The jewel case comes with a 16-page booklet as well as with two bonus tracks!
Pre-Order item ships on May 19, 2023.
Tracklist:
1. Mich packt die Wut
2. Call of the Sirens
3. Death March
4. Maiden of the Sun
5. Blood Ov Franconia
6. Gods Don't Negotiate (feat. Marek "Ashok" Smerda of Cradle of Filth)
7. Prayer for the Rain
8. Star by Star
9. El Diablo (Elena Tsagrinou Cover)
10. Shum (Go_A Cover)
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Topic: Despair, Hopelessness
Genre: Symphonic Metal
Guests: Fabian Mofid (Orchestra)
About:
As a fan of documentaries, I was watching a film about a tribe of Brazilian Aborigines who were facing extinction. They had a ritual dance to pray for rain, which inspired me to write a melancholic song with a working title, „Prayer for the Rain.“
I wrote the first version of the song and sent the guitar pro file to our former bass player, Leo, who added two additional guitar riffs and wrote lyrics about despair, without consulting me about the meaning of the working title.
Despite this unexpected twist, the finished song turned out to be fantastic in my opinion.
„Prayer for the Rain“ is the first symphonic metal song in the history of Craving, featuring orchestral parts arranged by our friend Fabian Mofid, who typically works in soundtrack and electronic music.
His arrangements give added depth to this depressing yet beautiful song. This is a slow song with a beautiful and epic symphonic sound. We think the resulting effect is very majestic.
„Whereever we go there’s no solace to find
No final redemption, no peace for our minds
And rest we won’t find, we handle the pain
So what’s left is the prayer for the rain!“
lyrics
Prayer For The Rain
01:09
Life is an endless December
Disguised as a snowflake in spring
Hiding the signs of the green leaf
That summer was promised to bring
We carry on, as we always did
Carrying the torch for each other
Day after day in these fields of concrete
Joined, sisters and brothers
01:27
We are the lost and forgotten
Our paradise left in our back
One million paths to be taken
But none of them will take us back
Wherever we go, there’s no solace to find
No final redemption, no peace for our minds
And rest we won’t find, we handle the pain
So what’s left is the prayer for the rain!
02:02
Life is an endless December
Disguised as a snowflake in spring
Hiding the signs of the green leaf
That summer was promised to bring
We carry on, as we always did
Carrying the torch for each other
Day after day in these fields of concrete
Joined, sisters and brothers
02:19
Flesh and salt, one stays, one decays
Cursed are both in different ways
One might find peace below Lot’s sun
One will be gone but one wanders on
Dark and light on burns, one fades
Cursed are we to fade away
All is assigned predestined, defined
We will be gone and some will still roam
Some always will roam
02:55
Flesh and salt, one stays, one decays
Cursed are both in different ways
One might find peace below Lot’s sun
One will be gone but one wanders on
Dark and light on burns, one fades
Cursed are we to fade away
All is assigned predestined, defined
We will be gone and some will still roam
3:51
So hear my prayer for the rain
3:59
The prayer,
The prayer for the rain.
04:04
Flesh and salt, one stays, one decays
Cursed are both in different ways
One might find peace below Lot’s sun
One will be gone but one wanders on
Dark and light on burns, one fades
Cursed are we to fade away
All is assigned predestined, defined
We will be gone and some will still roam
Leonid Rubinstein, 2019
credits
from Call of the Sirens,
released May 19, 2023
Fabian Mofid - Ochestrations
CRAVING envolved from your local garage Metal band to one of Germanys most promising underground powerhouse acts. Three
studio albums under Apostasy Records and over 100 played shows all across Europse since 2012 stand proof that CRAVING added expirience to their enthusiasm, as well as a remarkable back catalogue.
Craving is:
Jonas Papmeier - Guitars
Wanja Gröger - Drums
Ivan Chertov - Vocals,Git...more
supported by 16 fans who also own “Prayer For The Rain”
What an impressive piece of black metal. This one-man hurricane is pure art. Sgah‘gahsowáh creates an haunting atmosphere. He puts so much soul in his music. Sælzer Bub
supported by 15 fans who also own “Prayer For The Rain”
Blackbraid quickly followed up their 2022 debut in 2023 with more native folk infused furious black metal. This is by no means a sophomore slump as it is equally excellent, methodical, melodical, and approachable as the first record. 9/10 RJ
supported by 13 fans who also own “Prayer For The Rain”
The atmosphere of this album is fantastic. Makes you feel like you're knee-deep in the trenches drenched in mud, filth, sweat, and blood. Truly encapsulates the horrors of World War I, and the fact that the lyrics of some of the songs are taken from old war letters really adds to the authenticity.
Favorite Track(s): Die Feuertaufe, Grabenlieder edoerfler
supported by 13 fans who also own “Prayer For The Rain”
Masterful use of acoustic passages and synth stuff. This is definitely my favorite black metal-dungeon synth kinda album I've found recently. Each track flows into the next so well, I cannot recommend it enough. Perri
