Age of Silence - The Idea of Independence and the Reason Why it's Austere

Age of Silence - The Idea of Independence and the Reason Why it's Austere
Album: Complications - Trilogy of Intricacy EP
Style: Avant-Garde Progressive Metal
Hail from: Norway

Discography
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Acceleration - Full-length, 2004
Complications - Trilogy of Intricacy EP, 2005

Lars Nedland - Vocals (Borknagar, Solefald, Carpathian Forest, Ásmegin)
Eikind (Lars Eric Si) - Bass (Khold, Tulus, Winds (Nor), Before The Dawn)
Extant - Guitars
Kobbergaard (K. Haugen) - Guitars (Winds (Nor))
Hellhammer (Jan Axel von Blomberg) - Drums (Antestor, Arcturus (Nor), Carnivora, Covenant (Nor), Jørn, Dimmu Borgir, Mezzerschmitt, Mortem (Nor), Shining (Swe), The Kovenant, Thorns, Troll (Nor),Vidsyn, Winds (Nor), Tritonus, Umoral, Gorgoroth, Den Saakaldte, Mayhem (Nor), Emperor)
Andy Winter - Keyboards (Winds (Nor), Subterranean Masquerade, Sculptured)

Lyrics
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Hell opened a new wing on the sixth of June and expanded into the area of human, lustful yearnings with a shopping mall the size of Canada and consumer friendly strategies:

“Reasonably priced goods and free parking to cover all your hellish needs”.

The red ribbon was cut by Martin Luther, Gandhi and Mussolini in a televised ceremony of epic proportions broadcasted at six o’clock sharp. They all smiled to the cameramen from Diabolos Daily and the Hell Gazette as the brimstone building was made accessible to sinful shoppers of all ages and convictions.

Sadly the C.E.O. could not be there for the opening though his spirit lay thick over the parking lot.

Shamka, the Arab clerk, smiled his largest smile as the customers started seeping through the revolving door and into the sulphur-smelling, muzak-filled mall. Armed with strange copper coins and charcoal check books, ceaselessly searching for Beelzebub’s best bargains.

Everything was neatly stacked in monstrous shelves that demanded climbing skills and a complete absence of acrophobia. Several shoppers ceased to hope for happiness already there, returning their coins and crawling back to the surface †Dependent, dim and drowning in a self-inflicted loss of dignity.

Those who stayed behind eventually got lost and ended up desperately searching for the emergency exit. They found there was none, and their coins were collected while their check books were torn to shreds.

Luckily they all had credit cards.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• age of silence
• winds
• avante garde
• progressive metal
• norway
• hellhammer
• lars

[gemgus87]

@ahigherstate stop making a fool of yourself and keep your toxic beliefs inside your arrogant mind.

[PyroDrumon]

I much prefer his Age of Silence and Arcturus work compared to his time with Dimmu Borgir. He really does make this band complete.

[GinteDeLaBamba]

The singer for this band is the keyboard player for Borknagar. They remind me of Arcturus a bit as well, which Hellhammer also plays for, and he rules everything he does in my opinion

[TheOmegaeyes]

The couple songs I've heard from this band remind me of Vintersorg/Borknager.

[GinteDeLaBamba]

I read somewhere that this EP is a concept album based on a shopping center opening in Hell. If that is true, then both ahigherstate and Manicca would be right. This band is amazing though.

[FallenSkorm]

go hellhammer!!

[Manicca]

Without dependence on God?

It sounds more like it's about the way human's act when it comes to Goods and shopping...

The obvious, therefor. <_<

I really don't see a connection with "Lack of God" here.

Nor do I consider us dependant on "God".. But I might have misunderstood you. :)

Great song no matter what!!

[ahigherstate]

I love this song. What most people dont relize is that this song is about what humanity would be without dependence on God.

[BlackFolkAndPiano]

Solefald and Arcturus are the most famous bands of what's called Avant garde... But bands as Favna Abisal and similars aren't bad, though unknown

[themoonstar7420]

at 5:30 i liked the instrumentation

other than that it was alright, i love the lyrics though