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The Vermilion King

by Empirine

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Warangelic
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Warangelic Every release these guys have are a guaranteed banger. Beautiful from the first note up to the last. Favorite track: Through the Gateways.
Big T
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Big T hadn't come across this band before but holy shit I'm hooked. amazing playing and great song writing. that playing is tight
Xulvar
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Xulvar Amazing stuff! imo this is the best out of all the 7 EPs you have released Favorite track: The Vermilion King.
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1.
The Conjurer 03:46
The Conjurer The custodian of time and space must push through death's embrace In this endless night where only the beams provide a guiding light The transgression of gods allows for a new reality The king has taken his place in the tower of obsidian glass Alone he must face the king of dismay Preserver of light, you must find your way Follow the conjurer in black He may know what lies ahead Already too late to pull back A faint hope to not get misled Alone he must face the king of dismay Preserver of light, you must find your way Alone he must face the king of dismay Preserver of light, you must find your way The dark wanderer waits beyond the mountain A great sacrifice to reach the dark tower His cards tell the truth - death, but not for you His cards tell the truth - death, but not for you
2.
Through the Gateways Find them, draw the three Walk through the gateways Life went by in the blink of an eye Awakened from the promise of sleep The great confrontation draws nigh in this world no one hears him weep Forces older than time beneath the roaring waves Creatures covered in grime risen from their ocean graves Journey through the gateways A vision of endless space The splinters of reality decays as the cosmos falls from grace Find them, draw the three Overcome the discordance An eternal peregrination through the veil of death In this fissured creation they draw their last breath Journey through the gateways A vision of endless space The splinters of reality decays as the cosmos falls from grace Through the gateways A vision of endless space The splinters of reality decays as the cosmos falls from grace Find them, draw the three Walk through the gateways Find them, draw the three Walk through the gateways
3.
... And the Rose Sang No time for interspection Prepare for the infection Suddenly a revelation ablaze as the sound of a choir rang A hint of light in this maze ... and the rose sang Embrace this reality in this state of duality where the red king reigns Time flows in one direction What he seeks is imperfection as the nexus of time crumbles Blossom as fierce as the sky Vermilion as a bloody fang A phantasm that will unify ... and the rose sang Take a rest in the arms of creation or walk the road to vindication Embrace this reality in this state of duality Embrace this reality in this state of duality Hear the rose Feel the wind Breathe the divine See through the keyhole
4.
Follow the Radiance The sign clear in the sky We must challenge the watcher This is our rallying cry to follow the radiance Transgress the world beneath the world Exceed time beyond time Puzzling impossiblities within this emerald mirage A web of hostilities against my entourage The warlock lunge to attack Moving fast, hard to keep track You will not makes us go back Suddenly gunsmoke, ivory black A gaping hole in the wizard's shawl The once mighty began to crawl The man he hated in a world that he desecrated Nothing stands in our way Follow the radiance No one, no one stands in our way Follow the radiance Nothing stands in our way Follow the radiance No one, no one stands in our way Follow the radiance Transgress the world beneath the world Exceed time beyond time Crush the keystone of this existance Exceed time beyond time
5.
The Vermilion King Upon his dark throne lingers the ruler of demise Observing worlds of stone with his vermilion eyes Seething with impenitence pulling the threads of life A languid symphony without sense as realities are riven by strife In the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king Pulling against the pattern Reshape the strands of time Life is not enough The fabric of creation will burn Pulling against the pattern Reshape the strands of time Life is not enough The fabric of creation will burn Multitudes of worlds bow to his eternal will The ubiquitous signs unfurls while his burning eyes kill With a stroke of the brush the monarch was no more Cast from his vessel of flesh to fall into eternal oblivion Climb the steps of the tower as quivering memories resurface A fragment of hope remains that the curse can be broken Pulling against the pattern Reshape the strands of time Life is not enough The fabric of creation will burn Pulling against the pattern Reshape the strands of time Life is not enough The fabric of creation will burn
6.
Reborn 03:04
Reborn Memories will fade Just don't be afraid The journey begins once again Walk into the arcane Through hardship and disdain strength he must attain New hope dawns on mankind Reborn with an unconfined mind Memories will fade Just don't be afraid The relic gently swayed His destiny conveyed Back where the hunt began Walk the path less travelled Hope for a twist of fate His goal will be unraveled New hope dawns on mankind Reborn with an unconfined mind New hope dawns on mankind Reborn with an unconfined mind

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The fifth EP by Empirine.
Written by Alexander Edlund and Robin Brinck
Vocals / Guitar: Robin Brinck
Keys / Growl / Drums: Alexander Edlund
Engineered and edited by Alexander Edlund
Recorded in Sundsvall, Sweden, by Alexander Edlund and Robin Brinck
Album art by Alexander Edlund and Robin Brinck

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released November 20, 2015

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Melodic metal duo from Sweden.

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