MP3 The Red King - SOMNIFERUM

Novice to this mystery...heed my warning from the start... All the long lost lives find their way here. +++DVD-sized DIGIPACK : A most amazing package...
with the stellar painting by Ben Vierling on the cover. Layout and design by VIAL magazine.
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7 MP3 Songs
ROCK: Goth, METAL: Industrial Metal



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The Red King is the sonic expressions of Johann Bran Cleereman, formerly of CORVUS.
...The ultimate tragedy...to die but once
The first Red King album was released on the Dark Symphonies label in 2003. Titled VITREOLVM, it sets the mood by illustrating an obscure 17th century alchemical imperative through each number.
MATERIA PRIMA
VISITA INTERIORA TERRAE
RECTIFICADOQUE INVIENES OCCULTUM LAPIDEM
VERAM MEDICINAM
Musically speaking, Vitriolvm is a bombastic neo-classical opus. Considered the original of the 'tragic magic' style, the album is epic, haunting and racked in dispair. Each song lasts from 9 to 19 minutes and takes a musical journey through the dark corriders of a mad genius' mind. The subtle connections that are discovered sends shivers down the spine.
...All the long lost lives find their way here...
While the first album enlightened many on the alchemical path, The Red King began an even darker journey, one that leads down the sordid abyss of the opium trail.... As often happens to those who take their work beyond the threshold, The Red King, immersed in the madness of the great work, called upon the spirit of Somniferum. The initial result of this work appears as part of Infernal Proteus, an herbal book and 4 CD set woth contibuters from around the world. The piece evolves from the slithering beauty of middle eastern percussion, allows a moment of contemplation with washes af building anticipation, and ultimately drives the nail home with an epic symphonic-industrial climax that rushes through the veins and bleeds out of every pour.

The Red King continues down this new musical path with a full length album based on the style introduced in SOMNIFERUM. This album, released on the Sonic Abyss label, mainlines the neoclassical elements of the first album and adds elements of symphonic fire, industrial poison, and gothic beauty. Many are calling this album the best work yet from Johann Bran Cleereman. The stellar design work of VIAL magazine and Vierling make the DVD-sized CD digipack an amazing compliment to a CD worthy of collecting.