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Rating: Nigredo is a journey into the deepest recesses of our soul, a journey where you know the beginning but not where it will lead you. Nigredo is the darkness within me, within you, within all of us.
The Diary Of Dreams are one of the most fascinating acts that the gothic scene has brought us in recent years; led by Adrian Hates, they have been able to craft true black gems. Nigredo opens with “Dead Letter” a progression that slowly grows, majestic and decadent. “Kinodrom” is introduced by a hypnotic keyboard riff, making way for the obsessive drum rhythm, culminating in a chorus of great emotional intensity. The album continues its descent into Adrian Hates' personal hell. Songs like “Reign of Chaos”, “Tales Of The Silent City”, “Portrait Of A Cynic” are imbued with an atmosphere as black as pitch. The highlight of the album is “Cannibals”, haunting in its melancholic melody, where the now resigned Adrian invites us to welcome the cannibals who eat away our lives.
Nigredo is not an album for everyone; it can make you fall in love with it, but you could also hate it, as there is no middle ground. The only thing I am sure of is that it cannot leave anyone indifferent. All lovers of more decadent and dark music should own this rare precious item to keep it preciously within themselves.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
02 Giftraum (04:16)
Dies ist ein Giftraum
Dies ist ein Giftraum
Dies ist ein Giftraum
Wenn ich in deine Obhut sinke
Schenke edle Tr�ume mir
Damit ich nicht im Schlaf ertrinke
Spende deinen Segen mir
Dies ist ein Giftraum
Denn nichts vermag mich zu bedr�ngen
Wie ein Traum in schwarzer Nacht
Darum flehe ich um Hilfe
Erbitte mir um deine Wacht
Dies ist ein Giftraum
Mag des Tages Licht mich rufen
Dann zur�ck aus deiner Welt
Ich erwachen, darf erfrieren
Denn dich das am Leben h�lt
Dies ist ein Giftraum
Schau mich an
Was ist denn �brig von mir?
H�r mich an
Und heile meine Wunden...
Schau mich an
Was ist denn �brig von mir?
H�r mich an
In Ewigkeit verbunden...
Dies ist ein Giftraum
Dies ist ein Giftraum
Drohst du einmal zu verzweifeln
Schenk ich dir Trost aus meinem Raum
Mein Verlust wird dich nicht schmerzen
Denn du kennst mein Leben kaum
Gleich ich keinen Groll verp�re
Nehm ich Abschied nun von dir
Keine Zuflucht, kein Zuhause
Ich schlie� die T�r jetzt hinter mir
Schau mich an
...
H�r mich an
...
Schau mich an
...
H�r mich an
In Ewigkeit verbunden...
Schau mich an
Was ist denn �brig von mir?
H�r mich an
Und heile meine Wunden...
Schau mich an
Was ist denn �brig von mir?
H�r mich an
In Ewigkeit verbunden...
Dies ist ein Giftraum
Dies ist ein Giftraum
Wo ich jetzt bin, kannst du nicht sein...
Lass mich bitte nicht allein
Dies ist ein Giftraum
04 Reign of Chaos (05:37)
"I am alone, hiding.
I am scared, I can hear someone's heartbeat.
It's coming closer.
Is somebody out there?
Hello?"
My friends of slaughter
Noble brothers
Sisters of violence
And fathers of destruction
I enslave you all
You shall not deny me
You must obey
Marching into death with me
Die with me!
This is my gift for you
This is my therapy of hate
This is the poison room
This is your home my friend
Slaves of this kingdom
Entitled to suffer
Victims by change
Deception routine
He who commands
Finds justice in rage
A gamble of moods
Obliged to obey
Prince of darkness
Give life to the lost
King of the dead
Give names to the nameless
This is my gift
This is my therapy
This is the poison
This is your home
09 The Witching Hour (04:36)
My total reception
Of unknown disasters
My complete redemption
Define the state of war
A trip to my consience
My pain made of slander
My guilt in denial
Cause anger with fear
Revenge with devotion
Witchcraft remorse
The last refugee
Who pays the reward?
Encounted danger
Intrigues of a friend
Defeat for a stranger
Mankind kills as one
My haunted desires
Infamous liars
This intoxication
Will kiss you goodnight
I lost my temper
This is my terrorzone
I lost my temper
The 11th hour
12 Cannibals (05:19)
Your charming voice is calling me
And step by step you set me free
My urge too strong my body weak
The curse in mind for which I seek
These walls
Were built to last
Memories were always born here
Decades of youth
And centuries of silence
Welcome cannibals
Your dark embrace consoling me
Your fading lights forgotten beauty
And everything I see is taking strength
Away from me
Inhale the last one
Why hesitate?
What is this violence you pray for
You talk about science, biology and gods
Now look me straight into the eye
I have all you ever asked for
13 Mask of Shame (07:00)
What is left, and what is right
What is wrong and what alright
Nimm Abschied mein Kind
This is my shadow, this is my life
But where is my body?
How do I survive
Nimm Abschied mein Kind
Life is of sweetness
Of unknown compulsion
Come and walk with me
Into decay
Life is of sweetness
Of unknown compulsion
Come and walk with me
Into decay
Day by day we all move on
Scared to look back
Scared to foresee
This is the darkness in our souls
Life is so sweet but so imperfect
Bitter to finally understand
Day by day...
Mask of shame
Life is of sweetness
Of unknown compulsion
Come and walk with me
Into decay
Life is of sweetness
Of unknown compulsion
Come and walk with me
Into decay
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