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IONO

by SPHERES

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Stéphane Gallay
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Stéphane Gallay Cet album c’est un peu « trois heures d’énergie dans un emballage de quarante-huit minutes ». Ça dégage sec, avec un enchaînement de brûlots énervés qui laissent à peine le temps de respirer. (Chroniqué sur alias.erdorin.org) Favorite track: Sound City.
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1.
I see the sunrise redden the sky One thousand miles away in a strange land as is see the blood, spread over the ground redden the plain i remember the battlefield, that day , so many died I was a warrior from the iron age sanguinary , seething with rage Above my head, this sword of Damocles Here i am on my knees Following the paths of dignity, as a man of honor I’m a brave warrior in the pay of a mad king they have cut off my deep roots to come here to spill my blood Necrosis for exclusive loot , My remains dragged in the mud Are you ready for the wall of death Some of you will take one last breath Separate yourself , join your banner You shall fight in dispersed order Time to open the doors of darkness In the middle of this battlefield Run like hell to the wall of death Your brave heart for only shield My specter will haunt the bloody plains over a land that men no longer plow over hill and dale , i will sow the pain where the flowers of evil shall grow As sure as rivers continue to flow I'll fly over the cimmerian meadow Spying with the third eye of the crow Spurring war desires against your foe To you my love I won’t be here to see; If the sun should rise and find your eyes all filled with tears for me The winter is coming as the wind blows I’ve turned into a ghost, my heart is made of snow across the earth , i'm the one who will prowl Suddenly by nightfall , you will hear my Growl
2.
Mars 03:35
Cross the stellar system following the strange rhythm of the sun , earth and their orbit to reach the ground on the red planet Walk on the red granite What a giant leap for mankind It's not just a state of mind To the future , but the next step The red planet lighting up our night sky Lord of war in our stellar system Schism.... shine, we marvel of this creation Time, since the dawn of time Sparking our imagination like the sound of a chime Always further and Higher like the famous seagull But our eyes , wider are the eyes of an eagle pursuing our prey Nothing can stand in our way we are going the distance for a higher plan of existence Like the seagull in the sky Learning about life and flight the humility, self perfection But space is a dark ocean One day we will be on Mars Always further and Higher than the most distant stars It's our destiny to go further
3.
Television nation is setting in motion Television nation is the mother of creation lying, treating, ruling , embroidered lies on the dark tissue that serves us as a blanky Wake up slave Who gonna save your critical mind Don't be blind It doesn't much matter the truth That fucking TV look for only of the sensational Deformation of facts facts inexact Holding the slander they're just some fucking liars...... Wake up , Slave Who’s gonna save your critical mind Don't be blind Let's fight against the Talk show Nation The dictatorship of voyeurism There is no addiction issue as long as we reject that tissue of Lies , open your eyes Television nation is our god of substitution But Television nation isn't an omniscient lying, treating ruling , writing the libel on the dark paper that serves us as a bible Wake up slave Who gonna save your critical mind Don't be blind Best tool of propaganda following the memoranda of a corrupt government that influence our judgment Accusation without proof just like a fucking spoof they content with repeating what Jack is kind to give them.... Wake up slave Who gonna save your critical mind Don't be blind Let's fight against the Talk show Nation The dictatorship of voyeurism There is no addiction issue as long as we reject that tissue of Lies , open your eyes We turn on that fucking TV Just like some stupid zombies Better than cast pearls before swine we get drunk of that dirty wine as the poisoned blood of a brand new prophet You don't get it damn it , beat it Big brother's watching you , You Know It They turn off our numbs brain like vampires , searching for gain like a banker without moral sense they take your blood blood as they take your conscience Break that screens , it absorbs your spirit You don't get it damn it , beat it Big brother is watching you , you Know it It is finally happened Under a mass of (hand) clappin'. Television rules the nation Enjoy the brain castration. Stand for the ovation One last celebration with an army of TV zombie empire the idiocracy
4.
Break Loose 03:56
Get it out and fight (x8) Running the time Always in a great hurry Never walk the line As far as i can see Beyond the mirage only doubts remain Turn over this page to cast of one's chains Going on the flow , Without dodging the blow Here is time ... Get it out Get it out n’ fight , Get it out n’ fight Get it out ....fight Get it out ...... fight Here is time to face and do it my way Time has passed , miss words Feeling hundreds of lashes pushing me to move forward until ashes to ashes Break loose and move on Lest i should die here alone Vapors of absinthe running through my veins as my absences running through my brain Here is time to get it out Get it out n’ fight , Get it out n’ fight Get it out n’ fight Get it out n’ fight Here is time to face and do it my way
5.
Stellar 06:56
Beyond the line, across rough time we were fine Across the time , across the Space escape the distress , take one last breath And wait for .....a sign Thats what i'm fighting for ... a sign Sun , i miss your shine Gone with the solar wind in a billion of stardusts My heart’s chagrin As i watch my dreams combust trying to extinguish it by my tears Here 's come the fears Oh dear, what have I done to deserve this black sun Through the black holes deep inside your blue eyes I extended my damned soul under every starry sky your love carried me far away across the universe traveling like a shooting star forever surrounded by the curse Chorus My heart used to glow like the sun we're one and the same person The sun died, turning it black And now it's getting dark , Too dark ... too dark to see you, my celestial body I'll find a way to have you back by following every track Heart of my Universe All that divine stardust Gone for the last wanderlust Gone like a star on fire My supernova Imprisoned in your Nebula My heart beats like a pulsar To me , you were so stellar Across the space, across the time we were fine Across the time , across the Space escape the distress , take on last breath wait for .....a sign Thats what i'm fighting for ... a sign Sun , i miss your shine... Braving, Braving ... Braving the fright ,at the speed of light escape the distress , take on last breath Wait for .......a sign Thats what i'm fighting for....a sign
6.
Silk Road 03:03
They keep treading on the same rake Over and over , the same mistake Walking on the Silk Road like preys ready to pay Verses 1: From Tor , to store Insane curiosity Don’t make me slay It's death to sell in all these rays Break: Redroom , redrum Doom and gloom Redroom , redrum From womb to the tomb.... Verse 2 : Organs , Guns , creepy hunters of children Psycho filling their sight To satisfy their appetite Verse 3 Darknet , Market Psychos working their best way, Day after day As a spider spinning its thread
7.
The Thing 05:04
Caught behind the Wall Down in a strange hole Buried in another world How to explain by words Just trying to focus How to forget this incubus Through the misty Forrest Echoed the cry of the beast Dark, Dark run run run run light light light light fight, Fight Fight fight Dark As The beast Was approaching by his heavy step on the ground This parallel world was shaking Run away from this scary sound I was Trying to keep my breath This world smells like death Fear of the beast and the dark A nightmare in a children park Run Run in the dark Run Run through the night Run Run in the Park Run Run or that monster's gonna bite Suddenly appeared my Maids In a thunder of divine light Them beauty full of shades It was such a comforting sight They were intoning some odes Resonating like thousand voices Across the valley of the death The thing returned to the darkness
8.
Sound City 07:12
Walk The Line to find a way to hold it Close Your eyes, ,so fine, give up for a hit Have you heard these rumors Have you heard these brave riots Hold The line again , breaking The habit for our right, we'll fight and take to the street Have you heard the sound city Police strikes without mercy Welcome in the circus land , Welcome Here is/are some animal(s) ,Some tamers In the audience, pigs are coming clean, So clean Lady and gentleman , the ring is on fire, Fire Take the time to get back the labour code Hold the line the street is our last abode Do you hear The sound city They gonna drive us crazy Welcome in the circus land , Welcome Here are some animals ,Some tamers l In the audience, pigs are coming clean, So clean Lady and gentleman , the ring is on fire, Fire Hahaha ...They gonna drive us crazy Hahaha ...They gonna drive us crazy ... Have you heard in the cities Do you think it's just ditties Have you heard in the cities Hahaha ... So you think it's just a fucking lie Time to fight , for our right All that night , this is the only way Structure Some injures, a part of a picture Watch the Show , police row , fake riots, causing overflow Cops hostile be docile ,for political fossils Breathe the gas, piece of glass Like a whip bruising your pulpit peace keepers , like tamers in the pay of masters Of puppets, of budget We're set , to kick the bucket sophist shook your fist ,unleash the beast Have you heard in the cites Do you think it's just ditties Have you heard in the cites So you think it's just ditties

about

[Français ci-dessous]

"IONO" is the first album of SPHERES, Paris based alternative Prog metal band, released on May 10, 2019.
The invitation to spatio-galactic travel is one of the main dimensions of the album, what is obvious is the multitude of contrasts and textures that characterises it.
Sharp riffs with strong melodies, from clean to growl and scream vocals, ambiances oscillating between dream and frenzy... everything is done to shake the listeners up and invite them to take part in the journey.

In fact, nothing has been left to chance, including the artwork by Julien Grelet illustrations, even before the first notes, the dystopian, supernatural dimensions of an album that shuffles temporalities and breaks down the barriers between musical genres.
Influenced by; Gojira, Opeth, Mastodon, Tool, etc... it's varied!


BIOGRAPHY:

Founded by the singer/guitarist, Jonathan Lino (aka dictator StaLino) the project takes off in May 2018 with the arrival in Paris of Tom Pluijmaekers (Tommi P), drummer from The Netherlands in purpose of eating stuffed snails... Encountered in an intergalactic Strip Club, Camille on guitar and Lek on bass, joined them during a brawl at the bar, here comes the bromance!
Then the band goes on with the recording of their first album. The band completed and the album on track, SPHERES set off their first tour on March 2019.

"IONO" starts with the tribal and contrasted
"The Cimmerian Ghost", which evokes our humanity to
the iron age. We then fly away with "Mars",
an invitation to space exploration, marking and expressing
the need for mankind to always explore and
push beyond limits of its own condition.
"Stellar” a sort of stellar version of the myth
of Orpheus, mentioned along the same line, the infinite
complexity of the universe and its mysteries.
"TV Nation" stands a sharp criticism of talk shows and
media on the the payroll of Big Brother which turning us into zombies of
sofas. "Sound City" depicts, not without humor,
a squeaky portrait of our "political clowns".
Denunciations give way to the morbid with
"Silk Road" which, behind its sharpened riff,
take us into the deep of Dark Net and its
criminal drifts. "The Thing" is
the opportunity to immerse into an imaginary world,
a child's nightmare. The conclusion is clear with "Break Loose" and
his heavy chorus: resignation or escape
are no option, all we need to do is
express ourselves and burst in rage:
"Get it out, and fight!”

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"IONO" est le premier album de SPHERES, groupe de métal progressif-alternatif franco-hollandais.
Si l'invitation au voyage spatio-galactique semble être une des dimensions principales de l'album, ce qui saute aux yeux (enfin, aux oreilles), c'est la multitude de contrastes et de textures qui l'habitent.
Des riffs acérés aux mélodies planantes, du chant clair au growl en passant par le scream, des ambiances oscillants entre rêve et frénésie... tout est fait pour bousculer l'auditeur dans ses habitudes et l'inviter à prendre part au voyage.

De fait, rien n’a été laissé au hasard, y compris l’artwork réalisé par Julien Grelet qui illustre, avant même les premières notes,
les dimensions dystopique, fantastique et surnaturelle d'un album qui bouscule les temporalités et fait tomber les frontières entre les genres.
Les influences ? Gojira, Opeth, Mastodon, Tool, etc... oui c'est varié !

BIOGRAPHIE :
Fondé par le chanteur/guitariste/dictateur, Jonathan Lino, aka Stalino, le projet prend son envol en mai 2018 avec l’arrivée à Paris de Tom Pluijmaekers (n'essayez même pas de le prononcer correctement), batteur venu de Hollande dans le but de manger des escargots farcis. Rencontrés au hasard d'un détour d'un SCI (Strip Club Intergalactique), Camille à la guitare et Lek à la basse les rejoignent peu de temps après. Le groupe étant au complet, celui-ci enchaîne avec l’enregistrement de son premier album. En mars 2019, deux mois avant la sortie officielle de l'album, SPHERES part pour sa première tournée (France, Belgique, Pays-Bas).


"IONO" débute avec le tribal et contrasté
“Cimmerian Ghost”, qui évoque notre Humanité à
l'âge de fer. On s’envole très vite avec “Mars” ,
invitation à l'exploration spatiale, marquant
la nécessité pour l'Homme de toujours
dépasser les limites de sa propre condition.
“Stellar” sorte de version stellaire du mythe
d'Orphée, évoque dans la même lignée l'infinie
complexité des mystères de l'Univers. Avec “TV
Nation” se dresse une critique acerbe de ces
puissances médiatiques à la solde des
multinationales, qui font de nous des zombies de
canapés. “Sound City” dresse, non sans humour,
un portrait grinçant de nos "clowns politiques".
La dénonciation fait place au morbide avec
“Silk Road” qui, derrière son riff aiguisé nous
emporte au cœur du Dark Net et de ses
dérives criminelles. “The Thing” est
l'occasion de replonger dans un monde
imaginaire , un cauchemar d'enfant. Le
constat est sans appel avec “Break Loose” et
son refrain heavy : la résignation, la fuite ne
sont pas des options. Il ne nous reste plus
qu'à exprimer et crier notre rage : "Get it out,
and fight".

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released May 10, 2019

Jonathan Lino - Guitar & Vocals
Camille Lafontaine - Guitar
Lek - Bass
Tom Pluijmaekers - Drums

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Founded in December 2017 by singer, guitarist and composer Jonathan Lino, SPHERES takes off in March 2019 with the release of their 1st album IONO. Today, SPHERES is back in the forefront of the scene to make you discover their new album: Helios.

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