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Carpe Noctem

by Malacoda

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How far are we falling towards our destination? Icarus in reverse: consumed by moonlight What a sinful glory… Burn the citadels Consume the ashes Suffering to the conquered VAE VICTUS A puppet no more Long live the night CARPE NOCTEM Woe to conquered Seize the night Like fingers reaching from out of a grave: These forsaken spires scrape the sky A symbol of decay bracing for the new way Burn the citadels Consume the ashes Suffering to the conquered VAE VICTUS A puppet no more Long live the night CARPE NOCTEM
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Stalker 06:25
Are you awake? Let’s talk about the meaning of life Unselfish artists seeking connection In this imperfect life No need to speak of this Sit in silence, try to recall When we think on the past Do we become kinder? You can’t just purchase happiness With misery’s currency Everything in the end Carries its own meaning Stalker lead the way This place has a mind of its own It demands respect It will only let you pass If you’ve lost all hope Then you might survive Here in the quietest place in the world What do you seek? We don’t seem to know Anything about this zone? Kissed by rain Haunted without ghosts Why can’t we speak of this? Scream in silence - loathe what’s recalled When we confront our past Do we become wiser? You can’t just purchase happiness With misery’s currency Everything in the end Carries its own meaning This place makes you lose control It demands your death If you’ve lost all hope Then you might survive What do you seek? Rainfall turns into fear This quest becomes revelation The wonders of this godless place Resurrect a sense of grace The laws of nature died So wonderment can thrive
3.
Undone 04:18
Welcome to my sanctuary of woe Every wall is painted with melancholy Won’t you stay with me for the night? Black swarms of flies A veil upon this face Oleander curse Icon of deceit Lost and dejected Consigned to oblivion Scorned and rejected I am first mourning son Undone Embodiment of dust Undone Never to be laid to rest There’s a devil in these details Memento mori Mortui vivos docent Malediction Conjuring new fears Grim whispers Darkness revealed Lost and dejected Consigned to oblivion Scorned and rejected I am the first mourning son Undone Embodiment of dust Undone Never to be laid to rest
4.
We are the in between Transitioning Our domain remains here A liminal space it seems We are still yet moving Is this a war internally? The stage is set The music plays Yet no one is there Who really resides in this place Can we justify another day We are at the threshold Of the there and not there This forlorn memory Haunting like a past dream It leaves me with a feeling Tranquil yet unsettling This trauma is in these walls I do not want to leave It’s suffocating, dark and dormant Within the grain of restless memory The siren’s call to the past can drag us down This lethargy is poison A dreamworld of deceit Who really resides in this place? Can we justify another day We are at the threshold Of the there and not there This forlorn memory Haunting like a past dream It leaves me with a feeling Tranquil yet unsettling This trauma is in these walls I do not want to leave
5.
Back Masked 05:03
Within the hiss and static Whispers from a time long gone Is it fiction or history? I cannot hear the voice of reason within me A shadow of a doubt is spying from the streets And all we hear is in reverse These unsaid words feel like a curse Out of earshot signals worn With vocal chords ripped and torn Play the tape and it’s back masked To the front these ghosts are dragged With the electric noise filtered out Does the message become more clear? In the background a muffled shout Is it in rage or fear? Is it even real? And all we hear is in reverse These unsaid words feel like a curse Out of earshot signals worn With vocal chords ripped and torn Play the tape and it’s back masked To the front these ghosts are dragged With the electronic noise filtered out Is the message more clear? Out of earshot signals worn With vocal chords ripped and torn Play the tape and it’s back masked To the front these ghosts are dragged
6.
After Hours 03:59
Nightfall descending We are after hours The unwelcoming dark Vignetting August daylight Fading bokeh of summer vespers Remember the heat Recall the uttered word Indulge the memory Before it shifts form again Long exposure of pale evocations This golden hour Reminiscing eventide Those golden years Blurring all my memory lines Macro of the eve When it all fell apart The orchard past the field Drinking til the sun rose up This golden hour Reminiscing eventide Those golden years Blurring all my memory lines Fading bokeh of summer vespers This golden hour Reminiscing eventide Those golden years Blurring all my memory lines
7.
Contrapasso 04:38
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Apparitions Observing hunters Reaching out to those who believe Transmit your pain Relay all of your grief Submit to the hall of shades Do you dare look beyond the veil Speak to the other side The feedback loop of life We can’t harm you But we may change your life With a comfortable truth Forgotten in life Sought out only in death The unwanted and unseen Have never been more alive Do you dark look beyond the veil Speak to the other side The feedback loop of life
9.
Pretender 04:35
Gray day with unrelenting rain A promise of rage within the clouds The asphalt is slick and darker Like a mirror distorted by dust It’s bleak now It’s harsh now Colder still and bolder It’s violent Conflicted Do you hear it howl? Pretender You used the storm to mask your voice Pretender Heavy are the lies upon your crown It’s twisting and writhing in place Like a sick and feral hound There is no light in the eye Only consuming shadow It’s still now It’s calmed down Echoes in the clouds Survey the damage done And begin anew Pretender You used the storm to mask your voice Pretender Heavy are the lies upon the crown Pretender Elemental rage unbound A whispered shout Pretender A twisting feral hound wears the asphalt crown Pretender The darkness lifting, beguiling mist Pretender Become cold pale, face the storm
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Subdued unease incarnate Is waiting for you This yearning divides Into something colder Somber skies Neon whispers In static we’ve lost our minds How many days have gone by? I never felt such peace in our uncertainty Let it all slip away - drown with me Who can deny the peace of mind knowing how it ends? A slow willing descent into the unknown bliss Nights felt longer than our days These pensive thoughts won’t fade Paralysis felt in every way Celebrate the end I never felt such peace in our uncertainty Let it all slip away - drown with me I never felt such peace in our uncertainty Let it all slip away - drown with me
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It isn’t hard to see when you’re looking from the outside My sight is monochrome There is nothing left yet I can’t let go I fear there won’t be sleep for many years I am the sullen one Empowered by anger My discontent will be my anchor I am the sullen one Breathing in the languour Drowning deeper than before I don’t even know when it all began I just feel this fire burning in my core Reduce it all to cinders The wind clears the slate Smother what remains Beware the sudden spark I am the sullen one Empowered by anger My discontent will be my anchor I am the sullen one Breathing in the languour Drowning deeper than before

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Final Malacoda release

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released February 9, 2024

Lucas Di Mascio - vox, guitar, keys
Zak Stulla - bass, backup vox
Keith Giofu - lead guitar, backup vox
Michael Farina - drums percussion

Toni Hatakka (Hanging Garden) - guest vox on "Undone"

Engineered by Lucas Di Mascio at Old Haunt Recording Studio
Photo/Artwork by Yeganeh Ghasemi

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Malacoda Oakville, Ontario

Malacoda started as a recording project based out of Oakville, Ontario in 2014, by multi-instrumentalist and music producer Lucas Di Mascio. Early-lineups consisted of some great local musicians from the Greater Toronto Area. The self-titled debut was hailed as a dark modern melodic metal take on popular music trends. ... more

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