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The Antipope Resurrection

by Dark Smoke Signal

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The Portal 01:28
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Fallen Idol 04:30
Our time has come to stand together We will not go quietly into the night We're going to live on There won't be lost tears in rain
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A truth that is inhaled, a serum for a veil Silhouettes in a line, a thousand shadows dancing at a time Dripping blood red wine A devil starts to take control Of the desire, visions that conspire Alone in the desert in the night Blackened eyes, dilated at the skies Time to face the final trial Struck by a supernova sun Tearing the wings off an angel There's a black mark running through my heart Tearing the wings off your angel Now the black mark is seeping through your heart The scars will never heal, a bowed head when I kneel Corrupted to the core, a nervous system that's fallen through the floor A buried trauma Start to feel the ghost pains again Can't maintain an equilibrium Lack of faith projected on a face Struck by a supernova sun Tearing the wings off an angel There's a black mark running through my heart Tearing the wings off your angel Now the black mark is seeping through your heart Tearing the wings off an angel There's a black mark running through my heart Tearing the wings off your angel Now the black mark is seeping through your heart Open the schism around us Stitched back with a feathered tar A screaming face holds the mirrored plea
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We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried. Most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad Gita; Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and, to impress him, takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.'
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Feuer die Panzer, du bist nicht mein Gott! Feuer die Panzer, du bist nicht mein Gott!
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Vatican City - 2050

It began with the cavernous chant. A neon blue fissure opens up over the square, a dark figure emerges.

Angels fall from the sky as flames erupt around the imposing Basilica. Where once white smoke rose, an obelisk now falls.

Tanks emblazoned with an ancient symbol, now an emblem of evil, provide covering fire into the distance as the Priest Runner Units lock onto their targets.

The final schism has begun.

✟✟✟ REVIEWS ✟✟✟

"Dark Smoke Signal has made one hell of a darksynth album. It’s certainly one of the best that I’ve heard this year. It isn’t easy to make a full-length that sounds, feels, and bangs as good as this one. I can foresee “The Antipope Resurrection” being in my regular rotation of music for years to come." - Nikoletta Winters, Loveacrosslightyears.com

"When it comes to dark, twisted and heavy synth sounds, Dark Smoke Signal has outdone himself on The Antipope Resurrection. This is an album that has a gut punch to it, and the shadows it casts are darker than the dark itself. There is an abundance surging bass, pulsing drums and rough-edged, cutting synth throughout the album. Surprisingly, there are also moments of warmth, as gentler, more flowing synths contrast the weight and aggression of the other elements on the album. However, make no mistake, this is darksynth at its most in your face and aggressive." - Karl Magi, Spinditty

"One thing this album does well to avoid is revisiting earlier sounds and ideas and you certainly don’t ever hear the same thing twice. The tracks all seem to have their own identity and play an important role in his story. ‘Purgatory Waltz’ is without a shadow of a doubt, one of the most f**ked up songs I’ve ever heard!" - Joe Ward, ForeverSynth

credits

released March 20, 2020

All tracks written, performed and produced by Alex "DSS" Pope

Album artwork by Paul Harding Illustrations

Special thanks goes to my beautiful and tolerant Chloe, to Joe Ward for being the first believer and to all you synth-heads out there supporting the scene, thank you

Released by Retro Reverb Records
© & ℗ 2020 Retro Reverb Records · All Rights Reserved

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Dark Smoke Signal Bristol, UK

DSS is a Darksynth producer from Bristol, UK.

Incorporating elements of Metal, Cyberpunk and Synthwave flambéed with a splash of
80's cock-rock guitar into a melting pot of ingredients so uncool it’s delicious. DSS paints a dark cinematic world with splashes of
colour to ease the tension.

Songs are a mix of vocal and instrumental styles
retaining a melodic edge.
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