Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Purchasable with gift card
€1EUR or more
about
We are Darkest Horizon, a German epic melodic death metal band. After some time of absence we return with our new Single, a powerful mix of melodeath and orchestra for fans of metal and epic music alike.
Lyrically inspired by the world of the "Dark Souls" games, this is a song about the struggle for hope even in the darkest of days.
lyrics
~ Verse 1 ~
an age everlasting, the reign of the sun
in radiant skies our kingdom has come
once and for all?
yet dim grow the days, sunset draws near
the shadows we dread, the twilight we fear
for night must eventually fall
~ Bridge ~
a glimpse of the dark and we grasp for the light
born of fire, rekindle the pyre and
~ Chorus ~
burn
bless the condemned
a canvas of flames to paint our end
a cycle eternal
where eons take root
the withered shall bloom anew
so rise
and feed the flames
bear and endure again and again
a glimmer eternal
the kiln of all hope
shadows begone
a canvas of soot to paint a new dawn
~ Verse 2 ~
an age everlasting relentless we sought
incessant stagnation, time brings naught
but sickness and rot
cold and forlorn are the cries of the crows
to dark we return as from dark we arose
all eras must come to a close
~ Bridge ~
embers to ashes, kingdoms to dust
cinders and fume, cradle and tomb
~ Chorus ~
burn
bless the condemned
a canvas of flames to paint our end
a cycle eternal
where eons take root
the withered shall bloom anew
so rise
and feed the flames
bear and endure again and again
a glimmer eternal
the kiln of all hope
shadows begone
a canvas of soot to paint a new dawn
~ C-Part ~
linger and grow
thrive and decay
fade and ignite
flourish and die
grasping for warmth
creatures of dark
unfortunate souls
hollow and cold
on and on
in sorrow and gloom
ceaseless and firm
drawn to our doom
a moment of bliss
a curtain of flames
to veil our descent
again and again
on blistering tracks
we crawl evermore
to the edge of the world
to prosper and soar
on ephemeral winds
into the skies
salvation and life
nothing but
~ Bridge ~
lies and illusions, a trick of the light
an angel's grace on a serpent's face
~ Chorus 3 ~
burn
bless the condemned
a canvas of flames to paint our end
a cycle eternal
where eons take root
the withered shall bloom anew
so rise
and feed the flames
bear and endure again and again (and again)
a glimmer eternal
the kiln of all hope
(let all) shadows begone
a canvas of soot to paint a new dawn
credits
released February 19, 2021
Written and recorded by Darkest Horizon
Produced by Unleash the Sound Studios
Members of Napalm Death and Benediction swap razed-earth grind for old-school heavy metal, with screeching vocals and soaring riffs aplenty. Bandcamp New & Notable May 27, 2020
The Ocean adds electronic depths to their cinematic post-metal sound on their latest, closing out their paleontology-inspired album cycle. Bandcamp New & Notable May 23, 2023
A newly released recording of a 2007 live performance that took place from 4-7am, & captures Nadja at their drone-y, blizzard-of-sound best. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 29, 2019
The German sludge band's latest LP is filled to the brim with tuneful hooks and blistering solos — a must-listen for fans of Mastodon et al. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 11, 2018
The sludge metal titans's collaborative debut channels their pre-established strengths as metallurgists into a sprawling communion. Bandcamp Album of the Day Dec 1, 2021