Lost in Grey vocalists featuring on a charity project for Australia
Last week our dear musician friend from the The Netherlands, Kevin Storm, started the charity campaign “Australliance” to help the wildlife suffering from the fires in Australia.
Mr. Storm collaborated with many other musicians and recorded a song called “Can’t shut it off” and is donating all the proceeds for Wires Wildlife Rescue.
Mr. Storm explains how everything got started followingly:
“On Sunday January 4th the news of Australia’s wildfires had me in tears. I couldn’t sleep, wrote the lyrics in 5 minutes and the day after started recording a charity song during a 10-hour live stream. After this I started inviting fellow musicians to contribute.
The whole thing grew out of hand as the community started to gather around it and in one week we now have 16 musicians, some VERY well known in the heavy metal community, who all contributed to a heartbreaking song that is mixed in one of the best recording studios, backed by major companies and so much more is happening in the campaign.”
Now after just one week the song is ready and published. Also Harri Koskela, Anne Lill Rajala and Emily Leone from Lost in Grey participated in the project.
Anne Lill states: “There are so many horrible things happening in the world, and sometimes one may feel so small and powerless against it all. For me making music is one of the ways to ease that pain for a moment, but it is even better if the music can raise awareness or have some tangible results. Kevin has done an unbelievable job with managing this campaign, collecting all these people around it, not getting much sleep, just trying to do something to help. I hope this campaign reaches as many as possible, and people are encouraged to donate. Because even after this current emergency is over, and I sure hope that would be soon, help is still needed.”
You may purchase the song here and you may pay what you want: https://bit.ly/35PR4mX
You can also donate directly by PayPal to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
ALL proceeds of this campaign will be donated to the WIRES Wildlife Rescue.
You may find further information below.
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Kevin Storm - Composer, lyrics, guitars
Shawter (Dagoba) - vocals
Bjornar Erevik Nilsen (Vulture Industries) - vocals
Daniël de Jongh (Textures) - vocals
Cammie Gilbert (Oceans Of Slumber) - vocals
Louis Soenen (Fields of Troy) - additional vocals
Nils Courbaron (Sirenia) - guitar lead
Chris Gedge (Mocha Metal) - additional guitar
Eligio Tapia (Crepuscle) - additional guitar
Christina Earlymorn - Dermon (Finsterort) - additional guitar
Veli-Matti Kananen (Kalmah) - keyboards, bass
Frank Schilperoort (Dictated,..) - drums
Carmen Agtsteribbe - additional vocals
Harri Koskela (Lost in Grey) - choir
Anne Lill (Lost in Grey) - choir
Emily Leone (Lost in Grey) - choir
Mixing - Bjornar Erevik Nilsen
Mastering - Herbrand Larsen
Cover art - Matthew Dunn
Lyric video (to be released January 21st) - Costin Chioreanu
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LYRICS
I’ve seen the burning feathers
I’ve seen the burning trees
The fire from the heavens
A king brought to his knees
I’ve seen a burning world
And i just can’t shut it off
so many now forever lost
and i just can’t shut it off
It's hard to see the light,
If your eyes are always closed
Don't come to me with hindsight
It's clear this path you chose
Barren as the heart of those who look away
Dead earth is the growth that fuels our empathy
I’ve seen the burning feathers
I’ve seen the burning trees
The fire from the heavens
A king brought down to his knees
The image scars the retina
And i just can’t.. I just can’t
So many now forever lost
And I just can’t No I just can’t shut it off
A spark to ignite our fire
Fell on the earth and rose
That which came to inspire
Is that which overthrows
The warmth we should have held
Between and in our hearts
neglected, now grew violent
And tears us all apart
I’ve seen the burning feathers
I’ve seen the burning trees
The fire from the heavens
A king brought to his knees
The image scars the retina
And i just can’t shut it off
So many now forever lost
And i just can’t shut it off
The screams of the wordless
Now Resound in fiery air
Distant echo of the voiceless
Echo, echo, no longer there
No longer there
No longer there
No longer there
No longer there