#solemn : marked with religious rites and pomps

- French: solennel

- Italian: solenne

- Portuguese: solene

- Spanish: solemne

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#solemn : marked with religious rites and pomps

- French: solennel

- Italian: solenne

- Portuguese: solene

- Spanish: solemne

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"A SOLEMN WREATH / UNE COURONNE SOLENNELLE". Abstract digital painting by / peinture numérique par A.G. (c) 2025. All Rights Reserved. Tous droits réservés. #historiotheque #artoperations #concreterealism #seasonsoftheheart #summeroftheheart #summerofjoyfulbeing #solemn #wreath #couronne #solennelle

Today’s #Chattories prompt is #solemn (word or inspiration)

Make a new post including the two hashtags. Write a one-post story for the prompt.

Keep it clean!

There are no limits on previous prompts; use or re-use as you like.

Have fun!

Myra Davis, 1940

Oil painting by John Minton. Davis, also known as Myra Chigerovitch (1915-1994) was an artist who shared studio space with Minton and artist Michael Ayerton.

#myradavis #myrachigerovitch #johnminton #art #artist #artworld #portrait #portraitpainting #oilpainting #myra #kunst #artoftheday #arte #paintingoftheday #künstler #peintre #peinture #solemn #greyblue #grey #gray #bluegray #bluegrey

#solemn : marked with religious rites and pomps

- French: solennel

- Italian: solenne

- Portuguese: solene

- Spanish: solemne

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Interwoven Lives A Subculture Portrait in a Historic Cemetery

Amidst the solemn setting of a centuries-old graveyard lies a striking image of a young woman, lost in thought as if pondering the passage of time and the narration of the lives lived within these moss-cover...

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Record(s) o’ the Month – April 2024

By Steel Druhm

Hot on the heels of the March Record(s) o’ the Month comes the treasure trove for April. April had some heavy hitters, and the staff was as fractious as ever advocating for their anointed favorites. Naturally, AMG upper management listened dutifully, deliberated deeply, and made decisions guaranteed to peeve the underlings. This is the wiolence inherent in the system. This is AMG!!

Replicant’s blend of skronkified tech, disso, hardcore, and OSDM is not for the weak. It’s the sound of instability and mayhem with massive grooves, aggro vocals, and a penchant for herky-jerky, nerve-jangling twists, almost like a forced marriage of Demilich and Gorguts with Internal Bleeding vomiting all over the ceremony. On Infinite Mortality all these elements coalesce into a sickening cacophony of insanity that pushes the boundaries of extreme music as it fucks with your sense of reality. To call this uncompromising is to undersell how toxic the material is and what it can do to synapses with prolonged exposure. This is nasty, insane, contorted music that somehow holds together and makes sense even as it kicks your brain out. As a stunning Kennstrosity stammered, “It’s brutal, it’s smart as hell, and it’s a novel entry in the wild world of skronky death. You’d be remiss to let it pass you by.”

Runner(s) Up:

Inter Arma // New Heaven – Progressive blackened sludge/doom-death crew Inter Arma impressed the masses since they launched their earliest crusades. Fifth full-length New Heaven continues their evolution with a new product that sounds different than its predecessor while retaining the core of the Inter Arma sound. The doom elements are scarce, Portal influences dot the landscape, and the heaviness is insane. Forays into southern rock offer respite and the clash of influences and styles creates a warped, weird experience. It’s a fascinating ride though. As Cherd summed up, “Almost 20 years into their career, I’d say they can do no wrong.”

In Vain // Solemn – Progressive melodeath act In Vain have always been well-received by the AMG brew crew, with their 2018 Currents opus earning especially high praise from Angry Metal Guy Himself. Their slick blend of prog, folk, post-black, and melodeath is engaging and thoughtful, setting them apart from the melo-mob. While they can be pompous and pretentious at times, there’s no denying the quality of the writing and the talent involved as they create sweeping soundscapes and stunning vistas. As an equally pompous El Cuervo expressed, “Solemn is an awe-inspiring release and one that any fan of metal shouldn’t miss.”

#2024 #InVain #InfiniteMortality #InterArma #NewHeaven #RecordSOTheMonth #Replicant #Solemn

Sacramento Valley Veterans Cemetary

The Sacramento Valley Veterans Cemetery Is located between the cities of Vacaville and Dixon about half hour west of Sacramento.
All of these men and women that are buried here sacrificed their time to support this country.
This image was taken just before Memorial Day when volunteers spend hours placing flags next to each headstone.
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#SacramentoValleyVeteransCemetary #BillGallagherPhotography #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Solemn

In Vain – Solemn Review

By El Cuervo

In Vain were clearly one of the most exciting Norwegian bands in the 2010s, boasting 2 great releases across Aenigma and Currents. The latter was even my Album o’ the Year for 2018, resulting in my unreasonable expectations for a sequel. For those unfamiliar, imagine a more varied and melodic version of Borknagar; a convenient comparator in a year that has also featured a new release from those guys too. And good though that record undoubtedly is, Solemn beats it hands down. It references the feel of 90s Scandinavian metal but it’s progressive, forward-looking, and epic. Namely the type of release about which I can hardly stop myself from evangelizing.

It’s difficult to neatly summarize In Vain. Their music draws from myriad genres, including black metal, melodic death metal, progressive rock, folk and orchestral music. Solemn is heavy, melodic, diverse, expansive and emotive. But the real magic isn’t just in the variety of these elements; it’s in how they’re tied together. The songs here are densely compacted with instrumental layers and musical ideas but they’re never overwhelming. Solemn is a testament to sophisticated songwriting and production. The music is energetic and complex but the centripetal force of recurring riffs and melodies, and crisp instrumental tones and mastering, stop things from spiraling out of control. It’s the sort of music that drags your brain away from other activities and demands your attention. You could extract any minute-long passage from this record and find it replete with interesting but sticky material to unpack. Some music is intriguing without being memorable; In Vain do both.

They also find a way to extract every drop of pomp and pretension out of their music, but in a good way. There are plentiful examples of obscenely catchy harmonies of both the guitar and vocal variety. You just need to hear the bookending tracks called “Shadows Flap their Black Wings” and “Watch for Me on the Mountain” to experience this truth. And the judicious orchestrations compound this effect. The trumpets on the opener can only be described as extra, while the saxophone on “Season of Unrest” is one of the record’s highlight moments. In Vain convey size and scope better than almost any other artist. The nuanced arrangements are difficult to entirely appreciate on first listen but after repetition, as the hooks sink deeper, you begin to disentangle the layers. In brief, it’s easy to enjoy Solemn on first listen but it becomes even more rewarding over time.

Even the song structures are designed to invoke excitement. A number of the tracks run through a couple of verses and choruses before spreading outwards into less predictable territory. The music initially hooks you with a recognizable structure and melodies before challenging you to step out of this comfort zone with unpredictable angles, instrumental variety and progressive developments. This quality climaxes from “Season of Unrest” through “Where the Winds Meet.” The first of these leverages a mid-song interlude and its saxophone to achieve maximum size, while “At the Going Down of the Sun” references the highlight from Currents by fusing burly leads with epic harmonized clean singing. Nonetheless, “Where the Winds Meet” is the prize cut, and high on my song o’ the year shortlist. Its pre-chorus and chorus are ridiculously catchy and the shredding guitar lead from 2:30 is pure Cuervo bait. If I have a minor complaint it’s that the back third of the record, if only through passage of the first two-thirds, is more predictable. These songs are still better than most other things but the record is fully into its groove by this point.

In Vain are the most pompous metal bastards you’ll hear but I can’t complain because this album is so damn epic and so damn enjoyable. Despite its excesses, Solemn works because it’s remarkably balanced. It coalesces its varied inputs into a complex but digestible sound that easily flows between heavy and light, brutal and catchy. This can only be achieved through the accomplished, experienced instrumentalists and songwriters that occupy In Vain’s ranks. Solemn is an awe-inspiring release and one that any fan of metal shouldn’t miss.

Rating: 4.5/5.0
DR: 7 | Format Reviewed: v0 mp3
Label: Indie Recordings
Websites: bandcamp.invain.com | facebook.com/invain
Releases Worldwide: April 19th, 2024

#2024 #45 #Apr24 #Borknagar #InVain #MelodicDeathMetal #NorwegianMetal #ProgressiveBlackMetal #ProgressiveMetal #Review #Solemn

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The #Jesus #SuperBowl #commercials #mocked a #solemn #Easter tradition, by treating the #marginalized as criminals & undermining #Jesus' humility.

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Frozen tents under a tear stained sky

An inky, starless night blankets the desolate campsite Halos of frost cling to flimsy canvas, hinting despair Darkness rejoices in the pitiful scene

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#StableDiffusion #ai #ArtificialIntelligence #abstraction #camping #solemn #melancholy #sorrow #loneliness #frigid #depressing

In Vain streaming new song “Season of Unrest”
#InVain #IndieRecordings #SeasonofUnrest #Solemn #2024Releases

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