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The Abyssal Throne

by Degenerator

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Neurotonic 00:00 / 04:46

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1.
Eternalism 03:41
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Eternalism Time, once like a river flowing free, Now a captive sea. Moments lost forevermore, a vast wasted shore. The dreams we dreamed, the plans we made now lay shattered in disarray, broken and washed away, now the face of time lost. Now the face of time, lost I’m lost in time. The moments I’ve let go, the memories that I have sold We find these ways to kill our selves by fading out or burning down, never once considering that these moments are worth living. Never once considering that this life is worth living, never once considering that this moment is worth living, now. The moments I’ve let go, the memories that I have sold
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Finality 04:06
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When my broken limbs finally start to heal I’ll be gone so far away from here. The mournful voices of a past long gone have led me here, have led me on. On jet - black wings, like an angel flies gliding high above the silent night. Drifting endlessly in the dark, Lament the emptiness, lament the scars. There was a madness in the time of adrenaline to which there was no cure, there was no solace within us. And so we hardened our hearts and we closed our eyes, blind to the suffering of all mankind. On jet black wings, like an angel flies gliding high above the silent night. Drifting endlessly in the dark, Lament the emptiness, lament the scars. A heart breaking call echoes across the years. There is no one to care, because there is no one to hear. A heartbreaking call echoes across the years. There is no one to care, because there is no one to hear.
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The Day that Never Comes 04:39
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The voice in the dark gives us reason to hide. Under the bravado the face of a child who cowers in the dark crying out for home. There is nobody coming, there is no one to help, there is nobody left to save us from ourselves. But something seems to call us between the lines of acceptance and resistance. Either apathy or attrition govern our lives. There is nobody coming, there is no one to help, there is nobody left to save us from ourselves. We make our beds, but we don’t fuck in them. We’re always waiting for a day that never comes, But a life spent killing time is not a life well spent. We are the raging storm, we’re not the peaceful ocean. We are the blowing winds, we’re not the quiet notion. So tell me how it’s different, different for you, you’re nothing like the others, nothing like those fools that say they’ll change but never do. There is nobody coming, there is no one to help, there is nobody left to save us from ourselves. We make our beds, but we don’t fuck in them. We’re always waiting for a day that never comes, But a life spent killing time is not a life well spent. We make our beds, but we don’t fuck in them. We’re always waiting for a day that never comes, But a life spent killing time is not a life well spent
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Darkness Prevails 03:57
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We live amongst the dead. We die to get ahead. To carry the flame alone on fractured spines; We age in our plastic coffins waiting for help that never comes for us. There is nothing left of the life t hat was; Bankrupt before our first breath. There is nothing left in this life for us. So fall asleep, don’t wake us ‘til it’s over. Don’t bother me, I never cared at all. Just let go of your sentimental damage, it never really helped you out along the way. There is nothing left of the life that was; Bankrupt before our first breath. There is nothing left in this life for us. We live amongst the dead. We die to get ahead. We live amongst the dead. We die to get ahead.
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Neurotonic 04:46
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Make your plans then let them go, there’s no options left here. So keep your feelings left unknown, the truth is no one really cares about you or anyone else. It’s the truth of what we’re dealing with today. No one else can see the night, the way I see it through my eyes. Wait, there’s more you need to know; Stay with me, never let her go. Wait, there’s more you need to know; Stay with me, never let her go. So keep your hair back, keep your eyes down low. Don’t make a sound, and never rock the boat. No one else can see the night, the way I see it through my eyes. Wait, there’s more you need to know; Stay with me, never let her go. Wait, there’s more you need to know; Stay with me, never let her go. Wait, there’s more you need to know; Stay with me, never let her go. Wait, there’s more you need to know; Stay with me, never let her go.
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The Children of the Night 03:58
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So make it louder tonight. I just can’t sleep with all the light. We will fade along with the break of day, The children of the night have come to play. The ones who fight for better days, The ones who die knowing it all will fade away. The ones who fight for better days, The ones who die knowing it all will fade away. The ones who fight for better days, The ones who die knowing it all will fade away. The ones who fight for better days, The ones who die knowing it all will fade away.
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Hiraeth 04:05
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A whisper lingers just beyond my gaze; A ghostly aura slips away. We’ve been living in a dream. We’ve been living in a nightmare vision. We’ve been living like Kings and Queens baby. We’ve been living in the scene, without ever being seen. A broken heart will push you away, but one that’s whole will not keep you sane. We are one, we are none, and too all else we’ll never be someone. To those before who said we’d never amount for anything; this is for you, this is for you. And in the end, anything never re ally meant everything, because it’s all for nothing. If it’s all for nothing, that nothing really matters anyway. There’s so little left to say, so make it count, every single minute, even when we’re down we’re never out. So make it work, even when we’re g one. So make it count, every single minute even when we’re down. So make it count, every single minute even when we’re down, we’re never out.
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The Spiral 04:13
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Breakdown. Don’t Breakdown tonight. Everything that’s good comes with a price. So what’s yours, and what is mine? So peaceful, so boring in your happy little life. Breakdown. Don’t Breakdown tonight. It’s building, and it’s growing; the resentment here in me. I can’t fight it anymore, the words are coming out, and they’ll burn like acid. Breakdown. Don’t Breakdown tonight. Flies buzzing on the inside of my skull, trying to escape. Guts boiling on the inside, bursting out. And rage, cutting through my veins. Just to find a piece of the little thing you call home. You call *your home. But now it's my turn. I’ve spent my life running from the pain, now I’m running from the shame of what I did to survive. So take it all, take it all away. Take the anger and the pain, give me back my life. Melting down I run away, I am hiding from the anger, I am hiding from the rage.
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Heart Like a Hole 04:15
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Like a light in the dark just as I fall apart. ‘Cause there is a hole in my heart, And I don’t know where it ends, or where I start. Maybe it’s ordinary? First you give and then you take, Take it away, take it away, take it away. And so I’ll let this fade away, Fade away into the grey, into the grey. She says I’m letting go. She says I’m letting go. She says I’m letting go. She doesn’t know. I’d like some piece of mind, but this is all I can find; A shelter from the storm that rages on. It’s blown the doors off I know, It’s left me here, I’m all alone, But everyone wants so much more. First you give and then you take, Take it away, take it away, take it away. And so I’ll let this fade away, Fade away into the grey, into the grey. She says I’m letting go. She says I’m letting go. I’m letting go. First you give and then you take. First you give and then you take. First you give and then you take, Take it away, take it away, take it away. And so I’ll let this fade away, Fade away into the grey, into the grey. She says I’m letting go. She says I’m letting go. She says I’m letting go. And so I’ll let this fade away, Fade away into the grey, into the grey.
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For Every Truth 05:37
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The stars they fade with every night. She’ll tell a truth for every lie. As distrust overwhelms, and this pain will divide. As will this lust transform the divine. And we are all afraid of change. This is all there is to rely upon. So forsake me, don’t forgive me. Just don’t let me go. Forsake me, don’t forgive me, Just don’t let me go. The stars they fade with every night. She tells a truth for every lie. For every step I take the darkness seeps on through. For every truth, I tell a lie. In this life I see how broken we are in the dark In this life I see how broken we are in this life So forsake me, don’t forgive me. Just don’t let me go. Forsake me, don’t forgive me, Just don’t let me go. Forsake me, don’t forgive me, Just don’t let me go. The stars they fade with every night. She tells a truth for every lie. For every step I take the darkness seeps on through. For every truth, I tell a lie. For every step I take the darkness seeps on through. For every truth, I tell a lie.
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A Way Out 04:16
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Lets say for a moment everyone was listening, What would you say that would figure this out? The frightened and the broken, visibly unspoken masses huddle round, so high they can’t get down. So make for the money, blinders on the subway. Everything in place now to cover your ass. Tell me about your future, investing saving growing. Every step on up is a foot on the back of the down. We know there is a way out now; Eat the rich Eat the rich Eat the rich Eat the rich Eat the rich Eat the rich Eat the rich Eat the rich Eat the rich So could you be the one to face the truth? There is no words that could heal these wounds. Waiting for the chance to come back home. There is nothing in these tired streets I know. Searching for what I don’t know, I just can’t say theres nothing but hatred in my way. You make this all fade away. You make this all fade away. You make this all fa de away. You make this all fade away. You make this all fade away. You make this all fade away. You make this all fade away. You make this all fade away.

about

Degenerator is a sonic experiment that I conducted to unleash the noise that was haunting my mind. I wanted to capture the essence of retro The Smashing Pumpkins, with their saturated fuzzy guitars, but also add a touch of gothic darkness that I find deeply appealing. Interestingly, we started with the drums, and then built everything else on top of them. The result is a contrast to anything I have done before. It’s darker, but not as heavy, as All Else Fails, slower, but more existentially profound than the Misfires, and though it has more Structure than The Secret Places of the Earth, it retains some of the mystery.

The Abyssal Throne is a lyrical journey of how I fit in the cosmic scheme. It touches on themes of time, madness, despair, and contrasting dark and light. The music, which came first, was shaped to match these themes.

-Barrett Klesko

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released November 24, 2023

Barrett Klesko - Vocals, Guitar, Bass
Jonathan Webster - Drums

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Degenerator is an aggressive musical powerhouse based in Edmonton, Alberta, that combines the genres of post grunge, stoner rock, and doom into a captivating and relentless fusion.

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