1) Panopticon is a… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least four artists named Panopticon:
1) Panopticon is an atmospheric black metal band created by Austin Lunn. The project began as a studio-only effort with Lunn writing and performing all parts. While he remains the driving creative force, Panopticon has since expanded to include a lineup of musicians for live performances. The music features many familiar elements of black metal, but additionally incorporates bluegrass and Appalachian folk. In addition to sounds typical to heavy metal music, such as distorted guitars and rapid drumming, Panopticon also incorporates a diverse range of additional instrumentation, such as banjos, fiddles, bells, synthesizers and acoustic guitars.
Lunn is an avid outdoorsman, and some listeners have noted the influence of the natural world on Panopticon's music; for example, in a review of Autumn Eternal on Pitchfork.com, one music critic noted, "one can easily imagine a Henry David Thoreau-like figure retreating to the woods to contemplate personal, spiritual, and environmental concerns." Lunn's music has also been described as "natural, organic, and methodical, masterful in its writing, fiery and alive in its execution."
Besides the above-listed styles, Lunn also cites dark metal, melodic death metal, American folk music, post-rock, crust punk, indie rock, country, and progressive rock as influences on his style. Panopticon's subject matter varies, including political issues, history, pagan spirituality, environmental issues and personal struggles. Typically the albums are conceptual (excluding the first record) and carry a theme throughout the entire record.
The artist has an official Facebook page and a Bandcamp site.
Discography:
2008 - Panopticon
2009 - Panopticon/Wheels Within Wheels (split with Wheels Within Wheels)
2009 - Collapse
2009 - Panopticon/Lake of Blood (split with Lake of Blood)
2010 - Panopticon/When Bitter Spring Sleeps (split with When Bitter Spring Sleeps)
2010 - Skagos/Panopticon (split with Skagos)
2011 - ...On the Subject of Mortality (collects Panopticon's sides of the When Bitter Spring Sleeps and Skagos splits; is officially considered Panopticon's third album)
2011 - Wheels Within Wheels/Panopticon II (split with Wheels Within Wheels)
2011 - Social Disservices
2012 - Kentucky
2013 - Vestiges/Panopticon (split with Vestiges)
2014 - Brotherhood (split with Falls of Rauros; also sometimes referred to as Falls of Rauros/Panopticon)
2014 - Roads to the North
2015 - Autumn Eternal
2016 - Waldgeflüster/Panopticon (split with Waldgeflüster)
2016 - Revisions of the Past (remastered versions of ...On the Subject of Mortality and Social Disservices)
2018 - The Scars of Man on the Once Nameless Wilderness (two-CD/four-LP set, also released in two parts - The Scars of Man on the Once Nameless Wilderness, Part 1 and The Scars of Man on the Once Nameless Wilderness, Part 2)
2019 - The Crescendo of Dusk (EP)
2021 - ...And Again Into the Light
2) Panopticon is also a Jazz band. "To Be In Music" is PaNoPTiCoN's only goal.
This project idea emerged while Domenico Solazzo was recording his latest album, "Multiply", in which he invited several other musicians to a creative partnership. Some collaborations sounded better than expected hence their will to make it big and live! Inspired by the great mastery of 70's electric jazz improvisers and pioneers, PaNoPTiCoN is a sonic laboratory that takes life on stage only, where no one knows what to expect, including the musicians themselves ! Improvisation at its extreme best articulated around three axis: mood, groove and melody. At this moment, there are no core members. The PaNoPTiCoN's formula is an open invitation to anyone willing to dive into the most beautiful mystical forms of music.One show after another, the music played by the band should and will be different as the band itself!
3) Panopticon is a Progressive Metal band formed in Brighton, UK, with influences stretching as far as Rush, Children of Bodom, Tool and Racer X.
4) Progressive Trance group consisting of Ben McPherson, Damon Fonooni and Darius Kohanim.
Bleeder
Panopticon Lyrics
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I wanna run across your memories
Cause all someday was around could survive
Do you understand how`s irrational is it?
Your deeper and tectonic thoughts
navigate the coldest oceans
finally, never finding port
Lost circumstances,
Do you know what`s occult for us?
Turn the lights off to auscultate the darkness itself
To see what purity exist, to bleed like angel does
Then never let me drink the milk of the insanity
Cause justifying my fault in front thy
is to fall in never ending precipices
Will I ever find enough? Just afflictions in my soul
Until the death decome, then reborn from the scum
Like does everyone
When reality collides
You will never realize the plan with your secret malevolence
Suffocated slave in the State of benevolence
Did you lose some particle of gold to see me like an enemy?
Retrograde way to confront Death, the sibilant justice
When betrayer words you say my eyes bleed
In "Bleeder" by Panopticon, the lyrics explore themes of introspection, irrationality, and the search for purity amidst darkness. The opening lines express a desire to delve into someone's memories in order to understand the irrationality that exists within their deeper thoughts. The imagery of navigating the coldest oceans without finding a port suggests a struggle to find stability or resolution. The lyrics further delve into the collapse of reality, comparing it to the collapse of walls, and questioning the occult or mysterious nature of our existence. Turning off the lights to "auscultate the darkness itself" signifies a desire to discover the purity that may exist within the darkness, yet also hints at the potential dangers of delving too deep into the unknown.
The lyrics then shift towards the idea of avoiding insanity and not wanting to justify or make excuses for one's faults. Falling into never-ending precipices symbolizes the consequences of justifying one's actions without taking responsibility. The line "just afflictions in my soul until death become, then reborn from the scum like does everyone" explores the idea of facing afflictions and ultimately finding rebirth or transformation through the process of death. The collision of reality represents a moment of realization when one cannot comprehend the plan or intentions behind someone's hidden malevolence. The reference to being a suffocated slave in a state of benevolence suggests the irony of being controlled or oppressed in the name of goodness. The lyrics conclude with the idea of betrayal causing one's eyes to bleed, indicating pain and hurt inflicted by deceitful words.
Line by Line Meaning
I wanna run across your memories
I desire to delve into the depths of your past experiences
Cause all someday was around could survive
Because everything that once existed can endure
Do you understand how's irrational is it?
Are you aware of the illogical nature of it all?
Your deeper and tectonic thoughts
Your profound and seismic contemplations
navigate the coldest oceans
navigate through the most frigid and unforgiving depths
finally, never finding port
ultimately, never discovering a place of refuge
Lost circumstances
Unfortunate situations
when reality collapses like every wall does
when the fabric of reality crumbles like crumbling walls
Do you know what's occult for us?
Are you aware of the hidden knowledge reserved for us?
Turn the lights off to auscultate the darkness itself
Dim the lights to listen attentively to the essence of the darkness
To see what purity exists, to bleed like angels do
To witness the purity that exists, to experience the same spiritual release as angels do
Then never let me drink the milk of insanity
Henceforth, prevent me from embracing madness
Cause justifying my fault in front thy
Because explaining my wrongdoing to you
is to fall in never-ending precipices
is equivalent to descending into eternal abysses
Will I ever find enough? Just afflictions in my soul
Will I ever find contentment? Only afflictions reside within my soul
Until the death decome, then reborn from the scum
Until death arrives, only to be reborn from the filth
Like does everyone
Like every individual
When reality collides
When the world of actuality clashes
You will never realize the plan with your secret malevolence
You will never comprehend the scheme with your hidden malice
Suffocated slave in the State of benevolence
A suffocated servant within the facade of kindness
Did you lose some particle of gold to see me like an enemy?
Did you forfeit a fraction of fortune to perceive me as an adversary?
Retrograde way to confront Death, the sibilant justice
A backward approach to confront Death, the hissing justice
When betrayer words you say my eyes bleed
When you utter treacherous words, my eyes weep
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Juan Diego Quintero Sánchez
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