I sit upon your throne of ruin,
dismantled will of the divine.
With my legions of mind and thought
I have uncreated the creation!
Here lies the ghost of the world that once was;
spirit of goodness and grace, now begone!
Destroy the chains of preordination;
subject this all now to the mind of the deranged.
With my scepter of light and my sword of darkness
I shall merely destroy.
This path that was set aside for me is disgusting.
My soul is absent and the mind craves nothingness.
As in my mind, so it shall be.
A universe of chaos!
An earth of unholy thoughts!
The aether shall be replaced by void!
Nothing is as it seems, for everything is now nothing!
I wander the emptiness of my new world:
there is only mountain and snow.
Not even void can contain the whims of my frigid mind.
I cannot put the mind to rest, it will not cease;
I am subject to my innermost will.
All is as it should be.
Ἡ εἰκών was an impressive debut, but way too short! Luckily, Ψευδομένη arrives to satisfy the urge for more of what made its precedessor hit hard and fast: some atmospheric moments (don't be deterred as this is still brutal, dissonant and disgusting to the core) and at the same time, J.L. is exploring longer tracks - e.g. my personal favourite - and implementing some cavernous lows. If there's one thing we can all agree on, it's most likely that this man refuses to stand still. What a pace! David Fischer
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