SWALLOW THE SUN - Lumina Aurea (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

SWALLOW THE SUN - Lumina Aurea (OFFICIAL VIDEO). Taken from the EP "Lumina Aurea", out December 21st, 2018. Order now: SwallowTheSun....
Directed and produced by Aapo Lahtela & Vesa Ranta.
Swallow the Sun:
Mikko Kotamäki :vox
Matti Honkonen: bass
Juuso Raatikainen: drums
Juho Räihä: gtr
Juha Raivio: gtr/keys/jouhikko
Jaani Peuhu:keys
Music & Lyrics: Juha Raivio
Mixed by: Linus Corneliusson / Fascination Street Studios Mastered by: Tony Lindgren / Fascination Street Studios Screams and Growls recorded at Black Chandelier, Helsinki Guitars and bass recorded at SoundSpiral Audio by Juho Räihä
Latin translation by Claudia Greco
Guest Musicians:
Bukkehorn by Einar Selvik
Latin spoken parts by: Marco I. Benevento
Latin choir by: Marco I. Benevento & The Foreshadowing
"Mors fortior quam vita est, amor fortior quam mors est"

[@davidmatos7716]

I see a lot of people complaining about the long intro. If you want to jump straight into action, look no further: the song starts at 0:00. Thank me later!

[@Frus77sh]

^^^^^ Best comment so far

[@jeffkfd9075]

It's 14 minutes of nothing. Who gives a fuck about the backstory behind it. Quit wasting my time with ambient twaddle and at least tack on some semblence of a song somewhere. Fucking stupid

[@4Recreational_Use_Only]

@@jeffkfd9075 Thank good there's Twisted Sisters "were not gonna take it" for people like you to listen to. :-)

[@SB-1947]

What action? I like SWS, but feel a little cheated with this. Their is no riffs, song structure or really anything that grabs you. Heck Bell Witchs "Mirror reaper" is how you do it and they only use a bass, drums and synth.

[@Christopheles_Doom]

Stefan B No synth. That’s all the bass.

[@Sejten11]

So many people clearly don't understand, where this song's slow tempo and depressing atmosphere comes from. (I am generally speaking of those who dislike it) Yes, everyone gets it. It is not what Swallow The Sun generally does. But reason behind writing this should be obvious from the very first notes and even mood of the video itself. Juha has lost his most beloved woman and lost her so early. Every single entry he wrote online about it, even the only Trees of Eternity album scream with terrible pain he felt in his heart. Pain of knowing he will no longer wake up with her at his side. That her smile is forever gone from everywhere, but old videos and pictures. That even when he hears his own work with her... it's just voice that will never sing or even speak again. And pain he felt... it all is here. This is the kind of song nobody wants to write. Nobody wants to be inspired to write pieces like this. And because of that even if I did not like this song (and I do love it) I just have to respect it. I hope releasing his grief into music helped Juha find at least some peace. He deserves to finally find it.

[@ladycolineclerboisdeglenco9125]

I hope he'll find peace too. I lost my fiancee 5 years before him, and the songs of his band (especially cathedral walls) helped me to cope with the loss and grief.

[@cafelinasha299]

O wow this is certainly unexpected yet pleasant surprise. Occult, scaring, atmospheric ....like a true piece of dark beauty. Pure gothic in Finnish kind of way.

[@kevinpatrickcarey3741]

your right about the occult part I hope I didn't summon anything

[@spurqz]

With every listen I'm getting more and more immersed into the deep feelings of this song. On the last listen I was so overwhelmed by the agony and grief of the organs, guitars and screams on certain parts that I couldn't help myself from crying like a baby. Now I feel very blank and kind of purified from the inside

[@EszterJurancsik]

Juha!!! You did it again. Masterpiece.

[@annablack7776]

Its beautifull... I cant say anymore....

[@TheMrChrismetalhead]

i've never heard a 14 minute intro before so cool....the actual song must be fire

[@steventaylorgroom]

lol the album was killer

[@jotarozan7505]

This song represents all the pain that Juha felt when losing his beloved Aleah

[@ilves6664]

This video pictures looks like Posio Korouoma.. Thats landscape..And last voice IS Finnish bird kurki reminds me Sentenced/ Konevitsan kirkonkellot..because The directors IS Vesa Ranta..who plays drums in Sentenced..Good looks video Dude. 😎

[@TravelwithMarinaandKapil]

Can I name this genre as ambient funeral doom

[@epsilon-joe_9286]

This cinematography and landscape is insane

[@helOcookie]

Looks like they filmed at Hossa national park in Finland. Beautiful area.

[@MercilessMrBrooks]

No shaky handheld cameras, NOT METAL ENOUGH

[@TheDamnBeast]

The opening shot of the boat is eye-melting.

[@carnivoreRon]

I understand. My wife died 5 years ago. I had to write it out to help me get to the other side. I ordered the vinyl. Songs of the North, 1,2,3 and Hours of the Nightingale are masterpieces of this genre. I'm glad to hear this video.

[@crissya5320]

This song is not for anyone to critique. This song revels in no ones opinions of how it should sound. This song was born from loss and pain, an escape, to further continue to live inside ones own grief. It's not subject for your approval. You either understand or you simply do not. Swallow The Sun doesn't owe you any contemporary means of how they wish to produce music.

[@Stallan666]

Brilliantly said. This is more than just a song. It's the human experience in musical form, accompanied by the perfect companion piece with the video.

[@belieall9974]

lmao feelin good in your self-righteous anger, crissy-sissy?

[@rastislavdian2027]

What ?????

[@thorwulfx1]

If I read the Latin at the end correctly, it says, "Death is stronger than life, love is stronger than death." I believe that the enormous silence that hovers over this track, the atmosphere and image - these made it necessary to release it outside the album format. I think it's a piece that you could dig into for a while, and keep finding nuances. The video was packed with symbolism. I think it's quite an achievement. If you had your heart set on crushing doom/death, this isn't the track, but I'm intrigued.

[@sea-goatbr7588]

That's right. Your translation's accurate. But it's just a stupid statement. Love is not stronger than death. Love is an illusion, death is a fact (for many, a wonder).

[@thorwulfx1]

@@sea-goatbr7588 We're subjective beings, and I suppose we can decide how we wish to interface with the world.

[@steventaylorgroom]

@@sea-goatbr7588 seeing as how this song is about losing the love of your life the statement stands. and love isnt an illusion you just havent found it

[@yibril17]

@@sea-goatbr7588 What's not quite smart is to take the statement "Death is stronger than life, love is stronger than death" at face value... That statement is tied to the conception of Art as a way of metaphysical revelation - The Purpose/Meaning of Life. Simply put, It's about transcendence beyond own existence through Art (Schopenhauer). Down below this section, I suggested someone to read "The Nightingale And The Rose" by Wilde... here instead I guess I would need to explain the very tale's core idea...

[@flyingwhal3s]

Been on repeat since yesterday night. perfect atmosphere. For all the naysayers read below. "Lumina Aurea’ is a song I would never want to write in my life. It is an open, bleeding black wound from the last two and half years of my life. But I had to write it out. I could not back down from it. The way I wrote and recorded ‘Lumina Aurea’ was so rough emotionally and physically that I think I will never talk about it public. I know this road will go on forever as a part of me, but I have also made a peace with it-that I will never have peace with it. And that the life and the journey here must still go on for a while for those of us remaining. I knew that if I would go any deeper on that road with the album as I did with ‘Lumina Aurea,’ the path would not end well. So, I quickly realized that instead I will write an album that will manifest loud and clear that after all, ‘Love is always stronger than death.’ I wanted to find that angle for ‘When A Shadow Is Forced into the Light’. This album is like a weapon for myself. A burning light, a burning torch. Victorious and proud.” - Juha Raivio

[@rot_studios]

Music can do that. Props for him for daring to face whatever he was struggling with!

[@adamfowler5475]

Wow, talk about such a genuine commentary on the reason behind writing a song...There aren't enough painfully honest expressions like this out there...Soulful.

[@ktosomcosom19]

I believe this has a lot to do with Aleah's illness, and her death...

[@wilfordgrimley4339]

@@ktosomcosom19 what happened?

[@Dragostini420]

@@wilfordgrimley4339 She died, Cancer. I believe about 3 years ago.

[@jrbracy]

Tied to the Trees of Eternity. Desolation; the river connects. Waiting on the Island, “on an island I will wait for You to rise again.” This figure is tied to the trees for eternity. Though the ropes are eventually loosened it matters not; love is frozen in Time. Loss is palpable. The ropes are still there; the island awaits. Searching. If you are a fan of Swallow The Sun, Trees Of Eternity, Hallatar, and Aleah’s solo work, you will know. He is waiting to find her again, and she is waiting for him, on the Island. And it will happen. Separation is only prolonged by earthly time.

[@atommi1]

Beautiful and poetic view.

[@mdax2351]

Thx for your words. You understood the message. I hope, Juha will keep his fight in life and will find his love again... Sometime somewhere

[@FutileGrief]

I'm not crying, you're crying

[@hellgal88]

Beautifully explained.

[@belieall9974]

so fake-deep

[@xiomengangvar7629]

Swallow the Sunn O)))

[@soullessSiIence]

No... Just no. Sunn O))) is garbage noise.

[@BlackEmperor]

Beat me to it.

[@ThaVipaa]

sunn O)) isnt garbage but yeah it def reminded me of sunn 0 a little bit

[@ROFLBOB24]

Sunn is garbage noise.

[@ThaVipaa]

@@ROFLBOB24 i like garbage noise

[@FutileGrief]

Why are y'all complaining about the length and the atmosphere and the sheer desperation and distortion. You came to listen to a death doom metal band, not freaking panic at the disco. Know where you are, stop complaining, open your mind and fly away. This is a masterpiece. Period.

One mans feelings after he lost the love of his life. When there is nothing left but darkness. This is sort of a prelude to upcoming album, starting point.

[@aaron5222]

Hope you are right. The dark progression of songs of the north simply amazing

[@AllfatherOdin]

Seriously, I wouldn't want to experience Juha's feelings. At all. Also, the new album sounds promising.

[@ShadowOfIshtar]

I feel your pain Juha..As I adore Swallow The Sun , I am also a huge admirer of Trees Of Eternity, Hallatar and Aleah's solo projects..So I recognize this piece of art as reflection of your truly immense pain..She was an ethereal soul with a voice of an angel..you and Aleah were pure magic of creativity and love..Seeing this video,I'm literally in tears..again..

[@marcp.1752]

I can't say it better - i do love Aleahs Voice since "Lights on the Lake - Horror Part III", that was into 2009....it's *that* terrible sad, she passed away just with 39 years.....love STS since 2003, love Trees of Eternity since the Sinking Ships Preview Demo on YT, and also have had Hallatars Album, as well as the ToE Special Editions pre-ordered months before release date...since back then. It's a about en endless struggle, an endless pain for Juha....glad he did keep moving on....what is barely left into life, when someone lost the love of his/her lifetime? That's how things are for Juha - and for million others, including myself, who loved Aleahs elven-esque apperance and ghost-ly voice....she'll be forever remembered, and through the songs - live on forever...RIP Aleah.

[@ShadowOfIshtar]

@@marcp.1752 11:42 there it is..lights on the lake ..

[@marcp.1752]

I've noticed that when watching it the 1st time.....it's that kind, STS does metaphers being built-into ...so sad, that many see this Song being worse...but into 10 years from now - it'll be something very special... i believe. @@ShadowOfIshtar

[@mdax2351]

Your words.. my thoughts. I think, only Juha himself knows what's going on in him, but we can support him in a way

[@Frus77sh]

You guys should really look at their Facebook post. It explains everything about this video and song. This has me all excited for the new album, idk about the rest of y'all. This is a side of STS we haven't seen. It doesn't sound like them, which is why I'm excited. I want to see where this takes us. This video created so much dark atmosphere, along with the small amount of music. Stop complaining, and just watch it without interruption and a clear mind, it's absolutely and utterly beautiful and chilling.

[@lordbegravelse2229]

I believe this is supposed to be a one-off song. Apparently this song was so emotionally taxing fo Juha to write and compose that he doesn't want to write a song like this again. The new album is supposed to be a little bit more positive with the theme of "Love is stronger than death".

[@belieall9974]

watched it - almost fell asleep halfway through. had to force myself to keep watching and understand wtf is going on. still nada. depressing and unsettling, true, but wth am i supposed to empathise with if i don't understand shit?

[@yibril17]

@@belieall9974 Well, if you don't understand shit, couldn't it be that, by chance, you are quite constrained by your (lack of) knowledge? ;) I really don't understand the purpose of criticizing while not understanding. I mean, what's so great about speaking out how awful something is - while you don't have a clue about? What kind of pride does lie in being an ignorant, yet opinionated one? In order to try to put you out of your lack of 'empathy', I'll give you an easy cue: start by reading this very short tale "The Nightingale And The Rose" from Wilde and think about the nightingale's purpose in that story. Then, read about Charon (greek myth)... keep reading related stuff, and you will realise how much you were missing by not being able to decode what was in front of you (also known as symbolism).

[@ROFLBOB24]

So many normies criticizing the song, even going so far as to saying it's not music... It's Funeral Doom, and just because you can't appreciate it, doesn't mean that it is not music.

[@returnformer3950]

so are you saying you have to be not-normal to like this song...? i can appreciate it and recognize the beauty in it... but its still not my thing. maybe one day ill sit down and listen to it once just to hear it, but its not something id listen to more than that.

[@ROFLBOB24]

@@returnformer3950 No I understand that. But to say it's trash, that's pretty sad. Not every band has to be fist pumping metalcore to be good metal.

[@returnformer3950]

@@ROFLBOB24 i wouldnt say its trash, just not my thing. but it probably gets that a lot because its a really far departure from their usual stuff, so a lot of fans of the usual fare may not like this.

[@ROFLBOB24]

@@returnformer3950 I strongly doubt their forthcoming record will be all like this. They tend to separate this super dark funeral stuff apart like they did on their last album, with their 3rd CD being their more grimy funeral sound. I am expecting a normal STS album

[@returnformer3950]

@@ROFLBOB24 definitely, but thats why a lot of people arent liking this, its a different style.

[@vp6463]

Death is stronger than life, love is stronger than death

[@aliayyaz]

I wasnt expecting this. But it's a grower. A perfect soundscape that speaks directly to the soul. The pain of Juha is evident.

[@Ali-xf8gy]

it definitely grows on you if you put yourself in the place of the writer

[@spectralnighttravel]

I can relate to this so much. I lost the love of my life, my wife, my angel, and my daughter, on 10/05/2019. This is the desolation I felt. There are no words...only darkness.

[@LadyCubbins]

What a lament! Goosebumps and teary eyes. This touched me deep.

[@MarsInTheSpace]

I've been thinking about Aleah the whole time... it's a weight that will never be lifted from my soul. but I'm so blessed to wear this scar

[@mremppu94]

this song is almost like a film score gone funeral doom/ambient rather than their usual stuff... not sure how much I like it, but it sure is an intriguing and atmospheric piece

[@nemanjadanilovic3530]

Wow! This is not a usual single release. This is more like Swallow the sun wrote a soundtrack for the short Swallow the sun movie. Just great.

[@shendidys]

this song swallowed the moon

[@thadavidrain]

It doesn't sound like them and yet I am so intrigued by it. One thing is for sure: they nailed the atmosphere. It feels like it's dwelling in the deepest parts of a long and dark night.

[@BlackEmperor]

People clicking on the video expecting another Falling World and testing their own patience thinking it's just an intro will be disappointed, I suppose. Just lean back and try to absorb the atmosphere instead of waiting for the metal to kick in, and see how you like it then.

[@georginastepanovich8498]

It's not my intention to glorify the absolute DEVASTATION this song transmits, but damn. This is another level of darkness and a relentless display of soul pain.

[@Theknicon]

This piece makes my soul twist in my body and it feels like my chest wants to burst open. Powerful, dark, sad. Tears are streaming, heart is aching. Beautiful.

[@thetruechaby]

Swallow the Sun and Einar Selvik, thank you for this wonderful New Year's gift.

[@KarimTorres09]

Lumina aurea Illic, ubi olim meum cor erat in abysso lacrimarum acrium, saxum iacet, illic, unde tenebrae numquam possunt excedere, nec iam lux penetrat. Sidus arenteum matutini. Omnia in me signata sunt. Ferte mihi capita deaemonum omnium, quae feram ubi verae tenebrae sunt. Vos non timeo, nam vos iam persepae vidi. Ac vos nihil eratis ad alam nigram et cor album. Te procul a pseudoprophetis, quorum verba cava sunt, per cor meum, per has portas nocte portavi te, donec lacerti vacui te requisiverunt. Te ademptus et ereptus sum, nun denIqeu omnia templa combusta sunt, incensa procellis et noctis tenebris De nebulis in terram occidimus, Abiecti longe Eva atque homo De illis spei turribus ardentibus, Qui portus erant usque ad spiritum extremum. Nunc et usque ad horam ultimam temporum te confidebam, et te semper condifam. Te per illud flumen nigrum secutus sum, quod fluit usque ad fines terrae, sulcos aquae aureos sequens, qui e primis digitis tuis effundunt. Canite mihi, daemones, nam vos non timeo. Gladios vestros cepi et vos mihi submittitis, et luci eius, etiam redis ad meos amores, sidus aureum. Armor, deorsum per flumen, ita puncto tempore, ut lux pulchritudinis tuae domum tristem illuminat. Iam lacerti vacui mei te requirunt, donec iterum conveniemus, in insulam, meus amor, in insulam. Interim ut Eva et homo longe abicierum. In itinerem aureum te sequor, meus amor, in itinerem aureum per aquas nigras, Vectus imagine illarum avium noctivagarum, in intinerem aureum, meus amor.

[@joealexander4883]

This is a new level of darkness.. and holy shit, I want the English translation so bad

[@HeikkiSaari]

This has got to be one of the greatest piece of art... What an amazing song and video!!

[@martonkuklis408]

I'm glad to see that we have a few amount of people who can see beyond.

[@Chris-xd9jm]

Ohh my god, this is darker than dark, love it

[@sski]

Majestic. I'm watching this as I periodically look out my window at the deepening snow falling from a leaden sky. A great way to end this year.

[@livefrom6422]

After their magnum opus of Songs of the North, it was only natural for STS to continue pushing their creative boundaries... This is a band who is bursting with creative ideas and they have the courage and ambition to express them through their music... If this is different, the forthcoming "When a Shadow is Forced into the Light" will be different too... To all the critics of "Lumina Aurea", THIS IS SWALLOW the SUN's CREATIVE JOURNEY, so buckle up and enjoy...

[@wyrdwitch2425]

This is amazing

[@jchartcarver]

I didn't understand the words, nor do I care for the sound of Latin, but still loved it! I enjoyed the musical composition most of all. Nice ambiance! I was very inspired. I enjoyed the imagery too. The best thing about the invention of drones is the new ability for aerial photography lol. Great job! ;) \m/

[@rastislavdian2027]

The darkeness of this is so thick one could cut it with a knife!!!!

[@crissya5320]

If there was a band that created music based on how my insides felt, STS does that flawlessly. Another beautiful masterpiece. Another dark atmospheric threnody. I love you my friends. May she rest peacefully. Aleah.

[@Malkav65]

This video is a series of black metal album covers

[@Michael_Michaels]

More than 13 minutes of cinematographic wonder!

[@juhomanninen6449]

missä päin suomea kuvattu tämä video🤔

[@EndeAbgrunds]

Was not expecting this at all. I'm genuinely hyped now.

[@adamfowler5475]

Several years ago, I remember an interview with the insomnium vocalist/bassist, where he specifically commented on Swallow the Sun, saying that these guys are musicians you really need to watch...that they are truly something special.

[@tamer.elgamal]

Something tells me this track will be worshiped ten years from now.

[@Bookwyrm976]

Why wait?

[@pallabparia7149]

Yeah...I think so

[@tamer.elgamal]

@@Bookwyrm976 I think this is one of the tracks that aren't easily digestible in the time of release. Swallow the Sun never cease to impress me.

[@Deathshadegr]

Marco Benevento is definitely one of my favorite singers . i am so happy he is in a Swallow the Sun song !

[@VulgrimOfficial]

Something Special!

[@stevencannon7054]

I dig it... Vibrations Of Doom Magazine was covering ambient and electronic music waaaay back in 1992... Still, it's pretty bleak. Funeral doom is in there but I hear so much more... Sadly, it's "lazy journalism" that has kept many from delving deep into what really makes this band tick. There's a lot more in this track than just funeral doom, or black ambient, or whatever... Take the time to listen, the artist took TONS of time to make this song...

[@kali.g1008]

ahhgree

[@4dedi]

I have absolutely nothing bad to say about it, on the contrary.I enjoyed the nature images of the video and the gloomy of the song. I imagine myself in this beautiful nature with headphones enjoying the song. StS never disappoints me.

[@alexgil3162]

I ABSOLUTELY AGREED!DO YOU MIND IF I CALL YOU "Dark ella"

[@4dedi]

Alex Gil Hahaha no problem.

[@doomster2914]

Juha you poor soul. This made me sad, as the main lady reminds me of someone. Landscape and cinematography were AMAZING. Looking forward to the new album #gloomBeautyDespair \m/

[@ingovonderluhe2174]

WOW!...Pure Magic!......what a Masterpiece in Producition and Video Imagery!

[@heretic124]

Wow, it's two minutes after the video has finished and I still have shivers.

[@joealexander4883]

Mikko, your vocals are fucking terrifying.. I don't even know the translation but I feel a resonance with this song. Love you guys, thank you for everything

[@auringonnousu1936]

Impressionante, un'epifania oscura. Si possono avere entrambi i testi? Grazie.

[@karolinadebska7844]

Never heard anything this dark. It's scary af and left me anxious. And I used to be a dark/ritual ambient/black/funeral doom metal fan. This song is different, it has real, dark emotions in it and It's definitely not for me since I'm in a happy phase of life now. And believe me, I'm far from being a normie.

[@steventaylorgroom]

yea this song scared me a bit not gonna lie

[@steventaylorgroom]

although i really like it

[@alexanderdeathmetal]

Thank Juha for this song is alone. I glad you didn't drown in despair and kept writing songs.

[@gretheflood1695]

This is insane beautiful! A masterpiece! Greetings from a 60 year old metal head in Norway!

[@ericcox2475]

I know alot of people will not like this song, and that is ok. Unless you have a experienced crushing painful loss in your life, you wont truely appreciate it this.... and that is ok. personally this song i have heard before. It was playing in my head the moment I discovered my dead father almost 6 years ago.

[@nabeelmuhammad3652]

Lyrics translation please someone ????

[@Murmalow]

Nabeel Muhammad working on it, will hopefully be done in a few weeks. So far I’m still trying to figure out everything said in the spoken word parts, then I will translate, which shouldn’t take as long.

[@volimNestea]

If anyone has the lyrics in Latin, I'd very much like to give it a shot myself :)

[@Murmalow]

volimNestea reply with your email and I can send you what I have so far. I’m working on transcribing the Latin lyrics right now, then I’ll start translating.

[@jimmy586586]

@@Murmalow hey can i get one too?

[@milenaivanova1078]

I got scared when listening to the song.... I would say it's a masterpiece, coming deep from the soul.

[@Murmalow]

The song title is latin for “Golden Light(s)”; Lumina can also be translated as “the light of life”. I will work on translating the rest of the song, but it’ll probably take me a while.

[@nihilnovum621]

Can you post the lyrics in latin? I´m student of latin and I´d like to have it. Thank you!!

[@volimNestea]

Same as @@nihilnovum621. Would love to read them in Latin. By the way, I really wouldn't translate it as "the light of life". Dictionaries do sometimes contain such explanations, but they're meant to explain the metaphors that might be found in some texts, not provide the translation. In other words, it's much better to translate this simply as "Golden Lights" because that's what is said in Latin. If it were "the light of life", the Latin would probably be "Lumina Vitae Aurea" or something similar. But that's not the case. It is meant to be ambiguous as to what lumina/lights are supposed to represent, so best leave it that way.

[@nihilnovum621]

@@volimNestea You´re right, "Golden Lights" is better translation than "the light of life" because don´t lost the adjetive "aurea". "Lumen" is more ambiguos than "lux", and also can be translated as "that that produces light". I cannot find the lyrics in nowhere. Sorry for my poor english :(

[@volimNestea]

@@nihilnovum621 I think he meant something like "Golden light of life", but either way, I still think it should be just "Golden Lights". Light is referenced many times throughout the album, so it's probably a good translation.

[@BorisDraconian]

Did you make it?

[@ronnywilson2112]

Epic song. You can notice the sonic atmospheres and influence of Dead Can Dance most darker works and a bit of Neo Classical Darkwave.

[@alepucci9862]

Wow, very interesting

[@peterkarargiris4110]

Beautiful and poetic. What a pity that Latin is being lost to our culture.

[@katjahanninen2458]

This is how great loss and grief feels and looks like. So heartbreaking. This song has been written with heartblood.

[@Mohammad75406]

"Prayer for the lost"

[@Pentele]

Mors fortior quam vita est. Amor fortior quam mors est.

[@spiritualwoman]

The Dark Night of the Soul so beautifully executed in every way

[@evrakk3543]

Phenomenal. These guys worked very hard on this track (and the video), and it shows. Amazingly atmospheric, and the dark ambience is just spine-chilling.

[@KevinYannutz]

well damn, talk about beautifully haunting. sounds like something that could have been in LOTR (one of the most epic trilogies ever)

[@JeffBarberDigideus]

Fabulous! a bleak dirge that sounds like a cross between Wardruna and Dead Can Dance. I shall be ordering this!

[@manufroio4850]

So Beautiful ❤🖤🔥🎼🎼🎼❤️❤️poesia sentimentos humano nas letras sò para quem ama música.👏🏻

[@mikkol.1376]

Reminds me a bit of Human Antithesis by Void of Silence.

[@keltis3211]

That. Was. Amazing.

[@ephemeraleiswer9763]

WOW... RE-WOW... I STOOD IN AWE WHILE I WAS WATCHING THIS MASTER PIECE. HOW BEAUTIFUL VIDEO WAS MADE BY SWALLOW THE SUN. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR EXCELLENT JOB, YOUR POETRY THROUGHOUT, THE SKETCH SURROUNDINGS... CONGRATULATIONS YOU DID A HIGH LEVEL VIDEO.

[@Killa117er]

Of the black lightless winters, of the unending unforgiving cold north ,of days left to solitude and days spent in agony, of fists wasted in anger against the frozen tree bark,of the frozen tears wasted on an unhearing world,of the blood spilt from the tireless rituals, of the horrible things the cold can do to a man ..... damn this whole song is an embodiment of what doom/funeral/black/pagan metal should be ! Brings sooooo many themes to mind! Have to say that Swallow the Sun have really grown and come a long way!

[@msg3030]

This is funeral doom, this is music!! How can anyone say this isn't music?? This is one of the most phenomenal pieces of music he has written since Aleah passed. He channeled this beautifully. This is art and emotion!

[@huikka589]

StS fan over 10 years, still amazing, Suomi Finland perkele! freaking love this video and the atmosphere wow...

[@exlibrisas]

Who else wants this to be your afterlife?

[@Erakko-]

I wonder what would it be like if you would ever do a song with Enya? :o

[@robjones3048]

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY

[@mrcolin]

Would anyone know of a good movie with similar vibes and scenery?

[@eddyhidalgo1665]

Despite being of radically different scenery I got a profoundly strong Hereditary vibe right out the gate. Was my movie of the year for 2018.

[@vintervegan]

Beautiful images, and the song with Einar Selvik is absolutely fantastic, very dark, perfect combination, thanks so much!! "Mors fortior quam vita est, amor fortior quam mors est" Ufff

[@donjohnson1155]

There is a lot going on but you must have the ear/brian to recognize it

[@SiGhast]

I do have plenty of brian in stock.

[@donjohnson1155]

Oh seems I run out of brian for a moment 😆

[@khaledadriano7024]

I need eng sub for the whole thing to get into the atmosphere 100% This work is awesome and beautiful

[@demetrius7595]

Art at its finest. Magnificent!

[@silviopazzo]

MASTERPIECE!

[@robbyacosta9280]

Wow.. this is really heavy song by the sheer emotional sentiment behind it.. I can see this being on the soundtrack to Vikings since it has a very Wardruna feel, Can't wait to hear the whole album!

[@murmaiderx-1654]

Nazgul rising, the ritual. This was epic, loved it. It brings peace and it's nothing but pure art. 😎

[@camilorockfestbcn19]

Magnifico...magico..tenebroso y luminoso...una obra de arte....muchas gracias...tank you very much

[@whosregis]

i had to go back in my youtube history to find this again! got me into funeral doom. i like type o negative but never been down this rabbit hole before

[@jegosi17]

The internet was right. This birdbox trailer is phenomenal!

[@asifulalamakash3650]

Lyrics- Illic, ubi olim meum cor erat in abysso lacrimarum acrium, saxum iacet, illic, unde tenebrae numquam possunt excedere, nec iam lux penetrat. Sidus arenteum matutini. Omnia in me signata sunt. Ferte mihi capita deaemonum omnium, quae feram ubi verae tenebrae sunt. Vos non timeo, nam vos iam persepae vidi. Ac vos nihil eratis ad alam nigram et cor album. Te procul a pseudoprophetis, quorum verba cava sunt, per cor meum, per has portas nocte portavi te, donec lacerti vacui te requisiverunt. Te ademptus et ereptus sum, nun denIqeu omnia templa combusta sunt, incensa procellis et noctis tenebris De nebulis in terram occidimus, Abiecti longe Eva atque homo De illis spei turribus ardentibus, Qui portus erant usque ad spiritum extremum. Nunc et usque ad horam ultimam temporum te confidebam, et te semper condifam. Te per illud flumen nigrum secutus sum, quod fluit usque ad fines terrae, sulcos aquae aureos sequens, qui e primis digitis tuis effundunt. Canite mihi, daemones, nam vos non timeo. Gladios vestros cepi et vos mihi submittitis, et luci eius, etiam redis ad meos amores, sidus aureum. Armor, deorsum per flumen, ita puncto tempore, ut lux pulchritudinis tuae domum tristem illuminat. Iam lacerti vacui mei te requirunt, donec iterum conveniemus, in insulam, meus amor, in insulam. Interim ut Eva et homo longe abicierum. In itinerem aureum te sequor, meus amor, in itinerem aureum per aquas nigras, Vectus imagine illarum avium noctivagarum, in intinerem aureum, meus amor.

[@Hjoldasson]

A beautiful, atmospheric and emotional piece of art. This is art at 360°, a full perceiving experience, something to watch, hear and feel. Actually made me shiver.