Where Gods Fear To Speak, by Oceans of Slumber

Where Gods Fear To Speak

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yngtor Local Houston, TX band putting out great music. Love it! Favorite track: Where Gods Fear to Speak.

Syl This is their best album yet, a shining example of great prog metal. Cammie Beverly has one of the best voices in the genre. Check out her solo work as well, here on Bandcamp! Favorite track: I Will Break the Pride of Your Will.

mzag21 This is album takes me back to the Banished Heart era. Camii sounds great and the sound of the band is phenomenal .

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1.	Where Gods Fear to Speak 06:25	lyrics	buy track
In forgotten realms we tread Whispers echo, hope recedes Lost visions in our heads Amidst their silence, we must find our own voice In their absence, we know we must make a choice With hearts unyielding, we will face, not fear the night Defying the gods, we will find our own light Melancholic tales once told (Dante’s inferno deep and wide) In this world, so cold and tired (We seek where truths reside) Faith, a double-edged and bloody sword (Guiding, yet blinding the way) In shadows, illusions stored (Leading souls astray) Leading souls astray Oh, leading souls astray Vile, relentless, banished, despised Haunted, tormented, trapped here alive Innocence is lost where they dare not tread Amidst the battles, their voices left unsaid In cowardice, true divinity takes flight Ripping righteousness from our tongues in the dead of the night Night Guilt-ridden, wretched, and cloaked in fear Their shadows cast, their claim laid bare In the moon’s glow There we stand alone In search of what we know Are we really alone Crying out Your grace is sufficient Made perfect in my weakness Your grace is sufficient Made perfect in my weakness Your grace is sufficient Made perfect in my weakness Your grace is sufficient Made perfect in my weakness Your grace is sufficient Made perfect in my weakness Your grace is sufficient Made perfect in my weakness Your grace is sufficient Made perfect in my weakness Your grace is sufficient Made perfect in my weakness Your grace is sufficient Made perfect in my weakness In forgotten realms we tread Whispers echo, hope recedes Lost visions in our heads Amidst their silence, we must find our own voice In their absence, we know We know, we must make a choice With hearts unyielding, we will face, not fear the night Defying the gods, we will find our own light
2.	Run From the Light 05:14	lyrics	buy track
Halt, do not return for your life Obey, without question Endure a lifetime of torment and strife Beware the righteous hand We’re falling all around ourselves We’re chasing down redemption in vain I’m choking now, I’ve tapered out I’m tripping up, collapsing We stumble through chaos and strife In search of solace, turbulent skies I'm gasping for air, my strength is spent My eyes wide open Atone Suffer Relinquish Endure Suffer Anguish Withstand Persevere Amidst the shadows, we conceal ourselves in darkness our secrets they reveal with every lie, we kneel down Burnt to ashes Burnt to ashes Burnt to ashes Fall down Burnt to ashes Burnt to ashes Burnt to ashes Burnt alive We’re falling all around ourselves We’re chasing down redemption in vain I’m choking now, I’ve tapered out I’m tripping up, collapsing We stumble through chaos and strife In search of solace, turbulent skies I'm gasping for air, my strength is spent My eyes wide open Stand up We'll rise above stormy seas Emerging strong, we will be free Stand strong Through dark-ness, we'll find our way Triumphantly, a brand-new day Halt, do not return for your life Obey, without question Endure a lifetime of torment and strife The righteous hand condemns Halt, don't implore for a way out Conform, without question or doubt Endure a lifetime of sorrow's cruel test Beware the righteous hand Stand with me We'll rise above stormy seas Emerging so strong, we, we will be free Unite with me Through dark-ness, we'll find our way Triumphantly, stand in, a brand-new day Stand up We'll rise above stormy seas Emerging strong, we will be free Stand strong Through dark-ness, we'll find our way Triumphantly, a brand-new day
3.	Don't Come Back from Hell Empty-Handed 08:28	lyrics	buy track
I walked this lonely road shadows danced by my side I heard the whispers on the wind and felt the darkness move inside But with every battle waged and every tear that I've shed A hard lesson was learned another story that couldn't go unread So, if you're crawling through hell Where those fires burn bright Make sure to grasp the flames And fight to bring back the light Traveling through the abyss lost in its endless expanse Seeking some semblance of meaning trying to find that second chance Not every lesson uplifts and not every truth is profound Sometimes, the answer’s in the silence in the absence of sound So, if you're crawling through hell Where those fires burn bright Make sure to grasp the flames And fight to bring back the light The fires may sear the journey might scar But the spirit, unbroken can travel so far With the past as your guide brightening the gray sky From the shroud of the night run, run towards the day As the darkness fades and dawn takes its stand Remember there is strength in the power to withstand As the darkness fades and dawn takes its stand Remember there is strength in the power to withstand Emerging from the depths of an endless night Ensure you depart the darkness clutching the light Your journey, my friend is both rugged and steep But in valleys of sorrow That's where the lessons run deep Winds of change, they seldom rest Carrying whispers, putting your will to the test Oh,oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh Within the labyrinth, there’s light Though the path may waver, there’s light Within the labyrinth, there’s light Though the path may waver, there’s light Within the labyrinth, there’s light Though the path may waver, there’s light Within the labyrinth, there’s light Though the path may waver, there’s light Within the labyrinth
4.	Wish 03:53	lyrics	buy track
All I ever wanted to be was somebody, somebody’s something All I ever wanted to be was somebody, somebody’s dream Each door has led to nothing Each hall as endless as before The house stands strong But there’s no room No room for me or anyone All I ever wanted to be was somebody, somebody’s something All I ever wanted to be was somebody, somebody’s dream At the bottom of a hole with no way out A lonely heart in a lonely world So many people and so many lights Dim to the core With nothing left inside I see darkness all around you I feel darkness all around me In a place where I can’t find you Left searching, left wanting And I feel like so many times before The grasping of hope and nothing more An empty hand, a barren heart, a place where I A place where I can only dream A dream that’s just a dream A dream that’s just a dream A dream that’s just a dream and nothing more A dream that’s just a dream A dream that’s just a dream A dream that’s just a dream and nothing more And I feel like so many times before The grasping of hope and nothing more An empty hand, a barren heart, a place where I A place where I can only dream And I feel like so many times before The grasping of hope and nothing more An empty hand, a barren heart, a place where I A place where I can only dream
5.	Poem of Ecstasy 06:33 video	lyrics	buy track
Save me from this self destruction Pure devastation follows our every step I’m, I’m glowing in the moonlight I’m trying to save you from yourself Save you from the fray in your mind From a future that we can’t escape From a fate that only goes one way Cause I’ll do anything to save you I’ll do everything to stay by your side And I’ll do anything except stop what I’m chasing I’ll do anything, except save myself We were always set to destroy what was left, what choice did we have? We go blind into the night Our fevered delusions, yea These looming illusions Our fractured sight Oh we have arrived to the end of the line Until tomorrow when we rise to fight Another day on this spiraling disaster Another stolen moment I watch you in the moonlight My redemption resting on your lips The ghost are always calling Their grief we can’t escape A sudden sinking feeling and we’re back with them that day Your love All I need to survive This life It’s all contrived Ahhh, Ahhh, Ahhh (4x) Eyes on me Watching, on me Watching (8x) AHHHH Cause I’ll do anything to save you I’ll do everything to protect your light But I can’t stop it now, can’t stop what I’m chasing Even eternity couldn’t save me from myself And I’ve done all it takes to stay by your side Cause’ I’ll do anything to save you We were always set to destroy what was left, what choice did we have? We go blind into the night Our fevered delusions, yea These looming illusions Our fractured sight Oh we have arrived to the end of the line These scars we can’t escape Trapped in a memory A path we couldn’t change, oh no I’m bleeding out, I’m calling to you Can you see me standing here You tell me wait and don’t be scared You slip away to nothingness I’m waiting, I’m waiting The pain is but of bleeding flesh Our love remains when nothings left I’m calling, I’m calling Save me from this, save me from myself Let it go we can run away And I know these scars we can’t escape Save me, save me from myself Save me from this self destruction
6.	The Given Dream 03:35	lyrics	buy track
I return to the dust I’ve known The circle, the sky, the ground that I call home Destroyer of worlds, beseecher of hope That cold and bitter taste The wall in front of you The stone with all of your hopes You stare and you stare It’s still empty you’ve clawed and you’ve clawed No matter how large the dream or deep the want A given dream, a glimpse of hope, calling The flowing scars of life and loathing I’ve given myself years, and years of wanting And reaped the earth of all it’s hope That cold and bitter taste The stone with all your hopes No matter how long you stare and stare The given dream was lost right there It’s still empty We’re still empty Who knows the secrets of the deep? The many places the gods fear to speak There’ll be no more talk of hell I return to the dust I’ve known The circle, the sky, the ground I call home Destroyer of worlds, beseecher of hope That cold and bitter taste The wall in front of you The stone with all of your hopes You stare and you stare It’s still empty you’ve clawed and you’ve clawed No matter how large the dream or deep the want A given dream A glimpse of hope calling The flowing scars of life and loathing
7.	I Will Break the Pride of Your Will 05:26	lyrics	buy track
We have to wonder what dwells beyond the light When looking forward Is the same as looking back We know we can’t return We only just react Expressionless I wonder this earth Crying out and breaking down Do you know what it takes? If you want me, come and find me, it’s time I’ll bury all my dreams Absolve all my sins Remove this guilt within And guide my hand We dream alone And gone are the days Of childish repose Of childish innocence Wanna try me, come and find me, this time We have to wonder what dwells beyond the light Time is the hammer the ticking clock my heart This veil a facade A fragile in-between This forgotten place I called home Now never seen No more days left to lament The longing for this place I called home The longer I wait the further away it becomes The way back is now long, long gone Expressionless, I wonder this earth If you want me come and find me it’s time If you want me come and find me
8.	Prayer 05:02	lyrics	buy track
I’ve called out in anguish when the names were not mine were nothing When they were just names I’ve read and I’ve heard and I’ve known them forever When the skies open up And I see only the sun and the moon and when hope was my guide and I had nothing else and no one else coming An engine of obliteration My eyes fixed to the wall I’ve called you by every name I’ve asked for you at every fall Hands together Holding nothing A lustful heart Not knowing where my prayers go Chasing our dreams Chasing the days And we’re free and we’re frolicking Dancing hoping Our faith is flowing We’re blessed again Our hearts beckon to the call And we have nothing at all to fear, To fear When we’re together There’s nothing stronger we could fly away Loyal hands clasped These reverent walls splashed With our blood again Lies Hands together holding nothing A lustful heart Not knowing where my prayers go An engine of obliteration My eyes fixed to, fixed to the wall I’ve called, I’ve called for you by every name Asked for you at every fall I pretend the beads are hands Hands together, holding nothing A lustful grasp, a mournful heart I still don’t know you’re name I’ve called out every name now I’ve cried out at every fall (Ahhh) I’ve called you out by every name now I’ve asked at every fall An engine of obliteration My eyes fixed to the wall I’ve called you out by every name now I’ve asked at every fall An engine of obliteration My eyes fixed to the wall
9.	The Impermanence of Fate 06:20	lyrics	buy track
Run your hardest Chase away the sun Never let it set on On what you, and what you’ve done Long are the days when Expectation leads us When blood determines your path Who you are, what you want, where you’re going It’s not over, not yet Fight for your place I know my name and what it means And what I have to say I’ll never stop fighting I’ll never back down, no I know my name and what it means And what I have to say Say I know it can be hard How every other tree touches the sky How the other branches nourish Like they know why they were designed I know because I fell from one Striving, reaching, aiming at the night In view of all the stars But always told I could never Shine Life Left in the night Striving to shine But never held in kind Life gave a direction But never a goal I don’t despise Shaking hands and a trembling heart I fight all through the night Told to always be reposed Told to always be loyal Strive to shine Fight for your place I know my name and what it means to me I’ll never stop fighting And I’ll never back down I know it can be hard How every other tree touches the sky How every other branch nurtures You fell from one too You just never knew whose We run our hardest Chase away the sun Never let it set on On what you and what you’ve done Gone are the days when Expectation leads us When blood determines our path Who we are, what we want, where we’re going I’ll run my hardest I chase the sun away I’ll never give in I’m trying, I’m trying The end will come now We’ll fight until the day I wonder what time has in store I wonder, wonder, wonder I’ll never give in, I’m trying, I’m trying
10.	Wicked Game 05:26	lyrics	buy track
(Originally written and performed by Chris Isaak) The world was on fire, and no one could save me but you It's strange what desire will make foolish people do I never dreamed that I'd meet somebody like you And I never dreamed that I'd lose somebody like you No, I don't wanna fall in love (This world is only gonna break your heart) No, I don't wanna fall in love (This world is only gonna break your heart) With you (With you) (This world is only gonna break your heart) What a wicked game to play To make me feel this way What a wicked thing to do To let me dream of you What a wicked thing to say You never felt this way What a wicked thing to do To make me dream of you And, I don't wanna fall in love (This world is only gonna break your heart) And, I don't wanna fall in love (This world is only gonna break your heart) With you The world was on fire, and no one could save me but you It's strange what desire will make foolish people do I never dreamed that I'd love somebody like you And I never dreamed that I'd lose somebody like you No, I don't wanna fall in love (This world is only gonna break your heart) No, I don't wanna fall in love (This world is only gonna break your heart) With you (With you) (This world is only gonna break your heart) No, I— (This world is only gonna break your heart) (This world is only gonna break your heart) Nobody loves no one

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OCEANS OF SLUMBER defy any and all convention. Since 2011, the Houston band have come to redefine the Southern Gothic by casting their tales of hope and despair against an ever-shifting backdrop of melodic death, doom and black metal, with subtle electronic flourishes and classical composition added for good measure.
‘Where Gods Fear To Speak’ expands their progressive vision to the hi-def scope of a Hollywood blockbuster. OCEANS OF SLUMBER have toured with Swallow The Sun and Ne Obliviscaris, but their sixth album has more in common with Blade Runner and The Book of Eli.
Of course, no movie is complete without a compelling soundtrack. “Poem of Ecstasy” cuts between moonlit piano balladry, outlaw country, doom-stricken power metal and dystopian grindcore.
Performing such a radical play on extreme metal requires a talented cast of characters. Even the most obscure corners of the underground recognize Dobber Beverly as the drummer for grindcore legends Insect Warfare, though even he cedes the spotlight to OCEANS OF SLUMBER’s leading lady. Her cleans still push back against the blast beats like a force field. Only now, Cammie Beverly flexes a new muscle: death growls.
On ‘Where Gods Fear To Speak’, OCEANS OF SLUMBER remake progressive metal in their own dark cinematic image.

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released September 13, 2024

Recorded at Audiovision Studios in Bogotá, Columbia
Produced and engineered by Joel Hamilton
Mixed by Joel Hamilton at Studio G in Brooklyn, New York
Additional engineering by Chris Kritikos
Assistant engineering by Justin Termotto
Assistant engineering at Audiovision by Deyra Castillo and David Dueñas Piña

Oceans of Slumber is:
Cammie Beverly - Singer
Dobber Beverly - Drums, Piano
Semir Ozerkan - Bass
Chris Jones - Guitar
Chris Kritikos - Guitar, Synth

Artwork by Giannis Nakos.

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“They're unafraid to stay indulgent and their boldness is impressive. It's just not something you hear much of anymore, and I didn't know modern metal could be this heartfelt.”
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