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BAND NAME: Slechtvalk
GENRE: Melodic Unblack / Viking Metal
STATUS: Active
LOCATION: Netherlands (Deventer, Overijssel)
Formed as a solo project under a different name in 1997 - not entirely sure which name was used. The name was changed to Richter in June 1999, and then to Dommer somewhere between 1999 and 2000, before finally settling on Slechtvalk in January of 2000. It continued being a solo project until after the first Slechtvalk album had been released.
GENRE: Melodic Unblack / Viking Metal
STATUS: Active
LOCATION: Netherlands (Deventer, Overijssel)
Formed as a solo project under a different name in 1997 - not entirely sure which name was used. The name was changed to Richter in June 1999, and then to Dommer somewhere between 1999 and 2000, before finally settling on Slechtvalk in January of 2000. It continued being a solo project until after the first Slechtvalk album had been released.
The word "slechtvalk" is the Dutch name for the peregrine falcon.
Lineup:
Jesse "Ohtar" Middelwijk - Bass, Vocals (backing, early), Vocals (now)
Mark "Shamgar" Geertsema - Everything (early), Guitars, Vocals (now)
Jos "Seraph" Lucas - Guitars
Premnath Gonesh - Bass (early), Keyboards (now)
Nick "Dagor" van Liempd - Bass
Hamar - Drums
Past members:
Fionnghuala - Vocals (soprano)
Sorgier - Keyboards
Hydrith - Keyboards
Jan-Paul "Grimbold" Lucas - Drums
Links:
Official website (also check out archive.org!)
Official merch site
Facebook
Spotify
Apple Music
Deezer
Myspace
Myspace @ archive.org
Discography:
Cries of the Haunted (demo)
Left:
year uncertain, Independent, CD-R, limited ??? copies
Right:
1999, UNOFFICIAL, CD or CD-R
As mentioned on Discogs,
"Being the artist in question, I have no recollection of an official 'Cries of the Haunted'-demo. I burned a couple CD-r's with those songs and sent them to a couple individuals I was in contact with (including Fear Dark, which offered me a record deal).
There was no artwork as far as I know and don't even remember if I wrote anything on the CD-r itself"
See below for more info on these songs.
Lineup:
Jesse "Ohtar" Middelwijk - Bass, Vocals (backing, early), Vocals (now)
Mark "Shamgar" Geertsema - Everything (early), Guitars, Vocals (now)
Jos "Seraph" Lucas - Guitars
Premnath Gonesh - Bass (early), Keyboards (now)
Nick "Dagor" van Liempd - Bass
Hamar - Drums
Past members:
Fionnghuala - Vocals (soprano)
Sorgier - Keyboards
Hydrith - Keyboards
Jan-Paul "Grimbold" Lucas - Drums
Links:
Official website (also check out archive.org!)
Official merch site
Spotify
Apple Music
Deezer
Myspace
Myspace @ archive.org
Discography:
(no artwork) 
Cries of the Haunted (demo)
Left:
year uncertain, Independent, CD-R, limited ??? copies
Right:
1999, UNOFFICIAL, CD or CD-R
As mentioned on Discogs,
"Being the artist in question, I have no recollection of an official 'Cries of the Haunted'-demo. I burned a couple CD-r's with those songs and sent them to a couple individuals I was in contact with (including Fear Dark, which offered me a record deal).
There was no artwork as far as I know and don't even remember if I wrote anything on the CD-r itself"
See below for more info on these songs.
1) My Bleeding Heart 4:28
2) The Satanic Forest 3:57
3) Cries of the Haunted 5:46
2) The Satanic Forest 3:57
3) Cries of the Haunted 5:46
Falcony (album, 2000, Fear Dark Records)
Format: CD
1) Cries of the Haunted
5:46, lyrics:
Why hast thou forsaken me?
Why hast thou turned away thy face
From me thy servant in distress
Oh Lord bent me thine ear!
All night long I drown in my tears
My bones are vexed, my heart is sore and vexed
Water rises to my lips
My throat is sore, I cannot speak
Lord I beg thee to free me of this grief
Which still haunts my soul, and makes my heart grow cold
I am merely all skin over bone
My flesh is too weak to resist the temptations
Which the evil layeth upon my path
I fear I yield to this heavy burden
"What has become of the son, who loved me
for so many years and now calls me into doubt
He who has worshipped me for so long
Now lives under the spell of the wicked
That brings his soul only further in Darkness
Away from love and closer to hatred
Don't you know that I'll always love you?
Return to me and I'll take care of you
I'll bring peace in your mind and rest in your troubled heart
I will treat you as my son
I'll make you a warrior of the Light"
Nightly creatures still haunt my soul
Crawling against the walls of my broken heart
screaming inhuman blasphemous words
Exalting the hordes of demon lords
Where are you God?!?!
"Here, waiting for you my son."
I will always love you Lord
Even in times of terrible Darkness
Nothing can stop me from worshipping you
Even if it means the end of my earthly life
2) T.M.B.W.G.M.N.L.
4:48, lyrics:
The Messias has come upon our earth to bring us a world of peace
The Savior has won, from the Lord of demonic fallen angels
He gave us His life, so that we could live for eternity in Heaven
To become immortal you have to let Him live in your heart
Let us all gather in this holy place
To bring praise and worship to the mighty Lord
Open your heart and let Him enter
And feel His love as you will pray
The blood of the Martyr, who was slain on the cross
brought death to the wicked and life to the dead
The Sins of the world, He carried to his death
And Death He did beat in the pools of hell
Heaven awaits the reborn souls
And hell is for those, who let Him fall
The battle He has won, so we shouldn't fear
Death if we live in the Lord
You have come to earth to die
You gave your life for us to live
You have come to earth to die
You gave your life for us to live
Darkness falls unto those
who have rejected Jesus' sacrifice
Darkness falls unto those
who have rejected Jesus' sacrifice
Your soul is not something you can throw away
And not feel the consequence of your acts
Jesus has given you a chance to live
In heaven for eternity at His side
For once be serious in your life
And accept the Lord as your only Lord
Do not sell your soul to the lord of the dead
'cause once you're dead, you are unsaved
3) In Hell I Burn
4:50, lyrics:
The night, the screams, The blood, the horror
the stench, the flames, the despair, the pain
I burn in the pools of hell
My flesh, it reeks of corpses
I wish I was just a corpse
then the pain would stop torturing me forever
salt in my open wounds
burning through my senses
my heart scorched black by the flames
as black as my soul in my earthly life
Noooo, Lord
please, forgive me
I am too late, my soul is already condemned
for eternal torture in this pool of hell
I remember the face of Jesus
At the Day of Judgement
when He watched me being condemned
for not accepting His Sacrifice
God, I wish I accepted Your love in my life
so I would never burn in this agony
I wish my soul was not spent
So I would reign beside you as a king
4) My Bleeding Heart
4:28, lyrics:
My soul hungers for human blood, Every day I yearn for more
With every kill, my human heart turns into stone
I have killed sworn enemies, betrayed my closest friends
I have dishonoured my clan, 'cause I once drank human blood
Memories I tried to forget still haunt my soul
The face of my first victim I shall never forget
The look filled with horror and betrayal
The face of the one I have loved for so many years
I couldn't live with this foul murder
But I couldn't resist the temptation
My best friend I killed with great delight
And I drank his blood as if it were wine
Nothing could stop me from this endless killing
For it was the only way to forget
To forget my first kill
The dying face of my eternally beloved
For years I have lived without conscience
For years I have lived only on human blood
For years I have been unbeaten
For eternity I feel the emptiness in my heart
My bleeding heart
The arrow piercing the flesh
The slayer I thought I had beaten
Now defeated me
On my knees I beg for my life
The slayer remembers me of my dead wife
At last my Darkest memories have returned
To torment my soul just before it burns
Remorse is the only thing I can think of
Forgiveness is the only thing I want
Death is my only future
Hell is where I belong
With my dying breath I ask this rogue
forgiveness for my unforgivable sins
Her answer seemed so unreal
her voice was not hers
My old love spoke the words
I feel complete
I am saved
The slayer saved me
I owe her my life
But I am already dead
5) To Praise the Unpraised
3:12, lyrics:
Your name I call in this darkened world
Where the night dwells in every place
But I know You will return and bring
A Kingdom of love and peace
And end the terror, under
the reign of the anti-christ
Come and surround us with Your beauty
End this sorrowful time and bring Your light
The night shall shiver by the sound of Your voice
And flee from Your coming holy light
Call Thy name I will forever
Nothing will prevent me from doing so
And Your love I will caress for eternity
And Your enemies I will oppose until the end.
Come and show us Your glory
Depart, evil spirits of Lucifer
Let justice be done
Let Your enemies burn in their defeat
Come and show us Your strength and glory
Depart, evil spirits of Lucifer
Let justice be done in this darkened world
Let Your enemies burn in their defeat
6) The Satanic Forest
3:57, lyrics:
In the Forest, where night always dwells
Chants of satanic rituals are sung
To blaspheme the name of the Lord of Light
And curse the ones standing under His might
Screaming in the midst of the night, a creature rises
To consume the souls of light
With powers so unknown
To impress even the saints
And lure them into death
Such are the prophecies from forgotten days.
And the time is so near
that Darkness will conquer its way
out of the forest of the night
to spread its might
Calling for their Lord
The Saints live in fear
For the mark of the beast
Which is 666
The only way to buy some food
But also the mark for the Doomed
Lightning will pierce the night and bring the day
The Conqueror of all
The end has come for the spirits of evil
And the fools with the mark on their hand
The Satanic Forest burns in agony
With the lost therein.
Satan bound in chains for 1000 years
A Kingdom of peace begins
7) Consumed by Flames
6:47, lyrics:
Once upon a time, There was a majestic empire
The Empire of Darkness, ruled by the emperor, with powers so great
He tortured his slaves, and drank their blood to please his lust
With a blaze of holy light
A warrior entered the realms of night
Alone, unarmed he increased his pace
To meet the emperor face to face
But the emperor did not want to see this man
And send his loyal knights to seize this man
But their swords couldn't cut this man's flesh or bones
And with one look the man turned the knights into stone
The sight of defeat enraged the dark lord
He gathered his angels and raised his sword
But it was time to realize this battle could not be won
Yet the loss of his angels only increased his crimson thorn
With eyes of fire, the Emperor unleashed his cry
And heaved his sword, to make the warrior die
But his sword he clumsily lost
And he saw it vanish in a cloud of dust
And when the cloud of dust withdrew
He saw the face of the enemy he knew
Fear of death haunted his mind
but the victor was just too kind
Instead of killing him, He took away his pride
As he gathered his old slaves at his side
And he led them to the Kingdom of the Light
and freed them from captivity in the Empire of Night
With his departure He casted a blaze of fire
And sulfur and flames replaced the water of the mire
And the ones who stayed behind were consumed by flames
And the ones who were freed were called the saints
But the emperor has escaped a certain death
And now leads others to their eternal death
8) My Eternal Beloved
5:11, lyrics:
At last our eyes, they meet again
I feel a shiver through my veins
Your eyes they look so cold
It makes my heart bleed
Every single day my love for you grows
Every day this torment shrieks through my soul
I have made the wrong choice, to fall in love with you
Daughter of Darkness, you hate to dwell in light
Now, I have to abandon you for my soul's sake
There is no future for us, only my dreadful sorrow
Your cold stare still burns in my heart
Don't leave me with this pain, walk with me into the light
I shall always love you
My eternal beloved
9) De verdrongen tekenen
5:08, lyrics:
(een gewaarschuwd mens telt voor twee)
De aarde kreunt, maar niemand hoort haar
De dieren sterven, maar niemand helpt ze
De mens is verblind door zijn vijand
Die hij beschouwt als zijn vriend
De geest van de Satan leeft tussen ons allen
Het verlangen naar rijkdom, genot en macht
Verblindt het hart van ieder mens
En dood de liefde voor zijn naaste
De waarschuwing vergeten die Jahweh ons gaf
De groei van rampen, oorlogen en geweld.
Verbaast ons allen, ook al is het ons verteld
In het boek der openbaringen
Deze tekenen gaan vooraf aan het eind van deze tijd
De komst van de Anti-Christ en zijn Rijk
De mens ziet hem als zijn held, en aanbidt de draak die hem gezonden heeft
De verdrongen tekenen gebeuren om ons heen
Maar niemand, niemand herkent ze behalve
Wij die leven in de Heer, genaamd Jahweh
De God van Israel, Jezus Christus en de Heilige Geest
De drie eenheid van de bijbel
Zie je dan niet, dat alles gebeurt
Zoals God ons heeft voorspeld in Zijn Woord?
Wat wil je nog meer als bewijs?
Jezus is de machtigste levende God
Ablaze September / Oktober 2001 (compilation, 2001, Ablaze Magazine)
Format: CD
18) Slechtvalk - In Hell I Burn 4:48, see above for lyrics
Format: CD
1) Cries of the Haunted
5:46, lyrics:
Why hast thou forsaken me?
Why hast thou turned away thy face
From me thy servant in distress
Oh Lord bent me thine ear!
All night long I drown in my tears
My bones are vexed, my heart is sore and vexed
Water rises to my lips
My throat is sore, I cannot speak
Lord I beg thee to free me of this grief
Which still haunts my soul, and makes my heart grow cold
I am merely all skin over bone
My flesh is too weak to resist the temptations
Which the evil layeth upon my path
I fear I yield to this heavy burden
"What has become of the son, who loved me
for so many years and now calls me into doubt
He who has worshipped me for so long
Now lives under the spell of the wicked
That brings his soul only further in Darkness
Away from love and closer to hatred
Don't you know that I'll always love you?
Return to me and I'll take care of you
I'll bring peace in your mind and rest in your troubled heart
I will treat you as my son
I'll make you a warrior of the Light"
Nightly creatures still haunt my soul
Crawling against the walls of my broken heart
screaming inhuman blasphemous words
Exalting the hordes of demon lords
Where are you God?!?!
"Here, waiting for you my son."
I will always love you Lord
Even in times of terrible Darkness
Nothing can stop me from worshipping you
Even if it means the end of my earthly life
2) T.M.B.W.G.M.N.L.
4:48, lyrics:
The Messias has come upon our earth to bring us a world of peace
The Savior has won, from the Lord of demonic fallen angels
He gave us His life, so that we could live for eternity in Heaven
To become immortal you have to let Him live in your heart
Let us all gather in this holy place
To bring praise and worship to the mighty Lord
Open your heart and let Him enter
And feel His love as you will pray
The blood of the Martyr, who was slain on the cross
brought death to the wicked and life to the dead
The Sins of the world, He carried to his death
And Death He did beat in the pools of hell
Heaven awaits the reborn souls
And hell is for those, who let Him fall
The battle He has won, so we shouldn't fear
Death if we live in the Lord
You have come to earth to die
You gave your life for us to live
You have come to earth to die
You gave your life for us to live
Darkness falls unto those
who have rejected Jesus' sacrifice
Darkness falls unto those
who have rejected Jesus' sacrifice
Your soul is not something you can throw away
And not feel the consequence of your acts
Jesus has given you a chance to live
In heaven for eternity at His side
For once be serious in your life
And accept the Lord as your only Lord
Do not sell your soul to the lord of the dead
'cause once you're dead, you are unsaved
3) In Hell I Burn
4:50, lyrics:
The night, the screams, The blood, the horror
the stench, the flames, the despair, the pain
I burn in the pools of hell
My flesh, it reeks of corpses
I wish I was just a corpse
then the pain would stop torturing me forever
salt in my open wounds
burning through my senses
my heart scorched black by the flames
as black as my soul in my earthly life
Noooo, Lord
please, forgive me
I am too late, my soul is already condemned
for eternal torture in this pool of hell
I remember the face of Jesus
At the Day of Judgement
when He watched me being condemned
for not accepting His Sacrifice
God, I wish I accepted Your love in my life
so I would never burn in this agony
I wish my soul was not spent
So I would reign beside you as a king
4) My Bleeding Heart
4:28, lyrics:
My soul hungers for human blood, Every day I yearn for more
With every kill, my human heart turns into stone
I have killed sworn enemies, betrayed my closest friends
I have dishonoured my clan, 'cause I once drank human blood
Memories I tried to forget still haunt my soul
The face of my first victim I shall never forget
The look filled with horror and betrayal
The face of the one I have loved for so many years
I couldn't live with this foul murder
But I couldn't resist the temptation
My best friend I killed with great delight
And I drank his blood as if it were wine
Nothing could stop me from this endless killing
For it was the only way to forget
To forget my first kill
The dying face of my eternally beloved
For years I have lived without conscience
For years I have lived only on human blood
For years I have been unbeaten
For eternity I feel the emptiness in my heart
My bleeding heart
The arrow piercing the flesh
The slayer I thought I had beaten
Now defeated me
On my knees I beg for my life
The slayer remembers me of my dead wife
At last my Darkest memories have returned
To torment my soul just before it burns
Remorse is the only thing I can think of
Forgiveness is the only thing I want
Death is my only future
Hell is where I belong
With my dying breath I ask this rogue
forgiveness for my unforgivable sins
Her answer seemed so unreal
her voice was not hers
My old love spoke the words
I feel complete
I am saved
The slayer saved me
I owe her my life
But I am already dead
5) To Praise the Unpraised
3:12, lyrics:
Your name I call in this darkened world
Where the night dwells in every place
But I know You will return and bring
A Kingdom of love and peace
And end the terror, under
the reign of the anti-christ
Come and surround us with Your beauty
End this sorrowful time and bring Your light
The night shall shiver by the sound of Your voice
And flee from Your coming holy light
Call Thy name I will forever
Nothing will prevent me from doing so
And Your love I will caress for eternity
And Your enemies I will oppose until the end.
Come and show us Your glory
Depart, evil spirits of Lucifer
Let justice be done
Let Your enemies burn in their defeat
Come and show us Your strength and glory
Depart, evil spirits of Lucifer
Let justice be done in this darkened world
Let Your enemies burn in their defeat
6) The Satanic Forest
3:57, lyrics:
In the Forest, where night always dwells
Chants of satanic rituals are sung
To blaspheme the name of the Lord of Light
And curse the ones standing under His might
Screaming in the midst of the night, a creature rises
To consume the souls of light
With powers so unknown
To impress even the saints
And lure them into death
Such are the prophecies from forgotten days.
And the time is so near
that Darkness will conquer its way
out of the forest of the night
to spread its might
Calling for their Lord
The Saints live in fear
For the mark of the beast
Which is 666
The only way to buy some food
But also the mark for the Doomed
Lightning will pierce the night and bring the day
The Conqueror of all
The end has come for the spirits of evil
And the fools with the mark on their hand
The Satanic Forest burns in agony
With the lost therein.
Satan bound in chains for 1000 years
A Kingdom of peace begins
7) Consumed by Flames
6:47, lyrics:
Once upon a time, There was a majestic empire
The Empire of Darkness, ruled by the emperor, with powers so great
He tortured his slaves, and drank their blood to please his lust
With a blaze of holy light
A warrior entered the realms of night
Alone, unarmed he increased his pace
To meet the emperor face to face
But the emperor did not want to see this man
And send his loyal knights to seize this man
But their swords couldn't cut this man's flesh or bones
And with one look the man turned the knights into stone
The sight of defeat enraged the dark lord
He gathered his angels and raised his sword
But it was time to realize this battle could not be won
Yet the loss of his angels only increased his crimson thorn
With eyes of fire, the Emperor unleashed his cry
And heaved his sword, to make the warrior die
But his sword he clumsily lost
And he saw it vanish in a cloud of dust
And when the cloud of dust withdrew
He saw the face of the enemy he knew
Fear of death haunted his mind
but the victor was just too kind
Instead of killing him, He took away his pride
As he gathered his old slaves at his side
And he led them to the Kingdom of the Light
and freed them from captivity in the Empire of Night
With his departure He casted a blaze of fire
And sulfur and flames replaced the water of the mire
And the ones who stayed behind were consumed by flames
And the ones who were freed were called the saints
But the emperor has escaped a certain death
And now leads others to their eternal death
8) My Eternal Beloved
5:11, lyrics:
At last our eyes, they meet again
I feel a shiver through my veins
Your eyes they look so cold
It makes my heart bleed
Every single day my love for you grows
Every day this torment shrieks through my soul
I have made the wrong choice, to fall in love with you
Daughter of Darkness, you hate to dwell in light
Now, I have to abandon you for my soul's sake
There is no future for us, only my dreadful sorrow
Your cold stare still burns in my heart
Don't leave me with this pain, walk with me into the light
I shall always love you
My eternal beloved
9) De verdrongen tekenen
5:08, lyrics:
(een gewaarschuwd mens telt voor twee)
De aarde kreunt, maar niemand hoort haar
De dieren sterven, maar niemand helpt ze
De mens is verblind door zijn vijand
Die hij beschouwt als zijn vriend
De geest van de Satan leeft tussen ons allen
Het verlangen naar rijkdom, genot en macht
Verblindt het hart van ieder mens
En dood de liefde voor zijn naaste
De waarschuwing vergeten die Jahweh ons gaf
De groei van rampen, oorlogen en geweld.
Verbaast ons allen, ook al is het ons verteld
In het boek der openbaringen
Deze tekenen gaan vooraf aan het eind van deze tijd
De komst van de Anti-Christ en zijn Rijk
De mens ziet hem als zijn held, en aanbidt de draak die hem gezonden heeft
De verdrongen tekenen gebeuren om ons heen
Maar niemand, niemand herkent ze behalve
Wij die leven in de Heer, genaamd Jahweh
De God van Israel, Jezus Christus en de Heilige Geest
De drie eenheid van de bijbel
Zie je dan niet, dat alles gebeurt
Zoals God ons heeft voorspeld in Zijn Woord?
Wat wil je nog meer als bewijs?
Jezus is de machtigste levende God
Ablaze September / Oktober 2001 (compilation, 2001, Ablaze Magazine)
Format: CD
18) Slechtvalk - In Hell I Burn 4:48, see above for lyrics
Chaos & Warfare (split, 2002, Fear Dark Records)
Format: CD
Split with Kekal.
This split was originally planned to be called "Resist, Unite, Attack".[1] [2]
It's actually announced with that name in Kekal's "The Painful Experience" album layout.
5) Slechtvalk - Whispers in the Dark
4:24, lyrics:
Hide yourselves for death has come.
The evil is strong in your heart.
You worship the unlord and his son.
In your blood he bathes, his perfume reeks of death.
His scorched talons reach deep into your soul, you're stuck in the cold.
From below a voice calls to you.
Deceiving your mind and making your heart go blind.
Someone whispers into your mind,
words of the evil kind,
to torment your broken soul,
and prevent it from becoming whole.
Soon the day will come, the last harvest is being prepared.
The seperation of the weed and the dares.
In their fury, hellish flames of despair are craving for,
their consumption of the damned, the ears which brought no fruit.
Someone whispers into your mind.
Words, that make your heart go blind.
To shield you from the knowledge.
About the harvest, which is at hand.
Slowly your heart goes cold.
Poisoned by the demons of old.
Will you let them have,
the delight in your death.
6) Slechtvalk - The Dragon's Children
3:31, lyrics:
What have we done, us children of the ancient dragon
Whose lives ended by the scythe of death?
Where are our earned virtue, the endless feast and women?
We now only meet darkness in these mists
Why have we fallen for the lies of the dragon
And condemned our souls into his void
Endless torture of our souls
Eternal despair has commenced
Our destiny, the flames around us lit it all
In the distance we one heard faint songs of praise
Coming from the King's court, where they knew no sorrow
But no one could deny the eternal screams of horror
What have we done, us children of the ancient dragon
misled by the many lies of the beast
Now we dwell, where we did not want to be
Insanity, despair, horror ever ongoing
7) Slechtvalk - Storms
4:02, lyrics:
Black storms, victim of the pain, will I survive.
Rain, wind and thunder are beating me insane.
Dark clouds of fear are rushing around me.
And I run to escape from the pain.
Rise and feel the pain brought upon thee.
Rise and feel the pain of existence.
Rise and feel the pain brought upon thee.
Rise and feel the pain of existence.
And slowly I rise to face the storm.
To see and to mourn about what has become.
To accept that pain is also part of existence.
For I know that the pain will haunt me until I've seen her face to face.
This pain I cannot bear until the end.
But I will not have to bear it alone.
8) Slechtvalk - Kongsblod (Antestor cover)
5:53, lyrics:
Guds ord fra vår munn, lysets barn, skal runge
De onde, mørkets barn, skal miste sin tunge
Helliget være de ydmykes skarpe sverd
Mørket fryktes ei når vi vandrer på vår vei
Far ydmykt frem lysets barn
Frykt herren, Han bringer oss hjem
Guds ord fra vår munn, lysets barn, skal runge
De onde, mørkets barn, skal miste sin tunge
Helliget være de ydmykes skarpe sverd
Mørket fryktes ei når vi vandrer på vår vei
Himmelen skaker, jorden skjelver
Dagen Hans vrede flammer opp
Helliget være de ydmykes skarpe sverd
Mørket fryktes ei når vi vandrer på vår vei
Guds mektige vesen, allhærs Gud
Legger jorden øde og rydder syndere ut
Top, left:
2002, Fear Dark Records, CD
Top, right:
2002, Hrom Records, Cassette
Bottom:
18 August, 2011, Blacklight Records, Vinyl, 12", 33⅓ RPM, limited 500 copies
not sure if pictured?
2011, Blacklight Records, Vinyl, test pressing, limited 5 copies
The test pressing is mentioned on Discogs, although... it seems not a lot of info is available? Anyway, on both vinyl versions, tracks 1-4 are on Side A, and tracks 5-10 are on Side B.
1) Of Slumber and Death
3:50, lyrics:
We are called upon to go to war
Our banners raised high, we march on
Our steel glinting in the setting sun
Death can't stop us from achieving victory
When we finished to set up our encampment,
I was appointed to be the first to guard
As my men closed their eyes to sleep,
I warmed myself at a small fire
Then a deep sleep overwhelmed me
"He tried to fight it, but he failed"
And then our enemies approached
But no one noticed them, for all were asleep
Silently they slit their throats, leaving one alive
Their captain was spared for another day
Suddenly I awaken from my sleep
I call for my men for the morning has come
But when I look around me, I see them
All slaughtered, but I am still alive
I wander between the corpses of my men
Abhorred by this carnage, I ask myself
What has happened to my men?
Slowly I return to where the castle is of the king,
whom I must tell of my failure, the death of his men
I fear the judgment that awaits me
2) A Plea for the King
6:59, lyrics:
My king, hear my plea as I kneel before thee
In the last hour of my watch I have fallen asleep
When darkness came, I did not protect them
When they were struck with panic, I did not admonish them
And when death came, I was too late to save them
Do not hold me accountable for their deaths
Do not forsake me in my darkest hour
For darkness comes to me, rebellion strides with me
And I feel death following me
“Open your eyes and then you will see
that their deaths were merely an illusion”
You must know of what I speak…”
Death is only an illusion!
“…and the wrongs you have done already have been forgiven,
although it saddens me to see you like this…”
I already have been forgiven!
Although my King has shown me mercy,
how come I can't forgive myself?
For the crime I have committed,
I should have been punished by death
3) From Behind the Trees
5:28, lyrics:
Now I wander in the forest to find my peace
Fighting the haunting memories of the past
Trying to realize the greatness of the forgiveness bestowed on my heart
which is darkened with sorrow
At last its meaning seems to grasp me
With newfound strength I carry on,
unaware of the danger that lurks from behind the trees
and the certain death that seems to await me
From behind the trees, two arrows were sent on an intercept course
to weaken the noble warrior for the battle that lies ahead
Dark souls left the shadows to surround me
With eyes full of hate they called to me
Feeling reluctant to leave me without a fight
As if the arrows were not deadly enough
The slow poison of the arrows is taking me into death's embrace
I feel a shiver through my stomach as an axe found its way through the flesh
As I drop on my knees, I see my attackers run away,
no doubt on another mission of chaos and mayhem
The dragon will only lead them into the black abyss
But I fear they do not know their own destiny
Soon I will die alone, left behind in this cold forest
Yet I am not afraid of death, for I know what lies beyond
4) My Last Call
10:59, lyrics:
Silence! The screams that haunted me have returned
Crawling! I feel their claws scratching my brain
Destiny! Final Death awaits
Coming! I see Grim Reaper's face
A freezing wind cuts through my wounds like sharp razors
The pain it inflicts is making me go insane
Even now moments before my death, evil tries to lead me astray
Making me false promises in the hope I fall for his ways
I feel an infection coming in through my wounds - The end has begun for me
There is little hope for me to survive my great demise
Again I hear the voice which calls me His son
But then the screams that haunted me returned again
“It is time to accept what you are:
nothing more than a sinful creature who is afraid of the night
Salvation of death, it's just a lie you believe in
to make it easier to face the unknown”
Now in the cold-blooded snow,
I lie trembling with fear of my death
Death approaches me with a scythe in hand,
waiting for the moment to harvest his crop
I sent my falcon away to get some help,
but I already knew it would come too late
Things are seldom what they seem
The end is in fact just a beginning
For my spirit has become immortal
through the blood of He who was slain before me
The fire in my eyes is extinguishing slowly
My life is at an end, my death is at hand
I have lost all feeling, my wounds stopped bleeding
My flesh is frozen by the wind
Memories from times long ago are passing by
My father, my liege I think I must cry
For my heart is faltering, my spirit is leaving
With my dying breath, I make my last call
5) The Falcon's Flight
5:08, instrumental
6) A Call in the Night
5:03, lyrics:
Cold sharp hail is blown into my face by a storming wind
I take shelter in a small wooden church near the black woods
A choir sings some songs of praise and worship for their Lord
For a while it makes me forget the sorrow I am in
“In distress we call to Thee
We await Thy return, for the forces of evil are closing in upon us
But with Thy help we can live beyond our lives' end
O Lord, accept our gratitude for Thy sacrifice”
I hear a call in the distance
It startles me, for it seems like the call of a dying man
I ascend my horse as we leave our shelter to challenge the raging storms
I hear the shrieks of a falcon from within the fog ahead of us
Amazed to hear a falcon's shriek in this time of year,
I ride towards the branch on which the falcon sits
I feel a cold shiver as I enter the forest in search of this man
with the falcon as my guide and a bastard sword at my side
A strange feeling that makes me a bit sick tells me I am near
the source of that horrible scream which I heard a short while ago
The slain body of a warrior is what I find here
It looks a bit familiar, but I can’t seem to grasp it
Death takes even the best of us away from the world of the living
I wonder what the cause was for the death of this man
“Dost thou not see the war that plagues the land?
Our enemies gather before our beloved city”
His face carries a strange expression
He seems to have been content
I wonder if there's more to it
Is there a truth in the books of old?
7) And Thus It Burns
4:12, lyrics:
This man, once a warrior of great stature
I cannot leave him behind, so I carefully lay him on the back of my horse
And then I notice the royal emblem
With this knowledge I return to the small wooden church,
so he might be given the proper burial he deserves
Then my senses pick up the stench of burning flesh
I see a yellow glare ahead, screams that slowly fade away
A nightmare has unfolded itself
This horror can't be a coincidence
And thus it burns, the church where I sheltered for the hail
The doors seem locked
The saints, whose songs soothed me,
were killed by the blazing fire
8) Burying the Dead
5:39, lyrics:
When the fire finally extinguished in the morning sun,
I gathered the remnants of the choir who were slain
This cowardly slaughter I fail to grasp it all
They could not even defend themselves!
What beasts were they who did this to these saints?
The need for them to die, I wonder why
"Dost thou not see the war that plagues the land,
the dragon's campaign to conquer this world?"
Seven bodies, seven graves I digged for them
"For dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return"
Under the setting sun I buried the last one
"My children, now come to Me"
In these times of darkness,
where the dragon attempts to overthrow the kingdom of light,
in secret the final defeat of the dragon is being prepared
9) War of the Ancients
5:45, lyrics:
The winter sun shines upon the path that lies before me
It leads into the forests of the royal domains
The smoldering ruins of the church,
I leave behind as I continue on my journey
Screams that cut through my bones,
I hear coming from the woods nearby
Fear makes my strength disappear
My feet are frozen to the ground
Hear the forest fall silent once the screams faded away
I wonder what has happened over there
Slowly I overcome my fear and once again,
I let myself be led by my curiosity into the forest,
wondering what I'll find this time
'The dark shadows, the sons of the dragon who had killed the saints,
were brutally slaughtered by the wild beasts that inhabit the forest.
Their corpses torn by claws and fangs,
a death so horrid as the one they brought to the king's men two nights before."
A strange feeling of justice enters my mind
as I see the remnants of the dragon's children
The war of the ancients is at its peak
It rages on in all lands, there’s no escape from it
A choice must be made for the ones that wander about
Time passes quickly: soon the war will come to its end
The window of opportunity is getting slim and soon it might be too late
10) The Dragon's Children
4:05, lyrics:
What have we done, us children of the ancient dragon
whose lives ended by the scythe of death?
Where are our earned virtue, the endless feast and women?
We now only meet Darkness in these mists
Why have we fallen for the lies of the dragon
and condemned our souls into his void?
Endless torture of our souls
Eternal despair has commenced
Our destiny, the flames around us lit it all
In the distance we once heard faint songs of praise
coming from the King's court, where they knew no sorrow
But no one could deny the eternal screams of horror
What have we done, us children of the ancient dragon,
misled by the many lies of the beast?
Now we dwell where we did not want to be
Insanity, despair, horror ever ongoing
11) In Paradisum
6:36, lyrics:
[Latin]
“In paradisum deducant te Angeli.
In tuo adventu suscipiant te Martyers,
et perducant te in civitatem sanctam Jerusalem.
Chorus Angelorum te suscipiat,
et cum Lazaro quondam paupere,
aeternam habeas requiem.”
[English:]
May the angels lead you into paradise.
May the martyrs receive you in your coming,
and may they guide you into the holy city, Jerusalem.
May the chorus of angels receive you,
and with Lazarus once poor,
may you have eternal rest.
Extreme Music Sampler Volume 5 (compilation, year unknown, Blastbeats)
Format: CD
16) Slechtvalk - To Praise the Unpraised 3:11, see above for lyrics
Metal Message IV (compilation)
2007, Metal Message, CD, limited 1000 copies
30 November, 2015, Metal Message, Bandcamp
7) Slechtvalk - On the Eve of Battle 7:27, see below for lyrics
STANDARD EDITION ........................ SPECIAL EDITION
At the Dawn of War (album)
February, 2005, Fear Dark Records, CD + DVD (digipak), limited ??? copies
2005, Fear Dark Records, CD (jewel case)
Guest appearances:
Mick Boogerd - Vocals (choirs)
Renske van Dijken - Vocals (choirs)
Rob Kikkert - Vocals (choirs)
Jos Lucas - Vocals (choirs)
Patricia Lucas - Vocals (choirs)
Ulvian - Vocals (additional), Guitars
Apparently Slechtvalk's website called track 8 "Black Raven Death", but it's called "Black Raven Dead" on the album itself. Which one is correct?
1) From Out of the Mist We Came Forth
3:16, instrumental
2) Call to Arms
8:08, lyrics:
And now we've gathered
for the battles that lie ahead.
Rumours of war have
reached the borders of our lands.
From the northern lands
our army of the falcon hailed.
We pledged our sword
to our noble King,
to whom our banner we raised
He has amassed a great force
of such vastness
the world has not seen in all times
for a great threat
has come to us,
the black armies of the lord of death.
As we hailed our old brethren
from the western shores,
the eastern horse riders arrived.
But we saw no sign
of our southern kin,
we wondered
if they already died.
All captains have joined
the King in his pavilion
to discuss the war at hand.
The light of early dawn
already broke the night,
when our captain informed us
we were going south.
„Last night a falcon arrived
with a message from the southern army.
It seems their retreat
has been cut off,
they now stand with their
backs against the wall.
If we do not act quickly,
they soon will be defeated,
we must hurry, before it's too late.
If not for them, we would long be dead,
now it's time to
repay our ancestor's debts.
If only half of the rumours were true,
that would mean we would
be sent to a slaughter.
Although we don't fear death,
we don't want to die in vain.
“We'll face a great host
of enemy soldiers,
but don't despair, my noble men,
for we don't go to war alone.
Our King has a great army
coming from the east,
we'll meet them along the way.”
We've heard of such an army,
but we thought it was
just a phantom story
told by crazed old men
who lost their wits.
But if it's true,
then the victory would be ours
for the taking.
Now we just wonder,
what are we still doing here?
3) Mortal Serenity
5:05, lyrics:
The horde of destruction
came riding on the storm
and left my serenity slowly to rot.
This once so bright future
now frozen in pain,
a deep dark sadness solemnly rose.
Paralyzed crawling in
this struggle unseen,
I felt down, exhausted,
and entered a dream.
I awoke and gazed through
the mist and the rain,
a gloomy cold landscape,
the new dwelling for me.
Forgotten dwelling in
this struggle unseen,
a breathless whisper from
out of a dark path in mind.
A veil of cold laughter
now covers this pain,
the black storms returned
and I freely go in.
With this vision of pain,
now I march on to war.
Reality sharpened
and willing to fight.
New strength burns in me,
decided to go.
My fist clenches cold steel,
as we hailed our liege.
Hail! Hail!
Voiceless screaming – sleepless dreaming,
tearless crying – breathless sighing.
“And there in a distance,
in the forest bare and cold,”
the pale beauty strays
to find me nevermore.
4) On the Eve of Battle
7:27, lyrics:
Silently we marched through forests and marshes
Our arrows waiting on our bows
My men, grim and prepared for the fight
A pale army of soldiers
Yes, we're marching to war
To war
Advance to war, banners high, towards our destiny
Advance to war, towards our destiny
With past battles on our minds
We wander towards the battlefields
The glorious battlefield
And then we reached the treeline of the enchanted forest
And there on heather fields a great battle was at hand
Standing and gazing at the frontline of the battle
A furious warcry filled the sky
Advance to war, banners high, towards our destiny
Advance to war, towards our destiny
And although many have fallen and many will fall in this ancient battle
Our captain blew on the horn and roared out loud,
"At the tips of our swords, they will only find death!"
Death
Death
Death
5) Besieged
3:19, lyrics:
We are besieged by our enemies,
their armies have gathered around us;
a great host of horses,
chariots and men.
We can’t live through
such a vast number.
Will we fall to the
might of our enemies?
We are outnumbered and outclassed.
If we surrender
they might show us mercy.
“And live at the cost of everything?”
No. Surrender is not an option.
Have you not taken heed
to the promises of old?
Have you already forgotten what was told?
Raise your head and look on the mountains.
Those with us are far more
than those against us.
Our King has sent
his best to our aid
so we will not fall to
the might of our enemy.
Don’t you see the
vast army of fiery horses and chariots?
I pray your eyes
will be opened,
so your despair will flee.
6) The Spoils of Treason
6:11, lyrics:
We had grown tired
of this endless war.
We thought it was time to leave
and to govern ourselves.
Fearing punishment for our betrayal,
we asked our old enemies
to defend our cities.
They kept the King’s
forces at bay,
but it had cost us
all we ever had.
After they had consumed
most of our stock,
they forced our children to serve
as their soldiers in the war,
from which we only
tried to escape.
“We saw the smoke rising
from beyond the forest’s canopy
The sight made our
hearts fill with sorrow.
So many lives wasted,
in spite of our warnings.
Could we have done more
to keep them from leaving?”
On our search for independence
we lost all the freedom
we once had.
We are now little more than slaves
in our own country,
cheated into a life of misery.
“We saw the smoke rising
from beyond the forest’s canopy
The sight made our
hearts fill with sorrow.
So many lives wasted,
in spite of our warnings.
Could we have done more
to keep them from leaving?”
7) Thunder of War
4:02, lyrics:
A thunder of war roared through the sky,
as the armies ran towards each other.
Bone-breaking blows
of warhammers,
shields crushed, steel broke,
flesh torn apart.
Gut-ripping strokes
of foul swords fell,
impaled by spears, blood spitting dying.
Pierced by arrows
on the blood drenched fields,
the penetrating stench of death.
More enemy forces leapt
out of the hills,
overwhelming our flanks.
But then our captain
rose the banner and screamed:
“You’ll fight to the end,
don’t fear no defeat!”
And now new strength was found,
the turn in the fight.
As a falcon shrieked and
pierced the sky above,
into amazement the enemy fell.
Our flanks reformed and
we fiercely charged again.
Yes, once again a furious
warcry filled the sky,
the glorious falcon, our victory is near.
With our captain
in the frontline,
holding the banner of the falcon up high.
And so we charged on to fight…
With the swing of the blunt battle axe
and the reaping halberds.
The terrifying screams of our enemies,
now brutally
slaughtered at will.
In the frenzy,
fair young men
left with
shattered faces
and strong heroes’ arms
left dismembered.
That was the price of our victory.
8) Black Raven Death
4:58, lyrics:
A falcon was sent into
the air by his master,
to begin his hunt for food.
With firm beats of his wings he ascended
into the sky to begin his search.
There his eyes spotted far below him
a black figure
stirring in the depths.
Circling high up in the sky,
the falcon awaited the
best moment to strike.
With great speed the
falcon dove upon his prey,
his wings folded to reduce
the drag of the winds.
The prey didn’t notice
the threat from above,
when all of a sudden his sight went black.
Sharp talons piercing the flesh,
death came swiftly.
There was no way to escape.
The slain bird was heavier
then he expected.
The falcon couldn’t maintain his altitude.
He felt reluctant to let go of his prey,
but the threat of sharp rocks was at hand.
Then a southern wind went through the air…
Drifting on the warm current,
carried by the wind,
the falcon quickly climbed again.
He shot through the sky over the forest,
when he heard his master’s call.
In return the falcon gave a shriek
as an answer to his name.
His master wondered what
the falcon was carrying,
the large black shadow
he firmly held.
The black raven is dead.
He has killed himself a black raven
An unusual prey for a falcon,
but still
the black raven is dead.
9) Desertion
3:18, lyrics:
Loyalty, a fading
memory of the past.
The spies of our enemy
are within our ranks.
Sowing dissension, inciting revolt
their poison spreads like a plague.
Blinded to the deception of our enemy,
they deny his existence.
All houses are rising against each other,
the unity of the early days is gone.
The unity of our
glory days is gone.
Only a few loyal
remaining at our side,
too few to conquer,
but enough to pose a threat.
Forever loyal to our cause
we fight until the bitter end.
In the wake of our steadfast spirits
the hearts of
many men are rekindled.
As we charge on the
boundaries of our existence,
new armies are
mustered to our cause.
10) Under a Moonlit Sky
6:05, lyrics:
A gentle wind, that rustles the leaves, is whispering in my ear.
A bright moon gazes at me through the forest's canopy, lighting my path.
Wandering through the forest, I marvel at its beauty
All shades of moss, covering the grounds on which I softly tread
Sometimes I sense a wild animal staring in wonder at my appearance
And silently I watch them, wondering if they are aware of what's coming to them
But a strange unnatural noise in the distance startles the animal, and I see it speeding off. I softly weep, for I know that the days of comforting silence are gone.
Under a moonlit sky, I wander through the forest, marvelling at its beauty, the serenity, the natural silence
The sky is red with the burning fire of the trees
It makes me weep
I see some heavily mutilated animals, running towards me in panic
I am shocked at the selfishness of the men who thought of this destruction
Of the earth on which I was born and raised
Under a moonlit sky, I wander through the forest, a deathly silence around the scorched ghostlike trees
Even for the creatures of the wild, there is no escape from the wars which scorch the earth
Defeat will mean the final death of us all.
11) Cries of the Haunted (bonus track)
4:47, lyrics:
Why hast thou forsaken me?
Why hast thou turned away thy face
From me thy servant in distress
Oh Lord bent me thine ear!
All night long I drown in my tears
My bones are vexed,
my heart is sore and vexed
Water rises to my lips
My throat is sore, I cannot speak
Lord I beg thee to free me of this grief
Which still haunts my soul,
and makes my heart grow cold
I am merely all skin over bone
My flesh is too weak
to resist the temptations
Which the evil layeth upon my path
I fear I yield to this heavy burden
What has become of the son, who loved me
for so many years and
now calls me into doubt
He who has worshiped me for so long
Now lives under the spell of the wicked
That brings his soul
only further in Darkness
Away from love and closer to hatred
Don't you know that I'll always love you?
Return to me and I'll take care of you
I'll bring peace in your mind
and rest in your troubled heart
I will treat you as my son
I'll make you a warrior of the Light"
Nightly creatures still haunt my soul
Crawling against the walls
of my broken heart
screaming inhuman blasphemous words
Exalting the hordes of demon lords
Where are you God?!?!
"Here, waiting for you my son."
I will always love you Lord
Even in times of terrible Darkness
Nothing can stop me from worshiping you
Even if it means the end of my earthly life
DVD "UPON THE FIELDS OF BATTLE"
(SPECIAL EDITION ONLY!)
1) Intro
2) Thunder of War
3) Of Slumber and Death
4) War of the Ancients
5) Under a Moonlit Sky
6) Call to Arms
7) Whispers in the Dark
8) Desertion
9) Besieged
10) In Paradisum
11) Cries of the Haunted
12) Thunder of War (Music video)
Upon the Fields of Battle (live album, 2005, Fear Dark Records)
Format: DVD
Guest appearances:
Ulvian - Guitars
This DVD was originally released in a limited edition digipak with the album "At the Dawn of War". After the digipak sold out, the album and DVD were sold as separate items with their own packaging. This section, of course, is for the DVD.
Recorded in 2004 at Hedon, in Zwolle, Netherlands.
Region code 0 / region free.
Color format is PAL.
1) Intro
2) Thunder of War
3) Of Slumber and Death
4) War of the Ancients
5) Under a Moonlit Sky
6) Call to Arms
7) Whispers in the Dark
8) Desertion
9) Besieged
10) In Paradisum
11) Cries of the Haunted
12) Thunder of War (Music video)
Thunder of War (single, May, 2005, Fear Dark Records)
Format: CD, cardboard sleeve
Most sites say this was released in June, but apparently, it was released in May! Go [here] and navigate to "News". (Hover over the broken images in the site header.)
1) Thunder of War (Single Version) 3:28
2) Illusions 7:12
3) Loss 4:01
4) Thunder of War (Album Version) 4:02, see above for lyrics
Might Is Right (compilation, April, 2007, Det Germanske Folkset)
Format: 2 CDs
CD1, track 16) Slechtvalk - Thunder of War 4:02, see above for lyrics
The Legacy Chronicles: Pagan Fire Brandsatz (compilation, April, 2007, Legacy Magazine)
Format: CD
13) Slectvalk - Thunder of War 4:03, see above for lyrics
Symbolic Zine Chap B (compilation, year unknown, Symbolic Prod)
Format: 3 CD-Rs
Most of the images for this compilation are pretty vulgar, so I decided not to post them here.
CD-R 2, track 14) Slechtvalk - Storms 4:02, see above for lyrics
^ Higher res, lower quality ........ v Lower res, higher quality
An Era of Bloodshed (compilation, 2009, Whirlwind Records)
Format: CD
Guest appearances:
Sevan Kirder - Flute (track 11)
Format: CD
Guest appearances:
Sevan Kirder - Flute (track 11)
Tracks 11-13 are new songs.
1) My Bleeding Heart 4:25
2) Consumed by Flames 6:45
3) In Hell I Burn 4:46
4) Storms 4:02
5) From Behind the Trees 5:27
6) My Last Call 10:58
7) And Thus It Burns 4:10
8) Thunder of War 4:02
9) On the Eve of Battle 7:27
10) Cries of the Haunted (re-recorded) 4:49
11) Hounds of Battle 4:05
12) Towards the Dawn 8:12
13) War of the Ancients 4:03, instrumental
Legacy 03/10 - 1 (compilation, 2010, Legacy Magazine)
Format: CD, cardboard sleeve
10) Slechtvalk - Vengeance of a Scorned King (Edit) 5:01
PROMO / SLEEVE VERSION
RETAIL / DIGIPAK VERSION
A Forlorn Throne (album)
Left: 2010, Whirlwind Records, CD, promo, cardboard sleeve
Right: 12 July, 2010, Whirlwind Records, CD, Digipak
Left: 2010, Whirlwind Records, CD, promo, cardboard sleeve
Right: 12 July, 2010, Whirlwind Records, CD, Digipak
Guest appearances:
Erik Grawsiö - Vocals (additional, tracks 1, 8-9)
Manne Engström - "Special vocal effects"
Manne Engström's wife - "Special vocal effects"
... Do we have a name for M. Engström's wife?? I would really like to credit her properly instead of just writing "his wife"... Also, what exactly is meant by the phrase "special vocal effects"?
Metal Archives mentions the digipak version, and then mentions another retail version without specifying what's different about it... It seems the ones listed here on Unblack Archives are the only two versions out there, so I suspect this is just a case of someone accidentally adding redundant information to Metal Archives. But just to be sure, I suppose I should make a note of this here.
1) Tamers of the Seas
4:37, lyrics:
Tamers of the seas, the winds obey our will
Set sail to distant shores, where victory awaits
Where we go all shall fall,
We are the sons of the High King, all bow before us
Our father the King, will surely praise us
for the battles we win in our name
Behold the army of our sworn enemy
how feeble it looks compared to our might
None can stop our onslaught
Not even he whom they call "king"
The world lies at our feet,
we just have to reach out and take it
For we are the sons of the High King,
all bow before us
One by one they fell, the fight was easier
than we thought
There is no limit to our success,
victory will soon be ours
One by one they fell.
The fight was easier than I thought
There is no limit to my success,
now that victory is mine.
Their overconfidence led to their doom
Trying to defeat me without their king
They walked right into my ambush
Unprepared for the slaughter I have wrought
See how the mighty have fallen,
they have all met their doom
those who haven't died will perish
in the labyrinth of my domain.
Splendour of their host,
set sail to distant shores
never to return.
Oh, how we mourn them.
2) Forsaken
8:32, lyrics:
My mind is filled with visions of death.
I've abandoned them to their doom.
I've fled the battlefield at the sign of defeat.
What will become of me?
We've walked into a trap, blinded by our pride
All the brothers I have known died at my side.
And now I hide.
I don't know whom I fear most.
Our enemy, or my father the King.
I dare not face him again.
What will become of me?
Too lost in my own sorrow
I didn't notice the changing surroundings.
Can't remember how I got here,
I think I have lost my way.
I have been led astray
from the path that I was following.
The sorry state I am in, it feels so unreal.
I fear that the final victory will not be mine.
This burden causes my feet to stumble
like I am walking to my grave.
I wonder if I'll ever find my way back home again?
Will I live to see my children become better men?
The bitter tears I've shed have clouded my vision
All I see is darkness and death
on the path that lies before me.
I would cut out my eyes
if that would make it all go away.
But I think this sorrow is mine to bear
until the day I die.
Forsaken in this hostile land
Broken to the core
This sorrow is mine
Until the day I die!
I've long searched for death,
but couldn't find it, save by my own hand.
But my pride stays my hand,
I will go on as long as I can
Though my heart yearns for hope,
I'm blinded by my stubbornness
I fail to see my own path leads to emptiness
Torn by guilt, broken to the core,
don't I deserve more?
I should have followed your rule,
oh father, I feel like a fool.
3) Desolate
6:29, lyrics:
Haunted by a restlessness I fail to find peace,
While thoughts of a self-destructive nature
drive me to madness.
What was left of happiness in life is now gone,
even the sun looks dark in my eyes.
My heart feels desolate.
Trapped in a maze of horror, forsaken by God,
I cannot escape
This time I don't see a way out, except for death.
Although I want to be freed
from the despair that envelops my soul,
I neglect to find help, unsure if I even want it to end.
Playing with the thought of a self inflicted death
to end this nightmare called life.
What was left of happiness in life is now gone,
even the sun looks dark in my eyes.
My heart feels desolate
as if hell already burns inside.
What if this pain does not end with death,
But continues to haunt my soul in hell.
I cannot bear these visions of despair,
So I stay my hand.
In a moment of solitude I cry out from my misery
to the One I fear.
As new strength refills my heart with courage,
I find myself willing to go on.
I slowly rise on my feet to confront the demons
which sought my death.
4) Divided by Malice
7:11, lyrics:
I lie in this darkness with tears in my eyes,
I weep in silence, but in my heart I scream.
The path that I must take, it breaks my heart,
I fear I'll never see my love again.
I saw the hunger in his eyes
as he dragged her away,
The beast that had betrayed me.
Oh how I hate him.
Seconds lasted for ages.
Did I just hear her scream?
He'll know the meaning of pain
when I am done with him.
Torn by grief, I was left for dead
And for a moment I was.
I followed their steps through the wilderness
Determined to take back what is mine.
I wandered the earth driven by grief
Until I finally tracked them down.
I was shocked when I saw
a glimpse of her bruised face;
All the love she had for me,
he had beaten it out.
I could feel the fire of vengeance burn in my heart.
When I saw her lips kissing his,
I could not restrain myself .
I only saw the fear in his eyes
as I tightened my grip.
He thought he had killed me,
but now I stood before him.
I drew my blade to cut this bastard down,
But my arm was held back by a familiar hand.
Instead of killing him, I cut off his thumbs,
No longer will he wield the sword against my sons.
I would have killed him if she didn't believe his lies,
But he will live down in shame ‘til the day he dies.
And now I had my first vengeance
I must hold of the storm,
Before I find myself a way
To win back her love for me.
5) Allegiance
7:53, lyrics:
Sons, don't you know who I am?
not an all-forgiving man.
No more disobedience.
I am the one to whom you owe allegiance.
Fear the judgement that I'll impose upon you
If you remain untrue.
Renew your oaths to me
And I'll bring you victory.
Do not tally too long,
the moment of decision has come.
Soon I'll depart on the final campaign
to end your enemy's reign.
Renew your oaths to me, then I will set you free.
Slaves, is that all you want to be?
Bound by your own misery,
Forsaken in a hostile land,
Only to be released by my hand.
Come, weary and burdened to me,
Find rest in my golden halls.
I will consider you as my sons.
Our enemy doesn't stand a chance,
he will have to accept his defeat.
He will spread his lies no more,
my sword will silence him forever.
The moment of judgement has come.
6) Enthroned
8:32, lyrics:
Deep in the wilderness on a forgotten path
a wanderer is striding forth.
Persistent his walk and by oath of allegiance
bound to go up North.
His stern face carved by the years he endured,
by journeys, battles and long winter months.
With the westening sun he proudly marched on
for an army of strength was mustered once more.
To shorten his way and to hasten for the muster
he takes a long lost road.
Now with the sun almost sunken and
the shadows prolonged he contemplates his oath
As at his wonder a ruin he saw,
like an ancient dwelling, now only heaps of stones
Overgrown in natures shrines,
an echo of what once was in yesteryears long gone.
Full of wonder he became aware of a marble
black-veined Throne
While his eyes gazed at vague remnants
of engraved heraldic arms
He marvelled at the bliss of this forlorn kingdom
to him unbeknown
As a mist came crawling over the
cracked old stone-paved floor.
With a sigh of the wind a haze arose
over this old hall
And the more he stared at this upcoming veil,
the more ghostly shapes he saw
Graciously wandering and dancing around,
drifting on an unseen wind
with wonder and awe he witnessed this theatre
with an unfolding play.
Now solemn and peaceful then with
glory and might full of splendour and passion
There were satyrs and troubadours jesters
and high lords, peasants and squires
evoking his impression
Then slowly came forth in a shadow of threat,
a tyrant surrounded by his thralls.
Perverted shadows though fairest in appearance
full of sickening lies blending into the play.
Wholly intrigued but unwilling to witness the end
of this mystical play
His eyes where fixed on the tyrant and his thralls,
how humble they bowed as they kneeled at his feet
They crowned him and hailed him as a high Lord
of old, humbling themselves as his servants
Knowing in his heart all their acting is deceit,
still he could not turn away his eyes
Full of hate for this tyrant,
but like enchanted by this play
The thrilling beauty, their cunning and might,
the temptation of their charms
From this filth infected theatre finally
he turned his sight away
Then to his horror he found himself
now sitting chained
Slowly the black veins of the marble throne
had him partly overgrown.
He felt the cold grip of stone clamping his flesh
slowly enslaving him whole.
From serenity fallen, the play endured,
he witnessed it with a moan.
All beauty brought down by sickening lies
to foul and horrible shapes.
Värj dig från lögnaren
Svekets ansikte
Människans förgörare
Tortured by the growing black veins.
Crowned with poisonous filth,
by rancid whores drenched in lies.
He cried like an insane while foul laughter roared
"Damned all your lies,
your whores and your slaves! Twisted your words,
full of deceit your damned calumny!"
The tyrant was smiling looking down on his prey.
Slowly fading with the mist in the rain.
Now darkness surrounded the overgrowing man.
And with the rain his life faded away.
Once on a morning on a bright winter day,
The first sunbeams were shining gloomy
on a marble statue in the midst of a ruin
of a man enthroned like a high Lord of old,
grim his face and firmly grasping his throne.
On the first step of the throne
an inscription was engraved;
"Enthroned by lies, faded away into oblivion".
7) Bewailed
5:19, lyrics:
The blood flowed from her wounds
As she was dragged by a chain through the woods.
She tried to resist, but his hatred was strong.
The more she fought, the greater his wrath.
She tried to remember the love from her youth.
would he find her in this wilderness?
But as years passed she forgot to hope
And gave in to his lust.
He must have abandoned her
To the malice of her captor.
All that she longs for is death.
Misery is all what's left.
But then she saw as in a dream,
Her old love standing in between.
Has he come to free her at last
from the bonds in which she was cast?
A black dread filled her heart
As she found herself holding back his hand.
What drove her, she did not know.
The pain in his eyes cut through her soul.
Most destructive weapon of our enemy:
The black seed of his lies.
How I despise the deeds of my enemy,
Not worthy of respect.
The sound of horns and drums of war
Filled her heart with new despair.
For her captor the war turned ill,
She feared that she would join his fate
She dared not see her old love again,
Fearing the judgement by his hand,
She walked to the window of her room
About to jump to her doom
He must have abandoned her
To the malice of her captor.
All that she longs for is death.
Misery is all what's left.
Then she heard the falcon call.
Could he still love her after all?
But when she saw it in the air,
She knew her love was here.
Her heart leaped with joy again
As she ran down the stairs.
And there he waited with open arms
Her own old love, our King.
8) Towards the Dawn
7:35, lyrics:
Once again, my enemy has amassed
an army against me.
He has come to face his fate.
All the men he has deceived by his lies,
They don't know that this night will be their last.
I see the fear in their eyes.
Their hope lies in a victory that cannot be won.
Long have I awaited this moment,
To bring my final judgement on him.
Today is the day I finish him,
He'll be dead before the dawn.
Rise now my brethren and fight till the dawn
will release us from this mournful night
Follow me now as I ride through this
sea of onslaught, death and fire, Arise!
I have seen cities fall to ruin,
lost friends to madness.
I have stood on the scaffold.
I have felt the sting of steel.
I have tasted the blood from my wounds,
witnessed horrors untold.
I have heard proud men beg for mercy,
endured what others could not.
In the end I even experienced death...
Rise now my brethren and fight till the dawn
will release us from the ground,
He thought he had killed me,
but now I stand before him.
His thumbless fists, his eternal disgrace.
He is a shadow of the man he should have been.
He could not keep the one I love from me,
The bruises on her face begin to fade.
Now I have recovered what was owed.
His life will end.
So I returned to face my enemy once more,
The demon who haunted me in the past.
Leading all those who will follow,
towards an eternal dawn.
We shall have the final victory
ere the new sun rises.
Now follow me towards the dawn!
9) Vengeance of a Scorned King
5:43, lyrics:
Be on your guard, the enemy is drawing near.
Restrain yourself! First we'll test their strength.
Draw your swords and ready your shields.
On my signal we attack!
Remember your oaths,
Vengeance is mine!
Follow my lead,
Now it's the time!
I saw how my sons drive the swords I forged,
through the hearts of their first kill.
My strength truly flows through their veins,
it makes me proud to see my sons
and I fight as one.
Our main host is hiding in the far woods,
ready to flank them.
On my signal we'll crush them
as between anvil and hammer.
Sound the retreat!
Let them think they gain the upper hand.
Fall back to the trees!
There we will make our stand.
In the shadows of the trees we hide,
when they've passed we'll block their retreat
Reform the line!
Let no one pass the shafts of our spears!
Stand your ground!
Let them break on the wall of our shields!
Wave after wave crushed in on our shields,
but they were too weak to penetrate our ranks.
No more victory for the liar and all of his host,
We will wipe out the fruits of his reign,
taking down all he has sowed
With furious rage we'll wield our swords
destroying the enemy like a fire through dry reed.
Until the memory of all he has done will be erased.
A heavy blow shattered my spear,
but with my battered shield I knocked him
to the ground.
I drew my blade to finish him off,
as my eyes searched the field
for a glimpse of their 'king'.
I fought my way through the ranks of his men,
the ground felt slippery of blood
Just a few more stand in my way,
but they cannot stop my wrath.
And now I finally meet him on the field,
I feel the vengeance fuel my heart.
I parried his blow with my sword
and shoved my shield into his throat.
Once again my enemy cowers before me
for his miserable life,
But now I'll finish him once and for all.
A determined thrust of my blade
hastened his death.
4:37, lyrics:
Tamers of the seas, the winds obey our will
Set sail to distant shores, where victory awaits
Where we go all shall fall,
We are the sons of the High King, all bow before us
Our father the King, will surely praise us
for the battles we win in our name
Behold the army of our sworn enemy
how feeble it looks compared to our might
None can stop our onslaught
Not even he whom they call "king"
The world lies at our feet,
we just have to reach out and take it
For we are the sons of the High King,
all bow before us
One by one they fell, the fight was easier
than we thought
There is no limit to our success,
victory will soon be ours
One by one they fell.
The fight was easier than I thought
There is no limit to my success,
now that victory is mine.
Their overconfidence led to their doom
Trying to defeat me without their king
They walked right into my ambush
Unprepared for the slaughter I have wrought
See how the mighty have fallen,
they have all met their doom
those who haven't died will perish
in the labyrinth of my domain.
Splendour of their host,
set sail to distant shores
never to return.
Oh, how we mourn them.
2) Forsaken
8:32, lyrics:
My mind is filled with visions of death.
I've abandoned them to their doom.
I've fled the battlefield at the sign of defeat.
What will become of me?
We've walked into a trap, blinded by our pride
All the brothers I have known died at my side.
And now I hide.
I don't know whom I fear most.
Our enemy, or my father the King.
I dare not face him again.
What will become of me?
Too lost in my own sorrow
I didn't notice the changing surroundings.
Can't remember how I got here,
I think I have lost my way.
I have been led astray
from the path that I was following.
The sorry state I am in, it feels so unreal.
I fear that the final victory will not be mine.
This burden causes my feet to stumble
like I am walking to my grave.
I wonder if I'll ever find my way back home again?
Will I live to see my children become better men?
The bitter tears I've shed have clouded my vision
All I see is darkness and death
on the path that lies before me.
I would cut out my eyes
if that would make it all go away.
But I think this sorrow is mine to bear
until the day I die.
Forsaken in this hostile land
Broken to the core
This sorrow is mine
Until the day I die!
I've long searched for death,
but couldn't find it, save by my own hand.
But my pride stays my hand,
I will go on as long as I can
Though my heart yearns for hope,
I'm blinded by my stubbornness
I fail to see my own path leads to emptiness
Torn by guilt, broken to the core,
don't I deserve more?
I should have followed your rule,
oh father, I feel like a fool.
3) Desolate
6:29, lyrics:
Haunted by a restlessness I fail to find peace,
While thoughts of a self-destructive nature
drive me to madness.
What was left of happiness in life is now gone,
even the sun looks dark in my eyes.
My heart feels desolate.
Trapped in a maze of horror, forsaken by God,
I cannot escape
This time I don't see a way out, except for death.
Although I want to be freed
from the despair that envelops my soul,
I neglect to find help, unsure if I even want it to end.
Playing with the thought of a self inflicted death
to end this nightmare called life.
What was left of happiness in life is now gone,
even the sun looks dark in my eyes.
My heart feels desolate
as if hell already burns inside.
What if this pain does not end with death,
But continues to haunt my soul in hell.
I cannot bear these visions of despair,
So I stay my hand.
In a moment of solitude I cry out from my misery
to the One I fear.
As new strength refills my heart with courage,
I find myself willing to go on.
I slowly rise on my feet to confront the demons
which sought my death.
4) Divided by Malice
7:11, lyrics:
I lie in this darkness with tears in my eyes,
I weep in silence, but in my heart I scream.
The path that I must take, it breaks my heart,
I fear I'll never see my love again.
I saw the hunger in his eyes
as he dragged her away,
The beast that had betrayed me.
Oh how I hate him.
Seconds lasted for ages.
Did I just hear her scream?
He'll know the meaning of pain
when I am done with him.
Torn by grief, I was left for dead
And for a moment I was.
I followed their steps through the wilderness
Determined to take back what is mine.
I wandered the earth driven by grief
Until I finally tracked them down.
I was shocked when I saw
a glimpse of her bruised face;
All the love she had for me,
he had beaten it out.
I could feel the fire of vengeance burn in my heart.
When I saw her lips kissing his,
I could not restrain myself .
I only saw the fear in his eyes
as I tightened my grip.
He thought he had killed me,
but now I stood before him.
I drew my blade to cut this bastard down,
But my arm was held back by a familiar hand.
Instead of killing him, I cut off his thumbs,
No longer will he wield the sword against my sons.
I would have killed him if she didn't believe his lies,
But he will live down in shame ‘til the day he dies.
And now I had my first vengeance
I must hold of the storm,
Before I find myself a way
To win back her love for me.
5) Allegiance
7:53, lyrics:
Sons, don't you know who I am?
not an all-forgiving man.
No more disobedience.
I am the one to whom you owe allegiance.
Fear the judgement that I'll impose upon you
If you remain untrue.
Renew your oaths to me
And I'll bring you victory.
Do not tally too long,
the moment of decision has come.
Soon I'll depart on the final campaign
to end your enemy's reign.
Renew your oaths to me, then I will set you free.
Slaves, is that all you want to be?
Bound by your own misery,
Forsaken in a hostile land,
Only to be released by my hand.
Come, weary and burdened to me,
Find rest in my golden halls.
I will consider you as my sons.
Our enemy doesn't stand a chance,
he will have to accept his defeat.
He will spread his lies no more,
my sword will silence him forever.
The moment of judgement has come.
6) Enthroned
8:32, lyrics:
Deep in the wilderness on a forgotten path
a wanderer is striding forth.
Persistent his walk and by oath of allegiance
bound to go up North.
His stern face carved by the years he endured,
by journeys, battles and long winter months.
With the westening sun he proudly marched on
for an army of strength was mustered once more.
To shorten his way and to hasten for the muster
he takes a long lost road.
Now with the sun almost sunken and
the shadows prolonged he contemplates his oath
As at his wonder a ruin he saw,
like an ancient dwelling, now only heaps of stones
Overgrown in natures shrines,
an echo of what once was in yesteryears long gone.
Full of wonder he became aware of a marble
black-veined Throne
While his eyes gazed at vague remnants
of engraved heraldic arms
He marvelled at the bliss of this forlorn kingdom
to him unbeknown
As a mist came crawling over the
cracked old stone-paved floor.
With a sigh of the wind a haze arose
over this old hall
And the more he stared at this upcoming veil,
the more ghostly shapes he saw
Graciously wandering and dancing around,
drifting on an unseen wind
with wonder and awe he witnessed this theatre
with an unfolding play.
Now solemn and peaceful then with
glory and might full of splendour and passion
There were satyrs and troubadours jesters
and high lords, peasants and squires
evoking his impression
Then slowly came forth in a shadow of threat,
a tyrant surrounded by his thralls.
Perverted shadows though fairest in appearance
full of sickening lies blending into the play.
Wholly intrigued but unwilling to witness the end
of this mystical play
His eyes where fixed on the tyrant and his thralls,
how humble they bowed as they kneeled at his feet
They crowned him and hailed him as a high Lord
of old, humbling themselves as his servants
Knowing in his heart all their acting is deceit,
still he could not turn away his eyes
Full of hate for this tyrant,
but like enchanted by this play
The thrilling beauty, their cunning and might,
the temptation of their charms
From this filth infected theatre finally
he turned his sight away
Then to his horror he found himself
now sitting chained
Slowly the black veins of the marble throne
had him partly overgrown.
He felt the cold grip of stone clamping his flesh
slowly enslaving him whole.
From serenity fallen, the play endured,
he witnessed it with a moan.
All beauty brought down by sickening lies
to foul and horrible shapes.
Värj dig från lögnaren
Svekets ansikte
Människans förgörare
Tortured by the growing black veins.
Crowned with poisonous filth,
by rancid whores drenched in lies.
He cried like an insane while foul laughter roared
"Damned all your lies,
your whores and your slaves! Twisted your words,
full of deceit your damned calumny!"
The tyrant was smiling looking down on his prey.
Slowly fading with the mist in the rain.
Now darkness surrounded the overgrowing man.
And with the rain his life faded away.
Once on a morning on a bright winter day,
The first sunbeams were shining gloomy
on a marble statue in the midst of a ruin
of a man enthroned like a high Lord of old,
grim his face and firmly grasping his throne.
On the first step of the throne
an inscription was engraved;
"Enthroned by lies, faded away into oblivion".
7) Bewailed
5:19, lyrics:
The blood flowed from her wounds
As she was dragged by a chain through the woods.
She tried to resist, but his hatred was strong.
The more she fought, the greater his wrath.
She tried to remember the love from her youth.
would he find her in this wilderness?
But as years passed she forgot to hope
And gave in to his lust.
He must have abandoned her
To the malice of her captor.
All that she longs for is death.
Misery is all what's left.
But then she saw as in a dream,
Her old love standing in between.
Has he come to free her at last
from the bonds in which she was cast?
A black dread filled her heart
As she found herself holding back his hand.
What drove her, she did not know.
The pain in his eyes cut through her soul.
Most destructive weapon of our enemy:
The black seed of his lies.
How I despise the deeds of my enemy,
Not worthy of respect.
The sound of horns and drums of war
Filled her heart with new despair.
For her captor the war turned ill,
She feared that she would join his fate
She dared not see her old love again,
Fearing the judgement by his hand,
She walked to the window of her room
About to jump to her doom
He must have abandoned her
To the malice of her captor.
All that she longs for is death.
Misery is all what's left.
Then she heard the falcon call.
Could he still love her after all?
But when she saw it in the air,
She knew her love was here.
Her heart leaped with joy again
As she ran down the stairs.
And there he waited with open arms
Her own old love, our King.
8) Towards the Dawn
7:35, lyrics:
Once again, my enemy has amassed
an army against me.
He has come to face his fate.
All the men he has deceived by his lies,
They don't know that this night will be their last.
I see the fear in their eyes.
Their hope lies in a victory that cannot be won.
Long have I awaited this moment,
To bring my final judgement on him.
Today is the day I finish him,
He'll be dead before the dawn.
Rise now my brethren and fight till the dawn
will release us from this mournful night
Follow me now as I ride through this
sea of onslaught, death and fire, Arise!
I have seen cities fall to ruin,
lost friends to madness.
I have stood on the scaffold.
I have felt the sting of steel.
I have tasted the blood from my wounds,
witnessed horrors untold.
I have heard proud men beg for mercy,
endured what others could not.
In the end I even experienced death...
Rise now my brethren and fight till the dawn
will release us from the ground,
He thought he had killed me,
but now I stand before him.
His thumbless fists, his eternal disgrace.
He is a shadow of the man he should have been.
He could not keep the one I love from me,
The bruises on her face begin to fade.
Now I have recovered what was owed.
His life will end.
So I returned to face my enemy once more,
The demon who haunted me in the past.
Leading all those who will follow,
towards an eternal dawn.
We shall have the final victory
ere the new sun rises.
Now follow me towards the dawn!
9) Vengeance of a Scorned King
5:43, lyrics:
Be on your guard, the enemy is drawing near.
Restrain yourself! First we'll test their strength.
Draw your swords and ready your shields.
On my signal we attack!
Remember your oaths,
Vengeance is mine!
Follow my lead,
Now it's the time!
I saw how my sons drive the swords I forged,
through the hearts of their first kill.
My strength truly flows through their veins,
it makes me proud to see my sons
and I fight as one.
Our main host is hiding in the far woods,
ready to flank them.
On my signal we'll crush them
as between anvil and hammer.
Sound the retreat!
Let them think they gain the upper hand.
Fall back to the trees!
There we will make our stand.
In the shadows of the trees we hide,
when they've passed we'll block their retreat
Reform the line!
Let no one pass the shafts of our spears!
Stand your ground!
Let them break on the wall of our shields!
Wave after wave crushed in on our shields,
but they were too weak to penetrate our ranks.
No more victory for the liar and all of his host,
We will wipe out the fruits of his reign,
taking down all he has sowed
With furious rage we'll wield our swords
destroying the enemy like a fire through dry reed.
Until the memory of all he has done will be erased.
A heavy blow shattered my spear,
but with my battered shield I knocked him
to the ground.
I drew my blade to finish him off,
as my eyes searched the field
for a glimpse of their 'king'.
I fought my way through the ranks of his men,
the ground felt slippery of blood
Just a few more stand in my way,
but they cannot stop my wrath.
And now I finally meet him on the field,
I feel the vengeance fuel my heart.
I parried his blow with my sword
and shoved my shield into his throat.
Once again my enemy cowers before me
for his miserable life,
But now I'll finish him once and for all.
A determined thrust of my blade
hastened his death.
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Where Wandering Shadows and Mists Collide (album, 20 December, 2016, Independent)
Format: CD / Digipak
Buy the CD (OFFICIAL)
Guest appearances:
Jason "Hacknthrash" Saylor - Vocals (additional, tracks 3, 5)
Marie Lorey - Vocals (additional, track 7)
Lasse Lammert - Guitars (solos, tracks 4-5, 10)
1) We Are
3:40, lyrics:
We are the unborn you had killed
We are the women you have raped
We are the poor you didn't feed
We are the slain dead at your feet.
We are the bloodstains on your hands
We are the wounds time cannot mend
We are the people you have enslaved
We are the ones you could have saved.
We were the screams you heard that night
When all stood silent till first light
We are your courage that failed that day
We are the consequence from your "nay"
We are the people you've let been killed
We are the dreams left unfulfilled
We are the dead of life depraved
We are the ones you should have saved.
We are! We are!
We are! We are!
We are the children that lay dead
We are the blood that has been shed
We are the victims of our time
We are the failure of your line
We are the reason you'll find no rest
Why you twist and twirl inside your bed
We are the burden of your guilt
We are the voice that must be heard
You rode to war to preserve your wealth, but not for us, as if we were less than others.
How can you pretend to sleep at night, when we lay dying at your doorsteps?
(Yet) there you feast on the blood we spilled, for which you believe you'll never have to answer.
'Til you discover on your final day when Justice comes riding in His shining armour
We are the voice that shall be heard!
2) Asternas
6:33, lyrics:
Black is the blood that flows down from the mountains
Poisoned are the veins that drench our once green pastures.
We deserve our own suffering
a ruined nation without a king
Ashes fall like snow where once our forests stood.
Whatever remains the salt will wither away.
Asternas, once the glory of all the kingdoms, bright was our flame, great were the works we've
made.
Where foreign lords gladly paid tribute and pilgrims renewed their faith.
We deserve our own suffering
a ruined nation without a king
Asternas, our home. Once the glory of all the kingdoms.
Bright was the flame of our wisdom. Great were the works of our hands.
Where foreign lords gladly paid tribute and pilgrims sought to renew their faith, but for naught.
For we have forgotten the desolation from which we once were raised and beggared the people we
swore to protect. Our arrogance wrought our downfall. That... and an empty throne in a ruined hall.
Once we ruled as kings, glorious was our fame.
Accursed is the land we once called our home.
Chained down as slaves we're driven forth
Clinging unto what hope our future holds
Who will end our suffering?
who will become our new king?
We've forgotten the desolation we once were in, we beggared the people we swore to protect.
Our arrogance had wrought our own downfall and an empty throne in a ruined hall.
3) Betrayed
4:12, lyrics:
My brother what have you done? Victory was in our grasp.
I can not understand why you have betrayed me.
We were close to our goal. Now it is all but lost.
Don't you understand you gave them what they wanted?
My brother I want to forgive you, but I don't know if I can.
after what you've done to me.
My brother what have I done, to deserve your wrath
My mind cannot grasp what made you turn against me
Have I wronged you in the past or do you hate me just because
I never tried to live up to your expectations?
We believed things differently, but I never saw you as my enemy
What.. . What have I done to become yours?
I thought we both longed for the glory of Asternas restored
but now none of us will live to see that day
I hear them fighting in the streets, Didn't know our walls were breached.
What...What's happening, why are you standing still?
Are our own men fighting each other?
Why are you still standing here? Run!
Run away before you die with me!
I'll leave this world with just one regret
I never told you how what you meant to me.
Though I die, I hope that fate will be kinder to you,
But I see in your eyes a craving for the throne that should remain forlorn.
4) March to Ruin
6:21, lyrics:
They march to ruin, the ground trembles beneath their feet.
Their wrath is upon us for all the wrongs we have done to them.
Woe to our children if we should fall
Who would answer when they call?
Will we hear them before we die?
When we’re cut down, will they cry?
They march to ruin, they've come to set our world aflame.
They'll show no mercy for we've never given them some
Fueled by the hatred of the one they should have scorned, to slay the ones they once had loved.
Curse the usurper that sent our kin to wreak our doom, he laughs as they march to ruin.
All we once were will fade away
Nothing will remain to remember us by
They march to ruin, their drums announce our doom.
They march to ruin, the ground trembles beneath our feet
5) Nemesis
4:06, lyrics:
In a time of hatred and despair, I was blinded by the veil you had cast over me. I will not submit to
the terror you'd unleash if I don't do as you please
I have grown tired of you telling what's best for me, for every time I follow you I find myself (stuck)
in misery. I will draw the line. And you happen to be on the other side of it.
I am not afraid of you, but I'd rather not see your face
For every time I think of you, I'm reminded of my disgrace.
Every day I’m haunted with what I could have done, but how can I defeat myself for I am my own
enemy? This life has to end, but not in the way that you might want it to.
You try to persuade me to turn away from what’s best for me, but now I know I must continue for I
want to be freed of you. This is where it ends and I no longer care whether you agree with me!
You talk of freedom and glory, yet what makes you think I am a blind man?
I have seen the fruit of your wisdom, its foul stench wakes me from my pleasant dreams.
what you think will set me free, binds me down in misery.
Once you may have ruled as king, but now suffer my new allegiance!
I'll drown you, my nemesis.
your reign is ending. Now you (will) die!
I am not afraid of you, but I'd rather not see your face
For every time I think of you, I'm reminded of my disgrace.
The battle has been won, but I still have the memories of all I have done, You were my worst
enemy, but now I'm free to turn into a different man than I otherwise would have been.
The memories fade with every choice I make differently and even if I fail you're no longer
controlling me and one day I’ll forget you.
6) Rise or Fall
4:38, lyrics:
Arise my brethren, why are you lying down?
The fight is here now, why won't you take your sword?
Death is final if you won't rise. Rise or fall.
To rise or fall. I know your melancholy feeds your self pity,
but now is not the time. You're not the only one, who'll suffer when you fail.
Rise or Fall.
Your mind is caught by the deception you will fail again and again.
You believe you are a coward.
Have no fear, victory can be yours if you'd only rise and use the sword that was given you
Arise! Dwell on your failures and you've already lost, don't linger in regret.
Damn your pride, you know you need help.
Don't deny your failures or you will do them again.
You think you 're standing, but you've been misled.
Arise or face your ruin.
7) The Shrouded Grief
5:14, lyrics:
I remember she smiled a lot,
but when I looked into the eyes she got
I saw the pain she would not share,
she believed that no one ever cared.
I hoped she would open her heart to me,
but through her tears she was too blind to see
that I was always there for her
even though she never cared
I would have carried your burden,
if you just had let me in.
She laughed out loud when they threw her out
through the window I heard them shout,
She was beautiful in my eyes
and I loved her as she died.
And then they blamed me for it all,
that I was the reason of her fall,
like it was my fault the whole time,
but it was their doing not mine.
I would have carried your burden,
if you just had let me in.
Every day I wonder what I could have done more to help you,
But you wouldn't show me your tears, all my words fell on deaf ears.
You were the world to me, I really wanted to set you free .
But your smile was just for show, you made up your mind long ago,
Every day I wonder what to do with those who had hurt you,
Which is why I'll have to let go before the anger consumes my soul.
Know that I loved you then and that I love you even still,
but I can't let you drag me with you, lest I would no longer be the man you knew
Everyday I wondered what I could have done to help myself, but I didn't show you my tears, your
words didn't fall on deaf ears.
You were the world to me, I really wanted to be set free.
But my smile was just for show, I made up my mind long ago.
8) Malagh Defiled
5:13, lyrics:
Maggots, is what you were when I found you trampled and broken by the tyranny of the man
who sold all for what he couldn't bear.
We built a kingdom, a crown to man, where none had to suffer,
but it was all in vain when you bent the rules in your favor.
Battles I've fought to keep you safe from harm. I fought the winged darkness,
but when I returned the old ways were gone, you forgot all I taught you.
You betrayed the covenant we had made and now it's you who suffers the consequence
Yet I swore to keep my end of the deal no matter what betrayal you'd do to me.
What you refused to share
What you received for naught
I will let them take
until you bend the knee
you were unworthy when I found you chained and broken by the tyranny I ended.
Now you became the tyrants, I should let them destroy you. But I swore to spare you if you were
ever untrue.
Together we vanquished, together we fought.
But now you'll endure the fruit of your own rule
You are unworthy to receive my mercy, but I can't just let you be destroyed
Together we'll vanquish, together we'll fight.
When I return you to Asternas restored
You betrayed the covenant we had made and now it's you who suffers the consequence
Yet I swore to keep my end of the deal no matter what betrayal you'd do to me.
9) Wandering Shadows
8:48, lyrics:
They stride forth slumbering, waiting for their deaths to come.
What hope remained to them slowly faded away.
I remember the splendour, the towering halls of those once my kin.
I remember the maidens bright and fair.
I admired their wisdom, the strength of their arms, the glory of their king.
I admired the maidens bright and fair.
Though I departed to a distant realm unknown to me,
I felt inclined to return someday.
As shadows they wander, slowly dissolving into the mists.
their beauty had faded, their strength had withered away
All that my eyes could see was death standing in front of me.
So cold, so cold were their eyes to me.
What was left of their splendour, was all but an ancient memory
No one to answer the children's cries.
I tried waking them from their lucid dreams, yet no one would heed the decay around them.
A man I woke answered my concern with a dagger between my ribs before returning to his dream.
the dread that filled me, was naught compared to what I witnessed then
As I died, I saw a mist surround the man.
A laughter roared when he dissolved into the mist.
As shadows they wander, slowly dissolving into the mists.
their beauty had faded, their strength had withered away
10) Homebound
4:55, lyrics:
The war drove our army south to fight an invincible foe.
We were left without a choice, but it was our only hope.
Fight now, Fight hard, Fight till the very end!
Our hopes were dashed when our flanks were crushed.
Our blood turned stale and cold when we faced the giants of old.
Fight now, Fight hard, Fight till the bitter end!
And now we're returning home to the lands of our fathers
where up high in the clear blue sky the glorious falcons fly
We'll find last solace in the arms of our beloved wives
just to see our children cry when we lay down.
Although our fates were sealed and our dreams lie shattered
by the poison that courses through our veins,
We burned the bridge on our retreat to buy the time we need.
Our only hope is (that) our efforts were not in vain.
Yet our fate was cruel to us as the fire spread to the forest nearby.
In our haste to delay our enemy / the enemies' advance we've brought our country to ruin.
And now we're returning home to the lands of our fathers
where up high in the clear blue sky the glorious falcons fly
We'll find last solace in the arms of our beloved wives
just to see our children cry when we lay down to die
By our blood and lives our families are spared
to set sail towards the distant shores of the lands to the north.
Format: CD / Digipak
Buy the CD (OFFICIAL)
Guest appearances:
Jason "Hacknthrash" Saylor - Vocals (additional, tracks 3, 5)
Marie Lorey - Vocals (additional, track 7)
Lasse Lammert - Guitars (solos, tracks 4-5, 10)
1) We Are
3:40, lyrics:
We are the unborn you had killed
We are the women you have raped
We are the poor you didn't feed
We are the slain dead at your feet.
We are the bloodstains on your hands
We are the wounds time cannot mend
We are the people you have enslaved
We are the ones you could have saved.
We were the screams you heard that night
When all stood silent till first light
We are your courage that failed that day
We are the consequence from your "nay"
We are the people you've let been killed
We are the dreams left unfulfilled
We are the dead of life depraved
We are the ones you should have saved.
We are! We are!
We are! We are!
We are the children that lay dead
We are the blood that has been shed
We are the victims of our time
We are the failure of your line
We are the reason you'll find no rest
Why you twist and twirl inside your bed
We are the burden of your guilt
We are the voice that must be heard
You rode to war to preserve your wealth, but not for us, as if we were less than others.
How can you pretend to sleep at night, when we lay dying at your doorsteps?
(Yet) there you feast on the blood we spilled, for which you believe you'll never have to answer.
'Til you discover on your final day when Justice comes riding in His shining armour
We are the voice that shall be heard!
2) Asternas
6:33, lyrics:
Black is the blood that flows down from the mountains
Poisoned are the veins that drench our once green pastures.
We deserve our own suffering
a ruined nation without a king
Ashes fall like snow where once our forests stood.
Whatever remains the salt will wither away.
Asternas, once the glory of all the kingdoms, bright was our flame, great were the works we've
made.
Where foreign lords gladly paid tribute and pilgrims renewed their faith.
We deserve our own suffering
a ruined nation without a king
Asternas, our home. Once the glory of all the kingdoms.
Bright was the flame of our wisdom. Great were the works of our hands.
Where foreign lords gladly paid tribute and pilgrims sought to renew their faith, but for naught.
For we have forgotten the desolation from which we once were raised and beggared the people we
swore to protect. Our arrogance wrought our downfall. That... and an empty throne in a ruined hall.
Once we ruled as kings, glorious was our fame.
Accursed is the land we once called our home.
Chained down as slaves we're driven forth
Clinging unto what hope our future holds
Who will end our suffering?
who will become our new king?
We've forgotten the desolation we once were in, we beggared the people we swore to protect.
Our arrogance had wrought our own downfall and an empty throne in a ruined hall.
3) Betrayed
4:12, lyrics:
My brother what have you done? Victory was in our grasp.
I can not understand why you have betrayed me.
We were close to our goal. Now it is all but lost.
Don't you understand you gave them what they wanted?
My brother I want to forgive you, but I don't know if I can.
after what you've done to me.
My brother what have I done, to deserve your wrath
My mind cannot grasp what made you turn against me
Have I wronged you in the past or do you hate me just because
I never tried to live up to your expectations?
We believed things differently, but I never saw you as my enemy
What.. . What have I done to become yours?
I thought we both longed for the glory of Asternas restored
but now none of us will live to see that day
I hear them fighting in the streets, Didn't know our walls were breached.
What...What's happening, why are you standing still?
Are our own men fighting each other?
Why are you still standing here? Run!
Run away before you die with me!
I'll leave this world with just one regret
I never told you how what you meant to me.
Though I die, I hope that fate will be kinder to you,
But I see in your eyes a craving for the throne that should remain forlorn.
4) March to Ruin
6:21, lyrics:
They march to ruin, the ground trembles beneath their feet.
Their wrath is upon us for all the wrongs we have done to them.
Woe to our children if we should fall
Who would answer when they call?
Will we hear them before we die?
When we’re cut down, will they cry?
They march to ruin, they've come to set our world aflame.
They'll show no mercy for we've never given them some
Fueled by the hatred of the one they should have scorned, to slay the ones they once had loved.
Curse the usurper that sent our kin to wreak our doom, he laughs as they march to ruin.
All we once were will fade away
Nothing will remain to remember us by
They march to ruin, their drums announce our doom.
They march to ruin, the ground trembles beneath our feet
5) Nemesis
4:06, lyrics:
In a time of hatred and despair, I was blinded by the veil you had cast over me. I will not submit to
the terror you'd unleash if I don't do as you please
I have grown tired of you telling what's best for me, for every time I follow you I find myself (stuck)
in misery. I will draw the line. And you happen to be on the other side of it.
I am not afraid of you, but I'd rather not see your face
For every time I think of you, I'm reminded of my disgrace.
Every day I’m haunted with what I could have done, but how can I defeat myself for I am my own
enemy? This life has to end, but not in the way that you might want it to.
You try to persuade me to turn away from what’s best for me, but now I know I must continue for I
want to be freed of you. This is where it ends and I no longer care whether you agree with me!
You talk of freedom and glory, yet what makes you think I am a blind man?
I have seen the fruit of your wisdom, its foul stench wakes me from my pleasant dreams.
what you think will set me free, binds me down in misery.
Once you may have ruled as king, but now suffer my new allegiance!
I'll drown you, my nemesis.
your reign is ending. Now you (will) die!
I am not afraid of you, but I'd rather not see your face
For every time I think of you, I'm reminded of my disgrace.
The battle has been won, but I still have the memories of all I have done, You were my worst
enemy, but now I'm free to turn into a different man than I otherwise would have been.
The memories fade with every choice I make differently and even if I fail you're no longer
controlling me and one day I’ll forget you.
6) Rise or Fall
4:38, lyrics:
Arise my brethren, why are you lying down?
The fight is here now, why won't you take your sword?
Death is final if you won't rise. Rise or fall.
To rise or fall. I know your melancholy feeds your self pity,
but now is not the time. You're not the only one, who'll suffer when you fail.
Rise or Fall.
Your mind is caught by the deception you will fail again and again.
You believe you are a coward.
Have no fear, victory can be yours if you'd only rise and use the sword that was given you
Arise! Dwell on your failures and you've already lost, don't linger in regret.
Damn your pride, you know you need help.
Don't deny your failures or you will do them again.
You think you 're standing, but you've been misled.
Arise or face your ruin.
7) The Shrouded Grief
5:14, lyrics:
I remember she smiled a lot,
but when I looked into the eyes she got
I saw the pain she would not share,
she believed that no one ever cared.
I hoped she would open her heart to me,
but through her tears she was too blind to see
that I was always there for her
even though she never cared
I would have carried your burden,
if you just had let me in.
She laughed out loud when they threw her out
through the window I heard them shout,
She was beautiful in my eyes
and I loved her as she died.
And then they blamed me for it all,
that I was the reason of her fall,
like it was my fault the whole time,
but it was their doing not mine.
I would have carried your burden,
if you just had let me in.
Every day I wonder what I could have done more to help you,
But you wouldn't show me your tears, all my words fell on deaf ears.
You were the world to me, I really wanted to set you free .
But your smile was just for show, you made up your mind long ago,
Every day I wonder what to do with those who had hurt you,
Which is why I'll have to let go before the anger consumes my soul.
Know that I loved you then and that I love you even still,
but I can't let you drag me with you, lest I would no longer be the man you knew
Everyday I wondered what I could have done to help myself, but I didn't show you my tears, your
words didn't fall on deaf ears.
You were the world to me, I really wanted to be set free.
But my smile was just for show, I made up my mind long ago.
8) Malagh Defiled
5:13, lyrics:
Maggots, is what you were when I found you trampled and broken by the tyranny of the man
who sold all for what he couldn't bear.
We built a kingdom, a crown to man, where none had to suffer,
but it was all in vain when you bent the rules in your favor.
Battles I've fought to keep you safe from harm. I fought the winged darkness,
but when I returned the old ways were gone, you forgot all I taught you.
You betrayed the covenant we had made and now it's you who suffers the consequence
Yet I swore to keep my end of the deal no matter what betrayal you'd do to me.
What you refused to share
What you received for naught
I will let them take
until you bend the knee
you were unworthy when I found you chained and broken by the tyranny I ended.
Now you became the tyrants, I should let them destroy you. But I swore to spare you if you were
ever untrue.
Together we vanquished, together we fought.
But now you'll endure the fruit of your own rule
You are unworthy to receive my mercy, but I can't just let you be destroyed
Together we'll vanquish, together we'll fight.
When I return you to Asternas restored
You betrayed the covenant we had made and now it's you who suffers the consequence
Yet I swore to keep my end of the deal no matter what betrayal you'd do to me.
9) Wandering Shadows
8:48, lyrics:
They stride forth slumbering, waiting for their deaths to come.
What hope remained to them slowly faded away.
I remember the splendour, the towering halls of those once my kin.
I remember the maidens bright and fair.
I admired their wisdom, the strength of their arms, the glory of their king.
I admired the maidens bright and fair.
Though I departed to a distant realm unknown to me,
I felt inclined to return someday.
As shadows they wander, slowly dissolving into the mists.
their beauty had faded, their strength had withered away
All that my eyes could see was death standing in front of me.
So cold, so cold were their eyes to me.
What was left of their splendour, was all but an ancient memory
No one to answer the children's cries.
I tried waking them from their lucid dreams, yet no one would heed the decay around them.
A man I woke answered my concern with a dagger between my ribs before returning to his dream.
the dread that filled me, was naught compared to what I witnessed then
As I died, I saw a mist surround the man.
A laughter roared when he dissolved into the mist.
As shadows they wander, slowly dissolving into the mists.
their beauty had faded, their strength had withered away
10) Homebound
4:55, lyrics:
The war drove our army south to fight an invincible foe.
We were left without a choice, but it was our only hope.
Fight now, Fight hard, Fight till the very end!
Our hopes were dashed when our flanks were crushed.
Our blood turned stale and cold when we faced the giants of old.
Fight now, Fight hard, Fight till the bitter end!
And now we're returning home to the lands of our fathers
where up high in the clear blue sky the glorious falcons fly
We'll find last solace in the arms of our beloved wives
just to see our children cry when we lay down.
Although our fates were sealed and our dreams lie shattered
by the poison that courses through our veins,
We burned the bridge on our retreat to buy the time we need.
Our only hope is (that) our efforts were not in vain.
Yet our fate was cruel to us as the fire spread to the forest nearby.
In our haste to delay our enemy / the enemies' advance we've brought our country to ruin.
And now we're returning home to the lands of our fathers
where up high in the clear blue sky the glorious falcons fly
We'll find last solace in the arms of our beloved wives
just to see our children cry when we lay down to die
By our blood and lives our families are spared
to set sail towards the distant shores of the lands to the north.
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IMAGES:
1) "An Era of Bloodshed". 2) "Thunder of War". 3) "The War That Plagues the Lands" all 3 versions. (The CD version is a great size, but it could be a lot better quality.) 4) "Falconry". 5) Anyone have layout photos for the digpak version of "At the Dawn of War"?
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