In the shade of budding limbs
Ancient pillars clad in bark, form this sacristy
Fingers borrowed to form the arrow’s shaft
To launch defiantly at a dying sun
Serpentine, crystalline, path of the borer.
A headdress of pincers, shroud of larvae and compound eyes
Cavernous, cancerous, to multiply without end.
A pendant of tumors, rings of irradiated glass.
A cocoon must be spun, to shed this earthly form.
Reborn, not with wings to fly, but with claws to burrow
Within ground water streams I will be nourished.
Discharging corruption into the very core of this Earth.
It is here I will fester.
A blight on all who have wrought this contemptuous order
Their forgotten legacies
Will be the egg in which I plant my seed
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never been a big death metal fan but this is actually super accessible for the genre, has fun concepts, and personally i'm always a fan of albums with short tracklists and huge runtimes (for individual songs) Great time, good jumping on point for newbies too. alienasu
supported by 71 fans who also own “Black Alder Sacristy”
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. sachavonkarl74
supported by 65 fans who also own “Black Alder Sacristy”
The album description mentions an “emotional apex.” That’s really the difference between Stare and the band’s previous albums. Ulcerate was always supremely technically proficient. I just didn’t care all that much. Their growth has come from making music you will feel. Metallurgical Fire
The metal’s band revelatory new record crosses genres and styles, effortlessly combining seemingly incompatible subgenres. Bandcamp Album of the Day Apr 26, 2024
supported by 65 fans who also own “Black Alder Sacristy”
An outstanding Extreme doom death album, in the best tradition. The funerary atmosphere reminds of Evoken ('Centuries of ooze" bears striking similarities, for my delight). It is overall sharp, dark, hypnotic and unrelenting. One of those rare convincing new bands that hold proud the legacy of the biggest names. Bertrand Marchal