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The Burden of Existence

About Me


Originally begun as a collaboration between Universe Divide/Canvas Solaris guitarist Chris Rushing and CS drummer Hunter Ginn, Burden of Existence quickly recorded a 5-song demo exploring a rich variety of influences (mid-90s Gothenburg, Vintersorg, TOOL, etc.). Due to geographic distance and life obligations, the material was shelved until early 2007, when vocalist Narissa Wolke responded to an ad placed in a local paper. It was immediately clear that her voice--reminiscent of The Gathering's Anneke Van Giersbergen and 3rd and the Mortal's Kari Rueslatten, but with a pronounced metal sensibility--was the perfect match for Burden's melodic, atmospheric metal. Currently, plans are being made to record a full-length LP, which the band hopes will see the light of day in the latter part of 2009.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/29/2005
Band Members:

Narissa Wolke
Vocals

Chris Rushing-
Guitars
Recording/production

Current/Former Projects:
Canvas Solaris (Active)
The Universe Divide (Active)
Novum Organum (Disbanded)

Hunter Ginn
Drums


Current/Former Projects:
Canvas Solaris (Active)

Gael Pirlot-
Bass

Current/Former Projects:
Canvas Solaris (Active)
The Universe Divide (Active)
Novum Organum (Disbanded)

Influences: A Perfect Circle
Anata
Andromeda
Arcturus
Behold the Arctopus
Blind Guardian
Borknagar
Canvas Solaris
Carcass
Cynic
Dan Swano
Dark Tranquillity
Death
Dissection
Emperor
Enslaved
Extol
Fates Warning
Gordian Knot
In Flames (Pre-Reroute to Remain)
Katatonia
Lost Horizon
Martyr
Meshuggah
Opeth
Orphaned Land
Pantera
Soilwork (Pre-Natural Born Chaos)
Solefald
Spastic Ink
Spawn of Possession
Spiral Architect
The Mars Volta
Theory in Practice
Tool
Twisted Into Form
Vintersorg

Record Label: Crushing Productions

My Blog

Lyrics to " burying your dead"

~ this hatred dwells here    unwithered   the only thing that   will not die ~ hands soiled with death   and destruction   your fears manifest   in the cold, bl...
Posted by on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 13:27:00 GMT

Lyrics to "here is hope"

~ i see inside of this world    left for dead long ago    covered in scars collected through time    show me your wounds and years rewind ~ taught in our past to revoke o...
Posted by on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 13:26:00 GMT

Lyrics to "a will only death could break"

~blood on my hands   cold and frightened   i cant scream ~ voices    call to me    leading me away ~ the battle lost   my body scarred   but thoughts they cann...
Posted by on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 13:25:00 GMT

Lyrics to "The Awakening"

..> ~Eyes tell a story unlock a waste land bitter expressions build to intolerable heights ~I reject your world i dont know why i want vengence though no wrong has been done ~cries call from a sp...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:11:00 GMT

Forever Condemned

death sustained    no chance, no life    embers of hope extingushed    before my eyes ~ raise me up    above the flame    only to let m...
Posted by on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 08:16:00 GMT

As I Fade

~my thoughts betraynow ive diedi dont live inside you~the residueof consequenceis all that remains~dont look backtime heals allthat we werent strong enough tobut we bled as onedidnt you know?~hell is ...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:09:00 GMT

Praying for Deliverance

Praying for Deliverance ~ I've followed in their footsteps    forced out tears of "regret"    but still have found no purpose ~ A mask of intuition    sheild of pending t...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:32:00 GMT

Life after Death

After much frustration with vocalist singing about dungeons, dragons and rainbows in every shape color and form I lost hope that this project would ever see completion. I always intended from day one ...
Posted by on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:55:00 GMT

Posted two more tracks

The two new tracks (A will and Here is hope) are from our 2003 pre-production demo. We recorded these to get an idea for the song layouts. These will possibly be re-recorded to be included with the ot...
Posted by on Sat, 10 Sep 2005 10:48:00 GMT

New Banner.....

If you want to add the new banner to your website copy and paste this into you editor..... <br><a href="http://www.myspace.com/theburdenofexistence" target="_blank"><img src="http://i...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 00:00:00 GMT