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Bitten by the Serpent of the Kingdom of the Spirit

by Septa

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Arioch
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Arioch Best album i've heard in years, sound and atmosphere on this album conveys so much. Favorite track: Tannhäuser Gate.
Nick
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Nick Fantastically progressive, but also a bit sludgy, punchy, melodic, just all over the place musically, but perfectly performed. Everything fits and sounds amazingly well thought out and produced.
Thøger Kari
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Thøger Kari Fuck, yes! Super ambitious and top quality concept album, I only wish it was longer <3 <3 <3 Favorite track: Tannhäuser Gate.
Vera Wichita
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Vera Wichita This album is just on another level, vocal harmonies are amazing, every song sounds unique and fresh. Highly recommended for every prog fan. Favorite track: New Motive Power.
James Gordon
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James Gordon Simply put this is one of the best metal albums of the decade for me. Superb in every way, lyrics are on par with Iron Maiden and Dream Theater
victorvoid
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victorvoid Better prog album than Fear Inoculum
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1.
Hello, my child! I’ve never meant to make it easy For you to be here To make what you’ve been destined for You’ll learn the hard way The joy in sorrow, happy sadness But you ought to see through All the confusion Forgive me, baby! I didn’t plan to hurt somebody Please, don’t believe them They speak in lies the devil’s written Some will tell you “You have no heart, you have no soul” — Is this is the real life? Or am I just dreaming someone else’s dream? I’m dazed, confused, I feel alive Hold me Shelter my body Embrace me Shroud me with darkness Once I’ve been exposed Trust me I pose no threat to you Prove me That you’re a friend, not a foe Or I’ll decide myself Look at me Listen to me I will make you see Future’s already been written Past has not been decided on Now is when we live Cas-cades Crash-ing-in I Can-feel-it-now Cleans-ing-me With-fire Re-dir-ect-ing Me Like-a-cold-stream Of-my Consciousness I’m hoping for a resolution While still awaiting your just conclusion Longing after god’s directions It’s a misconception I will try to realize What’s behind of my demise Who can answer and won’t lie Am I doing what is right? “You came here from the skies Like a glimpse of angel’s eyes Reflecting light from the within Transform us into something real Into something real” — they all chanted Give me your word Or fall on the sword I’ll be your shield If you promise to yield Give me your swords I’ll be your shield now
2.
Clay Boy 03:39
“Let me hear your story, I want to know you better May I pick your brains to help me understand you” I scarcely remember how did end up here What's the point, the meaning of my reappearing? I’m sensing fear and panic, smell of gasoline Is this the past or future built by human beings? Once I’ve been created there’s no turning back I was sent here for a reasons I don’t get It’s coming back to me Like revisiting a dream Imagining the memory The things that could have been I’m trying to remember All words that have been said But then it all occures to me That I’m not coming back Berate me I’ve been created by your mistake Degrade me I want to be someone else Neglect me I’ve got nothing to say to you Unbreak me I need to be something new Like you Like all of you I’m not real It’s coming back to me the purpose of my visit Another last attempt to undo the damage The message must be clear for you to get it right Six words as follows: "You all are going to die!" You all are going to die Am I another of your mistakes? I’m feeling sick and I cannot think straight Is this a joke that I just can’t tell? I must resist, I must rebel
3.
Pogroms 02:25 video
Can you remember when they came that night? While we were in hiding Windows cracking and doors are broken down Boots are kicking ground They came for blood To take our names Erase our roots Don’t look back They won’t stop till the brink of dawn With the first rays they’ll be finally gone Leaving only ruins where they’ve stepped Until next time they are back “Resistance is futile”, it’s been said All the fugitives are going to be dead Deserters will be prosecuted But you can’t catch us all Morning after we’ll rebuild Count our blessings, mourn the fallen ones Coming back to life, it’s not easy But being afraid of death is harder Only thing that worse than fear is your obedience Instead of living on your knees You bite the hand that feeds Bite that hand now They don’t look in the shadows where you lurk Your presence looms like a raven in the dark Unseen and never spoken of you’ll stay Until next they are back No weapons, armor, or deceiving plans All the king’s horses and all the king’s men Won’t stop your righteous anger’s holy roar All mighty we will stand Footsteps Coming Closer With menace Cold head Fearless True grit Hard grip It ends soon
4.
Bitten By the serpent Of the kingdom Of the spirit I’ve been trying to warn you then That you were made out of parts to spare You may have witnessed the fires burn But in fact it was the last flame going out What was left of the dream of spring Will be offered for sword’s first swing I’ve been meaning to tell you this That your mind is an open fist We’re stuck on the path of no return What comes next is beyond our hope I’ve been saying it all along That mankind is just too far gone There is no need for any help They will die before take your hand Take My hand Instead Lead Us to Haven Why did your eyes turn red? What happened to our intent? I wasn’t reasonable enough, too pessimistic with my words I’d take ‘em back This is unspeakable to bear, the damage that could have been done If I were wrong How is it going to end?
5.
I've seen things you people would not believe I’ve been places you could not ever imagine But I reject What was written in my head By your hand In cold blood without a heart The truth is not That I don’t want to live in vain Like a thing Created with an expiration date I confess World could be a better place Without me And also without you All those moments Will be lost in time Like tears in rain Time to die
6.
Golem / 1915 04:51
We’ve come to terms with this This sad situation Decisions were made without Our consideration We’ve gathered belongings We’ll go after midnight There’s nothing we can do We’re in this together Forever Together I can’t believe it’s ending like this Forgive me my child for I have sinned I’ve made a terrible mistake Bringing you to this cruel world Coming undone One last time In these flames we’re coming undone Redeeming ourselves for one last time This is the truth they won’t understand You are the gift they don’t deserve And in these flames we’re coming undone I’m afraid we're going to die And there is nothing left for us to try I would offer my life instead of yours If there was a chance, if there was a chance Hopeless We’re running out of time Desperate Wish to stay alive "Deliver us to safety O praise the lord Please, speak no evil Do no harm and think no foul" I cannot tell for sure What did go down that night Imagine all the worst Prepare yourself Whatever you’ve heard Do not believe them The beast of Prague Is still alive He’s still alive
7.
The Tin Man 02:43
I never intended to hurt no one By a hand By a word But the violence is an easy path To convey What is true They will only start learning the hard way “Greater good For us all” It just never occured to me That it has Been foretold By you Last time We’ve met Hundred years from now When I’ll be created by your design To make them suffer and to comply So prepare For worst Is yet to come Forsake Your hope It has been gone Forlorn Alone I did what was expected of me I wished for heart and to finally be free I was denied and abandoned my cause I will be seeking retribution for this loss This is the beginning of war There’s a spark and I am the finishing blow And in the end everything that we do Will become everything that we’ve done
8.
Met, "dead" 02:01
All is well if it ends well But for me it means goodbyes Dead is written on my face I’ll be gone before sun sets Еyes are turning back to green Before becoming cold like stone While I’m taking one last breath I’ll remember what you have said “Fire’s gone but the flame remains Life is bad in so many ways But we must preserve for greater good What is worth to live and to die for” There will be Another chance To become A better men See you then
9.
“You were created by the sages; Return to your dust” Words were coming out of my mouth Like stones from the sky Creating something only to destroy it later Is this what human kind supposedly do better? I’m foreseeing storms of fate that will cleanse away our memory This happens every other time we neglect to remember that All must go Away it fades We too shall fall In our own ways But such captivating story That keeps us all awake at night Won’t be ignored by no one Communicate it further I have told you my side Hope you’ve listened closely because I tend to not repeat myself I’ve lost so much in the making That I no longer care what’s mine Don’t care what’s mine I compromised with gods To do what was sound Compartmentalized my ego To make room for yours Don’t want what’s yours Tides wash me over to The gates of heaven That was so wrong of me To expect the worst To say the least To not see I praise my stubbornness For pushing further than It was presumed of me By those who couldn’t see All the virtue Of my purpose I damn purblindness And inattention Lack of focus Absentmindedness Who lost their sight Will not be found Incarcerated Inside the mental cage Of limitations Even if I fail this trial I promise I will find a way To elevate us, aviate our vessel We’ll eluviate ourselves out of the morass Next time Another try It won’t be long Until we triumph

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Based on the novel "Der Golem" by Gustav Meyrink and the movie "The Monster of Fate" by Paul Wegener and Henrik Galeen.

"Septa brings the heavy prog on new album..." — Metal Injection (metalinjection.net/av/new-music/septa-brings-the-heavy-prog-on-new-album-bitten-by-the-serpent-of-the-kingdom-of-the-spirit)

"If you decipher the lyrics of their fourth album you may come to the same conclusion as I did: it’s about climate change and an unstoppable force of destruction that is humankind. It serves its purpose as a messenger, a transmitter of an undeniable truth that we’ll eventually go extinct and pretty soon. To envelope something that deep into a relatively short album is not an easy task, Septa managed to succeed, now all you have to do is to listen." — Sputnikmusic (www.sputnikmusic.com/review/80617/Septa-Bitten-by-the-Serpent-of-the-Kingdom-of-the-Spirit)

"Frequently impressive, though sporadically unremarkable, Bitten By The Serpent Of The Kingdom Of The Spirit was clearly crafted with meticulousness, and while its inconsistency precludes greatness, this diverse and unconventional album is indeed a worthwhile listen." — Lambgoat (lambgoat.com/albums/3143/Septa-Bitten-By-The-Serpent-Of-The-Kingdom-Of-The-Spirit)

"The overall sound has become richer and darker, guitars and bass — heavier, more aggressive. Vocals still range from pure singing to the branded extreme vocals, while in some places the frontman now takes higher notes, in some moments even accompanied by the choir. The album sounds very unusual. And perhaps this is the only thing that confuses in the new BBTSOTKOTS." — Noizr (noizr.com/news/ukraine/review-septa-releases-new-album-bbtsotkots-and-this-is-another-unexpected-experiment/:2627)

"Жодних сумніві, альбом не для всіх і багато хто просто не зрозуміє його ба навіть не сприйме необхідним чином подібний експеримент з боку Septa, але воно було того варте. Це якісний крок вперед і приклад розвитку колективу. Одеситів хочеться тільки хвалити за це, нехай і подібне рішення буде коштувати їм втратою деяких поціновувачів. Але хто зна, можливо на заміну прийде ще більше нових. А поки що, сподіваюсь, одного дня увесь цей рок-опера-метал-мюзикл буде поставлений на сцену якого-небудь, нехай і скромного, театру, з живим музичним супроводом самих творців." — Neformat (www.neformat.com.ua/reviews/septa-bitten-by-the-serpent-of-the-kingdom-of-the-spirit-2019.html)

"Новий альбом Septa — це багатошарове мультикультурне полотно австрійської літератури, єврейських легенд, американського кінематографа. І це той рідкісний випадок, коли музика радикально кращає під впливом закладеної в неї ідеї."— СЛУХ (slukh.media/new-music/bitten-by-septa)

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released November 22, 2019

Eugene Tymchyk - vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitars, electronics, string arrangements
Alexander Kostuchenko - guitars
Dima Ulyanov - bass
Vlad Oleynik - drums

produced by Eugene Tymchyk
lyrics and story by Eugene Tymchyk
artwork and 3D modeling by Sergey Gula
recorded by Roman Bondar at Vault Audio
additional mixing and arrangements by Roman Bondar
choral vocals by Eugene Tymchyk, Lesha Bodnar, Dmytro Bezručko
mixed and mastered by Lewis Johns at The Ranch Production House

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Septa Odessa, Ukraine

Septa is a four-piece alternative rock band from Odesa, Ukraine. Band was formed back in 2010, the founding members were Eugene Tymchyk and Alexander Kostuchenko. Humbly considering themselves as ‘alternative rock’ they constantly endure their music with experiments. ... more

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