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First Sighting

by Blood Star

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pinkytheent
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pinkytheent Fist-pumping righteous rock and roll heavy metal thunder! What more could you want as you rip off into the night?! Blood Star’s sound is at a delicious intersection of Tanith-style fantasy, BOC-style moodiness, and just awesome trad fiery blaze. Melodies are juicy and keep you riveted, vocal deliveries are killer and carry their own juicy melodies that you MUST belt along to, lyrics are great, rhythms are jamming. This is just one of those records that you will always be in the mood for. Favorite track: No One Wins.
beloogy
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beloogy love this, it's passionate music that speaks truth to power and is exhilarating to behold. the observers is especially meaningful to me. it speaks to me of loved ones who have been through living nightmares and helps me deal with the grief of their lived experiences. Favorite track: The Observers.
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dcdirkzwager This band made me enthusiastic about old school heavy metal all over again!
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1.
Bathing in the blacklight Taking in the nightlife Makes you feel so alive Just another state of mind Here to have a good time ‘Cause it could be the last time Let it all fade away Worry waits another day Was it really worth it In the end Was it worth the price Was it really worth it In the end Cast the dice stare into the ruby eyes See another sunrise Like another lifetime When you left the day behind It’s just another line Riding off the rails Going nowhere fast Every time the sun goes down This can never last Was it really worth it In the end Was it worth the price Was it really worth it In the end Was it worth your life Burn too bright and you’ll burn away Just one more wasted day Did you know you were dying Did you know Last one standing, first one down All or nothing was all for nothing Was it worth the price you paid All or nothing was all for nothing Too many wasted days Was it really worth it In the end Was it worth the price Was it really worth it In the end Was it worth your life All or nothing was all for nothing Was it worth it in the end All or nothing was all for nothing Was it worth it in the end All or nothing was all for nothing Was it worth it in the end All or nothing was all for nothing It was never worth it in the end
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Frozen in fear innocence slain Heart bound by the devil's chains Dusk falls and she wanders alone Spirit in exile for a fool forlorn From her slumbering mind wild scenes unfold By the light of the moon she fights her way through the cold Fearless Priestess Born by the blood of the stars Ice Queen, fighting Anguish poisons her heart Blood and thunder torment the sky Burning tower, her chariot rides Wall of flame sunders the night Ruins revealed in hot amber light Of the world she knew, only ash remains Phantom eyes reflect from glaring flames Fearless Priestess Born by the blood of the stars Ice Queen, fighting Her path cloaked in the dark Fearless Priestess Daggers piercing her heart Ice Queen, fighting Haunted mind torn apart Victim to her own deceit Kneeling before her demons Soul broken, entombed by defeat Will these bleeding scars promise freedom? Reborn from darkness, her demons lie slain A flash of light ignited the flame She takes the blade that spilled her blood She claims her throne, her betrayal undone Fearless Priestess Born by the blood of the stars Ice Queen, rising Eternal flame in her heart Fearless Priestess Blessed by the light of the moon Ice Queen, rising She took the path of the fool Fearless Priestess A lotus bloomed in the dark Ice Queen, rising Free to make a new start Fearless Priestess Born by the blood of the stars Ice Queen, rising Eternal flame in her heart
3.
No One Wins 02:38
Oh we don’t see it But they’re dragging us down Never feel it, But they push us around We sell our lives away Day after grinding day Everyone’s playin’ No one wins We'll never know it What they did for their crowns We’ll never touch it Before it burns to the ground They throw our lives away, They took our tomorrow for their today This game we’re all playin’ No one wins They’ll never say it Won’t admit what they purged They'll never hear it Final funeral dirge You see they’ve stacked the deck Boots lay heavy on our necks This game that we’re playing This game that they’re playing This game that we’re playing No one wins No one wins No one wins No one wins
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Can you feel eyes in the back of your head Empty streets but you know they are there Staring from the shadows they never sleep In my dreams they're always watching me My thoughts are not my own I know I’m not alone No peace of mind for me, I’m never free My thoughts are not my own I know I’m not alone Eyes in the night they’re haunting me Can you hear the whispers on the wind? They hear me call, but echo silence instead Within these walls I never sleep In my dreams they're always listening My thoughts are not my own I know I’m not alone No peace of mind for me, I’m never free My thoughts are not my own I know I’m not alone Eyes in the night they’re haunting me They’re always watching They’re always watching me They’re always watching They’re always watching me They’re always watching They’re always watching me They’re always watching They’re always listening My thoughts are not my own I know I’m not alone No peace of mind for me, I’m never free My thoughts are not my own I know I’m not alone Eyes in the night they’re haunting me They’re always watching They’re always watching me They’re always watching They’re always watching me They’re always watching They’re always watching me They’re always watching They’re always listening (Always watching) They’re always watching They're always watching me (Always watching me) They're always watching They’re always listening (Listening to everything) They’re always watching They’re always watching me They're always watching They're always listening
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6.
Cold Moon 04:47
Under Charon, day as dark as night Far from sun, hidden from the light Where thieves and scoundrels play deadly games And only spirits know your name I’ll tell you how I earned these hollow, sunken eyes Worth a fortune to bring him back alive By his hand so many died The price of mercy was much too high Under the cold, cold moon Under the cold, cold moon His life will be mine, under still skies Under the cold, cold moon Bastard blew an airlock across the solar line One thousand souls, boiled them all alive Not for money, nothing did he gain He don’t care what he’d done His pleasure was their pain On the night side where snakes and cowards lie A den of vermin beneath the cold starlight Forty guns to one, odds ain’t on my side The things that I’ve done, into hell I ride Under the cold, cold moon Under the cold, cold moon Second to none, live and die by the gun Under the cold, cold moon Bastard caught my bullet right between the eyes Told you I’d have you though I ain’t too far behind Smoke from your shoulders you’ll take no more lives The things that I’ve done, I’ll pay for them in time Under the cold, cold moon Under the cold, cold moon His life will be mine, under still skies Under the cold, cold moon Under the cold, cold moon The life left my eyes, under still skies Under the cold, cold moon
7.
Going Home 06:22
Thunder in the engines Echoes in the sand Pressing ever onward Through this unforgiving land Race the crawling shadows Past the canyon walls Crossing dunes of fire As they rise and fall The waning sun is burning low Dying in a violet glow In the twilight the first stars come alive I’m going home I'm going home World left behind me Fading with the sun Toward black horizons Still I carry on Greed and fear their nature They kill each other here Cold hands and cruel hearts So I disappear Wheel of the cosmos turns above Long distant gods from beyond This wicked planet has forsaken me I'm going home I'm going home I'm going home I'm going home Not of this world No place for me I must go I will be free Engines on fire Facing the sky Time has come Sweet peace of mind I bought the ticket I took the ride Now I see No one gets out alive The rising moon is hanging low Over hills casts a pale glow Dead sands in the still of the night I’m going home I'm going home I’m going home I’m going home
8.
Wait to Die 03:23
All this time you've been chained to the wheel You're so numb you forgot how to feel Sold yourself for a nine to five For false futures you peddled your life Now they have you in a stranglehold "Do as we say or die in the cold" Break your will on the grinding stone Taking your mind body and soul Empty heart, empty life Slave to the bottom line Tell me why even try As you wait to die Why can't you see you're being used? By your hand you tied your own noose Choking on lies you tell yourself To justify this living hell Empty heart, empty life Slave to the bottom line Tell me why even try As you wait to die Fall back in line I can see the light leave your eyes With the ghost of your misspent time Knowing only regret and shame When you're gone who will know your name Empty heart, empty life Slave to the bottom line Tell me why even try As you wait to die All you were, all you are Only worth the bottom line Tell me why even try As you wait to die

credits

released April 21, 2023

Madeline Michelle - Lead vocals
Jamison Palmer - Guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "The Observers"
Noah Henley - Bass
Al Lester - Drums


Guitars and bass engineered by Andy Patterson
Vocals engineered by Jamison Palmer
Drums engineered by Felix Fung at Little Ref Sounds
"Dawn Phenomenon" engineered, produced and mixed by Jamison Palmer
Produced by Jamison Palmer and Blood Star
Mixed by Andy Patterson
Mastered by Arthur Rizk
Cover painting by Ryan T. Hancock

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