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Disputes With My Ba

by Sechem

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1.
How can I ever transcend in life And make my name survive? Dispute entangled in our eyes Those who came after the gods Keep trying to win this Battle against time Let your brush Spill over the veil In black, in red The stroke of perpetuity Place your heart above the echoes of the sages Under the silver star Your message can even be stronger than time Write your words and live forever Some pass away as others stay Death’s an expected fate To conquer eternity’s all we’ve searched Forgotten faces, voices gone No one can see now Their monumental efforts Their fatuous actions Leave them blind Silence surrounds Their wealthy night Tombstones might be tough But the sand can cover up Your attempts to Reach the afterlife Take the chance to draw the world with your hands It will be your heritage Leave your mark on this path and go far beyond To the limits of the immortal
2.
Mummify Me! 04:25
Catching me when I was asleep I thought that you could guide my walk You prowl in every darkest dream Just wearing your jackal's mask I am the rising sun And you, a shooting star Crossing in the sky You will disappear with the night Clean my body now Remove all that’s inside Disguise me as your god Don’t forget my heart Drown it down in salt Leave me in the dark Just enough to make Our story survive Seeking what you can’t have Trying to reach the green light You play me as you want Please take me or let me go Use people as you wish ‘Cause everyone is worthless You are the worst thing I’ve ever done to me Words carried off by bandages Twined around me again and again Tricks and lies stuck as amulets This ritual has come to an end Gods have placed us together between the feather of Ma’at I’ll be the tried one and you’ll never stop devouring hearts Mummify Me!
3.
I feel so lonely Scared by my liminal state Cannot stand another loss Sickness invades me It drags me towards death In this day of pain It casts me on fire As to burn me Life is a passage Where some trees fall Lies roam the earth and end not Sweet is the West, my new home Greatly welcome death Here I come May Thoth attend me Khonsu defend me May Re hear now my call: Take away my affliction You think you’re down I’d never leave a man out of his house Giving up is the true defeat Stand up, take courage Through your eyes you’re gone You won’t see the sun But your name prevails So don’t run away You should only grieve for the ones Who saw his face before they were alive
4.
An Epic Journey To Yam I have come here from my city Descended from my nome, I have built a house, I set up its doors The king praised me, I’m his beloved Who sets The terror of Horus among Others? Harkhuf! Exploring regions Harkhuf! Facing the demons Harkhuf! Defeating legions Harkhuf! Revered now As for any man Who interferes in my peace Shall be crushed I was one who spoke wisely Whose words were always kind Never wronged against any man for I Wished to stand well with the great god Who brings The treasures From all lands To his lord? I'm an excellent spirit A ritual priest Whose mouth knows it’s speech Truly you know how to do what your lord wants Achieving all his desires and commands My Majesty sent you to exotic lands You opened the way to an unexplored Yam Forget all the quests you have lived He has chosen his gift: A Dancing Pygmy!
5.
Sanehat 04:38
Let me tell you the story of a man The most loyal guard The Queen regarded him with trust The greatest gift of all Sad news reached his ears one day The sun had left the earth Strange things surrounded the king's death Suspicions everywhere There was a voice he heard Lies and no one knew the truth Soon, he would have to leave his land And go into hiding Far from his beloved country he’ll be And always Missed everything that he had to leave behind And hope someday He’ll be able to go back to home again In the desert he was almost dead He thought it was the end But that was not to be his fate The Bedouins passed his way Their leader knew his name and fame Amongst them he would stay And soon he proved his worth to all A great one among them As he is older he wins a fight Killing the giant it makes him a legend now He remembers how he had to leave his home And go into hiding Far from his beloved country he’s been But always Miss everything that he had to leave behind And finally now He’s able to go back to Egypt again
6.
Horus & Seth 04:10
Long after Osiris’ death There was to be a trial The Enead had to chose king Who will wear the crown? Seth and Horus would contend For many years on end Uncle and son were their claims Who is the rightful heir? The gods can't chose Who will be leading them They needed to ask advice To help them make a choice They wrote a letter to the one Who would make a choice? She has at last replied Horus was the one Seth was angry and wanted war He will fight for the throne Universal forces Powers will collide Darkness and light will meet up In their never ending dance One is the storm and chaos The other rightness and life Forces will now measure Between what is wrong and right Who will be the one to win? Who will be the one to rule? Who is going to hear our prayers? Who will guide us in this earth? Isis wants her son To be in the throne So she will go on again And attempt to speak to Seth But her plan can't prevent The battles that will lay ahead The gods have yet to meet again I’ll never leave you alone I’m the riot, the uncontrolled force Your rival in this everlasting bitter row We’ll never stop Horus is the winner of this epic fight With the crown upon his head he rules above us all May this be the start of a brand new age And his light shine down on us and will never leave again
7.
Listen to me h3ty, as I speak Finally we’ve reached home Our crew is safe, the prow rope thrown Our hearts are grateful Hold your tongue I don’t want to hear your voice Smsw recounts, free from big talks We reached the end of the world And now we’re back, you may reply Your words can save you from your fall Once upon a time I was a sailor trapped in a storm Lost in time, the boat sank, guided by the sea To a sacred land Listen to me h3ty, as I speak I went to a mysterious sea A gale came up, no one remained I embraced the shadows Smsw recounts, free from big talks I spent three days completely alone I made an offering to the gods I heard the thunder Fear not, fear not, young man! Do not turn pale for you have come to me Once it happens that you have left this place you will never see this island again
8.
Rusty Nail 04:11
Sing and dance for my cold heart I will drink another jug I am weeping all alone tonight With these wines and rums behind I only wanted to fulfill his wishes In order to be a good priest I have gone across the spookiest regions I will do everything he needs Birds go down to Egypt a second time And I just can’t help screwing it up Give me some advice Mark the thread with your brush I won’t listen to any fucking word that you say I’m a Rusty Nail! Is not like I’ve run away With a ship of other men My old crew stole the things I had I’ve almost end up with the sharks Everyone wants to punch me in the face For simply being myself They don’t understand I’m a human messenger I’ll get the wood for Amon-Re A fight between two enemies Which once were unified The bee is trying to take down The sedge under our eyes Weak like never before Lions forge ahead He made thunder in the sky When he gave life to Seth I would never say Our power is a dirty lie We take refuge in our idyllic ancient ways Like a Rusty Nail!
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10.
Long time ago There was a king He wished for a son So he begged the gods Seven ladies appear at birth Foretelling the fate of the boy “He’ll grow up strong but will be killed by crocodile, snake or a dog” I’m committed to fate You just can’t escape death Overcoming the dusk I will act with hope in my heart As the road gets harder And light begins to fade I won’t forget my horizon I’ll defeat my dreads He grew in a palace Away from mankind His father was scared But son was prepared Embracing his destiny, he found a new friend which could be a fatal colleague Asking permission, he looks for his mission To travel and learn far away He heard about a chief’s daughter Confined in an unreachable tower She would be given in marriage To the one who could surpass this barrier They thought his chances were now over Disguised as a fugitive with an evil mother He climbed to her window Marrying the princess, chief felt soured Our prince stayed together with his faithful pet His wife will strike down a snake under his bed Two fortunes eluded but one’s not concluded It’s hidden inside of the lake He’s getting closer to reptile’s exposure Will we hear about him again?

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"Disputes With My Ba" will be available worldwide in digital platforms and in music stores across Europe on DECEMBER 21ST via ATCYS RECORDS and FC METAL.

Produced by Yossi Sassi (ex-Orphaned Land), mixed by Arie Aranovich (Angra, Orphaned Land), and mastered by Jonathan Jiacobi (Jaffa Sound Arts) in Israel, "Disputes With My Ba" exemplifies our complex evolution, resulting in a modern metal album, but with an ethnic and eclectic twist, with melodies from different parts of the world.

Our debut is focused on a unique and intimate interpretation of some ancient Egyptian texts. “We are very proud of our little bird, our first record”, says Marta Sacri (recorders). “As ancient Egyptians loved games and making art with words and images, we tried to imitate these type of writing that has multiple meanings, so this album is a double voyage: in the surface, it’s the listener’s trip to ten songs that try to mesmerize them with the words of the scribes, accompanied with ethnic sounds. The second voyage is personal and contemporary so, through our particular interpretation with heavy and powerful riffs and insane guitar solos, anyone can feel a close connection with this ancient world”.

Yossi Sassi adds: “Sechem are delivering a special sound, resulting in a melodic and powerful album, which I'm sure both metal & melodic music lovers will appreciate. I think they are showing an original approach to the oriental metal scene. The use of special traditional instruments, with influences from multiple metal genres and a strong front woman, are a great combination for success. They sound like many things yet have their own color - instantly recognizable.”

TRACKLIST:

01- In Search of Immortality
02- Mummify Me!
03- Bird in a Cage
04- An Epic Journey To Yam
05- Sanehat
06- Horus & Seth
07- The Shipwrecked Sailor
08- Rusty Nail
09- Waltz of the Three Fates
10- The Doomed Prince

Front Cover by Starfountain Design

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released December 21, 2018

Produced by Yossi Sassi
Recorded in The Metal Factory Studios, December 2017
Mixed by Arie Aranovich
Mastered by Jonathan Jiacobi in Jaffa Sound Arts (Israel)

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Sechem Madrid, Spain

Nobody has ever portrayed the Ancient Egypt in such an intimate, unique, and modern style as Sechem, whose music represents a fierce combination between the heavy rhythms of the new subgenres of metal and the ancient and exotic melodies from different parts of the world. This young band proudly presents its first album, “Disputes With My Ba”,produced by Yossi Sassi (ex-Orphaned Land). ... more

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