ORPHALIS (Germany) - As The Ashes Settle (Brutal/Technical Death Metal) Transcending Obscurity

Subscribe to our official channel for daily updates - Taken from the upcoming release from Orphalis titled ’As The Ashes Settle’ coming soon on Transcending Obscurity Records Main Store - Bandcamp - US Store - Europe Store - Group - Facebook - YouTube Channel - Instagram - Twitter - Band Facebook - Info - Counterbalancing technical death metal with brutal death elements, Orphalis may have found the perfect stylistic balance for the kind of music they are playing on their fourth full length which is astonishingly fluid given its dynamic and multifaceted nature. Their structuring is intuitive and yet unpredictable which keeps things both engaging and exciting. Moreover, with their knack of providing standout parts in each of the songs when you least expect it, it’s impossible not to remain awestruck. In addition to the myriad music patterns that are equally matched by phenomenally diverse vocals, they are able to inject melodic bits and even searing solos into the music for added emphasis, all of which only enhances the auditory experience each time. ’As The Ashes Settle’ is a beautifully tempered, vibrant and energetic album that is bound to leave an indelible mark in the style. For fans of: Psycroptic, Benighted, Cutterred Flesh, Aborted, Monument of Misanthropy, Enragement Line up - Thomas Szczecina - Vocals Jens Dürholt - Guitars and Backing Vocals Morten Formeseyn - Guitars Thomas Köhler - Bass Phillip Hatcher - Drums Artwork by Adam Burke Lyrics: As The Ashes Settle War This is a futile call to arms From my throne I bore witness to all that harms All in the way of progress and harmony Forced to enforce the balance of power Free will never more than delusion Held up high by grief-stricken, fucking animals And my calculations weigh against it Look what you’ve done, you callous pieces of rot Empires built to last, falling and for what? Your time’s up and what remains? Now you rise up I’ve let go of the joys of humanity Only for you to piss away Every sacrifice made, condemning me War This is our call to arms We let go of control These principles enforced Corralled to march to a soulless song The pied piper Made from ice and glass Vicious and heartless The iron dogma of control Precise and callous The blind hand of progress directs it all Logic, the noblest of all traits exchanged for what The falsehood of bliss prevailed Like prophecies of old Now stand before your ash And pick the carcass clean Crawl among the filth Like prophets of old, remain frail I’ve seen the fire fade decades ago Analysis of a million paths all led here This dire certainty, the road long paved A reign lying in crumbles, not yet dethroned War Follow our call to arms The last stand against the tyranny Many have been lost And more will still be The price of freedom Always our own blood Humanity rejects its guiding light Influence unseen, felt with certainty Now in the way of progress Not to choke, urgency provoked Vicious and heartless The iron dogma of control Precise and callous The blind hand of progress directs it all Logic, the noblest of all traits exchanged for what The falsehood of bliss prevailed Like prophecies of old Now stand before your ash And pick the carcass clean Crawl among the filth Like prophets of old, remain frail The throne of ice and glass shattered Humanity lying in shambles We look towards a bleak future Blackened skies, towers of filth The ravaged husk of the flesh and machine Was it worth it? The cruelest of fate