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Emergence

by Vesuvian

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sachavonkarl74 Seattle's Vesuvian venture into melodic / symphonic DM and I've honestly found this refreshing enough and nicely done debut album. I like power metal and MDM as well, so this was an easy catch and immediate "hook". Favorite track: Seas of Grey.
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1.
Emergence 05:02
Wake to the fringe annihilation I see the world of gray Enveloped by the stench of decay I hear the waves Crashing nightmares around me I feel the world slip through my hand Lost to the wordless Call of the void I’ll rage against this tide No doubt will haunt my mind Matter not what form it takes I’ll crush it all Beneath my wake From the ashes we rebuild again Reclaim once more Back from the edge Come crawling back We are reborn Reborn To break the chains of domination And face the chance of annihilation We take the pain and destroy ourselves We force our pain through a living hell Lose it all to escape our shell We find our strength in our mutilation Birth from near Extermination Witness the world around me Cold dead lifeless eyes Soulless they stare into nothingness Devoid of light How did they get this way Could we have fell this far What cruel shade of reality Shattered their mind I’ll find the false divine And raze the tainted shrine No Prayers for your demise A death to free their minds From the ashes We will forge ahead Reclaim once more Our souls we’ve lost We cast aside From darker times We are reborn As I wonder existence Seeking the answers why This bastion of humanity Feels like a hive Broken empty sullen husks Under watchers eye Is there nothing but this Sights that fill my head with thunder Gods and kings are cast asunder Tattered beings now buried under This a consequence of wonder From the ashes We will forge ahead Reclaim once more Our souls we’ve lost We cast aside From darker times The sun will rise Again To break the chains of domination And face the chance of annihilation We take the pain and destroy ourselves We force our pain through a living hell Lose it all to escape our shell We find our strength in our mutilation Find our strength Breathing life in this desolation
2.
Seas of Grey 05:16
Drowning Under the waves of it all Expectation Its tide a crashing break Crushing Under oceans tidal pull This weight Boundless in gray Consuming me Constantly praying they never stop Violently harvesting every drop Of what makes us human, of what we once lost Slowly Breaking Strands of consciousness left to rot Forced to suffer as drones we are Mindless wanderers watching as We are all Sailing the seas of gray I must call life Is fading Counting the sands of time Dragging me deeper From the Shores of the seas of gray I now call life This faded Line now calling me Calling my name I hear them Haunting I see the eyes pierce right through me Staring Lifelessly day to day Pining For something more than breathing I see the scars born of their longing They yearn For more than Constantly praying they never stop Violently harvesting every drop Of what makes us human, of what we once lost Slowly Breaking Strands of consciousness left to rot Forced to suffer as drones we are Mindless wanderers watching as We are all Sailing the seas of gray I must call life Is fading Counting the sands of time Dragging me deeper From the Shores of the seas of gray I now call life This faded Line now calling me Calling my name I hear their cries
3.
These scars They mark who we are Ill fated offspring To feed all their needs You wretch We're nothing to them Mere caskets for sin To leave us empty yet carnaly fed Call them By their name The priests of shame I see your writhing tongue Digging deeper infiltrating far beyond the safety line Confiscating all but draining as they're running dry They're called Grief drinkers Salt the land Leave nothing left Cut Off the source Of what they need To feed off innocents The myth is real So spread the word As they fall silent Completely unheard I am but a witness Who knows not what they've seen They gaze down from towers Like hungry vultures On dead meat Call them By their name The priests of shame I see your writhing tongue Digging deeper infiltrating far beyond the safety line Confiscating all but draining as they're running dry They're called Grief drinkers Salt the land Leave nothing left Cut Off the source Of what they need To feed off innocents Teeth Tear into to deep They harvest the grief Until we can't fight Tap Into the next vein You're never the same They're bleeding us dry The cycle reborn again Tormenting as you're sinking deeper Ruination of all good in life Drinking deeply of your strife Grief drinkers Salt the land Leave nothing left Cut Off the source Of what they need To feed off innocents
4.
There's blood on these walls A crimson array of Vile debauchery Turning blades on themselves Then turning on others Thrusting inside Desperation defined Delving Deeper Until I feel something Moving Along They feast on each other To feel something Beyond nothingness Regress to primal need To feel alive Fighting I see an ember A spark of something Emerge In this we defy This congregation of masturbation Cast stains to mystify Paint the artwork Show the outlook This art grotesque and vile Pain and torture Turns to pleasure Scream we are alive Crawling Deeper Until I feel something Moving Along To lay with another Fighting I see an ember Not quite a flame We need to break free To feel something Beyond nothingness Regress to primal needs To feel alive Emptiness consumes us all Only embers cast a glow Of that We once lost Reveries of sunless dreams Merely shadow born upon This storm We endure Though I cannot see you I feel your aura Amongst the crowd What is this feeling I find perplexing What does it mean What is this light That sparks an ember Into a flame
5.
We built a nation based upon the evidence No gods to hold us back from what we truly are inside Severing the mind’s eye for this science The opiate of all The rise and the fall Society thrives They heed the call We join in as one Fixating on one thought Now Come one come all And join in the song To praise our one true call From the darkness we arise Overcome our fear and sorrow Unity gives way to light Break the bonds that hold tomorrow Embrace Unify Lose yourself To this rose tinted light This rose tinted light Witness The fall Join now with your brothers Dispel their feeble lies Show what you’ve uncovered To break the ties that bind Now claim your final rite Embrace your inner light Drink now from my lies And breath in this new life From the darkness we arise Overcome our fear and sorrow Unity gives way to light Break the bonds that hold tomorrow From the darkness we arise Overcome our fear and sorrow Unity gives way to light Break the bonds that hold tomorrow
6.
And now we all arrive On sands of cursed tides In a world or what's left In flames Where did it all go wrong What started this façade They take it deep within Ferment Run now the hoard has seen us Slowly arriving, these living dying Grabbed by an unseen hand I hear a crying, slowly she's dying Blood spills on cursed sands Don't let me die here, I cannot die here Lost to this blasted land Forever cursed, lost to the blighted Far beyond this land not so innocent Her Pestilent reign An ode to our crimson queen Arise Take flight and reclaim what's yours Once more Pestilence arise Barely we are alive Escaped through others doom Haunted Our mission must succeed Or blood a useless tax Our target now in sight Survive Crash through the walls of concrete Endlessly searching, forever lurking Divided we search for air Now we are drowning, a beacon sounding Flashes from the past The architecture, they show the ruin I hear the screaming mad Mission accomplished, we flee to profit Far beyond this land not so innocent Her pestilent reign An ode to our crimson queen Arise Take flight and reclaim what’s yours Once more It's all I have left
7.
Let’s go Out of time A waking final breath Lost in a flash To never see you again Your legacy Is now mine to defend So I raise a glass Till we both meet again Horns held high For those left behind And now I know The world struggles without you Lost to time Never lost in my own mind Your end a gift of beginning Final days Of years of tempting fate Forever searching for The final words we said Live twice for me For I can fight no more So carry on As you fade from the shore Horns held high For those left behind And now I know The world struggles without you Lost to time Never lost in my own mind Your end a gift of beginning Horns held high For those left behind And now I know The world struggles without you Lost to time Never lost in my own mind Your end a gift of beginning Horns held high For those left behind And now I know The end of it all Horns held high For those left behind And now I know The end is just the beginning
8.
Alive As colors now bleed into life Our heroes are rising Much like a cleansing tide The torches ignite The trumpets will sound To this duo we owe the night A peaceful reprieve They ponder salvation creation annihilation And the divine Soon they will know All we have seen And take up arms Against the drinkers of grief From lies We ride Leaving them far behind As we say We are more than alive We fight we die Oh the folktales they'll write They will sing What we did on this day On this day With dawns rising light Exposing the tyrants that poisoned your minds Shatter your cages and do what you like For there is no tomorrow with no will to fight Break through the shackles that hinder your mind Embracing the empath you left far behind To wield as a weapon defend those who hide Composing your opus with this song We rise From lies we ride Leaving them far behind As we say We are more than alive We fight we die Oh the folktales they'll write They will sing What we did on this day On this day
9.
Sunrise Of the final day Scent of carrion Blow in the winds of change Gathered deep Beneath the coming storm What are we running for We’re at the edge of the world Boats are taking port To light this final torch Its glowing embers smoke Of our fading hope This beacon starts to rot We gather near and far To sing this final song To show you’re not alone We’ve lost what’s left of hope We crowd its sinking boat The darkness breaking through Time now we face this doom As I stare into that starry night The cold air is swirling through my mind With the tears in my eyes, I let a final cry Let this... Somewhere Beyond this nightmare I find clarity To carry on Much like a shipwreck Deep in the ocean I feel your current Wash me Ashore Boats are taking port To light this final torch Its glowing embers smoke Of our fading hope This beacon starts to rot We gather near and far To sing this final song To show you’re not alone We’ve lost what’s left of hope We crowd its sinking boat The darkness breaking through Time now we say our goodbye In the gallows At the edge of the world The ships align To see the end of time In the gallows We come to mourn Though not quite yet There is still time left At dawn's last light Of the world we knew We hold your hand Until the end As you take flight Into the moonlight Now bury me Deep in the sea In the gallows At the edge of the world The ships align To see the end of time In the gallows We come to mourn Though please not yet There's no time left In the gallows At the end of the world The stars align For the final time In the gallows We gather in kind To see dawn’s last light And say our final Goodbye

about

Debut full length album of Seattle Washington based melodic death metal band Vesuvian! Follow us on a conceptual journey through the eyes of “The Witness” in a gray dystopia in which humanity has lost the land to the infected.

Not only is “Emergence” a dreamscape-like record that introduces the band’s most confident and mental albums in their career, but it’s also a strong and very authentic album that fans of both death, power, and symphonic metal need to hear. 9/10 - metalpurgatorymedia.com

“Emergence is an album that’s rife with rhythm breaks – a tumultuous storm-calm-storm-calm pattern that evokes an atmosphere capable of giving you goosebumps" 9/10 bloodynews.ro

The idiosyncratic mix of styles is a big plus point that the Seattle-based band can claim and that will help them carve out a niche in the metal sector 8/10 - powermetal.de

Even if you don't like Death Metal, “Emergence” should definitely be checked out. The musicians of Vesuvian manage the tightrope walk between evil Death Metal and symphonic or epic very well. 8/10 - keep-on-rocking.com

"Emergence" is a brilliant mix of moshpit-ready mid-tempo groovers and epic crackers 7/10 - www.metal-division-magazine.com

Scandinavian sound with good innovations with a Mixture of brute elemental forces and gentle ash rain 3.5/5 - metalunderground.at

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released April 9, 2023

Album Credits:

RJ Mitchell - Lead Vocals
Patrick Bradford - Guitar, Bass, Drums, Vocals
Taylor Stone - Lead Guitar
Laura Gonzalez - Keys, Symphonics, Vocals
Jax Larken - Lead guitar
Josh Wildhorn - Production, Mixing, Mastering and additional Symphonics

Recorded at Wildhorn Studio in Seattle, Washington

Art by Pedro Sena

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Hailing from Seattle Washington, USA! Springing forth with aggressive melodic riffs and symphonic flourishes reminiscent of an epic Scandinavian group, Vesuvian is the unification of classic melodic and symphonic death metal, with an enticing dash of power metal. ... more

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