DISTANT - Rituals: Rakva & Vermilion Rivers (Official Video)

Songs: Rakva & Vermillion Rivers
Album: Aeons of Oblivion
Releases: June 11, 2021 via Unique Leader Records
Genre: Downtempo/Deathcore
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Spotify: sptfy.com/distant
Website: www.distantofficial.com
Facebook: / distantofficial
Instagram: distantofficial
Twitter: @DistantNL
Bandcamp: distantofficial.bandcamp.com
Line-up:
Alan Grnja - Vocals
Vladimir Golic - Guitar
Nouri Yetgin - Guitar
Eise Smit - Guitar
Elmer Maurits - Bass
Jan Mato - Drums
Credits:
Produced by DISTANT, Simone Pietroforte
Mixed and Mastered by Simone Pietroforte at Divergent Studios
Orchestrations by Jack Higgs
Artwork By Caelan Stokkermans
Logo by Alan Grnja / Almanc Designs
Directed, Shot & Edited by Bart Sperling
Gaffer: Jeroen Uriot
AC: Willard Jonathans
BTS: Dian van den Heuvel, Luca Roman, Yael Jeuster
Production Assistent: Ida de Jong
B-roll assistent: Jasper Riksen
Set Design: Stef Heijnen-Bakker
Actors: Pascal Balić, Stephen Duinmayer, Luca Roman, Ivar Rombouts, Darryll Giersthove, Sabine Loonstra
Lyrics:
RAKVA
“The sound of the broken bones, echoing my head
My eyes see nothing but a darkness I was born in
Rotting teeth burrowed in your flesh
Mouldy wounds lacerating decay
Minions of my cult devouring civilizations
The hope-takers banished darkness
Forever tormenting the weakest pest amongst these grounds
You are nothing but a mere worms
Nothing but a nourishment to please my taste and to grow me stronger
I’m the catalyst of this damnation
The embodied revenge
The cryptic legacy
I am the end of all
For centuries of the deception
Bow to your true king
For I am the extinction entity
Serving the royal blood
I am the end of all
Bow to your true king”
VERMILION RIVERS
“We are the nightmares that hunger for your hope
The taste of revenge is on the tip of the serpent’s tongue
The waters run like a bloodstream of the fucking damned
Never ending flow of chaos in perpetual suffering
Open your eyes and witness,
the rebirth of the architect
Crawling from the rift of desolation
Witness the infinite end
Gaze into the void
Behold the absolute end
Perpetual torment
Feed their civilizations with blood of their lord
Behold the end I bring down on your kind
Behold the absolute end”

[@Dickey7861]

Sheeeeesh! The tone is so beefy! Keep it comin bois!

[@blutausnordvpn]

Distant and Bound In Fear really know how to keep downtempo legitimate. Master of tempo changes, knowing when to go low and slow just to beat your head in more with a mid-paced slam until things escalate into the tightest chug patterns.

[@kristalharris9113]

Seen these guys in Houston at chaos and Carnage in May and in my opinion DISTANT and SIGNS OF THE SWARM stole the show. Some of the heaviest s*** I've ever seen live and hope they come back to the States soon

[@MalmoolHD]

Imagine not drumming in blood...

[@thoughtsofeverythingoffical]

Just had to come back for more

[@CUMMINSnDUCKS]

Being an embalmer by trade, I thought I lead a pretty brutal life. Then, I heard Rakva.

[@TimmyTurner421]

They sound different than many bands. I applaud any band that tries to create their own unique sound. Too much generic music out there.

[@IfIDont_NobodyWill]

That guitar is meatier than bbw

[@Salz1usTox1cus]

This band, Shrine of Malice, Brand of Sacrifice, Humanitys last breath and a few other are my favorites!

[@RibeiroGames12]

Hands down the most hard working band rn. Fuckin awesome tracks fr

[@BaenaCarcosa]

SO Sick

[@Nick-vr2pf]

this is fucking evil. the tone, the mix, the video and visuals. holy fuck

[@Alissooo]

Distant is actually my fav Band, these guys are amazing 🔨

[@psychoniart1084]

WHAT!? THEY GOT ANOTHER ALBUM OR EP COMING OUT IN JUNE!? Jesus, y'all people crank this greatness out hella quick. Good good :)

[@lornaraine3570]

These guys keep throwing songs at us haha keep it up

[@joshbinnall0328]

Jesus Christ this is brutal that intro was the calm before the storm and well they brought the storm on this

[@SAIYANLINEAGE77]

Emotional ending ! 🥺

[@JaredDines_]

bloody good!

[@Cairah2013]

I need more dark chorusy guitar intros in my life.

[@AnimetalViking]

Man, I just love the dark fantasy aesthetic Distant have oozing from not just the music, but, from their visuals as well. Great stuff as always :D