Heathen - "Empire of The Blind" (lyric video)

Dead souls dressed in black
A wake to mourn a nation
Social heart attack
The cause of death, temptation

Blood lust, consuming power
Brings us to our knees

Great tolls paid in filth

Metastasize infection

Sick flood, washing over
Pulls us under
And drowns us in disease

This shroud of shame restricting sight
The past, a corpse we carry
Dark clouds of fear obscuring light
The future long since buried

Behold the rising empire
Behold the empire of the blind

Deep hole, full of spite
A hateful seed for sowing
Roots rot, systemic plight
The poison fruit still growing

Pale flesh, tasting sour
Fills us quickly
And kills us with such ease

This shroud of shame restricting sight
The past, a corpse we carry
Dark clouds of fear obscuring light
The future long since buried

Behold the rising empire
Behold the empire of the blind

Dead souls dressed in black
A wake to mourn a nation
Social heart attack
The cause of death, temptation

Blood lust, consuming power
Drains us slowly
And brings us to our knees

This shroud of shame
restricting sight
The past, a corpse we carry
Dark clouds of fear obscuring light
The future long since buried


Behold the rising empire
Built on a mountain of shame
Bathe in the rising hellfire
Behold the empire of the blind

The empire of the blind

Δισκογραφική επιστροφή μετά από μία δεκαετία για τους Heathen. Ο διάδοχος του album "The Evolution of Chaos" (Ιανουάριος 2010) και τέταρτος συνολικά "ολοκληρωμένος" δίσκος των Αμερικανών metallers τιτλοφορείται "Empire of the Blind" κι αναμένεται στα μέσα του πρώτου φθινοπωρινού μήνα. Από την "παλαιά φρουρά" έχουν απομείνει ο κιθαρίστας Lee Altus και ο τραγουδιστής David R. White...

Δελτίο τύπου: «Our new album "Empire of the Blind" will be released September 18th, 2020 via Nuclear Blast Records. Check out the lyric video for the first single, "The Blight". We are very pleased to announce Empire of the Blind! It's been another 10 years but we are finally back with a new Heathen album.

Fine wine takes time! Everyone in the band worked their asses off on this record. Zeuss absolutely nailed it and more than realized our vision for the sound. Travis Smith perfectly captured the bleak atmosphere that we imagined for the artwork. It was a year in the making and we couldn't be more proud of the outcome. The 1st single 'The Blight' is just the beginning... behold the rising Empire!»

Band: Heathen
Country of origin: United States
Location: Sonora, San Francisco (Bay Area), California
Formed in: 1984
Genre: Technical Speed/Thrash Metal
Lyrical themes: Society, Politics, Religion, Death
Years active: 1984-1993, 2001-present

Lyric video: "Empire of The Blind"
Album: "Empire of the Blind"
Type: Full length
Release date: September 18th, 2020
Label: Nuclear Blast
Format: CD,2 12" vinyls, Cassette, Digital

Track listing:
01. The Rotting Sphere 01:44
02. The Blight 04:38
03. Empire of the Blind 05:51
04. Dead and Gone 03:56
05. Sun in My Hand 04:54
06. Blood to Be Let 03:36
07. In Black 04:38
08. Shrine of Apathy 04:58
09. Devour 03:34
10. A Fine Red Mist 05:15
11. The Gods Divide 03:35
12. Monument to Ruin 00:37

Band members:
Lee Altus - Guitars
David R. White - Vocals
Kragen Lum - Guitars
Jason Mirza - Bass
Jim DeMaria - Drums

Guest/Session:
Gary Holt - Guitars
Rick Hunolt - Guitars
Doug Piercy - Guitars

Miscellaneous staff:
Travis Smith - Artwork
Zeuss - Producer, Engineering, Mixing, Mastering
Kragen Lum - Recording (Additional)