the ash of life
once loved, laid low
spread among the fields to grow
soulless killer
hanged in the gallows
the reprisal
like a knife from the shadows
knees bent upon blades of grass
pressed down by the pain
glassy eyes regret the past
and still consequence came
night falls
all over earth
bitter wind consumes
up above
in the pitch
indifferent stars loom
no comfort
no reprieve
like weights on a needle bed
the blood you've bled
marks the path to the end
subduction and pressure
the chamber collapsed
earth has shifted under my feet
and left me trapped
pressed past boiling point
no way back
fall into earth and gaze through the cracks
into the dead of night
cold moon howls
i wept
i saw bats fly from black mountain
i saw doves land on the shore
crescent above and venus below
mottled pair compelled to follow
supported by 8 fans who also own “Cold Moon Howls II”
If you’re like me, you’ve probably wondered what it would sound like of Sun Ra and Captain Beefheart teamed up and started a black metal side project. …Okay, not really, but that’s probably the best way I can describe what this album sounds like. Heavy on the experimental side with heavy influences from free jazz with smatterings of raw black metal throughout. If you’re looking for something off the beaten path that will challenge your expectations, look no further. Kirk Gauthier
supported by 8 fans who also own “Cold Moon Howls II”
This belongs in the upper echelon of post-black releases. It's moving, it's fierce and beautiful, it's heartfelt. Can't recommend it highly enough. j-kep