My soul
Lost in frozen wastelands
My vision blurs
My blood runs cold
I fade, cast up into the sky
This mind stretched into boundless infinity
I am no longer chained to flesh
Witnessing unfathomable darkness
Paths of stars cross in and out of view
I march through the mouth of the nether realm
Obscured by clouds, luminous fragments
I feel the weight of the cosmos
Before me an apparition
Petrified I flee
I seek refuge
But why?
Surrounded by lifelessness and ignorance
I give myself to the sea of stars
Witnessing unfathomable darkness
Paths of stars cross in and out of view
I march through the mouth of the nether realm
To observe the brilliance of the never-ending void
Obscured by clouds, luminous fragments
Of exhausted time
I feel the weight of the cosmos
Bearing on my soul
Dreams of life, they race through my vision
Like phantoms surrounding my grave of ice
I return to the void of nonexistence
I become one with the specter
Our wills become one
“Welcome”, I am told.
“Rest your mind.”
I give up my soul and the shadows take part in me
I cannot even choose to regret
Some of the best cosmic black metal I've heard. Mare Cognitum continues to prove themselves to be masters of crafting a vast, celstial soundscape, and the Lovecraft-esque atmosphere present throughout Aureole's half definitely made me want to check out the rest of their discography. honeycombguy
PSA: if there was an album you heard a couple years ago and thought it was ok, listen to it again and you might love it.
That's what happened to me with this album. I cannot fathom why it didn't stick with me back then. Same thing happened with Decoherence's Unitarity for that matter. Matten
If “atmospheric black metal” implies majestic comedowns and dramatic dynamics, this powerhouse instead constitutes anti-atmospheric black metal. Bandcamp Album of the Day Mar 23, 2021
Swirling guitars, furious drums, vocals that at the same time howl from infinite distance and are right up in your head; everything put into dissonant form with the help of unconventional songwriting. This album is my personal key to the icelanding black metal madness that I've ignored for way too long! Lukas Kaufmann