Illumina A.D. CRYSTAL GRAVE
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Following the explosive momentum of their last track “The Black Guardian,” genre-defying metal act Illumina A.D. returns with their most emotionally powerful and visually stunning work yet. The official music video for “Crystal Grave” dropped on May 13, 2025, and it’s already striking a deep chord with fans and new listeners alike.
A dark, immersive experience, “Crystal Grave” is a chilling blend of beauty and despair—seductive and sinister in equal measure. Fronted by a visceral performance from Nepthisis, as a deadly siren, the video offers an artistic and metaphorical retelling of a deeply personal tragedy: the passing of Alexander Bane's oldest daughter’s birth mother, due to a drug overdose under mysterious circumstances in August 2019.
Written, Directed, Edited & Produced By: Alexander Bane
Cinematographer: Corey Weintraub
1st A.C.: Allen Hryneck
Featuring: Kris Lea & Jesse Ryder
Links:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/00avlGqlJTSW4xLV27qxwj
https://www.tiktok.com/@illumina.a.d
https://www.instagram.com/illuminametal/
https://www.facebook.com/illuminametal
Exclusive Pre-Ordrer "Days of Blood & Fire" out 6/20/2025
https://illumina.bandcamp.com/
Shows:
https://www.bandsintown.com/a/393552
LYRICS:
Do you hear me calling,
From the water?
Do you fear,
Fear my voice?
I can sense you drifting,
Drifting further
Do you feel you have no choice?
No choice
Fall apart in a crystal grave
Death's argo's on tempest waves
To the horizon —a burnt out sun
Across the ocean fear will run
A caustic haze this beautiful day
Death's argo's on tempest waves
To the horizon —a burnt out sun
Across the ocean fear will run
A thousand lives in a single breath
Heart laid bare
Full of regret
A hollowed soul
With eyes of coal
Rot with depravity
Stronger than gravity
Across the ocean
Drown in your sins
Quest for torment
In the mirror you'll find
A Black-eyed monster
You are the one
A Black-eyed monster,
Turn and run
Fall apart in a crystal grave
Death's argo's on tempest waves
To the horizon —a burnt out sun
Across the ocean fear will run
A caustic haze this beautiful day
Death's argo's on tempest waves
To the horizon —a burnt out sun
Across the ocean fear will run
Hear me calling out your name
|Are you mine or are you sane?
Feel me calling out your name
Are you mine or are you sane?
Fall apart
Fall apart in a crystal grave
Death's argo's on tempest waves
To the horizon —a burnt out sun
Across the ocean fear will run
A caustic haze this beautiful day
Death's argo's on tempest waves
To the horizon —a burnt out sun
Across the ocean fear will run
Fall apart
Fall apart
Fall apart
Fall apart
Hear me calling out your name
Song Written and Performed By: Illumina A.D.
Produced & Recorded By: Michael Beck
Mastered By: Tony Lindgren
Artwork: Mike D'Antonio
Brought to you in part by Motherroad Plumbing, Heating & Cooling LLC.
Following the explosive momentum of their last track “The Black Guardian,” genre-defying metal act Illumina A.D. returns with their most emotionally powerful and visually stunning work yet. The official music video for “Crystal Grave” dropped on May 13, 2025, and it’s already striking a deep chord with fans and new listeners alike.
A dark, immersive experience, “Crystal Grave” is a chilling blend of beauty and despair—seductive and sinister in equal measure. Fronted by a visceral performance from Nepthisis, as a deadly siren, the video offers an artistic and metaphorical retelling of a deeply personal tragedy: the passing of Alexander Bane's oldest daughter’s birth mother, due to a drug overdose under mysterious circumstances in August 2019.
Written, Directed, Edited & Produced By: Alexander Bane
Cinematographer: Corey Weintraub
1st A.C.: Allen Hryneck
Featuring: Kris Lea & Jesse Ryder
Links:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/00avlGqlJTSW4xLV27qxwj
https://www.tiktok.com/@illumina.a.d
https://www.instagram.com/illuminametal/
https://www.facebook.com/illuminametal
Exclusive Pre-Ordrer "Days of Blood & Fire" out 6/20/2025
https://illumina.bandcamp.com/
Shows:
https://www.bandsintown.com/a/393552
LYRICS:
Do you hear me calling,
From the water?
Do you fear,
Fear my voice?
I can sense you drifting,
Drifting further
Do you feel you have no choice?
No choice
Fall apart in a crystal grave
Death's argo's on tempest waves
To the horizon —a burnt out sun
Across the ocean fear will run
A caustic haze this beautiful day
Death's argo's on tempest waves
To the horizon —a burnt out sun
Across the ocean fear will run
A thousand lives in a single breath
Heart laid bare
Full of regret
A hollowed soul
With eyes of coal
Rot with depravity
Stronger than gravity
Across the ocean
Drown in your sins
Quest for torment
In the mirror you'll find
A Black-eyed monster
You are the one
A Black-eyed monster,
Turn and run
Fall apart in a crystal grave
Death's argo's on tempest waves
To the horizon —a burnt out sun
Across the ocean fear will run
A caustic haze this beautiful day
Death's argo's on tempest waves
To the horizon —a burnt out sun
Across the ocean fear will run
Hear me calling out your name
|Are you mine or are you sane?
Feel me calling out your name
Are you mine or are you sane?
Fall apart
Fall apart in a crystal grave
Death's argo's on tempest waves
To the horizon —a burnt out sun
Across the ocean fear will run
A caustic haze this beautiful day
Death's argo's on tempest waves
To the horizon —a burnt out sun
Across the ocean fear will run
Fall apart
Fall apart
Fall apart
Fall apart
Hear me calling out your name
Song Written and Performed By: Illumina A.D.
Produced & Recorded By: Michael Beck
Mastered By: Tony Lindgren
Artwork: Mike D'Antonio
Brought to you in part by Motherroad Plumbing, Heating & Cooling LLC.
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