THE FACELESS - Ten Billion Years

Lyrics:
I am the alpha
I am the omega
As I will it, so it shall be
Rise to your feet
Stake your claim here and now
A servant to no wraith
To no master
I will serve only my will
And I shall create
Wielding chaos
Harnessing the power to rule my dominion
I commit the obligation unto me
The random chance of consciousness
A path forged in ten billion years
Bestoweth the fruits of triumph unto me
The random chance of consciousness
A path forged in ten billion years
Giving way to acceleration
Sculpt of monument of the now
A servant to no wraith
To no master
I will serve only my will
At my table there's no place for your rituals of grace
I will drink to myself for I know there's nothing else
Words of faith reflect your fear
Thinly veiled but far to clear
And if my truth shatters yours than be baptized in it's flame
Sculpt of monument of the now
The random chance of consciousness
A path forged in ten billion years
Giving way to acceleration
And in turn breeds new creation.
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[@BernardHazenJuggler]

I am the alpha I am the omega As I will it, so it shall be Rise to your feet Stake your claim here and now A servant to no wraith To no master I will serve only my will And I shall create Wielding chaos Harnessing the power to rule my dominion I commit the obligation unto me The random chance of consciousness A path forged in ten billion years Bestoweth the fruits of triumph unto me The random chance of consciousness A path forged in ten billion years Giving way to acceleration Sculpt a monument of the now A servant to no wraith To no master I will serve only my will At my table there's no place for your rituals of grace I will drink to myself for I know there's nothing else Words of faith reflect your fear Thinly veined but far too clear And if my truth shatters yours than be baptized in its flame Sculpt a monument of the now The random chance of consciousness A path forged in ten billion years Giving way to acceleration And in turn breeds new creation

[@100XPercentX]

powerrr stength

[@budu4039]

Ten billion years until new album is released

[@Ensource]

It’s out now.

[@10thousandHoursOfPractice]

Top tier.

[@FuCkInGWhItEcHaPeL]

Meh.

[@DuhViZe]

agreed, i could tell when it first dropped. love his note choice though, very unique.

[@Lomaxxx53]

they're just starting with their music. The first album it has more metalcore with some deathcore but death metal, the second is pure Tech death metal and although this album is more slow and progresive is fucking great in not making it boring.

[@trikpa]

there is a little bit of avenged sevenfold taste in the beginning. in overall, interesting direction they took.

[@jwalkblue]

i was there. fucking amazing

[@trapOrdoom]

after listening to The Contortionist, i can vibe with the hellish vocals... i love when cleans are added though, it just makes the song so much more heartfelt IMO. shit's sick. anyways, riffage in this song is outrageous.

[@EliArnoldVox]

"At my table there's no place for your rituals of grace. I will drink to myself for I know there's nothing else. Words of faith reflect your fear, thinly veiled but far too clear. And if my truth shatters yours, then be baptized in its flames." I'm not an atheist, but this is amazing.

[@shred9475]

I am an atheist and this is amazing

[@ThyREALDevilmouse]

And without Wes Hauch, The Faceless will never riff this hard again

[@100XPercentX]

know any bands like this?

[@1c0OlGuY]

​@@100XPercentXtry listening to The Zennith Passage, Archspire, The Kennedy Veil, and/or the HAARP MACHINE. They're all unique but they've got a similar style

[@100XPercentX]

@@1c0OlGuY thanks! I really like zenith passage

[@thelastdaybreathinginetern1385]

@@1c0OlGuY yes!! Archspire!!

[@danieloliver8261]

@@100XPercentX I know this is a really old comment, but if you like The Faceless I'd definitely suggest checking out Alkaloid. They have a pretty similar proggy tech-death zibe. And since you like The Zennith Passage, I'm guessing you're down for more "straight-forward" tech-death. In which case I'd also suggest Obscura and Beyond Creation. Honorable mention to Ne Obliviscaris, though they're more prog than tech-death. Alkaloid - kzbin.info/www/bejne/raKspZZ9bdJnnas Obscura - kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5vcoZeCo96GrKM Beyond Creation - kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6PbmXqkia-NqcU Ne Obliviscaris - kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5i4n2d7gLGApLc If you're into older stuff I'd also give Death, specifically their latter four albums Human, Individual Thought Patterns, Symbolic, and The Sound of Perseverance, Necrophagist, and Cynic a listen. Since imo none of these bands would be here without them.

[@Oh_its_Mike]

The guitar tone on this album is my life.

[@ThiefRiverFallsTV]

This album is good, but i still live Planetary Duality more.

[@TheBandFake]

10,000,000,000/10

[@givemeajackson]

+Bob Jones = 1'000'000'000 *flies away*

[@jonathanmedina7805]

another reason i stopped listening to rap👌

[@IamNOTthedad]

WHY NOT BOTH

[@trasibleon]

4:12 THESE CHORDS

[@melibate]

the spy chord

[@NIcKTUbEGuY26]

One the best metal albums available. Fucking stellar start to finish.

[@davekelsey3832]

Agree 100000000000000 percent

[@ADeatonic]

I have no idea why everyone is shitting all over this album, it's my favorite by far. BUT, before I get raged, I did love Akeldama and Planetary Duality. Jus' sayin'.

[@josesolis9411]

I "WILL" drink.... to myself...for i know theres nothing else................(exactly how I am) Wes Huac's solo touches me in in such a way, it leaves me partially traumatized......Literally.....then The Ancient Covenant comes on and I forget what i was feeling...

[@lightspeedproject]

2:43 - 3:27 = magic moment

[@zlobnikmario5218]

clean vocal, is f.....ng beautiful. i wantmore!

[@KeymoEmbryo]

If you (they) don't like the NEW album, I don't understand why the fuck they're here! LOL This song kicks so much fuckin' ass its unreal Dude, dude... You're part of the ... RANDOM CHANCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS listening to this FUCK the haters!!! I mean, this album could've never happened, but it did cause Keene doesn't stop , he's a machine.Not his fault band members walk out on him, line-up changes happen alot in Metal music accept it, get over it. If it was easy, it just wouldn't be metal

[@mememomdotcom]

I'll always be a fan of the faceless. No matter what, the faceless, the black dahlia murder, and necrophagist will be my favorite metal bands.

[@ThorsteinnMemeson]

This is my favorite song of all time

[@InTheSHINeeWorld]

At my table there's no place for your rituals of grace. I will drink to myself, for I know there's nothing else. Words of faith reflect your fear Thinly veiled but far too clear And if my truth shatters yours, then be baptized in its flame I love Keene's clean vocals on this album!

[@criticolehits5766]

such amazing words. I want it framed on the wall above my table.

[@vladmirsauce6251]

Crank that speed up to 1.25 and enjoy

[@InterloperBand]

+Vladmir Sauce It's actually pretty cool at that speed.

[@adityachakravarthy]

Sounds a little like Opeth haha

[@blackmaster636]

Ten billion years is actually how long we'll have to wait for the new Necrophagist album

[@Jeffmetal42]

This song has some serious Wes stank on it! Dude is instantly recognizable, no one does it like him!

[@snazzlevelzzans7093]

I understand cleans aren't as brutal as their normal vocals. but i feel like in this album it adds a certain dynamic aspect where it just wouldn't be the same without it. just feels right for this album.

[@whoispablo]

Tuesday, August 3, 2021 1:10pm Pacific Standard Time, Listening to Akeldama, Planetary Duality, Autotheism, In Becoming A Ghost EVERYDAY!! ANYONE ELSE?!

[@100XPercentX]

Oh mannn all of those except aleldama

[@PeterLowe1]

Oh cool, a song about how long it takes for Necrophagist to put out an album!

[@robasti6826]

This song is so great... I love it and I want to cry listeting to this idk why :(

[@knite778778]

The different drumming patterns behind the clean vocal segment really gives it depth, love this shit.

[@RonCecchetti]

Yeah I'm a big fan of Wes' guitar playing.

[@MetalDeath96]

This album is amazing, you can hear both Wes and Keenes styles together in all the songs, and evan just fucks shit up with his little bass fills in the hymm of sanity. Love the new opeth sort of approach to sections aswell and the drums are way more creative than on the last album!

[@Serpico7]

This song gave me permanent stank face.

[@rockstar33618]

Listen to "An Autopsy" from Akeldama, like, right now.

[@Paganizer1068]

0:03 You have just been caught sneaking in dishonored.

[@Ahtnagarp]

1:11 i hit my head to the wall

[@SolvingOurKreation]

That guitar sound (where he is using the floyd rose) at 1:37 Gives me the chills all the time. reminds me of an old horror movie. it's genius.

[@tteotdead]

I've been waiting ten billion years for this album.

[@evan258]

Good album but I wish Michael Keene did not force his clean vocals so much. They felt much more forced on this album compared to the previous albums, Akeldama and Planetary Duality.

[@jibran241092]

This album is pretty Hot Topic.

[@Amunarath]

What a surprise! you again? do you get off by fighting with peeps online? sure seems like it.

[@metal882]

Every time I listened to this, I picture Thanos slowly walking towards his glove, ready to take earth for himself.

[@bytor75]

Thanks to you, I now associate Ten Billion Years as Thanos' unofficial anthem. So good lol

[@tomaskacer8360]

He has actually a really decipherable growls. I can understand almost everything. ..... sorry for English :D

[@ThyArtIsFilming]

I don't care how unpopular my response to this is going to be, but as a long time fan of this band I'm not really into this at all.. Everyone will have their own opinions, but I think Planetary Duality had it's own sound and was just an overall more original and awesome album. ..This just feels like a bunch of re-invented 90s metal riffs and vocals.

[@RonCecchetti]

Yeah I know man, I remember listening to them a little a while ago before I really listened to Periphery but I wasn't really into that type of heavyness. I mostly liked post-hardcore music, but with all the good Prog and Periphery making good music I checked them out again and I really like this album so far.

[@mraxelpr]

No, styles can be confused because of they both use notes over chords and arpeggios with tensions and I could even think they use melodic minor scale but you can listen how Wes (2nd guitar) plays smoother against the strings than the characteristic metallicand agressive sound of Michael... I think.

[@mikejordan8248]

This is still good, but planetary duality was theyre masterpiece. I think I know what happened, mike keane became a full fledged band nazi once the original singer left, and took over the whole songwriting process. I loved how they pieced in the clean vocals, but hes singin through most of these tracks. I didnt think they would ever top duality and I was right. That album was incredible.

[@jessemidel]

to every one who doesn't like the new album... just listen to the solo on track two... or any other solo on the album, Michael Keene has master crafted quite possibly the best techdeath solo's on the market... And i doubt that a new Necrophagist album will be coming any time soon... unless Muhammed has been doing things in secret... p.s. The HAARP Machine is just a little bit better than The Facelees... just sayin...

[@nicholasmahoney7242]

The Faceless is one of the few technical death metal bands taking tech death to new places and executing it not just skillfully but tastefully as well, and its disappointing to see how much flak they're taking from their own fans. Another PD would have just been silly and yet people complain to no end even though this clearly has ever aspect of PD only far more developed.

[@KillerChrisProductio]

Are you alright? You obviously have NO idea about audio if you say earbuds are the way to go. Headphones provide ear isolation which allows clearer audio and usually, better sounding bass frequencys. Those artists use earbuds as MONITORS IN A LIVE ENVIRONMENT. Please, don't try to educate on a topic you know shit all about.

[@uzamaki205]

This album is their best so far. This album changed my views on them from ignoring them because I wasn't digging the deathcore sound to wow this is pretty fucking metal.

[@Bloorane]

I realize growling is, well, growling and all, but couldn't they try to at least articulate ? Those vocals are solid but damn, it's almost impossible to understand what he's singing. Excellent song otherwise.

[@writhe14]

OMG MICHEAL KEENE STOP SINGING OVER THE AWESOME SONGS... :( makes the awesome shit lose all brutality with "dancing through the meadows I wheep on my untied shoesies" just solo it sing with that guitar brah

[@xBooBooProductionsx]

You're kidding right? This album has more melody, musicality, and emotion. Also Akeldama was weak compared to Planitary Duality. This album is amazing in a different way than just technicality.

[@desiredisgust]

All you ungrateful cod-pieces saying this album sucks would be crying still if they didn't try to progress. I mean would you rather they just repackage their old music by a new name?

[@Barmastarf]

DUDE THAT IS HILARIOUS -REMARK ABOUT 10 BILLION YEARS -THE OLD SCHOOL NECRO PHAGE- NOT RETURNING I DONT THINK ...PLUS NOW THESE GUYS "THE FACELESS" PULLED AN OPETH ON US PRACTICALLY

[@IBNZnate]

yup i agree there. the THE HAARP MACHINE is slightly better in my opinion to.but iv'e listened to THE FACELESS since day ONE and its amazing to see them come this far

[@CthulhusDystopia]

Anyone crying about the new album can go back to listening to your little gayboy Hot Topic bands with auto-tuned vocals if you can't dig this. This album is metal as fuck.

[@twinklyturtles]

Can I ask who the clean vocals are done by? They remind me of Matt Heafy But I am new to this band so I have no idea if it is just the vocalist doing the cleans.

[@grizzlguts5287]

good too see the latest one isnt just the same as the older one,im glad they didnt hit that pitfall i like em too much, very unique black metal band

[@xTheBeserkerx]

I know a lot o people aren't fond of it but Keene's vox actually suits this band pretty well. Although, yeah it is an ego power trip, it sounds awesome.

[@slumberingsam]

The album is pretty good. I like planetary duality better. Ordered it like 2 weeks ago no idea why it has not arrived...

[@jacoblashway]

Makes the song all that much better. I'm all four ad much brutality as possible but I think his parts make this song great. Darker in my opinion

[@OverGuyThat]

Who the fuck is crying about this album anyway? Only reason why I cried is because the awesome levels coming from it punched me in the nuts.

[@tylerallen3797]

this whole album has no pop to it the old faceless was way better hmmm think im gonna go listen to some rings of saturn or some wretched

[@genaroguerrero9228]

the progression in 2:41 is the same that is used in "scatman". They are even the same chords! i wonder if wes did this on purpose

[@phillipmaciejewski8731]

i don't really think they ever had a real deathcore sound... maybe the first album, but Planetary Duality was full tech/prog death

[@kvetonp]

Faceless were around long before Perphery. I would almost say that Akeldama probably directly influenced Periphery forming as a band.

[@Hijynx87]

I'll have to agree. Not a big fan of DMB anymore, but he used to pump out hit after hit and the band works very well together.

[@sabotagefate69]

Regardless of how right or wrong you argument may be, it is completely void for calling Dave Matthews a top of the line artist.

[@MoistNapkin]

if you dont have high quality EARBUDS youre missing out.. FUCK headphones... earbuds ftw.. fuck my hearing. dont care!

[@AntsoftheSkyrim]

I wish people would stop with these comments. Someone has to listen to the song to determine if they like it or not.

[@beatboxbill]

At my table there's no place, For your flatulent disgrace You should keep to yourself, Not to spoil lunch with smell

[@SuperMefisto6666]

So if you don't like the new album, you automatically listen to "gayboy Hot Topic bands with auto-tuned vocals"?

[@nicholasmahoney7242]

Wes has a fair bit of leads but more so in this because this is the one song he wrote himself, I do believe.

[@darkdrageon]

Funnily there's a comment in another video from a guy who claims he discovered the facceless in hot topic.

[@davidstoker5724]

Yet another great album. I say it's time for another though. Where's it at faceless?

[@serebruss1]

why the hell doe's wikipedia have these guys listed as deathcore , it don't sound deathcore to me !

[@nicholasavery2651]

Did anyone else think Trivium when the clean vocals come in? It's totally badass and unique though :D

[@onefootinthegrave96]

I would love to see the show line up of these guys, the black dahlia murder, and job for a cowboy

[@T4N0M4]

We still have to wait about Ten billion years for Necrophagist to release a new album as well...

[@pounds85]

yes they did, whole album sounds very much like opeth. its not terrible, but i've heard better.

[@Hijynx87]

Shit, the only album I have is Akeldema.... had no idea they released like 3 albums recently.

[@tylerallen3797]

after listening to a few more of the new songs i thing im kinda disappointed by this album

[@AxisOfHumanity]

dude earbuds suck ass. Head phones are totally where it's at. High quality though, of course.

[@MrShotgunChicken]

The beginning of this song sounds like it would be great music for a horror movie trailer!

[@uzamaki205]

Everything was good on that album until the brakedowns and deathcore vocals came in.

[@cyanidestringsx648]

1. Excellent point.... 2. How do you pronounce your name i english just out of curiosity?

[@ggalexhutchings]

kinda has the same cool lilt as guillotine dream by dead to fall in the beginning. i like.

[@theguymanish]

I dont know man, i mean the games are legendary. but this song would totally suit them.

[@slumberingsam]

The Faceless is my favorite tech death. but buckethead is my favorite musician

[@DeathMetalTim32]

Funny, because they just said in an announcement on their facebook that they broke up.

[@Slappaccino]

faceless aren't worthy of resident evil, no matter how disappointing the movies are.

[@DeathMetalTim32]

Of course I'm full of shit. Everyone knows Muhammed won't talk about the new album.

[@Ahtnagarp]

Is this the only song that Keene let his 2nd guitarist play the solo-guitar part ?

[@OfficialCrazyFox01]

I enjoy the solos background more how is it possible?

[@IBNZnate]

dude i gave up on there new release ages ago and the same with painted in exile.

[@s2thep]

The intro sounds like it's gonna go into Dirty Diana by Michael jackson hahaha

[@zondurite]

that breakdown is fucking disqusting