The Castillion - The Fall of the Son will be released on July 10, 2026
Fifth Sun
- The Aztecs believed that the universe had imploded four times previously, and they were living under the fifth sun, thanks to the extraordinary courage of an ordinary man. Elders told the story of a time when all was in darkness, and the divinities asked for a volunteer to immolate himself to bring about a new dawn. A man who was very full of himself stepped forward and said he would do it. “Who else?” the Gods asked, but their question was met with silence. The Gods then called upon a quiet man named Nanahuatzin, who never thought of himself as a hero, but nevertheless stepped forward and accepted the formidable task. When the time came, “He hardened his heart, shut his eyes firmly, and did not stop short. His flesh crackled and sizzled.” The Gods sat waiting. “Then began the reddening of the sky all around.” And the sun rose in the east, its life-giving rays penetrating everywhere. Without fanfare, Nanahuatzin had done what was needed to save life on earth.
(Townsend , C. (2019). Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs. Oxford University Press.) - The first song on the album The Fall of the Son by The Castillion.
