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The Faceless Mask

by Astolat

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Frederic Bezies
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Frederic Bezies If you like Opeth and other progressive metal band, this EP will be a great EP to listen to. Favorite track: Ocean Nymph.
The Golden Witch
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The Golden Witch Aiming for doom metal, and possibly striking prog-metal along the way, The Faceless Mask makes me think of bands like Isis with its sensation of washing over and crushing under the pressure. A very worthwhile first endeavor. Favorite track: Atlas' Burden.
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1.
instrumental
2.
I’ve worn this mask For as long as I know I’ve played this charade Of sanity, self-control Who am I? As I look in the mirror, I am not sure What am I? The mask falls and behind it another one forms I turn faceless The lie that I told myself my eternal disguise Confined to the frame of Dorian Gray I’m staring without eyes. Hypnotized myself Hear Narcissus screams When the illusion shatters And he’s forgotten his dreams Who am I? The mirror shows me another mask of mine What am I? Between the thin lines’s a portrait of Jekyll&Hyde I turn faceless The lie that I told myself my eternal disguise Confined to the frame of Dorian Gray I’m staring without… Faceless… Staring… At masks I’m… Wearing… The mirror Whispers… A muffled name… Entranced by the voice… I fade away…
3.
Ocean Nymph 05:35
Ocean nymph Sing for me To the seas’ Mournful beat Oh, dear voice Be my guide Take me to where Memories die
4.
Thoughts Shape Nothingness And all the world Tears Fall Heavily On sea and earth Thoughts steal time And time’s a thief From Efforts Chains Grief is concieved You who carry worlds You who bear ideals Lonely are the brave And burdened are those who seek Circle to circle Life to life Never learning Always strife We build up our prison With wishes us granted We take things for such Mesmerized and enchanted Like this we will die Lame and forgot’ Unarmed and defenseless To fade and to rot If the people and mountains Who carry us forth Through historys’ echoes Are lost in this war You who carry worlds You who bear ideals Lonely are the brave And burdened are those who seek Atlas, who shed more tears than men His shoulders hold the sky up high His life may have been in vain But his death means we survive
5.
Lament 04:44
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The Faceless Mask is Astolats first EP. It's soulcrushing metal music inspired by nightmares, the loss of innocence and events in stories, our own lives and the lives of others.

The majority of these songs were concieved in 2011, a year following a great musical expedition which led to a discovery of and appreciation for bands in the doom metal genre. We added these to our foundation of progressive metal and added hints of black metal and power metal along the way. The result is something we're very pleased to bring you: a nightmare for you all to share.

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released January 31, 2013

EPIALES - Guitars, Vocals, Bass
A┼┼ASUERUS - Drums

Guest artists: Lisa Gustavsson (Vocals), Rasmus Niklasson (additional guitar), Jimmy Hjalmarsson (additional bass) and Manfred Hanberg (keys).

All music&lyrics by EPIALES.
Produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by Manfred Hanberg.
Artwork by Steven Danielson.

Ocean sounds by Listening Earth: www.listeningearth.com.au

℗&© 2013 Erik Junling – All rights reserved

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Astolat was formed in 2011 with the sole ambition to create soul-crushing masterpieces of metal. The band consists of a duo (EPIALES and A┼┼ASUERUS) with several guest artists participating. The music is dark, mournful and bombastic and incorporates elements from doom, symphonic, progressive and black metal. ... more

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