SHYLMAGOGHNAR - Follow The River (Official Video) | Napalm Records

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Published 2023-09-05
New album, Convergence, out November 10, 2023!
Order here: lnk.to/SHYLMAGOGHNAR-Convergence

Video produced by Minghao Xu (Void Visuals)

Nimblkorg comments:
"Dear listeners, friends, family,
Finally I get to break the silence on Shylmagoghnar's upcoming 3rd album, CONVERGENCE.
On a journey of death, the protagonist awakens in a surreal world. Are the things he is seeing real, or merely the machinations of a dying brain? It doesn't matter now. All that he knows is that he must follow the river.“


...As the day becomes the night
Torrents of water sing paeans of unnumbered lives
Shattering the sophistry and drowning out the fading sense of I
Underneath a swirling storm of vortices and passing microcosms
Crushing currents grind the path within which flow the ravages of time


Fractured though this world may feel,
All becomes one when observed from the cracks in the seams


How is it that this place feels so familiar?
Contradiction never felt so sublime
Welcoming hearth to what should be a stranger
Why do I feel the scrutiny of billions of eyes?


Where the waves meet with interference
In their wake a pulse is formed
On the crests I see the grimaces
Of a million lives - untold


Nothing left now, only dreams dwell
and the moon murmurs layers of mesmer
In the distance the rivers converge on one point
Where innumerous streams into starlight conjoin

Far beyond
Ancient silence calls
And the undertow whispers my name


At the dawn demesnes break faces
Silvery their brims align
Where the azure ever chases
Crimson hues yet undefiled


I am with sprites which mimic my memories
Tenderly dancing on the cusp of morn
Silent their footfall, candour embracing
Harken familiar inflections of the siren song
Of a vastness which silences all
And every note shakes my cognition
Its verses forever uncoil
and go on
Each stanza formed and then unwritten

All that remains is to follow the river
Wander the path, overcome in times and times before
I long back to flow with its waters so cold


Aria which came forth from a dream
Echoes in this labyrinth surreal
When stretched in time, a single voice may seem
Like the myriad of ghost notes heard within the whir of a river


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All Comments (21)
  • @Shylmagoghnar
    Since quite a few of you may have never heard of this project, chances are that you are wondering: "What the $@&( is a Shylmagoghnar? Can I eat it?". So let me alleviate your initial shock and confusion by answering those questions in advance: Shylmagoghnar is a word that former founding member Skirge and me (Nimblkorg) came up with during our teens. The both of us chose two syllables which we felt held a specific significance to us personally. Think of a meditative chant, or an incantation. The syllables chosen were Shyl, Nar, Ma and Gogh. We tried several combinations, but kept summoning netherforms by accident, so we ended up going with the safest option. The proper pronunciation in English is: Shyl sounds like shield, ma, gogh sounds like gog, and nar. [Shiel-ma-gog-nar]. And to answer whether you can eat it: it's been keeping me alive since 2014, so I think so?
  • @Mysteria9
    Few bands actually make me stop whatever I'm doing because I feel the need to close my eyes and simply absorb the music. This is that.
  • @-Vitalis-
    My neighbors loved this so much they even called the police so they could enjoy it too.
  • @johnpfutze1824
    Another masterpiece. 5 years of waiting for a new album, but it was totally worth the wait. You guys still have this unique sound.
  • @soaringblackbird4431
    I stopped what I'm doing, took headphones and clicked play. Only few bands have this power over me. And Shlymagognar is one of them.
  • @lincolnsand5127
    I'm so excited for this new album. Their prior two albums are some of my favorite melodeath of all time!
  • @tonycaldwell331
    You can hear the marriage of emergence and transience here but there's also new aspects to their songwriting. Judging by this it's a wonderful way to end the trilogy and the video not only stands out but suits the music perfectly. So well balanced, a melodic masterclass.
  • @swk0t0rfan
    OMG, can't believe there's new Shylmagoghnar music on the horizon! The first two albums are easily some of the best in the genre and personal favourites of mine! Can't wait!
  • @River_Miles
    Shylmagoghnar gets 75% of my play time these days. The new album will bump that number up to 85% at least.
  • @unknown6000
    Shylmagoghnar is one of those bands that actually take you on a journey with every song. You can't but close your eyes and feel the sound with your whole being. Incredible work, as always.