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Nimbus

by Armed Cloud

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    Pre-order of Nimbus. You get 2 tracks now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.
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    releases May 25, 2024

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Comes in a 4 Panel Digipack edition with booklet.

    Includes digital pre-order of Nimbus. You get 2 tracks now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.
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1.
Safety Word
2.
Angel of Frost 05:25
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Angel of Frost I feel the winter Flowing through my veins Like icy winds beneath the rain I’m coming near you My friend To find the snow beneath the land Don’t let the world drag you down The smile turn to frown The search for eternity Don’t take away what I found Your feet on the ground To solve this inequity I’m frozen in catastrophe Don’t care about the failure of morality Trapped inside disharmony I find the world unchanged by misery Oh! A frozen angel Comes to me in dreams Cradling me to sleep Her icy fingers Touch my soul I find the peace that makes me whole Don’t let the world drag you down The smile turn to frown The search for tranquillity Don’t take away what I found My feet off the ground Can’t solve this inequity I’m frozen in catastrophe Don’t care about the failure of morality Trapped inside disharmony I find the world unchanged by misery No! You’re screaming for help, don’t you know ‘Cause in your eyes I see straight to your soul Wow! You’re dragging me down, take control Somewhere inside, I think that’s your goal I’m frozen in catastrophe Don’t care about the failure of morality Trapped inside disharmony I find the world unchanged by misery I can pretend you’re not in front of me I won’t be touched words you throw at me I’m trapped inside my world of dreams It’s comforting to shut out negativity A frozen angel A friend The one who helps me understand
3.
Desolation
4.
Demon I, Demon You
5.
The Ones Who Are Lost 04:15
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The Ones Who Are Lost From the broken pieces A portrait’s standing tall I remember my life, every second of strife The foundation of my soul I know that I’m invasive I know my walls are strong I know you’ll bring the wrecking ball But don’t you see the flaw? We are the ones who are lost And we don’t know where to cross We are just watching the sky As we burn Living this life, again and again But I’m not the only one You’re beginning to see, there’s more than you and me And I just won’t lie down You should know that you’re invasive And I know you’re walls are strong But here comes the wrecking ball The calm before the storm We are the ones who are lost And we don’t know where to cross We were just watching the sky As it burned Now’s not the time to give up Tear down the walls in your cup We’ll just be watching the world As it burns Out of the ashes and the dust From the rubble we will rise (We will rise) The world is burning We are not enemies, we should side (And fight) We are the ones who are lost And we didn’t know where to cross We were just watching the sky As it burned Out of the ashes we’ll rise Standing strong with you by our side We’ll just be watching the world And let it burn Watch the whole world burn to cinders We let it burn! BURN!
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Handless Thief
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Stitches
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Nimbus
9.
White Wine
10.
Social Sludge

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The title “Nimbus” comes from heavy cloud formations called cumulonimbus – thunderous clouds in nature. Armed Cloud recorded their darkest and heaviest album yet with memorable melodies and a focus on brutal grooves, catchy choruses, and an adventurous, gritty spirit.

During the recording sessions, the band approached the songwriting process as a unit, forming the foundations of the album together in collaboration and unity. This approach resulted in the most coherent album to date, while still making way for Kay’s heartfelt guitar solos, the confident and powerful pounding of the drums by Rico, Boris’ crunchy and thundering bass, the ethereal and noise-laden analog keys by Remco, and Daan’s gritty and commanding vocals. As a special treat, Marcela Bovio of Stream of Passion and Ayreon fame honoured the band by lending her angelic vocals to the song “Angel of Frost”.

The main theme on the album is about overcoming the darkness of the past with healing through music. Therefore, the album deals with some of the more turbulent themes that have dominated society over the past few years, as well as personal darknesses that have plagued individual band members, all of it culminating in the title track’s message.

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releases May 25, 2024

Armed Cloud is:

Daan Dekker - Vocals
Remco van der Veen - Keyboards, Synths & Backing Vocals
Kay Bouten - Guitars
Boris Suvee - Bass
Rico Noijen - Drums

Nimbus:

Produced, mixed and mastered by Erwin Hermsen
Assistant Engineering by Fons van Dijk
Toneshed Recording Studio

Photography by Hannah van Dijk

Artwork by Sammy Ariëns

Published by MEY Productions

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Armed Cloud delivers a unique take on alternative progressive metal and have now returned with their heaviest outing to date. Their sound takes the modern progressive metal from bands like Amorphis and Voyager, fused with the aggression that trademarks the likes of Korn and Pantera, while sticking to the adventure and grit also found in Avenged Sevenfold. ... more

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