The Theosophist, by Theomachia

The Theosophist

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1.	Gnothi Seauton 03:41	lyrics	buy track
Behold the guardian of the threshold Waiting for your second coming When your parable unravels At the twilight of the idols You shall rise with the new dawn That brings the joy of becoming The path ahead of you is clearer Strength and will your companions I’m so ancient that the stars have forgotten my name And I’ve crossed millennia to be here and now I’ve forsaken my past lives as a snake sheds his skin To unveil the mysteries in my inner pantheon I stared into the abyss of everlasting night Looking for my open wounds to seal them with light The grip of emptiness gets tighter As you dive deeper into your soul Where the shadows dwell unbothered And blind sentries plot your fall Who will dare to descend into the depths of the spirit? A hopeless light bringer longing To burn like the fire within him I’m so ancient that the stars have forgotten my name And I’ve crossed millennia to be here and now I’ve forsaken my past lives as a snake sheds his skin To unveil the mysteries in my inner pantheon Awaken demigod Invincible soul Thrown out of time through my own art, I’ll never know death For i became sovereign and ruler of this universe In the image and likeness of the Sun, Gnothi Seauton Open your eyes, turn your gaze inside, Gnothi Seauton
2.	The Suicide of the Demiurge 03:58	lyrics	buy track
I drift into the night Straying from my only light Maybe I’m just a thought Crossing the mind of a star This Eon ends with me Since I must return to the cave To gaze upon my old creation As it was never mine And all the illusions will gather To put me under their spell When my vision fails me I will renounce this mortal shell I am the Architect of This burning temple You used to call home A thousand worlds crushed in my hand A thousand and one sparks Of the same ancient flame Will you break into the skies, where your inner God hides? Make one last sacrifice on the altar of lies There is no place to hide From yourself this time While I guard the Cosmos and you watch over me The dance of the eons draws us near the end Draws us near the end Draws us near I will meet my creator In the dark night of the soul When no star is shining Right before dawn While I guard the Cosmos and you watch over me The dance of the eons draws us near the end Draws us near the end Draws us near the end
3.	The Theosophist 04:01	lyrics	buy track
I sought the great oblivion of sleep to forget myself A lifetime spent in exile like a trial without witnesses I stole the fire from the Gods to fulfill my fate tonight I will climb towards the zenith beyond the clouds that veil my eyes Shooting arrows at the sun And watch him bleed the rays of doom A source of astral wisdom springs from my elder heart My body set ablaze in ritual sacrifice Star splinters in my bloodstream ignite my foreign art I will call my legions when thy kingdom falls apart I still march with my destiny riding through the desert sky Sidereal nobility Returning to it’s rightful throne Hierarchical severity Restoring the ancient order A clandestine whisper reached me in time, Before I besieged the walls of my mind A voice in the distance, that spoke only once Said: I am the Truth and your Daimon I heard a silent echo Hidden in my deepest core A prayer said in secret as I Leave for my Holy War A clandestine whisper reached me in time, Before I besieged the walls of my mind A voice in the distance, that spoke only once Said: I am the Truth and your Daimon

about

Onism Productions, in cooperation with Xenoglossy Productions, are glad to announce "The Theosophist", the debut EP from Italian one man band THEOMACHIA.

Hailing from Rome, the Eternal City, THEOMACHIA is a project born from the mind of their sole member F.M., debuting with a short EP featuring a peculiar style defined as "gnostic black metal". Taking inspiration from Norwegian black metal bands (like early Ulver and Emperor), THEOMACHIA creates hypnotic and mid-tempo songs, with a ceremonial and majestic aura. The EP also features some peculiar clean vocals by F.M. influenced by new wave and post-punk, giving the EP a rather unique sound.

Regarding lyrical themes, "The Theosophist" references elements of Greek philosophy (ranging from Socrates to Neoplatonism), revisiting them within a black metal frame and from an individual point of view.

Tape edition by Xenoglossy Productions
Digipak CD edition by Onism Productions

For fans of: Emperor, Ulver, Batushka, The Sisters of Mercy.

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credits

released February 4, 2022

F.M. - guitars, bass, vocals
Valerio Primo - guest drums
All music by F.M.

Lyrics, band logo and cover art by I.G. Tataru
(Artwork is a re-adaptation from "The Ancient of Days" by William Blake)
Mixed, mastered and produced by Jacopo Gianmaria Pepe
Drums recorded by Guglielmo Nodari at Snakes Studio
Layout by Ebe Paciocco

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