We gave in to fear and false alchemy.
Hate and hobgoblins, and everyone greener.
And so we erase it all, some will return to form.
Hand over it all, like beacons.
We bent to the will of forced labour.
Bled red but it didn't change, a debt or a rubber stamp.
And so we obey and then, some went and fought again.
Handed over it all, like heathens.
Covetous demons.
Tied to fate and brethren.
Blinded by adrenaline, and plastic magic.
We gave in to fear and false alchemy.
Hate and hobgoblins, and everyone greener.
Faerie Ring return and so does the RIFF, all caps. Faerie Ring take what would be a cookie cutter riff from anyone else and just JUICE it so thoroughly, with passion and energy and melodic interest and the all-important rhythmic groove (much more important to a good stoner riff than loud fuzz), that it just blows out your speaker and makes you mean mug. Guaranteed. I loved the wacky sounds they created in the studio that really push this over the edge from great into bonkers-great. pinkytheent
If you like to live on the edge and have no regard for mindless compliance or conformity, this might just be the ticket. But I gotta warn you, Auralayer's Thousand Petals is probably going to duke it out for Album of the Year at Clean and Sober Stoner, maybe even the Doom Charts, against the likes of Hail the Void, Faery Ring, Snakemother and Acid King. Once you cross that line, it can be hard to go back...
Cleanandsoberstoner.com Scott Spiers