Pearl Hunting, by Belle Morte

Pearl Hunting

by Belle Morte

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PKMetal Belle Morte has exploded into something much more authentic and original than the Nightwish/Epica clone they started as. The dynamic compositions and varied traditional elements make sure there's never a boring moment. The performances by Belle and guests are all top-tier. Hugely recommended! Favorite track: Blame me.

	Hisashi, Reigen Fujii, Souzan Kato - Jorōgumo 00:00 / 04:50

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Jewel case, with a 28-page booklet inside, featuring guest musicians' photos, bios and info about the ethnic instruments used on the album. The artwork was done by Stefan Heilemann.

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1.	Belle Morte, Max Kerner, Caterina Castiglioni, Yanina Yakshevich, Ada Rusinkiewicz - Pearl Hunting 01:45	lyrics	buy track
Where auroras paint the sky In Nordic waters treasures lie Where spirits of forest dwell We started hunting for the pearls In the realm of the sand We take a deep breath to descend Into the Arabian sea The sirens call seductively In the land of the rising sun We dive into cerulean Past the forest of the kelp Where pearls shimmer in the depth
2.	Belle Morte, Tero Kalliomäki - Fallen Idol 05:10	lyrics	buy track
My fallen idol, could you stop and listen I won’t dance around the truth I used to grasp your words like a blessing But tonight I am changing the rules And you think that you are perfect And you act like you’re a star I don’t want to be your puppet As for me, this went too far I am not blinded by you anymore It’s all about your heart and not your body One day you’ll maybe understand it too You can be proud, ‘cause you will have nobody Who will be able to believe in you Who will be able to believe in you My cruel-hearted judgmental fellow Carping things that you don't apprehend And now you’re left with all your self-conceit Forever vain beloved and false friend Never wanted to disappoint you But I see no other way I’m so tired of endless pursue I spit it out and cоme what may I am not angry with you anymore It’s all about you heart and not your body One day you’ll maybe understand it too You can be proud, ‘cause you will have nobody Who will be able to believe in you Who will be able to believe in you
3.	Belle Morte, Ulziisaikhan Khoroldamba - Exorcism 05:29	lyrics	buy track
You’re my darkest secret No one knows I keep it In a well secured place None to witness my disgrace You’re my guilty pleasure Diabolic obsession Always keeping me subdued Deepening my solitude Pain in temples so agonizing Voices in my head mesmerizing Air so stifling I cannot breath I let this darkness devour me I feel my conscious is slowly fading Thoughts of you so intoxicating I have nothing left to hold on Paralyzed and bewitched till dawn Chorus: I need an exorcism To rip you out of me Consumed by this chasm within Power so frightening I need an exorcism Some kind of ritual Your words carved into my skin No one to save me now I feel you’re taking over My will can no longer fight you Awe and sweetness blending When we start descending Though your light illuminates Darkest shadows it creates In this wicked gamble You’re my poison apple Every bite is killing me Though the taste is heavenly Chorus The darkest hour comes before the dawn I’m closing my eyes waiting for the light Chorus
4.	Belle Morte, Lernik Khachatrian - Blame me 04:35	lyrics	buy track
1. It seemed like all the air was poisoned I tried but couldn't take a breath Then you stood there and watched me Oh, was it me, who made this mess? Me all alone who burned the bridges Me all alone who let you down How come it be I count the stitches And you walk home all safe and sound? Every time I sought your guidance You rewarded me with silence Every time you needed friend I was right there at your hand When I felt my heart was broken Had to leave my pain unspoken How come I could let you see Knowing you've forsaken me? Chorus: Blame me Blame me I have never felt so low Say out loud the truth we know Blame me Blame me Now I make the curtain fall Gotta wreck this fable after all Blame me Blame me Blame me. 2. It seemed my mouth was full of ashes I tasted bitter on my tongue And you set me on fire Then walked away and let me burn I’ve showed you all оf my forgiveness I’ve died inside a thousand times No matter what I am the wicked And you are perfect in your eyes Every time I sought your guidance You rewarded me with silence Every time you did me wrong I shut up and played along When I felt my heart was broken Had to leave my pain unspoken Now you come out of the blue Thinking I would wait for you Chorus
5.	Belle Morte, Ella Zlotos, Marta Masciola - Wintersleep 05:17	lyrics	buy track
Chorus: By the time you'll be leaving Please make sure that I'm sleeping Cause I don't think I'll bear the sight of you walk away In the warm realm of dreaming I will shelter this feeling I will winter my sorrow till it no longer stays 1. Hush now, I don't want to listen I won't let this become my memory I hung my head and cried myself to sleep So leave me here, alone in misery I knew you would have to leave So finally prepared, as much as I can be I closed my eyes and cried myself to sleep So leave me here, alone in misery Chorus 2. All you say will only make it worse So I won't listen, not a single word One day I will overcome remorse I should've kept my secrets never told Soon I'll slip into my dreaming And no longer tortured I will find bliss I refuse to see you leaving So please watch your steps and walk away in peace Chorus
6.	Belle Morte, Carlos Carty - Losing Faith 05:10	lyrics	buy track
20 hours 20 days There were many different ways But you chose the way of lies, the way of faking smiles 20 hours 20 nights Play pretend that it’s alright But it’s not. I lose my trust, I lose my faith in you Lose my faith in you All that’s left is disbelief With some drops of silent grief And no matter where you go, I will not follow you You denied my sanity Sinking in your vanity All I know I lose my trust, I lose my faith in you Lose my faith in you 20 hours 20 weeks I was so afraid to speak This ordeal was quiet as a whisper in the night 20 hours and sunrise Truth is buried under lies And it's when I lose my trust, I lose my faith in you Lose my faith in you
7.	Belle Morte, Maulana Malik Ibrahim - Black Waters 04:43	lyrics	buy track
We follow to the discreet place where nobody can see us We lose the sense of time and space, dissolve in fantasies Deep deep down we go I say take it slow I don’t wanna drown in this abyss around me Hold hold head up high Black waters let no light Velvet waves are tender, but restrain forever if we let them Chorus: Oh, stay with me, stay with me for another round Don’t let me go Swim with me, swim with me in this sea we found Don’t let me go This moist will burn us like a flame, yet we both volunteer Remind me how to breathe again when closing in on me Deep deep down we go I see how you glow All background faded pupils dilated Your eyes open wide Black liquid inside Velvet waves are tender, but restrain forever if we let them Chorus Bridge: Was it insane? In a city we both don’t know, under April snow storm Finding our way Getting lost and meeting each other, temerarious lovers Was it insane? Chorus
8.	Emma Spinelli, Rúben Monteiro - Willow 05:25	lyrics	buy track
Meet me when darkness falls and everyone’s asleep I’ll be dressed up in shadows and red peonies Breathe in this moist air, grey mosses and decaying leaves The fragrance twilight brings Willow cradles us from sight In its branches secrets hide Crickets sing their symphony Take my hand and dance with me, my love CHORUS Eternal, infernal The rapture I bestow So crimson and so warm You don't know what follows The willow sees it all The willow tells no one, no one Baptized in molten silver underneath the stars Behind the faint bells and chirring of nightjars Reach out for flesh of yours while we watch as the moon ascends I leave your straight neck bent Slender branches swaying low When I kiss you soft and slow In these shadows, sweet and deep You’re forever mine to keep Bridge: I whisper in your ear No one will hear you here No one can hear you here So go and scream my dear No one will hear you here No one can hear you here
9.	Belle Morte, Ruben Monteiro - September 04:49	lyrics	buy track
Hello my dear Since you aren’t near I sing my songs Hoping you hear them And you don’t mind You’re deaf and blind To all my signs It's just not fair I’ve tried to live through this why don’t you just simply let me be Tried to forget this September has taken the best of me Chorus: And if I survive this autumn I will never fall for you And you will become forgotten, not the one that I once knew I will never fall for you Not the one that I once knew Our memories Are my nightmares I beg you please Leave all my dreams It’s painful to Remember you I wish I could Erase all this I’ve tried to live through this why don’t you just simply let me be Tried to forget this September has taken the best of me Chorus
10.	Hisashi, Reigen Fujii, Souzan Kato - Jorōgumo 04:50	lyrics	buy track
I wandered through eternal eaves In caverns vast I sought for peace In labyrinth of twisted night Where visions danced in spectral light In twilight's shroud, where shadows play, Bewildered, I have lost my way CHORUS Arachnid mistress, she'll capture your soul With venomous kisses, she'll take control Jorogumo's dancing, the darkness unfolds Entangled and trapped, you'll never escape her hold And there she stood in cobweb gown Perfection in the onyx crown She wore a face of porcelain, Yet harbored darkness deep within Her whispers echoed, hushed and low, Inviting to the depths below. CHORUS
11.	Belle Morte, Yaroslav Dzhus, Alex Pilkevych, Ada Rusinkiewicz - Krew 04:44	lyrics	buy track
Не маланкі раннія Ззяюць над Дняпром Смерць ляціць пад крыламі Жалезных груганоў Браце, толькі памятай Што мы адной крыві На зямлі абпаленай Прашу цябе, жыві Птушкі згубілі гнёзды Знак вогненны ззяе Да волі шлях няпросты Ды час твой настаў Прыйдзе ізноў світанне У родны твой край Браце, трымайся, Не саступай Ти є ліс Струмок, а над ним ржавий міст Та так що й лячно стати Мене ніс Блукати і кохати Під вітру свист В обіймах засинати Сад свинцевий коло хати З нього навпростець Шлях вжалену осу зганяти Їй давно кінець Jeśli to już ostatni jest taniec przed tobą Dobrze by było pozbyć się fałszywych nut Zobacz, jesteśmy razem, stoimy tuż-tuż Tylko nas trzyma zachodni chłód Nie zawiąże szybko się Raz zerwana więź Pokolenia będą nieść Waszą jeszcze ciepłą krew Nawet blady strachu cień Całe rody będzie gnieść Każdą linią spłynie śmierć Під свинцевою облогою небес Сняться чорно-криваві сни Світ отруєний болем і гнівом Цієї важкої холодної весни Лише за твоїми плечима Правда, воля і рідний край Вічно житиме Україна Брате, тримайся не відступай

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Just like pearl divers search for treasures in the deep sea, Belle Morte have explored different music traditions to create “Pearl hunting”. The second band’s album offers 11 songs, each crafted in collaboration with guest musicians from across the globe, blending symphonic metal with an array of ethnic instruments to produce a truly unique sound.

The concept for Pearl Hunting was born in 2020, as the band adapted to the challenges and opportunities of remote collaboration. This approach allowed them to work with talented artists from Belarus, Finland, Ukraine, Poland, Mongolia, Indonesia, Portugal, Germany, France, Peru, Japan, and Italy.

The album showcases a wide variety of traditional instruments, including the Celtic bouzouki, Germanic lyre, Belarusian duda, Ukrainian sopilka, jouhikko, morin khuur, duduk, Uilleann pipes, whistles, a replica of the Trinity College harp, pan pipes, ocarina, quena, suling, gamelan, lute, hurdy-gurdy, oud, saz, shamisen, koto, shakuhachi, and bandura.

While some tracks explore familiar combinations of symphonic metal and folk influences, like the Northern and Celtic sounds, others push the boundaries with more experimental and unconventional fusions, incorporating instruments such as the Armenian duduk and Indonesian suling and gamelan.

Lyrically, Pearl Hunting spans a wide array of themes, from love, lust, and personal struggles to tales of vampires and creatures from Japanese folklore, offering listeners an immersive and varied storytelling experience.

credits

released January 23, 2025

Belle Morte - vocalist, lyric/music author
Sergey Butovsky - bass guitar, arrangements, sound producing, backing vocals, vocals (2, 7, 10, 11), music author (11)
Maria Shumanskaya - keyboards, violin (5)
Ilya Rogovoy - guitars
Ilya Petrashkevich - guitars
Rostislav Golubnichiy - drums

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Guest musicians:
Max Kerner - Celtic bouzouki (1)
Caterina Castiglioni - Germanic lyre (1)
Yanina Yakshevich - Belarusian duda, Ukrainian sopilka (1)
Ada Rusinkiewicz - backing vocals (1), (9), vocals, Polish lyrics author (11)
Tero Kalliomäki - jouhikko (2)
Ulziisaikhan Khoroldamba - morin khuur (3)
Lernik Khachatrian - duduk (4)
Ella Zlotos - Uilleann pipes, tin whistle & low whistle (5)
Marta Masciola - Trinity College harp replica (5)
Carlos Carty - pan pipes, ocarina & quena (6)
Maulana Malik Ibrahim - suling, gamelan, vocals in Sundanese (7)
Emma Spinelli - lute (8)
Rúben Monteiro - hurdy-gurdy (8), oud & saz (9)
Hisashi - koto (10)
Reigen Fujii - shamisen (10)
Souzan Kato - shakuhachi (10)
Yaroslav Dzhus - bandura (11)
Alex Pilkevych - vocals, Ukrainian lyrics author (11)

Album recorded at Kuba Sawicki studio (Lodz), Blackline studio (Minsk), Ivory Records (Batumi)
Produced, mixed & mastered by Sergey Butovsky

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Belle Morte is a dark gothic/symphonic metal band from Belarus. Through their music Belle Morte challenges their audience to look beyond the surface and find the beauty in the unexpected. Whether exploring the bleak landscapes of the Finnish tundra, the steppes of Mongolia, or the deserts of the Middle East, Belle Morte invites listeners on a journey through the shadows of the human experience. ... more

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