There are multiple artists named Pharaoh.

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."

In The Violet Fire
Pharaoh Lyrics

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In the darkness envision
Angels protect you from sin
In your heart there's a key to the prison within

In the violet fire
Wash away your fears
Let it shine forever
Holy light for the world to see

Tears of joy like a river
Finally touching the sea
Unified by the flame we together are free

In the violet fire
Wash away your fears
Let it shine forever
Feel it flow from your heart over me

Generations of anguish and pain
Oblivious to the power of the flame
Derision casting a shadow on the path to life

From the fire
Violet Fire
Heaven's Desire

In the violet fire
Wash away your fears
Let it shine forever
Feel it flow from your heart eternally

In the violet fire
Wash away your fears

Let it shine forever
Feel it flow from your heart to me

Overall Meaning

The song "In The Violet Fire" by Pharaoh talks about finding inner peace and freedom from fear, pain, and anguish through the violet fire. The lyrics suggest that in the darkness, the angels protect the individual from sin, and the heart holds the key to freeing oneself from the prison within. The violet fire is symbolic of purification and transformation, and the song encourages the listener to let the violet fire wash away their fears and shine forever as a holy light for the world to see.

The lyrics also talk about tears of joy finally touching the sea, and how the flame unifies everyone together, freeing them from generations of anguish and pain. The violet fire is a powerful force that can obliterate derision and cast a shadow on the path to life, allowing individuals to experience heaven's desire. The song ends on a note of eternal flow of the violet fire from the individual's heart to others.

Overall, the song can be interpreted as a call to find inner peace and freedom from the burdens of life through self-reflection, purification, and spiritual awakening, with the violet fire symbolizing the transformational process.

Line by Line Meaning

In the darkness envision
Imagine yourself in the darkest of situations

Angels protect you from sin
Believe that divine beings are shielding you from wrongdoing

In your heart there's a key to the prison within
Realize that you hold the power to liberate yourself from internal captivity

In the violet fire
Immerse yourself in a transformative, all-consuming flame

Wash away your fears
Let go of your anxieties and apprehensions

Let it shine forever
Allow the light of hope to radiate indefinitely

Holy light for the world to see
The luminance projected can guide others on their journey

Tears of joy like a river
Cry happy tears like an endless stream

Finally touching the sea
Eventually reaching the vastness of an ocean

Unified by the flame we together are free
One with the burning energy, we experience freedom in unity

Feel it flow from your heart over me
Let the warmth and luminosity of the flame overflow onto others