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Cold Farewell

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Cold Farewell was written over a period of several years with de Lorme writing the organ melody roughly around 2011 and Zagan adding the backing chords about a year later. The organ part was revisited around 2018 and the rest of the song was written around it.

The strings and rhythm guitar create friction during the early parts of the song because the guitar follows a Bm-D chord progression while the strings follow a Bsus2-A progression. The strings add a couple of higher notes at the break between the vocals which to de Lorme are reminiscent of the morning sun peering over the tops of the trees.

The song transitions into the organ break about halfway through the song. The organ chords and melody are played in the same octave, creating a thick and dissonant sound. The rest of the band comes in after a few measures and then the guitar plays a melody over the same chord progression. The organ melody is then repeated with the tremolo picked guitar doubling the melody and the drums playing blast beats, creating a very up tempo ending to the song.

Lyrically, Cold Farewell continues the lyrical themes of November Sun from the perspective of a person that was close to the deceased. The song details the emotional coldness that this person feels after losing someone close.

credits

from Burden, released October 31, 2020
Gwathren: Vocals (lead), Bass
Zagan: Guitar (lead), Vocals (backing)
The Litch: Guitar (rhythm)
de Lorme: Keyboard, Vocals (backing)

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Steeped in a world of its own mythology, mysticism, and folklore, Burden is a dark metal band incorporating elements of black metal, doom, and folk with an emphasis on melody. Blast beats and tremolo picked riffs bring to mind the likes of Windir and Mithotyn while heavier songs dredge jackhammer riffs from the deepest depths of doom, all while soaring keyboard and accordion leads spiral above. ... more

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