Ille, inquam, lucifer, qui nescit occasum Christus fillius tuus, qui regressus ab inferis Humano generi serenus illuxit et tecum vivit et regnat in saecula saeculorum Amen I can't wait for the absence of everything I hope you find peace as I am no longer in pain Life is just a dream and when we die we wake up I already miss you, I'll be waiting for you on the other side Smile remembering my smile Call it eternity Fabula acta est, plaudite!

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The first 7 lyrics and melodies of the album The Absence were composed around the idea of having one different deadly sin per song. Deadly sins have always been a part of human nature. They are the things that we do that we know are wrong, but we can't help ourselves and they are often used as a metaphor for the worst aspects of our human nature. This thematic choice resulted in unique melodies for each track that fit the theme of the deadly sin it represented. And in the end, by the last track, all seven sins are ultimately defeated by one act of redemption: a suicide letter written by Ricardo himself. This cathartic finale provides a fitting end to an album that is sure to stay with you long after it's over.

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When we began work on The Absence, we had no idea it would take more than two years to compose. More than 200 hours were spent mixing, and countless hours were spent in pre-production. We knew we wanted to create something special, but the process of getting there was far from easy. We spent countless hours in the studio, mixing and tweaking every last detail until everything sounded perfect.
It was a true labor of love, and we are so proud of the final product. We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it!

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released May 26, 2023

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Symphonic Death Metal featuring members and ex-members of Psycroptic, Sinister, Belphegor, The Monolith Deathcult and Obscura also featuring several other guests from bands such as Suffocation and Ignea.

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