Gleb G is a rock musician from Ukraine who wants to tell the story of what was once a beautiful city but is now just a damning shadow of what it once was; rampaged, shuttered, and destroyed by the ongoing Russian invasion, what was once a mesmerizingly beautiful city of Irpin now rests in damaged ruins you wouldn’t want to look at twice. And this is the result of unjustified conflict, with consequences well beyond the people fighting it—lives lost, gorgeous structures that took years of human work to build ruined on the verge of collapse!
This is one of those moving pieces of music that you’d best be advised to listen to on your headphones with your eyes fixed on the motion pictures as Gleb G tells a story of what used to be Irpin City- a peaceful city that stood 10 km from Kyiv and which is now hardly recognizable!
The rhythm of the melodies supports the sadness and rips through in anger and devastation reflecting the damage that has been done-homes destroyed, lives of innocent people who were just trying to escape lost, buildings tore down and on top of all that lives devastated. As you listen through your heart bleeds for the people of Ukraine who don’t deserve this pain and anguish. As a father himself I know Gleb was devastated more for all those families who were separated and in what world is exposing innocent kids to bombings, fatalities, and death right?
This tune operates between cinematic build-up and gathers momentum coming back crashing with harder, damning, and devastating truths and reality in reflective metal rock angst. As you listen through, speak up against such injustice and a war crime. Call them for what they are. This is a message to the world; never forget!
Mesmerized was established in 2005 and released its first album in 2009; follow the attached link, subscribe to Gleb G’s YouTube, and watch the touching music video that tells the story of Irpin city. Make sure you share this with other people around you so everyone can see with their own eyes the hard reality people of Ukraine have to live up to every day!