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Dawn Of Ages

by Arduini/Balich

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Grendel's Sÿster There's unfathomable depth and a crushing sense of human tragedy to this record. Most of all, it's blessed with a plethora of beautiful melodies oscillating between haunting and soaring. Favorite track: The Wraith.
Stéphane Gallay
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Stéphane Gallay L’un dans l’autre, Dawn of Ages est loin d’être un mauvais album. Je dirais qu’à mon oreille de fan de Fates Warning, il est à la fois trop proche et trop éloigné de son matériau d’origine. Il y a de très bons morceaux et des parties qui sont un peu trop style-genre. Son plus gros défaut est peut-être un manque de cohérence à ce niveau. (Chroniqué sur alias.erdorin.org) Favorite track: Beyond The Barricade.
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1.
The Fallen 10:06
An unyielding weight, spiteful wall forged in ironclad failure This resonant voice, though it screams, it has been rendered silent Driven to my knees and though I plead The future’s been lost to me Divergent hearts sowed the seeds, an insidious blooming Coiled, blackened vines – venomous thorns pierce the flesh to the core of me Driven to my knees and though I plead The future’s been lost to me Morning breaks another scene And the Devil sun it laughs as I stumble out under its gaze Onrushing memories – maddening details of your words And the craven way you severed these bonds Pathetic soul is now revealed but to whom does it belong? In whose house does the darkness reside? Night it breaks another scene And the fiendish moon it laughs For the guilty shan’t escape its baleful gaze Twisting, falling, volatile motion Twisting, falling, volatile motion Twisting, falling, volatile motion Twisting, falling, volatile motion Into oblivion I’m absorbed Into oblivion I’m absorbed There is nothing….there is nothing…there is nothing…..there is nothing…..there is nothing
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Forever Fade 06:09
These darkest hours These are the hours that try men’s souls Cloaked in a silence unbearable Encircled and savaged By onrushing thoughts unstoppable Longing to touch the past hopelessly These are the black times These are the trials that rend men’s hearts Tormented by what has past endlessly Unbelieving that I won’t walk these roads again I’ve lost my faith my friend My will is gone Starless night slowly slips away The dawn beckons as dusk Starless night slowly slips away To a never rising sun What I’ve held dear I must now despise What I’ve loved I must now demonize A waking nightmare I shall never rest again Til you’re gone Let me go – free my heart from this love Let me feel the light again Let me go – I fear that I’ll be overcome And forever fade
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Into Exile 11:37
Into Shadows I left leapt from a treacherous height To follow in the path of my hearts light My soul cast to the fates With faith it would survive But the fates had determined in solitude I must reside What have I become Terrified by the silence that binds me Confused and alone I gambled my life And now suddenly, hopelessly lost, I’m exiled In the belly of darkness I have been confined Where all I’ve ever dared has slowly died And though I’ve searched for hope To rain upon my head All paths I’ve attempted have led back to blackness instead What have I become Terrified by the silence that binds me Confused and alone What have I become Terrified by the silence that binds me I’m exiled alone I’m exiled alone Visions of past lives Eat at the corners of my mind In Futility screaming Hoping to reach through space and time No……. There is no return I have gone beyond I know I can never return I have gone beyond
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The Wraith 13:43
Awakened in this fever dream You stand Oh mother, the light of your soul has been dimmed It shrinks as I reach out my hand What has become of your smile? Your laugh? Pray tell me was it a mask that you wore? A role that you played? Haunted eyes Haunted heart No longer can you hide the damage inside A house of lies All the love that you gave Yet time has not returned All the hurt you carried inside All the love that you craved And the weight of life you bore As time so cruelly leaves you a shell The hands of fate Have left you, now, a wraith There was but one Who understood Who made it right Who made you strong He’s been gone for so long And all your tears Across the years They took their toll Each carried a piece of your soul All the love that you gave Yet time has not returned All the hurt you carried inside All the love that you craved And the weight of life you bore As time so cruelly leaves you a shell The hands of fate A loss so great Have left you, now, a wraith On the precipice you stand And though I scream you cannot hear me I have failed you You hurtle to the void And though I strain I cannot reach you I have lost you No, no the years took their toll On mind and soul Life has killed you Soar, soar From your prison go forth You feel pain no more You are free now, You are free now, You are free now How many dawns she has suffered In dusk’s fading light she would pray That he’d soon be there, arms awaiting And she’d be at peace on that day Go release your pain Go release your pain Go release your pain Go release your pain
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Full of fear Shaken deep Lost alone amid these streets Paralyzed Yet I see The barricade looming over me Is this my new Reality? Is waking life just fantasy What brought me here? Dare I go on To seek the answers that lie beyond? Into the black it towers Eclipsing the moon and stars Casting a pall upon my heart No light of hope inside me I have no faith to guide me There is no path amid its thorns Here at the barricades Do I surrender all I’ve loved? Here at the barricades Do I submit before I’ve begun? Do I dare to scale its walls? Do I dare to risk it all? For I should die if I should fall Yet if I cower here in dread I have chosen living death To live in fear is not to live at all In days long past I journeyed with no fear Til one day I strayed from the path And found I was lost That time had turned And now all was darkness A sudden shift in light With nary a star as my guide Oh oh oh oh I will fight the demons in my soul Oh oh oh oh I must beat them back The spectres of my past The weight holding me back The devils in my past The devils’ hold The devils’ hold The devils’ hold Shedding Falling away from me Expose the layers underneath the scars Exposing the fire underneath A cleansing fire engulfs my weary heart Come to me I need you as I never have before Come to me Be with me as seek what lies beyond Shaking The winds lashing at me The higher that I pull myself above Resolving With everything in me To reach the heavens and to touch the sun Stay with me I need you as I never have before Stay with me Give me strength when I feel that mine has gone We are, Believe, So much more than we all see We are destiny We are, Believe, So much more than we all see We are destiny I will rise I will cross into light I will rise I will cross into light I will rise I will cross into light Nothing stands before me But the future I’m beyond Nothing stands against me I have risen I’m beyond No doors locked before me I am holding every key Nothing stands before me But the future
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“DOOM LADEN PROGRESSIVE WALL OF METAL”

Sounds like the perfect definition of ARDUINI / BALICH’s debut album “Dawn of Ages” which will be released on Cruz Del Sur Music on Feb 24, 2017.

ARDUINI/BALICH is the result of two very powerful figures in their own right of the metal scene. VICTOR ARDUINI needs no introduction being one of the founding members of FATES WARNING, same can be said for BRIAN “BUTCH” BALICH, the mighty voice of ARGUS.

The story goes back in time to the end of 2013 when Arduini put a final word to his experience with FREEDOMS REIGN. Victor needed more freedom to express his creativity, feeling his ideas weren’t much fitting into the style of FR anymore. “At that time I was at a creative peak. It seemed like I wrote new riffs every day which seemed heavier and darker than anything I’ve done before. They were becoming more intricate and challenging which fueled my passion to see how far I could take them. I was really close to the whole process and soon realized it had to be a project where I could have complete artistic control and produce an album that represented who I am as an artist, guitarist and musician.”(Victor Arduini)

In search of musicians who could get along with this challenge, Victor recruited Freedoms Reign’s drummer Chris Judge and was on the lookout for a singer when his path crossed with Butch who had recently shared stages with him. “I truly feel Brian’s vocals are some of the best he’s ever done. It’s like when Dio went from Rainbow to Sabbath. Same voice but new music around it inspired new melodies and gave a different presentation. While it took longer than both of us expected for many reasons we reached the finish line and are both very proud of the music and our collaboration together. It is truly a joint collaboration and we hope our fans will enjoy what they hear.”(Victor Arduini)

“Dawn Of Ages” is one of the most ambitious records ever released on Cruz Del Sur Music.
A monumental piece of music on the level of WHILE HEAVEN WEPT or ATLANTEAN KODEX’s releases (to name two Cruz Del Sur recording artists). A rollercoaster of emotions, an album that captures the collisions of two worlds, progressive and doom. The final result is a really amazing journey inside human soul. Through six original compositions that last for more than an hour, the audience will be captured and hypnotized by the eclectically familiar Victor’s guitar melodies empowered by Butch’s passionate interpretation.
Indeed “Dawn of Ages” is an album that could have been easily recorded in the mid/late 70s for the total dedication that transpires through each and every note of it. It is not an album that wants to please any old or new trend in metal, rather an intimate expression of two musicians who have always put their passion for heavy music before anything else.
“Dawn Of Ages” will be released in a deluxe 6-panel digipack embellished by a wonderful, original Michael Cowell’s (Alunah) artwork.
The vinyl version will be released in a gatefold colored vinyl double LP with three incredible cover songs as a bonus. URIAH HEEP’s “Sunrise”, BEAU BRUMMELS’ “Wolf Of Velvet Fortune” and BLACK SABBATH’s “After All (The Dead) .

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released February 24, 2017

Victor Arduini - Guitars
Brian Balich - Vocals
Chris Judge - Drums

Produced by Victor Arduini
Engineered by Nick Bellmore
Mastered by Zeuss

additional musicians:
Nick Bellmore - Drums on Sunrise, After All (The Dead)
Bruce MacPherson - Keyboards on Sunrise

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"Arduini/Balich is big-riff, big-melody, big-voice epic doom metal. A wonderful triumph" Metal Bulletin

"There is an almost 'Wall of Sound' created by textured guitars and vocals. Definitely a dark and doomy vibe throughout."
Progressive Power

"This is one of those debuts that unexpectedly catches you by surprise, but above all for the quality that treasures" Metal Brothers
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