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Antediluvian

by OPHION

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1.
Panophion 05:34
You serpent of old are a scattering flame Dispersed as by winds did all lands the image pervade Whence comest you? and by what means? Creature of obscure fame Draconian, Panophion, Divine flame A wealth of records and remnants Testify to the universal character Of its iconography For it crept all over history and scripture And adorns sundry temples and monuments Which exhibit its indelible likeness Enshrouded in mystery Thou hast verily confounded the ages As to origin and significance A creation at once feared and esteemed Injurious by nature yet virile for its form Came to be venerated like to the Sun No longer does the fire burn in its temples The edifice still stands But its order seeks the shadow Like those elusive-god men Who first bore the standard Untold ages declare you Antediluvian!Antediluvian! Your mythos reveals you Antediluvian! Antediluvian! Let a thousand voices proclaim you Antediluvian! Antediluvian! Symbol and bearer oft’ become one The spirit of antiquity is bygone Your annals bear the mark of the Seas Though removed by centuries Untold ages declare you...Antediluvian! You serpent of old are a scattering flame Dispersed as by winds did all lands the image pervade Whence comest you? and by what means? Creature of obscure fame Draconian, Panophion, Divine ...Flame Pervious, imperious as dawn ...Panophion! Igneous as the sun ...Blazing scion!
2.
Kalassa 04:33
A mountain rises majestically before man Aye! so sublime and immeasurable – a veritable colossus And lo! o’er Its mighty peak The sun in its place of power The glory of Nature Stirreth the spirit in man Antiquity.. cultivates reverence So he raised altars of unhewn stones Rude monoliths, great monuments And in times long subsequent His own Kalassa Vestiges of our primordial mountain And the divine dyad Are spread across the face of the earth And the bowels of the ocean The mountain-temple stands everywhere before us Aye! so impressive and imposing – a veritable colossus And lo! upon its mighty top The gods in their place of power The divine in Nature Made manifest by the spirit in man So he raised altars of unhewn stones Rude monoliths, great monuments And in times long subsequent His own Kalassa Deiwos, Mahameru Maheshvara, Himavanta
3.
O' Atlantean gates From whose pillars emerged Tumultuous numbers, seaborne And anon the great deluge... of all! Ere it was by such insolence stricken And so smitten by their edicts Didst that place in full glory shine Of gold and orichalcum Its Promethean race lifted from chaos Societies thitherto increate, whence their semblance Serpents amongst men were you for wisdom Bestowing upon the savage order...civilization Its Promethean race lifted from chaos Societies thitherto increate, whence their greatness Serpents amongst men were you for wisdom Bestowing upon the savage order...civilization
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5.
Great kings lifted that great city Illustrious and radiant Babylon The crown-jewel of Shinar Encrusted by the very hands of the gods But glorious though it was How bewails the envy of kings! Th’ pride of the Chaldees Who once ruled over the nations! And what much drank they of Her cup So that all quarters of Her vast dominions Were overflowing with the contents …Of the ages Pharisees! It is Her sacred rites you celebrate Pharisees! It is Her pagan vestments you don Babylonia...Gloria! The beast whereon She sits Whose horns (kings) are ten And crowns (isles) number seven Is like to that place of olde Sunken in the abyss And still, they drink profusely of Her cup O’ deathless procreator Seductress of empires Thou hast dressed the death-wound Come forth at once that all might see The jewel of Shinar; the pearl of the Seas Pharisees! It is Her sacred rites you celebrate Pharisees! It is Her pagan vestments you don Babylonia ...Gloria! Drink, drown, drink, drown! Great kings lifted that great city Illustrious and radiant Babylon The crown-jewel of Shinar Encrusted by the very hands of the gods But glorious though it was How bewails the envy of kings! Th’ Pride of the Chaldees, Who once ruled over the nations!
6.
The ages of man Archaic as they are Gave rise to countless powers For all their might Even the most edified collapsed And still, his eyes are set on splendor A savage, he roamed the prehistoric Earth And made of cliffs and caves a dwelling This half-formed creature of beast-like loins Would in time become a king Mastering his environs now behold! The dawn of sophistication Eras of war, art, and wisdom Herald the rise of kingdoms Amidst the fire of ambition Flash visions of consummation See his rise! So brazen and emboldened Urged from within Claim your destiny He is meant to ascend And yet is subject to fall In the course of empire... Consummation bears so heavily upon him –Are you not as godly as you make thyself to be? Where is the scepter? thy firmness, thy fortitude– Vainglory and the labyrinth corrupt you Grandeur imperatively demands grandeur! The days of yore are long behind us Aureate clouds of aspiration His eyes ever set on splendor Conceiving the advent empire… Sift through the fragments of your ruins A pillar, he shall stand at desolation... ...who works his marble for long standing
7.
Theology 03:52
Grant me sight Bring the obscure to light Blaze forth O’ wisdom! Blaze forth O’ Ikon! The divine ikon whose idolatry Prevailed the world over The gods hurled its arcana Into profoundest depths Engulfed in darkness Name and flesh Indwelling, fire! ..Spirit They concealed it in mythos Draping it in lore and symbol That no man nor king profane Might usurp it Usurper, who lays claim for sight Usurper, who lays claim for light And hath not made his own fire burn, As deep embers And upwards the pinioned soars To reach the height and majesty Of his seekings Luminant with ardor Burn as embers That is sight Burn as embers That is light
8.
Is not the hour darkest before dawn? Calamity, bring us a new epoch! Unto them, unto them ... diluvium Unto them, unto them ... the depths Ocean, without end Water where once reigned mountains A harrowing sight; dominions claimed by the seas Remote history sunken ‘neath the foaming waves Does not the sky when sullen appear as an abyss? Calamity, dispel this gathering darkness! Unto them, unto them ….dilivium Unto them, unto them ... the depths ...and oblivion... in the night of ages, in the night... in the night of ages, in the night... in the night of ages, In the night… ...and oblivion...

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released September 2, 2020

All tracks composed and recorded by Focalor
www.instagram.com/melvinfocalor/

Vocals and lyrics by Monarch
www.instagram.com/krownofmonarch/

*Tracks 1 and 6 each feature a riff contribution by Wolv



Additional clean vocals on 'Grand Babylonia' and 'Theology'
Luis Fernando Lopez

Second track named by Wolv, 'Summoning Atlantean Gates'; changed to ' Atlantean Gates ' by Monarch.
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Mixed and Mastered
Simón Alvar at The Empty Hall Studio in Madrid

Vocals and Guitar reamp, engineered and recorded
Simón Alvar and Luis Fernando Lopez at The Empty Hall Studio in Madrid
(theemptyhallstudio.com)

Guitars and Bass recording
Nefast Films Records
(www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1696446263996545)
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Album art cover
Khaos Diktator Design
(www.facebook.com/KhaosDiktatorDesign/)

Band's photos
Albert De Peña Photography
(www.instagram.com/albertdepena/?hl=en)

Logo design
Erick Meran Soto
(www.instagram.com/erickmeransoto/)

Branding design and Lyric video
Cao Studio (info@cao.studio)
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Track name ‘The Course of Empire’
Thomas Cole paintings series The Course of Empire 1836 (www.explorethomascole.org/tour)

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OPHION Madrid, Spain

Ophion is an international extreme metal band formed in 2017 and integrated by Focalor and Monarch. Exploiting the intensity of feeling and epic atmosphere of the genre, the band conjures musical passages through which they explore diverse themes related to antiquity, mythology and human nature.

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