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Hope Is Heavy

by Acid Magus

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mobesneedmusic
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mobesneedmusic Just some very quality stoner rock/metal. Excellent riffs, guitar tone, vocals, production, and great hooks. My biggest complaint about a lot of this kind of music is a lot of bands forget to include hooks. Acid Magus didn't.
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FDJ (Desert Psychlist) Riffs and melody combined with strong song writing and killer arrangements makes this a must have in anyone's book.
Full review here ... stonerking1.blogspot.com/2023/08/acid-magus-hope-is-heavy.html Favorite track: Progeneration.
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mpbartow Incredible follow-up to a stellar debut album. Acid Magus has already established a distinct sound that's all their own -- heavy and groove-laden, this album delivers the goods and continues the legend of the Wyrd Syster.
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    Exclusive to Bandcamp we have included a sprawling 15 minute long reimagining of the Wyrd Syster progression (Virgo/Wyrd Syster/Rituals) as a bonus track!!

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Incredibly detailed double gatefold, hand illustrated by Tyrone Le Roux-Atterbury, with full colour insert and printed inner sleeve. 180g splatter vinyl. Limited to 160 copies. NOTE: Images are digital mock-ups and the final product may differ slightly.

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    "Diogenes" black tee designed by Stephanie Wallis @cic.a.trix. DTG print on demand. EU sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL

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    4 panel digipak in full colour, high quality matte UV finish, beautifully displaying all of the hand illustrated artwork by Tyrone Le Roux-Atterbury.

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1.
Verse Seeping sigils in a shallow grave Stumbling down into the keep Priestly sightings, justified enclave Behemoth rising from the deep Chorus Clouded bursts of fire Demon unknown King of liars Heart turned to stone Verse Futile stabs at anonymity Humbling spire, tortured earth Healing words line the periphery Behemoth quaking now with mirth Chorus Clouded bursts of fire Demon unknown King of liars Heart turned to stone Chorus Clouded bursts of fire Demon unknown King of liars Heart turned to stone
2.
Verse In time creation will whittle and die Consume the earth and hide the lie And you will stem the tide of divide When you present the tears they’ve cried Chorus Ooooohh release me from the end, son Ooooohh hold me when the time comes Verse Strain and stumble, you’ll rise from the floor To meet fate knocking at the door Let her in and time will stand still While fires burn up on the hill Chorus Ooooohh release me from the end, son Ooooohh hold me when the time comes
3.
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Verse Signing a light for grace Out of love Timing the tears of faith From above Chorus They made us Betrayed us Enslaved us Enslaved us Verse Warring for gods and praise To atone Writing on the wall, malaise All alone Chorus 2 They made us Betrayed us Enslaved us Enslaved us Post-Chorus Enslaved us Enslaved us Enslaved us Chorus 3 They made us Betrayed us Enslaved us Enslaved us
4.
Verse Tied like a noose, forgotten and set aside on a table I breathe you in Through a back door, an exit as far as the eye can see I breathe you in, for awhile Verse Endless nightmares plague my sleep Dark days, bright nights Forever in tow, I’ll break the winter Breathe me in Breathe me in Chorus Enter the hall Suffer no more Break down the door Raise the bar Rotten to the core A Planet, A Deathstar Chorus Enter the hall Suffer no more Break down the door Raise the bar Rotten to the core A Planet, A Deathstar
5.
Verse Another useless figure Leads the dead Gaunt and wicked Full of dread Chorus 12 gauges to waste you Hazy retribution Gorgon Nosferatu Dead weight hype suggestion Verse Why bother with failure All force fed Pigs at slaughter Paint it red Chorus 12 gauges to waste you Hazy retribution Gorgon Nosferatu Dead weight hype suggestion Post chorus Gorgon Nosferatu Dead weight hype suggestion Bridge Gaunt and wicked Full of dread Pigs at slaughter Paint it red Chorus 12 gauges to waste you Hazy retribution Gorgon Nosferatu Dead weight hype suggestion 12 gauges to waste you
6.
Hook This is not the end You are not alone Verse Mend this body Of broken bones Holy succour wrent Send this soul Oblivion Dour dreams bent Pre chorus To fear no more Chorus New, reborn and petrichor, these the gifts of life Love thyself and carry on, dream again tonight Hook This is not the end You are not alone Verse Reaping season Fealty bound Into flame repent Evil masters Hunted wretch Deadly tithing spent Pre chorus To fear no more Chorus New, reborn and petrichor, these the gifts of life Love thyself and carry on, dream again tonight Chorus New, reborn and petrichor, these the gifts of life Love thyself and carry on, dream again tonight

about

"Heaving with introspective and confessional lyrics just as heavy as its fuzzed-up riffs... the future is bright for these bruisers." - Metal Hammer

"While the high-wire act of balancing raw power with an innate sense of melodicism has proved elusive to many bands with a row of amps, stacks and pedals, South African doom metallers Acid Magus are walking that tightrope with an ease bordering on the indecent." - Classic Rock

The follow up to the 2021 debut album, Wyrd Syster.

Hope Is Heavy digs a little deeper into the creative crypt in which the Acid Magus abides and unleashes some of our most detailed work to date.

Still DIY all the way but lessons learned on our first album were applied here and the result is as stunningly beautiful as it is crushing.

This art is the culmination of like minds at a time when real art is often ignored. Tyrone Le Roux-Atterbury, our original collaborator returns with us and spared no ink in detailing the fine concept for the album. Absolutely everything you see is hand drawn!

We invite you to open your mind and slip away into the pure catharsis that is Hope Is Heavy. We hope it soothes your soul just as it has ours in having bent and knelt for its making!

credits

released August 4, 2023

Composed, produced and mixed by Keenan Kinnear
Lyrics by Keenan Kinnear

Additional production by Roelof van Tonder, Jarryd Wood and Anrico Jeske

Vocals by Anrico Jeske
Backing vocals by Brendon Bezuidenhout

Additional vocals on Dead Weight by Johni Holiday of Ruff Majik

Synth on Trillion Tonne Sun composed by Adrian Schutte

Mastered for vinyl by Rogan Kelsey at Kelsey Mastering

Art concept and design by Tyrone Le Roux-Atterbury

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Garage doom on shrooms...

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