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The Masquerade

by Pillars of Autumn

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puncakethethird
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puncakethethird Unrelenting in its heaviness and filled with tasty guitar work that is occasionally melodic while creating an eerie atmosphere. Favorite track: The Masquerade Part II - Initiate.
James Ferguson
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James Ferguson Literal fucking goosebumps with every track.
Jesper Terkildsen
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Jesper Terkildsen This is just a fucking beast and after hearing the full album now everything is just in balance .. i fucking love every second of it. Melodic, aggressive and just love how the “orchestra” vibe makes the shit even more perfect! The breakdowns and solos is the cream to a already awesome thing🤘🏻🤘🏻 this is for now(and maybe later) one of the best this year. Favorite track: The Masquerade Part III - Degradation.
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1.
Prelude 01:29
2.
Silence Bear witness to creation Of a new world order Purge yourself of your fragile virtues Be steeped in the sludge of conformity Embrace the stench of your primal desires Wear this masque of a new generation, every ounce of your Will shall be broken You goddamn fools have squandered your time Unimagined in your feeble minds We’ll watch you burn in the fires Self-destruction is your only salvation Wretched demons descend to feed on the free willed And innocent The Masques have come to enslave You will be saved by the Masquerade She walks this path and serpents she’ll adorn The thorns grow sharp as the hand draws near Fear envelopes your withering body Crippling your soul as your purpose becomes clear You’re nothing but a fucking puppet A flesh covered marionette You shall be saved by The Masquerade Be one with us and you shall be reborn Don’t relinquish yourself to the ancients, these wolves in sheep’s clothing Do not be deceived by the conductors of this hell bound symphony Hell bound symphony
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How does it feel in your own skin Blood dripping from your pores As we dig in to flesh and bone Depression sinks in as you begin to lose feeling A prison built to suppress you in every way Do you wish to be popular Vanity seeks to rip you to shreds Individuality slips through your hands You may as already be fucking dead! Don’t listen Don’t give in to the deception We will remake you darling All your sickening dreams will become true You’ll be martyred for a generation of hypocrisy Torn asunder as your hopes slowly turn To obscurity The girl will fade away Will you give in to the urges Will you prosper under our indoctrination Our claws dig in as we consume you whole You’ve become our pawn you whimsical Little slut Don’t you dare turn away from us We’ve found ourselves a delectable new toy She thought she’d be free Our wrath and the rape of this dying world is only thing that she will see Fuck your faith Fuck your false messiah Fuck your faith Fuck your false messiah Your salvation has come at last
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You've fallen prey, your heart grows colder As you give into the ways of the fraud Divergent, this path you've chosen is fraught with dismay Where is your heart Where does it lie Relinquish the hands of mortal men Give unto the powers that bestow such confidence Martyr yourself for a new generation You lack the power to continue on With free will you'll never succeed Give yourself to me No! Continue to fight this evil these wolves in sheeps clothing they seek to destroy the weak And banish free thought forever Fuck the collective Fuck the need to fit in You're better Better than the fiction they've built You know you're not alone Give yourself to me Rise! Face this crowed filled with fools Let me be your muse, paint with such sweet desire Nurture your hate Your fire Slit your fucking wrists Bleed you fucking pigs You’ve given up on yourself Walk now into oblivion Walk now into hell
5.
Interlude 01:56
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Fed to the pigs Leave your life as you march to the slaughter Foul creatures breed malice and blame Dance to the sickening sound of conform Chained to this fucking social norm Grasp at the fading remains of yourself Disgusting fucking swine Now there is no time They dine on the frailty As you choose this wretched path Mindless beasts Waltz with fiendish desire Devour everything, nothing left to admire Amass this filthy breed, born to consume Laughing in feast, heralding our fucking doom As the squeals draw closer, forsake everything, join these goddamn monsters Remove your masque, infecting your mind This generation failed, it is now your time Your time is now Feel your will splinter Give in Feel your will splinter Feel the bones crack under the pressure As your strive to fit in Shed your skin Destroy your fragile identity Join us now Join us now Mindless beasts Waltz with fiendish desire Devour everything, nothing left to admire Amass this filthy breed, born to consume Laughing in feast, heralding our fucking doom As the squeals draw closer, forsake everything, join these goddamn monsters Remove your masque, infecting your mind This generation failed, it is now your time. Feel your will splinter Feel the bones crack under the pressure As your strive to fit in Shed your skin Destroy your fragile identity Join us now Join us now
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Ripping, pulling, tearing at the flesh of your former self Til’ there’s nothing left of you to recognize Exonerate the face you wore while you came of age To understand the falsehood of the masquerade Break away from the masquerade Child, you’ve come so far You’ve took this task alone And you have put a face to fear This is far from over Now you have to choose Do you take the life Take the life of acceptance Or forever live with a life of regret This is far from over Now you have to choose She will always come to me May the dance persuade her Feasting on her fragile will You will not take her Now leave her be The influence is broken She can see you’re nothing but demons Cowering behind your fraudulent identities Please, know your time Lay down your masque Forever The sirens sing songs of deceit You know better Child, you’ve come so far You’ve took this task alone And you have put a face to fear This is far from over Now you have to choose Do you take the life Take the life of acceptance Or forever live with a life of regret This is far from over Now you have to choose Don’t you fucking leave You try to choke down The ashes of the life you once knew You’re broken The girl you knew is gone You try to choke down The ashes of the life you once knew You’re broken The girl you knew is gone
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Infinity, bring forth the eons The Dance betrayed you This place in time A grand malevolant design For the first time in your life you've sought acceptance A carcass to vultures, the meat is ripped away The lying demons dance is broken Revoke them The lingering evil, your sanity remains We lived as slaves in their game to eradicate the freedoms allowed by this world, witnessed by mankind To purge yourselves of the sickness Take off your masque and stay defiant No fornication with the evils inside Now we can rebuild what they have selfishly stolen away No longer serving this reclusive collective Free to choose a destiny Not planned by the puppeteer No Gods left to fear We, we've reached our final curtain call The show has come to an end, the masquerade is dead Thoughts that lingered on internal Reflection, Acceptance We bow to our final dance
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Postlude 04:01

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Story of a girl, willing to sacrifice her free will to The Masquerade...
and sacrifice everything to get it back

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released May 31, 2019

Vocals - Nick Young
Guitar - Devon Groat
Guitar - Akis Mavropoulos
Bass - Ryan Morrison
Drums - Joe Barras



Concept by: Devon Groat
Lyrics by: Nick Young and Devon Groat
Music by: Devon Groat
Recorded by: Devon Groat
Edited by: Devon Groat
Mixed and Mastered by: Gustav Gjerstad
Produced by: Devon Groat and Gustav Gjerstad

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Pillars of Autumn Toronto, Ontario

Pillars of Autumn is a 5 piece Technical Deathcore band based out of Toronto Ontario Canada. Pillars of Autumn blends 2010 style deathcore into modern deathcore providing brutal riffs, heavy breakdowns and complex guitar solos, accompanied by ambient and symphonic elements all whilst telling a story with their concept driven albums. ... more

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