Since its inception in the Dominican underground scene in 1994, the band has enjoyed favorable popularity among other bands and fans of extreme music. However, their country’s predominant right-wing media has never paid serious attention to Archaios beyond the casual mention of the band as a “musical oddity” or to use it as target for censorship campaigns against Metal Music. In spite of this, the group has become one of the most important musical entities of the scene, giving fans dramatic and unforgettable stage performances at live events.
Due to constant member changes in the past, economic constrains and poor logistic support, Archaios has only released some demos and their album debut "Out of the Shadows" (2006). Although locally this recording was warmly received, the lack of support from a proper record label denied the band the posibilty of making an impact in the international Metal community.
However, things are about to change for the current and most solid line up of Archaios, which just finished the recording of its second full length, titled "The Distant". The recording began in 2009 as a self-financed venture and was partially abandoned after the band ran out of funds. In 2010 the independent record label Dark Canvas Records signed the band and propeled the completion of the album. After almost three years in the making "The Distant" has ultimately become an international effort: it was recorded and produced by the band in its hometown of Santo Domingo; mixed and mastered in Illinois, USA by Kanky Lora (who has worked with Straight Line Stitch, Cavalera Conspiracy and Mark Rizzo) while the cover artwork was designed by Brazillian artist Carlos Fides.
Along with higher production values, "The Distant" proves that Archaios’ music runs deep within traditional and modern Melodic Death Metal while incorporating diverse elements from other musical genres and soulful guitar solos. It also showcases a richer, broader and more sophisticated sound than the one acheived in “Out of the Shadows”. Themes of vengeance, despair, majestic and somber visions of uncertainity along with a deep sense of existentialism overflown the lyrics of the 8 songs of the album.
“The Distant” is scheduled for a 2011 Fall release and is on its way to become the first Dominican Metal recording ever released internationally by a foreign record label. While preparing for their first series of concerts outside their country, Archaios hopes that this album helps to change the international perception of Dominican Metal.The band and its label plan to donate 15% of “The Distant” sales to help in the reconstruction of Haiti, a nation still recovering after the devastating 2010’s earthquakes.
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Into the Light
Archaios Lyrics
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When my life was nothing
(I) could restrain my mind
From the truth in my eyes
A blissful sight
Trapped of my ignorance
Suddenly changes took
The vision of fate
I had built in my head
Was no longer conceived
As a human thought
And the ashes of eons
The remains from the dark
Came to haunt me
In my deepest, longest, wildest night
(Chorus 1)
In an aura of light I am drowned
All alone in these night
Entities of the fallen
Had come to show me "The Land"
Cannot tell from the truth
And what my eyes behold
Could it be what I see
The true shape and form of my...
Amazed at my descending guests
Questions are Doan in an unusual way
And fear of the end I had not
As it was so precious the time we talked
But the darkness went through
And so they left
And of his resurrection
None I'll say
Like the spirit of madness
Was carved though time
The torment of demons
Haunt me all my nights
(Chorus 2)
In an aura of light I am drowned
All alone in these night
Entities of the fallen
Had come to show me "The Land"
Cannot tell from the truth
And what my eyes behold
Could it be what I see
The true shape and form of my... GOD!
The lyrics of Archaios’s “Into the Light” delve into the personal journey of the singer, who has gone through a transformative experience. The opening lines of the song speak of the singer’s past life, where he was bound by his own limitations and was incapable of seeing the truth that lay before him. However, a sudden shift in his life course propelled him towards a new path where his vision of fate changed. The singer's idealized version of fate, which seemed concrete and human, was now replaced with a different and unfathomable one, which was surrounded by the "ashes of eons" and "remains from the dark."
Amidst the turmoil that the singer was going through, he is visited by entities from “The Land,” who appeared in an aura of light, bringing with them the possibility of salvation from the torment that plagued him every night. As the entities converse with the singer, he realizes that the fear that once loomed large in him was replaced with a sense of endearment, for the time the two parties spent talking was precious. However, the joyous meeting came to an end as the darkness, once again, consumed the singer.
The chorus of the song, with its recurring line “in an aura of light I am drowned,” emphasizes that the singer is now, more than ever, submerged in the light that would lead him to redemption. The singer's journey is depicted as one where he is struggling to understand the true shape and form of his God, and is questioning the reality of what he sees versus the truth.
Line by Line Meaning
In the times of the past
Reminiscing about the past
When my life was nothing
At a time when life felt meaningless
(I) could restrain my mind
There was mental restraint
From the truth in my eyes
Not willing to accept reality
A blissful sight
Initially satisfied with ignorance
Trapped of my ignorance
Became a prisoner of ignorance
Suddenly changes took
Unexpected change occurred
A different turn in this path
Life's path took a different direction
The vision of fate
Previous perception of destiny
I had built in my head
Constructed in one's imagination
Was no longer conceived
Could not be sustained
As a human thought
Beyond human understanding
And the ashes of eons
A reminder of the past
The remains from the dark
Memories of a dark history
Came to haunt me
Persistently troubling
In my deepest, longest, wildest night
In moments of darkness and despair
In an aura of light I am drowned
Overwhelmed by a bright presence
All alone in these night
In solitude during nighttime
Entities of the fallen
Representatives of the past
Had come to show me "The Land"
Came to reveal something significant
Cannot tell from the truth
Uncertainty of what is real
And what my eyes behold
What is perceived by sight
Could it be what I see
Is it possible that what I see is true?
The true shape and form of my...
The actual nature of...
Amazed at my descending guests
Surprised by these unwelcome visitors
Questions are Doan in an unusual way
Queries take an unfamiliar form
And fear of the end I had not
There was no fear of dying
As it was so precious the time we talked
The conversation was valuable
But the darkness went through
However, the darkness prevailed
And so they left
The visitors departed
And of his resurrection
No discussion of rebirth
None I'll say
No statement will be made
Like the spirit of madness
Similar to an insane entity
Was carved though time
Embedded in history
The torment of demons
Distressing experience
Haunt me all my nights
A constant source of disturbance
In an aura of light I am drowned
Overcome by brightness
Entities of the fallen
Representatives of the past
Had come to show me "The Land"
Came to reveal something significant
Cannot tell from the truth
Uncertainty of what is real
And what my eyes behold
What is perceived by sight
Could it be what I see
Is it possible that what I see is true?
The true shape and form of my... GOD!
The actual nature of God
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José Alberto Morel
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