Lightbearer

from Lo, and I Am Burning

March 16th, 2018

9 tracks

36:57

Lo, and I Am Burning

Lightbearer

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3:54

Lightbearer

Úzkost

Clawing at my mind with greasy black fingers Breathing brimstone into my lungs Making a place for hell in my heart Whispering just what I want to hear Leading me where I want to go I make it so easy The sin is already there I make it so easy I was born With the putridity In my soul The lie you tell Is what I want Is what I need. In the darkest moments of my life you were there for me. I cannot tell Your voice from mine Because I’m sick. Born into this world Ravaged with disease This curse is mine. Every day I claim it as my own. I'm not the one who started this decay but I daily make it my own. This curse is mine Satan is alive, and he’s coming for you. He comes to steal, Kill, and destroy to keep you from God. You are convinced That he wants you. He does. He wants to rape your soul. A bearer of light, He brings darkness To cloud your vision. You see him As the god Of knowledge, But he is the master of deception. O, Lucifer Get behind me I belong not to you. Old Serpent, Place your head Beneath my heel.

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The new LP is available on limited 180 gram vinyl from The Fear and the Void Recordings. All vinyl copies come with a digital download card.

The album will be released via bandcamp digitally and vinyl pre-orders will begin shipping on March 16th, 2018.

1st Pressing info:

53 on 180 gram black vinyl (SOLD OUT)
75 on 180 gram brown vinyl (SOLD OUT)
136 on clear with opaque black center and green and blue splatter (SOLD OUT)

Credits

All songs written and performed by Úzkost.
Úzkost is:
Josh Thieler: vocals/lyrics/drums
Sean Singer: guitar
Brandon Siple: guitar/bass

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Matt Very at Very Tight Recordings.

Front cover, back cover, vinyl labels, and layouts by Josh Thieler.
Insert artwork by Stephen Wilson (Unknown Relic).
Insert photo by Dani O'Brien.

Press

Angry Metal Guy

"Lo, and I Am Burning is a dark and troubling gem, a hoard of inner demons hurtling by, unleashed with so much honesty and trvth as to render the petrifying procession beautiful. Regardless of religious beliefs, I would urge all ye faithful to dissonant metal to make a pilgrimage to this album, as this is trvly faith-affirming stuff. Hear me, I beg. 4.5/5"

No Clean Singing

"Lo, and I Am Burning may very well be a divisive release, when all is said and done, and it may not be an easy listen even at the best of times, but it’s undoubtedly a brutally rewarding, not to mention disturbingly compelling, album all the same, and one of my favourite new discoveries of the year."

Noisey

"The album sees them maintain the raw, discordant black metal sound of its debut, while rounding out its sound with elements of doom and death metal."

Brian @ Meat, Mead, Metal

"Many of us are struggling, and sometimes each new day is like getting back up only to be punched in the face again. “Lo, and I Am Burning” captures that struggle, the metal turmoil that makes it seem like things never will be OK again. They will, even though that feels like a hopeless cause sometimes, and perhaps this music can help be a reassuring reminder that you’re not alone."

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