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Vicissim

by Incriminating Silence

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1.
Stand within the purifying fire Sear the flesh from the bone Blow upon the embers of your fire Ascend on your path to the throne Go forth and Ride for your kingdom as Úlfhéðnar Force an end to this war Defend this solitary bastion Send them back to their shores Stand and repel this invasion with axe and shield Fight 'til the sands flow red, we shall never yield Stand within the purifying fire Sear the flesh from the bone Blow upon the embers of your fire Ascend on your path to the throne Go forth and Die! The light will shine upon your memory Your foes will cry out in pain Leave no one among the living Fight 'til your strength starts to wane Light the match and set the fire Cleanse yourself upon the pyre Laughing as the flames grow higher Moving towards your heart's desire Raise your sword and charge the onslaught Glory in a death that's well-fought Give your life fighting Hardrada Ride your longship towards Valhalla (lead: Barnet)
2.
Too long in darkness You've been forced to hide Keeping your glory Locked deep down inside Raise your torch Raise it high Don't give in to Their fear of the light Raise your torch To the sky Open up your Wings and fly Live your truth and you'll fly free Soar above them endlessly Live your truth and make them see All along it's been within Just light the spark and you'll begin to rise The pain, the fear That's built by their hate Can only be beaten By the love that you make Raise your torch Raise it high Don't give in to Their fear of the light Raise your torch To the sky Open up your Wings and fly Live your truth and you'll fly free Soar above them endlessly Live your truth and make them see All along it's been within Just light the spark and you'll begin to rise Raise your torch Raise it high Don't give in to Their fear of the light Raise your torch To the sky Open up your Wings and fly (lead: Gustafson) (lead: Barnet) Live your truth and you'll fly free Soar above them endlessly Live your truth and make them see All along it's been within Just light the spark and you'll begin to Live your truth and you'll fly free Soar above them endlessly Live your truth and make them see All along it's been within Just light the spark and you'll begin to rise
3.
Ghost of the sun The fading remnant of what we've done Cosmic atrophy Chaotic death of humanity Celestial soot and grime Blackened dust of space and time The stars are calling me home No life, no god, no consequence Fate could not determine this provenance With the slow crawl of the hand of time Amongst the ruins, I become divine Gravity pushes, pulls, crushing itself Endothermic reactions, unable to resist For a split second, all becomes one The building blocks of life become undone Once what was, upon its end Will seek the stellar realms Upon the whims of the quantum gods New life shall be endowed (lead: Barnet) Creation with no providence The cosmic balance shall not be betrayed
4.
Silver thread, from me to nowhere here Life lived, life brought, fought, and fraught The moment lost, cast adrift Former troubles gone but somehow near Soul, now bonded here Caught in loops So thoughtlessly Things undone Can I break free Memories fetter me Caught in loops Determination setting in Hate and spite and fear driving me An ending for the end, there must be Break my loop and peril the journey The colors are muted and Bleeding out Quintessence lost in Webs not seen but I see, I hear them, I scream I'm not heard Soul, now bonded here Caught in loops So thoughtlessly Things undone Can I break free Memories, fetter me The weight of deeds Bind me here Caught in loops So thoughtlessly Things unsaid Can I break free Memories, fetter me Caught in loops Faceless beasts, gaseous fumes I breathe Silk webs encoat my very being, I'm caught, I'm lost, I'm gone, I'm drowned No. I cant. Not here. Not now. The colors are muted and Bleeding out Quintessence lost in Webs not seen but I see, I hear them, I scream but I'm not heard (lead: Barnet) A sign of truth, painful it may be Inner demons turned outward against me A simple truth, residing somewhere near Dark paths their endings I fear I carry on, I push myself through The ending that I dread was the end that I knew Unshrug my burden, fetters now shed I've found my rest, I join the dead The colors are muted and Bleeding out Quintessence lost in Webs not seen but I see, I hear them, I scream I'm not heard Soul, now bonded here Caught in loops So thoughtlessly Things undone Can I break free Memories, fetter me Now I may rise My conscience clear Closure for those I hold dear Things now done I've broken free Memories, releasing me Break the loop
5.
Succumb 04:36
Grey, unending grey The barren landscape stretching every way The flame I carried has burned low The embers fade with every passing day My empty kingdom, once so full Neglected splendor marks my shame And now I wander on my own The cast down sovereign of decay I never thought it'd end this way But I have nothing left to say Across the void my soul is strewn And it'll all be over soon Grim eminence of failure Decrepit monuments of stone Eroded will, degraded mind The weight of time is crushing down I have retread these paths enough Give me an ending to this road In impotent affectation I press the dagger to my throat (lead: Gustafson) Time and again, I stay my hand The end I long for never comes To eternity, I am condemned To permanence, I have succumbed
6.
In the depths of the strangled marshes, this cruel mistress he calls home, There lives a recluse beggar, he’s just brown rags over bone His crooked nose stays buried in each tome that he can find In hopes to learn new magic, break the shackles of his mind! In the swamp lies Mystic treasure For those who survive If you don’t have Pure intentions You will meet your demise Our beggar travels to the heart Of this hallowed land He opens up and bares his heart And reaches out a shaking hand In the man lies Untold anger His past takes its toll If he can’t grasp His emotions The magic will control Who has called to me? Woke me from my dreams? I won’t abdicate I decide your fate (lead: Gustafson) (lead: Barnet) A mind cracked, broken beyond repair A mind shackled, lights on with no one there A fight decided by ancient dogma The swamp beckons, beacons in the fog again (lead: Barnet) Who now lives to tell the tale? Of power, madness. Who prevails? An aging soul lost to the deep A tepid slumber forced to keep
7.
Bad Moon 04:35
Late at night and you’re feeling scared You know it’s soon, becoming aware Those monsters feared before, behind closet doors Don’t compare to ones trusted before Bad moon invites bad dreams and I’m Sleepwalking through endless night Bad moon ignites bad dreams, behold Above us now the burning sky Bad moon incites bad dreams and we’ll Riot in the streets until we make it all right Bad moon rewrites bad dreams, have to The innocent are those who will pay this time (lead: Gustafson) Racing through inky black, ragged gasping The mob so close behind, ears catch the rasping The slide of steel on steel, don’t slow your flight Friends turned foe by the fear of night Bad moon invites bad dreams and I’m Sleepwalking through endless night Bad moon ignites bad dreams, behold Above us now the burning sky Bad moon incites bad dreams and we’ll Riot in the streets until we make it all right Bad moon rewrites bad dreams, have to The innocent are those who will pay this time (lead: Barnet) (lead: Gustafson) (lead: Barnet) (lead: Gustafson) (lead: Barnet) (dual lead) Freedom seems so near, you’re tasting pennies The trap closes in on created enemy “Mutant, devil spawn!” come the cries The world slips to red before your eyes... Bad moon invites bad dreams and I’m Sleepwalking through endless night Bad moon ignites bad dreams, behold Above us now the burning sky Bad moon incites bad dreams and we’ll Riot in the streets until we make it all right Bad moon rewrites bad dreams, have to The innocent are those who will pay this time (lead: Barnet)
8.
In darkest dreams of choking umber It is stirring from an ancient slumber Tearing, gnashing, clawing, grinding To escape its planar binding I have seen beyond the veil Lurking in our blackest dreams Rend the fragile walls of real Torn asunder at the seams Beyond the walls of space and time It comes alive And if it should escape We'll have no chance to survive It lives A spectral village, a city unseen An ancient cult beginning to scheme To break the boundary of the real and the nightmare Subject the world to the Great Ones' regime Call forth the stillborn godling from beyond To grant them sight beyond all seeing Blinking, blurring, burning, sliding First glimpse of the light is blinding The moon bleeds from the sky Into the earth it pools From its depths, a shape arises The Paleblood It looms, shrieking a cry Its voices toll our doom Profane amalgamation Sanguine flood Great beast of many bodies Lord of many souls The stillborn lives again Freed from undeath's control A seething mass of corpses From their slumber torn To give this evil shape, behold: The One Reborn Grant us eyes The end is nigh

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released October 23, 2020

Nick Gustafson - Guitar/Vocals
Mike Barnet - Guitar/Vocals
Nick Dippel - Bass/Vocals
Joe Marta - Drums

Recorded in Joe's dirty basement
Produced by Incriminating Silence and AJ Viana
Mixed and Mastered by AJ Viana at AJ Viana Productions
Cover art by Jill Colbert - Manfish Inc.
Lyrics to "Live Your Truth" and "Bad Moon" by Liz Seeger

We would like to thank Adrian Yngvar Steele and Liz Seeger for lending their considerable talents to this project. We couldn't have gotten this far without you.

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Incriminating Silence Minneapolis, Minnesota

Based in the Twin Cities, Incriminating Silence focuses on metal with beefy riffs, soaring dual guitar harmonies, and keeping it fresh. Incriminating Silence formed in Eau Claire, Wisconsin in 2010 and underwent a series of lineup changes until the core of the band formed. The band doesn't write to a genre. It has one rule - if it sounds good, do it. ... more

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