Arcane Fusion, by Shadow Assembly

Arcane Fusion

by Shadow Assembly

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preciousken One of the things I love most about the current Goth/Industrial is the sense of community. If there is pettiness or competition between this wave of post goth, I am yet to see it. Having that level of support for each others projects can lead to some beautiful artistic cross over and collaboration. Michael Louis of Chronic Twilight took a twisted ritual dagger and jammed it in his own ego to birth the modern goth superband Shadow Assembly.

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1.	Beneath the Rows (feat. Brandon Pybus) 04:03	lyrics	buy track
Beneath the Rows Lyrics by Brandon Pybus Music by Michael Louis Don’t stand beside me I can feel your breathing It’s always easier when you’re the one that’s leavin’ But now I’m seein’ red Don’t think I’ll let you I’m sure in time Even I can forget you And as the sun sets in the sky tonight I’ve picked the place where you will rest Beneath the rows you will go We will visit you in time There I know that you’ll be safe my dear We will visit you in time High winds are blowing now No one can hear us It’s always easier When they fear us I cannot let you leave Who will protect you? I know a place where you can go Where they cannot get you Before the moonrise shines upon us now I’ve picked a place for you to rest Beneath the Rows Beneath the rows you will go We will visit you in time There I know that you’ll be safe my dear We will visit you in time As time and dust covers up your tomb Perhaps, even I will forget you soon Beneath the rows you will go We will visit you in time There I know that you’ll be safe my dear Beneath the rows you will go We will visit you in time Beneath the rows you will go
2.	Plaything (feat. Marselle Hodges) 04:19	lyrics	buy track
Plaything Lyrics by Marselle Hodges Music by Michael Louis Lay down your stones Before my feet And pray to my graven idol And when you sleep It’s me that watches over you It’s hard to admit but it’s better this way I’ll keep you tucked under my wing (you’re my favorite plaything) I’ll keep you tucked under my wing (you’re my favorite plaything) I’ll keep you tucked under my wing (you’re my favorite plaything) I’ll keep you tucked under my wing (you’re my favorite plaything) Sleep in my love As I take my throne And do the things that rulers do So, you can sleep Knowing that it’s me that watches over you I’ll keep you tucked under my wing (you’re my favorite plaything) I’ll keep you tucked under my wing (you’re my favorite plaything) I’ll keep you tucked under my wing (you’re my favorite plaything) I’ll keep you tucked under my wing (you’re my favorite plaything) I’m watching over you, I’m watching over you I’ll keep you tucked under my wing (you’re my favorite plaything) I’ll keep you tagged under my wing (you’re my favorite plaything) The sun so low Makes me ache with hunger The dark Is making Me do what it wants me to And all I can see Is your blood washing over you All I can see is blood washing over you I’ll keep you tucked under my wing You’re my favorite plaything
3.	Down with the Dead (feat. vISION) 04:23	lyrics	buy track
Down with the Dead Lyrics by vISION Music by Michael Louis Deep in the trench Down with the dead Melancholic chords Swim through my head in dread A million nails, for the soon to be corpse This dusk I hail what will never be yours Thievery, bodies lost in time Fetch me the skull of the King of Kings Then throw it down the well of human history I sense, I’ll draw the cards and watch them inflict Deep in the trench Down with the dead Deep in the trench Down with the dead Loose lips Sink ships Loose lips Burned books before Toppled the power Two minutes to midnight We’ve reached the hour, ha! Red death, red scare Sewn to the fabric of disrepair Strangled, entangled Caught dead in the safety net Deep in the trench Down with the dead Deep in the trench Down with the dead Don’t let these words leave your loose lips They, the sink ships Loose ships, sink ships Deep in the sea Down with the dead Deep in the trench Down with the dead Loose lips, they sink ships Deep in the trench Down with the dead Deep in the trench Down with the dead
4.	My Ophelia 04:26	lyrics	buy track
My Ophelia Lyrics and music by Michael Louis My Ophelia Your confusion clouds your mind Your obsession makes you blind You never meant that much to me Psychedelia Are you off your meds tonight? Do your wrists bleed in dim light? I can’t save you every time you fall It’s my prediction you will fail If you want to die, you will prevail My Ophelia, erotomania Your madness ends tonight Ideation, your fixation Your willful suicide Your intention, for attention Is taken, taken at any cost My Ophelia, my Ophelia Will you drown tonight for me? This melodrama, Starring you and I must end On me, you can’t depend I never led you on, no no no no Paranoia Does the voice inside you lie? Did the hope inside you die? What have you told yourself to get on by? Yes, your conviction wears me down It’s the same deathwish as the last! My Ophelia, erotomania Your madness ends tonight Ideation, your fixation Your willful suicide Your intention, for attention Is taken, taken at any cost My Ophelia, my Ophelia Will you drown tonight for me? My Ophelia, erotomania This is madness! My Ophelia, dark agenda My Ophelia, will you drown tonight for me?
5.	Cult of Ishtar (feat. Ariel Maniki) 04:37	lyrics	buy track
Cult of Ishtar Lyrics by Ariel Maniki Music by Michael Louis Her kiss - Her lips like fire I’ve lost my way under her spell She holds thousands of corpses Within her hands and with no regrets At the gates of the night Barely touched by her light I gave up my wings and fall Anahit, Astarté, Afrodite, Ishtar She stares with eyes like moonstones A divine sin rips off my skin At the edge of the dawn I can’t pretend that I’m strong I gave up my heart and soul Anahit, Astarté, Afrodite, Ishtar... There’s a thousand names to call her Kneel down before your goddess Anahit, Astarté, Afrodite, Ishtar
6.	Release the Ravens (feat. Ken Magerman) 04:50	lyrics	buy track
Release the Ravens Lyrics by Ken Magerman Music by Michael Louis Hide these devil’s eyes I pull the moon inside, and I sing I am one with the wolf Gnashing teeth and violent looks Running at the man who holds the strings Take a drag on my cigarette I try to call you, but I can’t connect I know you’re out there somewhere I can’t see, but I still feel your heartbeat And I release the ravens They carry all my hopes and dreams And I release the ravens They carry all my hopes and dreams Bite my tongue to feel something Everything I taste is mine Sweet as regret, false as a diamond Hold onto me I need to take my time Hide these devil’s eyes I pull the moon inside, and I sing I am one with the wolf Gnashing teeth and violent looks Running at the man who holds the strings Take a drag on my cigarette I try to call you, but I can’t connect I know you’re out there somewhere I cannot see, but I still feel your heartbeat And I release the ravens They carry all my hopes and dreams And I release the ravens They carry all my hopes and dreams And I release the ravens They carry all my hopes and dreams
7.	Green Fairie (feat. Nino Sable) 04:44	lyrics	buy track
Green Fairie Lyrics by Nino Sable Music by Michael Louis Absinthe Oh my green fairie In your sweet seduction I swear eternally Absinthe Oh my green fairie Your kiss is so sweet, your love devine Absinthe Oh my green fairie In your arms I’ll fly to your lucid sky Eternally Absinthe Oh my green fairie Take me to the fountain where raindrops fill my eyes Just one more drug To unite us, to unite us Yes, one last drug Will reunite us, eternally Absinthe On liquid mountains Your green stands for hope For hope and eternity Just one more drug To unite us, to unite us Yes, one last drug Will reunite us, eternally I heat up the sweet poison knock offs on silver spoons And I raise the fire with the gift of the holy fountain I am at the gates behind me The green sky, and its’ pale moon Oh my green fairie
8.	Dr. Dealer 04:54	lyrics	buy track
Dr. Dealer Lyrics and music by Michael Louis I sleepwalk through the day Burned out my receptors, but I’m not numb Can’t end a life, that’s already dead No hope to be clean, or paint over the scum Motion sucks up my vitality All talking leads to banality Somewhere between failure and hope I cast myself into this web of dope Doctor Dealer If only you could see, How this exhaustion cripples me You gave your word But it was veiled and vague Just how you planned to ease my plague, Dr. Dealer I want to quit, but I need more! Can you help me, Dr. Dealer? Doctor Dealer Nourish me please, Enrich my life, until I’m on my knees Doctor Dealer Did you take free reign? To damage me worse, and use my anguish in vein I’m paralyzed, yet rabid A rat in a cage Did you put me here, to advance your wage? You said these pills would dull my tragedy But would you put in you, what you’ve put in me, Dr. Dealer?
9.	Lost Places, Forgotten Faces (feat. Andrey Agapitov) 04:44	lyrics	buy track
Lost Places, Forgotten Faces Lyrics by Andrey Agapitov Music by Michael Louis We don't know fear We don't know pain Our fingers are thick, we clawed the boat We have no sense We have no passion Our thoughts are pure, we will never return We will never return Lost places, forgotten faces Lost places, forgotten faces There is no faith, there is no hope, there is no light! Lost places, forgotten faces They have no love, they have no trust, they have no life! We can't remember the warm We can't remember the sun Our scream cannot be heard, we clawed the sail We have no couth We have no morals Our thoughts alone, we will never return We will never return Lost places, forgotten faces Lost places, forgotten faces There is no faith, there is no hope, there is no light! Lost places, forgotten faces They have no love, they have no trust, they have no life! Searching for someone Anybody possessed? I don't believe you! Lost places, forgotten faces There is no faith, there is no hope, there is no light! Lost places, forgotten faces They have no love, they have no trust, they have no life! No life!
10.	Woman Torn (feat. Rod Hanna) 05:55	lyrics	buy track
Woman Torn Lyrics by Rod Hanna Music by Michael Louis Still Night How far to travel Hear me Listen to know her Listen to know her Woman scorned, woman torn, woman scorned Journey into the unknown Tells me of the ghastly truth Bitterness, despondency Reputation over love Over love Listen to know her Listen to know her Agony her mental crux She will have him back one day Little knowing death would come Lose her son eternally, they’ll pay, they will pay They will pay, they must pay, pay, they will pay the price Listen to know her Listen to know her Know her Vengeance true, vengeance pure

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Gothic Rock recording collective featuring Michael Louis, and several vocalists in the global, Gothic/Darkwave scene.

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released October 30, 2020

Michael Louis - all vocals on "Dr. Dealer," and "My Ophelia," guitar, bass, synthesizer, acoustic and electric drums, drum programming, backing vocals on "Beneath the Rows" and "Down with the Dead.".
Brandon Pybus - lead vocals on "Beneath the Rows"
Marselle Hodges - all vocals on "Plaything"
vISION - lead vocals on "Down with the Dead"
Ariel Maniki - all vocals on "Cult of Ishtar"
Ken Magerman - all vocals on "Release the Ravens"
Andrey Agapitov - all vocals on "Lost Places, Forgotten Faces"
Rod Hanna - all vocals on "Woman Torn"
Nino Sable - all vocals on "Green Fairie"
Jared Mathis - piano on "Green Fairie"

All songs produced by Michael Louis
All songs mixed and mastered by Michael Louis except for "Plaything" mastered by Brandon Pybus.

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Shadow Assembly Nashville, Tennessee

Gothic Rock recording collective consisting of Michael Louis (Chronic Twilight), and several guest vocalists in the global, Gothic /Darkwave scene.
The sophomore album, Arcane Fusion, features Rod Hanna, Marselle Hodges, Andrey Agapitov, Ken Magerman, Nino Sable, Brandon Pybus, Ariel Maniki, and vISION. ... more

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