The Australian black metal entity Drowning the Light has unleashed the third part of its new tale of darkness, “Conquer or Serve”, titled “Conquer or Serve III: Camelot in Flames”!
Azgorh reflects on the title:
“Raw,
Melancholic, Triumphant and majestic Black Metal. This album starts
with an ode to a great, conquering philosopher king, who cannot be
bought and does not bend the knee, the archetype of a great leader
that each individual has their own version of in their mind… and
thus the decay of all great empires begins. For we all have our
idealized version of civilization, our Camelot, and we are all on
our own grail quest. Although we are part of nature, we also have
the ability to bend those very laws of nature, to create that which
would never naturally occur. So from chaos, in our psyche, we dream
of that idealized kingdom and try to bring it into reality. Yet
sadly this will never align with others, no matter how beautiful
the dream, Camelot will always end up in flames and the knife will
always be plunged into your back while you are reaching to drink
from that grail… An ambrosia that can never be drunk in this mortal
coil. The fall of an empire always comes long before the flames, we
become too far removed from the natural way of existing that is
paramount in this objective world, and the ultimate price of
decadence is decay… And you know the piper must always be paid.
Society fears that cost, yet can only blame itself. And as the
flames burn out in the ruined shell of a once great empire and time
passes, a new empire will rise, built on the bones of its
predecessor’s forgotten demise. Only for the same story to cycle
over again, for our primal instinct is one of war and every kingdom
is our urn… For the ashes of idols we yearn. Every empire is fed
poisoned remedies from poisoned prophets, those who spin terrifying
and tragic webs so we all fear our caskets, yet to fear death is to
become a slave, so one must cast aside despair over that impending
grave, for it is not the end when night falls over life. For now
that grail is in reach, and a phoenix rises from the
ashes.”
The album is released via Dark Adversary
Productions.
You can find CD’s in their website: https://bit.ly/40tEjOm.
Tracklist:
1.All Hail the Philosopher King 06:22
2.Poisoned Remedies from Poisoned Prophets 05:20
3.Ashes of Idols 05:57
4.A Lone Knight Mourns His Kingdom 03:28
5.To Fear Death is to Become a Slave 04:12
6.Camelot in Flames 08:21
7.Farewell to the Philosopher King 01:48
Listen below:
Mother of THE VOID.
Underground music is the ultimate weapon against mediocrity.
