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Allegaeon "Stellar Tidal Disruption" from "Apoptosis." Directed by Robert Graves for A Shadow Beyond (www.ashadowbeyond.com)
Special thanks to Josef Hossain-Kay from Transcend the Realm for the loaner drums used in the video!
With "Apoptosis," Allegaeon have delivered their defining statement. A near-perfect symbiosis of technical, progressive, and melodic death metal, it is a record that is as crushingly heavy as it is inventive, lithe and intelligent, and marks a significant leap forward in their songwriting. "On this record, I was more open to new ideas that we might not have used in past," states guitarist Michael Stancel. "Rather than deleting something because 'it's not Allegaeon-y enough', I would take a step back and see if that idea fit the song and decide if it was worth keeping. With that mentality came some of my favorite songs, because I was less worried about if it fit into our old sound." This statement is borne out across the whole album, which while very much embodying the core Allegaeon sound that has drawn fans in over the course of their impressive career, it pushes into new territory, and does so with unerring confidence. "Thematically, this record is all about contrast, and the music reflects that perfectly," says vocalist Riley McShane. "The vocals are heavier than ever, but there are also more clean sections. The drums are faster than ever but also more dynamic, and the guitar playing is lower and slower than on most previous albums, but also provides long, melodic and beautiful sections throughout."
"Stellar Tidal Disruption" lyrics:
Aimlessly traveling
compelled by nothing wandering star
nomadic habitation
rests down wind of devastation
Stretched and unraveling
dispelled by nothing into the dark
the absence of creation
death consuming gravitation
Compression, no retention
pieces fleet to new dimensions
this cosmic monument undone …
Sinking into the black
and empty, sucked into the depths
Disintegrate to the unknown
Brightening the surroundings
releasing energy
Violence and light resounding
an astral elegy
Stars torn asunder exploding into dust
and vicious winds, equivalent
to the power of a thousand suns
a roaming thunder, a newborn nebula
diminish and begin again
stellar tidal disruption
The void dismantling
expelling specks of wandering stars
disruptive malformation
on the cusp of mass mutation
A gaseous channeling
repelling light from near to afar
engulfing ruination
sudden solar decimation
Compression, no retention
pieces fleet to new dimensions
this cosmic monument undone
Sinking into the black…
Disintegrate to the unknown
Brightening the surroundings
releasing energy
Resounding astral elegy
Stars torn asunder exploding into dust
and vicious winds, equivalent
to the power of a thousand suns
a roaming thunder, a newborn nebula
diminish and begin again
stellar tidal disruption
Moved into the deepest unknown...
Warping through
removed pools of matter, splatter the universe.
Stars torn asunder exploding into dust
and vicious winds, equivalent
to the power of a thousand suns.
A roaming thunder, a newborn nebula...
Diminish and begin again
stellar tidal disruption.
[Solo 1: Greg Burgess]
[Solo 2: Michael Stancel]
[Solo 3: Michael Stancel]
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30 янв 2019
