Pharaoh is an operatic heavy-metal epic inspired by Philip Glass’s Akhnaten, told as a ritual drama of light, power, and ruin. Each scene blends metal anthems with opera forms—processional choruses, recitative, arias, and ensemble—set across Egypt’s sacred geography: The Nile, Waset/Thebes, Karnak, Memphis, Abydos, and Akhetaten/Amarna. Lyrics weave ~10% ancient language fragments (Egyptian, Akkadian, Hebrew), including public-domain passages from the Great Hymn to the Aten and Amarna Letters, to anchor the story in real history.

Musically, the album fuses cyclical, minimalist ostinati with modern heaviness: soaring countertenor and mezzo duets over low-string drones, tubular bells and trumpet “herald” motifs, and two signature instrumental interludes per track—one with ancient Egyptian colors (ney, arghul, sistrum, benet harp), one with electric-guitar surges (tremolo builds, double-kick crescendos). The result is a cinematic arc from coronation and city-founding to revolt, fall, and funerary twilight—an immersive metal-opera where the sun itself is both god and spotlight.