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Valleys of the Earth

by Aerial Ruin

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Michael Klee
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Michael Klee I am so glad that I found the music of Erik on Youtube! Erik is such a brilliant musician and songwriter. My favorite song Saint Yesterday
Blauer Selbstmord
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Blauer Selbstmord I discovered Aerial Ruin quite a few years back, when I was searching for the least known albums tagged with "neofolk".

I fell in love with it. I still had no idea where to find enjoyable dark folk.

Then, somehow, I forgot about it. I knew I liked the music, but never made the effort to give it another listen. I didn't pay attention to their bandcamp notifications.

Now, I've finally listened to this album once more, and it's like the first day I heard it. Simply beautiful. Favorite track: Amends.
Abusement
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Abusement Sleepy dark folk with gorgeous fret work Favorite track: The Twist in the Chain.
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1.
Amends 02:38
come hither fade crawl all the way and lead you where it may ravaged and done second to none drip the blur to one restless and worn rabid and torn as the all held you in scorn stranger the run scatter as one for the lie and if the pain refused to sky would the air no more arrive and if the light refused the day would it all just fade away and if the rain beat down like death would the lie now make amends I would've needed you to fall
2.
Genesis 03:23
now ascent has brought you forth as man four dimensions fall below the plan fray the seam descend and flee to where we all will be held within the clutch of fallen hands pull the strings black taste divine crack space in nine scatter the blind of flight through sin at night the wings rapture sublime one hole in line black soul to find will spread the kingdom from this seep red seconds unwind hours fall blind years crawl to find that burns to crimson pray with hands dirt drain in time to earth resign the last design that raised in treason
3.
Earthen 05:13
nine times of this born and you cannot deny new line to hell torn through stranded earthly eyes the saviour to see the hellspawn in his gaze the devil yourself would expose and enslave in rapture enslavement of only disease the capture of nails in the flesh of the three and chaos can only damn all that it sees again and again now that I'm here I will bleed at the knees lightning fall from the sky led through this flesh in enslavement to time and seethe in the change as you drown in divine again and again breaking the mold would sever the line
4.
you held on to sinking of tide solely a breeze the failure of death in disguise lonely of need and if it would need you to try and era of fervor would roam clash of immaculate ruin slash from the gravital legion and if it would need you to try crave what the stain red was leaving
5.
led tranced few I'm looking through you too far from the twist in the chain the circle of pain you're led through dread scream diffused a shackle unused was dropped through a hole in the floor to melt in the core that you lose red steeped in clues a violet ruse was told a soul of no harm had murderous arms holding you if I became you but we never knew the teeth and the eyes of our cage would feign all the rage we fell through if truth in this lie would block out the sky surrender this time to nothing sublime red crimson few I'm looking through you to fall from the twist in the chain all that's deranged could be true
6.
Sacraments 04:50
strike from the base of the throne reach halo approaching divine glow cracks in all there is to know after the fall of the kingdom foretold all below that the flesh will know reach sacraments held by the bludgeoning hand
7.
Hammer 03:56
bring the hammer down on those that will believe turn the picture round so nothing will be seen in the saviours crown the air will flow sing the hammers sound for those that it made bleed cringe from splattered rounds a holy man they make me singe the distant cloud embrace as ash the soils feet rest the hammers shroud upon the graven seed
8.
a scream in the twisting fray ......................................... jug that poured the band played blues ..................................................... from the other side all is fair box of echo overdrives an interstellar shrine ........................................
9.
Psalm 04:16
what is this? this division what is that other word calm with this temtation led through blur to here dot each eye glare where's the faultline you sold to rule an earthen crime where's the feeling you sold to edge away the time psalm of this temptation left the path so clear and were fallen if I could be there
10.
Stnemarcas 04:54
roads to infamy blessed be reach
11.
This Place 01:52
if you could perceive this place would you then be charred if you could forsee this faith would all holes unbar if I couldn't find my face it's in sixes and disgrace

about

originally released in March 2011 by Vendlus Records

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released March 1, 2011

Aerial Ruin is

Erik Moggridge - acoustic and electric guitars, vocals

featuring

Eric Peterson - all the electric guitar on Sacraments and Stnemaracas, some of the electric guitar on Lonely of Need

recorded and mixed by Jef Leppard Davis - RIP - we miss you Jef...

artwork and layout by AK Wilson

all lyrics by Erik Moggridge, all music by Erik Moggridge except tracks 4,6 and 10 by Erik Moggridge/Eric Peterson

copyright 2011 Erik Moggridge

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Aerial Ruin Portland, Oregon

Aerial Ruin is the mostly acoustic solo project of Erik Moggridge who also collaborates with Bell Witch, most recently as Stygian Bough

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