Allegaeon - Driftwood (Band Playthrough)

Buy here: http://www.metalblade.com/allegaeon The Ossuary Lens was recorded with producer Dave Otero at Flatline Audio studio in Denver. It marks the sixth album recorded with Otero. “He’s our guy and we couldn't imagine working with anyone else at the moment,” says Haynes. “We have worked with Dave Otero at Flatline Audio since the beginning of our career,” adds Burgess. “So seventeen years now. Dave always provides a comfortable working environment, amazing ideas, and a career-spanning understanding of what has made ALLEGAEON, ALLEGAEON.” Of the album’s first single, “Driftwood,” Greg Burgess elaborates, “This song holds a special place in ALLEGAEON history, honestly. This piece was written for "Apoptosis" by our then-brand new bassist Booboo. In its original form, it was so tech death, I don’t think we knew how to incorporate it into the ALLEGAEON sound when he submitted it. Fast forward six years and, as we were kicking around ideas for this album, I remembered the piece, and asked Booboo if he wouldn't mind if I took a crack at possibly rearranging its format a little smoother into the ALLEGAEON sound. I just wanted there to be a little bit more repetition of some parts. The song turned out amazing. Always goes to show – never throw out anything as you never know when it'll come back.” Ezra Haynes: Vocals Greg Burgess: Guitar Michael Stancel: Guitar / Vocals Brandon Michael: Bass / Vocals Jeff Saltzman: Drums LYRICS: Blindsided, in a shell of silence, alone Decided, motive breach the eyelids, then sewn Reminded, death walks beside us, inside us In hindsight it was the path of a nihilist and pawn When the tide swallows the trees The gallows of your past will haunt you White lines and broken teeth The shadows of your past will take you Divided, the scarlet moon feeding Blood forced fed, drowning in loathe, grieving Rivers run rapid with wine and lust, again we see the dawn Igniting bridges that fall to dust (you’re gone) When the tide swallows the trees The gallows of your past will haunt you White lines and broken teeth The shadows of your past (will take you) When the tide swallows the trees The gallows of your past will haunt you Would you lend me your soul, your soul to feast? And I… will never know, we’ll never know Bones and driftwood, hearts, decay Alone in the bloodscape, betrayed, afraid Cycles of agony, wretched, decline Tear at the rotting flesh, carcass of mine Solo: Burgess Chest wide open Tunnel vision Rats to ashes Soul perdition When the tide swallows the trees The gallows of your past will haunt you White lines and broken teeth The Shadows of your past will take you When the tide swallows the trees The gallows of your past will haunt you Would you lend me your soul, your soul to feast? And I… will never know, we’ll never know