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."
Нет Сети
Pharaoh Lyrics
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Я сижу на облаках (я курю на облаках), ай, на стиле (а, а, а, а)
Натянуть улыбку или суку ровно похуй
Я поджигаю джоинт, он освещает путь в коноху
И я истреблю их всех до последнего щенка
Покурю над их телами, чтоб увидеть с высока
Что твои друзья мертвы, мы увидимся в аду лишь
И мне похуй, что ты пьёшь, и мне похуй, сколько куришь
Как бы ты не загорался со мной рядом ты потухнешь
Что не так с тобою, сука, я кричал им там у входа
Это кекс? Милый, нет - она сказала: это сода
Я оставил её в клубе среди тупых долбоёбов
Ведь после меня в ней утонет каждый новый ёбарь
И вы все слишком тупые, чтоб понять, чего хотеть
Тебе папа даст лаве и ты просадишь "чайхоне"
Эй, ходячий кусок мяса, мы кошмар в твоём шкафу
Я курю огромный блант, пока ты тянешь с ложки суп, тварь
Я взрываю сразу трижды
Я парю, пока ты спишь, сын
И сегодня будет лишь дым
О, лишь дым, о, лишь дым
Я взрываю сразу трижды
Я парю, пока ты спишь, сын
И сегодня будет лишь дым
О, лишь дым, о, лишь дым
The lyrics of PHARAOH's song "Нет Сети" ("No Network") speak to the singer's ongoing struggle to disconnect from society's expectations and pressures. The first verse describes him as sitting on clouds, smoking a joint, as he sees himself as having risen above the mundane world to a higher plane of existence. He is unconcerned with presenting a false front, either outwardly or inwardly, and the idea of putting on a "fake smile" or "fake personality" seems pointless. Instead, he embraces his rebellious nature and promises to destroy anyone who opposes him.
In the second verse, PHARAOH's disdain for social conventions becomes even clearer, as he dismisses any concern for what others might think of him, including his own morality. He seems to cling to the belief that existence is nothing more than the pursuit of pleasure and the avoidance of pain, and he revels in the sounds of his enemies suffering under his onslaught. The song's chorus repeats the idea of him taking control, through smoking pot, and the generation of what many people may feel is both a metaphorical and physical release of smoke which blurs any distinction between his inner chaos and the outside world.
Overall, Нет Сети is a song about personal liberation, with PHARAOH laying out his personal manifesto through the lyrics. It's a song for rebels and misfits, for people who feel trapped in a system that tries to dictate their every move. The darkness of the song, however, is a reminder of the dangers of following such a path with disregard for others.
Line by Line Meaning
Я сижу на облаках (я курю на облаках), сижу на облаках (я курю)
I am daydreaming (smoking pot) and drifting away (smoking pot), oh, so mellow (ah, ah, ah, ah)
Натянуть улыбку или суку ровно похуй
Put on a fake smile or be indifferent
Я поджигаю джоинт, он освещает путь в коноху
I light up a joint, and it guides me to a place where I feel calm and relaxed
И я истреблю их всех до последнего щенка
And I will destroy them all, even the innocent ones
Покурю над их телами, чтоб увидеть с высока
Smoke over their corpses to satisfy my thirst for power
И всё, что я хочу, знать, что ты не существуешь
All I want is to believe that you don't exist
Что твои друзья мертвы, мы увидимся в аду лишь
That your friends are dead, and we will only meet in hell
И мне похуй, что ты пьёшь, и мне похуй, сколько куришь
I don't care how much you drink or smoke
Как бы ты не загорался со мной рядом ты потухнешь
No matter how much you try to join me, you will only be extinguished
Что не так с тобою, сука, я кричал им там у входа
What's wrong with you, bitch? I shouted at them at the entrance
Это кекс? Милый, нет - она сказала: это сода
Is this a cake? No darling, she said: it's just soda
Я оставил её в клубе среди тупых долбоёбов
I left her at the club among stupid idiots
Ведь после меня в ней утонет каждый новый ёбарь
Because after me, every new jerk will try to drown in her
И вы все слишком тупые, чтоб понять, чего хотеть
And all of you are too dumb to understand what you really want
Тебе папа даст лаве и ты просадишь "чайхоне"
Your daddy will give you some money and you'll waste it on a hookah bar
Эй, ходячий кусок мяса, мы кошмар в твоём шкафу
Hey, walking piece of meat, we're a nightmare in your closet
Я курю огромный блант, пока ты тянешь с ложки суп, тварь
I'm smoking a huge blunt, while you're spooning your soup, you creature
Я взрываю сразу трижды
I explode with excitement three times in a row
Я парю, пока ты спишь, сын
I'm daydreaming while you're sleeping, my son
И сегодня будет лишь дым
And today, there will only be smoke
О, лишь дым, о, лишь дым
Oh, just smoke, oh, just smoke
Writer(s): Pharaoh, Phvntxm
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