this song has so much in it, and you really have to just sit and listen to the whole thing to get it. feels like it takes you on a journey across a continent. and the other thing is that the singers are so talented. their voices just ring out right when it's important, moments like 4:30-4:52 just stand out. and the MUSIC, the power that comes out at 8:14 was unbelievable the first time I heard it. that descending motif at 8:46 makes me feel something that I felt maybe only once before, I can't even really describe it. like right at the moment you know you'll never return home, that your old life is gone forever. god damn this track is wild, there's nothing else like it
@@aetergator7020 WOOPS misread your comment* ----- yeah dude I had enough and decided I wanted to share my thoughts and point out to people exactly how and where I think it's special
@@aetergator7020 OH I didn't even read you said 1 year LOL, I read it as "1 time listening" for some reason. I edited my og comment to properly reply to yours now
Who knows, it pisses me off too how it’s so common for good bands to be overshadowed by other popular bands, but those are more popular because of their mainstream elements in their songs, don’t get me wrong, bands like that are also great but bands like this who stray from the norm should also have a chance and should be listened to just the same as the others.
Why would you want something as good as this to be wasted on the masses? A bunch of Orcs who have no taste, creativity, no understanding of music theory. I like that I have "my" music which is unknown to them, untainted by mediocrity...
@@LintRiggs_ True but what about the bands, saying you don’t want them to be popular just because u want them to yourself is selfish. These bands deserve so much more than what they already have and even though I agree with you to some extent, I would be way happier for the bands if they got the attention they deserved.
Sucks I didn't listen to this when it was released...my hearing was way better than it is now. This song reminds me alot of the stuff I used to listen to way back in the day when things were better haha. Solid work though!
I've been listening Xanthocroid for about 6 or 7 years, i feel so blessed for knowing this band, they were so underrated, i think the band had an Sad and Beautiful end. They made a fucking last album separeted in two parts, both had good songs, it's sad to think that they won't do it again..I.hope to be wrong, but Matthew lives in one city and Sam and his wife lives in other, now they have a family and it seems like they put music aside.
Sam released a solo album on spotify a few years ago and Matthew works for a video game music studio, both did not give up on music, you should give a listen to their more recent work, though it's very different from xanthochroid
@@ayko_osu246 Matthew has links on metal encyclopedia. Basically makes your usual video game ost, and while it's decent, it's nothing interesting, comparably to some other game composers I know of (Darren Korb/Ashley Barrett, Chris Christodolou, Christopher Larkin, Hakita). Couldn't find a single thing of Sam's though
one of a few things that really motivate me to scale from millionaire to billionaire, one of very few cases of inequity and grief that I really care about I want to mend it...irrationally just a sight of this dying talent pulls me up more than sex drive, my fears or dreams
//The sound of a glinting blade// I heard the Forest sing Songs of my youth I’d never felt such pain before You held my hand that day You were my Sun before the dawn The darkened morning I have loved so long I don’t recall that day And I never thought of you when I cried You know the place And I never wondered why Where memory sleeps and secrets hide You left so suddenly Silence fills this place Naught but a memory of your embrace You, servile and sweet Soft as the sediment beneath our feet Far beyond the trees We roamed Yet, now, I plead: Recall the plans we made Dreams once so bold The jealous Sun stood still and cold What now has time revealed? A tepid pool of youth misspent A faded tapestry of dreams undreamt Strange, how you recount Wanton days, blissful nights Strange, as it seems, There was suffering And pain you never knew How could you? Do not welcome Death He offers no peace For even in death We will know the pains We have left behind Far beyond the trees I long to be A deeper stream Free from Flows endlessly Your incessant dream Toward my dream //The sound which has no name// No ancient script Was ever writ No jewel-decked throne On which to sit Soaring high, The Watcher waits To slake his thirst To clean his plate His jaws agape His claws unfurled The Winged-Watcher Swallows the world The oceans rise and fall With his heaving chest And in the wind We feel his breath No cries are heard No tears are wept For wise ones know The bond once kept The price he asked; The cost of death: A single drop, Still glistening wet, Of crystal'd pain To pay a debt As time went on The debt accrued And we foolish Men The price refused Now all is lost And we, Erthwile Peer at the stars Through his crooked smile Your soul is crumbling, rotting Beneath the chains of hate Can you hear those mournful, helpless cries? The sound which has no name Open your eyes The blackened fog has blinded you And with this darkness you have shrouded Our deep and wooded home He is our fatal end Our recompense He is the fear We all can sense The creeping serpent The reeking breath The fangs of Erebus The certainty of Death The fangs of Erebus The certainty of Death (Stolen from metalkingdom's website)
this song has so much in it, and you really have to just sit and listen to the whole thing to get it. feels like it takes you on a journey across a continent. and the other thing is that the singers are so talented. their voices just ring out right when it's important, moments like 4:30-4:52 just stand out. and the MUSIC, the power that comes out at 8:14 was unbelievable the first time I heard it. that descending motif at 8:46 makes me feel something that I felt maybe only once before, I can't even really describe it. like right at the moment you know you'll never return home, that your old life is gone forever. god damn this track is wild, there's nothing else like it
song was so good u had to make an essay after 1 year of listening
not saying thats a bad thing- its honestly showing how good this song is frfr
Shame they haven't released anyhting in a while
@@aetergator7020 WOOPS misread your comment* ----- yeah dude I had enough and decided I wanted to share my thoughts and point out to people exactly how and where I think it's special
@@DeSinc yeah thats how i knew it was 1 year of listening when i said it
@@aetergator7020 OH I didn't even read you said 1 year LOL, I read it as "1 time listening" for some reason. I edited my og comment to properly reply to yours now
How can a band be so good and so underrated at the same time? It makes no sense
Who knows, it pisses me off too how it’s so common for good bands to be overshadowed by other popular bands, but those are more popular because of their mainstream elements in their songs, don’t get me wrong, bands like that are also great but bands like this who stray from the norm should also have a chance and should be listened to just the same as the others.
@@SOUNDCLOUD.COM_JABRONZKI I have adhd and can’t listen to anything under like 5 minutes, it’s just too short
Why would you want something as good as this to be wasted on the masses? A bunch of Orcs who have no taste, creativity, no understanding of music theory. I like that I have "my" music which is unknown to them, untainted by mediocrity...
@@LintRiggs_ True but what about the bands, saying you don’t want them to be popular just because u want them to yourself is selfish. These bands deserve so much more than what they already have and even though I agree with you to some extent, I would be way happier for the bands if they got the attention they deserved.
Juked’em Well said
hidden gem 👌
Truly a beautiful work of art, love the choral performances in here!
Such an incredibly powerful song
Stunning work. The best songs grow on you with repeated listens.
5:50 that part
Excellent track. Highly underrated I should say.
this song gives me genuine shivers its SOOOOOOO good
Sucks I didn't listen to this when it was released...my hearing was way better than it is now. This song reminds me alot of the stuff I used to listen to way back in the day when things were better haha. Solid work though!
I've been listening Xanthocroid for about 6 or 7 years, i feel so blessed for knowing this band, they were so underrated, i think the band had an Sad and Beautiful end. They made a fucking last album separeted in two parts, both had good songs, it's sad to think that they won't do it again..I.hope to be wrong, but Matthew lives in one city and Sam and his wife lives in other, now they have a family and it seems like they put music aside.
Sam released a solo album on spotify a few years ago and Matthew works for a video game music studio, both did not give up on music, you should give a listen to their more recent work, though it's very different from xanthochroid
@@fawfox480 what are their projects called
@@ayko_osu246 Matthew has links on metal encyclopedia. Basically makes your usual video game ost, and while it's decent, it's nothing interesting, comparably to some other game composers I know of (Darren Korb/Ashley Barrett, Chris Christodolou, Christopher Larkin, Hakita). Couldn't find a single thing of Sam's though
9:48 ascending
Holy fuck those vocals are too good
one of a few things that really motivate me to scale from millionaire to billionaire, one of very few cases of inequity and grief that I really care about
I want to mend it...irrationally
just a sight of this dying talent pulls me up more than sex drive, my fears or dreams
One dislike bro how could you not like this masterpiece
8:14 to 9:20 BEST PART hands down
9:48
nice kindred profile pic
I'm sure that person is coming from osu
best part😊
pure eargasm
DIOS Q BUENA CANCION
Masterpiece.
3:42
//The sound of a glinting blade//
I heard the Forest sing
Songs of my youth
I’d never felt such pain before
You held my hand that day
You were my Sun before the dawn
The darkened morning I have loved so long
I don’t recall that day
And I never thought of you when I cried
You know the place
And I never wondered why
Where memory sleeps and secrets hide
You left so suddenly
Silence fills this place
Naught but a memory of your embrace
You, servile and sweet
Soft as the sediment beneath our feet
Far beyond the trees
We roamed
Yet, now, I plead:
Recall the plans we made
Dreams once so bold
The jealous Sun stood still and cold
What now has time revealed?
A tepid pool of youth misspent
A faded tapestry of dreams undreamt
Strange, how you recount
Wanton days, blissful nights
Strange, as it seems,
There was suffering
And pain you never knew
How could you?
Do not welcome Death
He offers no peace
For even in death
We will know the pains
We have left behind
Far beyond the trees
I long to be
A deeper stream
Free from
Flows endlessly
Your incessant dream
Toward my dream
//The sound which has no name//
No ancient script
Was ever writ
No jewel-decked throne
On which to sit
Soaring high,
The Watcher waits
To slake his thirst
To clean his plate
His jaws agape
His claws unfurled
The Winged-Watcher
Swallows the world
The oceans rise and fall
With his heaving chest
And in the wind
We feel his breath
No cries are heard
No tears are wept
For wise ones know
The bond once kept
The price he asked;
The cost of death:
A single drop,
Still glistening wet,
Of crystal'd pain
To pay a debt
As time went on
The debt accrued
And we foolish Men
The price refused
Now all is lost
And we, Erthwile
Peer at the stars
Through his crooked smile
Your soul is crumbling, rotting
Beneath the chains of hate
Can you hear those mournful, helpless cries?
The sound which has no name
Open your eyes
The blackened fog has blinded you
And with this darkness you have shrouded
Our deep and wooded home
He is our fatal end
Our recompense
He is the fear
We all can sense
The creeping serpent
The reeking breath
The fangs of Erebus
The certainty of Death
The fangs of Erebus
The certainty of Death
(Stolen from metalkingdom's website)
why is this not on spotify D:D:D:
It is, the band is xanthochroid
@@jukedem but i meant its 2 songs put together
@@simley_face yeah that is quite annoying
@@simley_face they are two songs. Turn off the shuffle and they should play one after another
@@simley_face honestly I like that it’s seperated. It gives this sense of continuity
DAMN FUCK THIS SONG ITS FUCKING AMAZING
This is black metals Bohemian Rhapsody.
Tell me a better black metal song than this...
I can't bro. It's really top tier.
BTMC.
your a little late bud
Pog I was there Pog
@@ChocoMuffin23 pog
@@kyo552 poggy woggy poggers
@@wybel holly molly poggy
There are so many beautiful elements to this song. *O*