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The Dark Curse

by Arcane Existence

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Onanjath
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Onanjath I thought this one might be silly, given the subject matter. It is not and it is awesome! Great debut album by a band that I will definitely follow from here Favorite track: Bleeding Through.
Jamie Platt
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Jamie Platt Thought the series was alright, but this is much more my thing!!! I think Mr. Gold would approve.
Kenstrosity
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Kenstrosity Epic and lush, this album has literally everything I love about symphonic metal, without sounding like every other band in its genre. You can thank the blackness for that, I suppose, but it really doesn't matter. Because the material is top notch. THANKS MoM!!! Favorite track: The Dark One.
Pescado Sal Agua
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Pescado Sal Agua damn this album got so dark and gloomy .... I LOVE IT Favorite track: To The Underworld.
Gilbert Lewis
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Gilbert Lewis Entertaining and theatrical black/death metal. This reminds of mid-career Dimmu Borgir or Abigail Williams. What a unique source material for black metal! Favorite track: Magic.
Not RomanPort
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Not RomanPort The sample tracks for this one are simply great. The group has a sound that is inventive and fresh, and dipped in imagination. Favorite track: The Dark One.
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1.
The dark curse brought us here Damned to this fate by the queen Welcome to Storybrooke Where our fate is predetermined by her Nothing can take us back home Nothing can make us remember Take me back I need to go back I can't go back Back home To the Enchanted Forest
2.
The Dark One 04:34
Born from the seal of darkness I rise Formed by the blackest matter To be welcomed by the voices' advice Resist the voices in my head They shared the same fate as I Bring me closer to the darkness ahead I must trust you with this encumbrance Fathoms below, lies that haunt me Vanquish their words in hopes of resistance Don't let it happen, don't let me give in I must have this but I want to avulse To sever this tether To have not a care for anyone else I am The Dark One Relieve me of this tether But then you become obstinate The curse passes on For eternity
3.
A symbol of wisdom pointing north A symbol of courage pointing east A symbol of love pointing south A symbol of innocence pointing west With all these items This spell can be initiated Never before successful Never before this present time You will bear witness to history in the making Altering the departed Wisdom, constructed by the dark one’s misery Courage, stolen from the heroic prince Love, ripped from the forlorn queen Innocence, stolen from heroic creators Placed upon the compass’ ends North, east, south and west The spell can be enacted For the first time in known history Forging a new fate The caster’s ashes rise Giving life to the spell of time travel Enacting the impossible Changing her past, forever Rise Reshaping history
4.
Magic 04:52
The book of spells The manifestation of your predestination The history of your legacy Moving forth another generation Magical elvish scriptures Grant you this proficiency Absorb the words into your blood Designing your impending ascendancy You do not need this influence But you require it all You don’t want to end up like her To use this magic for nothing but evil You have done it I sent her through the looking glass You had no choice My fate was already temptation She is gone but your legacy lives on Nothing can ever change I can never change These elvish scriptures Designed my impending corruption My intention has changed My tyranny has consumed me All you've ever wanted So easy to attain So many have died Is this really how you wanted to reign
5.
The candle placed upon the altar A brewed poison surrounding Thoughts of a damaged past summon her The dead that never really die We hope to understand why The portal opens With no response We are left to wonder What really happened? Bleeding Through The past never foregone Its toll still rings With a future we must form Bleeding Through The past never foregone Its toll still rings With a future we must form We cannot escape the past It can never be recast Forming our future With no say on how Uncontrolled conjure Forged by others unknown It never ends Its reign upon our lives We have no choice We must live this life Bleeding Through The past never foregone Its toll still rings With a future we must form Bleeding Through The past never foregone Its toll still rings From its tumultuous storm
6.
Sent by our king To procure Dreamshade Using this substance for our kingdom To protect the essence of the land The boy speaks of poison The king could never be so tyrannical I shall prove him wrong By lacerating myself with its thorn The poison spreads rapidly A slow agonizing death proceeding With a sure end in sight Only this land’s waters may restore me Back to life This king is no hero He is a deceitful man We shall expose him His people will finally see his true nature Upon departure of this island The land’s water could no longer save me Our exodus is my fatality My blindness Your adversity
7.
All of my past life Nothing but a haze Where was I before here? It sounds all too real But feels all too gone What am I supposed to believe Trapped in this town Not remembering how I got here All of these years My past life defined me All gone due to this curse She did this to us Destroyed our futures But now it is broken We can live again We have our two lives now Reshaped by our past Altered by the curse Never to return to our land Who am I now? Who are we? Is this who I am? Am I really from a land of fairytales Or this cursed land without magic
8.
Excalibur 06:20
The Holy Grail descended from the heavens Brought to this land for the one chosen by the Gods Bringing light to this fortunate province With great magic and immortality Forged from this Holy Grail, Excalibur is designed I shall rip this great power And die beside the one I love With the Flame of Prometheus Split in two, Excalibur is nothing With the darkness tethered This dagger shall control him With the remains left behind Forever tethered to this dagger Forged from this Holy Grail, Excalibur is designed I shall rip this great power And die beside the one I love With the Flame of Prometheus With the new Dark One born And Excalibur in their grasp We may bear witness to the most powerful Dark one The choice is theirs To destroy the darkness Or to destroy the light A power far too great The ultimate freedom To use my power as my own No one to stop me No one to control me You can finally do as you please All that you have sacrificed to get here It can all finally end Darkness can finally be destroyed Dark Ones are gone Gone, gone
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If you wish to bring him back You must pay the ultimate cost For all magic comes with a price And this price is your life Your debt has yet to be paid The demon is here to take your life None can escape this fate So this life must return to us Ones hath not wished to venture To the Underworld After much adversity Though, we must do so To the land of the departed Yet never done with their work They stay here to finish what they started Whatever is needed must be done None can leave Without transferring the mark No, you cannot leave For you have the mark Never to return Once banished to this hell There is no hope of rebirth Hades will not allow such a spell I shall save his soul I'll find him and bring him home My one true love will come with me No matter the cost I will succeed You cannot bring him back He is detained to this land A life must take his place In order for him to be restored I shall split my heart in two Just to save you You cannot bring him back He is detained to this land A life must take his place In order for him to return None can leave Without transferring the mark No, you cannot leave For you have the mark Of Charon Welcome to the Underworld Ones hath not wished to venture To the Underworld After much adversity Though, we must do so To the land of the departed Yet never done with their work Whatever is needed must be done
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Arcane Existence is a blend of melodic black metal and death metal with symphonies accenting. Infusing catchy rhythms at the core of each song. Deep lows and emotional highs bring the true motive behind this album to life alongside melodious and epic singing.

A metal album inspired by the TV show Once Upon A Time.

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released January 6, 2017

Eligio Tapia - Vocals
Jamie Fong - Female Vocals
Kiera Pietrangelo - Instrumentation & Lyrics
Jeremy Von Epp - Mixing and Mastering

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Cover Art - Almanc Designs - www.facebook.com/AlmancDesigns
Logo - ModBlackMoon - modblackmoon.com

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

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