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Gothic Materialism

by Hertz Kankarok

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In Your Eyes ezine In Your Eyes ezine: “Gothic Materialism” è il terzo album firmato Hertz Kankarok, particolare nome d’arte di un musicista atipico sia per le modalità con cui vengono confezionati i suoi lavori, sia soprattutto per la difficoltà di catalogazione del sound offerto...

www.iyezine.com/hertz-kankarok-gothic-materialism Favorite track: An Ode to the Dark Matter.
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1.
An Ode to the Dark Matter 08:27
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I. Enduring enigma we do not dare perceive, O darkest of matters, do you indeed rest on those Obscure, transverse dimensions we cannot conceive? In what secret abode does your essence repose? If we consider our origin —The uncanniest sin— How could from sheer nothingness Life and matter begin? Was it darkness before light at the foundations of being, An invisible mist infusing space with its mystery, A deaf yet deafening song, a glorious chant the stars sing Beyond all tiny delusions of human history? How is there a universe at all? What secret cabal Could start life—ex nihilo— In this endless pitfall? What invisible force was at work, What power would lurk Behind the void that begot Both the light and the murk? II. Still, other worlds dwell in far darker places, Unbeknownst to us, whence a nameless, Vague strength drives the vacuum out of its limits Accelerating the expansion of our haunted universe Whereof transient existence is brought To the verge of collapse. The utter dark grandeur of unthinkable regions Does bewitch me, for they shield, they cover All that happens beyond the doors of perception. III. O dark matter, to my soul you are The key to those realms Where reason surrenders And human wisdom is yet to shine. You incarnate the tenebrous mystery Of all beginnings and ends, And the cosmos, the missing mass Of our blemished minds. For dark is the unknown At the frontiers of understanding, And sacred is every attempt At turning it knowable. So long as an answer is found, Mankind beware! Better To bear the spectre of ignorance Than to feed and carve the ghost of god.
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Gurù o la pietra lunare 07:07
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I. Due lumi fondi, lame, lune baluginando Tra l’oscuro che scruta d’accordo con l’Infando Ed un corpo flessuoso sopra piedi forcuti Femminili si stagliano tra gli alberi cornuti. Donna, Gurù, ne emergi, e al contempo ferina. Sei divinità panica, o fanciulla caprina! Sai di muschi, di brina, di demonio in sottana, Sacerdotessa ingenua d’una notte pagana; Sei lussuria, ubriachezza, delizia muliebre Che la luna scongiura nelle nere latebre. Verso i monti accompagni l’umanità in gramaglie Restituendole vita tra le oscure boscaglie. II. Ecco il canto e l’incanto, voce che i sensi abbruna: «Non è strano dormire quando fuori è la luna? Ti chiamavo da tempo attraverso la notte... Non sentivi le nenie seducenti e corrotte? Lassù ti porterò per sentieri scoscesi, Per coste di montagna brulle, rocce e paesi Abitati dal vento... Mi seguirai lassù?», Docile, malinconica, già sussurra Gurù. «La cosa trista, il fulmine, non pavento, ma l’astro Mi fa soffrire pallido, ché n’avverto il disastro... Se c’è la luna piango, da lei lo sguardo storno, Ma nella notte cupa capre ho a me tutte intorno». III. Su per erte pietrose Gurù incede sicura; Conta le erbe, le nomina, evoca la natura Della pietra lunare; narra il regno del bosco, Dei pastori e dei lupi. «Gli spiriti conosco: Lui è Bernardo di Spenna, l’altro Sinforo il Rosso...». «Per la morte di Dio!», urlano in coro grosso. Questa notte è senz’occhi, s’apprende per l’udito. Dei tagliaborse infami visiti il buio sito. «Sei qui il solo solare. Noi siam spettri e briganti. La verania più bella hai seguita, e i suoi canti. Tra creature mannare, capre, fantasmi e ladri... Farai l’alba con noi!» La notte è delle Madri. IV. Anime diafane, incubi, corron per case e chiese. Il regno della notte s'abbatte sul paese.
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Enlighten Me 06:26
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Thou bearer of light, sun-souled, Luminous archetype of everything As eerie and pure As all the tragedies we must endure, The symbol of all that is wrong On the tongue of those who are always right, Please give us some of your radiant insight In gleams of light! Enlighten me! Bring me to the brightest of nights. Enlighten me! Raise me to the scariest of heights. Enlighten me! O Venus in fury, star-hearted, Thou who shin’st for those who cannot stand Mediocrity and ignorance, Let us see with no eyes, hear with no ears, What image and sound could never portray For our blackened minds to fathom; Thou in voluptuous refinement Bring’st to light the hidden things of darkness! Enlighten me! Bring me to the brightest of nights. Enlighten me! Raise me to the scariest of heights. Enlighten me! Light in darkness. Embers sparkling, shining. All dark matter Finds its way by hiding. Rays of knowledge Seeping in through blindness. Light is darkness And darkness is our kindness. O most beautiful among the angels, as this world falls apart We remain in the light that Thy seed, divine, has planted in silence. We the sons of the dawn summon Thee, O Morning Star! Unholy be our blessings. Enlighten me! Bring me to the brightest of nights. Enlighten me! Raise me to the scariest of heights.
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Lost at Sea 04:15
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(In Memory of Francisco Chacón) We were somewhere. We were unaware. We were not to be found. Comenzamos a viajar (los esqueletos Del más allá nos miraban) Hundidos en un abismo cercano, Mediterráneo en la sangre, Envueltos en palabras sagradas, Un desfile de nombres. Un camino sin interrupción Hasta el fin de nosotros mismos, Cayendo a pedazos, desmoronándonos, Como en un sueño de náufragos O réprobos marineros A los que la muerte y el olvido esperan. En un plasma primigenio Perdimos el sentido de lo humano, Y en vano nos pusimos a buscar A los seres que podríamos haber sido Si no nos hubiéramos sumergido En la nada... ¡En la mar! Nadie nos rescatará, porque al Abandono es que pertenecemos. Y si un día el perdón llegase a nuestro Errar en forma de embarcadero, O diáfano velero, nos quedaríamos Presos de la eternidad. We are nobodies. We are nowhere. We are lost at sea.
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The Libertine and the Volcano 10:04
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"Le marquis de Sade a regagné l’intérieur du volcan en éruption D’où il était venu" — A. Breton Inside the scorching bowels of this mountain May my sperm find some peace at last. I swear I shall have no other gods before pleasure. My lust is my law. The only morality is Nature’s, And she inspired in us the wickedest of crimes. Let’s curse Nature together! Her repugnant conduct is an insult to our eyes. Nature is a monster! Her only aim is crime! Let’s try to copy her secrets! Now let’s get really wild! Sicily wrapped in infernal fumes; Mine is the power of death over thousands; I, the progeny of Evil, of Cain, Born from the guts of the Evilcain, Will cause a lethal eruption; The breast of Etna in flames, Entire cities collapsing, A bellow from the mouth of hell. The torch of lust lit by horror For I can only get off on inflicting pain; My victims writhing in agony... Nom de dieu, their tears for my cum! Finally, I admire the theater Of destruction I have orchestrated, And cherish debris And death while fucking a goat... You are damned, Justine, Because your virtue is but a deadly sin; While you know, Juliette, That the more you sin the more you get. For god is but a detestable ghost, And in a godless world everything is licit, We libertines must burn in lust and fire! Blasphemous and infernal be our pleasures!

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Hertz Kankarok is the nom de plume of a Sicilian musician who, at the end of 2012, gave birth to an unconventional metal solo project that explores the beauty in darkness. Author of music and lyrics, as well as singer, Hertz Kankarok composes his songs using a computer and then draws upon valuable and indispensable partner musicians for the arrangements and the recordings.

It is hard to put Hertz Kankarok’s music into a specific label, as it incorporates various influences and has at least three different, complementary souls: a powerful thrash-death soul (Meshuggah, Sepultura), a gothic, theatrical, and horror soul (Moonspell, Tiamat), and a more progressive and avant-garde soul (Celtic Frost, Arcturus). What cannot be denied is that both the sound and mentality of this project are deeply rooted in the nineties, a decade where most bands were in search of their own identity and uniqueness, and were not afraid to explore uncharted territories.

After releasing an EP entitled "Livores" (2015) and a full-length album named "Make Madder Music" (2018), Hertz Kankarok is ready to unleash his sophomore album, "Gothic Materialism." This new chapter centers on the blending of the eerie flavors of gothic music with the materiality of a robust and heavy sound, exploring the two extremes of irrationality and rationality, of pagan lore and scientific thought.

In "Gothic Materialism," each song is treated as a separate story with its individual character and ambiance. As we progress through the listening, we smoothly move from one subgenre of metal to another, and from one setting to the next, as in an ever-changing story that is being told to us by a modern aoidos. The carefully-chiseled lyrics—written in English, Italian, and Spanish—revolve around influences as diverse as the infamous Marquis de Sade, the Italian writer Tommaso Landolfi, glimpses of Luciferianism, the Mediterranean Sea, and the depths of physical cosmology.

The album was arranged by the incredibly talented Andrea Cavallaro, who recorded all guitars, bass and synths, while the drums were skillfully performed by Marcelo Rúben Aires (Sullen, Pinturas Negras). It was mixed by Dario Laletta and Andrea Cavallaro between 2021 to 2022, and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege Engineering in Portland, USA, in October 2022.

“Gothic Materialism” will be released independently on September 23rd, 2023. The album will be available on Bandcamp as well as all major music platforms.

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released September 23, 2023

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Hertz Kankarok – vocals
Andrea Cavallaro – guitars, bass, synths
Marcelo Rúben Aires – drums
Francesca Pulvirenti – additional vocals on track 2
Fabio Monaco – guitar solo on track 5

Music and lyrics by Hertz Kankarok. All arrangements by Andrea Cavallaro. Drums arrangements by Marcelo Rúben Aires.

Mixed by Dario Laletta and Andrea Cavallaro 2021 to 2022. Mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege Engineering, October 2022.

Cover artwork by Azmeroth Szandor. Picture courtesy of Alberto Petrelli. Logo by Christophe Szpajdel.

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Hertz Kankarok is the nom de plume of a Sicilian musician who, at the end of 2012, gave birth to an unconventional metal solo project that explores the beauty in darkness.

Author of music and lyrics, as well as singer, Hertz Kankarok composes his songs using a computer and then draws upon valuable and indispensable partner musicians for the arrangements and the recordings. ... more

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