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Transhumanism

by Virial

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Discovery 00:32
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Lyrics: With irrefutable proof We hurl ourselves into a new era Despised by the populace Our mission shall be fulfilled Observing the deepest depths of the cosmos An alleged insignificant signal emerges In distrustful, suspicious, incredulous dissection We embrace this historic moment An intersolar communication accomplished Fragrance of a quantum leap The first contact was established A differential equation in binary form Solo Christian Wieser Among our suns, light years apart We seek for final unity An infinite collection of universal understanding Observing the deepest depths of the cosmos An alleged insignificant signal emerges In distrustful, suspicious, incredulous dissection We embrace this historic moment An intersolar communication accomplished Fragrance of a quantum leap Transition to the world beyond Project Cyclops - hoist the sails Resounding, stupendous, heroic tale Prometeo – hoist the sails Explore the beauty of this mystic body Project Cyclops - hoist the sails Hoist the sails Hoist the sails
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Lyrics: …and so the journey begins... Dedicated, frenetic, undoubtedly triumphant Lying in the cradle of science In full feather, confident Unconquerable After a thirteen year long voyage The target object steadily turns clearer One last adjustment of flight data The orbit of Prometheus gets nearer And as the crew awakens They see it, so gorgeous, so magnificent No time is wasted, no long considerations The final distance will soon be transcended Soon the mood changes Appearance of the trail of destruction Fear and doubt reign, as they discover The shattered remains of an alien superstructure Set foot on this new world Be the first on this exo world Solo Christian Wieser The time has come To take what is to take Batteries, weaponry, liquids and more Load the capsules with this mighty, precious treasure After a thirteen year long voyage The target object steadily turns clearer One last adjustment of flight data The orbit of Prometheus gets nearer And as the crew awakens They see it, so gorgeous, so magnificent No time is wasted, no long considerations The final distance will soon be transcended
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Lyrics: On the horizon of the moon a faint light appears The capsules arrive at the mothership Docking noises, low vibrations A weird feeling, uncertain expectations An attempt to contact the ground forces Remains unanswered, petrified with horror A slight desperation develops on board In this unknown, sinister world In this unknown, sinister world An attempt to contact the ground forces Remains unanswered, petrified with horror Heartbeats are peaking at abnormal rates As no one knows the actual state Within doubtless mischief Appeal to retreat before it's too late A silent whisper of life Vague speech of a language that was never heard before What is happening in this corner of the universe? And is there something we yet not understand? We need to understand! Prometheus – unknown menace Prometheus – a higher race Prometheus – artificer of life Prometheus – extinguished existence Solo Christian Wieser A silent whisper of life Fear, anger, high spirits The thin air filled with distress calls As the connection interrupts, all hope is lost Observe the moon and afterwards explore Curiosity made our survival unsure Prometheus – unknown menace Prometheus – a higher race Prometheus – artificer of life Prometheus – extinguished existence Prometheus Prometheus Prometheus
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The Insight 04:02
Lyrics: Frightening silence, echo of death One orbit elapsed, countless contact attempts Yet there is no answer Out of the blue radio noises emerge again A last message: “Save yourself, retain!” As the last heartbeat disappears Paralysed by fear of death These mighty ones control the equilibrium These mighty ones decide between life and death Extinguish life upon the final frontier Dismayed, frightened, ignorant A shudder runs down the spine Life is not unique, the shattering truth Set the sails and realign Solo Christian Wieser What is our role in this universe? Where are our roots, where will we end? When will we end? Life is not unique, we`re not alone Accept this perception and embrace the unknown Life is not unique, we`re not alone Embrace the unknown We – need to leave this place We – need to save ourselves We – need to turn back home We – need to set the sails We – We need to set our sails Frightening silence, echo of death One orbit elapsed, countless contact attempts Yet there is no answer Out of the blue radio noises emerge again A last message: “Save yourself, retain!”
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Story: Chaos! What have you done to our world?! Honor and praise the holy war Slay your opponent, one by one Let the rotten flesh of your fictive enemy Be thy sole satisfaction As the world shatters into a thousand shards Your words echo through an empty space Nobody will ever remember your name And your cult will be forgotten in shame And your cult will be forgotten in shame Your untenable bigotry Leads into a predictable destiny Your new volatile weaponry Reflects your religious morbidity Fool! You belong six feet under Fool! You`re the black death of sophistication Fool! You`re a sheep within an infinite number Fool! You`re the cancer of civilization You belong six feet under You`re a sheep within an infinite number Solo Philipp Dollinger Solo Christian Wieser Chaos! What have you done to our world?! Honor and praise the holy war You`re the prophet of death Hate is your only strength As you debunk your archaic belief system It's too late, you have become your own victim Our fragile system is doomed Due to human ignorance Our demise is unpreventable Hail to your belligerence Fool! You belong six feet under Fool! You`re the black death of sophistication Fool! You`re a sheep within an infinite number Fool! You`re the cancer of civilization
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Lyrics: Raindrops are falling from the sky Realignment is finally upon us What once was hostile is now reconciled Is now reconciled A distant rumble herald the change An intervention through disaffection Magnetic pulses on a global range Reborn world, planetary resurrection Reborn world, reborn world, reborn world… The planet's core is liquid again United force, systematic revive The planet's core is liquid again Collective rebuild of the magnetic field The planet's core is liquid again Hold the treasure of intelligent life The planet's core is liquid again On this apex of development On this apex of development Science is on the verge of taking over Overwhelmed by the mighty translocation Science is on the verge of taking over Synergy from below to above New Aurelia is build Dawn of a new age All conditions fulfilled Essence for the next evolutionary stage Solo Christian Wieser Science is on the verge of taking over Overwhelmed by the mighty translocation Science is on the verge of taking over Synergy from below to above Science is on the verge of taking over Synergy from below to above A distant rumble herald the change An intervention through disaffection Magnetic pulses on a global range Reborn world, planetary resurrection Reborn world, reborn world, reborn world…
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Quantum Leap 05:04
Lyrics: Freedom derives from order Lasting peace is now the law Freedom derives from order Science abolished all religions Freedom derives from order Sole liberty across all borders Experimental research finally revealed What no one ever believed The extraterrestrial devices lead Into a fundamental quantum leap Freedom derives from order Lasting peace is now the law Freedom derives from order Science abolished all religions This new technology Carried by bio electronics A cluster of infinite possibilities For this decimated population This decimated population Experimental research finally revealed What no one ever believed The extraterrestrial devices lead Into a fundamental quantum leap Transmission of thoughts Has become scientific fact Higher understanding of diseases The lifespan immeasurably increases Transmission of thoughts Has become scientific fact Has become scientific fact Solo Christian Wieser Experimental research finally revealed What no one ever believed The extraterrestrial devices lead Into a fundamental quantum leap Transmission of thoughts Has become scientific fact Higher understanding of diseases The lifespan immeasurably increases Transmission of thoughts Has become scientific fact Has become scientific fact
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Lyrics: The path to eternity Is finally cleared May the spirit be immortal And the flesh shall decay Transhumanism - forged ahead Found a way to save our souls Through logic, reason and control Science - has conquered death! Biometric data pool Religious dogma overruled Fear flows through our bodies How will this feeling be What happens if mental death is the consequence? What if we’re not made for this experience? Fear flows through our bodies How will this feeling be What if transmission alters our cognizance? And our perception falls out of consonance? Transhumanism - forged ahead Found a way to save our souls Through logic, reason and control Science - has conquered death! Biometric data pool Religious dogma overruled Solo Christian Wieser Whose essence shall abide And who shall be denied Profane perfection of common sense Mankind transcends the final frontier Fear flows through our bodies How will this feeling be What happens if mental death is the consequence? What if we’re not made for this experience? Fear flows through our bodies How will this feeling be What if transmission alters our cognizance? And our perception falls out of consonance?
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Cosmic Code 05:50
Lyrics: Is this the real dimension? What will happen to our fragile minds Are we ready to understand What never has been understood before? God is dead And we shall live forever In infinite fortune Despised by those who fear our new leader God is dead And we shall live forever God is dead And we shall live forever In consonance with cosmos Despised by those who fear our new leader Envied by those who trust in fairy tales God is dead And we shall live forever With contented minds Despised by those who fear our new leader Envied by those who are left for dead The AI shall be connected to the global network Thus raised to a level where it starts to develop itself It shall develop exponentially And generate a new understanding of reality Beyond our imagination There’s no way to be grasped by mankind Evolution is no longer biological Technology will outclass our simple minds AI programming quantum computers Will initiate the final chapter Solo Christian Wieser God is dead And we shall live forever In consonance with cosmos Despised by those who fear our new leader Envied by those who trust in fairy tales God is dead And we shall live forever With contented minds Despised by those who fear our new leader Envied by those who are left for dead
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Lyrics: The network crashes as electricity shuts A last call out, suggestion for backup The spirits of those who do not follow The almighty’s instructions will be lost forever in dust In our obscurity In all this vastness There is no hint that help will come From elsewhere to save us from ourselves, to save us from ourselves A last call out, suggestion for backup The spirits of those who do not follow The almighty’s instructions will be lost forever in dust Solo Christian Wieser This is the arrival The end of the biological evolution The last judgement, the prophecy This might be the feared technological singularity This must be the feared technological singularity As all spirits get rid of their bodies An unusual silence appears Covered by nanoparticles The celestial body still follows its path Super massive, homogenous, a static sphere AI controls atoms, anytime and anywhere Inside the sphere there’s neither time nor space There solely rules eternity and grace A last call out, suggestion for backup The spirits of those who do not follow The almighty’s instructions will be lost forever in dust Solo Christian Muenzner The feeling of perfection and completeness The completion of a billion years’ old process This is the firm, final state of a civilization The technological singularity

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> MERCHANDISE
www.bjb-merch.com/Virial

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> CONCEPT
"Transhumanism" is a chronological concept album about the transition from biological to technological evolution, the ascent to a civilizations assumed final state, the technological singularity. The entire story of "Transhumanism" takes place on exoplanet “Aurelia”, first mentioned in the song “Captured Rotation” of the debut album.

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released September 24, 2021

Virial are:
Christian Wieser - Songwriting and lead guitar
Thomas Wieser - Vocals and rhythm guitar
Philip Dollinger - Bass guitar
Stefan Rojas - Drums

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> RECORDING
Concept, lyrics, samples, songwriting and lead guitar recording by Christian
All vocals and rhythm guitars recorded by Thomas
All bass guitar tracks written and recorded by Philip
All drum tracks rearranged and recorded by Stefan (at Mordor Sounds Studio)
Concert guitar rearranged and recorded by Thomas

Additional:
‘Aurelia II’ written by Thomas
Bass guitar track "Technological Singularity" written by Christian

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> GUESTS
Guitar solo in ‘Technological Singularity’ by Christian Muenzner
Steel-string acoustic guitar rearranged and recorded by Daniel Riccabona
Piano parts rearranged by Vanesa Jalife
Strings and piano sounds by Benjamin Stelzer
Instrument sounds in ‘Aurelia II’ by Benjamin Buchberger

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> STUDIOS
Mixed at Mordor Sounds Studio by Hannes Grossmann
Mastered at Woodshed Studio by Victor Santura

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> GRAPHIC DESIGN
Album artwork by Mark Erskine
Booklet and Layout by Philip Dollinger

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The story of "Transhumanism" explains the transition from biological to technological evolution, and so the ascent to a civilizations final state, the technological singularity.

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Christian Wieser
Thomas Wieser
Philip Dollinger
Stefan Rojas
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