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9. Alice of Antioch (4:51) (Melodic Death Metal/ Experimental Metal) (Smith/ Edwards)A fuzzy background noise fades into the beginning of the song. Once this is over, it goes straight into a huge, fast and folky riff, similar to Ensiferum. Although the riff is folky, there is no actual folk instruments at this moment, instead just settling for a complicated dual guitar assault. The vocals are double tracked and echoed on the choruses, but with a black metal vibe in the verses. During the bridge, Jason vocals are double tracked again, with one set of vocals in a screechy black metal style and the other in a harsh, barked death metal style. Although it is very folky during the choruses, it turns to a funky, yet melodic death metal, polyrhythmic onslaught in the verses. The production of this song is among the best of the album, since it’s both crystal clear and atmospheric at the same time. It has a certain ambience towards it, especially towards the end segment, where Jason keeps mournfully echoing the words “I lost her” until the song fades out and what sounds like whale song playing the final 10 seconds out. It isn’t very noticeable, but the track gets slower as the song drags along. Before the final lines, the riff changes from sprightly and folky to doom-laden and extremely heavy. In the background, you can hear Jason screaming into his pickups. This is mixed in very quietly, so it is audible, but doesn’t get in the way of the actual song itself. In the final whale song part, quiet, Devin Townsend-like arpeggios can be heard, a reprise of sorts from Solar Ghost, to signify the actual demise of this solar ghost.
Jason: “Alice of Antioch was a very, very real person, but also has some relevance in this story. In this part of the story, you find that the solar ghost is actually the spirit from Alice, Princess of Antioch who wanted to kill the keeper of space and time, in a futile effort to enact her revenge on Antioch. Unfortunately, she ends up almost destroying the entire universe, silly bitch. Luckily, the paladin finds a way to destroy this spirit. He enacts a weird spell on the ghost to send her packing her bags back to the grave. The actual song was one of the most fun to produce. There was so many things”
Lyrics:
And I lost her,
The dear love of the ages,
I lost her,
Soaked her in absence,
Question conformity, deadly society,
Please save me now, Alice,
Why did you screw up again?
And I lost her.
For once, I’m in your arms,
A moment will never end,
You’ll rise beneath the clouds,
And through the absent air,
And I lost her,
The dear love of ages,
I lost her,
Soaked her in absence,
This is what I made of you,
A separation will never end,
You’ll sink beneath the waves,
Of the ever present air,
And I lost her,
The dear love of ages,
I lost her,
Soaked her in absence
Question conformity, deadly society,
Please save me now, Alice,
Why did you screw up again?
And I lost her.
One more time, dear Alice,
Let’s make this last serenade eternal,
Once again.
And I lost her,
The dear love of ages,
I lost her,
Soaked her in absence
Question conformity, deadly society,
Please save me now, Alice,
Why did you screw up again?
And I lost her.
I lost her. |
Awards (stroking myself and thinking I'm superior): @Chaos awards:Best Band - Mind Best Album - Shattered Fairytale by Mind Technical Ecstasy - Jason Smith (x3) Best Solo Male - Jason Smith Birdies:Best Producer - Jason Smith   |
