DORMANT

BAND NAME: Dormant

GENRE: Unblack Metal with Atmospheric/Folk Influences (early), Death/Unblack Metal (later)

STATUS: Unknown

LOCATION: Netherlands (Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht)

Formed in 2005.

It seems the project used various logos. Here are the titles of these logos, according to Myspace:
Top: 1) Ry

Middle: 1) Fetus; 2) Unblack

Bottom: 1) Ry; 2) D

... Although the top image isn't actually referred to as a logo, it appears to be used as a logo in certain places, so....? Anyway, all logos here, when viewed in full size, are the original resolution found on Myspace.

About the name, Nain-Usar says,
"I did not choose the name Dormant for any deep reasons, I just liked (and still like) the sound of the word. Although it practically means the same as asleep, it has a more brooding, potentially explosive thing to it." (see interview link below)

Lineup:
Franc "Nain-Usar" Timmerman (Wildoomus, The Guilt, Gloom, Ancient Industry) - All instruments, Vocals

Links:
SoundClick
Myspace

Interview @ JesusMetal (archive.org)

Discography:

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Consolamentum (EP, 6 November, 2006, Son of Man Records)
Format: CD, limited 100 copies

Not sure why there are two versions of the artwork. Was there, perhaps, a 2nd release at some point?

At least some of the copies that Son of Man Records released, contained "slight scratches and imperfections" when they were shipped, as noted by EEE Recordings.

Also, "Liefde was het" is a cover of a hymn. According to what I can find, it was originally written in English around 1890 as "O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus" by Samuel Trevor Francis, and later translated into Dutch.

1) Consolamentum

1:59, lyrics unknown

2) Den smale sti

5:00, lyrics unknown

3) Sylvan Chants Nocturnal

4:49, lyrics unknown

4) The Hunted

4:43, lyrics unknown

5) The Grievous Children

6:58, lyrics unknown

6) Dormant Souls

7:05, lyrics unknown

7) Liefde was het

6:26, partial lyrics:

Liefde was het, onuitputt'lijk,
liefd' en goedheid, eind'loos groot.
Toen de Levensvorst op aarde
tot ons heil zijn bloed vergoot.
Komt, laat ons zijn liefde prijzen!
God geeft vreugd' en dankensstof.
Eenmaal zingen wij voor eeuwig
in de hemel zijnen lof.

Rijd als Heerser door de velden,
Jezus in uw grote kracht.
Niets, niets kan U tegenhouden,
zelfs de hel niet met haar macht.
Voor uw naam, zo groot en heerlijk
zinkt de vijand weg in 't niet.
Heel de schepping, Heer, zal beven,
als zij U, haar Koning, ziet.

(NOTE: There is a 3rd verse, but I can't find the lyrics to it right now.)

Sorg - White Metal Compilation Vol. II (2007, label unknown)
Format unknown

Not all track lengths are known, but apparently the total album is 1:04:23
 

12) Dormant - Enmity 4:54, see below for lyrics

(artwork

not

available)

Alchemy (album, NOT SURE IF RELEASED)

Planned to be released in the summer of 2007, but after Son of Man Records closed earlier that year, plans had to be changed. Also, apparently, it was originally planned to be an EP, but according to the interview above, it was later turned into a full album. It's currently unclear if this ever ended up being released.

Tracklist unknown.

There is an "experimental demo" listed on Myspace (just uses the golden "Ry" logo as artwork), with the tracks "Thrall in the Talons of Black Philosophy" (5:04) and "Enmity" (4:54). Also, on SoundClick, there are songs called "Under the Oath of Secrecy" and "Devoid of Anxiety" (see below for more info on all 4 of these songs). Could these, perhaps, have been songs used on Alchemy??


MORE INFO ON THE MISCELLANEOUS MYSPACE / SOUNDCLICK SONGS:
DEVOID OF ANXIETY
4:16, uploaded to SoundClick 15 January, 2007
I deny that no hope equals lack of all fear in our lives.
Since there is none to see, to expect on the far horizon
There is no reason to believe in anything that does not
Release us from our task to discern right from wrong, life from death

I deny this fearlessness

For its wealth lies not in freedom of notions that paralyze
It grows from fear itself rooted in anguished self-indulgence
Exclusion of what is possible, credible, does not
Guarantee comfort in heart and soul.
Spirit’s holds: silent storms

I deny this fearlessness

How could man define
Angst as bonds divine
To prevent the act of mundanity
Devoid of all hope
Devoid of all fear
Devoid of a God
That would keep us here

I deny every lie of a God that would bind down our hearts
In fear to forfeit salvation, redemption absolute

Absolute

THRALL IN THE TALONS OF BLACK PHILOSOPHY
4:31, uploaded to SoundClick 11 February, 2007
Lyrics not given

UNDER THE OATH OF SECRECY
3:55, uploaded to SoundClick 11 February, 2007
Lyrics not given

ENMITY
5:17, uploaded to SoundClick 28 February, 2007
The human soul and the fruit of its labour
Direct descendants of an arboreal curse
Exact opposites of the seed that was planted
In the garden where man woke up first

Between these seeds lies a wall of enmity
The toil of this earth and the spirit’s domain
The strife of man in his quest for perfection
A soul that is dormant or in unrest mundane

The tree of knowledge and it its fruit tear the soul
In two ever struggling splinters
Of a mind that could have been one
By the Tree in the midst of the garden

Between these seeds lies a wall of enmity
The toil of this earth and the spirit’s domain
The strife of man in his quest for perfection
A soul that is dormant or in unrest mundane

All human iniquity
Be it blessing or curse
Lies planted in evil seed
That brings forth death
All struggle is useless
This fight is in vain
Self-righteousness breeding
Destination decay

All the earth
Tangled in thorns
Sapping it dry
Poisoning my
Heart

The Soul Divine and the fruit of His Spirit
Descending between the Tree of Life and the accursed
Tree of Knowledge and its laws of bondage
To reconcile them both to God
Having abolished in His flesh
The enmity

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INFO:

1) Lyrics, including the 3rd verse to "Liefde was het". 2) Why are there two versions of the "Consolamentum" artwork? 3) More info on "Sorg White Metal Compilation Vol. II" and this "experimental demo". 4) Was "Alchemy" ever released? 5) Lyrics to "Thrall in the Talons ..." or "Under the Oath ..."?

IMAGES:

1) Black-and-white artwork of Consolamentum. 2) Better versions of the logos?

Miscellaneous stuff:
Left: The full artist photo, without any cropping
Right: The original picture used on the yellow "Consolamentum" artwork