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Battle Of Egos

by Winter Crescent

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1.
Battle of Egos Intro The final chapter of this fateful life begins Where is your light to drive away my guilt? In this critical moment where eyes cast on despair And though you stand beside me I feel that you’re away Father forgive me now for I know that I have sinned The darker side inside seems that will never give in Father I need you now in my darkest hour I cry I cry your name out loud but my voice is drowned by fear
2.
Battle of Egos Part I The flesh of innocence, the flesh of innocence is seared The deeds of my other me are soon to be revealed When the fires of lust will touch my soul and engulf me in their madness The bond between he and me will be forever broken The stream of life unveils again Just waiting, let’s pray to all those (that) we are afraid of Devastated, too blind to see, tasting the dark This is your future, the future of your lies embrace now your deepest sin And though you touch the silence, your screams tear up the sky Of your sleeping dreams and your desires inside Wake again and cleanse your former self This is your truth that you yearned for it all this time Die again and relieve me from this life Brain sight jumps out of wisdom (and saws) a passion dressed in dust, Night meets the day and a shining, like fire’s following this path, And gives the color in the dark, to my shattered rotten heart Feel my sorrow and feel my wrath, this side of your mind you should have left untouched Feel my madness and feel my lust, the door is open relentless is your past This is your future, the future of your lies embrace now your deepest sin.
3.
Battle of Egos Part II Painting my electric dreams with the color of terror The dawning of my fateful end is stepping on my threshold For the battle of egos has begun Follow me into the chasm of your deepest fears, your saddest tears I am the echo of your struggle And though you touch the crimson light of your hopes You’re soon to fall apart For the demise of us all, the bitter fall Lies in our darkest side Portraits of burning scenes, the bloody lake’s paths Too late to understand the man I have become Just before the end, you take what you gave what is true and what is fake The poison of my arrogance that reigned in me so long Has now awakened my other me and threatens to uphold All my riches and my lustrous diamonds seem to lose their shine Who’s to reign and who’s to fade is a decision we both must take Follow me into the chasm of your deepest fears, your saddest tears I am the echo of your struggle The past is calling our names out loud, who am I? This will soon be found The masks are falling one by one our time is soon at hand The mirror is shattered for one more time and it’s due to be broken And now I gaze into these new eyes The pieces of the mirror falling What is lost will never be found
4.
Furrow 04:09
Furrow Follow me into my soul when darkness fills your dreams Follow me into my mind when light is broken by the night Two doors are standing before me The light and the dark Trying to lift your veil of black, your veil of solitude Drowned into my sea, my sea of confidence Two doors are standing before me This blissful light forever changed my life Close my eyes as I drink this holy flame Close my mind as I taste this divine pain My body screaming from the terror that awakes inside my sinful dreams I‘m but a beast and so a mortal with the birthright of shame and guilt Now mirrors dance and celebrate before my weary eyes Their sinister gaze tells me that they are about to erase (all) your lies Now I know no fear in this dream The furrow in my face remains too deep
5.
My Last Will 06:22
My Last Will Tremble now as I pull the string - feel the tension of no will Feel the freeze, feel the dark-as they ravish your weak heart Wake again this rotten dream – you have the reins to face your fears But some things are not meant to last and they scatter like the dust If I had the choice to turn back the time I would give anything for a whisper or a sigh Rust and decay is all I see Death unto me is my last will Lost in a dream that I can't flee Death unto me is my last will Rust and decay is all I see Death unto me is my last will Lost in a dream that I can't flee Death unto me is my last will Rust and decay is all I see Death unto me is my last will Don’t despair my beloved one Your days are not over you still have time Don’t forget me-I’ll return-Just look beyond-the crescent sun (X2)
6.
Winter Crescent Staring at your face again tonight Feeling your eyes gaze at mine Your eyes are filled with tears from all the things that you’ve seen And your beauty is to be lost because no one sees it Two thousand years of pain have taken their toll Now it’s time to pay for the demise that we’ve made Watching your face for one more time Hearing the echoes of your light My mind is filled with pain from all the things that I’ve seen And your voice is to be lost because no one listens Two thousand years of greed have made their mark Now it’s time to face the damage that we’ve done Our tears have turned into living fears Our joy turns to sorrow Oh we never heard your call Oh winter crescent
7.
Lost In Dreams Beyond my starless skies Lies the path of regret Bitter and torn are the winds That burns its blackened leaves And now it starts again The nightmare that never ends Every night is the same Every day I retrace Hours never seem to fade I'm lost inside the flames Fading away into the flow I stray Guiding my remorse towards the flame Every night the dream is the same Every second casts no shade Every tear becomes my name Every pain becomes my face Every second casts no shade Beacons of blackness lit the endless halls of my soul The walls inside my mind are slowly closing in Here we stand once again, the scars of my past still burn Beyond my starless skies Lies the path of regret Voices of reason buried under the fields of hate Every night is the same Every day I retrace Hours never seem to fade I'm lost inside the flames.

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Metalzone Review
www.metalzone.gr/reviews.php?action=details&id=1289&lang=en
Release date: 05/2009

Label: Self distributed

Type: Demo

Genre: Progressive Metal

Tracklist:
01. Battle Of Egos Intro
02. Battle Of Egos Part I
03. Battle Of Egos Part II
04. Furrow
05. My Last Will
06. Winter Crescent
07. Lost In Dreams

Once I listened to the Winter Crescent’s demo, I was enormously impressed. "In your face" progressive metal, but, and this "but" hides a whole story behind it. Let us therefore reveal the truth and find out what lies behind it, starting....from the cover.

The cover was designed by Maria Trialoni and the logo by Marianna Antoniadis. Both lady did a perfect job, proving that there are Greek design talents, able to work for the music industry. The logo witnesses the band’s progressive style, and the cover fully expresses the aspect of the music and lyrics. Also the title is part of the rest ... Battle of Egos, a conflict against ourselves. I wish the best to the two girls and hope to see more or their artworks in the future.

The music is a wonderful "In your face" progressive metal, with clear influences from Nevermore, with no tiring long lengthed solos, bridges and fillings, the band was not trying to prove that they are virtuosos (oh what does it reminds me), but they successfully proved that they are excellent instrument players, composers and producers (the production is home made). The songs, whic most of them are composed by Alexis Ktistakis, are so careful composed, that the care is qualitatively similar to a cardiac surgeon while he operates. Each note is, if not perfect, almost perfect in the proper position. Indeed, as a programmer that I am, I believe that I can take a song and break it into independent musical parts, that each one could easily stand alone, not as separate song or as a riff, but as a milestone ready to be placed in the right positrion in order the whole stracture to be built. Also I would like to add that I really have loved the "Lost In Dreams" drums. George Ktistakis is an 18 year old talented drummer that has been playing really complex drums at least from the age of 15.

The vocals of Nikos Spyridakis (ex - Arkenstone, Rex Mundi) are very nice, perfectly touched on the songs. His voice has a special falsetto that makes the vocals even more varied, full, and having the songs being more peculiar. He has participated to all of the songs’ lyrics writing, proving that he is good at that part also.

The lyrics provide a dark style, an internal search and a deep introversion. Typical example of this "paranoia" is the "Battle Of Egos" trilogy. In there, the protagonist struggles with his past sins but also with himself. In a similar vein are the rest of the songs. While the first three songs are part a concept story, we could say that listening to the demo is like watching different episodes from the same series. To further emphasize, some of the lyrics are really theatrical at some points which is reflected to Spyridakis performance.

Finally, the production and the mixing are excellent, don’t forget that they are home by Ktistakis brothers. It is a noteworthy try, cause is not easy to achieve that kind of high quality production. Let us not forget that in order to get your music produced and mixed like that, you have to pay a studio and some "specialists" a lot of money. Furthermore to say that the songs where masterd by Michael Papoutsaki.

In conclusion, the overall effort worths of praise. It has been an organized effort, from the composition period, until the demo printing. and I think the first step is done in order to escape from Heraklion and their music to become known in Greece and aboard. Good luck to Winter Crescent and I wish to see them once live in Thessaloniki, and believe me, my words are prophetic.

Kostas Grevenitis
{Read in greek}
Lineup:
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Nikos Spiridakis - Vocals
Alexis Ktistakis - Guitars
Nikos Trialonis - Guitars
Thanos Sgouridis - Bass
George Ktistakis - Drums

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released May 1, 2009

"Pick of the month" Greek Metal Hammer (Sept 2009 )
German Rock Hard , rates 8,5

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Winter Crescent Ηράκλειο, Greece

Winter Crescent are currently in the studio, rehearsing and recording their new material.
They have decided not to re-record any songs from their demo Battle Of Egos.
The album will probably have ten brand new tracks and Winter Crescent believe that by the end of 2011, they will begin the final recordings.
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