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."
Слякоть
Pharaoh Lyrics
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Наедине с Луной бреду куда-то вдоль
И здесь я без тебя лишь бесполезный хлам
Бреду куда-то вдоль, докуриваю блант
И если я умру сегодня, обещай мне не плакать
Этот дождь меня отнял и оставил лишь слякоть
И если я умру сегодня, обещай мне не плакать
Этот дождь меня отнял и оставил слякоть
Знай, что я буду рядом, знай, что я буду ждать
Знаю твой каждый шаг, я не в силах дышать
Знай, что я буду рядом, знай, что я буду ждать
The lyrics to Pharaoh's song Слякоть (Slyakot, meaning mud) depict a sense of loss, loneliness and longing. The first verse highlights the idea that the singer's life was defined by their relationship with someone who is now gone. The metaphor of a cold hand is used to emphasize how this person was all they had. The singer is walking alone with the moon and feels useless without this person. They continue to smoke a joint and wander around aimlessly.
The second verse reveals their extreme attachment to this person, to the point where they are struggling to breathe without them. The singer promises to be there for this person always and wait for them. The spoken words "Знаю твой каждый шаг" (Znayu tvoy kazhdyi shag) or "I know every step of yours" highlights the close relationship the singer had with this person and how well they knew them. The chorus repeats the idea that if the singer dies, they do not want this person to mourn them. They attribute their emotional state to the constant rain and how it's turned everything into mud, mirroring the emotional turmoil they are feeling.
The lyrics are powerful and evoke a strong sense of emotion. They speak to the universal experience of loss and the longing for someone who is no longer there.
Line by Line Meaning
Я жил только тобой, холодная ладонь
You were my everything, and now I'm left alone with nothing but memories of your cold touch.
Наедине с Луной бреду куда-то вдоль
I wander alone with the moon as my only companion.
И здесь я без тебя лишь бесполезный хлам
Without you, I am worthless and have no purpose.
Бреду куда-то вдоль, докуриваю блант
I wander aimlessly, smoking my problems away.
И если я умру сегодня, обещай мне не плакать
If I die today, promise me you won't cry for me.
Этот дождь меня отнял и оставил лишь слякоть
The rain has taken away everything from me, leaving me with nothing but a muddy mess.
Знаю твой каждый шаг, я не в силах дышать
I know your every move, and it's suffocating me.
Знай, что я буду рядом, знай, что я буду ждать
Know that I will always be by your side, waiting for you.
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