Heathen
Heathen (plural heathens, collectively heathenry, adjective heathen) refers to someone who does not follow one of the major world religions, and who may or may not specify any other religious affiliation. More specific meanings include:
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Heathen (Thou album)
Heathen is the fourth studio album by American metal band Thou. It was released on March 25, 2014 through Gilead Media.
Critical reception
The album generally received rave reviews from music critics. Allmusic critic Gregory Heaney praised the album, writing that it "rewards repeat listens with new surprises, giving anyone with the fortitude to wade through the muck and sludge even more glimpses at the warm, shoegaze center that lives at the heart of this doomy juggernaut." Iann Robinson of CraveOnline awarded the album with a perfect score, stating: "Heathen leaves you breathless, stammering for a way to process everything you’ve just heard." Robinson also added that the band "are able to translate the darkest parts of the human soul into music, and for that we should all be grateful."Pitchfork's Kim Kelly described the album as "a portrait of a band that is in complete harmony with itself, if not the world it inhabits." Michael Nelson of Stereogum regarded the record as "a dark, bombastic, hugely ambitious album of great sorrow, but perhaps even greater beauty," while Spin magazine described it as "the culmination of all that perspiration, almost cinematic in the scope of the suffering and seething anger it portrays."The Quietus' Robin Smith thought the record as "doom metal siren song – its beauty is incidental to a forever kind of pain."
Heathen (band)
Heathen is an American thrash metal band originating from the San Francisco Bay Area , founded in 1984 by guitarist Lee Altus and drummer Carl Sacco. They have released three albums, Breaking the Silence (1987), Victims of Deception (1991) and The Evolution of Chaos (2010).
History
First era (1984-1992)
Heathen was formed in 1984 by guitarist Lee Altus and drummer Carl Sacco (formerly of Metal Church), who later recruited lead vocalist Sam Kress and guitarist Jim Sanguinetti (Who went on to found the band Mordred). Shortly after their first gig in 1985, Kress and Sanguinetti left the group and were replaced by vocalist David Godfrey (formerly of Blind Illusion) and guitarist Doug Piercy (formerly of Anvil Chorus and Control). The band also recruited bassist Eric Wong around this time. This lineup debuted in early 1986 and soon became prolific around the Bay Area. Their early style could be described as the aggression of thrash metal combined with NWOBHM-style vocals and arrangements, acoustic intros or outros, and fast-paced melodic shred solos.
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- The Evolution of Chaos released: 2009
- Victims of Deception released: 2006
- Recovered released: 2004
- Breaking the Silence / Pray for Death released: 2000
- Breaking the Silence released: 1987
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Arrows Of Agony
by: HeathenMusic: Lee Altus
Lyrics: David White
Black as the night, furious fight
Arrows are piercing the sky
Sharps as the blade, the cut has been made
Agony coming my way
Demon eyes are watching me
Preying on my pain and misery
Spreading hate, they plant the seeds
Deception is their only way to feed
Arrow of agony falling
Pierces my flesh 'til I bleed
This is the enemy haunting me
With arrows of agony
Chilled to the bone, drifting alone
This nightmare is haunting my soul
Peace I must find to ease my mind
Something to regain control
Demon eyes are watching me
Preying on my pain and misery
Spreading hate, they plant the seeds
Deception is their only way to feed
Arrow of agony falling
Pierces my flesh 'til I bleed
This is the enemy haunting me
With arrows of agony
Lost, lost inside my pain,
Time, to wash away the stain
Scars, still the scars remain
Agony is haunting me, draining the last drop of my sanity
Lost, lost inside my pain,
Time, to wash away the stain
Scars, still the scars remain
Arrows are falling as agony as agony pierces my soul
Solo: Terry Lauderdale
Solo: Kragen
Black as the night, furious fight
Arrows are piercing the sky
Sharp as the blade, the cut has been made
Agony coming my way
Demon eyes are watching me
Preying on my pain and misery
Spreading hate, they plant the seeds
Deception is their only way to feed
Arrow of agony falling
Pierces my flesh 'til I bleed
This is the enemy haunting me
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