Chornobyl 22

by VELJA

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"Chornobyl 22" refers to the events that unfolded in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone after the russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
The moscovites planned to use the Exclusion Zone, located to the north of Kyiv, to launch a surprise attack on the Ukrainian capital, but the forces of nature and the Ukrainian soil itself, exhausted by the nuclear disaster that happened in 1986, fought against them, siding with the Ukrainian soldiers.
Funny fact: It was discovered that digging trenches in an area where the soil is contaminated with nuclear waste was not a wise decision.

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Viscous time and space
Count your steps
Count your steps
And with every turn
They efface
They efface

Pine trees are painted red
They're mourning
For every last sunset
And every coming morning

Die, die, die

Spend all your time
Reminiscing
Of your past life
Of your past life
So innocent

Order and crime
As different
As a trench and a grave
A trench and a grave
Decision made

For every slaughtered child
For every desperate widow
Your bones forever here will lie
And mugwort'll be your shroud

Pine trees are painted red
They're mourning
For every last sunset
And every coming morning

Die, die, die

Soldier
Count your days
Count your days
Count your days
You're dead
Soldier
Count our days
Count your days
You are so
DEAD

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released April 26, 2023

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VELJA Kyiv, Ukraine

Velja, a progressive metal band from Ukraine, features female extreme vocals and incorporates electronic instruments and samples to create a complex fusion of modern progressive metal and djent.

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