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Relinquish All Hope

by Myrryr

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1.
Lost in a maelstrom of misery, Life takes from me endlessly. Leaving me broken and empty, Friends turn their backs on me, They even become enemies, Or just plain dead to me. Stepping back I take a look at myself, From the outside, what do I see? Hollow shell of the man I used to be. Torn apart and seething, Waiting and bleeding, Broken and screaming. The Reaper is calling, I feel myself falling, Leaving loved ones in mourning, Drowning in sorrow, As I hang from the gallows. A hypocrite hiding behind a polished smile, A virus consuming life from inside out, In isolation I wait for a sign that never comes. Venom rushes through my veins, As I'm consumed by all I hate, Now it's time I accept my fate. Unable to fight, bound by inaction, My spirit leaves this hateful world, No longer a useless burden. From my dead and rotting corpse, New life shall spring and grow, Insects feed on the secrets buried in my bones. Chorus of cicadas, my only eulogy, My existence was lifeless and empty, Now it's too late for apologies. My soul cries out as I fall, Deeper and deeper into hell Bidding my mortal life farewell. Wandering alone in a dying grove, Waiting for judgement from below , Or forgiveness from above, What if I just fall down and die? So this broken forest may have life. May my soul escape and be free, Like a feather on a summer breeze, And may the pain of life just cease. As the noose tightens, My shell hangs lifeless, But I keep falling into the darkness. As my end draws near, Nature's call I hear, And I am released from all my fear.
2.
Lightning cracks the sky, As I reach through the veil, Waiting for death to take me, Frozen to the bone, The stars are blinding, As I close my eyes to pray. Waiting for Hermes to guide me, As my soul is pulled beneath the leaves, Into the crushing black oblivion, The Earth rises to greet me, My body is shattered on the rocks, But I keep (sinking further down), Falling, churning, spinning, screaming, For what feels like forever. Through the earth so black and burnt, And when I finally stop falling, Darkness follows and covers me like smoke. As the smoke clears away Hermes stands there waiting, The Shepard of Lost Souls with a Golden Coin, Beneath a giant archway made of stone, Engraved with a hellish warning, “Woe To All Depraved Souls, Who Enter Here”. Charon stares with eyes of fire, And a blackened outstretched hand, The Golden Coin seems so bright, In this dark and dreary place, He snatches it up without a word, Board the boat or be lost, Between two broken worlds.
3.
The silent hooded Boatman stares ahead, With pale white fingers and blackened nails like claws upon his oar, With his pitch-black cloak rippling like a restless ocean, Onward to the river crossing where we meet The Styx, At the bottom of a waterfall so loud it’s deafening, Without a single word once more we float over the edge. Landing without even a ripple in the writhing fiery River Styx, Burning, twisting, tormenting every fibre of my being, Broken dreams float like bloated corpses on a festering river of blood, Every page of the history of the dead now seared into my mind. I look up from the depths and see my own worst memory, My beloved wife dies again before me, Gasping for breath as her blood runs down my hands, As the only two loves of my life sink beneath the waves, The fire inside me dies and leaves me broken once again, Forsaken to this hellish nightmare. The faces of those I've lost flash before my eyes And I realise, many lives end unfulfilled and empty, I turn one last time to my guide, And he leaves me on the river bank to contemplate my life.
4.
Dragging myself to my feet I look up and see it, A shimmering light, almost angelic, calling me closer, Walking on sand so black and burnt, Like the remains of a funeral pyre, Ravenous beasts tear at each other as Hellhounds devour Chimeras, But I keep moving, heading for the glowing presence (up ahead). As I get closer and closer the light gets brighter and brighter, Until a beautiful face appears in shining splendour, She holds out a chalice and speaks, “I’m am Lethe, Guardian of The Waters of Forgetfulness”, “Drink and be free of the pain of life, enter Asphodel and never look back”, “Forget your waking self and join your brethren in oblivion”. I feel ashamed to look upon her face as I speak, “My lovely Lady of Lethe, I thank you for your offer”, She smiles and hands me her chalice, in it souls swirl in spirals of despair, “I cannot accept it, I have lived an empty life of disease”, “Forgive me please, this is not a fitting end for me”. With that she disappears, her light fades and her warmth evaporates, Leaving me alone and cold once again in this dark and gloomy place, The time has come to move on and face my final judgement, Once again I wonder on black beaches, Only one way left to go, it’s time to find The Diamond Gate.
5.
Onward to my final judgement as Hades waits in darkness, I cannot run from my demons, they know where I’ll hide, I cannot curse them, they see my scars, I cannot hide from them, they know who I am beneath my mask, I’ll never be free of them, tormenting me is their eternal task. A mass of broken souls bars my way, it’s time to fight, Their eyes are empty, showing no signs of life, It’s the work of Lethe, they are at peace but lost for all eternity, The sight ways heavily on me as I push through them desperately, I will never forget the looks on their faces as they stare into the abyss endlessly. Standing at The Entrance of The Underworld, The Diamond Gate, a monolithic behemoth, Where Cerberus waits with snapping jaws and drooling tongues, Like a predator stalking its prey, his eyes are locked on me, Getting past him is easy, all souls may enter but none may ever leave. The Judgement Pavilion towers over me, I feel so insignificant in this harsh unforgiving place, Its enormity drowns me as I climb the steps to the giant door, I knock, it swings open, with a shriek, it’s deafening, Trepidation threatens to crush me as I wait to be invited in.
6.
Great Kings of Greece stand before me, At first they say nothing, just stare at me. I look at each one in turn before I speak, “I know what I have done and why I am here”, “My plea, I know that I am guilty”, “I will take every curse you throw at me”. Rhadamanthus speaks, “You spent your life causing pain and grief, To The Fields of Asphodel with you”. Next is Aeacus, “You have spent your life murdering and raping, To The Fields of Punishment with you”. Finally Minos Speaks, “Asphodel and Punishment are not enough, You shall be hunted forever by the beasts that roam The Underworld”.
7.
I can hear the distant whisper of Demons screaming in the dark, An unthinkable beastly howling in the distance, The only way out is through, Relentless pursuit of Hellhounds at my heels, Getting closer, second by second, inch by inch, gaining ground every minute. I run harder and harder, faster and faster, Until I reach the Cocytus, Lamentation burns my will, Hellhounds swarm around me, Their eyes are locked on me, Hunters stalk their prey, Making sure I have no hope of escape, And then they pounce, Snapping and tearing, Ripping and shredding. First they take my legs so I can’t run, Then my arms so that I can’t fight, Then my eyes so that I can’t see, Finally my heart so that I can’t feel. As I float along to nowhere my soul reforms and I finally see the truth, The wailing of lost souls squirming and writhing in eternal misery, Their lament weighs heavily on me and threatens to drag me down, I can’t take their agony, I have enough within me, When I get up to leave The Furies are standing above me. They drag me on black wings to The Palace, Where Hades sits laughing on his throne, I beg him to call off the hunt but he laughs and snaps his fingers, Once again I fall, like Icarus my wax wings burn in the River of Fire, I drift down further than ever before down into the bowels of Tartarus. This timeless place has broken my spirit and robbed me of my will to fight, Even the greatest and the mightiest have a higher power that they answer to, I’ll leave behind every “gift” from the Gods, I'm the sacrificial lamb, waiting to be thrown into the flames, Nothing but pain awaits me in this burning inferno.

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Relinquish All Hope is a Dark and Atmospheric Black Metal album that gradually builds up the pace as you descend into chaos.

At it's core it's an unrelenting Black Metal album with a heavy emphasis on emotion and story.

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released July 1, 2019

Alexander Slavchov - Guitar, Bass, Orchestral Pieces, Lyrics, Arrangement, SFX, Everything Else.
Riccardo Grechi - Session Drums, Timpani, Tambourine.
Alex Van Wyk - Vocals.
Roland Tutty - Lyrics, SFX, Final Mix.

Recorded and Produced by Alexander Slavchov

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Myrryr is a Atmospheric Black Metal band with Cascadian Black Metal and some Symphonic influences.

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