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Colossus

by Arcane Existence

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    Original design based on "Enchantment" done by Jade Ordonez. Back print has lyrics from Enchantment saying, "home of the prayer, home of the sinner".

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1.
Mystic 03:02
Candelabras, wicks aflame Is bound to a soul Never escaping the destined consumption A revolution, the intention perpetual despite the sovereigns flames Scrolls, etchings, scriptures all tell The tale of those who fought to remain in this hell What they thought was a change in fate Was really their deaths coming Fortunate, corruption is imminent Follow the arcane sigils To the curse, that must corrupt your soul Arcane sigils, burned in you More than you through this light What may seem like a new beginning It's really just a new meaning
2.
Lavish double doors open wide Masked guests arrive, ready to hide Extravagant cloth caressing the marble As we await the final arrival Awaiting the fall of the elegant Grand pillars, opulent etchings of those before us Dancing upon their graves like they were never here before Drink, drink the wine Dance, dance until you die Blood, blood drip from the walls Die, die for our tyrant Drink, drink the wine Dance, dance until you die Blood, blood drip from the walls Die, die for our tyrant Let the ritual begin Offering ourselves to her No No she needs more We cannot go back The ritual has begun Offering ourselves to her We have fulfilled her desires There is no going back Let the ritual begin The masquerade is calling for you There is no going back
3.
No one can proceed me I am the only one No one can take my throne For there is no one left To take this Cathedra The chamber, filled with their blood Exquisite, untarnished by the land Their sacrifice, my sustenance And no one left to oppose me The gates clamoring, is whomever aspires to take my place Their mortality can't threaten my eternal existence For those dreadful ones are nothing more than worthless beings to consume This thunder I can stop For I have the quintessence I demand Whomever you may be, you shall be no more Bend your knee The chamber, filled with their blood Exquisite, untarnished by the land Their sacrifice, my sustenance And no one left to oppose me I will settle this hostility This is the last moon you will gaze upon Bellows behind me This curse will live on Irrational thinking, Naïve disciples Decrepit illusions, The scroll of augury Eons of design have led us to this A new ruler will be hailed A new ideology forged Novum princeps Novus ordo Novus imperium Ruunt praeteritum A new ruler Kneel before your queen A new order Kneel before your queen A new empire Bend thy knee A past in ruin Bend Thy...
4.
Formation 01:49
Memories slipping away from these sleeping trees Vast ruins sing from wrecked voyages past Calling unto me to uncover this great mystery A mystery of life A mystery of life Clearing the strife Eyes foggy with ignorance Only bliss, can undo this deliverance Moon of disillusion Mystical manipulation End your natural fear End your natural fear
5.
Conclave 05:56
Beautiful awakening absorb my pain Align the thoughts of martyrs past Hold the ignition, scattered beliefs fill my head Conjoin as one, create the formation of this ancient cult Create the formation Breathe in, breathe out Inhale the forbidden air Destroy all previous conceptions Let the cult of awakening flow through, flow through Here I come to call forth thee By all the might of moon and sun By all the power, of land and sea Echo these words, intention from within Dreamspace aligns, magical omens appear Compel all unknown thoughts Fear nothing, escape the grasp of time Present the gathering, project the astral world now Project the astral world, astral world now Beautiful awakening absorb my pain Align the thoughts of martyrs past Hold the ignition, scattered beliefs fill my head Conjoin as one Darksome night and shining moon East then South, West then North Queen of Heaven, Queen of Hell Lend your power unto my Spell Chant the spell and it be done Light the candle, set it ablaze tonight Breaks all terrestrial feeling, my meditative blight Astral realms floating in time Physical dreams escape my mind Dimensions of souls beckon Enter the third heaven Ghastly spirits ascend, condemned Trails of stories become familiar Within me, the future of Astral realms floating in time Physical dreams escape my mind Dimensions of souls beckon Enter the third heaven Ghastly spirits ascend, condemned Trails of stories become familiar Within me, the future of Conjuration and enchantment Imprisoning those whom presume They have escaped Welcome home Golden elaborate gates greet you Candelabras surround As the gates fade into fog Flames flicker with names familiar In stone, they form before you Each beckons, each a lesson Each they wish they knew
6.
The quest has been foreseen, a path unveiled A fate unmatched By reality Dying lights, beautifully obscene nights All or nothing on this lit path Fog covered, littered with death Be warned, this forest path Consumes all Consumes all Except for your demise Except for your demise Except for your demise Scroll of augury, void of empathy Scroll of augury, void of empathy Void of empathy Obscured by fate Obscured by fate Follow the signs, the moon illuminates The Moon illuminates, the red river of souls Strength is the essence, rain pours from your soul Ancient quests hold the truth of the universe Dark shadows of the night Accept this fate as one Give into the light, despite the fear Scroll of augury, void of empathy Scroll of augury, void of empathy
7.
The Altar 05:40
Writing is on the walls Follow the dark sigils glowing before Unknown symbols, a haunting vision from the past moonlight Enter the dark cave of light Shed your fears for what appears If you're not afraid, they'll show you the way An unearthly glow, I must converge An unearthly glow, I must converge Tighten your grip on the candlestick Touch the dripping walls of blood and salt Hidden crystal caverns consumed by fractals of mist Writing is on the walls Follow the dark sigils glowing before Unknown symbols, a haunting vision from the past moonlight Pray for the altar, these ritualistic patterns Blinded by the pillar I am the light, I am the curse I am the light, I am the curse I am the light, I am the curse The green light beams Fading into different realms All I know is that this light Carries all I've seen in my mind Steps away, pulled in by its veneration Aura of light, nothing these eyes have seen before Nothing these eyes have seen before For now I have been blessed by thee Writing is on the walls Enter the dark cave of light Shed your fears for what appears If you're not afraid, they'll show you the way
8.
Enchantment 02:13
Chant your intent, from the depths of the Earth The ground unfurls with our black magic swirls Call unto thee for tonight's death begins Wither this life where my evil now lies Oh spirits come, clear as night Home of the prayer Home of the sinner Home of the prayer Home of the sinner Home of the prayer Home of the sinner O' mother of god Church bells sing Bring evil from these creepy dark caves From the north, from the south Oh spirits come far and between Oh spirits come far and between Home of the prayer Home of the sinner Home of the prayer Home of the sinner Home of the prayer Home of the sinner O' mother of god Church bells sing Chant your intent, from the depths of the Earth The ground unfurls with our black magic swirls
9.
Fear inside of me, rules the eye of me Sounds from a distant past Rising through my ears A desperate wailing of sirens Banished for eternity Is this all there could be? What even is reality? What is the meaning? Upon that hill, beyond mortal hands Upon that hill, beyond mortal hands Break the stone Break the stone Break the stone Break the stone Patterns in your eyes, reveal the truth of it all Subconscious pathways hold the ignition Break the stone Break the stone Break the stone Break the stone Break the stone Patterns in your eyes, reveal the truth of it all Subconscious pathways hold the ignition Shadows consume my eyes A fallen soul pulled from the depths Fallen lies buried beneath my feet of ashes A fallen soul pulled from the depths of you To relinquish what none could ever conquest Free of debt, only with a thread of victory Sew this vision of triumph Upon that hill, beyond mortal hands Upon that hill, beyond mortal hands
10.
Forest of surrender please guide my path Bowing trees once full of lives past A familiar scene of nature and centuries Flashes of dreams of memories Suffering is imminent Conducting the scourge Losing control I must let go Conducting the scourge Losing control I must let go Rituals of existence, ancient gods scribe Of this eternal dilemma Battle the feeling, overcome mortal emotions Listen to their voices, screams of knowledge Within me the light to ignite the scourge Within me the light to ignite the scourge Holding the treasure of my quest Peer within to find a burning emblem Peer within to find a burning emblem Holding the treasure of my quest Meditation, Creation, Elation Reveal the truth of this nightmare End this pain in my soul End this pain in my soul Rid of this disease holding me by a string Let it sing, release my sadness from above Heaven's gate rest a monolithic stone of eternal rest A magic of potential inquest Eternal rest, End my quest Forests possessed, Universe behest Within you the light to ignite the scourge Within you the light to ignite the scourge Holding the treasure of my quest Peer within to find a burning emblem Peer within to find a burning emblem Holding the treasure of my quest All or nothing on this bleak path Winds of mountains pass Caress the feeling I have lost Caress the feeling I have lost Conducting the scourge Losing control I must let go Conducting the scourge Losing control I must let go
11.
Colossus 06:47
Upon the open door of the castle's corridors Holds treacherous secrets and clouded judgements Thousands of rooms are absent of light The night brings false spirits from the unknown Ghostly voices whisper of secrets past Shadows from the corner of my eyes The quest for the truth of it all Follow me into this spiral abyss Uphold the dancing flames Frozen in place by the King's name Cold as ice, castle walls speak in bliss Cold as ice, castle walls speak in bliss Enter at your own fleeting risk Mighty reward forges great risk Enter at your own fleeting risk The King's name unknown by the common dweller Perhaps you shall find it in ink, to be found never Glowing in the purple shades of lavender Thousands of glowing windows from ages past All dying light, time to fight Upon the open door of the castle corridors Holds treacherous secrets and clouded judgements Thousands of rooms are absent of light The night brings false spirits from the unknown The bridge rattles beneath the castles shadow Peaks through the crevices of depths below Enter the castle and fear will extol Lavish doors of ages torture my soul Bookshelves lined with decaying stories Misty thoughts filled with truth and horror Your fingers trembling over the elegant script Mumbling the words, so foreign yet frightening Afferte aeterna Bring the eternal night Remnants of blood and tears and horror Looming shadows lurk in corridors Holding the key to the castle's glow Where will they end? Where will they lead me?
12.
Ghosts of ages past trapped in the walls Wailing sirens from distant halls Create the darkness I harness Castle on the hill beams Moonlit in appalling dearness The mystic speaks of the altar Consumed by the scroll of augury Earth speaks, from bellowing voices Reveal the truth, reveal the truth of your madness Earth speaks, from bellowing voices Reveal the truth, reveal the truth of your madness
13.

about

‘Colossus’ is a journey through a mystical land following a cult’s quest towards reaching the Colossus castle. Each song paints a different phase of the cultists internal conflicts of breaking through their own mind’s illusions. The lore of ‘Colossus’ is told through hauntingly angelic singing and inhumanly dynamic gutturals. Melodic piano and dramatic layers of orchestrations trace the lingering and thematic guitars that create the magical sound space. The foundation of ‘Colossus’ is driven by the ritualistically thunderous drums and rhythmic dark bass. ‘Colossus’ is an intensive cultivation of Arcane Existence’s sound and represents the collaborative effort as a full band for the first time.

credits

released August 20, 2021

Jade Ordonez - Vocals, Lyrics
Kiera Pietrangelo - Guitar, Bass, Composition, Orchestration, Lyrics
Chris Zinnanti - Guitar
Becca McCabe - Clean vocals, Keys, Harp, Orchestration
Harley Blandford - Drums

Drums and vocals recorded and produced at Fang Studios with Nick Loiacono in San Mateo, CA. Album engineered, mixed and mastered by Nick Loiacono.

"Scroll of Augury" orchestrations finalized by Jeremy Delaune at Limathias Productions.
"Sovereign Blood", "Castle on the Hill", and "The Altar" solos written by Chris Zinnanti. "Sovereign Blood" and "Castle on the Hill" solos performed by Bobby Carroll of Cyborg Octopus and Raiju. "The Altar" solo performed by Kiera Pietrangelo. All other solos written and performed by Kiera Pietrangelo.

"A Light Between Realms" composed by Becca McCabe.

Cover artwork by Nele Diel nelediel.com
Metal logo by Julian Fernandez
Storybook logo by Consume
Symbol by Ike Greca

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Arcane Existence is a symphonic black/death metal band from the Bay Area, CA.

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