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Visions of Mercury

by Reapers

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A. Keswick
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A. Keswick Although their synthwave roots are still clearly visible (esp. on tracks like Runaway, Your Lights & Noveria), Reapers' sophomore LP moves wisely even further into the duo's metal, goth & industrial influences. From Black Omen's tolling bells & blazing drum outro to Husk, which marches like the dirge of a cyborg gunslinger stranded on a desert moon, to the Akira Yamaoka-esque Mothership & flat-out insane Not Of This Earth, VofM wraps you in the band's unique presentation and then goes deeper, darker, and weirder. Favorite track: Husk.
Jim Nomad
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Jim Nomad In a genre sometimes so fixated on the past to dare ever innovate, Reapers continues to go against the grain and breathe new life into their music, taking the listener on a journey across space, time, and emotion. "Synthwave odyssey into another universe" indeed. Favorite track: Fever Dream.
FLESH MECHANIC
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FLESH MECHANIC Love those hypnotic vocals and amazing instrument parts. Enjoying every minute of it. Favorite track: Runaway.
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1.
Rage 00:56
Do not go gentle into that good night Old age should burn and rave at close of day Rage, rage against the dying of the light Though wise men at their end know dark is right Because their words had forked no lightning, they... Do not go gentle into that good night
2.
Black Omen 05:36
I am the Queen of all you see I am the master of our destinies I turn the key to this great machine Decide the fate of everything I am the Queen, I am the Goddess We will ascend to the Heavens We will traverse the stars I am the future, I am the past Behold this time distortion Your fate will last And on and on and on and on it goes And on and on and on and on it goes I am the bitch, I am the whore I am the mistress of evil The unstoppable war I am the Queen, you are my slaves You stand for nothing You'll burn in flames And on and on and on and on it goes And on and on and on and on it goes I turn on the machine I am the Queen I rule you all This will change everything (All systems online, awaiting activation) Prove your worth to me (Travel forward change time, awaiting activation) Prove your worth to me ...PROVE YOUR WORTH! I am the Queen of all you see I am the master of our destinies I will fulfill our every dream All with the power of this great machine I am the omen, I am the warning I am the summoner of devils The eye of the mourning I am the meaning behind it all I am the rise of the empire The cause of the fall And on and on and on and on it goes And on and on and on and on it goes Black Omen, rise Black Omen Black Omen, rise Black Omen
3.
Runaway 05:12
Set my sights I'm in control I got my system running overdrive Power on full There's a black moon rising Like the target on your back I'm a one woman ambush Waiting to attack One - lock Two - click Three - you don't even know The book said 'An eye for an eye,' Baby, here we go Run Run away You can't hide form me They won't hear you scream Run Run away You're getting taken down Don't even turn around Don't ever turn around One - lock Two - click Three - you don't even know The book said 'An eye for an eye,' Baby, here we go Run Run away You can't hide form me They won't hear you scream Run Run away You're getting taken down Don't even turn around Don't ever turn around Go my mission Got my life's work The adrenaline is rushing I'm prepared to go berzerk There's a system to my madness That I need to believe It's the only thing I've got And it's the only thing I need One - lock Two - click Three - you don't even know The book said 'An eye for an eye,' Baby, here we go Run Run away You can't hide form me They won't hear you scream Run Run away You're getting taken down Don't even turn around ... One - lock Two - click Three - you don't even know The book said 'An eye for an eye,' Baby, here we go Run Run away You can't hide form me They won't hear you scream Run Run away You're getting taken down Don't even turn around Don't ever turn around
4.
Your Lights 05:29
After that day When you disappeared I didn't know Now it's become so clear So maybe I'm crazy Maybe I've lost my mind And no one can blame me Maybe I've crossed the line, but I can feel it in my bones I just know that I'm not alone And it's no coincidence That your lights are shining on me I won't be led astray You didn't run away Cause it's no coincidence That you keep calling to me I know you're still right here I watched the lights Waiting if I could see I saw them come to life And I knew you'd heard me So maybe I'm crazy Maybe I've lost my mind And who could have blamed me? I know I've crossed the line, but I know I can break through these walls I know it's real, I can see it all And it's no coincidence That your lights are blinking for me My world is turning upside down How could this happen to our little town? And it's no coincidence That you keep screaming for me I know you're still right here
5.
Stone House 05:19
Every day, I'd watch you lay After you threw your life away I always prayed that you would change But I knew there'd be hell to pay We lost control, you sold your soul I tried so hard, I turned so cruel You took us all for granted That's when we saw the phantom There it is again Right above your head Don't tell me I'm crazy, I wish it were true Then I could explain what happened to you In a cold stone house on a dead end street Where the darkness thrives and the dead can speak Cold as a bone, we're all alone We could not make that house a home Dark as a cave, still we were brave When we undid all your mistakes You were not there, you did not care That you had caused us such despair I've witnessed sorrow, I've known despair I've seen it manifest itself out of thin air I know of a place where things don't feel right And the banshees give you nightmares almost every night And it feeds off weakness, and it grows from pain And it latches on until it drives its host insane It's a place of evil, it's a place of shame And you can leave it's clutches but you'll never be the same
6.
Husk 04:04
Eyes in the sky, and I feel nothing Hands in the air, and I feel nothing Heads on the ground, and I feel nothing Steel in my skin, and I fear nothing Light in my eyes, and I fear nothing They got in my head, now I fear nothing Orders are programmed, and I need nothing I know what I am now, and I need nothing I've met my maker, now I need nothing
7.
Is there an answer For what we've lost What's done is done Here comes the wake Their condolences As one by one Little brother, they don't see What we have seen And it would seem like We've all fell down Oh, brother Don't let them turn your blue eyes black Oh, brother Don't let their lies hold you back Old faces everywhere And I won't cry And you can't speak They're so oblivious It amazes me How well our secrets keep Little brother, they don't care They're everywhere And we both know that They let us down Oh, brother Don't let them turn your blue eyes black Oh, brother Don't let their lies hold you back
8.
Noveria 06:35
White curtain, lost in the drift Gone forever, suddenly shifts And the ice gets harder overhead We hang on, just by a thread Cheers to us and all and then We'll still be here when the day ends The game is played by those who know The truth is buried by the snow And the night calls us and we're all alone We're a million lightyears from our home And if we want to ever know We must drive on through this blanket of snow Where the sky meets the ground and the answers are found Even your voice doesn't make a sound And even if we can't see the road We must drive on through this blanket of snow A thousand names and a thousand words I had beared them as best I could And as you are, you'll never know how sad How cold it is to be thought of like that Cheers to us, again and again We're still right here when the world will end And the songs are sung by those who know The truths forgotten by the snow And the night calls us and we're all alone We're a billion lightyears from our home And if we want to ever know We must drive on through this planet of snow Where the sky meets the ground and the answers are found Even your voice doesn't make a sound And even if we can't see the road We must drive on through this planet of snow And the mist will wrap around us And the crystal, if you touch it... And the winds will wrap around us And the sisters, if you let them... The night calls us and we're all alone We're a billion lightyears from our home And we don't want to ever know But we drive on through this blanket of snow Where the sky meets the ground and the answers are found Even your voice doesn't make a sound And even if we can't see the road We must drive on through this planet of snow We must drive on through this planet of snow
9.
Gashadokuro 05:09
Can you hear the bells, are they ringing? Is that shiver running down your spine? Can you feel your heart, is it sinking? Nobody else knows it's there...knows its there Is there anybody to save you? It only comes when you're alone Can you hear the bells getting closer? Nobody else knows it's there...knows its there Feed the rod and starve the child Your holy purpose, so worthwhile There is a skeleton that feeds from your denial Can you hear the bells...ringing ringing ringing Serve your rich and spare your wretched None of it matters once you're collected It's all seeing, be careful what you're eating Can you hear the bells...ringing ringing ringing Walk the path for a thousand miles Our holy purpose, so worthwhile There is a skeleton that feeds from our denial Do you hear the bells...ringing ringing ringing Serve our rich and spare our wretched None of it matters when you're collective It's all believing, be careful what you're eating Do you hear the bells...ringing ringing ringing
10.
Fever Dream 05:00
In the back of the city Where the busses don't stop And the muggers and rapists Don't give you a thought You only end up here When you're truely lost Then a warm light The corner of Rehbar and Ott (The sins of the father The sins of the doctor) Oh they'll make you feel safe, yeah They'll welcome you sweet It feels more like home With each person you meet And at night when you notice How long you've been gone The test begins At the corner of Rehbar and Ott Something evil there brews In the basement below And if you are so chosen It's the last place you'll know And when they are finished There's no mess or no rot Nothing left At the corner of Rehbar and Ott To serve and protect you But they can't save them all If you walk in there desperate More desperate you'll crawl And if somehow you make it It won't matter a lot They don't mess With the corner of Rehbar and Ott
11.
Nobody predicted this darkest future Nobody believed that it would come this far Our sins, our past, is catching up with us Our only way to escape is to the stars YOU ARE BEING WATCHED YOU ARE NOT ALONE HOPE IS FADING FAST WE'VE ASSUMED CONTROL Standing on the edge of uncertainty Nobody believed that it would come to be Our lies, our greed, our hubris It seals our fate for all to see No one there And there's nobody there I ride on through space and time I ride inside this ship of mine Nothing there And there's nobody there We escape on through space and time We escape inside this ship of mine WE ARE BEING WATCHED WE ARE NOT ALONE TIME IS FADING FAST THEY'VE ASSUMED CONTROL [Solo] YOU ARE BEING WATCHED YOU ARE NOT ALONE HOPE IS FADING FAST WE'VE ASSUMED CONTROL ... They are Not Of This Earth They are Not Of This Earth They are Not Of This Earth They are Not Of This Earth You are Not Of This Earth You are Not Of This Earth You are Not Of This Earth You are Not Of This Earth We are Not Of This Earth We are Not Of This Earth We are Not Of This Earth We are Not Of This Earth WE ARE BEING WATCHED WE ARE NOT ALONE HOPE IS FADING FAST WE'VE ASSUMED CONTROL WE'VE ASSUMED CONTROL WE'VE ASSUMED CONTROL WE'VE ASSUMED CONTROL WE'VE ASSUMED CONTROL WE'VE ASSUMED CONTROL
12.
Mothership 04:45
Blinding hazes, ancient passage Breathing smoke in, watching the stars burn Transmit the signal, emit the message Walking the pathways, engines turn Listen to liars, following orders With baited breath, hear them singing Always watching, marching forward We are here, we are waiting Take me to the Mothership Take me to the Mothership Take me to the Mothership Take me to the Mothership Too many questions, not enough answers What does it mean when we're dreaming red dreams Planting the flag, carry the banner No one out there can hear our screams Take me to the Mothership Take me to the Mothership Take me to the Mothership Take me to the Mothership
13.
Galaxies and solar winds are drifting us apart Even when I'm next to you, I've never felt so far We drift away, motionless, unsure of where we are There's nothing left for me to say as we ride into the stars I'm all alone in the vastness of space So far away from your warm embrace And every night we spend apart Is another fracture in my heart And the galaxies can't make me care I know that I can find you somewhere And through the smoke, all I can see The endless Visions of Mercury We leave our sons and our daughters, their futures in our hands We march across the universe for us all to understand We drift away, emotionless, unsure of who we are There's nothing left for us to say as we ride amongst the stars I'm all alone in the vastness of space So far away from your warm embrace And every night we spend apart Is another fracture in my heart And the galaxies can't make me care I know that I will find you somewhere And through the smoke, all I can see The endless Visions of Mercury Visions of Mercury

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The long awaited sophomore effort from Pennsylvania-based electronic duo REAPERS has finally arrived in your airwaves. Transmitted from the outer rims of your galaxies, VISIONS OF MERCURY features 13 new songs inspired by video games, films and comics such as MASS EFFECT, CHRONO TRIGGER, METROID, ALIEN, INTERSTELLAR, STRANGER THINGS, Vertigo's SANDMAN and more. Featuring even more sweeping synthesizer pads, rapid fire arpeggios, driving basslines and massive vocal harmonies, this full length epic promises to be a synthwave odyssey into another universe.

And the galaxies can't make me care
I know that I can find you somewhere
And through the smoke, all I can see
The endless Visions of Mercury

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released September 30, 2016

REAPERS Is:

Randi Hubler
Vocals, synthesizers, vocoder, bass

Onslaught Six
Guitar, bass, synthesizers, vocoder
Drum + synth programming
Mixing, mastering, production, artwork


Featuring:
Damokles - Guest narration on 'Rage'

Running Time: 63:00
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All lyrics and music by Randi Hubler and Onslaught Six
Recorded at Tidalrolled Studios in Elmora, PA
© 2014-2016 Reapers & Tidalrolled Records
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Organic life is nothing but a genetic mutation--an accident. We impose order on the chaos of organic evolution. You exist because we allow it, and you will end because we demand it. Your lives are measured in years and decades. You wither and die. We are eternal. The pinnacle of evolution and existence. Before us, you are nothing. Your extinction is inevitable. We are the end of everything. ... more

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