Painted in Exile is an American progressive metal band from from Long Islan… Read Full Bio ↴Painted in Exile is an American progressive metal band from from Long Island, New York. Their influences include technical death metal, jazz, mathcore, hip-hop and metalcore. To date, they have released two EPs: 3.14 Demo in 2008 and Revitalized in 2009.

Band members:

Current

Robert Richards — Vocals (2007-Present)
Marc Lambert — Guitar (2008-Present)
Eddie DeCesare — Drums & Percussion (2007-Present)
Alan Hankers - Piano & Keyboards (2011-Present)
Ivan Chopik - Guitar (2011 - Present)

Former

Connor Larkin — Bass (2010)
Vincent Romanelli - Bass (2008-2010)
James Murphy — Guitar (2007-2010)
William Murphy - Keyboard (2007-2010)
Zak Avanzato - Bass (2007-2008)
Marcus Becker - Guitar (2007-2008)

From the band: "Revitalized Shirts and CD's are available at this location! www.paintedinexile.bigcartel.com
By purchasing from this website you are directly supporting the band! : Most illegal torrent rips have terrible quality of revitalized that include skipping, squeaking and idle mic sounds. The CD quality does not contain any of this and sounds much much better! It's under $4 and you'd be helping us out greatly! Thank you!"

Sky Lines
Painted in Exile Lyrics

We have lyrics for these tracks by Painted in Exile:

Alucard Through all the doubtful hours My soul has been condemned My…
Distanced By Dissonance The skies deny me of my fate Again I try, but…
Dm There is a tyrant within Concealed by our skull Constantly f…
House of Cards Corrupt, what have we let them do? They tore our…
Jupiter Tumbling stars fall down Punishment from the heavens They te…
Not For Nothin' Yeah, you know the beat 250 They say you dudes is…
Revitalized Roots go down way deeper than the eye can see Sometimes…
Skylines Nigga, you know who the fuck it is It's 3. 14…
The Bazaar Welcome one and come all – our show has just…

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02Distanced By Dissonance9:03

03Sky Lines9:46

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Comments from YouTube:

OfficialTwinCities

11y↑69

0:22 - for fans of Rap 0:47 - for fans of Technical Death Metal 2:47 - for fans of Clean Vocals 3:49 - for fans of Jazz 5:33 - for fans of Breakdowns 6:42 - for fans of Chillout 8:05 - for fans of Experimental Metal 0:00 - for fans of PAINTED IN EXILE!

PS

3y↑4

I've been relistening to this EP for over a decade. The fact that this band never blew up is an absolute sin. Painted In Exile & Amia Venera Landscape are the BEST kept secrets of this genre.

Nice Job

4y↑7

This song continues to be a part of my life. A great piece of work even to this day.

moderndayjames

much love!

Reflux

8y↑16

If I could only listen to one song for the rest of my life it would be this, easy pick since it covers half of all the music genres in existence.

justin290

11y↑1

3 years and the ending of this song still puts me in a good mood everytime

Red Panda

4y↑1

9 years ago and this song puts me in a good mood every time

NJOverclocked

6y↑15

The perfect song doesn't exi-

Robert Richards

13y↑10

Thanks everyone for showing mad love on the songs just want to let everyone know how much we appreciate it and for giving this an INSANE Like to Dislike ratio! sincerely, Robert Richards and them 3.14 sexy boys

Robert Martinez

2y↑1

Still here also, will always come back to this hidden gem for as long as I have ears 💯

1123 Ent

the n word was a bad look man.

Pixel sLaughter

3y↑2

Still here listening. Wish you all the best and of course get back in the studio!

Glow in the Dark

11y↑4

i lost count of how many times i listened to this song , it's so awesome

KiTiTy

2y↑2

honestly a masterpiece!

Doom

3y↑1

one of the best bands no one ever heard about. remember finding them and slice the cake around the same time, such an awesome time for deathcore.

Brandon Hoogen

14y

i love absolutely everything about this band. everything works so well. even the rap. and the screams sound so evil. i love this band. definitely deserve to become massive

fireball220

14y

dude i love evrey element of this band in this song to.....i love the rapping part in the begining like they actually can pull off all the genres its great....the drums amazing,guitar is like takeing your head and bashing it against the wall and vocals are top of top...I LOVE THIS BAND

95dank

11y↑4

rap, metal, jazz.. all in one song. My life is complete.

Paul Skol

14y

Omg that was amazing holy shit so good everything gets molded perfectly like holy shit where have these guys been all my life!

Orga Sam

12y

WOW. one of the best's song ive ever heard! tieing together multiple genres into one, just pure amazement!

ItWillDo1

12y

Seriously, the ending gives me chills every time. Probably one of my favorite vocalists ever.

Eric Nasheim

13y

Nobody writes breakdowns like 5:45 to 6:41! Why is that?! This is honestly my favorite breakdown of all time. Good job guys! Great song too! Can't wait for the full length!

mathprodigy

13y

Incredible melodic mastery demonstrated by this band. One of the most under-known bands I have ever heard. I want to say "underrated", but I seriously doubt that anyone who hears this music would rate it under anything but special.

Daniel Norbut

Jeez, I forgot how Goddamn good this song and EP were. Even more amazing, considering the level of musicianship, is that half the band was under 20 years old when this was written.

Rob is really a super talented vocalist. Catchy cleans, quality screams, good lyricist and the rapping somehow works (lyrics make me laugh every time).

So glad PIE has rebooted with Rob, and still have the core of Mark (lead guitar) and Eddie (drums). Just fantastic musicians. I really hope they are able to finally put something out, ad the world needs to hear their music; it's that good. Good luck, fellas.

Ensyrion Productions

I can't let this song go. Love this stuff.

Chris Rich

14y

You guys are the future of the music scene, You just need exposure. Come to Canada we love you guys up here.

Jester of Destiny

9y↑26

A 9 minutes deathcore song, that manages to be interesting throughout? How is that possible?

Hingle McCringleberry

This isnt deathcore.

Adrian

Here's a thought: a band can be both deathcore and progressive! Hence bands like early The Contortionist, Slice The Cake, early Veil of Maya and so on. This song reeks of core influences.

InhumaneRessurection

Billy Carlisle. obviously. but there base genre is pretty much proggresive deathcore though that's a bit dumbed down that is what they are.

Billy Carlisle

InhumaneRessurection man yea sure they have tiny bits of it it the breakdowns but these guys are quite expansive

InhumaneRessurection

D. Norbut What in all hell are you smoking? lol. They are deathcore :) but it's fine of you think otherwise either way they stay deathcore.

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Octoraven

14y

I can't describe how I love this song...

Amee Ranta

9y↑3

this is the best song ever forreal some many feelings all together it's so great!
I use to listen to this when I was 17 and just be in heaven (good old days)

Bug 91

I heard when I was 18 and now I’m 28!!! Still love it

redeyeduck

13y

Been jammin to this track for a few months now. NEVER gets old.

Josh Hoggett

13y

an all round awesome song, reli shows u what true musicians r capable of

Michael Elwell

12y

i fell in love with Reviltalized and this song kicks ass i need a shirt and tell people listen to this epic band

Rad the Paisley

2y↑2

its been 12 years and I still show bandmates this

Aaron Gardner

14y

the more times you listen to the jazz part the more awesome it sounds each time

wilfre2

One of my favorite songs all time. PIE we want more of this shit!

Sebastian Zel

13y

I cant get enough of this ahhh so good.

redeyeduck

8 years later. Still a sick track! PIE is Delicious!

GreenOne

3y↑1

Can't believe it's been over 10 years. And I want more to happen. All the silence again. This is so good but so little of it. More, please!

GreenOne

2y↑1

@Will Murphy Hahaha, wow, I'm also a Software Engineer(C++/Linux), that's very cool to hear that! Probably choosing to play keyboards and pressing keys lead you there xD
And dang it, I love jazz almost as much as I love prog metal, awesome life choices so far :P
As of you and Rob having a project - that'd be insanely epic!!! Fingers crossed

Guess now I can only hope you won't forget to let me know, as I really don't know where to check for the news. But either way, I wish you all the success in both SW Engineering & music! :D

P. S. briefly checked his art channel - heck, he's good! You two managed to get this good at music, yet also found the time to get good at something entirely different. Hats off to both of you

Will Murphy

2y↑1

@GreenOne Thanks for the kind words. My bro, James is a big time art youtuber now, https://www.youtube.com/c/ModernDayJames. I work mainly as a software engineer but I also work as a gigging jazz guitarist in nyc.Rob and I have actually been talking; we might have a project coming in the near future, will keep you posted.

GreenOne

2y↑1

@Will Murphy Hey, man! I do remember you and your brother in the earlier records! Loved how much atmosphere YOUR keyboards added to the sound. It somehow gave me a mix of Final Fantasy Music & Pipe Organ *vibes*. Be it Revitalized EP or 3.14, loved those so much. The 2011 teaser promised to be a masterpiece

I know about JIA, but nothing seems to be happening. I believe Marc either has guest appearances or some side project, same for Eddie, these guys are incredible musicians. Dang it, Rob's vocals are phenomenal but I can't even guess what he does these days. And same goes for you and your brother. PIE was such an incredible thing, comprised of incredible talents. You came there and created something truly unique that forever stays in my top 3 bands. Akin to Native Construct, that made 1 masterpiece and disappeared. But over a decade I still hope that you might return, it's so sad if you won't

But hey, I'm super glad to hear you're still around! Would be cool if you guys at least listed your projects somewhere. Also where do I look for PIE updates or for your personal project updates?

I appreciate you reaching out. I and my friends have been fans since being university freshmen, 12 years ago and till now. Oh memories. And aside that, the music is just that good so I listen to these EPs to these days. Cheers from Russia, hope you guys are all doing well. Looking forward to the updates =)

Will Murphy

2y↑1

Thanks! Former member of PIE here. PIE is most likely dead but we all have music projects happening. Will update when new music is released.
- Will

TheClosetofWonders

11y

I can't wait until they come out with some more music.

cabbagesftw

12y

So fucking awesome thank you for coming up with this song.

Blood-Crazed Orc

7y↑18

everyone complaining about the rapping... hahaha I think this whole damned track is art, personally.

Hingle McCringleberry

4y↑2

nobody is complaining about the rapping

Alex Lofing

12y

Oh my fucking lord. I cannot describe how this song makes me feel. Not a fan of the rap, at all, but the transition is godly perfect. <3

Charles Cross

14y

probably the best song i have heard in a long time

Christopher O'Neill

6y↑16

ill remember this song every couple years and listen to it once then forget for a few more years

Bug 91

Same

Asphaltik

saaame this song is magic <3

Taylor

6y↑1

Literally me rn

Andrew Lalanne

6y↑6

I literally just did this lol Its been a solid 3-4 since I've heard it and the chorus randomly popped in my head

KingAnime Reactions

6y↑2

same

Luke Barnes

For some reason this is the first time listening with headphones. I thought this song was great before but now, I thhinnnk wait what? I just heard an indescribable sound. I liked it.

Fernando Cuevas

13y

such an amazing transfer form jazz to metal

Chris Rich

12y↑1

Soooooooooo goooooooooooooooooooooooooooood, lets hear that second album!

Jacob

13y

friend got me hooked on this song. ive listened to it about 100 times since i first heard it

CanWe JustBe

If I heard this jazz piece in an elevator full of unfamiliar subjects, I would love to see some reactions when the "grrrrrr" comes through.

GumThiefTwins

14y

great song, I hope they become famous some day instead of bands like Bring Me The Horizon. This band acculty has some style and orginality too it. This band deffinaly has the potiental to become a very successful band ;D.

The Wandering Musicphile

14y

This song has nu-metal/pop rock, hardcore, metal, jazz, and rap qualities with some subtle symphonic hints. At first I thought this was going to be a typical nu-metal song with rap style lyrics that lack any kind of complexity then it kept throwing new angles to the music until I'm completely upside-down wondered what just happened. And to hear rap, guttural, scream, and clean lyrics in one song is shocking, and at the same time pretty damn cool. I'm interested to see how these guys progress.

sixstringpsycho

I first heard this song back in high school. I went to a performing arts magnet program where I was a guitar major. One day during my freshman year I saw some upperclassmen as well as a couple of my freshman classmates huddled around the large stereo system the guitar teacher had installed in his classroom. They were talking about this incredible underground band that they claimed had written the most mind-blowing song they’d ever heard. Surely enough, they put this on. Now, personally I have never been big on growling, especially not back then when my musical tastes hadn’t broadened much, so I was only half paying attention to the first half of the song... but then it went ”So you will not choose.” (3:44) Then it happened. The song went quiet, and in comes a SEXY fucking jazz section. I was floored. There was no way I heard that right. This wasn’t a jazz-infused riff or a jazzy solo over a blast beat, this was a legitimate, honest to god jazz break. It was serene, and it was absurd, and it was wonderful. Then it seamlessly transitioned into a fucking CRUSHING breakdown in a way that oddly enough brought to mind Testament, specifically Souls of Black era Testament. (5:23) It was an eye opener for sure. I still have this song on my iPhone to this day. Maybe it’s time I finally learned to play it... that is, if I can figure it out by ear. I have never been particularly good at that, and I doubt many tabs exist of this relatively obscure song, much less any accurate tabs.

sixstringpsycho

@Vertoxis Hammersmash really? Holy shit that’d be legendary! Lmk!

Vertoxis Hammersmash

i personally know 2 current members, and grew up with Rob (the old vocalist, thats on this track)

Might be able to get ya something about it

thekatyciastrain

12y

My favourite jam. Of. All. Time.

Skye Ferguson

13y

Most unique band ever, how the fuck are they not signed dude.

nyy4life313

13y

First of all I LOVE the song but its funny how the rap part lyrics are like most normal rap lyrics but when the metal kicks in the lyrics actually seem to send a message. maybe its just me idk

Alvin Espinal

13y

Im in Love its so good i think ill go die and come back since im a phoenix<3

Succulent Lord

I would have loved this in 2009. Veil of Maya, Winds of Plague and some Woe is Me.

『PulseGTR』

13y

I think the transition to the jazz section is "filler" in that while we wait for the decision of the children to choose who's life they will take, here's some nice jazz to pass the time.

Vexing101

13y

5:22 to 5:40 is madness!

Fernando Guarneros

12y

Oh man! awesome band!

Cammadore64

14y

Absolutely blown away. The only complaint I have are the shallow lyrics for the rap section, which would have been fucking epic otherwise.

john-mark felix

13y

Beastly song no doubt.

spgmifter

2y↑1

Balls to the wall masterpiece

SanityTheorist5

11y

I've never heard a song that I've loved parts of and hated parts of as much as this song...

spankdatmunkey

12y

I want to take this band behind the middle school and get it pregnant!

Christian Holt

11y

So many genres in one song! Omg... :O

CanadianGuy

12y

Crazy fusion of styles

CleanSuburbanChild

14y

look im just saying that any band that can incorporate progressive metal, rap, hardcore, and FUCKING JAZZZ into a song is seriously amazing its something i have never heard before and im stunned at how well it played out like when i heard jazz and hardcore together i was like eww wtf but i may have to change my pants after hearing this musical genius you guys are definitely going places and im going to make sure i have no plans so i can go to your show in august

Conor McCormack

7y↑1

It's a shame that the production on the new record isn't as punchy as this!

therevenant2811

13y

I agree with a lot of you how the hell are these guys not signed?? I really hope they dont sign to a label though because once a band signs they kinda have to bend the the labels will instead of doing what they want or feel. It would be a shame to destroy this kinda of creativity with conformity.

Zack Smith

11y↑1

Don't get me wrong, I am a HUGE fan of Jazz, it's my second favorite genre, but why is it that pure jazz almost never play Jazz as well as Metal bands? Is it just me? It's a stylistic thing. There's something about the way some Metal bands play Jazz that you can't find in pure Jazz that often....

NJOverclocked

Well the guitarist and pianist in this band are trained as fuck. Marc, the guitarist, has a degree in Jazz Performance

Selling Soul 5 Bucks

No, you're totally right. Others have noticed it too, It's a really weird thing.

Michael Leach

13y

this guy has a new favorite band.

Nobody Special

4y↑2

129,814 people finally know which song Tenacious D wrote that tribute for.
56 couldn't accept it.

Omnibeard

13y

"Bitches call me Gandalf." Best lyric ever.

Bug 91

4y↑1

5:33 to 6:4O is my favorite. SERIES OF CHAPEL BELLS RING! BLOOD WE DRINK FROM YOUR FALLIN GOD! SERIES OF CHAPEL BELLS RING! BLOOD WE DRINK FROM YOUE FALLIN GOOOOOOOOOOD

Rachel

2y↑2

still slaps

Doomistic

11y

how can you hate something which you haven't fully listened to?

Folded Helix

12y

Jazz has a very common starting point that most people nowadays will tell you they start. Start with the Miles Davis album "Kind of Blue". it is a beautiful album and from there you can start listening to other eras of Miles Davis or you can move to people like Ellington or Armstrong. those two are fantastic.

Folded Helix

12y

Ok here's some background for you. Most metal fans don't know what real jazz is. They will usually say something is jazzy if its soft (like btbam's soft parts) but that's not honest to goodness jazz. This song however has ACTUAL jazz in it at 3:50. The guitarist is hybrid picking and comping, the drummer is giving a soft swing and snare rolls, the bassist is holding back and playing some blue notes here and there, the piano has a classic jazz style to it. It's beautiful their versatility.

berkgaard

13y

jazz and metal have been combined since the 80's, namely so of the band NAKED CITY. This stuff is from new york, so incorporating jazz is not a long shot.

Ed Bergested

12y

this is so fucking crazy that its the best thing ive listened to in a while

Pajama Shaman

11y

sounds like an album sampler, but it's not. fucking sick, bro's

Alex Tandy

12y

This band's vocalist is the next Mike Patton.

Calibur43

13y

The lyrics do not have to be simple at all, how does that make the band less technical? My god lol.

Cam K

13y

Favorite song by these guys. Fucking killer.

Lucas Fuechsl

9y↑11

cause its gonna be a pants off dance off!

Shawn Mills

12y

so guys, were just going to put as many genres of music into less than ten minutes of a song. fuck yea

L G

12y

Robert Ryan is on Ever Forthright's upcoming album!

Jeremiah Goodwin

6y↑1

It's 2036 and this song still rips...

CanWe JustBe

YouTube will be like Napster in 2030

DEAD

M31 A

When someone sees this in 2036 they're gonna laugh their ass off

Tony klein

12y

can you reccommend any songs similar to this jazz section? i actually really like it

Sebastian Kurzyna

13y

@gearsofhalo2008 I'd add The Contortionist and The Red Chord to that. And Devin Townsend/SYL. Would make me cream... Though I'd trade Opeth for Meshuggah regardless of how much I love Opeth. Add The Faceless, too... And the Dillinger Escape Plan! There're so many good bands these days that need to tour together. I'm so glad they're all becoming popular. Finally, creative talent getting recognition with a bigger audience!

snakeandbake

9y↑13

britney spears' cover of this is great

Billy Carlisle

7y↑3

Bryan Boyd no she actually did cover it

Eric Barber

14y

This guys are fucking great!

James Eliasson

13y

I will put knives in the hands of your children and tell them its your life or theirs, so you will now choose....epic lyrics

capturethelife

11y

Guthrie Govan + The Faceless + Between The Buried and Me = Painted in Exile

wilfre2

9y↑1

"I will put knives in the hands of your children,
And tell them is your life or theirs,
So you will now choose"

#epic

CanWe JustBe

99% of children do as they are told. That's the beauty of the line. Even with the power of the weapon there is the aspect of being naive and some take advantage of that

CanWe JustBe

It's NOW choose
Speaking to the nature of how selfish human beings are and what the true sacrifice of life can be... Yours or mine.

laddergoatlol

wilfre2 pretty sure it's will not choose, it makes more sense that way

matschr1806

12y

cant they just make a whole song out off the rap part............ ITS TOo FUCKING AWESOME!!!!!!

Tyler Parsons

12y

wow my ears just feel like they just got a thai massage, with a happy ending

Breausama

10y

In all honesty, the rap is an interesting touch, it isn't like it was full on rap, it was metal rap. xD

HussaR

11y

omfg this is awesome

Cody Wiktorek

13y

once i heard pants off dance off i knew it was worth listening to. :D

Josh Jones

11y

i dont care if anyone disagrees, but that nu metal part in the beginning kicks limp bizkit's ass!

Ron Strudell

13y

wow need to make more asap

kylrnta

13y

Vocals= A+

BorkBigFrighten2

11y

Who else thought that the rapping with the metal in the background was badass?

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