On their debut album, Gilgamesh picks up the heritage of the great Mesopotamian civilisation, vanished since millennia. Named after the Sumerian godlike King from the eponymous heroic epic, they open a new chapter of Oriental extreme music: In a world where society is submitted to the vengeful Gods, The Awakening addresses epic, myths and occultism from a bygone era. The 8 songs lead the listener into legendary battles, obscure ceremonies and mystical cults of gods. Driven by blastbeat-oriented drums, they build a bridge between pounding Death Metal and melodic Black Metal. Gloomy riffs encounter an epic roar. Filled with oriental elements, Gilgamesh’s music introduces the listener to a multi-faceted blackened Death Metal. The album’s sound comes from the Woodshedstudios of V. Santura (Triptykon, Dark Fortress) and blends together the limits of both genres. Fans of Keep of Kalessin, Behemoth and Hate will get their money’s worth with this newcomer.
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Auf ihrem Debutalbum greifen Gilgamesh das Erbe der seit langem untergegangenen mesopotamischen Hochzivilisation auf. Benannt nach dem gottgleichen sumerischen König aus dem gleichnamigen Heldenepos, schlagen sie ein weiteres Kapitel des orientalischen Extreme Metal auf: In einer Welt, in der sich die Gesellschaft den rächenden Göttern unterwirft, thematisiert The Awakening Epik, Mythik und Okkultismus eines längst vergangenen Zeitalters. Dabei führen die 8 Songs den Zuhörer durch sagenumwobene Schlachten, obskure Zeremonien und mystische Götterkulte.
Getrieben von blastbeatorientierten Drums schlagen sie die Brücke zwischen stampfendem Death Metal und melodischem Black Metal. - Düsteres Riffing trifft auf epische Soundwand. Verpackt im orientalischen Gewand präsentieren Gilgamesh dem Zuhörer auf diese Weise vielseitigen blackened Deathmetal. Der Albumsound entstammt den Woodshedstudios von V. Santura (Triptykon, Dark Fortress) und lässt die Grenzen der beiden Genres fließend verschmelzen. Liebhaber von Keep of Kalessin, Behemoth und Hate werden bei diesem Newcomer voll auf ihre Kosten kommen.
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lyrics
feel the embrace of my fury
our mighty horns crack the sacred walls
like a sandstorm quick and deadly
our sounds declare war unto enlils realms
burn the priests, devastate the halls
let the fire kill and embrace destruction
for blood and gold
since ancient times
we´ve been your slaves
resolution is complete
enslaved by the gods
we´ll never loose our dignity
reign shall be mine
so stand strong
sons of akkad
wipe the ashes away
and hoist the banners of blood and glory
defilement
a god on his knees
Akkades towers of might
shall be cursed till his reckoning
the sun darkens as I stand on the Ekur
and in one moment of stillness
I touch the sky and renounce the gods
I´m Naram Sin
king over the the bridges of eden
since ancient times
we´ve been your slaves
resolution is complete
and on the throne of time
I shall reign for eternity
so stand strong
sons of akkad
wipe the ashes away
and hoist the banners of blood and glory
defilement
a god on his knees
Akkades towers of might
shall be cursed till his reckoning
you who dared to assault the Ekur - it is Enlil whom you assaulted,
Akkade, you who dared assault the Ekur - it is Enlil whom you assaulted
may your grain return to its furrows, cursed by Ashnan,
(may famine kill the people of that city,)
may your butcher, butcher his child instead,
(you who dared aussault the Ekur)
may the poor hurl their precious children into the water,
(Akkad, it is Enlil whom you assaulted)
may famine kill the people of that city,
Naram Sin, face the curse of Akkade
so what you preach is what you get
eternal fire for the tyrants and the wicked ones
behold the blackened sun
when you follow the path up to the forbidden secrets of your life.... why do we exist? who are we? Nothing more but a shallow whisper in the cycles of time
supported by 13 fans who also own “The Curse of Akkade”
Holy unholy shitballs this is an oriental death metal masterpiece! I only discovered it just now while checking their upcoming 2020 new album Al Qassam through AMG. Checking out the rest of their discography was really worth it. Killer album. hatbanger_ollie
supported by 10 fans who also own “The Curse of Akkade”
This is the way their 2020 album 'Martyrs Of The Storm' should have sounded. Great diverse death metal which should appeal to you if you like Ade and Ex Deo and could do without Romans and Latin and add some Pharaos and Egyptian instead. Maat offer a certain similarity to Scarab as well. Or think Nile without the overwhelming technicality if you can do that 😉 mourner
supported by 10 fans who also own “The Curse of Akkade”
Totally epic as always! I love that these guys have the self confidence & assurance to slow BM right down instead of having incessant blast beats throughout a song. Blast beats certainly have their place & are great - just not all the time as is far too common these days! And those vocals are simply divine! Great music & I highly recommend as well as the rest of their discography!!! bmurator
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