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."
Клуб 18. До Тла
Pharaoh Lyrics
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Заберу её в рай, как бы уходит за грамм.
Съ*бись отсюда белый, твоя сука не Венера.
Людей ведь дома нету, на глазах времени
Скажи, почему все ножи летят в спину?!
И я был слеп тогда. Они хотят нас распять.
Я научился летать, наверное это весна.
Видишь, я бьюсь об заклад,
Всё, что даю им на ужин, входит в них будто игла
Лучше сгореть дотла,
Лучше сгореть дотла,
Лучше сгореть дотла,
Лучше сгореть дотла!
Спи, в зубах
Толи сука на коленях, толи я сошёл с ума.
Результат того, что по венам бежит,
Что-то больше, чем вода.
Но ведь да, не осталось никого,
Кто мог бы мне сказать, что я умираю
Просто меня нет в живых.
Просто меня нет в живых!
Просто меня нет в живых!
Просто меня нет в живых!
И я умираю.
Просто меня нет в живых.
Просто меня нет в живых!
Просто меня нет в живых!
Просто меня нет в живых!
The song "Клуб 18. До Тла" by Pharaoh talks about the artist feeling like he is dying and burning out, while also reflecting on betrayal and the pain of being stabbed in the back. The opening lines refer to the Greek mythological character Bacchus, who was associated with wine and partying, as the artist is burning out like the god’s influence. He speaks of taking someone to heaven with him, possibly a metaphor for a love interest, but notes that people do not stay at home and time passes by.
The song then shifts to a retrospective view of the artist being naive and blind to the betrayal happening around him. He then says that he has learned to fly, possibly meaning that he has grown stronger and can now escape from the betrayal. The chorus repeats the phrase "лучше сгореть дотла" (it is better to burn out), emphasizing the idea of burning out as a way of avoiding the pain of betrayal and moving on.
The second half of the song describes the artist as being absent from the living, possibly referencing the idea of a physical death or the death of his former self. He speaks of the feeling of something more than water running through his veins and notes that there is no one left to tell him that he is dying, suggesting that he is coming to terms with his own mortality. The repetition of "просто меня нет в живых" (I am simply not alive) emphasizes the theme of death and feeling disconnected from the living.
Line by Line Meaning
Я сгораю в руках, как будто бэкус ты знал
I am burning in your hands, as if you knew Bacchus and the fire he brings
Заберу её в рай, как бы уходит за грамм.
I will take her to heaven, as if she is leaving for a gram
Съ*бись отсюда белый, твоя сука не Венера.
Get lost from here, white boy, your b*tch is not a goddess of love
Людей ведь дома нету, на глазах времени
There are no people at home, only time is watching
Скажи, почему все ножи летят в спину?!
Tell me, why are all the knives flying into our backs?!
И я был слеп тогда. Они хотят нас распять.
And I was blind then. They want to crucify us
Я научился летать, наверное это весна.
I learned how to fly, maybe it's because it's spring
Видишь, я бьюсь об заклад, Всё, что даю им на ужин, входит в них будто игла
You see, I'm struggling with addiction. Everything I give them for dinner enters them like a needle
Лучше сгореть дотла, Лучше сгореть дотла, Лучше сгореть дотла, Лучше сгореть дотла!
Better to burn out completely, better to burn out completely, better to burn out completely, better to burn out completely!
Спи, в зубах Толи сука на коленях, толи я сошёл с ума.
Sleeping with someone, either the b*tch is on her knees or I've gone insane
Результат того, что по венам бежит, Что-то больше, чем вода.
The result of what is running through my veins, something more than water
Но ведь да, не осталось никого, Кто мог бы мне сказать, что я умираю
But you know, there is no one left to tell me that I am dying
Просто меня нет в живых. Просто меня нет в живых! Просто меня нет в живых! Просто меня нет в живых!
I'm just not alive. I'm just not alive! I'm just not alive! I'm just not alive!
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