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Persona non grata

by Decrowned

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MOUTH LEAKS BLACK Walkers by the sea deaf mute creatures With cataract eyes They look into space I’m one them one of the lost children My era capsulated in time Where there is no beauty I’m drifting, I’m drowning To the bottom of the quiet bay I remember my mother’s will And my father’s cunning the union in Numbness and anger Does this land grow no more fruit? When mouth leaks black unloving is the earth Only walls, no home Loneliness is like a place quiet beach signs in the sand They don’t matter Birds sleep in the sky Beautiful to someone else The horizon is black I’m drifting, I’m drowning To the bottom of the quiet bay I remember my mother’s will And my father’s cunning the union in Numbness and anger Does this land grow no more fruit? When mouth leaks black unloving is the earth
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Rainworld 04:16
RAINWORLD Dark nightly landscape I stand there, watching the sky Fast-forwarding seasons Ghosts on my trail The plagues of modern time Are drawing near murky clouds gathering on black city skyline Rains are to come No shelter from the storm Swirling tides rising Washing away the light Behold the signs Riddles in the night Last light of our time Lingers above the waves Floods washes away the darkest memories and rips the roots out of our past This is the rainy season with no end in sight Descending sun is sinking deeper And deeper World is the darkness Making the stars shine Rains are to come No shelter from the storm Swirling tides rising Washing away the light Behold the signs Riddles in the night Last light of our time Lingers above the waves
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Stonewing 03:56
STONEWING The grief in her like storming ocean Those shining eyes glooming like diamonds Eternity in night At last she sees the light The sludge dries up on petrified wings Above the skyline Stonewing rose high (Titan fly - Show your might) Lifted up its wings gazed upon stars (Once pariah - now beautiful no crashing down crashing down) A decade of sleep capsuled in autumn Dream of nightly walks In misty moonlight This sweet slumber In the mist of oblivion Dreams of statues Lifting their wings Above the skyline Stonewing rose high (Titan fly - Show your might) Lifted up its wings gazed upon stars (Once pariah - now beautiful no crashing down crashing down)
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Mindparasite 04:44
MIND PARASITE Beneath the calm, I’m boiling, I’ll set myself free You need a cure, just listen to me This is the only truth, I know that this is real Blinded by something more to feel Missguided delusion the parasite of the mind Lies and confusion Mixed like water and wine I’ve seen the world, as I have seen through your lies No reasoning with infected mind I’ve been born with it and prepared all my life Preach for the false god, first in sight Missguided delusion the parasite of the mind Lies and confusion Mixed like water and wine Teidän sairas mieli! Kiihko ja kieli! Meidän hauras aivo! Mielenrauhasta raivo! Missguided delusion the parasite of the mind Lies and confusion Mixed like water and wine
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Scarred 05:02
SCARRED Waking up to the new dawn There is no star light caressing anymore Sunrise and I’m not fine First step on the cold floor Wondering am I able to open that door Shivers through my spine Years 1, Years 1 and 2 I can't speak I can't believe What have, What have I done These years are gone forever I’m not, I’m not of this world this world, It might as well burn You know, you know these words that I speak This is the diary that you can't read The day has reached its peak Im praying for the night because im so weak Nothing else to say Sun fades away for the last time Finally able to sleep just now again I’m fine Starmap leads the way! Years 1, Years 1 and 2 I can't speak I can't believe What have, What have I done These years are gone forever I’m not, I’m not of this world this world, It might as well burn You know, you know these words that i speak This is the diary that you can't read
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Awaken 03:30
AWAKEN Bright flash of light in my eye Raven marks the end is near Black mist of space and time Empty void filled with fear Rise! Open up your eyes Time to wake up from your sleep Rise! Time to stand up on your feet My cries are falling to deaf ears But your voice is breaking through Step aside from this path of fears Time to face what is the truth Resilience It’s still not too late Persistence I will renounce this fate Rise! Open up your eyes Time to wake up from your sleep Rise! Time to stand up on your feet Resilience It’s still not too late Persistence I will renounce this fate
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Faceless 03:50
FACELESS Wasted! Building our castle just se it crumble Hatred! Burning so hot only ashes remain Faceless! Soul faded seeking for revenge Nameless! Forgotten by my rage Killing the light I’m safe behind these walls Nothing to fear no shadows anymore Killing the light I’m safe behind these walls Now there is nothing, there is nothing anymore Breathing! The air is spoiled by your presence Grieving! No regrets only ashes remain Bleeding! Scars unfold to wounds open again Believing! How much can I rely on my fate Killing the light I’m safe behind these walls Nothing to fear no shadows anymore Killing the light I’m safe behind these walls Now there is nothing, there is nothing anymore You lost your way and went too deep Can’t you feel the ground breaking beneath your lying feet Is this the day when you see There’s no turning back you’re drowning by your creed
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THE BIRD AND THE TREE Days went by Around the mirror and I The stare of deception Made me doubt It seemed so strange Like a new companion From a foreign land Of misery and pain I do not recognize (The wonder of being aware) I do not recognize (The Bird and the tree) The masks we wear Are beautiful to see But what lies beneath These nightmares unreleased The unveiled reasons That make us frail and deceitful Accompany the song That takes us to our tomb Decades passed by Age took hold of me The questions still remained Unanswered, I see At the end it came to be I bell chime to set me free No more confusion I saw the bird and tree I do not recognize (The wonder of being aware) I do not recognize (The moon and the sea) The masks we wear Are beautiful to see But what lies beneath These nightmares unreleased The unveiled reasons That make us frail and deceitful Accompany the song That takes us to our tomb
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THE VIGORIAN MAN A mirror shatters Glass sharpening the floor Pieces of broken glass Grits under my feet Broken as I am today No more than a crippled soul in grief Soul seeds A nascents of holiness Becoming as flesh The magic of the winterheart is beautiful and gloomy an eternal constant chaos raises its head whenever fortune reaches the final state Standing in my home There’s no place to go I smash this face in grief That stares into my eyes Devolving state of sanity Strikes me down on my knees All the saviors count as one could not bring me the peace The magic of the winterheart is beautiful and gloomy an eternal constant chaos raises its head whenever fortune reaches the final state Eternal chaos is my name The Vigorian man The face of creator Like a wretched portrayal The Vigorian man The iconoclast Disappeared in the dark
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PERSONA NON GRATA One of these god forsaken days I realised the void around me (solitude) Avoiding eyes all around A Masked despise Tomorrow is the past (Yesterday is the future) I swallow the darkness (…and the darkness swallows me) Unwanted soul Making force out of redemption salvation unchained Breaking through walls The inflamed arrival Carrying the burden of stones …and spreading the plague Forevermore (Forevermore) These chariots roll Behind the man in disguise (dead eyes) As the time goes on The rattling of the wheels remain Tomorrow is the past (Yesterday is the future) I swallow the darkness (…and the darkness swallows me) Unwanted soul Making force out of redemption salvation unchained Breaking through walls The inflamed arrival Carrying the burden of stones …and spreading the plague Forevermore (Forevermore)
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about

We are so excited that our debut album “Persona non grata” will finally be released. Recordings started already in 2022 and the first intention was that album, but there were some roadstops here and there. We had to record bass tracks twice and also our mixing wizard Tero “TeeCee” Kinnunen had timetable changes because of his big contribution to Nightwish. This is also time to say huge thanks to Tero, for arranging time to us on his busy schedule and doing remarkable work for us.

The album itself presents darker and heavier Decrowned, but still keeping true to our band's essence, uniqueness and variations within the songs. For the old fans of our band this album will throw some surprises in a positive way and hopefully this brings us tons of new fans worldwide. Album can be called a theme album, reflecting things that pass through the generations, consuming us from inside. It is a description of a haunted future and the past that took wrong turns on personal and universal levels. This undefined black matter that flows ignoring time and reason is the unwanted entity... Persona non grata

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released February 23, 2024

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1. Folklore pt.1 (intro), Music Hulmi
2. Mouth leaks black, Music Puustinen, Lyrics Kauppinen
3. Rainworld, Music and lyrics Kauppinen
4. Stonewing, Music and lyrics Kauppinen
5. Mindparasite, Music and lyrics Puustinen
6. Scarred, Music Puustinen, Lyrics Puustinen/Hulmi
7. Awaken, Music Kauppinen/Hulmi, Lyrics Puustinen
8. Faceless, Music Puustinen, Lyrics Puustinen/Hulmi
9. The bird and the tree, Music Hulmi/Kauppinen, Lyrics Kauppinen
10. The Vigorian man, Music and lyrics Kauppinen
11. Persona non grata, Music Hulmi/Kauppinen, Lyrics Kauppinen
12. Folklore pt.2 (outro) Music Hulmi

Arrangements by Hulmi/Kauppinen/Puustinen/Venäläinen/Turunen

PERSONA NON GRATA was:
Produced by Decrowned with help of Tero Kinnunen
Recorded at Crown Crusher studio/Joensuu
Kantele recordings at Guru studio/Joensuu
Engineered by Antti Venäläinen
Mixed by Tero “TeeCee” Kinnunen
Mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox
Artwork and layout by Jukka Turunen (www.jukkaturunen.com)
Band photography by Harri Säynevirta (www.saynevirta.fi)
Keyboards and synths by Jukka Turunen
Kantele by Sari Puustinen and Saila Kinnunen
Guitar solo on “Mindparasite” by Euge Valovirta
Finnish vocals on “Mindparasite” by Tuomo Huurre

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Decrowned Joensuu, Finland

Decrowned was formed in 2017, in Joensuu Finland. Musical influences comes from such bands as: In Flames, Soilwork, Diablo, Mastodon, Amorphis etc.

Band:

Miikka Hulmi, Vocals & Bass

Antti Venäläinen, Drums

Jaakko Kauppinen, Guitar

Simo Puustinen, Guitar
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