I am running off a crap amount of sleep and feel like garbage... so it must be monday! You know what can make this day better? ÄERA!!! This post atmospheric black metal band, named in old Germanic for EARTH, blindsided me in December 2019 and I have left it for a proper time to showcase. This full release, titled Schein, is a five track monstrosity which is them best option to unleash on such a wild day. As is the way, the cover art for this album is deliciously wicked with that skull merged with the landscape, a lone torchbearer navigating this haunting place. (Check out the Bandcamp site for even more wicked art!). I'm gonna be somewhat brief since I am not wholly coherent and slightly delusional so here we go! First track, the showcase piece as proper, is Feuers Gabe (Fire Gift? Gift of Fire? I dig it either way!). That chilling yet soothing sound of a boreal wind is merely a ruse for lies in wait as this first track strums into existence. The vocal howl at 2:05 should be enough to sell you alone but trust me it is only a taste of the prowess within Schein. The first vocals at 3:17 begin the lyrical journey that you will ushered into and be stricken by its song. Next up, we have Auf Kargem Grunde (On A Bare Base) which kicks off with a sundering energy and keeps that power all through this wild track. Do this... listen to the shift from 3:50 to the end and I guarantee you will understand why I dig ÄERA so much. Third in line, we have Silhouette and this track is big, grand, straight crushing with its energy. The whole damn thing is great so just click play, sit back, and stay out at those sad trees. Following fourth from this powerhouse is Heimkehr I - Ruin and I immediately get a Fates Warning Pleasant Shade of Grey vibe (once again) from the tone and voice tracks mixed together, birthing a track that is unique and enchanting. Listen to the whole track! And, lastly, Heimkehr II - Im Nebel. This is how you end an album and moreso we have a track that is filled with atmosphere and slick song structure. Schein is a force to be reckoned with and I hope ÄERA continues to release works this amazing in the years ahead. I know, I forgot to upload the Boreal Hymn's track last week to the site itself so... go listen to it anyway! Here's to a week that, though seemingly daunting, will be met with zeal, fire, and ardour in response backed by an album so strong! /,,/ https://aeera.bandcamp.com/album/schein Feuers Gabe FIRE GIFT Something is stirring in the roots Like a tremor deep in the bottom The trees feel it in the earth That seemed petrified forever The foundation is shaken The floor breaks open And it rises Lean portrait of flesh and blood Escape the ground floor See how it creeps How it winds It feels the cold of the air It smells the scent in the grass Strange in this world But forced to be their creation It smells It looks It tastes good It runs It runs For the first time No desire No striving No will No fear No suffering No agony And no choice So it becomes one with all the trees With the bushes and the grasses With the streams and the lakes With sun and moon But the darkness falls Approach cold, approach doubt, approach fear Shadows in the twilight Dance, rise Cold eats under the skin Fear draws confused shapes in front of your eyes So it attacks the fire That the cold displaces The distance seemed so out of reach Burns down step by step Defies doubts, takes courage It lives It lives FEUERS GABE Es regt sich etwas in den Wurzeln Wie ein Zittern tief im Grund Die Bäume spür`n es in der Erde Die ewiglich versteinert schien Da wird das Fundament erschüttert Der Boden bricht auf Und es erhebt sich empor Hageres Bildnis aus Fleisch und Blut Entflieht dem Erdenschoß Seht wie es kriecht Wie es sich windet Es spürt die Kälte der Luft Es riecht den Duft in den Gräsern Fremd in dieser Welt Doch gezwungen ihre Schöpfung zu sein Es riecht Es sieht Es schmeckt Es läuft Es rennt Zum ersten Mal Kein Begehren Kein Streben Kein Wille Kein Fürchten Kein Leiden Keine Qual Und keine Wahl So wird es eins mit all den Bäumen Mit den Sträuchern und den Gräsern Mit den Bächen und den Seen Mit Sonne und Mond Doch bricht die Dunkelheit herein, Naht Kälte, naht Zweifel, naht Furcht Schatten im Zwielicht Tanzen, erheben sich Kälte frisst sich unter die Haut Die Angst zeichnet wirre Schemen vor den Augen So greift es das Feuer Dass die Kälte verdrängt Die Ferne schien so unerreichbar Brennt nun nieder Schritt für Schritt Trotzt Zweifel, schöpft Mut Es lebt Es lebt
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