Black Sabbath; Brian Eno; Arthur Brown; Tangerine Dream; Place of Skulls; Pentagram; Kemper Crabb/ArkAngel; The Bevis Frond; the D.I.Y. credo of the NWOBHM, PUNK and LO-FI/HI-VIBE movements.
Sounds Like
Sunrise after the long dark night of the soul.
DISCOGRAPHY:
TROGLODYTE DAWN Before the Dawn (1995 demos)
01. Longing (demo) 02. Flower (live demo) 03. Punk Rock Cow (demo) 04. Dead Man's Switch (live) (aka 'Fallen World')
TROGLODYTE DAWN Troglodyte Dawn (2003)
01. 667 02. Fallen World 03. Redeemed 04. Longing 05. Forever After 06. Flower 07. Dood 08. Lust 09. Look on the Cross 10. Dawn
Imagine some people living in a large cave where, from childhood, they have been chained by the leg and the neck so they cannot move. Because they cannot even turn their heads, they can only see what is in front of them. Behind them is an elevation which rises abruptly from the level where the prisoners are seated. On this elevation there are other persons walking back and forth carrying artifical objects, including the figures of animals and human beings made out of various materials. Behind these walking persons is a fire, and farther back still is the entrance to the cave. The chained prisoners can only look forward against the wall at the end of the cave and can see neither each other, nor the moving persons, nor the fire behind them. All that the prisoners can ever see is the shadows on the wall in front of them, which are projected as persons walking in front of the fire. They never see the objects or the men carrying them, nor are they aware that the shadows are shadows of other things. When they see a shadow and hear a person's voice echo from the wall, they assume the sound is coming from the shadow, since they are not aware of the existence of anything else. These prisoners, then, recognize as reality only the shadows formed on the wall.
What would happen if one of these prisoners was released from his chains, compelled to stand up, turn around, and walk with eyes lifted up towards the light of the fire? Suppose he was forced to look at the objects being carried, the shadows of which he had become accustomed to seeing on the wall. Would he not find these actual objects less pleasing to his eyes, and less meaningful, than the shadows? And would not his eyes ache if he looked straight at the light of the fire itself? At this point, he would undoubtedly try to escape from his liberator and turn back to the things he could see with clarity, being convinced that the shadows were clearer than the objects he was forced to look at in the firelight.
Suppose this prisoner could not turn back, but was instead compelled to trudge up the steep and rough passage to the mouth of the cave and released only after he had been brought out into the light of the Son. The impact of the radiance of the Son upon his eyes would be so brilliant that he would not be able to see any of the things that he was now told were real. It would take some time before his eyes became accustomed to the world outside the cave. He would first of all recognize some shadows and would feel at home with them. Next, he would see the reflection of men and things in the water, and this would represent a major advance in his knowledge, for what he once knew as only a solid dark blur would now be seen in more precise detail of line and color. A flower makes a shadow, which gives very little, if any, indication of what a flower really looks like, but its image as reflected in the water provides the eyes with a clearer vision of each petal and its various colors. In time, he would see the flower itself. As he lifted his eyes skyward, he would find it easier at first to look at the heavenly bodies at night, looking at the moon and the stars instead of the Son in daytime. Finally, he would look right at the Son in His natural position and not His reflection from or through anything else.
- PLATO
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McGreetings Troglodyte Dawn, Cheers for being my friend on myspace and I sincerely hope you enjoyed our music. Please Keep in touch as we value your friendship and support very much! All the very best to you and yours, from McDave and the boys of Pegasus in Bonnie Scotland. ROCK ON! and have a great weekend.
+ DOOM METAL + Dear Troglodyte Dawn, Sorrows Path are now recording their new album at Fragile Studios in Athens! Enter to our profile and listen to 2 demo samples of our new songs (The Beast, Mr. Holy). You can also download these samples at: www. sorrowspath. tk Take care, Sorrows Path + DOOM METAL +
R.S. 001: JOE HASSELVANDER "Roadkill/ Lady Killer" CD (A total explosive bad boy Mega-Metal attack, with the typical big mid 80s' "arena sound". All delivered by Mr. Hasselvander, the man who is famous for his heavy songwriting and drumming in PENTAGRAM/ DEATH ROW. Incl. the hard to find first album "Ladykiller" as bonus. More than 70 minutes from the High Tide of Heavy Metal glory)
R.S. 002: SUPERCHRIST (USA) "Headbanger" CD (Finally, the first SUPERCHRIST release on European ground. Their newest album, recorded in a professional studio. Great mix of MOTÖRHEAD, traditional 80s Metal Mayhem and NWoBHM à la early IRON MAIDEN, and of course the band's very own charm! With great guitarsolos and all that is needed to make it a high quality product. Headbangers, take a stand and obey...!!!)
R.S. 003: THE HOUNDS OF HASSELVANDER CD (Ex- PENTAGRAM/ DEATH ROW drum ace, songwriter and legend Joe Hasselvander returns with a brandnew studio album. Imagine a cocktail of PENTAGRAM,OZZY, even some KISS and traditional Doom/ Stoner Rock. All this with a superb and heavy studio production that may blow some of your speakers. THE HOUNDS... is the perfect link between the 70s and today's Doom Rock!)
R.S. 004: MIDNIGHT RIDER "s/t" Maxi-12'inch (OUT NOW!) (Debut release of a very promising new hungry band that plays pure 70s Heavy Metal Rock in the tradition of BLACK SABBATH and early JUDAS PRIEST, played with absolute skill, freshness and passion, with solos that only the best can deliver. 3 high quality songs!)
HELLO THERE BROTHER! How have you been? Tis been awhile... Peace. "Redd"
A PSALM OF ENCOURAGEMENT FOR YOU!!
BLESSINGS.
Psalm 121 I look up to the mountains; does my strength come from the mountains? No,my strength comes from God, who made heaven and earth,and mountains.
He won't let you stumble, your Guardian God won't fall asleep. Not on your life! Israel's Guardian will never doze or sleep.
God's your Guardian, right at your side to protect you- Shielding your from sunstroke, sheltering you from moonstroke.
God guards you from every evil, He guards your very life. He guards you when you leave and when you return, He guards you now, He guards you always.... Glitter Graphics & Comments LOVE TO YOU. Sonia 8)
