Neptune With Fire
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Neptune With Fire is the debut release by Los Angeles-based metal band Ancestors
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Neptune With Fire is a concept album that tells of metaphorical characters (namely Neptune
on the title track and Orcus
on the first track), and their cosmic, psychological journey through war, celebration, remorse and revelation. The character of Neptune was written as an immortal
personification of the mortal
man, and for the band, his plight was conceived of as a way of realizing their own epistemological struggles.
The album's artwork was created by Arik Roper
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Ancestors (band)
Ancestors is a five-piece psychedelic/progressive rock/doom metal ensemble residing in Los Angeles.-Biography:Justin Maranga, Nick Long and Brandon Pierce began a three-piece project in the summer of 2006, then shortly after added Englishman Chico Foley, who had met Brandon shortly after taking up...
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Neptune With Fire is a concept album that tells of metaphorical characters (namely Neptune
Neptune (mythology)
Neptune was the god of water and the sea in Roman mythology and religion. He is analogous with, but not identical to, the Greek god Poseidon. In the Greek-influenced tradition, Neptune was the brother of Jupiter and Pluto, each of them presiding over one of the three realms of the universe,...
on the title track and Orcus
Orcus
Orcus was a Roman god of the underworld.Orcus can also refer to:* Orcus , a demon prince in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game*90482 Orcus, a Trans-Neptunian object* Orcus , a genus of ladybird...
on the first track), and their cosmic, psychological journey through war, celebration, remorse and revelation. The character of Neptune was written as an immortal
Immortality
Immortality is the ability to live forever. It is unknown whether human physical immortality is an achievable condition. Biological forms have inherent limitations which may or may not be able to be overcome through medical interventions or engineering...
personification of the mortal
Human
Humans are the only living species in the Homo genus...
man, and for the band, his plight was conceived of as a way of realizing their own epistemological struggles.
The album's artwork was created by Arik Roper
Arik Roper
Arik Roper is a freelance illustrator and painter based in New York City. Born in New York City, Roper grew up in Richmond, Virginia. His parents both being artists, his creativity was encouraged and he spent a great deal of time drawing...
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