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Afflictive Seclusion

by Bleak Revelation

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    Bonus track included: Defied By Clouds (Single Version 2014).
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    Six-panel digipak including a 12-page booklet with song lyrics.

    Artwork by Nikolas Petras.

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1.
Reflections 01:25
2.
As If 07:26
Entering the forest of eternity As the moon merges with the sky Worn and tired, thirsty, hungry A touch upon whispers of hope And there it is - the light of blue It appears on the firmament As if I am born again Yes, I am reborn Solitary soul like me Peregrinate the wilderness Darkness is my companion In this time of seclusion Thousand years have past Yet I'm still alive Hunter of my own reflection Neverending sacrifice
3.
Enslaved 04:44
Time has come for me A journey far away So you come with me An everlasting fellowship Enslaved by my own mind I travel to a place I don't belong Seeing through destiny Chasing shadows, shadows of the night I don’t know what is up ahead And this single soul’s never free Wreathed by mysterious wings A fiction to dark and real Undivided day and night Deception of the eternal chains And I know these bonds we share Will be our future's every truth
4.
Hear my words as we speak Trust me and you'll not regret My desires are filling me Every time, more and more What is this curse that I bear Another egotistic considering To me it seems like love You give and I take Concept is so unclear It is my way of definition My life's ripped and torn And this madness is overwhelming me This world is a cruel place You live and die in vain
5.
Perished 04:26
Go back! Visions part their way Shadows appear again Wishing that you were here Salvation far away Do you hear the vultures Calling your name Meet the hooded menace Die in pain Forgotten promises Bind me in a circle Trying to resist Crushed by destiny Do you hear the vultures Calling your name Meet the hooded menace Die in pain There is no room to escape Abandon all hope The candle of your life Shall be extinguished Go back! Visions, again these visions Hands of dark and light Pointing at me, pale ghosts Now I can see the endless light
6.
Clarity 06:10
Deep in my mind wild fires raging Stealing away all my sanity You're all alone Those memories from my darkened past Are more painful than my insane dreams A grip of sorrow again Clear thoughts burn me within Haunted by this for too long But now I see all I loved Silently suffocating Staring at you with an empty glare No one's there Intents hidden, still intoxicating In my darkest hour no room for sentiment All of these memories, messengers of the past They tried to warn me, yet I failed to grasp Now is the hardest part, I’ve seen this before There’s one option only – no mistakes, nevermore Till' now only a dream, of those who thought Thought they were living, but they were really not I maybe even sought, even searched for this Don’t care I know, understand all I missed
7.
Exposed fiction Living inside a dream Envy and jealousy Drives you insane You scream These chains of darkness Bind all pictures of pain A black hole consumes Everything you cared for Go away Vanish Disappear Defied by clouds Insane poetry Going in circles forever Heretic thoughts Pass through your mind You fail Tragedy strikes their world Ignorance crawls in their veins Love and serenity perished in doom Lurking in these tired eyes You find nothing but pain Silence has drowned your ambitions Child’s birth Misbelieving your dreams They fade The whore master Has a disciple in pain Crafting your future Destroying your past and dreams All your beliefs erased You lived in vain

about

Recorded in December 2014 at HH Studios and Gate 32 Studio, Sofia, Bulgaria.

For physical copies in digipak format with booklet: contact the band at bleak.revelation.band@gmail.com or www.facebook.com/bleakrevelation

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"Bleak Revelation take elements from the UK Doom Death, the '70's Psychedelic Doom, the current wave of Doom Metal, and of course a bit of Death Metal and even a hint of Gothic Rock, so I'm sure this album will appeal to a wide range of fans of this genre."

Pest Webzine (Romania), 8.5/10

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"The album is exceptionally colorful, and this is shown for example in tracks like "Enslaved" and "Defied By Clouds": the first throws the eye towards the black symphonies of the earliest times, the second offers short outbursts of pure death metal. "Clarity" and "As If" are rather different because of their caustic wickedness due to the harsh vocals - their ruthlessness is hardly ignorable, while the short "Perished" can give us a few moments of headbanging."

Aristocrazia Webzine (Italy)

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"What's cool about Bleak Revelation is that their intellectualized and highly polished sound represents a sort of coming of age of the Eastern European scene. They have an iconoclastic sound and they have been able to refine their sorrowful noise into something that will crush your soul."

Two Guys Metal Reviews (USA)

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"There is a whole bunch of simple, catchy riffs and a lot of melodic solos, which further diversify the material. You can clearly hear that boys are also no stranger to Gothic or Dark metal. Just relax - there are no sad wistful melodies for lonely teenage girls - only true metal music."

MetalRulez Webzine (Poland), 7/10

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"We can easily smell the music direction: a material that will certainly be appreciated by fans of Saturnus, October Tide or Novembers Doom."

Let's Rock Webzine (Romania), 8/10

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"...and if you also see a hand in the darkness, pointing accusingly at you - this means it's time to blow the last candle."

MetalHall Webzine, 8.8/10

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"The song 'Perished' clearly shows the New Wave and Disco potential of those musicians - a thing that I really like."

The Other Side Webzine, 9/10

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"The track 'Perished' is a total riff salad including some nice vocal duels and 'Clarity' simply pulls your teeth without anaesthesia thanks to its original harmonized riff and Anton Andonov's insane screams."

Pro-Rock Magazine (Bulgaria), 7/10

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"Bleak Revelation describe their genre as „Extreme metal with doom influences“, but the amount of extremity is actually very well-measured. The doom vibe is not too suffocating for the listener either. The clean vocals create an epic, viking-like atmosphere and the brilliant guitar leads of Alexander paint pictures and tell stories, leaving an impression of gentleness and beauty."

Metal Hangar 18 Webzine, 8/10

credits

released March 5, 2015

Produced, mixed and mastered by Déhà.
All music and lyrics by Bleak Revelation.
Band photos by Temz Arabadjieva.
Artwork and layout by Nikolas Petras (Ouroboros Creative).

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A melodic death/doom metal band from Sofia, Bulgaria.

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