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Means to an End

by Svn.Seeker

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Pilfered 04:08
What has befallen me? Limbs contorted, glass surrounds me, The wails and the screams, A grisly visage What is that burning? Acrid smoke, rising higher, Charring lifeless flesh. Medics scurrying, Giving aid to anyone That can be saved. Body bag loaded, My own face locked within it, My life ends today. This light has been pilfered, The thief clad in steel, Plucked in plain sight, For all to see his heist. What is happening? Mother save me, I am frightened, What did I do? To make him angry. Slurred muttering, What’s he saying? I cannot hear him Just leave me be. Mother please come home, He’s getting closer, ever closer, no! Blow after blow, I don’t know how much longer, I can hold on… This light has been pilfered, The thief drenched in rye. A light so tender, so bright, Tossed to the flies.
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The Dawn Has come with a gift, a chance to be renewed For that is my only hope I stay dreaming in the void as the world basks in the morning light But I must arise, and venture on, to seek my own Sun, To end this torturous Dream That plagues my Mind That holds me Down This warmth, could it be the morning has finally come? I hope, to see that light and feel it’s embrace. Whispers stave away the dawn, deprive me of peace. And yet I’m helpless to resist the pull of the Dream, Hypnotic captor of sanity Keeping me from my Sun I wish To awaken But these voices Hold me back Again, the sun eludes my gaze My lament grows, with each passing day The slumber, binds me to this place From which I cannot escape One day I will arise But until then I am trapped Dreaming indefinitely.
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Cursed wife, Locking me away, My pain, her nuisance. Why can’t they see? The truth in front of them: I’m dying. The cruelty of man Lacking in compassion The cruelty of man Plastic smiles and lies. Oh, tell me why I’m to lay and suffer I mold my life After theirs. Oh God tell me why Am I fated to die? What sin did I commit? To deserve this punishment. Where is your justice? Where is your kindness? The cruelty of God Divine contradiction The cruelty of God Punishment without sin. He could not be cruel No, it could only mean, The absence of God The absence of God I can’t believe, I can’t believe The absence of God Truth finally revealed. It’s getting colder The darkness encroaches.
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Life Brings End As they run in this vain attempt to escape This prison of flesh and decay Afraid of their own Futility Some run, some chase For ages always the same Difference only within The means. They’re all just means to an end No justification needed All roads end the exact same way To begin again Fear Takes hold in the twilight All you hold dear Crumbles Weight unfelt Until the earth quakes The smallest line, Erased… Oh the triviality of time Magnified As the flesh pales Before the fall As the chapter reaches its end Closing this book Forever In the archives of existence Few tales are retold They’re all just means to an end Don’t fret, enjoy life instead One’s death won’t define their past For it all returns to dust.

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This album is a culmination of years of experience in music and coping with the loss of loved ones.


At its core, Means to an End is a smart, fun scandy-influenced melodeath album that straddles the thrash barrier at times. - Angry Metal Guy

Focused, skilled songwriting and outstanding performances that get the job done, and hopefully will be the start of a long and fruitful career for these gentlemen. - Dead Rhetoric

These Connecticuters write interesting riffs and melodies, know their instruments and they seem to have the potential to one day stand right next to ARSIS or OMNIUM GATHERUM. Recommended for seekers of the "where melodeath goes next" path. - Eternal Terror Webzine

Without a doubt, this band is very good at amassing an amalgam of influences and styles to create their own approach, with twists that any one of those styles does not have. - Metal Temple

It's an EP that leaves you wanting more and definitively proves that Svn.Seeker are a one of a kind force in their scene - Two Guys Metal Reviews

Means To An End has a consistent yet fluid foundation, the tracks don’t sound too different to each other, but they don’t sound really similar either. - Abrasive Noise

credits

released February 4, 2021

Nikita Khrenov: Lead Guitar, Vocals, Synth Programming
Rob “OB” Lembo: Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
Geoff Chance: Rhythm Guitar
Pat Conaty: Drums

Additional Vocals on "Seeking my Own Sun" and "Means to an End" provided by Karl Chamberlain

Karl Chamberlain appears courtesy of Alcyone


Mixed and Produced By: Dave Kaminsky at Studio Wormwood
Mastered By: Ryan Williams at Augmented Audio
Written By: Svn.Seeker
Artwork and Album Layout By: Caelan Stokkermans Arts

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Svn.Seeker Bristol, Connecticut

Inspired by a desire for a new start after leaving his previous band, Svn.Seeker was formed in late 2017 by ex-Archaic Decapitator guitarist Nikita Khrenov and a group of old friends in central Connecticut. Drawing inspiration from video game composers and melodically inclined artists such as Soilwork, Arsis, and Depeche Mode, Svn.Seeker aims to blend technical guitar work with hooks and feeling. ... more

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