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The Cavern

by Inter Arma

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Snostrebla Short attention spans need not download. This is a song that pays off the longer you listen to it. It flows so well , it'll feel like a cliffhanger if you have to pause it for any reason. Make time for this, not a single second goes to waste. I feel fortunate to be living at the same time this song was recorded, and it brings me tremendous joy. It showcases how talented they are as a whole. A must own.
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Wolfman It's as its title and cover art suggests; it's a cavernous and dark 40-minute journey that leaves you satisfied at the end.
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peter schmidt this is a awesome album by a great band that i hade the pleasure off see live a week age in copenhagen
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The Cavern 45:46
The sun stings my faded eyes on this burning morn. No refuge in sight. No breath to cull a cry. Dragging my broken bones in a trail of dust behind me. Under the dispiriting watch of the soulless, blinding eye. Rising from the desert an exiled peak stands forlorn. A vast fortress whose facade defies the will of all men. Crawling from the desert an exiled man weeps forlorn. A frail vessel whose will has been defied by all men. In the shadow of a gnarled tree at the foot of the peak, I collapse. And with one last remaining thought I yearn for a grave in which to lie. Rising from the desert an exiled peak stands forlorn. A vast fortress whose facade defies the will of all men. Crawling from the desert an exiled man weeps forlorn. A frail vessel whose will has been defied by all men. Can be this be the end? Is this all I have left? To die at the foot of this towering peak? As night's hold creeps forward a brilliant light appears from a concealed hollow. I gather my strength and rise from the dust for this strange light lures me forward. It calls my name It draws me near It calls me name It draws me near I cross the threshold into this new realm and with every step the light becomes brighter. As exhaustion's clutch takes hold, I fall to the bank of a shimmering pool as clear as glass. Millions of brilliant lights dance and flicker from it's depths and with a sigh I cup my hands and drink. As my body falls numb and the light begins to fade I know that in this cavern I'll die. bird of prey what is your place down in the fields trespasser divine no hunger atones and still you must weep over the bones and burn like the sun bearing the load there's no peace not in the sky not in the sea down in the dirt is where it must be down in the earth is where it must be down in the dirt is where it must be down in the dirt bird of prey trespasser divine how do you sleep or measure the time your hunger alone must burn like the sun and still you must weep for everyone for everyone I awake to the howling of wind. My breath like acrid smoke in this thin glacial air. Where have I gone? I try to shake off the confusion and when I rise to my feet I look out... How am I standing at the summit of this lonesome peak? Where have I gone? The night sky splits and from it's wound bleeds a spiraling aurora. As this spectacle draws closer a figure appears. An ethereal woman whose long hair veils her face. She offers me her hand and tells me to not be afraid. I take it and she pulls me to her breast. "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid" she says as everything turns black.

about

Inter Arma follow up their universally acclaimed ‘Sky Burial’ with the epic 40+ minute one-song ‘The Cavern’ ep. Recorded during breaks from the relentless touring the band did on the ‘Sky Burial’ album with the likes of Baroness, Russian Circles and more, this new ep is the ultimate exhibition of the genius that Inter Arma have always hinted at. Unparalleled musicianship meets the soulfully deranged vocalis of Mike Paparo to create one of the most impressive pieces of metal to be released this year. Shifting from Americana laced Black Metal to doom to stoner rock to prog all within a single song, Inter Arma’s ‘The Cavern’ is an opus that will surely be heralded for years to come along the likes of Sleep’s ‘Dopesmoker’ as a work of true artistic vision and endurance.

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released October 14, 2014

The Cavern was recorded from August 9-18, 2013 at Dark Art Audio in Madison, TN. Mixed from November 2013 through January 2014. Mastered in February 2014. Engineering, mixing and mastering helmed by Mikey Allred. Meg Mulhearn's violin recorded by Travis Kammeyer at Fahrenheit Studios, Johnson City TN on December 5th, 2013. Dorthia Cottrell's vocals recorded by Garrett Morris at the Dark Room Studios in Richmond, VA during January of 2014.

T.J. Childers: Drums, guitars, acoustic guitars, lap steel, synthesizers, piano, noise, wizard stick
Trey Dalton: Guitars
Joe Kerkes: Bass
Mike Paparo: Vocals
Steven Russell: Guitars

Guests:
Mikey Allred: Bowed bass, synthesizers, organ
Dorthia Cottrell: Vocals
Jon Liedtke: Synthesizers, theremin
Meg Mulhearn: Violins
Shibby Poole: Synthesizers

The Cavern is a composition originally written during the spring and summer months of 2009. It was never recorded and only played live a handful of times. It was destined to be lost to the sands of time until Drew at Relapse Records learned of it's existence. We'd like to thank the staff of Relapse Records for giving us the opportunity to record and release The Cavern the way we had always intended to.
- Inter Arma January, 2014

The Cavern is respectfully dedicated to the memory of Creighton B. Wright and Peggy Scates-Hinson.

Relapse Records 2014
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INTER ARMA's music resists generalization and categorization, but one thing that's consistently true, is that the VA quintet possesses an unparalleled sense of scope. Few artists convey the complexity that INTER ARMA (Latin for "in times of war") does. The band creates terrible and often hauntingly beautiful portraits of humanity through music that is deeply organic yet still mystical and modern. ... more

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