Echoes of Journeys Past
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Hypatia
06:09
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Saving the Oxalys
Awakening at the hillside of Valhalla
The year is lost with time and memory
A saviour alone, reborn from dust and fire,
Recovers the elixir of eternity
A sign of doom flashes across the sky
While she sees the secret in her hands
A heavy load rests upon her shoulders
Carrying the burden across the lands
Saving the Oxalys
From time and dust
Hypatia - Harvester of life - Hypatia
The passage of time now creeps upon her
She cannot reach the temple of the Sun
But at the point she’s in her darkest hour
Her fierce eyes blaze with dignity
Discovering that this was meant to be
Triumph waits for those who trust the Path
She leaves the past – only to be free
Hypatia - Harvester of life - Hypatia
Saving the Oxalys
From time and dust
Rain hammers upon her
As she runs on the edge of light
Queen of the Stars
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Valley of the Moon
05:20
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Between ancient rifts and crustal highlands
Mystic tracks are preserved in the dust
Leading along the lunar maria
Towards the edge of the old Magma Sea
Vanishing origin
Behind the mists of time
Drifter of the silver sphere
Listen to the silence scream
Valley of the Moon
Solar winds sweeping the dunes
Magnetic fields forming in moon dust
Lunar swirls guide the path
As the Moon eclipses the Sun
Vanishing origin
Behind the mists of time
Drifting across the silver sphere
As lightning strikes my mind
In the still of night a Siren sings her song
And the emerald sky has settled for the dawn
Drawing paths in dreams of times forgone
“I’ve lived a lifetime on the wind…”
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Comet of Gold
05:08
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Living below a higher goal
.. but aiming too low
Caught in the dust of what once was
Symbols in rust take hold of us
Bound in chains where evil reigns
We long for your light
And we call to You across the skies
Give us a sign – Comet of Gold
Lost beyond
The Strings of Change
Where the fire merges with our flames
We fear the Sun
Who makes us run
But never arrive
There’s still a light
Reaching far beyond our sight
Moulding the world
While we live our deaths
And die our lives
We try to return to
The Comet of Gold
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Echoes of Journeys Past
04:17
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In the graying mist at dawn
Frozen paths turn to life
Moving shapes always shifting your course
Everchanging paths to a static destination
The arctic winds whisper
As the mountains call to you
Howling mountains thunder
With echoes of journeys past
With steep trails and snowclad peaks
The ancient teeth encircle
Battered fields and icy brooks
And all the mysteries of the lands
Untold tales of yore, long forgotten
Now taking form, as told by the wind –
And the past calls to you
Howling mountains thunder
With echoes of journeys past
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Hidden beneath evil shadows of life
In ruins escaping the Light
A child of the Storm quenching hubris with fear
Enticing the warning of glory
Her desperate eyes filled with tears and thorns
The temple is broken for all
We’re on a path to nowhere
(Elysian Fields)
We’re on a path to nowhere
(Elysian Fields)
Through the bleeding eyes of Destiny
Our souls mourn eternally
We’re on a path to nowhere
(Elysian Fields)
We claim our right to Freedom
While Death reaps the streets
Some day will be our last
So we got to reveal our hearts
The Dawn of Hypatia choked in chains
Unholy nightwalkers, march!
We’re on a path to nowhere
(Elysian Fields)
We’re on a path to nowhere
(Elysian Fields)
Through the bleeding eyes of Destiny
Our souls mourn eternally
We’re on a path to nowhere
(Elysian Fields)
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Moondance
01:38
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Mystic Mountain
09:28
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«Welcome to the gates of the Destroyer
Through me you must pass
My visions will take you to the Higher
If you embrace my wrath»
Jester – Tyrant
All stand alike
Golden – Giant
Behold the Passage of Might
In Light – and Darkness
Mercurius creates
Grand – Transition
Hellstorms and Fire
Within the parallel of Death
Faced with the vengeance of Heaven and Hell
Few will reach the Depths of Freedom
In the Purgatory within themselves
Jester – Tyrant
All stand alike
Golden – Giant
Behold the Passage of Might
In Light – and Darkness
Mercurius creates
Grand – Transition
Hellstorms and Fire
‘Solve et coagula
Chrysopoeia
Solve et coagula
Unio mystica’
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about
DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present the highly anticipated third album of Norway's FLIGHT, Echoes of Journeys Past, on CD, vinyl LP, and cassette tape formats.
To call Norway's FLIGHT “retro” or “vintage” is to miss the point. Since their formation in 2012, the band have walked the fine line between effortless and studious – a throwback to '70s proto-metal, sure, but done with such vigor and authenticity that even the most skeptical listener would be helpless to resist being whisked away some four decades into the past. Simply, their music exists in that same vacuum when ROCK conquered all. FLIGHT bring the past into the present and write understated-yet-invigorating rockers that draw from a very rich (and idiosyncratic) history. To date, the band's two full-length records mark specific periods of their patient oeuvre: 2015's rough 'n' ready self-titled debut and 2018’s sci-fi-themed A Leap Through Matter.
Now, FLIGHT continue that patient ascent with LP #3, Echoes of Journeys Past. Presciently titled, Echoes of Journeys Past indeed steps deeper into that mythical, muddied past where genre delineations had yet to be created – and, more so, when “rocking out” was fully based on feel. Retaining that tasteful kinda-clean guitar tone that paradoxically allows their intrinsic grit to hit that much harder, FLIGHT seek a moodier batch of songs that dart in dazzling directions. Each one's based on a brisk, but-never-rushed pace, and each winds back and forth between hook and lead, rocking and reeling.
There's an elusive X-factor that makes the album such an enchanting spin, a touch of melancholy, or more so mystery. But most of all, it’s FLIGHT's synthesis of songwriting and performance that pushes Echoes of Journeys Past into the halls of greatness. Every hit of the drum or strum of the guitar evokes a sensation of warmth, and the vocals adds a layer of pathos to the soundscape. All of this works in service of telling the STORY of the song. Indeed, the album plays out like a story, recalling so much of the 1970s without singly settling on one specific era or sound, before reaching a climax with the ten-minute closer “Mystic Mountain,” which sounds exactly as it’s titled.
The retro-rock game is more crowded than ever, but with roots equally in proto-metal, FLIGHT continue to explore relatively rarefied ground with increasingly powerful results. Strange as it may seem that that power has exploded tenfold by scaling back, Echoes of a Journey Past could yet be the band’s breakthrough record. Those who cherish Gorham/Robertson-era Thin Lizzy, Rainbow’s Down to Earth into Difficult to Cure, or even Blue Öyster Cult at their late '70s / early '80s peak, you’ve found your new modern classic.“
To call Norway's FLIGHT “retro” or “vintage” is to miss the point. Since their formation in 2012, the band have walked the fine line between effortless and studious – a throwback to '70s proto-metal, sure, but done with such vigor and authenticity that even the most skeptical listener would be helpless to resist being whisked away some four decades into the past. Simply, their music exists in that same vacuum when ROCK conquered all. FLIGHT bring the past into the present and write understated-yet-invigorating rockers that draw from a very rich (and idiosyncratic) history. To date, the band's two full-length records mark specific periods of their patient oeuvre: 2015's rough 'n' ready self-titled debut and 2018’s sci-fi-themed A Leap Through Matter.
Now, FLIGHT continue that patient ascent with LP #3, Echoes of Journeys Past. Presciently titled, Echoes of Journeys Past indeed steps deeper into that mythical, muddied past where genre delineations had yet to be created – and, more so, when “rocking out” was fully based on feel. Retaining that tasteful kinda-clean guitar tone that paradoxically allows their intrinsic grit to hit that much harder, FLIGHT seek a moodier batch of songs that dart in dazzling directions. Each one's based on a brisk, but-never-rushed pace, and each winds back and forth between hook and lead, rocking and reeling.
There's an elusive X-factor that makes the album such an enchanting spin, a touch of melancholy, or more so mystery. But most of all, it’s FLIGHT's synthesis of songwriting and performance that pushes Echoes of Journeys Past into the halls of greatness. Every hit of the drum or strum of the guitar evokes a sensation of warmth, and the vocals adds a layer of pathos to the soundscape. All of this works in service of telling the STORY of the song. Indeed, the album plays out like a story, recalling so much of the 1970s without singly settling on one specific era or sound, before reaching a climax with the ten-minute closer “Mystic Mountain,” which sounds exactly as it’s titled.
The retro-rock game is more crowded than ever, but with roots equally in proto-metal, FLIGHT continue to explore relatively rarefied ground with increasingly powerful results. Strange as it may seem that that power has exploded tenfold by scaling back, Echoes of a Journey Past could yet be the band’s breakthrough record. Those who cherish Gorham/Robertson-era Thin Lizzy, Rainbow’s Down to Earth into Difficult to Cure, or even Blue Öyster Cult at their late '70s / early '80s peak, you’ve found your new modern classic.“
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