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. Начало
Pharaoh Lyrics
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Он был всего один...
Он горел...
Все это время...
Но все будет так, как должно быть
И это все как лабиринт
И я иду назад в угаре
Мы увидимся в финале
Развороченный зил
Давно путаюсь в неделях
Я ушел из жизни раньше,
чем они того хотели
И теперь я не знаю:
куда меня приведет это пламя
Плавится клуб, из горла я пью, она курит parliament
Драгон под эмкой.
курю сзади меня не хотели видеть
Они здесь, но что ты можешь предъявить ведь мы не живы?!
Я хочу задержаться на небе
Я могу задержаться по вене
Я не знаю: сколько это продлится?
Но я должен взять все, взять все, взять все
Но я должен взять все x3
The lyrics of Pharaoh's song Клуб 18. Начало tell a story about being alone and feeling lost while trying to find one's way. The singer of the song is struggling to understand the purpose of his existence and the meaning of life, while being surrounded by people who are not really alive. He is searching for God, but still hasn't found him yet.
The song begins with the line "He remained the only one," suggesting that the singer is alone and isolated. He is described as "burning" and feeling lost, but it is implied that everything will turn out as it should be. The lyrics continue with a reference to a labyrinth, which represents the complexity of the singer's journey. He feels like he is going back in a frenzy and has not seen God yet, but he hopes to see him in the final step of his journey.
In the chorus of the song, the singer talks about his desire to stay in heaven and to take everything that he can. He is uncertain about how long this journey will last and what he will find at the end of it. The last line of the song repeated three times – "But I must take everything" – emphasizes the need for the singer to live life to the fullest, despite the uncertainty and fear that he may have.
Line by Line Meaning
Он остался всего один...
He was left all alone...
Он был всего один...
He was just one...
Он горел...
He was on fire...
Все это время...
All this time...
Но все будет так, как должно быть
But everything will be as it should be
И это все как лабиринт
And it's all like a labyrinth
И я иду назад в угаре
And I'm walking back in a frenzy
Я еще не видел бога
I haven't seen God yet
Мы увидимся в финале
We'll see each other at the end
Развороченный зил
The overturned Zil
Давно путаюсь в неделях
I've been wandering in weeks for a long time
Я ушел из жизни раньше, чем они того хотели
I left life earlier than they wanted
И теперь я не знаю: куда меня приведет это пламя
And now I don't know where this flame will lead me
Плавится клуб, из горла я пью, она курит parliament
The club is melting, I drink from my throat, she smokes Parliament
Драгон под эмкой. курю сзади меня не хотели видеть
Dragon under the bowl, smoking from behind they didn't want to see me
Они здесь, но что ты можешь предъявить ведь мы не живы?!
They are here, but what can you prove, we are not alive?
Я хочу задержаться на небе
I want to linger in the sky
Я могу задержаться по вене
I can stay through the vein
Я не знаю: сколько это продлится?
I don't know: how long will it last?
Но я должен взять все, взять все, взять все
But I have to take everything, take everything, take everything
Contributed by Claire C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.