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Amongst Monoliths

by Algos

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Umbra Cornuta
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Umbra Cornuta A sixty eight minutes album, done at such a level that is itself a monolith amongst monoliths. What's even more impressive is that it's a solo project, except, as FlorisLD mentioned, track ten, where Skirge, the former member from Shylmagoghnar, contributed to the lyrics and vocals. The piano, the harmonious riffs, the soaring howling, growls are executed perfectly to give you the superb emotional drift while keeping the excellent aggression on. @Fallenin77 much appreciated gift. Thank you! 🦇 Favorite track: From The Depths.
Thanassis Kg
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Thanassis Kg Amazing album and a huge step up from the previous releases, i see a lot of potential here, definitely one of the best releases of the year. Favorite track: Hollow.
Sam v
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Sam v Amongst the Monoliths is a step up from previous, which is really something since the previous albums i have enjoyed to a great extent.

Algos is very talented at building harmony and melody by the use of guitar and a subtle piano backing, with a strong bass line on top of it. For me, he really excels at building emotion in his music especially when the drums settle down and the guitar speaks for itself.

I find that I like all the track's but 5,6,8,9,10 are my favorites. I definitely love the intro to 5, the beauty of instrumental 6, the emotion of 8 and 9 and odysseys end is a great closing piece.

The man behind Algos is a great guy, had the pleasure of doing some of the album art, please support him and check out all his works, especially if you love song 6 then the instrumental cd you will love! Favorite track: Blessed With Weakness.
Yannick Wahner
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Yannick Wahner On the 17th of September I had the chance to listen to the full album - the final product. This is such a huge step up in comparison to his debut.

I was immediately blown away by the sheer power of the lyrics and the storytelling that go into Algos' songs. I just sat there. stunned and speechless.

Algos gets better and better with each song he makes. I am truly excited about what he'll do next.

This is a 9.5 on scale of 1-10 for me. I absolutely love it.
FlorisLD
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FlorisLD I used to compare Algos to great bands, but that's not needed anymore. Now it's just Algos. A great band, with a great follow-up on its debut.

This album overall has an amazing sound for a one-man/self released record. Awesome synths throughout and those unique Algos-y riffs and licks. The renewed From the Depths is probably my favorite Algos song musically, it blew me away when listening to it for the first time. There's also a guest vocal appearance on Poisoned Well, which is very interesting (Skirge=Shylmagoghnar).
I have to mention Pale Monolith aswell, a solid and beautiful instrumental. And then there's the rest of the album that I won't spoil for you yet.

I've done my best at trying to review now go and listen to it. Seriously. Buy it. Why are you still reading? Favorite track: From The Depths.
Claudio Hellion
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Claudio Hellion Another Algos masterpiece!!! All songs are great, creative, and insightful! It really shows how the artist is evolving. Indeed one of the very best albums ever! Favorite track: Blessed With Weakness.
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I've lost my way , with time controlling every move Succumb to patterns i despise but now I've learned to love And the days blend over in this abyss I have become Twisted and turning, Making the same mistakes but never dared to learn Seduced by the serpent who cries (and sings of death) in the night Unnerving, distracting , My darkness reflecting The silent widows, when agony dies Reborn from the tears of an angel A fate i wish upon none But why do I fear to feel this wondrous sun that enlightens me. To tempt the scorn of this voice, and no longer fear the sting of your wrath This blood is on your hands, A call without reason, my will shall not bend Thin lines growing strong, as it is set in stone Words of madness I utter, insanity bestowed In memories of what I've become, in dreams of where i'm from. Beyond what I knew, I felt empty alone. And as I step through the gateway unknown. I held hands with death since forever ago. And never feared once the gaze in his stare A lifelong of suffering yet failed to prepare Mesmerize me with your lingering scent. Been too long awake, too weak to defend Her eyes filled with sickness, becoming a threat Days filled with fear are the days to regret Upholding a masquerade of death
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It came from the depths.. Frozen in time From years of sorrow and fears of life It swallows the earth and tears down the skies. Embrace its darkness, for now it will. Rise Stare into the depths, Stare into death Awoken at last, In the absence of light, In the absence of life. One last gasp for air, for i will not drown I am beyond this disguise The endless black fills the blood stained sky For i have seen forever, in my mind. Take my final bow, say my one last goodbye Surrender, It's all mine. I'll tear down your will I'll destroy it all. The earth shakes and the air turns cold It latches on and pulls you into the depths
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I've seen the eye of the storm, The freezing winds will tear, my will for words that I've sworn I've lead the hunters pack to battlegrounds still undefeated. Hoping to not turn back, with morals low and hopes depleted. I've lost my wings to guide me To where my arrows fall, My memories a token, of where she lay down broken A toast for the fallen on loneliest nights. By those who have not felt the blade. Come forth , dearest reaper and come take my life. Your presence here caused no dismay And kings fell to glory, but others will rise The end of a story, Like others before me Once soared like an eagle, a god of the skies No longer felt burdened by mere mortal ties The rain and the lightning now covered my eyes. Robbed from my freedom , by gods that arise A slave to my anger, shackled by its chains The longing for vengeance still burns in my veins The night will stain red, in a spectacle of blood Tonight, i will open the skies and dismember your gods Don't let me return to the hell where i'm from. Speak your litanies no more I'll drown the heavens in rivers of tears For your betrayal I've lived by the sword i won't die for your words May my arrows find a way to your heart and lift this curse, once and for all I hold no fear for this life, through many tired days, I've seen the end of this fight No glory left for me, I've sinned too many times, to be expected to rise Your soul is as black as the words that you form, A dark shapeless mess, forcing me no more And light nor dark can now break me down A withered king, broken. No justice nor crowns
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It was born in anguish, crawled out of the demon's abyss Feasts at night, feeds on life , Reincarnating your nightmares I will follow your darkness, and hollow you deep from within The taste of your flesh is divine, Fear me , i'm corruption defined Spewed out from the mouth of hell, Gnawing teeth stills the tongue, clinging onto your soul And with every cry for help, the faster it's growing. Inside the unknowing. Inhale my pest, give in to the sleep Weakened knees can't carry the burden Find resort in numbing the pain Swallowing your pills, takes its pleasure away Consummated by darkness, and hollowed from inside out The scent of your fear is divine, fear me, I'm corruption defined Drink away all of your pain, untie the rope till weaker days. With bloodied fists you fall asleep, The light is gone, the mirror's broken. With shards of glass you split skin open. In absence of all clarity. Seek comfort from a dying breed, Majestic death , i hear you calling. In moments of insanity The trials I've spend to endure, to speak is to fall to temptation Your soul it reeks of desperation Fistful of lies to fill your void, It grabs you by the throat and speaks You will fail, i pull the strings of your life. I'll make you want to bleed Sadistic, twisted, never listened. Only the eyes can tell Through window panes, see bloody stains. Only one reason to hang on, a million reasons to let go Feeling the claws of longing for death, a certainty i'll always have To see is to believe they say, I've walked too long with all this weight Light the path for those so ill , may others rise from what i failed to kill Been through the darkest side of life, where souls depleted from all life roam just to find a glimpse of what i only dare to dream at night Led astray by darkness, and died a thousand deaths Temptations are leading my life, Fear me, i am corruption defined I never wished to fail you , fear me
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I Am Sin 07:05
A journey through mists, and the fog of your war Ashamed of the lack of your scars. Afraid to fight, give in to the fear of fighting for what you fail to witness Strengthen my will for your patience to test. Inheriting darkness, I am sin, i am death, i'm the reason you fell. Is it my touch you abhor? Now watch me run, where you can't walk Oh how i long to see you crawl. Constructing my monolith of sin. A shrine to those that wish to falter For I am that place in your mind, where all your monuments hide All future realities, stricken by abnormalities. Will you hide from the hand that feeds? A victim for all to see, Can you not hear the calling from the past A voice resigned , and fate controlled The echoing chimes, like mountains so vast Confronted by impurity , the end to behold Tread lightly while i heal, Enigmas for the wounded one, a riddle for those i shun Solutions cast , through one way mirrors. Just one moment in time, rip the thorns from my throat Let the light realign, Crown of lies feels sublime And am i to blame for the victim i see, Awaken the blind and welcome apathy The sights i can't see cannot hold me back With tears in my eyes i will try and forget I can't help but see fear in your soul Ensnared by what i unfold How i wish to look through your eyes, see the sin i've become Tell me your stories from the other side, From where i hear whispers Are there paths unknown to this world, that lead to the great salvation foretold A lingering gateway of origins unknown, but no turning back. Thin crystallized voices, beckon me from the grave. In absolute agony is where they will stay A shift in the void where no time can exist, An Odyssey of death. A story of sin, A journey through mist
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Hollow 07:26
I wake, to fleeting moments, escaped There is no hiding, in broad daylight And letting nights go to waste Counting the seconds awake, feel like another mistake Another page i turn, as her diary grows thicker The door is open There's only darkness, Where i felt home You left your note , unintelligble But i can see your pain I'll run away where you can't find With fear you forced, this is goodbye Lamentations so hollow. And piece by piece, i'll read your words I've burned your life so many times In the embers i see spite A chapter gone, fuel the fire i seek But i can't feel the flame I've run away for all this time. With fear you forced, this is goodbye Aspirations now hollow Day by day i fear to fall Let the fire take my life Ashes of what died inside Tore out the ending of your tale, like tearing out the roots. Ink splattered on the floor, My final words forever carved inside thick layers. Rewrite to understand, Just why this story ends The ending is unchanging. Tried digging my own grave with hands bound I'll swallow all my fears so you dont have to drown There is no calm before the storm, I long for tomorrow When dreams have died, where you will find me I cannot hide from sorrow, Or run from what I've done In void of this Impurity Mere seconds from the end I've killed your voice, it's the ending i know But silence calms no tears Sang your song for all this time With fear you forced, this is goodbye Many faces, now, hollow Tear by tear, forgot your face Masking what i fear to be These hollow depths inside of me
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C: A refuge from mental starvation A moment of clarity vile The rays of the sun mock us cruelly While its light has us down on our knees This comfort an illgotten garment It wears down on us; scorches skin; A pariahs brand The only haven we ever knew calling us home To a wellspring of warm suffering And its smothering embrace J : And its easy to tell, how to escape this hell But in godless rays, it is easy to stay Abysmal distractions, We know how to feed, this consuming hunger that taints how we see. The poison we choose to inhale Our lust leaves us empty and pale. C: Lost and found in a maelstrom of nightmare Merely tracing my footsteps of old That haunt me on every new journey For my past has yet to unfold And the poisons I thought to have banished Made me into the fiend I abhor The source of stagnation, we sought to forget Grew more vivid than ever before J: Wounds we tear open, for lives that are over Yet sting through our skin. A toxic confession, My poison obsession This immoral question. In lives where the choice is beyond our control. Pass judgment on me, how am i meant to see. Prolonging my suffering As we drink from the fountain C: The fever is what Keeps me going And a parts of me worships its warmth As I bask in the torment of hardship I endure and in weakness grow strong J: Is life not the sickness we wish to prevail And death not the embrace we seek Are my dreams corrupted or merely my will The void is too barren, a future yet bleak C: Drowning in chaos As I'm gasping for air Every breath that I manage to take Spells despair I can't see where I'm going though I know whence I came My mold has been cast Before I was born my form had been chiseled in stone Illusions of choice - Desperation J: At the apex of madness my visions grow weak In a world of these stagnating tales of defeat We grow tired of longing and failing to be What we once were we'll never know and never will be Dont waste your tears for us, we have failed long ago Our graves will stand for those that do not fear the Poisoned Well
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Will one final step lead to the promise of dreams, or will i be lost in the echoing screams With visions of mountains, so barren and old A singular tree, of the stories foretold The seasons have died, the path is in stone. Leaving this behind as a king with no throne But what if instead of this glorious path In darkness i'll wander, till i reach my death It feels like i no longer have a choice Are we destined for failure, The monoliths of those we lost And foolish hope is all we got And will the voice i leave for you Be enough to guide you to me

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Second album of Melodic Death/Doom metal project, Algos. A 68 minute odyssey for fans of Be'lakor, In Mourning and Swallow The Sun

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released September 26, 2016

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Algos Amersfoort, The Netherlands

Algos is a one man melodic death project hailing from The Netherlands. With a unique twist to the genre, recognizable harmonic guitar tunes, haunting growls and epic orchestrations makes project a one of a kind experience. From blastbeats to funeral doom pacing, from acoustics to black metal screams. Algos covers as much ground as possible without sounding out of place at any moment. ... more

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