A Gleam in the Eye of Set

by Drowning the Light

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Ben Harris
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Ben Harris Not often we get treated to such a vibrant yellow album cover in UGBM. The eye-catching artwork will hopefully get the attention of folks who are into metal and other extreme stuff, who might be visually weary of the genres classic monochromatic aesthetic. I'm impressed that these four tracks amount to a very coherent and fulfilling record, as it could of so easily felt like an unfinished thought or a manifesto piece. Properly good stuff! Favorite track: Kharebutu the Fourfold Fiend.
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power78 Drowning the light is the most introspective black metal, always gets this particular feeling I cannont explain while listening to this band. thank you for your work Azgorh and keep going on Favorite track: From the Waters of Primeval Chaos.
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stormblast1983 It's DTL so if you're reading this you're probably already a fan. If not, listen and you will be. Favorite track: From the Waters of Primeval Chaos.
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Into the Ninth Gate the Powers of Chaos hold dominion The gods and magicians muster forces to resist disorder, Yet they secretly thirst for it Onwards into the eastern part of the sky Six masters of magicial spells, Saiu the Makers of Spells by Cords Before a forgotten god rises the serpent Apep Above the demon Shesshes Upon the lion’s back the Opposer, the God Horus-Set Double god now one united Neter, holding the White Crown Chaos power, 8 headed serpent Shemti, the desire of Apep I am Kharebutu, the Fourfold Fiend, mouth spitting fire and blood Serpent Bata, Upu, Abeth and the Boat of Afu, consume! Afu becomes Khepri, Souls of Ament and those of Ra escape! Nothing is free from Apep, eternal and coiling chaos By 8 powers of Shemti by the will of Ra, Horus and Khepri, Bring Order briefly to Disorder, Kharebutu waits… Tenth Gate command Ra to become the Sun-god of tomorrow The Ankh restrains, commanding eternal life Horus-Set wields the magical bow of war, Mehen Adorned with 6 Serpents Apep brings disorder and vampyric death, Stefiu and their chain restricts! Scorpion-goddess Serqet strangles Apep Antiu and Henatiu gods wield staffs and knives The Strength and Power of Apep is great and terrible Uamemtiu, Serpent gods join with Apophis of Darkness, The Four Sons of Horus, Geb hold them fast! Uamemti, Mesu-Betshu, Children of Revolt hail! The 11th Gate opens to the Boat of Afu The Hidden God rises from the waters of Nu Afu enters Nut the vast Sky Kharebutu is pierced with five stakes, chains Hacking to pieces, venom falls into Amenti Order is made by dawn anew Set possesses Sekhem to conquer Apep For the Black Flame inspires the Ennead Kharebutu, Four-Fold Fiend takes shape again Waiting in the anti-cosmic abyss, chaos in darkness That which is used to shape new worlds Apep encircles and is the boundary, bringing disorder Strengthen and challenging the Neteru Khepri is illuminated anew from strife They know Order only for a time Darkness will consume all, the abyss calls…
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Waiting in primal chaos, ancient one From the beginning of time I exist as many In the chaos of timeless being I am alpha I am omega the great disillusion Freedom from constant form Apep the encircling darkness My forms are worshipful as I am beyond bounds Malevolent pleasure slipping into the waters of life Saatet-ta, I will devour the earth The Ennead will be bled dry and swallowed The Sun will be eclipsed and extinguished I thirst always, Ra cannot withstand my forms In the Third Gate we take form, Tem seeks to restrict chaos A spell upon Apep, body slashed to pieces The fire of Ra so thinks to consume the Darkener of the Earth Saatet-ta is reborn, taking shape again in immortal darkness Seba and Af, open the doors of the Tuat to Apep Let disorder consume all, darkness to reign! Seventh Gate, the worm called Mamu rise My coils encircle all and my shapes are eternal Saatet-ta before the gods strong and immortal Apep’s venom and primal essence has touched the ennead For Set takes form as Apep to restrain its chaos Neteru bring balance, yet I will devour Ra and the gods The strong and wise so use darkness like the was scepter Kheti the fire-serpent, Mighty Fire, opening thy mouth, Distending thy jaws, spit fire upon the enemies of Horus Burn their bodies and consume their souls!

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Released on CD by Dark Adversary Productions.

Drowning the Light once again returns to the tenth region of the night, ancient Egyptian darkness, and Sets mastery over the primal unrestrained shadow serpent of the night that is Apep, in this EP of Majestic, Melancholic, Vampyric & Serpentine Black Metal!

Apep/Apophis the serpent of chaos, disorder & the abyss has existed before conceptualized time, ancient and immortal having risen up from the waters of primeval chaos which preceded the creation of the cosmos.
Apophis attacks the Solar boat of Ra nightly and beholds a terrible roar which threatens to bring chaos to the cosmological prison of time and order. Apep is the Vampyric hunger and predatory instincts inherent in living beings, including to an extent the Neteru (Gods) of the Ennead. Apophis has long been identified with Set, the God of Chaos, Darkness, Storms and War, yet is the Neter which brings balance and maintains Ra by holding back the unrestrained disorder of Apep. It was only Set who could withstand the magical powers of Apophis, who nightly would attack Ra and the gods who sailed on the solar barge through the tenth region of the night. Set mastered and conquered Apep, channeling his darkness and primal chaos into temporary Order by his spear of war... Yet this cycle is eternal!

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released September 16, 2019

Azgorh - Vocals, guitar, bass & synths
Basilysk - Session drums
Akhtya Nachttoter - Lyrics

Cover art by Scourge Art!

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