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Through Darkness Into Light

by The Visit

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    Hand-numbered edition of the brand-new full-length album "Through Darkness Into Light" autographed by the band. Also includes a free download card for "Between Worlds." Limited to 200 copies.

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Lay your body down upon the heaving ground Amidst broken glass and stone that cut straight to bone Tongue of fire Spitting venom Burning everyone Scorching the terrain Setting flames upon the ground Trying to smother the raging sound Of voices in your head They shout and sneer Nothing is clear All crumbles down Flowers will grow from our bodies Will blossom in the memories of dreams once dreamt Will bloom against the humid backdrop of lush green hills We will meet again, maybe not in this form Without this flesh our spirits will dance The sky is streaked with red At the horizon awaits death with one question "How will you spend your final days?" Time is running out soon the grave will take us all Blanket made of soil Lifelessness will soon decay Leaving only bone and finally dust We will meet again only not in this form Lay your body down upon the heaving ground Soon the pain will be gone Take my hand as you fade away
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Offering 11:39
Offer to the fire This seemingly endless pain From the depths of the cavern Where nightmare creatures gnaw on flesh Ugly writhing thing, no light have you seen Not alive, not dead Purify, transform Hold onto the light Offering
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Into Light 11:46

about

"Through Darkness Into Light is five tracks of epic, haunting melancholia…”

- Decibel Magazine


"In a world full of musical clones and bands trying too hard to be different, The Visit have managed to naturally conceive a wholly unique presence and sound that is majestic in its vision, scope and execution."

- The Toilet Ov Hell


"[...] Singularly unique in vision and scope. With equal appeal to the metal and classical crowd (not to mention the neofolk), Through Darkness into Light is an album that needs to be experienced to appreciate fully."

- Dead Rhetoric


"The Visit’s debut full-length Through Darkness Into Light is not the sort of thing you live with casually. Instead, this is an album to sink into fully, letting its simple but impossibly rich tapestry of sound envelop you like a heavy snow in sunlight yet untouched by footfall […] Let this impossible strength live in you, and then take it with you out into the world."

- Invisible Oranges


"It's clear that The Visit has pulled off something very special here, more unique than other metal-aligned cello bands such as, say, Apocalyptica..."

- MetalReviews.com


"A release that should appeal to fans of both metal and classical music..."

- SLUG Magazine


"One of the most sublimely crafted and mesmeric moments of pure aural beauty you are likely to hear in a long time."

- The RingMaster Review


"Stunningly compelling [...] words fail to capture the beauty found within these five tracks."

- Metal Bandcamp


"Stunningly beautiful..."

- PopMatters


"...an almost impossibly beautiful release..."

- Angry Metal Guy


"Exhilarating."

- Ottawa Showbox


"Shiver-inducing."

- Hellbound


"Simply stunning!"

- Heathen Harvest


"It's safe to say that no one else is making music quite like The Visit."

- Ottawa Citizen

credits

released October 9, 2015

The Visit is:

Raphael Weinroth-Browne: Cello
Heather Sita Black: Voice

All music composed by The Visit.
Lyrics by Heather Sita Black.

Recorded, engineered, and mixed by Leon Taheny at Union Sound Company in Toronto, Canada.

Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music in New Windsor, NY, USA.

Front and back cover photos by Alexandra (Shankari) Euteneier.

Headshots by Jonathan Lorange.

Design and layout by Isaac Vallentin.

Created with generous support from the Ontario Arts Council.

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The Visit Ottawa, Ontario

The Visit is a duo comprised of Raphael Weinroth-Browne (cello) and Heather Sita Black (voice) whose epic through-composed pieces seamlessly interweave the ethereal beauty of neoclassical minimalism with the intricate rhythmic edge of progressive metal into a sound that is otherworldly, transcendent, and timeless. ... more

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