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Human Ruins (Remastered)

by Dawnwalker

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Alice M. If this were pretty much any other band, I’d be like “meh, I already have the original”, but this is not just any band nor album.
The production was indeed a bit rough on the initial version – there’s even a RateYourMusic comment that simply goes “L O U D N E S S __ W A R”. Now this album is even closer to perfection. Favorite track: The Clearing.
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1.
Pagan Plains 05:09
The light that made us Has given way to joyous rains Wash the past away And give us back these pagan plains Pale, gold and shimmering The world we know is made anew When the sun returns It hails the thaw in light and dew Dawn, save us Before the light can take us The door is open To the place where all began We made our burrows And spread our bones across the land The ones who fell In deeps and hollows The stars align For the one who follows (chorus) We tread over bones As we take the narrow path We walk beneath the stars A hint of twilight in our eyes We were born between two worlds And we wont fall until the end (chorus)
2.
New Morning 03:36
It's a new morning so let the world take you over (The road is open) Salute the sun And take another small step forward (The light is golden) I've found the new way I've found the new life The road goes ever on and the world starts to wonder (The road is open) Take everything you have and get it all out in the open (The light is golden) Take one step forward, I Take one step forward, I We are so pitiful Live in fear of death and it wont be long 'coz we are children of the sun Each new day reborn A circle redrawn Take one step forward, I Take one step forward, I
3.
Horus 05:32
In the age of Horus Invoke the spirit And we'll light our fires in the night O' light in the morning We are you children Awake you heathens and howl! Heathens awake! By light of the fourth fire And blood of my desire A call to your depths to awake... now! Heathens awake! From the bottom of your heart To a deep and ancient part Awake! We still run far from nameless creatures in the night
4.
The Clearing 03:27
Breathe slow As the wind in the trees Let the stillness of the world Take you over And over Can you hear A voice carry on the wind Let the music of the river Take you over and over When the road gets long There's a place that you belong And you will know it when you find it If you look inside There's a place that you can find And you will know it when you find it
5.
Golden Light 02:53
We were born from a golden light So when you go Remember you were born With twilight in your eye Came from an endless night Were born into the light You live under the sky Where you will live and die
6.
Fallow 04:31
Slow comes the night Watchful eyes in the wild Fear only grows When the wind blows We've come far But all our suffering Is a noose Take all your fear and all your suffering and strike out in the night Take this out on me You know that I care not At least I care not about the world Nameless creatures in the night
7.
Branches 08:20
A change is in the air A northern wind blows through and the nights are drawing closer The sun sinks in the sky Bathed in burning light and another die is daying When I awake Will the world have turned away When all roads All lead the same way I'll find a place where I can hide away When the sky's on fire And a smoke hangs on the air (I've lost my way) Throw us on the pyre For another fallow year (I've lost my way again) I know the sun is dying I will find my burrow to lie in But there's one thing I must do As all the winters I've been through Wrest the sun out of its tomb Or the son of man is doomed (chorus) Who'll light my way Now look what's become of me We got lost in the summer We thought it would last What we thought would last forever Is turning to dust As the axis turns We are all grieving The world wont turn in reverse No matter how you reason Now look what you have turned into
8.
Waldgeist 03:15
We are lost Searching for some transformation We dream alone We dream of nothing In our isolation Empty rows In the forests of our imaginations
9.
The leaves are falling (don't fall to the ground) The trees are dying (fall without a sound) But your road will always Be laid out ahead in front of you Into the night Where I will always run Did I forget myself again Make your own way on the earth You are alone now to reap what you sow Your home will always be wherever lay down on the ground, forever (chorus) The lights that would guide us Have left us alone The stars that burn brightest are already dead and gone As the sun sets Behind the mountains crystal crown I know it's over I know that I am far from home
10.
Abyss 03:04
I had to walk out in the snow I went looking for another way out I had to walk out in the snow I went looking for another world Now breathe and take One more step forward
11.
White Winds 03:14
Turn back This world is coming to an end Endless winter reigns White winds in the night Pray for your life (Claw them out of your sky) Hands held tight (Winter's pity runs dry) Wolfbit you'll bleed On the face of the earth Footsteps in the snow Outlined in your blood (chorus) Death is only an end
12.
Don't turn away The light is almost gone When the world goes its way I'll walk towards the dawn When I close my eyes And the light dims on these isles The world that came before Steps through the open door The soul cries out for an end To this world's living pain One last time around these isles Til light is leaving And though I at last will die I'll go screaming When will the sun come rising over the mountain When will I ever seen that golden light again
13.
Here the roar of the waning tide One last time Be here no more Fade into light Leave your skull behind I know my time is running low I feel the half-light glow Forgetting all you know starting over Spirit soar over sea and sky Let the wind decide Through the door When the stars align 'cross the seas of time (chorus)

about

On November 3rd, Dawnwalker will re-release their breakthrough album ‘Human Ruins’ in an expanded and remastered edition. Described by the band as belonging to the genre of ‘green metal,’ the album is comprised of emotive post-metal, serene acoustic passages and bursts of cathartic black metal. Expertly remixed by Joe Clayton of No Studio and remastered by Brad Boatright, the re-release has been lovingly retooled to maximise on the original‘s promise.

'Human Ruins' charts a journey across an ancient landscape over the course of a calendar year. It’s an epic journey through the seasons, guided by myth and magic, and the phases of the moon. “I wanted to capture the turning of the seasons, the cycles of night and day, flora and fauna,” says Mark Norgate. “To recreate these moments of serene calm and starry-eyed wonder giving way to a mortal fear of unseen evils lurking in the dark.”

Muscially the album draws from a rich colour palette, inspired as much by the eccentric British prog and indie of Comus and King Crimson as it is by US atmospheric black metal and european doom. “It was an attempt to celebrate the landscape and beauty of the British Isles, rich in colour and diversity.” Written throughout the 2010’s when the political landscape was “particularly bleak, grey and isolating - there’s no doubt that it was something of a reaction against that.”

credits

released November 3, 2023

Mark Norgate - Vocals, Guitars
Dane Cross - Bass, Vocals
Alastair Mitchell - Drums
Siân Alexandra Fawcett - Vocals
Elaine Round - Flute

2023:
Matteo Bianciotto - Additional guitars
Bella Band - Additional flute

All songs written by Mark Norgate

Recorded by Wayne Adams at Bear Bites Horse, East London
Additional recording at home, 2022-23
Mixed by Joe Clayton at No Studio, Manchester
Mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege, Portland

Map artwork by J. Maizlish Mole
Rune font and moons designed by Emma Falconer
Branches logo designed by Christophe Szpajdel
Photos by M.N. and J.

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Dawnwalker is a collective of musicians based in London, England and led by songwriter Mark Norgate. Their music blends modern metal with experimental rock and progressive influences.

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