Hiraeth[2021], by Æpoch

Hiraeth[2021]

by Æpoch

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1.	Atonement 02:01	lyrics	buy track
(Instrumental) (Mark solo) (Brett solo)
2.	Amnesia 05:14	lyrics	buy track
Awaken in a haze Blinded by the lifted veil I struggle to form a thought My memories begin to fade (Mark lead) Struggle to remain Conscious senses fail To process this Trial by fire Thrown into the deep end Learn how to swim With oil aflame above your head (Nick solo) (Jerry:) Fear sets in, it’s the only emotion that I know This world is strange and foreign to me – I don’t remember Anything before waking in this wasteland My past flashes every time I blink Confused, distorted, panicked Instincts guide me, mind is blinded I seek a comfort that I know not even if it exists The words escape me but the feel to be right at the tip of My tongue is tied, my mind resides in a place that I can’t find (Jerry:) My memories elude me – Wander – I’m still steps behind them I mourn the past that I don’t remember – was it bad or better? Chasing the blissful dream from which I was rudely awakened So desperately I seek the comfort of something that feels familiar I don’t feel safe I can’t be here anymore I must move on with my life And leave the past behind me This unknown truth that I seek Is why I feel incomplete (Jerry:) These memories subconsciously Continue to elude me (Mark solo) (Jerry:) Fear sets in, it’s the only emotion that I know This world is strange and foreign – I don’t remember Anything before waking in this wasteland My past flashes every time I blink Disoriented thoughts I don’t remember A Past nonexistent A future so far away
3.	Overwrought 02:20	lyrics	buy track
Helplessly I roam these deserted planes, what I seek is unknown Overwhelmed by anxious desperation to reach some sort of civilization Some kind of sign from some kind of life As I wander I become one with my mind, reality distorts the truth from lies Becoming overwrought, bewildered by my clouded thoughts inside my mind Vivid hallucinations overtake my self-awareness and break my will to decipher this mess Reality unrecognizable, my senses no longer reliable I see a silhouette of a monolith on the horizon, it beckons me uncontrollably, I approach, mesmerized I realize it is a totem so divine Enthralled by its aura, it has captivated my mind I know my purpose is to serve this totem and give to it my life (Brett solo) (Mark lead)
4.	The Flesh Totem 04:01	lyrics	buy track
Tree of life, tree of death I taste the iron of regret in the blood in my mouth as my limbs turn cold and my vision clouds (Nick solo) The power of the relic still astounds me how it consumes those minds who enter its folly Doomed are those poor souls who stumble upon this fallen god of decay Adorned on its limbs are visceral innards Of those who preceded me; those who predeceased me It speaks to me telekinetically through ancient tongues This rotting god of naught has consumed my every thought I can taste decay with every breath I take Dirty air leaves me with xerostomia. I taste the decay! I dress it’s bristly carved skin in my entrails warm with blood I see the nourishment it receives from my agonizing sacrifice The Flesh Totem, I have given it new life Adorned in my internal offering It replenishes this gruesome being (Mark solo) This rotting god of naught has consumed my every thought I can taste decay with every breath I take Dirty air leaves me with xerostomia. I taste the decay!
5.	Hiraeth 04:55	lyrics	buy track
(Mark solo) Sobering sense of awareness leads me to realize, this cannot be undone Emaciated hallucinations, the truth erodes with the sand I once again feel pain. Taste the blood on my lips, I know I am about to depart Devastated and thinking of what ifs? I start to feel warmth from the cold Vision clouded but my terror erodes I feel the comfort I so desperately sought; I’m awoke and unaware The flesh totem consumes me as I nourish its phloem The terrifying realization that my consciousness is being devoured by the fallen god of rot Malodorous beast begins to feast on all my strength and mortality Agonizingly it harvests my consciousness (Nick solo) Final moments of existence feel like an eternity of torture All pleasant memories extracted to feed the need of the beast which feasts on my extracted innards decorated on its limbs Shredded and ingested a mindless thrall still living the god of rot sustains me to continue to feed Upon my lifeless body (Mark solo) (Brett solo) As my body grows weak and cold sustaining the beast with this feast My hiraeth of unknown comfort returns along with desperation To live my life, cut short by the knife Enthralled by the god of rot

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Hiraeth is a concept EP about a character who has awoken in a post apocalyptic type environment with no memory of who he is or how he got there. He begins to wander in the desolate wasteland desert for days without any food or clean water. His body and mind grow weak from malnutrition and he begins to hallucinate. He eventually stumbles upon what appears to be fertile land. He sees a looming and eerie silhouette of some sort of decrepit totem. He becomes fixated on the monument. As he approaches, he gazes upon its carved trunk he notices the foul smell from all around him. This is the smell of the decaying flesh of those who walked this path before him, their minds consumed by the demonic spirit of the monolith. This creature, we call “The god of rot” in the songs and the god of rot infects the mind of its victims, enthralling them to its will. The god of rot feeds off of the life source of its victims by having them sacrifice themselves once they are fully enthralled in a way similar to seppuku (Japanese samurai ritual suicide) and dress its limbs in their innards before they expire. The cover art depicts our protagonist approaching the god of rot.

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released September 10, 2021

Fretless Bass & Vocals: Brett MacIntosh
Drums: Greg Carvalho
Guitar: Marcus Arar
Guitar: Nicholas Luck

Guest vocals in Amnesia: Jerry Martin of Alustrium

Music & arrangements by Aepoch
Concept & Lyrics by Brett MacIntosh
Guitars & Bass engineered by Marcus Arar & Jonah K
Drums & Vocals engineered & guitar / bass reamping by Jonah K
Mixed & Mastered by Alex Bacey
Artwork by Mark Erskine
Title logo by Candace Miner
Logo and emblem by Arpad Korenci (Arpkor Designs)
Layout by Marcus Arar

Band thanks: Jonah K, Alex Bacey, Austin Weber, Jerry Martin, Chris Kelly, Mark Erskine, Candace Miner, Jamie King, Mrudle Kamble, Alex Araya, Taylor Wroblewski, Liam Frith, Brian Scheid, Bloodshot Dawn, Inanimate Existence, Alustrium, Ominous Ruin, anyone who has bought merch or supported us through the last year – your support has directly gone into funding this, so thank you!

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Æpoch Cambridge, Ontario

Progressive Death Metal with hints of Black Metal, Thrash and lots of melody.
New EP Hiraeth out now!

Æpoch is:
Brett MacIntosh: Fretless Bass, Vocals
Greg Carvalho: Drums
Nicholas Luck: Guitar
Ben Moore: Guitar ... more

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