Even after these years, Christine and the gang still evoke those epic feelings Bionicle gave us as a kid. United in duty. Bound in destiny. This is the way of the Bionicle.
YEEEEESSSS!!!! What an amazing and epic tune to celebrate 810nicleday 2023. This project shows that nothing is impossible when creativity and hope leads the way. Here at Copenhagen Rig we instantly imagine great visuals to support this tune. The feeling of surfing through the Well of Time to land on a golden beach or.... to start the new adventure. Thanks for this KICK of energy and Thank you all for keeping the 810 dream alive. This community is the best and most creative group of people across the globe and the energy you put in to all the different project is incredible. Let this mark a new beginning:)!!!
@@rahadianaryo5979 I only know the chorus so: Wake me now The world outside is dying while we slowly drown Not living, just surviving Locked in your paradise A sanctuary burns while you play God As above, so below So below
If you listen real closely at the beginning, you can hear Mata Nui's theme rising up from the background This song, truly and undoubtedly, was *MADE* for Bionicle 😂 🥰 ❤️
_As Above, So Below_ is a fantastic title for this song. It's a theological saying that suggests what happens in higher realms - particularly the divine - also has bearing on the happenings of the material realm, which is quite accurate considering this song is not-so-subtly about Teridax taking control of the Great Spirit's body and the chaos resulting therefrom.
good ear ;) there’s also a real world implication of using technology to shelter ourselves from the world instead of healing the planet, both will die if the upper world falls to ruin
@@Essenger I'm glad I wasn't making that up when I heard it! I'm not really familiar with Bionicle lore, but the images that came into my mind listening to the music were of some ageless 'caretaker' in a bunker somewhere who has progressively become absorbed in some virtual world of their own design, being VERY reluctantly persuaded by their computers to perform their original, largely-forgotten duty and awkwardly, un-confidently re-engage with the outer reality (bemoaning the unsuitability of their tools for the task) for the purposes of preventing it's destruction in some fashion. It's a good set of images, especially considering what's going on in the world these days.
In the time before time, the Great Spirit desccended from the heavens, carrying we, the ones called the Matoran, to this paradise. We were separate and without purpose, and so the Great Spirit illuminated us with the three virutes... Unity, Duty, and Destiny. We embraced these gifts, and in gratitude we named our island home Mata Nui, after the Great Spirit himself. But our happiness was not to last...
Man this song is absolutely WICKED! Cryoshell never disappoints, and this collab just makes it even better. I'm super glad this band can still care about a franchise that ended over a decade ago. This feels like the final Bionicle song we never got
Words cannot describe how INVIGORATING it is to hear Christine's vocals in a new song once again. Essenger fits in with them so naturally too! This might just be my new favourite Cryoshell song.
Man this combo turned out even better than I could've imagined, honestly this feels like it'd fit perfectly as the theme song for bionicle's final battle
By the Great Spirit, this is such a good song! And the Chorus Lyrics match perfectly with how Makuta Teridax's ultimate plan unfolded. Spherus Magna (the world outside) was basically dying, all the while The Matoran Universe (A Sanctuary) was thrown into chaos when Teridax usurped control of the Great Spirit Robot. It's so damned Perfect, and I love it!
This song sets the tone perfectly for how things are going with Bionicle, and in our own world. Thank you so much for bringing this to us Cryoshell and to Essenger may the Spirit be with you!
"As Above, So Below" fits hauntingly well with Bionicle, as you see the MU or the island of Mata Nui as "locked in your paradise/sanctuary that burns while you play God (Mata Nui or Great Beings)", monsters coming out of the shadows, these machines were never built to make things right/ burn alive (First being Mata Nui's destiny, 2nd can apply to the countdown the Mask Of Life was going through that if not stopped would have wiped out all life in the MU.) And the rest of the lyrics just hauntingly highlight how dire things were for the beings in the MU. From Mata Nui and the MU slowly dying, to Teridax's machinations causing chaos for all beings, and the worst of the inhabitants taking advantage of the chaos for their own goals like the Piraka and Barakki.
Whether on the face of our resting god or in the heart of his merciful body we will fight back the darkness of Makuta wherever he toils. As Above, So Below. For the Great Spirit, Mata Nui.
Holy shit. I was about to comment that the cover art on this looks like Mata Nui's giant robot hand. And then I saw how many people were talking about Bionicle. I guess I've found my home away from home. I was 7 when they first hit McDonalds and I got Kongu. Bionicle Forever.
i may have been part of the generation that barely got to experience Bionicle on its original Run but it’s happy to the people who lassoed me into the series in the first place making a new song for Bionicle around the anniversary of the first (worldwide) Bionicle movie
4 years later and we get an absolute god-tier banger of a tune!!! Essenger must be so humbled to have worked with you lot at Cryoshell, looks like his Bionicle meme videos got him to places! Also that artwork is fantastic, it just drips with homages to 2005-era Bionicle. With what looks like Metru Nui being held in Mata Nui's hand is beautiful imagery and I love the fantastic and clever way of implementing the band's emblem and how it forms the city's layout. Happy Bionicle Day!!! Thank you Essenger and Cryoshell! Never let this music die!
Can you please take a second to appreciate the fact that the cover of this song is literally Mata Nui’s hand. It’s a true callback to the origin of Bionicle.
Спасибо комьюнити бионикл и группе за эту шикарную песню. Обожаю серию биониклов с самого детства и переслушиваю ваши песни. Надеюсь будет еще возможность нормально возродить легендарную серию
I do remember cryoshell. From the time bionicle became a legend in 2008. Thank you so much cryoshell for bring my childhood song back to life. in a memorable way😭😭😭😭 of lego bionicle
Verse 1] Is this real? The fear I feel when the noise starts dying down Is it true? That there's a place for you when the sun burns out [PreChorus] Don’t you fear that it's too late to turn the tide These machines were never built to make things right [Chorus] Wake me now The world outside is dying While we slowly drown Not living, just surviving Locked in your paradise Our sanctuary burns while you play god As above, so below So below [Verse 2] Is there a cure? The sky obscured and the monsters crawling out I'm not scared I won’t die in here while the world burns down [PreChorus] Don't you fear that it's too late to turn the tide These machines were never built to burn alive [Chorus] Wake me now The world outside is dying While we slowly drown Not living, just surviving Locked in your paradise Our sanctuary burns while you play god As above, so below [Bridge] Who will take our place. If this becomes our fate? (Have we sealed our fate?) (Could it not be too late?) I want to see the stars Before they fade too far (I can't see the stars) (Have we gone too far?) [Chorus] Wake me now The world outside is dying While we slowly drown Not living, just surviving Locked in your paradise Our sanctuary burns while you play god As above, so below So below [Outro] As above So below Happy bionicle day everyone
Thanks Essenger for introducting Cryoshell to me. Really a superb song, heared it like 1000 times since release. I wish there would be more of this great collaboration.
I’ve never been so deeply touched by a song’s lyrics until now, it just brings tears to my eyes. This song reminds me of how much I remember Bionicle from my childhood.
So much Bionicle Lore in these lyrics... "Wake me now": A plea from Mata Nui who was cast into an eternal slumber. "The World Outside is Dying while we Slowly Drown": Mata Nui sinking into the depths of Aqua Magna. "Not Living just Surviving": The Matoran that had fled from Metru Nui and are wandering aimless on the surface. "Locked in your Paradise, our Sanctuary burns while you Play God": Makuta Teridax who drove the Matoran out of Metru Nui to the surface and torments them for his own amusement. "As Above, So Below": Self-explanatory, Makuta Teridax seeking out manipulation and control the Surface just as he does from within the Matoran Universe.
I felt like I just got sent back to 2007 with the song. Bionicle was such a big part of my life as a child, hearing your music in the Mahri toyline ads when I was nine years old back then really made me fall in love with that toyline. Now that I'm twenty five, seeing you put it another song in celebration of the series is so much fun to see! Thanks for making this year's 810nicle Day so awesome!
So many flashing masks passing before my mind's eye as the song goes on... It's mad to realise how much your group means and represent to this little, dead franchise and well alive fandom that is Bionicle. Thanks a lot for this, and for letting Team Kanohi put this wonder of a song in their new trailer
Crazy to see the dude making funny bionicle commercials suddenly collaborating with the one and only cryoshell. Damn. I really appreciate this community for never dying
I can't express how happy i am to hear this right now. Cryoshell's rarity probably adds to the mystique but i gotta say, that's one very good, very old school track and i mean that in the best way possible. It's like those exceptional second movies that are as good or better than the original, except in music, and every time they've dropped a single since the end of Bionicle my heart's been blown away. Thank you Christine, thank you all of Cryoshell and the production team, for your effort and keeping up the good work more than fifteen years later. I will always, ALWAYS cherish your music.
"Wake me now"-Mata Nui in his slumber begging for the chosen one or any Toa to wake him up. "The world outside is dying"-Makuta unleashes his shadows and his forces. "While we slowly drown"-Matoran suffering from Makuta's forces. "Not living, just surviving"-Toa and Matoran helping and assisting each other to fight against Makuta's shadows as best as they can.(I remember sometimes that some Matoran would stand up and fight like the Toa) "Locked in your paradise"-Toa, Matoran, and Turaga know they are trapped under Makuta's curse. "Our sanctuary burns while you play god"-Turaga and Mata Nui know their home is under threat as long as Makuta is alive and still threatens their home. "As above, So Below"- Not too sure on this part, but honestly makes me think that Toa, Matoran, and Turaga live above on the island's surface, while Makuta lives below doing what he wants with his power and keeps Mata Nui in slumber.
You guys did an amazing job on this song, and Essenger’s voice paired brilliantly with Christine’s! Great job, and I’d love to hear more new Cryoshell songs!
I wish this band have more songs, Closer to the trusth is one of the most well written, symphonic songs O have ever heard, I discovered them not even a month ago, but damn, you guys are genuinely impressive
I don’t have a particular interest in Bionicle (or LEGO in general) other than knowing a few things and thinking they’re cool, but my older brother grew up with them and absolutely adores them even all this time later (he ordered a bunch of legos just so he could get the recent complimentary bionicle set with it)! he still has a bunch of the original figures with their cases and even one of the happy meal toys. as such, I saw a lot of it and got to hear cryoshell at a pretty young age. though the series wasn’t my thing, cryoshell immediately caught my attention. I remember my brother had a bunch of their songs downloaded onto our xbox 360, so while playing marble blast I’d be listening to a ton of cryoshell. thank you cryoshell for bringing my brother so much joy and for making the incredible music you guys make! even these new songs strongly capture the feelings the original bionicle tracks gave me as a kid. even though I’m late, happy bionicle day. :]
It's like the lyrics are expressing disbelief that the original Bionicle IP is still alive and coming back in fan projects while eventually accepting it.
I once thought that all the songs made for Bionicle between 2005-2010 were really once in a life time and that never would be able to reach it again. This song dispelled that thought of mine. Fantastic work =)
I always see Essenger on Twitter (or X, I guess) talking about Bionicle lore and I clearly see he loves them and now a collab with Cryoshell must feel like a dream come true!
This song takes me back to when I first discovered bionicle as a kid. The sets, the characters, the pieces, all of it! Of course some parts broke, but that was besides the point. The satisfaction of taking things apart and making new characters out of them was what i miss about it all. Now i wish I hadn't tokk apart those bionicle sets. Thank you, both of you, for making me feel this joy again.
Cryoshell I say this with true happiness, thank you for still making music you guys made my childhood with the music added to the bionicle line, please don't ever leave us, you are apart of alot of peoples childhoods
I feel like this is the perfect soundtrack for the final fight between Makuta and Mata-Nui when the story of Bionicle Concluded. Amazing song. Thanks a lot for this. We love Bionicle!
It's SO good to have you back! I've been dying to hear more from you released FAUX two years ago, and this song didn't disappoint! I've been a big fan of Essenger since his album After Dark, and to hear you collaborate with him, on 810NICLE Day no less, feels very special. I immediately bought the song on Bndcamp to show my gratitude and support and hope you will work together again in the future. Until then, I will play this song on repeat.
The vibes years ago instantly bursting with the familiar feelings and voices :D So happy to see Cryoshell popping up from .... the shell! It's been a while, and hope you're around to stay so we can also stay around /o/
Bionicle Day is truly the greatest holiday
kohrak the ice bohrok, want to be in this game.
Amen ball joint brother🙏
It was an honor to work on this track together 🤍 Looking forward to whatever you have next for us!
And happy 810 to anyone here because of Bionicle :)
You're a legend for making this happen and for all your dank memes of course.
@@EssengerI found Cryoshell through Bionicle but I stayed because they're fucking awesome 🎶
@@NebAhoy bonkle XD
@@bioman1hazard607 I have a screenshot of your deleted comment. You uploaded them to Genius.
Even after these years, Christine and the gang still evoke those epic feelings Bionicle gave us as a kid.
United in duty. Bound in destiny. This is the way of the Bionicle.
*Nathan Furst music plays*
I went to the comments in search for civilized people, and I WAS NOT DISAPPOINTED!
“Epic feeling”, you have no idea brother, I still get chills down my spine when I watch the barraki commercial!
And so it is, and so it ever shall be.
I didn’t realize it was the same people, till you said it!!! 🤯
YEEEEESSSS!!!! What an amazing and epic tune to celebrate 810nicleday 2023. This project shows that nothing is impossible when creativity and hope leads the way. Here at Copenhagen Rig we instantly imagine great visuals to support this tune. The feeling of surfing through the Well of Time to land on a golden beach or.... to start the new adventure. Thanks for this KICK of energy and Thank you all for keeping the 810 dream alive. This community is the best and most creative group of people across the globe and the energy you put in to all the different project is incredible. Let this mark a new beginning:)!!!
Does this mean what I think it does or am I getting my hopes up again?
@@hineschris9934unfortunately I don’t think either of them have any official connection to lego anymore so I doubt there’s a comeback in the works
I wouldn't be suprprised if they did something similar for Legends of Metru Nui, Web of Shadows and The Legend Reborn respectively.
@@markdarc0448 @markdarc0448 that would be awesome if something was brewing behind the scenes, couldn't hurt to hope
it might be unlikely
But Imagine
Hey there Faber I saw your reaction video yesterday
WE’RE RECLAIMING METRU NUI WITH WITH THIS ONE!!!!!!!!!🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
MATORO'S SAVING THE GREAT SPIRIT WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Remeber them... Their story... Their sacrifice... So we could have a tale tell, and a legend to remember..
Thank you all for existing, Cryoshell, Bionicle and fans of both
This band and community will always be held in high regards in my heart
Love y'all
Happy Bionicle Day, Cryoshell! It's always such a delight to hear a new song from you guys!
This feels like the theme song for the fight inside the Mats Nui robot after Makuta took it over. Love it.
After reading the lyrics I can agree.
@@djk6297
Well done, then...
So now can you please to *give me the lyrics of this song 🎵 by Essenger & Cryoshell* here alright 🤔?
@@rahadianaryo5979 I only know the chorus so:
Wake me now
The world outside is dying while we slowly drown
Not living, just surviving
Locked in your paradise
A sanctuary burns while you play God
As above, so below
So below
If you listen real closely at the beginning, you can hear Mata Nui's theme rising up from the background
This song, truly and undoubtedly, was *MADE* for Bionicle 😂 🥰 ❤️
For sure.
@@blairterry9435
This is definitely being the *one song 🎵 that's honestly made for the "Bionicle" series in-mind* here ya, Terry...👈😎👈
I totally agree! This is the way of the Bionicle
@@80sKidfromthe90s
*It is* , baby 😉👉!
Yep, I heard that too
It's cool to see something Bionicle themed
This just shows how many people liked Bionicle and the impact it left
Awesome song!
_As Above, So Below_ is a fantastic title for this song. It's a theological saying that suggests what happens in higher realms - particularly the divine - also has bearing on the happenings of the material realm, which is quite accurate considering this song is not-so-subtly about Teridax taking control of the Great Spirit's body and the chaos resulting therefrom.
good ear ;) there’s also a real world implication of using technology to shelter ourselves from the world instead of healing the planet, both will die if the upper world falls to ruin
@@Essenger I'm glad I wasn't making that up when I heard it! I'm not really familiar with Bionicle lore, but the images that came into my mind listening to the music were of some ageless 'caretaker' in a bunker somewhere who has progressively become absorbed in some virtual world of their own design, being VERY reluctantly persuaded by their computers to perform their original, largely-forgotten duty and awkwardly, un-confidently re-engage with the outer reality (bemoaning the unsuitability of their tools for the task) for the purposes of preventing it's destruction in some fashion.
It's a good set of images, especially considering what's going on in the world these days.
Never let Velika get away.
"As above, so below" takes on some extra meaning when the universe you inhabit is the literal physical body of a god built in the same image as you.
For just a moment...I feel like i'm 12 again, sitting in front of my computer watching the Toa Mahri trailer...
Thank you guys; this slaps hard.
Piraka rock
dang i remember the day that came out and I was so blown away lol
all rise in respect and present arms to Toa Mahri Matoro
@@nidnoms3622 🤧
Gathered friends... Listen again to our legend... of the BIONICLE.
Why does one of these legends sound like Lord of the Rings with a lacrosse match against the devil?
In the time before time, the Great Spirit desccended from the heavens, carrying we, the ones called the Matoran, to this paradise. We were separate and without purpose, and so the Great Spirit illuminated us with the three virutes... Unity, Duty, and Destiny. We embraced these gifts, and in gratitude we named our island home Mata Nui, after the Great Spirit himself.
But our happiness was not to last...
@@bdeamon1Because kolhii is the best game ever, rockbrain~
Let's be honest, we all really missed this sound, and it's so good to finally hear it again!
This brought me back straight to the 2000's, what an amazing song and awesome collab! Thank you all so much for this!
Man this song is absolutely WICKED! Cryoshell never disappoints, and this collab just makes it even better. I'm super glad this band can still care about a franchise that ended over a decade ago. This feels like the final Bionicle song we never got
I agree just like Stan Bush to transformers
This was made for the fanmade Bionicle: Masks of Power game currently being made, demo comes out in 2024. It is featured in their gameplay trailer.
Words cannot describe how INVIGORATING it is to hear Christine's vocals in a new song once again. Essenger fits in with them so naturally too! This might just be my new favourite Cryoshell song.
Man this combo turned out even better than I could've imagined, honestly this feels like it'd fit perfectly as the theme song for bionicle's final battle
Sounds like Mahri Nui if you ask me.
I agree if universal make a bionicle movie I hope they bring back cryoshell just like how Netflix bring Stan Bush for the transformers series
@@SupersuMC Mahri Nui feels more like the final year than the final year did
Yeah when you think about it, for the Toa Mata it's the FIRST battle aha
Как же приятно ощущать что двже спустя столько лет комьюнити бионикла всё ещё живёт и продолжвет радовать весь мир своим творчеством.
WHAT?! A new song from Cryoshell!!! Yes!!! Thank you so much for this!
By the Great Spirit, this is such a good song! And the Chorus Lyrics match perfectly with how Makuta Teridax's ultimate plan unfolded. Spherus Magna (the world outside) was basically dying, all the while The Matoran Universe (A Sanctuary) was thrown into chaos when Teridax usurped control of the Great Spirit Robot. It's so damned Perfect, and I love it!
Happy Bionicle day!
Thank you all so much for the beautiful songs and memories they bring ^^
yes
This song sets the tone perfectly for how things are going with Bionicle, and in our own world. Thank you so much for bringing this to us Cryoshell and to Essenger may the Spirit be with you!
Unity
@@googleyoflolz9930 Duty
@@googleyoflolz9930Duty
Duty
Destiny...
It’s like seeing an old friend and seeing they’re just as amazing as you remember.
Beautiful❤ hopefully we'll have more of Cryoshell and Essenger in the future!
“Where wisdom and valor fail, all that remains is faith.” -Tahu, the toa of fire.
This made my day! Absolutely beautiful. I can't even describe how happy I am!
Essenger and Cryoshell!?!
Never would I have predicted this collab...
A freaking banger!
i mean if you saw essenger's second channel it'd seem more likely than you'd think.
"As Above, So Below" fits hauntingly well with Bionicle, as you see the MU or the island of Mata Nui as "locked in your paradise/sanctuary that burns while you play God (Mata Nui or Great Beings)", monsters coming out of the shadows, these machines were never built to make things right/ burn alive (First being Mata Nui's destiny, 2nd can apply to the countdown the Mask Of Life was going through that if not stopped would have wiped out all life in the MU.) And the rest of the lyrics just hauntingly highlight how dire things were for the beings in the MU. From Mata Nui and the MU slowly dying, to Teridax's machinations causing chaos for all beings, and the worst of the inhabitants taking advantage of the chaos for their own goals like the Piraka and Barakki.
I feel that song also fits both of the LEGO movies as well
Unity. Duty. Destiny. This is the way of the Bionicle!
Whether on the face of our resting god or in the heart of his merciful body we will fight back the darkness of Makuta wherever he toils. As Above, So Below. For the Great Spirit, Mata Nui.
Holy shit. I was about to comment that the cover art on this looks like Mata Nui's giant robot hand.
And then I saw how many people were talking about Bionicle. I guess I've found my home away from home.
I was 7 when they first hit McDonalds and I got Kongu. Bionicle Forever.
Im glad these guys are still around. Their songs were a part of my childhood.
It's so nice to hear your voice again 🤗
And here I thought I'd never live to see a Bionicle Cryoshell song again.
How the memories come rushing back..
i may have been part of the generation that barely got to experience Bionicle on its original Run but it’s happy to the people who lassoed me into the series in the first place making a new song for Bionicle around the anniversary of the first (worldwide) Bionicle movie
4 years later and we get an absolute god-tier banger of a tune!!! Essenger must be so humbled to have worked with you lot at Cryoshell, looks like his Bionicle meme videos got him to places!
Also that artwork is fantastic, it just drips with homages to 2005-era Bionicle. With what looks like Metru Nui being held in Mata Nui's hand is beautiful imagery and I love the fantastic and clever way of implementing the band's emblem and how it forms the city's layout.
Happy Bionicle Day!!! Thank you Essenger and Cryoshell! Never let this music die!
2 years later. Let's not forget about FAUX and Dive. 😄
Love you Cryoshell! You made my childhood! Long live Mata Nui
Can you please take a second to appreciate the fact that the cover of this song is literally Mata Nui’s hand. It’s a true callback to the origin of Bionicle.
Living in unity, assembled by duty, fulfing destiny. Thats is the way of bionicle.
This song is *EXACTLY* the inspiration I’ve been looking for! Thank you so much!❤
When the song finished, I couldn't help but sob with joy. This is the best 810nicle day yet.
I absolutely love Essenger, thank you youtube for showing me this song. It's fire!
Спасибо комьюнити бионикл и группе за эту шикарную песню. Обожаю серию биониклов с самого детства и переслушиваю ваши песни. Надеюсь будет еще возможность нормально возродить легендарную серию
Words cannot express how inspiring and awesome it is to see Essenger get to collab with Cryoshell like this.
I do remember cryoshell. From the time bionicle became a legend in 2008. Thank you so much cryoshell for bring my childhood song back to life. in a memorable way😭😭😭😭 of lego bionicle
I expected this song would go hard but not THIS hard.
HOLY CRAP, IT'S ALLIVE! Greetings with all heart
Right on the feels. These machines were never built to burn alive. 😭
Verse 1]
Is this real?
The fear I feel when the noise starts dying down
Is it true?
That there's a place for you when the sun burns out
[PreChorus]
Don’t you fear that it's too late to turn the tide
These machines were never built to make things right
[Chorus]
Wake me now
The world outside is dying
While we slowly drown
Not living, just surviving
Locked in your paradise
Our sanctuary burns while you play god
As above, so below
So below
[Verse 2]
Is there a cure?
The sky obscured and the monsters crawling out
I'm not scared
I won’t die in here while the world burns down
[PreChorus]
Don't you fear that it's too late to turn the tide
These machines were never built to burn alive
[Chorus]
Wake me now
The world outside is dying
While we slowly drown
Not living, just surviving
Locked in your paradise
Our sanctuary burns while you play god
As above, so below
[Bridge]
Who will take our place. If this becomes our fate?
(Have we sealed our fate?)
(Could it not be too late?)
I want to see the stars
Before they fade too far
(I can't see the stars)
(Have we gone too far?)
[Chorus]
Wake me now
The world outside is dying
While we slowly drown
Not living, just surviving
Locked in your paradise
Our sanctuary burns while you play god
As above, so below
So below
[Outro]
As above
So below
Happy bionicle day everyone
a hero without a mask
Thank you chad 💪
I feel like the lyrics are about current events.
@like the fact that we're getting g3 teasers?
No, the whole climate change thing.@@Sargentsnakeeyes
Bionicle will never die when we still relive the moment of the thrill for Cryoshell and adventure in Mata Nui
Cryoshell, and Essenger?! Awesome.
This rocks. Fantastic work.
Any day we get a new Cryoshell song is a day to be chronicled. Thank you for still making music all these years later.
If nostalgia was a song, this would be it.
Thanks Essenger for introducting Cryoshell to me. Really a superb song, heared it like 1000 times since release. I wish there would be more of this great collaboration.
Desde Lima Perú, un saludo enorme a la Nueva Orden de Mata Nui. Feliz día 810NICLE.
Unidad, Deber y Destino. ❤️❤️
Yo tmb soy de lima, desde muy pequeño siempre fui fa de bionicle hasta el día de hoy.
I’ve never been so deeply touched by a song’s lyrics until now, it just brings tears to my eyes.
This song reminds me of how much I remember Bionicle from my childhood.
So much Bionicle Lore in these lyrics...
"Wake me now": A plea from Mata Nui who was cast into an eternal slumber.
"The World Outside is Dying while we Slowly Drown": Mata Nui sinking into the depths of Aqua Magna.
"Not Living just Surviving": The Matoran that had fled from Metru Nui and are wandering aimless on the surface.
"Locked in your Paradise, our Sanctuary burns while you Play God": Makuta Teridax who drove the Matoran out of Metru Nui to the surface and torments them for his own amusement.
"As Above, So Below": Self-explanatory, Makuta Teridax seeking out manipulation and control the Surface just as he does from within the Matoran Universe.
Every time there’s a new Cryoshell song, my soul ascends.
From those of us at the Official Cryoshell Fanpage:
Thank you for giving us this new masterpiece, and welcome to the family Essenger.
I felt like I just got sent back to 2007 with the song. Bionicle was such a big part of my life as a child, hearing your music in the Mahri toyline ads when I was nine years old back then really made me fall in love with that toyline. Now that I'm twenty five, seeing you put it another song in celebration of the series is so much fun to see! Thanks for making this year's 810nicle Day so awesome!
So many flashing masks passing before my mind's eye as the song goes on... It's mad to realise how much your group means and represent to this little, dead franchise and well alive fandom that is Bionicle. Thanks a lot for this, and for letting Team Kanohi put this wonder of a song in their new trailer
Unity, Duty, and Destiny!
It was so hype to see this live. I blew out my eardrums next to the speaker and I regret nothing.
Happy Bonkle Day everyone!! Absolute fire track 🤧🔥
Heck yeah!! Love hearing new music from a favorite band of mine! :)
As old as new song Cryoshell still got it.
Great Song and great Collab.
I'm disgustingly obsessed with this song.
Crazy to see the dude making funny bionicle commercials suddenly collaborating with the one and only cryoshell. Damn. I really appreciate this community for never dying
Im about to have this song on loop for the next 3 months…
I can't express how happy i am to hear this right now. Cryoshell's rarity probably adds to the mystique but i gotta say, that's one very good, very old school track and i mean that in the best way possible. It's like those exceptional second movies that are as good or better than the original, except in music, and every time they've dropped a single since the end of Bionicle my heart's been blown away. Thank you Christine, thank you all of Cryoshell and the production team, for your effort and keeping up the good work more than fifteen years later. I will always, ALWAYS cherish your music.
This strangely brings me to tears, this is not an issue
"Wake me now"-Mata Nui in his slumber begging for the chosen one or any Toa to wake him up.
"The world outside is dying"-Makuta unleashes his shadows and his forces.
"While we slowly drown"-Matoran suffering from Makuta's forces.
"Not living, just surviving"-Toa and Matoran helping and assisting each other to fight against Makuta's shadows as best as they can.(I remember sometimes that some Matoran would stand up and fight like the Toa)
"Locked in your paradise"-Toa, Matoran, and Turaga know they are trapped under Makuta's curse.
"Our sanctuary burns while you play god"-Turaga and Mata Nui know their home is under threat as long as Makuta is alive and still threatens their home.
"As above, So Below"- Not too sure on this part, but honestly makes me think that Toa, Matoran, and Turaga live above on the island's surface, while Makuta lives below doing what he wants with his power and keeps Mata Nui in slumber.
You guys did an amazing job on this song, and Essenger’s voice paired brilliantly with Christine’s! Great job, and I’d love to hear more new Cryoshell songs!
I love this Song so much!!
I wish this band have more songs, Closer to the trusth is one of the most well written, symphonic songs O have ever heard, I discovered them not even a month ago, but damn, you guys are genuinely impressive
*UNITY! DUTY! DESTINY!*
I don’t have a particular interest in Bionicle (or LEGO in general) other than knowing a few things and thinking they’re cool, but my older brother grew up with them and absolutely adores them even all this time later (he ordered a bunch of legos just so he could get the recent complimentary bionicle set with it)! he still has a bunch of the original figures with their cases and even one of the happy meal toys. as such, I saw a lot of it and got to hear cryoshell at a pretty young age. though the series wasn’t my thing, cryoshell immediately caught my attention. I remember my brother had a bunch of their songs downloaded onto our xbox 360, so while playing marble blast I’d be listening to a ton of cryoshell.
thank you cryoshell for bringing my brother so much joy and for making the incredible music you guys make! even these new songs strongly capture the feelings the original bionicle tracks gave me as a kid. even though I’m late, happy bionicle day. :]
It's like the lyrics are expressing disbelief that the original Bionicle IP is still alive and coming back in fan projects while eventually accepting it.
I once thought that all the songs made for Bionicle between 2005-2010 were really once in a life time and that never would be able to reach it again. This song dispelled that thought of mine. Fantastic work =)
This is why Cryoshell is the best band of all time
I always see Essenger on Twitter (or X, I guess) talking about Bionicle lore and I clearly see he loves them and now a collab with Cryoshell must feel like a dream come true!
This song takes me back to when I first discovered bionicle as a kid. The sets, the characters, the pieces, all of it! Of course some parts broke, but that was besides the point. The satisfaction of taking things apart and making new characters out of them was what i miss about it all. Now i wish I hadn't tokk apart those bionicle sets. Thank you, both of you, for making me feel this joy again.
When Bionicle inevitably gets a reboot and movie, Cryoshell better be part of it.
Cryoshell I say this with true happiness, thank you for still making music you guys made my childhood with the music added to the bionicle line, please don't ever leave us, you are apart of alot of peoples childhoods
WE MAKIN IT OUT OF METRU NUI WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯🗣🗣🗣🗣
Time to listen to this masterpiece for a week straight
I feel like this is the perfect soundtrack for the final fight between Makuta and Mata-Nui when the story of Bionicle Concluded. Amazing song. Thanks a lot for this. We love Bionicle!
Cryoshell are still the rockstars I remembered. Thank you Essenger!
It's SO good to have you back! I've been dying to hear more from you released FAUX two years ago, and this song didn't disappoint!
I've been a big fan of Essenger since his album After Dark, and to hear you collaborate with him, on 810NICLE Day no less, feels very special.
I immediately bought the song on Bndcamp to show my gratitude and support and hope you will work together again in the future. Until then, I will play this song on repeat.
The vibes years ago instantly bursting with the familiar feelings and voices :D So happy to see Cryoshell popping up from .... the shell! It's been a while, and hope you're around to stay so we can also stay around /o/
And there comes my childhood, crashing into my adulthood.
"As new legends awake, old lessons must also be remembered. For this is the way of the Bionicle." - Turaga Vakama
It's still crazy the guy that does the funny Bionicle meme commercials made this song. Keep on rocking Essenger and Cryoshell!
What an absolute banger. I feel so incredibly grateful for being able to experience this
So many memories in one song😭
Always glad to see you make new stuff :,)
Amazing track!
The cold, all encompassing emptiness of the universe when I show them my 2001 Toa Tahu (Life has meaning now)