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The Lesser Key Of Solomon EP

by Infernal Symphony

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The Lesser Key Of Solomon 05:07
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Wisdom of the black book Cultural bias You're talking as if I give a fuck When you're the one who chose to defy us Yeah! I invoke the rite of passage The spell that brings your annihilation Conjuring the knowledge of the ancient heretics Channeling forbidden realms of pain Forbidden realms of pain Ooh! I call upon the seventy-two To strike down those who oppose With every incantation I recite My power shall only grow The lesser key of Solomon Clavicula Solomonis Regis Goetia the darkest of magics three Sending you into the deep abyss x3 The art of illegal witchcraft I reap every seed I sow Cleaving a path through the meadows of believers I harness their powers from below Embracing the occult is my only imperative I live and die by my conceit Rebelling against the mountainous oppressors Expressing their lies and deceit Welcoming them to the jaws of defeat I read from the Grimoire of the Dead I remember everything that was said Satan himself is calling after me I will never rest until I watch you bleed
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Nefarious Delirious 04:44
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Taking a life, taking my chances I watch as the flaming shadow dances Nefarious delirious This threat is serious The threads of life hang in the balance The Lords of the Underworld have many talents Shrivelled up, my soul becomes a husk And life fades from my corpse at dusk Reduced responsibility I have no choice but to plead insanity Possessed by the most evil thing you can imagine Possessed by Abbadon Nefarious delirious Trapped inside my own mind Convicted of a crime I didn't commit But I swear to God, I'll make you pay for it Nefarious delirious Taking a life, taking my chances I watch as the oncoming horde advances Signs, sigils and symbols Unleash the terrors of the Underworld Psycho-semantic, telekinesis Hypnosis of the highest order Psychosis Bad prognosis You are afflicted by a mental illness
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Cardinal Syn 05:04
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Preachers on the pulpit raise their hands in glee As they address their clergy Telling visions and stories Of an ancient evil past Lest they forget That their book is full of fucking lies So much evil buried within They forget the cardinal sin They rely on ignorance They attack your deepest fears They must find a way to penetrate your subconscious Reactivate old muscles To find new potency Reinvigorate to restore Reinvent to circumvent Being left out in the cold Metamorphosis Transmutate Transform into something new A cocoon erupts a death's head moth So new life can accrue The real fear lies within Wasting your life is the cardinal sin Life throws dangers in your way Its up to you to have your say A burdenistic prophecy The Majesty of fallacy Hooded figures Sinister Oppressive word of mouth The Pope waiting to administer Black wings are unfurling A delicate, deadly evolution A transition from one realm to another It's time for revolution The dying days of stardom Flickering flames die out A zeitgeist poltergeist that leaves it host That you will never know The real fear lies within Wasting your life is the cardinal sin Cardinal sin Cardinal sin

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Welcome. One and all...

Seeing as 'Evil Spirits' is Infernal Symphony's 30th Album release, marking 6 years of constant releases and a full evolution of the band's recognisable and unique sound, we bring you this EP as a companion piece to the full album - to give you a devilish taste of what's to come from the album proper...

Given the demonic nature of the album, it's esoteric subject matter and the central concept of 3s which is essential to the record's core and themes... We decided it was only fitting to celebrate by making it a 3-part staggered release, to truly immerse you in the rich and layered magnitude of such Satanic soundscape.

'The Lesser Key Of Solomon' is a trilogy of connected musical pieces which form the middle third of the full album, but also work as a solitary short-form release as well. These three tracks are distinctly linked by a common thread of Thelma, demonology and occult ritual, as seen with the title track elaborating on the ancient Magick art of Alistair Crowley's fabled Satanic Rites documented in the occult grimoire of the same name.

The actual book of Goetia (otherwise known as the eponymous Lesser Key Of Solomon) predates Crowley's writings, and was published anonymously, however it goes into great detail as to the means with which one can evoke evil spirits. Fitting, no?

The first song explicitly references the book of Goetia, whereas track 2, 'Nefarious Delirious' details the story of the Severed heads on the original album cover.

This image is derived from a painting by Goya, (known for his depictions of dead bodies and severed body parts) and how the victims were assumed to have been possessed by the demon Abbadon, despite conjecture that they in fact merely were victims of mental illness. It appears we will never know the true answer to that story now.

Lastly, the final track of this EP expresses the hypocrisy of sin and ultimately how hollow the concept itself is as a doctrine of morality. In the Bible, Genesis teaches that the Original Sin was that of Adam and Eve eating the forbidden fruit which granted them knowledge of good and evil - apparently knowing right from wrong was an unforgivable mistake!

Conversely, we suggest that perhaps believing in this pack of lies to begin with is the true cardinal sin, as it leads to one wasting the only life we are guaranteed to have, and warns against spending your numbered days preparing for an afterlife which may not even exist....

I hope you enjoyed this collection, and if you enjoyed it, check out the sister EP 'Triptych Of The Ancients' or the entire album EVIL SPIRITS...

Ave Satanas!

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released February 24, 2023

All tracks written and recorded entirely on a mobile phone by Demonic Bishop circa September 2022 - January 2023.

All tracks originally appear on 'Evil Spirits' which can be found on our discography page.

Thanks to Mum, Dad, Satan and Chan.

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Infernal Symphony Cannock, UK

Dungeon Synth, Dungeon Skate and Progressive Death Metal solo project by Demonic Bishop - signed to Dungeon Squid Productions.
Infernal Symphony is music made not with professional budgets or fancy hi-tech production values, but with intellect, passion and soul. It is not designed to be easy listening, but a window into the cruelest and most desperately evil parts of the human psyche. ... more

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