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ACROPOLIS

by QUEEN KONA

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1.
Who had selected me? Or had curiosity lead me to my fallacy? I stand before you, unholy entity Alas, I cannot turn away Disturbing my serenity That which tempts me appears as my amenity So peculiar, a martyr I present to be The fruits of my labor can only be so sweet I resent man, endure my life, so melancholy Unfamiliar, I felt love when she looked on me She grasped my hand and spoke of new bliss "if you follow me" I’m alive Uncharted, I explore and my life changed forever I’m alive Disturbance, I endure Now this power, I render The mind transcends The sun and moon eclipse before my eyes What once was light is now consumed, and such is I Into the depths I seldom go, but now obliged Corrupted innocence, but somehow less confined Imitated by the skies Deep in my efflorescence, I’ve stymied holy growth To whom I owe the credit for this newfound, vile throne? Somehow, I’m omnipresent Somehow, annealed my bones This power I will cherish, rewritten into my tome My dearly beloved, I haven’t forgotten your smile But I admire your scowl I’m alive, less confined That which tempts me appears as my amenity So peculiar, a martyr I present to be
2.
Catacombs 04:12
Oh, what a dwelling place for mischief! Uncertainty, a lair unfit for Christians Unholy ambience, I feel I have no out Listen closely, you can hear the demons growl My hair stands vertically A serpent slides towards me In tongues, I hear him speak: "What do you fear the most? Is it demons, or is it ghosts? Mine is a blackened rose Hidden in beauty until it’s exposed" Then, the floor collapsed beneath my feet Tumbling into this cobweb infested, subterranean gallery of Hell With aroma of carcass and death, I cannot see inches from self But a torch, though distant, ignited Draws me closer to what I hope is aid Escape from the graves! Sequenced, the pyres rise revealing cloaked shades "Breathe life!" they chant as the dead reanimate Crypts open wide Mesmerized by malignant occurrence Ensnared in this nightmarish realm Attempts to flee lack much needed endurance It isn’t much longer before I’ve become a rotter myself One with the damned I stand condemned Searching again For life’s merit
3.
Undead! 04:40
My cartilage so fragile My teeth begin to rot My siblings have come searching But perhaps, they’d forgot I’ve sunken into misery Decisions made, undone I cannot bear the horror of the monster I’ve become Undead! I’m pale from lack of sunshine, it’s sublime It’s a shame because I’ve only wanted friends Undead! Appearing so demonic, ironic It’s a shame because my heart was left unfed I do not need your pity I haven’t lost my pride No need to flee or panic Because, after pain subsides You’ll live amongst the brethren A slave amongst the dead A tribe to call your own For eternity, in debt As flesh descends from bone I wander all alone Back into these crypts, I go Searching in these catacombs For the mage of this calamity Rid me of this dead distress Rid me of Acropolis No hubris left, I’ve dropped down to my knees "Do you believe you are worthy of my grace? I cannot undo what’s destined to take place" Dear sorcerer, there has to be way I have no sense of happiness, I’m left in disarray "You unappreciative swine of sacred life It’s taken disaster for you to sympathize So, from each hellion, your visits are required Take with you a piece of them, or else you’re doomed to cry: So go erase my name Just know I’m not the same Just know I’m content with this curse And I’m better off this way So go erase my name Just know I’m not the same But I can’t help but wonder If I loved, would things have changed? "
4.
"Verdum is burned while alive To serve as your archetype Of man who denounces Heaven and worships the night" "As the sun goes down, I salivate Nocturnal, my new mental state" In the darkest spire of the darkest tower Resides a miscreant bereft of power Burgot, the murderer, those children scoured Ordained in solitude for lasting hours An obligation signed in blood to serve the leader of the damned In exchange for his sanity He’s granted safeguard of his lamb "Now, Burgot, you must strip yourself of dress And pour over yourself this grand ointment" I approach this lycanthrope As the moon is absolute He lunged at me with feral teeth 8 feet - Lord, what a beast He lodged his claws 4 inches deep Subcutaneous tissue bleeds But what lies inside my sheath Will be immunity I impale the creature’s meat Collecting sovereignty
5.
To no surprise, he sees you weep Your former love entombed at six feet deep That Sunday evening, you know it all too well Your hands so frigid and all attempts had been made to dispel the notion that you just wouldn’t die Thank goodness for the lumber your husband cultivated for the night Wealthy nobles, a class above the top Your fortune, everlasting, but this glee is shattered by a *Knock* *Knock* *Knock* "With temperatures so below, who could be so mad?" They gaze upon the front door Uncertain what bedlamite Would dare approach this lovely home In arctic climate in midst of the night They gaze upon the front door Unaware what bounty lies For her husband’s head delivered To a man willing to pay the price Former peasant, treated as a slave Now with capabilities to put his former master in a grave The assailant awaits the door to creak His blade glimmering mystique "Into the night escapes your soul Profusely bleeding, body cold Muscles relax after I pull the blade from your chest, off I go Collect my wages My fund for mages To become eternally made Vampiric destiny awaits"
6.
"My ankles weak, I’m blood deprived Haven’t endured feast in 30 nights It takes so sweet, I’m nullified Lived centuries, I cannot die Have you ever wished for everlasting life? How morbid the concept of death, I cannot lie Have you ever wished to see the world anew? Step to me, I’ll make your dreams come true Draped in black, I’m unseen to the eye Solitude, no love, but cannot cry Handsome now, I’ll reveal myself in time Begging me to leave, I can’t comply I wouldn’t wish this upon anyone, not anyone But I need what you carry, that burden so heavy (your blood) But who would have thought?"
7.
"Mother dearest, my body is shivering I can’t comprehend why - in midst of July" Mother dearest, perplexed at her kindred, walks away from her offspring with tears in her eyes Death calls her name Chastisement for all her sins "Men and women alike" Castigate them, O Mother Messina No exegesis, no rue on their lives Sluggish symptoms consume their existence Instantaneous closure of eyes But this household demands explanation They stare at her swellings, disturbed, terrified Four tiny feet tap along the foundation Intoxicated with pneumonic versions of hell Sinking their teeth into flesh of delinquents There is no evading - it’s inside the cattle as well "I cannot breathe or bear this sensation Behold this contagion Who can I see? The doctors and priests will not allow my facing" The pain is writhing through her bones Alas, her end is coming close Malignancy travels by boat Carried by chickens and by goats, Blood is spewing from the throat You cannot quarantine by moat No administration of last rites "In men and women alike" Decomposition does not rid these bodies of the Great Pestilence
8.
"One final component needed to reset you You’ve gathered pieces from usurpers The wolf, the vampire, bone dust Flame is the fuel unto the burner For this, the boiling’s a must Concoction of intended renewal Composition of what you disgust In order for you to be free of evil You must ingest its comprehension" Heat intensifies Bubbling-comprised Hands, at once, arise Chants are vocalized Into the night Prancing has begun All in unison Faint incantation Trembling cauldron I am in awe, yet succumbed! "Raise your glass, wounded one Entities, numerous Atrocious is your cup Tip it back, bottom’s up Behold, your transformation Master of Evils Tamer of Gods Sagas discovered To you, we applaud One with the demons, the disease, the dead No line is straight without lines distorted"
9.
O, soothsayer, truth purveyor What have you in store for me? "Do not be dazzled by my guise I’ll tell you where your future lies So place your hands upon this glass And soon you’ll come to realize Together, we shall mysticize The format for predicting lives Although you’re seeking an escape From darkness, herein you may lie" Our hair begins to rise My heart pulsating like ire Colors changing into fire And she recites: "We are consumed by fire everlast We are sure to be damned dancing with Bast We are far concentrated in the past We are redeemed only when we collapse, conceive, and correct" Does this mean there’s no hope for me? "Calm, you’ve been challenged, you shall see" I’m afraid I don’t understand "Like all the others before thee They follow pleasure, as it seems And as result, no longer breathe Trotting here as an undead corpse Due to lack of humanity Break out of ease Explore the world Face diversity Sift through your means Look into yourself and tell me what you see" I am intrigued by dark, although If I follow, I’m alone It may seem that I may cross my path with others But I won’t I may bleed until my bones Wither out and I die alone This life is only sought out by the mystic Beware, and do not go

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Behold, the tale of a man and his journey into temptation and all that is dark...

New York based progressive metal trio, QUEEN KONA, present their long-awaited debut full-length album, “ACROPOLIS”, featuring some of the most unique and adventurous content in the metal industry. Similar to their initial EP release, the album is written in a climactic, chronological and story format - each track presents a segment into the tale of a man confronted by his temptations, exploring such and the creatures the lie within the grand castle itself.

“The album is intended to be listened to in one entire sitting,” says guitarist Jimmy Mac. “Follow along with its lyrics for a wholesome experience.” QUEEN KONA introduces a fourth vocalist throughout the record featuring clean singing - Jake Meador of Limelight (Pennsylvania) - changing their already-unique sound into something even more extraordinary.

The narrative moves as follows:

Spanning from a miserable life, our protagonist finds himself intrigued by beauty urging him to escape his mundane reality. He is led to the ACROPOLIS, an entity of enigmatic presence, peaking his interest into unknown territory of pleasure and malignancy.

Into the graves, he falls, becoming one with the dead as a reanimated corpse. Cursed by his temptation, he seeks an antidote. His journey begins throughout the corridors, finding samples needed for his concoction of revival. As commanded by the very necromancer who cursed him, he is to visit the various creatures housed in this castle and inherit their curses as well:

The wolf - a man fallen victim to a promise of Satanic power.
The assassin - yearning for revenge and eternal life, using his earnings to become vampiric forever.
The victims - those punished for their sinfulness through the Bubonic Plague.

Sorceresses conjure his remedy back into humanity, the very form he sought to escape. Finally, he seeks elucidation. But, perhaps the explanation he sought was that very escape from the norm itself.

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released July 26, 2019

Album artwork drawn by Bustarinov of Devilreject Art.
Album recorded and produced by QUEEN KONA.
Mixed and mastered by Anton Dmitrievich of Empire Studios (Russia).
Alternate version mixed and mastered by Chris Foster of First Strike Recordings.
Bonus "A Martyr, So Peculiar" mix by Roman Arsafes of Arsafes Records.

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New York’s QUEEN KONA puts forth a unique blend of the various metal subgenres with songs that transition from heart- pounding blast beat-filled riffs with monstrous vocals, to soft, melodic rhythms with clean singing - a different approach to status quo. Their exotic 4-vocalist lineup contributes to their song writing, using each of them to set the intensity and tone of the moments they invade. ... more

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