There are multiple artists named Pharaoh.

1. Though its earliest ech… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists named Pharaoh.

1. Though its earliest echoes ring back to 1997, American heavy metal act PHARAOH released its debut album via the Cruz del Sur Music label in 2003. Paradoxically entitled After the Fire, the album’s robust and resilient songwriting caught the ears of selective metal fans worldwide. Three years later in 2006, The Longest Night fell and was an immediate underground favorite. As modern and hi-resolution as it was pure and orthodox, The Longest Night also boasted a substantive production that allowed all ten songs to resonate in full splendor.

Once again inspired by the fans’ response to their hard work, the songwriters of PHARAOH laid plans to make yet another leap forward, and by the middle of 2007, a third album was ready for production. Returning producer/engineer Matt Crooks and the band set to work without hesitation, starting in July and continuing for the remainder of the year. The band had already agreed on titling the album Be Gone several months before entering the studio, because a singular theme emerged early in the songwriting process. Songs such as the radiant "Speak to Me" and the bottomless epic "Buried at Sea" examine the inherent flaws of mankind, pitted hopelessly against the seemingly omniscient and unwavering power of nature. Similarly, the soaring strains of "Dark New Life" and sinister waves of "Telepath" offer narratives from a world where the human race is blazing paths to literal and emotional extinction. The inevitable disappearance of mankind is the overarching theme embodied in Be Gone’s musical storytelling.

Musically, Be Gone features songwriting that is at once complex and compact. Matt Johnsen’s now-trademark layering of guitars creates a rich and fertile backdrop for master-vocalist Tim Aymar’s powerful and arresting expressions. The rhythm section of bassist Chris Kerns and drummer Chris Black keeps the momentum high, deftly supporting all of the multi-layered melodic invention happening at every turn. Always mindful of not only the genre’s traditions but also its own, the band this time invited Riot guitarists Mark Reale and Mike Flyntz to contribute hard-cutting solos to "Dark New Life", and regular guest guitarist Jim Dofka performs a dazzling spot on "No Remains". Because the four bandmates form various songwriting combinations, PHARAOH’s albums have a characteristic diversity and depth that few other bands achieve.

PHARAOH’s songwriting and studio performances have reached greater heights with each successive album. Grandiose and inviting, Be Gone out-classes its predecessors, and few heavy metal groups have ever sounded as erudite as PHARAOH does, ripened from a decade of intense work together. Like the albums before it, Be Gone is the band’s invitation to all free-thinking heavy metal loyalists to join them at the edges of the genre’s collective imagination. PHARAOH’s steadfast dedication to its album-making craft has delayed its live debut, which will finally come in the form of select shows during 2008. Aiming high as always, PHARAOH will deliver every bit of its majestic energy onstage, performing songs from its entire history. Indeed, 2008 may deliver PHARAOH unto the heavy metal mainstream, thanks to the band’s long-awaited live debut and of course the release of Be Gone, a future classic of American heavy metal.

Mid-2010 PHARAOH released a 7" split single along with Canvas Solaris as a Tribute To Coroner, featuring a melodic rendition of Coroner's "Tunnel Of Pain", a new E.P. being slated for early 2011 celebrates 10 years of Pharaoh with several special renditions of cult favorites and various PHARAOH-esque arrangements fans would normally not expect.

2. A doom/sludge metal band from New Jersey. Since 2009, Pharaoh have been playing and touring throughout the East Coast and Southern United States. The Demonstration was released in 2011 on A389 Recordings. This spring, Pharaoh releases This House is Doomed, our 2012 7". They are for you. They are going to be available for digital download when you purchase a copy as well.

3. A sleaze rock/glam punk band from Washington State released in 1991 EP "On Your Knees".

4. Russian hip-hop artist representing Dead Dynasty coalition. He used to be part of YungRussia, a association created by Boulevard Depo in 2014, which ceased to exist in 2016. In the past, he adopted other pseudonyms, like Leroy Kid and Castro The Silent. He is very influenced by Rammstein, Kid Cudi and Kurt Cobain, and has been described as a mix of "Justin Bieber" and "Kurt Kobain". About this, he said: "if I'm being compared to Kurt Kobain, it means I'm doing everything right."

The Longest Night
PHARAOH Lyrics

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Seven days ago
Came a blast that stole the air we breathe
With fire searing from the sky
The earth was shaking, bells were ringing
Left with nowhere we can hide
All hope was crushed by the first of God
Forget the promises we made
We can't get go, though everything is gone

We were the brave, we were alive
Until we endured the longest night
Now we're enslaved, we've lost our minds
We fell victim to the longest night
And now we're no more

Now night can never turn to day
The stars left darkness in their wake
This broken shadow of a world
Is not the life we knew
Can you believe me?

We were the brave, we were alive
Until we endured the longest night
Now we're enslaved, we've lost our minds
We fell victim to the longest night
And now we're no more

We were the brave, we were alive
Until we endured the longest night
Now we're enslaved, we've lost our minds

We fell victim to the longest night
And now we're no more

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Pharaoh's song The Longest Night depict a post-apocalyptic world where a catastrophic event has taken place. The first seven lines of the song describe how the world was destroyed in a matter of seconds. The use of the word 'blast' gives the impression that it was caused by some sort of explosion, whereas 'fire searing from the sky' could suggest that it was caused by a meteor or asteroid.

The rest of the song then goes on to explore the aftermath of this event. Everything is in chaos, and it seems as though there is no hope left for anyone. The lines "All hope was crushed by the first of God / Forget the promises we made" suggest that people have lost faith in any sort of higher power, and are now left to fend for themselves. The lines "We were the brave, we were alive / Until we endured the longest night / Now we're enslaved, we've lost our minds" describe how people have been reduced to nothing, and have lost everything they once held dear.

Overall, The Longest Night is a bleak, dystopian vision of a world destroyed by an unknown force, leaving behind only darkness and despair.

Line by Line Meaning

Seven days ago
It has been exactly seven days since a catastrophic event occurred.

Came a blast that stole the air we breathe
A sudden explosion robbed us of the oxygen in the air.

With fire searing from the sky
Flames descended from above, scorching everything in sight.

The earth was shaking, bells were ringing
The ground trembled violently, and the sound of bells was heard everywhere.

Left with nowhere we can hide
There is no safe place left for us to seek refuge.

All hope was crushed by the first of God
Our confidence was shattered when the first wave of destruction struck.

Forget the promises we made
Our commitments and agreements are now meaningless.

We can't let go, though everything is gone
Even though we have lost everything, we cannot stop holding on to what remains.

Now night can never turn to day
It seems that daylight will never return, and we will be left in perpetual darkness.

The stars left darkness in their wake
Even the stars no longer provide light and hope, but rather contribute to the overwhelming blackness.

This broken shadow of a world
What remains is a faint and dismal echo of the world we once knew.

Is not the life we knew
The current state of things is vastly different from what we had come to expect from life.

Can you believe me?
Do you trust that what I am saying is true?

We were the brave, we were alive
Before this disaster struck, we were a people of courage and vitality.

Until we endured the longest night
However, the catastrophic event took its toll on us, and we suffered through an extremely long and dark time.

Now we're enslaved, we've lost our minds
As a result, our mental and emotional states have been severely impacted, and we feel trapped and powerless.

We fell victim to the longest night
We succumbed to the oppressive darkness and struggle to find a way out.

And now we're no more
In many ways, the people we once were no longer exist, as we have been forever changed by the traumatic events we have experienced.

Contributed by Lauren L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.

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