BAND NAME: Preces Infandus
GENRE: Raw Black Metal / Ritual Black Metal
STATUS: Active
LOCATION: USA
Formed 19 September, 2013, on the night of a harvest moon.
Note 2022: The label's Bandcamp says this project is from North Carolina. Considering how intent they seemed on anonymity when I talked to one of the members, this seems strange to me. I'm not sure if they're actually from there or not.
Note 2022: The label's Bandcamp says this project is from North Carolina. Considering how intent they seemed on anonymity when I talked to one of the members, this seems strange to me. I'm not sure if they're actually from there or not.
Lineup:
Interium - Vocals, Lyrics
Helcaraxë - Guitars, Songwriting
Helcaraxë - Guitars, Songwriting
Links:
Bandcamp @ SkyBurnsBlack
Bandcamp @ SkyBurnsBlack
Discography:
Secretior Ritualia Cultus (album)
Left: 10 March, 2016, Independent, Bandcamp,link expired
Right: 13 August, 2021, SkyBurnsBlack Records, Bandcamp
Left: 10 March, 2016, Independent, Bandcamp,
Right: 13 August, 2021, SkyBurnsBlack Records, Bandcamp
Guest appearances:
Black Death - Drums
The album is intended to be a worship ritual - or, as close as to one as music by itself can be. It's derived from Christian liturgical steps developed in the 2nd century AD. They note on Bandcamp: "While necessary adaptations were made to the steps, the authenticity of the spirit of the original ritual remains intact." The album is intended to be a Christian answer to Chaos-Gnostic / Luciferian / Anti-Cosmic beliefs.
Note written on Bandcamp:
"The album was intended to be experienced as a whole from beginning to end without pause, as any genuine ritual would be conducted. To that end, the listener is offered no escape and no excuse."
Note written on Bandcamp:
"The album was intended to be experienced as a whole from beginning to end without pause, as any genuine ritual would be conducted. To that end, the listener is offered no escape and no excuse."
1) Preparation for Entrance to the Ritual: The Call for Submission of the Heart to Immaculate Chaos
00:54, lyrics:
Ascendite ad me et chao,
cadet in profundum, arcanae.
(English: "Come to His chaos,
fall to His fathomless depths.")
2) Step One of the Ritual: Invoking the Presence of the Ancient - The Path into the Flame Where Cosmos Trembles
5:18, lyrics:
{The supplication}
Thou hast brought us unto this hour,
to stand before Thee...to implore Thee.
Thy mystic place, Thy mystic presence;
it doth expose us, it doth impose upon us...
this reality: our utter frailty;
our eyes are covered by a veil of cosmic lies.
Thy glory is cloaked in Thy shadow realm,
Thy grace be ours...the false destroy.
The false destroy
(the false destroy)
Kyrie eleison
(Kyrie eleison)
May it please Thou to pardon us who dwell beneath;
loose this chain - the mortal coil's mind.
Grant that Thy cloud descend
and take us to Thy infinite dimensions.
Kyrie eleison
Christi eleison
Kyrie eleison
Christi eleison
{The declaration}
"You are released from pain of death;
your sentence cancelled and cast away.
Embrace anew, tear the scales asunder-
illusion fades from you; do not return.
Walk the path beyond the stars,
reject confinement to the cosmic shell.
Apprehend His limitlessness;
He is chaos' King.
Heed His call to rest where flame now burns;
therein is life freed from corporeal sleep.
Lay hold of liberation; bliss unrestrained,
the time has come to grasp the sovereign plane...
His sovereign plane
(His sovereign plane)..."
Thy sovereign plane
(Thy sovereign plane)
There art Thy storms and Thy Begotten
through whom, to whom glory be...
in Thy Spirit, now and henceforth...
for evermore.
3) Step Two of the Ritual: Transcendent Utterance - In Praise of Fate's Upheaval
5:25, lyrics:
Of life, vital and unbounded, Thou art full
and Thou casteth us into Thy fathomless depths.
We are transformed by purest shadow's blessing:
we are made "other" - the wholly unrestrained.
We offer Thou our somber sworn allegiance,
in praise of fate's upheaval...
advance of endless realms.
Thou art the Hidden, the Mystic Unconfined;
Thou art the Master over emptiness and void...
Destroyer of the stars.
So destroy the stars,
destroy this world of false light.
The Voice of blood
cries out to Thee: "Release"...
Unbinder;
The pain and woes
of cosmic destiny retreat...
Unbinder.
Thou, Unbinder...
we bless Thee...
Thou, Unbinder...
Thine is endless praise.
Thou, Unbinder...
we bless Thee...
Thou, Unbinder...
Thine is endless praise.
The Voice of blood
cries out to Thee: "Release"...
Unbinder;
The pain and woes
of cosmic destiny retreat...
Unbinder.
The Voice of blood
cries out to Thee: "Release"...
Unbinder;
The pain and woes
of cosmic destiny retreat...
Unbinder.
So destroy the stars,
destroy this world of false light.
4) Step Three of the Ritual: Ascending to Hidden Wisdom - Instructing the Cult in the Way of Glory
6:35, lyrics:
{The notable speaks to the people}
Hear the words of the Master...
hear and heed,
that dilution
may be far from you:
It is not as you have thought it was;
it is not as you have heard it said.
My Law transcends your vision,
it eludes your grasp.
You're unworthy of the formless truths
shackled in this material realm.
There remains no hope of liberty
if you will not understand.
Your desire must be for what lies beyond;
to this your oath must be.
You must be changed;
yours must be a willing heart
to give the sacrifice...
to bleed for Him.
Will you resolve not to waiver?
Will you be the unhinged reflection?
So now, cult of the faithful...
what is your confession?
{The people respond}
We believe in the One in darkness,
in the Maker of all unseen.
We believe in Him Begotten,
He who was before all worlds,
He whom death has not conquered,
who judges cosmos with the flame.
We believe in Him who goes forth,
who has spoken through those before.
We will swear the oath.
{The notable asks}
Will you pursue devotion?{The people respond}
We will. Let it be done.
Will you evict all falsehood?
We will. Let it be done.
Will you expose the false light?
We will. Let it be done.
Will you press on til death?
We will. Let it be done.
{The notable says}
May yours be a willing heart
to give the sacrifice...
to bleed for Him.
5) Step Four of the Ritual: Incantations Beyond Light and Time - To Beseech the One Who Hides in Shadow
6:47, lyrics:
O Thou who dwells
in interminable fire,
Mystery of the
infinite void;
O Thou who calls from
the measureless deep,
from time before time...
Thou art
"opposing" defined,
Thou art entirely
not as we are,
Thou art the utter beyond
set apart,
Thou art the vast
and the unattained.
Bring Thy chaos
of immaculate kind...
Chaos
calls to
chaos;
Bring Thy chaos
to our
ordered illusion.
Thou art
"opposing" defined,
Thou art entirely
not as we are,
Thou art the utter beyond
set apart,
Thou art the vast
and the unattained.
Bring Thy chaos
of immaculate kind...
Chaos
calls to
chaos...
Bring Thy chaos
to our
ordered illusion.
Provide all
that's required
to ensure
that we walk
in Thy way
to the overthrow
of the mortal
and false.
Pardon us from the bleak
as we seek to be those
who bring this order to naught.
Let us never again
be the blind and the slave
to the appearance of light.
Intervene,
that all which resists us
may die
and may Thy hand
deliver us from
cosmic lies.
Intervene,
that all which resists us
may die
And may Thy hand
deliver us from
cosmic lies.
O Thou who dwells
in interminable fire,
Mystery of the
infinite void;
O Thou who calls from
the measureless deep,
from time before time.
6) Step Five of the Ritual: A Sacrifice Is Made - Mortal Restraints Unbound Through Blood Offering
7:26, lyrics:
Cosmic shade rent,
the true release
from all that blinds.
For this to be
our present truth
blood must be shed.
There must be death
to break the spell
There must be death
to break the spell
We must take life
that we may find relief,
That there may be
deliverance.
There must be death
to break the spell...
there must be death...
Blade driven in
to bring forth blood
that flows afresh.
The severed flesh,
the cause of death-
cosmic fate sealed.
To be rid of the illusion,
like the tearing of scales from the eyes...
the realm of His shadow is only found
in death.
The severed flesh,
the cause of death-
cosmic fate sealed.
So take the flesh
to be your feast,
and drink the blood
for your relief.
Tear the flesh
that you may die
and drain the blood,
there is His life.
So take the flesh
to be your feast
and drink the blood...
Here in this flesh
and in this blood
is our
emancipation
to the infinite
dimensions.
May you remember
liberation.
May you remember
liberation.
Here in this flesh
and in this blood
is our
emancipation
to the infinite
dimensions.
Here in this flesh...
here in this blood...
Here in this flesh
and in this blood
is our
emancipation
to the infinite
dimensions.
Here in this flesh...
here in this blood...
7) Step Six of the Ritual: The Final Dedication Rite - A Sworn Oath to Undo All Resistance
8:15, lyrics:
Proptereh queye, ut vinceret, nos eh servi tui destruentes te."
(English: "Cause us to conquer, make us, Thy servants, destroyers for Thee.")
In our final moments of this esoteric bliss
we consider our place in the world
where false light has paraded as life,
and we assume upon ourselves this solemn vow:
that the temporal realm shall fall
as the truth of Thy shadow takes hold.
We are of those who shall not yield;
we won't shrink back and be destroyed.
We shall believe and shall proclaim
the utter downfall of the false.
We embrace the serpent
wisdom that will be
the undoing of mortality's masquerade.
We shall militantly
oppose all who oppose Thee;
we shall break apart this
false Promethean tyranny.
We shall break apart this
false Promethean tyranny.
We shall subdue this finite enemy,
we shall see him burn and be consumed.
His forces shall share his fate with him;
consigned to flame in Thy undying pit.
We embrace the serpent
wisdom that will be
the undoing of mortality's masquerade.
We shall militantly
oppose all who oppose Thee;
we shall break apart this
false Promethean tyranny.
We shall see
release for those
held captive
by deception.
We shall praise Thee,
Adversary of the false;
Thou art victorious...
Liberator.
This is his end,
his days are numbered;
he shall not stand
against Thy Kingdom.
We shall be Thy voice and hands,
we shall take part in his destruction.
Through our advance
and our devotion
we shall witness and shall be
his utter ruin.
00:54, lyrics:
Ascendite ad me et chao,
cadet in profundum, arcanae.
(English: "Come to His chaos,
fall to His fathomless depths.")
2) Step One of the Ritual: Invoking the Presence of the Ancient - The Path into the Flame Where Cosmos Trembles
5:18, lyrics:
{The supplication}
Thou hast brought us unto this hour,
to stand before Thee...to implore Thee.
Thy mystic place, Thy mystic presence;
it doth expose us, it doth impose upon us...
this reality: our utter frailty;
our eyes are covered by a veil of cosmic lies.
Thy glory is cloaked in Thy shadow realm,
Thy grace be ours...the false destroy.
The false destroy
(the false destroy)
Kyrie eleison
(Kyrie eleison)
May it please Thou to pardon us who dwell beneath;
loose this chain - the mortal coil's mind.
Grant that Thy cloud descend
and take us to Thy infinite dimensions.
Kyrie eleison
Christi eleison
Kyrie eleison
Christi eleison
{The declaration}
"You are released from pain of death;
your sentence cancelled and cast away.
Embrace anew, tear the scales asunder-
illusion fades from you; do not return.
Walk the path beyond the stars,
reject confinement to the cosmic shell.
Apprehend His limitlessness;
He is chaos' King.
Heed His call to rest where flame now burns;
therein is life freed from corporeal sleep.
Lay hold of liberation; bliss unrestrained,
the time has come to grasp the sovereign plane...
His sovereign plane
(His sovereign plane)..."
Thy sovereign plane
(Thy sovereign plane)
There art Thy storms and Thy Begotten
through whom, to whom glory be...
in Thy Spirit, now and henceforth...
for evermore.
3) Step Two of the Ritual: Transcendent Utterance - In Praise of Fate's Upheaval
5:25, lyrics:
Of life, vital and unbounded, Thou art full
and Thou casteth us into Thy fathomless depths.
We are transformed by purest shadow's blessing:
we are made "other" - the wholly unrestrained.
We offer Thou our somber sworn allegiance,
in praise of fate's upheaval...
advance of endless realms.
Thou art the Hidden, the Mystic Unconfined;
Thou art the Master over emptiness and void...
Destroyer of the stars.
So destroy the stars,
destroy this world of false light.
The Voice of blood
cries out to Thee: "Release"...
Unbinder;
The pain and woes
of cosmic destiny retreat...
Unbinder.
Thou, Unbinder...
we bless Thee...
Thou, Unbinder...
Thine is endless praise.
Thou, Unbinder...
we bless Thee...
Thou, Unbinder...
Thine is endless praise.
The Voice of blood
cries out to Thee: "Release"...
Unbinder;
The pain and woes
of cosmic destiny retreat...
Unbinder.
The Voice of blood
cries out to Thee: "Release"...
Unbinder;
The pain and woes
of cosmic destiny retreat...
Unbinder.
So destroy the stars,
destroy this world of false light.
4) Step Three of the Ritual: Ascending to Hidden Wisdom - Instructing the Cult in the Way of Glory
6:35, lyrics:
{The notable speaks to the people}
Hear the words of the Master...
hear and heed,
that dilution
may be far from you:
It is not as you have thought it was;
it is not as you have heard it said.
My Law transcends your vision,
it eludes your grasp.
You're unworthy of the formless truths
shackled in this material realm.
There remains no hope of liberty
if you will not understand.
Your desire must be for what lies beyond;
to this your oath must be.
You must be changed;
yours must be a willing heart
to give the sacrifice...
to bleed for Him.
Will you resolve not to waiver?
Will you be the unhinged reflection?
So now, cult of the faithful...
what is your confession?
{The people respond}
We believe in the One in darkness,
in the Maker of all unseen.
We believe in Him Begotten,
He who was before all worlds,
He whom death has not conquered,
who judges cosmos with the flame.
We believe in Him who goes forth,
who has spoken through those before.
We will swear the oath.
{The notable asks}
Will you pursue devotion?{The people respond}
We will. Let it be done.
Will you evict all falsehood?
We will. Let it be done.
Will you expose the false light?
We will. Let it be done.
Will you press on til death?
We will. Let it be done.
{The notable says}
May yours be a willing heart
to give the sacrifice...
to bleed for Him.
5) Step Four of the Ritual: Incantations Beyond Light and Time - To Beseech the One Who Hides in Shadow
6:47, lyrics:
O Thou who dwells
in interminable fire,
Mystery of the
infinite void;
O Thou who calls from
the measureless deep,
from time before time...
Thou art
"opposing" defined,
Thou art entirely
not as we are,
Thou art the utter beyond
set apart,
Thou art the vast
and the unattained.
Bring Thy chaos
of immaculate kind...
Chaos
calls to
chaos;
Bring Thy chaos
to our
ordered illusion.
Thou art
"opposing" defined,
Thou art entirely
not as we are,
Thou art the utter beyond
set apart,
Thou art the vast
and the unattained.
Bring Thy chaos
of immaculate kind...
Chaos
calls to
chaos...
Bring Thy chaos
to our
ordered illusion.
Provide all
that's required
to ensure
that we walk
in Thy way
to the overthrow
of the mortal
and false.
Pardon us from the bleak
as we seek to be those
who bring this order to naught.
Let us never again
be the blind and the slave
to the appearance of light.
Intervene,
that all which resists us
may die
and may Thy hand
deliver us from
cosmic lies.
Intervene,
that all which resists us
may die
And may Thy hand
deliver us from
cosmic lies.
O Thou who dwells
in interminable fire,
Mystery of the
infinite void;
O Thou who calls from
the measureless deep,
from time before time.
6) Step Five of the Ritual: A Sacrifice Is Made - Mortal Restraints Unbound Through Blood Offering
7:26, lyrics:
Cosmic shade rent,
the true release
from all that blinds.
For this to be
our present truth
blood must be shed.
There must be death
to break the spell
There must be death
to break the spell
We must take life
that we may find relief,
That there may be
deliverance.
There must be death
to break the spell...
there must be death...
Blade driven in
to bring forth blood
that flows afresh.
The severed flesh,
the cause of death-
cosmic fate sealed.
To be rid of the illusion,
like the tearing of scales from the eyes...
the realm of His shadow is only found
in death.
The severed flesh,
the cause of death-
cosmic fate sealed.
So take the flesh
to be your feast,
and drink the blood
for your relief.
Tear the flesh
that you may die
and drain the blood,
there is His life.
So take the flesh
to be your feast
and drink the blood...
Here in this flesh
and in this blood
is our
emancipation
to the infinite
dimensions.
May you remember
liberation.
May you remember
liberation.
Here in this flesh
and in this blood
is our
emancipation
to the infinite
dimensions.
Here in this flesh...
here in this blood...
Here in this flesh
and in this blood
is our
emancipation
to the infinite
dimensions.
Here in this flesh...
here in this blood...
7) Step Six of the Ritual: The Final Dedication Rite - A Sworn Oath to Undo All Resistance
8:15, lyrics:
Proptereh queye, ut vinceret, nos eh servi tui destruentes te."
(English: "Cause us to conquer, make us, Thy servants, destroyers for Thee.")
In our final moments of this esoteric bliss
we consider our place in the world
where false light has paraded as life,
and we assume upon ourselves this solemn vow:
that the temporal realm shall fall
as the truth of Thy shadow takes hold.
We are of those who shall not yield;
we won't shrink back and be destroyed.
We shall believe and shall proclaim
the utter downfall of the false.
We embrace the serpent
wisdom that will be
the undoing of mortality's masquerade.
We shall militantly
oppose all who oppose Thee;
we shall break apart this
false Promethean tyranny.
We shall break apart this
false Promethean tyranny.
We shall subdue this finite enemy,
we shall see him burn and be consumed.
His forces shall share his fate with him;
consigned to flame in Thy undying pit.
We embrace the serpent
wisdom that will be
the undoing of mortality's masquerade.
We shall militantly
oppose all who oppose Thee;
we shall break apart this
false Promethean tyranny.
We shall see
release for those
held captive
by deception.
We shall praise Thee,
Adversary of the false;
Thou art victorious...
Liberator.
This is his end,
his days are numbered;
he shall not stand
against Thy Kingdom.
We shall be Thy voice and hands,
we shall take part in his destruction.
Through our advance
and our devotion
we shall witness and shall be
his utter ruin.
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CouldUseBetterImages, SimilarTo
Could use a better version of the logo if anyone has it?
CouldUseBetterImages, SimilarTo
Could use a better version of the logo if anyone has it?
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