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Abbath
Members | |
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Current | |
Abbath | Vocals, Guitars (2015-present) |
Member(bands): Amputation, I, Old Funeral, Bömbers, Immortal, Almost Funeral, Satanel | |
Ukri Suvilehto | Drums (2018-present) |
Member(bands): Suvilehto, Tuliterä, Vermivore, Whispered (live), Before the Dawn (live), Psykoosi, De Lirium’s Order, The Undivine (live) | |
Ole André Farstad | Guitars (lead) (2019-present) |
Member(bands): Ilti Milta, Doudou Cissoko’s Ancient Strings and Fabulous Things, Barrio, Combo Candombe, Meelodi | |
Past | |
King | Bass (2015-2018) |
Member(bands): God Seed, I, Jotunspor, Ov Hell, Gorgoroth, Sahg, Audrey Horne, Clububba, Temple of the Black Moon | |
Creature | Drums (2015) |
Member(bands): Hjelvik, One Life All-In, Black Bomb A (live), Benighted, Disavowed, Necrovile, Deathawaits (live), Decapitated (live), Destinity (live), Miserable Failure (live), Nervecell (live), Nightmare (live), Nostromo (live), Sabaton (live), Sepultura (live), Burning Skies, Mumakil, Arkhan (live), Kronos (live), Doorsfall, F Stands for Fuck You, White Card, Get the Shot (live), Lofofora (live) | |
Creature | Drums (2016-2018) |
Member(bands): Fetus Stench, Slaughterous, Aeon, Blood Red Throne, Insidious Disease (live) | |
Silmaeth | Guitars (2016-2018) |
Member(bands): Goat Torment, Malhkebre, Sektarism, Epic, Warshades, Detritum, Vorkreist, Arkhon Infaustus (live), Mayhem (live), Satyricon (live), Svart Crown (live), Valkyrja (live) | |
Mia Wallace | Bass (2019-2020) |
Member(bands): Nervosa, The True Endless, Kirlian Camera, Mia Wallace, Niryth, Teuta, Darkness, Huginn, Skoll, Triumph of Death | |
Current (Live) | |
Rusty Cornell | Bass (2016, 2018-2019, 2020-present) |
Member(bands): Gary Busey Amber Alert, Alterbeast | |
Past (Live) | |
Gabe Seeber | Drums (2015-2016) |
Member(bands): The Kennedy Veil, Beneath (live), Decrepit Birth (live), Wretched Dawn, Gary Busey Amber Alert (live), Powerglove (live), Alterbeast, Abysmal Dawn (live), Continuum (live), The Faceless (live), Vale of Pnath (live) | |
Per Valla | Guitars (2015) |
Member(bands): Vredehammer, Valla, Allfader, Nordjevel, Elite, Amaroc | |
Silmaeth | Guitars (2016) |
Member(bands): Goat Torment, Malhkebre, Sektarism, Epic, Warshades, Detritum, Vorkreist, Arkhon Infaustus (live), Mayhem (live), Satyricon (live), Svart Crown (live), Valkyrja (live) | |
Dan Gargiulo | Guitars (2016) |
Member(bands): Artificial Brain, Cyanide Breed, Revocation, Havok (live) | |
Raud | Guitars (lead) (2016-2019) |
Member(bands): Ilti Milta, Doudou Cissoko’s Ancient Strings and Fabulous Things, Barrio, Combo Candombe, Meelodi | |
Ukri Suvilehto | Drums (2018) |
Member(bands): Suvilehto, Tuliterä, Vermivore, Whispered (live), Before the Dawn (live), Psykoosi, De Lirium’s Order, The Undivine (live) | |
Mia Wallace | Bass (2019) |
Member(bands): Nervosa, The True Endless, Kirlian Camera, Mia Wallace, Niryth, Teuta, Darkness, Huginn, Skoll, Triumph of Death |
# | Discography | Type | Year | |
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1 | Count the Dead | Single | 2015 | Show album |
2 | Abbath | Full-length | 2016 | Show album |
3 | Harvest Pyre | Single | 2019 | Show album |
4 | Calm in Ire of Hurricane | Single | 2019 | Show album |
5 | Outstrider | Single | 2019 | Show album |
6 | Outstrider | Full-length | 2019 | Show album |
Count the Dead
Album versions
Release date | Label | Catalog ID | Format | Description |
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December 10th, 2015 | Season of Mist | SOM366EP | 7" vinyl | Limited edition, 2 colors |
December 10th, 2015 | Season of Mist | Digital | Bandcamp |
Members | |
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Band members | |
King | Bass (track 1) |
Abbath | Vocals, Guitars, Bass (track 2) |
Creature | Drums |
Guest/Session | |
Ole André Farstad | Guitars (track 1) |
Tracks | |||
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Side A | |||
1. | Count the Dead | 04:57 | Show lyrics |
Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Greybeard swing your broken sword In killing arcs’ terminal stroke Let battle-cry rip from throat As lungs fill with acrid smoke Swallow bile of livid fear On which you choke so cavalier. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Cataracts cloud your streaming eyes Glory fades in dying light. Banners bright drained of colour Grey in dusk of deadly night. Old Lion maimed draw your knife End your worthless life. Kneel before the Raven Hordes Of Ice, Fire and Strife. Lord Warden where’s your flock? Sons lie slain at your feet. Daughters shamed by reaver’s cock Your champions butchered meat. Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Upon the carcass of the world Cenotaph for the scourged. Inspire men at arms - the brave who have not fled Lead ire on final charge - until no soul is left To Count the Dead. |
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Side B | |||
2. | Riding on the Wind (Judas Priest cover) | 03:07 | Show lyrics |
Shooting for the stars Cruise the speed of light. Glowin’ god of Mars Body burning bright. Well I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Yes I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind. Tearing up through life Million miles an hour Blinding all in sight Surging rush of power. Thunderbolt from hell Shattering aloud. Screamin’ demons yell Bursting through the clouds. |
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08:04 |
Abbath
Album versions
Release date | Label | Catalog ID | Format | Description |
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January 22nd, 2016 | Season of Mist | SOM366D | CD | Digipak |
January 22nd, 2016 | Helvete Records | HVR033 | CD | Slipcase |
January 22nd, 2016 | Mutilation Productions | MUTP156 | CD | |
January 22nd, 2016 | Season of Mist | SOM366B | CD | Limited edition, Digibook |
January 22nd, 2016 | Season of Mist | SOM366LP | 12" vinyl | Limited edition, 13 colors |
January 22nd, 2016 | Season of Mist | Digital | Bandcamp | |
January 22nd, 2016 | Season of Mist | SOM366D | CD | Digipak |
January 20th, 2016 | Chaos Reigns | GQCS-90093 | CD | Japan |
January 29th, 2016 | Season of Mist | SOM366T | Cassette | |
February 2016 | Mazzar Records | MZR CD 745 | CD | Digipak |
February 20th, 2016 | Never Dead | NEVER077 | Cassette | Limited edition |
February 26th, 2016 | Zim Zum Entertainment | ZZ-XXIV | Cassette | Limited edition, Reissue |
August 22nd, 2016 | Del Imaginario Discos | D.I. 422 | CD | |
2017 | Season of Mist | SOM366LP | 12" vinyl | Limited edition, Coloured, Repress |
2017 (Unofficial) | SNP | SRT007 | Cassette | |
March 2nd, 2018 | Season of Mist | SOM366LP | 12" vinyl | Limited edition, Coloured, Repress |
April 5th, 2019 | Season of Mist | SOM366LP | 12" vinyl | Limited edition, 2 colors, Repress |
May 15th, 2020 | Season of Mist | SOM366LP | 12" vinyl | Limited edition, Coloured, Repress |
Members | |
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Band members | |
Abbath | Vocals, Guitars, Bass (track 9), Songwriting |
Creature | Drums |
King | Bass |
Guest/Session | |
Geir Bratland | Keyboards, Samples |
Herbrand Larsen | Keyboards, Samples (track 4) |
Raud | Guitars (lead) (tracks 1, 5, 6) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Dag Erik Nygaard | Engineering (guitars, bass) |
Daniel Bergstrand | Engineering (drums), Mixing |
Giorgos Nerantzis | Engineering, Mixing, Mastering |
Wilfred Wessel Berthelsen | Cover art, Photography |
Adrien Bousson | Layout |
Simon Dancaster | Lyrics |
Tracks | |||
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1. | To War! | 05:34 | Show lyrics |
Speed demon spread thy shanks wide Shower offense! Defile Citadel pure desire’s vice Damnation nigh Behemoths feast Old bloodlines die - Warrior caste feed raging beast Hear the roar of battle-horn. To War! Dread Reavers rise from dismal mist Ghouls emerge - Catalyst Form jagged, spike - studded fist Lean years breed - a skeletal corps Deviant yield - Omnivore Tide devours craven shore To battlefield stream the swarm. To War! Mephitic mob - torch the havens Chew the ribs of temple-maidens Blackened babes - hung on high Nourish the hawks circling sky Talons to flesh - a hook-beak strips Long pig to shreds - tongue from lips Wild Reavers pledge - their guts to pour Blizzard kin raise the skulls. Talisman shield - the sword our prophesy Grail Quest - benighted destiny War paths - must terminate in blood Pit erupt - spray ochre upon the mud. Plague Weavers spread Y-pestis far Thin armoured ranks Marauders close - Decimate guard Hammer blade on anvil forge Hel know our name Wade knee deep - in sod of gore Once more unto the breach. To War. |
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2. | Winterbane | 06:49 | Show lyrics |
Cleanse steel in carnage - Unleash chthonic Darkness Scud stochastic vortex - Blitz vicious bastards Sheath blades in carcass - Disembowel tangled skein Upon ripe flesh we harvest - Human grain mortal pain Reaper rides on genocides’ arc of scythes. Combat casts the warrior - warfare marks the age Stone to bronze to iron - steel is our rage! Blood soaked grimoires spell - Hel a million ways Vellum spills the venom - a poison chalice sprays. Gods of War! Exhort the hordes as battle roars. A Dragon dives Belching hives of serpent flies Scribes skewer history - Truth dies in the telling Scribes skewer history - Truth dies in the yelling of lies! Afford us our sins. Bloodlust our wings In death’s domain of Winterbane. Death wept that grim day - gutting ghost from viscera Flaying soul from the clay - cleaving mind from terror. Reavers rode roughshod - ’cross the skull-crushed plain Legions mass the grave - where spirits shriek insane. Fire drakes dive. Burn ranks alive. Dead worlds collide. Ravens glide. Swoop and pluck the Hero’s eyes. Scars carve the memory - truth lies in the cutting Scars carve the memory - truth lies in the culling of lies Seraphim soar above the ichor The sea of slain at Winterbane. Wilderness will not claim the beast Nor civilized state deny its feast Not gibberish of madman, hysteric chant of priest Nor lovers’ brutal sighs, lend the savage peace. A demon raised in flames must stride Stricken trails in stark divide The frozen waste of Winterbane To face the monster still inside. Deep within its burning eyes A killer stirs, starts to rise... Reavers ride the ice-crest tides Thunderous hooves churn the skies. |
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3. | Ashes of the Damned | 03:51 | Show lyrics |
Ashes of the Damned - bourne on pestilential winds Zephyrs flay the sky - cinders bath in blaze Scorch raw starry vault - Above the earth accursed Carnage beyond despair - souls seared in gaze. Embers of warriors - fuel legends heroes bled Seidmen weep the tears Valkyries fear to shed. Ashes of the Damned Serpent-tongue sick with thirst - in thy venom we immerse. Necrotic Lord Bless Our Chains - baptise heathen flesh in flames. But free of all Rapture’s stain. From ash The Damned will rise again! Rats, spread deadly spore - bubonic swarm. Claws, of vermin rake - ancient graves. Belch, necrotic maw - kisses blistering. Melt, Death’s face to yours - Decay with Grace. Frost, bite iron lung - demonic storm. Spit, last heathen words - against the hail. Flesh, raise heavy chains - curse the skies. Spark, suck lightening strike - the final nail. Ashes of the Damned - bourne on pestilential winds Zephyrs flay the sky - cinders bath in blaze Scorch raw starry vault - Above the earth accursed Carnage beyond despair - souls seared in gaze. |
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4. | Ocean of Wounds | 04:44 | Show lyrics |
Club-foot cripple’s withered stride Disturbs the dust of barren tide. Lifetime spun from martial pride Graft of scars on calloused hide. Weathered vet of many campaigns Knuckles grip anew the reigns. Charger harnessed - standard raised. Sombre stroke to crown aspire. Drown fears in void of infernal Styx. Warrior’s doubt in terror cicatrix. Drown the sound of doom in cobalt depths. Submerge grief in the Ocean of Wounds. In hateful breeze the guillotine hum Of axe descent to nape of scum. Wed to pain, to horror numb. Crimson world will soften the slum. Short cuts burn when u seek fire. Bone-deep become the demon sired. Strong through trials, torments dire. Sombre stroke to crown aspire. Drown fears in void of infernal Styx. Warrior’s doubt in terror cicatrix. Drown the sound of doom in cobalt depths. Submerge grief in the Ocean of Wounds. |
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5. | Count the Dead | 04:57 | Show lyrics |
Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Greybeard swing your broken sword In killing arcs’ terminal stroke Let battle-cry rip from throat As lungs fill with acrid smoke Swallow bile of livid fear On which you choke so cavalier. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Cataracts cloud your streaming eyes Glory fades in dying light. Banners bright drained of colour Grey in dusk of deadly night. Old Lion maimed draw your knife End your worthless life. Kneel before the Raven Hordes Of Ice, Fire and Strife. Lord Warden where’s your flock? Sons lie slain at your feet. Daughters shamed by reaver’s cock Your champions butchered meat. Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Upon the carcass of the world Cenotaph for the scourged. Inspire men at arms - the brave who have not fled Lead ire on final charge - until no soul is left To Count the Dead. |
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6. | Fenrir Hunts | 04:38 | Show lyrics |
Rank and file of Legions vile form their battle lines Clad in armour black as night Northern Darkness sines Banners raised skin of slaves slap in Vanir’s breeze Seidmen cut rune wards deep Hel thaws all shall freeze. Release the flood a rampant tide of blood Will fill this black lagoon Warriors weened on gore and gruel must heed The carrion call of doom. Pack Master! Unleash the Reavers eager for rapine. Emerge from lair of ice and gneiss cave and ravine. Vulpine scouts, winter-lean, scent meat on ripe spore A feast awaits the frenzy of rabid fang and claw. Volcanic shores bleed a gush of iron ore From ashes Death will bloom. Howl for Hel Voracious Dogs of War. Fenrir hunts Snaps jaws of doom. Skills to hone, swords to whet to keen edge damascene. Spear tip to taper, arrow fletch, hammerhead to clean In spleen. Shield to boss, helm to crest, battle axe to grind Wound to stitch, gut to void, Berzerker-rage to blind. Sick mind. Beneath a shroud of bludgeoned sky We tread the dust on corpse-strewn roads. Hum laments of requiems Half-remembered odes Of orphaned brats, weeping widows. We march to crack of thunder Ragnarok in our eyes To drumbeat of the Damned we salute your sacrifice We march for love of slaughter drunk on wine of blades We fight for eternal night until the End of Days Release the flood a rampant tide of blood Will fill this black lagoon. Warriors weened on gore and gruel must heed The carrion call. Volcanic shores bleed a gush of iron ore From ashes Death will bloom. Howl for Hell Voracious Dogs of War. Fenrir hunts Snaps jaws of doom. |
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7. | Root of the Mountain | 05:39 | Show lyrics |
Stooped now the wraith, more shadow than flesh. Once mighty hews lie sunken in chest. Spectral hoar frost spat on breath. A pulse ebbs, yet, still Lord of Death. A silent tongue whispers tumours in head. Bending will of wardogs led. To glorious carnage Armies were fed Leech to thrombosis Nations were bled. A world quailed in terror Stricken with fear Parents slew children As juggernaut drew near. Beneath vast crush of crag Entombed in gut of molten slag An Archon-King cursed to live As regent in Abyss of eldritch Necropolis. Stalking caverns’ Gargantuan scope - Revenant sits on his throne. Emperor infernal In City of Bone And shattered stone. At World’s Edge a mighty range Cuts through cloud impaling Heaven Follow fissures down - Behold: The Root of the Mountain. |
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8. | Endless | 04:37 | Show lyrics |
Phoenix in a frozen flame Trapped in Arctic-Winter crypt Scars of past have cast the chains From Book of Ages we are ripped Raven glide on Polar-winds Hailstones sharp shards of glass Banish thoughts of lesser men In the end flesh is grass. Divided we fall United we rule Hybrid stand tall Ignite freak with fool. Phoenix soar as sunlight thaws Glacier and frigid earth Shake the ice from fiery mane Torch the skies emblazon birth Raven dive through lightning strike Whip cirrus into swell Pierced by deadly shrike Spirit flies, no man can fell. Divided we fall United we rule Steadfast we toil Rebellion our tool Dauntless Fearless Tireless Relentless. Phoenix rise and conquer Time Temper fate Reclaim the zeitgeist in its prime Rejuvenate Raven dive through lightning strike Whip cirrus into swell Pierced by shrike Spirit flies, no man can fell. Divided we fall United we rule Steadfast we toil Rebellion our tool Dauntless Fearless Tireless Relentless. |
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9. | Riding on the Wind (Judas Priest cover) | 03:04 | Show lyrics |
Shooting for the stars Cruise the speed of light Glowin god of Mars Body burning bright Well I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Yes I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Tearing up through life Million miles an hour Blinding all in sight Surging rush of power Well I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Yes I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Ridin’ on the wind! Ridin’ on the wind! Ridin’ on the wind! RIDING ON THE WIND! Thunderbolt from hell Shattering aloud Screamin’ demons yell Bursting through the clouds Well I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Yes I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind |
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10. | Nebular Ravens Winter (Immortal cover) | 04:17 | Show lyrics |
Damnation calls Final blasts close the earth Immortal victory Winters bane upon the masses Snow spiraling towards auroral clouds Clear nebulous visions sight Soulwinds fall into the dark ice realms Where you now reach far Blackwinged ravens cry for tragedies to come Lurking with snowfall By doom they drag the robe of ice Frozen of heart you now reach far In the nebular ravens winter Winds are known from where they blow Nebular ravens winter Strength comes from us above Ravens season has begun Melancholic ageless and unknown Mesmerized you fall in our domain Freezing in the heart Sojourn from the elder ravens Beauteous winter birth An eerie mage Emblazoned with the biting winds Damnation calls With staring glowing yearning eyes Poised they strike again and drag Us all below In the nebular ravens winter Winds are known from where they blow Nebular ravens winter Might bestowed from us above Ravens season has begun Melancholic ageless and unknown Mesmerized you fall in our domain Inhale the effluence of the demonworlds Freezing in the heart |
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48:10 |
Harvest Pyre
Members | |
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Abbath | Vocals, Guitars |
Ukri Suvilehto | Drums |
Mia Wallace | Bass |
Ole André Farstad | Guitars (lead) |
Tracks | |||
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1. | Harvest Pyre | 04:12 | Show lyrics |
I am the ruin of all a squint can dim survey I am the dearth of hopes’ dystopic cowl dismay I cast the baubles through rapine my fortune ill-acquired Upon the flames rent the night deny the trinkets vice desired I squander riches lay the bitches lust a jaded spray I dream of nightmares conjure monsters sip decay From breast of goddess milk the darkness blood a dulling wine I angle sideways path a blind maze defy the scythe of time Tap the jugular bleed the vampire Tar the slime pit surf quagmire Heal cadaver harvest pyre Raw Wound! I trawled the aether sweating reefer Sole belief I’m beneath her Glow decrease her in abyss deep I unsheath her like a reaper Tap the jugular bleed the vampire Tar the slime pit surf quagmire Heal cadaver harvest pyre Reap Ripe Raw Wound! |
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04:12 |
Calm in Ire of Hurricane
Members | |
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Abbath | Vocals, Guitars |
Ukri Suvilehto | Drums |
Mia Wallace | Bass |
Ole André Farstad | Guitars (lead) |
Tracks | |||
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1. | Calm in Ire of Hurricane | 04:32 | Show lyrics |
Perish the dead Mesh stripped from out bones Stark is the carcass Cursing our wake Whipped core corrupt, crack’d self destruct! Shed our shell corrosion Hatch in burst of shame A thousand lashes cuts Us to our core, We find calm, Twist and Burn, Dervishes whole Sever the neck of bare throat stretched before Drink from jugulars asphyriate thy mind Swallow lost spirit that pines for inhalation Mute shrieking sirens rife with tongues to bind Crotch deep drenched in gut floods acid rush In womb burst of birth scum brown like rats in cage We paw the ion bars as nailes fingers scrape for flaws Scratched then erupt in gash of glans necrophage Calm in ire of hurricane Whipped core corrupt crack’d self destruct! Shed our shell corrosion, Hatch in burst of shame Spitegeist reflects, Death’s mnemonic Echo chamber pitched to hell’s subsonic howl In twinkle of anemic vein Coughing like a rusty chain Fate squats within a mangled skein Eruding calm in ire of hurricane |
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04:32 |
Outstrider
Members | |
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Abbath | Vocals, Guitars |
Ukri Suvilehto | Drums |
Mia Wallace | Bass |
Ole André Farstad | Guitars (lead) |
Tracks | |||
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1. | Outstrider | 05:39 | Show lyrics |
War gods steadfast by my side Wake of entrails stream behind Where Ordnung rules I divide No curse or threat will break my stride Cerberus snaps at my heels Chased outta Hades’ blighted fields Rebel don’t beg freak never yields What Mammon won’t give the outlaw steals Eons do not age my frame Immutable as pouring rain Scars evolve but never change A mind removed from all but rage Keep your chains Your barricades Keep your cage World ablaze Wanted scum in hell banished bedlam banned Bloodied, broke, unbowed death denies me now Charybdis guards the threshold where sanity unfolds The curse of Behemoth mutates me in the shadows Life despised me then death denies me now From womb I burst, sharp of claw Shipwrecked my life and swam for shore From red-dyed sea I struck the beach Bled my enemies dry my knife a leech Arc of reaper’s scythe Seraphim’s demise Chaos deviant thrive Neither dead or alive Too debauched for hell Scorned by heaven’s crown Heretics rebel Death denies me now |
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05:39 |
Outstrider
Album versions
Release date | Label | Catalog ID | Format | Description |
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July 5th, 2019 | Season of Mist | Digital | Bandcamp | |
July 5th, 2019 | Chaos Reigns | GQCS-90715 | CD | Japan |
July 5th, 2019 | Season of Mist | SOM517LP | 12" vinyl | Limited edition, 12 colors |
July 5th, 2019 | Season of Mist | SOM517LP | 12" vinyl | Limited edition, 2 colors, Bonus track |
July 5th, 2019 | Season of Mist | SOM517T | Cassette | Limited edition |
July 5th, 2019 | Season of Mist | SOM517D | CD | Digipak |
July 5th, 2019 | Season of Mist | SOM517B | CD | Deluxe edition, Limited edition, Boxed set |
July 5th, 2019 | Season of Mist | Digital | Bandcamp, Digital Deluxe Edition | |
2019 | Mutilation Productions | MUTP262 | CD | Slipcase |
July 9th, 2019 | Fono Ltd. | FO1469CD | CD |
Members | |
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Band members | |
Abbath Eikemo | Vocals, Guitars, Songwriting, Arrangements (tracks 1, 5, 7, 8) |
Ukri Suvilehto | Drums |
Mia Wallace | Bass |
Ole André Farstad | Guitars (lead, acoustic, baritone), Zither, Songwriting (guitar leads), Arrangements (tracks 1, 5, 7, 8) |
Guest/Session | |
Endre Kirkesola | Percussion (tracks 1-2, 4, 6-8), Keyboards (tracks 1-2, 4, 6-8), Samples (tracks 1-2, 4, 6-8) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Maor Appelbaum | Mastering |
Olve Eikemo | Producer |
Ole André Farstad | Producer |
Endre Kirkesola | Recording, Producer, Mixing, Engineering |
Kim Holm | Artwork |
Olav Iversen | Artwork concept, Design |
Manuel Visconti | Recording (bass), Engineering (bass) |
Dag Erik Nygaard | Pre-production |
Simon Dancaster | Lyrics |
Francisco Munoz | Photography |
Tracks | |||
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1. | Calm in Ire of Hurricane | 04:32 | Show lyrics |
Perish the dead mesh stripped from our bones Stark is the carcass cursing our wake Whipped core corrupt, crack’d self destruct! Shed our shell corrosion hatch in burst of shame A thousand lashes cuts us to our core We find calm twist and burn dervishes spun whole Sever the neck of bare throat stretched before us Drink from jugulars, asphyxiate thy mind Swallow lost spirit that pines for inhalation Mute shrieking sirens rife with tongues to bind Crotch-deep, drenched in gut-floods’ acid rush In womb-burst of birth-scum, drown like rats in cage We paw the ion bars as nailless fingers scrape for flaws Scratched they erupt in gash of glans of necrophage Calm in ire of hurricane Whipped core corrupt, crack’d self destruct! Shed our shell corrosion hatch in burst of shame Spitegeist reflects death’s mnemonics’s tool Echo-chamber pitched to hells subsonic howl In twinkle of anemic vein Coughing like a rusty chain Fate squats within a mangled skein Exuding calm in ire of hurricane |
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2. | Bridge of Spasms | 03:49 | Show lyrics |
With fist on hilt I wade thru guilt towards the Bridge of Spasms A flailing limb cast across the yawning Maul of Chasms Hooked to ledge at sanity’s edge steel convict clamped in irons It undulates squirms like bait hung ’bove pit of lions That fickle whore Fate forced my gait to tread this skyward path On skeletal thread blind man led by echoes of strangled laugh With every step terrors swept fears like flies in rift of mind I crawled, cracked nails clawed the creaking boards of crooked spine Torpid Styx twist viscid fist through bowels of howling Deep My demons spare not one nightmare ever rode plague-ridden sleep Nailed to the mast! Flee pox of past! Ignore the sirens’ shrieking hearts Sail the flux! Ride upheavals! Dive beyond immortal charts In lee of Bridge of Spasms I split among the atoms In lee of Bridge of Spasms I split among the atoms Like oroboros I swallow tale like oroboros I swallow tale A Raw nerve stretches ganglion curve till ventricles erupt I flow like blood through floating vein’s arterial aqueduct Crest the arch, gaze aghast, upon Oblique of Great Divide It mirrors morass, life-spans’ collapse, loop of ego’s pride |
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3. | The Artifex | 04:09 | Show lyrics |
Reclined in swathe of bedlam’s grimoires Sheathes of ancient vellum cradle skull Sigils scour sallow skin, copper veins Drip gnosis, draw mind from mortal lull I pluck the stitches, stun the senses Milk the pain I graze I storm the portals of dead immortals Trapped in yesterdaze I dive to new depths, plunder sunk wrecks In culp of fetid drain I seek the artifex, disenchant hex To lift this curse of Cain! Artifex absorb a corpus Alchemy in limbic vortex Archetype bequeath a gene To murder Eden, dismember dream Beyond arc of reaper’s lethal grace The shade of Cain shrives guilt in mud And golems raised all display his slain Brother’s bludgeoned face |
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4. | Harvest Pyre | 04:12 | Show lyrics |
I am the ruin of all a squint can dim survey I am the dearth of hopes’ dystopic cowl dismay I cast the baubles through rapine my fortune ill-acquired Upon the flames rent the night deny the trinkets vice desired I squander riches lay the bitches lust a jaded spray I dream of nightmares conjure monsters sip decay From breast of goddess milk the darkness blood a dulling wine I angle sideways path a blind maze defy the scythe of time Tap the jugular bleed the vampire Tar the slime pit surf quagmire Heal cadaver harvest pyre Raw Wound! I trawled the aether sweating reefer Sole belief I’m beneath her Glow decrease her in abyss deep I unsheath her like a reaper Tap the jugular bleed the vampire Tar the slime pit surf quagmire Heal cadaver harvest pyre Reap Ripe Raw Wound! |
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5. | Land of Khem | 04:08 | Show lyrics |
Through blasted waste in land of Khem Bleak gods cough dark rivers of phlegm Vile priests excrete their masters’ dreams To writhe in minds where madness breeds The monsters upon which art must fester Beauty’s beast reaps sweet investure The grinning skull cut from finest gem A void divides in land of Khem We seek the gods concealed Within wounds never healed In sanity’s cracks where trauma treads The twisting stretch inside our heads We seek the heart beating still Within the flesh of über-kill In shadows black with blood of druid In rage constrained where time is fluid We smoke an abyss in land of Khem Carve crystal myth in neural stem Drip eclipse in cleft of bliss Agaric flight of nemecyst In towers of ice all flesh will melt Before the throne Behemoth knelt In fetid flux let fate condemn Our frozen ghosts in land of Khem |
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6. | Outstrider | 05:39 | Show lyrics |
War gods steadfast by my side Wake of entrails stream behind Where Ordnung rules I divide No curse or threat will break my stride Cerberus snaps at my heels Chased outta Hades’ blighted fields Rebel don’t beg freak never yields What Mammon won’t give the outlaw steals Eons do not age my frame Immutable as pouring rain Scars evolve but never change A mind removed from all but rage Keep your chains Your barricades Keep your cage World ablaze Wanted scum in hell banished bedlam banned Bloodied, broke, unbowed death denies me now Charybdis guards the threshold where sanity unfolds The curse of Behemoth mutates me in the shadows Life despised me then death denies me now From womb I burst, sharp of claw Shipwrecked my life and swam for shore From red-dyed sea I struck the beach Bled my enemies dry my knife a leech Arc of reaper’s scythe Seraphim’s demise Chaos deviant thrive Neither dead or alive Too debauched for hell Scorned by heaven’s crown Heretics rebel Death denies me now |
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7. | Scythewinder | 04:17 | Show lyrics |
Tear the veins from ivory limb Smooth as shards of porcelain Slip between the talons Raking guts across the coals Clamp teeth ’pon burnished knuckles Bite down hard! Don’t let go! They owe you what you are! Pay in blood for every scar! Bathe in spray of überflow In Maestrobator’s afterblow Bind your wounds with crimson wires Knot your bone quench desires They owe you each last drop! Of ejaculate crotch shot! The damned will dance on every grave Chastity shall misbehave Slip between the talons Raking guts across the coals Clamp teeth ’pon burnished knuckles Bite down hard! Don’t let go! Laterigrade’s the way to grow Claim the stage—the realm I know Striving high—swooping low Stride out wide enslave the show! |
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8. | Hecate | 04:25 | Show lyrics |
Ochre dust coats a thousand paths Arachnid web of twisting guts Uncoil in hub flayed to shreds Shriveled heart torn from withered breast Hecate awaits where crossroads split Like entrails burst from belly slit In nexus stark a widow’s nest Silent as stone, still as death Deep in shadows cast by gallows Crown a shroud of crows and arrows Curses drip off swollen tongue Exhaling gasp of blistered lung Night’s bride sighs a gift of scythes Devours doubt to feed the hives Beneath the loll of broken necks Cracked jaws cackle last regrets She squats in clot of putrid copse Disease breathes a kiss which rots |
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35:11 |
Count the Dead
Members | |
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Band members | |
King | Bass (track 1) |
Abbath | Vocals, Guitars, Bass (track 2) |
Creature | Drums |
Guest/Session | |
Ole André Farstad | Guitars (track 1) |
Tracks | |||
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1. | Count the Dead | 04:57 | Show lyrics |
Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Greybeard swing your broken sword In killing arcs’ terminal stroke Let battle-cry rip from throat As lungs fill with acrid smoke Swallow bile of livid fear On which you choke so cavalier. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Cataracts cloud your streaming eyes Glory fades in dying light. Banners bright drained of colour Grey in dusk of deadly night. Old Lion maimed draw your knife End your worthless life. Kneel before the Raven Hordes Of Ice, Fire and Strife. Lord Warden where’s your flock? Sons lie slain at your feet. Daughters shamed by reaver’s cock Your champions butchered meat. Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Upon the carcass of the world Cenotaph for the scourged. Inspire men at arms - the brave who have not fled Lead ire on final charge - until no soul is left To Count the Dead. |
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2. | Riding on the Wind (Judas Priest cover) | 03:07 | Show lyrics |
Shooting for the stars Cruise the speed of light. Glowin’ god of Mars Body burning bright. Well I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Yes I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind. Tearing up through life Million miles an hour Blinding all in sight Surging rush of power. Thunderbolt from hell Shattering aloud. Screamin’ demons yell Bursting through the clouds. |
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08:04 |
Count the Dead
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
King | Bass (track 1) |
Abbath | Vocals, Guitars, Bass (track 2) |
Creature | Drums |
Guest/Session | |
Ole André Farstad | Guitars (track 1) |
Tracks | |||
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1. | Count the Dead | 04:57 | Show lyrics |
Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Greybeard swing your broken sword In killing arcs’ terminal stroke Let battle-cry rip from throat As lungs fill with acrid smoke Swallow bile of livid fear On which you choke so cavalier. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Cataracts cloud your streaming eyes Glory fades in dying light. Banners bright drained of colour Grey in dusk of deadly night. Old Lion maimed draw your knife End your worthless life. Kneel before the Raven Hordes Of Ice, Fire and Strife. Lord Warden where’s your flock? Sons lie slain at your feet. Daughters shamed by reaver’s cock Your champions butchered meat. Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Upon the carcass of the world Cenotaph for the scourged. Inspire men at arms - the brave who have not fled Lead ire on final charge - until no soul is left To Count the Dead. |
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2. | Riding on the Wind (Judas Priest cover) | 03:07 | Show lyrics |
Shooting for the stars Cruise the speed of light. Glowin’ god of Mars Body burning bright. Well I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Yes I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind. Tearing up through life Million miles an hour Blinding all in sight Surging rush of power. Thunderbolt from hell Shattering aloud. Screamin’ demons yell Bursting through the clouds. |
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08:04 |
Abbath
Members | |
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Band members | |
Abbath | Vocals, Guitars, Bass (track 9), Songwriting |
Creature | Drums |
King | Bass |
Guest/Session | |
Geir Bratland | Keyboards, Samples |
Herbrand Larsen | Keyboards, Samples (track 4) |
Raud | Guitars (lead) (tracks 1, 5, 6) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Dag Erik Nygaard | Engineering (guitars, bass) |
Daniel Bergstrand | Engineering (drums), Mixing |
Giorgos Nerantzis | Engineering, Mixing, Mastering |
Wilfred Wessel Berthelsen | Cover art, Photography |
Adrien Bousson | Layout |
Simon Dancaster | Lyrics |
Tracks | |||
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1. | To War! | 05:34 | Show lyrics |
Speed demon spread thy shanks wide Shower offense! Defile Citadel pure desire’s vice Damnation nigh Behemoths feast Old bloodlines die - Warrior caste feed raging beast Hear the roar of battle-horn. To War! Dread Reavers rise from dismal mist Ghouls emerge - Catalyst Form jagged, spike - studded fist Lean years breed - a skeletal corps Deviant yield - Omnivore Tide devours craven shore To battlefield stream the swarm. To War! Mephitic mob - torch the havens Chew the ribs of temple-maidens Blackened babes - hung on high Nourish the hawks circling sky Talons to flesh - a hook-beak strips Long pig to shreds - tongue from lips Wild Reavers pledge - their guts to pour Blizzard kin raise the skulls. Talisman shield - the sword our prophesy Grail Quest - benighted destiny War paths - must terminate in blood Pit erupt - spray ochre upon the mud. Plague Weavers spread Y-pestis far Thin armoured ranks Marauders close - Decimate guard Hammer blade on anvil forge Hel know our name Wade knee deep - in sod of gore Once more unto the breach. To War. |
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2. | Winterbane | 06:49 | Show lyrics |
Cleanse steel in carnage - Unleash chthonic Darkness Scud stochastic vortex - Blitz vicious bastards Sheath blades in carcass - Disembowel tangled skein Upon ripe flesh we harvest - Human grain mortal pain Reaper rides on genocides’ arc of scythes. Combat casts the warrior - warfare marks the age Stone to bronze to iron - steel is our rage! Blood soaked grimoires spell - Hel a million ways Vellum spills the venom - a poison chalice sprays. Gods of War! Exhort the hordes as battle roars. A Dragon dives Belching hives of serpent flies Scribes skewer history - Truth dies in the telling Scribes skewer history - Truth dies in the yelling of lies! Afford us our sins. Bloodlust our wings In death’s domain of Winterbane. Death wept that grim day - gutting ghost from viscera Flaying soul from the clay - cleaving mind from terror. Reavers rode roughshod - ’cross the skull-crushed plain Legions mass the grave - where spirits shriek insane. Fire drakes dive. Burn ranks alive. Dead worlds collide. Ravens glide. Swoop and pluck the Hero’s eyes. Scars carve the memory - truth lies in the cutting Scars carve the memory - truth lies in the culling of lies Seraphim soar above the ichor The sea of slain at Winterbane. Wilderness will not claim the beast Nor civilized state deny its feast Not gibberish of madman, hysteric chant of priest Nor lovers’ brutal sighs, lend the savage peace. A demon raised in flames must stride Stricken trails in stark divide The frozen waste of Winterbane To face the monster still inside. Deep within its burning eyes A killer stirs, starts to rise... Reavers ride the ice-crest tides Thunderous hooves churn the skies. |
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3. | Ashes of the Damned | 03:51 | Show lyrics |
Ashes of the Damned - bourne on pestilential winds Zephyrs flay the sky - cinders bath in blaze Scorch raw starry vault - Above the earth accursed Carnage beyond despair - souls seared in gaze. Embers of warriors - fuel legends heroes bled Seidmen weep the tears Valkyries fear to shed. Ashes of the Damned Serpent-tongue sick with thirst - in thy venom we immerse. Necrotic Lord Bless Our Chains - baptise heathen flesh in flames. But free of all Rapture’s stain. From ash The Damned will rise again! Rats, spread deadly spore - bubonic swarm. Claws, of vermin rake - ancient graves. Belch, necrotic maw - kisses blistering. Melt, Death’s face to yours - Decay with Grace. Frost, bite iron lung - demonic storm. Spit, last heathen words - against the hail. Flesh, raise heavy chains - curse the skies. Spark, suck lightening strike - the final nail. Ashes of the Damned - bourne on pestilential winds Zephyrs flay the sky - cinders bath in blaze Scorch raw starry vault - Above the earth accursed Carnage beyond despair - souls seared in gaze. |
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4. | Ocean of Wounds | 04:44 | Show lyrics |
Club-foot cripple’s withered stride Disturbs the dust of barren tide. Lifetime spun from martial pride Graft of scars on calloused hide. Weathered vet of many campaigns Knuckles grip anew the reigns. Charger harnessed - standard raised. Sombre stroke to crown aspire. Drown fears in void of infernal Styx. Warrior’s doubt in terror cicatrix. Drown the sound of doom in cobalt depths. Submerge grief in the Ocean of Wounds. In hateful breeze the guillotine hum Of axe descent to nape of scum. Wed to pain, to horror numb. Crimson world will soften the slum. Short cuts burn when u seek fire. Bone-deep become the demon sired. Strong through trials, torments dire. Sombre stroke to crown aspire. Drown fears in void of infernal Styx. Warrior’s doubt in terror cicatrix. Drown the sound of doom in cobalt depths. Submerge grief in the Ocean of Wounds. |
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5. | Count the Dead | 04:57 | Show lyrics |
Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Greybeard swing your broken sword In killing arcs’ terminal stroke Let battle-cry rip from throat As lungs fill with acrid smoke Swallow bile of livid fear On which you choke so cavalier. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Cataracts cloud your streaming eyes Glory fades in dying light. Banners bright drained of colour Grey in dusk of deadly night. Old Lion maimed draw your knife End your worthless life. Kneel before the Raven Hordes Of Ice, Fire and Strife. Lord Warden where’s your flock? Sons lie slain at your feet. Daughters shamed by reaver’s cock Your champions butchered meat. Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Upon the carcass of the world Cenotaph for the scourged. Inspire men at arms - the brave who have not fled Lead ire on final charge - until no soul is left To Count the Dead. |
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6. | Fenrir Hunts | 04:38 | Show lyrics |
Rank and file of Legions vile form their battle lines Clad in armour black as night Northern Darkness sines Banners raised skin of slaves slap in Vanir’s breeze Seidmen cut rune wards deep Hel thaws all shall freeze. Release the flood a rampant tide of blood Will fill this black lagoon Warriors weened on gore and gruel must heed The carrion call of doom. Pack Master! Unleash the Reavers eager for rapine. Emerge from lair of ice and gneiss cave and ravine. Vulpine scouts, winter-lean, scent meat on ripe spore A feast awaits the frenzy of rabid fang and claw. Volcanic shores bleed a gush of iron ore From ashes Death will bloom. Howl for Hel Voracious Dogs of War. Fenrir hunts Snaps jaws of doom. Skills to hone, swords to whet to keen edge damascene. Spear tip to taper, arrow fletch, hammerhead to clean In spleen. Shield to boss, helm to crest, battle axe to grind Wound to stitch, gut to void, Berzerker-rage to blind. Sick mind. Beneath a shroud of bludgeoned sky We tread the dust on corpse-strewn roads. Hum laments of requiems Half-remembered odes Of orphaned brats, weeping widows. We march to crack of thunder Ragnarok in our eyes To drumbeat of the Damned we salute your sacrifice We march for love of slaughter drunk on wine of blades We fight for eternal night until the End of Days Release the flood a rampant tide of blood Will fill this black lagoon. Warriors weened on gore and gruel must heed The carrion call. Volcanic shores bleed a gush of iron ore From ashes Death will bloom. Howl for Hell Voracious Dogs of War. Fenrir hunts Snaps jaws of doom. |
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7. | Root of the Mountain | 05:39 | Show lyrics |
Stooped now the wraith, more shadow than flesh. Once mighty hews lie sunken in chest. Spectral hoar frost spat on breath. A pulse ebbs, yet, still Lord of Death. A silent tongue whispers tumours in head. Bending will of wardogs led. To glorious carnage Armies were fed Leech to thrombosis Nations were bled. A world quailed in terror Stricken with fear Parents slew children As juggernaut drew near. Beneath vast crush of crag Entombed in gut of molten slag An Archon-King cursed to live As regent in Abyss of eldritch Necropolis. Stalking caverns’ Gargantuan scope - Revenant sits on his throne. Emperor infernal In City of Bone And shattered stone. At World’s Edge a mighty range Cuts through cloud impaling Heaven Follow fissures down - Behold: The Root of the Mountain. |
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8. | Endless | 04:37 | Show lyrics |
Phoenix in a frozen flame Trapped in Arctic-Winter crypt Scars of past have cast the chains From Book of Ages we are ripped Raven glide on Polar-winds Hailstones sharp shards of glass Banish thoughts of lesser men In the end flesh is grass. Divided we fall United we rule Hybrid stand tall Ignite freak with fool. Phoenix soar as sunlight thaws Glacier and frigid earth Shake the ice from fiery mane Torch the skies emblazon birth Raven dive through lightning strike Whip cirrus into swell Pierced by deadly shrike Spirit flies, no man can fell. Divided we fall United we rule Steadfast we toil Rebellion our tool Dauntless Fearless Tireless Relentless. Phoenix rise and conquer Time Temper fate Reclaim the zeitgeist in its prime Rejuvenate Raven dive through lightning strike Whip cirrus into swell Pierced by shrike Spirit flies, no man can fell. Divided we fall United we rule Steadfast we toil Rebellion our tool Dauntless Fearless Tireless Relentless. |
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9. | Riding on the Wind (Judas Priest cover) | 03:04 | Show lyrics |
Shooting for the stars Cruise the speed of light Glowin god of Mars Body burning bright Well I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Yes I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Tearing up through life Million miles an hour Blinding all in sight Surging rush of power Well I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Yes I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Ridin’ on the wind! Ridin’ on the wind! Ridin’ on the wind! RIDING ON THE WIND! Thunderbolt from hell Shattering aloud Screamin’ demons yell Bursting through the clouds Well I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Yes I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind |
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10. | Nebular Ravens Winter (Immortal cover) | 04:17 | Show lyrics |
Damnation calls Final blasts close the earth Immortal victory Winters bane upon the masses Snow spiraling towards auroral clouds Clear nebulous visions sight Soulwinds fall into the dark ice realms Where you now reach far Blackwinged ravens cry for tragedies to come Lurking with snowfall By doom they drag the robe of ice Frozen of heart you now reach far In the nebular ravens winter Winds are known from where they blow Nebular ravens winter Strength comes from us above Ravens season has begun Melancholic ageless and unknown Mesmerized you fall in our domain Freezing in the heart Sojourn from the elder ravens Beauteous winter birth An eerie mage Emblazoned with the biting winds Damnation calls With staring glowing yearning eyes Poised they strike again and drag Us all below In the nebular ravens winter Winds are known from where they blow Nebular ravens winter Might bestowed from us above Ravens season has begun Melancholic ageless and unknown Mesmerized you fall in our domain Inhale the effluence of the demonworlds Freezing in the heart |
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48:10 |
Abbath
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Abbath | Vocals, Guitars, Bass (track 9), Songwriting |
Creature | Drums |
King | Bass |
Guest/Session | |
Geir Bratland | Keyboards, Samples |
Herbrand Larsen | Keyboards, Samples (track 4) |
Raud | Guitars (lead) (tracks 1, 5, 6) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Wilfred Wessel Berthelsen | Cover art, Photography |
Adrien Bousson | Layout |
Simon Dancaster | Lyrics |
Dag Erik Nygaard | Engineering (guitars, bass) |
Daniel Bergstrand | Engineering (drums), Mixing |
Giorgos Nerantzis | Engineering, Mixing, Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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1. | To War! | 05:34 | Show lyrics |
Speed demon spread thy shanks wide Shower offense! Defile Citadel pure desire’s vice Damnation nigh Behemoths feast Old bloodlines die - Warrior caste feed raging beast Hear the roar of battle-horn. To War! Dread Reavers rise from dismal mist Ghouls emerge - Catalyst Form jagged, spike - studded fist Lean years breed - a skeletal corps Deviant yield - Omnivore Tide devours craven shore To battlefield stream the swarm. To War! Mephitic mob - torch the havens Chew the ribs of temple-maidens Blackened babes - hung on high Nourish the hawks circling sky Talons to flesh - a hook-beak strips Long pig to shreds - tongue from lips Wild Reavers pledge - their guts to pour Blizzard kin raise the skulls. Talisman shield - the sword our prophesy Grail Quest - benighted destiny War paths - must terminate in blood Pit erupt - spray ochre upon the mud. Plague Weavers spread Y-pestis far Thin armoured ranks Marauders close - Decimate guard Hammer blade on anvil forge Hel know our name Wade knee deep - in sod of gore Once more unto the breach. To War. |
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2. | Winterbane | 06:49 | Show lyrics |
Cleanse steel in carnage - Unleash chthonic Darkness Scud stochastic vortex - Blitz vicious bastards Sheath blades in carcass - Disembowel tangled skein Upon ripe flesh we harvest - Human grain mortal pain Reaper rides on genocides’ arc of scythes. Combat casts the warrior - warfare marks the age Stone to bronze to iron - steel is our rage! Blood soaked grimoires spell - Hel a million ways Vellum spills the venom - a poison chalice sprays. Gods of War! Exhort the hordes as battle roars. A Dragon dives Belching hives of serpent flies Scribes skewer history - Truth dies in the telling Scribes skewer history - Truth dies in the yelling of lies! Afford us our sins. Bloodlust our wings In death’s domain of Winterbane. Death wept that grim day - gutting ghost from viscera Flaying soul from the clay - cleaving mind from terror. Reavers rode roughshod - ’cross the skull-crushed plain Legions mass the grave - where spirits shriek insane. Fire drakes dive. Burn ranks alive. Dead worlds collide. Ravens glide. Swoop and pluck the Hero’s eyes. Scars carve the memory - truth lies in the cutting Scars carve the memory - truth lies in the culling of lies Seraphim soar above the ichor The sea of slain at Winterbane. Wilderness will not claim the beast Nor civilized state deny its feast Not gibberish of madman, hysteric chant of priest Nor lovers’ brutal sighs, lend the savage peace. A demon raised in flames must stride Stricken trails in stark divide The frozen waste of Winterbane To face the monster still inside. Deep within its burning eyes A killer stirs, starts to rise... Reavers ride the ice-crest tides Thunderous hooves churn the skies. |
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3. | Ashes of the Damned | 03:51 | Show lyrics |
Ashes of the Damned - bourne on pestilential winds Zephyrs flay the sky - cinders bath in blaze Scorch raw starry vault - Above the earth accursed Carnage beyond despair - souls seared in gaze. Embers of warriors - fuel legends heroes bled Seidmen weep the tears Valkyries fear to shed. Ashes of the Damned Serpent-tongue sick with thirst - in thy venom we immerse. Necrotic Lord Bless Our Chains - baptise heathen flesh in flames. But free of all Rapture’s stain. From ash The Damned will rise again! Rats, spread deadly spore - bubonic swarm. Claws, of vermin rake - ancient graves. Belch, necrotic maw - kisses blistering. Melt, Death’s face to yours - Decay with Grace. Frost, bite iron lung - demonic storm. Spit, last heathen words - against the hail. Flesh, raise heavy chains - curse the skies. Spark, suck lightening strike - the final nail. Ashes of the Damned - bourne on pestilential winds Zephyrs flay the sky - cinders bath in blaze Scorch raw starry vault - Above the earth accursed Carnage beyond despair - souls seared in gaze. |
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4. | Ocean of Wounds | 04:44 | Show lyrics |
Club-foot cripple’s withered stride Disturbs the dust of barren tide. Lifetime spun from martial pride Graft of scars on calloused hide. Weathered vet of many campaigns Knuckles grip anew the reigns. Charger harnessed - standard raised. Sombre stroke to crown aspire. Drown fears in void of infernal Styx. Warrior’s doubt in terror cicatrix. Drown the sound of doom in cobalt depths. Submerge grief in the Ocean of Wounds. In hateful breeze the guillotine hum Of axe descent to nape of scum. Wed to pain, to horror numb. Crimson world will soften the slum. Short cuts burn when u seek fire. Bone-deep become the demon sired. Strong through trials, torments dire. Sombre stroke to crown aspire. Drown fears in void of infernal Styx. Warrior’s doubt in terror cicatrix. Drown the sound of doom in cobalt depths. Submerge grief in the Ocean of Wounds. |
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5. | Count the Dead | 04:57 | Show lyrics |
Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Greybeard swing your broken sword In killing arcs’ terminal stroke Let battle-cry rip from throat As lungs fill with acrid smoke Swallow bile of livid fear On which you choke so cavalier. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Cataracts cloud your streaming eyes Glory fades in dying light. Banners bright drained of colour Grey in dusk of deadly night. Old Lion maimed draw your knife End your worthless life. Kneel before the Raven Hordes Of Ice, Fire and Strife. Lord Warden where’s your flock? Sons lie slain at your feet. Daughters shamed by reaver’s cock Your champions butchered meat. Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Upon the carcass of the world Cenotaph for the scourged. Inspire men at arms - the brave who have not fled Lead ire on final charge - until no soul is left To Count the Dead. |
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6. | Fenrir Hunts | 04:38 | Show lyrics |
Rank and file of Legions vile form their battle lines Clad in armour black as night Northern Darkness sines Banners raised skin of slaves slap in Vanir’s breeze Seidmen cut rune wards deep Hel thaws all shall freeze. Release the flood a rampant tide of blood Will fill this black lagoon Warriors weened on gore and gruel must heed The carrion call of doom. Pack Master! Unleash the Reavers eager for rapine. Emerge from lair of ice and gneiss cave and ravine. Vulpine scouts, winter-lean, scent meat on ripe spore A feast awaits the frenzy of rabid fang and claw. Volcanic shores bleed a gush of iron ore From ashes Death will bloom. Howl for Hel Voracious Dogs of War. Fenrir hunts Snaps jaws of doom. Skills to hone, swords to whet to keen edge damascene. Spear tip to taper, arrow fletch, hammerhead to clean In spleen. Shield to boss, helm to crest, battle axe to grind Wound to stitch, gut to void, Berzerker-rage to blind. Sick mind. Beneath a shroud of bludgeoned sky We tread the dust on corpse-strewn roads. Hum laments of requiems Half-remembered odes Of orphaned brats, weeping widows. We march to crack of thunder Ragnarok in our eyes To drumbeat of the Damned we salute your sacrifice We march for love of slaughter drunk on wine of blades We fight for eternal night until the End of Days Release the flood a rampant tide of blood Will fill this black lagoon. Warriors weened on gore and gruel must heed The carrion call. Volcanic shores bleed a gush of iron ore From ashes Death will bloom. Howl for Hell Voracious Dogs of War. Fenrir hunts Snaps jaws of doom. |
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7. | Root of the Mountain | 05:39 | Show lyrics |
Stooped now the wraith, more shadow than flesh. Once mighty hews lie sunken in chest. Spectral hoar frost spat on breath. A pulse ebbs, yet, still Lord of Death. A silent tongue whispers tumours in head. Bending will of wardogs led. To glorious carnage Armies were fed Leech to thrombosis Nations were bled. A world quailed in terror Stricken with fear Parents slew children As juggernaut drew near. Beneath vast crush of crag Entombed in gut of molten slag An Archon-King cursed to live As regent in Abyss of eldritch Necropolis. Stalking caverns’ Gargantuan scope - Revenant sits on his throne. Emperor infernal In City of Bone And shattered stone. At World’s Edge a mighty range Cuts through cloud impaling Heaven Follow fissures down - Behold: The Root of the Mountain. |
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8. | Endless | 04:37 | Show lyrics |
Phoenix in a frozen flame Trapped in Arctic-Winter crypt Scars of past have cast the chains From Book of Ages we are ripped Raven glide on Polar-winds Hailstones sharp shards of glass Banish thoughts of lesser men In the end flesh is grass. Divided we fall United we rule Hybrid stand tall Ignite freak with fool. Phoenix soar as sunlight thaws Glacier and frigid earth Shake the ice from fiery mane Torch the skies emblazon birth Raven dive through lightning strike Whip cirrus into swell Pierced by deadly shrike Spirit flies, no man can fell. Divided we fall United we rule Steadfast we toil Rebellion our tool Dauntless Fearless Tireless Relentless. Phoenix rise and conquer Time Temper fate Reclaim the zeitgeist in its prime Rejuvenate Raven dive through lightning strike Whip cirrus into swell Pierced by shrike Spirit flies, no man can fell. Divided we fall United we rule Steadfast we toil Rebellion our tool Dauntless Fearless Tireless Relentless. |
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9. | Nebular Ravens Winter (Immortal cover) | 04:17 | Show lyrics |
Damnation calls Final blasts close the earth Immortal victory Winters bane upon the masses Snow spiraling towards auroral clouds Clear nebulous visions sight Soulwinds fall into the dark ice realms Where you now reach far Blackwinged ravens cry for tragedies to come Lurking with snowfall By doom they drag the robe of ice Frozen of heart you now reach far In the nebular ravens winter Winds are known from where they blow Nebular ravens winter Strength comes from us above Ravens season has begun Melancholic ageless and unknown Mesmerized you fall in our domain Freezing in the heart Sojourn from the elder ravens Beauteous winter birth An eerie mage Emblazoned with the biting winds Damnation calls With staring glowing yearning eyes Poised they strike again and drag Us all below In the nebular ravens winter Winds are known from where they blow Nebular ravens winter Might bestowed from us above Ravens season has begun Melancholic ageless and unknown Mesmerized you fall in our domain Inhale the effluence of the demonworlds Freezing in the heart |
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10. | Riding on the Wind (Judas Priest cover) | 03:04 | Show lyrics |
Shooting for the stars Cruise the speed of light Glowin god of Mars Body burning bright Well I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Yes I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Tearing up through life Million miles an hour Blinding all in sight Surging rush of power Well I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Yes I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Ridin’ on the wind! Ridin’ on the wind! Ridin’ on the wind! RIDING ON THE WIND! Thunderbolt from hell Shattering aloud Screamin’ demons yell Bursting through the clouds Well I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Yes I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind |
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48:10 |
Abbath
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Abbath | Vocals, Guitars, Bass (track 9), Songwriting |
Creature | Drums |
King | Bass |
Guest/Session | |
Geir Bratland | Keyboards, Samples |
Herbrand Larsen | Keyboards, Samples (track 4) |
Raud | Guitars (lead) (tracks 1, 5, 6) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Wilfred Wessel Berthelsen | Cover art, Photography |
Adrien Bousson | Layout |
Simon Dancaster | Lyrics |
Dag Erik Nygaard | Engineering (guitars, bass) |
Daniel Bergstrand | Engineering (drums), Mixing |
Giorgos Nerantzis | Engineering, Mixing, Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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1. | To War! | 05:34 | Show lyrics |
Speed demon spread thy shanks wide Shower offense! Defile Citadel pure desire’s vice Damnation nigh Behemoths feast Old bloodlines die - Warrior caste feed raging beast Hear the roar of battle-horn. To War! Dread Reavers rise from dismal mist Ghouls emerge - Catalyst Form jagged, spike - studded fist Lean years breed - a skeletal corps Deviant yield - Omnivore Tide devours craven shore To battlefield stream the swarm. To War! Mephitic mob - torch the havens Chew the ribs of temple-maidens Blackened babes - hung on high Nourish the hawks circling sky Talons to flesh - a hook-beak strips Long pig to shreds - tongue from lips Wild Reavers pledge - their guts to pour Blizzard kin raise the skulls. Talisman shield - the sword our prophesy Grail Quest - benighted destiny War paths - must terminate in blood Pit erupt - spray ochre upon the mud. Plague Weavers spread Y-pestis far Thin armoured ranks Marauders close - Decimate guard Hammer blade on anvil forge Hel know our name Wade knee deep - in sod of gore Once more unto the breach. To War. |
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2. | Winterbane | 06:49 | Show lyrics |
Cleanse steel in carnage - Unleash chthonic Darkness Scud stochastic vortex - Blitz vicious bastards Sheath blades in carcass - Disembowel tangled skein Upon ripe flesh we harvest - Human grain mortal pain Reaper rides on genocides’ arc of scythes. Combat casts the warrior - warfare marks the age Stone to bronze to iron - steel is our rage! Blood soaked grimoires spell - Hel a million ways Vellum spills the venom - a poison chalice sprays. Gods of War! Exhort the hordes as battle roars. A Dragon dives Belching hives of serpent flies Scribes skewer history - Truth dies in the telling Scribes skewer history - Truth dies in the yelling of lies! Afford us our sins. Bloodlust our wings In death’s domain of Winterbane. Death wept that grim day - gutting ghost from viscera Flaying soul from the clay - cleaving mind from terror. Reavers rode roughshod - ’cross the skull-crushed plain Legions mass the grave - where spirits shriek insane. Fire drakes dive. Burn ranks alive. Dead worlds collide. Ravens glide. Swoop and pluck the Hero’s eyes. Scars carve the memory - truth lies in the cutting Scars carve the memory - truth lies in the culling of lies Seraphim soar above the ichor The sea of slain at Winterbane. Wilderness will not claim the beast Nor civilized state deny its feast Not gibberish of madman, hysteric chant of priest Nor lovers’ brutal sighs, lend the savage peace. A demon raised in flames must stride Stricken trails in stark divide The frozen waste of Winterbane To face the monster still inside. Deep within its burning eyes A killer stirs, starts to rise... Reavers ride the ice-crest tides Thunderous hooves churn the skies. |
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3. | Ashes of the Damned | 03:51 | Show lyrics |
Ashes of the Damned - bourne on pestilential winds Zephyrs flay the sky - cinders bath in blaze Scorch raw starry vault - Above the earth accursed Carnage beyond despair - souls seared in gaze. Embers of warriors - fuel legends heroes bled Seidmen weep the tears Valkyries fear to shed. Ashes of the Damned Serpent-tongue sick with thirst - in thy venom we immerse. Necrotic Lord Bless Our Chains - baptise heathen flesh in flames. But free of all Rapture’s stain. From ash The Damned will rise again! Rats, spread deadly spore - bubonic swarm. Claws, of vermin rake - ancient graves. Belch, necrotic maw - kisses blistering. Melt, Death’s face to yours - Decay with Grace. Frost, bite iron lung - demonic storm. Spit, last heathen words - against the hail. Flesh, raise heavy chains - curse the skies. Spark, suck lightening strike - the final nail. Ashes of the Damned - bourne on pestilential winds Zephyrs flay the sky - cinders bath in blaze Scorch raw starry vault - Above the earth accursed Carnage beyond despair - souls seared in gaze. |
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4. | Ocean of Wounds | 04:44 | Show lyrics |
Club-foot cripple’s withered stride Disturbs the dust of barren tide. Lifetime spun from martial pride Graft of scars on calloused hide. Weathered vet of many campaigns Knuckles grip anew the reigns. Charger harnessed - standard raised. Sombre stroke to crown aspire. Drown fears in void of infernal Styx. Warrior’s doubt in terror cicatrix. Drown the sound of doom in cobalt depths. Submerge grief in the Ocean of Wounds. In hateful breeze the guillotine hum Of axe descent to nape of scum. Wed to pain, to horror numb. Crimson world will soften the slum. Short cuts burn when u seek fire. Bone-deep become the demon sired. Strong through trials, torments dire. Sombre stroke to crown aspire. Drown fears in void of infernal Styx. Warrior’s doubt in terror cicatrix. Drown the sound of doom in cobalt depths. Submerge grief in the Ocean of Wounds. |
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5. | Count the Dead | 04:57 | Show lyrics |
Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Greybeard swing your broken sword In killing arcs’ terminal stroke Let battle-cry rip from throat As lungs fill with acrid smoke Swallow bile of livid fear On which you choke so cavalier. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Cataracts cloud your streaming eyes Glory fades in dying light. Banners bright drained of colour Grey in dusk of deadly night. Old Lion maimed draw your knife End your worthless life. Kneel before the Raven Hordes Of Ice, Fire and Strife. Lord Warden where’s your flock? Sons lie slain at your feet. Daughters shamed by reaver’s cock Your champions butchered meat. Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Upon the carcass of the world Cenotaph for the scourged. Inspire men at arms - the brave who have not fled Lead ire on final charge - until no soul is left To Count the Dead. |
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6. | Fenrir Hunts | 04:38 | Show lyrics |
Rank and file of Legions vile form their battle lines Clad in armour black as night Northern Darkness sines Banners raised skin of slaves slap in Vanir’s breeze Seidmen cut rune wards deep Hel thaws all shall freeze. Release the flood a rampant tide of blood Will fill this black lagoon Warriors weened on gore and gruel must heed The carrion call of doom. Pack Master! Unleash the Reavers eager for rapine. Emerge from lair of ice and gneiss cave and ravine. Vulpine scouts, winter-lean, scent meat on ripe spore A feast awaits the frenzy of rabid fang and claw. Volcanic shores bleed a gush of iron ore From ashes Death will bloom. Howl for Hel Voracious Dogs of War. Fenrir hunts Snaps jaws of doom. Skills to hone, swords to whet to keen edge damascene. Spear tip to taper, arrow fletch, hammerhead to clean In spleen. Shield to boss, helm to crest, battle axe to grind Wound to stitch, gut to void, Berzerker-rage to blind. Sick mind. Beneath a shroud of bludgeoned sky We tread the dust on corpse-strewn roads. Hum laments of requiems Half-remembered odes Of orphaned brats, weeping widows. We march to crack of thunder Ragnarok in our eyes To drumbeat of the Damned we salute your sacrifice We march for love of slaughter drunk on wine of blades We fight for eternal night until the End of Days Release the flood a rampant tide of blood Will fill this black lagoon. Warriors weened on gore and gruel must heed The carrion call. Volcanic shores bleed a gush of iron ore From ashes Death will bloom. Howl for Hell Voracious Dogs of War. Fenrir hunts Snaps jaws of doom. |
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7. | Root of the Mountain | 05:39 | Show lyrics |
Stooped now the wraith, more shadow than flesh. Once mighty hews lie sunken in chest. Spectral hoar frost spat on breath. A pulse ebbs, yet, still Lord of Death. A silent tongue whispers tumours in head. Bending will of wardogs led. To glorious carnage Armies were fed Leech to thrombosis Nations were bled. A world quailed in terror Stricken with fear Parents slew children As juggernaut drew near. Beneath vast crush of crag Entombed in gut of molten slag An Archon-King cursed to live As regent in Abyss of eldritch Necropolis. Stalking caverns’ Gargantuan scope - Revenant sits on his throne. Emperor infernal In City of Bone And shattered stone. At World’s Edge a mighty range Cuts through cloud impaling Heaven Follow fissures down - Behold: The Root of the Mountain. |
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8. | Endless | 04:37 | Show lyrics |
Phoenix in a frozen flame Trapped in Arctic-Winter crypt Scars of past have cast the chains From Book of Ages we are ripped Raven glide on Polar-winds Hailstones sharp shards of glass Banish thoughts of lesser men In the end flesh is grass. Divided we fall United we rule Hybrid stand tall Ignite freak with fool. Phoenix soar as sunlight thaws Glacier and frigid earth Shake the ice from fiery mane Torch the skies emblazon birth Raven dive through lightning strike Whip cirrus into swell Pierced by deadly shrike Spirit flies, no man can fell. Divided we fall United we rule Steadfast we toil Rebellion our tool Dauntless Fearless Tireless Relentless. Phoenix rise and conquer Time Temper fate Reclaim the zeitgeist in its prime Rejuvenate Raven dive through lightning strike Whip cirrus into swell Pierced by shrike Spirit flies, no man can fell. Divided we fall United we rule Steadfast we toil Rebellion our tool Dauntless Fearless Tireless Relentless. |
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9. | Riding on the Wind (Judas Priest cover) | 03:04 | Show lyrics |
Shooting for the stars Cruise the speed of light Glowin god of Mars Body burning bright Well I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Yes I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Tearing up through life Million miles an hour Blinding all in sight Surging rush of power Well I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Yes I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Ridin’ on the wind! Ridin’ on the wind! Ridin’ on the wind! RIDING ON THE WIND! Thunderbolt from hell Shattering aloud Screamin’ demons yell Bursting through the clouds Well I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Yes I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind |
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10. | Nebular Ravens Winter (Immortal cover) | 04:17 | Show lyrics |
Damnation calls Final blasts close the earth Immortal victory Winters bane upon the masses Snow spiraling towards auroral clouds Clear nebulous visions sight Soulwinds fall into the dark ice realms Where you now reach far Blackwinged ravens cry for tragedies to come Lurking with snowfall By doom they drag the robe of ice Frozen of heart you now reach far In the nebular ravens winter Winds are known from where they blow Nebular ravens winter Strength comes from us above Ravens season has begun Melancholic ageless and unknown Mesmerized you fall in our domain Freezing in the heart Sojourn from the elder ravens Beauteous winter birth An eerie mage Emblazoned with the biting winds Damnation calls With staring glowing yearning eyes Poised they strike again and drag Us all below In the nebular ravens winter Winds are known from where they blow Nebular ravens winter Might bestowed from us above Ravens season has begun Melancholic ageless and unknown Mesmerized you fall in our domain Inhale the effluence of the demonworlds Freezing in the heart |
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48:10 |
Abbath
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Abbath | Vocals, Guitars, Bass (track 9), Songwriting |
Creature | Drums |
King | Bass |
Guest/Session | |
Geir Bratland | Keyboards, Samples |
Herbrand Larsen | Keyboards, Samples (track 4) |
Raud | Guitars (lead) (tracks 1, 5, 6) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Wilfred Wessel Berthelsen | Cover art, Photography |
Adrien Bousson | Layout |
Simon Dancaster | Lyrics |
Dag Erik Nygaard | Engineering (guitars, bass) |
Daniel Bergstrand | Engineering (drums), Mixing |
Giorgos Nerantzis | Engineering, Mixing, Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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1. | To War! | 05:34 | Show lyrics |
Speed demon spread thy shanks wide Shower offense! Defile Citadel pure desire’s vice Damnation nigh Behemoths feast Old bloodlines die - Warrior caste feed raging beast Hear the roar of battle-horn. To War! Dread Reavers rise from dismal mist Ghouls emerge - Catalyst Form jagged, spike - studded fist Lean years breed - a skeletal corps Deviant yield - Omnivore Tide devours craven shore To battlefield stream the swarm. To War! Mephitic mob - torch the havens Chew the ribs of temple-maidens Blackened babes - hung on high Nourish the hawks circling sky Talons to flesh - a hook-beak strips Long pig to shreds - tongue from lips Wild Reavers pledge - their guts to pour Blizzard kin raise the skulls. Talisman shield - the sword our prophesy Grail Quest - benighted destiny War paths - must terminate in blood Pit erupt - spray ochre upon the mud. Plague Weavers spread Y-pestis far Thin armoured ranks Marauders close - Decimate guard Hammer blade on anvil forge Hel know our name Wade knee deep - in sod of gore Once more unto the breach. To War. |
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2. | Winterbane | 06:49 | Show lyrics |
Cleanse steel in carnage - Unleash chthonic Darkness Scud stochastic vortex - Blitz vicious bastards Sheath blades in carcass - Disembowel tangled skein Upon ripe flesh we harvest - Human grain mortal pain Reaper rides on genocides’ arc of scythes. Combat casts the warrior - warfare marks the age Stone to bronze to iron - steel is our rage! Blood soaked grimoires spell - Hel a million ways Vellum spills the venom - a poison chalice sprays. Gods of War! Exhort the hordes as battle roars. A Dragon dives Belching hives of serpent flies Scribes skewer history - Truth dies in the telling Scribes skewer history - Truth dies in the yelling of lies! Afford us our sins. Bloodlust our wings In death’s domain of Winterbane. Death wept that grim day - gutting ghost from viscera Flaying soul from the clay - cleaving mind from terror. Reavers rode roughshod - ’cross the skull-crushed plain Legions mass the grave - where spirits shriek insane. Fire drakes dive. Burn ranks alive. Dead worlds collide. Ravens glide. Swoop and pluck the Hero’s eyes. Scars carve the memory - truth lies in the cutting Scars carve the memory - truth lies in the culling of lies Seraphim soar above the ichor The sea of slain at Winterbane. Wilderness will not claim the beast Nor civilized state deny its feast Not gibberish of madman, hysteric chant of priest Nor lovers’ brutal sighs, lend the savage peace. A demon raised in flames must stride Stricken trails in stark divide The frozen waste of Winterbane To face the monster still inside. Deep within its burning eyes A killer stirs, starts to rise... Reavers ride the ice-crest tides Thunderous hooves churn the skies. |
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3. | Ashes of the Damned | 03:51 | Show lyrics |
Ashes of the Damned - bourne on pestilential winds Zephyrs flay the sky - cinders bath in blaze Scorch raw starry vault - Above the earth accursed Carnage beyond despair - souls seared in gaze. Embers of warriors - fuel legends heroes bled Seidmen weep the tears Valkyries fear to shed. Ashes of the Damned Serpent-tongue sick with thirst - in thy venom we immerse. Necrotic Lord Bless Our Chains - baptise heathen flesh in flames. But free of all Rapture’s stain. From ash The Damned will rise again! Rats, spread deadly spore - bubonic swarm. Claws, of vermin rake - ancient graves. Belch, necrotic maw - kisses blistering. Melt, Death’s face to yours - Decay with Grace. Frost, bite iron lung - demonic storm. Spit, last heathen words - against the hail. Flesh, raise heavy chains - curse the skies. Spark, suck lightening strike - the final nail. Ashes of the Damned - bourne on pestilential winds Zephyrs flay the sky - cinders bath in blaze Scorch raw starry vault - Above the earth accursed Carnage beyond despair - souls seared in gaze. |
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4. | Ocean of Wounds | 04:44 | Show lyrics |
Club-foot cripple’s withered stride Disturbs the dust of barren tide. Lifetime spun from martial pride Graft of scars on calloused hide. Weathered vet of many campaigns Knuckles grip anew the reigns. Charger harnessed - standard raised. Sombre stroke to crown aspire. Drown fears in void of infernal Styx. Warrior’s doubt in terror cicatrix. Drown the sound of doom in cobalt depths. Submerge grief in the Ocean of Wounds. In hateful breeze the guillotine hum Of axe descent to nape of scum. Wed to pain, to horror numb. Crimson world will soften the slum. Short cuts burn when u seek fire. Bone-deep become the demon sired. Strong through trials, torments dire. Sombre stroke to crown aspire. Drown fears in void of infernal Styx. Warrior’s doubt in terror cicatrix. Drown the sound of doom in cobalt depths. Submerge grief in the Ocean of Wounds. |
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5. | Count the Dead | 04:57 | Show lyrics |
Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Greybeard swing your broken sword In killing arcs’ terminal stroke Let battle-cry rip from throat As lungs fill with acrid smoke Swallow bile of livid fear On which you choke so cavalier. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Cataracts cloud your streaming eyes Glory fades in dying light. Banners bright drained of colour Grey in dusk of deadly night. Old Lion maimed draw your knife End your worthless life. Kneel before the Raven Hordes Of Ice, Fire and Strife. Lord Warden where’s your flock? Sons lie slain at your feet. Daughters shamed by reaver’s cock Your champions butchered meat. Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Upon the carcass of the world Cenotaph for the scourged. Inspire men at arms - the brave who have not fled Lead ire on final charge - until no soul is left To Count the Dead. |
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6. | Fenrir Hunts | 04:38 | Show lyrics |
Rank and file of Legions vile form their battle lines Clad in armour black as night Northern Darkness sines Banners raised skin of slaves slap in Vanir’s breeze Seidmen cut rune wards deep Hel thaws all shall freeze. Release the flood a rampant tide of blood Will fill this black lagoon Warriors weened on gore and gruel must heed The carrion call of doom. Pack Master! Unleash the Reavers eager for rapine. Emerge from lair of ice and gneiss cave and ravine. Vulpine scouts, winter-lean, scent meat on ripe spore A feast awaits the frenzy of rabid fang and claw. Volcanic shores bleed a gush of iron ore From ashes Death will bloom. Howl for Hel Voracious Dogs of War. Fenrir hunts Snaps jaws of doom. Skills to hone, swords to whet to keen edge damascene. Spear tip to taper, arrow fletch, hammerhead to clean In spleen. Shield to boss, helm to crest, battle axe to grind Wound to stitch, gut to void, Berzerker-rage to blind. Sick mind. Beneath a shroud of bludgeoned sky We tread the dust on corpse-strewn roads. Hum laments of requiems Half-remembered odes Of orphaned brats, weeping widows. We march to crack of thunder Ragnarok in our eyes To drumbeat of the Damned we salute your sacrifice We march for love of slaughter drunk on wine of blades We fight for eternal night until the End of Days Release the flood a rampant tide of blood Will fill this black lagoon. Warriors weened on gore and gruel must heed The carrion call. Volcanic shores bleed a gush of iron ore From ashes Death will bloom. Howl for Hell Voracious Dogs of War. Fenrir hunts Snaps jaws of doom. |
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7. | Root of the Mountain | 05:39 | Show lyrics |
Stooped now the wraith, more shadow than flesh. Once mighty hews lie sunken in chest. Spectral hoar frost spat on breath. A pulse ebbs, yet, still Lord of Death. A silent tongue whispers tumours in head. Bending will of wardogs led. To glorious carnage Armies were fed Leech to thrombosis Nations were bled. A world quailed in terror Stricken with fear Parents slew children As juggernaut drew near. Beneath vast crush of crag Entombed in gut of molten slag An Archon-King cursed to live As regent in Abyss of eldritch Necropolis. Stalking caverns’ Gargantuan scope - Revenant sits on his throne. Emperor infernal In City of Bone And shattered stone. At World’s Edge a mighty range Cuts through cloud impaling Heaven Follow fissures down - Behold: The Root of the Mountain. |
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8. | Endless | 04:37 | Show lyrics |
Phoenix in a frozen flame Trapped in Arctic-Winter crypt Scars of past have cast the chains From Book of Ages we are ripped Raven glide on Polar-winds Hailstones sharp shards of glass Banish thoughts of lesser men In the end flesh is grass. Divided we fall United we rule Hybrid stand tall Ignite freak with fool. Phoenix soar as sunlight thaws Glacier and frigid earth Shake the ice from fiery mane Torch the skies emblazon birth Raven dive through lightning strike Whip cirrus into swell Pierced by deadly shrike Spirit flies, no man can fell. Divided we fall United we rule Steadfast we toil Rebellion our tool Dauntless Fearless Tireless Relentless. Phoenix rise and conquer Time Temper fate Reclaim the zeitgeist in its prime Rejuvenate Raven dive through lightning strike Whip cirrus into swell Pierced by shrike Spirit flies, no man can fell. Divided we fall United we rule Steadfast we toil Rebellion our tool Dauntless Fearless Tireless Relentless. |
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9. | Riding on the Wind (Judas Priest cover) | 03:04 | Show lyrics |
Shooting for the stars Cruise the speed of light Glowin god of Mars Body burning bright Well I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Yes I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Tearing up through life Million miles an hour Blinding all in sight Surging rush of power Well I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Yes I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Ridin’ on the wind! Ridin’ on the wind! Ridin’ on the wind! RIDING ON THE WIND! Thunderbolt from hell Shattering aloud Screamin’ demons yell Bursting through the clouds Well I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Yes I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind |
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10. | Nebular Ravens Winter (Immortal cover) | 04:17 | Show lyrics |
Damnation calls Final blasts close the earth Immortal victory Winters bane upon the masses Snow spiraling towards auroral clouds Clear nebulous visions sight Soulwinds fall into the dark ice realms Where you now reach far Blackwinged ravens cry for tragedies to come Lurking with snowfall By doom they drag the robe of ice Frozen of heart you now reach far In the nebular ravens winter Winds are known from where they blow Nebular ravens winter Strength comes from us above Ravens season has begun Melancholic ageless and unknown Mesmerized you fall in our domain Freezing in the heart Sojourn from the elder ravens Beauteous winter birth An eerie mage Emblazoned with the biting winds Damnation calls With staring glowing yearning eyes Poised they strike again and drag Us all below In the nebular ravens winter Winds are known from where they blow Nebular ravens winter Might bestowed from us above Ravens season has begun Melancholic ageless and unknown Mesmerized you fall in our domain Inhale the effluence of the demonworlds Freezing in the heart |
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48:10 |
Abbath
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Abbath | Vocals, Guitars, Bass (track 9), Songwriting |
Creature | Drums |
King | Bass |
Guest/Session | |
Geir Bratland | Keyboards, Samples |
Herbrand Larsen | Keyboards, Samples (track 4) |
Raud | Guitars (lead) (tracks 1, 5, 6) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Wilfred Wessel Berthelsen | Cover art, Photography |
Adrien Bousson | Layout |
Simon Dancaster | Lyrics |
Dag Erik Nygaard | Engineering (guitars, bass) |
Daniel Bergstrand | Engineering (drums), Mixing |
Giorgos Nerantzis | Engineering, Mixing, Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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Side A | |||
1. | To War! | 05:34 | Show lyrics |
Speed demon spread thy shanks wide Shower offense! Defile Citadel pure desire’s vice Damnation nigh Behemoths feast Old bloodlines die - Warrior caste feed raging beast Hear the roar of battle-horn. To War! Dread Reavers rise from dismal mist Ghouls emerge - Catalyst Form jagged, spike - studded fist Lean years breed - a skeletal corps Deviant yield - Omnivore Tide devours craven shore To battlefield stream the swarm. To War! Mephitic mob - torch the havens Chew the ribs of temple-maidens Blackened babes - hung on high Nourish the hawks circling sky Talons to flesh - a hook-beak strips Long pig to shreds - tongue from lips Wild Reavers pledge - their guts to pour Blizzard kin raise the skulls. Talisman shield - the sword our prophesy Grail Quest - benighted destiny War paths - must terminate in blood Pit erupt - spray ochre upon the mud. Plague Weavers spread Y-pestis far Thin armoured ranks Marauders close - Decimate guard Hammer blade on anvil forge Hel know our name Wade knee deep - in sod of gore Once more unto the breach. To War. |
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2. | Winterbane | 06:49 | Show lyrics |
Cleanse steel in carnage - Unleash chthonic Darkness Scud stochastic vortex - Blitz vicious bastards Sheath blades in carcass - Disembowel tangled skein Upon ripe flesh we harvest - Human grain mortal pain Reaper rides on genocides’ arc of scythes. Combat casts the warrior - warfare marks the age Stone to bronze to iron - steel is our rage! Blood soaked grimoires spell - Hel a million ways Vellum spills the venom - a poison chalice sprays. Gods of War! Exhort the hordes as battle roars. A Dragon dives Belching hives of serpent flies Scribes skewer history - Truth dies in the telling Scribes skewer history - Truth dies in the yelling of lies! Afford us our sins. Bloodlust our wings In death’s domain of Winterbane. Death wept that grim day - gutting ghost from viscera Flaying soul from the clay - cleaving mind from terror. Reavers rode roughshod - ’cross the skull-crushed plain Legions mass the grave - where spirits shriek insane. Fire drakes dive. Burn ranks alive. Dead worlds collide. Ravens glide. Swoop and pluck the Hero’s eyes. Scars carve the memory - truth lies in the cutting Scars carve the memory - truth lies in the culling of lies Seraphim soar above the ichor The sea of slain at Winterbane. Wilderness will not claim the beast Nor civilized state deny its feast Not gibberish of madman, hysteric chant of priest Nor lovers’ brutal sighs, lend the savage peace. A demon raised in flames must stride Stricken trails in stark divide The frozen waste of Winterbane To face the monster still inside. Deep within its burning eyes A killer stirs, starts to rise... Reavers ride the ice-crest tides Thunderous hooves churn the skies. |
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3. | Ashes of the Damned | 03:51 | Show lyrics |
Ashes of the Damned - bourne on pestilential winds Zephyrs flay the sky - cinders bath in blaze Scorch raw starry vault - Above the earth accursed Carnage beyond despair - souls seared in gaze. Embers of warriors - fuel legends heroes bled Seidmen weep the tears Valkyries fear to shed. Ashes of the Damned Serpent-tongue sick with thirst - in thy venom we immerse. Necrotic Lord Bless Our Chains - baptise heathen flesh in flames. But free of all Rapture’s stain. From ash The Damned will rise again! Rats, spread deadly spore - bubonic swarm. Claws, of vermin rake - ancient graves. Belch, necrotic maw - kisses blistering. Melt, Death’s face to yours - Decay with Grace. Frost, bite iron lung - demonic storm. Spit, last heathen words - against the hail. Flesh, raise heavy chains - curse the skies. Spark, suck lightening strike - the final nail. Ashes of the Damned - bourne on pestilential winds Zephyrs flay the sky - cinders bath in blaze Scorch raw starry vault - Above the earth accursed Carnage beyond despair - souls seared in gaze. |
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4. | Ocean of Wounds | 04:44 | Show lyrics |
Club-foot cripple’s withered stride Disturbs the dust of barren tide. Lifetime spun from martial pride Graft of scars on calloused hide. Weathered vet of many campaigns Knuckles grip anew the reigns. Charger harnessed - standard raised. Sombre stroke to crown aspire. Drown fears in void of infernal Styx. Warrior’s doubt in terror cicatrix. Drown the sound of doom in cobalt depths. Submerge grief in the Ocean of Wounds. In hateful breeze the guillotine hum Of axe descent to nape of scum. Wed to pain, to horror numb. Crimson world will soften the slum. Short cuts burn when u seek fire. Bone-deep become the demon sired. Strong through trials, torments dire. Sombre stroke to crown aspire. Drown fears in void of infernal Styx. Warrior’s doubt in terror cicatrix. Drown the sound of doom in cobalt depths. Submerge grief in the Ocean of Wounds. |
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5. | Count the Dead | 04:57 | Show lyrics |
Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Greybeard swing your broken sword In killing arcs’ terminal stroke Let battle-cry rip from throat As lungs fill with acrid smoke Swallow bile of livid fear On which you choke so cavalier. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Cataracts cloud your streaming eyes Glory fades in dying light. Banners bright drained of colour Grey in dusk of deadly night. Old Lion maimed draw your knife End your worthless life. Kneel before the Raven Hordes Of Ice, Fire and Strife. Lord Warden where’s your flock? Sons lie slain at your feet. Daughters shamed by reaver’s cock Your champions butchered meat. Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Upon the carcass of the world Cenotaph for the scourged. Inspire men at arms - the brave who have not fled Lead ire on final charge - until no soul is left To Count the Dead. |
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6. | Fenrir Hunts | 04:38 | Show lyrics |
Rank and file of Legions vile form their battle lines Clad in armour black as night Northern Darkness sines Banners raised skin of slaves slap in Vanir’s breeze Seidmen cut rune wards deep Hel thaws all shall freeze. Release the flood a rampant tide of blood Will fill this black lagoon Warriors weened on gore and gruel must heed The carrion call of doom. Pack Master! Unleash the Reavers eager for rapine. Emerge from lair of ice and gneiss cave and ravine. Vulpine scouts, winter-lean, scent meat on ripe spore A feast awaits the frenzy of rabid fang and claw. Volcanic shores bleed a gush of iron ore From ashes Death will bloom. Howl for Hel Voracious Dogs of War. Fenrir hunts Snaps jaws of doom. Skills to hone, swords to whet to keen edge damascene. Spear tip to taper, arrow fletch, hammerhead to clean In spleen. Shield to boss, helm to crest, battle axe to grind Wound to stitch, gut to void, Berzerker-rage to blind. Sick mind. Beneath a shroud of bludgeoned sky We tread the dust on corpse-strewn roads. Hum laments of requiems Half-remembered odes Of orphaned brats, weeping widows. We march to crack of thunder Ragnarok in our eyes To drumbeat of the Damned we salute your sacrifice We march for love of slaughter drunk on wine of blades We fight for eternal night until the End of Days Release the flood a rampant tide of blood Will fill this black lagoon. Warriors weened on gore and gruel must heed The carrion call. Volcanic shores bleed a gush of iron ore From ashes Death will bloom. Howl for Hell Voracious Dogs of War. Fenrir hunts Snaps jaws of doom. |
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7. | Root of the Mountain | 05:39 | Show lyrics |
Stooped now the wraith, more shadow than flesh. Once mighty hews lie sunken in chest. Spectral hoar frost spat on breath. A pulse ebbs, yet, still Lord of Death. A silent tongue whispers tumours in head. Bending will of wardogs led. To glorious carnage Armies were fed Leech to thrombosis Nations were bled. A world quailed in terror Stricken with fear Parents slew children As juggernaut drew near. Beneath vast crush of crag Entombed in gut of molten slag An Archon-King cursed to live As regent in Abyss of eldritch Necropolis. Stalking caverns’ Gargantuan scope - Revenant sits on his throne. Emperor infernal In City of Bone And shattered stone. At World’s Edge a mighty range Cuts through cloud impaling Heaven Follow fissures down - Behold: The Root of the Mountain. |
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8. | Endless | 04:37 | Show lyrics |
Phoenix in a frozen flame Trapped in Arctic-Winter crypt Scars of past have cast the chains From Book of Ages we are ripped Raven glide on Polar-winds Hailstones sharp shards of glass Banish thoughts of lesser men In the end flesh is grass. Divided we fall United we rule Hybrid stand tall Ignite freak with fool. Phoenix soar as sunlight thaws Glacier and frigid earth Shake the ice from fiery mane Torch the skies emblazon birth Raven dive through lightning strike Whip cirrus into swell Pierced by deadly shrike Spirit flies, no man can fell. Divided we fall United we rule Steadfast we toil Rebellion our tool Dauntless Fearless Tireless Relentless. Phoenix rise and conquer Time Temper fate Reclaim the zeitgeist in its prime Rejuvenate Raven dive through lightning strike Whip cirrus into swell Pierced by shrike Spirit flies, no man can fell. Divided we fall United we rule Steadfast we toil Rebellion our tool Dauntless Fearless Tireless Relentless. |
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40:49 |
Abbath
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Abbath | Vocals, Guitars, Bass (track 9), Songwriting |
Creature | Drums |
King | Bass |
Guest/Session | |
Geir Bratland | Keyboards, Samples |
Herbrand Larsen | Keyboards, Samples (track 4) |
Raud | Guitars (lead) (tracks 1, 5, 6) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Wilfred Wessel Berthelsen | Cover art, Photography |
Adrien Bousson | Layout |
Simon Dancaster | Lyrics |
Dag Erik Nygaard | Engineering (guitars, bass) |
Daniel Bergstrand | Engineering (drums), Mixing |
Giorgos Nerantzis | Engineering, Mixing, Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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1. | To War! | 05:34 | Show lyrics |
Speed demon spread thy shanks wide Shower offense! Defile Citadel pure desire’s vice Damnation nigh Behemoths feast Old bloodlines die - Warrior caste feed raging beast Hear the roar of battle-horn. To War! Dread Reavers rise from dismal mist Ghouls emerge - Catalyst Form jagged, spike - studded fist Lean years breed - a skeletal corps Deviant yield - Omnivore Tide devours craven shore To battlefield stream the swarm. To War! Mephitic mob - torch the havens Chew the ribs of temple-maidens Blackened babes - hung on high Nourish the hawks circling sky Talons to flesh - a hook-beak strips Long pig to shreds - tongue from lips Wild Reavers pledge - their guts to pour Blizzard kin raise the skulls. Talisman shield - the sword our prophesy Grail Quest - benighted destiny War paths - must terminate in blood Pit erupt - spray ochre upon the mud. Plague Weavers spread Y-pestis far Thin armoured ranks Marauders close - Decimate guard Hammer blade on anvil forge Hel know our name Wade knee deep - in sod of gore Once more unto the breach. To War. |
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2. | Winterbane | 06:49 | Show lyrics |
Cleanse steel in carnage - Unleash chthonic Darkness Scud stochastic vortex - Blitz vicious bastards Sheath blades in carcass - Disembowel tangled skein Upon ripe flesh we harvest - Human grain mortal pain Reaper rides on genocides’ arc of scythes. Combat casts the warrior - warfare marks the age Stone to bronze to iron - steel is our rage! Blood soaked grimoires spell - Hel a million ways Vellum spills the venom - a poison chalice sprays. Gods of War! Exhort the hordes as battle roars. A Dragon dives Belching hives of serpent flies Scribes skewer history - Truth dies in the telling Scribes skewer history - Truth dies in the yelling of lies! Afford us our sins. Bloodlust our wings In death’s domain of Winterbane. Death wept that grim day - gutting ghost from viscera Flaying soul from the clay - cleaving mind from terror. Reavers rode roughshod - ’cross the skull-crushed plain Legions mass the grave - where spirits shriek insane. Fire drakes dive. Burn ranks alive. Dead worlds collide. Ravens glide. Swoop and pluck the Hero’s eyes. Scars carve the memory - truth lies in the cutting Scars carve the memory - truth lies in the culling of lies Seraphim soar above the ichor The sea of slain at Winterbane. Wilderness will not claim the beast Nor civilized state deny its feast Not gibberish of madman, hysteric chant of priest Nor lovers’ brutal sighs, lend the savage peace. A demon raised in flames must stride Stricken trails in stark divide The frozen waste of Winterbane To face the monster still inside. Deep within its burning eyes A killer stirs, starts to rise... Reavers ride the ice-crest tides Thunderous hooves churn the skies. |
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3. | Ashes of the Damned | 03:51 | Show lyrics |
Ashes of the Damned - bourne on pestilential winds Zephyrs flay the sky - cinders bath in blaze Scorch raw starry vault - Above the earth accursed Carnage beyond despair - souls seared in gaze. Embers of warriors - fuel legends heroes bled Seidmen weep the tears Valkyries fear to shed. Ashes of the Damned Serpent-tongue sick with thirst - in thy venom we immerse. Necrotic Lord Bless Our Chains - baptise heathen flesh in flames. But free of all Rapture’s stain. From ash The Damned will rise again! Rats, spread deadly spore - bubonic swarm. Claws, of vermin rake - ancient graves. Belch, necrotic maw - kisses blistering. Melt, Death’s face to yours - Decay with Grace. Frost, bite iron lung - demonic storm. Spit, last heathen words - against the hail. Flesh, raise heavy chains - curse the skies. Spark, suck lightening strike - the final nail. Ashes of the Damned - bourne on pestilential winds Zephyrs flay the sky - cinders bath in blaze Scorch raw starry vault - Above the earth accursed Carnage beyond despair - souls seared in gaze. |
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4. | Ocean of Wounds | 04:44 | Show lyrics |
Club-foot cripple’s withered stride Disturbs the dust of barren tide. Lifetime spun from martial pride Graft of scars on calloused hide. Weathered vet of many campaigns Knuckles grip anew the reigns. Charger harnessed - standard raised. Sombre stroke to crown aspire. Drown fears in void of infernal Styx. Warrior’s doubt in terror cicatrix. Drown the sound of doom in cobalt depths. Submerge grief in the Ocean of Wounds. In hateful breeze the guillotine hum Of axe descent to nape of scum. Wed to pain, to horror numb. Crimson world will soften the slum. Short cuts burn when u seek fire. Bone-deep become the demon sired. Strong through trials, torments dire. Sombre stroke to crown aspire. Drown fears in void of infernal Styx. Warrior’s doubt in terror cicatrix. Drown the sound of doom in cobalt depths. Submerge grief in the Ocean of Wounds. |
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5. | Count the Dead | 04:57 | Show lyrics |
Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Greybeard swing your broken sword In killing arcs’ terminal stroke Let battle-cry rip from throat As lungs fill with acrid smoke Swallow bile of livid fear On which you choke so cavalier. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Cataracts cloud your streaming eyes Glory fades in dying light. Banners bright drained of colour Grey in dusk of deadly night. Old Lion maimed draw your knife End your worthless life. Kneel before the Raven Hordes Of Ice, Fire and Strife. Lord Warden where’s your flock? Sons lie slain at your feet. Daughters shamed by reaver’s cock Your champions butchered meat. Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Upon the carcass of the world Cenotaph for the scourged. Inspire men at arms - the brave who have not fled Lead ire on final charge - until no soul is left To Count the Dead. |
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6. | Fenrir Hunts | 04:38 | Show lyrics |
Rank and file of Legions vile form their battle lines Clad in armour black as night Northern Darkness sines Banners raised skin of slaves slap in Vanir’s breeze Seidmen cut rune wards deep Hel thaws all shall freeze. Release the flood a rampant tide of blood Will fill this black lagoon Warriors weened on gore and gruel must heed The carrion call of doom. Pack Master! Unleash the Reavers eager for rapine. Emerge from lair of ice and gneiss cave and ravine. Vulpine scouts, winter-lean, scent meat on ripe spore A feast awaits the frenzy of rabid fang and claw. Volcanic shores bleed a gush of iron ore From ashes Death will bloom. Howl for Hel Voracious Dogs of War. Fenrir hunts Snaps jaws of doom. Skills to hone, swords to whet to keen edge damascene. Spear tip to taper, arrow fletch, hammerhead to clean In spleen. Shield to boss, helm to crest, battle axe to grind Wound to stitch, gut to void, Berzerker-rage to blind. Sick mind. Beneath a shroud of bludgeoned sky We tread the dust on corpse-strewn roads. Hum laments of requiems Half-remembered odes Of orphaned brats, weeping widows. We march to crack of thunder Ragnarok in our eyes To drumbeat of the Damned we salute your sacrifice We march for love of slaughter drunk on wine of blades We fight for eternal night until the End of Days Release the flood a rampant tide of blood Will fill this black lagoon. Warriors weened on gore and gruel must heed The carrion call. Volcanic shores bleed a gush of iron ore From ashes Death will bloom. Howl for Hell Voracious Dogs of War. Fenrir hunts Snaps jaws of doom. |
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7. | Root of the Mountain | 05:39 | Show lyrics |
Stooped now the wraith, more shadow than flesh. Once mighty hews lie sunken in chest. Spectral hoar frost spat on breath. A pulse ebbs, yet, still Lord of Death. A silent tongue whispers tumours in head. Bending will of wardogs led. To glorious carnage Armies were fed Leech to thrombosis Nations were bled. A world quailed in terror Stricken with fear Parents slew children As juggernaut drew near. Beneath vast crush of crag Entombed in gut of molten slag An Archon-King cursed to live As regent in Abyss of eldritch Necropolis. Stalking caverns’ Gargantuan scope - Revenant sits on his throne. Emperor infernal In City of Bone And shattered stone. At World’s Edge a mighty range Cuts through cloud impaling Heaven Follow fissures down - Behold: The Root of the Mountain. |
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8. | Endless | 04:37 | Show lyrics |
Phoenix in a frozen flame Trapped in Arctic-Winter crypt Scars of past have cast the chains From Book of Ages we are ripped Raven glide on Polar-winds Hailstones sharp shards of glass Banish thoughts of lesser men In the end flesh is grass. Divided we fall United we rule Hybrid stand tall Ignite freak with fool. Phoenix soar as sunlight thaws Glacier and frigid earth Shake the ice from fiery mane Torch the skies emblazon birth Raven dive through lightning strike Whip cirrus into swell Pierced by deadly shrike Spirit flies, no man can fell. Divided we fall United we rule Steadfast we toil Rebellion our tool Dauntless Fearless Tireless Relentless. Phoenix rise and conquer Time Temper fate Reclaim the zeitgeist in its prime Rejuvenate Raven dive through lightning strike Whip cirrus into swell Pierced by shrike Spirit flies, no man can fell. Divided we fall United we rule Steadfast we toil Rebellion our tool Dauntless Fearless Tireless Relentless. |
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9. | Riding on the Wind (Judas Priest cover) | 03:04 | Show lyrics |
Shooting for the stars Cruise the speed of light Glowin god of Mars Body burning bright Well I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Yes I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Tearing up through life Million miles an hour Blinding all in sight Surging rush of power Well I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Yes I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Ridin’ on the wind! Ridin’ on the wind! Ridin’ on the wind! RIDING ON THE WIND! Thunderbolt from hell Shattering aloud Screamin’ demons yell Bursting through the clouds Well I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Yes I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind |
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10. | Nebular Ravens Winter (Immortal cover) | 04:17 | Show lyrics |
Damnation calls Final blasts close the earth Immortal victory Winters bane upon the masses Snow spiraling towards auroral clouds Clear nebulous visions sight Soulwinds fall into the dark ice realms Where you now reach far Blackwinged ravens cry for tragedies to come Lurking with snowfall By doom they drag the robe of ice Frozen of heart you now reach far In the nebular ravens winter Winds are known from where they blow Nebular ravens winter Strength comes from us above Ravens season has begun Melancholic ageless and unknown Mesmerized you fall in our domain Freezing in the heart Sojourn from the elder ravens Beauteous winter birth An eerie mage Emblazoned with the biting winds Damnation calls With staring glowing yearning eyes Poised they strike again and drag Us all below In the nebular ravens winter Winds are known from where they blow Nebular ravens winter Might bestowed from us above Ravens season has begun Melancholic ageless and unknown Mesmerized you fall in our domain Inhale the effluence of the demonworlds Freezing in the heart |
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48:10 |
Abbath
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Abbath | Vocals, Guitars, Bass (track 9), Songwriting |
Creature | Drums |
King | Bass |
Guest/Session | |
Geir Bratland | Keyboards, Samples |
Herbrand Larsen | Keyboards, Samples (track 4) |
Raud | Guitars (lead) (tracks 1, 5, 6) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Wilfred Wessel Berthelsen | Cover art, Photography |
Adrien Bousson | Layout |
Simon Dancaster | Lyrics |
Dag Erik Nygaard | Engineering (guitars, bass) |
Daniel Bergstrand | Engineering (drums), Mixing |
Giorgos Nerantzis | Engineering, Mixing, Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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1. | To War! | 05:34 | Show lyrics |
Speed demon spread thy shanks wide Shower offense! Defile Citadel pure desire’s vice Damnation nigh Behemoths feast Old bloodlines die - Warrior caste feed raging beast Hear the roar of battle-horn. To War! Dread Reavers rise from dismal mist Ghouls emerge - Catalyst Form jagged, spike - studded fist Lean years breed - a skeletal corps Deviant yield - Omnivore Tide devours craven shore To battlefield stream the swarm. To War! Mephitic mob - torch the havens Chew the ribs of temple-maidens Blackened babes - hung on high Nourish the hawks circling sky Talons to flesh - a hook-beak strips Long pig to shreds - tongue from lips Wild Reavers pledge - their guts to pour Blizzard kin raise the skulls. Talisman shield - the sword our prophesy Grail Quest - benighted destiny War paths - must terminate in blood Pit erupt - spray ochre upon the mud. Plague Weavers spread Y-pestis far Thin armoured ranks Marauders close - Decimate guard Hammer blade on anvil forge Hel know our name Wade knee deep - in sod of gore Once more unto the breach. To War. |
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2. | Winterbane | 06:49 | Show lyrics |
Cleanse steel in carnage - Unleash chthonic Darkness Scud stochastic vortex - Blitz vicious bastards Sheath blades in carcass - Disembowel tangled skein Upon ripe flesh we harvest - Human grain mortal pain Reaper rides on genocides’ arc of scythes. Combat casts the warrior - warfare marks the age Stone to bronze to iron - steel is our rage! Blood soaked grimoires spell - Hel a million ways Vellum spills the venom - a poison chalice sprays. Gods of War! Exhort the hordes as battle roars. A Dragon dives Belching hives of serpent flies Scribes skewer history - Truth dies in the telling Scribes skewer history - Truth dies in the yelling of lies! Afford us our sins. Bloodlust our wings In death’s domain of Winterbane. Death wept that grim day - gutting ghost from viscera Flaying soul from the clay - cleaving mind from terror. Reavers rode roughshod - ’cross the skull-crushed plain Legions mass the grave - where spirits shriek insane. Fire drakes dive. Burn ranks alive. Dead worlds collide. Ravens glide. Swoop and pluck the Hero’s eyes. Scars carve the memory - truth lies in the cutting Scars carve the memory - truth lies in the culling of lies Seraphim soar above the ichor The sea of slain at Winterbane. Wilderness will not claim the beast Nor civilized state deny its feast Not gibberish of madman, hysteric chant of priest Nor lovers’ brutal sighs, lend the savage peace. A demon raised in flames must stride Stricken trails in stark divide The frozen waste of Winterbane To face the monster still inside. Deep within its burning eyes A killer stirs, starts to rise... Reavers ride the ice-crest tides Thunderous hooves churn the skies. |
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3. | Ashes of the Damned | 03:51 | Show lyrics |
Ashes of the Damned - bourne on pestilential winds Zephyrs flay the sky - cinders bath in blaze Scorch raw starry vault - Above the earth accursed Carnage beyond despair - souls seared in gaze. Embers of warriors - fuel legends heroes bled Seidmen weep the tears Valkyries fear to shed. Ashes of the Damned Serpent-tongue sick with thirst - in thy venom we immerse. Necrotic Lord Bless Our Chains - baptise heathen flesh in flames. But free of all Rapture’s stain. From ash The Damned will rise again! Rats, spread deadly spore - bubonic swarm. Claws, of vermin rake - ancient graves. Belch, necrotic maw - kisses blistering. Melt, Death’s face to yours - Decay with Grace. Frost, bite iron lung - demonic storm. Spit, last heathen words - against the hail. Flesh, raise heavy chains - curse the skies. Spark, suck lightening strike - the final nail. Ashes of the Damned - bourne on pestilential winds Zephyrs flay the sky - cinders bath in blaze Scorch raw starry vault - Above the earth accursed Carnage beyond despair - souls seared in gaze. |
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4. | Ocean of Wounds | 04:44 | Show lyrics |
Club-foot cripple’s withered stride Disturbs the dust of barren tide. Lifetime spun from martial pride Graft of scars on calloused hide. Weathered vet of many campaigns Knuckles grip anew the reigns. Charger harnessed - standard raised. Sombre stroke to crown aspire. Drown fears in void of infernal Styx. Warrior’s doubt in terror cicatrix. Drown the sound of doom in cobalt depths. Submerge grief in the Ocean of Wounds. In hateful breeze the guillotine hum Of axe descent to nape of scum. Wed to pain, to horror numb. Crimson world will soften the slum. Short cuts burn when u seek fire. Bone-deep become the demon sired. Strong through trials, torments dire. Sombre stroke to crown aspire. Drown fears in void of infernal Styx. Warrior’s doubt in terror cicatrix. Drown the sound of doom in cobalt depths. Submerge grief in the Ocean of Wounds. |
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5. | Count the Dead | 04:57 | Show lyrics |
Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Greybeard swing your broken sword In killing arcs’ terminal stroke Let battle-cry rip from throat As lungs fill with acrid smoke Swallow bile of livid fear On which you choke so cavalier. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Cataracts cloud your streaming eyes Glory fades in dying light. Banners bright drained of colour Grey in dusk of deadly night. Old Lion maimed draw your knife End your worthless life. Kneel before the Raven Hordes Of Ice, Fire and Strife. Lord Warden where’s your flock? Sons lie slain at your feet. Daughters shamed by reaver’s cock Your champions butchered meat. Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Upon the carcass of the world Cenotaph for the scourged. Inspire men at arms - the brave who have not fled Lead ire on final charge - until no soul is left To Count the Dead. |
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6. | Fenrir Hunts | 04:38 | Show lyrics |
Rank and file of Legions vile form their battle lines Clad in armour black as night Northern Darkness sines Banners raised skin of slaves slap in Vanir’s breeze Seidmen cut rune wards deep Hel thaws all shall freeze. Release the flood a rampant tide of blood Will fill this black lagoon Warriors weened on gore and gruel must heed The carrion call of doom. Pack Master! Unleash the Reavers eager for rapine. Emerge from lair of ice and gneiss cave and ravine. Vulpine scouts, winter-lean, scent meat on ripe spore A feast awaits the frenzy of rabid fang and claw. Volcanic shores bleed a gush of iron ore From ashes Death will bloom. Howl for Hel Voracious Dogs of War. Fenrir hunts Snaps jaws of doom. Skills to hone, swords to whet to keen edge damascene. Spear tip to taper, arrow fletch, hammerhead to clean In spleen. Shield to boss, helm to crest, battle axe to grind Wound to stitch, gut to void, Berzerker-rage to blind. Sick mind. Beneath a shroud of bludgeoned sky We tread the dust on corpse-strewn roads. Hum laments of requiems Half-remembered odes Of orphaned brats, weeping widows. We march to crack of thunder Ragnarok in our eyes To drumbeat of the Damned we salute your sacrifice We march for love of slaughter drunk on wine of blades We fight for eternal night until the End of Days Release the flood a rampant tide of blood Will fill this black lagoon. Warriors weened on gore and gruel must heed The carrion call. Volcanic shores bleed a gush of iron ore From ashes Death will bloom. Howl for Hell Voracious Dogs of War. Fenrir hunts Snaps jaws of doom. |
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7. | Root of the Mountain | 05:39 | Show lyrics |
Stooped now the wraith, more shadow than flesh. Once mighty hews lie sunken in chest. Spectral hoar frost spat on breath. A pulse ebbs, yet, still Lord of Death. A silent tongue whispers tumours in head. Bending will of wardogs led. To glorious carnage Armies were fed Leech to thrombosis Nations were bled. A world quailed in terror Stricken with fear Parents slew children As juggernaut drew near. Beneath vast crush of crag Entombed in gut of molten slag An Archon-King cursed to live As regent in Abyss of eldritch Necropolis. Stalking caverns’ Gargantuan scope - Revenant sits on his throne. Emperor infernal In City of Bone And shattered stone. At World’s Edge a mighty range Cuts through cloud impaling Heaven Follow fissures down - Behold: The Root of the Mountain. |
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8. | Endless | 04:37 | Show lyrics |
Phoenix in a frozen flame Trapped in Arctic-Winter crypt Scars of past have cast the chains From Book of Ages we are ripped Raven glide on Polar-winds Hailstones sharp shards of glass Banish thoughts of lesser men In the end flesh is grass. Divided we fall United we rule Hybrid stand tall Ignite freak with fool. Phoenix soar as sunlight thaws Glacier and frigid earth Shake the ice from fiery mane Torch the skies emblazon birth Raven dive through lightning strike Whip cirrus into swell Pierced by deadly shrike Spirit flies, no man can fell. Divided we fall United we rule Steadfast we toil Rebellion our tool Dauntless Fearless Tireless Relentless. Phoenix rise and conquer Time Temper fate Reclaim the zeitgeist in its prime Rejuvenate Raven dive through lightning strike Whip cirrus into swell Pierced by shrike Spirit flies, no man can fell. Divided we fall United we rule Steadfast we toil Rebellion our tool Dauntless Fearless Tireless Relentless. |
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40:49 |
Abbath
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Abbath | Vocals, Guitars, Bass (track 9), Songwriting |
Creature | Drums |
King | Bass |
Guest/Session | |
Geir Bratland | Keyboards, Samples |
Herbrand Larsen | Keyboards, Samples (track 4) |
Raud | Guitars (lead) (tracks 1, 5, 6) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Wilfred Wessel Berthelsen | Cover art, Photography |
Adrien Bousson | Layout |
Simon Dancaster | Lyrics |
Dag Erik Nygaard | Engineering (guitars, bass) |
Daniel Bergstrand | Engineering (drums), Mixing |
Giorgos Nerantzis | Engineering, Mixing, Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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1. | To War! | 05:34 | Show lyrics |
Speed demon spread thy shanks wide Shower offense! Defile Citadel pure desire’s vice Damnation nigh Behemoths feast Old bloodlines die - Warrior caste feed raging beast Hear the roar of battle-horn. To War! Dread Reavers rise from dismal mist Ghouls emerge - Catalyst Form jagged, spike - studded fist Lean years breed - a skeletal corps Deviant yield - Omnivore Tide devours craven shore To battlefield stream the swarm. To War! Mephitic mob - torch the havens Chew the ribs of temple-maidens Blackened babes - hung on high Nourish the hawks circling sky Talons to flesh - a hook-beak strips Long pig to shreds - tongue from lips Wild Reavers pledge - their guts to pour Blizzard kin raise the skulls. Talisman shield - the sword our prophesy Grail Quest - benighted destiny War paths - must terminate in blood Pit erupt - spray ochre upon the mud. Plague Weavers spread Y-pestis far Thin armoured ranks Marauders close - Decimate guard Hammer blade on anvil forge Hel know our name Wade knee deep - in sod of gore Once more unto the breach. To War. |
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2. | Winterbane | 06:49 | Show lyrics |
Cleanse steel in carnage - Unleash chthonic Darkness Scud stochastic vortex - Blitz vicious bastards Sheath blades in carcass - Disembowel tangled skein Upon ripe flesh we harvest - Human grain mortal pain Reaper rides on genocides’ arc of scythes. Combat casts the warrior - warfare marks the age Stone to bronze to iron - steel is our rage! Blood soaked grimoires spell - Hel a million ways Vellum spills the venom - a poison chalice sprays. Gods of War! Exhort the hordes as battle roars. A Dragon dives Belching hives of serpent flies Scribes skewer history - Truth dies in the telling Scribes skewer history - Truth dies in the yelling of lies! Afford us our sins. Bloodlust our wings In death’s domain of Winterbane. Death wept that grim day - gutting ghost from viscera Flaying soul from the clay - cleaving mind from terror. Reavers rode roughshod - ’cross the skull-crushed plain Legions mass the grave - where spirits shriek insane. Fire drakes dive. Burn ranks alive. Dead worlds collide. Ravens glide. Swoop and pluck the Hero’s eyes. Scars carve the memory - truth lies in the cutting Scars carve the memory - truth lies in the culling of lies Seraphim soar above the ichor The sea of slain at Winterbane. Wilderness will not claim the beast Nor civilized state deny its feast Not gibberish of madman, hysteric chant of priest Nor lovers’ brutal sighs, lend the savage peace. A demon raised in flames must stride Stricken trails in stark divide The frozen waste of Winterbane To face the monster still inside. Deep within its burning eyes A killer stirs, starts to rise... Reavers ride the ice-crest tides Thunderous hooves churn the skies. |
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3. | Ashes of the Damned | 03:51 | Show lyrics |
Ashes of the Damned - bourne on pestilential winds Zephyrs flay the sky - cinders bath in blaze Scorch raw starry vault - Above the earth accursed Carnage beyond despair - souls seared in gaze. Embers of warriors - fuel legends heroes bled Seidmen weep the tears Valkyries fear to shed. Ashes of the Damned Serpent-tongue sick with thirst - in thy venom we immerse. Necrotic Lord Bless Our Chains - baptise heathen flesh in flames. But free of all Rapture’s stain. From ash The Damned will rise again! Rats, spread deadly spore - bubonic swarm. Claws, of vermin rake - ancient graves. Belch, necrotic maw - kisses blistering. Melt, Death’s face to yours - Decay with Grace. Frost, bite iron lung - demonic storm. Spit, last heathen words - against the hail. Flesh, raise heavy chains - curse the skies. Spark, suck lightening strike - the final nail. Ashes of the Damned - bourne on pestilential winds Zephyrs flay the sky - cinders bath in blaze Scorch raw starry vault - Above the earth accursed Carnage beyond despair - souls seared in gaze. |
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4. | Ocean of Wounds | 04:44 | Show lyrics |
Club-foot cripple’s withered stride Disturbs the dust of barren tide. Lifetime spun from martial pride Graft of scars on calloused hide. Weathered vet of many campaigns Knuckles grip anew the reigns. Charger harnessed - standard raised. Sombre stroke to crown aspire. Drown fears in void of infernal Styx. Warrior’s doubt in terror cicatrix. Drown the sound of doom in cobalt depths. Submerge grief in the Ocean of Wounds. In hateful breeze the guillotine hum Of axe descent to nape of scum. Wed to pain, to horror numb. Crimson world will soften the slum. Short cuts burn when u seek fire. Bone-deep become the demon sired. Strong through trials, torments dire. Sombre stroke to crown aspire. Drown fears in void of infernal Styx. Warrior’s doubt in terror cicatrix. Drown the sound of doom in cobalt depths. Submerge grief in the Ocean of Wounds. |
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5. | Count the Dead | 04:57 | Show lyrics |
Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Greybeard swing your broken sword In killing arcs’ terminal stroke Let battle-cry rip from throat As lungs fill with acrid smoke Swallow bile of livid fear On which you choke so cavalier. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Cataracts cloud your streaming eyes Glory fades in dying light. Banners bright drained of colour Grey in dusk of deadly night. Old Lion maimed draw your knife End your worthless life. Kneel before the Raven Hordes Of Ice, Fire and Strife. Lord Warden where’s your flock? Sons lie slain at your feet. Daughters shamed by reaver’s cock Your champions butchered meat. Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Upon the carcass of the world Cenotaph for the scourged. Inspire men at arms - the brave who have not fled Lead ire on final charge - until no soul is left To Count the Dead. |
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6. | Fenrir Hunts | 04:38 | Show lyrics |
Rank and file of Legions vile form their battle lines Clad in armour black as night Northern Darkness sines Banners raised skin of slaves slap in Vanir’s breeze Seidmen cut rune wards deep Hel thaws all shall freeze. Release the flood a rampant tide of blood Will fill this black lagoon Warriors weened on gore and gruel must heed The carrion call of doom. Pack Master! Unleash the Reavers eager for rapine. Emerge from lair of ice and gneiss cave and ravine. Vulpine scouts, winter-lean, scent meat on ripe spore A feast awaits the frenzy of rabid fang and claw. Volcanic shores bleed a gush of iron ore From ashes Death will bloom. Howl for Hel Voracious Dogs of War. Fenrir hunts Snaps jaws of doom. Skills to hone, swords to whet to keen edge damascene. Spear tip to taper, arrow fletch, hammerhead to clean In spleen. Shield to boss, helm to crest, battle axe to grind Wound to stitch, gut to void, Berzerker-rage to blind. Sick mind. Beneath a shroud of bludgeoned sky We tread the dust on corpse-strewn roads. Hum laments of requiems Half-remembered odes Of orphaned brats, weeping widows. We march to crack of thunder Ragnarok in our eyes To drumbeat of the Damned we salute your sacrifice We march for love of slaughter drunk on wine of blades We fight for eternal night until the End of Days Release the flood a rampant tide of blood Will fill this black lagoon. Warriors weened on gore and gruel must heed The carrion call. Volcanic shores bleed a gush of iron ore From ashes Death will bloom. Howl for Hell Voracious Dogs of War. Fenrir hunts Snaps jaws of doom. |
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7. | Root of the Mountain | 05:39 | Show lyrics |
Stooped now the wraith, more shadow than flesh. Once mighty hews lie sunken in chest. Spectral hoar frost spat on breath. A pulse ebbs, yet, still Lord of Death. A silent tongue whispers tumours in head. Bending will of wardogs led. To glorious carnage Armies were fed Leech to thrombosis Nations were bled. A world quailed in terror Stricken with fear Parents slew children As juggernaut drew near. Beneath vast crush of crag Entombed in gut of molten slag An Archon-King cursed to live As regent in Abyss of eldritch Necropolis. Stalking caverns’ Gargantuan scope - Revenant sits on his throne. Emperor infernal In City of Bone And shattered stone. At World’s Edge a mighty range Cuts through cloud impaling Heaven Follow fissures down - Behold: The Root of the Mountain. |
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8. | Endless | 04:37 | Show lyrics |
Phoenix in a frozen flame Trapped in Arctic-Winter crypt Scars of past have cast the chains From Book of Ages we are ripped Raven glide on Polar-winds Hailstones sharp shards of glass Banish thoughts of lesser men In the end flesh is grass. Divided we fall United we rule Hybrid stand tall Ignite freak with fool. Phoenix soar as sunlight thaws Glacier and frigid earth Shake the ice from fiery mane Torch the skies emblazon birth Raven dive through lightning strike Whip cirrus into swell Pierced by deadly shrike Spirit flies, no man can fell. Divided we fall United we rule Steadfast we toil Rebellion our tool Dauntless Fearless Tireless Relentless. Phoenix rise and conquer Time Temper fate Reclaim the zeitgeist in its prime Rejuvenate Raven dive through lightning strike Whip cirrus into swell Pierced by shrike Spirit flies, no man can fell. Divided we fall United we rule Steadfast we toil Rebellion our tool Dauntless Fearless Tireless Relentless. |
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9. | Riding on the Wind (Judas Priest cover) | 03:04 | Show lyrics |
Shooting for the stars Cruise the speed of light Glowin god of Mars Body burning bright Well I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Yes I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Tearing up through life Million miles an hour Blinding all in sight Surging rush of power Well I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Yes I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Ridin’ on the wind! Ridin’ on the wind! Ridin’ on the wind! RIDING ON THE WIND! Thunderbolt from hell Shattering aloud Screamin’ demons yell Bursting through the clouds Well I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Yes I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind |
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10. | Nebular Ravens Winter (Immortal cover) | 04:17 | Show lyrics |
Damnation calls Final blasts close the earth Immortal victory Winters bane upon the masses Snow spiraling towards auroral clouds Clear nebulous visions sight Soulwinds fall into the dark ice realms Where you now reach far Blackwinged ravens cry for tragedies to come Lurking with snowfall By doom they drag the robe of ice Frozen of heart you now reach far In the nebular ravens winter Winds are known from where they blow Nebular ravens winter Strength comes from us above Ravens season has begun Melancholic ageless and unknown Mesmerized you fall in our domain Freezing in the heart Sojourn from the elder ravens Beauteous winter birth An eerie mage Emblazoned with the biting winds Damnation calls With staring glowing yearning eyes Poised they strike again and drag Us all below In the nebular ravens winter Winds are known from where they blow Nebular ravens winter Might bestowed from us above Ravens season has begun Melancholic ageless and unknown Mesmerized you fall in our domain Inhale the effluence of the demonworlds Freezing in the heart |
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48:10 |
Abbath
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Abbath | Vocals, Guitars, Bass (track 9), Songwriting |
Creature | Drums |
King | Bass |
Guest/Session | |
Geir Bratland | Keyboards, Samples |
Herbrand Larsen | Keyboards, Samples (track 4) |
Raud | Guitars (lead) (tracks 1, 5, 6) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Wilfred Wessel Berthelsen | Cover art, Photography |
Adrien Bousson | Layout |
Simon Dancaster | Lyrics |
Dag Erik Nygaard | Engineering (guitars, bass) |
Daniel Bergstrand | Engineering (drums), Mixing |
Giorgos Nerantzis | Engineering, Mixing, Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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Side A | |||
1. | To War! | 05:34 | Show lyrics |
Speed demon spread thy shanks wide Shower offense! Defile Citadel pure desire’s vice Damnation nigh Behemoths feast Old bloodlines die - Warrior caste feed raging beast Hear the roar of battle-horn. To War! Dread Reavers rise from dismal mist Ghouls emerge - Catalyst Form jagged, spike - studded fist Lean years breed - a skeletal corps Deviant yield - Omnivore Tide devours craven shore To battlefield stream the swarm. To War! Mephitic mob - torch the havens Chew the ribs of temple-maidens Blackened babes - hung on high Nourish the hawks circling sky Talons to flesh - a hook-beak strips Long pig to shreds - tongue from lips Wild Reavers pledge - their guts to pour Blizzard kin raise the skulls. Talisman shield - the sword our prophesy Grail Quest - benighted destiny War paths - must terminate in blood Pit erupt - spray ochre upon the mud. Plague Weavers spread Y-pestis far Thin armoured ranks Marauders close - Decimate guard Hammer blade on anvil forge Hel know our name Wade knee deep - in sod of gore Once more unto the breach. To War. |
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2. | Winterbane | 06:49 | Show lyrics |
Cleanse steel in carnage - Unleash chthonic Darkness Scud stochastic vortex - Blitz vicious bastards Sheath blades in carcass - Disembowel tangled skein Upon ripe flesh we harvest - Human grain mortal pain Reaper rides on genocides’ arc of scythes. Combat casts the warrior - warfare marks the age Stone to bronze to iron - steel is our rage! Blood soaked grimoires spell - Hel a million ways Vellum spills the venom - a poison chalice sprays. Gods of War! Exhort the hordes as battle roars. A Dragon dives Belching hives of serpent flies Scribes skewer history - Truth dies in the telling Scribes skewer history - Truth dies in the yelling of lies! Afford us our sins. Bloodlust our wings In death’s domain of Winterbane. Death wept that grim day - gutting ghost from viscera Flaying soul from the clay - cleaving mind from terror. Reavers rode roughshod - ’cross the skull-crushed plain Legions mass the grave - where spirits shriek insane. Fire drakes dive. Burn ranks alive. Dead worlds collide. Ravens glide. Swoop and pluck the Hero’s eyes. Scars carve the memory - truth lies in the cutting Scars carve the memory - truth lies in the culling of lies Seraphim soar above the ichor The sea of slain at Winterbane. Wilderness will not claim the beast Nor civilized state deny its feast Not gibberish of madman, hysteric chant of priest Nor lovers’ brutal sighs, lend the savage peace. A demon raised in flames must stride Stricken trails in stark divide The frozen waste of Winterbane To face the monster still inside. Deep within its burning eyes A killer stirs, starts to rise... Reavers ride the ice-crest tides Thunderous hooves churn the skies. |
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3. | Ashes of the Damned | 03:51 | Show lyrics |
Ashes of the Damned - bourne on pestilential winds Zephyrs flay the sky - cinders bath in blaze Scorch raw starry vault - Above the earth accursed Carnage beyond despair - souls seared in gaze. Embers of warriors - fuel legends heroes bled Seidmen weep the tears Valkyries fear to shed. Ashes of the Damned Serpent-tongue sick with thirst - in thy venom we immerse. Necrotic Lord Bless Our Chains - baptise heathen flesh in flames. But free of all Rapture’s stain. From ash The Damned will rise again! Rats, spread deadly spore - bubonic swarm. Claws, of vermin rake - ancient graves. Belch, necrotic maw - kisses blistering. Melt, Death’s face to yours - Decay with Grace. Frost, bite iron lung - demonic storm. Spit, last heathen words - against the hail. Flesh, raise heavy chains - curse the skies. Spark, suck lightening strike - the final nail. Ashes of the Damned - bourne on pestilential winds Zephyrs flay the sky - cinders bath in blaze Scorch raw starry vault - Above the earth accursed Carnage beyond despair - souls seared in gaze. |
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4. | Ocean of Wounds | 04:44 | Show lyrics |
Club-foot cripple’s withered stride Disturbs the dust of barren tide. Lifetime spun from martial pride Graft of scars on calloused hide. Weathered vet of many campaigns Knuckles grip anew the reigns. Charger harnessed - standard raised. Sombre stroke to crown aspire. Drown fears in void of infernal Styx. Warrior’s doubt in terror cicatrix. Drown the sound of doom in cobalt depths. Submerge grief in the Ocean of Wounds. In hateful breeze the guillotine hum Of axe descent to nape of scum. Wed to pain, to horror numb. Crimson world will soften the slum. Short cuts burn when u seek fire. Bone-deep become the demon sired. Strong through trials, torments dire. Sombre stroke to crown aspire. Drown fears in void of infernal Styx. Warrior’s doubt in terror cicatrix. Drown the sound of doom in cobalt depths. Submerge grief in the Ocean of Wounds. |
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Side B | |||
5. | Count the Dead | 04:57 | Show lyrics |
Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Greybeard swing your broken sword In killing arcs’ terminal stroke Let battle-cry rip from throat As lungs fill with acrid smoke Swallow bile of livid fear On which you choke so cavalier. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Cataracts cloud your streaming eyes Glory fades in dying light. Banners bright drained of colour Grey in dusk of deadly night. Old Lion maimed draw your knife End your worthless life. Kneel before the Raven Hordes Of Ice, Fire and Strife. Lord Warden where’s your flock? Sons lie slain at your feet. Daughters shamed by reaver’s cock Your champions butchered meat. Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Upon the carcass of the world Cenotaph for the scourged. Inspire men at arms - the brave who have not fled Lead ire on final charge - until no soul is left To Count the Dead. |
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6. | Fenrir Hunts | 04:38 | Show lyrics |
Rank and file of Legions vile form their battle lines Clad in armour black as night Northern Darkness sines Banners raised skin of slaves slap in Vanir’s breeze Seidmen cut rune wards deep Hel thaws all shall freeze. Release the flood a rampant tide of blood Will fill this black lagoon Warriors weened on gore and gruel must heed The carrion call of doom. Pack Master! Unleash the Reavers eager for rapine. Emerge from lair of ice and gneiss cave and ravine. Vulpine scouts, winter-lean, scent meat on ripe spore A feast awaits the frenzy of rabid fang and claw. Volcanic shores bleed a gush of iron ore From ashes Death will bloom. Howl for Hel Voracious Dogs of War. Fenrir hunts Snaps jaws of doom. Skills to hone, swords to whet to keen edge damascene. Spear tip to taper, arrow fletch, hammerhead to clean In spleen. Shield to boss, helm to crest, battle axe to grind Wound to stitch, gut to void, Berzerker-rage to blind. Sick mind. Beneath a shroud of bludgeoned sky We tread the dust on corpse-strewn roads. Hum laments of requiems Half-remembered odes Of orphaned brats, weeping widows. We march to crack of thunder Ragnarok in our eyes To drumbeat of the Damned we salute your sacrifice We march for love of slaughter drunk on wine of blades We fight for eternal night until the End of Days Release the flood a rampant tide of blood Will fill this black lagoon. Warriors weened on gore and gruel must heed The carrion call. Volcanic shores bleed a gush of iron ore From ashes Death will bloom. Howl for Hell Voracious Dogs of War. Fenrir hunts Snaps jaws of doom. |
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7. | Root of the Mountain Eternal | 05:39 | Show lyrics |
Stooped now the wraith, more shadow than flesh. Once mighty hews lie sunken in chest. Spectral hoar frost spat on breath. A pulse ebbs, yet, still Lord of Death. A silent tongue whispers tumours in head. Bending will of wardogs led. To glorious carnage Armies were fed Leech to thrombosis Nations were bled. A world quailed in terror Stricken with fear Parents slew children As juggernaut drew near. Beneath vast crush of crag Entombed in gut of molten slag An Archon-King cursed to live As regent in Abyss of eldritch Necropolis. Stalking caverns’ Gargantuan scope - Revenant sits on his throne. Emperor infernal In City of Bone And shattered stone. At World’s Edge a mighty range Cuts through cloud impaling Heaven Follow fissures down - Behold: The Root of the Mountain. |
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8. | Endless | 04:37 | Show lyrics |
Phoenix in a frozen flame Trapped in Arctic-Winter crypt Scars of past have cast the chains From Book of Ages we are ripped Raven glide on Polar-winds Hailstones sharp shards of glass Banish thoughts of lesser men In the end flesh is grass. Divided we fall United we rule Hybrid stand tall Ignite freak with fool. Phoenix soar as sunlight thaws Glacier and frigid earth Shake the ice from fiery mane Torch the skies emblazon birth Raven dive through lightning strike Whip cirrus into swell Pierced by deadly shrike Spirit flies, no man can fell. Divided we fall United we rule Steadfast we toil Rebellion our tool Dauntless Fearless Tireless Relentless. Phoenix rise and conquer Time Temper fate Reclaim the zeitgeist in its prime Rejuvenate Raven dive through lightning strike Whip cirrus into swell Pierced by shrike Spirit flies, no man can fell. Divided we fall United we rule Steadfast we toil Rebellion our tool Dauntless Fearless Tireless Relentless. |
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9. | Riding on the Wind (Judas Priest cover) | 03:04 | Show lyrics |
Shooting for the stars Cruise the speed of light Glowin god of Mars Body burning bright Well I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Yes I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Tearing up through life Million miles an hour Blinding all in sight Surging rush of power Well I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Yes I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Ridin’ on the wind! Ridin’ on the wind! Ridin’ on the wind! RIDING ON THE WIND! Thunderbolt from hell Shattering aloud Screamin’ demons yell Bursting through the clouds Well I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Yes I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind |
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10. | Nebular Ravens Winter (Immortal cover) | 04:17 | Show lyrics |
Damnation calls Final blasts close the earth Immortal victory Winters bane upon the masses Snow spiraling towards auroral clouds Clear nebulous visions sight Soulwinds fall into the dark ice realms Where you now reach far Blackwinged ravens cry for tragedies to come Lurking with snowfall By doom they drag the robe of ice Frozen of heart you now reach far In the nebular ravens winter Winds are known from where they blow Nebular ravens winter Strength comes from us above Ravens season has begun Melancholic ageless and unknown Mesmerized you fall in our domain Freezing in the heart Sojourn from the elder ravens Beauteous winter birth An eerie mage Emblazoned with the biting winds Damnation calls With staring glowing yearning eyes Poised they strike again and drag Us all below In the nebular ravens winter Winds are known from where they blow Nebular ravens winter Might bestowed from us above Ravens season has begun Melancholic ageless and unknown Mesmerized you fall in our domain Inhale the effluence of the demonworlds Freezing in the heart |
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48:10 |
Abbath
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Abbath | Vocals, Guitars, Bass (track 9), Songwriting |
Creature | Drums |
King | Bass |
Guest/Session | |
Geir Bratland | Keyboards, Samples |
Herbrand Larsen | Keyboards, Samples (track 4) |
Raud | Guitars (lead) (tracks 1, 5, 6) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Wilfred Wessel Berthelsen | Cover art, Photography |
Adrien Bousson | Layout |
Simon Dancaster | Lyrics |
Dag Erik Nygaard | Engineering (guitars, bass) |
Daniel Bergstrand | Engineering (drums), Mixing |
Giorgos Nerantzis | Engineering, Mixing, Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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1. | To War! | 05:34 | Show lyrics |
Speed demon spread thy shanks wide Shower offense! Defile Citadel pure desire’s vice Damnation nigh Behemoths feast Old bloodlines die - Warrior caste feed raging beast Hear the roar of battle-horn. To War! Dread Reavers rise from dismal mist Ghouls emerge - Catalyst Form jagged, spike - studded fist Lean years breed - a skeletal corps Deviant yield - Omnivore Tide devours craven shore To battlefield stream the swarm. To War! Mephitic mob - torch the havens Chew the ribs of temple-maidens Blackened babes - hung on high Nourish the hawks circling sky Talons to flesh - a hook-beak strips Long pig to shreds - tongue from lips Wild Reavers pledge - their guts to pour Blizzard kin raise the skulls. Talisman shield - the sword our prophesy Grail Quest - benighted destiny War paths - must terminate in blood Pit erupt - spray ochre upon the mud. Plague Weavers spread Y-pestis far Thin armoured ranks Marauders close - Decimate guard Hammer blade on anvil forge Hel know our name Wade knee deep - in sod of gore Once more unto the breach. To War. |
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2. | Winterbane | 06:49 | Show lyrics |
Cleanse steel in carnage - Unleash chthonic Darkness Scud stochastic vortex - Blitz vicious bastards Sheath blades in carcass - Disembowel tangled skein Upon ripe flesh we harvest - Human grain mortal pain Reaper rides on genocides’ arc of scythes. Combat casts the warrior - warfare marks the age Stone to bronze to iron - steel is our rage! Blood soaked grimoires spell - Hel a million ways Vellum spills the venom - a poison chalice sprays. Gods of War! Exhort the hordes as battle roars. A Dragon dives Belching hives of serpent flies Scribes skewer history - Truth dies in the telling Scribes skewer history - Truth dies in the yelling of lies! Afford us our sins. Bloodlust our wings In death’s domain of Winterbane. Death wept that grim day - gutting ghost from viscera Flaying soul from the clay - cleaving mind from terror. Reavers rode roughshod - ’cross the skull-crushed plain Legions mass the grave - where spirits shriek insane. Fire drakes dive. Burn ranks alive. Dead worlds collide. Ravens glide. Swoop and pluck the Hero’s eyes. Scars carve the memory - truth lies in the cutting Scars carve the memory - truth lies in the culling of lies Seraphim soar above the ichor The sea of slain at Winterbane. Wilderness will not claim the beast Nor civilized state deny its feast Not gibberish of madman, hysteric chant of priest Nor lovers’ brutal sighs, lend the savage peace. A demon raised in flames must stride Stricken trails in stark divide The frozen waste of Winterbane To face the monster still inside. Deep within its burning eyes A killer stirs, starts to rise... Reavers ride the ice-crest tides Thunderous hooves churn the skies. |
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3. | Ashes of the Damned | 03:51 | Show lyrics |
Ashes of the Damned - bourne on pestilential winds Zephyrs flay the sky - cinders bath in blaze Scorch raw starry vault - Above the earth accursed Carnage beyond despair - souls seared in gaze. Embers of warriors - fuel legends heroes bled Seidmen weep the tears Valkyries fear to shed. Ashes of the Damned Serpent-tongue sick with thirst - in thy venom we immerse. Necrotic Lord Bless Our Chains - baptise heathen flesh in flames. But free of all Rapture’s stain. From ash The Damned will rise again! Rats, spread deadly spore - bubonic swarm. Claws, of vermin rake - ancient graves. Belch, necrotic maw - kisses blistering. Melt, Death’s face to yours - Decay with Grace. Frost, bite iron lung - demonic storm. Spit, last heathen words - against the hail. Flesh, raise heavy chains - curse the skies. Spark, suck lightening strike - the final nail. Ashes of the Damned - bourne on pestilential winds Zephyrs flay the sky - cinders bath in blaze Scorch raw starry vault - Above the earth accursed Carnage beyond despair - souls seared in gaze. |
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4. | Ocean of Wounds | 04:44 | Show lyrics |
Club-foot cripple’s withered stride Disturbs the dust of barren tide. Lifetime spun from martial pride Graft of scars on calloused hide. Weathered vet of many campaigns Knuckles grip anew the reigns. Charger harnessed - standard raised. Sombre stroke to crown aspire. Drown fears in void of infernal Styx. Warrior’s doubt in terror cicatrix. Drown the sound of doom in cobalt depths. Submerge grief in the Ocean of Wounds. In hateful breeze the guillotine hum Of axe descent to nape of scum. Wed to pain, to horror numb. Crimson world will soften the slum. Short cuts burn when u seek fire. Bone-deep become the demon sired. Strong through trials, torments dire. Sombre stroke to crown aspire. Drown fears in void of infernal Styx. Warrior’s doubt in terror cicatrix. Drown the sound of doom in cobalt depths. Submerge grief in the Ocean of Wounds. |
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5. | Count the Dead | 04:57 | Show lyrics |
Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Greybeard swing your broken sword In killing arcs’ terminal stroke Let battle-cry rip from throat As lungs fill with acrid smoke Swallow bile of livid fear On which you choke so cavalier. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Cataracts cloud your streaming eyes Glory fades in dying light. Banners bright drained of colour Grey in dusk of deadly night. Old Lion maimed draw your knife End your worthless life. Kneel before the Raven Hordes Of Ice, Fire and Strife. Lord Warden where’s your flock? Sons lie slain at your feet. Daughters shamed by reaver’s cock Your champions butchered meat. Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Upon the carcass of the world Cenotaph for the scourged. Inspire men at arms - the brave who have not fled Lead ire on final charge - until no soul is left To Count the Dead. |
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6. | Fenrir Hunts | 04:38 | Show lyrics |
Rank and file of Legions vile form their battle lines Clad in armour black as night Northern Darkness sines Banners raised skin of slaves slap in Vanir’s breeze Seidmen cut rune wards deep Hel thaws all shall freeze. Release the flood a rampant tide of blood Will fill this black lagoon Warriors weened on gore and gruel must heed The carrion call of doom. Pack Master! Unleash the Reavers eager for rapine. Emerge from lair of ice and gneiss cave and ravine. Vulpine scouts, winter-lean, scent meat on ripe spore A feast awaits the frenzy of rabid fang and claw. Volcanic shores bleed a gush of iron ore From ashes Death will bloom. Howl for Hel Voracious Dogs of War. Fenrir hunts Snaps jaws of doom. Skills to hone, swords to whet to keen edge damascene. Spear tip to taper, arrow fletch, hammerhead to clean In spleen. Shield to boss, helm to crest, battle axe to grind Wound to stitch, gut to void, Berzerker-rage to blind. Sick mind. Beneath a shroud of bludgeoned sky We tread the dust on corpse-strewn roads. Hum laments of requiems Half-remembered odes Of orphaned brats, weeping widows. We march to crack of thunder Ragnarok in our eyes To drumbeat of the Damned we salute your sacrifice We march for love of slaughter drunk on wine of blades We fight for eternal night until the End of Days Release the flood a rampant tide of blood Will fill this black lagoon. Warriors weened on gore and gruel must heed The carrion call. Volcanic shores bleed a gush of iron ore From ashes Death will bloom. Howl for Hell Voracious Dogs of War. Fenrir hunts Snaps jaws of doom. |
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7. | Root of the Mountain | 05:39 | Show lyrics |
Stooped now the wraith, more shadow than flesh. Once mighty hews lie sunken in chest. Spectral hoar frost spat on breath. A pulse ebbs, yet, still Lord of Death. A silent tongue whispers tumours in head. Bending will of wardogs led. To glorious carnage Armies were fed Leech to thrombosis Nations were bled. A world quailed in terror Stricken with fear Parents slew children As juggernaut drew near. Beneath vast crush of crag Entombed in gut of molten slag An Archon-King cursed to live As regent in Abyss of eldritch Necropolis. Stalking caverns’ Gargantuan scope - Revenant sits on his throne. Emperor infernal In City of Bone And shattered stone. At World’s Edge a mighty range Cuts through cloud impaling Heaven Follow fissures down - Behold: The Root of the Mountain. |
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8. | Endless | 04:37 | Show lyrics |
Phoenix in a frozen flame Trapped in Arctic-Winter crypt Scars of past have cast the chains From Book of Ages we are ripped Raven glide on Polar-winds Hailstones sharp shards of glass Banish thoughts of lesser men In the end flesh is grass. Divided we fall United we rule Hybrid stand tall Ignite freak with fool. Phoenix soar as sunlight thaws Glacier and frigid earth Shake the ice from fiery mane Torch the skies emblazon birth Raven dive through lightning strike Whip cirrus into swell Pierced by deadly shrike Spirit flies, no man can fell. Divided we fall United we rule Steadfast we toil Rebellion our tool Dauntless Fearless Tireless Relentless. Phoenix rise and conquer Time Temper fate Reclaim the zeitgeist in its prime Rejuvenate Raven dive through lightning strike Whip cirrus into swell Pierced by shrike Spirit flies, no man can fell. Divided we fall United we rule Steadfast we toil Rebellion our tool Dauntless Fearless Tireless Relentless. |
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9. | Riding on the Wind (Judas Priest cover) | 03:04 | Show lyrics |
Shooting for the stars Cruise the speed of light Glowin god of Mars Body burning bright Well I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Yes I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Tearing up through life Million miles an hour Blinding all in sight Surging rush of power Well I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Yes I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Ridin’ on the wind! Ridin’ on the wind! Ridin’ on the wind! RIDING ON THE WIND! Thunderbolt from hell Shattering aloud Screamin’ demons yell Bursting through the clouds Well I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Yes I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind |
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10. | Nebular Ravens Winter (Immortal cover) | 04:17 | Show lyrics |
Damnation calls Final blasts close the earth Immortal victory Winters bane upon the masses Snow spiraling towards auroral clouds Clear nebulous visions sight Soulwinds fall into the dark ice realms Where you now reach far Blackwinged ravens cry for tragedies to come Lurking with snowfall By doom they drag the robe of ice Frozen of heart you now reach far In the nebular ravens winter Winds are known from where they blow Nebular ravens winter Strength comes from us above Ravens season has begun Melancholic ageless and unknown Mesmerized you fall in our domain Freezing in the heart Sojourn from the elder ravens Beauteous winter birth An eerie mage Emblazoned with the biting winds Damnation calls With staring glowing yearning eyes Poised they strike again and drag Us all below In the nebular ravens winter Winds are known from where they blow Nebular ravens winter Might bestowed from us above Ravens season has begun Melancholic ageless and unknown Mesmerized you fall in our domain Inhale the effluence of the demonworlds Freezing in the heart |
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48:10 |
Abbath
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Abbath | Vocals, Guitars, Bass (track 9), Songwriting |
Creature | Drums |
King | Bass |
Guest/Session | |
Geir Bratland | Keyboards, Samples |
Herbrand Larsen | Keyboards, Samples (track 4) |
Raud | Guitars (lead) (tracks 1, 5, 6) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Wilfred Wessel Berthelsen | Cover art, Photography |
Adrien Bousson | Layout |
Simon Dancaster | Lyrics |
Dag Erik Nygaard | Engineering (guitars, bass) |
Daniel Bergstrand | Engineering (drums), Mixing |
Giorgos Nerantzis | Engineering, Mixing, Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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Side A | |||
1. | To War! | 05:34 | Show lyrics |
Speed demon spread thy shanks wide Shower offense! Defile Citadel pure desire’s vice Damnation nigh Behemoths feast Old bloodlines die - Warrior caste feed raging beast Hear the roar of battle-horn. To War! Dread Reavers rise from dismal mist Ghouls emerge - Catalyst Form jagged, spike - studded fist Lean years breed - a skeletal corps Deviant yield - Omnivore Tide devours craven shore To battlefield stream the swarm. To War! Mephitic mob - torch the havens Chew the ribs of temple-maidens Blackened babes - hung on high Nourish the hawks circling sky Talons to flesh - a hook-beak strips Long pig to shreds - tongue from lips Wild Reavers pledge - their guts to pour Blizzard kin raise the skulls. Talisman shield - the sword our prophesy Grail Quest - benighted destiny War paths - must terminate in blood Pit erupt - spray ochre upon the mud. Plague Weavers spread Y-pestis far Thin armoured ranks Marauders close - Decimate guard Hammer blade on anvil forge Hel know our name Wade knee deep - in sod of gore Once more unto the breach. To War. |
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2. | Winterbane | 06:49 | Show lyrics |
Cleanse steel in carnage - Unleash chthonic Darkness Scud stochastic vortex - Blitz vicious bastards Sheath blades in carcass - Disembowel tangled skein Upon ripe flesh we harvest - Human grain mortal pain Reaper rides on genocides’ arc of scythes. Combat casts the warrior - warfare marks the age Stone to bronze to iron - steel is our rage! Blood soaked grimoires spell - Hel a million ways Vellum spills the venom - a poison chalice sprays. Gods of War! Exhort the hordes as battle roars. A Dragon dives Belching hives of serpent flies Scribes skewer history - Truth dies in the telling Scribes skewer history - Truth dies in the yelling of lies! Afford us our sins. Bloodlust our wings In death’s domain of Winterbane. Death wept that grim day - gutting ghost from viscera Flaying soul from the clay - cleaving mind from terror. Reavers rode roughshod - ’cross the skull-crushed plain Legions mass the grave - where spirits shriek insane. Fire drakes dive. Burn ranks alive. Dead worlds collide. Ravens glide. Swoop and pluck the Hero’s eyes. Scars carve the memory - truth lies in the cutting Scars carve the memory - truth lies in the culling of lies Seraphim soar above the ichor The sea of slain at Winterbane. Wilderness will not claim the beast Nor civilized state deny its feast Not gibberish of madman, hysteric chant of priest Nor lovers’ brutal sighs, lend the savage peace. A demon raised in flames must stride Stricken trails in stark divide The frozen waste of Winterbane To face the monster still inside. Deep within its burning eyes A killer stirs, starts to rise... Reavers ride the ice-crest tides Thunderous hooves churn the skies. |
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3. | Ashes of the Damned | 03:51 | Show lyrics |
Ashes of the Damned - bourne on pestilential winds Zephyrs flay the sky - cinders bath in blaze Scorch raw starry vault - Above the earth accursed Carnage beyond despair - souls seared in gaze. Embers of warriors - fuel legends heroes bled Seidmen weep the tears Valkyries fear to shed. Ashes of the Damned Serpent-tongue sick with thirst - in thy venom we immerse. Necrotic Lord Bless Our Chains - baptise heathen flesh in flames. But free of all Rapture’s stain. From ash The Damned will rise again! Rats, spread deadly spore - bubonic swarm. Claws, of vermin rake - ancient graves. Belch, necrotic maw - kisses blistering. Melt, Death’s face to yours - Decay with Grace. Frost, bite iron lung - demonic storm. Spit, last heathen words - against the hail. Flesh, raise heavy chains - curse the skies. Spark, suck lightening strike - the final nail. Ashes of the Damned - bourne on pestilential winds Zephyrs flay the sky - cinders bath in blaze Scorch raw starry vault - Above the earth accursed Carnage beyond despair - souls seared in gaze. |
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4. | Ocean of Wounds | 04:44 | Show lyrics |
Club-foot cripple’s withered stride Disturbs the dust of barren tide. Lifetime spun from martial pride Graft of scars on calloused hide. Weathered vet of many campaigns Knuckles grip anew the reigns. Charger harnessed - standard raised. Sombre stroke to crown aspire. Drown fears in void of infernal Styx. Warrior’s doubt in terror cicatrix. Drown the sound of doom in cobalt depths. Submerge grief in the Ocean of Wounds. In hateful breeze the guillotine hum Of axe descent to nape of scum. Wed to pain, to horror numb. Crimson world will soften the slum. Short cuts burn when u seek fire. Bone-deep become the demon sired. Strong through trials, torments dire. Sombre stroke to crown aspire. Drown fears in void of infernal Styx. Warrior’s doubt in terror cicatrix. Drown the sound of doom in cobalt depths. Submerge grief in the Ocean of Wounds. |
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Side B | |||
5. | Count the Dead | 04:57 | Show lyrics |
Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Greybeard swing your broken sword In killing arcs’ terminal stroke Let battle-cry rip from throat As lungs fill with acrid smoke Swallow bile of livid fear On which you choke so cavalier. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Cataracts cloud your streaming eyes Glory fades in dying light. Banners bright drained of colour Grey in dusk of deadly night. Old Lion maimed draw your knife End your worthless life. Kneel before the Raven Hordes Of Ice, Fire and Strife. Lord Warden where’s your flock? Sons lie slain at your feet. Daughters shamed by reaver’s cock Your champions butchered meat. Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Upon the carcass of the world Cenotaph for the scourged. Inspire men at arms - the brave who have not fled Lead ire on final charge - until no soul is left To Count the Dead. |
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6. | Fenrir Hunts | 04:38 | Show lyrics |
Rank and file of Legions vile form their battle lines Clad in armour black as night Northern Darkness sines Banners raised skin of slaves slap in Vanir’s breeze Seidmen cut rune wards deep Hel thaws all shall freeze. Release the flood a rampant tide of blood Will fill this black lagoon Warriors weened on gore and gruel must heed The carrion call of doom. Pack Master! Unleash the Reavers eager for rapine. Emerge from lair of ice and gneiss cave and ravine. Vulpine scouts, winter-lean, scent meat on ripe spore A feast awaits the frenzy of rabid fang and claw. Volcanic shores bleed a gush of iron ore From ashes Death will bloom. Howl for Hel Voracious Dogs of War. Fenrir hunts Snaps jaws of doom. Skills to hone, swords to whet to keen edge damascene. Spear tip to taper, arrow fletch, hammerhead to clean In spleen. Shield to boss, helm to crest, battle axe to grind Wound to stitch, gut to void, Berzerker-rage to blind. Sick mind. Beneath a shroud of bludgeoned sky We tread the dust on corpse-strewn roads. Hum laments of requiems Half-remembered odes Of orphaned brats, weeping widows. We march to crack of thunder Ragnarok in our eyes To drumbeat of the Damned we salute your sacrifice We march for love of slaughter drunk on wine of blades We fight for eternal night until the End of Days Release the flood a rampant tide of blood Will fill this black lagoon. Warriors weened on gore and gruel must heed The carrion call. Volcanic shores bleed a gush of iron ore From ashes Death will bloom. Howl for Hell Voracious Dogs of War. Fenrir hunts Snaps jaws of doom. |
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7. | Root of the Mountain | 05:39 | Show lyrics |
Stooped now the wraith, more shadow than flesh. Once mighty hews lie sunken in chest. Spectral hoar frost spat on breath. A pulse ebbs, yet, still Lord of Death. A silent tongue whispers tumours in head. Bending will of wardogs led. To glorious carnage Armies were fed Leech to thrombosis Nations were bled. A world quailed in terror Stricken with fear Parents slew children As juggernaut drew near. Beneath vast crush of crag Entombed in gut of molten slag An Archon-King cursed to live As regent in Abyss of eldritch Necropolis. Stalking caverns’ Gargantuan scope - Revenant sits on his throne. Emperor infernal In City of Bone And shattered stone. At World’s Edge a mighty range Cuts through cloud impaling Heaven Follow fissures down - Behold: The Root of the Mountain. |
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8. | Endless | 04:37 | Show lyrics |
Phoenix in a frozen flame Trapped in Arctic-Winter crypt Scars of past have cast the chains From Book of Ages we are ripped Raven glide on Polar-winds Hailstones sharp shards of glass Banish thoughts of lesser men In the end flesh is grass. Divided we fall United we rule Hybrid stand tall Ignite freak with fool. Phoenix soar as sunlight thaws Glacier and frigid earth Shake the ice from fiery mane Torch the skies emblazon birth Raven dive through lightning strike Whip cirrus into swell Pierced by deadly shrike Spirit flies, no man can fell. Divided we fall United we rule Steadfast we toil Rebellion our tool Dauntless Fearless Tireless Relentless. Phoenix rise and conquer Time Temper fate Reclaim the zeitgeist in its prime Rejuvenate Raven dive through lightning strike Whip cirrus into swell Pierced by shrike Spirit flies, no man can fell. Divided we fall United we rule Steadfast we toil Rebellion our tool Dauntless Fearless Tireless Relentless. |
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40:49 |
Abbath
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Abbath | Vocals, Guitars, Bass (track 9), Songwriting |
Creature | Drums |
King | Bass |
Guest/Session | |
Geir Bratland | Keyboards, Samples |
Herbrand Larsen | Keyboards, Samples (track 4) |
Raud | Guitars (lead) (tracks 1, 5, 6) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Wilfred Wessel Berthelsen | Cover art, Photography |
Adrien Bousson | Layout |
Simon Dancaster | Lyrics |
Dag Erik Nygaard | Engineering (guitars, bass) |
Daniel Bergstrand | Engineering (drums), Mixing |
Giorgos Nerantzis | Engineering, Mixing, Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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Side A | |||
1. | To War! | 05:34 | Show lyrics |
Speed demon spread thy shanks wide Shower offense! Defile Citadel pure desire’s vice Damnation nigh Behemoths feast Old bloodlines die - Warrior caste feed raging beast Hear the roar of battle-horn. To War! Dread Reavers rise from dismal mist Ghouls emerge - Catalyst Form jagged, spike - studded fist Lean years breed - a skeletal corps Deviant yield - Omnivore Tide devours craven shore To battlefield stream the swarm. To War! Mephitic mob - torch the havens Chew the ribs of temple-maidens Blackened babes - hung on high Nourish the hawks circling sky Talons to flesh - a hook-beak strips Long pig to shreds - tongue from lips Wild Reavers pledge - their guts to pour Blizzard kin raise the skulls. Talisman shield - the sword our prophesy Grail Quest - benighted destiny War paths - must terminate in blood Pit erupt - spray ochre upon the mud. Plague Weavers spread Y-pestis far Thin armoured ranks Marauders close - Decimate guard Hammer blade on anvil forge Hel know our name Wade knee deep - in sod of gore Once more unto the breach. To War. |
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2. | Winterbane | 06:49 | Show lyrics |
Cleanse steel in carnage - Unleash chthonic Darkness Scud stochastic vortex - Blitz vicious bastards Sheath blades in carcass - Disembowel tangled skein Upon ripe flesh we harvest - Human grain mortal pain Reaper rides on genocides’ arc of scythes. Combat casts the warrior - warfare marks the age Stone to bronze to iron - steel is our rage! Blood soaked grimoires spell - Hel a million ways Vellum spills the venom - a poison chalice sprays. Gods of War! Exhort the hordes as battle roars. A Dragon dives Belching hives of serpent flies Scribes skewer history - Truth dies in the telling Scribes skewer history - Truth dies in the yelling of lies! Afford us our sins. Bloodlust our wings In death’s domain of Winterbane. Death wept that grim day - gutting ghost from viscera Flaying soul from the clay - cleaving mind from terror. Reavers rode roughshod - ’cross the skull-crushed plain Legions mass the grave - where spirits shriek insane. Fire drakes dive. Burn ranks alive. Dead worlds collide. Ravens glide. Swoop and pluck the Hero’s eyes. Scars carve the memory - truth lies in the cutting Scars carve the memory - truth lies in the culling of lies Seraphim soar above the ichor The sea of slain at Winterbane. Wilderness will not claim the beast Nor civilized state deny its feast Not gibberish of madman, hysteric chant of priest Nor lovers’ brutal sighs, lend the savage peace. A demon raised in flames must stride Stricken trails in stark divide The frozen waste of Winterbane To face the monster still inside. Deep within its burning eyes A killer stirs, starts to rise... Reavers ride the ice-crest tides Thunderous hooves churn the skies. |
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3. | Ashes of the Damned | 03:51 | Show lyrics |
Ashes of the Damned - bourne on pestilential winds Zephyrs flay the sky - cinders bath in blaze Scorch raw starry vault - Above the earth accursed Carnage beyond despair - souls seared in gaze. Embers of warriors - fuel legends heroes bled Seidmen weep the tears Valkyries fear to shed. Ashes of the Damned Serpent-tongue sick with thirst - in thy venom we immerse. Necrotic Lord Bless Our Chains - baptise heathen flesh in flames. But free of all Rapture’s stain. From ash The Damned will rise again! Rats, spread deadly spore - bubonic swarm. Claws, of vermin rake - ancient graves. Belch, necrotic maw - kisses blistering. Melt, Death’s face to yours - Decay with Grace. Frost, bite iron lung - demonic storm. Spit, last heathen words - against the hail. Flesh, raise heavy chains - curse the skies. Spark, suck lightening strike - the final nail. Ashes of the Damned - bourne on pestilential winds Zephyrs flay the sky - cinders bath in blaze Scorch raw starry vault - Above the earth accursed Carnage beyond despair - souls seared in gaze. |
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4. | Ocean of Wounds | 04:44 | Show lyrics |
Club-foot cripple’s withered stride Disturbs the dust of barren tide. Lifetime spun from martial pride Graft of scars on calloused hide. Weathered vet of many campaigns Knuckles grip anew the reigns. Charger harnessed - standard raised. Sombre stroke to crown aspire. Drown fears in void of infernal Styx. Warrior’s doubt in terror cicatrix. Drown the sound of doom in cobalt depths. Submerge grief in the Ocean of Wounds. In hateful breeze the guillotine hum Of axe descent to nape of scum. Wed to pain, to horror numb. Crimson world will soften the slum. Short cuts burn when u seek fire. Bone-deep become the demon sired. Strong through trials, torments dire. Sombre stroke to crown aspire. Drown fears in void of infernal Styx. Warrior’s doubt in terror cicatrix. Drown the sound of doom in cobalt depths. Submerge grief in the Ocean of Wounds. |
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Side B | |||
5. | Count the Dead | 04:57 | Show lyrics |
Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Greybeard swing your broken sword In killing arcs’ terminal stroke Let battle-cry rip from throat As lungs fill with acrid smoke Swallow bile of livid fear On which you choke so cavalier. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Cataracts cloud your streaming eyes Glory fades in dying light. Banners bright drained of colour Grey in dusk of deadly night. Old Lion maimed draw your knife End your worthless life. Kneel before the Raven Hordes Of Ice, Fire and Strife. Lord Warden where’s your flock? Sons lie slain at your feet. Daughters shamed by reaver’s cock Your champions butchered meat. Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Upon the carcass of the world Cenotaph for the scourged. Inspire men at arms - the brave who have not fled Lead ire on final charge - until no soul is left To Count the Dead. |
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6. | Fenrir Hunts | 04:38 | Show lyrics |
Rank and file of Legions vile form their battle lines Clad in armour black as night Northern Darkness sines Banners raised skin of slaves slap in Vanir’s breeze Seidmen cut rune wards deep Hel thaws all shall freeze. Release the flood a rampant tide of blood Will fill this black lagoon Warriors weened on gore and gruel must heed The carrion call of doom. Pack Master! Unleash the Reavers eager for rapine. Emerge from lair of ice and gneiss cave and ravine. Vulpine scouts, winter-lean, scent meat on ripe spore A feast awaits the frenzy of rabid fang and claw. Volcanic shores bleed a gush of iron ore From ashes Death will bloom. Howl for Hel Voracious Dogs of War. Fenrir hunts Snaps jaws of doom. Skills to hone, swords to whet to keen edge damascene. Spear tip to taper, arrow fletch, hammerhead to clean In spleen. Shield to boss, helm to crest, battle axe to grind Wound to stitch, gut to void, Berzerker-rage to blind. Sick mind. Beneath a shroud of bludgeoned sky We tread the dust on corpse-strewn roads. Hum laments of requiems Half-remembered odes Of orphaned brats, weeping widows. We march to crack of thunder Ragnarok in our eyes To drumbeat of the Damned we salute your sacrifice We march for love of slaughter drunk on wine of blades We fight for eternal night until the End of Days Release the flood a rampant tide of blood Will fill this black lagoon. Warriors weened on gore and gruel must heed The carrion call. Volcanic shores bleed a gush of iron ore From ashes Death will bloom. Howl for Hell Voracious Dogs of War. Fenrir hunts Snaps jaws of doom. |
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7. | Root of the Mountain | 05:39 | Show lyrics |
Stooped now the wraith, more shadow than flesh. Once mighty hews lie sunken in chest. Spectral hoar frost spat on breath. A pulse ebbs, yet, still Lord of Death. A silent tongue whispers tumours in head. Bending will of wardogs led. To glorious carnage Armies were fed Leech to thrombosis Nations were bled. A world quailed in terror Stricken with fear Parents slew children As juggernaut drew near. Beneath vast crush of crag Entombed in gut of molten slag An Archon-King cursed to live As regent in Abyss of eldritch Necropolis. Stalking caverns’ Gargantuan scope - Revenant sits on his throne. Emperor infernal In City of Bone And shattered stone. At World’s Edge a mighty range Cuts through cloud impaling Heaven Follow fissures down - Behold: The Root of the Mountain. |
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8. | Endless | 04:37 | Show lyrics |
Phoenix in a frozen flame Trapped in Arctic-Winter crypt Scars of past have cast the chains From Book of Ages we are ripped Raven glide on Polar-winds Hailstones sharp shards of glass Banish thoughts of lesser men In the end flesh is grass. Divided we fall United we rule Hybrid stand tall Ignite freak with fool. Phoenix soar as sunlight thaws Glacier and frigid earth Shake the ice from fiery mane Torch the skies emblazon birth Raven dive through lightning strike Whip cirrus into swell Pierced by deadly shrike Spirit flies, no man can fell. Divided we fall United we rule Steadfast we toil Rebellion our tool Dauntless Fearless Tireless Relentless. Phoenix rise and conquer Time Temper fate Reclaim the zeitgeist in its prime Rejuvenate Raven dive through lightning strike Whip cirrus into swell Pierced by shrike Spirit flies, no man can fell. Divided we fall United we rule Steadfast we toil Rebellion our tool Dauntless Fearless Tireless Relentless. |
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40:49 |
Abbath
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Abbath | Vocals, Guitars, Bass (track 9), Songwriting |
Creature | Drums |
King | Bass |
Guest/Session | |
Geir Bratland | Keyboards, Samples |
Herbrand Larsen | Keyboards, Samples (track 4) |
Raud | Guitars (lead) (tracks 1, 5, 6) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Wilfred Wessel Berthelsen | Cover art, Photography |
Adrien Bousson | Layout |
Simon Dancaster | Lyrics |
Dag Erik Nygaard | Engineering (guitars, bass) |
Daniel Bergstrand | Engineering (drums), Mixing |
Giorgos Nerantzis | Engineering, Mixing, Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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1. | To War! | 05:34 | Show lyrics |
Speed demon spread thy shanks wide Shower offense! Defile Citadel pure desire’s vice Damnation nigh Behemoths feast Old bloodlines die - Warrior caste feed raging beast Hear the roar of battle-horn. To War! Dread Reavers rise from dismal mist Ghouls emerge - Catalyst Form jagged, spike - studded fist Lean years breed - a skeletal corps Deviant yield - Omnivore Tide devours craven shore To battlefield stream the swarm. To War! Mephitic mob - torch the havens Chew the ribs of temple-maidens Blackened babes - hung on high Nourish the hawks circling sky Talons to flesh - a hook-beak strips Long pig to shreds - tongue from lips Wild Reavers pledge - their guts to pour Blizzard kin raise the skulls. Talisman shield - the sword our prophesy Grail Quest - benighted destiny War paths - must terminate in blood Pit erupt - spray ochre upon the mud. Plague Weavers spread Y-pestis far Thin armoured ranks Marauders close - Decimate guard Hammer blade on anvil forge Hel know our name Wade knee deep - in sod of gore Once more unto the breach. To War. |
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2. | Winterbane | 06:49 | Show lyrics |
Cleanse steel in carnage - Unleash chthonic Darkness Scud stochastic vortex - Blitz vicious bastards Sheath blades in carcass - Disembowel tangled skein Upon ripe flesh we harvest - Human grain mortal pain Reaper rides on genocides’ arc of scythes. Combat casts the warrior - warfare marks the age Stone to bronze to iron - steel is our rage! Blood soaked grimoires spell - Hel a million ways Vellum spills the venom - a poison chalice sprays. Gods of War! Exhort the hordes as battle roars. A Dragon dives Belching hives of serpent flies Scribes skewer history - Truth dies in the telling Scribes skewer history - Truth dies in the yelling of lies! Afford us our sins. Bloodlust our wings In death’s domain of Winterbane. Death wept that grim day - gutting ghost from viscera Flaying soul from the clay - cleaving mind from terror. Reavers rode roughshod - ’cross the skull-crushed plain Legions mass the grave - where spirits shriek insane. Fire drakes dive. Burn ranks alive. Dead worlds collide. Ravens glide. Swoop and pluck the Hero’s eyes. Scars carve the memory - truth lies in the cutting Scars carve the memory - truth lies in the culling of lies Seraphim soar above the ichor The sea of slain at Winterbane. Wilderness will not claim the beast Nor civilized state deny its feast Not gibberish of madman, hysteric chant of priest Nor lovers’ brutal sighs, lend the savage peace. A demon raised in flames must stride Stricken trails in stark divide The frozen waste of Winterbane To face the monster still inside. Deep within its burning eyes A killer stirs, starts to rise... Reavers ride the ice-crest tides Thunderous hooves churn the skies. |
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3. | Ashes of the Damned | 03:51 | Show lyrics |
Ashes of the Damned - bourne on pestilential winds Zephyrs flay the sky - cinders bath in blaze Scorch raw starry vault - Above the earth accursed Carnage beyond despair - souls seared in gaze. Embers of warriors - fuel legends heroes bled Seidmen weep the tears Valkyries fear to shed. Ashes of the Damned Serpent-tongue sick with thirst - in thy venom we immerse. Necrotic Lord Bless Our Chains - baptise heathen flesh in flames. But free of all Rapture’s stain. From ash The Damned will rise again! Rats, spread deadly spore - bubonic swarm. Claws, of vermin rake - ancient graves. Belch, necrotic maw - kisses blistering. Melt, Death’s face to yours - Decay with Grace. Frost, bite iron lung - demonic storm. Spit, last heathen words - against the hail. Flesh, raise heavy chains - curse the skies. Spark, suck lightening strike - the final nail. Ashes of the Damned - bourne on pestilential winds Zephyrs flay the sky - cinders bath in blaze Scorch raw starry vault - Above the earth accursed Carnage beyond despair - souls seared in gaze. |
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4. | Ocean of Wounds | 04:44 | Show lyrics |
Club-foot cripple’s withered stride Disturbs the dust of barren tide. Lifetime spun from martial pride Graft of scars on calloused hide. Weathered vet of many campaigns Knuckles grip anew the reigns. Charger harnessed - standard raised. Sombre stroke to crown aspire. Drown fears in void of infernal Styx. Warrior’s doubt in terror cicatrix. Drown the sound of doom in cobalt depths. Submerge grief in the Ocean of Wounds. In hateful breeze the guillotine hum Of axe descent to nape of scum. Wed to pain, to horror numb. Crimson world will soften the slum. Short cuts burn when u seek fire. Bone-deep become the demon sired. Strong through trials, torments dire. Sombre stroke to crown aspire. Drown fears in void of infernal Styx. Warrior’s doubt in terror cicatrix. Drown the sound of doom in cobalt depths. Submerge grief in the Ocean of Wounds. |
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5. | Count the Dead | 04:57 | Show lyrics |
Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Greybeard swing your broken sword In killing arcs’ terminal stroke Let battle-cry rip from throat As lungs fill with acrid smoke Swallow bile of livid fear On which you choke so cavalier. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Cataracts cloud your streaming eyes Glory fades in dying light. Banners bright drained of colour Grey in dusk of deadly night. Old Lion maimed draw your knife End your worthless life. Kneel before the Raven Hordes Of Ice, Fire and Strife. Lord Warden where’s your flock? Sons lie slain at your feet. Daughters shamed by reaver’s cock Your champions butchered meat. Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Upon the carcass of the world Cenotaph for the scourged. Inspire men at arms - the brave who have not fled Lead ire on final charge - until no soul is left To Count the Dead. |
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6. | Fenrir Hunts | 04:38 | Show lyrics |
Rank and file of Legions vile form their battle lines Clad in armour black as night Northern Darkness sines Banners raised skin of slaves slap in Vanir’s breeze Seidmen cut rune wards deep Hel thaws all shall freeze. Release the flood a rampant tide of blood Will fill this black lagoon Warriors weened on gore and gruel must heed The carrion call of doom. Pack Master! Unleash the Reavers eager for rapine. Emerge from lair of ice and gneiss cave and ravine. Vulpine scouts, winter-lean, scent meat on ripe spore A feast awaits the frenzy of rabid fang and claw. Volcanic shores bleed a gush of iron ore From ashes Death will bloom. Howl for Hel Voracious Dogs of War. Fenrir hunts Snaps jaws of doom. Skills to hone, swords to whet to keen edge damascene. Spear tip to taper, arrow fletch, hammerhead to clean In spleen. Shield to boss, helm to crest, battle axe to grind Wound to stitch, gut to void, Berzerker-rage to blind. Sick mind. Beneath a shroud of bludgeoned sky We tread the dust on corpse-strewn roads. Hum laments of requiems Half-remembered odes Of orphaned brats, weeping widows. We march to crack of thunder Ragnarok in our eyes To drumbeat of the Damned we salute your sacrifice We march for love of slaughter drunk on wine of blades We fight for eternal night until the End of Days Release the flood a rampant tide of blood Will fill this black lagoon. Warriors weened on gore and gruel must heed The carrion call. Volcanic shores bleed a gush of iron ore From ashes Death will bloom. Howl for Hell Voracious Dogs of War. Fenrir hunts Snaps jaws of doom. |
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7. | Root of the Mountain | 05:39 | Show lyrics |
Stooped now the wraith, more shadow than flesh. Once mighty hews lie sunken in chest. Spectral hoar frost spat on breath. A pulse ebbs, yet, still Lord of Death. A silent tongue whispers tumours in head. Bending will of wardogs led. To glorious carnage Armies were fed Leech to thrombosis Nations were bled. A world quailed in terror Stricken with fear Parents slew children As juggernaut drew near. Beneath vast crush of crag Entombed in gut of molten slag An Archon-King cursed to live As regent in Abyss of eldritch Necropolis. Stalking caverns’ Gargantuan scope - Revenant sits on his throne. Emperor infernal In City of Bone And shattered stone. At World’s Edge a mighty range Cuts through cloud impaling Heaven Follow fissures down - Behold: The Root of the Mountain. |
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8. | Endless | 04:37 | Show lyrics |
Phoenix in a frozen flame Trapped in Arctic-Winter crypt Scars of past have cast the chains From Book of Ages we are ripped Raven glide on Polar-winds Hailstones sharp shards of glass Banish thoughts of lesser men In the end flesh is grass. Divided we fall United we rule Hybrid stand tall Ignite freak with fool. Phoenix soar as sunlight thaws Glacier and frigid earth Shake the ice from fiery mane Torch the skies emblazon birth Raven dive through lightning strike Whip cirrus into swell Pierced by deadly shrike Spirit flies, no man can fell. Divided we fall United we rule Steadfast we toil Rebellion our tool Dauntless Fearless Tireless Relentless. Phoenix rise and conquer Time Temper fate Reclaim the zeitgeist in its prime Rejuvenate Raven dive through lightning strike Whip cirrus into swell Pierced by shrike Spirit flies, no man can fell. Divided we fall United we rule Steadfast we toil Rebellion our tool Dauntless Fearless Tireless Relentless. |
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40:49 |
Abbath
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Abbath | Vocals, Guitars, Bass (track 9), Songwriting |
Creature | Drums |
King | Bass |
Guest/Session | |
Geir Bratland | Keyboards, Samples |
Herbrand Larsen | Keyboards, Samples (track 4) |
Raud | Guitars (lead) (tracks 1, 5, 6) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Wilfred Wessel Berthelsen | Cover art, Photography |
Adrien Bousson | Layout |
Simon Dancaster | Lyrics |
Dag Erik Nygaard | Engineering (guitars, bass) |
Daniel Bergstrand | Engineering (drums), Mixing |
Giorgos Nerantzis | Engineering, Mixing, Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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Side A | |||
1. | To War! | 05:34 | Show lyrics |
Speed demon spread thy shanks wide Shower offense! Defile Citadel pure desire’s vice Damnation nigh Behemoths feast Old bloodlines die - Warrior caste feed raging beast Hear the roar of battle-horn. To War! Dread Reavers rise from dismal mist Ghouls emerge - Catalyst Form jagged, spike - studded fist Lean years breed - a skeletal corps Deviant yield - Omnivore Tide devours craven shore To battlefield stream the swarm. To War! Mephitic mob - torch the havens Chew the ribs of temple-maidens Blackened babes - hung on high Nourish the hawks circling sky Talons to flesh - a hook-beak strips Long pig to shreds - tongue from lips Wild Reavers pledge - their guts to pour Blizzard kin raise the skulls. Talisman shield - the sword our prophesy Grail Quest - benighted destiny War paths - must terminate in blood Pit erupt - spray ochre upon the mud. Plague Weavers spread Y-pestis far Thin armoured ranks Marauders close - Decimate guard Hammer blade on anvil forge Hel know our name Wade knee deep - in sod of gore Once more unto the breach. To War. |
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2. | Winterbane | 06:49 | Show lyrics |
Cleanse steel in carnage - Unleash chthonic Darkness Scud stochastic vortex - Blitz vicious bastards Sheath blades in carcass - Disembowel tangled skein Upon ripe flesh we harvest - Human grain mortal pain Reaper rides on genocides’ arc of scythes. Combat casts the warrior - warfare marks the age Stone to bronze to iron - steel is our rage! Blood soaked grimoires spell - Hel a million ways Vellum spills the venom - a poison chalice sprays. Gods of War! Exhort the hordes as battle roars. A Dragon dives Belching hives of serpent flies Scribes skewer history - Truth dies in the telling Scribes skewer history - Truth dies in the yelling of lies! Afford us our sins. Bloodlust our wings In death’s domain of Winterbane. Death wept that grim day - gutting ghost from viscera Flaying soul from the clay - cleaving mind from terror. Reavers rode roughshod - ’cross the skull-crushed plain Legions mass the grave - where spirits shriek insane. Fire drakes dive. Burn ranks alive. Dead worlds collide. Ravens glide. Swoop and pluck the Hero’s eyes. Scars carve the memory - truth lies in the cutting Scars carve the memory - truth lies in the culling of lies Seraphim soar above the ichor The sea of slain at Winterbane. Wilderness will not claim the beast Nor civilized state deny its feast Not gibberish of madman, hysteric chant of priest Nor lovers’ brutal sighs, lend the savage peace. A demon raised in flames must stride Stricken trails in stark divide The frozen waste of Winterbane To face the monster still inside. Deep within its burning eyes A killer stirs, starts to rise... Reavers ride the ice-crest tides Thunderous hooves churn the skies. |
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3. | Ashes of the Damned | 03:51 | Show lyrics |
Ashes of the Damned - bourne on pestilential winds Zephyrs flay the sky - cinders bath in blaze Scorch raw starry vault - Above the earth accursed Carnage beyond despair - souls seared in gaze. Embers of warriors - fuel legends heroes bled Seidmen weep the tears Valkyries fear to shed. Ashes of the Damned Serpent-tongue sick with thirst - in thy venom we immerse. Necrotic Lord Bless Our Chains - baptise heathen flesh in flames. But free of all Rapture’s stain. From ash The Damned will rise again! Rats, spread deadly spore - bubonic swarm. Claws, of vermin rake - ancient graves. Belch, necrotic maw - kisses blistering. Melt, Death’s face to yours - Decay with Grace. Frost, bite iron lung - demonic storm. Spit, last heathen words - against the hail. Flesh, raise heavy chains - curse the skies. Spark, suck lightening strike - the final nail. Ashes of the Damned - bourne on pestilential winds Zephyrs flay the sky - cinders bath in blaze Scorch raw starry vault - Above the earth accursed Carnage beyond despair - souls seared in gaze. |
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4. | Ocean of Wounds | 04:44 | Show lyrics |
Club-foot cripple’s withered stride Disturbs the dust of barren tide. Lifetime spun from martial pride Graft of scars on calloused hide. Weathered vet of many campaigns Knuckles grip anew the reigns. Charger harnessed - standard raised. Sombre stroke to crown aspire. Drown fears in void of infernal Styx. Warrior’s doubt in terror cicatrix. Drown the sound of doom in cobalt depths. Submerge grief in the Ocean of Wounds. In hateful breeze the guillotine hum Of axe descent to nape of scum. Wed to pain, to horror numb. Crimson world will soften the slum. Short cuts burn when u seek fire. Bone-deep become the demon sired. Strong through trials, torments dire. Sombre stroke to crown aspire. Drown fears in void of infernal Styx. Warrior’s doubt in terror cicatrix. Drown the sound of doom in cobalt depths. Submerge grief in the Ocean of Wounds. |
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Side B | |||
5. | Count the Dead | 04:57 | Show lyrics |
Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Greybeard swing your broken sword In killing arcs’ terminal stroke Let battle-cry rip from throat As lungs fill with acrid smoke Swallow bile of livid fear On which you choke so cavalier. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Cataracts cloud your streaming eyes Glory fades in dying light. Banners bright drained of colour Grey in dusk of deadly night. Old Lion maimed draw your knife End your worthless life. Kneel before the Raven Hordes Of Ice, Fire and Strife. Lord Warden where’s your flock? Sons lie slain at your feet. Daughters shamed by reaver’s cock Your champions butchered meat. Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Upon the carcass of the world Cenotaph for the scourged. Inspire men at arms - the brave who have not fled Lead ire on final charge - until no soul is left To Count the Dead. |
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6. | Fenrir Hunts | 04:38 | Show lyrics |
Rank and file of Legions vile form their battle lines Clad in armour black as night Northern Darkness sines Banners raised skin of slaves slap in Vanir’s breeze Seidmen cut rune wards deep Hel thaws all shall freeze. Release the flood a rampant tide of blood Will fill this black lagoon Warriors weened on gore and gruel must heed The carrion call of doom. Pack Master! Unleash the Reavers eager for rapine. Emerge from lair of ice and gneiss cave and ravine. Vulpine scouts, winter-lean, scent meat on ripe spore A feast awaits the frenzy of rabid fang and claw. Volcanic shores bleed a gush of iron ore From ashes Death will bloom. Howl for Hel Voracious Dogs of War. Fenrir hunts Snaps jaws of doom. Skills to hone, swords to whet to keen edge damascene. Spear tip to taper, arrow fletch, hammerhead to clean In spleen. Shield to boss, helm to crest, battle axe to grind Wound to stitch, gut to void, Berzerker-rage to blind. Sick mind. Beneath a shroud of bludgeoned sky We tread the dust on corpse-strewn roads. Hum laments of requiems Half-remembered odes Of orphaned brats, weeping widows. We march to crack of thunder Ragnarok in our eyes To drumbeat of the Damned we salute your sacrifice We march for love of slaughter drunk on wine of blades We fight for eternal night until the End of Days Release the flood a rampant tide of blood Will fill this black lagoon. Warriors weened on gore and gruel must heed The carrion call. Volcanic shores bleed a gush of iron ore From ashes Death will bloom. Howl for Hell Voracious Dogs of War. Fenrir hunts Snaps jaws of doom. |
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7. | Root of the Mountain | 05:39 | Show lyrics |
Stooped now the wraith, more shadow than flesh. Once mighty hews lie sunken in chest. Spectral hoar frost spat on breath. A pulse ebbs, yet, still Lord of Death. A silent tongue whispers tumours in head. Bending will of wardogs led. To glorious carnage Armies were fed Leech to thrombosis Nations were bled. A world quailed in terror Stricken with fear Parents slew children As juggernaut drew near. Beneath vast crush of crag Entombed in gut of molten slag An Archon-King cursed to live As regent in Abyss of eldritch Necropolis. Stalking caverns’ Gargantuan scope - Revenant sits on his throne. Emperor infernal In City of Bone And shattered stone. At World’s Edge a mighty range Cuts through cloud impaling Heaven Follow fissures down - Behold: The Root of the Mountain. |
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8. | Endless | 04:37 | Show lyrics |
Phoenix in a frozen flame Trapped in Arctic-Winter crypt Scars of past have cast the chains From Book of Ages we are ripped Raven glide on Polar-winds Hailstones sharp shards of glass Banish thoughts of lesser men In the end flesh is grass. Divided we fall United we rule Hybrid stand tall Ignite freak with fool. Phoenix soar as sunlight thaws Glacier and frigid earth Shake the ice from fiery mane Torch the skies emblazon birth Raven dive through lightning strike Whip cirrus into swell Pierced by deadly shrike Spirit flies, no man can fell. Divided we fall United we rule Steadfast we toil Rebellion our tool Dauntless Fearless Tireless Relentless. Phoenix rise and conquer Time Temper fate Reclaim the zeitgeist in its prime Rejuvenate Raven dive through lightning strike Whip cirrus into swell Pierced by shrike Spirit flies, no man can fell. Divided we fall United we rule Steadfast we toil Rebellion our tool Dauntless Fearless Tireless Relentless. |
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40:49 |
Abbath
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Abbath | Vocals, Guitars, Bass (track 9), Songwriting |
Creature | Drums |
King | Bass |
Guest/Session | |
Geir Bratland | Keyboards, Samples |
Herbrand Larsen | Keyboards, Samples (track 4) |
Raud | Guitars (lead) (tracks 1, 5, 6) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Wilfred Wessel Berthelsen | Cover art, Photography |
Adrien Bousson | Layout |
Simon Dancaster | Lyrics |
Dag Erik Nygaard | Engineering (guitars, bass) |
Daniel Bergstrand | Engineering (drums), Mixing |
Giorgos Nerantzis | Engineering, Mixing, Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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Side A | |||
1. | To War! | 05:34 | Show lyrics |
Speed demon spread thy shanks wide Shower offense! Defile Citadel pure desire’s vice Damnation nigh Behemoths feast Old bloodlines die - Warrior caste feed raging beast Hear the roar of battle-horn. To War! Dread Reavers rise from dismal mist Ghouls emerge - Catalyst Form jagged, spike - studded fist Lean years breed - a skeletal corps Deviant yield - Omnivore Tide devours craven shore To battlefield stream the swarm. To War! Mephitic mob - torch the havens Chew the ribs of temple-maidens Blackened babes - hung on high Nourish the hawks circling sky Talons to flesh - a hook-beak strips Long pig to shreds - tongue from lips Wild Reavers pledge - their guts to pour Blizzard kin raise the skulls. Talisman shield - the sword our prophesy Grail Quest - benighted destiny War paths - must terminate in blood Pit erupt - spray ochre upon the mud. Plague Weavers spread Y-pestis far Thin armoured ranks Marauders close - Decimate guard Hammer blade on anvil forge Hel know our name Wade knee deep - in sod of gore Once more unto the breach. To War. |
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2. | Winterbane | 06:49 | Show lyrics |
Cleanse steel in carnage - Unleash chthonic Darkness Scud stochastic vortex - Blitz vicious bastards Sheath blades in carcass - Disembowel tangled skein Upon ripe flesh we harvest - Human grain mortal pain Reaper rides on genocides’ arc of scythes. Combat casts the warrior - warfare marks the age Stone to bronze to iron - steel is our rage! Blood soaked grimoires spell - Hel a million ways Vellum spills the venom - a poison chalice sprays. Gods of War! Exhort the hordes as battle roars. A Dragon dives Belching hives of serpent flies Scribes skewer history - Truth dies in the telling Scribes skewer history - Truth dies in the yelling of lies! Afford us our sins. Bloodlust our wings In death’s domain of Winterbane. Death wept that grim day - gutting ghost from viscera Flaying soul from the clay - cleaving mind from terror. Reavers rode roughshod - ’cross the skull-crushed plain Legions mass the grave - where spirits shriek insane. Fire drakes dive. Burn ranks alive. Dead worlds collide. Ravens glide. Swoop and pluck the Hero’s eyes. Scars carve the memory - truth lies in the cutting Scars carve the memory - truth lies in the culling of lies Seraphim soar above the ichor The sea of slain at Winterbane. Wilderness will not claim the beast Nor civilized state deny its feast Not gibberish of madman, hysteric chant of priest Nor lovers’ brutal sighs, lend the savage peace. A demon raised in flames must stride Stricken trails in stark divide The frozen waste of Winterbane To face the monster still inside. Deep within its burning eyes A killer stirs, starts to rise... Reavers ride the ice-crest tides Thunderous hooves churn the skies. |
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3. | Ashes of the Damned | 03:51 | Show lyrics |
Ashes of the Damned - bourne on pestilential winds Zephyrs flay the sky - cinders bath in blaze Scorch raw starry vault - Above the earth accursed Carnage beyond despair - souls seared in gaze. Embers of warriors - fuel legends heroes bled Seidmen weep the tears Valkyries fear to shed. Ashes of the Damned Serpent-tongue sick with thirst - in thy venom we immerse. Necrotic Lord Bless Our Chains - baptise heathen flesh in flames. But free of all Rapture’s stain. From ash The Damned will rise again! Rats, spread deadly spore - bubonic swarm. Claws, of vermin rake - ancient graves. Belch, necrotic maw - kisses blistering. Melt, Death’s face to yours - Decay with Grace. Frost, bite iron lung - demonic storm. Spit, last heathen words - against the hail. Flesh, raise heavy chains - curse the skies. Spark, suck lightening strike - the final nail. Ashes of the Damned - bourne on pestilential winds Zephyrs flay the sky - cinders bath in blaze Scorch raw starry vault - Above the earth accursed Carnage beyond despair - souls seared in gaze. |
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4. | Ocean of Wounds | 04:44 | Show lyrics |
Club-foot cripple’s withered stride Disturbs the dust of barren tide. Lifetime spun from martial pride Graft of scars on calloused hide. Weathered vet of many campaigns Knuckles grip anew the reigns. Charger harnessed - standard raised. Sombre stroke to crown aspire. Drown fears in void of infernal Styx. Warrior’s doubt in terror cicatrix. Drown the sound of doom in cobalt depths. Submerge grief in the Ocean of Wounds. In hateful breeze the guillotine hum Of axe descent to nape of scum. Wed to pain, to horror numb. Crimson world will soften the slum. Short cuts burn when u seek fire. Bone-deep become the demon sired. Strong through trials, torments dire. Sombre stroke to crown aspire. Drown fears in void of infernal Styx. Warrior’s doubt in terror cicatrix. Drown the sound of doom in cobalt depths. Submerge grief in the Ocean of Wounds. |
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5. | Count the Dead | 04:57 | Show lyrics |
Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Greybeard swing your broken sword In killing arcs’ terminal stroke Let battle-cry rip from throat As lungs fill with acrid smoke Swallow bile of livid fear On which you choke so cavalier. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Cataracts cloud your streaming eyes Glory fades in dying light. Banners bright drained of colour Grey in dusk of deadly night. Old Lion maimed draw your knife End your worthless life. Kneel before the Raven Hordes Of Ice, Fire and Strife. Lord Warden where’s your flock? Sons lie slain at your feet. Daughters shamed by reaver’s cock Your champions butchered meat. Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Upon the carcass of the world Cenotaph for the scourged. Inspire men at arms - the brave who have not fled Lead ire on final charge - until no soul is left To Count the Dead. |
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Side B | |||
6. | Fenrir Hunts | 04:38 | Show lyrics |
Rank and file of Legions vile form their battle lines Clad in armour black as night Northern Darkness sines Banners raised skin of slaves slap in Vanir’s breeze Seidmen cut rune wards deep Hel thaws all shall freeze. Release the flood a rampant tide of blood Will fill this black lagoon Warriors weened on gore and gruel must heed The carrion call of doom. Pack Master! Unleash the Reavers eager for rapine. Emerge from lair of ice and gneiss cave and ravine. Vulpine scouts, winter-lean, scent meat on ripe spore A feast awaits the frenzy of rabid fang and claw. Volcanic shores bleed a gush of iron ore From ashes Death will bloom. Howl for Hel Voracious Dogs of War. Fenrir hunts Snaps jaws of doom. Skills to hone, swords to whet to keen edge damascene. Spear tip to taper, arrow fletch, hammerhead to clean In spleen. Shield to boss, helm to crest, battle axe to grind Wound to stitch, gut to void, Berzerker-rage to blind. Sick mind. Beneath a shroud of bludgeoned sky We tread the dust on corpse-strewn roads. Hum laments of requiems Half-remembered odes Of orphaned brats, weeping widows. We march to crack of thunder Ragnarok in our eyes To drumbeat of the Damned we salute your sacrifice We march for love of slaughter drunk on wine of blades We fight for eternal night until the End of Days Release the flood a rampant tide of blood Will fill this black lagoon. Warriors weened on gore and gruel must heed The carrion call. Volcanic shores bleed a gush of iron ore From ashes Death will bloom. Howl for Hell Voracious Dogs of War. Fenrir hunts Snaps jaws of doom. |
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7. | Root of the Mountain | 05:39 | Show lyrics |
Stooped now the wraith, more shadow than flesh. Once mighty hews lie sunken in chest. Spectral hoar frost spat on breath. A pulse ebbs, yet, still Lord of Death. A silent tongue whispers tumours in head. Bending will of wardogs led. To glorious carnage Armies were fed Leech to thrombosis Nations were bled. A world quailed in terror Stricken with fear Parents slew children As juggernaut drew near. Beneath vast crush of crag Entombed in gut of molten slag An Archon-King cursed to live As regent in Abyss of eldritch Necropolis. Stalking caverns’ Gargantuan scope - Revenant sits on his throne. Emperor infernal In City of Bone And shattered stone. At World’s Edge a mighty range Cuts through cloud impaling Heaven Follow fissures down - Behold: The Root of the Mountain. |
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8. | Endless | 04:37 | Show lyrics |
Phoenix in a frozen flame Trapped in Arctic-Winter crypt Scars of past have cast the chains From Book of Ages we are ripped Raven glide on Polar-winds Hailstones sharp shards of glass Banish thoughts of lesser men In the end flesh is grass. Divided we fall United we rule Hybrid stand tall Ignite freak with fool. Phoenix soar as sunlight thaws Glacier and frigid earth Shake the ice from fiery mane Torch the skies emblazon birth Raven dive through lightning strike Whip cirrus into swell Pierced by deadly shrike Spirit flies, no man can fell. Divided we fall United we rule Steadfast we toil Rebellion our tool Dauntless Fearless Tireless Relentless. Phoenix rise and conquer Time Temper fate Reclaim the zeitgeist in its prime Rejuvenate Raven dive through lightning strike Whip cirrus into swell Pierced by shrike Spirit flies, no man can fell. Divided we fall United we rule Steadfast we toil Rebellion our tool Dauntless Fearless Tireless Relentless. |
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9. | Riding on the Wind (Judas Priest cover) | 03:04 | Show lyrics |
Shooting for the stars Cruise the speed of light Glowin god of Mars Body burning bright Well I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Yes I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Tearing up through life Million miles an hour Blinding all in sight Surging rush of power Well I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Yes I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Ridin’ on the wind! Ridin’ on the wind! Ridin’ on the wind! RIDING ON THE WIND! Thunderbolt from hell Shattering aloud Screamin’ demons yell Bursting through the clouds Well I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind Yes I’m ridin’, ridin’ on the wind |
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10. | Nebular Ravens Winter (Immortal cover) | 04:17 | Show lyrics |
Damnation calls Final blasts close the earth Immortal victory Winters bane upon the masses Snow spiraling towards auroral clouds Clear nebulous visions sight Soulwinds fall into the dark ice realms Where you now reach far Blackwinged ravens cry for tragedies to come Lurking with snowfall By doom they drag the robe of ice Frozen of heart you now reach far In the nebular ravens winter Winds are known from where they blow Nebular ravens winter Strength comes from us above Ravens season has begun Melancholic ageless and unknown Mesmerized you fall in our domain Freezing in the heart Sojourn from the elder ravens Beauteous winter birth An eerie mage Emblazoned with the biting winds Damnation calls With staring glowing yearning eyes Poised they strike again and drag Us all below In the nebular ravens winter Winds are known from where they blow Nebular ravens winter Might bestowed from us above Ravens season has begun Melancholic ageless and unknown Mesmerized you fall in our domain Inhale the effluence of the demonworlds Freezing in the heart |
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48:10 |
Abbath
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Abbath | Vocals, Guitars, Bass (track 9), Songwriting |
Creature | Drums |
King | Bass |
Guest/Session | |
Geir Bratland | Keyboards, Samples |
Herbrand Larsen | Keyboards, Samples (track 4) |
Raud | Guitars (lead) (tracks 1, 5, 6) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Wilfred Wessel Berthelsen | Cover art, Photography |
Adrien Bousson | Layout |
Simon Dancaster | Lyrics |
Dag Erik Nygaard | Engineering (guitars, bass) |
Daniel Bergstrand | Engineering (drums), Mixing |
Giorgos Nerantzis | Engineering, Mixing, Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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Side A | |||
1. | To War! | 05:34 | Show lyrics |
Speed demon spread thy shanks wide Shower offense! Defile Citadel pure desire’s vice Damnation nigh Behemoths feast Old bloodlines die - Warrior caste feed raging beast Hear the roar of battle-horn. To War! Dread Reavers rise from dismal mist Ghouls emerge - Catalyst Form jagged, spike - studded fist Lean years breed - a skeletal corps Deviant yield - Omnivore Tide devours craven shore To battlefield stream the swarm. To War! Mephitic mob - torch the havens Chew the ribs of temple-maidens Blackened babes - hung on high Nourish the hawks circling sky Talons to flesh - a hook-beak strips Long pig to shreds - tongue from lips Wild Reavers pledge - their guts to pour Blizzard kin raise the skulls. Talisman shield - the sword our prophesy Grail Quest - benighted destiny War paths - must terminate in blood Pit erupt - spray ochre upon the mud. Plague Weavers spread Y-pestis far Thin armoured ranks Marauders close - Decimate guard Hammer blade on anvil forge Hel know our name Wade knee deep - in sod of gore Once more unto the breach. To War. |
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2. | Winterbane | 06:49 | Show lyrics |
Cleanse steel in carnage - Unleash chthonic Darkness Scud stochastic vortex - Blitz vicious bastards Sheath blades in carcass - Disembowel tangled skein Upon ripe flesh we harvest - Human grain mortal pain Reaper rides on genocides’ arc of scythes. Combat casts the warrior - warfare marks the age Stone to bronze to iron - steel is our rage! Blood soaked grimoires spell - Hel a million ways Vellum spills the venom - a poison chalice sprays. Gods of War! Exhort the hordes as battle roars. A Dragon dives Belching hives of serpent flies Scribes skewer history - Truth dies in the telling Scribes skewer history - Truth dies in the yelling of lies! Afford us our sins. Bloodlust our wings In death’s domain of Winterbane. Death wept that grim day - gutting ghost from viscera Flaying soul from the clay - cleaving mind from terror. Reavers rode roughshod - ’cross the skull-crushed plain Legions mass the grave - where spirits shriek insane. Fire drakes dive. Burn ranks alive. Dead worlds collide. Ravens glide. Swoop and pluck the Hero’s eyes. Scars carve the memory - truth lies in the cutting Scars carve the memory - truth lies in the culling of lies Seraphim soar above the ichor The sea of slain at Winterbane. Wilderness will not claim the beast Nor civilized state deny its feast Not gibberish of madman, hysteric chant of priest Nor lovers’ brutal sighs, lend the savage peace. A demon raised in flames must stride Stricken trails in stark divide The frozen waste of Winterbane To face the monster still inside. Deep within its burning eyes A killer stirs, starts to rise... Reavers ride the ice-crest tides Thunderous hooves churn the skies. |
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3. | Ashes of the Damned | 03:51 | Show lyrics |
Ashes of the Damned - bourne on pestilential winds Zephyrs flay the sky - cinders bath in blaze Scorch raw starry vault - Above the earth accursed Carnage beyond despair - souls seared in gaze. Embers of warriors - fuel legends heroes bled Seidmen weep the tears Valkyries fear to shed. Ashes of the Damned Serpent-tongue sick with thirst - in thy venom we immerse. Necrotic Lord Bless Our Chains - baptise heathen flesh in flames. But free of all Rapture’s stain. From ash The Damned will rise again! Rats, spread deadly spore - bubonic swarm. Claws, of vermin rake - ancient graves. Belch, necrotic maw - kisses blistering. Melt, Death’s face to yours - Decay with Grace. Frost, bite iron lung - demonic storm. Spit, last heathen words - against the hail. Flesh, raise heavy chains - curse the skies. Spark, suck lightening strike - the final nail. Ashes of the Damned - bourne on pestilential winds Zephyrs flay the sky - cinders bath in blaze Scorch raw starry vault - Above the earth accursed Carnage beyond despair - souls seared in gaze. |
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4. | Ocean of Wounds | 04:44 | Show lyrics |
Club-foot cripple’s withered stride Disturbs the dust of barren tide. Lifetime spun from martial pride Graft of scars on calloused hide. Weathered vet of many campaigns Knuckles grip anew the reigns. Charger harnessed - standard raised. Sombre stroke to crown aspire. Drown fears in void of infernal Styx. Warrior’s doubt in terror cicatrix. Drown the sound of doom in cobalt depths. Submerge grief in the Ocean of Wounds. In hateful breeze the guillotine hum Of axe descent to nape of scum. Wed to pain, to horror numb. Crimson world will soften the slum. Short cuts burn when u seek fire. Bone-deep become the demon sired. Strong through trials, torments dire. Sombre stroke to crown aspire. Drown fears in void of infernal Styx. Warrior’s doubt in terror cicatrix. Drown the sound of doom in cobalt depths. Submerge grief in the Ocean of Wounds. |
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Side B | |||
5. | Count the Dead | 04:57 | Show lyrics |
Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Greybeard swing your broken sword In killing arcs’ terminal stroke Let battle-cry rip from throat As lungs fill with acrid smoke Swallow bile of livid fear On which you choke so cavalier. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Cataracts cloud your streaming eyes Glory fades in dying light. Banners bright drained of colour Grey in dusk of deadly night. Old Lion maimed draw your knife End your worthless life. Kneel before the Raven Hordes Of Ice, Fire and Strife. Lord Warden where’s your flock? Sons lie slain at your feet. Daughters shamed by reaver’s cock Your champions butchered meat. Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Upon the carcass of the world Cenotaph for the scourged. Inspire men at arms - the brave who have not fled Lead ire on final charge - until no soul is left To Count the Dead. |
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6. | Fenrir Hunts | 04:38 | Show lyrics |
Rank and file of Legions vile form their battle lines Clad in armour black as night Northern Darkness sines Banners raised skin of slaves slap in Vanir’s breeze Seidmen cut rune wards deep Hel thaws all shall freeze. Release the flood a rampant tide of blood Will fill this black lagoon Warriors weened on gore and gruel must heed The carrion call of doom. Pack Master! Unleash the Reavers eager for rapine. Emerge from lair of ice and gneiss cave and ravine. Vulpine scouts, winter-lean, scent meat on ripe spore A feast awaits the frenzy of rabid fang and claw. Volcanic shores bleed a gush of iron ore From ashes Death will bloom. Howl for Hel Voracious Dogs of War. Fenrir hunts Snaps jaws of doom. Skills to hone, swords to whet to keen edge damascene. Spear tip to taper, arrow fletch, hammerhead to clean In spleen. Shield to boss, helm to crest, battle axe to grind Wound to stitch, gut to void, Berzerker-rage to blind. Sick mind. Beneath a shroud of bludgeoned sky We tread the dust on corpse-strewn roads. Hum laments of requiems Half-remembered odes Of orphaned brats, weeping widows. We march to crack of thunder Ragnarok in our eyes To drumbeat of the Damned we salute your sacrifice We march for love of slaughter drunk on wine of blades We fight for eternal night until the End of Days Release the flood a rampant tide of blood Will fill this black lagoon. Warriors weened on gore and gruel must heed The carrion call. Volcanic shores bleed a gush of iron ore From ashes Death will bloom. Howl for Hell Voracious Dogs of War. Fenrir hunts Snaps jaws of doom. |
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7. | Root of the Mountain | 05:39 | Show lyrics |
Stooped now the wraith, more shadow than flesh. Once mighty hews lie sunken in chest. Spectral hoar frost spat on breath. A pulse ebbs, yet, still Lord of Death. A silent tongue whispers tumours in head. Bending will of wardogs led. To glorious carnage Armies were fed Leech to thrombosis Nations were bled. A world quailed in terror Stricken with fear Parents slew children As juggernaut drew near. Beneath vast crush of crag Entombed in gut of molten slag An Archon-King cursed to live As regent in Abyss of eldritch Necropolis. Stalking caverns’ Gargantuan scope - Revenant sits on his throne. Emperor infernal In City of Bone And shattered stone. At World’s Edge a mighty range Cuts through cloud impaling Heaven Follow fissures down - Behold: The Root of the Mountain. |
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8. | Endless | 04:37 | Show lyrics |
Phoenix in a frozen flame Trapped in Arctic-Winter crypt Scars of past have cast the chains From Book of Ages we are ripped Raven glide on Polar-winds Hailstones sharp shards of glass Banish thoughts of lesser men In the end flesh is grass. Divided we fall United we rule Hybrid stand tall Ignite freak with fool. Phoenix soar as sunlight thaws Glacier and frigid earth Shake the ice from fiery mane Torch the skies emblazon birth Raven dive through lightning strike Whip cirrus into swell Pierced by deadly shrike Spirit flies, no man can fell. Divided we fall United we rule Steadfast we toil Rebellion our tool Dauntless Fearless Tireless Relentless. Phoenix rise and conquer Time Temper fate Reclaim the zeitgeist in its prime Rejuvenate Raven dive through lightning strike Whip cirrus into swell Pierced by shrike Spirit flies, no man can fell. Divided we fall United we rule Steadfast we toil Rebellion our tool Dauntless Fearless Tireless Relentless. |
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40:49 |
Abbath
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Abbath | Vocals, Guitars, Bass (track 9), Songwriting |
Creature | Drums |
King | Bass |
Guest/Session | |
Geir Bratland | Keyboards, Samples |
Herbrand Larsen | Keyboards, Samples (track 4) |
Raud | Guitars (lead) (tracks 1, 5, 6) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Wilfred Wessel Berthelsen | Cover art, Photography |
Adrien Bousson | Layout |
Simon Dancaster | Lyrics |
Dag Erik Nygaard | Engineering (guitars, bass) |
Daniel Bergstrand | Engineering (drums), Mixing |
Giorgos Nerantzis | Engineering, Mixing, Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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Side A | |||
1. | To War! | 05:34 | Show lyrics |
Speed demon spread thy shanks wide Shower offense! Defile Citadel pure desire’s vice Damnation nigh Behemoths feast Old bloodlines die - Warrior caste feed raging beast Hear the roar of battle-horn. To War! Dread Reavers rise from dismal mist Ghouls emerge - Catalyst Form jagged, spike - studded fist Lean years breed - a skeletal corps Deviant yield - Omnivore Tide devours craven shore To battlefield stream the swarm. To War! Mephitic mob - torch the havens Chew the ribs of temple-maidens Blackened babes - hung on high Nourish the hawks circling sky Talons to flesh - a hook-beak strips Long pig to shreds - tongue from lips Wild Reavers pledge - their guts to pour Blizzard kin raise the skulls. Talisman shield - the sword our prophesy Grail Quest - benighted destiny War paths - must terminate in blood Pit erupt - spray ochre upon the mud. Plague Weavers spread Y-pestis far Thin armoured ranks Marauders close - Decimate guard Hammer blade on anvil forge Hel know our name Wade knee deep - in sod of gore Once more unto the breach. To War. |
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2. | Winterbane | 06:49 | Show lyrics |
Cleanse steel in carnage - Unleash chthonic Darkness Scud stochastic vortex - Blitz vicious bastards Sheath blades in carcass - Disembowel tangled skein Upon ripe flesh we harvest - Human grain mortal pain Reaper rides on genocides’ arc of scythes. Combat casts the warrior - warfare marks the age Stone to bronze to iron - steel is our rage! Blood soaked grimoires spell - Hel a million ways Vellum spills the venom - a poison chalice sprays. Gods of War! Exhort the hordes as battle roars. A Dragon dives Belching hives of serpent flies Scribes skewer history - Truth dies in the telling Scribes skewer history - Truth dies in the yelling of lies! Afford us our sins. Bloodlust our wings In death’s domain of Winterbane. Death wept that grim day - gutting ghost from viscera Flaying soul from the clay - cleaving mind from terror. Reavers rode roughshod - ’cross the skull-crushed plain Legions mass the grave - where spirits shriek insane. Fire drakes dive. Burn ranks alive. Dead worlds collide. Ravens glide. Swoop and pluck the Hero’s eyes. Scars carve the memory - truth lies in the cutting Scars carve the memory - truth lies in the culling of lies Seraphim soar above the ichor The sea of slain at Winterbane. Wilderness will not claim the beast Nor civilized state deny its feast Not gibberish of madman, hysteric chant of priest Nor lovers’ brutal sighs, lend the savage peace. A demon raised in flames must stride Stricken trails in stark divide The frozen waste of Winterbane To face the monster still inside. Deep within its burning eyes A killer stirs, starts to rise... Reavers ride the ice-crest tides Thunderous hooves churn the skies. |
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3. | Ashes of the Damned | 03:51 | Show lyrics |
Ashes of the Damned - bourne on pestilential winds Zephyrs flay the sky - cinders bath in blaze Scorch raw starry vault - Above the earth accursed Carnage beyond despair - souls seared in gaze. Embers of warriors - fuel legends heroes bled Seidmen weep the tears Valkyries fear to shed. Ashes of the Damned Serpent-tongue sick with thirst - in thy venom we immerse. Necrotic Lord Bless Our Chains - baptise heathen flesh in flames. But free of all Rapture’s stain. From ash The Damned will rise again! Rats, spread deadly spore - bubonic swarm. Claws, of vermin rake - ancient graves. Belch, necrotic maw - kisses blistering. Melt, Death’s face to yours - Decay with Grace. Frost, bite iron lung - demonic storm. Spit, last heathen words - against the hail. Flesh, raise heavy chains - curse the skies. Spark, suck lightening strike - the final nail. Ashes of the Damned - bourne on pestilential winds Zephyrs flay the sky - cinders bath in blaze Scorch raw starry vault - Above the earth accursed Carnage beyond despair - souls seared in gaze. |
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4. | Ocean of Wounds | 04:44 | Show lyrics |
Club-foot cripple’s withered stride Disturbs the dust of barren tide. Lifetime spun from martial pride Graft of scars on calloused hide. Weathered vet of many campaigns Knuckles grip anew the reigns. Charger harnessed - standard raised. Sombre stroke to crown aspire. Drown fears in void of infernal Styx. Warrior’s doubt in terror cicatrix. Drown the sound of doom in cobalt depths. Submerge grief in the Ocean of Wounds. In hateful breeze the guillotine hum Of axe descent to nape of scum. Wed to pain, to horror numb. Crimson world will soften the slum. Short cuts burn when u seek fire. Bone-deep become the demon sired. Strong through trials, torments dire. Sombre stroke to crown aspire. Drown fears in void of infernal Styx. Warrior’s doubt in terror cicatrix. Drown the sound of doom in cobalt depths. Submerge grief in the Ocean of Wounds. |
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Side B | |||
5. | Count the Dead | 04:57 | Show lyrics |
Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Greybeard swing your broken sword In killing arcs’ terminal stroke Let battle-cry rip from throat As lungs fill with acrid smoke Swallow bile of livid fear On which you choke so cavalier. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Cataracts cloud your streaming eyes Glory fades in dying light. Banners bright drained of colour Grey in dusk of deadly night. Old Lion maimed draw your knife End your worthless life. Kneel before the Raven Hordes Of Ice, Fire and Strife. Lord Warden where’s your flock? Sons lie slain at your feet. Daughters shamed by reaver’s cock Your champions butchered meat. Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Upon the carcass of the world Cenotaph for the scourged. Inspire men at arms - the brave who have not fled Lead ire on final charge - until no soul is left To Count the Dead. |
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6. | Fenrir Hunts | 04:38 | Show lyrics |
Rank and file of Legions vile form their battle lines Clad in armour black as night Northern Darkness sines Banners raised skin of slaves slap in Vanir’s breeze Seidmen cut rune wards deep Hel thaws all shall freeze. Release the flood a rampant tide of blood Will fill this black lagoon Warriors weened on gore and gruel must heed The carrion call of doom. Pack Master! Unleash the Reavers eager for rapine. Emerge from lair of ice and gneiss cave and ravine. Vulpine scouts, winter-lean, scent meat on ripe spore A feast awaits the frenzy of rabid fang and claw. Volcanic shores bleed a gush of iron ore From ashes Death will bloom. Howl for Hel Voracious Dogs of War. Fenrir hunts Snaps jaws of doom. Skills to hone, swords to whet to keen edge damascene. Spear tip to taper, arrow fletch, hammerhead to clean In spleen. Shield to boss, helm to crest, battle axe to grind Wound to stitch, gut to void, Berzerker-rage to blind. Sick mind. Beneath a shroud of bludgeoned sky We tread the dust on corpse-strewn roads. Hum laments of requiems Half-remembered odes Of orphaned brats, weeping widows. We march to crack of thunder Ragnarok in our eyes To drumbeat of the Damned we salute your sacrifice We march for love of slaughter drunk on wine of blades We fight for eternal night until the End of Days Release the flood a rampant tide of blood Will fill this black lagoon. Warriors weened on gore and gruel must heed The carrion call. Volcanic shores bleed a gush of iron ore From ashes Death will bloom. Howl for Hell Voracious Dogs of War. Fenrir hunts Snaps jaws of doom. |
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7. | Root of the Mountain | 05:39 | Show lyrics |
Stooped now the wraith, more shadow than flesh. Once mighty hews lie sunken in chest. Spectral hoar frost spat on breath. A pulse ebbs, yet, still Lord of Death. A silent tongue whispers tumours in head. Bending will of wardogs led. To glorious carnage Armies were fed Leech to thrombosis Nations were bled. A world quailed in terror Stricken with fear Parents slew children As juggernaut drew near. Beneath vast crush of crag Entombed in gut of molten slag An Archon-King cursed to live As regent in Abyss of eldritch Necropolis. Stalking caverns’ Gargantuan scope - Revenant sits on his throne. Emperor infernal In City of Bone And shattered stone. At World’s Edge a mighty range Cuts through cloud impaling Heaven Follow fissures down - Behold: The Root of the Mountain. |
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8. | Endless | 04:37 | Show lyrics |
Phoenix in a frozen flame Trapped in Arctic-Winter crypt Scars of past have cast the chains From Book of Ages we are ripped Raven glide on Polar-winds Hailstones sharp shards of glass Banish thoughts of lesser men In the end flesh is grass. Divided we fall United we rule Hybrid stand tall Ignite freak with fool. Phoenix soar as sunlight thaws Glacier and frigid earth Shake the ice from fiery mane Torch the skies emblazon birth Raven dive through lightning strike Whip cirrus into swell Pierced by deadly shrike Spirit flies, no man can fell. Divided we fall United we rule Steadfast we toil Rebellion our tool Dauntless Fearless Tireless Relentless. Phoenix rise and conquer Time Temper fate Reclaim the zeitgeist in its prime Rejuvenate Raven dive through lightning strike Whip cirrus into swell Pierced by shrike Spirit flies, no man can fell. Divided we fall United we rule Steadfast we toil Rebellion our tool Dauntless Fearless Tireless Relentless. |
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40:49 |
Abbath
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Abbath | Vocals, Guitars, Bass (track 9), Songwriting |
Creature | Drums |
King | Bass |
Guest/Session | |
Geir Bratland | Keyboards, Samples |
Herbrand Larsen | Keyboards, Samples (track 4) |
Raud | Guitars (lead) (tracks 1, 5, 6) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Wilfred Wessel Berthelsen | Cover art, Photography |
Adrien Bousson | Layout |
Simon Dancaster | Lyrics |
Dag Erik Nygaard | Engineering (guitars, bass) |
Daniel Bergstrand | Engineering (drums), Mixing |
Giorgos Nerantzis | Engineering, Mixing, Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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Side A | |||
1. | To War! | 05:34 | Show lyrics |
Speed demon spread thy shanks wide Shower offense! Defile Citadel pure desire’s vice Damnation nigh Behemoths feast Old bloodlines die - Warrior caste feed raging beast Hear the roar of battle-horn. To War! Dread Reavers rise from dismal mist Ghouls emerge - Catalyst Form jagged, spike - studded fist Lean years breed - a skeletal corps Deviant yield - Omnivore Tide devours craven shore To battlefield stream the swarm. To War! Mephitic mob - torch the havens Chew the ribs of temple-maidens Blackened babes - hung on high Nourish the hawks circling sky Talons to flesh - a hook-beak strips Long pig to shreds - tongue from lips Wild Reavers pledge - their guts to pour Blizzard kin raise the skulls. Talisman shield - the sword our prophesy Grail Quest - benighted destiny War paths - must terminate in blood Pit erupt - spray ochre upon the mud. Plague Weavers spread Y-pestis far Thin armoured ranks Marauders close - Decimate guard Hammer blade on anvil forge Hel know our name Wade knee deep - in sod of gore Once more unto the breach. To War. |
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2. | Winterbane | 06:49 | Show lyrics |
Cleanse steel in carnage - Unleash chthonic Darkness Scud stochastic vortex - Blitz vicious bastards Sheath blades in carcass - Disembowel tangled skein Upon ripe flesh we harvest - Human grain mortal pain Reaper rides on genocides’ arc of scythes. Combat casts the warrior - warfare marks the age Stone to bronze to iron - steel is our rage! Blood soaked grimoires spell - Hel a million ways Vellum spills the venom - a poison chalice sprays. Gods of War! Exhort the hordes as battle roars. A Dragon dives Belching hives of serpent flies Scribes skewer history - Truth dies in the telling Scribes skewer history - Truth dies in the yelling of lies! Afford us our sins. Bloodlust our wings In death’s domain of Winterbane. Death wept that grim day - gutting ghost from viscera Flaying soul from the clay - cleaving mind from terror. Reavers rode roughshod - ’cross the skull-crushed plain Legions mass the grave - where spirits shriek insane. Fire drakes dive. Burn ranks alive. Dead worlds collide. Ravens glide. Swoop and pluck the Hero’s eyes. Scars carve the memory - truth lies in the cutting Scars carve the memory - truth lies in the culling of lies Seraphim soar above the ichor The sea of slain at Winterbane. Wilderness will not claim the beast Nor civilized state deny its feast Not gibberish of madman, hysteric chant of priest Nor lovers’ brutal sighs, lend the savage peace. A demon raised in flames must stride Stricken trails in stark divide The frozen waste of Winterbane To face the monster still inside. Deep within its burning eyes A killer stirs, starts to rise... Reavers ride the ice-crest tides Thunderous hooves churn the skies. |
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3. | Ashes of the Damned | 03:51 | Show lyrics |
Ashes of the Damned - bourne on pestilential winds Zephyrs flay the sky - cinders bath in blaze Scorch raw starry vault - Above the earth accursed Carnage beyond despair - souls seared in gaze. Embers of warriors - fuel legends heroes bled Seidmen weep the tears Valkyries fear to shed. Ashes of the Damned Serpent-tongue sick with thirst - in thy venom we immerse. Necrotic Lord Bless Our Chains - baptise heathen flesh in flames. But free of all Rapture’s stain. From ash The Damned will rise again! Rats, spread deadly spore - bubonic swarm. Claws, of vermin rake - ancient graves. Belch, necrotic maw - kisses blistering. Melt, Death’s face to yours - Decay with Grace. Frost, bite iron lung - demonic storm. Spit, last heathen words - against the hail. Flesh, raise heavy chains - curse the skies. Spark, suck lightening strike - the final nail. Ashes of the Damned - bourne on pestilential winds Zephyrs flay the sky - cinders bath in blaze Scorch raw starry vault - Above the earth accursed Carnage beyond despair - souls seared in gaze. |
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4. | Ocean of Wounds | 04:44 | Show lyrics |
Club-foot cripple’s withered stride Disturbs the dust of barren tide. Lifetime spun from martial pride Graft of scars on calloused hide. Weathered vet of many campaigns Knuckles grip anew the reigns. Charger harnessed - standard raised. Sombre stroke to crown aspire. Drown fears in void of infernal Styx. Warrior’s doubt in terror cicatrix. Drown the sound of doom in cobalt depths. Submerge grief in the Ocean of Wounds. In hateful breeze the guillotine hum Of axe descent to nape of scum. Wed to pain, to horror numb. Crimson world will soften the slum. Short cuts burn when u seek fire. Bone-deep become the demon sired. Strong through trials, torments dire. Sombre stroke to crown aspire. Drown fears in void of infernal Styx. Warrior’s doubt in terror cicatrix. Drown the sound of doom in cobalt depths. Submerge grief in the Ocean of Wounds. |
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Side B | |||
5. | Count the Dead | 04:57 | Show lyrics |
Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Greybeard swing your broken sword In killing arcs’ terminal stroke Let battle-cry rip from throat As lungs fill with acrid smoke Swallow bile of livid fear On which you choke so cavalier. Inspire men at arms, the brave who have not fled. Lead ire on final charge, until no soul is left To Count the Dead. Cataracts cloud your streaming eyes Glory fades in dying light. Banners bright drained of colour Grey in dusk of deadly night. Old Lion maimed draw your knife End your worthless life. Kneel before the Raven Hordes Of Ice, Fire and Strife. Lord Warden where’s your flock? Sons lie slain at your feet. Daughters shamed by reaver’s cock Your champions butchered meat. Grimshard Lord of northern Reach Heed the dread Hel can teach. Despair in halls of burning keep Taste the tears kinfolk weep See the twilight realm you rule Land aflame, flesh our fuel. Upon the carcass of the world Cenotaph for the scourged. Inspire men at arms - the brave who have not fled Lead ire on final charge - until no soul is left To Count the Dead. |
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6. | Fenrir Hunts | 04:38 | Show lyrics |
Rank and file of Legions vile form their battle lines Clad in armour black as night Northern Darkness sines Banners raised skin of slaves slap in Vanir’s breeze Seidmen cut rune wards deep Hel thaws all shall freeze. Release the flood a rampant tide of blood Will fill this black lagoon Warriors weened on gore and gruel must heed The carrion call of doom. Pack Master! Unleash the Reavers eager for rapine. Emerge from lair of ice and gneiss cave and ravine. Vulpine scouts, winter-lean, scent meat on ripe spore A feast awaits the frenzy of rabid fang and claw. Volcanic shores bleed a gush of iron ore From ashes Death will bloom. Howl for Hel Voracious Dogs of War. Fenrir hunts Snaps jaws of doom. Skills to hone, swords to whet to keen edge damascene. Spear tip to taper, arrow fletch, hammerhead to clean In spleen. Shield to boss, helm to crest, battle axe to grind Wound to stitch, gut to void, Berzerker-rage to blind. Sick mind. Beneath a shroud of bludgeoned sky We tread the dust on corpse-strewn roads. Hum laments of requiems Half-remembered odes Of orphaned brats, weeping widows. We march to crack of thunder Ragnarok in our eyes To drumbeat of the Damned we salute your sacrifice We march for love of slaughter drunk on wine of blades We fight for eternal night until the End of Days Release the flood a rampant tide of blood Will fill this black lagoon. Warriors weened on gore and gruel must heed The carrion call. Volcanic shores bleed a gush of iron ore From ashes Death will bloom. Howl for Hell Voracious Dogs of War. Fenrir hunts Snaps jaws of doom. |
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7. | Root of the Mountain | 05:39 | Show lyrics |
Stooped now the wraith, more shadow than flesh. Once mighty hews lie sunken in chest. Spectral hoar frost spat on breath. A pulse ebbs, yet, still Lord of Death. A silent tongue whispers tumours in head. Bending will of wardogs led. To glorious carnage Armies were fed Leech to thrombosis Nations were bled. A world quailed in terror Stricken with fear Parents slew children As juggernaut drew near. Beneath vast crush of crag Entombed in gut of molten slag An Archon-King cursed to live As regent in Abyss of eldritch Necropolis. Stalking caverns’ Gargantuan scope - Revenant sits on his throne. Emperor infernal In City of Bone And shattered stone. At World’s Edge a mighty range Cuts through cloud impaling Heaven Follow fissures down - Behold: The Root of the Mountain. |
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8. | Endless | 04:37 | Show lyrics |
Phoenix in a frozen flame Trapped in Arctic-Winter crypt Scars of past have cast the chains From Book of Ages we are ripped Raven glide on Polar-winds Hailstones sharp shards of glass Banish thoughts of lesser men In the end flesh is grass. Divided we fall United we rule Hybrid stand tall Ignite freak with fool. Phoenix soar as sunlight thaws Glacier and frigid earth Shake the ice from fiery mane Torch the skies emblazon birth Raven dive through lightning strike Whip cirrus into swell Pierced by deadly shrike Spirit flies, no man can fell. Divided we fall United we rule Steadfast we toil Rebellion our tool Dauntless Fearless Tireless Relentless. Phoenix rise and conquer Time Temper fate Reclaim the zeitgeist in its prime Rejuvenate Raven dive through lightning strike Whip cirrus into swell Pierced by shrike Spirit flies, no man can fell. Divided we fall United we rule Steadfast we toil Rebellion our tool Dauntless Fearless Tireless Relentless. |
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40:49 |
Outstrider
Members | |
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Band members | |
Abbath Eikemo | Vocals, Guitars, Songwriting, Arrangements (tracks 1, 5, 7, 8) |
Ukri Suvilehto | Drums |
Mia Wallace | Bass |
Ole André Farstad | Guitars (lead, acoustic, baritone), Zither, Songwriting (guitar leads), Arrangements (tracks 1, 5, 7, 8) |
Guest/Session | |
Endre Kirkesola | Percussion (tracks 1-2, 4, 6-8), Keyboards (tracks 1-2, 4, 6-8), Samples (tracks 1-2, 4, 6-8) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Maor Appelbaum | Mastering |
Olve Eikemo | Producer |
Ole André Farstad | Producer |
Endre Kirkesola | Recording, Producer, Mixing, Engineering |
Kim Holm | Artwork |
Olav Iversen | Artwork concept, Design |
Manuel Visconti | Recording (bass), Engineering (bass) |
Dag Erik Nygaard | Pre-production |
Simon Dancaster | Lyrics |
Francisco Munoz | Photography |
Tracks | |||
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1. | Calm in Ire of Hurricane | 04:32 | Show lyrics |
Perish the dead mesh stripped from our bones Stark is the carcass cursing our wake Whipped core corrupt, crack’d self destruct! Shed our shell corrosion hatch in burst of shame A thousand lashes cuts us to our core We find calm twist and burn dervishes spun whole Sever the neck of bare throat stretched before us Drink from jugulars, asphyxiate thy mind Swallow lost spirit that pines for inhalation Mute shrieking sirens rife with tongues to bind Crotch-deep, drenched in gut-floods’ acid rush In womb-burst of birth-scum, drown like rats in cage We paw the ion bars as nailless fingers scrape for flaws Scratched they erupt in gash of glans of necrophage Calm in ire of hurricane Whipped core corrupt, crack’d self destruct! Shed our shell corrosion hatch in burst of shame Spitegeist reflects death’s mnemonics’s tool Echo-chamber pitched to hells subsonic howl In twinkle of anemic vein Coughing like a rusty chain Fate squats within a mangled skein Exuding calm in ire of hurricane |
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2. | Bridge of Spasms | 03:49 | Show lyrics |
With fist on hilt I wade thru guilt towards the Bridge of Spasms A flailing limb cast across the yawning Maul of Chasms Hooked to ledge at sanity’s edge steel convict clamped in irons It undulates squirms like bait hung ’bove pit of lions That fickle whore Fate forced my gait to tread this skyward path On skeletal thread blind man led by echoes of strangled laugh With every step terrors swept fears like flies in rift of mind I crawled, cracked nails clawed the creaking boards of crooked spine Torpid Styx twist viscid fist through bowels of howling Deep My demons spare not one nightmare ever rode plague-ridden sleep Nailed to the mast! Flee pox of past! Ignore the sirens’ shrieking hearts Sail the flux! Ride upheavals! Dive beyond immortal charts In lee of Bridge of Spasms I split among the atoms In lee of Bridge of Spasms I split among the atoms Like oroboros I swallow tale like oroboros I swallow tale A Raw nerve stretches ganglion curve till ventricles erupt I flow like blood through floating vein’s arterial aqueduct Crest the arch, gaze aghast, upon Oblique of Great Divide It mirrors morass, life-spans’ collapse, loop of ego’s pride |
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3. | The Artifex | 04:09 | Show lyrics |
Reclined in swathe of bedlam’s grimoires Sheathes of ancient vellum cradle skull Sigils scour sallow skin, copper veins Drip gnosis, draw mind from mortal lull I pluck the stitches, stun the senses Milk the pain I graze I storm the portals of dead immortals Trapped in yesterdaze I dive to new depths, plunder sunk wrecks In culp of fetid drain I seek the artifex, disenchant hex To lift this curse of Cain! Artifex absorb a corpus Alchemy in limbic vortex Archetype bequeath a gene To murder Eden, dismember dream Beyond arc of reaper’s lethal grace The shade of Cain shrives guilt in mud And golems raised all display his slain Brother’s bludgeoned face |
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4. | Harvest Pyre | 04:12 | Show lyrics |
I am the ruin of all a squint can dim survey I am the dearth of hopes’ dystopic cowl dismay I cast the baubles through rapine my fortune ill-acquired Upon the flames rent the night deny the trinkets vice desired I squander riches lay the bitches lust a jaded spray I dream of nightmares conjure monsters sip decay From breast of goddess milk the darkness blood a dulling wine I angle sideways path a blind maze defy the scythe of time Tap the jugular bleed the vampire Tar the slime pit surf quagmire Heal cadaver harvest pyre Raw Wound! I trawled the aether sweating reefer Sole belief I’m beneath her Glow decrease her in abyss deep I unsheath her like a reaper Tap the jugular bleed the vampire Tar the slime pit surf quagmire Heal cadaver harvest pyre Reap Ripe Raw Wound! |
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5. | Land of Khem | 04:08 | Show lyrics |
Through blasted waste in land of Khem Bleak gods cough dark rivers of phlegm Vile priests excrete their masters’ dreams To writhe in minds where madness breeds The monsters upon which art must fester Beauty’s beast reaps sweet investure The grinning skull cut from finest gem A void divides in land of Khem We seek the gods concealed Within wounds never healed In sanity’s cracks where trauma treads The twisting stretch inside our heads We seek the heart beating still Within the flesh of über-kill In shadows black with blood of druid In rage constrained where time is fluid We smoke an abyss in land of Khem Carve crystal myth in neural stem Drip eclipse in cleft of bliss Agaric flight of nemecyst In towers of ice all flesh will melt Before the throne Behemoth knelt In fetid flux let fate condemn Our frozen ghosts in land of Khem |
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6. | Outstrider | 05:39 | Show lyrics |
War gods steadfast by my side Wake of entrails stream behind Where Ordnung rules I divide No curse or threat will break my stride Cerberus snaps at my heels Chased outta Hades’ blighted fields Rebel don’t beg freak never yields What Mammon won’t give the outlaw steals Eons do not age my frame Immutable as pouring rain Scars evolve but never change A mind removed from all but rage Keep your chains Your barricades Keep your cage World ablaze Wanted scum in hell banished bedlam banned Bloodied, broke, unbowed death denies me now Charybdis guards the threshold where sanity unfolds The curse of Behemoth mutates me in the shadows Life despised me then death denies me now From womb I burst, sharp of claw Shipwrecked my life and swam for shore From red-dyed sea I struck the beach Bled my enemies dry my knife a leech Arc of reaper’s scythe Seraphim’s demise Chaos deviant thrive Neither dead or alive Too debauched for hell Scorned by heaven’s crown Heretics rebel Death denies me now |
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7. | Scythewinder | 04:17 | Show lyrics |
Tear the veins from ivory limb Smooth as shards of porcelain Slip between the talons Raking guts across the coals Clamp teeth ’pon burnished knuckles Bite down hard! Don’t let go! They owe you what you are! Pay in blood for every scar! Bathe in spray of überflow In Maestrobator’s afterblow Bind your wounds with crimson wires Knot your bone quench desires They owe you each last drop! Of ejaculate crotch shot! The damned will dance on every grave Chastity shall misbehave Slip between the talons Raking guts across the coals Clamp teeth ’pon burnished knuckles Bite down hard! Don’t let go! Laterigrade’s the way to grow Claim the stage—the realm I know Striving high—swooping low Stride out wide enslave the show! |
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8. | Hecate | 04:25 | Show lyrics |
Ochre dust coats a thousand paths Arachnid web of twisting guts Uncoil in hub flayed to shreds Shriveled heart torn from withered breast Hecate awaits where crossroads split Like entrails burst from belly slit In nexus stark a widow’s nest Silent as stone, still as death Deep in shadows cast by gallows Crown a shroud of crows and arrows Curses drip off swollen tongue Exhaling gasp of blistered lung Night’s bride sighs a gift of scythes Devours doubt to feed the hives Beneath the loll of broken necks Cracked jaws cackle last regrets She squats in clot of putrid copse Disease breathes a kiss which rots |
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35:11 |
Outstrider
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Abbath Eikemo | Vocals, Guitars, Songwriting, Arrangements (tracks 1, 5, 7, 8) |
Ole André Farstad | Songwriting (guitar leads), Arrangements (tracks 1, 5, 7, 8), Guitars (lead, acoustic, baritone), Zither |
Ukri Suvilehto | Drums |
Mia Wallace | Bass |
Guest/Session | |
Endre Kirkesola | Percussion (tracks 1-2, 4, 6-8), Keyboards (tracks 1-2, 4, 6-8), Samples (tracks 1-2, 4, 6-8) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Dag Erik Nygaard | Pre-production |
Olav Iversen | Design, Artwork concept |
Manuel Visconti | Recording (bass), Engineering (bass) |
Francisco Munoz | Photography |
Simon Dancaster | Lyrics |
Maor Appelbaum | Mastering |
Endre Kirkesola | Recording, Producer, Mixing, Engineering |
Olve Eikemo | Producer |
Ole André Farstad | Producer |
Kim Holm | Artwork |
Tracks | |||
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1. | Calm in Ire of Hurricane | 04:32 | Show lyrics |
Perish the dead Mesh stripped from out bones Stark is the carcass Cursing our wake Whipped core corrupt, crack’d self destruct! Shed our shell corrosion Hatch in burst of shame A thousand lashes cuts Us to our core, We find calm, Twist and Burn, Dervishes whole Sever the neck of bare throat stretched before Drink from jugulars asphyriate thy mind Swallow lost spirit that pines for inhalation Mute shrieking sirens rife with tongues to bind Crotch deep drenched in gut floods acid rush In womb burst of birth scum brown like rats in cage We paw the ion bars as nailes fingers scrape for flaws Scratched then erupt in gash of glans necrophage Calm in ire of hurricane Whipped core corrupt crack’d self destruct! Shed our shell corrosion, Hatch in burst of shame Spitegeist reflects, Death’s mnemonic Echo chamber pitched to hell’s subsonic howl In twinkle of anemic vein Coughing like a rusty chain Fate squats within a mangled skein Eruding calm in ire of hurricane |
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2. | Bridge of Spasms | 03:49 | Show lyrics |
With fist on hilt I wade thru guilt towards the Bridge of Spasms A flailing limb cast across the yawning Maul of Chasms Hooked to ledge at sanity’s edge steel convict clamped in irons It undulates squirms like bait hung ’bove pit of lions That fickle whore Fate forced my gait to tread this skyward path On skeletal thread blind man led by echoes of strangled laugh With every step terrors swept fears like flies in rift of mind I crawled, cracked nails clawed the creaking boards of crooked spine Torpid Styx twist viscid fist through bowels of howling Deep My demons spare not one nightmare ever rode plague-ridden sleep Nailed to the mast! Flee pox of past! Ignore the sirens’ shrieking hearts Sail the flux! Ride upheavals! Dive beyond immortal charts In lee of Bridge of Spasms I split among the atoms In lee of Bridge of Spasms I split among the atoms Like oroboros I swallow tale like oroboros I swallow tale A Raw nerve stretches ganglion curve till ventricles erupt I flow like blood through floating vein’s arterial aqueduct Crest the arch, gaze aghast, upon Oblique of Great Divide It mirrors morass, life-spans’ collapse, loop of ego’s pride |
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3. | The Artifex | 04:09 | Show lyrics |
Reclined in swathe of bedlam’s grimoires Sheathes of ancient vellum cradle skull Sigils scour sallow skin, copper veins Drip gnosis, draw mind from mortal lull I pluck the stitches, stun the senses Milk the pain I graze I storm the portals of dead immortals Trapped in yesterdaze I dive to new depths, plunder sunk wrecks In culp of fetid drain I seek the artifex, disenchant hex To lift this curse of Cain! Artifex absorb a corpus Alchemy in limbic vortex Archetype bequeath a gene To murder Eden, dismember dream Beyond arc of reaper’s lethal grace The shade of Cain shrives guilt in mud And golems raised all display his slain Brother’s bludgeoned face |
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4. | Harvest Pyre | 04:12 | Show lyrics |
I am the ruin of all a squint can dim survey I am the dearth of hopes’ dystopic cowl dismay I cast the baubles through rapine my fortune ill-acquired Upon the flames rent the night deny the trinkets vice desired I squander riches lay the bitches lust a jaded spray I dream of nightmares conjure monsters sip decay From breast of goddess milk the darkness blood a dulling wine I angle sideways path a blind maze defy the scythe of time Tap the jugular bleed the vampire Tar the slime pit surf quagmire Heal cadaver harvest pyre Raw Wound! I trawled the aether sweating reefer Sole belief I’m beneath her Glow decrease her in abyss deep I unsheath her like a reaper Tap the jugular bleed the vampire Tar the slime pit surf quagmire Heal cadaver harvest pyre Reap Ripe Raw Wound! |
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5. | Land of Khem | 04:08 | Show lyrics |
Through blasted waste in land of Khem Bleak gods cough dark rivers of phlegm Vile priests excrete their masters’ dreams To writhe in minds where madness breeds The monsters upon which art must fester Beauty’s beast reaps sweet investure The grinning skull cut from finest gem A void divides in land of Khem We seek the gods concealed Within wounds never healed In sanity’s cracks where trauma treads The twisting stretch inside our heads We seek the heart beating still Within the flesh of über-kill In shadows black with blood of druid In rage constrained where time is fluid We smoke an abyss in land of Khem Carve crystal myth in neural stem Drip eclipse in cleft of bliss Agaric flight of nemecyst In towers of ice all flesh will melt Before the throne Behemoth knelt In fetid flux let fate condemn Our frozen ghosts in land of Khem |
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6. | Outstrider | 05:39 | Show lyrics |
War gods steadfast by my side Wake of entrails stream behind Where Ordnung rules I divide No curse or threat will break my stride Cerberus snaps at my heels Chased outta Hades’ blighted fields Rebel don’t beg freak never yields What Mammon won’t give the outlaw steals Eons do not age my frame Immutable as pouring rain Scars evolve but never change A mind removed from all but rage Keep your chains Your barricades Keep your cage World ablaze Wanted scum in hell banished bedlam banned Bloodied, broke, unbowed death denies me now Charybdis guards the threshold where sanity unfolds The curse of Behemoth mutates me in the shadows Life despised me then death denies me now From womb I burst, sharp of claw Shipwrecked my life and swam for shore From red-dyed sea I struck the beach Bled my enemies dry my knife a leech Arc of reaper’s scythe Seraphim’s demise Chaos deviant thrive Neither dead or alive Too debauched for hell Scorned by heaven’s crown Heretics rebel Death denies me now |
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7. | Scythewinder | 04:17 | Show lyrics |
Tear the veins from ivory limb Smooth as shards of porcelain Slip between the talons Raking guts across the coals Clamp teeth ’pon burnished knuckles Bite down hard! Don’t let go! They owe you what you are! Pay in blood for every scar! Bathe in spray of überflow In Maestrobator’s afterblow Bind your wounds with crimson wires Knot your bone quench desires They owe you each last drop! Of ejaculate crotch shot! The damned will dance on every grave Chastity shall misbehave Slip between the talons Raking guts across the coals Clamp teeth ’pon burnished knuckles Bite down hard! Don’t let go! Laterigrade’s the way to grow Claim the stage—the realm I know Striving high—swooping low Stride out wide enslave the show! |
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8. | Hecate | 04:25 | Show lyrics |
Ochre dust coats a thousand paths Arachnid web of twisting guts Uncoil in hub flayed to shreds Shriveled heart torn from withered breast Hecate awaits where crossroads split Like entrails burst from belly slit In nexus stark a widow’s nest Silent as stone, still as death Deep in shadows cast by gallows Crown a shroud of crows and arrows Curses drip off swollen tongue Exhaling gasp of blistered lung Night’s bride sighs a gift of scythes Devours doubt to feed the hives Beneath the loll of broken necks Cracked jaws cackle last regrets She squats in clot of putrid copse Disease breathes a kiss which rots |
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9. | Pace ’till Death (Bathory cover) | 03:41 | Show lyrics |
Oh I hit top speed Still it’s much too slow The speed unconnect me From the ground Now it’s too late Just one way to go If I’ll die I’ll die To this bonecrushing sound Can’t slow it down Now when the limit is so close The yearn for the limit is too strong Body and soul poisoned by speed overdose And I know that I must go on at, oh ... Pace till death Pace till death Now the limit is so close I can see its light beckon And flicker before my eyes Soon I’ll be close enough To reach out and touch Or fail to raise speed And slow down and die Can’t slow it down Now when the limit is so close The yearn for the limit is too strong Body and soul poisoned by speed overdose And I know that I must go on at, oh ... Pace till death Limit, limit for you I’d die At any pace at all Mirror, mirror on the wall Who’s the fastest of ’em all Oh I hit top speed Still it’s much too slow The speed unconnect me From the ground Now it’s too late Just one way to go If I’ll die I’ll die To this bonecrushing sound Can’t slow it down Now when the limit is so close The yearn for the limit is too strong Body and soul poisoned by speed overdose And I know that I must go on at, oh ... Pace till death Pace till death |
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38:52 |
Outstrider
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Ole André Farstad | Songwriting (guitar leads), Arrangements (tracks 1, 5, 7, 8), Guitars (lead, acoustic, baritone), Zither |
Abbath Eikemo | Vocals, Guitars, Songwriting, Arrangements (tracks 1, 5, 7, 8) |
Ukri Suvilehto | Drums |
Mia Wallace | Bass |
Guest/Session | |
Endre Kirkesola | Percussion (tracks 1-2, 4, 6-8), Keyboards (tracks 1-2, 4, 6-8), Samples (tracks 1-2, 4, 6-8) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Olav Iversen | Design, Artwork concept |
Manuel Visconti | Recording (bass), Engineering (bass) |
Dag Erik Nygaard | Pre-production |
Simon Dancaster | Lyrics |
Francisco Munoz | Photography |
Maor Appelbaum | Mastering |
Endre Kirkesola | Recording, Producer, Mixing, Engineering |
Olve Eikemo | Producer |
Ole André Farstad | Producer |
Kim Holm | Artwork |
Tracks | |||
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Side A | |||
1. | Calm in Ire of Hurricane | 04:32 | Show lyrics |
Perish the dead mesh stripped from our bones Stark is the carcass cursing our wake Whipped core corrupt, crack’d self destruct! Shed our shell corrosion hatch in burst of shame A thousand lashes cuts us to our core We find calm twist and burn dervishes spun whole Sever the neck of bare throat stretched before us Drink from jugulars, asphyxiate thy mind Swallow lost spirit that pines for inhalation Mute shrieking sirens rife with tongues to bind Crotch-deep, drenched in gut-floods’ acid rush In womb-burst of birth-scum, drown like rats in cage We paw the ion bars as nailless fingers scrape for flaws Scratched they erupt in gash of glans of necrophage Calm in ire of hurricane Whipped core corrupt, crack’d self destruct! Shed our shell corrosion hatch in burst of shame Spitegeist reflects death’s mnemonics’s tool Echo-chamber pitched to hells subsonic howl In twinkle of anemic vein Coughing like a rusty chain Fate squats within a mangled skein Exuding calm in ire of hurricane |
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2. | Bridge of Spasms | 03:49 | Show lyrics |
With fist on hilt I wade thru guilt towards the Bridge of Spasms A flailing limb cast across the yawning Maul of Chasms Hooked to ledge at sanity’s edge steel convict clamped in irons It undulates squirms like bait hung ’bove pit of lions That fickle whore Fate forced my gait to tread this skyward path On skeletal thread blind man led by echoes of strangled laugh With every step terrors swept fears like flies in rift of mind I crawled, cracked nails clawed the creaking boards of crooked spine Torpid Styx twist viscid fist through bowels of howling Deep My demons spare not one nightmare ever rode plague-ridden sleep Nailed to the mast! Flee pox of past! Ignore the sirens’ shrieking hearts Sail the flux! Ride upheavals! Dive beyond immortal charts In lee of Bridge of Spasms I split among the atoms In lee of Bridge of Spasms I split among the atoms Like oroboros I swallow tale like oroboros I swallow tale A Raw nerve stretches ganglion curve till ventricles erupt I flow like blood through floating vein’s arterial aqueduct Crest the arch, gaze aghast, upon Oblique of Great Divide It mirrors morass, life-spans’ collapse, loop of ego’s pride |
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3. | The Artifex | 04:09 | Show lyrics |
Reclined in swathe of bedlam’s grimoires Sheathes of ancient vellum cradle skull Sigils scour sallow skin, copper veins Drip gnosis, draw mind from mortal lull I pluck the stitches, stun the senses Milk the pain I graze I storm the portals of dead immortals Trapped in yesterdaze I dive to new depths, plunder sunk wrecks In culp of fetid drain I seek the artifex, disenchant hex To lift this curse of Cain! Artifex absorb a corpus Alchemy in limbic vortex Archetype bequeath a gene To murder Eden, dismember dream Beyond arc of reaper’s lethal grace The shade of Cain shrives guilt in mud And golems raised all display his slain Brother’s bludgeoned face |
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4. | Harvest Pyre | 04:12 | Show lyrics |
I am the ruin of all a squint can dim survey I am the dearth of hopes’ dystopic cowl dismay I cast the baubles through rapine my fortune ill-acquired Upon the flames rent the night deny the trinkets vice desired I squander riches lay the bitches lust a jaded spray I dream of nightmares conjure monsters sip decay From breast of goddess milk the darkness blood a dulling wine I angle sideways path a blind maze defy the scythe of time Tap the jugular bleed the vampire Tar the slime pit surf quagmire Heal cadaver harvest pyre Raw Wound! I trawled the aether sweating reefer Sole belief I’m beneath her Glow decrease her in abyss deep I unsheath her like a reaper Tap the jugular bleed the vampire Tar the slime pit surf quagmire Heal cadaver harvest pyre Reap Ripe Raw Wound! |
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Side B | |||
5. | Land of Khem | 04:08 | Show lyrics |
Through blasted waste in land of Khem Bleak gods cough dark rivers of phlegm Vile priests excrete their masters’ dreams To writhe in minds where madness breeds The monsters upon which art must fester Beauty’s beast reaps sweet investure The grinning skull cut from finest gem A void divides in land of Khem We seek the gods concealed Within wounds never healed In sanity’s cracks where trauma treads The twisting stretch inside our heads We seek the heart beating still Within the flesh of über-kill In shadows black with blood of druid In rage constrained where time is fluid We smoke an abyss in land of Khem Carve crystal myth in neural stem Drip eclipse in cleft of bliss Agaric flight of nemecyst In towers of ice all flesh will melt Before the throne Behemoth knelt In fetid flux let fate condemn Our frozen ghosts in land of Khem |
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6. | Outstrider | 05:39 | Show lyrics |
War gods steadfast by my side Wake of entrails stream behind Where Ordnung rules I divide No curse or threat will break my stride Cerberus snaps at my heels Chased outta Hades’ blighted fields Rebel don’t beg freak never yields What Mammon won’t give the outlaw steals Eons do not age my frame Immutable as pouring rain Scars evolve but never change A mind removed from all but rage Keep your chains Your barricades Keep your cage World ablaze Wanted scum in hell banished bedlam banned Bloodied, broke, unbowed death denies me now Charybdis guards the threshold where sanity unfolds The curse of Behemoth mutates me in the shadows Life despised me then death denies me now From womb I burst, sharp of claw Shipwrecked my life and swam for shore From red-dyed sea I struck the beach Bled my enemies dry my knife a leech Arc of reaper’s scythe Seraphim’s demise Chaos deviant thrive Neither dead or alive Too debauched for hell Scorned by heaven’s crown Heretics rebel Death denies me now |
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7. | Scythewinder | 04:17 | Show lyrics |
Tear the veins from ivory limb Smooth as shards of porcelain Slip between the talons Raking guts across the coals Clamp teeth ’pon burnished knuckles Bite down hard! Don’t let go! They owe you what you are! Pay in blood for every scar! Bathe in spray of überflow In Maestrobator’s afterblow Bind your wounds with crimson wires Knot your bone quench desires They owe you each last drop! Of ejaculate crotch shot! The damned will dance on every grave Chastity shall misbehave Slip between the talons Raking guts across the coals Clamp teeth ’pon burnished knuckles Bite down hard! Don’t let go! Laterigrade’s the way to grow Claim the stage—the realm I know Striving high—swooping low Stride out wide enslave the show! |
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8. | Hecate | 04:25 | Show lyrics |
Ochre dust coats a thousand paths Arachnid web of twisting guts Uncoil in hub flayed to shreds Shriveled heart torn from withered breast Hecate awaits where crossroads split Like entrails burst from belly slit In nexus stark a widow’s nest Silent as stone, still as death Deep in shadows cast by gallows Crown a shroud of crows and arrows Curses drip off swollen tongue Exhaling gasp of blistered lung Night’s bride sighs a gift of scythes Devours doubt to feed the hives Beneath the loll of broken necks Cracked jaws cackle last regrets She squats in clot of putrid copse Disease breathes a kiss which rots |
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35:11 |
Outstrider
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Ole André Farstad | Songwriting (guitar leads), Arrangements (tracks 1, 5, 7, 8), Guitars (lead, acoustic, baritone), Zither |
Abbath Eikemo | Vocals, Guitars, Songwriting, Arrangements (tracks 1, 5, 7, 8) |
Ukri Suvilehto | Drums |
Mia Wallace | Bass |
Guest/Session | |
Endre Kirkesola | Percussion (tracks 1-2, 4, 6-8), Keyboards (tracks 1-2, 4, 6-8), Samples (tracks 1-2, 4, 6-8) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Olav Iversen | Design, Artwork concept |
Manuel Visconti | Recording (bass), Engineering (bass) |
Dag Erik Nygaard | Pre-production |
Simon Dancaster | Lyrics |
Francisco Munoz | Photography |
Maor Appelbaum | Mastering |
Endre Kirkesola | Recording, Producer, Mixing, Engineering |
Olve Eikemo | Producer |
Ole André Farstad | Producer |
Kim Holm | Artwork |
Tracks | |||
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Side A | |||
1. | Calm in Ire of Hurricane | 04:32 | Show lyrics |
Perish the dead mesh stripped from our bones Stark is the carcass cursing our wake Whipped core corrupt, crack’d self destruct! Shed our shell corrosion hatch in burst of shame A thousand lashes cuts us to our core We find calm twist and burn dervishes spun whole Sever the neck of bare throat stretched before us Drink from jugulars, asphyxiate thy mind Swallow lost spirit that pines for inhalation Mute shrieking sirens rife with tongues to bind Crotch-deep, drenched in gut-floods’ acid rush In womb-burst of birth-scum, drown like rats in cage We paw the ion bars as nailless fingers scrape for flaws Scratched they erupt in gash of glans of necrophage Calm in ire of hurricane Whipped core corrupt, crack’d self destruct! Shed our shell corrosion hatch in burst of shame Spitegeist reflects death’s mnemonics’s tool Echo-chamber pitched to hells subsonic howl In twinkle of anemic vein Coughing like a rusty chain Fate squats within a mangled skein Exuding calm in ire of hurricane |
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2. | Bridge of Spasms | 03:49 | Show lyrics |
With fist on hilt I wade thru guilt towards the Bridge of Spasms A flailing limb cast across the yawning Maul of Chasms Hooked to ledge at sanity’s edge steel convict clamped in irons It undulates squirms like bait hung ’bove pit of lions That fickle whore Fate forced my gait to tread this skyward path On skeletal thread blind man led by echoes of strangled laugh With every step terrors swept fears like flies in rift of mind I crawled, cracked nails clawed the creaking boards of crooked spine Torpid Styx twist viscid fist through bowels of howling Deep My demons spare not one nightmare ever rode plague-ridden sleep Nailed to the mast! Flee pox of past! Ignore the sirens’ shrieking hearts Sail the flux! Ride upheavals! Dive beyond immortal charts In lee of Bridge of Spasms I split among the atoms In lee of Bridge of Spasms I split among the atoms Like oroboros I swallow tale like oroboros I swallow tale A Raw nerve stretches ganglion curve till ventricles erupt I flow like blood through floating vein’s arterial aqueduct Crest the arch, gaze aghast, upon Oblique of Great Divide It mirrors morass, life-spans’ collapse, loop of ego’s pride |
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3. | The Artifex | 04:09 | Show lyrics |
Reclined in swathe of bedlam’s grimoires Sheathes of ancient vellum cradle skull Sigils scour sallow skin, copper veins Drip gnosis, draw mind from mortal lull I pluck the stitches, stun the senses Milk the pain I graze I storm the portals of dead immortals Trapped in yesterdaze I dive to new depths, plunder sunk wrecks In culp of fetid drain I seek the artifex, disenchant hex To lift this curse of Cain! Artifex absorb a corpus Alchemy in limbic vortex Archetype bequeath a gene To murder Eden, dismember dream Beyond arc of reaper’s lethal grace The shade of Cain shrives guilt in mud And golems raised all display his slain Brother’s bludgeoned face |
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4. | Harvest Pyre | 04:12 | Show lyrics |
I am the ruin of all a squint can dim survey I am the dearth of hopes’ dystopic cowl dismay I cast the baubles through rapine my fortune ill-acquired Upon the flames rent the night deny the trinkets vice desired I squander riches lay the bitches lust a jaded spray I dream of nightmares conjure monsters sip decay From breast of goddess milk the darkness blood a dulling wine I angle sideways path a blind maze defy the scythe of time Tap the jugular bleed the vampire Tar the slime pit surf quagmire Heal cadaver harvest pyre Raw Wound! I trawled the aether sweating reefer Sole belief I’m beneath her Glow decrease her in abyss deep I unsheath her like a reaper Tap the jugular bleed the vampire Tar the slime pit surf quagmire Heal cadaver harvest pyre Reap Ripe Raw Wound! |
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5. | Land of Khem | 04:08 | Show lyrics |
Through blasted waste in land of Khem Bleak gods cough dark rivers of phlegm Vile priests excrete their masters’ dreams To writhe in minds where madness breeds The monsters upon which art must fester Beauty’s beast reaps sweet investure The grinning skull cut from finest gem A void divides in land of Khem We seek the gods concealed Within wounds never healed In sanity’s cracks where trauma treads The twisting stretch inside our heads We seek the heart beating still Within the flesh of über-kill In shadows black with blood of druid In rage constrained where time is fluid We smoke an abyss in land of Khem Carve crystal myth in neural stem Drip eclipse in cleft of bliss Agaric flight of nemecyst In towers of ice all flesh will melt Before the throne Behemoth knelt In fetid flux let fate condemn Our frozen ghosts in land of Khem |
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Side B | |||
6. | Outstrider | 05:39 | Show lyrics |
War gods steadfast by my side Wake of entrails stream behind Where Ordnung rules I divide No curse or threat will break my stride Cerberus snaps at my heels Chased outta Hades’ blighted fields Rebel don’t beg freak never yields What Mammon won’t give the outlaw steals Eons do not age my frame Immutable as pouring rain Scars evolve but never change A mind removed from all but rage Keep your chains Your barricades Keep your cage World ablaze Wanted scum in hell banished bedlam banned Bloodied, broke, unbowed death denies me now Charybdis guards the threshold where sanity unfolds The curse of Behemoth mutates me in the shadows Life despised me then death denies me now From womb I burst, sharp of claw Shipwrecked my life and swam for shore From red-dyed sea I struck the beach Bled my enemies dry my knife a leech Arc of reaper’s scythe Seraphim’s demise Chaos deviant thrive Neither dead or alive Too debauched for hell Scorned by heaven’s crown Heretics rebel Death denies me now |
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7. | Scythewinder | 04:17 | Show lyrics |
Tear the veins from ivory limb Smooth as shards of porcelain Slip between the talons Raking guts across the coals Clamp teeth ’pon burnished knuckles Bite down hard! Don’t let go! They owe you what you are! Pay in blood for every scar! Bathe in spray of überflow In Maestrobator’s afterblow Bind your wounds with crimson wires Knot your bone quench desires They owe you each last drop! Of ejaculate crotch shot! The damned will dance on every grave Chastity shall misbehave Slip between the talons Raking guts across the coals Clamp teeth ’pon burnished knuckles Bite down hard! Don’t let go! Laterigrade’s the way to grow Claim the stage—the realm I know Striving high—swooping low Stride out wide enslave the show! |
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8. | Hecate | 04:25 | Show lyrics |
Ochre dust coats a thousand paths Arachnid web of twisting guts Uncoil in hub flayed to shreds Shriveled heart torn from withered breast Hecate awaits where crossroads split Like entrails burst from belly slit In nexus stark a widow’s nest Silent as stone, still as death Deep in shadows cast by gallows Crown a shroud of crows and arrows Curses drip off swollen tongue Exhaling gasp of blistered lung Night’s bride sighs a gift of scythes Devours doubt to feed the hives Beneath the loll of broken necks Cracked jaws cackle last regrets She squats in clot of putrid copse Disease breathes a kiss which rots |
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9. | Pace ’till Death (Bathory cover) | 03:41 | |
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38:52 |
Outstrider
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Ole André Farstad | Songwriting (guitar leads), Arrangements (tracks 1, 5, 7, 8), Guitars (lead, acoustic, baritone), Zither |
Abbath Eikemo | Vocals, Guitars, Songwriting, Arrangements (tracks 1, 5, 7, 8) |
Ukri Suvilehto | Drums |
Mia Wallace | Bass |
Guest/Session | |
Endre Kirkesola | Percussion (tracks 1-2, 4, 6-8), Keyboards (tracks 1-2, 4, 6-8), Samples (tracks 1-2, 4, 6-8) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Olav Iversen | Design, Artwork concept |
Manuel Visconti | Recording (bass), Engineering (bass) |
Dag Erik Nygaard | Pre-production |
Simon Dancaster | Lyrics |
Francisco Munoz | Photography |
Maor Appelbaum | Mastering |
Endre Kirkesola | Recording, Producer, Mixing, Engineering |
Olve Eikemo | Producer |
Ole André Farstad | Producer |
Kim Holm | Artwork |
Tracks | |||
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Side A | |||
1. | Calm in Ire of Hurricane | 04:32 | Show lyrics |
Perish the dead mesh stripped from our bones Stark is the carcass cursing our wake Whipped core corrupt, crack’d self destruct! Shed our shell corrosion hatch in burst of shame A thousand lashes cuts us to our core We find calm twist and burn dervishes spun whole Sever the neck of bare throat stretched before us Drink from jugulars, asphyxiate thy mind Swallow lost spirit that pines for inhalation Mute shrieking sirens rife with tongues to bind Crotch-deep, drenched in gut-floods’ acid rush In womb-burst of birth-scum, drown like rats in cage We paw the ion bars as nailless fingers scrape for flaws Scratched they erupt in gash of glans of necrophage Calm in ire of hurricane Whipped core corrupt, crack’d self destruct! Shed our shell corrosion hatch in burst of shame Spitegeist reflects death’s mnemonics’s tool Echo-chamber pitched to hells subsonic howl In twinkle of anemic vein Coughing like a rusty chain Fate squats within a mangled skein Exuding calm in ire of hurricane |
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2. | Bridge of Spasms | 03:49 | Show lyrics |
With fist on hilt I wade thru guilt towards the Bridge of Spasms A flailing limb cast across the yawning Maul of Chasms Hooked to ledge at sanity’s edge steel convict clamped in irons It undulates squirms like bait hung ’bove pit of lions That fickle whore Fate forced my gait to tread this skyward path On skeletal thread blind man led by echoes of strangled laugh With every step terrors swept fears like flies in rift of mind I crawled, cracked nails clawed the creaking boards of crooked spine Torpid Styx twist viscid fist through bowels of howling Deep My demons spare not one nightmare ever rode plague-ridden sleep Nailed to the mast! Flee pox of past! Ignore the sirens’ shrieking hearts Sail the flux! Ride upheavals! Dive beyond immortal charts In lee of Bridge of Spasms I split among the atoms In lee of Bridge of Spasms I split among the atoms Like oroboros I swallow tale like oroboros I swallow tale A Raw nerve stretches ganglion curve till ventricles erupt I flow like blood through floating vein’s arterial aqueduct Crest the arch, gaze aghast, upon Oblique of Great Divide It mirrors morass, life-spans’ collapse, loop of ego’s pride |
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3. | The Artifex | 04:09 | Show lyrics |
Reclined in swathe of bedlam’s grimoires Sheathes of ancient vellum cradle skull Sigils scour sallow skin, copper veins Drip gnosis, draw mind from mortal lull I pluck the stitches, stun the senses Milk the pain I graze I storm the portals of dead immortals Trapped in yesterdaze I dive to new depths, plunder sunk wrecks In culp of fetid drain I seek the artifex, disenchant hex To lift this curse of Cain! Artifex absorb a corpus Alchemy in limbic vortex Archetype bequeath a gene To murder Eden, dismember dream Beyond arc of reaper’s lethal grace The shade of Cain shrives guilt in mud And golems raised all display his slain Brother’s bludgeoned face |
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4. | Harvest Pyre | 04:12 | Show lyrics |
I am the ruin of all a squint can dim survey I am the dearth of hopes’ dystopic cowl dismay I cast the baubles through rapine my fortune ill-acquired Upon the flames rent the night deny the trinkets vice desired I squander riches lay the bitches lust a jaded spray I dream of nightmares conjure monsters sip decay From breast of goddess milk the darkness blood a dulling wine I angle sideways path a blind maze defy the scythe of time Tap the jugular bleed the vampire Tar the slime pit surf quagmire Heal cadaver harvest pyre Raw Wound! I trawled the aether sweating reefer Sole belief I’m beneath her Glow decrease her in abyss deep I unsheath her like a reaper Tap the jugular bleed the vampire Tar the slime pit surf quagmire Heal cadaver harvest pyre Reap Ripe Raw Wound! |
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Side B | |||
5. | Land of Khem | 04:08 | Show lyrics |
Through blasted waste in land of Khem Bleak gods cough dark rivers of phlegm Vile priests excrete their masters’ dreams To writhe in minds where madness breeds The monsters upon which art must fester Beauty’s beast reaps sweet investure The grinning skull cut from finest gem A void divides in land of Khem We seek the gods concealed Within wounds never healed In sanity’s cracks where trauma treads The twisting stretch inside our heads We seek the heart beating still Within the flesh of über-kill In shadows black with blood of druid In rage constrained where time is fluid We smoke an abyss in land of Khem Carve crystal myth in neural stem Drip eclipse in cleft of bliss Agaric flight of nemecyst In towers of ice all flesh will melt Before the throne Behemoth knelt In fetid flux let fate condemn Our frozen ghosts in land of Khem |
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6. | Outstrider | 05:39 | Show lyrics |
War gods steadfast by my side Wake of entrails stream behind Where Ordnung rules I divide No curse or threat will break my stride Cerberus snaps at my heels Chased outta Hades’ blighted fields Rebel don’t beg freak never yields What Mammon won’t give the outlaw steals Eons do not age my frame Immutable as pouring rain Scars evolve but never change A mind removed from all but rage Keep your chains Your barricades Keep your cage World ablaze Wanted scum in hell banished bedlam banned Bloodied, broke, unbowed death denies me now Charybdis guards the threshold where sanity unfolds The curse of Behemoth mutates me in the shadows Life despised me then death denies me now From womb I burst, sharp of claw Shipwrecked my life and swam for shore From red-dyed sea I struck the beach Bled my enemies dry my knife a leech Arc of reaper’s scythe Seraphim’s demise Chaos deviant thrive Neither dead or alive Too debauched for hell Scorned by heaven’s crown Heretics rebel Death denies me now |
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7. | Scythewinder | 04:17 | Show lyrics |
Tear the veins from ivory limb Smooth as shards of porcelain Slip between the talons Raking guts across the coals Clamp teeth ’pon burnished knuckles Bite down hard! Don’t let go! They owe you what you are! Pay in blood for every scar! Bathe in spray of überflow In Maestrobator’s afterblow Bind your wounds with crimson wires Knot your bone quench desires They owe you each last drop! Of ejaculate crotch shot! The damned will dance on every grave Chastity shall misbehave Slip between the talons Raking guts across the coals Clamp teeth ’pon burnished knuckles Bite down hard! Don’t let go! Laterigrade’s the way to grow Claim the stage—the realm I know Striving high—swooping low Stride out wide enslave the show! |
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8. | Hecate | 04:25 | Show lyrics |
Ochre dust coats a thousand paths Arachnid web of twisting guts Uncoil in hub flayed to shreds Shriveled heart torn from withered breast Hecate awaits where crossroads split Like entrails burst from belly slit In nexus stark a widow’s nest Silent as stone, still as death Deep in shadows cast by gallows Crown a shroud of crows and arrows Curses drip off swollen tongue Exhaling gasp of blistered lung Night’s bride sighs a gift of scythes Devours doubt to feed the hives Beneath the loll of broken necks Cracked jaws cackle last regrets She squats in clot of putrid copse Disease breathes a kiss which rots |
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35:11 |
Outstrider
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Ole André Farstad | Songwriting (guitar leads), Arrangements (tracks 1, 5, 7, 8), Guitars (lead, acoustic, baritone), Zither |
Abbath Eikemo | Vocals, Guitars, Songwriting, Arrangements (tracks 1, 5, 7, 8) |
Ukri Suvilehto | Drums |
Mia Wallace | Bass |
Guest/Session | |
Endre Kirkesola | Percussion (tracks 1-2, 4, 6-8), Keyboards (tracks 1-2, 4, 6-8), Samples (tracks 1-2, 4, 6-8) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Olav Iversen | Design, Artwork concept |
Dag Erik Nygaard | Pre-production |
Manuel Visconti | Recording (bass), Engineering (bass) |
Simon Dancaster | Lyrics |
Francisco Munoz | Photography |
Maor Appelbaum | Mastering |
Endre Kirkesola | Recording, Producer, Mixing, Engineering |
Olve Eikemo | Producer |
Ole André Farstad | Producer |
Kim Holm | Artwork |
Tracks | |||
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1. | Calm in Ire of Hurricane | 04:32 | Show lyrics |
Perish the dead mesh stripped from our bones Stark is the carcass cursing our wake Whipped core corrupt, crack’d self destruct! Shed our shell corrosion hatch in burst of shame A thousand lashes cuts us to our core We find calm twist and burn dervishes spun whole Sever the neck of bare throat stretched before us Drink from jugulars, asphyxiate thy mind Swallow lost spirit that pines for inhalation Mute shrieking sirens rife with tongues to bind Crotch-deep, drenched in gut-floods’ acid rush In womb-burst of birth-scum, drown like rats in cage We paw the ion bars as nailless fingers scrape for flaws Scratched they erupt in gash of glans of necrophage Calm in ire of hurricane Whipped core corrupt, crack’d self destruct! Shed our shell corrosion hatch in burst of shame Spitegeist reflects death’s mnemonics’s tool Echo-chamber pitched to hells subsonic howl In twinkle of anemic vein Coughing like a rusty chain Fate squats within a mangled skein Exuding calm in ire of hurricane |
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2. | Bridge of Spasms | 03:49 | Show lyrics |
With fist on hilt I wade thru guilt towards the Bridge of Spasms A flailing limb cast across the yawning Maul of Chasms Hooked to ledge at sanity’s edge steel convict clamped in irons It undulates squirms like bait hung ’bove pit of lions That fickle whore Fate forced my gait to tread this skyward path On skeletal thread blind man led by echoes of strangled laugh With every step terrors swept fears like flies in rift of mind I crawled, cracked nails clawed the creaking boards of crooked spine Torpid Styx twist viscid fist through bowels of howling Deep My demons spare not one nightmare ever rode plague-ridden sleep Nailed to the mast! Flee pox of past! Ignore the sirens’ shrieking hearts Sail the flux! Ride upheavals! Dive beyond immortal charts In lee of Bridge of Spasms I split among the atoms In lee of Bridge of Spasms I split among the atoms Like oroboros I swallow tale like oroboros I swallow tale A Raw nerve stretches ganglion curve till ventricles erupt I flow like blood through floating vein’s arterial aqueduct Crest the arch, gaze aghast, upon Oblique of Great Divide It mirrors morass, life-spans’ collapse, loop of ego’s pride |
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3. | The Artifex | 04:09 | Show lyrics |
Reclined in swathe of bedlam’s grimoires Sheathes of ancient vellum cradle skull Sigils scour sallow skin, copper veins Drip gnosis, draw mind from mortal lull I pluck the stitches, stun the senses Milk the pain I graze I storm the portals of dead immortals Trapped in yesterdaze I dive to new depths, plunder sunk wrecks In culp of fetid drain I seek the artifex, disenchant hex To lift this curse of Cain! Artifex absorb a corpus Alchemy in limbic vortex Archetype bequeath a gene To murder Eden, dismember dream Beyond arc of reaper’s lethal grace The shade of Cain shrives guilt in mud And golems raised all display his slain Brother’s bludgeoned face |
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4. | Harvest Pyre | 04:12 | Show lyrics |
I am the ruin of all a squint can dim survey I am the dearth of hopes’ dystopic cowl dismay I cast the baubles through rapine my fortune ill-acquired Upon the flames rent the night deny the trinkets vice desired I squander riches lay the bitches lust a jaded spray I dream of nightmares conjure monsters sip decay From breast of goddess milk the darkness blood a dulling wine I angle sideways path a blind maze defy the scythe of time Tap the jugular bleed the vampire Tar the slime pit surf quagmire Heal cadaver harvest pyre Raw Wound! I trawled the aether sweating reefer Sole belief I’m beneath her Glow decrease her in abyss deep I unsheath her like a reaper Tap the jugular bleed the vampire Tar the slime pit surf quagmire Heal cadaver harvest pyre Reap Ripe Raw Wound! |
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5. | Land of Khem | 04:08 | Show lyrics |
Through blasted waste in land of Khem Bleak gods cough dark rivers of phlegm Vile priests excrete their masters’ dreams To writhe in minds where madness breeds The monsters upon which art must fester Beauty’s beast reaps sweet investure The grinning skull cut from finest gem A void divides in land of Khem We seek the gods concealed Within wounds never healed In sanity’s cracks where trauma treads The twisting stretch inside our heads We seek the heart beating still Within the flesh of über-kill In shadows black with blood of druid In rage constrained where time is fluid We smoke an abyss in land of Khem Carve crystal myth in neural stem Drip eclipse in cleft of bliss Agaric flight of nemecyst In towers of ice all flesh will melt Before the throne Behemoth knelt In fetid flux let fate condemn Our frozen ghosts in land of Khem |
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6. | Outstrider | 05:39 | Show lyrics |
War gods steadfast by my side Wake of entrails stream behind Where Ordnung rules I divide No curse or threat will break my stride Cerberus snaps at my heels Chased outta Hades’ blighted fields Rebel don’t beg freak never yields What Mammon won’t give the outlaw steals Eons do not age my frame Immutable as pouring rain Scars evolve but never change A mind removed from all but rage Keep your chains Your barricades Keep your cage World ablaze Wanted scum in hell banished bedlam banned Bloodied, broke, unbowed death denies me now Charybdis guards the threshold where sanity unfolds The curse of Behemoth mutates me in the shadows Life despised me then death denies me now From womb I burst, sharp of claw Shipwrecked my life and swam for shore From red-dyed sea I struck the beach Bled my enemies dry my knife a leech Arc of reaper’s scythe Seraphim’s demise Chaos deviant thrive Neither dead or alive Too debauched for hell Scorned by heaven’s crown Heretics rebel Death denies me now |
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7. | Scythewinder | 04:17 | Show lyrics |
Tear the veins from ivory limb Smooth as shards of porcelain Slip between the talons Raking guts across the coals Clamp teeth ’pon burnished knuckles Bite down hard! Don’t let go! They owe you what you are! Pay in blood for every scar! Bathe in spray of überflow In Maestrobator’s afterblow Bind your wounds with crimson wires Knot your bone quench desires They owe you each last drop! Of ejaculate crotch shot! The damned will dance on every grave Chastity shall misbehave Slip between the talons Raking guts across the coals Clamp teeth ’pon burnished knuckles Bite down hard! Don’t let go! Laterigrade’s the way to grow Claim the stage—the realm I know Striving high—swooping low Stride out wide enslave the show! |
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8. | Hecate | 04:25 | Show lyrics |
Ochre dust coats a thousand paths Arachnid web of twisting guts Uncoil in hub flayed to shreds Shriveled heart torn from withered breast Hecate awaits where crossroads split Like entrails burst from belly slit In nexus stark a widow’s nest Silent as stone, still as death Deep in shadows cast by gallows Crown a shroud of crows and arrows Curses drip off swollen tongue Exhaling gasp of blistered lung Night’s bride sighs a gift of scythes Devours doubt to feed the hives Beneath the loll of broken necks Cracked jaws cackle last regrets She squats in clot of putrid copse Disease breathes a kiss which rots |
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35:11 |
Outstrider
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Ole André Farstad | Songwriting (guitar leads), Arrangements (tracks 1, 5, 7, 8), Guitars (lead, acoustic, baritone), Zither |
Abbath Eikemo | Vocals, Guitars, Songwriting, Arrangements (tracks 1, 5, 7, 8) |
Ukri Suvilehto | Drums |
Mia Wallace | Bass |
Guest/Session | |
Endre Kirkesola | Percussion (tracks 1-2, 4, 6-8), Keyboards (tracks 1-2, 4, 6-8), Samples (tracks 1-2, 4, 6-8) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Manuel Visconti | Recording (bass), Engineering (bass) |
Olav Iversen | Design, Artwork concept |
Dag Erik Nygaard | Pre-production |
Simon Dancaster | Lyrics |
Francisco Munoz | Photography |
Endre Kirkesola | Recording, Producer, Mixing, Engineering |
Maor Appelbaum | Mastering |
Olve Eikemo | Producer |
Ole André Farstad | Producer |
Kim Holm | Artwork |
Tracks | |||
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1. | Calm in Ire of Hurricane | 04:32 | Show lyrics |
Perish the dead Mesh stripped from out bones Stark is the carcass Cursing our wake Whipped core corrupt, crack’d self destruct! Shed our shell corrosion Hatch in burst of shame A thousand lashes cuts Us to our core, We find calm, Twist and Burn, Dervishes whole Sever the neck of bare throat stretched before Drink from jugulars asphyriate thy mind Swallow lost spirit that pines for inhalation Mute shrieking sirens rife with tongues to bind Crotch deep drenched in gut floods acid rush In womb burst of birth scum brown like rats in cage We paw the ion bars as nailes fingers scrape for flaws Scratched then erupt in gash of glans necrophage Calm in ire of hurricane Whipped core corrupt crack’d self destruct! Shed our shell corrosion, Hatch in burst of shame Spitegeist reflects, Death’s mnemonic Echo chamber pitched to hell’s subsonic howl In twinkle of anemic vein Coughing like a rusty chain Fate squats within a mangled skein Eruding calm in ire of hurricane |
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2. | Bridge of Spasms | 03:49 | Show lyrics |
With fist on hilt I wade thru guilt towards the Bridge of Spasms A flailing limb cast across the yawning Maul of Chasms Hooked to ledge at sanity’s edge steel convict clamped in irons It undulates squirms like bait hung ’bove pit of lions That fickle whore Fate forced my gait to tread this skyward path On skeletal thread blind man led by echoes of strangled laugh With every step terrors swept fears like flies in rift of mind I crawled, cracked nails clawed the creaking boards of crooked spine Torpid Styx twist viscid fist through bowels of howling Deep My demons spare not one nightmare ever rode plague-ridden sleep Nailed to the mast! Flee pox of past! Ignore the sirens’ shrieking hearts Sail the flux! Ride upheavals! Dive beyond immortal charts In lee of Bridge of Spasms I split among the atoms In lee of Bridge of Spasms I split among the atoms Like oroboros I swallow tale like oroboros I swallow tale A Raw nerve stretches ganglion curve till ventricles erupt I flow like blood through floating vein’s arterial aqueduct Crest the arch, gaze aghast, upon Oblique of Great Divide It mirrors morass, life-spans’ collapse, loop of ego’s pride |
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3. | The Artifex | 04:09 | Show lyrics |
Reclined in swathe of bedlam’s grimoires Sheathes of ancient vellum cradle skull Sigils scour sallow skin, copper veins Drip gnosis, draw mind from mortal lull I pluck the stitches, stun the senses Milk the pain I graze I storm the portals of dead immortals Trapped in yesterdaze I dive to new depths, plunder sunk wrecks In culp of fetid drain I seek the artifex, disenchant hex To lift this curse of Cain! Artifex absorb a corpus Alchemy in limbic vortex Archetype bequeath a gene To murder Eden, dismember dream Beyond arc of reaper’s lethal grace The shade of Cain shrives guilt in mud And golems raised all display his slain Brother’s bludgeoned face |
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4. | Harvest Pyre | 04:12 | Show lyrics |
I am the ruin of all a squint can dim survey I am the dearth of hopes’ dystopic cowl dismay I cast the baubles through rapine my fortune ill-acquired Upon the flames rent the night deny the trinkets vice desired I squander riches lay the bitches lust a jaded spray I dream of nightmares conjure monsters sip decay From breast of goddess milk the darkness blood a dulling wine I angle sideways path a blind maze defy the scythe of time Tap the jugular bleed the vampire Tar the slime pit surf quagmire Heal cadaver harvest pyre Raw Wound! I trawled the aether sweating reefer Sole belief I’m beneath her Glow decrease her in abyss deep I unsheath her like a reaper Tap the jugular bleed the vampire Tar the slime pit surf quagmire Heal cadaver harvest pyre Reap Ripe Raw Wound! |
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5. | Land of Khem | 04:08 | Show lyrics |
Through blasted waste in land of Khem Bleak gods cough dark rivers of phlegm Vile priests excrete their masters’ dreams To writhe in minds where madness breeds The monsters upon which art must fester Beauty’s beast reaps sweet investure The grinning skull cut from finest gem A void divides in land of Khem We seek the gods concealed Within wounds never healed In sanity’s cracks where trauma treads The twisting stretch inside our heads We seek the heart beating still Within the flesh of über-kill In shadows black with blood of druid In rage constrained where time is fluid We smoke an abyss in land of Khem Carve crystal myth in neural stem Drip eclipse in cleft of bliss Agaric flight of nemecyst In towers of ice all flesh will melt Before the throne Behemoth knelt In fetid flux let fate condemn Our frozen ghosts in land of Khem |
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6. | Outstrider | 05:39 | Show lyrics |
War gods steadfast by my side Wake of entrails stream behind Where Ordnung rules I divide No curse or threat will break my stride Cerberus snaps at my heels Chased outta Hades’ blighted fields Rebel don’t beg freak never yields What Mammon won’t give the outlaw steals Eons do not age my frame Immutable as pouring rain Scars evolve but never change A mind removed from all but rage Keep your chains Your barricades Keep your cage World ablaze Wanted scum in hell banished bedlam banned Bloodied, broke, unbowed death denies me now Charybdis guards the threshold where sanity unfolds The curse of Behemoth mutates me in the shadows Life despised me then death denies me now From womb I burst, sharp of claw Shipwrecked my life and swam for shore From red-dyed sea I struck the beach Bled my enemies dry my knife a leech Arc of reaper’s scythe Seraphim’s demise Chaos deviant thrive Neither dead or alive Too debauched for hell Scorned by heaven’s crown Heretics rebel Death denies me now |
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7. | Scythewinder | 04:17 | Show lyrics |
Tear the veins from ivory limb Smooth as shards of porcelain Slip between the talons Raking guts across the coals Clamp teeth ’pon burnished knuckles Bite down hard! Don’t let go! They owe you what you are! Pay in blood for every scar! Bathe in spray of überflow In Maestrobator’s afterblow Bind your wounds with crimson wires Knot your bone quench desires They owe you each last drop! Of ejaculate crotch shot! The damned will dance on every grave Chastity shall misbehave Slip between the talons Raking guts across the coals Clamp teeth ’pon burnished knuckles Bite down hard! Don’t let go! Laterigrade’s the way to grow Claim the stage—the realm I know Striving high—swooping low Stride out wide enslave the show! |
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8. | Hecate | 04:25 | Show lyrics |
Ochre dust coats a thousand paths Arachnid web of twisting guts Uncoil in hub flayed to shreds Shriveled heart torn from withered breast Hecate awaits where crossroads split Like entrails burst from belly slit In nexus stark a widow’s nest Silent as stone, still as death Deep in shadows cast by gallows Crown a shroud of crows and arrows Curses drip off swollen tongue Exhaling gasp of blistered lung Night’s bride sighs a gift of scythes Devours doubt to feed the hives Beneath the loll of broken necks Cracked jaws cackle last regrets She squats in clot of putrid copse Disease breathes a kiss which rots |
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9. | Pace ’till Death (Bathory cover) | 03:41 | Show lyrics |
Oh I hit top speed Still it’s much too slow The speed unconnect me From the ground Now it’s too late Just one way to go If I’ll die I’ll die To this bonecrushing sound Can’t slow it down Now when the limit is so close The yearn for the limit is too strong Body and soul poisoned by speed overdose And I know that I must go on at, oh ... Pace till death Pace till death Now the limit is so close I can see its light beckon And flicker before my eyes Soon I’ll be close enough To reach out and touch Or fail to raise speed And slow down and die Can’t slow it down Now when the limit is so close The yearn for the limit is too strong Body and soul poisoned by speed overdose And I know that I must go on at, oh ... Pace till death Limit, limit for you I’d die At any pace at all Mirror, mirror on the wall Who’s the fastest of ’em all Oh I hit top speed Still it’s much too slow The speed unconnect me From the ground Now it’s too late Just one way to go If I’ll die I’ll die To this bonecrushing sound Can’t slow it down Now when the limit is so close The yearn for the limit is too strong Body and soul poisoned by speed overdose And I know that I must go on at, oh ... Pace till death Pace till death |
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38:52 |
Outstrider
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Ole André Farstad | Songwriting (guitar leads), Arrangements (tracks 1, 5, 7, 8), Guitars (lead, acoustic, baritone), Zither |
Abbath Eikemo | Vocals, Guitars, Songwriting, Arrangements (tracks 1, 5, 7, 8) |
Ukri Suvilehto | Drums |
Mia Wallace | Bass |
Guest/Session | |
Endre Kirkesola | Percussion (tracks 1-2, 4, 6-8), Keyboards (tracks 1-2, 4, 6-8), Samples (tracks 1-2, 4, 6-8) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Manuel Visconti | Recording (bass), Engineering (bass) |
Dag Erik Nygaard | Pre-production |
Olav Iversen | Design, Artwork concept |
Francisco Munoz | Photography |
Simon Dancaster | Lyrics |
Endre Kirkesola | Recording, Producer, Mixing, Engineering |
Maor Appelbaum | Mastering |
Olve Eikemo | Producer |
Ole André Farstad | Producer |
Kim Holm | Artwork |
Tracks | |||
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1. | Calm in Ire of Hurricane | 04:32 | Show lyrics |
Perish the dead Mesh stripped from out bones Stark is the carcass Cursing our wake Whipped core corrupt, crack’d self destruct! Shed our shell corrosion Hatch in burst of shame A thousand lashes cuts Us to our core, We find calm, Twist and Burn, Dervishes whole Sever the neck of bare throat stretched before Drink from jugulars asphyriate thy mind Swallow lost spirit that pines for inhalation Mute shrieking sirens rife with tongues to bind Crotch deep drenched in gut floods acid rush In womb burst of birth scum brown like rats in cage We paw the ion bars as nailes fingers scrape for flaws Scratched then erupt in gash of glans necrophage Calm in ire of hurricane Whipped core corrupt crack’d self destruct! Shed our shell corrosion, Hatch in burst of shame Spitegeist reflects, Death’s mnemonic Echo chamber pitched to hell’s subsonic howl In twinkle of anemic vein Coughing like a rusty chain Fate squats within a mangled skein Eruding calm in ire of hurricane |
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2. | Bridge of Spasms | 03:49 | Show lyrics |
With fist on hilt I wade thru guilt towards the Bridge of Spasms A flailing limb cast across the yawning Maul of Chasms Hooked to ledge at sanity’s edge steel convict clamped in irons It undulates squirms like bait hung ’bove pit of lions That fickle whore Fate forced my gait to tread this skyward path On skeletal thread blind man led by echoes of strangled laugh With every step terrors swept fears like flies in rift of mind I crawled, cracked nails clawed the creaking boards of crooked spine Torpid Styx twist viscid fist through bowels of howling Deep My demons spare not one nightmare ever rode plague-ridden sleep Nailed to the mast! Flee pox of past! Ignore the sirens’ shrieking hearts Sail the flux! Ride upheavals! Dive beyond immortal charts In lee of Bridge of Spasms I split among the atoms In lee of Bridge of Spasms I split among the atoms Like oroboros I swallow tale like oroboros I swallow tale A Raw nerve stretches ganglion curve till ventricles erupt I flow like blood through floating vein’s arterial aqueduct Crest the arch, gaze aghast, upon Oblique of Great Divide It mirrors morass, life-spans’ collapse, loop of ego’s pride |
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3. | The Artifex | 04:09 | Show lyrics |
Reclined in swathe of bedlam’s grimoires Sheathes of ancient vellum cradle skull Sigils scour sallow skin, copper veins Drip gnosis, draw mind from mortal lull I pluck the stitches, stun the senses Milk the pain I graze I storm the portals of dead immortals Trapped in yesterdaze I dive to new depths, plunder sunk wrecks In culp of fetid drain I seek the artifex, disenchant hex To lift this curse of Cain! Artifex absorb a corpus Alchemy in limbic vortex Archetype bequeath a gene To murder Eden, dismember dream Beyond arc of reaper’s lethal grace The shade of Cain shrives guilt in mud And golems raised all display his slain Brother’s bludgeoned face |
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4. | Harvest Pyre | 04:12 | Show lyrics |
I am the ruin of all a squint can dim survey I am the dearth of hopes’ dystopic cowl dismay I cast the baubles through rapine my fortune ill-acquired Upon the flames rent the night deny the trinkets vice desired I squander riches lay the bitches lust a jaded spray I dream of nightmares conjure monsters sip decay From breast of goddess milk the darkness blood a dulling wine I angle sideways path a blind maze defy the scythe of time Tap the jugular bleed the vampire Tar the slime pit surf quagmire Heal cadaver harvest pyre Raw Wound! I trawled the aether sweating reefer Sole belief I’m beneath her Glow decrease her in abyss deep I unsheath her like a reaper Tap the jugular bleed the vampire Tar the slime pit surf quagmire Heal cadaver harvest pyre Reap Ripe Raw Wound! |
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5. | Land of Khem | 04:08 | Show lyrics |
Through blasted waste in land of Khem Bleak gods cough dark rivers of phlegm Vile priests excrete their masters’ dreams To writhe in minds where madness breeds The monsters upon which art must fester Beauty’s beast reaps sweet investure The grinning skull cut from finest gem A void divides in land of Khem We seek the gods concealed Within wounds never healed In sanity’s cracks where trauma treads The twisting stretch inside our heads We seek the heart beating still Within the flesh of über-kill In shadows black with blood of druid In rage constrained where time is fluid We smoke an abyss in land of Khem Carve crystal myth in neural stem Drip eclipse in cleft of bliss Agaric flight of nemecyst In towers of ice all flesh will melt Before the throne Behemoth knelt In fetid flux let fate condemn Our frozen ghosts in land of Khem |
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6. | Outstrider | 05:39 | Show lyrics |
War gods steadfast by my side Wake of entrails stream behind Where Ordnung rules I divide No curse or threat will break my stride Cerberus snaps at my heels Chased outta Hades’ blighted fields Rebel don’t beg freak never yields What Mammon won’t give the outlaw steals Eons do not age my frame Immutable as pouring rain Scars evolve but never change A mind removed from all but rage Keep your chains Your barricades Keep your cage World ablaze Wanted scum in hell banished bedlam banned Bloodied, broke, unbowed death denies me now Charybdis guards the threshold where sanity unfolds The curse of Behemoth mutates me in the shadows Life despised me then death denies me now From womb I burst, sharp of claw Shipwrecked my life and swam for shore From red-dyed sea I struck the beach Bled my enemies dry my knife a leech Arc of reaper’s scythe Seraphim’s demise Chaos deviant thrive Neither dead or alive Too debauched for hell Scorned by heaven’s crown Heretics rebel Death denies me now |
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7. | Scythewinder | 04:17 | Show lyrics |
Tear the veins from ivory limb Smooth as shards of porcelain Slip between the talons Raking guts across the coals Clamp teeth ’pon burnished knuckles Bite down hard! Don’t let go! They owe you what you are! Pay in blood for every scar! Bathe in spray of überflow In Maestrobator’s afterblow Bind your wounds with crimson wires Knot your bone quench desires They owe you each last drop! Of ejaculate crotch shot! The damned will dance on every grave Chastity shall misbehave Slip between the talons Raking guts across the coals Clamp teeth ’pon burnished knuckles Bite down hard! Don’t let go! Laterigrade’s the way to grow Claim the stage—the realm I know Striving high—swooping low Stride out wide enslave the show! |
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8. | Hecate | 04:25 | Show lyrics |
Ochre dust coats a thousand paths Arachnid web of twisting guts Uncoil in hub flayed to shreds Shriveled heart torn from withered breast Hecate awaits where crossroads split Like entrails burst from belly slit In nexus stark a widow’s nest Silent as stone, still as death Deep in shadows cast by gallows Crown a shroud of crows and arrows Curses drip off swollen tongue Exhaling gasp of blistered lung Night’s bride sighs a gift of scythes Devours doubt to feed the hives Beneath the loll of broken necks Cracked jaws cackle last regrets She squats in clot of putrid copse Disease breathes a kiss which rots |
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9. | Pace ’till Death (Bathory cover) | 03:41 | Show lyrics |
Oh I hit top speed Still it’s much too slow The speed unconnect me From the ground Now it’s too late Just one way to go If I’ll die I’ll die To this bonecrushing sound Can’t slow it down Now when the limit is so close The yearn for the limit is too strong Body and soul poisoned by speed overdose And I know that I must go on at, oh ... Pace till death Pace till death Now the limit is so close I can see its light beckon And flicker before my eyes Soon I’ll be close enough To reach out and touch Or fail to raise speed And slow down and die Can’t slow it down Now when the limit is so close The yearn for the limit is too strong Body and soul poisoned by speed overdose And I know that I must go on at, oh ... Pace till death Limit, limit for you I’d die At any pace at all Mirror, mirror on the wall Who’s the fastest of ’em all Oh I hit top speed Still it’s much too slow The speed unconnect me From the ground Now it’s too late Just one way to go If I’ll die I’ll die To this bonecrushing sound Can’t slow it down Now when the limit is so close The yearn for the limit is too strong Body and soul poisoned by speed overdose And I know that I must go on at, oh ... Pace till death Pace till death |
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38:52 |
Outstrider
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Ole André Farstad | Songwriting (guitar leads), Arrangements (tracks 1, 5, 7, 8), Guitars (lead, acoustic, baritone), Zither |
Abbath Eikemo | Vocals, Guitars, Songwriting, Arrangements (tracks 1, 5, 7, 8) |
Ukri Suvilehto | Drums |
Mia Wallace | Bass |
Guest/Session | |
Endre Kirkesola | Percussion (tracks 1-2, 4, 6-8), Keyboards (tracks 1-2, 4, 6-8), Samples (tracks 1-2, 4, 6-8) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Manuel Visconti | Recording (bass), Engineering (bass) |
Dag Erik Nygaard | Pre-production |
Olav Iversen | Design, Artwork concept |
Francisco Munoz | Photography |
Simon Dancaster | Lyrics |
Endre Kirkesola | Recording, Producer, Mixing, Engineering |
Maor Appelbaum | Mastering |
Olve Eikemo | Producer |
Ole André Farstad | Producer |
Kim Holm | Artwork |
Tracks | |||
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1. | Calm in Ire of Hurricane | 04:32 | Show lyrics |
Perish the dead Mesh stripped from out bones Stark is the carcass Cursing our wake Whipped core corrupt, crack’d self destruct! Shed our shell corrosion Hatch in burst of shame A thousand lashes cuts Us to our core, We find calm, Twist and Burn, Dervishes whole Sever the neck of bare throat stretched before Drink from jugulars asphyriate thy mind Swallow lost spirit that pines for inhalation Mute shrieking sirens rife with tongues to bind Crotch deep drenched in gut floods acid rush In womb burst of birth scum brown like rats in cage We paw the ion bars as nailes fingers scrape for flaws Scratched then erupt in gash of glans necrophage Calm in ire of hurricane Whipped core corrupt crack’d self destruct! Shed our shell corrosion, Hatch in burst of shame Spitegeist reflects, Death’s mnemonic Echo chamber pitched to hell’s subsonic howl In twinkle of anemic vein Coughing like a rusty chain Fate squats within a mangled skein Eruding calm in ire of hurricane |
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2. | Bridge of Spasms | 03:49 | Show lyrics |
With fist on hilt I wade thru guilt towards the Bridge of Spasms A flailing limb cast across the yawning Maul of Chasms Hooked to ledge at sanity’s edge steel convict clamped in irons It undulates squirms like bait hung ’bove pit of lions That fickle whore Fate forced my gait to tread this skyward path On skeletal thread blind man led by echoes of strangled laugh With every step terrors swept fears like flies in rift of mind I crawled, cracked nails clawed the creaking boards of crooked spine Torpid Styx twist viscid fist through bowels of howling Deep My demons spare not one nightmare ever rode plague-ridden sleep Nailed to the mast! Flee pox of past! Ignore the sirens’ shrieking hearts Sail the flux! Ride upheavals! Dive beyond immortal charts In lee of Bridge of Spasms I split among the atoms In lee of Bridge of Spasms I split among the atoms Like oroboros I swallow tale like oroboros I swallow tale A Raw nerve stretches ganglion curve till ventricles erupt I flow like blood through floating vein’s arterial aqueduct Crest the arch, gaze aghast, upon Oblique of Great Divide It mirrors morass, life-spans’ collapse, loop of ego’s pride |
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3. | The Artifex | 04:09 | Show lyrics |
Reclined in swathe of bedlam’s grimoires Sheathes of ancient vellum cradle skull Sigils scour sallow skin, copper veins Drip gnosis, draw mind from mortal lull I pluck the stitches, stun the senses Milk the pain I graze I storm the portals of dead immortals Trapped in yesterdaze I dive to new depths, plunder sunk wrecks In culp of fetid drain I seek the artifex, disenchant hex To lift this curse of Cain! Artifex absorb a corpus Alchemy in limbic vortex Archetype bequeath a gene To murder Eden, dismember dream Beyond arc of reaper’s lethal grace The shade of Cain shrives guilt in mud And golems raised all display his slain Brother’s bludgeoned face |
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4. | Harvest Pyre | 04:12 | Show lyrics |
I am the ruin of all a squint can dim survey I am the dearth of hopes’ dystopic cowl dismay I cast the baubles through rapine my fortune ill-acquired Upon the flames rent the night deny the trinkets vice desired I squander riches lay the bitches lust a jaded spray I dream of nightmares conjure monsters sip decay From breast of goddess milk the darkness blood a dulling wine I angle sideways path a blind maze defy the scythe of time Tap the jugular bleed the vampire Tar the slime pit surf quagmire Heal cadaver harvest pyre Raw Wound! I trawled the aether sweating reefer Sole belief I’m beneath her Glow decrease her in abyss deep I unsheath her like a reaper Tap the jugular bleed the vampire Tar the slime pit surf quagmire Heal cadaver harvest pyre Reap Ripe Raw Wound! |
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5. | Land of Khem | 04:08 | Show lyrics |
Through blasted waste in land of Khem Bleak gods cough dark rivers of phlegm Vile priests excrete their masters’ dreams To writhe in minds where madness breeds The monsters upon which art must fester Beauty’s beast reaps sweet investure The grinning skull cut from finest gem A void divides in land of Khem We seek the gods concealed Within wounds never healed In sanity’s cracks where trauma treads The twisting stretch inside our heads We seek the heart beating still Within the flesh of über-kill In shadows black with blood of druid In rage constrained where time is fluid We smoke an abyss in land of Khem Carve crystal myth in neural stem Drip eclipse in cleft of bliss Agaric flight of nemecyst In towers of ice all flesh will melt Before the throne Behemoth knelt In fetid flux let fate condemn Our frozen ghosts in land of Khem |
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6. | Outstrider | 05:39 | Show lyrics |
War gods steadfast by my side Wake of entrails stream behind Where Ordnung rules I divide No curse or threat will break my stride Cerberus snaps at my heels Chased outta Hades’ blighted fields Rebel don’t beg freak never yields What Mammon won’t give the outlaw steals Eons do not age my frame Immutable as pouring rain Scars evolve but never change A mind removed from all but rage Keep your chains Your barricades Keep your cage World ablaze Wanted scum in hell banished bedlam banned Bloodied, broke, unbowed death denies me now Charybdis guards the threshold where sanity unfolds The curse of Behemoth mutates me in the shadows Life despised me then death denies me now From womb I burst, sharp of claw Shipwrecked my life and swam for shore From red-dyed sea I struck the beach Bled my enemies dry my knife a leech Arc of reaper’s scythe Seraphim’s demise Chaos deviant thrive Neither dead or alive Too debauched for hell Scorned by heaven’s crown Heretics rebel Death denies me now |
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7. | Scythewinder | 04:17 | Show lyrics |
Tear the veins from ivory limb Smooth as shards of porcelain Slip between the talons Raking guts across the coals Clamp teeth ’pon burnished knuckles Bite down hard! Don’t let go! They owe you what you are! Pay in blood for every scar! Bathe in spray of überflow In Maestrobator’s afterblow Bind your wounds with crimson wires Knot your bone quench desires They owe you each last drop! Of ejaculate crotch shot! The damned will dance on every grave Chastity shall misbehave Slip between the talons Raking guts across the coals Clamp teeth ’pon burnished knuckles Bite down hard! Don’t let go! Laterigrade’s the way to grow Claim the stage—the realm I know Striving high—swooping low Stride out wide enslave the show! |
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8. | Hecate | 04:25 | Show lyrics |
Ochre dust coats a thousand paths Arachnid web of twisting guts Uncoil in hub flayed to shreds Shriveled heart torn from withered breast Hecate awaits where crossroads split Like entrails burst from belly slit In nexus stark a widow’s nest Silent as stone, still as death Deep in shadows cast by gallows Crown a shroud of crows and arrows Curses drip off swollen tongue Exhaling gasp of blistered lung Night’s bride sighs a gift of scythes Devours doubt to feed the hives Beneath the loll of broken necks Cracked jaws cackle last regrets She squats in clot of putrid copse Disease breathes a kiss which rots |
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9. | Pace ’till Death (Bathory cover) | 03:41 | Show lyrics |
Oh I hit top speed Still it’s much too slow The speed unconnect me From the ground Now it’s too late Just one way to go If I’ll die I’ll die To this bonecrushing sound Can’t slow it down Now when the limit is so close The yearn for the limit is too strong Body and soul poisoned by speed overdose And I know that I must go on at, oh ... Pace till death Pace till death Now the limit is so close I can see its light beckon And flicker before my eyes Soon I’ll be close enough To reach out and touch Or fail to raise speed And slow down and die Can’t slow it down Now when the limit is so close The yearn for the limit is too strong Body and soul poisoned by speed overdose And I know that I must go on at, oh ... Pace till death Limit, limit for you I’d die At any pace at all Mirror, mirror on the wall Who’s the fastest of ’em all Oh I hit top speed Still it’s much too slow The speed unconnect me From the ground Now it’s too late Just one way to go If I’ll die I’ll die To this bonecrushing sound Can’t slow it down Now when the limit is so close The yearn for the limit is too strong Body and soul poisoned by speed overdose And I know that I must go on at, oh ... Pace till death Pace till death |
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38:52 |
Outstrider
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Abbath Eikemo | Vocals, Guitars, Songwriting, Arrangements (tracks 1, 5, 7, 8) |
Ole André Farstad | Songwriting (guitar leads), Arrangements (tracks 1, 5, 7, 8), Guitars (lead, acoustic, baritone), Zither |
Ukri Suvilehto | Drums |
Mia Wallace | Bass |
Guest/Session | |
Endre Kirkesola | Percussion (tracks 1-2, 4, 6-8), Keyboards (tracks 1-2, 4, 6-8), Samples (tracks 1-2, 4, 6-8) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Dag Erik Nygaard | Pre-production |
Olav Iversen | Design, Artwork concept |
Manuel Visconti | Recording (bass), Engineering (bass) |
Francisco Munoz | Photography |
Simon Dancaster | Lyrics |
Maor Appelbaum | Mastering |
Endre Kirkesola | Recording, Producer, Mixing, Engineering |
Olve Eikemo | Producer |
Ole André Farstad | Producer |
Kim Holm | Artwork |
Tracks | |||
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1. | Calm in Ire of Hurricane | 04:32 | Show lyrics |
Perish the dead Mesh stripped from out bones Stark is the carcass Cursing our wake Whipped core corrupt, crack’d self destruct! Shed our shell corrosion Hatch in burst of shame A thousand lashes cuts Us to our core, We find calm, Twist and Burn, Dervishes whole Sever the neck of bare throat stretched before Drink from jugulars asphyriate thy mind Swallow lost spirit that pines for inhalation Mute shrieking sirens rife with tongues to bind Crotch deep drenched in gut floods acid rush In womb burst of birth scum brown like rats in cage We paw the ion bars as nailes fingers scrape for flaws Scratched then erupt in gash of glans necrophage Calm in ire of hurricane Whipped core corrupt crack’d self destruct! Shed our shell corrosion, Hatch in burst of shame Spitegeist reflects, Death’s mnemonic Echo chamber pitched to hell’s subsonic howl In twinkle of anemic vein Coughing like a rusty chain Fate squats within a mangled skein Eruding calm in ire of hurricane |
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2. | Bridge of Spasms | 03:49 | Show lyrics |
With fist on hilt I wade thru guilt towards the Bridge of Spasms A flailing limb cast across the yawning Maul of Chasms Hooked to ledge at sanity’s edge steel convict clamped in irons It undulates squirms like bait hung ’bove pit of lions That fickle whore Fate forced my gait to tread this skyward path On skeletal thread blind man led by echoes of strangled laugh With every step terrors swept fears like flies in rift of mind I crawled, cracked nails clawed the creaking boards of crooked spine Torpid Styx twist viscid fist through bowels of howling Deep My demons spare not one nightmare ever rode plague-ridden sleep Nailed to the mast! Flee pox of past! Ignore the sirens’ shrieking hearts Sail the flux! Ride upheavals! Dive beyond immortal charts In lee of Bridge of Spasms I split among the atoms In lee of Bridge of Spasms I split among the atoms Like oroboros I swallow tale like oroboros I swallow tale A Raw nerve stretches ganglion curve till ventricles erupt I flow like blood through floating vein’s arterial aqueduct Crest the arch, gaze aghast, upon Oblique of Great Divide It mirrors morass, life-spans’ collapse, loop of ego’s pride |
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3. | The Artifex | 04:09 | Show lyrics |
Reclined in swathe of bedlam’s grimoires Sheathes of ancient vellum cradle skull Sigils scour sallow skin, copper veins Drip gnosis, draw mind from mortal lull I pluck the stitches, stun the senses Milk the pain I graze I storm the portals of dead immortals Trapped in yesterdaze I dive to new depths, plunder sunk wrecks In culp of fetid drain I seek the artifex, disenchant hex To lift this curse of Cain! Artifex absorb a corpus Alchemy in limbic vortex Archetype bequeath a gene To murder Eden, dismember dream Beyond arc of reaper’s lethal grace The shade of Cain shrives guilt in mud And golems raised all display his slain Brother’s bludgeoned face |
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4. | Harvest Pyre | 04:12 | Show lyrics |
I am the ruin of all a squint can dim survey I am the dearth of hopes’ dystopic cowl dismay I cast the baubles through rapine my fortune ill-acquired Upon the flames rent the night deny the trinkets vice desired I squander riches lay the bitches lust a jaded spray I dream of nightmares conjure monsters sip decay From breast of goddess milk the darkness blood a dulling wine I angle sideways path a blind maze defy the scythe of time Tap the jugular bleed the vampire Tar the slime pit surf quagmire Heal cadaver harvest pyre Raw Wound! I trawled the aether sweating reefer Sole belief I’m beneath her Glow decrease her in abyss deep I unsheath her like a reaper Tap the jugular bleed the vampire Tar the slime pit surf quagmire Heal cadaver harvest pyre Reap Ripe Raw Wound! |
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5. | Land of Khem | 04:08 | Show lyrics |
Through blasted waste in land of Khem Bleak gods cough dark rivers of phlegm Vile priests excrete their masters’ dreams To writhe in minds where madness breeds The monsters upon which art must fester Beauty’s beast reaps sweet investure The grinning skull cut from finest gem A void divides in land of Khem We seek the gods concealed Within wounds never healed In sanity’s cracks where trauma treads The twisting stretch inside our heads We seek the heart beating still Within the flesh of über-kill In shadows black with blood of druid In rage constrained where time is fluid We smoke an abyss in land of Khem Carve crystal myth in neural stem Drip eclipse in cleft of bliss Agaric flight of nemecyst In towers of ice all flesh will melt Before the throne Behemoth knelt In fetid flux let fate condemn Our frozen ghosts in land of Khem |
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6. | Outstrider | 05:39 | Show lyrics |
War gods steadfast by my side Wake of entrails stream behind Where Ordnung rules I divide No curse or threat will break my stride Cerberus snaps at my heels Chased outta Hades’ blighted fields Rebel don’t beg freak never yields What Mammon won’t give the outlaw steals Eons do not age my frame Immutable as pouring rain Scars evolve but never change A mind removed from all but rage Keep your chains Your barricades Keep your cage World ablaze Wanted scum in hell banished bedlam banned Bloodied, broke, unbowed death denies me now Charybdis guards the threshold where sanity unfolds The curse of Behemoth mutates me in the shadows Life despised me then death denies me now From womb I burst, sharp of claw Shipwrecked my life and swam for shore From red-dyed sea I struck the beach Bled my enemies dry my knife a leech Arc of reaper’s scythe Seraphim’s demise Chaos deviant thrive Neither dead or alive Too debauched for hell Scorned by heaven’s crown Heretics rebel Death denies me now |
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7. | Scythewinder | 04:17 | Show lyrics |
Tear the veins from ivory limb Smooth as shards of porcelain Slip between the talons Raking guts across the coals Clamp teeth ’pon burnished knuckles Bite down hard! Don’t let go! They owe you what you are! Pay in blood for every scar! Bathe in spray of überflow In Maestrobator’s afterblow Bind your wounds with crimson wires Knot your bone quench desires They owe you each last drop! Of ejaculate crotch shot! The damned will dance on every grave Chastity shall misbehave Slip between the talons Raking guts across the coals Clamp teeth ’pon burnished knuckles Bite down hard! Don’t let go! Laterigrade’s the way to grow Claim the stage—the realm I know Striving high—swooping low Stride out wide enslave the show! |
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8. | Hecate | 04:25 | Show lyrics |
Ochre dust coats a thousand paths Arachnid web of twisting guts Uncoil in hub flayed to shreds Shriveled heart torn from withered breast Hecate awaits where crossroads split Like entrails burst from belly slit In nexus stark a widow’s nest Silent as stone, still as death Deep in shadows cast by gallows Crown a shroud of crows and arrows Curses drip off swollen tongue Exhaling gasp of blistered lung Night’s bride sighs a gift of scythes Devours doubt to feed the hives Beneath the loll of broken necks Cracked jaws cackle last regrets She squats in clot of putrid copse Disease breathes a kiss which rots |
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9. | Pace ’till Death (Bathory cover) | 03:41 | Show lyrics |
Oh I hit top speed Still it’s much too slow The speed unconnect me From the ground Now it’s too late Just one way to go If I’ll die I’ll die To this bonecrushing sound Can’t slow it down Now when the limit is so close The yearn for the limit is too strong Body and soul poisoned by speed overdose And I know that I must go on at, oh ... Pace till death Pace till death Now the limit is so close I can see its light beckon And flicker before my eyes Soon I’ll be close enough To reach out and touch Or fail to raise speed And slow down and die Can’t slow it down Now when the limit is so close The yearn for the limit is too strong Body and soul poisoned by speed overdose And I know that I must go on at, oh ... Pace till death Limit, limit for you I’d die At any pace at all Mirror, mirror on the wall Who’s the fastest of ’em all Oh I hit top speed Still it’s much too slow The speed unconnect me From the ground Now it’s too late Just one way to go If I’ll die I’ll die To this bonecrushing sound Can’t slow it down Now when the limit is so close The yearn for the limit is too strong Body and soul poisoned by speed overdose And I know that I must go on at, oh ... Pace till death Pace till death |
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