Khemmis - "House Of Cadmus" (animated video)

Bloodline fallacies
Wreathe the soul that I call who I am
Lead on while ravens watch
Hungrily eyeing their prey
In a forest drenched in haze
Endlessly barring my way

Threads become stained
Weaving thoughts into blades
That cry for release in the night
A protector’s song
By the bard of barbs
Damning each breath that we take
The curse in my veins

This is the spectre that crawls through my dreams
Blasphemy born in my marrow
A lineage broken and torn at the seams
Now stripped down and chained
I burn the remains

Threads become stained
Weaving thoughts into blades
That cry for release in the night
They’re a jailor’s song
Of abuse in its arms
And fears that I’m bound to this fate
The curse in my veins

I repent

I see the machinations of torment glowing beneath the moon
With mouths of broken glass they rend my flesh and herald my doom

Cleave the body from my former
Render the past incomplete
I would end this to disown it
Leave it bleeding by the sea

Τον τέταρτο στουντιακό "ολοκληρωμένο" τους δίσκο είναι έτοιμοι να κυκλοφορήσουν οι Khemmis. Φέρει τον τίτλο "Deceiver" κι αναμένεται στα μέσα του τελευταίου φθινοπωρινού μήνα...

Δελτίο τύπου: «Restlessly awakening from the depths of a feverish slumber, doomed heavy metal masters Khemmis return to reveal their fourth full length studio album, Deceiver, arriving via Nuclear Blast Records in November 2021.

Six tracks of desolate, soul-awakening heaviness encapsulate a project that has been nearly three years in the making. With a title that reflects the internal struggles that many of us battle in our daily lives, Deceiver is a ferociously honest and appetizingly raw piece of musical artistry.»

Khemmis: «Thematically, all of the songs are about the many ways that we are tricked into believing these stories about ourselves–that we are broken, that we are not good enough, thatour genetics determine our fate.

This title is the label that we put on our minds as a force that tricks us into believing these stories, describes vocalist and guitarist Phil Pendergast. The record’s lyrical trajectory is similar to Dante’s descent into an Inferno of his own making. It is our darkest album to date.»

Band: Khemmis
Country of origin: United States
Location: Denver, Colorado
Formed in: 2012
Genre: Doom / Heavy Metal
Lyrical themes: Epic tales, Loss, Death
Years active: 2012-present

Video: "House Of Cadmus"
Album: "Deceiver"
Type: Full length
Release date: November 19th, 2021
Label: Nuclear Blast

Track listing:
1. Avernal Gate
2. House of Cadmus
3. Living Pyre
4. Shroud of Lethe
5. Obsidian Crown
6. The Astral Road

Band members:
Zach - Drums
Ben - Vocals, Guitars
Phil - Vocals, Guitars

Miscellaneous staff:
Sam Turner - Cover art