Shūnyatā - Dawn (Official Video) 2024 | Black Lion Records

Taken from their debut album The Dark Age Out via Black Lion Records September 8th CD/Digital Order/Stream ūnyatā Their debut album The Dark Age is a pure testament and a celebration of the Scandinavian sound and the 90s melodic black metal. pioneered by bands like Necrophobic, Vinterland, Sacrementum, Dissection, Emperor band states - The Dark Age The guitar parts for the Dark Age were written while on retreat in a remote wilderness. The medieval melody of the chorus, and the title, harken back to a recent dark age; the times of adversity and peril during the Middle Ages following the fall of Western Rome. This echo from the past is to accentuate the parallel tribulations of our own era. The lyrics are from the eyes of a former Buddhist contemplative leaving retreat to see the darkness of materialism, decadence, and decline to devour the spirit of modern humans. This age of spiritual decline was predicted by many Hindu and Buddhist sages.