forsake these mortals
the earth will have its revenge
for what they have done
to the seeds of eternity
the graveland frozen beneath
gives way to my will
a passage opens before me
the air was black and coldly sweet
the brambles lined my way
the moon hailed my sight
the soil was cold
when we became one
it was there on the ground
when i felt its pulse flowing
my eyes opened to the cold
and i was frozen as well
three ravens approached me
by night they implored me
to return to whence it all came
they implored me to
forsake all modernity
and to return to the earth
i would heed their command
and i will return
from their piercing gaze
into the end
supported by 17 fans who also own “To Return to the Earth”
Swirling guitars, furious drums, vocals that at the same time howl from infinite distance and are right up in your head; everything put into dissonant form with the help of unconventional songwriting. This album is my personal key to the icelanding black metal madness that I've ignored for way too long! Lukas Kaufmann
supported by 17 fans who also own “To Return to the Earth”
PSA: if there was an album you heard a couple years ago and thought it was ok, listen to it again and you might love it.
That's what happened to me with this album. I cannot fathom why it didn't stick with me back then. Same thing happened with Decoherence's Unitarity for that matter. Matten
The metal’s band revelatory new record crosses genres and styles, effortlessly combining seemingly incompatible subgenres. Bandcamp Album of the Day Apr 26, 2024
supported by 15 fans who also own “To Return to the Earth”
Gaerea's first release of "Unsettling Whispers" was in 2018, and since, they dared define a "black metal" niche of their own, they dared to walk a new path and stir shit up a bit in the realm of BM, this album is a masterpiece and a milestone proving that it can be done, provided the band can pull it off, and they did, oh they did! Gloomy, dark, post-BM sludgy whatever, it's Gaerea, and this one belongs in my BC collection, the end. sachavonkarl74