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Artwork by
Jacob Devlin

Runemilk Amulet

from Mossbane Lantern

August 1st, 2025
8 tracks
40:58
Mossbane Lantern
Mossbane Lantern
Runemilk Amulet
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5:47
Runemilk Amulet
Sallow Moth
synopsis: A small silver amulet with a milky white substance inside of it. Its properties are unknown. A warrior becomes obsessed with the amulet, experiencing a mana-fueled hallucinatory journey after consuming the white substance. lyrics: Properties unknown Wearing god, it’s wearing off The last temple, the columns split Remember dread, the helix formed Silver necklace with milk inside, drip-dried sky Wear and tear the crystal shard Substance fills the warrior’s mouth Shining star farseeks their way The last temple, the columns split Into forests, into space The plaque just breaks, a crystal shard Now a crystal scar Runemilk amulet wearing thin Runemilk amulet, slain god madness Weakened formation, refill the cavern Snowlike creature, emerge from ice water Drink the well Viscosity reach the power Crying of ecstatic symbiosis More reason to hold Morph infinity watch the lights dim Then boot up the quantum disks Back of the plate, tank full of mana mescaline Runemilk Drink well in silence Meditate and feel Your radiance gradually blast Weigh, drain, yeast earth tail Meal of armor’s origin Until your next turn, you can’t be burned (Mana-induced laughing and howling) Why can’t I see Where am I No My silver ride Whisper Silken Drink from the necklace All the way down Ten brains deep Flimsy film crust Snow melts here Runemilk amulet wearing thin Runemilk amulet, slain god madness Strengthened formation, fulfill my rapture Brand new creature, emerge from new nature Runemilk amulet, wearing thin Emerge from ice water Runemilk Drink it eternally Drink it eternally I will come clean
7:00

Released on I, Voidhanger Records.

All songs written & produced between October 2024 - February 2025.

Mossbane Lantern: A powerful, green-encrusted lantern hidden on an icy plane. This highly coveted artifact allows humans to temporarily displace their corporeal form and teleport short distances within the plane they are on, while granting non-humans the ability to teleport over greater distances, including interdimensional travel.

Mossbane Lantern serves as an extension to the anthological format of the Vial EP, revolving around various esoteric artifacts. Each song depicts a story of a different traveler's experiences on their unique path to the Mossbane Lantern, as well as the aftereffects of activating it in conjunction with these other artifacts.

Notable influences on this album: Akercocke, Cynic, Cephalic Carnage, Wormed, Mortal Decay, Biolich, Edge of Sanity, maudlin of the Well, Bark Psychosis, Funeral Diner.

Credits

Garry Brents - all guitars, bass, vocals, programming, synths, production.

Guests:

  • Ashbreather - additional gang vocals on 5's chorus.

  • Chipped Topaz - all composition on 8.

  • Cory Peterson - additional guttural vocals on 7. (Thaetas)

  • Dave Norman - buried layer of screams on 1, 3, 5, 6, and 7. (Zegema Beach Records)

  • Emily Noelle - high gang chorus vocals on 5's chorus.

  • G. E. F. - additional low vocals on 6. (Thecodontion)

  • Manic Dream Girl - falsetto vocals on 1, breakbeat stem on 3. (Hypomanic Daydream)

  • Nathan Kwon - additional gang vocals on 5's chorus. (Crawl Across the Sky)

  • Orion Stephens - solos at 3:34 and 4:04 on 6. (Dropspike)

  • Riccardo Benedini - solo at 1:15 on 4, solo at 6:37 on 6.

  • Steve Wiener - steel-string acoustic guitar outro on 4, additional clean/yelling vocals on 6. (Am I In Trouble?)

  • Sylvie Pickle - additional guttural vocals on 6.

  • Warsaw - additional high vocals on 5's chorus. (Sankaku)