Gathered Under Open Skies, by Firmament / Midnight Prey

Gathered Under Open Skies

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1.	Firmament - Lord Of The Night Sky 04:33	lyrics	buy track
I cross the sea In a ship made of driftwood A secret journey has begun By the rising of the moon, The sails catch the north wind No compass guides me on the run See me now! I rise above the seas Heart in hand While the winds scream in passion To the stars From my earthly home I Raise the sails On “Adventure” I take my way home All alone I fly Heart pounding engines Oil bleeding monstrosity A feast of cries A song for explorers Letters for a surviving child See me now! I Rise above the trees Heart in hand While the winds scream in passion To the stars From my earthly home Raise the sails On “Comet” I take my way home Wild ride across the midnight sky A fiery mind upon the rails Riding on a train From the heart of the earth The universal flame. Light the graves of the lost My journey has begun Defy the silent deadly slumber
2.	Firmament - Mortal Giants 04:28	lyrics	buy track
A Whisper on the wind Sound on silent seas The spark of life is running Through veins of royalty They swore on ancient reasons Like wizards in their prime In witness of the unborn ones Servants for all times Turned these wings to angel dust and souls of dying stars Mortal giants lost their minds released immortal wars A little secret died tonight forever it will dwell in unborn lives They released the tide to humiliate the precious hidden shine Raise your voice and sing The rhymes of hidden minds Carry on you´ll never fail Never cry for loss A Chord of souls then entered The realm of new born gods “Carry on if all else fails never mind the cost” Turned these wings to angel dust and souls of dying stars Mortal giants lost their minds released immortal wars A little secret died tonight forever it will dwell in unborn lives They released the tide to humiliate the precious hidden shine
3.	Midnight Prey - Black Cat 05:47	lyrics	buy track
Every cop that you'll see Protects the elite So like an outcast I'm roaming on the streets Every basic need Disguised as privilege Repressed and paralyzed At minimum wage Buerocracy of death With Hitler's cold breath Still perceptible in Bismarck's colonialist state They take from the poor And give it to the rich Classist narratives taught In history class They call it criminal energy I call it being fed up With neoliberal Fascist Society They call it chaos I call it organizing Without hierarchy I'm a Black Cat Maybe advocat I really try to act As I'm expecting it from you But I'm a hypocrite I'm well aware of it And I'm a piece of shit A liar and a loser, but I try, I try not to be Life's a game And I cheat only on The ones opressing me I'm a thief and I'm a friend I take what I need and I give what I can But I feel That all is going to end As it's burning We're dancing on the ashes For all we knew is gone Wind is howling Through the ruins With our laughter blending in
4.	Midnight Prey - Sword and Shield 07:52	lyrics	buy track
Self and each other Traumatization Walking in the park Losing you in my Self-actualization Then frightened in the dark Exhausted and empty by Their exploitation Crawl back into your arms Caught in the past like "How did we get here, Why is it so hard?" Seemingly cold And without emotion Annihilate the love Under the surface Infinite oceans Please take off the mask Vicious games Of power and devotion At times it can get rough Diving deeper Into the fractals To see into your guts Just let sword and shield Sink again Love will always win And finally We can be friends Waves keep crushing As time passes by Nature Returns And finally We can be friends Buildings crumbling Trees are growing fast Their power will not last And finally We got reasons to dance Lighting fires As we sing our songs The bond is growing strong And finally We can be friends Again Eventually We'll be cast into Oblivion Our conciousness Can't torture us anymore Our memory Is going to be Obliterate I want to dissolve With you Let us be embraced By the cosmic mother Forgiven and Forever held in peace Without time or space In singularity with all

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DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present Gathered Under Open Skies, a special split mini-album between Germany’s FIRMAMENT and MIDNIGHT PREY, on CD and 12” vinyl formats.

Gathered Under Open Skies is indeed a special gathering, bringing together two forces that have become something like flagship bands for DYING VICTIMS: old “newcomers” FIRMAMENT and the reunited MIDNIGHT PREY. This special mini-album includes two brand-new tracks from both bands, totaling 23 minutes of vintage rock/metal moodiness.

FIRMAMENT continue their ascent following their widely acclaimed We Don’t Rise, We Just Fall debut earlier this year, having largely risen from the ashes of speed metallers Tension but bringing a different approach with them. Here, with new vocalist Marco, the five-piece further flesh out that velvety vision, taking turn-of-the-‘80s hard rock (and even a touch of equally early deathrock) down roads much more melancholic and emotive. You might even shed a tear while rocking out to their two fistbangers here; wherever you wanna go, FIRMAMENT will take you there. And tears may’ve been shed when MIDNIGHT PREY initially called it a day in 2020, but as of last year, the power-trio are back in action and, this summer, released a two-song tape to pick up right where they left off with their modern-classic Uncertain Times LP. Those two songs are provocatively titled – “Black Cat” and “Sword and Shield” – and between them, MIDNIGHT PREY keep that clean-yet-dirty surge that’s equal parts punk, rock, and metal but totally unique. And considering the epic lengths these two tracks go to, the future suggests more splendors to come…

Graced with gorgeous cover art, Gathered Under Open Skies is a borderless realm where hard rockers, punks, metalheads, and general weirdoes can all roam. FIRMAMENT and MIDNIGHT PREY care nothing for genre limitations, and together invite you into their idyll.

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released December 15, 2023

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