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The Fall of Therenia

by Aspherium

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Arrogant Bastard The Fall of Therenia: A Spacetime Odyssey.
Aboard the ship Aspherium, you're taken on an interstellar journey through colossal Progressive nebulae, behold the Death of super massive stars, witness Thrashing binary neutron stars ripping each other into oblivion and traverse the empty Blackened spaces in-between. An all-round excellent excursion into the metalverse.
Favorite track: The Revenant.
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Bill Dwyler Amazing. What a creative new sound. Favorite track: Broken Beauty.
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flightoficarus (Metal Trenches) A progressive metal space Odyssey. Thrashy chuggers will give way to Enslaved-sounding chord structures. Leads akin to early Metallica lead into Spanish guitar solos. Blackened death, 70’s prog, symphonics, cyber aesthetics; the list goes on and on. And while some releases end up feeling recycled and gimmicky in their fusions, the songwriting is masterful enough that each track manages to have its own distinct sound. Full review here: metaltrenches.com/reviews/2014-a-space-odyssey-28 Favorite track: The Revenant.
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1.
Count the stars as I observe the horizon A distant shockwave distorting the view Two full moons as I stand in the twilight Blinded I see all these dark objects coming down from the apex of our world Numbers obscuring the view of the sky Will this be the fall of Therenia? Please forgive me for doubting Revenant approaching from a shattered sky Ship setting down in a cloud of fumes How can we have what is theirs? This is our first contact Tall figure Draped in black Burning eyes Beckons me The Revenant are here For what you have taken Foh'r yovh grah'l Isah' nath'rakah Prepare for harvest Of all of your blood Foh'r yovh grah'l Isah' nath'rakah We will not concede To this misery You speak all but lies I see all these dark figures growing Down in the abyss of my mind Revenant searching my mind for the truth Rampage through the heart of Therenia Please believe our innocence Counting the Revenant ships coming down Shockwaves distorting my view Two full moons obscured by a wall of war ships Stand and behold all that you know They'll strike us down What have we done? All can be lost, that is the cost Is this the fall of our world?
2.
The Revenant 10:07
Revenant rampaging throughout the town Burning it all to the ground Claiming demands we do not understand Epic scale battle at hand What does our own future hold? Beaten and broken down cold I will search for answers What are they doing here I will find a reason That will defy you Now the sky is bleeding And shedding off its soul I hear distant screaming And the sound of thunder I will move through the fear And I will step beyond That which lies ahead Imminent danger I will find a way to gather up a team And find a way to defeat this invasion Watch your cities burn We will burn down your empire Cities bleeding Raining down People screaming Haunted sound Nation burning To the ground Revenant yearning I seek thee I deceive I will feast upon your souls And I will have my harvest But I'm still alive I look to the sky I search for a truth Asking why Fire raining down Fear running through my mind Fearing what I will find Am I the only one? Where are the others? Searching for someone Searching in vain Searching my mind Finding nothingness Hoping that this is a dream A nightmare that will fade away The darkness that rises is real It tears at my soul But it won't bring me down
3.
Climbing through remains of what was once a place of peace Dripping wet with blood of my brethren I can barely breathe Bleed me the truth And stop their arrival I must come to terms with this And find a way to stop the slaughtering Stop annihilation Running onwards towards my fate Searching for someone alive Broken beauty beyond disgrace All we can do is survive Hearing the cry of survivors Leading me towards a hideout Everyone broken and helpless But back in the distance I see a familiar face Searing above all Screaming We will burn you with skyfire The smell of burning flesh Endless cries for help Running onwards towards my fate But I am no longer alone Broken beauty beyond disgrace Another objective beyond The search for the Catalyst That can end this thing once and for all Hidden deep underground This can prevent our fall
4.
We are on the search for the Catalyst Lost for countless ages Stories claim it can render the Revenant each one cold and lifeless Deception beyond what we must go through It's not who we are But it may be our only choice Power to attack specific DNA strands just found in Revenant The Catalyst to save us once and for all all against what we live for Deception beyond what we must go through It's not who we are But here we all stand to face the... Guardians of the gates Standing through the age of time Guardians of the gates Staring into... We will step forth and claim the right to enter We must prove to be Therenia's defenders The time has come for the gates to once more open This place has slumbered for a thousand years Guardians of the gates Standing through the age of time Guardians of the gates Staring into my mind Every step we take, I feel someone watching I sense someone watching our every move The scientist can't here any more All dead and turned to dust Guardians of the gates Standing through the age of time Guardians of the gates Staring into my mind Deception beyond what we must go through It's not who we are But it may be our only choice Something wants us to leave A deep rumble trembles the room I feel the ground giving in I close my eyes as we all fall
5.
Crawling through the piles of scattered debris Fragmented remains in the palm of my hand A brilliant flash of light reveals this to me In the distance there's an ancient city Rise and behold An ancient wall We approach the unknown “Nothing changes in the City of Stone” Advancing on the road towards our last hope This device built by Exteria Serene We're counting on the fact that this thing is real The Catalyst of legend A rumble from the darkness A red light appears The city awakens “Throne of shame Ancient evil remains Here I sit on my throne Nothing changes in the City of Stone” Who dares disturb this ancient monument? Who interrupts my sleep? I was to slumber for eternity to never be of need I will strike down upon your heresy I will inhale your souls I will torment you forever And you will be with me An ancient A.I. in rampancy Stands between us and what we seek It will destroy us and consume our minds to never be alone again We only seek the ancient Catalyst to defend us all We are just fighting for Therenia The Revenant must fall I have consumed both Therenian and Revenant Your innocence is a lie I have observed you for a thousand years I known all your lies and all of your fears And I will watch you die The A.I. disappears And then we see our goal A massive active portal The stone ceiling cracks and falls And as I reach the portal I turn to the others and realize The other members of my team My love and my friends are gone The portal takes me away
6.
Where are they now? Those I left behind? Why didn't you listen? I don't know how to return My heart is in darkness My structural weakness There must be a reason Will this be the end? Traversing this wasteland Why was I brought here? No sign of significance No sign of purpose My heart is in darkness My structural weakness There must be a reason Will this be the end? No life here No saviour A light in the distance Now I gather my strength We'll meet again I'll find a way A flickering light Illuminates my resolve My heart is in darkness My structural weakness There must be a reason Will this be the end? Some hope here Truth out there Approaching a structure of unknown design We'll meet again I'll find a way A flickering light Illuminates my resolve
7.
I am on the steps of the doorway Leading to the truth Can this madness be made into sense? Can I find an answer? The weight of my world on my shoulders I'm the only one The sacrifice of the others Will never be forgotten And so I will step forth Now I see the truth within my reach I can sense it in my bones The answer is hidden here I reach out to grab it Now On the threshold of knowledge to save my kind I need to find a solution a way to survive Standing in silence My will is taken away from me Standing in silence Sensing an interloper stalking me Revive me now Revive my senses Revive me now Revive my senses Searching in my head For a truth that was once shed That truth does not reside Within the corners of my mind Now just let me go I will tell you what I know A Revenant in my mind? Or an A.I. I will find? Standing in silence Feeling the life draining out of me Standing in silence And here I stand in the darkness Revive me now Revive my senses Revive me now Revive my senses I've run this facility for countless eons now I know everything the universe will share Therenia was but a speck of dust to us But you posed a threat when you went forth And drew first blood Revive me now Revive my senses Revive me now Revive my senses Now I'll let you go I have seen you did not know But still a threat you hold Our technology you stole
8.
Landfall 08:13
As I exit the portal Blinded by fright My world's infected by Revenant might Is it too late to restore our fate Shattered harmonies from the city of Theron Serene The Revenant Blight must end in this night Exteria Serene We were deceived Must all of us pay for the sins of the few Therenia burned and raped Oncoming drones Stealthy approach Scared and defenseless Raising my senses Shattered remains Hide in plain sight As a structure falls Down from the sky The ground starts to rumble As a massive mothership sets down Engines fill the air with acid Lungs burn with every breath I must run into the city Find the members of my team Did anyone survive this No one alive is to be seen What if I'm the only one left All alone against them all I don't know how to defeat them I can't do this by myself All alone in darkness Withering All engulfed by sadness Staring at my shadow Into darkness I fade Acidic air comes creeping from behind I can't escape My vision getting darker Hurting more with every breath As I stumble and fall down I look up towards the sky My last vision is a Therenian starship above As I come to myself I'm blinded by a bright white light Is this what death is like? Is there no more Therenia? My eyes adjust and I can see a figure by my side Neither a demon or a pale death This figure holds my hand The Revenant Blight must end in this night Exteria Serene We were deceived Must all of us pay for the sins of the few Staring at my love Into her eyes I fade Not alone in darkness Withering All engulfed by hope
9.
See the city laid to waste on the horizon Power weapons and prepare to engage And then we light up the sky A version haunting my mind A future of our world in fire Troubling future ahead Firing blasts of hot molten plasma Throwing at them everything we've got Revenant mothership rises through the smoke Rising to the sky without a scratch And then they turn to attack Powering weapons to strike back I feel the energy rising Brace yourselves for the impact Breaching the hull Unknown energy sear through the ship A rapid blast of endings Streaming through my mind Searching for a solution Lost inside And then she touches my hand And brings me back to this land A blazing vision of dream The Catalyst here it's real We lack their DNA strand The standard attack will force cells to expand And turn their ship into ashes When their mothership crashes Bleed for Therenia Crash to your doom Now just leave us alone And we will watch the sun rise again
10.
Searching the remains Of a Revenant site Crashed to the ground In a fury of light We're stepping through All the blood and the flesh of the Revenant Seeing the bloodbath beyond Sharing their death in their bond Sensing some movement there up ahead Someone still alive? No all must be dead No one can survive that Catalyst blast I see a draped figure Screaming I am beyond you all I am the endless one I will consume your souls as you wither Tearing I am the pinnacle of evolution Your race is the subject of my retribution beyond bone and flesh Your very own flesh infused with our DNA the Catalyst will destroy All of you along with me Load up the Catalyst Enter genetic strand It's true We'll destroy ourselves We must find another way As reality unfolds In front of our feet I must do what's right Gather and be safe Go forth and journey through life I'll make the sacrifice As I journey through the void Towards the unknown I'll still be right here We'll meet again in another cycle We'll meet again in another lifetime Take me away and regain your Therenia As I journey to the void Towards the unknown I'll see all things right We will meet again somehow You will all prevail But I'm leaving now Your blind arrogance will be your undoing I'll blast away your very soul in this field of fire And the end is nigh As I look to the sky It's my own demise A worthwhile sacrifice

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An epic sci-fi concept album that takes you on a progressive death metal journey.

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released January 5, 2015

Mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren

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Aspherium is a progressive metal band from Norway. With a blend of death and thrash mixed with progressive and mellow elements they create the music they enjoy.
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