Man's soul is an enigma.
A part of the cosmos, yet so different to it.
An eye that looks beyond the flesh
A mind that creates a new dimension,
That of forms and ideas.
What is more natural,
Than to walk even further
On the uphill path
That led us here.
Wisdom soars through the ages
The eye that sees the world as it is
Made from it, yet not of it
Owned by no one, it binds us as one
Unveiling the eternal threads that connect us.
The inner truth, beyond what is experienced,
Is an object to behold, yet not an object in itself,
But the relation in-between, the shadow and the sun,
The word and the meaning, one being and another,
The direction of the universe's flow.
Through Gnosis it is brought back into life,
A cycle complete.
Oh Goddess, lead me into your heart
Let me bring you pregnant light
Let it descend through the heavens then again,
To lay on the fertile seed of the future.
Earth and Space.
Body and Consciousness.
Eros and Logos.
Man and Culture.
Parts and Whole.
Emerging, all-encompassing, concentric circles.
Show me these moments
When the layers converge
And inspiration forms.
The right order for the path to the stars.
Humanity needs a purpose that is outside of her.
The mind flies away, out of this planet,
Into far away galaxies, into timeless domains.
What is our part in the greater scheme of it all?
supported by 70 fans who also own “Gnosis' Journey Through The Ages”
never been a big death metal fan but this is actually super accessible for the genre, has fun concepts, and personally i'm always a fan of albums with short tracklists and huge runtimes (for individual songs) Great time, good jumping on point for newbies too. alienasu
supported by 58 fans who also own “Gnosis' Journey Through The Ages”
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
supported by 57 fans who also own “Gnosis' Journey Through The Ages”
After listening to Ysyry Mollvün, listening to Downfall of Nur was urgent and turned out to be one of the best decisions I have made in quite some time: Umbras de Barbagia is simply magisterial; the atmosphere can hardly be compared to anything else. There is a deep, palpable connection to nature imbueing each very fibre of this record. The amalgamation of black metal and folk elements is done with a high intuition for detail and class, resulting in a highly immersive experience. Wonderful. David Fischer