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Al Azif

by THE GREAT OLD ONES

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Deaf & Stupid
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Deaf & Stupid an all-timer here. love this record Favorite track: Visions of R'lyeh.
bmurator
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bmurator Post Black Metal from France. This is multifaceted, it has some sad bits & some melancholic ones as already pointed out but it is consistently top notch metal! It reminds me somewhat of Blut Aus Nord's Memoria Vetusta II: Dialogue with the Stars. Recommended! Favorite track: Visions of R'lyeh.
Les Acteurs De l'Ombre Productions
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Les Acteurs De l'Ombre Productions Upon hearing the pre-production our team was blown away by the work of the 3 guitars and the dark and tortured Lovecraftian atmosphere they create, not to mention the unique nearly jazzy percussion. Favorite track: Al Azif.
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orphennn Cet album m'évoque autant de tristesse que de beauté et mélancolie. Je l'adore! Favorite track: Rue d'Auseil.
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1.
Al Azif 07:56
AL AZIF In this desert for 40 days Voices tell me the ways I first believed in demons, but it is not They are older units, real They ask me to write a book, cursed If they will let me die of thirst (They ordered me) Sitting on the edge of a dune, they dictate to me Like whispers of Jinns they force me to write Incantations to invoke these gods Cursed bible, obscene words Alone in the desert I lose my sanity And I write the end of humanity No place to escape I’m no more than a shape “Listen to us poor human, your book should begin with this verse That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange aeons even death may die” I write pages and pages, My hand is bleeding, for this book of rages Now they found me in the crowd Invisibles, they devour me I would end up in a shroud No one can help me
2.
VISIONS OF R'LYEH He enters, my mind To show me, where he dies Sunken city, Cyclopean By ancient gods, drowned When the stars align, you will shine And in a deafening noise, you will rise RISE ! You free your master, forgotten Unspeakable father, of the fallen You’ve been waiting for this moment, eternally, Retake your place, for infinity Octopus walks, in the shadows Conquer a world, he doesn’t know R’lyeh, this is not your time R’lyeh, Continue to dream minds Under the sign Of the Great Old Ones
3.
Jonas 09:29
JONAS (Music: THE GREAT OLD ONES – Lyrics: Benjamin GUERRY) They look at me They’ve decided it was me They’re coming to me To put my flesh into the dark sea In ice water, the waves keep me from breathing A giant form comes up to me, large tentacles for teething I sink into the immense mouth, sucked into a dark force At that time I think of those who threw me here, and think of their death without remorse Now I sink deeper into his bowels, I hear voices around me YOG-SOTHOTH, SHUB-NIGGURATH, AZATHOTH, visions of infinity Alone, deep in his stomach, I see shadows dancing in front of me An army of unspeakable things, repeating this to me “You have to go out to announce his coming You have to leave now to cheer the thing” NOW ! In a loud bubbling, I’m out of the beast Rejected by the sea, the storm has ceased I feel I am no longer as before I know things that men should ignore I decide to stay alone until the end of my presence on earth My madness for new birth
4.
Rue d'Auseil 09:20
RUE D’AUSEIL This is a sound, to see the invisible This is a partition, dictated by those who are hidden This is a frantic race, to keep pace This is a sound, to hear the inaudible In the dark attic, the old man plays his viol again and again Continuing his passionate dance, that doesn’t seem to stop Continuing his violent trance, he brings his spirit to the top He tries to protect, protect himself from the dark He tries to save his skin, wrinkled like bark His arm numb, he sees it in his skylight The dark vortex, he knows it's for tonight His instrument falls to the ground Tired, he lets himself be taken, profound He lets himself be taken
5.
The Truth 08:24
The Truth Again alone in my room, I see these landscapes, impossible and surreal Yet they exist, yet they don’t want to believe me It’s them who should be put away, for rejecting the truth I tried to blend into society, But what I saw impressed me forever All these people ignorant for eternity, This caused my grief, higher Cities, lost worlds, unspeakable abominations, Ancient gods, engulfed horrors Why have I seen them? Now, town frozen buildings make me think of dead cities of my dreams I fall Now I fall I know we are not alone Operating me will change nothing Ignoring the king on his throne And one day he will destroy everything I’m not crazy, I’m not crazy I’m not crazy When they open my head I pray they will never discover the truth
6.
MY LOVE FOR THE STARS (CTHULHU FHTAGN) I love them, my stars I love watching them move I dream of the day they will align with Mars The day they approve I think only of one thing To join them But before I have to do something To destroy all of men For that, I would dream again and again For that, I would scream in the spirit of all men It's been so long, I've waited for these conditions Why am I still wrong, why do they refuse my proposition? Am I too ugly, too ugly for them? My green and slimy skin, it bothers them? Like in men’s dreams, I'm ready to change my shape And if the stars want this, I’m ready to escape Now, it’s enough, I’m alone Now it’s too tough, to stay in my tower of stone I swear never to love, I swear to never look to the sky Forever I only keep their light in my eyes, in my eyes

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released April 27, 2012

THE GREAT OLD ONES’ first album ‘Al Azif’ was hailed as a success by the international press. After appearing in many of 2012’s lists of top albums as well as numerous shows and festivals (HellFest 2013, Roadburn 2014) the band is back in 2014 with an album out of the ordinary. Once again recorded by Cyrille Gachet (YEAR OF NO LIGHT) and mastered by Alan Douches (BARONESS, MOTORHEAD, SEPULTURA, SIGH, THE SECRET) Tekeli-li is a true eye opener.
Les Acteurs de l’Ombre is extremely proud to work with THE GREAT OLD ONES and to present this incredibly varied, intense, and personal second album. To this day it could very well be the best album that LADLO has had the privilege to put out. Tekili-li pays homage to H.P. Lovecraft; taking the listener on a breathtaking adventure through the Hallucinated Mountains. Upon hearing the pre-production our team was blown away by the work of the 3 guitars and the dark and tortured Lovecraftian atmosphere they create, not to mention the unique nearly jazzy percussion.
Needless to say, we are absolute fans of this album and we could not keep ourselves from going all out regarding the format. Hence, we are offering a CD digipack version, a double LP gatefold, and a limited edition box set including a highly limited edition of the novel At the Mountains of Madness illustrated by Jeff Grimal (Guitar/vocals).

01 - Al Azif
02 - Visions of R'lyeh
03 - Jonas
04 - Rue d'Auseil
05 - The Truth
06 - My Love for the Stars (Cthulhu Fhtagn)

Guitar/Vocals : Benjamin Guerry
Guitar/Vocals : Jeff Grimal
Guitar : Xavier Godart
Bass : Sebastien Lalanne
Drums : LĂ©o Isnard

Recorded by Cyrille Gachet (Year Of No Light) and mastered by Alan Douches (Tombs, Mastodon, The Dillinger Escape Plan
).
Artwork by Jeff Grimal.

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