In 2011 the band released their 3rd full-length album "Possessed By The Rise of Magick". Then shortly followed it up with the studio/live ep "Chrome Pineal". It featured 3 new studio tracks and 3 live tracks recorded in 2007. In 2012 it was announced that Founding member / guitarist Tim Bagshaw had left the band. Tim had moved from England to the United States and formed the sludge / doom metal band Serpentine Path with all 3 members of the band Unearthly Trance. Mike Vest of the band Bong filed in on guitar for live performances.
On January 29, 2013 on their official website the band announced an "hibernation". It had also been stated on Mark Greenings facebook page that he had quit the band in October 2012 to rejoin a previous band, name of said band not mentioned. The band Greening re-joined was confirmed to be Electric Wizard. Adam Richardson is working on a new project entitled 11Paranoias with Mike Vest of "Bong". Mark Greening was also a previous member of that project.
Hand of Glory
Ramesses Lyrics
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Piercing our lives
Justice decays and seamlessness Dies
Ignite Our Skies
Now Burn The Hand
Hallow Our Land
Ignite Our Skies
Defile and Burn
Burn Burn Burn
The lyrics of Ramesses' song Hand of Glory seem to be about a call to action against injustice and a corrupt system. The "hand of glory" in the title refers to a severed hand that was used in medieval times for dark magic rituals. The song talks about bolts from the sky, which could be interpreted as a metaphor for a divine intervention that is needed to restore justice. It talks about how justice is decaying and how seamlessness dies, perhaps referring to the fact that the system is flawed and doesn't work as it should.
The lyrics urge the listener to ignite their skies, which could mean to create chaos and an uprising against the corrupt system. The repetition of "now burn the hand, hallow our land" could be the call to sever ties with the old ways and start anew, to burn down the old and bring in the new. The final lines of the song, "sever, defile and burn, burn burn burn," is a continuation of the call to destroy the old and corrupt system.
Line by Line Meaning
Bolts from the Sky
Unexpected and disastrous events occurring in our world
Piercing our lives
Causing immense pain and harm to us
Justice decays and seamlessness Dies
Legal system and order falling apart, leading to chaos and disorder
Ignite Our Skies
Setting a powerful and intense fire in the sky above us
Now Burn The Hand
Destroying the tool or weapon that was causing harm
Hallow Our Land
Consecrating and purifying our land from evil presence
Sever
Cutting off and separating from negative entities
Defile and Burn
Tainting with impurity and destroying completely
Burn Burn Burn
Continuously burning with intense flames
Contributed by Elena M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Mitchfynde
This album proves the power of modern doom metal.
crowbarftw
Damn, I was kinda surprised by the beginning of the song, Von worship!
Mitchfynde
@kingramesses Yeah I heard of those bands when Electric Wizard did the compilation album of their material.
Mitchfynde
@kingramesses Kinda, but not really. Closest I can think of is Hooded Menace, but it's still pretty different. I find Ramesses is a pretty unique band. I do know they have at least one ex-member of Electric Wizard if you werent aware of that LOL
pepeph
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