Artwork by

Burning Sky

from self-titled

April 25th, 2025

7 tracks

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self-titled

Burning Sky

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Burning Sky

Listless

Blinding light Overtakes me Surging in this aching ecstacy Overwhelmed Overstimulated Pleasure turns to searing, sharpened pain A moment of clarity In this dull, black and white vision Light calls, beckoning From this tomb of sullen misery The sky is on fire Setting alight these pale remains No rite, no pyre Only smoke that guides the way To red skies above To the endless horizon The blazing sun takes me In its scorching, glowing arms No soul to witness The collapse of the body The release of the soul A burnt desolation Insignificant In the ever-burning sky A cloud of despair And bitter reminiscence

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Listless is a solo Depressive Black Metal project from Victoria, BC, Canada. The project aims to capture an isolated sense of solitude through melancholic introspection. Emotionally resonant guitars, desperate howls, and sorrowful keys aim to hypnotize listeners into a dark, endless oblivion.

The project comes from the mind of Aidan Crossley, the guitarist and vocalist of Victoria-based Atmospheric Black Metal band: Liminal Shroud. Aidan's past musical work includes roles in projects such as Numenorean, Vaaltovashe, and others. This project channels the songwriting, intensity, and surging expansiveness of Liminal Shroud while focusing more on emotive aspects of musical expression.

Listless is inspired by genre-defining depressive acts such as Austere, Woods of Desolation, Coldworld, None, and Gris. The composition also implements depressive rock elements from bands like Lifelover and Psychonaut 4.