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Absu
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Last known | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Drums, Vocals (lead) (1992-2002, 2007-2020) |
Member(bands): Mongrel’s Cross, Proscriptor, Zemial (live), Magus, Ossuarist, Proscriptor McGovern’s Apsû, Starchaser Network, Equitant, Melechesh, Blood Storm (live), Judas Iscariot (live), Equimanthorn, Karnage | |
Ezezû | Bass, Vocals (2008-2020) |
Member(bands): Panzram, Arkadia, Proscriptor McGovern’s Apsû | |
Past | |
Danny Benbow | Drums (1991-1992) |
Member(bands): Dolmen, Eternus, Necrotic | |
Gary Lindholm | Guitars (1991-1992) |
Member(bands): Karnage | |
Equitant Ifernain | Guitars, Bass (1991-2002) |
Member(bands): Equitant, Equimanthorn, Dolmen, Karnage, Starchaser Network | |
Shaftiel | Guitars, Vocals (1991-2002) |
Member(bands): Dolmen, Equitant, Furnace, Equimanthorn, 10 Kingdoms, Angel Ripper, Eternus, Necrotic | |
Daviel Mysticia | Guitars (1992-1993) |
Member(bands): Maiestas, Magus, Equimanthorn | |
Black Massith | Keyboards (1992-1993) |
Member(bands): Furnace, Equitant, Equimanthorn | |
Bard Algol Eriboas | Keyboards (1995) |
Member(bands): Cernunnos Woods | |
Rabicante | Guitars, Keyboards (1997) |
Aethyris MacKay | Guitars, Bass, Keyboards (2007-2010) |
Member(bands): Grotesque Hysterectomy, Khonsu (live), Infernal Oak, Pantheon I, Horizon Ablaze, Melechesh (live) | |
Zawicizuz | Guitars, Bass, Keyboards (2007-2009) |
Member(bands): The Black Moriah, Infernal Oak, Bleed the Son, Rape Pillage and Burn | |
Vastator Terrarum | Guitars, Vocals (backing) (2007) |
Vis Crom | Guitars (2010-2018) |
Member(bands): Crossspitter, Rumpelstiltskin Grinder, Sonja, Armageddon, XXX Maniak, Woe (live), Evil Divine, Solace in the Shadows | |
Past (Live) | |
Mezzadurus | Bass, Vocals (1995-2002) |
Member(bands): Blood Storm, Goreaphobia, Ancient Rites (live) | |
Kashshapxu | Guitars (2001-2002) |
Member(bands): Bleed the Son, Infernal Oak, Mythril | |
Vis Crom | Guitars (2009-2010) |
Member(bands): Crossspitter, Rumpelstiltskin Grinder, Sonja, Armageddon, XXX Maniak, Woe (live), Evil Divine, Solace in the Shadows | |
Gunslut | Drums (2013-2017) |
Member(bands): Casket, Infiltrator, Sonja, Woe, Infernal Stronghold, Stronghold, Everwinter |
# | Discography | Type | Year | |
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1 | Immortal Sorcery | Demo | 1991 | Show album |
2 | Return of the Ancients | Demo | 1991 | Show album |
3 | The Temples of Offal | EP | 1992 | Show album |
4 | Infinite and Profane Thrones | Compilation | 1992 | Show album |
5 | Promo Tape 1993 | Demo | 1993 | Show album |
6 | Barathrum: V.I.T.R.I.O.L. | Full-length | 1993 | Show album |
7 | The Sun of Tiphareth | Full-length | 1995 | Show album |
8 | ...and Shineth unto the Cold Cometh... | EP | 1995 | Show album |
9 | The Third Storm of Cythrául | Full-length | 1997 | Show album |
10 | In the Eyes of Ioldánach | EP | 1998 | Show album |
11 | In the Visions of Ioldánach | Video | 1999 | Show album |
12 | Tara | Full-length | 2001 | Show album |
13 | Mythological Occult Metal: 1991-2001 | Compilation | 2005 | Show album |
14 | L’attaque du tyran: Toulouse, le 28 avril 1997 | EP | 2007 | Show album |
15 | Demonical / Absu | Split | 2007 | Show album |
16 | Speed n’ Spikes Vol. II | Split | 2008 | Show album |
17 | Absu | Full-length | 2009 | Show album |
18 | Tara + In the Eyes of Ioldànach | Compilation | 2009 | Show album |
19 | Abraxas Connexus | Single | 2011 | Show album |
20 | Abzu | Full-length | 2011 | Show album |
21 | Tour 2011 Flexi | Split | 2011 | Show album |
22 | Hall of the Masters | Single | 2012 | Show album |
23 | Origin: War and Magick | Compilation | 2014 | Show album |
24 | Telepaths Within Nin-Edin | Single | 2015 | Show album |
25 | Mythological Occult Demo | Compilation | 2016 | Show album |
26 | Zi Dingir Anna Kanpa: The Osmose Years | Boxed set | 2018 | Show album |
27 | Hexagrammum Vestibulum | Single | 2018 | Show album |
28 | Return to... Return of the Ancients | Compilation | 2020 | Show album |
Immortal Sorcery
Members | |
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Mike Kelly | Guitars (lead), Vocals |
Gary Lindholm | Guitars (lead) |
Ray Heflin | Bass |
Danny Benbow | Drums |
Tracks | |||
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1. | Immortal Sorcery | 03:11 | Show lyrics |
Summoning of morbid minds The darkness will rise with you Defying your creations A prophet of eternity Eternal fall as the angels sob In human gore imbued Feel the enchantment Over each quivering form Unveiling mortal sorcery As your soul rots Sorcery in your mind Live immortal life Incantation beyond the gate Beyond the world I once knew Dispelled from darkness, which they dwell Chants of evil in the air As I now stand before the ancient lords Sending magic upon Sorcery in your mind Live immortal fate Incantation beyond the gate Beyond the world I knew |
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03:11 |
Return of the Ancients
Members | |
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Danny Benbow | Drums, Percussion |
Ray Heflin | Bass, Words |
Mike Kelly | Guitars (lead), Vocals |
Gary Lindholm | Guitars (lead) |
Tracks | |||
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Single-sided | |||
1. | Immortal Sorcery | 03:15 | Show lyrics |
Summoning of morbid minds The darkness will rise with you Defying your creations A prophet of eternity Eternal fall as the angels sob In human gore imbued Feel the enchantment Over each quivering form Unveiling mortal sorcery As your soul rots Sorcery in your mind Live immortal life Incantation beyond the gate Beyond the world I once knew Dispelled from darkness, which they dwell Chants of evil in the air As I now stand before the ancient lords Sending magic upon Sorcery in your mind Live immortal fate Incantation beyond the gate Beyond the world I knew |
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2. | Eternal Rest | 02:30 | |
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3. | Sea of Glasya | 02:55 | |
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4. | Dawn of Invocation | 03:40 | |
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12:20 |
The Temples of Offal
Members | |
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Band members | |
Mike Kelly | Guitars (lead), Vocals |
Gary Lindholm | Guitars (lead) |
Ray Heflin | Bass, Lyrics |
Danny Benbow | Drums, Vocals |
Miscellaneous staff | |
R.H. | Cover art, Logo |
Tracks | |||
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Side A | |||
1. | Immortal Sorcery | 03:13 | Show lyrics |
Summoning of morbid minds The darkness will rise with you Defying your creations A prophet of eternity Eternal fall as the angels sob In human gore imbued Feel the enchantment Over each quivering form Unveiling mortal sorcery As your soul rots Sorcery in your mind Live immortal life Incantation beyond the gate Beyond the world I once knew Dispelled from darkness, which they dwell Chants of evil in the air As I now stand before the ancient lords Sending magic upon Sorcery in your mind Live immortal fate Incantation beyond the gate Beyond the world I knew |
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2. | Sumerian Sands (The Silence) | 03:12 | Show lyrics |
Immolation of cries, anguished ones curse! I need guidence to the sunless tomb beyond Sigh of the ancient image appears In the silent place we dwell Seeking the ressurectionist to the ancients Wise of new gods honor the evil Mankind has unleashed Dark winds godly images invoke Lost in a dark void Resting in this silent place The sigh of the ancient image Emerges from the sunless tomb I lead the way through my mind To reach light beyond Remains of those hear my cry A soul destroyed for all eternity Lost in a dark void Voices are heard but not seen |
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3. | Disembodied | 03:38 | Show lyrics |
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Side B | |||
1. | Immortal Sorcery | 03:13 | Show lyrics |
Summoning of morbid minds The darkness will rise with you Defying your creations A prophet of eternity Eternal fall as the angels sob In human gore imbued Feel the enchantment Over each quivering form Unveiling mortal sorcery As your soul rots Sorcery in your mind Live immortal life Incantation beyond the gate Beyond the world I once knew Dispelled from darkness, which they dwell Chants of evil in the air As I now stand before the ancient lords Sending magic upon Sorcery in your mind Live immortal fate Incantation beyond the gate Beyond the world I knew |
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2. | Sumerian Sands (The Silence) | 03:12 | Show lyrics |
Immolation of cries, anguished ones curse! I need guidence to the sunless tomb beyond Sigh of the ancient image appears In the silent place we dwell Seeking the ressurectionist to the ancients Wise of new gods honor the evil Mankind has unleashed Dark winds godly images invoke Lost in a dark void Resting in this silent place The sigh of the ancient image Emerges from the sunless tomb I lead the way through my mind To reach light beyond Remains of those hear my cry A soul destroyed for all eternity Lost in a dark void Voices are heard but not seen |
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3. | Disembodied | 03:38 | Show lyrics |
Gods of night, together with you, I destroy Suppressed with pain, vile and sick Twisted flames, horrid cries Screams of hate, condemning all my prey Ancient curse, morbid priest The alter I give praise Sadistic spell, unleash my fate Reclaim the dark world, I desecrate Descending souls, recite the spell Reclaim my throne, sacred ground Concealed by chaos, the suffering begins I pray in homage, the wrath complete The body has decayed Told him the secret name Secret shapes within the ancient horde Great gods hear me, I disembody The words of my doom which they have spoken May they melt like wax Three watchers of the night, dissolve the evil |
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10:03 |
Infinite and Profane Thrones
Members | |
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Band members | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Vocals, Drums |
Shaftiel | Guitars, Vocals |
Daviel Mysticia | Guitars |
Equitant Ifernain | Bass |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Thorncross | Cover art |
Tracks | |||
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Single-sided | |||
1. | The Throne of Ninnigal (Intro) | 01:08 | |
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2. | Infinite and Profane Thrones | 06:19 | Show lyrics |
As we journey over to the summit We hear the echoes of dispossession Who is to worry about our affliction When my body departs from the shame The wickedness my sinfullness You may swell to the elysian fields But the befall of Marduk will trace the literal thruth The Utuk xul! Wine’s Holy Fool! Whereby to capture and atone the clouded soul The weeping apparition looks for duration Conjectures of being vulgar, then godless ways Euphony sounds the sanctum bell I will structure the ordained spell Guide the mistress versus the throne Here’s the first seed of the inquisition Black lake current sailed past the rushes Dismal heights will melt the scarlet snow I’ll give my sorrow to the lady in white ’O’ pale flower, you’ll feel the vein in depth.’ The wanderers of the eroded The gates of Ganzir! The Magnum Opus The Xenolith! Monuments of a vanquished civilization A cenotaph of theomorphic conjurations Sempiternity of the ones of our underworld Archetypal images awaits the declivity Infinite and profane thrones Absymal sighs of the damned Feel the intention by depressing your own god |
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3. | Immortal Sorcery | 03:13 | Show lyrics |
Summoning of morbid minds The darkness will rise with you Defying your creations A prophet of eternity Eternal fall as the angels sob In human gore imbued Feel the enchantment Over each quivering form Unveiling mortal sorcery As your soul rots Sorcery in your mind Live immortal life Incantation beyond the gate Beyond the world I once knew Dispelled from darkness, which they dwell Chants of evil in the air As I now stand before the ancient lords Sending magic upon Sorcery in your mind Live immortal fate Incantation beyond the gate Beyond the world I knew |
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4. | Disembodied | 03:38 | Show lyrics |
Gods of night, together with you, I destroy Suppressed with pain, vile and sick Twisted flames, horrid cries Screams of hate, condemning all my prey Ancient curse, morbid priest The alter I give praise Sadistic spell, unleash my fate Reclaim the dark world, I desecrate Descending souls, recite the spell Reclaim my throne, sacred ground Concealed by chaos, the suffering begins I pray in homage, the wrath complete The body has decayed Told him the secret name Secret shapes within the ancient horde Great gods hear me, I disembody The words of my doom which they have spoken May they melt like wax Three watchers of the night, dissolve the evil |
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5. | The Descent to Acheron | 04:33 | Show lyrics |
Descent To Acheron (Evolving Into The Progression Of Woe) Pour water on thyself Thus shalt thou be A creator of the sun Charon will inhibit his entrance The fields and dwellings of relapsing ruins Find thou thyself in every star Achieve thou every possibility Listen! Heed not the siren-voice of thought The fable of river #5 Deliverme athwart the earth Forsaken loam of wondrous slumbers Thee spiritual and thee fertile A spawn of full equilibrium But whose availeth is in this, For hereby there comenth impair Facillis descensus Acherni Noctes atque dies patet Atri ianua Charnus Sed revocare gradun sperasque Evadere ad aurus, Hoc opus, hic labor est. [repeat 1st verse] There was not a formal sepulcher Not one sector for the interment Throth with thee empire of hope All effects are welcome to Styx |
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6. | Infinite and Profane Thrones | 06:19 | Show lyrics |
As we journey over to the summit We hear the echoes of dispossession Who is to worry about our affliction When my body departs from the shame The wickedness my sinfullness You may swell to the elysian fields But the befall of Marduk will trace the literal thruth The Utuk xul! Wine’s Holy Fool! Whereby to capture and atone the clouded soul The weeping apparition looks for duration Conjectures of being vulgar, then godless ways Euphony sounds the sanctum bell I will structure the ordained spell Guide the mistress versus the throne Here’s the first seed of the inquisition Black lake current sailed past the rushes Dismal heights will melt the scarlet snow I’ll give my sorrow to the lady in white ’O’ pale flower, you’ll feel the vein in depth.’ The wanderers of the eroded The gates of Ganzir! The Magnum Opus The Xenolith! Monuments of a vanquished civilization A cenotaph of theomorphic conjurations Sempiternity of the ones of our underworld Archetypal images awaits the declivity Infinite and profane thrones Absymal sighs of the damned Feel the intention by depressing your own god |
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7. | Immortal Sorcery | 03:13 | Show lyrics |
Summoning of morbid minds The darkness will rise with you Defying your creations A prophet of eternity Eternal fall as the angels sob In human gore imbued Feel the enchantment Over each quivering form Unveiling mortal sorcery As your soul rots Sorcery in your mind Live immortal life Incantation beyond the gate Beyond the world I once knew Dispelled from darkness, which they dwell Chants of evil in the air As I now stand before the ancient lords Sending magic upon Sorcery in your mind Live immortal fate Incantation beyond the gate Beyond the world I knew |
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8. | Disembodied | 03:38 | Show lyrics |
Gods of night, together with you, I destroy Suppressed with pain, vile and sick Twisted flames, horrid cries Screams of hate, condemning all my prey Ancient curse, morbid priest The alter I give praise Sadistic spell, unleash my fate Reclaim the dark world, I desecrate Descending souls, recite the spell Reclaim my throne, sacred ground Concealed by chaos, the suffering begins I pray in homage, the wrath complete The body has decayed Told him the secret name Secret shapes within the ancient horde Great gods hear me, I disembody The words of my doom which they have spoken May they melt like wax Three watchers of the night, dissolve the evil |
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9. | Sumerian Sands (The Silence) | 03:12 | Show lyrics |
Immolation of cries, anguished ones curse! I need guidence to the sunless tomb beyond Sigh of the ancient image appears In the silent place we dwell Seeking the ressurectionist to the ancients Wise of new gods honor the evil Mankind has unleashed Dark winds godly images invoke Lost in a dark void Resting in this silent place The sigh of the ancient image Emerges from the sunless tomb I lead the way through my mind To reach light beyond Remains of those hear my cry A soul destroyed for all eternity Lost in a dark void Voices are heard but not seen |
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10. | Immortal Sorcery | 03:13 | Show lyrics |
Summoning of morbid minds The darkness will rise with you Defying your creations A prophet of eternity Eternal fall as the angels sob In human gore imbued Feel the enchantment Over each quivering form Unveiling mortal sorcery As your soul rots Sorcery in your mind Live immortal life Incantation beyond the gate Beyond the world I once knew Dispelled from darkness, which they dwell Chants of evil in the air As I now stand before the ancient lords Sending magic upon Sorcery in your mind Live immortal fate Incantation beyond the gate Beyond the world I knew |
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38:26 |
Promo Tape 1993
Members | |
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Emperor Proscriptor Magikus | Vocals, Drums |
Black Massith | Keyboards, Samples |
Lord Equitant Alastor | Bass, Effects |
Shaftiel | Guitars, Vocals |
Daviel Athron Mysticia | Guitars |
Tracks | |||
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1. | Fantasizing to the Third of the Pagan Visions (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) | Show lyrics | |
I stood before my reflection With a beloved adherent Waiting beneath the cross for a purpose To drink my tepid blood from the chalice Impart thou in the text of Scourge And cleft through the veil of the virgin Purity is to live To the highest; and the highest is unjust [chorus:] Fantasizing to the third of my gentile sight In the gate of the mind appears And arise with turbulence called I [repeat chorus:] The artfullness of the blind Shabbathai For thee have I worshipped the Stars I cried, while you perpetually died ...On top of Black Montanus of thy Septentrio Animus of an aged Tetragrammaton With stains, a lucid cicatrix of disgrace With joyful, elated Endeavour O lilywhite goat Frail as a thicket of thorns With a collar of gold for thy throat A crimson bow for thy horns O lilywhite goat You made ma Paganal dreams erroneous |
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2. | An Equinox of Fathomless Disheartment | Show lyrics | |
Ecliptic sects are obtained by fluxions Phenomenon of the Holy Qabalah will Intervene with the serpent of Daath The inmost godhead of Phallus Deems the temperament of Kan and Yi King Ancient attitudes of equipoise Drastic seasons of ceremonial permutations There is not a creation in the firmament The direction to conduct an angels choir I’m still pleeding to the heinous-eyed cherubim To see this bemired vesture of waste Equinox! You are the force of Lotus And the Path of live The venus in my cancer And consolidation of the dyad You are the strict joy of ectasy And the power of yellowish light Luster the garden of Kundry and cover Laetitia |
Barathrum: V.I.T.R.I.O.L.
Album versions
Release date | Label | Catalog ID | Format | Description |
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March 1993 | Gothic Records | Extreme and Obscure Conjurations 001 | CD | Limited edition, 1st edition |
March 1993 | Gothic Records | CD | Limited edition, 2nd press, Repress | |
July 26th, 1993 | Gothic Records | Extreme and Obscure Conjurations 001 | CD | Limited edition, 3rd edition, Repress |
1994 | Morbid Noizz Productions | 013 | Cassette | Limited edition |
January 1st, 1994 | Osmose Productions | OPCD 020 | CD | |
January 1st, 1994 | Osmose Productions | OPLP 020 | 12" vinyl | |
1997 | Osmose Productions | OPCD 020 Ltd | CD | Limited edition, Digipak, Remastered |
August 1998
(Unofficial) (titled "Barathrum: V.I.T.R.I.O.L. / In the Eyes of Joldánach") |
Moon Records | Cassette | ||
2004 | Bestial Onslaught Productions | ONSLAUGHT 009 | 12" vinyl | Picture disc, Limited edition |
January 24th, 2011 | The Crypt | CRYPT 13 | 3 12" vinyls | Limited edition, 2 colors, Remastered |
2014 | The Crypt | CRYPT 13 | 12" vinyl | Limited edition, 3 colors, Remastered, Repress |
September 28th, 2017 | Dark Symphonies | DARK 091 | CD | Reissue, Remastered |
October 31st, 2018 | The Crypt | CRYPT 13 | 12" vinyl | Limited edition, 4 colors, Remastered, Repress |
March 27th, 2020 | Osmose Productions | OPLP020 | 12" vinyl | Limited edition, 2 colors, Reissue |
August 28th, 2020 | Osmose Productions | OPLP020 | 12" vinyl | Limited edition, 2 colors, Reissue, Repress |
Unknown | Osmose Productions | Digital | Bandcamp |
Members | |
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Band members | |
Lord Equitant Alastor | Bass, Effects, Lyrics (tracks 2, 5) |
Shaftiel | Guitars, Vocals |
Daviel Athron Mysticia | Guitars |
Emperor Proscriptor Magikus | Vocals, Drums, Lyrics (tracks 1-7) |
Black Massith | Keyboards, Samples |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Equitant Ifernain | Logo, Artwork (additional) |
Daniel Brown | Engineering, Mastering |
Brian McCurry | Engineering (percussion) |
James Bland | Photography |
Timothy Phillips | Cover art |
Tracks | |||
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1. | An Involution of Thorns | 03:08 | Show lyrics |
An Involution Of Thorns Eko, Azarak, Eko, Eko, Zamilak, Eko, Eko, Cernunnos Eko, Eko, Aradia. Darksome night and ardent moon, The chalice is passed, then ye fall North; Hearken to the enchantress’ rune-- Listen to the words to cry ye forth. Earth and water, ether and fire, Wand and pentacle and sword, Toil ye unto our desire, Hearken ye unto our word. Unfettered and censet, scourge and knife, Powers of the enchantress’ blade-- Waken all ye into life, Come ye as the charm is made. |
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2. | Descent to Acheron (Evolving into the Progression of Woe) | 04:33 | Show lyrics |
Descent to Acheron (Evolving Into the Progression of Woe) Pour water on thyself Thus shalt thou be A creator of the sun Charon will inhibit his entrance The fields and dwellings of relapsing ruins Find thou thyself in every star Achieve thou every possibility Listen! Heed not the siren-voice of thought The fable of river #5 Deliverme athwart the earth Forsaken loam of wondrous slumbers Thee spiritual and thee fertile A spawn of full equilibrium But whose availeth is in this, For hereby there comenth impair Facillis descensus Acherni Noctes atque dies patet Atri ianua Charnus Sed revocare gradun sperasque Evadere ad aurus, Hoc opus, hic labor est. [repeat 1st verse] There was not a formal sepulcher Not one sector for the interment Throth with thee empire of hope All effects are welcome to Styx |
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3. | An Equinox of Fathomless Disheartenment | 03:13 | Show lyrics |
An Equinox Of Fathomless Disheartenment Ecliptic sects are obtained by fluxions Phenomenon of the Holy Qabalah will Intervene with the serpent of Daath The inmost godhead of Phallus Deems the temperament of Kan and Yi King Ancient attitudes of equipoise Drastic seasons of ceremonial permutations There is not a creation in the firmament The direction to conduct an angels choir I’m still pleeding to the heinous-eyed cherubim To see this bemired vesture of waste Equinox! You are the force of Lotus And the Path of live The venus in my cancer And consolidation of the dyad You are the strict joy of ectasy And the power of yellowish light Luster the garden of Kundry and cover Laetitia |
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4. | The Thrice Is Greatest to Ninnigal | 05:00 | Show lyrics |
The Thrice Is Greatest To Ninnigal The detestable xul Is chained to Ninnigal Acknowledge the prayers Subsequent to earth The seventh gate of Nana- ’Outcry thy sin!’, While the sixth portal of Lord Mastema opens wide. Nana: God of the Moon: I convoke to thee. Our terra firma regrets burning the scriptures An abyss will seek menace towards the reign once again. Ostentation of your heart is A heart filled with lunar parallaxes If you look, The elders anticipate the arrival ...Of the black and amoral innocents If you look, The Celestial Pantheon will burn ...Burns the prediction of persecution |
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5. | Infinite and Profane Thrones | 06:20 | Show lyrics |
Infinite And Profane Thrones As we journey over to the summit We hear the echoes of dispossession Who is to worry about our affliction When my body departs from the shame The wickedness my sinfullness You may swell to the elysian fields But the befall of Marduk will trace the literal thruth The Utuk xul! Wine’s Holy Fool! Whereby to capture and atone the clouded soul The weeping apparition looks for duration Conjectures of being vulgar, then godless ways Euphony sounds the sanctum bell I will structure the ordained spell Guide the mistress versus the throne Here’s the first seed of the inquisition Black lake current sailed past the rushes Dismal heights will melt the scarlet snow I’ll give my sorrow to the lady in white ’O’ pale flower, you’ll feel the vein in depth.’ The wanderers of the eroded The gates of Ganzir! The Magnum Opus The Xenolith! Monuments of a vanquished civilization A cenotaph of theomorphic conjurations Sempiternity of the ones of our underworld Archetypal images awaits the declivity Infinite and profane thrones Absymal sighs of the damned Feel the intention by depressing your own god. |
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6. | Fantasizing to the Third of the Pagan Vision (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act II | 05:27 | Show lyrics |
Fantasizing To The Third Of The Pagan Vision (Quoth The Sky, Nevermore Act II) I stood before my reflection With a beloved adherent Waiting beneath the cross for a purpose To drink my tepid blood from the chalice Impart thou in the text of Scourge And cleft through the veil of the virgin Purity is to live To the highest; and the highest is unjust [chorus:] Fantasizing to the third of my gentile sight In the gate of the mind appears And arise with turbulence called I [repeat chorus:] The artfullness of the blind Shabbathai For thee have I worshipped the Stars I cried, while you perpetually died ...On top of Black Montanus of thy Septentrio Animus of an aged Tetragrammaton With stains, a lucid cicatrix of disgrace With joyful, elated Endeavour O lilywhite goat Frail as a thicket of thorns With a collar of gold for thy throat A crimson bow for thy horns O lilywhite goat You made ma Paganal dreams erroneous |
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7. | An Evolution of Horns | 03:09 | Show lyrics |
An Evolution Of Horns Goat of the welkin, A goat that dwells, Horned conqueror of the night-- Lend your skill unto the spell, And force our will by magick rite. By all the endowment of land and sea By all the might of moon and sun-- As we do will, so mote it be; Chant the spell, and be it done. Eko, Eko, Azarak, Eko, Eko, Zamilak, Eko, Eko, Cernunnos, Eko, Eko, Aradia. |
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30:50 |
The Sun of Tiphareth
Album versions
Release date | Label | Catalog ID | Format | Description |
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March 1st, 1995 | Osmose Productions | OPCD 029 | CD | |
March 1st, 1995 | Osmose Productions | OPLP 029 | 12" vinyl | 2 colors, Limited edition |
1995 | Morbid Noizz Productions | 078 | Cassette | |
September 13th, 1996 (Unknown) | Nebiula Production | NP9610 | Cassette | |
2004 | CD-Maximum | CDM 0304-1735 | CD | Enhanced |
2004 | Haunted Records | HR0009 | CD | |
2008 | Agonia Records | ARplp011 | 12" vinyl | Picture disc, Reissue |
2013 | The Crypt | CRYPT 34 | 4 vinyls | Limited edition, 3 colors |
September 2016 | The Crypt | CRYPT 34 | 2 12" vinyls + CD | Limited edition, 3 colors, Repress |
June 23rd, 2017 | Osmose Productions | OPCD 029 | CD | Reissue, Remixed, Remastered |
May 9th, 2019 | Osmose Productions | Digital | Bandcamp | |
May 9th, 2019 | Osmose Productions | Digital | Remixed | |
March 27th, 2020 | Osmose Productions | OPLP029 | 12" vinyl | Limited edition, 2 colors, Reissue |
August 28th, 2020 | Osmose Productions | OPLP029 | 12" vinyl | Limited edition, 2 colors, Reissue, Repress |
Unknown | Osmose Productions | Digital | Bandcamp |
Members | |
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Band members | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Drums, Vocals, Keyboards, Flute, Lyrics |
Shaftiel | Guitars (electric, acoustic), Bass, Vocals |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Guitars, Bass, Lyrics |
Guest/Session | |
Lynette Mitchell | Vocals (additional) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Danny Brown | Engineering |
Kris Verwimp | Artwork |
James Bland | Photography |
Tracks | |||
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1. | Apzu | 11:18 | Show lyrics |
Apzu Sea of uruk I taste the salt of you I hunt through sands of Roba El Khaliyeh Dumuzi Apzu Your allure is so very pure Zi Dingir Anna Kanpa You shall drown the fearless ones The sword of Lapis Lazuli Diadem Your fullness and strength is my delight Edin Na Zu, Edin Na Zu The stars have spoken to me They’ve told me the tale of your past Battles were clashed by you Long before the cosmos existed O’ mountains of Mashu Please help me to find the grey stone I lost it, yet it’s symbol unequals your race I am in search of the Northern Nineveh; it’s beyond the hills of Zagros I thrust my sword onto the veil, and then, in the Earth Reversed lightning strikes Sumerian sands They glance at me with eyes of Sunkun Varloorni Their eyes flare red with glowing embers Follow the path of gold and ye shall find the symbols: Arra, Agga, and Bandar In my sleeping village of Bet Durrabia, Shabatu forces the nineteenth hour Ye go to thy Apzu; the unsightly abyss of Enidu Ye go to thy Apzu; the impious axis of Enidu I have traveled beneth the seas in search of our master’s palace I have finally found the grey stone of the immemorial ones I have raised my armies in the lands of the eastern, summoning hordes I have seen Ngga, God of Heathens, as my sword Diadem gleams The cosmos shall be greeted from the blood of thez serpent A serpent well known as Tehom Mummu Tiamat Man shall be greeted from the blood of Kingu Thy queen of mashu will haunt the vision of your breed O’ my queen, I feel your skin of white, I touch your breasts of life, yet there’s a battle I must fight Zagros, Avagon, Ngga, Shabatu Thy skin of white misses you Please don’t leave me ever, nevermore Unless you go, please take me with you We’ll ride onto wings of Anzu I heard the bellow of wolves behind the half-burnt waves The tides of uruk swept your tongue across the salty floor We have found the Apzu; our birthplace toward Avagon We have found the Apzu; our meridian toward the dark Munus Sigsigga Ag Bara ye Innin Aggish Xashxur Gishnu urma Apzu |
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2. | Feis Mor Tir na n’Og (Across the North Sea to Visnech) | 08:05 | Show lyrics |
Feis Mor Tir Na N’og (Across The North Sea To Visnech) Across the northern seas, we travel The cold freezing winds will arouse us Spells from a woman have sent us to the seas of avagon Transformed by our mother, we are I am CuChulainn, the warrior of Ulster We’ll search the lands to discover the Tir Na N’og The sea god guides our ship to Ireland The storms push us to the palace of Visnech Our swords with fire are rising Our axes with fire have risen The call from the silver horn to Visnech splits the air Warriors answered the horn behind the western lands Hoofs and steel hammered past the cries beyond the thorned hills Acknowledging the commands from the king Our play lies north to the path of Nite And brings us upon the fortress walls where battles raged Raise the magick hammer of Mjollnir Your underworld of Annwvyn draws us through Emer, thy lucious woman, I shall sleep with you I kiss the naked skin of white I lust your black hair, my woman divine I see a holocaust in your eyes (You are my princess of live) (You are my princess of life) Feis Mor Tir Na N’Og In the land of Visnech, the darkness never sinks away All will fall upon the southern steel, yet behind the burning fires Now, we bathe at the bleeding coast, while women laugh with the Gailant knights How sad is it to see my father’s fallen halls? Can I feel the pure blast from the frigid winds? I awake the gods Epona, Cernunnos, and Lugh Yes, I’m CuChulainn, warrior fo Ulster [repeat verse] In order to worship with fire and sword The storms shall force us to the palace of Visnech Cold, cold, how cold are the plains of Lugh? You should ask thy Emer to reply We’ve finally found the last paradise It remains in the light of Tir Na N’Og With the hand of Ler, Irish Sea god We shall complete our long excursion |
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3. | Cyntefyn’s Fountain | 03:46 | Show lyrics |
Cyntefyn’s Fountain The dragon’s guide is chance When the waters are disturbed In the name of the great Pythoness Cyntefyn burns with the ground |
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4. | A Quest into the 77th Novel | 05:48 | Show lyrics |
A Quest Into The 77th Novel Long ago -in the shade of timberlands Horses and wolves united -with our invoking orbit In order to blister -the green summer plains We heard commands -from our benighted master: "Reap from the illuminated sky ...and become visible to thy eye!" "I beseech thee; I entreat me" "O circle of storms, my shield is cracked!" We stand here to cultivate And summon smoke from the meadow A sweep of an athame (The widdershin), willunlock the deep portals Long ago -in the shade of timberlands Horses and wolves united -with our invoking orbit In order to blister -the green summer plains We heard commands -from our benighted master: "Ye overseer of the watchtowers below all clouds; we thank you for framing the Rite of Hagiel. Bygone and beyond, we must always and without ease, be expulsed. The season or solstice is complete when the shepherd of Wolves lie upon vanishing hill’s way. We shall lure thy lost flock from shadows onto day. Aloneness is our space of winged sleep and sight; therefore, watchtowers burn before the lift of the twilight" |
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5. | Our Lust for Lunar Plains (Nox Luna Inlustris) | 01:49 | instrumental |
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6. | The Coming of War (Morbid Scream cover) | 05:15 | Show lyrics |
The Coming Of War Evil Summoned to war Eternal conquest for power Gathering armies of death To fight and kill at will Sinister weapons of war Piercing metal and man Warriors Mounted on steeds Ride out into the mist Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest Endless Eternal Pain Thousands die for a king Wretched Weary souls Raging battle never ends Hatred Inflicting death Destroying the weak at heart Eternity Becomes less War has drawn to an end Overthrown The emperor falls in defeat Great halls Crack and decay with neglect Dethroned He cries out in vengeance Impaler Mark is words of death Shadows Crusades of the past Triumph through the fog Sunsets drip into dusk Flows like blood on my blade Massacre the feckless breed Dismiss all empty thrones Riding, beyond the clouds, damnation ends in despair Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest |
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7. | The Sun of Tiphareth | 07:06 | Show lyrics |
The Sun Of Tiphareth Join us into thresholds of moonless light Xekonaphim paints your worshipped wheel of flames Incendere Magi Hortus Rosarum Black roses, laced with silver, are now the ashes of Heximeth The sten stars of Assiah wonders why the meadows are torched The holocaust of Atu brings down the pyre of Chokmah Chokmah fills lust into the virgin stream (silent waters) A Heximethian spirit looks below the edge of a cliff ...and watches the thieves of serpents (worm of the eight-fold-star) Join us into tresholds of moonless light Xekonaphim paints your worshipped wheel of flames Incedere Magi Hortus Rosarum The sun of Tipareth’s circle arouses the warlock and seed Sephiroth plants your heart to grow his oak of VITRIOL Sepher Yetzirah is the deepest root of Atu the sun of Tiphareth’s circle dances until it falls Tiphareth! Your lordship is the sixth sword that triumphs the jagged blade Strike it downward to a rusty point ...and burn the earth as roses burn in the meadow "Come forth, o serpent, and take your fill of poison" I am above you and I am inside you My fierce eroticism is in yours "For he is ever a sun, and for he is the winged secret flame" I am the snake that kissed Gehenna’s own worm I giveth knowledge and delight to the ones Black roses, laced with silver, are now the ashes of Heximeth The ten stars of Assiah wonders why meadows are torched |
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43:07 |
...and Shineth unto the Cold Cometh...
Album versions
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October 4th, 1995 | Osmose Productions | OPEP005 | 7" vinyl | Limited edition |
September 25th, 2020 | Osmose Productions | OPEP005 | 12" vinyl | Limited edition, 2 colors, Reissue |
Members | |
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Proscriptor | Vocals, Drums, Flute |
Equitant Ifernaim Dal Gais | Guitars, Bass, Keyboards |
Shaftiel (Lord of Shadows) | Guitars, Guitars (acoustic), Bass, Vocals |
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Side A - Sumeria | |||
1. | ...and Shineth unto the Cold Cometh... | 06:52 | Show lyrics |
Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. The last of Ka drifts across the river - Our sky outside has not been named. Two Ugalla-demons start their battle - Tempest of the creek is floored in flames. Winds of Imhullu foretold their weather - Sea-dwelling floods reply without names. Taste the salty tides of the Apzu - Alight seven tablets wearing steel of lame. Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. [Chorus] 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. Ea’s eye is the way........ [Repeat 1st Verse] [Lead: Shaftel] [Bridge] We are the ones who know the mountain passes, and we’ll search the battlefields, in order to FIND THE ESSENTIAL WEAPONS corroded within the tan dust. Marduk, Anu, Ellil, and Ea watch us all to test our bold and drastic strength, so Tiamat SNEERS WITH THE HATE AND COMMANDS the storm-chariot of the horses. Their teeth and heart carry poison to strike us down, but cannot fill our veins with venom. We warned you twice: "WE COMMAND THE MUSHUSSU!" "SHARP OF TOOTH AND STRIKE OF FANG!" "HORNED SERPENT OF THE UNCLAIMED!" "SHINE!" [2nd Verse] Make a path, fix the hour, and raise the seed The dragon’s semen is what you drink to be crowned by night "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" With the billowing fog, the abyss speaks below Your wings of force cannot warp you through the times "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" In the ninth aeon, Esharra ceases the laughter Then, Imhulla assembles the blazing cycllone "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" Now you are spiritually drunk from the dragon’s semen, So set your arrow in the bow and coat it with the poison "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" ...AND SHINETH UNTO THE COLD COMETH... |
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Side B - Allaxitonia/Thoth | |||
2. | Akhera Goiti - Akhera Beiti (One Black Opalith for Tomorrow) | 07:28 | Show lyrics |
Akhera Goiti - Akhera Beiti (One Black Opalith For Tomorrow) Between the sunset’s bloodstained veil, Thy horned prospect reflects on me. The he-goat above - The she-goat below Cried through beads of mirrored tears It fills the air ! - It fills the air ! An atmosphere that hath no key. I’m disguised by the kindle of nite and I can fill your liquid, glass heart Grasp your cold-shaded breath and whisper the sign of the hidded stone I’m in the circle and I am the shell that granted you the horns of All-Begetter A fixed, startless vision and a sullen fabrication cursed the Sun of which our lustful ways are performed. Half of me is all of her Hath no shower; hath no sol Half of me is all of her Hath no shower; hath no sol Half of me is all of her Hath no shower; hath no sol Akhera-goiti Akhera-beiti Fantasies I realized Dance of thorns, I thrive For below the great abyss is a virtue contained in itself. "We shall eagerly expect one black opalith for tomorrow." |
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The Third Storm of Cythrául
Album versions
Release date | Label | Catalog ID | Format | Description |
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January 27th, 1997 | Osmose Productions | OPCD 045 | CD | |
January 27th, 1997 | Osmose Productions | OPCDL 045 | CD | Limited edition, Digipak |
January 27th, 1997 | Osmose Productions | OPLP 045 | 12" vinyl | Limited edition |
January 27th, 1997 | Osmose Productions | OPPIC045 | 12" vinyl | Limited edition, Picture disc |
1997 (Unofficial) | Best Music | Cassette | ||
1997 | Morbid Noizz Productions | 208 | Cassette | |
1997 (Unknown) | Nebiula Production | NP9718 | Cassette | |
2002 | Mutilation Productions | MUTP 019 | CD | |
2003 | Osmose Productions | OPCD 045 | CD | Reissue |
2004 | CD-Maximum | CDM 0304-1736 | CD | Enhanced |
2008 | Agonia Records | ARplp010 | 12" vinyl | Limited edition, Picture disc, Reissue |
2014
(titled "The Third Storm of Cythraul / In the Eyes of Ioldanach") |
The Crypt | CRYPT 41 | 3 12" vinyls | Limited edition, 3 colors, Reissue, Remastered |
January 6th, 2017 | The Crypt | CRYPT 41-1 | 2 12" vinyls | Limited edition, 3 colors, Reissue, Remastered |
June 23rd, 2017 | Osmose Productions | OPCD 045 | CD | Reissue, Remastered |
May 9th, 2019
(titled "The Third Storm of Cythraul (REMIX version)") |
Osmose Productions | Digital | Bandcamp | |
April 24th, 2020 | Osmose Productions | OPLP045 | 12" vinyl | Limited edition, 2 colors, Reissue |
August 28th, 2020 | Osmose Productions | OPLP045 | 12" vinyl | Limited edition, 2 colors, Reissue, Repress |
Unknown | Osmose Productions | Digital | Bandcamp |
Members | |
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Band members | |
Shaftiel | Guitars (lead, acoustic), Bass (tracks 2, 6-7, 9), Vocals (tracks 2, 6, 9) |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Guitars (lead), Bass (tracks 1, 3-5), Lyrics (tracks 4-5, 9) |
Proscriptor McGovern | Vocals (tracks 1-5, 7, 9), Drums, Gong, Bells, Lyrics (tracks 1-3, 7, 9) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Alex Gerst | Engineering |
Gary Long | Executive engineering |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Peter Clark | Mastering, Editing |
James Bland | Photography |
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1. | Prelusion to Cythrául / ...and Shineth unto the Cold Cometh... | 06:48 | Show lyrics |
Prelusion To Cythraul "Any who live alone, long only for mercy, the mercy of truth is among your traits of bloodlust and vein. You have not, in all this time, returned to the lowland of your ancestors. Your feet follow a hoof-beaten, dirt track down the side of a small, grass-covered knoll. It is near the round hillfort that your cavaliers call the dun. The ways of the arcane are more difficult hillfort that words can tell. You are in complete isolation from this mortal exibition, as others will be, in due time. Each day at dawn, you speak to yourself and give your thoughts complete utterance. For there are none surviving now, to whom you would freely speak with, so impart your heart’s desire." "You, the oppressor, will need to learn to chain your mind, to wait for the proper time to speak. Nevertheless, you shall be executed from the creed, under the sigil of the blade, then the number. In an instant, the feeble and the foreigners lie North from here. In an instant, a magician, shadowlord, and tyrant raised their powers above your head. You are separated from your kin, by far distance, of Time and Tide. You will remember your comrades well, as they replenish your memory with an immortal essence of everlastingness. And though you will only see shades of what once was, you will hear their songs and music forever." "As golden lamplight escapes from the bleeding skies, winsome peat smoke scents a chilled breeze that enfolds the imperious settlement, gathering sounds, and lifts the brave into the night. You shall recall the winter zephyr, as those were the winds that passed eternity." The Emperor continued to breathe deep and harshly. His lungs sounded a death rattle, as they were quickly filling with blood and various fluids, Before his death and dissolution, the Emperor sluggishly uttered, "I have granted intelligence towards the crown unto thee. If you teach him well....." Here and now, we shall take you within The Third Storm Of Cythraul. It’s only just begun..... [Sir Proscriptor McGovern] [MI NA SAMHNA/NOVEMBER, 1995] ...And Shineth Unto The Cold Cometh... [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voice: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] [1st Verse] Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. The last of Ka drifts across the river - Our sky outside has not been named. Two Ugalla-demons start their battle - Tempest of the creek is floored in flames. Winds of Imhullu foretold their weather - Sea-dwelling floods reply without names. Taste the salty tides of the Apzu - Alight seven tablets wearing steel of lame. Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. [Chorus] 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. Ea’s eye is the way........ [Repeat 1st Verse] [Lead: Shaftel] [Bridge] We are the ones who know the mountain passes, and we’ll search the battlefields, in order to FIND THE ESSENTIAL WEAPONS corroded within the tan dust. Marduk, Anu, Ellil, and Ea watch us all to test our bold and drastic strength, so Tiamat SNEERS WITH THE HATE AND COMMANDS the storm-chariot of the horses. Their teeth and heart carry poison to strike us down, but cannot fill our veins with venom. We warned you twice: "WE COMMAND THE MUSHUSSU!" "SHARP OF TOOTH AND STRIKE OF FANG!" "HORNED SERPENT OF THE UNCLAIMED!" "SHINE!" [2nd Verse] Make a path, fix the hour, and raise the seed The dragon’s semen is what you drink to be crowned by night "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" With the billowing fog, the abyss speaks below Your wings of force cannot warp you through the times "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" In the ninth aeon, Esharra ceases the laughter Then, Imhulla assembles the blazing cycllone "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" Now you are spiritually drunk from the dragon’s semen, So set your arrow in the bow and coat it with the poison "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" ...AND SHINETH UNTO THE COLD COMETH... [MI NA SAMHNA/NOVEMBRE, 1993] |
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2. | Highland Tyrant Attack | 04:58 | Show lyrics |
Highland Tyrant Attack [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voices: Shaftiel & Proscriptor, Bass: Shaftiel] "You will hear my commands when cries never fade!" "I grasp my pole-ax in hand with stock, steel, and mace!" "I clutch the soulless winds that stir the Ginder trees!" "I extol beneath a wrathful, yet a constant lunar eye!" The last clash will crown one son to the Pictish throne. "My father’s the king!" cries this tyrant, aimed for bloodshed. Three flags will fly between the Esk and Dee rivers. "The triumph’s my king!" screams this baron son, devised for war. Follow the tracks of this mailed horseman (geared with pole-ax in his hand). The blades from Balkan Hills are sharpened (cut for slaying and whetted to fight). The child has proven his gallantry (he shall not abuse Teutonic codes). He’s spiked and sent forth in a frenzy (their king sits at his table). [Repeat 1st Three Verses] [Bridge] "Far free of these castle walls, I thought I heard your scream!" [Chorus] THIS IS THE HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! Garters on their left arms are fastened for chivalry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! All of the vanquished battalions are thrown into the corries. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! [Recapitulation] "Our flags have soared O’er the Esk and Dee rivers!" "We, the cnihts, are crowned for tier and not our lies!" "Horse and Hattock took us back to the realm of Balkan Hills!" "We, the cnihts, have formed the lines, before the rites!" "We’el pursue to spit on their pledge and curse them, as the light breaks!" "...But is our king still sitting at his table?" [Lead: Shaftiel] [MEITHEAMH/JUNE, 1995] |
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3. | A Magician’s Lapis-Lazuli | 03:08 | Show lyrics |
A Magician’S Lapis-Lazuli [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voice: Proscriptor Bass: Equitant] [1st Verse] He gave me the noble, enduring crown. He gave me the high throne of kingship. He gave me the imperial, regal sceptre. He gave me the laws of the realm. He gave me the facts of the Kurgarra. He gave me descend in this undersphere. He gave me the dagger; he gave me the sword. He gave me the staff and unphallic wand. He gave me concern. He gave me dismay. He gave me consternation. He gave me the art of this song. He gave me procreation. [Pre-Chorus] Dumuzi! [Chorus] A magician’s lapis-lazuli gleams in Urik, descending to my undersphere. A magician’s lapis-lazuli reflects onto the Temples of Offal. A magician’s lapis-lazuli excels in Ur, descending to their underworld. ...is placed on Shugurra, the crown of the Steppe. [Repeat 1st Verse] [2nd Verse] He gave me the craft of the spell; he gave me determination. He gave me the craft of a charm; he gave me an invocation. He gave me wine of Geshtinanna; he gave me determination. He gave me oracles of the lil; he gave me half a year. He gave me a sail on an Anzu-Bird; he gave me notes of thunder. He gave me the feathers from it’s wing; he gave me regalement. He gave me a mark of the fiend; he gave me roots from the Huluppu-Tree; He gave me travel of the Apzu; he gave me the Lapis-Lazuli. A MAGICIAN’S LAPIS-LAZULI! [MI FEABHRA/FEBRUARY, 1996] |
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4. | Swords and Leather | 03:07 | Show lyrics |
Swords and Leather [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant, Voices: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is my way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!) Miles of frozen lands are far behind us... We ride along the margin of the woods. O’ great is the black swords of Eire. Thus to speak is the shame of your lord. We ride through the bleak winter skies; hearts full of hate and steel shining bright! Alas, it’s ill, to walk in my shadow... O’ master of doom, you are alone. In chariots of fire we went forth, To call the spell of blazing flames. My black sword of Eire has returned. In glory, of the land, of the flame. Child of wisdom and words... Son of magick and the sword. Call the spells of burning winds!! [Chorus] SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our brave hearts will conquer!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our Celtic blood will conquer!! [Repeat All Verses & Chorus] [Lead: Ifernain] [Lead: Shaftiel] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is our way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!!!) [MARTA/MARCH, 1995] |
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5. | The Winter Zephyr (...Within Kingdoms of Mist) | 02:59 | Show lyrics |
The Winter Zephyr [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant, Voice: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] One silver cloud collapsed below the glow of a harvest fullmoon. `Cause we’re here to make an oath and we’ll raise our realm in a sky of maroon. Our stratosphere turned dark; however, the Western winds never stopped blowing. All deceiving religions fall, we’ll gonna close our hands, and make our own way. [Chorus x 2] Ignite the wroth flames - 3 fires to the sky Before the violence, We stand before the most, wild beast. We’ll rape the peace. Once again, We summon you, To join us all! Standing upon the sand of the shores was a Queen, with a crown, of 13 stars. She worships the dragon above, which exalts impiety in that wild beast. Our father is here with us and we’ll summon you to join us. If we’re bonded by jewels and blood on our fists, then we hail you within kingdoms of mist. [Repeat Chorus x 2] Gorias! (The silver sword of the moon) Finias! (The flaming lancet of the sun) The winter zephyr warps the power of Sessair - 3 MORBID SCREAMS! [MI LUNASA/AUGUST, 1995] |
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6. | Morbid Scream (Morbid Scream cover) | 02:10 | Show lyrics |
Morbid Scream [Lyrical Magick: Trent White, Voice: Shaftiel, Backing Voice: Proscriptor] [Bass: Shaftiel, Traditional Battle Arrangement by Morbid Scream - 1988] [1st Verse] A barbaric land where the sword is the law, and killing is the way of life. An infernal wasteland and down a barren plain; A warrior stands the test of fate. His face is cracked from the wicked hands of time, and scars from war have past, Taking the reins from a shadowy steed, I shall kill the foyus at it’s layer! [Chorus x 2] MORBID SCREAM! [2nd Verse] Skulls and bones lie relics in the sand; Remembrance of men that came before. The ground is scorched from the dragon’s breath, and corpses burned to stench and ash. I awake in fury when the dragon attacks; Advancing in anger - spitting fire. Our barbarous laws, my thundering axe, yet we’ll fight the beast to it’s death! [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Lead: Shaftiel] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Repeat 1st Verse] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [MARTA/MARCH, 1988] |
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7. | Customs of Tasseomancy (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act I | 03:58 | Show lyrics |
Customs Of Tasseomancy (Quoth The Sky, Nevermore) Act I [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voices: Proscriptor, Bass: Shaftiel] [Proemial Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you’re dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [1st Verse] Ginger trees exhibit eyeless shades of trust. Sapphire flickers of light divorce the leaves from an Oak. Kali Ma! Kali Ma! You incise me with claw and nail. You hold the rings of Siva. You hold the shapes of melted wax. [Chorus] Praise this disrespectful light for crashing down. Tasseomancy! Time frames shall warp you through the frames of time. Tasseomancy! [Repeat 1st Verse & Chorus] [Bridge] Ta gaoth lugha lamhfhada ag eiteall anocht san aer! Magdalens, Tu non lou dises pas de bon cor! If the process of the incantations were done incorrectly, then sketches of the moon whined with the melted ice (...oh, so slowly.) [Dénouement Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you are dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [MI LUIL/JULY, 1992] |
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8. | Intelligence Towards the Crown | 01:55 | instrumental |
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9. | ...of Celtic Fire, We Are Born / Terminus (...in the Eyes of Ioldanach) | 08:31 | Show lyrics |
...Of Celtic Fire, We Are Born [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant & Proscriptor, Voices: Proscriptor & Shaftiel] [Bass: Shaftiel] Outside the winter zephyr, When fables of sabers were strong. "...For thou hast said in our hearts..." "...From Celtic flames, we are born." The Sky Clad flocks a carnal war, So invoke their heartless cries. "Crom Croich’s at our side." "He’s made of gold, so shall we ride?" From the mounts of Antrim, Towards the glens of Visnech. "...For thou has said in our hearts..." "...From Celtic flames, we are born." Any who live alone, Long onlt for mercy. "Proud, young men will die!" "Fir Bolg rides the half light!" "WE HAVE ARRIVED AT THE STONE OF DESTINY (Tara)." "WE HAVE REACHED THE PERDITION OF IBID (Cythraul)." "We comprehend the Lar of the Folk." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." "We solemnize the last of the Druids." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." FALIAS! MURIAS! [Leads: Shaftiel] [Lead: Ifernain] The passage is clear when Epona rides She reaps through cloudbursts of rain that sighs The course is laid when Sky Clad rides Ler is watching - "Proud, young men will die!" "We apprehend these thoughts: {Fea Nemon}." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." "We shall live forever in the land of Inisfail." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." MURIAS! FALIAS! [MI LUNASA/AUGUST, 1995] |
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37:34 |
In the Eyes of Ioldánach
Album versions
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September 14th, 1998 | Osmose Productions | OPCD 070 / OPMCD 070 | CD | |
September 14th, 1998 | Osmose Productions | OPLP 070 | 12" vinyl | Limited edition |
September 2009 | Osmose Productions | CD | Digipak, Remastered | |
April 28th, 2017 | The Crypt | CRYPT 41-2 | 12" vinyl | Limited edition, 3 colors, Reissue |
May 15th, 2020 | Osmose Productions | OPCD 070 / OPMCD 070 | CD | Reissue |
May 29th, 2020 | Osmose Productions | OPLP070 | 12" vinyl | Limited edition, 3 colors, Reissue |
May 29th, 2020 | Osmose Productions | Digital | Bandcamp |
Members | |
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Proscriptor McGovern | Vocals, Drums, Lyrics |
Shaftiel | Guitars, Vocals |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Bass, Lyrics |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kol Marshall | Producer, Engineering, Mastering, Editing |
Sir Vincent Rossi | Executive producer |
Gary Long | Mastering, Editing |
Teresa Rafidi | Photography |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
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1. | V.I.T.R.I.O.L. | 03:27 | Show lyrics |
V.I.T.R.I.O.L. [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Musick: Shaftiel] They stare towards the heart They stare at the stone He’ll upend the plate of angles; She’ll upend the plate of angles V dashes of Mercury And Asarus Alchemy Will channel V archangels... V archangels [Chorus I:] "In the Sun we remember; In the planets we forget We’ve come unto a hall and Asaru is who we’ve met" Huluppu roots are forked Like veins in a canny hand; Their leaves have scuttled In spiraled force A VI fold nova, Fleurs de lys... V cards are placed in the hand of the course. [Chorus II:] "O’ Abyssia we recall; In spiraled force, they will fall Man, staff and the silver gilt key shall take us to V.I.T.R.I.O.L." [Mandate of Pandemonium (Solos: Shaftiel):] "Dreamer!" : "Redeemer!" "Dreamer!" : "Redeemer!" "Dreamer!" : "Redeemer!" "The Abyss!" : "V.I.T.R.I.O.L.!" [Repeat Mandate of Pandemonium] Their Universe... It’s constantly changing, And every change in force It’s constantly dying. Svaddistthana: Sakkya-ditti Rearrange V cards, yet are they lying? [Repeat Chorus I] Closing verdant curtains Closure is the apex; One curve is the asp, But the snake is a path in light These twins are emerging, Geminis still verging, Yet Atu still carries the knife. [Repeat Chorus II] |
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2. | Hallstatt | 04:06 | Show lyrics |
Hallstatt [Lyrical magick: Proscriptor & Equitant, Musick: Shaftiel & Equitant] From an empty house... In take-flight, the grey hawks verged upon a sunless sky Wild, whistling winds carried them sorely, and sailed them bristly in the same shady sky. In take-ground, branded the mark of hall and heave; their martyrs never left 2000 years, 2000 urn-burials, 2000 lies have now been erased. [Chorus:] "We’ll kneel towards the foyer with our precious salz! We’ll sound with horn, clash with wood and cleave with calls! We’ve whittled the blades of Hallstattian swords!" In order to see such a legacy, fire burned with a past that turned; Anvils were forged at an early stage, molded as cats or iarn-leastair. Ioldanach has spied on this mistery, yet he’s enkindled by the light With hues of argent lightning and ore of purem the salt grants them mastery and might. [Chorus:] "We’ll kneel towards the foyer with our precious salz! We’ll sound with horn, clash with wood and cleave with calls! We’ve whittled the blades of Hallstattian swords!" [Bridge:] Hallstatt An Salaan An Bas [Troid Warrior:] "I see a battle; I feel the warp-spasm!" [Ioldanach:] The poised warrior yowls with blood about his belt. [Troid Warrior:] "Nothing shall draw my eyes away..." [Ioldanach:] His heart stirs atrociously, now to think. [Troid Warrior:] "I convey the names to the planes of Destiny!" [Ioldanach:] The poised warrior seeks an ancient seat foe the Stone. [Troid Warrior:] "Wild, whistling winds still laugh at my howls!" [Ioldanach:] These acts of tale-telling dilate him to hate. Hallstatt An Salaan An Bas [Pre-Avouchment of Parable:] The young ones of Hallstatt, and the sky Silver-ilked spears have been whetted Vast hilts and sheeny torques of gold; Crafted from vanquished legacies. Hallstatt An Salaan An Bas [Avouchment of Parable:] "Spirit of horsemen and spirit of iron age acclaim The fame for 2000 crypts at Hallstatt!" [Solo(s): Shaftiel] To an empty home. In take-flight, the grey hawks verged upon a sunless sky Wild, whistling winds carried them sorely, and sailed them bristly in the same shady sky. In take-ground, branded the mark of hall and heave; their martyrs never left 2000 years, 2000 urn-burials, 2000 lies have now been erased. "We’ll kneel towards the foyer with our precious salz! We’ll sound with horn, clash with wood and cleave with calls! We’ve whittled the blades of Hallstattian swords!" |
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3. | Manannán | 05:31 | Show lyrics |
Manannan [Lyrical magick/Obscurity: Proscriptor & Equitant, Musick: Proscriptor & Shaftiel] I am a wave: on the rapt Cythraul I am a flood: across the croggy plain I am a wind: of seven gates I am a tear: the Sun lets fall I am Manannan Mac Lir Noble warrior of lycanthropy I am Fachta High King To shake thy cloak shall bring outbreak I am a tide: that drags to engulfment I am a current: a compass towards Visnech I am a tempest: the onslaught of outburst I am a zephyr: theirs is second pain I am Manannan Mac Lir Avatar from sail to sea Thy horse Aonbharr Grand Steed Chariots forever lead I am an ocean womb: of all abysms I am a blaze: for every burning bathym I am a lure: of the plumbless benthos I am a breaker: bottomlessness doom I am Manannan Mac Lir Shape-changer; lar of Deep Thy Sword Fragarch "The Answerer..." Remember me thou art all wind And back with gusts thou shalt return. I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...fleece the sky I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...from a tantalizing glimpse. I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...fleece the sky I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...from a tantalizing glimpse. Hear the thunder roll I am Manannan And fear the sky shall fall! |
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4. | Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle | 04:26 | Show lyrics |
Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Musick: Shaftiel & Equitant] Never Blow Out The Eastern Candle Your five-fold kiss was rather invoking; Beside the chancel is your unphallic wand, And use it wisely in order to fly. MOONFIRE! ALLAXITOS! My jewel is the lust from your kiss; Your breasts made me the lover of the three-fold locus, So take thy hand and join me for elixir, And we shall ride the portentous serpent tonight. Your five fold tongue has defiled me, I’m stranded by the tree of Storax Thus, we banish your unphallic wand, In order to make our nexus ecstasy MOONFIRE! CUM TO ME. ALLAXITOS! CUM WITH THEE. NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! FOREVER |
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17:30 |
In the Visions of Ioldánach
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Proscriptor McGovern | Drums, Vocals (lead) |
Equitant Ifernain | Guitars, Bass |
Shaftiel | Guitars, Vocals |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Jeff Williams | Producer, Director |
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1. | Manannán | 05:06 | Show lyrics |
I am a wave: on the rapt Cythraul I am a flood: across the croggy plain I am a wind: of seven gates I am a tear: the Sun lets fall I am Manannan Mac Lir Noble warrior of lycanthropy I am Fachta High King To shake thy cloak shall bring outbreak I am a tide: that drags to engulfment I am a current: a compass towards Visnech I am a tempest: the onslaught of outburst I am a zephyr: theirs is second pain I am Manannan Mac Lir Avatar from sail to sea Thy horse Aonbharr Grand Steed Chariots forever lead I am an ocean womb: of all abysms I am a blaze: for every burning bathym I am a lure: of the plumbless benthos I am a breaker: bottomlessness doom I am Manannan Mac Lir Shape-changer; lar of Deep Thy Sword Fragarch "The Answerer..." Remember me thou art all wind And back with gusts thou shalt return. I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...fleece the sky I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...from a tantalizing glimpse. I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...fleece the sky I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...from a tantalizing glimpse. Hear the thunder roll I am Manannan And fear the sky shall fall! |
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2. | An Involution of Thorns | 02:59 | Show lyrics |
Eko, Azarak, Eko, Eko, Zamilak, Eko, Eko, Cernunnos Eko, Eko, Aradia. Darksome night and ardent moon, The chalice is passed, then ye fall North; Hearken to the enchantress’ rune-- Listen to the words to cry ye forth. Earth and water, ether and fire, Wand and pentacle and sword, Toil ye unto our desire, Hearken ye unto our word. Unfettered and censet, scourge and knife, Powers of the enchantress’ blade-- Waken all ye into life, Come ye as the charm is made. |
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3. | Fantasizing to the Third of the Pagan Vision (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act II | 05:34 | Show lyrics |
I stood before my reflection With a beloved adherent Waiting beneath the cross for a purpose To drink my tepid blood from the chalice Impart thou in the text of Scourge And cleft through the veil of the virgin Purity is to live To the highest; and the highest is unjust [chorus:] Fantasizing to the third of my gentile sight In the gate of the mind appears And arise with turbulence called I [repeat chorus:] The artfullness of the blind Shabbathai For thee have I worshipped the Stars I cried, while you perpetually died ...On top of Black Montanus of thy Septentrio Animus of an aged Tetragrammaton With stains, a lucid cicatrix of disgrace With joyful, elated Endeavour O lilywhite goat Frail as a thicket of thorns With a collar of gold for thy throat A crimson bow for thy horns O lilywhite goat You made ma Paganal dreams erroneous |
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4. | An Evolution of Horns | 03:25 | Show lyrics |
Goat of the welkin, A goat that dwells, Horned conqueror of the night-- Lend your skill unto the spell, And force our will by magick rite. By all the endowment of land and sea By all the might of moon and sun-- As we do will, so mote it be; Chant the spell, and be it done. Eko, Eko, Azarak, Eko, Eko, Zamilak, Eko, Eko, Cernunnos, Eko, Eko, Aradia. |
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17:04 |
Tara
Album versions
Release date | Label | Catalog ID | Format | Description |
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May 23rd, 2001 | Osmose Productions | OPCD 098 / OPCD098 | CD | |
May 23rd, 2001 | Osmose Productions | OPLP 098 | 12" vinyl | Limited edition |
2001 | Rocris Disc | ROC 008-30 / ROC 008-30 | Cassette | |
2002 | Mutilation Productions | MUTP 020 | CD | |
2002 | Olympic Recordings | OLY0226-2 | CD | |
2004 | CD-Maximum | CDM 0304-1737 | CD | Enhanced |
2008 | Agonia Records | ARplp009 | 12" vinyl | Picture disc, Limited edition, Reissue |
2014 | The Crypt | CRYPT 43 | 4 12" vinyls | Limited edition, 3 colors |
2017 | Osmose Productions | OPCD098 | CD | Reissue |
2017 | Osmose Productions | OPCD 098 / OPCD098 | CD | Reissue, Remastered, Repress |
2017 | The Crypt | CRYPT 43 | 2 12" vinyls | Limited edition, 3 colors, Remastered |
July 2nd, 2020 | Osmose Productions | Digital | Bandcamp, Remix version | |
August 28th, 2020 | Osmose Productions | OPLP098 | 2 12" vinyls | Limited edition, 3 colors, Reissue |
Members | |
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Proscriptor McGovern | Vocals, Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Lyrics, Arrangements |
Shaftiel | Guitars (electric, acoustic), Vocals, Bass, Songwriting (tracks 2-12) |
Equitant Ifernain | Bass, Lyrics |
Guest/Session | |
Masthema Mazziqim | Vocals (track 12) |
David Harbour | Keyboards, Piano |
Sir Vincent Rossi | Guitars (acoustic), Mandolin |
Melechesh Ashmedi | Vocals (backing) |
Sir Ronnie Trent | Vocals (backing) |
Sir Don Shannon | Bagpipes, Songwriting (tracks 1, 13) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kol Marshall | Producer, Recording |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Sir William Hell | Photography |
Dan Lowndes | Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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1. | Tara | 01:56 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. Ioldánach’s Accepted Wisdom in Prefaced Tense; In the great strategy of bout, there will be three thousand score. They will do as they see fit. They are neither younger nor older Than them, in their klans; A triumph declared: three tyrants will conquer Surmounting for undying candor, As one and three will stand as one; Their swords blemish with crimson clots. That’s a great honor, killing one by one, and "A GREAT INCENTIVE," according to them. If they go to where the king is killed, then They will compose (he shall decompose)- They will compile a final victory for his fortitude Posed within his mind. |
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2. | Pillars of Mercy | 04:21 | Show lyrics |
Cairn Warrior’s Atrocious Assertion to War:] I (still) admire the flow of echoing horns. Mimicking blows so boldly, I hear... I stand visibly, high, on this splendid bastion, To remember a High King, a tyrant of no fear I am the first son: a commander without a father, "Fortuitous doom," the last of his predictions. I’ll take advantage by igniting the balusters... Preparing enraged flames with sweltering speed. [Chorus I - Cairn Warrior and Art Aenfer’s War Exclamation (High King of Tara):] (THESE ARE THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Today, I am callous... Tomorrow, I am king - Immortal, strong, exultant, and conquering! [Chorus II:] PILLARS OF MERCY! My song and my word are iniquitous - Gathering assemblies in days gone by! [Chorus III:] (FIRE BURNS WITH THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! My chariot races through saw-toothed hills, And hurls through every valley and mere! [Chorus IV:] PILLARS OF MERCY! Watchtowers collapse before the lift of the twilight, I am swift in battle- My voice is heard! PILLARS OF MERCY! Frost, fire, and wind are pelting all the columns... There is no dilution for them to fight again! Only three chariots are seen on the charred plains - Through all the throngs and clusters, lambs and stallions! "If you should speak to me now, Then I will chamber Tara’s pinnacle. Why my father? Another damning scuffle? I (still) admire the sound of echoing horns!" [Chorus V - Cairn Warrior and Art Aenfer’s War Exclamation (High King of Tara):] (THOSE WERE THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Frenzied vultures gnawed the necks of dead men, As the sturdy, gilded columns had seethed! [Chorus VI:] PILLARS OF MERCY! Enemies’ blood spurted like volley sprigs- The blustery fight was planned, then fought! [Chorus VII:] (FLAMES FLAYED ON THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Their vapid minds were troubled and sides were pierced- And warlike deeds had been fulfilled! [Chorus VIII:] PILLARS OF MERCY! We saluted chieftains on the regal Tara - We hailed the tyrants that governed our waters! PILLARS OF MERCY! STRIKE! [Terminus:] There shall be no lack of dignity, For those who oppose them. [Repeat Terminus] "THERE WILL BE PILLARS OF MERCY!" |
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3. | A Shield with an Iron Face | 03:22 | Show lyrics |
Mong n:] A Cairn warrior dressed in his harness feeling fury and frenzy. His silky top had blood stained gauze stretched across his pecks. His tartan had lines of symmetry running east and west. An embellished shield with an iron face was embraced in his left hand. [Bridge - Eremon (Chieftain of Cairn):] "I welcome thee, o’ victorious, I’m skirmishing...at the lift!" "I welcome thee, o’ victorious, I’m skirmishing...by the dark!" [Mong n:] He rushed to feed the fire, As honor gained him a home - He veered beyond the pyres, The Son of Cairn sat enthroned. An iron shield gaped toward the sky, With oak wood and leather backing; Reprisal lead the way to his mind, And so it did. [Cairn Warrior’s Question of Vindication:] "C bhfuilimid ag dul amarach?" ("Where are we marching tomorrow?") [Chorus - Iold nach:] A shield with an iron face gapes towards the sky, The death of a man is never going to die. A resolute falcon gawks back at the armor - On the wing, yet on the lifting hour. [Repeat Bridge - Eremon (Chieftain of Cairn)] |
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4. | Manannán | 06:39 | Show lyrics |
[Manann n’s Notions from Emain Ablhach:] I am a wave: on the rapt Cythr ul I am a flood: across the croggy plain I am a wind: of seven gales I am a tear: the Sun lets fall [Chorus I:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Noble warrior of lycanthropy I am Fachtna High King To shake thy cloak shall bring outbreak I am a tide: that drags to engulfment I am a current: a compass towards Visnech I am a tempest: the onslaught of outburst I am a zephyr: theirs is second pain [Chorus II:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Avatar from sail to sea Thy horse Aonbharr Grand Steed Chariots forever lead I am an ocean’s womb: of all abysms I am a blaze: for every burning bathym I am a lure: of the plumbless benthos I am a breaker: bottomlessness doom [Chorus III:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Shape-changer; Lar of deep Thy sword Fragarch "The Answerer..." [Bridge:] Remember me, thou art all wind And back with gusts thou shalt return I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...FLEECE THE SKY I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...FROM A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE [Repeat 4th & 5th Verse] [Chorus IV:] Hear the thunder roll I am Manann n, And fear the sky shall fall [x5] [Repeat Chorus IV] |
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5. | The Cognate House of Courtly Witches Lies West of County Meath | 04:19 | Show lyrics |
[Cairn Warrior’s Appetency of Invultuation:] I am the one to seek the courtly witch - She is the one to find me. I am the one to yearn the dazzling bitch - She is the one to bind me. So I say, the spell has begun! [Tea (Courtly Witch):] "The darkness is starting and control is done..." [Cairn Warrior:] Stones of power inside this sphere are stark stones of magick - I am joining the mystic ring, with this woman, as we implore. We do implore. I am aiding the mystic writ; I am gifted knowledge from deep wells! [Chorus - Cairn Warrior’s First Myaltic Rite:] Candle of fire, candle of might, Create my desires here on this night - This candles stream is suddenly flaming higher! Bring to me my heart’s desire, My words of strength are suddenly hung, So I proudly state this spell has begun! [Cairn Warrior:] Stones of power within ire are strong stones of cabal. I am joined int he magick round, with this bitch, as we implore. We shall explore. With Paralda by my side, I am granted sylphs and zephyrs! [Cairn Warrior’s Second Myaltic Rite:] Show me the rings of your cosmic fire, Make my pathway carved and clear. Give me a code that’s no will of mine, To show me your presence is here! [Repeat Cairn Warrior’s Second Myaltic Rite] [Chorus II - Cairn Warrior’s Last Myaltic Rite:] Courtly witch of the beast - Courtly bitch of the daring arm, I am your tyro, yet never alarmed! A dash of thistle, and in my dreams - Give me the silver-gilt key, That will unlock the spell... Courtly witch, assist me! |
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6. | She Cries the Quiet Lake | 04:10 | Show lyrics |
[Cairn Warrior in Advocated Manner:] Stones of power Stillness of her spawn Gems of symbols Re-illuminating Dawn She cries the quiet lake Weeping waters Taciturnity Found She cries the quiet lake Dripping ruptures Immortality Bound Enduring: death is mine to keep Timelessness: unborn in timely shape Balancing: between stone and sky Promulgate: lamentations Continually: she wails and she whines Nonetheless: linking stone to sky Leveling: the tarns to the tides Circulate: limpid-forming tears [Tea’s Diktat:] "The darkness is starting and control is done: The cosmic light is fading, as the shadow’s won." [Chorus - Cairn Warrior in Encouraged Mode:] It’s the lake of your liquid, glass heart It’s bringing your writ; it’s bringing you tears It’s filling your thirst and never with fears It’s the tears of my liquid, glass heart [Repeat Chorus - Cairn Warrior in Encouraged Mode] |
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7. | Yrp Lluyddawc | 01:51 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. "With warriors like these, he won victories wherever he went...the heroes of a legend never really die, and a hundred years was neither here nor there for the Celts. Their champions remained unfettered by logic and could even be reborn through the transmigration of souls." ---Jean Markale--- |
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8. | From Ancient Times (Starless Skies Burn to Ash) | 03:53 | Show lyrics |
Blazing to their pikes Turning to dust Gusting with the wind They (still) dream of an older delusion Reigning, raining Dampening the empire Their excursion burns with the ashes Calm lakes mirrored Glistening everywhere They rove through the waters and fires Silent seas paused Enlightening low light Their visions for imperishability The weakened flesh Expecting downfall Their ashes spread through lightless, starless skies The Eminence Not expecting wind They (now) think of a newer illusion [Chorus:] PRAISE - The ancient times AS EARTH - Equates their end COMMAND - The ancient times LIKE TARA - Shall never pretend DIES - Irae, dies illa QUIDQUID - Latet adparebit NIL - Inultum remanebit DEPOSE - Towards ancient times [Repeat Chorus] [Repeat All Verses In Reversed Order Excluding The First & Last] |
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9. | Four Crossed Wands (Spell 181) | 04:46 | Show lyrics |
Chorus I:] I’m the Knight of Wands- Yodh is in the name I’m swift and violent: TRANSIENT! The fiery part of Fire- I’m a lightning flash Between the symbol, And the natal force. [Chorus II:] She’s the Queen of Wands- H is in the name She’s fermenting, yet TRANSMITTING! The watery part of Fire- She’s quick to receive Between the surface, And the process of (pro) creation. Kan! King! 51st Hexagram A warrior in complete armor With wand in the left hand and torch in the right. (181) Su ! Queen! 17th Hexagram Her crown is topped with a winged sphere, And rayed with flames. (181) [Chorus III:] He’s the Prince of Wands- Vau is in the name He’s manifesting, but TRANSCENDING! The airy part of Fire- He’s the "Dying God!" Between the virtue, And the Leader of his caste. Y King! Y King! 42nd Hexagram A shrouded warrior in full-scale armour- On his chest, he bears the sigil "TO MEGA QHRION." [Chorus IA:] FOUR CROSSED WANDS! + Queen! + Queen! 27th Hexagram Her crown is surged with a disque of the Sun And once again, rayed with fire. [Repeat Chorus IA] "They observe no regular rule in the ordering of their hearts." [Repeat Chorus IA] [Chorus IV:] She’s the Princess of Wands- H is in the name She’s crystallizing, yet TRANSPOSING! The earthy part of Fire- She’s absorbing Between the Silence, And the 10th of May. |
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10. | Vorago (Spell 182) | 05:45 | Show lyrics |
I am not limited to this Underworld. I am settled in this Barrenness. I am kept in this Emptiness. I am not restricted to this Underworld. (182) I travel Earth in the train of You. I offer Earth to reach the field of You. I walk Earth to see the mark of You. I proffer Earth to feel the lure of You. (182) (FOREKNOWLEDGE) Hail to you, prime mover of the Deep. Sun of the heart: possessor of Voids. The awe of whom created This. The thirst of this revered Abyss. (182) (ADAEOT) [Pre-Chorus:] BEINGS, BY-COMINGS, THOUGHTS... MONADS, ATOMS, WAVES... APERTURES, GULFS, CHASMS... RESULTS AMONGST RESULTS! [Chorus:] I have made, for myself, a space within Time. I mutely descend to the cavity of my Cell. I am the furtive seeker ensnared Underneath. Vorago! [Chorus II:] My gray wand is your Bout. Your grandeur is my Time. My sunray is your Beam. Your splendor is my Turn. My circlet is your Crown. Your allure is my Shape. My pattern is your Kind. Your extent is my Scope. My seat is your Center. Your merit is my Dint. My throne is your Rule. Your misdeed is my Sin. My void is your Stone. Your retort is my Key. My stone is Yourself. Your result is my Fate. [Post-Chorus:] VORAGO! [x4] [Repeat Chorus] [Pre-Chorus II:] SEEING THROUGH ILLUSIONS! NAUGHT = MANY = TWO! SEEING THROUGH ILLUSIONS! ONE = ALL = EIGHT! [Repeat Chorus II] "O’ you abyssic essence who is before me and who follows after my heart, usher me in at your usherings, for you are the one who guides me, who escorts my anima under the Earth, as I am a soul who is stark in Vorago." |
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11. | Bron (Of the Waves) | 01:32 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. "Son of Lir and chief of the Tuatha de Danan; this name comes from the ancient Celtic word "bronnos," which is defined as a "crow" or "raven." It was quite instinctive that the Welsh should have changed the name Bron, whom Irish legend had given them as the brother of Manannán, into Bran, that they might canonize him." (Manannán mac Lir, Études Celtiques, VI, p.253) ---Proscriptor McGovern--- |
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12. | Stone of Destiny (...for Magh Slecht and Ard Righ) | 07:46 | Show lyrics |
We are three high kings in honor. We are the midst of Dagda’s spell - We are three armored forces, and We are the gold-torqued leaders. Three wild horsemen: Three fearless in combat - Three gold-crowned conjurers of clash, yet Three clannish chiefs from the Kingdom of Midhe... The leading, foremost tyrant - The subsequent tormentor, and The past intimidator of Cythraul Are impending. "Has there ever been a better idol than Dagda? Will there ever be a better icon than myself?" "In the eyes of myself, I fervently speak." The trio goes out at dawn. Fiercely, we plan to fight our assailants: Three of us versus three thousand: complete. "In the eyes of myself, I adroitly scream!" "WE WILL ARRIVE AT THE STONE OF DESTINY." (Tara) "WE WILL REACH THE PERDITION OF IBID." (Cythraul) INVINCIBLE: we are to their spears! INTREPIDLY: we occupy our posts! A FORECAST OF DESTINY! INVISIBLE: they are to their hands! INSOLENTLY: they amuse their own pride! INTERCHANGEABILITY: INNERCHANGEABILITY! "With the sway of myself, weather means disaster. I affirm each day for the men of the brave." [Repeat Verse] As our swords of steel, their mead, and courage are fused. Is it not the throne for our Master of the Gulch? On its trim are rings of pearls, polished. One seat remains near the jaded citadel. [First Supposition - Narration:] "The plains of adoration do lie somewhere below Tara, way below Tara, as a matter of fact. Sometimes give as Moyslaught and as always, Crom Cruach is welcomed." "With the sway of myself, weather means disaster. I affirm each day for the men of the brave." [Final Supposition - Narration:] "The notorious Klan stands by the ramparts at Tara where all enemies are approaching. Being bound by a geis, the three have no choice but to stand against the feeble units. Enveloping in an opaque mist, they suddenly find themselves in a magical place where they are received by the deity Manann n and a courtly witch. Finally, they begin to walk up the steep grassland of Tara, with wand and sword, which enables them to distinguish the truth from the lies." It is the chair for our Master of the Tor. It is embellished with bullion: marked. It remains on top of the lofty mound. It streams gray and silver lining. It will be an accolade given to us. That is, by the third of the last king. |
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13. | Tara (Recapitulation) | 01:45 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. The Cythrául Klan’s Inherited Perception in Decisive Tense; We are not the ones who will sing without any hesitation. Of our crusade, altough we are almighty; We will sing of a battle from the hill, Paying homage to the first two leaders: Dagda and Manannán. We are guardians of the swiftest gales- Masters of many lands and seas are in attendance. The waters are like unexpected tears that fall from the sky- That is, to the depths of the supreme Cythrául. On the heights of Tara, in County Meath, We are now signs of intention, We are vipers in quiet lakes, We are merciful pillars, yet We are significance of a legend- We are masters of the Hall. |
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Mythological Occult Metal: 1991-2001
Album versions
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September 12th, 2005 | Osmose Productions | OPCD 173 / № 6323-2 | 2CD | Digipak |
September 12th, 2005 | Osmose Productions | OPLP 173 | 2 12" vinyls | Limited edition, Gatefold |
September 12th, 2005 | Osmose Productions | Digital | Bandcamp | |
2005 | Osmose Productions | OPCD 2173 | 2CD | Digipak |
September 25th, 2020 | Osmose Productions | OPLP173 | 2 12" vinyls | Limited edition, 3 colors, Reissue |
September 25th, 2020 | Osmose Productions | OPCD173 | 2CD | Limited edition, Reissue |
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Black Massith | Composition and performance (track 11 - disc 1) |
Bard Algol Eriboas | Composition and performance (track 10 - disc 1) |
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Proscriptor McGovern | Producer, Mastering, Editing |
Equitant Ifernain | Executive producer, Artwork, Logo |
Mark Riddick | Layout, Artwork |
Kris Verwimp | Artwork |
James Bland | Photography |
Sir William Hell | Photography |
Martin Wickler | Photography |
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1. | The Gold Torques of Uláid | 03:52 | Show lyrics |
1st Verse “I see you slippin’ away from my sight. My vision is dwindling, it can’t be the night?” The chivalrous dragoons race toward the line. They bring crocks of barley, some honey, and wine. “I am the Red Knight that charges with might! I soar like a grey hawk I’ve seen in take-flight!” The birds of prey land on the bleak river forks. In their beaks, gripping, are three bloody torques. Chorus It’s sad to remember those sickening years that shed the tears - TORQUES OF GOLD A dream of Earth, the dream of Seas, we rode with spears - TORQUES OF GOLD We brace ‘em bold - TORQUES OF GOLD We’re wise, not old - TORQUES OF GOLD 2nd Verse The grey hawks flew in the mild, Southern wind. The champions of the Red Branch Cycle defend. “I’m Ross The Red of Ulaidh; I’ve never failed! I’m the son, father’s the High King; we prevailed! He saw you slippin’ away from his eyes. His sight returned, as the night filled with lies. “I weigh anchor hoist, ocean deep, then set sail. I search for new Earth, Southern wind, and the gale. Bridge WE’VE BEEN TOLD YOUR PRIDE WAS SOLD, SO FACE THE BOLD.... STRIKE! (Lead: Shaftiel) Proclamation (x4) FAR ...FROM HOME, WE’RE ...SO FAR. Repeat 1st Verse, Chorus, 2nd Verse, & Bridge |
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2. | Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle | 05:32 | Show lyrics |
Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Musick: Shaftiel & Equitant] Never Blow Out The Eastern Candle Your five-fold kiss was rather invoking; Beside the chancel is your unphallic wand, And use it wisely in order to fly. MOONFIRE! ALLAXITOS! My jewel is the lust from your kiss; Your breasts made me the lover of the three-fold locus, So take thy hand and join me for elixir, And we shall ride the portentous serpent tonight. Your five fold tongue has defiled me, I’m stranded by the tree of Storax Thus, we banish your unphallic wand, In order to make our nexus ecstasy MOONFIRE! CUM TO ME. ALLAXITOS! CUM WITH THEE. NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! FOREVER |
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3. | Stone of Destiny | 07:58 | Show lyrics |
We are three high kings in honor.We are the midst of Dagda’s spell -We are three armored forces, andWe are the gold-torqued leaders.Three wild horsemen:Three fearless in combat -Three gold-crowned conjurers of clash, yetThree clannish chiefs from the Kingdom of Midhe...The leading, foremost tyrant -The subsequent tormentor, andThe past intimidator of Cythr¡ulAre impending."Has there ever been a better idol than Dagda?Will there ever be a better icon than myself?""In the yes of myself, I fervently speak."The trio goes out at dawn.Fiercely, we plan to fight our assailants:Three of us versus three thousand: complete."In the eyes of myself, I adroitly scream!""WE WILL ARRIVE AT THE STONE OF DESTINY." (Tara)"WE WILL REACH THE PERDITION OF IBID." (Cythr¡ul)INVINCIBLE: we are to their spears!INTREPIDLY: we occupy our posts!A FORECAST OF DESTINY!INVISIBLE: they are to their hands!INSOLENTLY: they amuse their own pride!INTERCHANGEABILITY: INNERCHANGEABILITY!"With the sway of myself, weather means disaster.I affirm each day for the men of the brave."[Repeat Verse]As our swords of steel, their mead, and courage are fused.Is it not the throne for our Master of the Gulch?On its trim are rings of pearls, polished.One seat remains near the jaded citadel.[First Supposition - Narration:]"The plains of adoration do lie somewhere below Tara, way below Tara, as a matter of fact.Sometimes give as Moyslaught and as always, Crom Cruach is welcomed.""With the sway of myself, weather means disaster.I affirm each day for the men of the brave."[Final Supposition - Narration:]"The notorious Klan stands by the ramparts at Tara where all enemies are approaching.Being bound by a geis, the three have no choice but to stand against the feeble units.Enveloping in an opaque mist, they suddenly find themselves in a magical place where they arereceived by the deity Manann¡n and a courtly witch. Finally, they begin to walk up the steepgrassland of Tara, with wand and sword, which enables them to distinguish the truth from the lies."It is the chair for our Master of the Tor.It is embellished with bullion: marked.It remains on top of the lofty mound.It streams gray and silver lining.It will be an accolade given to us.That is, by the third of the last king. | |||
4. | Immortal Sorcery | 03:11 | Show lyrics |
Summoning of morbid minds The darkness will rise with you Defying your creations A prophet of eternity Eternal fall as the angels sob In human gore imbued Feel the enchantment Over each quivering form Unveiling mortal sorcery As your soul rots Sorcery in your mind Live immortal life Incantation beyond the gate Beyond the world I once knew Dispelled from darkness, which they dwell Chants of evil in the air As I now stand before the ancient lords Sending magic upon Sorcery in your mind Live immortal fate Incantation beyond the gate Beyond the world I knew |
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5. | Sumerian Sands (The Silence) | 03:12 | Show lyrics |
Immolation of cries, anguished ones curse! I need guidence to the sunless tomb beyond Sigh of the ancient image appears In the silent place we dwell Seeking the ressurectionist to the ancients Wise of new gods honor the evil Mankind has unleashed Dark winds godly images invoke Lost in a dark void Resting in this silent place The sigh of the ancient image Emerges from the sunless tomb I lead the way through my mind To reach light beyond Remains of those hear my cry A soul destroyed for all eternity Lost in a dark void Voices are heard but not seen |
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6. | Disembodied | 03:32 | Show lyrics |
Gods of night, together with you, I destroy Suppressed with pain, vile and sick Twisted flames, horrid cries Screams of hate, condemning all my prey Ancient curse, morbid priest The alter I give praise Sadistic spell, unleash my fate Reclaim the dark world, I desecrate Descending souls, recite the spell Reclaim my throne, sacred ground Concealed by chaos, the suffering begins I pray in homage, the wrath complete The body has decayed Told him the secret name Secret shapes within the ancient horde Great gods hear me, I disembody The words of my doom which they have spoken May they melt like wax Three watchers of the night, dissolve the evil |
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7. | ...and Shineth unto the Cold Cometh... / Prelusion to Cythrául | 06:55 | Show lyrics |
Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. The last of Ka drifts across the river - Our sky outside has not been named. Two Ugalla-demons start their battle - Tempest of the creek is floored in flames. Winds of Imhullu foretold their weather - Sea-dwelling floods reply without names. Taste the salty tides of the Apzu - Alight seven tablets wearing steel of lame. Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. [Chorus] 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. Ea’s eye is the way........ [Repeat 1st Verse] [Lead: Shaftel] [Bridge] We are the ones who know the mountain passes, and we’ll search the battlefields, in order to FIND THE ESSENTIAL WEAPONS corroded within the tan dust. Marduk, Anu, Ellil, and Ea watch us all to test our bold and drastic strength, so Tiamat SNEERS WITH THE HATE AND COMMANDS the storm-chariot of the horses. Their teeth and heart carry poison to strike us down, but cannot fill our veins with venom. We warned you twice: "WE COMMAND THE MUSHUSSU!" "SHARP OF TOOTH AND STRIKE OF FANG!" "HORNED SERPENT OF THE UNCLAIMED!" "SHINE!" [2nd Verse] Make a path, fix the hour, and raise the seed The dragon’s semen is what you drink to be crowned by night "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" With the billowing fog, the abyss speaks below Your wings of force cannot warp you through the times "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" In the ninth aeon, Esharra ceases the laughter Then, Imhulla assembles the blazing cycllone "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" Now you are spiritually drunk from the dragon’s semen, So set your arrow in the bow and coat it with the poison "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" ...AND SHINETH UNTO THE COLD COMETH... |
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8. | Akhera Goiti - Akhera Beiti (One Black Opalith for Tomorrow) | 07:28 | Show lyrics |
Between the sunset’s bloodstained veil, Thy horned prospect reflects on me. The he-goat above - The she-goat below Cried through beads of mirrored tears It fills the air ! - It fills the air ! An atmosphere that hath no key. I’m disguised by the kindle of nite and I can fill your liquid, glass heart Grasp your cold-shaded breath and whisper the sign of the hidded stone I’m in the circle and I am the shell that granted you the horns of All-Begetter A fixed, startless vision and a sullen fabrication cursed the Sun of which our lustful ways are performed. Half of me is all of her Hath no shower; hath no sol Half of me is all of her Hath no shower; hath no sol Half of me is all of her Hath no shower; hath no sol Akhera-goiti Akhera-beiti Fantasies I realized Dance of thorns, I thrive For below the great abyss is a virtue contained in itself. "We shall eagerly expect one black opalith for tomorrow." |
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9. | Reliquiae Celticae | 01:51 | instrumental |
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10. | The Great Battle Moving from Ideal to Actual | 03:40 | instrumental |
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11. | Old Tombs at Hochdorf | 02:31 | instrumental |
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1. | Silvester Anfang / Deathcrush (Mayhem cover) | 05:09 | Show lyrics |
Demonic laughter your cremation Your lungs gasp for air but are filled with blood A sudden crack as I crushed your skull The remind of your life flashes by A life that soon won’t be Smiling with axe in my hand Evil’s rotten hand you’ll see I come forward Deathcrush I’ll send you to your maker I’ll send you to your death Death nicely crucified Death, heads on stakes The barbeque has just begun Deathcrush - Deathcrush - Deathcrush Crush - Crush Deathcrush Deathcrush Deathcrush |
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2. | Swing of the Axe (Possessed cover) | 03:14 | Show lyrics |
Ripping tearing slashing the axe The blood starts to flow the axe of pain Running for safety eyes start to bleed Red is the sight of evil pain Swing of the axe the curse is on you Returning to take you away Swing of the axe your evil deeds Friend of Satan he will succeed You had your choice You chose your ways You took the devil he’s wrong Your mind is mistaken Your soul has been taken Your brain’s been twisted and lost I can see The river of flames Where you’ll be cast and thrown Heavens of fire At Satan’s desire Hell is now your home Sin after sin Your brains are crushed in This is the way that you want Wrong from the start You weren’t so smart Making the choice that will haunt |
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3. | Transylvania (Iron Maiden cover) | 03:41 | instrumental |
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4. | Bestial Invasion (Destruction cover) | 04:17 | Show lyrics |
Bestial Invasion! Early morning, mankind sleeps There’s a roaring in the air Impenetrable fog Thunder rolls, lightning strikes Hell storms, rush over the earth But there’s no rain Hell storms, rush over the earth Bestial Invasion! Fog cleared up, people scream They won’t believe that the evil takes control Hell storms, rush over the earth Bestial Invasion! Bestial Invasion! Time is out, obsession spreads Death rules, Satan’s law is in command Hell storms, rush over the earth Bestial Invasion! Jesus Christ exists no longer You better pray to the new lord He’s almighty Obey him Obey |
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5. | The Winter Zephyr (...Within Kingdoms of Mist) (live) | 03:39 | Show lyrics |
One silver cloud collapsed below the glow of a harvest fullmoon. `Cause we’re here to make an oath and we’ll raise our realm in a sky of maroon. Our stratosphere turned dark; however, the Western winds never stopped blowing. All deceiving religions fall, we’ll gonna close our hands, and make our own way. [Chorus x 2] Ignite the wroth flames - 3 fires to the sky Before the violence, We stand before the most, wild beast. We’ll rape the peace. Once again, We summon you, To join us all! Standing upon the sand of the shores was a Queen, with a crown, of 13 stars. She worships the dragon above, which exalts impiety in that wild beast. Our father is here with us and we’ll summon you to join us. If we’re bonded by jewels and blood on our fists, then we hail you within kingdoms of mist. [Repeat Chorus x 2] Gorias! (The silver sword of the moon) Finias! (The flaming lancet of the sun) The winter zephyr warps the power of Sessair - 3 MORBID SCREAMS! |
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6. | Highland Tyrant Attack (live) | 04:39 | Show lyrics |
"You will hear my commands when cries never fade!" "I grasp my pole-ax in hand with stock, steel, and mace!" "I clutch the soulless winds that stir the Ginder trees!" "I extol beneath a wrathful, yet a constant lunar eye!" The last clash will crown one son to the Pictish throne. "My father’s the king!" cries this tyrant, aimed for bloodshed. Three flags will fly between the Esk and Dee rivers. "The triumph’s my king!" screams this baron son, devised for war. Follow the tracks of this mailed horseman (geared with pole-ax in his hand). The blades from Balkan Hills are sharpened (cut for slaying and whetted to fight). The child has proven his gallantry (he shall not abuse Teutonic codes). He’s spiked and sent forth in a frenzy (their king sits at his table). [Repeat 1st Three Verses] [Bridge] "Far free of these castle walls, I thought I heard your scream!" [Chorus] THIS IS THE HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! Garters on their left arms are fastened for chivalry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! All of the vanquished battalions are thrown into the corries. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! [Recapitulation] "Our flags have soared O’er the Esk and Dee rivers!" "We, the cnihts, are crowned for tier and not our lies!" "Horse and Hattock took us back to the realm of Balkan Hills!" "We, the cnihts, have formed the lines, before the rites!" "We’el pursue to spit on their pledge and curse them, as the light breaks!" "...But is our king still sitting at his table?" [Lead: Shaftiel] |
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7. | The Thrice Is Greatest to Ninnigal (live) | 05:17 | Show lyrics |
The detestable xul Is chained to Ninnigal Acknowledge the prayers Subsequent to earth The seventh gate of Nana- ’Outcry thy sin!’, While the sixth portal of Lord Mastema opens wide. Nana: God of the Moon: I convoke to thee. Our terra firma regrets burning the scriptures An abyss will seek menace towards the reign once again. Ostentation of your heart is A heart filled with lunar parallaxes If you look, The elders anticipate the arrival ...Of the black and amoral innocents If you look, The Celestial Pantheon will burn ...Burns the prediction of persecution |
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8. | The Coming of War (Morbid Scream cover) (live) | 04:59 | Show lyrics |
Evil Summoned to war Eternal conquest for power Gathering armies of death To fight and kill at will Sinister weapons of war Piercing metal and man Warriors Mounted on steeds Ride out into the mist Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest Endless Eternal Pain Thousands die for a king Wretched Weary souls Raging battle never ends Hatred Inflicting death Destroying the weak at heart Eternity Becomes less War has drawn to an end Overthrown The emperor falls in defeat Great halls Crack and decay with neglect Dethroned He cries out in vengeance Impaler Mark is words of death Shadows Crusades of the past Triumph through the fog Sunsets drip into dusk Flows like blood on my blade Massacre the feckless breed Dismiss all empty thrones Riding, beyond the clouds, damnation ends in despair Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest |
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9. | Book of Splendour | 08:40 | instrumental |
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10. | Tasseomancy | 05:46 | instrumental |
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L’attaque du tyran: Toulouse, le 28 avril 1997
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Proscriptor McGovern | Drums |
Equitant Ifernain | Guitars |
Shaftiel | Guitars |
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Mezzadurus | Bass, Vocals |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
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1. | ...and Shineth unto the Cold Cometh... (live) | 04:30 | Show lyrics |
"Any who live alone, long only for mercy, the mercy of truth is among your traits of bloodlust and vein. You have not, in all this time, returned to the lowland of your ancestors. Your feet follow a hoof-beaten, dirt track down the side of a small, grass-covered knoll. It is near the round hillfort that your cavaliers call the dun. The ways of the arcane are more difficult hillfort that words can tell. You are in complete isolation from this mortal exibition, as others will be, in due time. Each day at dawn, you speak to yourself and give your thoughts complete utterance. For there are none surviving now, to whom you would freely speak with, so impart your heart’s desire." "You, the oppressor, will need to learn to chain your mind, to wait for the proper time to speak. Nevertheless, you shall be executed from the creed, under the sigil of the blade, then the number. In an instant, the feeble and the foreigners lie North from here. In an instant, a magician, shadowlord, and tyrant raised their powers above your head. You are separated from your kin, by far distance, of Time and Tide. You will remember your comrades well, as they replenish your memory with an immortal essence of everlastingness. And though you will only see shades of what once was, you will hear their songs and music forever." "As golden lamplight escapes from the bleeding skies, winsome peat smoke scents a chilled breeze that enfolds the imperious settlement, gathering sounds, and lifts the brave into the night. You shall recall the winter zephyr, as those were the winds that passed eternity." The Emperor continued to breathe deep and harshly. His lungs sounded a death rattle, as they were quickly filling with blood and various fluids, Before his death and dissolution, the Emperor sluggishly uttered, "I have granted intelligence towards the crown unto thee. If you teach him well....." Here and now, we shall take you within The Third Storm Of Cythraul. It’s only just begun..... |
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2. | ...of Celtic Fire, We Are Born (live) | 06:44 | Show lyrics |
Outside the winter zephyr, When fables of sabers were strong. "...For thou hast said in our hearts..." "...From Celtic flames, we are born." The Sky Clad flocks a carnal war, So invoke their heartless cries. "Crom Croich’s at our side." "He’s made of gold, so shall we ride?" From the mounts of Antrim, Towards the glens of Visnech. "...For thou has said in our hearts..." "...From Celtic flames, we are born." Any who live alone, Long onlt for mercy. "Proud, young men will die!" "Fir Bolg rides the half light!" "WE HAVE ARRIVED AT THE STONE OF DESTINY (Tara)." "WE HAVE REACHED THE PERDITION OF IBID (Cythraul)." "We comprehend the Lar of the Folk." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." "We solemnize the last of the Druids." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." FALIAS! MURIAS! The passage is clear when Epona rides She reaps through cloudbursts of rain that sighs The course is laid when Sky Clad rides Ler is watching - "Proud, young men will die!" "We apprehend these thoughts: {Fea Nemon}." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." "We shall live forever in the land of Inisfail." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." MURIAS! FALIAS! |
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Demonical / Absu
Album versions
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May 2007 | Temple of Darkness Records | TOD021 | 7" vinyl | Limited edition |
May 2007 | Temple of Darkness Records | TOD021 | 7" vinyl | Limited edition, Picture disc |
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Absu | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Vocals, Drums |
Equitant Ifernain | Guitars |
Shaftiel | Guitars, Bass, Vocals (backing) |
Demonical | |
Johan Jansson | Guitars, Vocals |
Martin Schulman | Bass |
Ronnie Bergerstål | Drums |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Sterling Winfield | Engineering |
Gary Long | Engineering |
Equitant Ifernain | Logo |
Proscriptor McGovern | Producer, Mastering |
Sverker Widgren | Engineering |
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1. | Demonical - Unholy Desecration | 04:36 | Show lyrics |
Desolation - Join the funeral march Desecration - Spawn from an unholy ground Join the funeral march - Spawn from an unholy ground Into morbidity, into a sphere of a dying realm Living eternally, open the gates to insanity Lies and weakness, lead the feebles to the dawn A moment of glory, as the blade cuts through the skin This is the final command - This is the final call Unholy desecration - Unholy desecration 666 - The sign of black Seeds of evil, morbid hatred is coming back Furious fire, like a bloodred thunderblaze Crawl to the slaughter, enter the tombs of vicious death Under the spell, the curse will forever reign supreme This is the final command - This is the final call Unholy desecration - Unholy desecration 666 - The sign of black At the hour of midnight The kingdom will rise Troops on the hunt for flesh A march of an eternal war Into morbidity, into a sphere of a dying realm Living eternally, open the gates to insanity Lies and weakness, lead the feebles to the dawn A moment of glory, as the blade cuts through the skin This is the final command - This is the final call Unholy desecration - Unholy desecration 666 - The sign of black Unholy desecration - Unholy desecration Hordes of evil gather for attack |
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2. | Absu - The Gold Torques of Uláid | 03:55 | Show lyrics |
1st Verse “I see you slippin’ away from my sight. My vision is dwindling, it can’t be the night?” The chivalrous dragoons race toward the line. They bring crocks of barley, some honey, and wine. “I am the Red Knight that charges with might! I soar like a grey hawk I’ve seen in take-flight!” The birds of prey land on the bleak river forks. In their beaks, gripping, are three bloody torques. Chorus It’s sad to remember those sickening years that shed the tears - TORQUES OF GOLD A dream of Earth, the dream of Seas, we rode with spears - TORQUES OF GOLD We brace ‘em bold - TORQUES OF GOLD We’re wise, not old - TORQUES OF GOLD 2nd Verse The grey hawks flew in the mild, Southern wind. The champions of the Red Branch Cycle defend. “I’m Ross The Red of Ulaidh; I’ve never failed! I’m the son, father’s the High King; we prevailed! He saw you slippin’ away from his eyes. His sight returned, as the night filled with lies. “I weigh anchor hoist, ocean deep, then set sail. I search for new Earth, Southern wind, and the gale. Bridge WE’VE BEEN TOLD YOUR PRIDE WAS SOLD, SO FACE THE BOLD.... STRIKE! (Lead: Shaftiel) Proclamation (x4) FAR ...FROM HOME, WE’RE ...SO FAR. Repeat 1st Verse, Chorus, 2nd Verse, & Bridge |
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Speed n’ Spikes Vol. II
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Absu | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Drums, Vocals (lead) |
Aethyris MacKay | Guitars, Bass |
Vastator Terrarum | Guitars, Vocals (backing) |
Rumpelstiltskin Grinder | |
Patrick Battaglia | Drums |
Ryan Moll | Guitars |
M. Moore | Guitars, Vocals |
Shawn Riley | Vocals, Bass |
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1. | Rumpelstiltskin Grinder - Brainwasher C. 1655 | 03:46 | Show lyrics |
Century 17, It was a meek yet morbid scene The devil some ghouls and zombie fiends They needed some props in this century Lets go Set the time for 1655 It’s a dangerous trip let’s hope we survive Let’s go to a time that needs a kick in the ass And rearrange their minds to make them feel alive If they frown upon the devil we can change their mind We can use the brainwash to make them one of our kind Our elixir never fails and it won’t this time Brainwash a clean slate for everyone’s mind *Mind erasing scientist, We call you brainwasher Our master plan is genius Helping us to spread Satan’s word Repeat * Streets of the Vatican our target in mind Our elixir will be used to sway Jesus Kind We’ll take down the Christians in the center of their heart Pull out all their roots and make them come apart With satanic science we meddle and toil We can raise some hell and make some turmoil Before anyone will realize the gloom Christianity’s finished and Jesus Christ is doomed Repeat * x2 This is your message so remember it Praise and hail Satan get wasted as shit Worship yourselves Worship yourselves Worship yourselves |
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2. | Absu - To the Gallows (Morbid Scream cover) | 02:42 | |
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3. | Absu - Thrashstorms | 04:27 | |
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Absu
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February 16th, 2009 | Candlelight Records | CANDLE220CD | CD | |
February 16th, 2009 | Back on Black | BOBV118LP | 2 12" vinyls | Limited edition, 2 colors |
2009 | Candlelight Records | CANDLE301SE | CD + DVD | Limited edition, Slipcase |
2009 | Somber Music | SM099CD | CD | |
February 24th, 2009 | Candlelight Records USA | CDL405CD | CD | |
January 26th, 2010 | Candlelight Records USA | CDL468SE | CD + DVD | Limited edition, Slipcase |
2012 | Hammerheart Records | 8715392130311 | 12" vinyl | Limited edition, Picture disc |
September 12th, 2012 | High Roller Records | HRR 252 | 12" vinyl | Limited edition, 2 colors, Reissue |
October 25th, 2013 | Candlelight Records | Digital | Bandcamp | |
July 24th, 2020 | Candlelight Records | CANDLE894540 | 2 12" vinyls | Limited edition, Coloured, Reissue |
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Band members | |
Proscriptor | Vocals, Drums, Mellotron, Guitars (lead) (track 5) |
Aethyris | Guitars (lead, rhythm, acoustic), Bass, Mellotron, Songwriting (tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 10-12) |
Zawicizuz | Guitars (lead, rhythm), Bass, Keyboards, Songwriting (tracks 3, 6) |
Guest/Session | |
Nornagest | Vocals (backing) (tracks 2, 3) |
Archon Vorskaath | Vocals (backing), Vibraslap, Greek bell (tracks 2, 6) |
Vastator Terrarum | Musical Contributions (tracks 4, 8, 10, 12) |
Shaftiel | Musical Contributions (tracks 2, 9) |
Melechesh Ashmedi | Lyrics (tracks 4, 10, 12) |
David Harbour | Keyboards (solo) (track 6) |
Bruno "Mindwalker" Fernandes | Vocals (backing), Ceremonial Tibetan horn (track 5) |
Blasphemer | Guitars (lead) (tracks 2, 9) |
Michael Harris | Guitars (lead) (tracks 8, 10) |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Programming (track 13) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Shaftiel | Songwriting (tracks 2, 9) |
Vastator Terrarum | Songwriting (tracks 4, 7, 10, 12) |
Zawicizuz | Pre-Production |
Sterling Winfield | Drum Engineering |
Gary Long | Drum Engineering |
J.T. Longoria | Mixing |
Proscriptor | Mastering, Editing |
Mavro Asteri | Photography |
Gina E. Greenwood | Photography |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Melechesh Ashmedi | Lyrics (tracks 4, 10, 12) |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Songwriting (track 13) |
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1. | Between the Absu of Eridu & Erech | 04:08 | Show lyrics |
An empty void will always enlarge itself It stretches from the nether waters inside As the chaos lives again: vapors condense Ushum-Gal allots the beasts to the chantry Eridu! Erech! The waters twist and turn The malign sprite dances The natural fiend strikes The bottom of the sea How deep the engulfment sleeps? And the chasm, how deep? How deep the engrossment haunts? And the gulch, how deep? The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Eridu: It will call the temples The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Erech: It will call the mountains The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Eridu: It will call the temples The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Erech: It will call the mountains An empty void will always enlarge itself It stretches from the nether waters inside As the chaos lives again: vapors condense Ushum-Gal allots the beasts to the chantry |
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2. | Night Fire Canonization | 03:19 | Show lyrics |
Remember! Remember the drift of the night’’s fire? Where the flames run around with desire Blazes spread to the fore charring the foe Granting the competence and burning all The headmaster of magicians is The serpent -king and the slayer The possessor of the torches speaks To the night with desire The night’’s fire dances to a song of fall and wonder The sultry weapon that calls you here now The majesty is the power Which corrupts the offspring (the paltry) That shall never transpire And always be denied That shall never transpire And always be denied (be declined) The sun is sable The moon is weeping The planets are failing As the earth starts to shake The flames look secure Within all the chaos The fire sounds safe Like a voice from the sky The keys to hereafter The flaxen-crimson embers The symbols and the signals of Destruction and withering A night’’s fire is The portrait of what was Of what is Of what is to come So we shall singe them and We shall burn them and We will destroy them to Remember the pith of the night’’s fire The night’’s fire torches hatred to stone As the sun turns cold The stars fall fast and The earth turns black |
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3. | Amy | 04:54 | Show lyrics |
Many became the victim of the hunt and attack Inside the Order was a ruse for the fall A greater key was used to open the portals Afterwards, mages were allocated underneath He practiced his knacks and skills of trickery Most malicious, he became revolting Spirits were locked inside the mirrored vestibule The Circle was ambushed by cornered, lined frontiers Grabbing a staff, he waited for the practical Dressed in the robe, he adjured the Circle (Faultless seal, a greater key, ascendancy) "O’’ Amy, you’’re the foremost of sphere and space" "O’’ Amy, you’’re the foremost of fortune and splendour" He saw and aloof principle as one being Most sharp-eyed, he watched day transfigure to the night (from the fire, combustion) The mages self-sustained the beckon (summoning) Studying bleak matter tied to obscured strings A morph-genetic field of imps disturbed then And the lesson was a ruse for the fall (combustion, ascendancy) |
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4. | Nunbarshegunu | 03:05 | Show lyrics |
The old woman of Nippur Instructs Ninlil to walk the banks of Idnunbirdu She thrusts he magic (k) To harvest the mind of the great mountain-lord Enlil The bright-eyed king will fall to your anguish His soul lures the hexagonal room He who decrees fates - his spirit is caught His soul lured to the hexagonal room Nunbarshegunu A silk veil strewn over you Your face is the cosmos You hide it in shame The lord of fates enthralled He’’s bound to Ninlil The lord of fates enthralled He’’s bound to Ninlil Your daughter, your weapon You want to be the cosmos! No shame, no limits Mother of Ninlil acts Lord of the fates deluded To Kurnugi, Enlil is cast Sin is conceived in the monarchy of death The dynasty persists: the lunar god comes to life! Nunbarshegunu A silk veil strewn over you Your face is the cosmos You hide it in shame |
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5. | 13 Globes | 04:46 | Show lyrics |
Within upheaval I am filed between them A dark cloud: evident Apparent: parasite-hoards Contained by ancient tongues Aghast in aspect On momentous days I teach validities Of the sea and the secrets The crux: "The Primeval Source" In the planes of the shining lodes Za-ab: return to the source Elemental! Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes You shall ascend: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU Aid me minder: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU 22 33 legions bow before me now 22 Fundamental! Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes You shall ascend: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU Aid me minder: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU 22 33 legions bow before me now 22 |
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6. | ...of the Dead Who Never Rest in Their Tombs Are the Attendance of Familiar Spirits... Including: A.) Diversified Signs Inscribed B.) Our Earth of Black C.) Voor | 07:03 | Show lyrics |
Our Earth of black blemishes with a curse Conclaves of spirits evoke and call forth One grand night follows by a lone cold night As the seven grottos head to the bowels of Earth The dead shall know there is never peace to make the first sign of Voor Flouting through the gates of astral planes to the second sign of Kish Dwelling in the outlines of wraiths to the third sign of Koth The dead shall nosh upon passageways of ye Elder Ones Diversified signs inscribe a reminder for the shade of spirits It protects those who would evoke ye powers by night Serpentine lamias and ravage-clawed harpies Liquefy and eat into the gifts of decay Every dream of man and woman coils by the worm As the ghouls race to the world of the living The dead shall know there is never peace to make the first sign of Voor Flouting through the gates of astral planes to the second sign of Kish Dwelling in the outlines of wraiths to the third sign of Koth The dead shall nosh upon passageways of ye Elder Ones Diversified signs inscribe a reminder for the shade of spirits It protects those who would evoke ye powers by night Serpentine lamias and ravage-clawed harpies Liquefy and eat into the gifts of decay Every dream of man and woman coils by the worm As the ghouls race to the world of the living |
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7. | Magic(k) Square Cipher | 04:48 | Show lyrics |
The balance emergence The strict ardour Loshu is expecting The first of the six The essence of Saturn Yesod and Moon There is not a square to close the system Five breaks silence The stabilization The lamp courier Three Wands and Three Adepts Six equates strife Tripareth and Yî King Scorpio: Son of Sun Gratify master keys to two gates of initiation 24th Hexagram 4th line formed: Sacrament Binah drawn, harmonized to six times: 24th Hexagram All planets are arranged Tripareth reaffirmed Six concentric in the cube Lunar path? The hits of the Swords inside the magic(k) square Represents the cosmos and energy The temper of the inquisitor Represents the Phallus and the prince-priest The six of Swords is the symbol of the Sun Showing the full establishment Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! The six of Swords is the symbol of the Sun Showing the full establishment Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! |
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8. | In the Name of Auebothiabathabaithobeuee | 03:25 | Show lyrics |
In the name I give the powers to the spell In the name True visions of time are forthcoming In the name I confer brawn to incantations In the name Gray vapors begin to clamber high The great scimitar of Barzai Alabaster statuette of Yebsu The representation of Koth Cobalt flames light the blaze of Laurel In the day Mars and Saturn make collision In the day Place the ewer upon the fire In the day All the secrets are deaf in silence In the day I am the Lord of every Spectre In the light Grant equal parts of rune and weapon In the light Place the green glass onto the seal In the light Four winds cry the words of control In the light Seven nights will unchain the soul In the name I give uproar to the Great Abyss In the name I give the powers to the spell In the name Of the unction inside the sigil In the name Vaporous smoke shall arise |
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9. | Girra’s Temple | 02:38 | Show lyrics |
This is for you Temple in the earth A beacon of fire A shrine for Eridu The moon’’s bright trace A pathway to your vault Your spell is close Its light holds a face The Sun still sleeps While the ancient ones return Here stands the mighty chantry Inlaid with black-blue lapis You’’re seized by the Ushum-Gal Enclosed in Girra’’s Temple Sirrush is flying over Storming over Neti’’s gates Ea awaits your arrival Inside... The seeds have been planted A long, long time ago Early, utopian visions You can only fantasize One abyss: one temple One mind: one design In course of the setting Sun You can only realize Bashmu! Sirrush! Ea! Narr Marratu! Narr Marratu! Ea! Kingu! Lakhmu! Lakhamu! Lakhmu! Lakhamu! Here stands the mighty chantry Inlaid with black-blue lapis You’’re seized by the Ushum-Gal Enclosed in Girra’’s Temple Sirrush is flying over Storming over Neti’’s gates Ea awaits your arrival Inside... |
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10. | Those of the Void Will Re-Enter | 04:56 | Show lyrics |
Thousand after thousand The years of tradition linger For the wisdom of magic(k) The supra catalyst swells Servants of the arcane order The hypnotized beings Can you commemorate? The burden of ignorance Clad in robes imprinted with spells Regress time - degenerate Founders of mankind, Come lay your claim Revert - Annunaki Those of the void will re-enter Clad in robes imprinted with spells Regress time - degenerate Founders of mankind... Regress time - Regress time Those of the void have re-entered! |
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11. | Sceptre Command | 05:00 | Show lyrics |
Namtar, you’’re the Hyle of plague-ness A watchman: bound and bound My staff is the answer (for elucidation) We shall not climb to the origin of elements We must examine the base of Gudua In order to harvest a benthos existence I call upon the backing of Gugalanna I paint the bow at the gold crown Three arrows spear the heart of the staff The placement of Mars must be equal Enrapture within Sceptre Command! The Cylinder seal projects the spell of triangular silhouettes of Irra Hear me, Namtar Descending by the stages Gugalanna Circules of this great dwelling Gugalanna O’’ breathing, flowing orb - you’’re in place O’’ formless, lifeless mock - your gray place The Cylinder seal projects the spell of triangular silhouettes of Irra Hear me, Namtar Descending by the stages Gugalanna Circules of this great dwelling Gugalanna O’’ breathing, flowing orb - you’’re in place O’’ formless, lifeless mock - your gray place THOSE ABOVE... THOSE BELOW... FIRST ORDER! I paint the bow at the gold crown Three arrows spear the heart of the staff The placement of Mars must be equal Enrapture within Sceptre Command! The Cylinder seal projects the spell of triangular silhouettes of Irra Hear me, Namtar Descending by the stages Gugalanna Circules of this great dwelling Gugalanna O’’ breathing, flowing orb - you’’re in place O’’ formless, lifeless mock - your gray place Thank you, O’’ Great Ones Now, Kuta’’s repressed My solar cantrip... My fourteen afreets... Anon, Gudua’’s placed (Narrator) Three embraced each other Namtar, Nergal and Mars The truncheon gripped the light Command - the bolts were shot |
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12. | Ye Uttuku Spells | 04:41 | Show lyrics |
ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent At nightfall, burgundy eyes arise Beginning of the cosmic dances Surrealistic, the serpent’’s command Ugallu, obey the magus’’ rule ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent A frenzied rupture opens the stone Out pours the beam and the shaft of light Point it straight to the mountain’’s zenith Ye Utukku awake, Utukku ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent Unrestrained, the light razes the night Savage, causer of the mystical Bring the Ginyaatlie of lava Achieve theory from the mythical Nisir - Tedloonetaa of salvation Nisir - Mountain of elevation Kukhwa - Burn over the dome Ye Utukku awake, ye Absu rage ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent |
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13. | Twix Yesterday, the Day & the Morrow | 00:57 | instrumental |
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Tara + In the Eyes of Ioldànach
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September 2009 | Osmose Productions | OPCD 216 / OPCD216 | CD | Remastered, Digipak |
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1. | Tara | 01:54 | instrumental |
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2. | Pillars of Mercy | 04:21 | Show lyrics |
Cairn Warrior’s Atrocious Assertion to War:] I (still) admire the flow of echoing horns. Mimicking blows so boldly, I hear... I stand visibly, high, on this splendid bastion, To remember a High King, a tyrant of no fear I am the first son: a commander without a father, "Fortuitous doom," the last of his predictions. I’ll take advantage by igniting the balusters... Preparing enraged flames with sweltering speed. [Chorus I - Cairn Warrior and Art Aenfer’s War Exclamation (High King of Tara):] (THESE ARE THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Today, I am callous... Tomorrow, I am king - Immortal, strong, exultant, and conquering! [Chorus II:] PILLARS OF MERCY! My song and my word are iniquitous - Gathering assemblies in days gone by! [Chorus III:] (FIRE BURNS WITH THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! My chariot races through saw-toothed hills, And hurls through every valley and mere! [Chorus IV:] PILLARS OF MERCY! Watchtowers collapse before the lift of the twilight, I am swift in battle- My voice is heard! PILLARS OF MERCY! Frost, fire, and wind are pelting all the columns... There is no dilution for them to fight again! Only three chariots are seen on the charred plains - Through all the throngs and clusters, lambs and stallions! "If you should speak to me now, Then I will chamber Tara’s pinnacle. Why my father? Another damning scuffle? I (still) admire the sound of echoing horns!" [Chorus V - Cairn Warrior and Art Aenfer’s War Exclamation (High King of Tara):] (THOSE WERE THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Frenzied vultures gnawed the necks of dead men, As the sturdy, gilded columns had seethed! [Chorus VI:] PILLARS OF MERCY! Enemies’ blood spurted like volley sprigs- The blustery fight was planned, then fought! [Chorus VII:] (FLAMES FLAYED ON THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Their vapid minds were troubled and sides were pierced- And warlike deeds had been fulfilled! [Chorus VIII:] PILLARS OF MERCY! We saluted chieftains on the regal Tara - We hailed the tyrants that governed our waters! PILLARS OF MERCY! STRIKE! [Terminus:] There shall be no lack of dignity, For those who oppose them. [Repeat Terminus] "THERE WILL BE PILLARS OF MERCY!" |
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3. | A Shield with an Iron Face | 03:22 | Show lyrics |
Mong n:] A Cairn warrior dressed in his harness feeling fury and frenzy. His silky top had blood stained gauze stretched across his pecks. His tartan had lines of symmetry running east and west. An embellished shield with an iron face was embraced in his left hand. [Bridge - Eremon (Chieftain of Cairn):] "I welcome thee, o’ victorious, I’m skirmishing...at the lift!" "I welcome thee, o’ victorious, I’m skirmishing...by the dark!" [Mong n:] He rushed to feed the fire, As honor gained him a home - He veered beyond the pyres, The Son of Cairn sat enthroned. An iron shield gaped toward the sky, With oak wood and leather backing; Reprisal lead the way to his mind, And so it did. [Cairn Warrior’s Question of Vindication:] "C bhfuilimid ag dul amarach?" ("Where are we marching tomorrow?") [Chorus - Iold nach:] A shield with an iron face gapes towards the sky, The death of a man is never going to die. A resolute falcon gawks back at the armor - On the wing, yet on the lifting hour. [Repeat Bridge - Eremon (Chieftain of Cairn)] |
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4. | Manannán | 06:39 | Show lyrics |
[Manann n’s Notions from Emain Ablhach:] I am a wave: on the rapt Cythr ul I am a flood: across the croggy plain I am a wind: of seven gales I am a tear: the Sun lets fall [Chorus I:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Noble warrior of lycanthropy I am Fachtna High King To shake thy cloak shall bring outbreak I am a tide: that drags to engulfment I am a current: a compass towards Visnech I am a tempest: the onslaught of outburst I am a zephyr: theirs is second pain [Chorus II:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Avatar from sail to sea Thy horse Aonbharr Grand Steed Chariots forever lead I am an ocean’s womb: of all abysms I am a blaze: for every burning bathym I am a lure: of the plumbless benthos I am a breaker: bottomlessness doom [Chorus III:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Shape-changer; Lar of deep Thy sword Fragarch "The Answerer..." [Bridge:] Remember me, thou art all wind And back with gusts thou shalt return I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...FLEECE THE SKY I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...FROM A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE [Repeat 4th & 5th Verse] [Chorus IV:] Hear the thunder roll I am Manann n, And fear the sky shall fall [x5] [Repeat Chorus IV] |
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5. | The Cognate House of Courtly Witches Lies West of County Meath | 04:19 | Show lyrics |
[Cairn Warrior’s Appetency of Invultuation:] I am the one to seek the courtly witch - She is the one to find me. I am the one to yearn the dazzling bitch - She is the one to bind me. So I say, the spell has begun! [Tea (Courtly Witch):] "The darkness is starting and control is done..." [Cairn Warrior:] Stones of power inside this sphere are stark stones of magick - I am joining the mystic ring, with this woman, as we implore. We do implore. I am aiding the mystic writ; I am gifted knowledge from deep wells! [Chorus - Cairn Warrior’s First Myaltic Rite:] Candle of fire, candle of might, Create my desires here on this night - This candles stream is suddenly flaming higher! Bring to me my heart’s desire, My words of strength are suddenly hung, So I proudly state this spell has begun! [Cairn Warrior:] Stones of power within ire are strong stones of cabal. I am joined int he magick round, with this bitch, as we implore. We shall explore. With Paralda by my side, I am granted sylphs and zephyrs! [Cairn Warrior’s Second Myaltic Rite:] Show me the rings of your cosmic fire, Make my pathway carved and clear. Give me a code that’s no will of mine, To show me your presence is here! [Repeat Cairn Warrior’s Second Myaltic Rite] [Chorus II - Cairn Warrior’s Last Myaltic Rite:] Courtly witch of the beast - Courtly bitch of the daring arm, I am your tyro, yet never alarmed! A dash of thistle, and in my dreams - Give me the silver-gilt key, That will unlock the spell... Courtly witch, assist me! |
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6. | She Cries the Quiet Lake | 04:10 | Show lyrics |
[Cairn Warrior in Advocated Manner:] Stones of power Stillness of her spawn Gems of symbols Re-illuminating Dawn She cries the quiet lake Weeping waters Taciturnity Found She cries the quiet lake Dripping ruptures Immortality Bound Enduring: death is mine to keep Timelessness: unborn in timely shape Balancing: between stone and sky Promulgate: lamentations Continually: she wails and she whines Nonetheless: linking stone to sky Leveling: the tarns to the tides Circulate: limpid-forming tears [Tea’s Diktat:] "The darkness is starting and control is done: The cosmic light is fading, as the shadow’s won." [Chorus - Cairn Warrior in Encouraged Mode:] It’s the lake of your liquid, glass heart It’s bringing your writ; it’s bringing you tears It’s filling your thirst and never with fears It’s the tears of my liquid, glass heart [Repeat Chorus - Cairn Warrior in Encouraged Mode] |
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7. | Yrp Lluyddawc | 01:51 | instrumental |
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8. | From Ancient Times (Scarless Skies Burn to Ash) | 03:53 | Show lyrics |
Blazing to their pikes Turning to dust Gusting with the wind They (still) dream of an older delusion Reigning, raining Dampening the empire Their excursion burns with the ashes Calm lakes mirrored Glistening everywhere They rove through the waters and fires Silent seas paused Enlightening low light Their visions for imperishability The weakened flesh Expecting downfall Their ashes spread through lightless, starless skies The Eminence Not expecting wind They (now) think of a newer illusion [Chorus:] PRAISE - The ancient times AS EARTH - Equates their end COMMAND - The ancient times LIKE TARA - Shall never pretend DIES - Irae, dies illa QUIDQUID - Latet adparebit NIL - Inultum remanebit DEPOSE - Towards ancient times [Repeat Chorus] [Repeat All Verses In Reversed Order Excluding The First & Last] |
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9. | Four Crossed Wands (Spell 181) | 04:46 | Show lyrics |
Chorus I:] I’m the Knight of Wands- Yodh is in the name I’m swift and violent: TRANSIENT! The fiery part of Fire- I’m a lightning flash Between the symbol, And the natal force. [Chorus II:] She’s the Queen of Wands- H is in the name She’s fermenting, yet TRANSMITTING! The watery part of Fire- She’s quick to receive Between the surface, And the process of (pro) creation. Kan! King! 51st Hexagram A warrior in complete armor With wand in the left hand and torch in the right. (181) Su ! Queen! 17th Hexagram Her crown is topped with a winged sphere, And rayed with flames. (181) [Chorus III:] He’s the Prince of Wands- Vau is in the name He’s manifesting, but TRANSCENDING! The airy part of Fire- He’s the "Dying God!" Between the virtue, And the Leader of his caste. Y King! Y King! 42nd Hexagram A shrouded warrior in full-scale armour- On his chest, he bears the sigil "TO MEGA QHRION." [Chorus IA:] FOUR CROSSED WANDS! + Queen! + Queen! 27th Hexagram Her crown is surged with a disque of the Sun And once again, rayed with fire. [Repeat Chorus IA] "They observe no regular rule in the ordering of their hearts." [Repeat Chorus IA] [Chorus IV:] She’s the Princess of Wands- H is in the name She’s crystallizing, yet TRANSPOSING! The earthy part of Fire- She’s absorbing Between the Silence, And the 10th of May. |
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10. | Vorago (Spell 182) | 05:45 | Show lyrics |
I am not limited to this Underworld. I am settled in this Barrenness. I am kept in this Emptiness. I am not restricted to this Underworld. (182) I travel Earth in the train of You. I offer Earth to reach the field of You. I walk Earth to see the mark of You. I proffer Earth to feel the lure of You. (182) (FOREKNOWLEDGE) Hail to you, prime mover of the Deep. Sun of the heart: possessor of Voids. The awe of whom created This. The thirst of this revered Abyss. (182) (ADAEOT) [Pre-Chorus:] BEINGS, BY-COMINGS, THOUGHTS... MONADS, ATOMS, WAVES... APERTURES, GULFS, CHASMS... RESULTS AMONGST RESULTS! [Chorus:] I have made, for myself, a space within Time. I mutely descend to the cavity of my Cell. I am the furtive seeker ensnared Underneath. Vorago! [Chorus II:] My gray wand is your Bout. Your grandeur is my Time. My sunray si your Beam. Your splendor is my Turn. My circlet is your Crown. Your allure is my Shape. My pattern is your Kind. Your extent is my Scope. My seat is your Center. Your merit is my Dint. My throne is your Rule. Your misdeed is my Sin. My void is your Stone. Your retort is my Key. My stone is Yourself. Your result is my Fate. [Post-Chorus:] VORAGO! [x4] [Repeat Chorus] [Pre-Chorus II:] SEEING THROUGH ILLUSIONS! NAUGHT = MANY = TWO! SEEING THROUGH ILLUSIONS! ONE = ALL = EIGHT! [Repeat Chorus II] "O’ you abyssic essence who is before me and who follows after my heart, usher me in at your usherings, for you are the one who guides me, who escorts my anima under the Earth, as I am a soul who is stark in Vorago." |
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11. | Bron (Of the Waves) | 01:32 | instrumental |
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12. | Stone of Destiny (...For Magh Slecht and Ard Righ) | 07:47 | Show lyrics |
We are three high kings in honor. We are the midst of Dagda’s spell - We are three armored forces, and We are the gold-torqued leaders. Three wild horsemen: Three fearless in combat - Three gold-crowned conjurers of clash, yet Three clannish chiefs from the Kingdom of Midhe... The leading, foremost tyrant - The subsequent tormentor, and The past intimidator of Cythraul Are impending. "Has there ever been a better idol than Dagda? Will there ever be a better icon than myself?" "In the eyes of myself, I fervently speak." The trio goes out at dawn. Fiercely, we plan to fight our assailants: Three of us versus three thousand: complete. "In the eyes of myself, I adroitly scream!" "WE WILL ARRIVE AT THE STONE OF DESTINY." (Tara) "WE WILL REACH THE PERDITION OF IBID." (Cythraul) INVINCIBLE: we are to their spears! INTREPIDLY: we occupy our posts! A FORECAST OF DESTINY! INVISIBLE: they are to their hands! INSOLENTLY: they amuse their own pride! INTERCHANGEABILITY: INNERCHANGEABILITY! "With the sway of myself, weather means disaster. I affirm each day for the men of the brave." [Repeat Verse] As our swords of steel, their mead, and courage are fused. Is it not the throne for our Master of the Gulch? On its trim are rings of pearls, polished. One seat remains near the jaded citadel. [First Supposition - Narration:] "The plains of adoration do lie somewhere below Tara, way below Tara, as a matter of fact. Sometimes give as Moyslaught and as always, Crom Cruach is welcomed." "With the sway of myself, weather means disaster. I affirm each day for the men of the brave." [Final Supposition - Narration:] "The notorious Klan stands by the ramparts at Tara where all enemies are approaching. Being bound by a geis, the three have no choice but to stand against the feeble units. Enveloping in an opaque mist, they suddenly find themselves in a magical place where they are received by the deity Manann n and a courtly witch. Finally, they begin to walk up the steep grassland of Tara, with wand and sword, which enables them to distinguish the truth from the lies." It is the chair for our Master of the Tor. It is embellished with bullion: marked. It remains on top of the lofty mound. It streams gray and silver lining. It will be an accolade given to us. That is, by the third of the last king. |
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13. | Tara (Recapitulation) | 01:46 | instrumental |
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14. | V.I.T.R.I.O.L. | 03:26 | Show lyrics |
They stare towards the heart They stare at the stone He’ll upend the plate of angles; She’ll upend the plate of angles V dashes of Mercury And Asarus Alchemy Will channel V archangels... V archangels [Chorus I:] "In the Sun we remember; In the planets we forget We’ve come unto a hall and Asaru is who we’ve met" Huluppu roots are forked Like veins in a canny hand; Their leaves have scuttled In spiraled force A VI fold nova, Fleurs de lys... V cards are placed in the hand of the course. [Chorus II:] "O’ Abyssia we recall; In spiraled force, they will fall Man, staff and the silver gilt key shall take us to V.I.T.R.I.O.L." [Mandate of Pandemonium (Solos: Shaftiel):] "Dreamer!" : "Redeemer!" "Dreamer!" : "Redeemer!" "Dreamer!" : "Redeemer!" "The Abyss!" : "V.I.T.R.I.O.L.!" [Repeat Mandate of Pandemonium] Their Universe... It’s constantly changing, And every change in force It’s constantly dying. Svaddistthana: Sakkya-ditti Rearrange V cards, yet are they lying? [Repeat Chorus I] Closing verdant curtains Closure is the apex; One curve is the asp, But the snake is a path in light These twins are emerging, Geminis still verging, Yet Atu still carries the knife. [Repeat Chorus II] |
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15. | Hallstatt | 04:06 | Show lyrics |
From an empty house... In take-flight, the grey hawks verged upon a sunless sky Wild, whistling winds carried them sorely, and sailed them bristly in the same shady sky. In take-ground, branded the mark of hall and heave; their martyrs never left 2000 years, 2000 urn-burials, 2000 lies have now been erased. [Chorus:] "We’ll kneel towards the foyer with our precious salz! We’ll sound with horn, clash with wood and cleave with calls! We’ve whittled the blades of Hallstattian swords!" In order to see such a legacy, fire burned with a past that turned; Anvils were forged at an early stage, molded as cats or iarn-leastair. Ioldanach has spied on this mistery, yet he’s enkindled by the light With hues of argent lightning and ore of purem the salt grants them mastery and might. [Chorus:] "We’ll kneel towards the foyer with our precious salz! We’ll sound with horn, clash with wood and cleave with calls! We’ve whittled the blades of Hallstattian swords!" [Bridge:] Hallstatt An Salaan An Bas [Troid Warrior:] "I see a battle; I feel the warp-spasm!" [Ioldanach:] The poised warrior yowls with blood about his belt. [Troid Warrior:] "Nothing shall draw my eyes away..." [Ioldanach:] His heart stirs atrociously, now to think. [Troid Warrior:] "I convey the names to the planes of Destiny!" [Ioldanach:] The poised warrior seeks an ancient seat foe the Stone. [Troid Warrior:] "Wild, whistling winds still laugh at my howls!" [Ioldanach:] These acts of tale-telling dilate him to hate. Hallstatt An Salaan An Bas [Pre-Avouchment of Parable:] The young ones of Hallstatt, and the sky Silver-ilked spears have been whetted Vast hilts and sheeny torques of gold; Crafted from vanquished legacies. Hallstatt An Salaan An Bas [Avouchment of Parable:] "Spirit of horsemen and spirit of iron age acclaim The fame for 2000 crypts at Hallstatt!" [Solo(s): Shaftiel] To an empty home. In take-flight, the grey hawks verged upon a sunless sky Wild, whistling winds carried them sorely, and sailed them bristly in the same shady sky. In take-ground, branded the mark of hall and heave; their martyrs never left 2000 years, 2000 urn-burials, 2000 lies have now been erased. "We’ll kneel towards the foyer with our precious salz! We’ll sound with horn, clash with wood and cleave with calls! We’ve whittled the blades of Hallstattian swords!" |
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16. | Manannán | 05:31 | Show lyrics |
I am a wave: on the rapt Cythraul I am a flood: across the croggy plain I am a wind: of seven gates I am a tear: the Sun lets fall I am Manannan Mac Lir Noble warrior of lycanthropy I am Fachta High King To shake thy cloak shall bring outbreak I am a tide: that drags to engulfment I am a current: a compass towards Visnech I am a tempest: the onslaught of outburst I am a zephyr: theirs is second pain I am Manannan Mac Lir Avatar from sail to sea Thy horse Aonbharr Grand Steed Chariots forever lead I am an ocean womb: of all abysms I am a blaze: for every burning bathym I am a lure: of the plumbless benthos I am a breaker: bottomlessness doom I am Manannan Mac Lir Shape-changer; lar of Deep Thy Sword Fragarch "The Answerer..." Remember me thou art all wind And back with gusts thou shalt return. I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...fleece the sky I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...from a tantalizing glimpse. I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...fleece the sky I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...from a tantalizing glimpse. Hear the thunder roll I am Manannan And fear the sky shall fall! |
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17. | Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle | 04:25 | Show lyrics |
Never Blow Out The Eastern Candle Your five-fold kiss was rather invoking; Beside the chancel is your unphallic wand, And use it wisely in order to fly. MOONFIRE! ALLAXITOS! My jewel is the lust from your kiss; Your breasts made me the lover of the three-fold locus, So take thy hand and join me for elixir, And we shall ride the portentous serpent tonight. Your five fold tongue has defiled me, I’m stranded by the tree of Storax Thus, we banish your unphallic wand, In order to make our nexus ecstasy MOONFIRE! CUM TO ME. ALLAXITOS! CUM WITH THEE. NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! |
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Abraxas Connexus
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Proscriptor McGovern | Drums, Vocals (lead) |
Ezezu | Bass, Vocals |
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Blasphemer | Guitars (lead) |
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1. | Abraxas Connexus | 03:53 | Show lyrics |
Vitriol = Abraxas = Xnoubis = Meithras Visita = Sun = Heart = Gold Interiora = Moon = Brow = Silver Terrae = Mercury = Crown = Mercury Rectificando = Jupiter = Navel = Tin Invenies = Mars = Sacral = Iron Occultum = Venus = Throat = Copper Lapidem = Saturn = Base = Lead By the sevenfold process, V.I.T.R.I.O.L reigns No one can distress its southern point By the evidence, nature delivered two No one can disrupt their dual symmetry Stare towards the heart – stare at the stone Your eye unveiled – your nucleus Writhe on the mace – skim on the throne Your vessel sealed – your inmost light They are Mercurial, active, both close at hand It is balance of the hidden stone One must never know more than the other It is of knowledge: Prima Materia Chorus Saturn follows lead – ABRAXAS of draught Eye of Asaru Seventh is the root – Vitriolistic base The triad and the position of Stone Saturn follows lead – ABRAXAS of draught Seed of Asaru Seventh is the root – Vitriolistic base The formulary of Tria Prima Heart of bullion – the golden sun The silver moon with distinct brow Crown of the crown – thee – Mercury Jupiter’s tin knifed in navel Ironed by the rouge, sacral Mars Throat of Venus glazed with copper Repeat Chorus |
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Abzu
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October 4th, 2011 | Candlelight Records | CANDLE293CD | CD | |
October 4th, 2011 | Back on Black | BOBV281LP | 12" vinyl | |
October 4th, 2011 | Candlelight Records | CANDLE894547 | 12" vinyl | Limited edition, Coloured, Reissue |
October 4th, 2011 | Candlelight Records USA | CDL0434CD | CD | Digipak |
2011 | Dying Music | DM015 | CD | |
March 22nd, 2012 | Del Imaginario Discos | D.I. 212 | CD | |
October 25th, 2013 | Candlelight Records | Digital | Bandcamp |
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Proscriptor McGovern | Drums, Vocals, Mellotron |
Ezezu | Bass, Vocals, Mellotron |
Vis Crom | Guitars (acoustic, electric) |
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Blasphemer | Guitars (lead) |
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Zbigniew Bielak | Artwork |
J.T. Longoria | Mixing |
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1. | Earth Ripper | 03:47 | Show lyrics |
Preparedness in Magic(k) is as important as it is in War. I am the Master of Magic(k) in its greatest and highest sense. Never to fail, by will or weakness, I make the self-annihilation absolute. I am none the less a thrusting force into the Abyss. From the void comes a blare, yet a star which rips the Earth, And our Order rejoices above that Abyss. The Beast hath begotten one more asp in the Womb of the Queen, His Concubine, The Scarlet Woman… ______________________________________________________________________________________ 1st Verse Invoking frequently, formless fires altered states The Sun’s flares drenched the land beyond the seas (stars abide not) Celestial disturbance caused sweeping climate changes The dryness, pestilence was firstly observed by Ea Chorus The Earth ripped Concords were lost The Earth cleaved Distress was fostered The Earth wrenched Closing rived skies The Earth cracked Life and death vacuumed All Time crushed back into unblest everlastingness The Plenum’s overwhelmed by the sphere’s desolation Periapts and symbols warn of an impending spate All of Anunnaki fled in broad trepidation Repeat Chorus 3rd Verse There is no hope in preserving The globe’s swollen from the crumbling It’s distended and withdrawing Repeat 3rd Verse Bridge From the confines of space, the terrain collapsed… Hath passed, golden twilight dropped before faces Repeat Bridge Repeat 1st Verse Repeat Chorus The Earth ripped Concords were lost The Earth cleaved Distress was fostered The Earth wrenched Closing rived skies The Earth cracked… |
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2. | Circles of the Oath | 05:12 | Show lyrics |
1st Verse I stand in the center of the summit sphere I wait for the sound of the clouted bell – the warning sign This vagueness has not been named, Yet I see hands which testify the vow Exposing the uncalled, unknown and unsettled My destinies marked! Chorus I confirm vigor of the Wise by stealth With this spell, non-foul, creating combustion I form the glow Of the Oath, circles are blood and birth renewed How keen the free star prevails – a strike of thrust I forever reach I seek doubled chains of Orgia’s durableness! Repeat Chorus I’m told by the garlanded that Atu and Tiphareth… I’m told by the conquering they remain introducing: The mentors of the Above The forgers that speak Below The savants of the Numbers The solders of the Circuits Decree I’M AEONS TENABLE MARK MY WORDS OF THE OATH SEVEN I’M TREASURES TO THE STONE HEAR MY LEAD IN THE OATH SEVEN Repeat Decree Repeat 1st verse |
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3. | Abraxas Connexus | 03:53 | Show lyrics |
Vitriol = Abraxas = Xnoubis = Meithras Visita = Sun = Heart = Gold Interiora = Moon = Brow = Silver Terrae = Mercury = Crown = Mercury Rectificando = Jupiter = Navel = Tin Invenies = Mars = Sacral = Iron Occultum = Venus = Throat = Copper Lapidem = Saturn = Base = Lead By the sevenfold process, V.I.T.R.I.O.L reigns No one can distress its southern point By the evidence, nature delivered two No one can disrupt their dual symmetry Stare towards the heart – stare at the stone Your eye unveiled – your nucleus Writhe on the mace – skim on the throne Your vessel sealed – your inmost light They are Mercurial, active, both close at hand It is balance of the hidden stone One must never know more than the other It is of knowledge: Prima Materia Chorus Saturn follows lead – ABRAXAS of draught Eye of Asaru Seventh is the root – Vitriolistic base The triad and the position of Stone Saturn follows lead – ABRAXAS of draught Seed of Asaru Seventh is the root – Vitriolistic base The formulary of Tria Prima Heart of bullion – the golden sun The silver moon with distinct brow Crown of the crown – thee – Mercury Jupiter’s tin knifed in navel Ironed by the rouge, sacral Mars Throat of Venus glazed with copper Repeat Chorus |
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4. | Skrying in the Spirit Vision | 03:52 | Show lyrics |
East Invoking: the breaking forth of the light Instruments: forms of the coarse flames Aeons of a bornless beyond: Listen to the voice of Angle! Devotion Ever-burning lamps West Traveling: the Radix of vibration Projections: in gale of the Ninth Stirs of the invisible Feel four-hundred fifty six winds! Metatron The wisdom of the breath North Emerging: advent of the visible Conjectures: adventures into the chasm Limpid with the brilliance below Drenched and sodden: inundating Quadrangle An excess: abundance Servants of thunder, they all deliver Pulling together, all subquadrants fail South (Dominated) The speech in silence sounds the Third Angle Drawn into naught, the points are now quashed Hath passed and pure gold, the Lion of the Light appears before the faces of Aethyrs Chorus Folk of fear will drive Astral planes toward the fade of age Time is thronged by time Skrying in the spirit vision Decree OODIORG He of fire and justice DOANZIN He who names the waters GAHTZA HOATH Repeat Chorus |
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5. | Ontologically, It Became Time & Space | 04:47 | Show lyrics |
Yawning benthos came first, terra firma, next Desire Erebus of old Night, Day of Aethyr Neither of these were Being, reality, nor Non-being Perdurability, neither of death Chorus The Wanderers of the Waste infested plateaus: Time and Space Then, Sirius prearranged calendars of lone Continuum Astral sketch was not self-incandescent Its light was produced by rays of the Sun Eyeless void felt generations of heat The first seed of Mind – The Light of the South Breath by itself Without wind, pyramids… Concentrated Cyclic flux, triangles… Air nor Earth nor were protected as of yet. The water was not deep, yet unfathomable Nonentity occurred Darkness swathed in darkness: unmanifestation Decree CHAOS NEVER DIES SOTHIS HIDES BEYOND THE AEON LOCKED FOREVER UNFALTERING The Sun behind the Sun spawns twin aspects of tide Up, down was beginning to frame itself Casters of the second seed gained control. (of the Deep) Energy was beneath - impulse above. Repeat Chorus |
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6. | A Song for Ea | 14:27 | Show lyrics |
A. I sought after gold, but I found it not My rules are found by the Conclave of Ur I am the coxswain, as I shall valiantly face the dangers With my chariot, I am declared! Chorus x2 I discover its foundations require cavernous mining in the primal basis Enlil exhumes my unearthing and makes a sudden decision after Anu arrives Chorus II x2 SHAR SHADI IL ENLIL ANA KAKKAB SHU GI IKABBI B. You are falling into the squalls Spirit fills itself with the tint of the teaching Messengers of Namtar drink from your toxic well And sink in the flood of black miasma - drunkenness Chorus You are neither male nor female Don’t break the pledge of the zephyr The broad corrals, high enclosures… A myriad of portals Evil it is: Nanna is nigh Tear the wives from embrace of man Snatch the child from knees of mothers Opening the flaps of time Bridge SEVEN, YOU ARE IN MIDST OF THE DEEP MA.GUR.UR.NU.AB.ZU Silence is the slaughter and the seal is the crown On sacramental grounds, feign as creatures of the Light Repeat Chorus Repeat Bridge And the body of the night turned out in daylight to be yours Order and kindness don’t exist like a wing without a bird And the body of the night turned out in daylight to be yours Order and kindness don’t exist like a tongue without a mouth… A MYRIAD OF PORTALS C. 1st Verse At last, my slog is Home to the Tides Tablet of Fate obtained As once, my trek is deftly guided Blue-hued Antu: our way The Water Thruster The Tester’s Sunbeam The Giant Kishar Tablet of Fate attained The Hammered Bracelet Deleted Weapons A Lucid Pathway To all who assemble, My words of command are in the hands of Bane To all who assemble, My words of command are in the hands of Bane Repeat 1st Verse D. Now that I have your face by heart, I look more at your features being the First You are the perturbing tempest and the worst of all Inrush! Chorus Gathering speed as it blows - O’ Imhullu To the Abzu, you will follow Scowl of Waters Now that I have your voice by heart, I glance more at your features being the Fourth You are the distressing Shibbu and the worst of all Indraft! Repeat Chorus Now that I have your heart by heart… E. Instrumental F. Instrumental |
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Tour 2011 Flexi
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Absu | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Drums, Vocals (lead) |
Ezezu | Bass, Vocals (backing) |
Vis Crom | Guitars |
Infernal Stronghold | |
Richie Rabid | Bass |
Abolish Yourself | Guitars |
Gunslut | Vocals, Drums |
Eddie Chainsaw | Vocals, Guitars |
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Blasphemer | Guitars (lead) |
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J.T. Longoria | Recording |
Tim Turan | Mastering |
Zbigniew Bielak | Sigil theory |
Richie Rabid | Layout |
Dilek Baykara | Cover art |
Jon Rifenburg | Recording |
Colin Marston | Mastering |
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1. | Absu - A Myriad of Portals | 02:24 | Show lyrics |
You are falling into the squalls Spirit fills itself with the tint of the teaching Messengers of Namtar drink from your toxic well And sink in the flood of black miasma - drunkenness Chorus You are neither male nor female Don’t break the pledge of the zephyr The broad corrals, high enclosures… A myriad of portals Evil it is: Nanna is nigh Tear the wives from embrace of man Snatch the child from knees of mothers Opening the flaps of time Bridge SEVEN, YOU ARE IN MIDST OF THE DEEP MA.GUR.UR.NU.AB.ZU Silence is the slaughter and the seal is the crown On sacramental grounds, feign as creatures of the Light Repeat Chorus Repeat Bridge And the body of the night turned out in daylight to be yours Order and kindness don’t exist like a wing without a bird And the body of the night turned out in daylight to be yours Order and kindness don’t exist like a tongue without a mouth… A MYRIAD OF PORTALS |
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2. | Infernal Stronghold - Flesh Totem | 02:41 | |
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Hall of the Masters
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July 9th, 2012 | Williams Street Records | Digital | ||
December 5th, 2018 | Night of the Vinyl Dead Records | Night 280-SH | 7" vinyl | Shape, Limited edition |
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Proscriptor McGovern | Drums, Vocals (lead) |
Ezezu | Bass, Vocals |
Vis Crom | Guitars |
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1. | Hall of the Masters | 02:44 | |
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Origin: War and Magick
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May 12th, 2014 | The Crypt | CRYPT 44 | 2 12" vinyls | Limited edition, 2 colors |
September 10th, 2015 | Dark Symphonies | DARK41CD / DARK41CD | CD | Limited edition, Remastered |
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1. | Debauchery | 07:50 | Show lyrics |
Seven Netzach Suit of Water Lack of balance The fire arises Introduce external splendour And show me the internal extortion Morass carries out The same idea with fatal ease The Sacrament is profane Indolence brings a guilty conscience Satiety is the conflicting arrangement The Lotus The Path Psychopathology ensures a green mire Soil was venomed by masmatics Water is dismal and turbid Venus redoubles the influence of the number Underlying cause of the Baphomet Echelons of the Magus saw the Tree of Life The roots are very tenuous Fantastic forms of the dementia Horus Osiris Twin serpents are going to crown your personal globe Atu Tiphareth Human manifest that will exalt death on Mars |
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2. | Icons of Gods | 02:19 | Show lyrics |
Icons of Gods In alters made from sands Pyramids of excavation Dwell the resting soul The Pharaohs mummified carcass Enchanted for infinity Seal the crytic vault Ensnared within the spell Inclined horns remain Sanity I cannot evoke Anathematize all who enter Relics of deadened priests Wall the dungeons bleeding with impurity Torches lit with fleames light The pathway to the sared shrine Crowned in jewels and precious metals Ornament the Noachian ones Frozen in their caskets The screams break the serentiy As a prisoner of desecration We shall not elude this tomb of secrecy |
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3. | Ruminations (...of Nature) | 04:50 | Show lyrics |
Ivy seeping through my window With winewarm blood you bring to me Skies that Scraphim has gathered Having you share the rue with me Oracle The classic shrine Which saw the priestess With the guile Her artful trickery Of the book Suffice the view With the angry Victor The ghost of hoax is an anguished tale Which was told in an era where spirits oppress A primative soul that you will face I commence this mystery for you to solve Seasons exchange before each dawn Mournful gloom of supernal light Stygian floods while the Gods recover Damnation larked lost Archangels Daring The cherished tales Hath thee Almightiy Hells ambition to reign Torn from the Pelorus Proned the floor Resolution is Not from this despair Stop and stare at ironed gates of fate Where life is the age of resurrection What was execution by sceptism The wisodm of Yantra set the fire Of all the glowing embers To exclude without thoughts of rumination Nature is moribund life And to name the ghost of a chord Between the sound of its colour To the light of the Sigh |
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4. | The Magus | 03:29 | Show lyrics |
As I became the Lord of Illusion The eminence of flames blaze upward When I declare to from the Hexagram The lines are myths of iniquity The veil is casted fourth Attribution of this planet Caduceus will be the conductor Solar rays are applied to heal me The King of Blasphemy the system foresees a ritual of kindle The Disk ensures time warped thorugh Winters solstice My Pagan system is circular When the wheel meets the axis of Zero And the reason for all the confusion was A doctrine where the ancient tone conceived fire The Tree of LIfe is a universal aspect Its interest is the future for human renaissance To scribe a ritual when old times went black Respect the accident in the Empire of Time The journey has come to an end Eliminates the source to the Earth Science of the Sun and the Magus Both find the Sign of its rebirth |
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5. | Ruminations | 04:50 | |
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6. | Reflections of the Dark (Carbonized cover) | 02:52 | |
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7. | The Magus | 03:29 | |
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8. | Dataquest | ||
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9. | Hexacles (Outro) | 01:32 | |
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1. | Conjuration (Intro) | ||
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2. | The Ritual Night | 04:13 | Show lyrics |
Awaiting victim with eternal fear Dawn now coming death draws near Performing liabations foul blood rots Perverse priests pleasing their gods Trapped inside this catacomb Trimmer with fear screams unheard The blade now slashing with eternal pain Life’s blood slowly flows away The priest screams in psychotic ecstasy With their hideous ritual almost fulfilled Yearning for blood, taking your life Captures your soul, tearing flesh, opening wounds, night of gore Inflicting pain, losing limbs, ritual of blood Around the alter the priests now gather Chanting incantations praising death Summoned on this evil night Menacing aggressor now screams aloud Darkened night calls for you The unholy phantoms pray for blood Black naked faces behold the night Foul creation feast on blood Lurking in misty shadows Living by their own accord |
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3. | Dolmen (Living in Fear) | 04:51 | |
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4. | On the Eve of War | 02:52 | |
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5. | The Battle | ||
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6. | Denigration | 02:08 | Show lyrics |
Down down the old stones go To the charnel chambers far below A haze pervades the night Strikes with fear and dismal fright Lost in a world yet unseen Fear of a dark and forgotten shadow Pain bound to one thousand links Of hot iron steel A pallid fungus lines the darkened crypts A cold chilling wind echoes off the walls Caught in the net of the nocturnal lord Trapped In his domain forever! Denigration darkness enters and cripples your soul Denigration blemished creature of the night Denigration Vampires rise craving the blood As victims lie helpless in pain Denigration As I heard murmurs from the grave I watched as the horror began Bursting out and capturing my soul I fell down into the fiery pits of hell |
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8. | The Summoning (Outro) | ||
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9. | Black Magic (Slayer cover) | 04:07 | Show lyrics |
Cursed Black magic night We’ve been struck down Down in this Hell Spells surround me day and night Stricken by the force of evil light The force of evil light Cast Under his spell Blinding my eyes Twisting my mind Fight to resist the evil inside Captive of a force of Satan’s might Fighting the curse Break it I must Laughing in sorrow Crying in lust My strength slips fast Soon I must fall Victim of fortune My sources grow small Life slips away As demons come forth Death takes my hand And captures my soul |
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Telepaths Within Nin-Edin
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2015 | Unknown Force Records | UFR 001 | 7" vinyl | Limited edition |
April 20th, 2020 | Independent | Digital | Bandcamp |
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Proscriptor McGovern | Drums, Vocals (lead) |
Ezezu | Bass, Vocals |
Vis Crom | Guitars |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Dan Lowndes | Mastering |
R. Randel Givens | Executive producer |
Adam Shore | Executive producer |
Chris Self | Executive producer |
J.T. Longoria | Engineering |
Dan O’Hare | Engineering |
Ted Tringo | Design, Layout |
Equitant | Logo |
Matt Clark | Photography |
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1. | Hall of the Masters | 02:45 | Show lyrics |
You have swiftly disembarked at the pass You smeared torment amongst all stocks of life You, the spate, are ghastly for the decayed You littered while ages past in Mirage of conclave souls You reverberated mirrors - Figment of ancient Throk You, tutor of the vaults, are the Rash of forbidden forms You have walked amidst the stars in Glares of pewters You have prepared Gates at the Gulf You, increaser of the pace, are The Master of time dimensions Supplication of the dream Granting haleness to the furtive light brigade Abomination of the bond Demolishing life’s passing cycles in the... HALL OF THE... Bleeders will rise from the brume of R’lyeh Victors will strike in a quicksilver sweat You gnawed swiftly with scornful bite - A terror of advent You have illuminated three, Perdu mazes You, increaser of the pace, are The Master of time dimensions You stain the sphere of scream and screech The Master of form and foulness Casting mantles of flesh of outward souls Charms are torn by the injurious Doom is at hand from an exposing door Spawns have torn through the trustfulness |
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2. | Circles of the Oath | 05:12 | instrumental |
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07:57 |
Mythological Occult Demo
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1. | Immortal Sorcery | 03:15 | |
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2. | Eternal Rest | 02:30 | |
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3. | Sea of Glasya (Keyboards) | 02:55 | |
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4. | Dawn of Invocation | 03:40 | |
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1. | Immortal Sorcery | 03:15 | |
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2. | Eternal Rest | 02:30 | |
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3. | Sea of Glasya (Keyboards) | 02:55 | |
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4. | Dawn of Invocation | 03:40 | |
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1. | Immortal Sorcery | 03:13 | |
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2. | Sumerian Sands | 03:12 | |
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3. | Disembodied | 03:38 | |
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1. | Immortal Sorcery | 03:13 | |
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2. | Sumerian Sands | 03:12 | |
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3. | Disembodied | 03:38 | |
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Zi Dingir Anna Kanpa: The Osmose Years
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Astrous | Layout |
Danny Brown | Engineering |
Kol Marshall | Engineering |
Brian McCurry | Engineering |
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1. | Barathrum: V.I.T.R.I.O.L. | 30:50 | |
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2. | The Sun of Tiphareth | 43:07 | |
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3. | The Third Storm of Cythrául | 37:34 | |
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4. | Tara | 52:05 | |
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02:43:36 |
Hexagrammum Vestibulum
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Proscriptor McGovern | Drums, Vocals (lead) |
Ezezu | Bass, Vocals |
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1. | Hall Of The Masters [Alternate Mix II] | 02:44 | Show lyrics |
HALL OF THE MASTERS (Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor) (Narrative Mode: 2nd & 3rd Person) (Tense: Past & Present) (Musical Magick: Ezezu) This song is stimulated by the supplementary material of 777, which includes The Speculum of Apparitions, Visitations of the Great Old Ones and Rites of Transfigurations. __________________________________________________________ YOU HAVE SWIFTLY DISEMBARKED AT THE PASS You smeared torment amongst all stocks of life You, the spate, are ghastly for the decayed You littered while ages past (in) Mirage of conclave souls You reverberated mirrors – Figment of ancient Thok You, tutor of the vaults, are the Rash of forbidden forms You have walked amidst the stars (in) Glares of pewters You have prepared Gates at the Gulf You, increaser of the pace, are The Master of time dimensions Bridge: Supplication of the dream Granting haleness to the furtive light brigade Abomination of the bond Demolishing life’s passing cycles in the… HALL OF THE… Bleeders will rise from the brume of R’lyeh Victors will strike in a quicksilver sweat You gnawed swiftly with scornful bite – A terror of advent You have illuminated three, Perdu mazes You, increaser of the pace, are The Master of time dimensions You stain the sphere of scream and screech The Master of form and foulness Chorus: Casting mantles of flesh of outward souls Charms are torn by the injurious Doom is at hand from an exposing door Spawns have torn through the trustfulness |
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Return to... Return of the Ancients
Album versions
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January 20th, 2020 | Dark Symphonies | DARK122CD | 2CD | Limited edition |
2020 | Black Montanas | Digital |
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1. | Dawn of Invocation | ||
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2. | Immortal Sorcery | ||
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3. | Eternal Rest | ||
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4. | Dawn of Invocation | ||
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5. | Immortal Sorcery | 03:13 | |
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6. | Eternal Rest | ||
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7. | Immortal Sorcery | ||
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8. | Eternal Rest | ||
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9. | Dawn of Invocation | ||
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10. | Immortal Sorcery | ||
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11. | Eternal Rest | ||
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12. | Dawn of Invocation | ||
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13. | Immortal Sorcery | ||
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14. | Eternal Rest | instrumental | |
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15. | Dawn of Invocation | ||
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1. | Immortal Sorcery | 03:11 | |
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2. | Eternal Rest | ||
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3. | Dawn of Invocation | ||
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4. | Immortal Sorcery | ||
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5. | Sumerian Sands (The Silence) | ||
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6. | Disembodied | ||
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7. | The Old Ones | ||
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8. | Abhorred Xul | ||
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9. | Immortal Sorcery | 03:43 | |
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10. | Immortal Sorcery | ||
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11. | Immortal Sorcery | ||
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12. | Immortal Sorcery | ||
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13. | Sea of Glasya | ||
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06:54 |
Barathrum: V.I.T.R.I.O.L.
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Lord Equitant Alastor | Bass, Effects, Lyrics (tracks 2, 5) |
Shaftiel | Guitars, Vocals |
Daviel Athron Mysticia | Guitars |
Emperor Proscriptor Magikus | Vocals, Drums, Lyrics (tracks 1-7) |
Black Massith | Keyboards, Samples |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Equitant Ifernain | Logo, Artwork (additional) |
Daniel Brown | Engineering, Mastering |
Brian McCurry | Engineering (percussion) |
James Bland | Photography |
Timothy Phillips | Cover art |
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1. | An Involution of Thorns | 03:08 | Show lyrics |
An Involution Of Thorns Eko, Azarak, Eko, Eko, Zamilak, Eko, Eko, Cernunnos Eko, Eko, Aradia. Darksome night and ardent moon, The chalice is passed, then ye fall North; Hearken to the enchantress’ rune-- Listen to the words to cry ye forth. Earth and water, ether and fire, Wand and pentacle and sword, Toil ye unto our desire, Hearken ye unto our word. Unfettered and censet, scourge and knife, Powers of the enchantress’ blade-- Waken all ye into life, Come ye as the charm is made. |
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2. | Descent to Acheron (Evolving into the Progression of Woe) | 04:33 | Show lyrics |
Descent to Acheron (Evolving Into the Progression of Woe) Pour water on thyself Thus shalt thou be A creator of the sun Charon will inhibit his entrance The fields and dwellings of relapsing ruins Find thou thyself in every star Achieve thou every possibility Listen! Heed not the siren-voice of thought The fable of river #5 Deliverme athwart the earth Forsaken loam of wondrous slumbers Thee spiritual and thee fertile A spawn of full equilibrium But whose availeth is in this, For hereby there comenth impair Facillis descensus Acherni Noctes atque dies patet Atri ianua Charnus Sed revocare gradun sperasque Evadere ad aurus, Hoc opus, hic labor est. [repeat 1st verse] There was not a formal sepulcher Not one sector for the interment Throth with thee empire of hope All effects are welcome to Styx |
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3. | An Equinox of Fathomless Disheartenment | 03:13 | Show lyrics |
An Equinox Of Fathomless Disheartenment Ecliptic sects are obtained by fluxions Phenomenon of the Holy Qabalah will Intervene with the serpent of Daath The inmost godhead of Phallus Deems the temperament of Kan and Yi King Ancient attitudes of equipoise Drastic seasons of ceremonial permutations There is not a creation in the firmament The direction to conduct an angels choir I’m still pleeding to the heinous-eyed cherubim To see this bemired vesture of waste Equinox! You are the force of Lotus And the Path of live The venus in my cancer And consolidation of the dyad You are the strict joy of ectasy And the power of yellowish light Luster the garden of Kundry and cover Laetitia |
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4. | The Thrice Is Greatest to Ninnigal | 05:00 | Show lyrics |
The Thrice Is Greatest To Ninnigal The detestable xul Is chained to Ninnigal Acknowledge the prayers Subsequent to earth The seventh gate of Nana- ’Outcry thy sin!’, While the sixth portal of Lord Mastema opens wide. Nana: God of the Moon: I convoke to thee. Our terra firma regrets burning the scriptures An abyss will seek menace towards the reign once again. Ostentation of your heart is A heart filled with lunar parallaxes If you look, The elders anticipate the arrival ...Of the black and amoral innocents If you look, The Celestial Pantheon will burn ...Burns the prediction of persecution |
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5. | Infinite and Profane Thrones | 06:20 | Show lyrics |
Infinite And Profane Thrones As we journey over to the summit We hear the echoes of dispossession Who is to worry about our affliction When my body departs from the shame The wickedness my sinfullness You may swell to the elysian fields But the befall of Marduk will trace the literal thruth The Utuk xul! Wine’s Holy Fool! Whereby to capture and atone the clouded soul The weeping apparition looks for duration Conjectures of being vulgar, then godless ways Euphony sounds the sanctum bell I will structure the ordained spell Guide the mistress versus the throne Here’s the first seed of the inquisition Black lake current sailed past the rushes Dismal heights will melt the scarlet snow I’ll give my sorrow to the lady in white ’O’ pale flower, you’ll feel the vein in depth.’ The wanderers of the eroded The gates of Ganzir! The Magnum Opus The Xenolith! Monuments of a vanquished civilization A cenotaph of theomorphic conjurations Sempiternity of the ones of our underworld Archetypal images awaits the declivity Infinite and profane thrones Absymal sighs of the damned Feel the intention by depressing your own god. |
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6. | Fantasizing to the Third of the Pagan Vision (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act II | 05:27 | Show lyrics |
Fantasizing To The Third Of The Pagan Vision (Quoth The Sky, Nevermore Act II) I stood before my reflection With a beloved adherent Waiting beneath the cross for a purpose To drink my tepid blood from the chalice Impart thou in the text of Scourge And cleft through the veil of the virgin Purity is to live To the highest; and the highest is unjust [chorus:] Fantasizing to the third of my gentile sight In the gate of the mind appears And arise with turbulence called I [repeat chorus:] The artfullness of the blind Shabbathai For thee have I worshipped the Stars I cried, while you perpetually died ...On top of Black Montanus of thy Septentrio Animus of an aged Tetragrammaton With stains, a lucid cicatrix of disgrace With joyful, elated Endeavour O lilywhite goat Frail as a thicket of thorns With a collar of gold for thy throat A crimson bow for thy horns O lilywhite goat You made ma Paganal dreams erroneous |
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7. | An Evolution of Horns | 03:09 | Show lyrics |
An Evolution Of Horns Goat of the welkin, A goat that dwells, Horned conqueror of the night-- Lend your skill unto the spell, And force our will by magick rite. By all the endowment of land and sea By all the might of moon and sun-- As we do will, so mote it be; Chant the spell, and be it done. Eko, Eko, Azarak, Eko, Eko, Zamilak, Eko, Eko, Cernunnos, Eko, Eko, Aradia. |
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30:50 |
Barathrum: V.I.T.R.I.O.L.
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Band members | |
Shaftiel | Guitars, Vocals |
Daviel Athron Mysticia | Guitars |
Emperor Proscriptor Magikus | Vocals, Drums, Lyrics (tracks 1-7) |
Black Massith | Keyboards, Samples |
Lord Equitant Alastor | Bass, Effects, Lyrics (tracks 2, 5) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Brian McCurry | Engineering (percussion) |
James Bland | Photography |
Timothy Phillips | Cover art |
Equitant Ifernain | Logo, Artwork (additional) |
Daniel Brown | Engineering, Mastering |
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1. | An Involution of Thorns | 03:08 | Show lyrics |
An Involution Of Thorns Eko, Azarak, Eko, Eko, Zamilak, Eko, Eko, Cernunnos Eko, Eko, Aradia. Darksome night and ardent moon, The chalice is passed, then ye fall North; Hearken to the enchantress’ rune-- Listen to the words to cry ye forth. Earth and water, ether and fire, Wand and pentacle and sword, Toil ye unto our desire, Hearken ye unto our word. Unfettered and censet, scourge and knife, Powers of the enchantress’ blade-- Waken all ye into life, Come ye as the charm is made. |
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2. | Descent to Acheron (Evolving into the Progression of Woe) | 04:33 | Show lyrics |
Descent to Acheron (Evolving Into the Progression of Woe) Pour water on thyself Thus shalt thou be A creator of the sun Charon will inhibit his entrance The fields and dwellings of relapsing ruins Find thou thyself in every star Achieve thou every possibility Listen! Heed not the siren-voice of thought The fable of river #5 Deliverme athwart the earth Forsaken loam of wondrous slumbers Thee spiritual and thee fertile A spawn of full equilibrium But whose availeth is in this, For hereby there comenth impair Facillis descensus Acherni Noctes atque dies patet Atri ianua Charnus Sed revocare gradun sperasque Evadere ad aurus, Hoc opus, hic labor est. [repeat 1st verse] There was not a formal sepulcher Not one sector for the interment Throth with thee empire of hope All effects are welcome to Styx |
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3. | An Equinox of Fathomless Disheartenment | 03:13 | Show lyrics |
An Equinox Of Fathomless Disheartenment Ecliptic sects are obtained by fluxions Phenomenon of the Holy Qabalah will Intervene with the serpent of Daath The inmost godhead of Phallus Deems the temperament of Kan and Yi King Ancient attitudes of equipoise Drastic seasons of ceremonial permutations There is not a creation in the firmament The direction to conduct an angels choir I’m still pleeding to the heinous-eyed cherubim To see this bemired vesture of waste Equinox! You are the force of Lotus And the Path of live The venus in my cancer And consolidation of the dyad You are the strict joy of ectasy And the power of yellowish light Luster the garden of Kundry and cover Laetitia |
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4. | The Thrice Is Greatest to Ninnigal | 05:00 | Show lyrics |
The Thrice Is Greatest To Ninnigal The detestable xul Is chained to Ninnigal Acknowledge the prayers Subsequent to earth The seventh gate of Nana- ’Outcry thy sin!’, While the sixth portal of Lord Mastema opens wide. Nana: God of the Moon: I convoke to thee. Our terra firma regrets burning the scriptures An abyss will seek menace towards the reign once again. Ostentation of your heart is A heart filled with lunar parallaxes If you look, The elders anticipate the arrival ...Of the black and amoral innocents If you look, The Celestial Pantheon will burn ...Burns the prediction of persecution |
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5. | Infinite and Profane Thrones | 06:20 | Show lyrics |
Infinite And Profane Thrones As we journey over to the summit We hear the echoes of dispossession Who is to worry about our affliction When my body departs from the shame The wickedness my sinfullness You may swell to the elysian fields But the befall of Marduk will trace the literal thruth The Utuk xul! Wine’s Holy Fool! Whereby to capture and atone the clouded soul The weeping apparition looks for duration Conjectures of being vulgar, then godless ways Euphony sounds the sanctum bell I will structure the ordained spell Guide the mistress versus the throne Here’s the first seed of the inquisition Black lake current sailed past the rushes Dismal heights will melt the scarlet snow I’ll give my sorrow to the lady in white ’O’ pale flower, you’ll feel the vein in depth.’ The wanderers of the eroded The gates of Ganzir! The Magnum Opus The Xenolith! Monuments of a vanquished civilization A cenotaph of theomorphic conjurations Sempiternity of the ones of our underworld Archetypal images awaits the declivity Infinite and profane thrones Absymal sighs of the damned Feel the intention by depressing your own god. |
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6. | Fantasizing to the Third of the Pagan Vision (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act II | 05:27 | Show lyrics |
Fantasizing To The Third Of The Pagan Vision (Quoth The Sky, Nevermore Act II) I stood before my reflection With a beloved adherent Waiting beneath the cross for a purpose To drink my tepid blood from the chalice Impart thou in the text of Scourge And cleft through the veil of the virgin Purity is to live To the highest; and the highest is unjust [chorus:] Fantasizing to the third of my gentile sight In the gate of the mind appears And arise with turbulence called I [repeat chorus:] The artfullness of the blind Shabbathai For thee have I worshipped the Stars I cried, while you perpetually died ...On top of Black Montanus of thy Septentrio Animus of an aged Tetragrammaton With stains, a lucid cicatrix of disgrace With joyful, elated Endeavour O lilywhite goat Frail as a thicket of thorns With a collar of gold for thy throat A crimson bow for thy horns O lilywhite goat You made ma Paganal dreams erroneous |
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7. | An Evolution of Horns | 03:09 | Show lyrics |
An Evolution Of Horns Goat of the welkin, A goat that dwells, Horned conqueror of the night-- Lend your skill unto the spell, And force our will by magick rite. By all the endowment of land and sea By all the might of moon and sun-- As we do will, so mote it be; Chant the spell, and be it done. Eko, Eko, Azarak, Eko, Eko, Zamilak, Eko, Eko, Cernunnos, Eko, Eko, Aradia. |
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30:50 |
Barathrum: V.I.T.R.I.O.L.
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Shaftiel | Guitars, Vocals |
Daviel Athron Mysticia | Guitars |
Emperor Proscriptor Magikus | Vocals, Drums, Lyrics (tracks 1-7) |
Black Massith | Keyboards, Samples |
Lord Equitant Alastor | Bass, Effects, Lyrics (tracks 2, 5) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Brian McCurry | Engineering (percussion) |
James Bland | Photography |
Timothy Phillips | Cover art |
Equitant Ifernain | Logo, Artwork (additional) |
Daniel Brown | Engineering, Mastering |
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1. | An Involution of Thorns | 03:08 | Show lyrics |
An Involution Of Thorns Eko, Azarak, Eko, Eko, Zamilak, Eko, Eko, Cernunnos Eko, Eko, Aradia. Darksome night and ardent moon, The chalice is passed, then ye fall North; Hearken to the enchantress’ rune-- Listen to the words to cry ye forth. Earth and water, ether and fire, Wand and pentacle and sword, Toil ye unto our desire, Hearken ye unto our word. Unfettered and censet, scourge and knife, Powers of the enchantress’ blade-- Waken all ye into life, Come ye as the charm is made. |
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2. | Descent to Acheron (Evolving into the Progression of Woe) | 04:33 | Show lyrics |
Descent to Acheron (Evolving Into the Progression of Woe) Pour water on thyself Thus shalt thou be A creator of the sun Charon will inhibit his entrance The fields and dwellings of relapsing ruins Find thou thyself in every star Achieve thou every possibility Listen! Heed not the siren-voice of thought The fable of river #5 Deliverme athwart the earth Forsaken loam of wondrous slumbers Thee spiritual and thee fertile A spawn of full equilibrium But whose availeth is in this, For hereby there comenth impair Facillis descensus Acherni Noctes atque dies patet Atri ianua Charnus Sed revocare gradun sperasque Evadere ad aurus, Hoc opus, hic labor est. [repeat 1st verse] There was not a formal sepulcher Not one sector for the interment Throth with thee empire of hope All effects are welcome to Styx |
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3. | An Equinox of Fathomless Disheartenment | 03:13 | Show lyrics |
An Equinox Of Fathomless Disheartenment Ecliptic sects are obtained by fluxions Phenomenon of the Holy Qabalah will Intervene with the serpent of Daath The inmost godhead of Phallus Deems the temperament of Kan and Yi King Ancient attitudes of equipoise Drastic seasons of ceremonial permutations There is not a creation in the firmament The direction to conduct an angels choir I’m still pleeding to the heinous-eyed cherubim To see this bemired vesture of waste Equinox! You are the force of Lotus And the Path of live The venus in my cancer And consolidation of the dyad You are the strict joy of ectasy And the power of yellowish light Luster the garden of Kundry and cover Laetitia |
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4. | The Thrice Is Greatest to Ninnigal | 05:00 | Show lyrics |
The Thrice Is Greatest To Ninnigal The detestable xul Is chained to Ninnigal Acknowledge the prayers Subsequent to earth The seventh gate of Nana- ’Outcry thy sin!’, While the sixth portal of Lord Mastema opens wide. Nana: God of the Moon: I convoke to thee. Our terra firma regrets burning the scriptures An abyss will seek menace towards the reign once again. Ostentation of your heart is A heart filled with lunar parallaxes If you look, The elders anticipate the arrival ...Of the black and amoral innocents If you look, The Celestial Pantheon will burn ...Burns the prediction of persecution |
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5. | Infinite and Profane Thrones | 06:20 | Show lyrics |
Infinite And Profane Thrones As we journey over to the summit We hear the echoes of dispossession Who is to worry about our affliction When my body departs from the shame The wickedness my sinfullness You may swell to the elysian fields But the befall of Marduk will trace the literal thruth The Utuk xul! Wine’s Holy Fool! Whereby to capture and atone the clouded soul The weeping apparition looks for duration Conjectures of being vulgar, then godless ways Euphony sounds the sanctum bell I will structure the ordained spell Guide the mistress versus the throne Here’s the first seed of the inquisition Black lake current sailed past the rushes Dismal heights will melt the scarlet snow I’ll give my sorrow to the lady in white ’O’ pale flower, you’ll feel the vein in depth.’ The wanderers of the eroded The gates of Ganzir! The Magnum Opus The Xenolith! Monuments of a vanquished civilization A cenotaph of theomorphic conjurations Sempiternity of the ones of our underworld Archetypal images awaits the declivity Infinite and profane thrones Absymal sighs of the damned Feel the intention by depressing your own god. |
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6. | Fantasizing to the Third of the Pagan Vision (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act II | 05:27 | Show lyrics |
Fantasizing To The Third Of The Pagan Vision (Quoth The Sky, Nevermore Act II) I stood before my reflection With a beloved adherent Waiting beneath the cross for a purpose To drink my tepid blood from the chalice Impart thou in the text of Scourge And cleft through the veil of the virgin Purity is to live To the highest; and the highest is unjust [chorus:] Fantasizing to the third of my gentile sight In the gate of the mind appears And arise with turbulence called I [repeat chorus:] The artfullness of the blind Shabbathai For thee have I worshipped the Stars I cried, while you perpetually died ...On top of Black Montanus of thy Septentrio Animus of an aged Tetragrammaton With stains, a lucid cicatrix of disgrace With joyful, elated Endeavour O lilywhite goat Frail as a thicket of thorns With a collar of gold for thy throat A crimson bow for thy horns O lilywhite goat You made ma Paganal dreams erroneous |
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7. | An Evolution of Horns | 03:09 | Show lyrics |
An Evolution Of Horns Goat of the welkin, A goat that dwells, Horned conqueror of the night-- Lend your skill unto the spell, And force our will by magick rite. By all the endowment of land and sea By all the might of moon and sun-- As we do will, so mote it be; Chant the spell, and be it done. Eko, Eko, Azarak, Eko, Eko, Zamilak, Eko, Eko, Cernunnos, Eko, Eko, Aradia. |
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30:50 |
Barathrum: V.I.T.R.I.O.L.
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Shaftiel | Guitars, Vocals |
Daviel Athron Mysticia | Guitars |
Emperor Proscriptor Magikus | Vocals, Drums, Lyrics (tracks 1-7) |
Black Massith | Keyboards, Samples |
Lord Equitant Alastor | Bass, Effects, Lyrics (tracks 2, 5) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Brian McCurry | Engineering (percussion) |
James Bland | Photography |
Timothy Phillips | Cover art |
Equitant Ifernain | Logo, Artwork (additional) |
Daniel Brown | Engineering, Mastering |
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Side A | |||
1. | An Involution of Thorns | 03:08 | Show lyrics |
An Involution Of Thorns Eko, Azarak, Eko, Eko, Zamilak, Eko, Eko, Cernunnos Eko, Eko, Aradia. Darksome night and ardent moon, The chalice is passed, then ye fall North; Hearken to the enchantress’ rune-- Listen to the words to cry ye forth. Earth and water, ether and fire, Wand and pentacle and sword, Toil ye unto our desire, Hearken ye unto our word. Unfettered and censet, scourge and knife, Powers of the enchantress’ blade-- Waken all ye into life, Come ye as the charm is made. |
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2. | Descent to Acheron (Evolving into the Progression of Woe) | 04:33 | Show lyrics |
Descent to Acheron (Evolving Into the Progression of Woe) Pour water on thyself Thus shalt thou be A creator of the sun Charon will inhibit his entrance The fields and dwellings of relapsing ruins Find thou thyself in every star Achieve thou every possibility Listen! Heed not the siren-voice of thought The fable of river #5 Deliverme athwart the earth Forsaken loam of wondrous slumbers Thee spiritual and thee fertile A spawn of full equilibrium But whose availeth is in this, For hereby there comenth impair Facillis descensus Acherni Noctes atque dies patet Atri ianua Charnus Sed revocare gradun sperasque Evadere ad aurus, Hoc opus, hic labor est. [repeat 1st verse] There was not a formal sepulcher Not one sector for the interment Throth with thee empire of hope All effects are welcome to Styx |
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3. | An Equinox of Fathomless Disheartenment | 03:13 | Show lyrics |
An Equinox Of Fathomless Disheartenment Ecliptic sects are obtained by fluxions Phenomenon of the Holy Qabalah will Intervene with the serpent of Daath The inmost godhead of Phallus Deems the temperament of Kan and Yi King Ancient attitudes of equipoise Drastic seasons of ceremonial permutations There is not a creation in the firmament The direction to conduct an angels choir I’m still pleeding to the heinous-eyed cherubim To see this bemired vesture of waste Equinox! You are the force of Lotus And the Path of live The venus in my cancer And consolidation of the dyad You are the strict joy of ectasy And the power of yellowish light Luster the garden of Kundry and cover Laetitia |
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4. | The Thrice Is Greatest to Ninnigal | 05:00 | Show lyrics |
The Thrice Is Greatest To Ninnigal The detestable xul Is chained to Ninnigal Acknowledge the prayers Subsequent to earth The seventh gate of Nana- ’Outcry thy sin!’, While the sixth portal of Lord Mastema opens wide. Nana: God of the Moon: I convoke to thee. Our terra firma regrets burning the scriptures An abyss will seek menace towards the reign once again. Ostentation of your heart is A heart filled with lunar parallaxes If you look, The elders anticipate the arrival ...Of the black and amoral innocents If you look, The Celestial Pantheon will burn ...Burns the prediction of persecution |
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Side B | |||
5. | Infinite and Profane Thrones | 06:20 | Show lyrics |
Infinite And Profane Thrones As we journey over to the summit We hear the echoes of dispossession Who is to worry about our affliction When my body departs from the shame The wickedness my sinfullness You may swell to the elysian fields But the befall of Marduk will trace the literal thruth The Utuk xul! Wine’s Holy Fool! Whereby to capture and atone the clouded soul The weeping apparition looks for duration Conjectures of being vulgar, then godless ways Euphony sounds the sanctum bell I will structure the ordained spell Guide the mistress versus the throne Here’s the first seed of the inquisition Black lake current sailed past the rushes Dismal heights will melt the scarlet snow I’ll give my sorrow to the lady in white ’O’ pale flower, you’ll feel the vein in depth.’ The wanderers of the eroded The gates of Ganzir! The Magnum Opus The Xenolith! Monuments of a vanquished civilization A cenotaph of theomorphic conjurations Sempiternity of the ones of our underworld Archetypal images awaits the declivity Infinite and profane thrones Absymal sighs of the damned Feel the intention by depressing your own god. |
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6. | Fantasizing to the Third of the Pagan Vision (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act II | 05:27 | Show lyrics |
Fantasizing To The Third Of The Pagan Vision (Quoth The Sky, Nevermore Act II) I stood before my reflection With a beloved adherent Waiting beneath the cross for a purpose To drink my tepid blood from the chalice Impart thou in the text of Scourge And cleft through the veil of the virgin Purity is to live To the highest; and the highest is unjust [chorus:] Fantasizing to the third of my gentile sight In the gate of the mind appears And arise with turbulence called I [repeat chorus:] The artfullness of the blind Shabbathai For thee have I worshipped the Stars I cried, while you perpetually died ...On top of Black Montanus of thy Septentrio Animus of an aged Tetragrammaton With stains, a lucid cicatrix of disgrace With joyful, elated Endeavour O lilywhite goat Frail as a thicket of thorns With a collar of gold for thy throat A crimson bow for thy horns O lilywhite goat You made ma Paganal dreams erroneous |
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7. | An Evolution of Horns | 03:09 | Show lyrics |
An Evolution Of Horns Goat of the welkin, A goat that dwells, Horned conqueror of the night-- Lend your skill unto the spell, And force our will by magick rite. By all the endowment of land and sea By all the might of moon and sun-- As we do will, so mote it be; Chant the spell, and be it done. Eko, Eko, Azarak, Eko, Eko, Zamilak, Eko, Eko, Cernunnos, Eko, Eko, Aradia. |
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30:50 |
Barathrum: V.I.T.R.I.O.L.
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Shaftiel | Guitars, Vocals |
Daviel Athron Mysticia | Guitars |
Emperor Proscriptor Magikus | Vocals, Drums, Lyrics (tracks 1-7) |
Black Massith | Keyboards, Samples |
Lord Equitant Alastor | Bass, Effects, Lyrics (tracks 2, 5) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Brian McCurry | Engineering (percussion) |
James Bland | Photography |
Timothy Phillips | Cover art |
Equitant Ifernain | Logo, Artwork (additional) |
Daniel Brown | Engineering, Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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1. | An Involution of Thorns | 03:08 | Show lyrics |
An Involution Of Thorns Eko, Azarak, Eko, Eko, Zamilak, Eko, Eko, Cernunnos Eko, Eko, Aradia. Darksome night and ardent moon, The chalice is passed, then ye fall North; Hearken to the enchantress’ rune-- Listen to the words to cry ye forth. Earth and water, ether and fire, Wand and pentacle and sword, Toil ye unto our desire, Hearken ye unto our word. Unfettered and censet, scourge and knife, Powers of the enchantress’ blade-- Waken all ye into life, Come ye as the charm is made. |
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2. | Descent to Acheron (Evolving into the Progression of Woe) | 04:33 | Show lyrics |
Descent to Acheron (Evolving Into the Progression of Woe) Pour water on thyself Thus shalt thou be A creator of the sun Charon will inhibit his entrance The fields and dwellings of relapsing ruins Find thou thyself in every star Achieve thou every possibility Listen! Heed not the siren-voice of thought The fable of river #5 Deliverme athwart the earth Forsaken loam of wondrous slumbers Thee spiritual and thee fertile A spawn of full equilibrium But whose availeth is in this, For hereby there comenth impair Facillis descensus Acherni Noctes atque dies patet Atri ianua Charnus Sed revocare gradun sperasque Evadere ad aurus, Hoc opus, hic labor est. [repeat 1st verse] There was not a formal sepulcher Not one sector for the interment Throth with thee empire of hope All effects are welcome to Styx |
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3. | An Equinox of Fathomless Disheartenment | 03:13 | Show lyrics |
An Equinox Of Fathomless Disheartenment Ecliptic sects are obtained by fluxions Phenomenon of the Holy Qabalah will Intervene with the serpent of Daath The inmost godhead of Phallus Deems the temperament of Kan and Yi King Ancient attitudes of equipoise Drastic seasons of ceremonial permutations There is not a creation in the firmament The direction to conduct an angels choir I’m still pleeding to the heinous-eyed cherubim To see this bemired vesture of waste Equinox! You are the force of Lotus And the Path of live The venus in my cancer And consolidation of the dyad You are the strict joy of ectasy And the power of yellowish light Luster the garden of Kundry and cover Laetitia |
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4. | The Thrice Is Greatest to Ninnigal | 05:00 | Show lyrics |
The Thrice Is Greatest To Ninnigal The detestable xul Is chained to Ninnigal Acknowledge the prayers Subsequent to earth The seventh gate of Nana- ’Outcry thy sin!’, While the sixth portal of Lord Mastema opens wide. Nana: God of the Moon: I convoke to thee. Our terra firma regrets burning the scriptures An abyss will seek menace towards the reign once again. Ostentation of your heart is A heart filled with lunar parallaxes If you look, The elders anticipate the arrival ...Of the black and amoral innocents If you look, The Celestial Pantheon will burn ...Burns the prediction of persecution |
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5. | Infinite and Profane Thrones | 06:20 | Show lyrics |
Infinite And Profane Thrones As we journey over to the summit We hear the echoes of dispossession Who is to worry about our affliction When my body departs from the shame The wickedness my sinfullness You may swell to the elysian fields But the befall of Marduk will trace the literal thruth The Utuk xul! Wine’s Holy Fool! Whereby to capture and atone the clouded soul The weeping apparition looks for duration Conjectures of being vulgar, then godless ways Euphony sounds the sanctum bell I will structure the ordained spell Guide the mistress versus the throne Here’s the first seed of the inquisition Black lake current sailed past the rushes Dismal heights will melt the scarlet snow I’ll give my sorrow to the lady in white ’O’ pale flower, you’ll feel the vein in depth.’ The wanderers of the eroded The gates of Ganzir! The Magnum Opus The Xenolith! Monuments of a vanquished civilization A cenotaph of theomorphic conjurations Sempiternity of the ones of our underworld Archetypal images awaits the declivity Infinite and profane thrones Absymal sighs of the damned Feel the intention by depressing your own god. |
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6. | Fantasizing to the Third of the Pagan Vision (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act II | 05:27 | Show lyrics |
Fantasizing To The Third Of The Pagan Vision (Quoth The Sky, Nevermore Act II) I stood before my reflection With a beloved adherent Waiting beneath the cross for a purpose To drink my tepid blood from the chalice Impart thou in the text of Scourge And cleft through the veil of the virgin Purity is to live To the highest; and the highest is unjust [chorus:] Fantasizing to the third of my gentile sight In the gate of the mind appears And arise with turbulence called I [repeat chorus:] The artfullness of the blind Shabbathai For thee have I worshipped the Stars I cried, while you perpetually died ...On top of Black Montanus of thy Septentrio Animus of an aged Tetragrammaton With stains, a lucid cicatrix of disgrace With joyful, elated Endeavour O lilywhite goat Frail as a thicket of thorns With a collar of gold for thy throat A crimson bow for thy horns O lilywhite goat You made ma Paganal dreams erroneous |
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7. | An Evolution of Horns | 03:09 | Show lyrics |
An Evolution Of Horns Goat of the welkin, A goat that dwells, Horned conqueror of the night-- Lend your skill unto the spell, And force our will by magick rite. By all the endowment of land and sea By all the might of moon and sun-- As we do will, so mote it be; Chant the spell, and be it done. Eko, Eko, Azarak, Eko, Eko, Zamilak, Eko, Eko, Cernunnos, Eko, Eko, Aradia. |
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30:50 |
Barathrum: V.I.T.R.I.O.L.
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Shaftiel | Guitars, Vocals |
Daviel Athron Mysticia | Guitars |
Emperor Proscriptor Magikus | Vocals, Drums, Lyrics (tracks 1-7) |
Black Massith | Keyboards, Samples |
Lord Equitant Alastor | Bass, Effects, Lyrics (tracks 2, 5) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Brian McCurry | Engineering (percussion) |
James Bland | Photography |
Timothy Phillips | Cover art |
Equitant Ifernain | Logo, Artwork (additional) |
Daniel Brown | Engineering, Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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Side A | |||
1. | An Involution of Thorns | 03:08 | Show lyrics |
An Involution Of Thorns Eko, Azarak, Eko, Eko, Zamilak, Eko, Eko, Cernunnos Eko, Eko, Aradia. Darksome night and ardent moon, The chalice is passed, then ye fall North; Hearken to the enchantress’ rune-- Listen to the words to cry ye forth. Earth and water, ether and fire, Wand and pentacle and sword, Toil ye unto our desire, Hearken ye unto our word. Unfettered and censet, scourge and knife, Powers of the enchantress’ blade-- Waken all ye into life, Come ye as the charm is made. |
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2. | Descent to Acheron (Evolving into the Progression of Woe) | 04:33 | Show lyrics |
Descent to Acheron (Evolving Into the Progression of Woe) Pour water on thyself Thus shalt thou be A creator of the sun Charon will inhibit his entrance The fields and dwellings of relapsing ruins Find thou thyself in every star Achieve thou every possibility Listen! Heed not the siren-voice of thought The fable of river #5 Deliverme athwart the earth Forsaken loam of wondrous slumbers Thee spiritual and thee fertile A spawn of full equilibrium But whose availeth is in this, For hereby there comenth impair Facillis descensus Acherni Noctes atque dies patet Atri ianua Charnus Sed revocare gradun sperasque Evadere ad aurus, Hoc opus, hic labor est. [repeat 1st verse] There was not a formal sepulcher Not one sector for the interment Throth with thee empire of hope All effects are welcome to Styx |
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3. | An Equinox of Fathomless Disheartenment | 03:13 | Show lyrics |
An Equinox Of Fathomless Disheartenment Ecliptic sects are obtained by fluxions Phenomenon of the Holy Qabalah will Intervene with the serpent of Daath The inmost godhead of Phallus Deems the temperament of Kan and Yi King Ancient attitudes of equipoise Drastic seasons of ceremonial permutations There is not a creation in the firmament The direction to conduct an angels choir I’m still pleeding to the heinous-eyed cherubim To see this bemired vesture of waste Equinox! You are the force of Lotus And the Path of live The venus in my cancer And consolidation of the dyad You are the strict joy of ectasy And the power of yellowish light Luster the garden of Kundry and cover Laetitia |
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4. | The Thrice Is Greatest to Ninnigal | 05:00 | Show lyrics |
The Thrice Is Greatest To Ninnigal The detestable xul Is chained to Ninnigal Acknowledge the prayers Subsequent to earth The seventh gate of Nana- ’Outcry thy sin!’, While the sixth portal of Lord Mastema opens wide. Nana: God of the Moon: I convoke to thee. Our terra firma regrets burning the scriptures An abyss will seek menace towards the reign once again. Ostentation of your heart is A heart filled with lunar parallaxes If you look, The elders anticipate the arrival ...Of the black and amoral innocents If you look, The Celestial Pantheon will burn ...Burns the prediction of persecution |
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Side B | |||
5. | Infinite and Profane Thrones | 06:20 | Show lyrics |
Infinite And Profane Thrones As we journey over to the summit We hear the echoes of dispossession Who is to worry about our affliction When my body departs from the shame The wickedness my sinfullness You may swell to the elysian fields But the befall of Marduk will trace the literal thruth The Utuk xul! Wine’s Holy Fool! Whereby to capture and atone the clouded soul The weeping apparition looks for duration Conjectures of being vulgar, then godless ways Euphony sounds the sanctum bell I will structure the ordained spell Guide the mistress versus the throne Here’s the first seed of the inquisition Black lake current sailed past the rushes Dismal heights will melt the scarlet snow I’ll give my sorrow to the lady in white ’O’ pale flower, you’ll feel the vein in depth.’ The wanderers of the eroded The gates of Ganzir! The Magnum Opus The Xenolith! Monuments of a vanquished civilization A cenotaph of theomorphic conjurations Sempiternity of the ones of our underworld Archetypal images awaits the declivity Infinite and profane thrones Absymal sighs of the damned Feel the intention by depressing your own god. |
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6. | Fantasizing to the Third of the Pagan Vision (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act II | 05:27 | Show lyrics |
Fantasizing To The Third Of The Pagan Vision (Quoth The Sky, Nevermore Act II) I stood before my reflection With a beloved adherent Waiting beneath the cross for a purpose To drink my tepid blood from the chalice Impart thou in the text of Scourge And cleft through the veil of the virgin Purity is to live To the highest; and the highest is unjust [chorus:] Fantasizing to the third of my gentile sight In the gate of the mind appears And arise with turbulence called I [repeat chorus:] The artfullness of the blind Shabbathai For thee have I worshipped the Stars I cried, while you perpetually died ...On top of Black Montanus of thy Septentrio Animus of an aged Tetragrammaton With stains, a lucid cicatrix of disgrace With joyful, elated Endeavour O lilywhite goat Frail as a thicket of thorns With a collar of gold for thy throat A crimson bow for thy horns O lilywhite goat You made ma Paganal dreams erroneous |
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7. | An Evolution of Horns | 03:09 | Show lyrics |
An Evolution Of Horns Goat of the welkin, A goat that dwells, Horned conqueror of the night-- Lend your skill unto the spell, And force our will by magick rite. By all the endowment of land and sea By all the might of moon and sun-- As we do will, so mote it be; Chant the spell, and be it done. Eko, Eko, Azarak, Eko, Eko, Zamilak, Eko, Eko, Cernunnos, Eko, Eko, Aradia. |
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30:50 |
Barathrum: V.I.T.R.I.O.L.
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Shaftiel | Guitars, Vocals |
Daviel Athron Mysticia | Guitars |
Emperor Proscriptor Magikus | Vocals, Drums, Lyrics (tracks 1-7) |
Black Massith | Keyboards, Samples |
Lord Equitant Alastor | Bass, Effects, Lyrics (tracks 2, 5) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Brian McCurry | Engineering (percussion) |
James Bland | Photography |
Timothy Phillips | Cover art |
Equitant Ifernain | Logo, Artwork (additional) |
Daniel Brown | Engineering, Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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1. | An Involution of Thorns | 03:08 | Show lyrics |
An Involution Of Thorns Eko, Azarak, Eko, Eko, Zamilak, Eko, Eko, Cernunnos Eko, Eko, Aradia. Darksome night and ardent moon, The chalice is passed, then ye fall North; Hearken to the enchantress’ rune-- Listen to the words to cry ye forth. Earth and water, ether and fire, Wand and pentacle and sword, Toil ye unto our desire, Hearken ye unto our word. Unfettered and censet, scourge and knife, Powers of the enchantress’ blade-- Waken all ye into life, Come ye as the charm is made. |
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2. | Descent to Acheron (Evolving into the Progression of Woe) | 04:33 | Show lyrics |
Descent to Acheron (Evolving Into the Progression of Woe) Pour water on thyself Thus shalt thou be A creator of the sun Charon will inhibit his entrance The fields and dwellings of relapsing ruins Find thou thyself in every star Achieve thou every possibility Listen! Heed not the siren-voice of thought The fable of river #5 Deliverme athwart the earth Forsaken loam of wondrous slumbers Thee spiritual and thee fertile A spawn of full equilibrium But whose availeth is in this, For hereby there comenth impair Facillis descensus Acherni Noctes atque dies patet Atri ianua Charnus Sed revocare gradun sperasque Evadere ad aurus, Hoc opus, hic labor est. [repeat 1st verse] There was not a formal sepulcher Not one sector for the interment Throth with thee empire of hope All effects are welcome to Styx |
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3. | An Equinox of Fathomless Disheartenment | 03:13 | Show lyrics |
An Equinox Of Fathomless Disheartenment Ecliptic sects are obtained by fluxions Phenomenon of the Holy Qabalah will Intervene with the serpent of Daath The inmost godhead of Phallus Deems the temperament of Kan and Yi King Ancient attitudes of equipoise Drastic seasons of ceremonial permutations There is not a creation in the firmament The direction to conduct an angels choir I’m still pleeding to the heinous-eyed cherubim To see this bemired vesture of waste Equinox! You are the force of Lotus And the Path of live The venus in my cancer And consolidation of the dyad You are the strict joy of ectasy And the power of yellowish light Luster the garden of Kundry and cover Laetitia |
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4. | The Thrice Is Greatest to Ninnigal | 05:00 | Show lyrics |
The Thrice Is Greatest To Ninnigal The detestable xul Is chained to Ninnigal Acknowledge the prayers Subsequent to earth The seventh gate of Nana- ’Outcry thy sin!’, While the sixth portal of Lord Mastema opens wide. Nana: God of the Moon: I convoke to thee. Our terra firma regrets burning the scriptures An abyss will seek menace towards the reign once again. Ostentation of your heart is A heart filled with lunar parallaxes If you look, The elders anticipate the arrival ...Of the black and amoral innocents If you look, The Celestial Pantheon will burn ...Burns the prediction of persecution |
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5. | Infinite and Profane Thrones | 06:20 | Show lyrics |
Infinite And Profane Thrones As we journey over to the summit We hear the echoes of dispossession Who is to worry about our affliction When my body departs from the shame The wickedness my sinfullness You may swell to the elysian fields But the befall of Marduk will trace the literal thruth The Utuk xul! Wine’s Holy Fool! Whereby to capture and atone the clouded soul The weeping apparition looks for duration Conjectures of being vulgar, then godless ways Euphony sounds the sanctum bell I will structure the ordained spell Guide the mistress versus the throne Here’s the first seed of the inquisition Black lake current sailed past the rushes Dismal heights will melt the scarlet snow I’ll give my sorrow to the lady in white ’O’ pale flower, you’ll feel the vein in depth.’ The wanderers of the eroded The gates of Ganzir! The Magnum Opus The Xenolith! Monuments of a vanquished civilization A cenotaph of theomorphic conjurations Sempiternity of the ones of our underworld Archetypal images awaits the declivity Infinite and profane thrones Absymal sighs of the damned Feel the intention by depressing your own god. |
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6. | Fantasizing to the Third of the Pagan Vision (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act II | 05:27 | Show lyrics |
Fantasizing To The Third Of The Pagan Vision (Quoth The Sky, Nevermore Act II) I stood before my reflection With a beloved adherent Waiting beneath the cross for a purpose To drink my tepid blood from the chalice Impart thou in the text of Scourge And cleft through the veil of the virgin Purity is to live To the highest; and the highest is unjust [chorus:] Fantasizing to the third of my gentile sight In the gate of the mind appears And arise with turbulence called I [repeat chorus:] The artfullness of the blind Shabbathai For thee have I worshipped the Stars I cried, while you perpetually died ...On top of Black Montanus of thy Septentrio Animus of an aged Tetragrammaton With stains, a lucid cicatrix of disgrace With joyful, elated Endeavour O lilywhite goat Frail as a thicket of thorns With a collar of gold for thy throat A crimson bow for thy horns O lilywhite goat You made ma Paganal dreams erroneous |
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7. | An Evolution of Horns | 03:09 | Show lyrics |
An Evolution Of Horns Goat of the welkin, A goat that dwells, Horned conqueror of the night-- Lend your skill unto the spell, And force our will by magick rite. By all the endowment of land and sea By all the might of moon and sun-- As we do will, so mote it be; Chant the spell, and be it done. Eko, Eko, Azarak, Eko, Eko, Zamilak, Eko, Eko, Cernunnos, Eko, Eko, Aradia. |
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8. | The Coming of War (Morbid Scream cover) (Live in Belgium, April 21, 1995) | 05:10 | Show lyrics |
Evil Summoned to war Eternal conquest for power Gathering armies of death To fight and kill at will Sinister weapons of war Piercing metal and man Warriors Mounted on steeds Ride out into the mist Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest Endless Eternal Pain Thousands die for a king Wretched Weary souls Raging battle never ends Hatred Inflicting death Destroying the weak at heart Eternity Becomes less War has drawn to an end Overthrown The emperor falls in defeat Great halls Crack and decay with neglect Dethroned He cries out in vengeance Impaler Mark is words of death Shadows Crusades of the past Triumph through the fog Sunsets drip into dusk Flows like blood on my blade Massacre the feckless breed Dismiss all empty thrones Riding, beyond the clouds, damnation ends in despair Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest |
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9. | The Thrice Is Greatest to Ninnigal (Live in Germany, April 26, 1995) | 05:10 | Show lyrics |
The detestable xul Is chained to Ninnigal Acknowledge the prayers Subsequent to earth The seventh gate of Nana- ’Outcry thy sin!’, While the sixth portal of Lord Mastema opens wide. Nana: God of the Moon: I convoke to thee. Our terra firma regrets burning the scriptures An abyss will seek menace towards the reign once again. Ostentation of your heart is A heart filled with lunar parallaxes If you look, The elders anticipate the arrival ...Of the black and amoral innocents If you look, The Celestial Pantheon will burn ...Burns the prediction of persecution |
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10. | Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle (Live in Belgium, April 21, 1995) | 05:30 | Show lyrics |
Never Blow Out The Eastern Candle Your five-fold kiss was rather invoking; Beside the chancel is your unphallic wand, And use it wisely in order to fly. MOONFIRE! ALLAXITOS! My jewel is the lust from your kiss; Your breasts made me the lover of the three-fold locus, So take thy hand and join me for elixir, And we shall ride the portentous serpent tonight. Your five fold tongue has defiled me, I’m stranded by the tree of Storax Thus, we banish your unphallic wand, In order to make our nexus ecstasy MOONFIRE! CUM TO ME. ALLAXITOS! CUM WITH THEE. NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! FOREVER |
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46:40 |
Barathrum: V.I.T.R.I.O.L.
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Shaftiel | Guitars, Vocals |
Daviel Athron Mysticia | Guitars |
Emperor Proscriptor Magikus | Vocals, Drums, Lyrics (tracks 1-7) |
Black Massith | Keyboards, Samples |
Lord Equitant Alastor | Bass, Effects, Lyrics (tracks 2, 5) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Brian McCurry | Engineering (percussion) |
James Bland | Photography |
Timothy Phillips | Cover art |
Equitant Ifernain | Logo, Artwork (additional) |
Daniel Brown | Engineering, Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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Side A | |||
1. | V.I.T.R.I.O.L | 03:27 | |
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2. | Hallstatt | 04:06 | |
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3. | Manannan | 05:32 | |
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4. | Never Gloru Out the Eastern Candle | 04:27 | |
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5. | An Involution of Thorns | 03:08 | Show lyrics |
An Involution Of Thorns Eko, Azarak, Eko, Eko, Zamilak, Eko, Eko, Cernunnos Eko, Eko, Aradia. Darksome night and ardent moon, The chalice is passed, then ye fall North; Hearken to the enchantress’ rune-- Listen to the words to cry ye forth. Earth and water, ether and fire, Wand and pentacle and sword, Toil ye unto our desire, Hearken ye unto our word. Unfettered and censet, scourge and knife, Powers of the enchantress’ blade-- Waken all ye into life, Come ye as the charm is made. |
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6. | An Equinox of Fathomless Disheartenment | 03:13 | Show lyrics |
An Equinox Of Fathomless Disheartenment Ecliptic sects are obtained by fluxions Phenomenon of the Holy Qabalah will Intervene with the serpent of Daath The inmost godhead of Phallus Deems the temperament of Kan and Yi King Ancient attitudes of equipoise Drastic seasons of ceremonial permutations There is not a creation in the firmament The direction to conduct an angels choir I’m still pleeding to the heinous-eyed cherubim To see this bemired vesture of waste Equinox! You are the force of Lotus And the Path of live The venus in my cancer And consolidation of the dyad You are the strict joy of ectasy And the power of yellowish light Luster the garden of Kundry and cover Laetitia |
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Side B | |||
7. | Descent to Acheron (Evolving into the Progression of Woe) | 04:33 | Show lyrics |
Descent to Acheron (Evolving Into the Progression of Woe) Pour water on thyself Thus shalt thou be A creator of the sun Charon will inhibit his entrance The fields and dwellings of relapsing ruins Find thou thyself in every star Achieve thou every possibility Listen! Heed not the siren-voice of thought The fable of river #5 Deliverme athwart the earth Forsaken loam of wondrous slumbers Thee spiritual and thee fertile A spawn of full equilibrium But whose availeth is in this, For hereby there comenth impair Facillis descensus Acherni Noctes atque dies patet Atri ianua Charnus Sed revocare gradun sperasque Evadere ad aurus, Hoc opus, hic labor est. [repeat 1st verse] There was not a formal sepulcher Not one sector for the interment Throth with thee empire of hope All effects are welcome to Styx |
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8. | The Thrice Is Greatest to Ninnigal | 05:00 | Show lyrics |
The Thrice Is Greatest To Ninnigal The detestable xul Is chained to Ninnigal Acknowledge the prayers Subsequent to earth The seventh gate of Nana- ’Outcry thy sin!’, While the sixth portal of Lord Mastema opens wide. Nana: God of the Moon: I convoke to thee. Our terra firma regrets burning the scriptures An abyss will seek menace towards the reign once again. Ostentation of your heart is A heart filled with lunar parallaxes If you look, The elders anticipate the arrival ...Of the black and amoral innocents If you look, The Celestial Pantheon will burn ...Burns the prediction of persecution |
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9. | The Infinite and Profane Thrones | 06:20 | Show lyrics |
Infinite And Profane Thrones As we journey over to the summit We hear the echoes of dispossession Who is to worry about our affliction When my body departs from the shame The wickedness my sinfullness You may swell to the elysian fields But the befall of Marduk will trace the literal thruth The Utuk xul! Wine’s Holy Fool! Whereby to capture and atone the clouded soul The weeping apparition looks for duration Conjectures of being vulgar, then godless ways Euphony sounds the sanctum bell I will structure the ordained spell Guide the mistress versus the throne Here’s the first seed of the inquisition Black lake current sailed past the rushes Dismal heights will melt the scarlet snow I’ll give my sorrow to the lady in white ’O’ pale flower, you’ll feel the vein in depth.’ The wanderers of the eroded The gates of Ganzir! The Magnum Opus The Xenolith! Monuments of a vanquished civilization A cenotaph of theomorphic conjurations Sempiternity of the ones of our underworld Archetypal images awaits the declivity Infinite and profane thrones Absymal sighs of the damned Feel the intention by depressing your own god. |
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10. | Fantasizing to the Third of the Pagan Vision (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act II | 05:27 | Show lyrics |
Fantasizing To The Third Of The Pagan Vision (Quoth The Sky, Nevermore Act II) I stood before my reflection With a beloved adherent Waiting beneath the cross for a purpose To drink my tepid blood from the chalice Impart thou in the text of Scourge And cleft through the veil of the virgin Purity is to live To the highest; and the highest is unjust [chorus:] Fantasizing to the third of my gentile sight In the gate of the mind appears And arise with turbulence called I [repeat chorus:] The artfullness of the blind Shabbathai For thee have I worshipped the Stars I cried, while you perpetually died ...On top of Black Montanus of thy Septentrio Animus of an aged Tetragrammaton With stains, a lucid cicatrix of disgrace With joyful, elated Endeavour O lilywhite goat Frail as a thicket of thorns With a collar of gold for thy throat A crimson bow for thy horns O lilywhite goat You made ma Paganal dreams erroneous |
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11. | An Evolution of Horns | 03:09 | Show lyrics |
An Evolution Of Horns Goat of the welkin, A goat that dwells, Horned conqueror of the night-- Lend your skill unto the spell, And force our will by magick rite. By all the endowment of land and sea By all the might of moon and sun-- As we do will, so mote it be; Chant the spell, and be it done. Eko, Eko, Azarak, Eko, Eko, Zamilak, Eko, Eko, Cernunnos, Eko, Eko, Aradia. |
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48:22 |
Barathrum: V.I.T.R.I.O.L.
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Shaftiel | Guitars, Vocals |
Daviel Athron Mysticia | Guitars |
Emperor Proscriptor Magikus | Vocals, Drums, Lyrics (tracks 1-7) |
Black Massith | Keyboards, Samples |
Lord Equitant Alastor | Bass, Effects, Lyrics (tracks 2, 5) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Brian McCurry | Engineering (percussion) |
James Bland | Photography |
Timothy Phillips | Cover art |
Equitant Ifernain | Logo, Artwork (additional) |
Daniel Brown | Engineering, Mastering |
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Side A | |||
1. | An Involution of Thorns | 03:08 | Show lyrics |
An Involution Of Thorns Eko, Azarak, Eko, Eko, Zamilak, Eko, Eko, Cernunnos Eko, Eko, Aradia. Darksome night and ardent moon, The chalice is passed, then ye fall North; Hearken to the enchantress’ rune-- Listen to the words to cry ye forth. Earth and water, ether and fire, Wand and pentacle and sword, Toil ye unto our desire, Hearken ye unto our word. Unfettered and censet, scourge and knife, Powers of the enchantress’ blade-- Waken all ye into life, Come ye as the charm is made. |
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2. | Descent to Acheron (Evolving into the Progression of Woe) | 04:33 | Show lyrics |
Descent to Acheron (Evolving Into the Progression of Woe) Pour water on thyself Thus shalt thou be A creator of the sun Charon will inhibit his entrance The fields and dwellings of relapsing ruins Find thou thyself in every star Achieve thou every possibility Listen! Heed not the siren-voice of thought The fable of river #5 Deliverme athwart the earth Forsaken loam of wondrous slumbers Thee spiritual and thee fertile A spawn of full equilibrium But whose availeth is in this, For hereby there comenth impair Facillis descensus Acherni Noctes atque dies patet Atri ianua Charnus Sed revocare gradun sperasque Evadere ad aurus, Hoc opus, hic labor est. [repeat 1st verse] There was not a formal sepulcher Not one sector for the interment Throth with thee empire of hope All effects are welcome to Styx |
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3. | An Equinox of Fathomless Disheartenment | 03:13 | Show lyrics |
An Equinox Of Fathomless Disheartenment Ecliptic sects are obtained by fluxions Phenomenon of the Holy Qabalah will Intervene with the serpent of Daath The inmost godhead of Phallus Deems the temperament of Kan and Yi King Ancient attitudes of equipoise Drastic seasons of ceremonial permutations There is not a creation in the firmament The direction to conduct an angels choir I’m still pleeding to the heinous-eyed cherubim To see this bemired vesture of waste Equinox! You are the force of Lotus And the Path of live The venus in my cancer And consolidation of the dyad You are the strict joy of ectasy And the power of yellowish light Luster the garden of Kundry and cover Laetitia |
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4. | The Thrice Is Greatest to Ninnigal | 05:00 | Show lyrics |
The Thrice Is Greatest To Ninnigal The detestable xul Is chained to Ninnigal Acknowledge the prayers Subsequent to earth The seventh gate of Nana- ’Outcry thy sin!’, While the sixth portal of Lord Mastema opens wide. Nana: God of the Moon: I convoke to thee. Our terra firma regrets burning the scriptures An abyss will seek menace towards the reign once again. Ostentation of your heart is A heart filled with lunar parallaxes If you look, The elders anticipate the arrival ...Of the black and amoral innocents If you look, The Celestial Pantheon will burn ...Burns the prediction of persecution |
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Side B | |||
5. | Infinite and Profane Thrones | 06:20 | Show lyrics |
Infinite And Profane Thrones As we journey over to the summit We hear the echoes of dispossession Who is to worry about our affliction When my body departs from the shame The wickedness my sinfullness You may swell to the elysian fields But the befall of Marduk will trace the literal thruth The Utuk xul! Wine’s Holy Fool! Whereby to capture and atone the clouded soul The weeping apparition looks for duration Conjectures of being vulgar, then godless ways Euphony sounds the sanctum bell I will structure the ordained spell Guide the mistress versus the throne Here’s the first seed of the inquisition Black lake current sailed past the rushes Dismal heights will melt the scarlet snow I’ll give my sorrow to the lady in white ’O’ pale flower, you’ll feel the vein in depth.’ The wanderers of the eroded The gates of Ganzir! The Magnum Opus The Xenolith! Monuments of a vanquished civilization A cenotaph of theomorphic conjurations Sempiternity of the ones of our underworld Archetypal images awaits the declivity Infinite and profane thrones Absymal sighs of the damned Feel the intention by depressing your own god. |
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6. | Fantasizing to the Third of the Pagan Vision (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act II | 05:27 | Show lyrics |
Fantasizing To The Third Of The Pagan Vision (Quoth The Sky, Nevermore Act II) I stood before my reflection With a beloved adherent Waiting beneath the cross for a purpose To drink my tepid blood from the chalice Impart thou in the text of Scourge And cleft through the veil of the virgin Purity is to live To the highest; and the highest is unjust [chorus:] Fantasizing to the third of my gentile sight In the gate of the mind appears And arise with turbulence called I [repeat chorus:] The artfullness of the blind Shabbathai For thee have I worshipped the Stars I cried, while you perpetually died ...On top of Black Montanus of thy Septentrio Animus of an aged Tetragrammaton With stains, a lucid cicatrix of disgrace With joyful, elated Endeavour O lilywhite goat Frail as a thicket of thorns With a collar of gold for thy throat A crimson bow for thy horns O lilywhite goat You made ma Paganal dreams erroneous |
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7. | An Evolution of Horns | 03:09 | Show lyrics |
An Evolution Of Horns Goat of the welkin, A goat that dwells, Horned conqueror of the night-- Lend your skill unto the spell, And force our will by magick rite. By all the endowment of land and sea By all the might of moon and sun-- As we do will, so mote it be; Chant the spell, and be it done. Eko, Eko, Azarak, Eko, Eko, Zamilak, Eko, Eko, Cernunnos, Eko, Eko, Aradia. |
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30:50 |
Barathrum: V.I.T.R.I.O.L.
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Shaftiel | Guitars, Vocals |
Daviel Athron Mysticia | Guitars |
Emperor Proscriptor Magikus | Vocals, Drums, Lyrics (tracks 1-7) |
Black Massith | Keyboards, Samples |
Lord Equitant Alastor | Bass, Effects, Lyrics (tracks 2, 5) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Brian McCurry | Engineering (percussion) |
James Bland | Photography |
Timothy Phillips | Cover art |
Equitant Ifernain | Logo, Artwork (additional) |
Daniel Brown | Engineering, Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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Disc 1 | |||
Side A | |||
1. | An Involution of Thorns | 03:08 | Show lyrics |
An Involution Of Thorns Eko, Azarak, Eko, Eko, Zamilak, Eko, Eko, Cernunnos Eko, Eko, Aradia. Darksome night and ardent moon, The chalice is passed, then ye fall North; Hearken to the enchantress’ rune-- Listen to the words to cry ye forth. Earth and water, ether and fire, Wand and pentacle and sword, Toil ye unto our desire, Hearken ye unto our word. Unfettered and censet, scourge and knife, Powers of the enchantress’ blade-- Waken all ye into life, Come ye as the charm is made. |
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2. | Descent to Acheron (Evolving into the Progression of Woe) | 04:33 | Show lyrics |
Descent To Acheron (Evolving Into The Progression Of Woe) Pour water on thyself Thus shalt thou be A creator of the sun Charon will inhibit his entrance The fields and dwellings of relapsing ruins Find thou thyself in every star Achieve thou every possibility Listen! Heed not the siren-voice of thought The fable of river #5 Deliverme athwart the earth Forsaken loam of wondrous slumbers Thee spiritual and thee fertile A spawn of full equilibrium But whose availeth is in this, For hereby there comenth impair Facillis descensus Acherni Noctes atque dies patet Atri ianua Charnus Sed revocare gradun sperasque Evadere ad aurus, Hoc opus, hic labor est. [repeat 1st verse] There was not a formal sepulcher Not one sector for the interment Throth with thee empire of hope All effects are welcome to Styx |
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3. | An Equinox of Fathomless Disheartenment | 03:13 | Show lyrics |
An Equinox Of Fathomless Disheartenment Ecliptic sects are obtained by fluxions Phenomenon of the Holy Qabalah will Intervene with the serpent of Daath The inmost godhead of Phallus Deems the temperament of Kan and Yi King Ancient attitudes of equipoise Drastic seasons of ceremonial permutations There is not a creation in the firmament The direction to conduct an angels choir I’m still pleeding to the heinous-eyed cherubim To see this bemired vesture of waste Equinox! You are the force of Lotus And the Path of live The venus in my cancer And consolidation of the dyad You are the strict joy of ectasy And the power of yellowish light Luster the garden of Kundry and cover Laetitia |
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4. | The Thrice Is Greatest to Ninnigal | 05:00 | Show lyrics |
The Thrice Is Greatest To Ninnigal The detestable xul Is chained to Ninnigal Acknowledge the prayers Subsequent to earth The seventh gate of Nana- ’Outcry thy sin!’, While the sixth portal of Lord Mastema opens wide. Nana: God of the Moon: I convoke to thee. Our terra firma regrets burning the scriptures An abyss will seek menace towards the reign once again. Ostentation of your heart is A heart filled with lunar parallaxes If you look, The elders anticipate the arrival ...Of the black and amoral innocents If you look, The Celestial Pantheon will burn ...Burns the prediction of persecution |
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Side B | |||
5. | Infinite and Profane Thrones | 06:20 | Show lyrics |
Infinite And Profane Thrones As we journey over to the summit We hear the echoes of dispossession Who is to worry about our affliction When my body departs from the shame The wickedness my sinfullness You may swell to the elysian fields But the befall of Marduk will trace the literal thruth The Utuk xul! Wine’s Holy Fool! Whereby to capture and atone the clouded soul The weeping apparition looks for duration Conjectures of being vulgar, then godless ways Euphony sounds the sanctum bell I will structure the ordained spell Guide the mistress versus the throne Here’s the first seed of the inquisition Black lake current sailed past the rushes Dismal heights will melt the scarlet snow I’ll give my sorrow to the lady in white ’O’ pale flower, you’ll feel the vein in depth.’ The wanderers of the eroded The gates of Ganzir! The Magnum Opus The Xenolith! Monuments of a vanquished civilization A cenotaph of theomorphic conjurations Sempiternity of the ones of our underworld Archetypal images awaits the declivity Infinite and profane thrones Absymal sighs of the damned Feel the intention by depressing your own god. |
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6. | Fantasizing to the Third of the Pagan Vision (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act II | 05:27 | Show lyrics |
Fantasizing To The Third Of The Pagan Vision (Quoth The Sky, Nevermore Act II) I stood before my reflection With a beloved adherent Waiting beneath the cross for a purpose To drink my tepid blood from the chalice Impart thou in the text of Scourge And cleft through the veil of the virgin Purity is to live To the highest; and the highest is unjust [chorus:] Fantasizing to the third of my gentile sight In the gate of the mind appears And arise with turbulence called I [repeat chorus:] The artfullness of the blind Shabbathai For thee have I worshipped the Stars I cried, while you perpetually died ...On top of Black Montanus of thy Septentrio Animus of an aged Tetragrammaton With stains, a lucid cicatrix of disgrace With joyful, elated Endeavour O lilywhite goat Frail as a thicket of thorns With a collar of gold for thy throat A crimson bow for thy horns O lilywhite goat You made ma Paganal dreams erroneous |
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7. | An Evolution of Horns | 03:09 | Show lyrics |
An Evolution Of Horns Goat of the welkin, A goat that dwells, Horned conqueror of the night-- Lend your skill unto the spell, And force our will by magick rite. By all the endowment of land and sea By all the might of moon and sun-- As we do will, so mote it be; Chant the spell, and be it done. Eko, Eko, Azarak, Eko, Eko, Zamilak, Eko, Eko, Cernunnos, Eko, Eko, Aradia. |
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Disc 2 | |||
Side A | |||
1. | The Coming of War (Morbid Scream cover) | 04:59 | Show lyrics |
Evil Summoned to war Eternal conquest for power Gathering armies of death To fight and kill at will Sinister weapons of war Piercing metal and man Warriors Mounted on steeds Ride out into the mist Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest Endless Eternal Pain Thousands die for a king Wretched Weary souls Raging battle never ends Hatred Inflicting death Destroying the weak at heart Eternity Becomes less War has drawn to an end Overthrown The emperor falls in defeat Great halls Crack and decay with neglect Dethroned He cries out in vengeance Impaler Mark is words of death Shadows Crusades of the past Triumph through the fog Sunsets drip into dusk Flows like blood on my blade Massacre the feckless breed Dismiss all empty thrones Riding, beyond the clouds, damnation ends in despair Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest |
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2. | The Thrice Is Greatest to Ninnigal | 05:17 | Show lyrics |
The Thrice Is Greatest To Ninnigal The detestable xul Is chained to Ninnigal Acknowledge the prayers Subsequent to earth The seventh gate of Nana- ’Outcry thy sin!’, While the sixth portal of Lord Mastema opens wide. Nana: God of the Moon: I convoke to thee. Our terra firma regrets burning the scriptures An abyss will seek menace towards the reign once again. Ostentation of your heart is A heart filled with lunar parallaxes If you look, The elders anticipate the arrival ...Of the black and amoral innocents If you look, The Celestial Pantheon will burn ...Burns the prediction of persecution |
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3. | Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle | 05:32 | Show lyrics |
Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Musick: Shaftiel & Equitant] Never Blow Out The Eastern Candle Your five-fold kiss was rather invoking; Beside the chancel is your unphallic wand, And use it wisely in order to fly. MOONFIRE! ALLAXITOS! My jewel is the lust from your kiss; Your breasts made me the lover of the three-fold locus, So take thy hand and join me for elixir, And we shall ride the portentous serpent tonight. Your five fold tongue has defiled me, I’m stranded by the tree of Storax Thus, we banish your unphallic wand, In order to make our nexus ecstasy MOONFIRE! CUM TO ME. ALLAXITOS! CUM WITH THEE. NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! FOREVER |
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4. | Descent to Acheron (Evolving Into the Progression of Woe) | 04:33 | Show lyrics |
Descent to Acheron (Evolving Into the Progression of Woe) Pour water on thyself Thus shalt thou be A creator of the sun Charon will inhibit his entrance The fields and dwellings of relapsing ruins Find thou thyself in every star Achieve thou every possibility Listen! Heed not the siren-voice of thought The fable of river #5 Deliverme athwart the earth Forsaken loam of wondrous slumbers Thee spiritual and thee fertile A spawn of full equilibrium But whose availeth is in this, For hereby there comenth impair Facillis descensus Acherni Noctes atque dies patet Atri ianua Charnus Sed revocare gradun sperasque Evadere ad aurus, Hoc opus, hic labor est. [repeat 1st verse] There was not a formal sepulcher Not one sector for the interment Throth with thee empire of hope All effects are welcome to Styx |
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5. | An Equinox of Fathomless Disheartenment | 03:13 | Show lyrics |
An Equinox Of Fathomless Disheartenment Ecliptic sects are obtained by fluxions Phenomenon of the Holy Qabalah will Intervene with the serpent of Daath The inmost godhead of Phallus Deems the temperament of Kan and Yi King Ancient attitudes of equipoise Drastic seasons of ceremonial permutations There is not a creation in the firmament The direction to conduct an angels choir I’m still pleeding to the heinous-eyed cherubim To see this bemired vesture of waste Equinox! You are the force of Lotus And the Path of live The venus in my cancer And consolidation of the dyad You are the strict joy of ectasy And the power of yellowish light Luster the garden of Kundry and cover Laetitia |
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6. | The Thrice Is Greatest to Ninnigal | 05:17 | Show lyrics |
The Thrice Is Greatest To Ninnigal The detestable xul Is chained to Ninnigal Acknowledge the prayers Subsequent to earth The seventh gate of Nana- ’Outcry thy sin!’, While the sixth portal of Lord Mastema opens wide. Nana: God of the Moon: I convoke to thee. Our terra firma regrets burning the scriptures An abyss will seek menace towards the reign once again. Ostentation of your heart is A heart filled with lunar parallaxes If you look, The elders anticipate the arrival ...Of the black and amoral innocents If you look, The Celestial Pantheon will burn ...Burns the prediction of persecution |
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7. | Infinite and Profane Thrones | 06:19 | Show lyrics |
Infinite And Profane Thrones As we journey over to the summit We hear the echoes of dispossession Who is to worry about our affliction When my body departs from the shame The wickedness my sinfullness You may swell to the elysian fields But the befall of Marduk will trace the literal thruth The Utuk xul! Wine’s Holy Fool! Whereby to capture and atone the clouded soul The weeping apparition looks for duration Conjectures of being vulgar, then godless ways Euphony sounds the sanctum bell I will structure the ordained spell Guide the mistress versus the throne Here’s the first seed of the inquisition Black lake current sailed past the rushes Dismal heights will melt the scarlet snow I’ll give my sorrow to the lady in white ’O’ pale flower, you’ll feel the vein in depth.’ The wanderers of the eroded The gates of Ganzir! The Magnum Opus The Xenolith! Monuments of a vanquished civilization A cenotaph of theomorphic conjurations Sempiternity of the ones of our underworld Archetypal images awaits the declivity Infinite and profane thrones Absymal sighs of the damned Feel the intention by depressing your own god. |
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35:10 | |||
Disc 3 | |||
Side A | |||
1. | Fantasizing to the Third of the Pagan Vision (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act II | 05:27 | |
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2. | Immortal Sorcery | 03:11 | Show lyrics |
Summoning of morbid minds The darkness will rise with you Defying your creations A prophet of eternity Eternal fall as the angels sob In human gore imbued Feel the enchantment Over each quivering form Unveiling mortal sorcery As your soul rots Sorcery in your mind Live immortal life Incantation beyond the gate Beyond the world I once knew Dispelled from darkness, which they dwell Chants of evil in the air As I now stand before the ancient lords Sending magic upon Sorcery in your mind Live immortal fate Incantation beyond the gate Beyond the world I knew |
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3. | Sumerian Sands (The Silence) | 03:12 | Show lyrics |
Immolation of cries, anguished ones curse! I need guidence to the sunless tomb beyond Sigh of the ancient image appears In the silent place we dwell Seeking the ressurectionist to the ancients Wise of new gods honor the evil Mankind has unleashed Dark winds godly images invoke Lost in a dark void Resting in this silent place The sigh of the ancient image Emerges from the sunless tomb I lead the way through my mind To reach light beyond Remains of those hear my cry A soul destroyed for all eternity Lost in a dark void Voices are heard but not seen |
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4. | Disembodied | 03:32 | Show lyrics |
Gods of night, together with you, I destroy Suppressed with pain, vile and sick Twisted flames, horrid cries Screams of hate, condemning all my prey Ancient curse, morbid priest The alter I give praise Sadistic spell, unleash my fate Reclaim the dark world, I desecrate Descending souls, recite the spell Reclaim my throne, sacred ground Concealed by chaos, the suffering begins I pray in homage, the wrath complete The body has decayed Told him the secret name Secret shapes within the ancient horde Great gods hear me, I disembody The words of my doom which they have spoken May they melt like wax Three watchers of the night, dissolve the evil |
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5. | Immortal Sorcery | 03:15 | Show lyrics |
Summoning of morbid minds The darkness will rise with you Defying your creations A prophet of eternity Eternal fall as the angels sob In human gore imbued Feel the enchantment Over each quivering form Unveiling mortal sorcery As your soul rots Sorcery in your mind Live immortal life Incantation beyond the gate Beyond the world I once knew Dispelled from darkness, which they dwell Chants of evil in the air As I now stand before the ancient lords Sending magic upon Sorcery in your mind Live immortal fate Incantation beyond the gate Beyond the world I knew |
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6. | Eternal Rest | 02:30 | |
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7. | Sea of Glasya | 02:55 | |
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8. | Dawn of Invocation | 03:40 | |
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9. | Abhorred Xul | 02:14 | |
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29:56 |
Barathrum: V.I.T.R.I.O.L.
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Shaftiel | Guitars, Vocals |
Daviel Athron Mysticia | Guitars |
Emperor Proscriptor Magikus | Vocals, Drums, Lyrics (tracks 1-7) |
Black Massith | Keyboards, Samples |
Lord Equitant Alastor | Bass, Effects, Lyrics (tracks 2, 5) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Brian McCurry | Engineering (percussion) |
James Bland | Photography |
Timothy Phillips | Cover art |
Equitant Ifernain | Logo, Artwork (additional) |
Daniel Brown | Engineering, Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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Side A | |||
1. | An Involution of Thorns | 03:08 | Show lyrics |
An Involution Of Thorns Eko, Azarak, Eko, Eko, Zamilak, Eko, Eko, Cernunnos Eko, Eko, Aradia. Darksome night and ardent moon, The chalice is passed, then ye fall North; Hearken to the enchantress’ rune-- Listen to the words to cry ye forth. Earth and water, ether and fire, Wand and pentacle and sword, Toil ye unto our desire, Hearken ye unto our word. Unfettered and censet, scourge and knife, Powers of the enchantress’ blade-- Waken all ye into life, Come ye as the charm is made. |
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2. | Descent to Acheron (Evolving into the Progression of Woe) | 04:33 | Show lyrics |
Descent To Acheron (Evolving Into The Progression Of Woe) Pour water on thyself Thus shalt thou be A creator of the sun Charon will inhibit his entrance The fields and dwellings of relapsing ruins Find thou thyself in every star Achieve thou every possibility Listen! Heed not the siren-voice of thought The fable of river #5 Deliverme athwart the earth Forsaken loam of wondrous slumbers Thee spiritual and thee fertile A spawn of full equilibrium But whose availeth is in this, For hereby there comenth impair Facillis descensus Acherni Noctes atque dies patet Atri ianua Charnus Sed revocare gradun sperasque Evadere ad aurus, Hoc opus, hic labor est. [repeat 1st verse] There was not a formal sepulcher Not one sector for the interment Throth with thee empire of hope All effects are welcome to Styx |
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3. | An Equinox of Fathomless Disheartenment | 03:13 | Show lyrics |
An Equinox Of Fathomless Disheartenment Ecliptic sects are obtained by fluxions Phenomenon of the Holy Qabalah will Intervene with the serpent of Daath The inmost godhead of Phallus Deems the temperament of Kan and Yi King Ancient attitudes of equipoise Drastic seasons of ceremonial permutations There is not a creation in the firmament The direction to conduct an angels choir I’m still pleeding to the heinous-eyed cherubim To see this bemired vesture of waste Equinox! You are the force of Lotus And the Path of live The venus in my cancer And consolidation of the dyad You are the strict joy of ectasy And the power of yellowish light Luster the garden of Kundry and cover Laetitia |
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4. | The Thrice Is Greatest to Ninnigal | 05:00 | Show lyrics |
The Thrice Is Greatest To Ninnigal The detestable xul Is chained to Ninnigal Acknowledge the prayers Subsequent to earth The seventh gate of Nana- ’Outcry thy sin!’, While the sixth portal of Lord Mastema opens wide. Nana: God of the Moon: I convoke to thee. Our terra firma regrets burning the scriptures An abyss will seek menace towards the reign once again. Ostentation of your heart is A heart filled with lunar parallaxes If you look, The elders anticipate the arrival ...Of the black and amoral innocents If you look, The Celestial Pantheon will burn ...Burns the prediction of persecution |
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Side B | |||
5. | Infinite and Profane Thrones | 06:20 | Show lyrics |
Infinite And Profane Thrones As we journey over to the summit We hear the echoes of dispossession Who is to worry about our affliction When my body departs from the shame The wickedness my sinfullness You may swell to the elysian fields But the befall of Marduk will trace the literal thruth The Utuk xul! Wine’s Holy Fool! Whereby to capture and atone the clouded soul The weeping apparition looks for duration Conjectures of being vulgar, then godless ways Euphony sounds the sanctum bell I will structure the ordained spell Guide the mistress versus the throne Here’s the first seed of the inquisition Black lake current sailed past the rushes Dismal heights will melt the scarlet snow I’ll give my sorrow to the lady in white ’O’ pale flower, you’ll feel the vein in depth.’ The wanderers of the eroded The gates of Ganzir! The Magnum Opus The Xenolith! Monuments of a vanquished civilization A cenotaph of theomorphic conjurations Sempiternity of the ones of our underworld Archetypal images awaits the declivity Infinite and profane thrones Absymal sighs of the damned Feel the intention by depressing your own god. |
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6. | Fantasizing to the Third of the Pagan Vision (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act II | 05:27 | Show lyrics |
Fantasizing To The Third Of The Pagan Vision (Quoth The Sky, Nevermore Act II) I stood before my reflection With a beloved adherent Waiting beneath the cross for a purpose To drink my tepid blood from the chalice Impart thou in the text of Scourge And cleft through the veil of the virgin Purity is to live To the highest; and the highest is unjust [chorus:] Fantasizing to the third of my gentile sight In the gate of the mind appears And arise with turbulence called I [repeat chorus:] The artfullness of the blind Shabbathai For thee have I worshipped the Stars I cried, while you perpetually died ...On top of Black Montanus of thy Septentrio Animus of an aged Tetragrammaton With stains, a lucid cicatrix of disgrace With joyful, elated Endeavour O lilywhite goat Frail as a thicket of thorns With a collar of gold for thy throat A crimson bow for thy horns O lilywhite goat You made ma Paganal dreams erroneous |
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7. | An Evolution of Horns | 03:09 | Show lyrics |
An Evolution Of Horns Goat of the welkin, A goat that dwells, Horned conqueror of the night-- Lend your skill unto the spell, And force our will by magick rite. By all the endowment of land and sea By all the might of moon and sun-- As we do will, so mote it be; Chant the spell, and be it done. Eko, Eko, Azarak, Eko, Eko, Zamilak, Eko, Eko, Cernunnos, Eko, Eko, Aradia. |
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30:50 |
Barathrum: V.I.T.R.I.O.L.
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Shaftiel | Guitars, Vocals |
Daviel Athron Mysticia | Guitars |
Emperor Proscriptor Magikus | Vocals, Drums, Lyrics (tracks 1-7) |
Black Massith | Keyboards, Samples |
Lord Equitant Alastor | Bass, Effects, Lyrics (tracks 2, 5) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Brian McCurry | Engineering (percussion) |
James Bland | Photography |
Timothy Phillips | Cover art |
Equitant Ifernain | Logo, Artwork (additional) |
Daniel Brown | Engineering, Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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1. | An Involution of Thorns | 03:08 | Show lyrics |
An Involution Of Thorns Eko, Azarak, Eko, Eko, Zamilak, Eko, Eko, Cernunnos Eko, Eko, Aradia. Darksome night and ardent moon, The chalice is passed, then ye fall North; Hearken to the enchantress’ rune-- Listen to the words to cry ye forth. Earth and water, ether and fire, Wand and pentacle and sword, Toil ye unto our desire, Hearken ye unto our word. Unfettered and censet, scourge and knife, Powers of the enchantress’ blade-- Waken all ye into life, Come ye as the charm is made. |
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2. | Descent to Acheron (Evolving into the Progression of Woe) | 04:33 | Show lyrics |
Descent to Acheron (Evolving Into the Progression of Woe) Pour water on thyself Thus shalt thou be A creator of the sun Charon will inhibit his entrance The fields and dwellings of relapsing ruins Find thou thyself in every star Achieve thou every possibility Listen! Heed not the siren-voice of thought The fable of river #5 Deliverme athwart the earth Forsaken loam of wondrous slumbers Thee spiritual and thee fertile A spawn of full equilibrium But whose availeth is in this, For hereby there comenth impair Facillis descensus Acherni Noctes atque dies patet Atri ianua Charnus Sed revocare gradun sperasque Evadere ad aurus, Hoc opus, hic labor est. [repeat 1st verse] There was not a formal sepulcher Not one sector for the interment Throth with thee empire of hope All effects are welcome to Styx |
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3. | An Equinox of Fathomless Disheartenment | 03:13 | Show lyrics |
An Equinox Of Fathomless Disheartenment Ecliptic sects are obtained by fluxions Phenomenon of the Holy Qabalah will Intervene with the serpent of Daath The inmost godhead of Phallus Deems the temperament of Kan and Yi King Ancient attitudes of equipoise Drastic seasons of ceremonial permutations There is not a creation in the firmament The direction to conduct an angels choir I’m still pleeding to the heinous-eyed cherubim To see this bemired vesture of waste Equinox! You are the force of Lotus And the Path of live The venus in my cancer And consolidation of the dyad You are the strict joy of ectasy And the power of yellowish light Luster the garden of Kundry and cover Laetitia |
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4. | The Thrice Is Greatest to Ninnigal | 05:00 | Show lyrics |
The Thrice Is Greatest To Ninnigal The detestable xul Is chained to Ninnigal Acknowledge the prayers Subsequent to earth The seventh gate of Nana- ’Outcry thy sin!’, While the sixth portal of Lord Mastema opens wide. Nana: God of the Moon: I convoke to thee. Our terra firma regrets burning the scriptures An abyss will seek menace towards the reign once again. Ostentation of your heart is A heart filled with lunar parallaxes If you look, The elders anticipate the arrival ...Of the black and amoral innocents If you look, The Celestial Pantheon will burn ...Burns the prediction of persecution |
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5. | Infinite and Profane Thrones | 06:20 | Show lyrics |
Infinite And Profane Thrones As we journey over to the summit We hear the echoes of dispossession Who is to worry about our affliction When my body departs from the shame The wickedness my sinfullness You may swell to the elysian fields But the befall of Marduk will trace the literal thruth The Utuk xul! Wine’s Holy Fool! Whereby to capture and atone the clouded soul The weeping apparition looks for duration Conjectures of being vulgar, then godless ways Euphony sounds the sanctum bell I will structure the ordained spell Guide the mistress versus the throne Here’s the first seed of the inquisition Black lake current sailed past the rushes Dismal heights will melt the scarlet snow I’ll give my sorrow to the lady in white ’O’ pale flower, you’ll feel the vein in depth.’ The wanderers of the eroded The gates of Ganzir! The Magnum Opus The Xenolith! Monuments of a vanquished civilization A cenotaph of theomorphic conjurations Sempiternity of the ones of our underworld Archetypal images awaits the declivity Infinite and profane thrones Absymal sighs of the damned Feel the intention by depressing your own god. |
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6. | Fantasizing to the Third of the Pagan Vision (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act II | 05:27 | Show lyrics |
Fantasizing To The Third Of The Pagan Vision (Quoth The Sky, Nevermore Act II) I stood before my reflection With a beloved adherent Waiting beneath the cross for a purpose To drink my tepid blood from the chalice Impart thou in the text of Scourge And cleft through the veil of the virgin Purity is to live To the highest; and the highest is unjust [chorus:] Fantasizing to the third of my gentile sight In the gate of the mind appears And arise with turbulence called I [repeat chorus:] The artfullness of the blind Shabbathai For thee have I worshipped the Stars I cried, while you perpetually died ...On top of Black Montanus of thy Septentrio Animus of an aged Tetragrammaton With stains, a lucid cicatrix of disgrace With joyful, elated Endeavour O lilywhite goat Frail as a thicket of thorns With a collar of gold for thy throat A crimson bow for thy horns O lilywhite goat You made ma Paganal dreams erroneous |
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7. | An Evolution of Horns | 03:09 | Show lyrics |
An Evolution Of Horns Goat of the welkin, A goat that dwells, Horned conqueror of the night-- Lend your skill unto the spell, And force our will by magick rite. By all the endowment of land and sea By all the might of moon and sun-- As we do will, so mote it be; Chant the spell, and be it done. Eko, Eko, Azarak, Eko, Eko, Zamilak, Eko, Eko, Cernunnos, Eko, Eko, Aradia. |
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30:50 |
Barathrum: V.I.T.R.I.O.L.
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Shaftiel | Guitars, Vocals |
Daviel Athron Mysticia | Guitars |
Emperor Proscriptor Magikus | Vocals, Drums, Lyrics (tracks 1-7) |
Black Massith | Keyboards, Samples |
Lord Equitant Alastor | Bass, Effects, Lyrics (tracks 2, 5) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Brian McCurry | Engineering (percussion) |
James Bland | Photography |
Timothy Phillips | Cover art |
Equitant Ifernain | Logo, Artwork (additional) |
Daniel Brown | Engineering, Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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Side A | |||
1. | An Involution of Thorns | 03:08 | Show lyrics |
An Involution Of Thorns Eko, Azarak, Eko, Eko, Zamilak, Eko, Eko, Cernunnos Eko, Eko, Aradia. Darksome night and ardent moon, The chalice is passed, then ye fall North; Hearken to the enchantress’ rune-- Listen to the words to cry ye forth. Earth and water, ether and fire, Wand and pentacle and sword, Toil ye unto our desire, Hearken ye unto our word. Unfettered and censet, scourge and knife, Powers of the enchantress’ blade-- Waken all ye into life, Come ye as the charm is made. |
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2. | Descent to Acheron (Evolving into the Progression of Woe) | 04:33 | Show lyrics |
Descent to Acheron (Evolving Into the Progression of Woe) Pour water on thyself Thus shalt thou be A creator of the sun Charon will inhibit his entrance The fields and dwellings of relapsing ruins Find thou thyself in every star Achieve thou every possibility Listen! Heed not the siren-voice of thought The fable of river #5 Deliverme athwart the earth Forsaken loam of wondrous slumbers Thee spiritual and thee fertile A spawn of full equilibrium But whose availeth is in this, For hereby there comenth impair Facillis descensus Acherni Noctes atque dies patet Atri ianua Charnus Sed revocare gradun sperasque Evadere ad aurus, Hoc opus, hic labor est. [repeat 1st verse] There was not a formal sepulcher Not one sector for the interment Throth with thee empire of hope All effects are welcome to Styx |
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3. | An Equinox of Fathomless Disheartenment | 03:13 | Show lyrics |
An Equinox Of Fathomless Disheartenment Ecliptic sects are obtained by fluxions Phenomenon of the Holy Qabalah will Intervene with the serpent of Daath The inmost godhead of Phallus Deems the temperament of Kan and Yi King Ancient attitudes of equipoise Drastic seasons of ceremonial permutations There is not a creation in the firmament The direction to conduct an angels choir I’m still pleeding to the heinous-eyed cherubim To see this bemired vesture of waste Equinox! You are the force of Lotus And the Path of live The venus in my cancer And consolidation of the dyad You are the strict joy of ectasy And the power of yellowish light Luster the garden of Kundry and cover Laetitia |
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4. | The Thrice Is Greatest to Ninnigal | 05:00 | Show lyrics |
The Thrice Is Greatest To Ninnigal The detestable xul Is chained to Ninnigal Acknowledge the prayers Subsequent to earth The seventh gate of Nana- ’Outcry thy sin!’, While the sixth portal of Lord Mastema opens wide. Nana: God of the Moon: I convoke to thee. Our terra firma regrets burning the scriptures An abyss will seek menace towards the reign once again. Ostentation of your heart is A heart filled with lunar parallaxes If you look, The elders anticipate the arrival ...Of the black and amoral innocents If you look, The Celestial Pantheon will burn ...Burns the prediction of persecution |
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Side B | |||
5. | Infinite and Profane Thrones | 06:20 | Show lyrics |
Infinite And Profane Thrones As we journey over to the summit We hear the echoes of dispossession Who is to worry about our affliction When my body departs from the shame The wickedness my sinfullness You may swell to the elysian fields But the befall of Marduk will trace the literal thruth The Utuk xul! Wine’s Holy Fool! Whereby to capture and atone the clouded soul The weeping apparition looks for duration Conjectures of being vulgar, then godless ways Euphony sounds the sanctum bell I will structure the ordained spell Guide the mistress versus the throne Here’s the first seed of the inquisition Black lake current sailed past the rushes Dismal heights will melt the scarlet snow I’ll give my sorrow to the lady in white ’O’ pale flower, you’ll feel the vein in depth.’ The wanderers of the eroded The gates of Ganzir! The Magnum Opus The Xenolith! Monuments of a vanquished civilization A cenotaph of theomorphic conjurations Sempiternity of the ones of our underworld Archetypal images awaits the declivity Infinite and profane thrones Absymal sighs of the damned Feel the intention by depressing your own god. |
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6. | Fantasizing to the Third of the Pagan Vision (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act II | 05:27 | Show lyrics |
Fantasizing To The Third Of The Pagan Vision (Quoth The Sky, Nevermore Act II) I stood before my reflection With a beloved adherent Waiting beneath the cross for a purpose To drink my tepid blood from the chalice Impart thou in the text of Scourge And cleft through the veil of the virgin Purity is to live To the highest; and the highest is unjust [chorus:] Fantasizing to the third of my gentile sight In the gate of the mind appears And arise with turbulence called I [repeat chorus:] The artfullness of the blind Shabbathai For thee have I worshipped the Stars I cried, while you perpetually died ...On top of Black Montanus of thy Septentrio Animus of an aged Tetragrammaton With stains, a lucid cicatrix of disgrace With joyful, elated Endeavour O lilywhite goat Frail as a thicket of thorns With a collar of gold for thy throat A crimson bow for thy horns O lilywhite goat You made ma Paganal dreams erroneous |
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7. | An Evolution of Horns | 03:09 | Show lyrics |
An Evolution Of Horns Goat of the welkin, A goat that dwells, Horned conqueror of the night-- Lend your skill unto the spell, And force our will by magick rite. By all the endowment of land and sea By all the might of moon and sun-- As we do will, so mote it be; Chant the spell, and be it done. Eko, Eko, Azarak, Eko, Eko, Zamilak, Eko, Eko, Cernunnos, Eko, Eko, Aradia. |
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30:50 |
Barathrum: V.I.T.R.I.O.L.
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Shaftiel | Guitars, Vocals |
Daviel Athron Mysticia | Guitars |
Emperor Proscriptor Magikus | Vocals, Drums, Lyrics (tracks 1-7) |
Black Massith | Keyboards, Samples |
Lord Equitant Alastor | Bass, Effects, Lyrics (tracks 2, 5) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Brian McCurry | Engineering (percussion) |
James Bland | Photography |
Timothy Phillips | Cover art |
Equitant Ifernain | Logo, Artwork (additional) |
Daniel Brown | Engineering, Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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Side A | |||
1. | An Involution of Thorns | 03:08 | Show lyrics |
An Involution Of Thorns Eko, Azarak, Eko, Eko, Zamilak, Eko, Eko, Cernunnos Eko, Eko, Aradia. Darksome night and ardent moon, The chalice is passed, then ye fall North; Hearken to the enchantress’ rune-- Listen to the words to cry ye forth. Earth and water, ether and fire, Wand and pentacle and sword, Toil ye unto our desire, Hearken ye unto our word. Unfettered and censet, scourge and knife, Powers of the enchantress’ blade-- Waken all ye into life, Come ye as the charm is made. |
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2. | Descent to Acheron (Evolving into the Progression of Woe) | 04:33 | Show lyrics |
Descent to Acheron (Evolving Into the Progression of Woe) Pour water on thyself Thus shalt thou be A creator of the sun Charon will inhibit his entrance The fields and dwellings of relapsing ruins Find thou thyself in every star Achieve thou every possibility Listen! Heed not the siren-voice of thought The fable of river #5 Deliverme athwart the earth Forsaken loam of wondrous slumbers Thee spiritual and thee fertile A spawn of full equilibrium But whose availeth is in this, For hereby there comenth impair Facillis descensus Acherni Noctes atque dies patet Atri ianua Charnus Sed revocare gradun sperasque Evadere ad aurus, Hoc opus, hic labor est. [repeat 1st verse] There was not a formal sepulcher Not one sector for the interment Throth with thee empire of hope All effects are welcome to Styx |
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3. | An Equinox of Fathomless Disheartenment | 03:13 | Show lyrics |
An Equinox Of Fathomless Disheartenment Ecliptic sects are obtained by fluxions Phenomenon of the Holy Qabalah will Intervene with the serpent of Daath The inmost godhead of Phallus Deems the temperament of Kan and Yi King Ancient attitudes of equipoise Drastic seasons of ceremonial permutations There is not a creation in the firmament The direction to conduct an angels choir I’m still pleeding to the heinous-eyed cherubim To see this bemired vesture of waste Equinox! You are the force of Lotus And the Path of live The venus in my cancer And consolidation of the dyad You are the strict joy of ectasy And the power of yellowish light Luster the garden of Kundry and cover Laetitia |
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4. | The Thrice Is Greatest to Ninnigal | 05:00 | Show lyrics |
The Thrice Is Greatest To Ninnigal The detestable xul Is chained to Ninnigal Acknowledge the prayers Subsequent to earth The seventh gate of Nana- ’Outcry thy sin!’, While the sixth portal of Lord Mastema opens wide. Nana: God of the Moon: I convoke to thee. Our terra firma regrets burning the scriptures An abyss will seek menace towards the reign once again. Ostentation of your heart is A heart filled with lunar parallaxes If you look, The elders anticipate the arrival ...Of the black and amoral innocents If you look, The Celestial Pantheon will burn ...Burns the prediction of persecution |
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Side B | |||
5. | Infinite and Profane Thrones | 06:20 | Show lyrics |
Infinite And Profane Thrones As we journey over to the summit We hear the echoes of dispossession Who is to worry about our affliction When my body departs from the shame The wickedness my sinfullness You may swell to the elysian fields But the befall of Marduk will trace the literal thruth The Utuk xul! Wine’s Holy Fool! Whereby to capture and atone the clouded soul The weeping apparition looks for duration Conjectures of being vulgar, then godless ways Euphony sounds the sanctum bell I will structure the ordained spell Guide the mistress versus the throne Here’s the first seed of the inquisition Black lake current sailed past the rushes Dismal heights will melt the scarlet snow I’ll give my sorrow to the lady in white ’O’ pale flower, you’ll feel the vein in depth.’ The wanderers of the eroded The gates of Ganzir! The Magnum Opus The Xenolith! Monuments of a vanquished civilization A cenotaph of theomorphic conjurations Sempiternity of the ones of our underworld Archetypal images awaits the declivity Infinite and profane thrones Absymal sighs of the damned Feel the intention by depressing your own god. |
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6. | Fantasizing to the Third of the Pagan Vision (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act II | 05:27 | Show lyrics |
Fantasizing To The Third Of The Pagan Vision (Quoth The Sky, Nevermore Act II) I stood before my reflection With a beloved adherent Waiting beneath the cross for a purpose To drink my tepid blood from the chalice Impart thou in the text of Scourge And cleft through the veil of the virgin Purity is to live To the highest; and the highest is unjust [chorus:] Fantasizing to the third of my gentile sight In the gate of the mind appears And arise with turbulence called I [repeat chorus:] The artfullness of the blind Shabbathai For thee have I worshipped the Stars I cried, while you perpetually died ...On top of Black Montanus of thy Septentrio Animus of an aged Tetragrammaton With stains, a lucid cicatrix of disgrace With joyful, elated Endeavour O lilywhite goat Frail as a thicket of thorns With a collar of gold for thy throat A crimson bow for thy horns O lilywhite goat You made ma Paganal dreams erroneous |
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7. | An Evolution of Horns | 03:09 | Show lyrics |
An Evolution Of Horns Goat of the welkin, A goat that dwells, Horned conqueror of the night-- Lend your skill unto the spell, And force our will by magick rite. By all the endowment of land and sea By all the might of moon and sun-- As we do will, so mote it be; Chant the spell, and be it done. Eko, Eko, Azarak, Eko, Eko, Zamilak, Eko, Eko, Cernunnos, Eko, Eko, Aradia. |
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30:50 |
Barathrum: V.I.T.R.I.O.L.
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Shaftiel | Guitars, Vocals |
Daviel Athron Mysticia | Guitars |
Emperor Proscriptor Magikus | Vocals, Drums, Lyrics (tracks 1-7) |
Black Massith | Keyboards, Samples |
Lord Equitant Alastor | Bass, Effects, Lyrics (tracks 2, 5) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Brian McCurry | Engineering (percussion) |
James Bland | Photography |
Timothy Phillips | Cover art |
Equitant Ifernain | Logo, Artwork (additional) |
Daniel Brown | Engineering, Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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Side A | |||
1. | An Involution of Thorns | 03:08 | Show lyrics |
An Involution Of Thorns Eko, Azarak, Eko, Eko, Zamilak, Eko, Eko, Cernunnos Eko, Eko, Aradia. Darksome night and ardent moon, The chalice is passed, then ye fall North; Hearken to the enchantress’ rune-- Listen to the words to cry ye forth. Earth and water, ether and fire, Wand and pentacle and sword, Toil ye unto our desire, Hearken ye unto our word. Unfettered and censet, scourge and knife, Powers of the enchantress’ blade-- Waken all ye into life, Come ye as the charm is made. |
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2. | Descent to Acheron (Evolving into the Progression of Woe) | 04:33 | Show lyrics |
Descent to Acheron (Evolving Into the Progression of Woe) Pour water on thyself Thus shalt thou be A creator of the sun Charon will inhibit his entrance The fields and dwellings of relapsing ruins Find thou thyself in every star Achieve thou every possibility Listen! Heed not the siren-voice of thought The fable of river #5 Deliverme athwart the earth Forsaken loam of wondrous slumbers Thee spiritual and thee fertile A spawn of full equilibrium But whose availeth is in this, For hereby there comenth impair Facillis descensus Acherni Noctes atque dies patet Atri ianua Charnus Sed revocare gradun sperasque Evadere ad aurus, Hoc opus, hic labor est. [repeat 1st verse] There was not a formal sepulcher Not one sector for the interment Throth with thee empire of hope All effects are welcome to Styx |
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3. | An Equinox of Fathomless Disheartenment | 03:13 | Show lyrics |
An Equinox Of Fathomless Disheartenment Ecliptic sects are obtained by fluxions Phenomenon of the Holy Qabalah will Intervene with the serpent of Daath The inmost godhead of Phallus Deems the temperament of Kan and Yi King Ancient attitudes of equipoise Drastic seasons of ceremonial permutations There is not a creation in the firmament The direction to conduct an angels choir I’m still pleeding to the heinous-eyed cherubim To see this bemired vesture of waste Equinox! You are the force of Lotus And the Path of live The venus in my cancer And consolidation of the dyad You are the strict joy of ectasy And the power of yellowish light Luster the garden of Kundry and cover Laetitia |
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4. | The Thrice Is Greatest to Ninnigal | 05:00 | Show lyrics |
The Thrice Is Greatest To Ninnigal The detestable xul Is chained to Ninnigal Acknowledge the prayers Subsequent to earth The seventh gate of Nana- ’Outcry thy sin!’, While the sixth portal of Lord Mastema opens wide. Nana: God of the Moon: I convoke to thee. Our terra firma regrets burning the scriptures An abyss will seek menace towards the reign once again. Ostentation of your heart is A heart filled with lunar parallaxes If you look, The elders anticipate the arrival ...Of the black and amoral innocents If you look, The Celestial Pantheon will burn ...Burns the prediction of persecution |
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Side B | |||
5. | Infinite and Profane Thrones | 06:20 | Show lyrics |
Infinite And Profane Thrones As we journey over to the summit We hear the echoes of dispossession Who is to worry about our affliction When my body departs from the shame The wickedness my sinfullness You may swell to the elysian fields But the befall of Marduk will trace the literal thruth The Utuk xul! Wine’s Holy Fool! Whereby to capture and atone the clouded soul The weeping apparition looks for duration Conjectures of being vulgar, then godless ways Euphony sounds the sanctum bell I will structure the ordained spell Guide the mistress versus the throne Here’s the first seed of the inquisition Black lake current sailed past the rushes Dismal heights will melt the scarlet snow I’ll give my sorrow to the lady in white ’O’ pale flower, you’ll feel the vein in depth.’ The wanderers of the eroded The gates of Ganzir! The Magnum Opus The Xenolith! Monuments of a vanquished civilization A cenotaph of theomorphic conjurations Sempiternity of the ones of our underworld Archetypal images awaits the declivity Infinite and profane thrones Absymal sighs of the damned Feel the intention by depressing your own god. |
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6. | Fantasizing to the Third of the Pagan Vision (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act II | 05:27 | Show lyrics |
Fantasizing To The Third Of The Pagan Vision (Quoth The Sky, Nevermore Act II) I stood before my reflection With a beloved adherent Waiting beneath the cross for a purpose To drink my tepid blood from the chalice Impart thou in the text of Scourge And cleft through the veil of the virgin Purity is to live To the highest; and the highest is unjust [chorus:] Fantasizing to the third of my gentile sight In the gate of the mind appears And arise with turbulence called I [repeat chorus:] The artfullness of the blind Shabbathai For thee have I worshipped the Stars I cried, while you perpetually died ...On top of Black Montanus of thy Septentrio Animus of an aged Tetragrammaton With stains, a lucid cicatrix of disgrace With joyful, elated Endeavour O lilywhite goat Frail as a thicket of thorns With a collar of gold for thy throat A crimson bow for thy horns O lilywhite goat You made ma Paganal dreams erroneous |
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7. | An Evolution of Horns | 03:09 | Show lyrics |
An Evolution Of Horns Goat of the welkin, A goat that dwells, Horned conqueror of the night-- Lend your skill unto the spell, And force our will by magick rite. By all the endowment of land and sea By all the might of moon and sun-- As we do will, so mote it be; Chant the spell, and be it done. Eko, Eko, Azarak, Eko, Eko, Zamilak, Eko, Eko, Cernunnos, Eko, Eko, Aradia. |
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30:50 |
Barathrum: V.I.T.R.I.O.L.
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Shaftiel | Guitars, Vocals |
Daviel Athron Mysticia | Guitars |
Emperor Proscriptor Magikus | Vocals, Drums, Lyrics (tracks 1-7) |
Black Massith | Keyboards, Samples |
Lord Equitant Alastor | Bass, Effects, Lyrics (tracks 2, 5) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Brian McCurry | Engineering (percussion) |
James Bland | Photography |
Timothy Phillips | Cover art |
Equitant Ifernain | Logo, Artwork (additional) |
Daniel Brown | Engineering, Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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1. | An Involution of Thorns | 03:08 | Show lyrics |
An Involution Of Thorns Eko, Azarak, Eko, Eko, Zamilak, Eko, Eko, Cernunnos Eko, Eko, Aradia. Darksome night and ardent moon, The chalice is passed, then ye fall North; Hearken to the enchantress’ rune-- Listen to the words to cry ye forth. Earth and water, ether and fire, Wand and pentacle and sword, Toil ye unto our desire, Hearken ye unto our word. Unfettered and censet, scourge and knife, Powers of the enchantress’ blade-- Waken all ye into life, Come ye as the charm is made. |
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2. | Descent to Acheron (Evolving into the Progression of Woe) | 04:33 | Show lyrics |
Descent to Acheron (Evolving Into the Progression of Woe) Pour water on thyself Thus shalt thou be A creator of the sun Charon will inhibit his entrance The fields and dwellings of relapsing ruins Find thou thyself in every star Achieve thou every possibility Listen! Heed not the siren-voice of thought The fable of river #5 Deliverme athwart the earth Forsaken loam of wondrous slumbers Thee spiritual and thee fertile A spawn of full equilibrium But whose availeth is in this, For hereby there comenth impair Facillis descensus Acherni Noctes atque dies patet Atri ianua Charnus Sed revocare gradun sperasque Evadere ad aurus, Hoc opus, hic labor est. [repeat 1st verse] There was not a formal sepulcher Not one sector for the interment Throth with thee empire of hope All effects are welcome to Styx |
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3. | An Equinox of Fathomless Disheartenment | 03:13 | Show lyrics |
An Equinox Of Fathomless Disheartenment Ecliptic sects are obtained by fluxions Phenomenon of the Holy Qabalah will Intervene with the serpent of Daath The inmost godhead of Phallus Deems the temperament of Kan and Yi King Ancient attitudes of equipoise Drastic seasons of ceremonial permutations There is not a creation in the firmament The direction to conduct an angels choir I’m still pleeding to the heinous-eyed cherubim To see this bemired vesture of waste Equinox! You are the force of Lotus And the Path of live The venus in my cancer And consolidation of the dyad You are the strict joy of ectasy And the power of yellowish light Luster the garden of Kundry and cover Laetitia |
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4. | The Thrice Is Greatest to Ninnigal | 05:00 | Show lyrics |
The Thrice Is Greatest To Ninnigal The detestable xul Is chained to Ninnigal Acknowledge the prayers Subsequent to earth The seventh gate of Nana- ’Outcry thy sin!’, While the sixth portal of Lord Mastema opens wide. Nana: God of the Moon: I convoke to thee. Our terra firma regrets burning the scriptures An abyss will seek menace towards the reign once again. Ostentation of your heart is A heart filled with lunar parallaxes If you look, The elders anticipate the arrival ...Of the black and amoral innocents If you look, The Celestial Pantheon will burn ...Burns the prediction of persecution |
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5. | Infinite and Profane Thrones | 06:20 | Show lyrics |
Infinite And Profane Thrones As we journey over to the summit We hear the echoes of dispossession Who is to worry about our affliction When my body departs from the shame The wickedness my sinfullness You may swell to the elysian fields But the befall of Marduk will trace the literal thruth The Utuk xul! Wine’s Holy Fool! Whereby to capture and atone the clouded soul The weeping apparition looks for duration Conjectures of being vulgar, then godless ways Euphony sounds the sanctum bell I will structure the ordained spell Guide the mistress versus the throne Here’s the first seed of the inquisition Black lake current sailed past the rushes Dismal heights will melt the scarlet snow I’ll give my sorrow to the lady in white ’O’ pale flower, you’ll feel the vein in depth.’ The wanderers of the eroded The gates of Ganzir! The Magnum Opus The Xenolith! Monuments of a vanquished civilization A cenotaph of theomorphic conjurations Sempiternity of the ones of our underworld Archetypal images awaits the declivity Infinite and profane thrones Absymal sighs of the damned Feel the intention by depressing your own god. |
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6. | Fantasizing to the Third of the Pagan Vision (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act II | 05:27 | Show lyrics |
Fantasizing To The Third Of The Pagan Vision (Quoth The Sky, Nevermore Act II) I stood before my reflection With a beloved adherent Waiting beneath the cross for a purpose To drink my tepid blood from the chalice Impart thou in the text of Scourge And cleft through the veil of the virgin Purity is to live To the highest; and the highest is unjust [chorus:] Fantasizing to the third of my gentile sight In the gate of the mind appears And arise with turbulence called I [repeat chorus:] The artfullness of the blind Shabbathai For thee have I worshipped the Stars I cried, while you perpetually died ...On top of Black Montanus of thy Septentrio Animus of an aged Tetragrammaton With stains, a lucid cicatrix of disgrace With joyful, elated Endeavour O lilywhite goat Frail as a thicket of thorns With a collar of gold for thy throat A crimson bow for thy horns O lilywhite goat You made ma Paganal dreams erroneous |
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7. | An Evolution of Horns | 03:09 | Show lyrics |
An Evolution Of Horns Goat of the welkin, A goat that dwells, Horned conqueror of the night-- Lend your skill unto the spell, And force our will by magick rite. By all the endowment of land and sea By all the might of moon and sun-- As we do will, so mote it be; Chant the spell, and be it done. Eko, Eko, Azarak, Eko, Eko, Zamilak, Eko, Eko, Cernunnos, Eko, Eko, Aradia. |
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30:50 |
The Sun of Tiphareth
Members | |
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Band members | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Drums, Vocals, Keyboards, Flute, Lyrics |
Shaftiel | Guitars (electric, acoustic), Bass, Vocals |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Guitars, Bass, Lyrics |
Guest/Session | |
Lynette Mitchell | Vocals (additional) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Danny Brown | Engineering |
Kris Verwimp | Artwork |
James Bland | Photography |
Tracks | |||
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1. | Apzu | 11:18 | Show lyrics |
Apzu Sea of uruk I taste the salt of you I hunt through sands of Roba El Khaliyeh Dumuzi Apzu Your allure is so very pure Zi Dingir Anna Kanpa You shall drown the fearless ones The sword of Lapis Lazuli Diadem Your fullness and strength is my delight Edin Na Zu, Edin Na Zu The stars have spoken to me They’ve told me the tale of your past Battles were clashed by you Long before the cosmos existed O’ mountains of Mashu Please help me to find the grey stone I lost it, yet it’s symbol unequals your race I am in search of the Northern Nineveh; it’s beyond the hills of Zagros I thrust my sword onto the veil, and then, in the Earth Reversed lightning strikes Sumerian sands They glance at me with eyes of Sunkun Varloorni Their eyes flare red with glowing embers Follow the path of gold and ye shall find the symbols: Arra, Agga, and Bandar In my sleeping village of Bet Durrabia, Shabatu forces the nineteenth hour Ye go to thy Apzu; the unsightly abyss of Enidu Ye go to thy Apzu; the impious axis of Enidu I have traveled beneth the seas in search of our master’s palace I have finally found the grey stone of the immemorial ones I have raised my armies in the lands of the eastern, summoning hordes I have seen Ngga, God of Heathens, as my sword Diadem gleams The cosmos shall be greeted from the blood of thez serpent A serpent well known as Tehom Mummu Tiamat Man shall be greeted from the blood of Kingu Thy queen of mashu will haunt the vision of your breed O’ my queen, I feel your skin of white, I touch your breasts of life, yet there’s a battle I must fight Zagros, Avagon, Ngga, Shabatu Thy skin of white misses you Please don’t leave me ever, nevermore Unless you go, please take me with you We’ll ride onto wings of Anzu I heard the bellow of wolves behind the half-burnt waves The tides of uruk swept your tongue across the salty floor We have found the Apzu; our birthplace toward Avagon We have found the Apzu; our meridian toward the dark Munus Sigsigga Ag Bara ye Innin Aggish Xashxur Gishnu urma Apzu |
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2. | Feis Mor Tir na n’Og (Across the North Sea to Visnech) | 08:05 | Show lyrics |
Feis Mor Tir Na N’og (Across The North Sea To Visnech) Across the northern seas, we travel The cold freezing winds will arouse us Spells from a woman have sent us to the seas of avagon Transformed by our mother, we are I am CuChulainn, the warrior of Ulster We’ll search the lands to discover the Tir Na N’og The sea god guides our ship to Ireland The storms push us to the palace of Visnech Our swords with fire are rising Our axes with fire have risen The call from the silver horn to Visnech splits the air Warriors answered the horn behind the western lands Hoofs and steel hammered past the cries beyond the thorned hills Acknowledging the commands from the king Our play lies north to the path of Nite And brings us upon the fortress walls where battles raged Raise the magick hammer of Mjollnir Your underworld of Annwvyn draws us through Emer, thy lucious woman, I shall sleep with you I kiss the naked skin of white I lust your black hair, my woman divine I see a holocaust in your eyes (You are my princess of live) (You are my princess of life) Feis Mor Tir Na N’Og In the land of Visnech, the darkness never sinks away All will fall upon the southern steel, yet behind the burning fires Now, we bathe at the bleeding coast, while women laugh with the Gailant knights How sad is it to see my father’s fallen halls? Can I feel the pure blast from the frigid winds? I awake the gods Epona, Cernunnos, and Lugh Yes, I’m CuChulainn, warrior fo Ulster [repeat verse] In order to worship with fire and sword The storms shall force us to the palace of Visnech Cold, cold, how cold are the plains of Lugh? You should ask thy Emer to reply We’ve finally found the last paradise It remains in the light of Tir Na N’Og With the hand of Ler, Irish Sea god We shall complete our long excursion |
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3. | Cyntefyn’s Fountain | 03:46 | Show lyrics |
Cyntefyn’s Fountain The dragon’s guide is chance When the waters are disturbed In the name of the great Pythoness Cyntefyn burns with the ground |
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4. | A Quest into the 77th Novel | 05:48 | Show lyrics |
A Quest Into The 77th Novel Long ago -in the shade of timberlands Horses and wolves united -with our invoking orbit In order to blister -the green summer plains We heard commands -from our benighted master: "Reap from the illuminated sky ...and become visible to thy eye!" "I beseech thee; I entreat me" "O circle of storms, my shield is cracked!" We stand here to cultivate And summon smoke from the meadow A sweep of an athame (The widdershin), willunlock the deep portals Long ago -in the shade of timberlands Horses and wolves united -with our invoking orbit In order to blister -the green summer plains We heard commands -from our benighted master: "Ye overseer of the watchtowers below all clouds; we thank you for framing the Rite of Hagiel. Bygone and beyond, we must always and without ease, be expulsed. The season or solstice is complete when the shepherd of Wolves lie upon vanishing hill’s way. We shall lure thy lost flock from shadows onto day. Aloneness is our space of winged sleep and sight; therefore, watchtowers burn before the lift of the twilight" |
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5. | Our Lust for Lunar Plains (Nox Luna Inlustris) | 01:49 | instrumental |
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6. | The Coming of War (Morbid Scream cover) | 05:15 | Show lyrics |
The Coming Of War Evil Summoned to war Eternal conquest for power Gathering armies of death To fight and kill at will Sinister weapons of war Piercing metal and man Warriors Mounted on steeds Ride out into the mist Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest Endless Eternal Pain Thousands die for a king Wretched Weary souls Raging battle never ends Hatred Inflicting death Destroying the weak at heart Eternity Becomes less War has drawn to an end Overthrown The emperor falls in defeat Great halls Crack and decay with neglect Dethroned He cries out in vengeance Impaler Mark is words of death Shadows Crusades of the past Triumph through the fog Sunsets drip into dusk Flows like blood on my blade Massacre the feckless breed Dismiss all empty thrones Riding, beyond the clouds, damnation ends in despair Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest |
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7. | The Sun of Tiphareth | 07:06 | Show lyrics |
The Sun Of Tiphareth Join us into thresholds of moonless light Xekonaphim paints your worshipped wheel of flames Incendere Magi Hortus Rosarum Black roses, laced with silver, are now the ashes of Heximeth The sten stars of Assiah wonders why the meadows are torched The holocaust of Atu brings down the pyre of Chokmah Chokmah fills lust into the virgin stream (silent waters) A Heximethian spirit looks below the edge of a cliff ...and watches the thieves of serpents (worm of the eight-fold-star) Join us into tresholds of moonless light Xekonaphim paints your worshipped wheel of flames Incedere Magi Hortus Rosarum The sun of Tipareth’s circle arouses the warlock and seed Sephiroth plants your heart to grow his oak of VITRIOL Sepher Yetzirah is the deepest root of Atu the sun of Tiphareth’s circle dances until it falls Tiphareth! Your lordship is the sixth sword that triumphs the jagged blade Strike it downward to a rusty point ...and burn the earth as roses burn in the meadow "Come forth, o serpent, and take your fill of poison" I am above you and I am inside you My fierce eroticism is in yours "For he is ever a sun, and for he is the winged secret flame" I am the snake that kissed Gehenna’s own worm I giveth knowledge and delight to the ones Black roses, laced with silver, are now the ashes of Heximeth The ten stars of Assiah wonders why meadows are torched |
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43:07 |
The Sun of Tiphareth
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Drums, Vocals, Keyboards, Flute, Lyrics |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Guitars, Bass, Lyrics |
Shaftiel | Guitars (electric, acoustic), Bass, Vocals |
Guest/Session | |
Lynette Mitchell | Vocals (additional) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Danny Brown | Engineering |
Kris Verwimp | Artwork |
James Bland | Photography |
Tracks | |||
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Side A | |||
1. | Apzu | 11:18 | Show lyrics |
Apzu Sea of uruk I taste the salt of you I hunt through sands of Roba El Khaliyeh Dumuzi Apzu Your allure is so very pure Zi Dingir Anna Kanpa You shall drown the fearless ones The sword of Lapis Lazuli Diadem Your fullness and strength is my delight Edin Na Zu, Edin Na Zu The stars have spoken to me They’ve told me the tale of your past Battles were clashed by you Long before the cosmos existed O’ mountains of Mashu Please help me to find the grey stone I lost it, yet it’s symbol unequals your race I am in search of the Northern Nineveh; it’s beyond the hills of Zagros I thrust my sword onto the veil, and then, in the Earth Reversed lightning strikes Sumerian sands They glance at me with eyes of Sunkun Varloorni Their eyes flare red with glowing embers Follow the path of gold and ye shall find the symbols: Arra, Agga, and Bandar In my sleeping village of Bet Durrabia, Shabatu forces the nineteenth hour Ye go to thy Apzu; the unsightly abyss of Enidu Ye go to thy Apzu; the impious axis of Enidu I have traveled beneth the seas in search of our master’s palace I have finally found the grey stone of the immemorial ones I have raised my armies in the lands of the eastern, summoning hordes I have seen Ngga, God of Heathens, as my sword Diadem gleams The cosmos shall be greeted from the blood of thez serpent A serpent well known as Tehom Mummu Tiamat Man shall be greeted from the blood of Kingu Thy queen of mashu will haunt the vision of your breed O’ my queen, I feel your skin of white, I touch your breasts of life, yet there’s a battle I must fight Zagros, Avagon, Ngga, Shabatu Thy skin of white misses you Please don’t leave me ever, nevermore Unless you go, please take me with you We’ll ride onto wings of Anzu I heard the bellow of wolves behind the half-burnt waves The tides of uruk swept your tongue across the salty floor We have found the Apzu; our birthplace toward Avagon We have found the Apzu; our meridian toward the dark Munus Sigsigga Ag Bara ye Innin Aggish Xashxur Gishnu urma Apzu |
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2. | Feis Mor Tir na n’Og (Across the North Sea to Visnech) | 08:05 | Show lyrics |
Feis Mor Tir Na N’og (Across The North Sea To Visnech) Across the northern seas, we travel The cold freezing winds will arouse us Spells from a woman have sent us to the seas of avagon Transformed by our mother, we are I am CuChulainn, the warrior of Ulster We’ll search the lands to discover the Tir Na N’og The sea god guides our ship to Ireland The storms push us to the palace of Visnech Our swords with fire are rising Our axes with fire have risen The call from the silver horn to Visnech splits the air Warriors answered the horn behind the western lands Hoofs and steel hammered past the cries beyond the thorned hills Acknowledging the commands from the king Our play lies north to the path of Nite And brings us upon the fortress walls where battles raged Raise the magick hammer of Mjollnir Your underworld of Annwvyn draws us through Emer, thy lucious woman, I shall sleep with you I kiss the naked skin of white I lust your black hair, my woman divine I see a holocaust in your eyes (You are my princess of live) (You are my princess of life) Feis Mor Tir Na N’Og In the land of Visnech, the darkness never sinks away All will fall upon the southern steel, yet behind the burning fires Now, we bathe at the bleeding coast, while women laugh with the Gailant knights How sad is it to see my father’s fallen halls? Can I feel the pure blast from the frigid winds? I awake the gods Epona, Cernunnos, and Lugh Yes, I’m CuChulainn, warrior fo Ulster [repeat verse] In order to worship with fire and sword The storms shall force us to the palace of Visnech Cold, cold, how cold are the plains of Lugh? You should ask thy Emer to reply We’ve finally found the last paradise It remains in the light of Tir Na N’Og With the hand of Ler, Irish Sea god We shall complete our long excursion |
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3. | Cyntefyn’s Fountain | 03:46 | Show lyrics |
Cyntefyn’s Fountain The dragon’s guide is chance When the waters are disturbed In the name of the great Pythoness Cyntefyn burns with the ground |
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Side B | |||
4. | A Quest into the 77th Novel | 05:48 | Show lyrics |
A Quest Into The 77th Novel Long ago -in the shade of timberlands Horses and wolves united -with our invoking orbit In order to blister -the green summer plains We heard commands -from our benighted master: "Reap from the illuminated sky ...and become visible to thy eye!" "I beseech thee; I entreat me" "O circle of storms, my shield is cracked!" We stand here to cultivate And summon smoke from the meadow A sweep of an athame (The widdershin), willunlock the deep portals Long ago -in the shade of timberlands Horses and wolves united -with our invoking orbit In order to blister -the green summer plains We heard commands -from our benighted master: "Ye overseer of the watchtowers below all clouds; we thank you for framing the Rite of Hagiel. Bygone and beyond, we must always and without ease, be expulsed. The season or solstice is complete when the shepherd of Wolves lie upon vanishing hill’s way. We shall lure thy lost flock from shadows onto day. Aloneness is our space of winged sleep and sight; therefore, watchtowers burn before the lift of the twilight" |
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5. | Our Lust for Lunar Plains (Nox Luna Inlustris) | 01:49 | instrumental |
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6. | The Coming of War (Morbid Scream cover) | 05:15 | Show lyrics |
The Coming Of War Evil Summoned to war Eternal conquest for power Gathering armies of death To fight and kill at will Sinister weapons of war Piercing metal and man Warriors Mounted on steeds Ride out into the mist Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest Endless Eternal Pain Thousands die for a king Wretched Weary souls Raging battle never ends Hatred Inflicting death Destroying the weak at heart Eternity Becomes less War has drawn to an end Overthrown The emperor falls in defeat Great halls Crack and decay with neglect Dethroned He cries out in vengeance Impaler Mark is words of death Shadows Crusades of the past Triumph through the fog Sunsets drip into dusk Flows like blood on my blade Massacre the feckless breed Dismiss all empty thrones Riding, beyond the clouds, damnation ends in despair Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest |
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7. | The Sun of Tiphareth | 07:06 | Show lyrics |
The Sun Of Tiphareth Join us into thresholds of moonless light Xekonaphim paints your worshipped wheel of flames Incendere Magi Hortus Rosarum Black roses, laced with silver, are now the ashes of Heximeth The sten stars of Assiah wonders why the meadows are torched The holocaust of Atu brings down the pyre of Chokmah Chokmah fills lust into the virgin stream (silent waters) A Heximethian spirit looks below the edge of a cliff ...and watches the thieves of serpents (worm of the eight-fold-star) Join us into tresholds of moonless light Xekonaphim paints your worshipped wheel of flames Incedere Magi Hortus Rosarum The sun of Tipareth’s circle arouses the warlock and seed Sephiroth plants your heart to grow his oak of VITRIOL Sepher Yetzirah is the deepest root of Atu the sun of Tiphareth’s circle dances until it falls Tiphareth! Your lordship is the sixth sword that triumphs the jagged blade Strike it downward to a rusty point ...and burn the earth as roses burn in the meadow "Come forth, o serpent, and take your fill of poison" I am above you and I am inside you My fierce eroticism is in yours "For he is ever a sun, and for he is the winged secret flame" I am the snake that kissed Gehenna’s own worm I giveth knowledge and delight to the ones Black roses, laced with silver, are now the ashes of Heximeth The ten stars of Assiah wonders why meadows are torched |
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43:07 |
The Sun of Tiphareth
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Drums, Vocals, Keyboards, Flute, Lyrics |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Guitars, Bass, Lyrics |
Shaftiel | Guitars (electric, acoustic), Bass, Vocals |
Guest/Session | |
Lynette Mitchell | Vocals (additional) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Danny Brown | Engineering |
Kris Verwimp | Artwork |
James Bland | Photography |
Tracks | |||
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Side A | |||
1. | Apzu | 11:18 | Show lyrics |
Apzu Sea of uruk I taste the salt of you I hunt through sands of Roba El Khaliyeh Dumuzi Apzu Your allure is so very pure Zi Dingir Anna Kanpa You shall drown the fearless ones The sword of Lapis Lazuli Diadem Your fullness and strength is my delight Edin Na Zu, Edin Na Zu The stars have spoken to me They’ve told me the tale of your past Battles were clashed by you Long before the cosmos existed O’ mountains of Mashu Please help me to find the grey stone I lost it, yet it’s symbol unequals your race I am in search of the Northern Nineveh; it’s beyond the hills of Zagros I thrust my sword onto the veil, and then, in the Earth Reversed lightning strikes Sumerian sands They glance at me with eyes of Sunkun Varloorni Their eyes flare red with glowing embers Follow the path of gold and ye shall find the symbols: Arra, Agga, and Bandar In my sleeping village of Bet Durrabia, Shabatu forces the nineteenth hour Ye go to thy Apzu; the unsightly abyss of Enidu Ye go to thy Apzu; the impious axis of Enidu I have traveled beneth the seas in search of our master’s palace I have finally found the grey stone of the immemorial ones I have raised my armies in the lands of the eastern, summoning hordes I have seen Ngga, God of Heathens, as my sword Diadem gleams The cosmos shall be greeted from the blood of thez serpent A serpent well known as Tehom Mummu Tiamat Man shall be greeted from the blood of Kingu Thy queen of mashu will haunt the vision of your breed O’ my queen, I feel your skin of white, I touch your breasts of life, yet there’s a battle I must fight Zagros, Avagon, Ngga, Shabatu Thy skin of white misses you Please don’t leave me ever, nevermore Unless you go, please take me with you We’ll ride onto wings of Anzu I heard the bellow of wolves behind the half-burnt waves The tides of uruk swept your tongue across the salty floor We have found the Apzu; our birthplace toward Avagon We have found the Apzu; our meridian toward the dark Munus Sigsigga Ag Bara ye Innin Aggish Xashxur Gishnu urma Apzu |
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2. | Feis Mor Tir na n’Og (Across the North Sea to Visnech) | 08:05 | Show lyrics |
Feis Mor Tir Na N’og (Across The North Sea To Visnech) Across the northern seas, we travel The cold freezing winds will arouse us Spells from a woman have sent us to the seas of avagon Transformed by our mother, we are I am CuChulainn, the warrior of Ulster We’ll search the lands to discover the Tir Na N’og The sea god guides our ship to Ireland The storms push us to the palace of Visnech Our swords with fire are rising Our axes with fire have risen The call from the silver horn to Visnech splits the air Warriors answered the horn behind the western lands Hoofs and steel hammered past the cries beyond the thorned hills Acknowledging the commands from the king Our play lies north to the path of Nite And brings us upon the fortress walls where battles raged Raise the magick hammer of Mjollnir Your underworld of Annwvyn draws us through Emer, thy lucious woman, I shall sleep with you I kiss the naked skin of white I lust your black hair, my woman divine I see a holocaust in your eyes (You are my princess of live) (You are my princess of life) Feis Mor Tir Na N’Og In the land of Visnech, the darkness never sinks away All will fall upon the southern steel, yet behind the burning fires Now, we bathe at the bleeding coast, while women laugh with the Gailant knights How sad is it to see my father’s fallen halls? Can I feel the pure blast from the frigid winds? I awake the gods Epona, Cernunnos, and Lugh Yes, I’m CuChulainn, warrior fo Ulster [repeat verse] In order to worship with fire and sword The storms shall force us to the palace of Visnech Cold, cold, how cold are the plains of Lugh? You should ask thy Emer to reply We’ve finally found the last paradise It remains in the light of Tir Na N’Og With the hand of Ler, Irish Sea god We shall complete our long excursion |
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3. | Cyntefyn’s Fountain | 03:46 | Show lyrics |
Cyntefyn’s Fountain The dragon’s guide is chance When the waters are disturbed In the name of the great Pythoness Cyntefyn burns with the ground |
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Side B | |||
4. | A Quest into the 77th Novel | 05:48 | Show lyrics |
A Quest Into The 77th Novel Long ago -in the shade of timberlands Horses and wolves united -with our invoking orbit In order to blister -the green summer plains We heard commands -from our benighted master: "Reap from the illuminated sky ...and become visible to thy eye!" "I beseech thee; I entreat me" "O circle of storms, my shield is cracked!" We stand here to cultivate And summon smoke from the meadow A sweep of an athame (The widdershin), willunlock the deep portals Long ago -in the shade of timberlands Horses and wolves united -with our invoking orbit In order to blister -the green summer plains We heard commands -from our benighted master: "Ye overseer of the watchtowers below all clouds; we thank you for framing the Rite of Hagiel. Bygone and beyond, we must always and without ease, be expulsed. The season or solstice is complete when the shepherd of Wolves lie upon vanishing hill’s way. We shall lure thy lost flock from shadows onto day. Aloneness is our space of winged sleep and sight; therefore, watchtowers burn before the lift of the twilight" |
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5. | Our Lust for Lunar Plains (Nox Luna Inlustris) | 01:49 | instrumental |
(loading lyrics...) | |||
6. | The Coming of War (Morbid Scream cover) | 05:15 | Show lyrics |
The Coming Of War Evil Summoned to war Eternal conquest for power Gathering armies of death To fight and kill at will Sinister weapons of war Piercing metal and man Warriors Mounted on steeds Ride out into the mist Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest Endless Eternal Pain Thousands die for a king Wretched Weary souls Raging battle never ends Hatred Inflicting death Destroying the weak at heart Eternity Becomes less War has drawn to an end Overthrown The emperor falls in defeat Great halls Crack and decay with neglect Dethroned He cries out in vengeance Impaler Mark is words of death Shadows Crusades of the past Triumph through the fog Sunsets drip into dusk Flows like blood on my blade Massacre the feckless breed Dismiss all empty thrones Riding, beyond the clouds, damnation ends in despair Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest |
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7. | The Sun of Tiphareth | 07:06 | Show lyrics |
The Sun Of Tiphareth Join us into thresholds of moonless light Xekonaphim paints your worshipped wheel of flames Incendere Magi Hortus Rosarum Black roses, laced with silver, are now the ashes of Heximeth The sten stars of Assiah wonders why the meadows are torched The holocaust of Atu brings down the pyre of Chokmah Chokmah fills lust into the virgin stream (silent waters) A Heximethian spirit looks below the edge of a cliff ...and watches the thieves of serpents (worm of the eight-fold-star) Join us into tresholds of moonless light Xekonaphim paints your worshipped wheel of flames Incedere Magi Hortus Rosarum The sun of Tipareth’s circle arouses the warlock and seed Sephiroth plants your heart to grow his oak of VITRIOL Sepher Yetzirah is the deepest root of Atu the sun of Tiphareth’s circle dances until it falls Tiphareth! Your lordship is the sixth sword that triumphs the jagged blade Strike it downward to a rusty point ...and burn the earth as roses burn in the meadow "Come forth, o serpent, and take your fill of poison" I am above you and I am inside you My fierce eroticism is in yours "For he is ever a sun, and for he is the winged secret flame" I am the snake that kissed Gehenna’s own worm I giveth knowledge and delight to the ones Black roses, laced with silver, are now the ashes of Heximeth The ten stars of Assiah wonders why meadows are torched |
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43:07 |
The Sun of Tiphareth
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Drums, Vocals, Keyboards, Flute, Lyrics |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Guitars, Bass, Lyrics |
Shaftiel | Guitars (electric, acoustic), Bass, Vocals |
Guest/Session | |
Lynette Mitchell | Vocals (additional) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Danny Brown | Engineering |
Kris Verwimp | Artwork |
James Bland | Photography |
Tracks | |||
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Side A | |||
1. | Apzu | 11:18 | Show lyrics |
Apzu Sea of uruk I taste the salt of you I hunt through sands of Roba El Khaliyeh Dumuzi Apzu Your allure is so very pure Zi Dingir Anna Kanpa You shall drown the fearless ones The sword of Lapis Lazuli Diadem Your fullness and strength is my delight Edin Na Zu, Edin Na Zu The stars have spoken to me They’ve told me the tale of your past Battles were clashed by you Long before the cosmos existed O’ mountains of Mashu Please help me to find the grey stone I lost it, yet it’s symbol unequals your race I am in search of the Northern Nineveh; it’s beyond the hills of Zagros I thrust my sword onto the veil, and then, in the Earth Reversed lightning strikes Sumerian sands They glance at me with eyes of Sunkun Varloorni Their eyes flare red with glowing embers Follow the path of gold and ye shall find the symbols: Arra, Agga, and Bandar In my sleeping village of Bet Durrabia, Shabatu forces the nineteenth hour Ye go to thy Apzu; the unsightly abyss of Enidu Ye go to thy Apzu; the impious axis of Enidu I have traveled beneth the seas in search of our master’s palace I have finally found the grey stone of the immemorial ones I have raised my armies in the lands of the eastern, summoning hordes I have seen Ngga, God of Heathens, as my sword Diadem gleams The cosmos shall be greeted from the blood of thez serpent A serpent well known as Tehom Mummu Tiamat Man shall be greeted from the blood of Kingu Thy queen of mashu will haunt the vision of your breed O’ my queen, I feel your skin of white, I touch your breasts of life, yet there’s a battle I must fight Zagros, Avagon, Ngga, Shabatu Thy skin of white misses you Please don’t leave me ever, nevermore Unless you go, please take me with you We’ll ride onto wings of Anzu I heard the bellow of wolves behind the half-burnt waves The tides of uruk swept your tongue across the salty floor We have found the Apzu; our birthplace toward Avagon We have found the Apzu; our meridian toward the dark Munus Sigsigga Ag Bara ye Innin Aggish Xashxur Gishnu urma Apzu |
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2. | Feis Mor Tir na n’Og (Across the North Sea to Visnech) | 08:05 | Show lyrics |
Feis Mor Tir Na N’og (Across The North Sea To Visnech) Across the northern seas, we travel The cold freezing winds will arouse us Spells from a woman have sent us to the seas of avagon Transformed by our mother, we are I am CuChulainn, the warrior of Ulster We’ll search the lands to discover the Tir Na N’og The sea god guides our ship to Ireland The storms push us to the palace of Visnech Our swords with fire are rising Our axes with fire have risen The call from the silver horn to Visnech splits the air Warriors answered the horn behind the western lands Hoofs and steel hammered past the cries beyond the thorned hills Acknowledging the commands from the king Our play lies north to the path of Nite And brings us upon the fortress walls where battles raged Raise the magick hammer of Mjollnir Your underworld of Annwvyn draws us through Emer, thy lucious woman, I shall sleep with you I kiss the naked skin of white I lust your black hair, my woman divine I see a holocaust in your eyes (You are my princess of live) (You are my princess of life) Feis Mor Tir Na N’Og In the land of Visnech, the darkness never sinks away All will fall upon the southern steel, yet behind the burning fires Now, we bathe at the bleeding coast, while women laugh with the Gailant knights How sad is it to see my father’s fallen halls? Can I feel the pure blast from the frigid winds? I awake the gods Epona, Cernunnos, and Lugh Yes, I’m CuChulainn, warrior fo Ulster [repeat verse] In order to worship with fire and sword The storms shall force us to the palace of Visnech Cold, cold, how cold are the plains of Lugh? You should ask thy Emer to reply We’ve finally found the last paradise It remains in the light of Tir Na N’Og With the hand of Ler, Irish Sea god We shall complete our long excursion |
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3. | Our Lust for Lunar Plains (Nox Luna Inlustris) | 01:49 | instrumental |
(loading lyrics...) | |||
Side B | |||
4. | Cyntefyn’s Fountain | 03:46 | Show lyrics |
Cyntefyn’s Fountain The dragon’s guide is chance When the waters are disturbed In the name of the great Pythoness Cyntefyn burns with the ground |
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5. | A Quest into the 77th Novel | 05:48 | Show lyrics |
A Quest Into The 77th Novel Long ago -in the shade of timberlands Horses and wolves united -with our invoking orbit In order to blister -the green summer plains We heard commands -from our benighted master: "Reap from the illuminated sky ...and become visible to thy eye!" "I beseech thee; I entreat me" "O circle of storms, my shield is cracked!" We stand here to cultivate And summon smoke from the meadow A sweep of an athame (The widdershin), willunlock the deep portals Long ago -in the shade of timberlands Horses and wolves united -with our invoking orbit In order to blister -the green summer plains We heard commands -from our benighted master: "Ye overseer of the watchtowers below all clouds; we thank you for framing the Rite of Hagiel. Bygone and beyond, we must always and without ease, be expulsed. The season or solstice is complete when the shepherd of Wolves lie upon vanishing hill’s way. We shall lure thy lost flock from shadows onto day. Aloneness is our space of winged sleep and sight; therefore, watchtowers burn before the lift of the twilight" |
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6. | The Coming of War (Morbid Scream cover) | 05:15 | Show lyrics |
The Coming Of War Evil Summoned to war Eternal conquest for power Gathering armies of death To fight and kill at will Sinister weapons of war Piercing metal and man Warriors Mounted on steeds Ride out into the mist Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest Endless Eternal Pain Thousands die for a king Wretched Weary souls Raging battle never ends Hatred Inflicting death Destroying the weak at heart Eternity Becomes less War has drawn to an end Overthrown The emperor falls in defeat Great halls Crack and decay with neglect Dethroned He cries out in vengeance Impaler Mark is words of death Shadows Crusades of the past Triumph through the fog Sunsets drip into dusk Flows like blood on my blade Massacre the feckless breed Dismiss all empty thrones Riding, beyond the clouds, damnation ends in despair Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest |
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7. | The Sun of Tiphareth | 07:06 | Show lyrics |
The Sun Of Tiphareth Join us into thresholds of moonless light Xekonaphim paints your worshipped wheel of flames Incendere Magi Hortus Rosarum Black roses, laced with silver, are now the ashes of Heximeth The sten stars of Assiah wonders why the meadows are torched The holocaust of Atu brings down the pyre of Chokmah Chokmah fills lust into the virgin stream (silent waters) A Heximethian spirit looks below the edge of a cliff ...and watches the thieves of serpents (worm of the eight-fold-star) Join us into tresholds of moonless light Xekonaphim paints your worshipped wheel of flames Incedere Magi Hortus Rosarum The sun of Tipareth’s circle arouses the warlock and seed Sephiroth plants your heart to grow his oak of VITRIOL Sepher Yetzirah is the deepest root of Atu the sun of Tiphareth’s circle dances until it falls Tiphareth! Your lordship is the sixth sword that triumphs the jagged blade Strike it downward to a rusty point ...and burn the earth as roses burn in the meadow "Come forth, o serpent, and take your fill of poison" I am above you and I am inside you My fierce eroticism is in yours "For he is ever a sun, and for he is the winged secret flame" I am the snake that kissed Gehenna’s own worm I giveth knowledge and delight to the ones Black roses, laced with silver, are now the ashes of Heximeth The ten stars of Assiah wonders why meadows are torched |
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43:07 |
The Sun of Tiphareth
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Drums, Vocals, Keyboards, Flute, Lyrics |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Guitars, Bass, Lyrics |
Shaftiel | Guitars (electric, acoustic), Bass, Vocals |
Guest/Session | |
Lynette Mitchell | Vocals (additional) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Danny Brown | Engineering |
Kris Verwimp | Artwork |
James Bland | Photography |
Tracks | |||
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1. | Apzu | 11:18 | Show lyrics |
Apzu Sea of uruk I taste the salt of you I hunt through sands of Roba El Khaliyeh Dumuzi Apzu Your allure is so very pure Zi Dingir Anna Kanpa You shall drown the fearless ones The sword of Lapis Lazuli Diadem Your fullness and strength is my delight Edin Na Zu, Edin Na Zu The stars have spoken to me They’ve told me the tale of your past Battles were clashed by you Long before the cosmos existed O’ mountains of Mashu Please help me to find the grey stone I lost it, yet it’s symbol unequals your race I am in search of the Northern Nineveh; it’s beyond the hills of Zagros I thrust my sword onto the veil, and then, in the Earth Reversed lightning strikes Sumerian sands They glance at me with eyes of Sunkun Varloorni Their eyes flare red with glowing embers Follow the path of gold and ye shall find the symbols: Arra, Agga, and Bandar In my sleeping village of Bet Durrabia, Shabatu forces the nineteenth hour Ye go to thy Apzu; the unsightly abyss of Enidu Ye go to thy Apzu; the impious axis of Enidu I have traveled beneth the seas in search of our master’s palace I have finally found the grey stone of the immemorial ones I have raised my armies in the lands of the eastern, summoning hordes I have seen Ngga, God of Heathens, as my sword Diadem gleams The cosmos shall be greeted from the blood of thez serpent A serpent well known as Tehom Mummu Tiamat Man shall be greeted from the blood of Kingu Thy queen of mashu will haunt the vision of your breed O’ my queen, I feel your skin of white, I touch your breasts of life, yet there’s a battle I must fight Zagros, Avagon, Ngga, Shabatu Thy skin of white misses you Please don’t leave me ever, nevermore Unless you go, please take me with you We’ll ride onto wings of Anzu I heard the bellow of wolves behind the half-burnt waves The tides of uruk swept your tongue across the salty floor We have found the Apzu; our birthplace toward Avagon We have found the Apzu; our meridian toward the dark Munus Sigsigga Ag Bara ye Innin Aggish Xashxur Gishnu urma Apzu |
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2. | Feis Mor Tir na n’Og (Across the North Sea to Visnech) | 08:05 | Show lyrics |
Feis Mor Tir Na N’og (Across The North Sea To Visnech) Across the northern seas, we travel The cold freezing winds will arouse us Spells from a woman have sent us to the seas of avagon Transformed by our mother, we are I am CuChulainn, the warrior of Ulster We’ll search the lands to discover the Tir Na N’og The sea god guides our ship to Ireland The storms push us to the palace of Visnech Our swords with fire are rising Our axes with fire have risen The call from the silver horn to Visnech splits the air Warriors answered the horn behind the western lands Hoofs and steel hammered past the cries beyond the thorned hills Acknowledging the commands from the king Our play lies north to the path of Nite And brings us upon the fortress walls where battles raged Raise the magick hammer of Mjollnir Your underworld of Annwvyn draws us through Emer, thy lucious woman, I shall sleep with you I kiss the naked skin of white I lust your black hair, my woman divine I see a holocaust in your eyes (You are my princess of live) (You are my princess of life) Feis Mor Tir Na N’Og In the land of Visnech, the darkness never sinks away All will fall upon the southern steel, yet behind the burning fires Now, we bathe at the bleeding coast, while women laugh with the Gailant knights How sad is it to see my father’s fallen halls? Can I feel the pure blast from the frigid winds? I awake the gods Epona, Cernunnos, and Lugh Yes, I’m CuChulainn, warrior fo Ulster [repeat verse] In order to worship with fire and sword The storms shall force us to the palace of Visnech Cold, cold, how cold are the plains of Lugh? You should ask thy Emer to reply We’ve finally found the last paradise It remains in the light of Tir Na N’Og With the hand of Ler, Irish Sea god We shall complete our long excursion |
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3. | Cyntefyn’s Fountain | 03:46 | Show lyrics |
Cyntefyn’s Fountain The dragon’s guide is chance When the waters are disturbed In the name of the great Pythoness Cyntefyn burns with the ground |
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4. | A Quest into the 77th Novel | 05:48 | Show lyrics |
A Quest Into The 77th Novel Long ago -in the shade of timberlands Horses and wolves united -with our invoking orbit In order to blister -the green summer plains We heard commands -from our benighted master: "Reap from the illuminated sky ...and become visible to thy eye!" "I beseech thee; I entreat me" "O circle of storms, my shield is cracked!" We stand here to cultivate And summon smoke from the meadow A sweep of an athame (The widdershin), willunlock the deep portals Long ago -in the shade of timberlands Horses and wolves united -with our invoking orbit In order to blister -the green summer plains We heard commands -from our benighted master: "Ye overseer of the watchtowers below all clouds; we thank you for framing the Rite of Hagiel. Bygone and beyond, we must always and without ease, be expulsed. The season or solstice is complete when the shepherd of Wolves lie upon vanishing hill’s way. We shall lure thy lost flock from shadows onto day. Aloneness is our space of winged sleep and sight; therefore, watchtowers burn before the lift of the twilight" |
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5. | Our Lust for Lunar Plains (Nox Luna Inlustris) | 01:49 | instrumental |
(loading lyrics...) | |||
6. | The Coming of War (Morbid Scream cover) | 05:15 | Show lyrics |
The Coming Of War Evil Summoned to war Eternal conquest for power Gathering armies of death To fight and kill at will Sinister weapons of war Piercing metal and man Warriors Mounted on steeds Ride out into the mist Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest Endless Eternal Pain Thousands die for a king Wretched Weary souls Raging battle never ends Hatred Inflicting death Destroying the weak at heart Eternity Becomes less War has drawn to an end Overthrown The emperor falls in defeat Great halls Crack and decay with neglect Dethroned He cries out in vengeance Impaler Mark is words of death Shadows Crusades of the past Triumph through the fog Sunsets drip into dusk Flows like blood on my blade Massacre the feckless breed Dismiss all empty thrones Riding, beyond the clouds, damnation ends in despair Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest |
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7. | The Sun of Tiphareth | 07:06 | Show lyrics |
The Sun Of Tiphareth Join us into thresholds of moonless light Xekonaphim paints your worshipped wheel of flames Incendere Magi Hortus Rosarum Black roses, laced with silver, are now the ashes of Heximeth The sten stars of Assiah wonders why the meadows are torched The holocaust of Atu brings down the pyre of Chokmah Chokmah fills lust into the virgin stream (silent waters) A Heximethian spirit looks below the edge of a cliff ...and watches the thieves of serpents (worm of the eight-fold-star) Join us into tresholds of moonless light Xekonaphim paints your worshipped wheel of flames Incedere Magi Hortus Rosarum The sun of Tipareth’s circle arouses the warlock and seed Sephiroth plants your heart to grow his oak of VITRIOL Sepher Yetzirah is the deepest root of Atu the sun of Tiphareth’s circle dances until it falls Tiphareth! Your lordship is the sixth sword that triumphs the jagged blade Strike it downward to a rusty point ...and burn the earth as roses burn in the meadow "Come forth, o serpent, and take your fill of poison" I am above you and I am inside you My fierce eroticism is in yours "For he is ever a sun, and for he is the winged secret flame" I am the snake that kissed Gehenna’s own worm I giveth knowledge and delight to the ones Black roses, laced with silver, are now the ashes of Heximeth The ten stars of Assiah wonders why meadows are torched |
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43:07 |
The Sun of Tiphareth
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Drums, Vocals, Keyboards, Flute, Lyrics |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Guitars, Bass, Lyrics |
Shaftiel | Guitars (electric, acoustic), Bass, Vocals |
Guest/Session | |
Lynette Mitchell | Vocals (additional) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Danny Brown | Engineering |
Kris Verwimp | Artwork |
James Bland | Photography |
Tracks | |||
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1. | Apzu | 11:18 | Show lyrics |
Apzu Sea of uruk I taste the salt of you I hunt through sands of Roba El Khaliyeh Dumuzi Apzu Your allure is so very pure Zi Dingir Anna Kanpa You shall drown the fearless ones The sword of Lapis Lazuli Diadem Your fullness and strength is my delight Edin Na Zu, Edin Na Zu The stars have spoken to me They’ve told me the tale of your past Battles were clashed by you Long before the cosmos existed O’ mountains of Mashu Please help me to find the grey stone I lost it, yet it’s symbol unequals your race I am in search of the Northern Nineveh; it’s beyond the hills of Zagros I thrust my sword onto the veil, and then, in the Earth Reversed lightning strikes Sumerian sands They glance at me with eyes of Sunkun Varloorni Their eyes flare red with glowing embers Follow the path of gold and ye shall find the symbols: Arra, Agga, and Bandar In my sleeping village of Bet Durrabia, Shabatu forces the nineteenth hour Ye go to thy Apzu; the unsightly abyss of Enidu Ye go to thy Apzu; the impious axis of Enidu I have traveled beneth the seas in search of our master’s palace I have finally found the grey stone of the immemorial ones I have raised my armies in the lands of the eastern, summoning hordes I have seen Ngga, God of Heathens, as my sword Diadem gleams The cosmos shall be greeted from the blood of thez serpent A serpent well known as Tehom Mummu Tiamat Man shall be greeted from the blood of Kingu Thy queen of mashu will haunt the vision of your breed O’ my queen, I feel your skin of white, I touch your breasts of life, yet there’s a battle I must fight Zagros, Avagon, Ngga, Shabatu Thy skin of white misses you Please don’t leave me ever, nevermore Unless you go, please take me with you We’ll ride onto wings of Anzu I heard the bellow of wolves behind the half-burnt waves The tides of uruk swept your tongue across the salty floor We have found the Apzu; our birthplace toward Avagon We have found the Apzu; our meridian toward the dark Munus Sigsigga Ag Bara ye Innin Aggish Xashxur Gishnu urma Apzu |
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2. | Feis Mor Tir na n’Og (Across the North Sea to Visnech) | 08:05 | Show lyrics |
Feis Mor Tir Na N’og (Across The North Sea To Visnech) Across the northern seas, we travel The cold freezing winds will arouse us Spells from a woman have sent us to the seas of avagon Transformed by our mother, we are I am CuChulainn, the warrior of Ulster We’ll search the lands to discover the Tir Na N’og The sea god guides our ship to Ireland The storms push us to the palace of Visnech Our swords with fire are rising Our axes with fire have risen The call from the silver horn to Visnech splits the air Warriors answered the horn behind the western lands Hoofs and steel hammered past the cries beyond the thorned hills Acknowledging the commands from the king Our play lies north to the path of Nite And brings us upon the fortress walls where battles raged Raise the magick hammer of Mjollnir Your underworld of Annwvyn draws us through Emer, thy lucious woman, I shall sleep with you I kiss the naked skin of white I lust your black hair, my woman divine I see a holocaust in your eyes (You are my princess of live) (You are my princess of life) Feis Mor Tir Na N’Og In the land of Visnech, the darkness never sinks away All will fall upon the southern steel, yet behind the burning fires Now, we bathe at the bleeding coast, while women laugh with the Gailant knights How sad is it to see my father’s fallen halls? Can I feel the pure blast from the frigid winds? I awake the gods Epona, Cernunnos, and Lugh Yes, I’m CuChulainn, warrior fo Ulster [repeat verse] In order to worship with fire and sword The storms shall force us to the palace of Visnech Cold, cold, how cold are the plains of Lugh? You should ask thy Emer to reply We’ve finally found the last paradise It remains in the light of Tir Na N’Og With the hand of Ler, Irish Sea god We shall complete our long excursion |
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3. | Cyntefyn’s Fountain | 03:46 | Show lyrics |
Cyntefyn’s Fountain The dragon’s guide is chance When the waters are disturbed In the name of the great Pythoness Cyntefyn burns with the ground |
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4. | A Quest into the 77th Novel | 05:48 | Show lyrics |
A Quest Into The 77th Novel Long ago -in the shade of timberlands Horses and wolves united -with our invoking orbit In order to blister -the green summer plains We heard commands -from our benighted master: "Reap from the illuminated sky ...and become visible to thy eye!" "I beseech thee; I entreat me" "O circle of storms, my shield is cracked!" We stand here to cultivate And summon smoke from the meadow A sweep of an athame (The widdershin), willunlock the deep portals Long ago -in the shade of timberlands Horses and wolves united -with our invoking orbit In order to blister -the green summer plains We heard commands -from our benighted master: "Ye overseer of the watchtowers below all clouds; we thank you for framing the Rite of Hagiel. Bygone and beyond, we must always and without ease, be expulsed. The season or solstice is complete when the shepherd of Wolves lie upon vanishing hill’s way. We shall lure thy lost flock from shadows onto day. Aloneness is our space of winged sleep and sight; therefore, watchtowers burn before the lift of the twilight" |
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5. | Our Lust for Lunar Plains (Nox Luna Inlustris) | 01:49 | instrumental |
(loading lyrics...) | |||
6. | The Coming of War (Morbid Scream cover) | 05:15 | Show lyrics |
The Coming Of War Evil Summoned to war Eternal conquest for power Gathering armies of death To fight and kill at will Sinister weapons of war Piercing metal and man Warriors Mounted on steeds Ride out into the mist Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest Endless Eternal Pain Thousands die for a king Wretched Weary souls Raging battle never ends Hatred Inflicting death Destroying the weak at heart Eternity Becomes less War has drawn to an end Overthrown The emperor falls in defeat Great halls Crack and decay with neglect Dethroned He cries out in vengeance Impaler Mark is words of death Shadows Crusades of the past Triumph through the fog Sunsets drip into dusk Flows like blood on my blade Massacre the feckless breed Dismiss all empty thrones Riding, beyond the clouds, damnation ends in despair Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest |
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7. | The Sun of Tiphareth | 07:06 | Show lyrics |
The Sun Of Tiphareth Join us into thresholds of moonless light Xekonaphim paints your worshipped wheel of flames Incendere Magi Hortus Rosarum Black roses, laced with silver, are now the ashes of Heximeth The sten stars of Assiah wonders why the meadows are torched The holocaust of Atu brings down the pyre of Chokmah Chokmah fills lust into the virgin stream (silent waters) A Heximethian spirit looks below the edge of a cliff ...and watches the thieves of serpents (worm of the eight-fold-star) Join us into tresholds of moonless light Xekonaphim paints your worshipped wheel of flames Incedere Magi Hortus Rosarum The sun of Tipareth’s circle arouses the warlock and seed Sephiroth plants your heart to grow his oak of VITRIOL Sepher Yetzirah is the deepest root of Atu the sun of Tiphareth’s circle dances until it falls Tiphareth! Your lordship is the sixth sword that triumphs the jagged blade Strike it downward to a rusty point ...and burn the earth as roses burn in the meadow "Come forth, o serpent, and take your fill of poison" I am above you and I am inside you My fierce eroticism is in yours "For he is ever a sun, and for he is the winged secret flame" I am the snake that kissed Gehenna’s own worm I giveth knowledge and delight to the ones Black roses, laced with silver, are now the ashes of Heximeth The ten stars of Assiah wonders why meadows are torched |
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43:07 |
The Sun of Tiphareth
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Drums, Vocals, Keyboards, Flute, Lyrics |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Guitars, Bass, Lyrics |
Shaftiel | Guitars (electric, acoustic), Bass, Vocals |
Guest/Session | |
Lynette Mitchell | Vocals (additional) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Danny Brown | Engineering |
Kris Verwimp | Artwork |
James Bland | Photography |
Tracks | |||
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Side A - Atu | |||
1. | Apzu | 11:18 | Show lyrics |
Apzu Sea of uruk I taste the salt of you I hunt through sands of Roba El Khaliyeh Dumuzi Apzu Your allure is so very pure Zi Dingir Anna Kanpa You shall drown the fearless ones The sword of Lapis Lazuli Diadem Your fullness and strength is my delight Edin Na Zu, Edin Na Zu The stars have spoken to me They’ve told me the tale of your past Battles were clashed by you Long before the cosmos existed O’ mountains of Mashu Please help me to find the grey stone I lost it, yet it’s symbol unequals your race I am in search of the Northern Nineveh; it’s beyond the hills of Zagros I thrust my sword onto the veil, and then, in the Earth Reversed lightning strikes Sumerian sands They glance at me with eyes of Sunkun Varloorni Their eyes flare red with glowing embers Follow the path of gold and ye shall find the symbols: Arra, Agga, and Bandar In my sleeping village of Bet Durrabia, Shabatu forces the nineteenth hour Ye go to thy Apzu; the unsightly abyss of Enidu Ye go to thy Apzu; the impious axis of Enidu I have traveled beneth the seas in search of our master’s palace I have finally found the grey stone of the immemorial ones I have raised my armies in the lands of the eastern, summoning hordes I have seen Ngga, God of Heathens, as my sword Diadem gleams The cosmos shall be greeted from the blood of thez serpent A serpent well known as Tehom Mummu Tiamat Man shall be greeted from the blood of Kingu Thy queen of mashu will haunt the vision of your breed O’ my queen, I feel your skin of white, I touch your breasts of life, yet there’s a battle I must fight Zagros, Avagon, Ngga, Shabatu Thy skin of white misses you Please don’t leave me ever, nevermore Unless you go, please take me with you We’ll ride onto wings of Anzu I heard the bellow of wolves behind the half-burnt waves The tides of uruk swept your tongue across the salty floor We have found the Apzu; our birthplace toward Avagon We have found the Apzu; our meridian toward the dark Munus Sigsigga Ag Bara ye Innin Aggish Xashxur Gishnu urma Apzu |
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2. | Feis Mor Tir na n’Og (Across the North Sea to Visnech) | 08:05 | Show lyrics |
Feis Mor Tir Na N’og (Across The North Sea To Visnech) Across the northern seas, we travel The cold freezing winds will arouse us Spells from a woman have sent us to the seas of avagon Transformed by our mother, we are I am CuChulainn, the warrior of Ulster We’ll search the lands to discover the Tir Na N’og The sea god guides our ship to Ireland The storms push us to the palace of Visnech Our swords with fire are rising Our axes with fire have risen The call from the silver horn to Visnech splits the air Warriors answered the horn behind the western lands Hoofs and steel hammered past the cries beyond the thorned hills Acknowledging the commands from the king Our play lies north to the path of Nite And brings us upon the fortress walls where battles raged Raise the magick hammer of Mjollnir Your underworld of Annwvyn draws us through Emer, thy lucious woman, I shall sleep with you I kiss the naked skin of white I lust your black hair, my woman divine I see a holocaust in your eyes (You are my princess of live) (You are my princess of life) Feis Mor Tir Na N’Og In the land of Visnech, the darkness never sinks away All will fall upon the southern steel, yet behind the burning fires Now, we bathe at the bleeding coast, while women laugh with the Gailant knights How sad is it to see my father’s fallen halls? Can I feel the pure blast from the frigid winds? I awake the gods Epona, Cernunnos, and Lugh Yes, I’m CuChulainn, warrior fo Ulster [repeat verse] In order to worship with fire and sword The storms shall force us to the palace of Visnech Cold, cold, how cold are the plains of Lugh? You should ask thy Emer to reply We’ve finally found the last paradise It remains in the light of Tir Na N’Og With the hand of Ler, Irish Sea god We shall complete our long excursion |
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3. | Cyntefyn’s Fountain | 03:46 | Show lyrics |
Cyntefyn’s Fountain The dragon’s guide is chance When the waters are disturbed In the name of the great Pythoness Cyntefyn burns with the ground |
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Side B - Tiphareth | |||
4. | A Quest into the 77th Novel | 05:48 | Show lyrics |
A Quest Into The 77th Novel Long ago -in the shade of timberlands Horses and wolves united -with our invoking orbit In order to blister -the green summer plains We heard commands -from our benighted master: "Reap from the illuminated sky ...and become visible to thy eye!" "I beseech thee; I entreat me" "O circle of storms, my shield is cracked!" We stand here to cultivate And summon smoke from the meadow A sweep of an athame (The widdershin), willunlock the deep portals Long ago -in the shade of timberlands Horses and wolves united -with our invoking orbit In order to blister -the green summer plains We heard commands -from our benighted master: "Ye overseer of the watchtowers below all clouds; we thank you for framing the Rite of Hagiel. Bygone and beyond, we must always and without ease, be expulsed. The season or solstice is complete when the shepherd of Wolves lie upon vanishing hill’s way. We shall lure thy lost flock from shadows onto day. Aloneness is our space of winged sleep and sight; therefore, watchtowers burn before the lift of the twilight" |
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5. | Our Lust for Lunar Plains (Nox Luna Inlustris) | 01:49 | instrumental |
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6. | The Coming of War (Morbid Scream cover) | 05:15 | Show lyrics |
The Coming Of War Evil Summoned to war Eternal conquest for power Gathering armies of death To fight and kill at will Sinister weapons of war Piercing metal and man Warriors Mounted on steeds Ride out into the mist Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest Endless Eternal Pain Thousands die for a king Wretched Weary souls Raging battle never ends Hatred Inflicting death Destroying the weak at heart Eternity Becomes less War has drawn to an end Overthrown The emperor falls in defeat Great halls Crack and decay with neglect Dethroned He cries out in vengeance Impaler Mark is words of death Shadows Crusades of the past Triumph through the fog Sunsets drip into dusk Flows like blood on my blade Massacre the feckless breed Dismiss all empty thrones Riding, beyond the clouds, damnation ends in despair Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest |
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7. | The Sun of Tiphareth | 07:06 | Show lyrics |
The Sun Of Tiphareth Join us into thresholds of moonless light Xekonaphim paints your worshipped wheel of flames Incendere Magi Hortus Rosarum Black roses, laced with silver, are now the ashes of Heximeth The sten stars of Assiah wonders why the meadows are torched The holocaust of Atu brings down the pyre of Chokmah Chokmah fills lust into the virgin stream (silent waters) A Heximethian spirit looks below the edge of a cliff ...and watches the thieves of serpents (worm of the eight-fold-star) Join us into tresholds of moonless light Xekonaphim paints your worshipped wheel of flames Incedere Magi Hortus Rosarum The sun of Tipareth’s circle arouses the warlock and seed Sephiroth plants your heart to grow his oak of VITRIOL Sepher Yetzirah is the deepest root of Atu the sun of Tiphareth’s circle dances until it falls Tiphareth! Your lordship is the sixth sword that triumphs the jagged blade Strike it downward to a rusty point ...and burn the earth as roses burn in the meadow "Come forth, o serpent, and take your fill of poison" I am above you and I am inside you My fierce eroticism is in yours "For he is ever a sun, and for he is the winged secret flame" I am the snake that kissed Gehenna’s own worm I giveth knowledge and delight to the ones Black roses, laced with silver, are now the ashes of Heximeth The ten stars of Assiah wonders why meadows are torched |
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The Sun of Tiphareth
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Drums, Vocals, Keyboards, Flute, Lyrics |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Guitars, Bass, Lyrics |
Shaftiel | Guitars (electric, acoustic), Bass, Vocals |
Guest/Session | |
Lynette Mitchell | Vocals (additional) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Danny Brown | Engineering |
Kris Verwimp | Artwork |
James Bland | Photography |
Tracks | |||
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Disc 1 (12" 33⅓ RPM) - Original Studio Album: 1995 | |||
Side A | |||
1. | Apzu | 11:18 | Show lyrics |
Apzu Sea of uruk I taste the salt of you I hunt through sands of Roba El Khaliyeh Dumuzi Apzu Your allure is so very pure Zi Dingir Anna Kanpa You shall drown the fearless ones The sword of Lapis Lazuli Diadem Your fullness and strength is my delight Edin Na Zu, Edin Na Zu The stars have spoken to me They’ve told me the tale of your past Battles were clashed by you Long before the cosmos existed O’ mountains of Mashu Please help me to find the grey stone I lost it, yet it’s symbol unequals your race I am in search of the Northern Nineveh; it’s beyond the hills of Zagros I thrust my sword onto the veil, and then, in the Earth Reversed lightning strikes Sumerian sands They glance at me with eyes of Sunkun Varloorni Their eyes flare red with glowing embers Follow the path of gold and ye shall find the symbols: Arra, Agga, and Bandar In my sleeping village of Bet Durrabia, Shabatu forces the nineteenth hour Ye go to thy Apzu; the unsightly abyss of Enidu Ye go to thy Apzu; the impious axis of Enidu I have traveled beneth the seas in search of our master’s palace I have finally found the grey stone of the immemorial ones I have raised my armies in the lands of the eastern, summoning hordes I have seen Ngga, God of Heathens, as my sword Diadem gleams The cosmos shall be greeted from the blood of thez serpent A serpent well known as Tehom Mummu Tiamat Man shall be greeted from the blood of Kingu Thy queen of mashu will haunt the vision of your breed O’ my queen, I feel your skin of white, I touch your breasts of life, yet there’s a battle I must fight Zagros, Avagon, Ngga, Shabatu Thy skin of white misses you Please don’t leave me ever, nevermore Unless you go, please take me with you We’ll ride onto wings of Anzu I heard the bellow of wolves behind the half-burnt waves The tides of uruk swept your tongue across the salty floor We have found the Apzu; our birthplace toward Avagon We have found the Apzu; our meridian toward the dark Munus Sigsigga Ag Bara ye Innin Aggish Xashxur Gishnu urma Apzu |
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2. | Feis Mor Tir na n’Og (Across the North Sea to Visnech) | 08:05 | Show lyrics |
Feis Mor Tir Na N’og (Across The North Sea To Visnech) Across the northern seas, we travel The cold freezing winds will arouse us Spells from a woman have sent us to the seas of avagon Transformed by our mother, we are I am CuChulainn, the warrior of Ulster We’ll search the lands to discover the Tir Na N’og The sea god guides our ship to Ireland The storms push us to the palace of Visnech Our swords with fire are rising Our axes with fire have risen The call from the silver horn to Visnech splits the air Warriors answered the horn behind the western lands Hoofs and steel hammered past the cries beyond the thorned hills Acknowledging the commands from the king Our play lies north to the path of Nite And brings us upon the fortress walls where battles raged Raise the magick hammer of Mjollnir Your underworld of Annwvyn draws us through Emer, thy lucious woman, I shall sleep with you I kiss the naked skin of white I lust your black hair, my woman divine I see a holocaust in your eyes (You are my princess of live) (You are my princess of life) Feis Mor Tir Na N’Og In the land of Visnech, the darkness never sinks away All will fall upon the southern steel, yet behind the burning fires Now, we bathe at the bleeding coast, while women laugh with the Gailant knights How sad is it to see my father’s fallen halls? Can I feel the pure blast from the frigid winds? I awake the gods Epona, Cernunnos, and Lugh Yes, I’m CuChulainn, warrior fo Ulster [repeat verse] In order to worship with fire and sword The storms shall force us to the palace of Visnech Cold, cold, how cold are the plains of Lugh? You should ask thy Emer to reply We’ve finally found the last paradise It remains in the light of Tir Na N’Og With the hand of Ler, Irish Sea god We shall complete our long excursion |
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3. | Cyntefyn’s Fountain | 03:46 | Show lyrics |
Cyntefyn’s Fountain The dragon’s guide is chance When the waters are disturbed In the name of the great Pythoness Cyntefyn burns with the ground |
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Side B | |||
4. | A Quest into the 77th Novel | 05:48 | Show lyrics |
A Quest Into The 77th Novel Long ago -in the shade of timberlands Horses and wolves united -with our invoking orbit In order to blister -the green summer plains We heard commands -from our benighted master: "Reap from the illuminated sky ...and become visible to thy eye!" "I beseech thee; I entreat me" "O circle of storms, my shield is cracked!" We stand here to cultivate And summon smoke from the meadow A sweep of an athame (The widdershin), willunlock the deep portals Long ago -in the shade of timberlands Horses and wolves united -with our invoking orbit In order to blister -the green summer plains We heard commands -from our benighted master: "Ye overseer of the watchtowers below all clouds; we thank you for framing the Rite of Hagiel. Bygone and beyond, we must always and without ease, be expulsed. The season or solstice is complete when the shepherd of Wolves lie upon vanishing hill’s way. We shall lure thy lost flock from shadows onto day. Aloneness is our space of winged sleep and sight; therefore, watchtowers burn before the lift of the twilight" |
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5. | Our Lust for Lunar Plains (Nox Luna Inlustris) | 01:49 | instrumental |
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6. | The Coming of War (Morbid Scream cover) | 05:15 | Show lyrics |
The Coming Of War Evil Summoned to war Eternal conquest for power Gathering armies of death To fight and kill at will Sinister weapons of war Piercing metal and man Warriors Mounted on steeds Ride out into the mist Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest Endless Eternal Pain Thousands die for a king Wretched Weary souls Raging battle never ends Hatred Inflicting death Destroying the weak at heart Eternity Becomes less War has drawn to an end Overthrown The emperor falls in defeat Great halls Crack and decay with neglect Dethroned He cries out in vengeance Impaler Mark is words of death Shadows Crusades of the past Triumph through the fog Sunsets drip into dusk Flows like blood on my blade Massacre the feckless breed Dismiss all empty thrones Riding, beyond the clouds, damnation ends in despair Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest |
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7. | The Sun of Tiphareth | 07:06 | Show lyrics |
The Sun Of Tiphareth Join us into thresholds of moonless light Xekonaphim paints your worshipped wheel of flames Incendere Magi Hortus Rosarum Black roses, laced with silver, are now the ashes of Heximeth The sten stars of Assiah wonders why the meadows are torched The holocaust of Atu brings down the pyre of Chokmah Chokmah fills lust into the virgin stream (silent waters) A Heximethian spirit looks below the edge of a cliff ...and watches the thieves of serpents (worm of the eight-fold-star) Join us into tresholds of moonless light Xekonaphim paints your worshipped wheel of flames Incedere Magi Hortus Rosarum The sun of Tipareth’s circle arouses the warlock and seed Sephiroth plants your heart to grow his oak of VITRIOL Sepher Yetzirah is the deepest root of Atu the sun of Tiphareth’s circle dances until it falls Tiphareth! Your lordship is the sixth sword that triumphs the jagged blade Strike it downward to a rusty point ...and burn the earth as roses burn in the meadow "Come forth, o serpent, and take your fill of poison" I am above you and I am inside you My fierce eroticism is in yours "For he is ever a sun, and for he is the winged secret flame" I am the snake that kissed Gehenna’s own worm I giveth knowledge and delight to the ones Black roses, laced with silver, are now the ashes of Heximeth The ten stars of Assiah wonders why meadows are torched |
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Disc 2 (12" 33⅓ RPM) - Alternate Mix: 2012 | |||
Side A | |||
1. | Cyntefyn’s Fountain | ||
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2. | Apzu | ||
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3. | Feis Mor Tir na n’Og (Across the North Sea to Visnech) | ||
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Side B | |||
4. | A Quest into the 77th Novel | ||
(loading lyrics...) | |||
5. | The Coming of War | ||
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6. | The Sun of Tiphareth | ||
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7. | Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle | ||
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Disc 3 (12" 33⅓ RPM) - Rehearsal Session: 1993 | |||
Side A | |||
1. | Book of Splendour | ||
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2. | Tasseomancy | ||
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3. | A Quest into the 77th Novel | ||
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Side B | |||
4. | The Coming of War | ||
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5. | The Sun of Tiphareth | ||
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6. | Akhera Goiti - Akhera Beiti (One Black Opalith for Tomorrow) | ||
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Disc 4 (7" 45 RPM) - ...and Shineth unto the Cold Cometh... - 1995 | |||
Side A - Side Sumeria | |||
1. | ...and Shineth unto the Cold Cometh... Including Prelusion to Cythrául | ||
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Side B - Side Allaxitonia/Thoth | |||
2. | Akhera Goiti - Akhera Beiti (One Black Opalith for Tomorrow) | ||
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The Sun of Tiphareth
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Drums, Vocals, Keyboards, Flute, Lyrics |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Guitars, Bass, Lyrics |
Shaftiel | Guitars (electric, acoustic), Bass, Vocals |
Guest/Session | |
Lynette Mitchell | Vocals (additional) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Danny Brown | Engineering |
Kris Verwimp | Artwork |
James Bland | Photography |
Tracks | |||
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Disc 1 (Vinyl) - Original Studio Album: 1995 | |||
Side A | |||
1. | Apzu | 11:18 | Show lyrics |
Apzu Sea of uruk I taste the salt of you I hunt through sands of Roba El Khaliyeh Dumuzi Apzu Your allure is so very pure Zi Dingir Anna Kanpa You shall drown the fearless ones The sword of Lapis Lazuli Diadem Your fullness and strength is my delight Edin Na Zu, Edin Na Zu The stars have spoken to me They’ve told me the tale of your past Battles were clashed by you Long before the cosmos existed O’ mountains of Mashu Please help me to find the grey stone I lost it, yet it’s symbol unequals your race I am in search of the Northern Nineveh; it’s beyond the hills of Zagros I thrust my sword onto the veil, and then, in the Earth Reversed lightning strikes Sumerian sands They glance at me with eyes of Sunkun Varloorni Their eyes flare red with glowing embers Follow the path of gold and ye shall find the symbols: Arra, Agga, and Bandar In my sleeping village of Bet Durrabia, Shabatu forces the nineteenth hour Ye go to thy Apzu; the unsightly abyss of Enidu Ye go to thy Apzu; the impious axis of Enidu I have traveled beneth the seas in search of our master’s palace I have finally found the grey stone of the immemorial ones I have raised my armies in the lands of the eastern, summoning hordes I have seen Ngga, God of Heathens, as my sword Diadem gleams The cosmos shall be greeted from the blood of thez serpent A serpent well known as Tehom Mummu Tiamat Man shall be greeted from the blood of Kingu Thy queen of mashu will haunt the vision of your breed O’ my queen, I feel your skin of white, I touch your breasts of life, yet there’s a battle I must fight Zagros, Avagon, Ngga, Shabatu Thy skin of white misses you Please don’t leave me ever, nevermore Unless you go, please take me with you We’ll ride onto wings of Anzu I heard the bellow of wolves behind the half-burnt waves The tides of uruk swept your tongue across the salty floor We have found the Apzu; our birthplace toward Avagon We have found the Apzu; our meridian toward the dark Munus Sigsigga Ag Bara ye Innin Aggish Xashxur Gishnu urma Apzu |
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2. | Feis Mor Tir na n’Og (Across the North Sea to Visnech) | 08:05 | Show lyrics |
Feis Mor Tir Na N’og (Across The North Sea To Visnech) Across the northern seas, we travel The cold freezing winds will arouse us Spells from a woman have sent us to the seas of avagon Transformed by our mother, we are I am CuChulainn, the warrior of Ulster We’ll search the lands to discover the Tir Na N’og The sea god guides our ship to Ireland The storms push us to the palace of Visnech Our swords with fire are rising Our axes with fire have risen The call from the silver horn to Visnech splits the air Warriors answered the horn behind the western lands Hoofs and steel hammered past the cries beyond the thorned hills Acknowledging the commands from the king Our play lies north to the path of Nite And brings us upon the fortress walls where battles raged Raise the magick hammer of Mjollnir Your underworld of Annwvyn draws us through Emer, thy lucious woman, I shall sleep with you I kiss the naked skin of white I lust your black hair, my woman divine I see a holocaust in your eyes (You are my princess of live) (You are my princess of life) Feis Mor Tir Na N’Og In the land of Visnech, the darkness never sinks away All will fall upon the southern steel, yet behind the burning fires Now, we bathe at the bleeding coast, while women laugh with the Gailant knights How sad is it to see my father’s fallen halls? Can I feel the pure blast from the frigid winds? I awake the gods Epona, Cernunnos, and Lugh Yes, I’m CuChulainn, warrior fo Ulster [repeat verse] In order to worship with fire and sword The storms shall force us to the palace of Visnech Cold, cold, how cold are the plains of Lugh? You should ask thy Emer to reply We’ve finally found the last paradise It remains in the light of Tir Na N’Og With the hand of Ler, Irish Sea god We shall complete our long excursion |
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3. | Cyntefyn’s Fountain | 03:46 | Show lyrics |
Cyntefyn’s Fountain The dragon’s guide is chance When the waters are disturbed In the name of the great Pythoness Cyntefyn burns with the ground |
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Side B | |||
4. | A Quest into the 77th Novel | 05:48 | Show lyrics |
A Quest Into The 77th Novel Long ago -in the shade of timberlands Horses and wolves united -with our invoking orbit In order to blister -the green summer plains We heard commands -from our benighted master: "Reap from the illuminated sky ...and become visible to thy eye!" "I beseech thee; I entreat me" "O circle of storms, my shield is cracked!" We stand here to cultivate And summon smoke from the meadow A sweep of an athame (The widdershin), willunlock the deep portals Long ago -in the shade of timberlands Horses and wolves united -with our invoking orbit In order to blister -the green summer plains We heard commands -from our benighted master: "Ye overseer of the watchtowers below all clouds; we thank you for framing the Rite of Hagiel. Bygone and beyond, we must always and without ease, be expulsed. The season or solstice is complete when the shepherd of Wolves lie upon vanishing hill’s way. We shall lure thy lost flock from shadows onto day. Aloneness is our space of winged sleep and sight; therefore, watchtowers burn before the lift of the twilight" |
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5. | Our Lust for Lunar Plains (Nox Luna Inlustris) | 01:49 | instrumental |
(loading lyrics...) | |||
6. | The Coming of War (Morbid Scream cover) | 05:15 | Show lyrics |
The Coming Of War Evil Summoned to war Eternal conquest for power Gathering armies of death To fight and kill at will Sinister weapons of war Piercing metal and man Warriors Mounted on steeds Ride out into the mist Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest Endless Eternal Pain Thousands die for a king Wretched Weary souls Raging battle never ends Hatred Inflicting death Destroying the weak at heart Eternity Becomes less War has drawn to an end Overthrown The emperor falls in defeat Great halls Crack and decay with neglect Dethroned He cries out in vengeance Impaler Mark is words of death Shadows Crusades of the past Triumph through the fog Sunsets drip into dusk Flows like blood on my blade Massacre the feckless breed Dismiss all empty thrones Riding, beyond the clouds, damnation ends in despair Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest |
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7. | The Sun of Tiphareth | 07:06 | Show lyrics |
The Sun Of Tiphareth Join us into thresholds of moonless light Xekonaphim paints your worshipped wheel of flames Incendere Magi Hortus Rosarum Black roses, laced with silver, are now the ashes of Heximeth The sten stars of Assiah wonders why the meadows are torched The holocaust of Atu brings down the pyre of Chokmah Chokmah fills lust into the virgin stream (silent waters) A Heximethian spirit looks below the edge of a cliff ...and watches the thieves of serpents (worm of the eight-fold-star) Join us into tresholds of moonless light Xekonaphim paints your worshipped wheel of flames Incedere Magi Hortus Rosarum The sun of Tipareth’s circle arouses the warlock and seed Sephiroth plants your heart to grow his oak of VITRIOL Sepher Yetzirah is the deepest root of Atu the sun of Tiphareth’s circle dances until it falls Tiphareth! Your lordship is the sixth sword that triumphs the jagged blade Strike it downward to a rusty point ...and burn the earth as roses burn in the meadow "Come forth, o serpent, and take your fill of poison" I am above you and I am inside you My fierce eroticism is in yours "For he is ever a sun, and for he is the winged secret flame" I am the snake that kissed Gehenna’s own worm I giveth knowledge and delight to the ones Black roses, laced with silver, are now the ashes of Heximeth The ten stars of Assiah wonders why meadows are torched |
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43:07 | |||
Disc 2 (Vinyl) - Alternate Mix: 2012 | |||
Side A | |||
1. | Cyntefyn’s Fountain | ||
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2. | Apzu | ||
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3. | Feis Mor Tir na n’Og (Across the North Sea to Visnech) | ||
(loading lyrics...) | |||
Side B | |||
4. | A Quest into the 77th Novel | ||
(loading lyrics...) | |||
5. | The Coming of War | ||
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6. | The Sun of Tiphareth | ||
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7. | Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle | ||
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The Sun of Tiphareth
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Drums, Vocals, Keyboards, Flute, Lyrics |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Guitars, Bass, Lyrics |
Shaftiel | Guitars (electric, acoustic), Bass, Vocals |
Guest/Session | |
Lynette Mitchell | Vocals (additional) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Danny Brown | Engineering |
Kris Verwimp | Artwork |
James Bland | Photography |
Tracks | |||
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1. | Cyntefyn’s Fountain | 03:48 | instrumental |
(loading lyrics...) | |||
2. | Apzu | 11:04 | Show lyrics |
Apzu Sea of uruk I taste the salt of you I hunt through sands of Roba El Khaliyeh Dumuzi Apzu Your allure is so very pure Zi Dingir Anna Kanpa You shall drown the fearless ones The sword of Lapis Lazuli Diadem Your fullness and strength is my delight Edin Na Zu, Edin Na Zu The stars have spoken to me They’ve told me the tale of your past Battles were clashed by you Long before the cosmos existed O’ mountains of Mashu Please help me to find the grey stone I lost it, yet it’s symbol unequals your race I am in search of the Northern Nineveh; it’s beyond the hills of Zagros I thrust my sword onto the veil, and then, in the Earth Reversed lightning strikes Sumerian sands They glance at me with eyes of Sunkun Varloorni Their eyes flare red with glowing embers Follow the path of gold and ye shall find the symbols: Arra, Agga, and Bandar In my sleeping village of Bet Durrabia, Shabatu forces the nineteenth hour Ye go to thy Apzu; the unsightly abyss of Enidu Ye go to thy Apzu; the impious axis of Enidu I have traveled beneth the seas in search of our master’s palace I have finally found the grey stone of the immemorial ones I have raised my armies in the lands of the eastern, summoning hordes I have seen Ngga, God of Heathens, as my sword Diadem gleams The cosmos shall be greeted from the blood of thez serpent A serpent well known as Tehom Mummu Tiamat Man shall be greeted from the blood of Kingu Thy queen of mashu will haunt the vision of your breed O’ my queen, I feel your skin of white, I touch your breasts of life, yet there’s a battle I must fight Zagros, Avagon, Ngga, Shabatu Thy skin of white misses you Please don’t leave me ever, nevermore Unless you go, please take me with you We’ll ride onto wings of Anzu I heard the bellow of wolves behind the half-burnt waves The tides of uruk swept your tongue across the salty floor We have found the Apzu; our birthplace toward Avagon We have found the Apzu; our meridian toward the dark Munus Sigsigga Ag Bara ye Innin Aggish Xashxur Gishnu urma Apzu |
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3. | Feis Mor Tir na n’Og (Across the North Sea to Visnech) | 08:14 | Show lyrics |
Feis Mor Tir Na N’og (Across The North Sea To Visnech) Across the northern seas, we travel The cold freezing winds will arouse us Spells from a woman have sent us to the seas of avagon Transformed by our mother, we are I am CuChulainn, the warrior of Ulster We’ll search the lands to discover the Tir Na N’og The sea god guides our ship to Ireland The storms push us to the palace of Visnech Our swords with fire are rising Our axes with fire have risen The call from the silver horn to Visnech splits the air Warriors answered the horn behind the western lands Hoofs and steel hammered past the cries beyond the thorned hills Acknowledging the commands from the king Our play lies north to the path of Nite And brings us upon the fortress walls where battles raged Raise the magick hammer of Mjollnir Your underworld of Annwvyn draws us through Emer, thy lucious woman, I shall sleep with you I kiss the naked skin of white I lust your black hair, my woman divine I see a holocaust in your eyes (You are my princess of live) (You are my princess of life) Feis Mor Tir Na N’Og In the land of Visnech, the darkness never sinks away All will fall upon the southern steel, yet behind the burning fires Now, we bathe at the bleeding coast, while women laugh with the Gailant knights How sad is it to see my father’s fallen halls? Can I feel the pure blast from the frigid winds? I awake the gods Epona, Cernunnos, and Lugh Yes, I’m CuChulainn, warrior fo Ulster [repeat verse] In order to worship with fire and sword The storms shall force us to the palace of Visnech Cold, cold, how cold are the plains of Lugh? You should ask thy Emer to reply We’ve finally found the last paradise It remains in the light of Tir Na N’Og With the hand of Ler, Irish Sea god We shall complete our long excursion |
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4. | A Quest into the 77th Novel | 05:51 | Show lyrics |
A Quest Into The 77th Novel Long ago -in the shade of timberlands Horses and wolves united -with our invoking orbit In order to blister -the green summer plains We heard commands -from our benighted master: "Reap from the illuminated sky ...and become visible to thy eye!" "I beseech thee; I entreat me" "O circle of storms, my shield is cracked!" We stand here to cultivate And summon smoke from the meadow A sweep of an athame (The widdershin), willunlock the deep portals Long ago -in the shade of timberlands Horses and wolves united -with our invoking orbit In order to blister -the green summer plains We heard commands -from our benighted master: "Ye overseer of the watchtowers below all clouds; we thank you for framing the Rite of Hagiel. Bygone and beyond, we must always and without ease, be expulsed. The season or solstice is complete when the shepherd of Wolves lie upon vanishing hill’s way. We shall lure thy lost flock from shadows onto day. Aloneness is our space of winged sleep and sight; therefore, watchtowers burn before the lift of the twilight" |
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5. | The Coming of War (Morbid Scream cover) | 05:15 | Show lyrics |
The Coming Of War Evil Summoned to war Eternal conquest for power Gathering armies of death To fight and kill at will Sinister weapons of war Piercing metal and man Warriors Mounted on steeds Ride out into the mist Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest Endless Eternal Pain Thousands die for a king Wretched Weary souls Raging battle never ends Hatred Inflicting death Destroying the weak at heart Eternity Becomes less War has drawn to an end Overthrown The emperor falls in defeat Great halls Crack and decay with neglect Dethroned He cries out in vengeance Impaler Mark is words of death Shadows Crusades of the past Triumph through the fog Sunsets drip into dusk Flows like blood on my blade Massacre the feckless breed Dismiss all empty thrones Riding, beyond the clouds, damnation ends in despair Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest |
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6. | The Sun of Tiphareth | 04:40 | Show lyrics |
The Sun Of Tiphareth Join us into thresholds of moonless light Xekonaphim paints your worshipped wheel of flames Incendere Magi Hortus Rosarum Black roses, laced with silver, are now the ashes of Heximeth The sten stars of Assiah wonders why the meadows are torched The holocaust of Atu brings down the pyre of Chokmah Chokmah fills lust into the virgin stream (silent waters) A Heximethian spirit looks below the edge of a cliff ...and watches the thieves of serpents (worm of the eight-fold-star) Join us into tresholds of moonless light Xekonaphim paints your worshipped wheel of flames Incedere Magi Hortus Rosarum The sun of Tipareth’s circle arouses the warlock and seed Sephiroth plants your heart to grow his oak of VITRIOL Sepher Yetzirah is the deepest root of Atu the sun of Tiphareth’s circle dances until it falls Tiphareth! Your lordship is the sixth sword that triumphs the jagged blade Strike it downward to a rusty point ...and burn the earth as roses burn in the meadow "Come forth, o serpent, and take your fill of poison" I am above you and I am inside you My fierce eroticism is in yours "For he is ever a sun, and for he is the winged secret flame" I am the snake that kissed Gehenna’s own worm I giveth knowledge and delight to the ones Black roses, laced with silver, are now the ashes of Heximeth The ten stars of Assiah wonders why meadows are torched |
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7. | Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle | 05:34 | Show lyrics |
Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Musick: Shaftiel & Equitant] Never Blow Out The Eastern Candle Your five-fold kiss was rather invoking; Beside the chancel is your unphallic wand, And use it wisely in order to fly. MOONFIRE! ALLAXITOS! My jewel is the lust from your kiss; Your breasts made me the lover of the three-fold locus, So take thy hand and join me for elixir, And we shall ride the portentous serpent tonight. Your five fold tongue has defiled me, I’m stranded by the tree of Storax Thus, we banish your unphallic wand, In order to make our nexus ecstasy MOONFIRE! CUM TO ME. ALLAXITOS! CUM WITH THEE. NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! FOREVER |
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The Sun of Tiphareth
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Drums, Vocals, Keyboards, Flute, Lyrics |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Guitars, Bass, Lyrics |
Shaftiel | Guitars (electric, acoustic), Bass, Vocals |
Guest/Session | |
Lynette Mitchell | Vocals (additional) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Danny Brown | Engineering |
Kris Verwimp | Artwork |
James Bland | Photography |
Tracks | |||
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1. | Cyntefyns Fountain (Remix) | 03:47 | Show lyrics |
Apzu Sea of uruk I taste the salt of you I hunt through sands of Roba El Khaliyeh Dumuzi Apzu Your allure is so very pure Zi Dingir Anna Kanpa You shall drown the fearless ones The sword of Lapis Lazuli Diadem Your fullness and strength is my delight Edin Na Zu, Edin Na Zu The stars have spoken to me They’ve told me the tale of your past Battles were clashed by you Long before the cosmos existed O’ mountains of Mashu Please help me to find the grey stone I lost it, yet it’s symbol unequals your race I am in search of the Northern Nineveh; it’s beyond the hills of Zagros I thrust my sword onto the veil, and then, in the Earth Reversed lightning strikes Sumerian sands They glance at me with eyes of Sunkun Varloorni Their eyes flare red with glowing embers Follow the path of gold and ye shall find the symbols: Arra, Agga, and Bandar In my sleeping village of Bet Durrabia, Shabatu forces the nineteenth hour Ye go to thy Apzu; the unsightly abyss of Enidu Ye go to thy Apzu; the impious axis of Enidu I have traveled beneth the seas in search of our master’s palace I have finally found the grey stone of the immemorial ones I have raised my armies in the lands of the eastern, summoning hordes I have seen Ngga, God of Heathens, as my sword Diadem gleams The cosmos shall be greeted from the blood of thez serpent A serpent well known as Tehom Mummu Tiamat Man shall be greeted from the blood of Kingu Thy queen of mashu will haunt the vision of your breed O’ my queen, I feel your skin of white, I touch your breasts of life, yet there’s a battle I must fight Zagros, Avagon, Ngga, Shabatu Thy skin of white misses you Please don’t leave me ever, nevermore Unless you go, please take me with you We’ll ride onto wings of Anzu I heard the bellow of wolves behind the half-burnt waves The tides of uruk swept your tongue across the salty floor We have found the Apzu; our birthplace toward Avagon We have found the Apzu; our meridian toward the dark Munus Sigsigga Ag Bara ye Innin Aggish Xashxur Gishnu urma Apzu |
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2. | Apzu (Remix) | 11:04 | Show lyrics |
Cyntefyn’s Fountain The dragon’s guide is chance When the waters are disturbed In the name of the great Pythoness Cyntefyn burns with the ground |
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3. | Feis Mor Tir Na Nog (Across The North Sea To Visnech) (Remix) | 08:14 | Show lyrics |
Feis Mor Tir Na N’og (Across The North Sea To Visnech) Across the northern seas, we travel The cold freezing winds will arouse us Spells from a woman have sent us to the seas of avagon Transformed by our mother, we are I am CuChulainn, the warrior of Ulster We’ll search the lands to discover the Tir Na N’og The sea god guides our ship to Ireland The storms push us to the palace of Visnech Our swords with fire are rising Our axes with fire have risen The call from the silver horn to Visnech splits the air Warriors answered the horn behind the western lands Hoofs and steel hammered past the cries beyond the thorned hills Acknowledging the commands from the king Our play lies north to the path of Nite And brings us upon the fortress walls where battles raged Raise the magick hammer of Mjollnir Your underworld of Annwvyn draws us through Emer, thy lucious woman, I shall sleep with you I kiss the naked skin of white I lust your black hair, my woman divine I see a holocaust in your eyes (You are my princess of live) (You are my princess of life) Feis Mor Tir Na N’Og In the land of Visnech, the darkness never sinks away All will fall upon the southern steel, yet behind the burning fires Now, we bathe at the bleeding coast, while women laugh with the Gailant knights How sad is it to see my father’s fallen halls? Can I feel the pure blast from the frigid winds? I awake the gods Epona, Cernunnos, and Lugh Yes, I’m CuChulainn, warrior fo Ulster [repeat verse] In order to worship with fire and sword The storms shall force us to the palace of Visnech Cold, cold, how cold are the plains of Lugh? You should ask thy Emer to reply We’ve finally found the last paradise It remains in the light of Tir Na N’Og With the hand of Ler, Irish Sea god We shall complete our long excursion |
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4. | A Quest Into The 77th Novel (Remix) | 05:51 | Show lyrics |
A Quest Into The 77th Novel Long ago -in the shade of timberlands Horses and wolves united -with our invoking orbit In order to blister -the green summer plains We heard commands -from our benighted master: "Reap from the illuminated sky ...and become visible to thy eye!" "I beseech thee; I entreat me" "O circle of storms, my shield is cracked!" We stand here to cultivate And summon smoke from the meadow A sweep of an athame (The widdershin), willunlock the deep portals Long ago -in the shade of timberlands Horses and wolves united -with our invoking orbit In order to blister -the green summer plains We heard commands -from our benighted master: "Ye overseer of the watchtowers below all clouds; we thank you for framing the Rite of Hagiel. Bygone and beyond, we must always and without ease, be expulsed. The season or solstice is complete when the shepherd of Wolves lie upon vanishing hill’s way. We shall lure thy lost flock from shadows onto day. Aloneness is our space of winged sleep and sight; therefore, watchtowers burn before the lift of the twilight" |
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5. | The Coming Of War (Morbid Scream cover)(Remix) | 05:15 | Show lyrics |
The Coming Of War Evil Summoned to war Eternal conquest for power Gathering armies of death To fight and kill at will Sinister weapons of war Piercing metal and man Warriors Mounted on steeds Ride out into the mist Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest Endless Eternal Pain Thousands die for a king Wretched Weary souls Raging battle never ends Hatred Inflicting death Destroying the weak at heart Eternity Becomes less War has drawn to an end Overthrown The emperor falls in defeat Great halls Crack and decay with neglect Dethroned He cries out in vengeance Impaler Mark is words of death Shadows Crusades of the past Triumph through the fog Sunsets drip into dusk Flows like blood on my blade Massacre the feckless breed Dismiss all empty thrones Riding, beyond the clouds, damnation ends in despair Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest |
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6. | The Sun Of Tiphareth (Remix) | 04:40 | Show lyrics |
The Sun Of Tiphareth Join us into hresholds of moonless light Xekonaphim paints your worshipped wheel of flames Incendere Magi Hortus Rosarum Black roses, laced with silver, are now the ashes of Heximeth The sten stars of Assiah wonders why the meadows are torched The holocaust of Atu brings down the pyre of Chokmah Chokmah fills lust into the virgin stream (silent waters) A Heximethian spirit looks below the edge of a cliff ...and watches the thieves of serpents (worm of the eight-fold-star) Join us into tresholds of moonless light Xekonaphim paints your worshipped wheel of flames Incedere Magi Hortus Rosarum The sun of Tipareth’s circle arouses the warlock and seed Sephiroth plants your heart to grow his oak of VITRIOL Sepher Yetzirah is the deepest root of Atu the sun of Tiphareth’s circle dances until it falls Tiphareth! Your lordship is the sixth sword that triumphs teh jagged blade Strike it downward to a rusty point ...and burn the earth as roses burn in the meadow "Come forth, o serpent, and take your fill of poison" I am above you and I am inside you My fierce eroticism is in yours "For he is ever a sun, and for he is the winged secret flame" I am the snake that kissed Gehenna’s own worm I giveth knowledge and delight to the ones Black roses, laced with silver, are now the ashes of Heximeth The ten stars of Assiah wonders why meadows are torched |
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7. | Never Blow Out The Eastern Candle (Remix) | 05:33 | instrumental |
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The Sun of Tiphareth
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Drums, Vocals, Keyboards, Flute, Lyrics |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Guitars, Bass, Lyrics |
Shaftiel | Guitars (electric, acoustic), Bass, Vocals |
Guest/Session | |
Lynette Mitchell | Vocals (additional) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Danny Brown | Engineering |
Kris Verwimp | Artwork |
James Bland | Photography |
Tracks | |||
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1. | Cyntefyns Fountain | 03:47 | Show lyrics |
Apzu Sea of uruk I taste the salt of you I hunt through sands of Roba El Khaliyeh Dumuzi Apzu Your allure is so very pure Zi Dingir Anna Kanpa You shall drown the fearless ones The sword of Lapis Lazuli Diadem Your fullness and strength is my delight Edin Na Zu, Edin Na Zu The stars have spoken to me They’ve told me the tale of your past Battles were clashed by you Long before the cosmos existed O’ mountains of Mashu Please help me to find the grey stone I lost it, yet it’s symbol unequals your race I am in search of the Northern Nineveh; it’s beyond the hills of Zagros I thrust my sword onto the veil, and then, in the Earth Reversed lightning strikes Sumerian sands They glance at me with eyes of Sunkun Varloorni Their eyes flare red with glowing embers Follow the path of gold and ye shall find the symbols: Arra, Agga, and Bandar In my sleeping village of Bet Durrabia, Shabatu forces the nineteenth hour Ye go to thy Apzu; the unsightly abyss of Enidu Ye go to thy Apzu; the impious axis of Enidu I have traveled beneth the seas in search of our master’s palace I have finally found the grey stone of the immemorial ones I have raised my armies in the lands of the eastern, summoning hordes I have seen Ngga, God of Heathens, as my sword Diadem gleams The cosmos shall be greeted from the blood of thez serpent A serpent well known as Tehom Mummu Tiamat Man shall be greeted from the blood of Kingu Thy queen of mashu will haunt the vision of your breed O’ my queen, I feel your skin of white, I touch your breasts of life, yet there’s a battle I must fight Zagros, Avagon, Ngga, Shabatu Thy skin of white misses you Please don’t leave me ever, nevermore Unless you go, please take me with you We’ll ride onto wings of Anzu I heard the bellow of wolves behind the half-burnt waves The tides of uruk swept your tongue across the salty floor We have found the Apzu; our birthplace toward Avagon We have found the Apzu; our meridian toward the dark Munus Sigsigga Ag Bara ye Innin Aggish Xashxur Gishnu urma Apzu |
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2. | Apzu | 11:04 | Show lyrics |
Cyntefyn’s Fountain The dragon’s guide is chance When the waters are disturbed In the name of the great Pythoness Cyntefyn burns with the ground |
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3. | Feis Mor Tir Na Nog (Across the North Sea to Visnech) | 08:14 | Show lyrics |
Feis Mor Tir Na N’og (Across The North Sea To Visnech) Across the northern seas, we travel The cold freezing winds will arouse us Spells from a woman have sent us to the seas of avagon Transformed by our mother, we are I am CuChulainn, the warrior of Ulster We’ll search the lands to discover the Tir Na N’og The sea god guides our ship to Ireland The storms push us to the palace of Visnech Our swords with fire are rising Our axes with fire have risen The call from the silver horn to Visnech splits the air Warriors answered the horn behind the western lands Hoofs and steel hammered past the cries beyond the thorned hills Acknowledging the commands from the king Our play lies north to the path of Nite And brings us upon the fortress walls where battles raged Raise the magick hammer of Mjollnir Your underworld of Annwvyn draws us through Emer, thy lucious woman, I shall sleep with you I kiss the naked skin of white I lust your black hair, my woman divine I see a holocaust in your eyes (You are my princess of live) (You are my princess of life) Feis Mor Tir Na N’Og In the land of Visnech, the darkness never sinks away All will fall upon the southern steel, yet behind the burning fires Now, we bathe at the bleeding coast, while women laugh with the Gailant knights How sad is it to see my father’s fallen halls? Can I feel the pure blast from the frigid winds? I awake the gods Epona, Cernunnos, and Lugh Yes, I’m CuChulainn, warrior fo Ulster [repeat verse] In order to worship with fire and sword The storms shall force us to the palace of Visnech Cold, cold, how cold are the plains of Lugh? You should ask thy Emer to reply We’ve finally found the last paradise It remains in the light of Tir Na N’Og With the hand of Ler, Irish Sea god We shall complete our long excursion |
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4. | A Quest into the 77th Novel | 05:51 | Show lyrics |
A Quest Into The 77th Novel Long ago -in the shade of timberlands Horses and wolves united -with our invoking orbit In order to blister -the green summer plains We heard commands -from our benighted master: "Reap from the illuminated sky ...and become visible to thy eye!" "I beseech thee; I entreat me" "O circle of storms, my shield is cracked!" We stand here to cultivate And summon smoke from the meadow A sweep of an athame (The widdershin), willunlock the deep portals Long ago -in the shade of timberlands Horses and wolves united -with our invoking orbit In order to blister -the green summer plains We heard commands -from our benighted master: "Ye overseer of the watchtowers below all clouds; we thank you for framing the Rite of Hagiel. Bygone and beyond, we must always and without ease, be expulsed. The season or solstice is complete when the shepherd of Wolves lie upon vanishing hill’s way. We shall lure thy lost flock from shadows onto day. Aloneness is our space of winged sleep and sight; therefore, watchtowers burn before the lift of the twilight" |
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5. | The Coming of War (Morbid Scream cover) | 05:15 | Show lyrics |
The Coming Of War Evil Summoned to war Eternal conquest for power Gathering armies of death To fight and kill at will Sinister weapons of war Piercing metal and man Warriors Mounted on steeds Ride out into the mist Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest Endless Eternal Pain Thousands die for a king Wretched Weary souls Raging battle never ends Hatred Inflicting death Destroying the weak at heart Eternity Becomes less War has drawn to an end Overthrown The emperor falls in defeat Great halls Crack and decay with neglect Dethroned He cries out in vengeance Impaler Mark is words of death Shadows Crusades of the past Triumph through the fog Sunsets drip into dusk Flows like blood on my blade Massacre the feckless breed Dismiss all empty thrones Riding, beyond the clouds, damnation ends in despair Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest |
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6. | The Sun of Tiphareth | 04:40 | Show lyrics |
The Sun Of Tiphareth Join us into hresholds of moonless light Xekonaphim paints your worshipped wheel of flames Incendere Magi Hortus Rosarum Black roses, laced with silver, are now the ashes of Heximeth The sten stars of Assiah wonders why the meadows are torched The holocaust of Atu brings down the pyre of Chokmah Chokmah fills lust into the virgin stream (silent waters) A Heximethian spirit looks below the edge of a cliff ...and watches the thieves of serpents (worm of the eight-fold-star) Join us into tresholds of moonless light Xekonaphim paints your worshipped wheel of flames Incedere Magi Hortus Rosarum The sun of Tipareth’s circle arouses the warlock and seed Sephiroth plants your heart to grow his oak of VITRIOL Sepher Yetzirah is the deepest root of Atu the sun of Tiphareth’s circle dances until it falls Tiphareth! Your lordship is the sixth sword that triumphs teh jagged blade Strike it downward to a rusty point ...and burn the earth as roses burn in the meadow "Come forth, o serpent, and take your fill of poison" I am above you and I am inside you My fierce eroticism is in yours "For he is ever a sun, and for he is the winged secret flame" I am the snake that kissed Gehenna’s own worm I giveth knowledge and delight to the ones Black roses, laced with silver, are now the ashes of Heximeth The ten stars of Assiah wonders why meadows are torched |
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7. | Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle | 05:33 | |
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44:24 |
The Sun of Tiphareth
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Drums, Vocals, Keyboards, Flute, Lyrics |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Guitars, Bass, Lyrics |
Shaftiel | Guitars (electric, acoustic), Bass, Vocals |
Guest/Session | |
Lynette Mitchell | Vocals (additional) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Danny Brown | Engineering |
Kris Verwimp | Artwork |
James Bland | Photography |
Tracks | |||
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Side A | |||
1. | Apzu | 11:18 | Show lyrics |
Apzu Sea of uruk I taste the salt of you I hunt through sands of Roba El Khaliyeh Dumuzi Apzu Your allure is so very pure Zi Dingir Anna Kanpa You shall drown the fearless ones The sword of Lapis Lazuli Diadem Your fullness and strength is my delight Edin Na Zu, Edin Na Zu The stars have spoken to me They’ve told me the tale of your past Battles were clashed by you Long before the cosmos existed O’ mountains of Mashu Please help me to find the grey stone I lost it, yet it’s symbol unequals your race I am in search of the Northern Nineveh; it’s beyond the hills of Zagros I thrust my sword onto the veil, and then, in the Earth Reversed lightning strikes Sumerian sands They glance at me with eyes of Sunkun Varloorni Their eyes flare red with glowing embers Follow the path of gold and ye shall find the symbols: Arra, Agga, and Bandar In my sleeping village of Bet Durrabia, Shabatu forces the nineteenth hour Ye go to thy Apzu; the unsightly abyss of Enidu Ye go to thy Apzu; the impious axis of Enidu I have traveled beneth the seas in search of our master’s palace I have finally found the grey stone of the immemorial ones I have raised my armies in the lands of the eastern, summoning hordes I have seen Ngga, God of Heathens, as my sword Diadem gleams The cosmos shall be greeted from the blood of thez serpent A serpent well known as Tehom Mummu Tiamat Man shall be greeted from the blood of Kingu Thy queen of mashu will haunt the vision of your breed O’ my queen, I feel your skin of white, I touch your breasts of life, yet there’s a battle I must fight Zagros, Avagon, Ngga, Shabatu Thy skin of white misses you Please don’t leave me ever, nevermore Unless you go, please take me with you We’ll ride onto wings of Anzu I heard the bellow of wolves behind the half-burnt waves The tides of uruk swept your tongue across the salty floor We have found the Apzu; our birthplace toward Avagon We have found the Apzu; our meridian toward the dark Munus Sigsigga Ag Bara ye Innin Aggish Xashxur Gishnu urma Apzu |
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2. | Feis Mor Tir na n’Og (Across the North Sea to Visnech) | 08:05 | Show lyrics |
Feis Mor Tir Na N’og (Across The North Sea To Visnech) Across the northern seas, we travel The cold freezing winds will arouse us Spells from a woman have sent us to the seas of avagon Transformed by our mother, we are I am CuChulainn, the warrior of Ulster We’ll search the lands to discover the Tir Na N’og The sea god guides our ship to Ireland The storms push us to the palace of Visnech Our swords with fire are rising Our axes with fire have risen The call from the silver horn to Visnech splits the air Warriors answered the horn behind the western lands Hoofs and steel hammered past the cries beyond the thorned hills Acknowledging the commands from the king Our play lies north to the path of Nite And brings us upon the fortress walls where battles raged Raise the magick hammer of Mjollnir Your underworld of Annwvyn draws us through Emer, thy lucious woman, I shall sleep with you I kiss the naked skin of white I lust your black hair, my woman divine I see a holocaust in your eyes (You are my princess of live) (You are my princess of life) Feis Mor Tir Na N’Og In the land of Visnech, the darkness never sinks away All will fall upon the southern steel, yet behind the burning fires Now, we bathe at the bleeding coast, while women laugh with the Gailant knights How sad is it to see my father’s fallen halls? Can I feel the pure blast from the frigid winds? I awake the gods Epona, Cernunnos, and Lugh Yes, I’m CuChulainn, warrior fo Ulster [repeat verse] In order to worship with fire and sword The storms shall force us to the palace of Visnech Cold, cold, how cold are the plains of Lugh? You should ask thy Emer to reply We’ve finally found the last paradise It remains in the light of Tir Na N’Og With the hand of Ler, Irish Sea god We shall complete our long excursion |
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3. | Cyntefyn’s Fountain | 03:46 | Show lyrics |
Cyntefyn’s Fountain The dragon’s guide is chance When the waters are disturbed In the name of the great Pythoness Cyntefyn burns with the ground |
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4. | A Quest into the 77th Novel | 05:48 | Show lyrics |
A Quest Into The 77th Novel Long ago -in the shade of timberlands Horses and wolves united -with our invoking orbit In order to blister -the green summer plains We heard commands -from our benighted master: "Reap from the illuminated sky ...and become visible to thy eye!" "I beseech thee; I entreat me" "O circle of storms, my shield is cracked!" We stand here to cultivate And summon smoke from the meadow A sweep of an athame (The widdershin), willunlock the deep portals Long ago -in the shade of timberlands Horses and wolves united -with our invoking orbit In order to blister -the green summer plains We heard commands -from our benighted master: "Ye overseer of the watchtowers below all clouds; we thank you for framing the Rite of Hagiel. Bygone and beyond, we must always and without ease, be expulsed. The season or solstice is complete when the shepherd of Wolves lie upon vanishing hill’s way. We shall lure thy lost flock from shadows onto day. Aloneness is our space of winged sleep and sight; therefore, watchtowers burn before the lift of the twilight" |
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5. | Our Lust for Lunar Plains (Nox Luna Inlustris) | 01:49 | instrumental |
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6. | The Coming of War (Morbid Scream cover) | 05:15 | Show lyrics |
The Coming Of War Evil Summoned to war Eternal conquest for power Gathering armies of death To fight and kill at will Sinister weapons of war Piercing metal and man Warriors Mounted on steeds Ride out into the mist Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest Endless Eternal Pain Thousands die for a king Wretched Weary souls Raging battle never ends Hatred Inflicting death Destroying the weak at heart Eternity Becomes less War has drawn to an end Overthrown The emperor falls in defeat Great halls Crack and decay with neglect Dethroned He cries out in vengeance Impaler Mark is words of death Shadows Crusades of the past Triumph through the fog Sunsets drip into dusk Flows like blood on my blade Massacre the feckless breed Dismiss all empty thrones Riding, beyond the clouds, damnation ends in despair Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest |
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7. | The Sun of Tiphareth | 07:06 | Show lyrics |
The Sun Of Tiphareth Join us into thresholds of moonless light Xekonaphim paints your worshipped wheel of flames Incendere Magi Hortus Rosarum Black roses, laced with silver, are now the ashes of Heximeth The sten stars of Assiah wonders why the meadows are torched The holocaust of Atu brings down the pyre of Chokmah Chokmah fills lust into the virgin stream (silent waters) A Heximethian spirit looks below the edge of a cliff ...and watches the thieves of serpents (worm of the eight-fold-star) Join us into tresholds of moonless light Xekonaphim paints your worshipped wheel of flames Incedere Magi Hortus Rosarum The sun of Tipareth’s circle arouses the warlock and seed Sephiroth plants your heart to grow his oak of VITRIOL Sepher Yetzirah is the deepest root of Atu the sun of Tiphareth’s circle dances until it falls Tiphareth! Your lordship is the sixth sword that triumphs the jagged blade Strike it downward to a rusty point ...and burn the earth as roses burn in the meadow "Come forth, o serpent, and take your fill of poison" I am above you and I am inside you My fierce eroticism is in yours "For he is ever a sun, and for he is the winged secret flame" I am the snake that kissed Gehenna’s own worm I giveth knowledge and delight to the ones Black roses, laced with silver, are now the ashes of Heximeth The ten stars of Assiah wonders why meadows are torched |
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43:07 |
The Sun of Tiphareth
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Drums, Vocals, Keyboards, Flute, Lyrics |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Guitars, Bass, Lyrics |
Shaftiel | Guitars (electric, acoustic), Bass, Vocals |
Guest/Session | |
Lynette Mitchell | Vocals (additional) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Danny Brown | Engineering |
Kris Verwimp | Artwork |
James Bland | Photography |
Tracks | |||
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Side A | |||
1. | Apzu | 11:18 | Show lyrics |
Apzu Sea of uruk I taste the salt of you I hunt through sands of Roba El Khaliyeh Dumuzi Apzu Your allure is so very pure Zi Dingir Anna Kanpa You shall drown the fearless ones The sword of Lapis Lazuli Diadem Your fullness and strength is my delight Edin Na Zu, Edin Na Zu The stars have spoken to me They’ve told me the tale of your past Battles were clashed by you Long before the cosmos existed O’ mountains of Mashu Please help me to find the grey stone I lost it, yet it’s symbol unequals your race I am in search of the Northern Nineveh; it’s beyond the hills of Zagros I thrust my sword onto the veil, and then, in the Earth Reversed lightning strikes Sumerian sands They glance at me with eyes of Sunkun Varloorni Their eyes flare red with glowing embers Follow the path of gold and ye shall find the symbols: Arra, Agga, and Bandar In my sleeping village of Bet Durrabia, Shabatu forces the nineteenth hour Ye go to thy Apzu; the unsightly abyss of Enidu Ye go to thy Apzu; the impious axis of Enidu I have traveled beneth the seas in search of our master’s palace I have finally found the grey stone of the immemorial ones I have raised my armies in the lands of the eastern, summoning hordes I have seen Ngga, God of Heathens, as my sword Diadem gleams The cosmos shall be greeted from the blood of thez serpent A serpent well known as Tehom Mummu Tiamat Man shall be greeted from the blood of Kingu Thy queen of mashu will haunt the vision of your breed O’ my queen, I feel your skin of white, I touch your breasts of life, yet there’s a battle I must fight Zagros, Avagon, Ngga, Shabatu Thy skin of white misses you Please don’t leave me ever, nevermore Unless you go, please take me with you We’ll ride onto wings of Anzu I heard the bellow of wolves behind the half-burnt waves The tides of uruk swept your tongue across the salty floor We have found the Apzu; our birthplace toward Avagon We have found the Apzu; our meridian toward the dark Munus Sigsigga Ag Bara ye Innin Aggish Xashxur Gishnu urma Apzu |
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2. | Feis Mor Tir na n’Og (Across the North Sea to Visnech) | 08:05 | Show lyrics |
Feis Mor Tir Na N’og (Across The North Sea To Visnech) Across the northern seas, we travel The cold freezing winds will arouse us Spells from a woman have sent us to the seas of avagon Transformed by our mother, we are I am CuChulainn, the warrior of Ulster We’ll search the lands to discover the Tir Na N’og The sea god guides our ship to Ireland The storms push us to the palace of Visnech Our swords with fire are rising Our axes with fire have risen The call from the silver horn to Visnech splits the air Warriors answered the horn behind the western lands Hoofs and steel hammered past the cries beyond the thorned hills Acknowledging the commands from the king Our play lies north to the path of Nite And brings us upon the fortress walls where battles raged Raise the magick hammer of Mjollnir Your underworld of Annwvyn draws us through Emer, thy lucious woman, I shall sleep with you I kiss the naked skin of white I lust your black hair, my woman divine I see a holocaust in your eyes (You are my princess of live) (You are my princess of life) Feis Mor Tir Na N’Og In the land of Visnech, the darkness never sinks away All will fall upon the southern steel, yet behind the burning fires Now, we bathe at the bleeding coast, while women laugh with the Gailant knights How sad is it to see my father’s fallen halls? Can I feel the pure blast from the frigid winds? I awake the gods Epona, Cernunnos, and Lugh Yes, I’m CuChulainn, warrior fo Ulster [repeat verse] In order to worship with fire and sword The storms shall force us to the palace of Visnech Cold, cold, how cold are the plains of Lugh? You should ask thy Emer to reply We’ve finally found the last paradise It remains in the light of Tir Na N’Og With the hand of Ler, Irish Sea god We shall complete our long excursion |
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3. | Cyntefyn’s Fountain | 03:46 | Show lyrics |
Cyntefyn’s Fountain The dragon’s guide is chance When the waters are disturbed In the name of the great Pythoness Cyntefyn burns with the ground |
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4. | A Quest into the 77th Novel | 05:48 | Show lyrics |
A Quest Into The 77th Novel Long ago -in the shade of timberlands Horses and wolves united -with our invoking orbit In order to blister -the green summer plains We heard commands -from our benighted master: "Reap from the illuminated sky ...and become visible to thy eye!" "I beseech thee; I entreat me" "O circle of storms, my shield is cracked!" We stand here to cultivate And summon smoke from the meadow A sweep of an athame (The widdershin), willunlock the deep portals Long ago -in the shade of timberlands Horses and wolves united -with our invoking orbit In order to blister -the green summer plains We heard commands -from our benighted master: "Ye overseer of the watchtowers below all clouds; we thank you for framing the Rite of Hagiel. Bygone and beyond, we must always and without ease, be expulsed. The season or solstice is complete when the shepherd of Wolves lie upon vanishing hill’s way. We shall lure thy lost flock from shadows onto day. Aloneness is our space of winged sleep and sight; therefore, watchtowers burn before the lift of the twilight" |
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5. | Our Lust for Lunar Plains (Nox Luna Inlustris) | 01:49 | instrumental |
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6. | The Coming of War (Morbid Scream cover) | 05:15 | Show lyrics |
The Coming Of War Evil Summoned to war Eternal conquest for power Gathering armies of death To fight and kill at will Sinister weapons of war Piercing metal and man Warriors Mounted on steeds Ride out into the mist Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest Endless Eternal Pain Thousands die for a king Wretched Weary souls Raging battle never ends Hatred Inflicting death Destroying the weak at heart Eternity Becomes less War has drawn to an end Overthrown The emperor falls in defeat Great halls Crack and decay with neglect Dethroned He cries out in vengeance Impaler Mark is words of death Shadows Crusades of the past Triumph through the fog Sunsets drip into dusk Flows like blood on my blade Massacre the feckless breed Dismiss all empty thrones Riding, beyond the clouds, damnation ends in despair Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest |
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7. | The Sun of Tiphareth | 07:06 | Show lyrics |
The Sun Of Tiphareth Join us into thresholds of moonless light Xekonaphim paints your worshipped wheel of flames Incendere Magi Hortus Rosarum Black roses, laced with silver, are now the ashes of Heximeth The sten stars of Assiah wonders why the meadows are torched The holocaust of Atu brings down the pyre of Chokmah Chokmah fills lust into the virgin stream (silent waters) A Heximethian spirit looks below the edge of a cliff ...and watches the thieves of serpents (worm of the eight-fold-star) Join us into tresholds of moonless light Xekonaphim paints your worshipped wheel of flames Incedere Magi Hortus Rosarum The sun of Tipareth’s circle arouses the warlock and seed Sephiroth plants your heart to grow his oak of VITRIOL Sepher Yetzirah is the deepest root of Atu the sun of Tiphareth’s circle dances until it falls Tiphareth! Your lordship is the sixth sword that triumphs the jagged blade Strike it downward to a rusty point ...and burn the earth as roses burn in the meadow "Come forth, o serpent, and take your fill of poison" I am above you and I am inside you My fierce eroticism is in yours "For he is ever a sun, and for he is the winged secret flame" I am the snake that kissed Gehenna’s own worm I giveth knowledge and delight to the ones Black roses, laced with silver, are now the ashes of Heximeth The ten stars of Assiah wonders why meadows are torched |
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43:07 |
The Sun of Tiphareth
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Proscriptor McGovern | Drums, Vocals, Keyboards, Flute, Lyrics |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Guitars, Bass, Lyrics |
Shaftiel | Guitars (electric, acoustic), Bass, Vocals |
Guest/Session | |
Lynette Mitchell | Vocals (additional) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Danny Brown | Engineering |
Kris Verwimp | Artwork |
James Bland | Photography |
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1. | Apzu | 11:18 | Show lyrics |
Apzu Sea of uruk I taste the salt of you I hunt through sands of Roba El Khaliyeh Dumuzi Apzu Your allure is so very pure Zi Dingir Anna Kanpa You shall drown the fearless ones The sword of Lapis Lazuli Diadem Your fullness and strength is my delight Edin Na Zu, Edin Na Zu The stars have spoken to me They’ve told me the tale of your past Battles were clashed by you Long before the cosmos existed O’ mountains of Mashu Please help me to find the grey stone I lost it, yet it’s symbol unequals your race I am in search of the Northern Nineveh; it’s beyond the hills of Zagros I thrust my sword onto the veil, and then, in the Earth Reversed lightning strikes Sumerian sands They glance at me with eyes of Sunkun Varloorni Their eyes flare red with glowing embers Follow the path of gold and ye shall find the symbols: Arra, Agga, and Bandar In my sleeping village of Bet Durrabia, Shabatu forces the nineteenth hour Ye go to thy Apzu; the unsightly abyss of Enidu Ye go to thy Apzu; the impious axis of Enidu I have traveled beneth the seas in search of our master’s palace I have finally found the grey stone of the immemorial ones I have raised my armies in the lands of the eastern, summoning hordes I have seen Ngga, God of Heathens, as my sword Diadem gleams The cosmos shall be greeted from the blood of thez serpent A serpent well known as Tehom Mummu Tiamat Man shall be greeted from the blood of Kingu Thy queen of mashu will haunt the vision of your breed O’ my queen, I feel your skin of white, I touch your breasts of life, yet there’s a battle I must fight Zagros, Avagon, Ngga, Shabatu Thy skin of white misses you Please don’t leave me ever, nevermore Unless you go, please take me with you We’ll ride onto wings of Anzu I heard the bellow of wolves behind the half-burnt waves The tides of uruk swept your tongue across the salty floor We have found the Apzu; our birthplace toward Avagon We have found the Apzu; our meridian toward the dark Munus Sigsigga Ag Bara ye Innin Aggish Xashxur Gishnu urma Apzu |
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2. | Feis Mor Tir na n’Og (Across the North Sea to Visnech) | 08:05 | Show lyrics |
Feis Mor Tir Na N’og (Across The North Sea To Visnech) Across the northern seas, we travel The cold freezing winds will arouse us Spells from a woman have sent us to the seas of avagon Transformed by our mother, we are I am CuChulainn, the warrior of Ulster We’ll search the lands to discover the Tir Na N’og The sea god guides our ship to Ireland The storms push us to the palace of Visnech Our swords with fire are rising Our axes with fire have risen The call from the silver horn to Visnech splits the air Warriors answered the horn behind the western lands Hoofs and steel hammered past the cries beyond the thorned hills Acknowledging the commands from the king Our play lies north to the path of Nite And brings us upon the fortress walls where battles raged Raise the magick hammer of Mjollnir Your underworld of Annwvyn draws us through Emer, thy lucious woman, I shall sleep with you I kiss the naked skin of white I lust your black hair, my woman divine I see a holocaust in your eyes (You are my princess of live) (You are my princess of life) Feis Mor Tir Na N’Og In the land of Visnech, the darkness never sinks away All will fall upon the southern steel, yet behind the burning fires Now, we bathe at the bleeding coast, while women laugh with the Gailant knights How sad is it to see my father’s fallen halls? Can I feel the pure blast from the frigid winds? I awake the gods Epona, Cernunnos, and Lugh Yes, I’m CuChulainn, warrior fo Ulster [repeat verse] In order to worship with fire and sword The storms shall force us to the palace of Visnech Cold, cold, how cold are the plains of Lugh? You should ask thy Emer to reply We’ve finally found the last paradise It remains in the light of Tir Na N’Og With the hand of Ler, Irish Sea god We shall complete our long excursion |
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3. | Cyntefyn’s Fountain | 03:46 | Show lyrics |
Cyntefyn’s Fountain The dragon’s guide is chance When the waters are disturbed In the name of the great Pythoness Cyntefyn burns with the ground |
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4. | A Quest into the 77th Novel | 05:48 | Show lyrics |
A Quest Into The 77th Novel Long ago -in the shade of timberlands Horses and wolves united -with our invoking orbit In order to blister -the green summer plains We heard commands -from our benighted master: "Reap from the illuminated sky ...and become visible to thy eye!" "I beseech thee; I entreat me" "O circle of storms, my shield is cracked!" We stand here to cultivate And summon smoke from the meadow A sweep of an athame (The widdershin), willunlock the deep portals Long ago -in the shade of timberlands Horses and wolves united -with our invoking orbit In order to blister -the green summer plains We heard commands -from our benighted master: "Ye overseer of the watchtowers below all clouds; we thank you for framing the Rite of Hagiel. Bygone and beyond, we must always and without ease, be expulsed. The season or solstice is complete when the shepherd of Wolves lie upon vanishing hill’s way. We shall lure thy lost flock from shadows onto day. Aloneness is our space of winged sleep and sight; therefore, watchtowers burn before the lift of the twilight" |
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5. | Our Lust for Lunar Plains (Nox Luna Inlustris) | 01:49 | instrumental |
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6. | The Coming of War (Morbid Scream cover) | 05:15 | Show lyrics |
The Coming Of War Evil Summoned to war Eternal conquest for power Gathering armies of death To fight and kill at will Sinister weapons of war Piercing metal and man Warriors Mounted on steeds Ride out into the mist Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest Endless Eternal Pain Thousands die for a king Wretched Weary souls Raging battle never ends Hatred Inflicting death Destroying the weak at heart Eternity Becomes less War has drawn to an end Overthrown The emperor falls in defeat Great halls Crack and decay with neglect Dethroned He cries out in vengeance Impaler Mark is words of death Shadows Crusades of the past Triumph through the fog Sunsets drip into dusk Flows like blood on my blade Massacre the feckless breed Dismiss all empty thrones Riding, beyond the clouds, damnation ends in despair Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest |
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7. | The Sun of Tiphareth | 07:06 | Show lyrics |
The Sun Of Tiphareth Join us into thresholds of moonless light Xekonaphim paints your worshipped wheel of flames Incendere Magi Hortus Rosarum Black roses, laced with silver, are now the ashes of Heximeth The sten stars of Assiah wonders why the meadows are torched The holocaust of Atu brings down the pyre of Chokmah Chokmah fills lust into the virgin stream (silent waters) A Heximethian spirit looks below the edge of a cliff ...and watches the thieves of serpents (worm of the eight-fold-star) Join us into tresholds of moonless light Xekonaphim paints your worshipped wheel of flames Incedere Magi Hortus Rosarum The sun of Tipareth’s circle arouses the warlock and seed Sephiroth plants your heart to grow his oak of VITRIOL Sepher Yetzirah is the deepest root of Atu the sun of Tiphareth’s circle dances until it falls Tiphareth! Your lordship is the sixth sword that triumphs the jagged blade Strike it downward to a rusty point ...and burn the earth as roses burn in the meadow "Come forth, o serpent, and take your fill of poison" I am above you and I am inside you My fierce eroticism is in yours "For he is ever a sun, and for he is the winged secret flame" I am the snake that kissed Gehenna’s own worm I giveth knowledge and delight to the ones Black roses, laced with silver, are now the ashes of Heximeth The ten stars of Assiah wonders why meadows are torched |
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43:07 |
...and Shineth unto the Cold Cometh...
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Proscriptor | Vocals, Drums, Flute |
Equitant Ifernaim Dal Gais | Guitars, Bass, Keyboards |
Shaftiel (Lord of Shadows) | Guitars, Guitars (acoustic), Bass, Vocals |
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1. | ...and Shineth unto the Cold Cometh... | 06:52 | Show lyrics |
Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. The last of Ka drifts across the river - Our sky outside has not been named. Two Ugalla-demons start their battle - Tempest of the creek is floored in flames. Winds of Imhullu foretold their weather - Sea-dwelling floods reply without names. Taste the salty tides of the Apzu - Alight seven tablets wearing steel of lame. Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. [Chorus] 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. Ea’s eye is the way........ [Repeat 1st Verse] [Lead: Shaftel] [Bridge] We are the ones who know the mountain passes, and we’ll search the battlefields, in order to FIND THE ESSENTIAL WEAPONS corroded within the tan dust. Marduk, Anu, Ellil, and Ea watch us all to test our bold and drastic strength, so Tiamat SNEERS WITH THE HATE AND COMMANDS the storm-chariot of the horses. Their teeth and heart carry poison to strike us down, but cannot fill our veins with venom. We warned you twice: "WE COMMAND THE MUSHUSSU!" "SHARP OF TOOTH AND STRIKE OF FANG!" "HORNED SERPENT OF THE UNCLAIMED!" "SHINE!" [2nd Verse] Make a path, fix the hour, and raise the seed The dragon’s semen is what you drink to be crowned by night "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" With the billowing fog, the abyss speaks below Your wings of force cannot warp you through the times "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" In the ninth aeon, Esharra ceases the laughter Then, Imhulla assembles the blazing cycllone "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" Now you are spiritually drunk from the dragon’s semen, So set your arrow in the bow and coat it with the poison "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" ...AND SHINETH UNTO THE COLD COMETH... |
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2. | Akhera Goiti - Akhera Beiti (One Black Opalith for Tomorrow) | 07:28 | Show lyrics |
Akhera Goiti - Akhera Beiti (One Black Opalith For Tomorrow) Between the sunset’s bloodstained veil, Thy horned prospect reflects on me. The he-goat above - The she-goat below Cried through beads of mirrored tears It fills the air ! - It fills the air ! An atmosphere that hath no key. I’m disguised by the kindle of nite and I can fill your liquid, glass heart Grasp your cold-shaded breath and whisper the sign of the hidded stone I’m in the circle and I am the shell that granted you the horns of All-Begetter A fixed, startless vision and a sullen fabrication cursed the Sun of which our lustful ways are performed. Half of me is all of her Hath no shower; hath no sol Half of me is all of her Hath no shower; hath no sol Half of me is all of her Hath no shower; hath no sol Akhera-goiti Akhera-beiti Fantasies I realized Dance of thorns, I thrive For below the great abyss is a virtue contained in itself. "We shall eagerly expect one black opalith for tomorrow." |
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14:20 |
...and Shineth unto the Cold Cometh...
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Proscriptor | Vocals, Drums, Flute |
Equitant Ifernaim Dal Gais | Guitars, Bass, Keyboards |
Shaftiel (Lord of Shadows) | Guitars, Guitars (acoustic), Bass, Vocals |
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Single-sided | |||
1. | ...and Shineth unto the Cold Cometh... | 06:52 | Show lyrics |
Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. The last of Ka drifts across the river - Our sky outside has not been named. Two Ugalla-demons start their battle - Tempest of the creek is floored in flames. Winds of Imhullu foretold their weather - Sea-dwelling floods reply without names. Taste the salty tides of the Apzu - Alight seven tablets wearing steel of lame. Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. [Chorus] 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. Ea’s eye is the way........ [Repeat 1st Verse] [Lead: Shaftel] [Bridge] We are the ones who know the mountain passes, and we’ll search the battlefields, in order to FIND THE ESSENTIAL WEAPONS corroded within the tan dust. Marduk, Anu, Ellil, and Ea watch us all to test our bold and drastic strength, so Tiamat SNEERS WITH THE HATE AND COMMANDS the storm-chariot of the horses. Their teeth and heart carry poison to strike us down, but cannot fill our veins with venom. We warned you twice: "WE COMMAND THE MUSHUSSU!" "SHARP OF TOOTH AND STRIKE OF FANG!" "HORNED SERPENT OF THE UNCLAIMED!" "SHINE!" [2nd Verse] Make a path, fix the hour, and raise the seed The dragon’s semen is what you drink to be crowned by night "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" With the billowing fog, the abyss speaks below Your wings of force cannot warp you through the times "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" In the ninth aeon, Esharra ceases the laughter Then, Imhulla assembles the blazing cycllone "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" Now you are spiritually drunk from the dragon’s semen, So set your arrow in the bow and coat it with the poison "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" ...AND SHINETH UNTO THE COLD COMETH... |
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2. | Akhera Goiti - Akhera Beiti (One Black Opalith for Tomorrow) | 07:28 | Show lyrics |
Akhera Goiti - Akhera Beiti (One Black Opalith For Tomorrow) Between the sunset’s bloodstained veil, Thy horned prospect reflects on me. The he-goat above - The she-goat below Cried through beads of mirrored tears It fills the air ! - It fills the air ! An atmosphere that hath no key. I’m disguised by the kindle of nite and I can fill your liquid, glass heart Grasp your cold-shaded breath and whisper the sign of the hidded stone I’m in the circle and I am the shell that granted you the horns of All-Begetter A fixed, startless vision and a sullen fabrication cursed the Sun of which our lustful ways are performed. Half of me is all of her Hath no shower; hath no sol Half of me is all of her Hath no shower; hath no sol Half of me is all of her Hath no shower; hath no sol Akhera-goiti Akhera-beiti Fantasies I realized Dance of thorns, I thrive For below the great abyss is a virtue contained in itself. "We shall eagerly expect one black opalith for tomorrow." |
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14:20 |
The Third Storm of Cythrául
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Shaftiel | Guitars (lead, acoustic), Bass (tracks 2, 6-7, 9), Vocals (tracks 2, 6, 9) |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Guitars (lead), Bass (tracks 1, 3-5), Lyrics (tracks 4-5, 9) |
Proscriptor McGovern | Vocals (tracks 1-5, 7, 9), Drums, Gong, Bells, Lyrics (tracks 1-3, 7, 9) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Alex Gerst | Engineering |
Gary Long | Executive engineering |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Peter Clark | Mastering, Editing |
James Bland | Photography |
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1. | Prelusion to Cythrául / ...and Shineth unto the Cold Cometh... | 06:48 | Show lyrics |
Prelusion To Cythraul "Any who live alone, long only for mercy, the mercy of truth is among your traits of bloodlust and vein. You have not, in all this time, returned to the lowland of your ancestors. Your feet follow a hoof-beaten, dirt track down the side of a small, grass-covered knoll. It is near the round hillfort that your cavaliers call the dun. The ways of the arcane are more difficult hillfort that words can tell. You are in complete isolation from this mortal exibition, as others will be, in due time. Each day at dawn, you speak to yourself and give your thoughts complete utterance. For there are none surviving now, to whom you would freely speak with, so impart your heart’s desire." "You, the oppressor, will need to learn to chain your mind, to wait for the proper time to speak. Nevertheless, you shall be executed from the creed, under the sigil of the blade, then the number. In an instant, the feeble and the foreigners lie North from here. In an instant, a magician, shadowlord, and tyrant raised their powers above your head. You are separated from your kin, by far distance, of Time and Tide. You will remember your comrades well, as they replenish your memory with an immortal essence of everlastingness. And though you will only see shades of what once was, you will hear their songs and music forever." "As golden lamplight escapes from the bleeding skies, winsome peat smoke scents a chilled breeze that enfolds the imperious settlement, gathering sounds, and lifts the brave into the night. You shall recall the winter zephyr, as those were the winds that passed eternity." The Emperor continued to breathe deep and harshly. His lungs sounded a death rattle, as they were quickly filling with blood and various fluids, Before his death and dissolution, the Emperor sluggishly uttered, "I have granted intelligence towards the crown unto thee. If you teach him well....." Here and now, we shall take you within The Third Storm Of Cythraul. It’s only just begun..... [Sir Proscriptor McGovern] [MI NA SAMHNA/NOVEMBER, 1995] ...And Shineth Unto The Cold Cometh... [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voice: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] [1st Verse] Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. The last of Ka drifts across the river - Our sky outside has not been named. Two Ugalla-demons start their battle - Tempest of the creek is floored in flames. Winds of Imhullu foretold their weather - Sea-dwelling floods reply without names. Taste the salty tides of the Apzu - Alight seven tablets wearing steel of lame. Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. [Chorus] 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. Ea’s eye is the way........ [Repeat 1st Verse] [Lead: Shaftel] [Bridge] We are the ones who know the mountain passes, and we’ll search the battlefields, in order to FIND THE ESSENTIAL WEAPONS corroded within the tan dust. Marduk, Anu, Ellil, and Ea watch us all to test our bold and drastic strength, so Tiamat SNEERS WITH THE HATE AND COMMANDS the storm-chariot of the horses. Their teeth and heart carry poison to strike us down, but cannot fill our veins with venom. We warned you twice: "WE COMMAND THE MUSHUSSU!" "SHARP OF TOOTH AND STRIKE OF FANG!" "HORNED SERPENT OF THE UNCLAIMED!" "SHINE!" [2nd Verse] Make a path, fix the hour, and raise the seed The dragon’s semen is what you drink to be crowned by night "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" With the billowing fog, the abyss speaks below Your wings of force cannot warp you through the times "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" In the ninth aeon, Esharra ceases the laughter Then, Imhulla assembles the blazing cycllone "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" Now you are spiritually drunk from the dragon’s semen, So set your arrow in the bow and coat it with the poison "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" ...AND SHINETH UNTO THE COLD COMETH... [MI NA SAMHNA/NOVEMBRE, 1993] |
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2. | Highland Tyrant Attack | 04:58 | Show lyrics |
Highland Tyrant Attack [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voices: Shaftiel & Proscriptor, Bass: Shaftiel] "You will hear my commands when cries never fade!" "I grasp my pole-ax in hand with stock, steel, and mace!" "I clutch the soulless winds that stir the Ginder trees!" "I extol beneath a wrathful, yet a constant lunar eye!" The last clash will crown one son to the Pictish throne. "My father’s the king!" cries this tyrant, aimed for bloodshed. Three flags will fly between the Esk and Dee rivers. "The triumph’s my king!" screams this baron son, devised for war. Follow the tracks of this mailed horseman (geared with pole-ax in his hand). The blades from Balkan Hills are sharpened (cut for slaying and whetted to fight). The child has proven his gallantry (he shall not abuse Teutonic codes). He’s spiked and sent forth in a frenzy (their king sits at his table). [Repeat 1st Three Verses] [Bridge] "Far free of these castle walls, I thought I heard your scream!" [Chorus] THIS IS THE HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! Garters on their left arms are fastened for chivalry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! All of the vanquished battalions are thrown into the corries. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! [Recapitulation] "Our flags have soared O’er the Esk and Dee rivers!" "We, the cnihts, are crowned for tier and not our lies!" "Horse and Hattock took us back to the realm of Balkan Hills!" "We, the cnihts, have formed the lines, before the rites!" "We’el pursue to spit on their pledge and curse them, as the light breaks!" "...But is our king still sitting at his table?" [Lead: Shaftiel] [MEITHEAMH/JUNE, 1995] |
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3. | A Magician’s Lapis-Lazuli | 03:08 | Show lyrics |
A Magician’S Lapis-Lazuli [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voice: Proscriptor Bass: Equitant] [1st Verse] He gave me the noble, enduring crown. He gave me the high throne of kingship. He gave me the imperial, regal sceptre. He gave me the laws of the realm. He gave me the facts of the Kurgarra. He gave me descend in this undersphere. He gave me the dagger; he gave me the sword. He gave me the staff and unphallic wand. He gave me concern. He gave me dismay. He gave me consternation. He gave me the art of this song. He gave me procreation. [Pre-Chorus] Dumuzi! [Chorus] A magician’s lapis-lazuli gleams in Urik, descending to my undersphere. A magician’s lapis-lazuli reflects onto the Temples of Offal. A magician’s lapis-lazuli excels in Ur, descending to their underworld. ...is placed on Shugurra, the crown of the Steppe. [Repeat 1st Verse] [2nd Verse] He gave me the craft of the spell; he gave me determination. He gave me the craft of a charm; he gave me an invocation. He gave me wine of Geshtinanna; he gave me determination. He gave me oracles of the lil; he gave me half a year. He gave me a sail on an Anzu-Bird; he gave me notes of thunder. He gave me the feathers from it’s wing; he gave me regalement. He gave me a mark of the fiend; he gave me roots from the Huluppu-Tree; He gave me travel of the Apzu; he gave me the Lapis-Lazuli. A MAGICIAN’S LAPIS-LAZULI! [MI FEABHRA/FEBRUARY, 1996] |
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4. | Swords and Leather | 03:07 | Show lyrics |
Swords and Leather [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant, Voices: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is my way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!) Miles of frozen lands are far behind us... We ride along the margin of the woods. O’ great is the black swords of Eire. Thus to speak is the shame of your lord. We ride through the bleak winter skies; hearts full of hate and steel shining bright! Alas, it’s ill, to walk in my shadow... O’ master of doom, you are alone. In chariots of fire we went forth, To call the spell of blazing flames. My black sword of Eire has returned. In glory, of the land, of the flame. Child of wisdom and words... Son of magick and the sword. Call the spells of burning winds!! [Chorus] SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our brave hearts will conquer!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our Celtic blood will conquer!! [Repeat All Verses & Chorus] [Lead: Ifernain] [Lead: Shaftiel] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is our way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!!!) [MARTA/MARCH, 1995] |
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5. | The Winter Zephyr (...Within Kingdoms of Mist) | 02:59 | Show lyrics |
The Winter Zephyr [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant, Voice: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] One silver cloud collapsed below the glow of a harvest fullmoon. `Cause we’re here to make an oath and we’ll raise our realm in a sky of maroon. Our stratosphere turned dark; however, the Western winds never stopped blowing. All deceiving religions fall, we’ll gonna close our hands, and make our own way. [Chorus x 2] Ignite the wroth flames - 3 fires to the sky Before the violence, We stand before the most, wild beast. We’ll rape the peace. Once again, We summon you, To join us all! Standing upon the sand of the shores was a Queen, with a crown, of 13 stars. She worships the dragon above, which exalts impiety in that wild beast. Our father is here with us and we’ll summon you to join us. If we’re bonded by jewels and blood on our fists, then we hail you within kingdoms of mist. [Repeat Chorus x 2] Gorias! (The silver sword of the moon) Finias! (The flaming lancet of the sun) The winter zephyr warps the power of Sessair - 3 MORBID SCREAMS! [MI LUNASA/AUGUST, 1995] |
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6. | Morbid Scream (Morbid Scream cover) | 02:10 | Show lyrics |
Morbid Scream [Lyrical Magick: Trent White, Voice: Shaftiel, Backing Voice: Proscriptor] [Bass: Shaftiel, Traditional Battle Arrangement by Morbid Scream - 1988] [1st Verse] A barbaric land where the sword is the law, and killing is the way of life. An infernal wasteland and down a barren plain; A warrior stands the test of fate. His face is cracked from the wicked hands of time, and scars from war have past, Taking the reins from a shadowy steed, I shall kill the foyus at it’s layer! [Chorus x 2] MORBID SCREAM! [2nd Verse] Skulls and bones lie relics in the sand; Remembrance of men that came before. The ground is scorched from the dragon’s breath, and corpses burned to stench and ash. I awake in fury when the dragon attacks; Advancing in anger - spitting fire. Our barbarous laws, my thundering axe, yet we’ll fight the beast to it’s death! [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Lead: Shaftiel] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Repeat 1st Verse] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [MARTA/MARCH, 1988] |
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7. | Customs of Tasseomancy (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act I | 03:58 | Show lyrics |
Customs Of Tasseomancy (Quoth The Sky, Nevermore) Act I [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voices: Proscriptor, Bass: Shaftiel] [Proemial Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you’re dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [1st Verse] Ginger trees exhibit eyeless shades of trust. Sapphire flickers of light divorce the leaves from an Oak. Kali Ma! Kali Ma! You incise me with claw and nail. You hold the rings of Siva. You hold the shapes of melted wax. [Chorus] Praise this disrespectful light for crashing down. Tasseomancy! Time frames shall warp you through the frames of time. Tasseomancy! [Repeat 1st Verse & Chorus] [Bridge] Ta gaoth lugha lamhfhada ag eiteall anocht san aer! Magdalens, Tu non lou dises pas de bon cor! If the process of the incantations were done incorrectly, then sketches of the moon whined with the melted ice (...oh, so slowly.) [Dénouement Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you are dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [MI LUIL/JULY, 1992] |
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8. | Intelligence Towards the Crown | 01:55 | instrumental |
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9. | ...of Celtic Fire, We Are Born / Terminus (...in the Eyes of Ioldanach) | 08:31 | Show lyrics |
...Of Celtic Fire, We Are Born [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant & Proscriptor, Voices: Proscriptor & Shaftiel] [Bass: Shaftiel] Outside the winter zephyr, When fables of sabers were strong. "...For thou hast said in our hearts..." "...From Celtic flames, we are born." The Sky Clad flocks a carnal war, So invoke their heartless cries. "Crom Croich’s at our side." "He’s made of gold, so shall we ride?" From the mounts of Antrim, Towards the glens of Visnech. "...For thou has said in our hearts..." "...From Celtic flames, we are born." Any who live alone, Long onlt for mercy. "Proud, young men will die!" "Fir Bolg rides the half light!" "WE HAVE ARRIVED AT THE STONE OF DESTINY (Tara)." "WE HAVE REACHED THE PERDITION OF IBID (Cythraul)." "We comprehend the Lar of the Folk." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." "We solemnize the last of the Druids." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." FALIAS! MURIAS! [Leads: Shaftiel] [Lead: Ifernain] The passage is clear when Epona rides She reaps through cloudbursts of rain that sighs The course is laid when Sky Clad rides Ler is watching - "Proud, young men will die!" "We apprehend these thoughts: {Fea Nemon}." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." "We shall live forever in the land of Inisfail." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." MURIAS! FALIAS! [MI LUNASA/AUGUST, 1995] |
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The Third Storm of Cythrául
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Proscriptor McGovern | Gong, Bells, Lyrics (tracks 1-3, 7, 9), Vocals (tracks 1-5, 7, 9), Drums |
Shaftiel | Guitars (lead, acoustic), Bass (tracks 2, 6-7, 9), Vocals (tracks 2, 6, 9) |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Guitars (lead), Bass (tracks 1, 3-5), Lyrics (tracks 4-5, 9) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Alex Gerst | Engineering |
Gary Long | Executive engineering |
Peter Clark | Mastering, Editing |
James Bland | Photography |
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1. | Prelusion to Cythrául / ...and Shineth unto the Cold Cometh... | 06:48 | Show lyrics |
Prelusion To Cythraul "Any who live alone, long only for mercy, the mercy of truth is among your traits of bloodlust and vein. You have not, in all this time, returned to the lowland of your ancestors. Your feet follow a hoof-beaten, dirt track down the side of a small, grass-covered knoll. It is near the round hillfort that your cavaliers call the dun. The ways of the arcane are more difficult hillfort that words can tell. You are in complete isolation from this mortal exibition, as others will be, in due time. Each day at dawn, you speak to yourself and give your thoughts complete utterance. For there are none surviving now, to whom you would freely speak with, so impart your heart’s desire." "You, the oppressor, will need to learn to chain your mind, to wait for the proper time to speak. Nevertheless, you shall be executed from the creed, under the sigil of the blade, then the number. In an instant, the feeble and the foreigners lie North from here. In an instant, a magician, shadowlord, and tyrant raised their powers above your head. You are separated from your kin, by far distance, of Time and Tide. You will remember your comrades well, as they replenish your memory with an immortal essence of everlastingness. And though you will only see shades of what once was, you will hear their songs and music forever." "As golden lamplight escapes from the bleeding skies, winsome peat smoke scents a chilled breeze that enfolds the imperious settlement, gathering sounds, and lifts the brave into the night. You shall recall the winter zephyr, as those were the winds that passed eternity." The Emperor continued to breathe deep and harshly. His lungs sounded a death rattle, as they were quickly filling with blood and various fluids, Before his death and dissolution, the Emperor sluggishly uttered, "I have granted intelligence towards the crown unto thee. If you teach him well....." Here and now, we shall take you within The Third Storm Of Cythraul. It’s only just begun..... [Sir Proscriptor McGovern] [MI NA SAMHNA/NOVEMBER, 1995] ...And Shineth Unto The Cold Cometh... [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voice: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] [1st Verse] Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. The last of Ka drifts across the river - Our sky outside has not been named. Two Ugalla-demons start their battle - Tempest of the creek is floored in flames. Winds of Imhullu foretold their weather - Sea-dwelling floods reply without names. Taste the salty tides of the Apzu - Alight seven tablets wearing steel of lame. Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. [Chorus] 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. Ea’s eye is the way........ [Repeat 1st Verse] [Lead: Shaftel] [Bridge] We are the ones who know the mountain passes, and we’ll search the battlefields, in order to FIND THE ESSENTIAL WEAPONS corroded within the tan dust. Marduk, Anu, Ellil, and Ea watch us all to test our bold and drastic strength, so Tiamat SNEERS WITH THE HATE AND COMMANDS the storm-chariot of the horses. Their teeth and heart carry poison to strike us down, but cannot fill our veins with venom. We warned you twice: "WE COMMAND THE MUSHUSSU!" "SHARP OF TOOTH AND STRIKE OF FANG!" "HORNED SERPENT OF THE UNCLAIMED!" "SHINE!" [2nd Verse] Make a path, fix the hour, and raise the seed The dragon’s semen is what you drink to be crowned by night "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" With the billowing fog, the abyss speaks below Your wings of force cannot warp you through the times "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" In the ninth aeon, Esharra ceases the laughter Then, Imhulla assembles the blazing cycllone "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" Now you are spiritually drunk from the dragon’s semen, So set your arrow in the bow and coat it with the poison "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" ...AND SHINETH UNTO THE COLD COMETH... [MI NA SAMHNA/NOVEMBRE, 1993] |
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2. | Highland Tyrant Attack | 04:58 | Show lyrics |
Highland Tyrant Attack [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voices: Shaftiel & Proscriptor, Bass: Shaftiel] "You will hear my commands when cries never fade!" "I grasp my pole-ax in hand with stock, steel, and mace!" "I clutch the soulless winds that stir the Ginder trees!" "I extol beneath a wrathful, yet a constant lunar eye!" The last clash will crown one son to the Pictish throne. "My father’s the king!" cries this tyrant, aimed for bloodshed. Three flags will fly between the Esk and Dee rivers. "The triumph’s my king!" screams this baron son, devised for war. Follow the tracks of this mailed horseman (geared with pole-ax in his hand). The blades from Balkan Hills are sharpened (cut for slaying and whetted to fight). The child has proven his gallantry (he shall not abuse Teutonic codes). He’s spiked and sent forth in a frenzy (their king sits at his table). [Repeat 1st Three Verses] [Bridge] "Far free of these castle walls, I thought I heard your scream!" [Chorus] THIS IS THE HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! Garters on their left arms are fastened for chivalry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! All of the vanquished battalions are thrown into the corries. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! [Recapitulation] "Our flags have soared O’er the Esk and Dee rivers!" "We, the cnihts, are crowned for tier and not our lies!" "Horse and Hattock took us back to the realm of Balkan Hills!" "We, the cnihts, have formed the lines, before the rites!" "We’el pursue to spit on their pledge and curse them, as the light breaks!" "...But is our king still sitting at his table?" [Lead: Shaftiel] [MEITHEAMH/JUNE, 1995] |
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3. | A Magician’s Lapis-Lazuli | 03:08 | Show lyrics |
A Magician’S Lapis-Lazuli [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voice: Proscriptor Bass: Equitant] [1st Verse] He gave me the noble, enduring crown. He gave me the high throne of kingship. He gave me the imperial, regal sceptre. He gave me the laws of the realm. He gave me the facts of the Kurgarra. He gave me descend in this undersphere. He gave me the dagger; he gave me the sword. He gave me the staff and unphallic wand. He gave me concern. He gave me dismay. He gave me consternation. He gave me the art of this song. He gave me procreation. [Pre-Chorus] Dumuzi! [Chorus] A magician’s lapis-lazuli gleams in Urik, descending to my undersphere. A magician’s lapis-lazuli reflects onto the Temples of Offal. A magician’s lapis-lazuli excels in Ur, descending to their underworld. ...is placed on Shugurra, the crown of the Steppe. [Repeat 1st Verse] [2nd Verse] He gave me the craft of the spell; he gave me determination. He gave me the craft of a charm; he gave me an invocation. He gave me wine of Geshtinanna; he gave me determination. He gave me oracles of the lil; he gave me half a year. He gave me a sail on an Anzu-Bird; he gave me notes of thunder. He gave me the feathers from it’s wing; he gave me regalement. He gave me a mark of the fiend; he gave me roots from the Huluppu-Tree; He gave me travel of the Apzu; he gave me the Lapis-Lazuli. A MAGICIAN’S LAPIS-LAZULI! [MI FEABHRA/FEBRUARY, 1996] |
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4. | Swords and Leather | 03:07 | Show lyrics |
Swords and Leather [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant, Voices: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is my way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!) Miles of frozen lands are far behind us... We ride along the margin of the woods. O’ great is the black swords of Eire. Thus to speak is the shame of your lord. We ride through the bleak winter skies; hearts full of hate and steel shining bright! Alas, it’s ill, to walk in my shadow... O’ master of doom, you are alone. In chariots of fire we went forth, To call the spell of blazing flames. My black sword of Eire has returned. In glory, of the land, of the flame. Child of wisdom and words... Son of magick and the sword. Call the spells of burning winds!! [Chorus] SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our brave hearts will conquer!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our Celtic blood will conquer!! [Repeat All Verses & Chorus] [Lead: Ifernain] [Lead: Shaftiel] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is our way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!!!) [MARTA/MARCH, 1995] |
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5. | The Winter Zephyr (...Within Kingdoms of Mist) | 02:59 | Show lyrics |
The Winter Zephyr [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant, Voice: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] One silver cloud collapsed below the glow of a harvest fullmoon. `Cause we’re here to make an oath and we’ll raise our realm in a sky of maroon. Our stratosphere turned dark; however, the Western winds never stopped blowing. All deceiving religions fall, we’ll gonna close our hands, and make our own way. [Chorus x 2] Ignite the wroth flames - 3 fires to the sky Before the violence, We stand before the most, wild beast. We’ll rape the peace. Once again, We summon you, To join us all! Standing upon the sand of the shores was a Queen, with a crown, of 13 stars. She worships the dragon above, which exalts impiety in that wild beast. Our father is here with us and we’ll summon you to join us. If we’re bonded by jewels and blood on our fists, then we hail you within kingdoms of mist. [Repeat Chorus x 2] Gorias! (The silver sword of the moon) Finias! (The flaming lancet of the sun) The winter zephyr warps the power of Sessair - 3 MORBID SCREAMS! [MI LUNASA/AUGUST, 1995] |
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6. | Morbid Scream (Morbid Scream cover) | 02:10 | Show lyrics |
Morbid Scream [Lyrical Magick: Trent White, Voice: Shaftiel, Backing Voice: Proscriptor] [Bass: Shaftiel, Traditional Battle Arrangement by Morbid Scream - 1988] [1st Verse] A barbaric land where the sword is the law, and killing is the way of life. An infernal wasteland and down a barren plain; A warrior stands the test of fate. His face is cracked from the wicked hands of time, and scars from war have past, Taking the reins from a shadowy steed, I shall kill the foyus at it’s layer! [Chorus x 2] MORBID SCREAM! [2nd Verse] Skulls and bones lie relics in the sand; Remembrance of men that came before. The ground is scorched from the dragon’s breath, and corpses burned to stench and ash. I awake in fury when the dragon attacks; Advancing in anger - spitting fire. Our barbarous laws, my thundering axe, yet we’ll fight the beast to it’s death! [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Lead: Shaftiel] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Repeat 1st Verse] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [MARTA/MARCH, 1988] |
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7. | Customs of Tasseomancy (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act I | 03:58 | Show lyrics |
Customs Of Tasseomancy (Quoth The Sky, Nevermore) Act I [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voices: Proscriptor, Bass: Shaftiel] [Proemial Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you’re dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [1st Verse] Ginger trees exhibit eyeless shades of trust. Sapphire flickers of light divorce the leaves from an Oak. Kali Ma! Kali Ma! You incise me with claw and nail. You hold the rings of Siva. You hold the shapes of melted wax. [Chorus] Praise this disrespectful light for crashing down. Tasseomancy! Time frames shall warp you through the frames of time. Tasseomancy! [Repeat 1st Verse & Chorus] [Bridge] Ta gaoth lugha lamhfhada ag eiteall anocht san aer! Magdalens, Tu non lou dises pas de bon cor! If the process of the incantations were done incorrectly, then sketches of the moon whined with the melted ice (...oh, so slowly.) [Dénouement Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you are dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [MI LUIL/JULY, 1992] |
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8. | Intelligence Towards the Crown | 01:55 | instrumental |
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9. | ...of Celtic Fire, We Are Born / Terminus (...in the Eyes of Ioldanach) | 08:31 | Show lyrics |
...Of Celtic Fire, We Are Born [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant & Proscriptor, Voices: Proscriptor & Shaftiel] [Bass: Shaftiel] Outside the winter zephyr, When fables of sabers were strong. "...For thou hast said in our hearts..." "...From Celtic flames, we are born." The Sky Clad flocks a carnal war, So invoke their heartless cries. "Crom Croich’s at our side." "He’s made of gold, so shall we ride?" From the mounts of Antrim, Towards the glens of Visnech. "...For thou has said in our hearts..." "...From Celtic flames, we are born." Any who live alone, Long onlt for mercy. "Proud, young men will die!" "Fir Bolg rides the half light!" "WE HAVE ARRIVED AT THE STONE OF DESTINY (Tara)." "WE HAVE REACHED THE PERDITION OF IBID (Cythraul)." "We comprehend the Lar of the Folk." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." "We solemnize the last of the Druids." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." FALIAS! MURIAS! [Leads: Shaftiel] [Lead: Ifernain] The passage is clear when Epona rides She reaps through cloudbursts of rain that sighs The course is laid when Sky Clad rides Ler is watching - "Proud, young men will die!" "We apprehend these thoughts: {Fea Nemon}." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." "We shall live forever in the land of Inisfail." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." MURIAS! FALIAS! [MI LUNASA/AUGUST, 1995] |
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10. | Akhera Goiti - Akhera Beiti (One Black Opalith For Tomorrow) | 07:27 | Show lyrics |
Between the sunset’s bloodstained veil, Thy horned prospect reflects on me. The he-goat above - The she-goat below Cried through beads of mirrored tears It fills the air! - It fills the air! An atmosphere that hath no key. I’m disguised by the kindle of nite and I can fill your liquid, glass heart Grasp your cold-shaded breath and whisper the sign of the hidded stone I’m in the circle and I am the shell that granted you the horns of All-Begetter A fixed, startless vision and a sullen fabrication cursed the Sun of which our lustful ways are performed. Half of me is all of her Hath no shower; hath no sol Half of me is all of her Hath no shower; hath no sol Half of me is all of her Hath no shower; hath no sol Akhera-goiti Akhera-beiti Fantasies I realized Dance of thorns, I thrive For below the great abyss is a virtue contained in itself. "We shall eagerly expect one black opalith for tomorrow." |
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45:01 |
The Third Storm of Cythrául
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Original line-up | |
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Shaftiel | Guitars (lead, acoustic), Bass (tracks 2, 6-7, 9), Vocals (tracks 2, 6, 9) |
Proscriptor McGovern | Gong, Bells, Lyrics (tracks 1-3, 7, 9), Vocals (tracks 1-5, 7, 9), Drums |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Guitars (lead), Bass (tracks 1, 3-5), Lyrics (tracks 4-5, 9) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Alex Gerst | Engineering |
Gary Long | Executive engineering |
Peter Clark | Mastering, Editing |
James Bland | Photography |
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1. | Prelusion to Cythrául / ...and Shineth unto the Cold Cometh... | 06:48 | Show lyrics |
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2. | Highland Tyrant Attack | 04:58 | Show lyrics |
Highland Tyrant Attack [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voices: Shaftiel & Proscriptor, Bass: Shaftiel] "You will hear my commands when cries never fade!" "I grasp my pole-ax in hand with stock, steel, and mace!" "I clutch the soulless winds that stir the Ginder trees!" "I extol beneath a wrathful, yet a constant lunar eye!" The last clash will crown one son to the Pictish throne. "My father’s the king!" cries this tyrant, aimed for bloodshed. Three flags will fly between the Esk and Dee rivers. "The triumph’s my king!" screams this baron son, devised for war. Follow the tracks of this mailed horseman (geared with pole-ax in his hand). The blades from Balkan Hills are sharpened (cut for slaying and whetted to fight). The child has proven his gallantry (he shall not abuse Teutonic codes). He’s spiked and sent forth in a frenzy (their king sits at his table). [Repeat 1st Three Verses] [Bridge] "Far free of these castle walls, I thought I heard your scream!" [Chorus] THIS IS THE HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! Garters on their left arms are fastened for chivalry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! All of the vanquished battalions are thrown into the corries. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! [Recapitulation] "Our flags have soared O’er the Esk and Dee rivers!" "We, the cnihts, are crowned for tier and not our lies!" "Horse and Hattock took us back to the realm of Balkan Hills!" "We, the cnihts, have formed the lines, before the rites!" "We’el pursue to spit on their pledge and curse them, as the light breaks!" "...But is our king still sitting at his table?" [Lead: Shaftiel] [MEITHEAMH/JUNE, 1995] |
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3. | A Magician’s Lapis-Lazuli | 03:08 | Show lyrics |
A Magician’S Lapis-Lazuli [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voice: Proscriptor Bass: Equitant] [1st Verse] He gave me the noble, enduring crown. He gave me the high throne of kingship. He gave me the imperial, regal sceptre. He gave me the laws of the realm. He gave me the facts of the Kurgarra. He gave me descend in this undersphere. He gave me the dagger; he gave me the sword. He gave me the staff and unphallic wand. He gave me concern. He gave me dismay. He gave me consternation. He gave me the art of this song. He gave me procreation. [Pre-Chorus] Dumuzi! [Chorus] A magician’s lapis-lazuli gleams in Urik, descending to my undersphere. A magician’s lapis-lazuli reflects onto the Temples of Offal. A magician’s lapis-lazuli excels in Ur, descending to their underworld. ...is placed on Shugurra, the crown of the Steppe. [Repeat 1st Verse] [2nd Verse] He gave me the craft of the spell; he gave me determination. He gave me the craft of a charm; he gave me an invocation. He gave me wine of Geshtinanna; he gave me determination. He gave me oracles of the lil; he gave me half a year. He gave me a sail on an Anzu-Bird; he gave me notes of thunder. He gave me the feathers from it’s wing; he gave me regalement. He gave me a mark of the fiend; he gave me roots from the Huluppu-Tree; He gave me travel of the Apzu; he gave me the Lapis-Lazuli. A MAGICIAN’S LAPIS-LAZULI! [MI FEABHRA/FEBRUARY, 1996] |
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4. | Swords and Leather | 03:07 | Show lyrics |
Swords and Leather [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant, Voices: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is my way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!) Miles of frozen lands are far behind us... We ride along the margin of the woods. O’ great is the black swords of Eire. Thus to speak is the shame of your lord. We ride through the bleak winter skies; hearts full of hate and steel shining bright! Alas, it’s ill, to walk in my shadow... O’ master of doom, you are alone. In chariots of fire we went forth, To call the spell of blazing flames. My black sword of Eire has returned. In glory, of the land, of the flame. Child of wisdom and words... Son of magick and the sword. Call the spells of burning winds!! [Chorus] SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our brave hearts will conquer!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our Celtic blood will conquer!! [Repeat All Verses & Chorus] [Lead: Ifernain] [Lead: Shaftiel] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is our way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!!!) [MARTA/MARCH, 1995] |
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5. | The Winter Zephyr (...Within Kingdoms of Mist) | 02:59 | Show lyrics |
The Winter Zephyr [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant, Voice: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] One silver cloud collapsed below the glow of a harvest fullmoon. `Cause we’re here to make an oath and we’ll raise our realm in a sky of maroon. Our stratosphere turned dark; however, the Western winds never stopped blowing. All deceiving religions fall, we’ll gonna close our hands, and make our own way. [Chorus x 2] Ignite the wroth flames - 3 fires to the sky Before the violence, We stand before the most, wild beast. We’ll rape the peace. Once again, We summon you, To join us all! Standing upon the sand of the shores was a Queen, with a crown, of 13 stars. She worships the dragon above, which exalts impiety in that wild beast. Our father is here with us and we’ll summon you to join us. If we’re bonded by jewels and blood on our fists, then we hail you within kingdoms of mist. [Repeat Chorus x 2] Gorias! (The silver sword of the moon) Finias! (The flaming lancet of the sun) The winter zephyr warps the power of Sessair - 3 MORBID SCREAMS! [MI LUNASA/AUGUST, 1995] |
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6. | Morbid Scream (Morbid Scream cover) | 02:10 | Show lyrics |
Morbid Scream [Lyrical Magick: Trent White, Voice: Shaftiel, Backing Voice: Proscriptor] [Bass: Shaftiel, Traditional Battle Arrangement by Morbid Scream - 1988] [1st Verse] A barbaric land where the sword is the law, and killing is the way of life. An infernal wasteland and down a barren plain; A warrior stands the test of fate. His face is cracked from the wicked hands of time, and scars from war have past, Taking the reins from a shadowy steed, I shall kill the foyus at it’s layer! [Chorus x 2] MORBID SCREAM! [2nd Verse] Skulls and bones lie relics in the sand; Remembrance of men that came before. The ground is scorched from the dragon’s breath, and corpses burned to stench and ash. I awake in fury when the dragon attacks; Advancing in anger - spitting fire. Our barbarous laws, my thundering axe, yet we’ll fight the beast to it’s death! [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Lead: Shaftiel] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Repeat 1st Verse] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [MARTA/MARCH, 1988] |
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7. | Customs of Tasseomancy (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act I | 03:58 | Show lyrics |
Customs Of Tasseomancy (Quoth The Sky, Nevermore) Act I [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voices: Proscriptor, Bass: Shaftiel] [Proemial Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you’re dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [1st Verse] Ginger trees exhibit eyeless shades of trust. Sapphire flickers of light divorce the leaves from an Oak. Kali Ma! Kali Ma! You incise me with claw and nail. You hold the rings of Siva. You hold the shapes of melted wax. [Chorus] Praise this disrespectful light for crashing down. Tasseomancy! Time frames shall warp you through the frames of time. Tasseomancy! [Repeat 1st Verse & Chorus] [Bridge] Ta gaoth lugha lamhfhada ag eiteall anocht san aer! Magdalens, Tu non lou dises pas de bon cor! If the process of the incantations were done incorrectly, then sketches of the moon whined with the melted ice (...oh, so slowly.) [Dénouement Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you are dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [MI LUIL/JULY, 1992] |
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8. | Intelligence Towards the Crown | 01:55 | instrumental |
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9. | ...of Celtic Fire, We Are Born / Terminus (...in the Eyes of Ioldanach) | 08:31 | Show lyrics |
...Of Celtic Fire, We Are Born [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant & Proscriptor, Voices: Proscriptor & Shaftiel] [Bass: Shaftiel] Outside the winter zephyr, When fables of sabers were strong. "...For thou hast said in our hearts..." "...From Celtic flames, we are born." The Sky Clad flocks a carnal war, So invoke their heartless cries. "Crom Croich’s at our side." "He’s made of gold, so shall we ride?" From the mounts of Antrim, Towards the glens of Visnech. "...For thou has said in our hearts..." "...From Celtic flames, we are born." Any who live alone, Long onlt for mercy. "Proud, young men will die!" "Fir Bolg rides the half light!" "WE HAVE ARRIVED AT THE STONE OF DESTINY (Tara)." "WE HAVE REACHED THE PERDITION OF IBID (Cythraul)." "We comprehend the Lar of the Folk." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." "We solemnize the last of the Druids." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." FALIAS! MURIAS! [Leads: Shaftiel] [Lead: Ifernain] The passage is clear when Epona rides She reaps through cloudbursts of rain that sighs The course is laid when Sky Clad rides Ler is watching - "Proud, young men will die!" "We apprehend these thoughts: {Fea Nemon}." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." "We shall live forever in the land of Inisfail." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." MURIAS! FALIAS! [MI LUNASA/AUGUST, 1995] |
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The Third Storm of Cythrául
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Proscriptor McGovern | Gong, Bells, Lyrics (tracks 1-3, 7, 9), Vocals (tracks 1-5, 7, 9), Drums |
Shaftiel | Guitars (lead, acoustic), Bass (tracks 2, 6-7, 9), Vocals (tracks 2, 6, 9) |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Guitars (lead), Bass (tracks 1, 3-5), Lyrics (tracks 4-5, 9) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Alex Gerst | Engineering |
Gary Long | Executive engineering |
Peter Clark | Mastering, Editing |
James Bland | Photography |
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1. | Prelusion to Cythrául / ...and Shineth unto the Cold Cometh... | 06:48 | Show lyrics |
Prelusion To Cythraul "Any who live alone, long only for mercy, the mercy of truth is among your traits of bloodlust and vein. You have not, in all this time, returned to the lowland of your ancestors. Your feet follow a hoof-beaten, dirt track down the side of a small, grass-covered knoll. It is near the round hillfort that your cavaliers call the dun. The ways of the arcane are more difficult hillfort that words can tell. You are in complete isolation from this mortal exibition, as others will be, in due time. Each day at dawn, you speak to yourself and give your thoughts complete utterance. For there are none surviving now, to whom you would freely speak with, so impart your heart’s desire." "You, the oppressor, will need to learn to chain your mind, to wait for the proper time to speak. Nevertheless, you shall be executed from the creed, under the sigil of the blade, then the number. In an instant, the feeble and the foreigners lie North from here. In an instant, a magician, shadowlord, and tyrant raised their powers above your head. You are separated from your kin, by far distance, of Time and Tide. You will remember your comrades well, as they replenish your memory with an immortal essence of everlastingness. And though you will only see shades of what once was, you will hear their songs and music forever." "As golden lamplight escapes from the bleeding skies, winsome peat smoke scents a chilled breeze that enfolds the imperious settlement, gathering sounds, and lifts the brave into the night. You shall recall the winter zephyr, as those were the winds that passed eternity." The Emperor continued to breathe deep and harshly. His lungs sounded a death rattle, as they were quickly filling with blood and various fluids, Before his death and dissolution, the Emperor sluggishly uttered, "I have granted intelligence towards the crown unto thee. If you teach him well....." Here and now, we shall take you within The Third Storm Of Cythraul. It’s only just begun..... [Sir Proscriptor McGovern] [MI NA SAMHNA/NOVEMBER, 1995] ...And Shineth Unto The Cold Cometh... [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voice: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] [1st Verse] Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. The last of Ka drifts across the river - Our sky outside has not been named. Two Ugalla-demons start their battle - Tempest of the creek is floored in flames. Winds of Imhullu foretold their weather - Sea-dwelling floods reply without names. Taste the salty tides of the Apzu - Alight seven tablets wearing steel of lame. Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. [Chorus] 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. Ea’s eye is the way........ [Repeat 1st Verse] [Lead: Shaftel] [Bridge] We are the ones who know the mountain passes, and we’ll search the battlefields, in order to FIND THE ESSENTIAL WEAPONS corroded within the tan dust. Marduk, Anu, Ellil, and Ea watch us all to test our bold and drastic strength, so Tiamat SNEERS WITH THE HATE AND COMMANDS the storm-chariot of the horses. Their teeth and heart carry poison to strike us down, but cannot fill our veins with venom. We warned you twice: "WE COMMAND THE MUSHUSSU!" "SHARP OF TOOTH AND STRIKE OF FANG!" "HORNED SERPENT OF THE UNCLAIMED!" "SHINE!" [2nd Verse] Make a path, fix the hour, and raise the seed The dragon’s semen is what you drink to be crowned by night "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" With the billowing fog, the abyss speaks below Your wings of force cannot warp you through the times "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" In the ninth aeon, Esharra ceases the laughter Then, Imhulla assembles the blazing cycllone "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" Now you are spiritually drunk from the dragon’s semen, So set your arrow in the bow and coat it with the poison "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" ...AND SHINETH UNTO THE COLD COMETH... [MI NA SAMHNA/NOVEMBRE, 1993] |
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2. | Highland Tyrant Attack | 04:58 | Show lyrics |
Highland Tyrant Attack [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voices: Shaftiel & Proscriptor, Bass: Shaftiel] "You will hear my commands when cries never fade!" "I grasp my pole-ax in hand with stock, steel, and mace!" "I clutch the soulless winds that stir the Ginder trees!" "I extol beneath a wrathful, yet a constant lunar eye!" The last clash will crown one son to the Pictish throne. "My father’s the king!" cries this tyrant, aimed for bloodshed. Three flags will fly between the Esk and Dee rivers. "The triumph’s my king!" screams this baron son, devised for war. Follow the tracks of this mailed horseman (geared with pole-ax in his hand). The blades from Balkan Hills are sharpened (cut for slaying and whetted to fight). The child has proven his gallantry (he shall not abuse Teutonic codes). He’s spiked and sent forth in a frenzy (their king sits at his table). [Repeat 1st Three Verses] [Bridge] "Far free of these castle walls, I thought I heard your scream!" [Chorus] THIS IS THE HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! Garters on their left arms are fastened for chivalry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! All of the vanquished battalions are thrown into the corries. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! [Recapitulation] "Our flags have soared O’er the Esk and Dee rivers!" "We, the cnihts, are crowned for tier and not our lies!" "Horse and Hattock took us back to the realm of Balkan Hills!" "We, the cnihts, have formed the lines, before the rites!" "We’el pursue to spit on their pledge and curse them, as the light breaks!" "...But is our king still sitting at his table?" [Lead: Shaftiel] [MEITHEAMH/JUNE, 1995] |
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3. | A Magician’s Lapis-Lazuli | 03:08 | Show lyrics |
A Magician’S Lapis-Lazuli [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voice: Proscriptor Bass: Equitant] [1st Verse] He gave me the noble, enduring crown. He gave me the high throne of kingship. He gave me the imperial, regal sceptre. He gave me the laws of the realm. He gave me the facts of the Kurgarra. He gave me descend in this undersphere. He gave me the dagger; he gave me the sword. He gave me the staff and unphallic wand. He gave me concern. He gave me dismay. He gave me consternation. He gave me the art of this song. He gave me procreation. [Pre-Chorus] Dumuzi! [Chorus] A magician’s lapis-lazuli gleams in Urik, descending to my undersphere. A magician’s lapis-lazuli reflects onto the Temples of Offal. A magician’s lapis-lazuli excels in Ur, descending to their underworld. ...is placed on Shugurra, the crown of the Steppe. [Repeat 1st Verse] [2nd Verse] He gave me the craft of the spell; he gave me determination. He gave me the craft of a charm; he gave me an invocation. He gave me wine of Geshtinanna; he gave me determination. He gave me oracles of the lil; he gave me half a year. He gave me a sail on an Anzu-Bird; he gave me notes of thunder. He gave me the feathers from it’s wing; he gave me regalement. He gave me a mark of the fiend; he gave me roots from the Huluppu-Tree; He gave me travel of the Apzu; he gave me the Lapis-Lazuli. A MAGICIAN’S LAPIS-LAZULI! [MI FEABHRA/FEBRUARY, 1996] |
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4. | Swords and Leather | 03:07 | Show lyrics |
Swords and Leather [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant, Voices: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is my way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!) Miles of frozen lands are far behind us... We ride along the margin of the woods. O’ great is the black swords of Eire. Thus to speak is the shame of your lord. We ride through the bleak winter skies; hearts full of hate and steel shining bright! Alas, it’s ill, to walk in my shadow... O’ master of doom, you are alone. In chariots of fire we went forth, To call the spell of blazing flames. My black sword of Eire has returned. In glory, of the land, of the flame. Child of wisdom and words... Son of magick and the sword. Call the spells of burning winds!! [Chorus] SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our brave hearts will conquer!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our Celtic blood will conquer!! [Repeat All Verses & Chorus] [Lead: Ifernain] [Lead: Shaftiel] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is our way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!!!) [MARTA/MARCH, 1995] |
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5. | The Winter Zephyr (...Within Kingdoms of Mist) | 02:59 | Show lyrics |
The Winter Zephyr [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant, Voice: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] One silver cloud collapsed below the glow of a harvest fullmoon. `Cause we’re here to make an oath and we’ll raise our realm in a sky of maroon. Our stratosphere turned dark; however, the Western winds never stopped blowing. All deceiving religions fall, we’ll gonna close our hands, and make our own way. [Chorus x 2] Ignite the wroth flames - 3 fires to the sky Before the violence, We stand before the most, wild beast. We’ll rape the peace. Once again, We summon you, To join us all! Standing upon the sand of the shores was a Queen, with a crown, of 13 stars. She worships the dragon above, which exalts impiety in that wild beast. Our father is here with us and we’ll summon you to join us. If we’re bonded by jewels and blood on our fists, then we hail you within kingdoms of mist. [Repeat Chorus x 2] Gorias! (The silver sword of the moon) Finias! (The flaming lancet of the sun) The winter zephyr warps the power of Sessair - 3 MORBID SCREAMS! [MI LUNASA/AUGUST, 1995] |
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6. | Morbid Scream (Morbid Scream cover) | 02:10 | Show lyrics |
Morbid Scream [Lyrical Magick: Trent White, Voice: Shaftiel, Backing Voice: Proscriptor] [Bass: Shaftiel, Traditional Battle Arrangement by Morbid Scream - 1988] [1st Verse] A barbaric land where the sword is the law, and killing is the way of life. An infernal wasteland and down a barren plain; A warrior stands the test of fate. His face is cracked from the wicked hands of time, and scars from war have past, Taking the reins from a shadowy steed, I shall kill the foyus at it’s layer! [Chorus x 2] MORBID SCREAM! [2nd Verse] Skulls and bones lie relics in the sand; Remembrance of men that came before. The ground is scorched from the dragon’s breath, and corpses burned to stench and ash. I awake in fury when the dragon attacks; Advancing in anger - spitting fire. Our barbarous laws, my thundering axe, yet we’ll fight the beast to it’s death! [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Lead: Shaftiel] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Repeat 1st Verse] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [MARTA/MARCH, 1988] |
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7. | Customs of Tasseomancy (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act I | 03:58 | Show lyrics |
Customs Of Tasseomancy (Quoth The Sky, Nevermore) Act I [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voices: Proscriptor, Bass: Shaftiel] [Proemial Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you’re dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [1st Verse] Ginger trees exhibit eyeless shades of trust. Sapphire flickers of light divorce the leaves from an Oak. Kali Ma! Kali Ma! You incise me with claw and nail. You hold the rings of Siva. You hold the shapes of melted wax. [Chorus] Praise this disrespectful light for crashing down. Tasseomancy! Time frames shall warp you through the frames of time. Tasseomancy! [Repeat 1st Verse & Chorus] [Bridge] Ta gaoth lugha lamhfhada ag eiteall anocht san aer! Magdalens, Tu non lou dises pas de bon cor! If the process of the incantations were done incorrectly, then sketches of the moon whined with the melted ice (...oh, so slowly.) [Dénouement Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you are dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [MI LUIL/JULY, 1992] |
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8. | Intelligence Towards the Crown | 01:55 | instrumental |
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9. | ...of Celtic Fire, We Are Born / Terminus (...in the Eyes of Ioldanach) | 08:31 | Show lyrics |
...Of Celtic Fire, We Are Born [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant & Proscriptor, Voices: Proscriptor & Shaftiel] [Bass: Shaftiel] Outside the winter zephyr, When fables of sabers were strong. "...For thou hast said in our hearts..." "...From Celtic flames, we are born." The Sky Clad flocks a carnal war, So invoke their heartless cries. "Crom Croich’s at our side." "He’s made of gold, so shall we ride?" From the mounts of Antrim, Towards the glens of Visnech. "...For thou has said in our hearts..." "...From Celtic flames, we are born." Any who live alone, Long onlt for mercy. "Proud, young men will die!" "Fir Bolg rides the half light!" "WE HAVE ARRIVED AT THE STONE OF DESTINY (Tara)." "WE HAVE REACHED THE PERDITION OF IBID (Cythraul)." "We comprehend the Lar of the Folk." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." "We solemnize the last of the Druids." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." FALIAS! MURIAS! [Leads: Shaftiel] [Lead: Ifernain] The passage is clear when Epona rides She reaps through cloudbursts of rain that sighs The course is laid when Sky Clad rides Ler is watching - "Proud, young men will die!" "We apprehend these thoughts: {Fea Nemon}." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." "We shall live forever in the land of Inisfail." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." MURIAS! FALIAS! [MI LUNASA/AUGUST, 1995] |
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37:34 |
The Third Storm of Cythrául
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Shaftiel | Guitars (lead, acoustic), Bass (tracks 2, 6-7, 9), Vocals (tracks 2, 6, 9) |
Proscriptor McGovern | Gong, Bells, Lyrics (tracks 1-3, 7, 9), Vocals (tracks 1-5, 7, 9), Drums |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Guitars (lead), Bass (tracks 1, 3-5), Lyrics (tracks 4-5, 9) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Alex Gerst | Engineering |
Gary Long | Executive engineering |
Peter Clark | Mastering, Editing |
James Bland | Photography |
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Side A | |||
1. | Prelusion to Cythraul | 06:48 | Show lyrics |
Prelusion To Cythraul "Any who live alone, long only for mercy, the mercy of truth is among your traits of bloodlust and vein. You have not, in all this time, returned to the lowland of your ancestors. Your feet follow a hoof-beaten, dirt track down the side of a small, grass-covered knoll. It is near the round hillfort that your cavaliers call the dun. The ways of the arcane are more difficult hillfort that words can tell. You are in complete isolation from this mortal exibition, as others will be, in due time. Each day at dawn, you speak to yourself and give your thoughts complete utterance. For there are none surviving now, to whom you would freely speak with, so impart your heart’s desire." "You, the oppressor, will need to learn to chain your mind, to wait for the proper time to speak. Nevertheless, you shall be executed from the creed, under the sigil of the blade, then the number. In an instant, the feeble and the foreigners lie North from here. In an instant, a magician, shadowlord, and tyrant raised their powers above your head. You are separated from your kin, by far distance, of Time and Tide. You will remember your comrades well, as they replenish your memory with an immortal essence of everlastingness. And though you will only see shades of what once was, you will hear their songs and music forever." "As golden lamplight escapes from the bleeding skies, winsome peat smoke scents a chilled breeze that enfolds the imperious settlement, gathering sounds, and lifts the brave into the night. You shall recall the winter zephyr, as those were the winds that passed eternity." The Emperor continued to breathe deep and harshly. His lungs sounded a death rattle, as they were quickly filling with blood and various fluids, Before his death and dissolution, the Emperor sluggishly uttered, "I have granted intelligence towards the crown unto thee. If you teach him well....." Here and now, we shall take you within The Third Storm Of Cythraul. It’s only just begun..... [Sir Proscriptor McGovern] [MI NA SAMHNA/NOVEMBER, 1995] ...And Shineth Unto The Cold Cometh... [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voice: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] [1st Verse] Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. The last of Ka drifts across the river - Our sky outside has not been named. Two Ugalla-demons start their battle - Tempest of the creek is floored in flames. Winds of Imhullu foretold their weather - Sea-dwelling floods reply without names. Taste the salty tides of the Apzu - Alight seven tablets wearing steel of lame. Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. [Chorus] 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. Ea’s eye is the way........ [Repeat 1st Verse] [Lead: Shaftel] [Bridge] We are the ones who know the mountain passes, and we’ll search the battlefields, in order to FIND THE ESSENTIAL WEAPONS corroded within the tan dust. Marduk, Anu, Ellil, and Ea watch us all to test our bold and drastic strength, so Tiamat SNEERS WITH THE HATE AND COMMANDS the storm-chariot of the horses. Their teeth and heart carry poison to strike us down, but cannot fill our veins with venom. We warned you twice: "WE COMMAND THE MUSHUSSU!" "SHARP OF TOOTH AND STRIKE OF FANG!" "HORNED SERPENT OF THE UNCLAIMED!" "SHINE!" [2nd Verse] Make a path, fix the hour, and raise the seed The dragon’s semen is what you drink to be crowned by night "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" With the billowing fog, the abyss speaks below Your wings of force cannot warp you through the times "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" In the ninth aeon, Esharra ceases the laughter Then, Imhulla assembles the blazing cycllone "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" Now you are spiritually drunk from the dragon’s semen, So set your arrow in the bow and coat it with the poison "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" ...AND SHINETH UNTO THE COLD COMETH... [MI NA SAMHNA/NOVEMBRE, 1993] |
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2. | Highland Tyrant Attack | 04:58 | Show lyrics |
Highland Tyrant Attack [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voices: Shaftiel & Proscriptor, Bass: Shaftiel] "You will hear my commands when cries never fade!" "I grasp my pole-ax in hand with stock, steel, and mace!" "I clutch the soulless winds that stir the Ginder trees!" "I extol beneath a wrathful, yet a constant lunar eye!" The last clash will crown one son to the Pictish throne. "My father’s the king!" cries this tyrant, aimed for bloodshed. Three flags will fly between the Esk and Dee rivers. "The triumph’s my king!" screams this baron son, devised for war. Follow the tracks of this mailed horseman (geared with pole-ax in his hand). The blades from Balkan Hills are sharpened (cut for slaying and whetted to fight). The child has proven his gallantry (he shall not abuse Teutonic codes). He’s spiked and sent forth in a frenzy (their king sits at his table). [Repeat 1st Three Verses] [Bridge] "Far free of these castle walls, I thought I heard your scream!" [Chorus] THIS IS THE HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! Garters on their left arms are fastened for chivalry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! All of the vanquished battalions are thrown into the corries. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! [Recapitulation] "Our flags have soared O’er the Esk and Dee rivers!" "We, the cnihts, are crowned for tier and not our lies!" "Horse and Hattock took us back to the realm of Balkan Hills!" "We, the cnihts, have formed the lines, before the rites!" "We’el pursue to spit on their pledge and curse them, as the light breaks!" "...But is our king still sitting at his table?" [Lead: Shaftiel] [MEITHEAMH/JUNE, 1995] |
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3. | A Magician’s Lapis’Lazuli | 03:08 | Show lyrics |
A Magician’S Lapis-Lazuli [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voice: Proscriptor Bass: Equitant] [1st Verse] He gave me the noble, enduring crown. He gave me the high throne of kingship. He gave me the imperial, regal sceptre. He gave me the laws of the realm. He gave me the facts of the Kurgarra. He gave me descend in this undersphere. He gave me the dagger; he gave me the sword. He gave me the staff and unphallic wand. He gave me concern. He gave me dismay. He gave me consternation. He gave me the art of this song. He gave me procreation. [Pre-Chorus] Dumuzi! [Chorus] A magician’s lapis-lazuli gleams in Urik, descending to my undersphere. A magician’s lapis-lazuli reflects onto the Temples of Offal. A magician’s lapis-lazuli excels in Ur, descending to their underworld. ...is placed on Shugurra, the crown of the Steppe. [Repeat 1st Verse] [2nd Verse] He gave me the craft of the spell; he gave me determination. He gave me the craft of a charm; he gave me an invocation. He gave me wine of Geshtinanna; he gave me determination. He gave me oracles of the lil; he gave me half a year. He gave me a sail on an Anzu-Bird; he gave me notes of thunder. He gave me the feathers from it’s wing; he gave me regalement. He gave me a mark of the fiend; he gave me roots from the Huluppu-Tree; He gave me travel of the Apzu; he gave me the Lapis-Lazuli. A MAGICIAN’S LAPIS-LAZULI! [MI FEABHRA/FEBRUARY, 1996] |
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4. | Swords and Leather | 03:07 | Show lyrics |
Swords and Leather [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant, Voices: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is my way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!) Miles of frozen lands are far behind us... We ride along the margin of the woods. O’ great is the black swords of Eire. Thus to speak is the shame of your lord. We ride through the bleak winter skies; hearts full of hate and steel shining bright! Alas, it’s ill, to walk in my shadow... O’ master of doom, you are alone. In chariots of fire we went forth, To call the spell of blazing flames. My black sword of Eire has returned. In glory, of the land, of the flame. Child of wisdom and words... Son of magick and the sword. Call the spells of burning winds!! [Chorus] SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our brave hearts will conquer!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our Celtic blood will conquer!! [Repeat All Verses & Chorus] [Lead: Ifernain] [Lead: Shaftiel] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is our way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!!!) [MARTA/MARCH, 1995] |
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5. | The Winter Zephyr | 02:59 | Show lyrics |
The Winter Zephyr [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant, Voice: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] One silver cloud collapsed below the glow of a harvest fullmoon. `Cause we’re here to make an oath and we’ll raise our realm in a sky of maroon. Our stratosphere turned dark; however, the Western winds never stopped blowing. All deceiving religions fall, we’ll gonna close our hands, and make our own way. [Chorus x 2] Ignite the wroth flames - 3 fires to the sky Before the violence, We stand before the most, wild beast. We’ll rape the peace. Once again, We summon you, To join us all! Standing upon the sand of the shores was a Queen, with a crown, of 13 stars. She worships the dragon above, which exalts impiety in that wild beast. Our father is here with us and we’ll summon you to join us. If we’re bonded by jewels and blood on our fists, then we hail you within kingdoms of mist. [Repeat Chorus x 2] Gorias! (The silver sword of the moon) Finias! (The flaming lancet of the sun) The winter zephyr warps the power of Sessair - 3 MORBID SCREAMS! [MI LUNASA/AUGUST, 1995] |
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Side B | |||
6. | Morbid Scream (Morbid Scream cover) | 02:10 | Show lyrics |
Morbid Scream [Lyrical Magick: Trent White, Voice: Shaftiel, Backing Voice: Proscriptor] [Bass: Shaftiel, Traditional Battle Arrangement by Morbid Scream - 1988] [1st Verse] A barbaric land where the sword is the law, and killing is the way of life. An infernal wasteland and down a barren plain; A warrior stands the test of fate. His face is cracked from the wicked hands of time, and scars from war have past, Taking the reins from a shadowy steed, I shall kill the foyus at it’s layer! [Chorus x 2] MORBID SCREAM! [2nd Verse] Skulls and bones lie relics in the sand; Remembrance of men that came before. The ground is scorched from the dragon’s breath, and corpses burned to stench and ash. I awake in fury when the dragon attacks; Advancing in anger - spitting fire. Our barbarous laws, my thundering axe, yet we’ll fight the beast to it’s death! [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Lead: Shaftiel] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Repeat 1st Verse] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [MARTA/MARCH, 1988] |
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7. | Customs of Tasseomancy (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act I | 03:58 | Show lyrics |
Customs Of Tasseomancy (Quoth The Sky, Nevermore) Act I [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voices: Proscriptor, Bass: Shaftiel] [Proemial Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you’re dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [1st Verse] Ginger trees exhibit eyeless shades of trust. Sapphire flickers of light divorce the leaves from an Oak. Kali Ma! Kali Ma! You incise me with claw and nail. You hold the rings of Siva. You hold the shapes of melted wax. [Chorus] Praise this disrespectful light for crashing down. Tasseomancy! Time frames shall warp you through the frames of time. Tasseomancy! [Repeat 1st Verse & Chorus] [Bridge] Ta gaoth lugha lamhfhada ag eiteall anocht san aer! Magdalens, Tu non lou dises pas de bon cor! If the process of the incantations were done incorrectly, then sketches of the moon whined with the melted ice (...oh, so slowly.) [Dénouement Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you are dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [MI LUIL/JULY, 1992] |
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8. | Intelegence Towards the Crow | 01:55 | instrumental |
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9. | ...of Celtic Fire, We Are Born | 08:31 | Show lyrics |
...Of Celtic Fire, We Are Born [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant & Proscriptor, Voices: Proscriptor & Shaftiel] [Bass: Shaftiel] Outside the winter zephyr, When fables of sabers were strong. "...For thou hast said in our hearts..." "...From Celtic flames, we are born." The Sky Clad flocks a carnal war, So invoke their heartless cries. "Crom Croich’s at our side." "He’s made of gold, so shall we ride?" From the mounts of Antrim, Towards the glens of Visnech. "...For thou has said in our hearts..." "...From Celtic flames, we are born." Any who live alone, Long onlt for mercy. "Proud, young men will die!" "Fir Bolg rides the half light!" "WE HAVE ARRIVED AT THE STONE OF DESTINY (Tara)." "WE HAVE REACHED THE PERDITION OF IBID (Cythraul)." "We comprehend the Lar of the Folk." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." "We solemnize the last of the Druids." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." FALIAS! MURIAS! [Leads: Shaftiel] [Lead: Ifernain] The passage is clear when Epona rides She reaps through cloudbursts of rain that sighs The course is laid when Sky Clad rides Ler is watching - "Proud, young men will die!" "We apprehend these thoughts: {Fea Nemon}." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." "We shall live forever in the land of Inisfail." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." MURIAS! FALIAS! [MI LUNASA/AUGUST, 1995] |
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10. | Akhera Goiti-Akhera Beiti | 07:27 | Show lyrics |
Between the sunset’s bloodstained veil, Thy horned prospect reflects on me. The he-goat above - The she-goat below Cried through beads of mirrored tears It fills the air! - It fills the air! An atmosphere that hath no key. I’m disguised by the kindle of nite and I can fill your liquid, glass heart Grasp your cold-shaded breath and whisper the sign of the hidded stone I’m in the circle and I am the shell that granted you the horns of All-Begetter A fixed, startless vision and a sullen fabrication cursed the Sun of which our lustful ways are performed. Half of me is all of her Hath no shower; hath no sol Half of me is all of her Hath no shower; hath no sol Half of me is all of her Hath no shower; hath no sol Akhera-goiti Akhera-beiti Fantasies I realized Dance of thorns, I thrive For below the great abyss is a virtue contained in itself. "We shall eagerly expect one black opalith for tomorrow." |
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45:01 |
The Third Storm of Cythrául
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Shaftiel | Guitars (lead, acoustic), Bass (tracks 2, 6-7, 9), Vocals (tracks 2, 6, 9) |
Proscriptor McGovern | Gong, Bells, Lyrics (tracks 1-3, 7, 9), Vocals (tracks 1-5, 7, 9), Drums |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Guitars (lead), Bass (tracks 1, 3-5), Lyrics (tracks 4-5, 9) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Alex Gerst | Engineering |
Gary Long | Executive engineering |
Peter Clark | Mastering, Editing |
James Bland | Photography |
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Side A | |||
1. | Prelusion to Cythraul | 06:48 | Show lyrics |
Prelusion To Cythraul "Any who live alone, long only for mercy, the mercy of truth is among your traits of bloodlust and vein. You have not, in all this time, returned to the lowland of your ancestors. Your feet follow a hoof-beaten, dirt track down the side of a small, grass-covered knoll. It is near the round hillfort that your cavaliers call the dun. The ways of the arcane are more difficult hillfort that words can tell. You are in complete isolation from this mortal exibition, as others will be, in due time. Each day at dawn, you speak to yourself and give your thoughts complete utterance. For there are none surviving now, to whom you would freely speak with, so impart your heart’s desire." "You, the oppressor, will need to learn to chain your mind, to wait for the proper time to speak. Nevertheless, you shall be executed from the creed, under the sigil of the blade, then the number. In an instant, the feeble and the foreigners lie North from here. In an instant, a magician, shadowlord, and tyrant raised their powers above your head. You are separated from your kin, by far distance, of Time and Tide. You will remember your comrades well, as they replenish your memory with an immortal essence of everlastingness. And though you will only see shades of what once was, you will hear their songs and music forever." "As golden lamplight escapes from the bleeding skies, winsome peat smoke scents a chilled breeze that enfolds the imperious settlement, gathering sounds, and lifts the brave into the night. You shall recall the winter zephyr, as those were the winds that passed eternity." The Emperor continued to breathe deep and harshly. His lungs sounded a death rattle, as they were quickly filling with blood and various fluids, Before his death and dissolution, the Emperor sluggishly uttered, "I have granted intelligence towards the crown unto thee. If you teach him well....." Here and now, we shall take you within The Third Storm Of Cythraul. It’s only just begun..... [Sir Proscriptor McGovern] [MI NA SAMHNA/NOVEMBER, 1995] ...And Shineth Unto The Cold Cometh... [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voice: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] [1st Verse] Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. The last of Ka drifts across the river - Our sky outside has not been named. Two Ugalla-demons start their battle - Tempest of the creek is floored in flames. Winds of Imhullu foretold their weather - Sea-dwelling floods reply without names. Taste the salty tides of the Apzu - Alight seven tablets wearing steel of lame. Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. [Chorus] 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. Ea’s eye is the way........ [Repeat 1st Verse] [Lead: Shaftel] [Bridge] We are the ones who know the mountain passes, and we’ll search the battlefields, in order to FIND THE ESSENTIAL WEAPONS corroded within the tan dust. Marduk, Anu, Ellil, and Ea watch us all to test our bold and drastic strength, so Tiamat SNEERS WITH THE HATE AND COMMANDS the storm-chariot of the horses. Their teeth and heart carry poison to strike us down, but cannot fill our veins with venom. We warned you twice: "WE COMMAND THE MUSHUSSU!" "SHARP OF TOOTH AND STRIKE OF FANG!" "HORNED SERPENT OF THE UNCLAIMED!" "SHINE!" [2nd Verse] Make a path, fix the hour, and raise the seed The dragon’s semen is what you drink to be crowned by night "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" With the billowing fog, the abyss speaks below Your wings of force cannot warp you through the times "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" In the ninth aeon, Esharra ceases the laughter Then, Imhulla assembles the blazing cycllone "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" Now you are spiritually drunk from the dragon’s semen, So set your arrow in the bow and coat it with the poison "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" ...AND SHINETH UNTO THE COLD COMETH... [MI NA SAMHNA/NOVEMBRE, 1993] |
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2. | Highland Tyrant Attack | 04:58 | Show lyrics |
Highland Tyrant Attack [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voices: Shaftiel & Proscriptor, Bass: Shaftiel] "You will hear my commands when cries never fade!" "I grasp my pole-ax in hand with stock, steel, and mace!" "I clutch the soulless winds that stir the Ginder trees!" "I extol beneath a wrathful, yet a constant lunar eye!" The last clash will crown one son to the Pictish throne. "My father’s the king!" cries this tyrant, aimed for bloodshed. Three flags will fly between the Esk and Dee rivers. "The triumph’s my king!" screams this baron son, devised for war. Follow the tracks of this mailed horseman (geared with pole-ax in his hand). The blades from Balkan Hills are sharpened (cut for slaying and whetted to fight). The child has proven his gallantry (he shall not abuse Teutonic codes). He’s spiked and sent forth in a frenzy (their king sits at his table). [Repeat 1st Three Verses] [Bridge] "Far free of these castle walls, I thought I heard your scream!" [Chorus] THIS IS THE HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! Garters on their left arms are fastened for chivalry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! All of the vanquished battalions are thrown into the corries. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! [Recapitulation] "Our flags have soared O’er the Esk and Dee rivers!" "We, the cnihts, are crowned for tier and not our lies!" "Horse and Hattock took us back to the realm of Balkan Hills!" "We, the cnihts, have formed the lines, before the rites!" "We’el pursue to spit on their pledge and curse them, as the light breaks!" "...But is our king still sitting at his table?" [Lead: Shaftiel] [MEITHEAMH/JUNE, 1995] |
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3. | A Magician’s Lapis-Lazuli | 03:08 | Show lyrics |
A Magician’S Lapis-Lazuli [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voice: Proscriptor Bass: Equitant] [1st Verse] He gave me the noble, enduring crown. He gave me the high throne of kingship. He gave me the imperial, regal sceptre. He gave me the laws of the realm. He gave me the facts of the Kurgarra. He gave me descend in this undersphere. He gave me the dagger; he gave me the sword. He gave me the staff and unphallic wand. He gave me concern. He gave me dismay. He gave me consternation. He gave me the art of this song. He gave me procreation. [Pre-Chorus] Dumuzi! [Chorus] A magician’s lapis-lazuli gleams in Urik, descending to my undersphere. A magician’s lapis-lazuli reflects onto the Temples of Offal. A magician’s lapis-lazuli excels in Ur, descending to their underworld. ...is placed on Shugurra, the crown of the Steppe. [Repeat 1st Verse] [2nd Verse] He gave me the craft of the spell; he gave me determination. He gave me the craft of a charm; he gave me an invocation. He gave me wine of Geshtinanna; he gave me determination. He gave me oracles of the lil; he gave me half a year. He gave me a sail on an Anzu-Bird; he gave me notes of thunder. He gave me the feathers from it’s wing; he gave me regalement. He gave me a mark of the fiend; he gave me roots from the Huluppu-Tree; He gave me travel of the Apzu; he gave me the Lapis-Lazuli. A MAGICIAN’S LAPIS-LAZULI! [MI FEABHRA/FEBRUARY, 1996] |
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4. | Customs of Tasseomancy | 03:58 | Show lyrics |
Customs Of Tasseomancy (Quoth The Sky, Nevermore) Act I [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voices: Proscriptor, Bass: Shaftiel] [Proemial Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you’re dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [1st Verse] Ginger trees exhibit eyeless shades of trust. Sapphire flickers of light divorce the leaves from an Oak. Kali Ma! Kali Ma! You incise me with claw and nail. You hold the rings of Siva. You hold the shapes of melted wax. [Chorus] Praise this disrespectful light for crashing down. Tasseomancy! Time frames shall warp you through the frames of time. Tasseomancy! [Repeat 1st Verse & Chorus] [Bridge] Ta gaoth lugha lamhfhada ag eiteall anocht san aer! Magdalens, Tu non lou dises pas de bon cor! If the process of the incantations were done incorrectly, then sketches of the moon whined with the melted ice (...oh, so slowly.) [Dénouement Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you are dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [MI LUIL/JULY, 1992] |
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Side B | |||
5. | Swords and Leather | 03:07 | Show lyrics |
Swords and Leather [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant, Voices: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is my way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!) Miles of frozen lands are far behind us... We ride along the margin of the woods. O’ great is the black swords of Eire. Thus to speak is the shame of your lord. We ride through the bleak winter skies; hearts full of hate and steel shining bright! Alas, it’s ill, to walk in my shadow... O’ master of doom, you are alone. In chariots of fire we went forth, To call the spell of blazing flames. My black sword of Eire has returned. In glory, of the land, of the flame. Child of wisdom and words... Son of magick and the sword. Call the spells of burning winds!! [Chorus] SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our brave hearts will conquer!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our Celtic blood will conquer!! [Repeat All Verses & Chorus] [Lead: Ifernain] [Lead: Shaftiel] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is our way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!!!) [MARTA/MARCH, 1995] |
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6. | The Winter Zephyr | 02:59 | Show lyrics |
The Winter Zephyr [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant, Voice: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] One silver cloud collapsed below the glow of a harvest fullmoon. `Cause we’re here to make an oath and we’ll raise our realm in a sky of maroon. Our stratosphere turned dark; however, the Western winds never stopped blowing. All deceiving religions fall, we’ll gonna close our hands, and make our own way. [Chorus x 2] Ignite the wroth flames - 3 fires to the sky Before the violence, We stand before the most, wild beast. We’ll rape the peace. Once again, We summon you, To join us all! Standing upon the sand of the shores was a Queen, with a crown, of 13 stars. She worships the dragon above, which exalts impiety in that wild beast. Our father is here with us and we’ll summon you to join us. If we’re bonded by jewels and blood on our fists, then we hail you within kingdoms of mist. [Repeat Chorus x 2] Gorias! (The silver sword of the moon) Finias! (The flaming lancet of the sun) The winter zephyr warps the power of Sessair - 3 MORBID SCREAMS! [MI LUNASA/AUGUST, 1995] |
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7. | Morbid Scream | 02:10 | Show lyrics |
Morbid Scream [Lyrical Magick: Trent White, Voice: Shaftiel, Backing Voice: Proscriptor] [Bass: Shaftiel, Traditional Battle Arrangement by Morbid Scream - 1988] [1st Verse] A barbaric land where the sword is the law, and killing is the way of life. An infernal wasteland and down a barren plain; A warrior stands the test of fate. His face is cracked from the wicked hands of time, and scars from war have past, Taking the reins from a shadowy steed, I shall kill the foyus at it’s layer! [Chorus x 2] MORBID SCREAM! [2nd Verse] Skulls and bones lie relics in the sand; Remembrance of men that came before. The ground is scorched from the dragon’s breath, and corpses burned to stench and ash. I awake in fury when the dragon attacks; Advancing in anger - spitting fire. Our barbarous laws, my thundering axe, yet we’ll fight the beast to it’s death! [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Lead: Shaftiel] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Repeat 1st Verse] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [MARTA/MARCH, 1988] |
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8. | Intelligence Towards the Crown | 01:55 | instrumental |
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9. | ...of Celtic Fire, We Are Born | 08:31 | Show lyrics |
...Of Celtic Fire, We Are Born [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant & Proscriptor, Voices: Proscriptor & Shaftiel] [Bass: Shaftiel] Outside the winter zephyr, When fables of sabers were strong. "...For thou hast said in our hearts..." "...From Celtic flames, we are born." The Sky Clad flocks a carnal war, So invoke their heartless cries. "Crom Croich’s at our side." "He’s made of gold, so shall we ride?" From the mounts of Antrim, Towards the glens of Visnech. "...For thou has said in our hearts..." "...From Celtic flames, we are born." Any who live alone, Long onlt for mercy. "Proud, young men will die!" "Fir Bolg rides the half light!" "WE HAVE ARRIVED AT THE STONE OF DESTINY (Tara)." "WE HAVE REACHED THE PERDITION OF IBID (Cythraul)." "We comprehend the Lar of the Folk." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." "We solemnize the last of the Druids." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." FALIAS! MURIAS! [Leads: Shaftiel] [Lead: Ifernain] The passage is clear when Epona rides She reaps through cloudbursts of rain that sighs The course is laid when Sky Clad rides Ler is watching - "Proud, young men will die!" "We apprehend these thoughts: {Fea Nemon}." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." "We shall live forever in the land of Inisfail." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." MURIAS! FALIAS! [MI LUNASA/AUGUST, 1995] |
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37:34 |
The Third Storm of Cythrául
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Shaftiel | Guitars (lead, acoustic), Bass (tracks 2, 6-7, 9), Vocals (tracks 2, 6, 9) |
Proscriptor McGovern | Gong, Bells, Lyrics (tracks 1-3, 7, 9), Vocals (tracks 1-5, 7, 9), Drums |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Guitars (lead), Bass (tracks 1, 3-5), Lyrics (tracks 4-5, 9) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Alex Gerst | Engineering |
Gary Long | Executive engineering |
Peter Clark | Mastering, Editing |
James Bland | Photography |
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1. | Prelusion to Cythrául / ...and Shineth unto the Cold Cometh... | 06:48 | Show lyrics |
Prelusion To Cythraul "Any who live alone, long only for mercy, the mercy of truth is among your traits of bloodlust and vein. You have not, in all this time, returned to the lowland of your ancestors. Your feet follow a hoof-beaten, dirt track down the side of a small, grass-covered knoll. It is near the round hillfort that your cavaliers call the dun. The ways of the arcane are more difficult hillfort that words can tell. You are in complete isolation from this mortal exibition, as others will be, in due time. Each day at dawn, you speak to yourself and give your thoughts complete utterance. For there are none surviving now, to whom you would freely speak with, so impart your heart’s desire." "You, the oppressor, will need to learn to chain your mind, to wait for the proper time to speak. Nevertheless, you shall be executed from the creed, under the sigil of the blade, then the number. In an instant, the feeble and the foreigners lie North from here. In an instant, a magician, shadowlord, and tyrant raised their powers above your head. You are separated from your kin, by far distance, of Time and Tide. You will remember your comrades well, as they replenish your memory with an immortal essence of everlastingness. And though you will only see shades of what once was, you will hear their songs and music forever." "As golden lamplight escapes from the bleeding skies, winsome peat smoke scents a chilled breeze that enfolds the imperious settlement, gathering sounds, and lifts the brave into the night. You shall recall the winter zephyr, as those were the winds that passed eternity." The Emperor continued to breathe deep and harshly. His lungs sounded a death rattle, as they were quickly filling with blood and various fluids, Before his death and dissolution, the Emperor sluggishly uttered, "I have granted intelligence towards the crown unto thee. If you teach him well....." Here and now, we shall take you within The Third Storm Of Cythraul. It’s only just begun..... [Sir Proscriptor McGovern] [MI NA SAMHNA/NOVEMBER, 1995] ...And Shineth Unto The Cold Cometh... [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voice: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] [1st Verse] Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. The last of Ka drifts across the river - Our sky outside has not been named. Two Ugalla-demons start their battle - Tempest of the creek is floored in flames. Winds of Imhullu foretold their weather - Sea-dwelling floods reply without names. Taste the salty tides of the Apzu - Alight seven tablets wearing steel of lame. Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. [Chorus] 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. Ea’s eye is the way........ [Repeat 1st Verse] [Lead: Shaftel] [Bridge] We are the ones who know the mountain passes, and we’ll search the battlefields, in order to FIND THE ESSENTIAL WEAPONS corroded within the tan dust. Marduk, Anu, Ellil, and Ea watch us all to test our bold and drastic strength, so Tiamat SNEERS WITH THE HATE AND COMMANDS the storm-chariot of the horses. Their teeth and heart carry poison to strike us down, but cannot fill our veins with venom. We warned you twice: "WE COMMAND THE MUSHUSSU!" "SHARP OF TOOTH AND STRIKE OF FANG!" "HORNED SERPENT OF THE UNCLAIMED!" "SHINE!" [2nd Verse] Make a path, fix the hour, and raise the seed The dragon’s semen is what you drink to be crowned by night "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" With the billowing fog, the abyss speaks below Your wings of force cannot warp you through the times "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" In the ninth aeon, Esharra ceases the laughter Then, Imhulla assembles the blazing cycllone "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" Now you are spiritually drunk from the dragon’s semen, So set your arrow in the bow and coat it with the poison "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" ...AND SHINETH UNTO THE COLD COMETH... [MI NA SAMHNA/NOVEMBRE, 1993] |
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2. | Highland Tyrant Attack | 04:58 | Show lyrics |
Highland Tyrant Attack [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voices: Shaftiel & Proscriptor, Bass: Shaftiel] "You will hear my commands when cries never fade!" "I grasp my pole-ax in hand with stock, steel, and mace!" "I clutch the soulless winds that stir the Ginder trees!" "I extol beneath a wrathful, yet a constant lunar eye!" The last clash will crown one son to the Pictish throne. "My father’s the king!" cries this tyrant, aimed for bloodshed. Three flags will fly between the Esk and Dee rivers. "The triumph’s my king!" screams this baron son, devised for war. Follow the tracks of this mailed horseman (geared with pole-ax in his hand). The blades from Balkan Hills are sharpened (cut for slaying and whetted to fight). The child has proven his gallantry (he shall not abuse Teutonic codes). He’s spiked and sent forth in a frenzy (their king sits at his table). [Repeat 1st Three Verses] [Bridge] "Far free of these castle walls, I thought I heard your scream!" [Chorus] THIS IS THE HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! Garters on their left arms are fastened for chivalry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! All of the vanquished battalions are thrown into the corries. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! [Recapitulation] "Our flags have soared O’er the Esk and Dee rivers!" "We, the cnihts, are crowned for tier and not our lies!" "Horse and Hattock took us back to the realm of Balkan Hills!" "We, the cnihts, have formed the lines, before the rites!" "We’el pursue to spit on their pledge and curse them, as the light breaks!" "...But is our king still sitting at his table?" [Lead: Shaftiel] [MEITHEAMH/JUNE, 1995] |
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3. | Swords and Leather | 03:07 | Show lyrics |
Swords and Leather [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant, Voices: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is my way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!) Miles of frozen lands are far behind us... We ride along the margin of the woods. O’ great is the black swords of Eire. Thus to speak is the shame of your lord. We ride through the bleak winter skies; hearts full of hate and steel shining bright! Alas, it’s ill, to walk in my shadow... O’ master of doom, you are alone. In chariots of fire we went forth, To call the spell of blazing flames. My black sword of Eire has returned. In glory, of the land, of the flame. Child of wisdom and words... Son of magick and the sword. Call the spells of burning winds!! [Chorus] SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our brave hearts will conquer!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our Celtic blood will conquer!! [Repeat All Verses & Chorus] [Lead: Ifernain] [Lead: Shaftiel] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is our way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!!!) [MARTA/MARCH, 1995] |
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4. | Customs of Tasseomancy (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act I | 03:58 | Show lyrics |
Customs Of Tasseomancy (Quoth The Sky, Nevermore) Act I [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voices: Proscriptor, Bass: Shaftiel] [Proemial Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you’re dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [1st Verse] Ginger trees exhibit eyeless shades of trust. Sapphire flickers of light divorce the leaves from an Oak. Kali Ma! Kali Ma! You incise me with claw and nail. You hold the rings of Siva. You hold the shapes of melted wax. [Chorus] Praise this disrespectful light for crashing down. Tasseomancy! Time frames shall warp you through the frames of time. Tasseomancy! [Repeat 1st Verse & Chorus] [Bridge] Ta gaoth lugha lamhfhada ag eiteall anocht san aer! Magdalens, Tu non lou dises pas de bon cor! If the process of the incantations were done incorrectly, then sketches of the moon whined with the melted ice (...oh, so slowly.) [Dénouement Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you are dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [MI LUIL/JULY, 1992] |
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5. | A Magician’s Lapis-Lazuli | 03:08 | Show lyrics |
A Magician’S Lapis-Lazuli [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voice: Proscriptor Bass: Equitant] [1st Verse] He gave me the noble, enduring crown. He gave me the high throne of kingship. He gave me the imperial, regal sceptre. He gave me the laws of the realm. He gave me the facts of the Kurgarra. He gave me descend in this undersphere. He gave me the dagger; he gave me the sword. He gave me the staff and unphallic wand. He gave me concern. He gave me dismay. He gave me consternation. He gave me the art of this song. He gave me procreation. [Pre-Chorus] Dumuzi! [Chorus] A magician’s lapis-lazuli gleams in Urik, descending to my undersphere. A magician’s lapis-lazuli reflects onto the Temples of Offal. A magician’s lapis-lazuli excels in Ur, descending to their underworld. ...is placed on Shugurra, the crown of the Steppe. [Repeat 1st Verse] [2nd Verse] He gave me the craft of the spell; he gave me determination. He gave me the craft of a charm; he gave me an invocation. He gave me wine of Geshtinanna; he gave me determination. He gave me oracles of the lil; he gave me half a year. He gave me a sail on an Anzu-Bird; he gave me notes of thunder. He gave me the feathers from it’s wing; he gave me regalement. He gave me a mark of the fiend; he gave me roots from the Huluppu-Tree; He gave me travel of the Apzu; he gave me the Lapis-Lazuli. A MAGICIAN’S LAPIS-LAZULI! [MI FEABHRA/FEBRUARY, 1996] |
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6. | The Winter Zephyr (...Within Kingdoms of Mist) | 02:59 | Show lyrics |
The Winter Zephyr [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant, Voice: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] One silver cloud collapsed below the glow of a harvest fullmoon. `Cause we’re here to make an oath and we’ll raise our realm in a sky of maroon. Our stratosphere turned dark; however, the Western winds never stopped blowing. All deceiving religions fall, we’ll gonna close our hands, and make our own way. [Chorus x 2] Ignite the wroth flames - 3 fires to the sky Before the violence, We stand before the most, wild beast. We’ll rape the peace. Once again, We summon you, To join us all! Standing upon the sand of the shores was a Queen, with a crown, of 13 stars. She worships the dragon above, which exalts impiety in that wild beast. Our father is here with us and we’ll summon you to join us. If we’re bonded by jewels and blood on our fists, then we hail you within kingdoms of mist. [Repeat Chorus x 2] Gorias! (The silver sword of the moon) Finias! (The flaming lancet of the sun) The winter zephyr warps the power of Sessair - 3 MORBID SCREAMS! [MI LUNASA/AUGUST, 1995] |
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7. | Morbid Scream (Morbid Scream cover) | 02:10 | Show lyrics |
Morbid Scream [Lyrical Magick: Trent White, Voice: Shaftiel, Backing Voice: Proscriptor] [Bass: Shaftiel, Traditional Battle Arrangement by Morbid Scream - 1988] [1st Verse] A barbaric land where the sword is the law, and killing is the way of life. An infernal wasteland and down a barren plain; A warrior stands the test of fate. His face is cracked from the wicked hands of time, and scars from war have past, Taking the reins from a shadowy steed, I shall kill the foyus at it’s layer! [Chorus x 2] MORBID SCREAM! [2nd Verse] Skulls and bones lie relics in the sand; Remembrance of men that came before. The ground is scorched from the dragon’s breath, and corpses burned to stench and ash. I awake in fury when the dragon attacks; Advancing in anger - spitting fire. Our barbarous laws, my thundering axe, yet we’ll fight the beast to it’s death! [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Lead: Shaftiel] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Repeat 1st Verse] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [MARTA/MARCH, 1988] |
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8. | Intelligence Towards the Crown | 01:55 | instrumental |
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9. | ...of Celtic Fire, We Are Born / Terminus (...in the Eyes of Ioldanach) | 08:31 | Show lyrics |
...Of Celtic Fire, We Are Born [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant & Proscriptor, Voices: Proscriptor & Shaftiel] [Bass: Shaftiel] Outside the winter zephyr, When fables of sabers were strong. "...For thou hast said in our hearts..." "...From Celtic flames, we are born." The Sky Clad flocks a carnal war, So invoke their heartless cries. "Crom Croich’s at our side." "He’s made of gold, so shall we ride?" From the mounts of Antrim, Towards the glens of Visnech. "...For thou has said in our hearts..." "...From Celtic flames, we are born." Any who live alone, Long onlt for mercy. "Proud, young men will die!" "Fir Bolg rides the half light!" "WE HAVE ARRIVED AT THE STONE OF DESTINY (Tara)." "WE HAVE REACHED THE PERDITION OF IBID (Cythraul)." "We comprehend the Lar of the Folk." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." "We solemnize the last of the Druids." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." FALIAS! MURIAS! [Leads: Shaftiel] [Lead: Ifernain] The passage is clear when Epona rides She reaps through cloudbursts of rain that sighs The course is laid when Sky Clad rides Ler is watching - "Proud, young men will die!" "We apprehend these thoughts: {Fea Nemon}." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." "We shall live forever in the land of Inisfail." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." MURIAS! FALIAS! [MI LUNASA/AUGUST, 1995] |
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37:34 |
The Third Storm of Cythrául
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Shaftiel | Guitars (lead, acoustic), Bass (tracks 2, 6-7, 9), Vocals (tracks 2, 6, 9) |
Proscriptor McGovern | Gong, Bells, Lyrics (tracks 1-3, 7, 9), Vocals (tracks 1-5, 7, 9), Drums |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Guitars (lead), Bass (tracks 1, 3-5), Lyrics (tracks 4-5, 9) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Alex Gerst | Engineering |
Gary Long | Executive engineering |
Peter Clark | Mastering, Editing |
James Bland | Photography |
Tracks | |||
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1. | Prelusion to Cythrául / ...and Shineth unto the Cold Cometh... | 06:48 | Show lyrics |
Prelusion To Cythraul "Any who live alone, long only for mercy, the mercy of truth is among your traits of bloodlust and vein. You have not, in all this time, returned to the lowland of your ancestors. Your feet follow a hoof-beaten, dirt track down the side of a small, grass-covered knoll. It is near the round hillfort that your cavaliers call the dun. The ways of the arcane are more difficult hillfort that words can tell. You are in complete isolation from this mortal exibition, as others will be, in due time. Each day at dawn, you speak to yourself and give your thoughts complete utterance. For there are none surviving now, to whom you would freely speak with, so impart your heart’s desire." "You, the oppressor, will need to learn to chain your mind, to wait for the proper time to speak. Nevertheless, you shall be executed from the creed, under the sigil of the blade, then the number. In an instant, the feeble and the foreigners lie North from here. In an instant, a magician, shadowlord, and tyrant raised their powers above your head. You are separated from your kin, by far distance, of Time and Tide. You will remember your comrades well, as they replenish your memory with an immortal essence of everlastingness. And though you will only see shades of what once was, you will hear their songs and music forever." "As golden lamplight escapes from the bleeding skies, winsome peat smoke scents a chilled breeze that enfolds the imperious settlement, gathering sounds, and lifts the brave into the night. You shall recall the winter zephyr, as those were the winds that passed eternity." The Emperor continued to breathe deep and harshly. His lungs sounded a death rattle, as they were quickly filling with blood and various fluids, Before his death and dissolution, the Emperor sluggishly uttered, "I have granted intelligence towards the crown unto thee. If you teach him well....." Here and now, we shall take you within The Third Storm Of Cythraul. It’s only just begun..... [Sir Proscriptor McGovern] [MI NA SAMHNA/NOVEMBER, 1995] ...And Shineth Unto The Cold Cometh... [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voice: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] [1st Verse] Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. The last of Ka drifts across the river - Our sky outside has not been named. Two Ugalla-demons start their battle - Tempest of the creek is floored in flames. Winds of Imhullu foretold their weather - Sea-dwelling floods reply without names. Taste the salty tides of the Apzu - Alight seven tablets wearing steel of lame. Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. [Chorus] 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. Ea’s eye is the way........ [Repeat 1st Verse] [Lead: Shaftel] [Bridge] We are the ones who know the mountain passes, and we’ll search the battlefields, in order to FIND THE ESSENTIAL WEAPONS corroded within the tan dust. Marduk, Anu, Ellil, and Ea watch us all to test our bold and drastic strength, so Tiamat SNEERS WITH THE HATE AND COMMANDS the storm-chariot of the horses. Their teeth and heart carry poison to strike us down, but cannot fill our veins with venom. We warned you twice: "WE COMMAND THE MUSHUSSU!" "SHARP OF TOOTH AND STRIKE OF FANG!" "HORNED SERPENT OF THE UNCLAIMED!" "SHINE!" [2nd Verse] Make a path, fix the hour, and raise the seed The dragon’s semen is what you drink to be crowned by night "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" With the billowing fog, the abyss speaks below Your wings of force cannot warp you through the times "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" In the ninth aeon, Esharra ceases the laughter Then, Imhulla assembles the blazing cycllone "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" Now you are spiritually drunk from the dragon’s semen, So set your arrow in the bow and coat it with the poison "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" ...AND SHINETH UNTO THE COLD COMETH... [MI NA SAMHNA/NOVEMBRE, 1993] |
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2. | Highland Tyrant Attack | 04:58 | Show lyrics |
Highland Tyrant Attack [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voices: Shaftiel & Proscriptor, Bass: Shaftiel] "You will hear my commands when cries never fade!" "I grasp my pole-ax in hand with stock, steel, and mace!" "I clutch the soulless winds that stir the Ginder trees!" "I extol beneath a wrathful, yet a constant lunar eye!" The last clash will crown one son to the Pictish throne. "My father’s the king!" cries this tyrant, aimed for bloodshed. Three flags will fly between the Esk and Dee rivers. "The triumph’s my king!" screams this baron son, devised for war. Follow the tracks of this mailed horseman (geared with pole-ax in his hand). The blades from Balkan Hills are sharpened (cut for slaying and whetted to fight). The child has proven his gallantry (he shall not abuse Teutonic codes). He’s spiked and sent forth in a frenzy (their king sits at his table). [Repeat 1st Three Verses] [Bridge] "Far free of these castle walls, I thought I heard your scream!" [Chorus] THIS IS THE HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! Garters on their left arms are fastened for chivalry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! All of the vanquished battalions are thrown into the corries. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! [Recapitulation] "Our flags have soared O’er the Esk and Dee rivers!" "We, the cnihts, are crowned for tier and not our lies!" "Horse and Hattock took us back to the realm of Balkan Hills!" "We, the cnihts, have formed the lines, before the rites!" "We’el pursue to spit on their pledge and curse them, as the light breaks!" "...But is our king still sitting at his table?" [Lead: Shaftiel] [MEITHEAMH/JUNE, 1995] |
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3. | A Magician’s Lapis-Lazuli | 03:08 | Show lyrics |
A Magician’S Lapis-Lazuli [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voice: Proscriptor Bass: Equitant] [1st Verse] He gave me the noble, enduring crown. He gave me the high throne of kingship. He gave me the imperial, regal sceptre. He gave me the laws of the realm. He gave me the facts of the Kurgarra. He gave me descend in this undersphere. He gave me the dagger; he gave me the sword. He gave me the staff and unphallic wand. He gave me concern. He gave me dismay. He gave me consternation. He gave me the art of this song. He gave me procreation. [Pre-Chorus] Dumuzi! [Chorus] A magician’s lapis-lazuli gleams in Urik, descending to my undersphere. A magician’s lapis-lazuli reflects onto the Temples of Offal. A magician’s lapis-lazuli excels in Ur, descending to their underworld. ...is placed on Shugurra, the crown of the Steppe. [Repeat 1st Verse] [2nd Verse] He gave me the craft of the spell; he gave me determination. He gave me the craft of a charm; he gave me an invocation. He gave me wine of Geshtinanna; he gave me determination. He gave me oracles of the lil; he gave me half a year. He gave me a sail on an Anzu-Bird; he gave me notes of thunder. He gave me the feathers from it’s wing; he gave me regalement. He gave me a mark of the fiend; he gave me roots from the Huluppu-Tree; He gave me travel of the Apzu; he gave me the Lapis-Lazuli. A MAGICIAN’S LAPIS-LAZULI! [MI FEABHRA/FEBRUARY, 1996] |
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4. | Swords and Leather | 03:07 | Show lyrics |
Swords and Leather [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant, Voices: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is my way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!) Miles of frozen lands are far behind us... We ride along the margin of the woods. O’ great is the black swords of Eire. Thus to speak is the shame of your lord. We ride through the bleak winter skies; hearts full of hate and steel shining bright! Alas, it’s ill, to walk in my shadow... O’ master of doom, you are alone. In chariots of fire we went forth, To call the spell of blazing flames. My black sword of Eire has returned. In glory, of the land, of the flame. Child of wisdom and words... Son of magick and the sword. Call the spells of burning winds!! [Chorus] SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our brave hearts will conquer!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our Celtic blood will conquer!! [Repeat All Verses & Chorus] [Lead: Ifernain] [Lead: Shaftiel] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is our way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!!!) [MARTA/MARCH, 1995] |
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5. | The Winter Zephyr (...Within Kingdoms of Mist) | 02:59 | Show lyrics |
The Winter Zephyr [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant, Voice: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] One silver cloud collapsed below the glow of a harvest fullmoon. `Cause we’re here to make an oath and we’ll raise our realm in a sky of maroon. Our stratosphere turned dark; however, the Western winds never stopped blowing. All deceiving religions fall, we’ll gonna close our hands, and make our own way. [Chorus x 2] Ignite the wroth flames - 3 fires to the sky Before the violence, We stand before the most, wild beast. We’ll rape the peace. Once again, We summon you, To join us all! Standing upon the sand of the shores was a Queen, with a crown, of 13 stars. She worships the dragon above, which exalts impiety in that wild beast. Our father is here with us and we’ll summon you to join us. If we’re bonded by jewels and blood on our fists, then we hail you within kingdoms of mist. [Repeat Chorus x 2] Gorias! (The silver sword of the moon) Finias! (The flaming lancet of the sun) The winter zephyr warps the power of Sessair - 3 MORBID SCREAMS! [MI LUNASA/AUGUST, 1995] |
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6. | Morbid Scream (Morbid Scream cover) | 02:10 | Show lyrics |
Morbid Scream [Lyrical Magick: Trent White, Voice: Shaftiel, Backing Voice: Proscriptor] [Bass: Shaftiel, Traditional Battle Arrangement by Morbid Scream - 1988] [1st Verse] A barbaric land where the sword is the law, and killing is the way of life. An infernal wasteland and down a barren plain; A warrior stands the test of fate. His face is cracked from the wicked hands of time, and scars from war have past, Taking the reins from a shadowy steed, I shall kill the foyus at it’s layer! [Chorus x 2] MORBID SCREAM! [2nd Verse] Skulls and bones lie relics in the sand; Remembrance of men that came before. The ground is scorched from the dragon’s breath, and corpses burned to stench and ash. I awake in fury when the dragon attacks; Advancing in anger - spitting fire. Our barbarous laws, my thundering axe, yet we’ll fight the beast to it’s death! [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Lead: Shaftiel] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Repeat 1st Verse] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [MARTA/MARCH, 1988] |
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7. | Customs of Tasseomancy (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act I | 03:58 | Show lyrics |
Customs Of Tasseomancy (Quoth The Sky, Nevermore) Act I [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voices: Proscriptor, Bass: Shaftiel] [Proemial Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you’re dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [1st Verse] Ginger trees exhibit eyeless shades of trust. Sapphire flickers of light divorce the leaves from an Oak. Kali Ma! Kali Ma! You incise me with claw and nail. You hold the rings of Siva. You hold the shapes of melted wax. [Chorus] Praise this disrespectful light for crashing down. Tasseomancy! Time frames shall warp you through the frames of time. Tasseomancy! [Repeat 1st Verse & Chorus] [Bridge] Ta gaoth lugha lamhfhada ag eiteall anocht san aer! Magdalens, Tu non lou dises pas de bon cor! If the process of the incantations were done incorrectly, then sketches of the moon whined with the melted ice (...oh, so slowly.) [Dénouement Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you are dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [MI LUIL/JULY, 1992] |
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8. | Intelligence Towards the Crown | 01:55 | instrumental |
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9. | ...of Celtic Fire, We Are Born / Terminus (...in the Eyes of Ioldanach) | 08:31 | Show lyrics |
...Of Celtic Fire, We Are Born [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant & Proscriptor, Voices: Proscriptor & Shaftiel] [Bass: Shaftiel] Outside the winter zephyr, When fables of sabers were strong. "...For thou hast said in our hearts..." "...From Celtic flames, we are born." The Sky Clad flocks a carnal war, So invoke their heartless cries. "Crom Croich’s at our side." "He’s made of gold, so shall we ride?" From the mounts of Antrim, Towards the glens of Visnech. "...For thou has said in our hearts..." "...From Celtic flames, we are born." Any who live alone, Long onlt for mercy. "Proud, young men will die!" "Fir Bolg rides the half light!" "WE HAVE ARRIVED AT THE STONE OF DESTINY (Tara)." "WE HAVE REACHED THE PERDITION OF IBID (Cythraul)." "We comprehend the Lar of the Folk." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." "We solemnize the last of the Druids." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." FALIAS! MURIAS! [Leads: Shaftiel] [Lead: Ifernain] The passage is clear when Epona rides She reaps through cloudbursts of rain that sighs The course is laid when Sky Clad rides Ler is watching - "Proud, young men will die!" "We apprehend these thoughts: {Fea Nemon}." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." "We shall live forever in the land of Inisfail." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." MURIAS! FALIAS! [MI LUNASA/AUGUST, 1995] |
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37:34 |
The Third Storm of Cythrául
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Shaftiel | Guitars (lead, acoustic), Bass (tracks 2, 6-7, 9), Vocals (tracks 2, 6, 9) |
Proscriptor McGovern | Gong, Bells, Lyrics (tracks 1-3, 7, 9), Vocals (tracks 1-5, 7, 9), Drums |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Guitars (lead), Bass (tracks 1, 3-5), Lyrics (tracks 4-5, 9) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Alex Gerst | Engineering |
Gary Long | Executive engineering |
Peter Clark | Mastering, Editing |
James Bland | Photography |
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1. | Prelusion to Cythrául / ...and Shineth unto the Cold Cometh... | 06:48 | Show lyrics |
Prelusion To Cythraul "Any who live alone, long only for mercy, the mercy of truth is among your traits of bloodlust and vein. You have not, in all this time, returned to the lowland of your ancestors. Your feet follow a hoof-beaten, dirt track down the side of a small, grass-covered knoll. It is near the round hillfort that your cavaliers call the dun. The ways of the arcane are more difficult hillfort that words can tell. You are in complete isolation from this mortal exibition, as others will be, in due time. Each day at dawn, you speak to yourself and give your thoughts complete utterance. For there are none surviving now, to whom you would freely speak with, so impart your heart’s desire." "You, the oppressor, will need to learn to chain your mind, to wait for the proper time to speak. Nevertheless, you shall be executed from the creed, under the sigil of the blade, then the number. In an instant, the feeble and the foreigners lie North from here. In an instant, a magician, shadowlord, and tyrant raised their powers above your head. You are separated from your kin, by far distance, of Time and Tide. You will remember your comrades well, as they replenish your memory with an immortal essence of everlastingness. And though you will only see shades of what once was, you will hear their songs and music forever." "As golden lamplight escapes from the bleeding skies, winsome peat smoke scents a chilled breeze that enfolds the imperious settlement, gathering sounds, and lifts the brave into the night. You shall recall the winter zephyr, as those were the winds that passed eternity." The Emperor continued to breathe deep and harshly. His lungs sounded a death rattle, as they were quickly filling with blood and various fluids, Before his death and dissolution, the Emperor sluggishly uttered, "I have granted intelligence towards the crown unto thee. If you teach him well....." Here and now, we shall take you within The Third Storm Of Cythraul. It’s only just begun..... [Sir Proscriptor McGovern] [MI NA SAMHNA/NOVEMBER, 1995] ...And Shineth Unto The Cold Cometh... [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voice: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] [1st Verse] Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. The last of Ka drifts across the river - Our sky outside has not been named. Two Ugalla-demons start their battle - Tempest of the creek is floored in flames. Winds of Imhullu foretold their weather - Sea-dwelling floods reply without names. Taste the salty tides of the Apzu - Alight seven tablets wearing steel of lame. Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. [Chorus] 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. Ea’s eye is the way........ [Repeat 1st Verse] [Lead: Shaftel] [Bridge] We are the ones who know the mountain passes, and we’ll search the battlefields, in order to FIND THE ESSENTIAL WEAPONS corroded within the tan dust. Marduk, Anu, Ellil, and Ea watch us all to test our bold and drastic strength, so Tiamat SNEERS WITH THE HATE AND COMMANDS the storm-chariot of the horses. Their teeth and heart carry poison to strike us down, but cannot fill our veins with venom. We warned you twice: "WE COMMAND THE MUSHUSSU!" "SHARP OF TOOTH AND STRIKE OF FANG!" "HORNED SERPENT OF THE UNCLAIMED!" "SHINE!" [2nd Verse] Make a path, fix the hour, and raise the seed The dragon’s semen is what you drink to be crowned by night "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" With the billowing fog, the abyss speaks below Your wings of force cannot warp you through the times "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" In the ninth aeon, Esharra ceases the laughter Then, Imhulla assembles the blazing cycllone "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" Now you are spiritually drunk from the dragon’s semen, So set your arrow in the bow and coat it with the poison "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" ...AND SHINETH UNTO THE COLD COMETH... [MI NA SAMHNA/NOVEMBRE, 1993] |
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2. | Highland Tyrant Attack | 04:58 | Show lyrics |
Highland Tyrant Attack [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voices: Shaftiel & Proscriptor, Bass: Shaftiel] "You will hear my commands when cries never fade!" "I grasp my pole-ax in hand with stock, steel, and mace!" "I clutch the soulless winds that stir the Ginder trees!" "I extol beneath a wrathful, yet a constant lunar eye!" The last clash will crown one son to the Pictish throne. "My father’s the king!" cries this tyrant, aimed for bloodshed. Three flags will fly between the Esk and Dee rivers. "The triumph’s my king!" screams this baron son, devised for war. Follow the tracks of this mailed horseman (geared with pole-ax in his hand). The blades from Balkan Hills are sharpened (cut for slaying and whetted to fight). The child has proven his gallantry (he shall not abuse Teutonic codes). He’s spiked and sent forth in a frenzy (their king sits at his table). [Repeat 1st Three Verses] [Bridge] "Far free of these castle walls, I thought I heard your scream!" [Chorus] THIS IS THE HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! Garters on their left arms are fastened for chivalry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! All of the vanquished battalions are thrown into the corries. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! [Recapitulation] "Our flags have soared O’er the Esk and Dee rivers!" "We, the cnihts, are crowned for tier and not our lies!" "Horse and Hattock took us back to the realm of Balkan Hills!" "We, the cnihts, have formed the lines, before the rites!" "We’el pursue to spit on their pledge and curse them, as the light breaks!" "...But is our king still sitting at his table?" [Lead: Shaftiel] [MEITHEAMH/JUNE, 1995] |
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3. | A Magician’s Lapis-Lazuli | 03:08 | Show lyrics |
A Magician’S Lapis-Lazuli [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voice: Proscriptor Bass: Equitant] [1st Verse] He gave me the noble, enduring crown. He gave me the high throne of kingship. He gave me the imperial, regal sceptre. He gave me the laws of the realm. He gave me the facts of the Kurgarra. He gave me descend in this undersphere. He gave me the dagger; he gave me the sword. He gave me the staff and unphallic wand. He gave me concern. He gave me dismay. He gave me consternation. He gave me the art of this song. He gave me procreation. [Pre-Chorus] Dumuzi! [Chorus] A magician’s lapis-lazuli gleams in Urik, descending to my undersphere. A magician’s lapis-lazuli reflects onto the Temples of Offal. A magician’s lapis-lazuli excels in Ur, descending to their underworld. ...is placed on Shugurra, the crown of the Steppe. [Repeat 1st Verse] [2nd Verse] He gave me the craft of the spell; he gave me determination. He gave me the craft of a charm; he gave me an invocation. He gave me wine of Geshtinanna; he gave me determination. He gave me oracles of the lil; he gave me half a year. He gave me a sail on an Anzu-Bird; he gave me notes of thunder. He gave me the feathers from it’s wing; he gave me regalement. He gave me a mark of the fiend; he gave me roots from the Huluppu-Tree; He gave me travel of the Apzu; he gave me the Lapis-Lazuli. A MAGICIAN’S LAPIS-LAZULI! [MI FEABHRA/FEBRUARY, 1996] |
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4. | Swords and Leather | 03:07 | Show lyrics |
Swords and Leather [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant, Voices: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is my way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!) Miles of frozen lands are far behind us... We ride along the margin of the woods. O’ great is the black swords of Eire. Thus to speak is the shame of your lord. We ride through the bleak winter skies; hearts full of hate and steel shining bright! Alas, it’s ill, to walk in my shadow... O’ master of doom, you are alone. In chariots of fire we went forth, To call the spell of blazing flames. My black sword of Eire has returned. In glory, of the land, of the flame. Child of wisdom and words... Son of magick and the sword. Call the spells of burning winds!! [Chorus] SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our brave hearts will conquer!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our Celtic blood will conquer!! [Repeat All Verses & Chorus] [Lead: Ifernain] [Lead: Shaftiel] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is our way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!!!) [MARTA/MARCH, 1995] |
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5. | The Winter Zephyr (...Within Kingdoms of Mist) | 02:59 | Show lyrics |
The Winter Zephyr [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant, Voice: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] One silver cloud collapsed below the glow of a harvest fullmoon. `Cause we’re here to make an oath and we’ll raise our realm in a sky of maroon. Our stratosphere turned dark; however, the Western winds never stopped blowing. All deceiving religions fall, we’ll gonna close our hands, and make our own way. [Chorus x 2] Ignite the wroth flames - 3 fires to the sky Before the violence, We stand before the most, wild beast. We’ll rape the peace. Once again, We summon you, To join us all! Standing upon the sand of the shores was a Queen, with a crown, of 13 stars. She worships the dragon above, which exalts impiety in that wild beast. Our father is here with us and we’ll summon you to join us. If we’re bonded by jewels and blood on our fists, then we hail you within kingdoms of mist. [Repeat Chorus x 2] Gorias! (The silver sword of the moon) Finias! (The flaming lancet of the sun) The winter zephyr warps the power of Sessair - 3 MORBID SCREAMS! [MI LUNASA/AUGUST, 1995] |
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6. | Morbid Scream (Morbid Scream cover) | 02:10 | Show lyrics |
Morbid Scream [Lyrical Magick: Trent White, Voice: Shaftiel, Backing Voice: Proscriptor] [Bass: Shaftiel, Traditional Battle Arrangement by Morbid Scream - 1988] [1st Verse] A barbaric land where the sword is the law, and killing is the way of life. An infernal wasteland and down a barren plain; A warrior stands the test of fate. His face is cracked from the wicked hands of time, and scars from war have past, Taking the reins from a shadowy steed, I shall kill the foyus at it’s layer! [Chorus x 2] MORBID SCREAM! [2nd Verse] Skulls and bones lie relics in the sand; Remembrance of men that came before. The ground is scorched from the dragon’s breath, and corpses burned to stench and ash. I awake in fury when the dragon attacks; Advancing in anger - spitting fire. Our barbarous laws, my thundering axe, yet we’ll fight the beast to it’s death! [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Lead: Shaftiel] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Repeat 1st Verse] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [MARTA/MARCH, 1988] |
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7. | Customs of Tasseomancy (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act I | 03:58 | Show lyrics |
Customs Of Tasseomancy (Quoth The Sky, Nevermore) Act I [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voices: Proscriptor, Bass: Shaftiel] [Proemial Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you’re dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [1st Verse] Ginger trees exhibit eyeless shades of trust. Sapphire flickers of light divorce the leaves from an Oak. Kali Ma! Kali Ma! You incise me with claw and nail. You hold the rings of Siva. You hold the shapes of melted wax. [Chorus] Praise this disrespectful light for crashing down. Tasseomancy! Time frames shall warp you through the frames of time. Tasseomancy! [Repeat 1st Verse & Chorus] [Bridge] Ta gaoth lugha lamhfhada ag eiteall anocht san aer! Magdalens, Tu non lou dises pas de bon cor! If the process of the incantations were done incorrectly, then sketches of the moon whined with the melted ice (...oh, so slowly.) [Dénouement Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you are dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [MI LUIL/JULY, 1992] |
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8. | Intelligence Towards the Crown | 01:55 | instrumental |
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9. | ...of Celtic Fire, We Are Born / Terminus (...in the Eyes of Ioldanach) | 08:31 | Show lyrics |
...Of Celtic Fire, We Are Born [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant & Proscriptor, Voices: Proscriptor & Shaftiel] [Bass: Shaftiel] Outside the winter zephyr, When fables of sabers were strong. "...For thou hast said in our hearts..." "...From Celtic flames, we are born." The Sky Clad flocks a carnal war, So invoke their heartless cries. "Crom Croich’s at our side." "He’s made of gold, so shall we ride?" From the mounts of Antrim, Towards the glens of Visnech. "...For thou has said in our hearts..." "...From Celtic flames, we are born." Any who live alone, Long onlt for mercy. "Proud, young men will die!" "Fir Bolg rides the half light!" "WE HAVE ARRIVED AT THE STONE OF DESTINY (Tara)." "WE HAVE REACHED THE PERDITION OF IBID (Cythraul)." "We comprehend the Lar of the Folk." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." "We solemnize the last of the Druids." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." FALIAS! MURIAS! [Leads: Shaftiel] [Lead: Ifernain] The passage is clear when Epona rides She reaps through cloudbursts of rain that sighs The course is laid when Sky Clad rides Ler is watching - "Proud, young men will die!" "We apprehend these thoughts: {Fea Nemon}." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." "We shall live forever in the land of Inisfail." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." MURIAS! FALIAS! [MI LUNASA/AUGUST, 1995] |
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37:34 |
The Third Storm of Cythrául
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Gong, Bells, Lyrics (tracks 1-3, 7, 9), Vocals (tracks 1-5, 7, 9), Drums |
Shaftiel | Guitars (lead, acoustic), Bass (tracks 2, 6-7, 9), Vocals (tracks 2, 6, 9) |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Guitars (lead), Bass (tracks 1, 3-5), Lyrics (tracks 4-5, 9) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Alex Gerst | Engineering |
Gary Long | Executive engineering |
Peter Clark | Mastering, Editing |
James Bland | Photography |
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1. | Prelusion to Cythrául / ...and Shineth unto the Cold Cometh... | 06:48 | Show lyrics |
Prelusion To Cythraul "Any who live alone, long only for mercy, the mercy of truth is among your traits of bloodlust and vein. You have not, in all this time, returned to the lowland of your ancestors. Your feet follow a hoof-beaten, dirt track down the side of a small, grass-covered knoll. It is near the round hillfort that your cavaliers call the dun. The ways of the arcane are more difficult hillfort that words can tell. You are in complete isolation from this mortal exibition, as others will be, in due time. Each day at dawn, you speak to yourself and give your thoughts complete utterance. For there are none surviving now, to whom you would freely speak with, so impart your heart’s desire." "You, the oppressor, will need to learn to chain your mind, to wait for the proper time to speak. Nevertheless, you shall be executed from the creed, under the sigil of the blade, then the number. In an instant, the feeble and the foreigners lie North from here. In an instant, a magician, shadowlord, and tyrant raised their powers above your head. You are separated from your kin, by far distance, of Time and Tide. You will remember your comrades well, as they replenish your memory with an immortal essence of everlastingness. And though you will only see shades of what once was, you will hear their songs and music forever." "As golden lamplight escapes from the bleeding skies, winsome peat smoke scents a chilled breeze that enfolds the imperious settlement, gathering sounds, and lifts the brave into the night. You shall recall the winter zephyr, as those were the winds that passed eternity." The Emperor continued to breathe deep and harshly. His lungs sounded a death rattle, as they were quickly filling with blood and various fluids, Before his death and dissolution, the Emperor sluggishly uttered, "I have granted intelligence towards the crown unto thee. If you teach him well....." Here and now, we shall take you within The Third Storm Of Cythraul. It’s only just begun..... [Sir Proscriptor McGovern] [MI NA SAMHNA/NOVEMBER, 1995] ...And Shineth Unto The Cold Cometh... [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voice: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] [1st Verse] Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. The last of Ka drifts across the river - Our sky outside has not been named. Two Ugalla-demons start their battle - Tempest of the creek is floored in flames. Winds of Imhullu foretold their weather - Sea-dwelling floods reply without names. Taste the salty tides of the Apzu - Alight seven tablets wearing steel of lame. Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. [Chorus] 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. Ea’s eye is the way........ [Repeat 1st Verse] [Lead: Shaftel] [Bridge] We are the ones who know the mountain passes, and we’ll search the battlefields, in order to FIND THE ESSENTIAL WEAPONS corroded within the tan dust. Marduk, Anu, Ellil, and Ea watch us all to test our bold and drastic strength, so Tiamat SNEERS WITH THE HATE AND COMMANDS the storm-chariot of the horses. Their teeth and heart carry poison to strike us down, but cannot fill our veins with venom. We warned you twice: "WE COMMAND THE MUSHUSSU!" "SHARP OF TOOTH AND STRIKE OF FANG!" "HORNED SERPENT OF THE UNCLAIMED!" "SHINE!" [2nd Verse] Make a path, fix the hour, and raise the seed The dragon’s semen is what you drink to be crowned by night "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" With the billowing fog, the abyss speaks below Your wings of force cannot warp you through the times "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" In the ninth aeon, Esharra ceases the laughter Then, Imhulla assembles the blazing cycllone "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" Now you are spiritually drunk from the dragon’s semen, So set your arrow in the bow and coat it with the poison "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" ...AND SHINETH UNTO THE COLD COMETH... [MI NA SAMHNA/NOVEMBRE, 1993] |
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2. | Highland Tyrant Attack | 04:58 | Show lyrics |
Highland Tyrant Attack [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voices: Shaftiel & Proscriptor, Bass: Shaftiel] "You will hear my commands when cries never fade!" "I grasp my pole-ax in hand with stock, steel, and mace!" "I clutch the soulless winds that stir the Ginder trees!" "I extol beneath a wrathful, yet a constant lunar eye!" The last clash will crown one son to the Pictish throne. "My father’s the king!" cries this tyrant, aimed for bloodshed. Three flags will fly between the Esk and Dee rivers. "The triumph’s my king!" screams this baron son, devised for war. Follow the tracks of this mailed horseman (geared with pole-ax in his hand). The blades from Balkan Hills are sharpened (cut for slaying and whetted to fight). The child has proven his gallantry (he shall not abuse Teutonic codes). He’s spiked and sent forth in a frenzy (their king sits at his table). [Repeat 1st Three Verses] [Bridge] "Far free of these castle walls, I thought I heard your scream!" [Chorus] THIS IS THE HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! Garters on their left arms are fastened for chivalry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! All of the vanquished battalions are thrown into the corries. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! [Recapitulation] "Our flags have soared O’er the Esk and Dee rivers!" "We, the cnihts, are crowned for tier and not our lies!" "Horse and Hattock took us back to the realm of Balkan Hills!" "We, the cnihts, have formed the lines, before the rites!" "We’el pursue to spit on their pledge and curse them, as the light breaks!" "...But is our king still sitting at his table?" [Lead: Shaftiel] [MEITHEAMH/JUNE, 1995] |
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3. | A Magician’s Lapis-Lazuli | 03:08 | Show lyrics |
A Magician’S Lapis-Lazuli [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voice: Proscriptor Bass: Equitant] [1st Verse] He gave me the noble, enduring crown. He gave me the high throne of kingship. He gave me the imperial, regal sceptre. He gave me the laws of the realm. He gave me the facts of the Kurgarra. He gave me descend in this undersphere. He gave me the dagger; he gave me the sword. He gave me the staff and unphallic wand. He gave me concern. He gave me dismay. He gave me consternation. He gave me the art of this song. He gave me procreation. [Pre-Chorus] Dumuzi! [Chorus] A magician’s lapis-lazuli gleams in Urik, descending to my undersphere. A magician’s lapis-lazuli reflects onto the Temples of Offal. A magician’s lapis-lazuli excels in Ur, descending to their underworld. ...is placed on Shugurra, the crown of the Steppe. [Repeat 1st Verse] [2nd Verse] He gave me the craft of the spell; he gave me determination. He gave me the craft of a charm; he gave me an invocation. He gave me wine of Geshtinanna; he gave me determination. He gave me oracles of the lil; he gave me half a year. He gave me a sail on an Anzu-Bird; he gave me notes of thunder. He gave me the feathers from it’s wing; he gave me regalement. He gave me a mark of the fiend; he gave me roots from the Huluppu-Tree; He gave me travel of the Apzu; he gave me the Lapis-Lazuli. A MAGICIAN’S LAPIS-LAZULI! [MI FEABHRA/FEBRUARY, 1996] |
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4. | Swords and Leather | 03:07 | Show lyrics |
Swords and Leather [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant, Voices: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is my way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!) Miles of frozen lands are far behind us... We ride along the margin of the woods. O’ great is the black swords of Eire. Thus to speak is the shame of your lord. We ride through the bleak winter skies; hearts full of hate and steel shining bright! Alas, it’s ill, to walk in my shadow... O’ master of doom, you are alone. In chariots of fire we went forth, To call the spell of blazing flames. My black sword of Eire has returned. In glory, of the land, of the flame. Child of wisdom and words... Son of magick and the sword. Call the spells of burning winds!! [Chorus] SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our brave hearts will conquer!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our Celtic blood will conquer!! [Repeat All Verses & Chorus] [Lead: Ifernain] [Lead: Shaftiel] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is our way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!!!) [MARTA/MARCH, 1995] |
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5. | The Winter Zephyr (...Within Kingdoms of Mist) | 02:59 | Show lyrics |
The Winter Zephyr [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant, Voice: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] One silver cloud collapsed below the glow of a harvest fullmoon. `Cause we’re here to make an oath and we’ll raise our realm in a sky of maroon. Our stratosphere turned dark; however, the Western winds never stopped blowing. All deceiving religions fall, we’ll gonna close our hands, and make our own way. [Chorus x 2] Ignite the wroth flames - 3 fires to the sky Before the violence, We stand before the most, wild beast. We’ll rape the peace. Once again, We summon you, To join us all! Standing upon the sand of the shores was a Queen, with a crown, of 13 stars. She worships the dragon above, which exalts impiety in that wild beast. Our father is here with us and we’ll summon you to join us. If we’re bonded by jewels and blood on our fists, then we hail you within kingdoms of mist. [Repeat Chorus x 2] Gorias! (The silver sword of the moon) Finias! (The flaming lancet of the sun) The winter zephyr warps the power of Sessair - 3 MORBID SCREAMS! [MI LUNASA/AUGUST, 1995] |
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6. | Morbid Scream (Morbid Scream cover) | 02:10 | Show lyrics |
Morbid Scream [Lyrical Magick: Trent White, Voice: Shaftiel, Backing Voice: Proscriptor] [Bass: Shaftiel, Traditional Battle Arrangement by Morbid Scream - 1988] [1st Verse] A barbaric land where the sword is the law, and killing is the way of life. An infernal wasteland and down a barren plain; A warrior stands the test of fate. His face is cracked from the wicked hands of time, and scars from war have past, Taking the reins from a shadowy steed, I shall kill the foyus at it’s layer! [Chorus x 2] MORBID SCREAM! [2nd Verse] Skulls and bones lie relics in the sand; Remembrance of men that came before. The ground is scorched from the dragon’s breath, and corpses burned to stench and ash. I awake in fury when the dragon attacks; Advancing in anger - spitting fire. Our barbarous laws, my thundering axe, yet we’ll fight the beast to it’s death! [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Lead: Shaftiel] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Repeat 1st Verse] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [MARTA/MARCH, 1988] |
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7. | Customs of Tasseomancy (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act I | 03:58 | Show lyrics |
Customs Of Tasseomancy (Quoth The Sky, Nevermore) Act I [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voices: Proscriptor, Bass: Shaftiel] [Proemial Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you’re dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [1st Verse] Ginger trees exhibit eyeless shades of trust. Sapphire flickers of light divorce the leaves from an Oak. Kali Ma! Kali Ma! You incise me with claw and nail. You hold the rings of Siva. You hold the shapes of melted wax. [Chorus] Praise this disrespectful light for crashing down. Tasseomancy! Time frames shall warp you through the frames of time. Tasseomancy! [Repeat 1st Verse & Chorus] [Bridge] Ta gaoth lugha lamhfhada ag eiteall anocht san aer! Magdalens, Tu non lou dises pas de bon cor! If the process of the incantations were done incorrectly, then sketches of the moon whined with the melted ice (...oh, so slowly.) [Dénouement Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you are dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [MI LUIL/JULY, 1992] |
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8. | Intelligence Towards the Crown | 01:55 | instrumental |
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9. | ...of Celtic Fire, We Are Born / Terminus (...in the Eyes of Ioldanach) | 08:31 | Show lyrics |
...Of Celtic Fire, We Are Born [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant & Proscriptor, Voices: Proscriptor & Shaftiel] [Bass: Shaftiel] Outside the winter zephyr, When fables of sabers were strong. "...For thou hast said in our hearts..." "...From Celtic flames, we are born." The Sky Clad flocks a carnal war, So invoke their heartless cries. "Crom Croich’s at our side." "He’s made of gold, so shall we ride?" From the mounts of Antrim, Towards the glens of Visnech. "...For thou has said in our hearts..." "...From Celtic flames, we are born." Any who live alone, Long onlt for mercy. "Proud, young men will die!" "Fir Bolg rides the half light!" "WE HAVE ARRIVED AT THE STONE OF DESTINY (Tara)." "WE HAVE REACHED THE PERDITION OF IBID (Cythraul)." "We comprehend the Lar of the Folk." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." "We solemnize the last of the Druids." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." FALIAS! MURIAS! [Leads: Shaftiel] [Lead: Ifernain] The passage is clear when Epona rides She reaps through cloudbursts of rain that sighs The course is laid when Sky Clad rides Ler is watching - "Proud, young men will die!" "We apprehend these thoughts: {Fea Nemon}." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." "We shall live forever in the land of Inisfail." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." MURIAS! FALIAS! [MI LUNASA/AUGUST, 1995] |
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The Third Storm of Cythrául
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Proscriptor McGovern | Gong, Bells, Lyrics (tracks 1-3, 7, 9), Vocals (tracks 1-5, 7, 9), Drums |
Shaftiel | Guitars (lead, acoustic), Bass (tracks 2, 6-7, 9), Vocals (tracks 2, 6, 9) |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Guitars (lead), Bass (tracks 1, 3-5), Lyrics (tracks 4-5, 9) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Alex Gerst | Engineering |
Gary Long | Executive engineering |
Peter Clark | Mastering, Editing |
James Bland | Photography |
Tracks | |||
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Side A | |||
1. | Prelusion to Cythrául / ...and Shineth unto the Cold Cometh... | 06:48 | Show lyrics |
Prelusion To Cythraul "Any who live alone, long only for mercy, the mercy of truth is among your traits of bloodlust and vein. You have not, in all this time, returned to the lowland of your ancestors. Your feet follow a hoof-beaten, dirt track down the side of a small, grass-covered knoll. It is near the round hillfort that your cavaliers call the dun. The ways of the arcane are more difficult hillfort that words can tell. You are in complete isolation from this mortal exibition, as others will be, in due time. Each day at dawn, you speak to yourself and give your thoughts complete utterance. For there are none surviving now, to whom you would freely speak with, so impart your heart’s desire." "You, the oppressor, will need to learn to chain your mind, to wait for the proper time to speak. Nevertheless, you shall be executed from the creed, under the sigil of the blade, then the number. In an instant, the feeble and the foreigners lie North from here. In an instant, a magician, shadowlord, and tyrant raised their powers above your head. You are separated from your kin, by far distance, of Time and Tide. You will remember your comrades well, as they replenish your memory with an immortal essence of everlastingness. And though you will only see shades of what once was, you will hear their songs and music forever." "As golden lamplight escapes from the bleeding skies, winsome peat smoke scents a chilled breeze that enfolds the imperious settlement, gathering sounds, and lifts the brave into the night. You shall recall the winter zephyr, as those were the winds that passed eternity." The Emperor continued to breathe deep and harshly. His lungs sounded a death rattle, as they were quickly filling with blood and various fluids, Before his death and dissolution, the Emperor sluggishly uttered, "I have granted intelligence towards the crown unto thee. If you teach him well....." Here and now, we shall take you within The Third Storm Of Cythraul. It’s only just begun..... [Sir Proscriptor McGovern] [MI NA SAMHNA/NOVEMBER, 1995] ...And Shineth Unto The Cold Cometh... [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voice: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] [1st Verse] Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. The last of Ka drifts across the river - Our sky outside has not been named. Two Ugalla-demons start their battle - Tempest of the creek is floored in flames. Winds of Imhullu foretold their weather - Sea-dwelling floods reply without names. Taste the salty tides of the Apzu - Alight seven tablets wearing steel of lame. Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. [Chorus] 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. Ea’s eye is the way........ [Repeat 1st Verse] [Lead: Shaftel] [Bridge] We are the ones who know the mountain passes, and we’ll search the battlefields, in order to FIND THE ESSENTIAL WEAPONS corroded within the tan dust. Marduk, Anu, Ellil, and Ea watch us all to test our bold and drastic strength, so Tiamat SNEERS WITH THE HATE AND COMMANDS the storm-chariot of the horses. Their teeth and heart carry poison to strike us down, but cannot fill our veins with venom. We warned you twice: "WE COMMAND THE MUSHUSSU!" "SHARP OF TOOTH AND STRIKE OF FANG!" "HORNED SERPENT OF THE UNCLAIMED!" "SHINE!" [2nd Verse] Make a path, fix the hour, and raise the seed The dragon’s semen is what you drink to be crowned by night "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" With the billowing fog, the abyss speaks below Your wings of force cannot warp you through the times "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" In the ninth aeon, Esharra ceases the laughter Then, Imhulla assembles the blazing cycllone "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" Now you are spiritually drunk from the dragon’s semen, So set your arrow in the bow and coat it with the poison "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" ...AND SHINETH UNTO THE COLD COMETH... [MI NA SAMHNA/NOVEMBRE, 1993] |
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2. | Highland Tyrant Attack | 04:58 | Show lyrics |
Highland Tyrant Attack [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voices: Shaftiel & Proscriptor, Bass: Shaftiel] "You will hear my commands when cries never fade!" "I grasp my pole-ax in hand with stock, steel, and mace!" "I clutch the soulless winds that stir the Ginder trees!" "I extol beneath a wrathful, yet a constant lunar eye!" The last clash will crown one son to the Pictish throne. "My father’s the king!" cries this tyrant, aimed for bloodshed. Three flags will fly between the Esk and Dee rivers. "The triumph’s my king!" screams this baron son, devised for war. Follow the tracks of this mailed horseman (geared with pole-ax in his hand). The blades from Balkan Hills are sharpened (cut for slaying and whetted to fight). The child has proven his gallantry (he shall not abuse Teutonic codes). He’s spiked and sent forth in a frenzy (their king sits at his table). [Repeat 1st Three Verses] [Bridge] "Far free of these castle walls, I thought I heard your scream!" [Chorus] THIS IS THE HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! Garters on their left arms are fastened for chivalry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! All of the vanquished battalions are thrown into the corries. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! [Recapitulation] "Our flags have soared O’er the Esk and Dee rivers!" "We, the cnihts, are crowned for tier and not our lies!" "Horse and Hattock took us back to the realm of Balkan Hills!" "We, the cnihts, have formed the lines, before the rites!" "We’el pursue to spit on their pledge and curse them, as the light breaks!" "...But is our king still sitting at his table?" [Lead: Shaftiel] [MEITHEAMH/JUNE, 1995] |
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3. | A Magician’s Lapis-Lazuli | 03:08 | Show lyrics |
A Magician’S Lapis-Lazuli [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voice: Proscriptor Bass: Equitant] [1st Verse] He gave me the noble, enduring crown. He gave me the high throne of kingship. He gave me the imperial, regal sceptre. He gave me the laws of the realm. He gave me the facts of the Kurgarra. He gave me descend in this undersphere. He gave me the dagger; he gave me the sword. He gave me the staff and unphallic wand. He gave me concern. He gave me dismay. He gave me consternation. He gave me the art of this song. He gave me procreation. [Pre-Chorus] Dumuzi! [Chorus] A magician’s lapis-lazuli gleams in Urik, descending to my undersphere. A magician’s lapis-lazuli reflects onto the Temples of Offal. A magician’s lapis-lazuli excels in Ur, descending to their underworld. ...is placed on Shugurra, the crown of the Steppe. [Repeat 1st Verse] [2nd Verse] He gave me the craft of the spell; he gave me determination. He gave me the craft of a charm; he gave me an invocation. He gave me wine of Geshtinanna; he gave me determination. He gave me oracles of the lil; he gave me half a year. He gave me a sail on an Anzu-Bird; he gave me notes of thunder. He gave me the feathers from it’s wing; he gave me regalement. He gave me a mark of the fiend; he gave me roots from the Huluppu-Tree; He gave me travel of the Apzu; he gave me the Lapis-Lazuli. A MAGICIAN’S LAPIS-LAZULI! [MI FEABHRA/FEBRUARY, 1996] |
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4. | Swords and Leather | 03:07 | Show lyrics |
Swords and Leather [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant, Voices: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is my way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!) Miles of frozen lands are far behind us... We ride along the margin of the woods. O’ great is the black swords of Eire. Thus to speak is the shame of your lord. We ride through the bleak winter skies; hearts full of hate and steel shining bright! Alas, it’s ill, to walk in my shadow... O’ master of doom, you are alone. In chariots of fire we went forth, To call the spell of blazing flames. My black sword of Eire has returned. In glory, of the land, of the flame. Child of wisdom and words... Son of magick and the sword. Call the spells of burning winds!! [Chorus] SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our brave hearts will conquer!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our Celtic blood will conquer!! [Repeat All Verses & Chorus] [Lead: Ifernain] [Lead: Shaftiel] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is our way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!!!) [MARTA/MARCH, 1995] |
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Side B | |||
5. | The Winter Zephyr (...Within Kingdoms of Mist) | 02:59 | Show lyrics |
The Winter Zephyr [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant, Voice: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] One silver cloud collapsed below the glow of a harvest fullmoon. `Cause we’re here to make an oath and we’ll raise our realm in a sky of maroon. Our stratosphere turned dark; however, the Western winds never stopped blowing. All deceiving religions fall, we’ll gonna close our hands, and make our own way. [Chorus x 2] Ignite the wroth flames - 3 fires to the sky Before the violence, We stand before the most, wild beast. We’ll rape the peace. Once again, We summon you, To join us all! Standing upon the sand of the shores was a Queen, with a crown, of 13 stars. She worships the dragon above, which exalts impiety in that wild beast. Our father is here with us and we’ll summon you to join us. If we’re bonded by jewels and blood on our fists, then we hail you within kingdoms of mist. [Repeat Chorus x 2] Gorias! (The silver sword of the moon) Finias! (The flaming lancet of the sun) The winter zephyr warps the power of Sessair - 3 MORBID SCREAMS! [MI LUNASA/AUGUST, 1995] |
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6. | Morbid Scream (Morbid Scream cover) | 02:10 | Show lyrics |
Morbid Scream [Lyrical Magick: Trent White, Voice: Shaftiel, Backing Voice: Proscriptor] [Bass: Shaftiel, Traditional Battle Arrangement by Morbid Scream - 1988] [1st Verse] A barbaric land where the sword is the law, and killing is the way of life. An infernal wasteland and down a barren plain; A warrior stands the test of fate. His face is cracked from the wicked hands of time, and scars from war have past, Taking the reins from a shadowy steed, I shall kill the foyus at it’s layer! [Chorus x 2] MORBID SCREAM! [2nd Verse] Skulls and bones lie relics in the sand; Remembrance of men that came before. The ground is scorched from the dragon’s breath, and corpses burned to stench and ash. I awake in fury when the dragon attacks; Advancing in anger - spitting fire. Our barbarous laws, my thundering axe, yet we’ll fight the beast to it’s death! [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Lead: Shaftiel] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Repeat 1st Verse] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [MARTA/MARCH, 1988] |
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7. | Customs of Tasseomancy (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act I | 03:58 | Show lyrics |
Customs Of Tasseomancy (Quoth The Sky, Nevermore) Act I [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voices: Proscriptor, Bass: Shaftiel] [Proemial Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you’re dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [1st Verse] Ginger trees exhibit eyeless shades of trust. Sapphire flickers of light divorce the leaves from an Oak. Kali Ma! Kali Ma! You incise me with claw and nail. You hold the rings of Siva. You hold the shapes of melted wax. [Chorus] Praise this disrespectful light for crashing down. Tasseomancy! Time frames shall warp you through the frames of time. Tasseomancy! [Repeat 1st Verse & Chorus] [Bridge] Ta gaoth lugha lamhfhada ag eiteall anocht san aer! Magdalens, Tu non lou dises pas de bon cor! If the process of the incantations were done incorrectly, then sketches of the moon whined with the melted ice (...oh, so slowly.) [Dénouement Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you are dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [MI LUIL/JULY, 1992] |
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8. | Intelligence Towards the Crown | 01:55 | instrumental |
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9. | ...of Celtic Fire, We Are Born / Terminus (...in the Eyes of Ioldanach) | 08:31 | Show lyrics |
...Of Celtic Fire, We Are Born [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant & Proscriptor, Voices: Proscriptor & Shaftiel] [Bass: Shaftiel] Outside the winter zephyr, When fables of sabers were strong. "...For thou hast said in our hearts..." "...From Celtic flames, we are born." The Sky Clad flocks a carnal war, So invoke their heartless cries. "Crom Croich’s at our side." "He’s made of gold, so shall we ride?" From the mounts of Antrim, Towards the glens of Visnech. "...For thou has said in our hearts..." "...From Celtic flames, we are born." Any who live alone, Long onlt for mercy. "Proud, young men will die!" "Fir Bolg rides the half light!" "WE HAVE ARRIVED AT THE STONE OF DESTINY (Tara)." "WE HAVE REACHED THE PERDITION OF IBID (Cythraul)." "We comprehend the Lar of the Folk." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." "We solemnize the last of the Druids." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." FALIAS! MURIAS! [Leads: Shaftiel] [Lead: Ifernain] The passage is clear when Epona rides She reaps through cloudbursts of rain that sighs The course is laid when Sky Clad rides Ler is watching - "Proud, young men will die!" "We apprehend these thoughts: {Fea Nemon}." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." "We shall live forever in the land of Inisfail." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." MURIAS! FALIAS! [MI LUNASA/AUGUST, 1995] |
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37:34 |
The Third Storm of Cythrául
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Gong, Bells, Lyrics (tracks 1-3, 7, 9), Vocals (tracks 1-5, 7, 9), Drums |
Shaftiel | Guitars (lead, acoustic), Bass (tracks 2, 6-7, 9), Vocals (tracks 2, 6, 9) |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Guitars (lead), Bass (tracks 1, 3-5), Lyrics (tracks 4-5, 9) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Alex Gerst | Engineering |
Gary Long | Executive engineering |
Peter Clark | Mastering, Editing |
James Bland | Photography |
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Disc 1 - Original Mix | |||
Side A | |||
1. | Prelusion to Cythrául / ...and Shineth unto the Cold Cometh... | 06:48 | Show lyrics |
Prelusion To Cythraul "Any who live alone, long only for mercy, the mercy of truth is among your traits of bloodlust and vein. You have not, in all this time, returned to the lowland of your ancestors. Your feet follow a hoof-beaten, dirt track down the side of a small, grass-covered knoll. It is near the round hillfort that your cavaliers call the dun. The ways of the arcane are more difficult hillfort that words can tell. You are in complete isolation from this mortal exibition, as others will be, in due time. Each day at dawn, you speak to yourself and give your thoughts complete utterance. For there are none surviving now, to whom you would freely speak with, so impart your heart’s desire." "You, the oppressor, will need to learn to chain your mind, to wait for the proper time to speak. Nevertheless, you shall be executed from the creed, under the sigil of the blade, then the number. In an instant, the feeble and the foreigners lie North from here. In an instant, a magician, shadowlord, and tyrant raised their powers above your head. You are separated from your kin, by far distance, of Time and Tide. You will remember your comrades well, as they replenish your memory with an immortal essence of everlastingness. And though you will only see shades of what once was, you will hear their songs and music forever." "As golden lamplight escapes from the bleeding skies, winsome peat smoke scents a chilled breeze that enfolds the imperious settlement, gathering sounds, and lifts the brave into the night. You shall recall the winter zephyr, as those were the winds that passed eternity." The Emperor continued to breathe deep and harshly. His lungs sounded a death rattle, as they were quickly filling with blood and various fluids, Before his death and dissolution, the Emperor sluggishly uttered, "I have granted intelligence towards the crown unto thee. If you teach him well....." Here and now, we shall take you within The Third Storm Of Cythraul. It’s only just begun..... [Sir Proscriptor McGovern] [MI NA SAMHNA/NOVEMBER, 1995] ...And Shineth Unto The Cold Cometh... [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voice: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] [1st Verse] Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. The last of Ka drifts across the river - Our sky outside has not been named. Two Ugalla-demons start their battle - Tempest of the creek is floored in flames. Winds of Imhullu foretold their weather - Sea-dwelling floods reply without names. Taste the salty tides of the Apzu - Alight seven tablets wearing steel of lame. Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. [Chorus] 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. Ea’s eye is the way........ [Repeat 1st Verse] [Lead: Shaftel] [Bridge] We are the ones who know the mountain passes, and we’ll search the battlefields, in order to FIND THE ESSENTIAL WEAPONS corroded within the tan dust. Marduk, Anu, Ellil, and Ea watch us all to test our bold and drastic strength, so Tiamat SNEERS WITH THE HATE AND COMMANDS the storm-chariot of the horses. Their teeth and heart carry poison to strike us down, but cannot fill our veins with venom. We warned you twice: "WE COMMAND THE MUSHUSSU!" "SHARP OF TOOTH AND STRIKE OF FANG!" "HORNED SERPENT OF THE UNCLAIMED!" "SHINE!" [2nd Verse] Make a path, fix the hour, and raise the seed The dragon’s semen is what you drink to be crowned by night "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" With the billowing fog, the abyss speaks below Your wings of force cannot warp you through the times "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" In the ninth aeon, Esharra ceases the laughter Then, Imhulla assembles the blazing cycllone "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" Now you are spiritually drunk from the dragon’s semen, So set your arrow in the bow and coat it with the poison "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" ...AND SHINETH UNTO THE COLD COMETH... [MI NA SAMHNA/NOVEMBRE, 1993] |
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2. | Highland Tyrant Attack | 04:58 | Show lyrics |
Highland Tyrant Attack [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voices: Shaftiel & Proscriptor, Bass: Shaftiel] "You will hear my commands when cries never fade!" "I grasp my pole-ax in hand with stock, steel, and mace!" "I clutch the soulless winds that stir the Ginder trees!" "I extol beneath a wrathful, yet a constant lunar eye!" The last clash will crown one son to the Pictish throne. "My father’s the king!" cries this tyrant, aimed for bloodshed. Three flags will fly between the Esk and Dee rivers. "The triumph’s my king!" screams this baron son, devised for war. Follow the tracks of this mailed horseman (geared with pole-ax in his hand). The blades from Balkan Hills are sharpened (cut for slaying and whetted to fight). The child has proven his gallantry (he shall not abuse Teutonic codes). He’s spiked and sent forth in a frenzy (their king sits at his table). [Repeat 1st Three Verses] [Bridge] "Far free of these castle walls, I thought I heard your scream!" [Chorus] THIS IS THE HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! Garters on their left arms are fastened for chivalry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! All of the vanquished battalions are thrown into the corries. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! [Recapitulation] "Our flags have soared O’er the Esk and Dee rivers!" "We, the cnihts, are crowned for tier and not our lies!" "Horse and Hattock took us back to the realm of Balkan Hills!" "We, the cnihts, have formed the lines, before the rites!" "We’el pursue to spit on their pledge and curse them, as the light breaks!" "...But is our king still sitting at his table?" [Lead: Shaftiel] [MEITHEAMH/JUNE, 1995] |
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3. | A Magician’s Lapis-Lazuli | 03:08 | Show lyrics |
A Magician’S Lapis-Lazuli [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voice: Proscriptor Bass: Equitant] [1st Verse] He gave me the noble, enduring crown. He gave me the high throne of kingship. He gave me the imperial, regal sceptre. He gave me the laws of the realm. He gave me the facts of the Kurgarra. He gave me descend in this undersphere. He gave me the dagger; he gave me the sword. He gave me the staff and unphallic wand. He gave me concern. He gave me dismay. He gave me consternation. He gave me the art of this song. He gave me procreation. [Pre-Chorus] Dumuzi! [Chorus] A magician’s lapis-lazuli gleams in Urik, descending to my undersphere. A magician’s lapis-lazuli reflects onto the Temples of Offal. A magician’s lapis-lazuli excels in Ur, descending to their underworld. ...is placed on Shugurra, the crown of the Steppe. [Repeat 1st Verse] [2nd Verse] He gave me the craft of the spell; he gave me determination. He gave me the craft of a charm; he gave me an invocation. He gave me wine of Geshtinanna; he gave me determination. He gave me oracles of the lil; he gave me half a year. He gave me a sail on an Anzu-Bird; he gave me notes of thunder. He gave me the feathers from it’s wing; he gave me regalement. He gave me a mark of the fiend; he gave me roots from the Huluppu-Tree; He gave me travel of the Apzu; he gave me the Lapis-Lazuli. A MAGICIAN’S LAPIS-LAZULI! [MI FEABHRA/FEBRUARY, 1996] |
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4. | Swords and Leather | 03:07 | Show lyrics |
Swords and Leather [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant, Voices: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is my way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!) Miles of frozen lands are far behind us... We ride along the margin of the woods. O’ great is the black swords of Eire. Thus to speak is the shame of your lord. We ride through the bleak winter skies; hearts full of hate and steel shining bright! Alas, it’s ill, to walk in my shadow... O’ master of doom, you are alone. In chariots of fire we went forth, To call the spell of blazing flames. My black sword of Eire has returned. In glory, of the land, of the flame. Child of wisdom and words... Son of magick and the sword. Call the spells of burning winds!! [Chorus] SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our brave hearts will conquer!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our Celtic blood will conquer!! [Repeat All Verses & Chorus] [Lead: Ifernain] [Lead: Shaftiel] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is our way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!!!) [MARTA/MARCH, 1995] |
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5. | The Winter Zephyr (...Within Kingdoms of Mist) | 02:59 | Show lyrics |
The Winter Zephyr [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant, Voice: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] One silver cloud collapsed below the glow of a harvest fullmoon. `Cause we’re here to make an oath and we’ll raise our realm in a sky of maroon. Our stratosphere turned dark; however, the Western winds never stopped blowing. All deceiving religions fall, we’ll gonna close our hands, and make our own way. [Chorus x 2] Ignite the wroth flames - 3 fires to the sky Before the violence, We stand before the most, wild beast. We’ll rape the peace. Once again, We summon you, To join us all! Standing upon the sand of the shores was a Queen, with a crown, of 13 stars. She worships the dragon above, which exalts impiety in that wild beast. Our father is here with us and we’ll summon you to join us. If we’re bonded by jewels and blood on our fists, then we hail you within kingdoms of mist. [Repeat Chorus x 2] Gorias! (The silver sword of the moon) Finias! (The flaming lancet of the sun) The winter zephyr warps the power of Sessair - 3 MORBID SCREAMS! [MI LUNASA/AUGUST, 1995] |
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6. | Morbid Scream (Morbid Scream cover) | 02:10 | Show lyrics |
Morbid Scream [Lyrical Magick: Trent White, Voice: Shaftiel, Backing Voice: Proscriptor] [Bass: Shaftiel, Traditional Battle Arrangement by Morbid Scream - 1988] [1st Verse] A barbaric land where the sword is the law, and killing is the way of life. An infernal wasteland and down a barren plain; A warrior stands the test of fate. His face is cracked from the wicked hands of time, and scars from war have past, Taking the reins from a shadowy steed, I shall kill the foyus at it’s layer! [Chorus x 2] MORBID SCREAM! [2nd Verse] Skulls and bones lie relics in the sand; Remembrance of men that came before. The ground is scorched from the dragon’s breath, and corpses burned to stench and ash. I awake in fury when the dragon attacks; Advancing in anger - spitting fire. Our barbarous laws, my thundering axe, yet we’ll fight the beast to it’s death! [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Lead: Shaftiel] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Repeat 1st Verse] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [MARTA/MARCH, 1988] |
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7. | Customs of Tasseomancy (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act I | 03:58 | Show lyrics |
Customs Of Tasseomancy (Quoth The Sky, Nevermore) Act I [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voices: Proscriptor, Bass: Shaftiel] [Proemial Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you’re dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [1st Verse] Ginger trees exhibit eyeless shades of trust. Sapphire flickers of light divorce the leaves from an Oak. Kali Ma! Kali Ma! You incise me with claw and nail. You hold the rings of Siva. You hold the shapes of melted wax. [Chorus] Praise this disrespectful light for crashing down. Tasseomancy! Time frames shall warp you through the frames of time. Tasseomancy! [Repeat 1st Verse & Chorus] [Bridge] Ta gaoth lugha lamhfhada ag eiteall anocht san aer! Magdalens, Tu non lou dises pas de bon cor! If the process of the incantations were done incorrectly, then sketches of the moon whined with the melted ice (...oh, so slowly.) [Dénouement Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you are dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [MI LUIL/JULY, 1992] |
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8. | Intelligence Towards the Crown | 01:55 | instrumental |
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9. | ...of Celtic Fire, We Are Born / Terminus (...in the Eyes of Ioldanach) | 08:31 | Show lyrics |
...Of Celtic Fire, We Are Born [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant & Proscriptor, Voices: Proscriptor & Shaftiel] [Bass: Shaftiel] Outside the winter zephyr, When fables of sabers were strong. "...For thou hast said in our hearts..." "...From Celtic flames, we are born." The Sky Clad flocks a carnal war, So invoke their heartless cries. "Crom Croich’s at our side." "He’s made of gold, so shall we ride?" From the mounts of Antrim, Towards the glens of Visnech. "...For thou has said in our hearts..." "...From Celtic flames, we are born." Any who live alone, Long onlt for mercy. "Proud, young men will die!" "Fir Bolg rides the half light!" "WE HAVE ARRIVED AT THE STONE OF DESTINY (Tara)." "WE HAVE REACHED THE PERDITION OF IBID (Cythraul)." "We comprehend the Lar of the Folk." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." "We solemnize the last of the Druids." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." FALIAS! MURIAS! [Leads: Shaftiel] [Lead: Ifernain] The passage is clear when Epona rides She reaps through cloudbursts of rain that sighs The course is laid when Sky Clad rides Ler is watching - "Proud, young men will die!" "We apprehend these thoughts: {Fea Nemon}." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." "We shall live forever in the land of Inisfail." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." MURIAS! FALIAS! [MI LUNASA/AUGUST, 1995] |
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Disc 2 - Remix 2013 | |||
Side A | |||
1. | ...and Shineth unto the Cold Cometh... | ||
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2. | Highland Tyrant Attack | ||
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3. | A Magician’s Lapis-Lazuli | Show lyrics | |
[1st Verse] He gave me the noble, enduring crown. He gave me the high throne of kingship. He gave me the imperial, regal sceptre. He gave me the laws of the realm. He gave me the facts of the Kurgarra. He gave me descend in this undersphere. He gave me the dagger; he gave me the sword. He gave me the staff and unphallic wand. He gave me concern. He gave me dismay. He gave me consternation. He gave me the art of this song. He gave me procreation. [Pre-Chorus] Dumuzi! [Chorus] A magician’s lapis-lazuli gleams in Urik, descending to my undersphere. A magician’s lapis-lazuli reflects onto the Temples of Offal. A magician’s lapis-lazuli excels in Ur, descending to their underworld. ...is placed on Shugurra, the crown of the Steppe. [Repeat 1st Verse] [2nd Verse] He gave me the craft of the spell; he gave me determination. He gave me the craft of a charm; he gave me an invocation. He gave me wine of Geshtinanna; he gave me determination. He gave me oracles of the lil; he gave me half a year. He gave me a sail on an Anzu-Bird; he gave me notes of thunder. He gave me the feathers from it’s wing; he gave me regalement. He gave me a mark of the fiend; he gave me roots from the Huluppu-Tree; He gave me travel of the Apzu; he gave me the Lapis-Lazuli. A MAGICIAN’S LAPIS-LAZULI! |
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4. | Swords and Leather | Show lyrics | |
... With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is my way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!) Miles of frozen lands are far behind us... We ride along the margin of the woods. O’ great is the black swords of Eire. Thus to speak is the shame of your lord. We ride through the bleak winter skies; hearts full of hate and steel shining bright! Alas, it’s ill, to walk in my shadow... O’ master of doom, you are alone. In chariots of fire we went forth, To call the spell of blazing flames. My black sword of Eire has returned. In glory, of the land, of the flame. Child of wisdom and words... Son of magic and the sword. Call the spells of burning winds!! [Chorus] SWORDS AND LEATHER - ... with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ... our brave hearts will conquer!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ... with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ... our Celtic blood will conquer!! [Repeat All Verses & Chorus] [Lead: Ifernain] [Lead: Shaftiel] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is our way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!!!) |
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5. | The Winter Zephyr (...Within Kingdoms of Mist) | ||
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6. | Morbid Scream (Morbid Scream cover) | Show lyrics | |
[1st Verse] A barbaric land where the sword is the law, and killing is the way of life. An infernal wasteland and down a barren plain; A warrior stands the test of fate. His face is cracked from the wicked hands of time, and scars from war have past, Taking the reins from a shadowy steed, I shall kill the foyus at it’s layer! [Chorus x 2] MORBID SCREAM! [2nd Verse] Skulls and bones lie relics in the sand; Remembrance of men that came before. The ground is scorched from the dragon’s breath, and corpses burned to stench and ash. I awake in fury when the dragon attacks; Advancing in anger - spitting fire. Our barbarous laws, my thundering axe, yet we’ll fight the beast to it’s death! [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Lead: Shaftiel] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Repeat 1st Verse] [Repeat Chorus x 2] |
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7. | Customs of Tasseomancy (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act I | ||
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8. | ...of Celtic Fire, We Are Born | ||
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Disc 3 | |||
Side A - In the Eyes of Ioldanach | |||
1. | V.I.T.R.I.O.L. | ||
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2. | Hallstatt | ||
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3. | Manannan | ||
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4. | Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle | ||
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Side B - Live In Toulouse, France - April 28, 1997 | |||
5. | The Gold Torques of Ulaid | ||
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6. | ...And Shineth Until the Cold Cometh... (live) | ||
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7. | Fantazizing to the Third of the Pagan Vision & ... of Celtic Fire, We Are Born (live) | ||
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8. | Drum Solo (live) | ||
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9. | The Gold Torques of Ulaid (live) | ||
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The Third Storm of Cythrául
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Gong, Bells, Lyrics (tracks 1-3, 7, 9), Vocals (tracks 1-5, 7, 9), Drums |
Shaftiel | Guitars (lead, acoustic), Bass (tracks 2, 6-7, 9), Vocals (tracks 2, 6, 9) |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Guitars (lead), Bass (tracks 1, 3-5), Lyrics (tracks 4-5, 9) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Alex Gerst | Engineering |
Gary Long | Executive engineering |
Peter Clark | Mastering, Editing |
James Bland | Photography |
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Disc 1 - Original Mix | |||
Side A | |||
1. | Prelusion to Cythrául / ...and Shineth unto the Cold Cometh... | 06:48 | Show lyrics |
Prelusion To Cythraul "Any who live alone, long only for mercy, the mercy of truth is among your traits of bloodlust and vein. You have not, in all this time, returned to the lowland of your ancestors. Your feet follow a hoof-beaten, dirt track down the side of a small, grass-covered knoll. It is near the round hillfort that your cavaliers call the dun. The ways of the arcane are more difficult hillfort that words can tell. You are in complete isolation from this mortal exibition, as others will be, in due time. Each day at dawn, you speak to yourself and give your thoughts complete utterance. For there are none surviving now, to whom you would freely speak with, so impart your heart’s desire." "You, the oppressor, will need to learn to chain your mind, to wait for the proper time to speak. Nevertheless, you shall be executed from the creed, under the sigil of the blade, then the number. In an instant, the feeble and the foreigners lie North from here. In an instant, a magician, shadowlord, and tyrant raised their powers above your head. You are separated from your kin, by far distance, of Time and Tide. You will remember your comrades well, as they replenish your memory with an immortal essence of everlastingness. And though you will only see shades of what once was, you will hear their songs and music forever." "As golden lamplight escapes from the bleeding skies, winsome peat smoke scents a chilled breeze that enfolds the imperious settlement, gathering sounds, and lifts the brave into the night. You shall recall the winter zephyr, as those were the winds that passed eternity." The Emperor continued to breathe deep and harshly. His lungs sounded a death rattle, as they were quickly filling with blood and various fluids, Before his death and dissolution, the Emperor sluggishly uttered, "I have granted intelligence towards the crown unto thee. If you teach him well....." Here and now, we shall take you within The Third Storm Of Cythraul. It’s only just begun..... [Sir Proscriptor McGovern] [MI NA SAMHNA/NOVEMBER, 1995] ...And Shineth Unto The Cold Cometh... [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voice: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] [1st Verse] Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. The last of Ka drifts across the river - Our sky outside has not been named. Two Ugalla-demons start their battle - Tempest of the creek is floored in flames. Winds of Imhullu foretold their weather - Sea-dwelling floods reply without names. Taste the salty tides of the Apzu - Alight seven tablets wearing steel of lame. Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. [Chorus] 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. Ea’s eye is the way........ [Repeat 1st Verse] [Lead: Shaftel] [Bridge] We are the ones who know the mountain passes, and we’ll search the battlefields, in order to FIND THE ESSENTIAL WEAPONS corroded within the tan dust. Marduk, Anu, Ellil, and Ea watch us all to test our bold and drastic strength, so Tiamat SNEERS WITH THE HATE AND COMMANDS the storm-chariot of the horses. Their teeth and heart carry poison to strike us down, but cannot fill our veins with venom. We warned you twice: "WE COMMAND THE MUSHUSSU!" "SHARP OF TOOTH AND STRIKE OF FANG!" "HORNED SERPENT OF THE UNCLAIMED!" "SHINE!" [2nd Verse] Make a path, fix the hour, and raise the seed The dragon’s semen is what you drink to be crowned by night "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" With the billowing fog, the abyss speaks below Your wings of force cannot warp you through the times "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" In the ninth aeon, Esharra ceases the laughter Then, Imhulla assembles the blazing cycllone "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" Now you are spiritually drunk from the dragon’s semen, So set your arrow in the bow and coat it with the poison "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" ...AND SHINETH UNTO THE COLD COMETH... [MI NA SAMHNA/NOVEMBRE, 1993] |
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2. | Highland Tyrant Attack | 04:58 | Show lyrics |
Highland Tyrant Attack [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voices: Shaftiel & Proscriptor, Bass: Shaftiel] "You will hear my commands when cries never fade!" "I grasp my pole-ax in hand with stock, steel, and mace!" "I clutch the soulless winds that stir the Ginder trees!" "I extol beneath a wrathful, yet a constant lunar eye!" The last clash will crown one son to the Pictish throne. "My father’s the king!" cries this tyrant, aimed for bloodshed. Three flags will fly between the Esk and Dee rivers. "The triumph’s my king!" screams this baron son, devised for war. Follow the tracks of this mailed horseman (geared with pole-ax in his hand). The blades from Balkan Hills are sharpened (cut for slaying and whetted to fight). The child has proven his gallantry (he shall not abuse Teutonic codes). He’s spiked and sent forth in a frenzy (their king sits at his table). [Repeat 1st Three Verses] [Bridge] "Far free of these castle walls, I thought I heard your scream!" [Chorus] THIS IS THE HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! Garters on their left arms are fastened for chivalry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! All of the vanquished battalions are thrown into the corries. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! [Recapitulation] "Our flags have soared O’er the Esk and Dee rivers!" "We, the cnihts, are crowned for tier and not our lies!" "Horse and Hattock took us back to the realm of Balkan Hills!" "We, the cnihts, have formed the lines, before the rites!" "We’el pursue to spit on their pledge and curse them, as the light breaks!" "...But is our king still sitting at his table?" [Lead: Shaftiel] [MEITHEAMH/JUNE, 1995] |
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3. | A Magician’s Lapis-Lazuli | 03:08 | Show lyrics |
A Magician’S Lapis-Lazuli [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voice: Proscriptor Bass: Equitant] [1st Verse] He gave me the noble, enduring crown. He gave me the high throne of kingship. He gave me the imperial, regal sceptre. He gave me the laws of the realm. He gave me the facts of the Kurgarra. He gave me descend in this undersphere. He gave me the dagger; he gave me the sword. He gave me the staff and unphallic wand. He gave me concern. He gave me dismay. He gave me consternation. He gave me the art of this song. He gave me procreation. [Pre-Chorus] Dumuzi! [Chorus] A magician’s lapis-lazuli gleams in Urik, descending to my undersphere. A magician’s lapis-lazuli reflects onto the Temples of Offal. A magician’s lapis-lazuli excels in Ur, descending to their underworld. ...is placed on Shugurra, the crown of the Steppe. [Repeat 1st Verse] [2nd Verse] He gave me the craft of the spell; he gave me determination. He gave me the craft of a charm; he gave me an invocation. He gave me wine of Geshtinanna; he gave me determination. He gave me oracles of the lil; he gave me half a year. He gave me a sail on an Anzu-Bird; he gave me notes of thunder. He gave me the feathers from it’s wing; he gave me regalement. He gave me a mark of the fiend; he gave me roots from the Huluppu-Tree; He gave me travel of the Apzu; he gave me the Lapis-Lazuli. A MAGICIAN’S LAPIS-LAZULI! [MI FEABHRA/FEBRUARY, 1996] |
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4. | Swords and Leather | 03:07 | Show lyrics |
Swords and Leather [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant, Voices: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is my way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!) Miles of frozen lands are far behind us... We ride along the margin of the woods. O’ great is the black swords of Eire. Thus to speak is the shame of your lord. We ride through the bleak winter skies; hearts full of hate and steel shining bright! Alas, it’s ill, to walk in my shadow... O’ master of doom, you are alone. In chariots of fire we went forth, To call the spell of blazing flames. My black sword of Eire has returned. In glory, of the land, of the flame. Child of wisdom and words... Son of magick and the sword. Call the spells of burning winds!! [Chorus] SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our brave hearts will conquer!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our Celtic blood will conquer!! [Repeat All Verses & Chorus] [Lead: Ifernain] [Lead: Shaftiel] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is our way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!!!) [MARTA/MARCH, 1995] |
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5. | The Winter Zephyr (...Within Kingdoms of Mist) | 02:59 | Show lyrics |
The Winter Zephyr [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant, Voice: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] One silver cloud collapsed below the glow of a harvest fullmoon. `Cause we’re here to make an oath and we’ll raise our realm in a sky of maroon. Our stratosphere turned dark; however, the Western winds never stopped blowing. All deceiving religions fall, we’ll gonna close our hands, and make our own way. [Chorus x 2] Ignite the wroth flames - 3 fires to the sky Before the violence, We stand before the most, wild beast. We’ll rape the peace. Once again, We summon you, To join us all! Standing upon the sand of the shores was a Queen, with a crown, of 13 stars. She worships the dragon above, which exalts impiety in that wild beast. Our father is here with us and we’ll summon you to join us. If we’re bonded by jewels and blood on our fists, then we hail you within kingdoms of mist. [Repeat Chorus x 2] Gorias! (The silver sword of the moon) Finias! (The flaming lancet of the sun) The winter zephyr warps the power of Sessair - 3 MORBID SCREAMS! [MI LUNASA/AUGUST, 1995] |
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6. | Morbid Scream (Morbid Scream cover) | 02:10 | Show lyrics |
Morbid Scream [Lyrical Magick: Trent White, Voice: Shaftiel, Backing Voice: Proscriptor] [Bass: Shaftiel, Traditional Battle Arrangement by Morbid Scream - 1988] [1st Verse] A barbaric land where the sword is the law, and killing is the way of life. An infernal wasteland and down a barren plain; A warrior stands the test of fate. His face is cracked from the wicked hands of time, and scars from war have past, Taking the reins from a shadowy steed, I shall kill the foyus at it’s layer! [Chorus x 2] MORBID SCREAM! [2nd Verse] Skulls and bones lie relics in the sand; Remembrance of men that came before. The ground is scorched from the dragon’s breath, and corpses burned to stench and ash. I awake in fury when the dragon attacks; Advancing in anger - spitting fire. Our barbarous laws, my thundering axe, yet we’ll fight the beast to it’s death! [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Lead: Shaftiel] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Repeat 1st Verse] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [MARTA/MARCH, 1988] |
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7. | Customs of Tasseomancy (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act I | 03:58 | Show lyrics |
Customs Of Tasseomancy (Quoth The Sky, Nevermore) Act I [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voices: Proscriptor, Bass: Shaftiel] [Proemial Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you’re dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [1st Verse] Ginger trees exhibit eyeless shades of trust. Sapphire flickers of light divorce the leaves from an Oak. Kali Ma! Kali Ma! You incise me with claw and nail. You hold the rings of Siva. You hold the shapes of melted wax. [Chorus] Praise this disrespectful light for crashing down. Tasseomancy! Time frames shall warp you through the frames of time. Tasseomancy! [Repeat 1st Verse & Chorus] [Bridge] Ta gaoth lugha lamhfhada ag eiteall anocht san aer! Magdalens, Tu non lou dises pas de bon cor! If the process of the incantations were done incorrectly, then sketches of the moon whined with the melted ice (...oh, so slowly.) [Dénouement Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you are dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [MI LUIL/JULY, 1992] |
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8. | Intelligence Towards the Crown | 01:55 | instrumental |
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9. | ...of Celtic Fire, We Are Born / Terminus (...in the Eyes of Ioldanach) | 08:31 | Show lyrics |
...Of Celtic Fire, We Are Born [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant & Proscriptor, Voices: Proscriptor & Shaftiel] [Bass: Shaftiel] Outside the winter zephyr, When fables of sabers were strong. "...For thou hast said in our hearts..." "...From Celtic flames, we are born." The Sky Clad flocks a carnal war, So invoke their heartless cries. "Crom Croich’s at our side." "He’s made of gold, so shall we ride?" From the mounts of Antrim, Towards the glens of Visnech. "...For thou has said in our hearts..." "...From Celtic flames, we are born." Any who live alone, Long onlt for mercy. "Proud, young men will die!" "Fir Bolg rides the half light!" "WE HAVE ARRIVED AT THE STONE OF DESTINY (Tara)." "WE HAVE REACHED THE PERDITION OF IBID (Cythraul)." "We comprehend the Lar of the Folk." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." "We solemnize the last of the Druids." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." FALIAS! MURIAS! [Leads: Shaftiel] [Lead: Ifernain] The passage is clear when Epona rides She reaps through cloudbursts of rain that sighs The course is laid when Sky Clad rides Ler is watching - "Proud, young men will die!" "We apprehend these thoughts: {Fea Nemon}." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." "We shall live forever in the land of Inisfail." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." MURIAS! FALIAS! [MI LUNASA/AUGUST, 1995] |
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1. | ...and Shineth unto the Cold Cometh... | ||
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2. | Highland Tyrant Attack | ||
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3. | A Magician’s Lapis-Lazuli | ||
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4. | Swords and Leather | ||
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5. | The Winter Zephyr (...Within Kingdoms of Mist) | ||
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6. | Morbid Scream (Morbid Scream cover) | ||
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7. | Customs of Tasseomancy (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act I | Show lyrics | |
[Proemial Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you’re dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [1st Verse] Ginger trees exhibit eyeless shades of trust. Sapphire flickers of light divorce the leaves from an Oak. Kali Ma! Kali Ma! You incise me with claw and nail. You hold the rings of Siva. You hold the shapes of melted wax. [Chorus] Praise this disrespectful light for crashing down. Tasseomancy! Time frames shall warp you through the frames of time. Tasseomancy! [Repeat 1st Verse & Chorus] [Bridge] Ta gaoth lugha lamhfhada ag eiteall anocht san aer! Magdalens, Tu non lou dises pas de bon cor! If the process of the incantations were done incorrectly, then sketches of the moon whined with the melted ice (...oh, so slowly.) [Dénouement Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you are dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. |
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The Third Storm of Cythrául
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Shaftiel | Guitars (lead, acoustic), Bass (tracks 2, 6-7, 9), Vocals (tracks 2, 6, 9) |
Proscriptor McGovern | Gong, Bells, Lyrics (tracks 1-3, 7, 9), Vocals (tracks 1-5, 7, 9), Drums |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Guitars (lead), Bass (tracks 1, 3-5), Lyrics (tracks 4-5, 9) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Alex Gerst | Engineering |
Gary Long | Executive engineering |
Peter Clark | Mastering, Editing |
James Bland | Photography |
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1. | Prelusion to Cythrául / ...and Shineth unto the Cold Cometh... | 06:48 | Show lyrics |
Prelusion To Cythraul "Any who live alone, long only for mercy, the mercy of truth is among your traits of bloodlust and vein. You have not, in all this time, returned to the lowland of your ancestors. Your feet follow a hoof-beaten, dirt track down the side of a small, grass-covered knoll. It is near the round hillfort that your cavaliers call the dun. The ways of the arcane are more difficult hillfort that words can tell. You are in complete isolation from this mortal exibition, as others will be, in due time. Each day at dawn, you speak to yourself and give your thoughts complete utterance. For there are none surviving now, to whom you would freely speak with, so impart your heart’s desire." "You, the oppressor, will need to learn to chain your mind, to wait for the proper time to speak. Nevertheless, you shall be executed from the creed, under the sigil of the blade, then the number. In an instant, the feeble and the foreigners lie North from here. In an instant, a magician, shadowlord, and tyrant raised their powers above your head. You are separated from your kin, by far distance, of Time and Tide. You will remember your comrades well, as they replenish your memory with an immortal essence of everlastingness. And though you will only see shades of what once was, you will hear their songs and music forever." "As golden lamplight escapes from the bleeding skies, winsome peat smoke scents a chilled breeze that enfolds the imperious settlement, gathering sounds, and lifts the brave into the night. You shall recall the winter zephyr, as those were the winds that passed eternity." The Emperor continued to breathe deep and harshly. His lungs sounded a death rattle, as they were quickly filling with blood and various fluids, Before his death and dissolution, the Emperor sluggishly uttered, "I have granted intelligence towards the crown unto thee. If you teach him well....." Here and now, we shall take you within The Third Storm Of Cythraul. It’s only just begun..... [Sir Proscriptor McGovern] [MI NA SAMHNA/NOVEMBER, 1995] ...And Shineth Unto The Cold Cometh... [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voice: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] [1st Verse] Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. The last of Ka drifts across the river - Our sky outside has not been named. Two Ugalla-demons start their battle - Tempest of the creek is floored in flames. Winds of Imhullu foretold their weather - Sea-dwelling floods reply without names. Taste the salty tides of the Apzu - Alight seven tablets wearing steel of lame. Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. [Chorus] 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. Ea’s eye is the way........ [Repeat 1st Verse] [Lead: Shaftel] [Bridge] We are the ones who know the mountain passes, and we’ll search the battlefields, in order to FIND THE ESSENTIAL WEAPONS corroded within the tan dust. Marduk, Anu, Ellil, and Ea watch us all to test our bold and drastic strength, so Tiamat SNEERS WITH THE HATE AND COMMANDS the storm-chariot of the horses. Their teeth and heart carry poison to strike us down, but cannot fill our veins with venom. We warned you twice: "WE COMMAND THE MUSHUSSU!" "SHARP OF TOOTH AND STRIKE OF FANG!" "HORNED SERPENT OF THE UNCLAIMED!" "SHINE!" [2nd Verse] Make a path, fix the hour, and raise the seed The dragon’s semen is what you drink to be crowned by night "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" With the billowing fog, the abyss speaks below Your wings of force cannot warp you through the times "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" In the ninth aeon, Esharra ceases the laughter Then, Imhulla assembles the blazing cycllone "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" Now you are spiritually drunk from the dragon’s semen, So set your arrow in the bow and coat it with the poison "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" ...AND SHINETH UNTO THE COLD COMETH... [MI NA SAMHNA/NOVEMBRE, 1993] |
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2. | Highland Tyrant Attack | 04:58 | Show lyrics |
Highland Tyrant Attack [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voices: Shaftiel & Proscriptor, Bass: Shaftiel] "You will hear my commands when cries never fade!" "I grasp my pole-ax in hand with stock, steel, and mace!" "I clutch the soulless winds that stir the Ginder trees!" "I extol beneath a wrathful, yet a constant lunar eye!" The last clash will crown one son to the Pictish throne. "My father’s the king!" cries this tyrant, aimed for bloodshed. Three flags will fly between the Esk and Dee rivers. "The triumph’s my king!" screams this baron son, devised for war. Follow the tracks of this mailed horseman (geared with pole-ax in his hand). The blades from Balkan Hills are sharpened (cut for slaying and whetted to fight). The child has proven his gallantry (he shall not abuse Teutonic codes). He’s spiked and sent forth in a frenzy (their king sits at his table). [Repeat 1st Three Verses] [Bridge] "Far free of these castle walls, I thought I heard your scream!" [Chorus] THIS IS THE HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! Garters on their left arms are fastened for chivalry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! All of the vanquished battalions are thrown into the corries. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! [Recapitulation] "Our flags have soared O’er the Esk and Dee rivers!" "We, the cnihts, are crowned for tier and not our lies!" "Horse and Hattock took us back to the realm of Balkan Hills!" "We, the cnihts, have formed the lines, before the rites!" "We’el pursue to spit on their pledge and curse them, as the light breaks!" "...But is our king still sitting at his table?" [Lead: Shaftiel] [MEITHEAMH/JUNE, 1995] |
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3. | A Magician’s Lapis-Lazuli | 03:08 | Show lyrics |
A Magician’S Lapis-Lazuli [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voice: Proscriptor Bass: Equitant] [1st Verse] He gave me the noble, enduring crown. He gave me the high throne of kingship. He gave me the imperial, regal sceptre. He gave me the laws of the realm. He gave me the facts of the Kurgarra. He gave me descend in this undersphere. He gave me the dagger; he gave me the sword. He gave me the staff and unphallic wand. He gave me concern. He gave me dismay. He gave me consternation. He gave me the art of this song. He gave me procreation. [Pre-Chorus] Dumuzi! [Chorus] A magician’s lapis-lazuli gleams in Urik, descending to my undersphere. A magician’s lapis-lazuli reflects onto the Temples of Offal. A magician’s lapis-lazuli excels in Ur, descending to their underworld. ...is placed on Shugurra, the crown of the Steppe. [Repeat 1st Verse] [2nd Verse] He gave me the craft of the spell; he gave me determination. He gave me the craft of a charm; he gave me an invocation. He gave me wine of Geshtinanna; he gave me determination. He gave me oracles of the lil; he gave me half a year. He gave me a sail on an Anzu-Bird; he gave me notes of thunder. He gave me the feathers from it’s wing; he gave me regalement. He gave me a mark of the fiend; he gave me roots from the Huluppu-Tree; He gave me travel of the Apzu; he gave me the Lapis-Lazuli. A MAGICIAN’S LAPIS-LAZULI! [MI FEABHRA/FEBRUARY, 1996] |
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4. | Swords and Leather | 03:07 | Show lyrics |
Swords and Leather [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant, Voices: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is my way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!) Miles of frozen lands are far behind us... We ride along the margin of the woods. O’ great is the black swords of Eire. Thus to speak is the shame of your lord. We ride through the bleak winter skies; hearts full of hate and steel shining bright! Alas, it’s ill, to walk in my shadow... O’ master of doom, you are alone. In chariots of fire we went forth, To call the spell of blazing flames. My black sword of Eire has returned. In glory, of the land, of the flame. Child of wisdom and words... Son of magick and the sword. Call the spells of burning winds!! [Chorus] SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our brave hearts will conquer!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our Celtic blood will conquer!! [Repeat All Verses & Chorus] [Lead: Ifernain] [Lead: Shaftiel] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is our way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!!!) [MARTA/MARCH, 1995] |
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5. | The Winter Zephyr (...Within Kingdoms of Mist) | 02:59 | Show lyrics |
The Winter Zephyr [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant, Voice: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] One silver cloud collapsed below the glow of a harvest fullmoon. `Cause we’re here to make an oath and we’ll raise our realm in a sky of maroon. Our stratosphere turned dark; however, the Western winds never stopped blowing. All deceiving religions fall, we’ll gonna close our hands, and make our own way. [Chorus x 2] Ignite the wroth flames - 3 fires to the sky Before the violence, We stand before the most, wild beast. We’ll rape the peace. Once again, We summon you, To join us all! Standing upon the sand of the shores was a Queen, with a crown, of 13 stars. She worships the dragon above, which exalts impiety in that wild beast. Our father is here with us and we’ll summon you to join us. If we’re bonded by jewels and blood on our fists, then we hail you within kingdoms of mist. [Repeat Chorus x 2] Gorias! (The silver sword of the moon) Finias! (The flaming lancet of the sun) The winter zephyr warps the power of Sessair - 3 MORBID SCREAMS! [MI LUNASA/AUGUST, 1995] |
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6. | Morbid Scream (Morbid Scream cover) | 02:10 | Show lyrics |
Morbid Scream [Lyrical Magick: Trent White, Voice: Shaftiel, Backing Voice: Proscriptor] [Bass: Shaftiel, Traditional Battle Arrangement by Morbid Scream - 1988] [1st Verse] A barbaric land where the sword is the law, and killing is the way of life. An infernal wasteland and down a barren plain; A warrior stands the test of fate. His face is cracked from the wicked hands of time, and scars from war have past, Taking the reins from a shadowy steed, I shall kill the foyus at it’s layer! [Chorus x 2] MORBID SCREAM! [2nd Verse] Skulls and bones lie relics in the sand; Remembrance of men that came before. The ground is scorched from the dragon’s breath, and corpses burned to stench and ash. I awake in fury when the dragon attacks; Advancing in anger - spitting fire. Our barbarous laws, my thundering axe, yet we’ll fight the beast to it’s death! [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Lead: Shaftiel] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Repeat 1st Verse] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [MARTA/MARCH, 1988] |
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7. | Customs of Tasseomancy (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act I | 03:58 | Show lyrics |
Customs Of Tasseomancy (Quoth The Sky, Nevermore) Act I [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voices: Proscriptor, Bass: Shaftiel] [Proemial Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you’re dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [1st Verse] Ginger trees exhibit eyeless shades of trust. Sapphire flickers of light divorce the leaves from an Oak. Kali Ma! Kali Ma! You incise me with claw and nail. You hold the rings of Siva. You hold the shapes of melted wax. [Chorus] Praise this disrespectful light for crashing down. Tasseomancy! Time frames shall warp you through the frames of time. Tasseomancy! [Repeat 1st Verse & Chorus] [Bridge] Ta gaoth lugha lamhfhada ag eiteall anocht san aer! Magdalens, Tu non lou dises pas de bon cor! If the process of the incantations were done incorrectly, then sketches of the moon whined with the melted ice (...oh, so slowly.) [Dénouement Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you are dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [MI LUIL/JULY, 1992] |
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8. | Intelligence Towards the Crown | 01:55 | instrumental |
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9. | ...of Celtic Fire, We Are Born / Terminus (...in the Eyes of Ioldanach) | 08:31 | Show lyrics |
...Of Celtic Fire, We Are Born [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant & Proscriptor, Voices: Proscriptor & Shaftiel] [Bass: Shaftiel] Outside the winter zephyr, When fables of sabers were strong. "...For thou hast said in our hearts..." "...From Celtic flames, we are born." The Sky Clad flocks a carnal war, So invoke their heartless cries. "Crom Croich’s at our side." "He’s made of gold, so shall we ride?" From the mounts of Antrim, Towards the glens of Visnech. "...For thou has said in our hearts..." "...From Celtic flames, we are born." Any who live alone, Long onlt for mercy. "Proud, young men will die!" "Fir Bolg rides the half light!" "WE HAVE ARRIVED AT THE STONE OF DESTINY (Tara)." "WE HAVE REACHED THE PERDITION OF IBID (Cythraul)." "We comprehend the Lar of the Folk." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." "We solemnize the last of the Druids." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." FALIAS! MURIAS! [Leads: Shaftiel] [Lead: Ifernain] The passage is clear when Epona rides She reaps through cloudbursts of rain that sighs The course is laid when Sky Clad rides Ler is watching - "Proud, young men will die!" "We apprehend these thoughts: {Fea Nemon}." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." "We shall live forever in the land of Inisfail." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." MURIAS! FALIAS! [MI LUNASA/AUGUST, 1995] |
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The Third Storm of Cythrául
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Proscriptor McGovern | Gong, Bells, Lyrics (tracks 1-3, 7, 9), Vocals (tracks 1-5, 7, 9), Drums |
Shaftiel | Guitars (lead, acoustic), Bass (tracks 2, 6-7, 9), Vocals (tracks 2, 6, 9) |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Guitars (lead), Bass (tracks 1, 3-5), Lyrics (tracks 4-5, 9) |
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Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Alex Gerst | Engineering |
Gary Long | Executive engineering |
Peter Clark | Mastering, Editing |
James Bland | Photography |
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1. | Title: And Shineth Unto the Cold Cometh (remix) | 04:40 | Show lyrics |
Prelusion To Cythraul "Any who live alone, long only for mercy, the mercy of truth is among your traits of bloodlust and vein. You have not, in all this time, returned to the lowland of your ancestors. Your feet follow a hoof-beaten, dirt track down the side of a small, grass-covered knoll. It is near the round hillfort that your cavaliers call the dun. The ways of the arcane are more difficult hillfort that words can tell. You are in complete isolation from this mortal exibition, as others will be, in due time. Each day at dawn, you speak to yourself and give your thoughts complete utterance. For there are none surviving now, to whom you would freely speak with, so impart your heart’s desire." "You, the oppressor, will need to learn to chain your mind, to wait for the proper time to speak. Nevertheless, you shall be executed from the creed, under the sigil of the blade, then the number. In an instant, the feeble and the foreigners lie North from here. In an instant, a magician, shadowlord, and tyrant raised their powers above your head. You are separated from your kin, by far distance, of Time and Tide. You will remember your comrades well, as they replenish your memory with an immortal essence of everlastingness. And though you will only see shades of what once was, you will hear their songs and music forever." "As golden lamplight escapes from the bleeding skies, winsome peat smoke scents a chilled breeze that enfolds the imperious settlement, gathering sounds, and lifts the brave into the night. You shall recall the winter zephyr, as those were the winds that passed eternity." The Emperor continued to breathe deep and harshly. His lungs sounded a death rattle, as they were quickly filling with blood and various fluids, Before his death and dissolution, the Emperor sluggishly uttered, "I have granted intelligence towards the crown unto thee. If you teach him well....." Here and now, we shall take you within The Third Storm Of Cythraul. It’s only just begun..... [Sir Proscriptor McGovern] [MI NA SAMHNA/NOVEMBER, 1995] ...And Shineth Unto The Cold Cometh... [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voice: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] [1st Verse] Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. The last of Ka drifts across the river - Our sky outside has not been named. Two Ugalla-demons start their battle - Tempest of the creek is floored in flames. Winds of Imhullu foretold their weather - Sea-dwelling floods reply without names. Taste the salty tides of the Apzu - Alight seven tablets wearing steel of lame. Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. [Chorus] 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. Ea’s eye is the way........ [Repeat 1st Verse] [Lead: Shaftel] [Bridge] We are the ones who know the mountain passes, and we’ll search the battlefields, in order to FIND THE ESSENTIAL WEAPONS corroded within the tan dust. Marduk, Anu, Ellil, and Ea watch us all to test our bold and drastic strength, so Tiamat SNEERS WITH THE HATE AND COMMANDS the storm-chariot of the horses. Their teeth and heart carry poison to strike us down, but cannot fill our veins with venom. We warned you twice: "WE COMMAND THE MUSHUSSU!" "SHARP OF TOOTH AND STRIKE OF FANG!" "HORNED SERPENT OF THE UNCLAIMED!" "SHINE!" [2nd Verse] Make a path, fix the hour, and raise the seed The dragon’s semen is what you drink to be crowned by night "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" With the billowing fog, the abyss speaks below Your wings of force cannot warp you through the times "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" In the ninth aeon, Esharra ceases the laughter Then, Imhulla assembles the blazing cycllone "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" Now you are spiritually drunk from the dragon’s semen, So set your arrow in the bow and coat it with the poison "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" ...AND SHINETH UNTO THE COLD COMETH... [MI NA SAMHNA/NOVEMBRE, 1993] |
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2. | Highland Tyrant Attack (remix) | 05:04 | Show lyrics |
Highland Tyrant Attack [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voices: Shaftiel & Proscriptor, Bass: Shaftiel] "You will hear my commands when cries never fade!" "I grasp my pole-ax in hand with stock, steel, and mace!" "I clutch the soulless winds that stir the Ginder trees!" "I extol beneath a wrathful, yet a constant lunar eye!" The last clash will crown one son to the Pictish throne. "My father’s the king!" cries this tyrant, aimed for bloodshed. Three flags will fly between the Esk and Dee rivers. "The triumph’s my king!" screams this baron son, devised for war. Follow the tracks of this mailed horseman (geared with pole-ax in his hand). The blades from Balkan Hills are sharpened (cut for slaying and whetted to fight). The child has proven his gallantry (he shall not abuse Teutonic codes). He’s spiked and sent forth in a frenzy (their king sits at his table). [Repeat 1st Three Verses] [Bridge] "Far free of these castle walls, I thought I heard your scream!" [Chorus] THIS IS THE HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! Garters on their left arms are fastened for chivalry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! All of the vanquished battalions are thrown into the corries. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! [Recapitulation] "Our flags have soared O’er the Esk and Dee rivers!" "We, the cnihts, are crowned for tier and not our lies!" "Horse and Hattock took us back to the realm of Balkan Hills!" "We, the cnihts, have formed the lines, before the rites!" "We’el pursue to spit on their pledge and curse them, as the light breaks!" "...But is our king still sitting at his table?" [Lead: Shaftiel] [MEITHEAMH/JUNE, 1995] |
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3. | A Magician’s Lapis-Lazuli (remix) | 03:10 | Show lyrics |
A Magician’S Lapis-Lazuli [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voice: Proscriptor Bass: Equitant] [1st Verse] He gave me the noble, enduring crown. He gave me the high throne of kingship. He gave me the imperial, regal sceptre. He gave me the laws of the realm. He gave me the facts of the Kurgarra. He gave me descend in this undersphere. He gave me the dagger; he gave me the sword. He gave me the staff and unphallic wand. He gave me concern. He gave me dismay. He gave me consternation. He gave me the art of this song. He gave me procreation. [Pre-Chorus] Dumuzi! [Chorus] A magician’s lapis-lazuli gleams in Urik, descending to my undersphere. A magician’s lapis-lazuli reflects onto the Temples of Offal. A magician’s lapis-lazuli excels in Ur, descending to their underworld. ...is placed on Shugurra, the crown of the Steppe. [Repeat 1st Verse] [2nd Verse] He gave me the craft of the spell; he gave me determination. He gave me the craft of a charm; he gave me an invocation. He gave me wine of Geshtinanna; he gave me determination. He gave me oracles of the lil; he gave me half a year. He gave me a sail on an Anzu-Bird; he gave me notes of thunder. He gave me the feathers from it’s wing; he gave me regalement. He gave me a mark of the fiend; he gave me roots from the Huluppu-Tree; He gave me travel of the Apzu; he gave me the Lapis-Lazuli. A MAGICIAN’S LAPIS-LAZULI! [MI FEABHRA/FEBRUARY, 1996] |
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4. | Swords and Leather (remix) | 03:11 | Show lyrics |
Swords and Leather [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant, Voices: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is my way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!) Miles of frozen lands are far behind us... We ride along the margin of the woods. O’ great is the black swords of Eire. Thus to speak is the shame of your lord. We ride through the bleak winter skies; hearts full of hate and steel shining bright! Alas, it’s ill, to walk in my shadow... O’ master of doom, you are alone. In chariots of fire we went forth, To call the spell of blazing flames. My black sword of Eire has returned. In glory, of the land, of the flame. Child of wisdom and words... Son of magick and the sword. Call the spells of burning winds!! [Chorus] SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our brave hearts will conquer!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our Celtic blood will conquer!! [Repeat All Verses & Chorus] [Lead: Ifernain] [Lead: Shaftiel] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is our way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!!!) [MARTA/MARCH, 1995] |
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5. | The Winter Zephyr (remix) | 03:28 | Show lyrics |
The Winter Zephyr [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant, Voice: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] One silver cloud collapsed below the glow of a harvest fullmoon. `Cause we’re here to make an oath and we’ll raise our realm in a sky of maroon. Our stratosphere turned dark; however, the Western winds never stopped blowing. All deceiving religions fall, we’ll gonna close our hands, and make our own way. [Chorus x 2] Ignite the wroth flames - 3 fires to the sky Before the violence, We stand before the most, wild beast. We’ll rape the peace. Once again, We summon you, To join us all! Standing upon the sand of the shores was a Queen, with a crown, of 13 stars. She worships the dragon above, which exalts impiety in that wild beast. Our father is here with us and we’ll summon you to join us. If we’re bonded by jewels and blood on our fists, then we hail you within kingdoms of mist. [Repeat Chorus x 2] Gorias! (The silver sword of the moon) Finias! (The flaming lancet of the sun) The winter zephyr warps the power of Sessair - 3 MORBID SCREAMS! [MI LUNASA/AUGUST, 1995] |
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6. | Morbid Scream (Morbid Scream cover)(remix) | 02:14 | Show lyrics |
Morbid Scream [Lyrical Magick: Trent White, Voice: Shaftiel, Backing Voice: Proscriptor] [Bass: Shaftiel, Traditional Battle Arrangement by Morbid Scream - 1988] [1st Verse] A barbaric land where the sword is the law, and killing is the way of life. An infernal wasteland and down a barren plain; A warrior stands the test of fate. His face is cracked from the wicked hands of time, and scars from war have past, Taking the reins from a shadowy steed, I shall kill the foyus at it’s layer! [Chorus x 2] MORBID SCREAM! [2nd Verse] Skulls and bones lie relics in the sand; Remembrance of men that came before. The ground is scorched from the dragon’s breath, and corpses burned to stench and ash. I awake in fury when the dragon attacks; Advancing in anger - spitting fire. Our barbarous laws, my thundering axe, yet we’ll fight the beast to it’s death! [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Lead: Shaftiel] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Repeat 1st Verse] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [MARTA/MARCH, 1988] |
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7. | Customs of Tasseomancy (remix) | 04:05 | Show lyrics |
Customs Of Tasseomancy (Quoth The Sky, Nevermore) Act I [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voices: Proscriptor, Bass: Shaftiel] [Proemial Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you’re dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [1st Verse] Ginger trees exhibit eyeless shades of trust. Sapphire flickers of light divorce the leaves from an Oak. Kali Ma! Kali Ma! You incise me with claw and nail. You hold the rings of Siva. You hold the shapes of melted wax. [Chorus] Praise this disrespectful light for crashing down. Tasseomancy! Time frames shall warp you through the frames of time. Tasseomancy! [Repeat 1st Verse & Chorus] [Bridge] Ta gaoth lugha lamhfhada ag eiteall anocht san aer! Magdalens, Tu non lou dises pas de bon cor! If the process of the incantations were done incorrectly, then sketches of the moon whined with the melted ice (...oh, so slowly.) [Dénouement Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you are dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [MI LUIL/JULY, 1992] |
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8. | Of Celtic Fire, We Are Born (remix) | 06:12 | instrumental |
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The Third Storm of Cythrául
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Proscriptor McGovern | Gong, Bells, Lyrics (tracks 1-3, 7, 9), Vocals (tracks 1-5, 7, 9), Drums |
Shaftiel | Guitars (lead, acoustic), Bass (tracks 2, 6-7, 9), Vocals (tracks 2, 6, 9) |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Guitars (lead), Bass (tracks 1, 3-5), Lyrics (tracks 4-5, 9) |
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Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Alex Gerst | Engineering |
Gary Long | Executive engineering |
Peter Clark | Mastering, Editing |
James Bland | Photography |
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Side A | |||
1. | Prelusion to Cythrául / ...and Shineth unto the Cold Cometh... | 06:48 | Show lyrics |
Prelusion To Cythraul "Any who live alone, long only for mercy, the mercy of truth is among your traits of bloodlust and vein. You have not, in all this time, returned to the lowland of your ancestors. Your feet follow a hoof-beaten, dirt track down the side of a small, grass-covered knoll. It is near the round hillfort that your cavaliers call the dun. The ways of the arcane are more difficult hillfort that words can tell. You are in complete isolation from this mortal exibition, as others will be, in due time. Each day at dawn, you speak to yourself and give your thoughts complete utterance. For there are none surviving now, to whom you would freely speak with, so impart your heart’s desire." "You, the oppressor, will need to learn to chain your mind, to wait for the proper time to speak. Nevertheless, you shall be executed from the creed, under the sigil of the blade, then the number. In an instant, the feeble and the foreigners lie North from here. In an instant, a magician, shadowlord, and tyrant raised their powers above your head. You are separated from your kin, by far distance, of Time and Tide. You will remember your comrades well, as they replenish your memory with an immortal essence of everlastingness. And though you will only see shades of what once was, you will hear their songs and music forever." "As golden lamplight escapes from the bleeding skies, winsome peat smoke scents a chilled breeze that enfolds the imperious settlement, gathering sounds, and lifts the brave into the night. You shall recall the winter zephyr, as those were the winds that passed eternity." The Emperor continued to breathe deep and harshly. His lungs sounded a death rattle, as they were quickly filling with blood and various fluids, Before his death and dissolution, the Emperor sluggishly uttered, "I have granted intelligence towards the crown unto thee. If you teach him well....." Here and now, we shall take you within The Third Storm Of Cythraul. It’s only just begun..... [Sir Proscriptor McGovern] [MI NA SAMHNA/NOVEMBER, 1995] ...And Shineth Unto The Cold Cometh... [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voice: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] [1st Verse] Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. The last of Ka drifts across the river - Our sky outside has not been named. Two Ugalla-demons start their battle - Tempest of the creek is floored in flames. Winds of Imhullu foretold their weather - Sea-dwelling floods reply without names. Taste the salty tides of the Apzu - Alight seven tablets wearing steel of lame. Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. [Chorus] 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. Ea’s eye is the way........ [Repeat 1st Verse] [Lead: Shaftel] [Bridge] We are the ones who know the mountain passes, and we’ll search the battlefields, in order to FIND THE ESSENTIAL WEAPONS corroded within the tan dust. Marduk, Anu, Ellil, and Ea watch us all to test our bold and drastic strength, so Tiamat SNEERS WITH THE HATE AND COMMANDS the storm-chariot of the horses. Their teeth and heart carry poison to strike us down, but cannot fill our veins with venom. We warned you twice: "WE COMMAND THE MUSHUSSU!" "SHARP OF TOOTH AND STRIKE OF FANG!" "HORNED SERPENT OF THE UNCLAIMED!" "SHINE!" [2nd Verse] Make a path, fix the hour, and raise the seed The dragon’s semen is what you drink to be crowned by night "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" With the billowing fog, the abyss speaks below Your wings of force cannot warp you through the times "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" In the ninth aeon, Esharra ceases the laughter Then, Imhulla assembles the blazing cycllone "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" Now you are spiritually drunk from the dragon’s semen, So set your arrow in the bow and coat it with the poison "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" ...AND SHINETH UNTO THE COLD COMETH... [MI NA SAMHNA/NOVEMBRE, 1993] |
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2. | Highland Tyrant Attack | 04:58 | Show lyrics |
Highland Tyrant Attack [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voices: Shaftiel & Proscriptor, Bass: Shaftiel] "You will hear my commands when cries never fade!" "I grasp my pole-ax in hand with stock, steel, and mace!" "I clutch the soulless winds that stir the Ginder trees!" "I extol beneath a wrathful, yet a constant lunar eye!" The last clash will crown one son to the Pictish throne. "My father’s the king!" cries this tyrant, aimed for bloodshed. Three flags will fly between the Esk and Dee rivers. "The triumph’s my king!" screams this baron son, devised for war. Follow the tracks of this mailed horseman (geared with pole-ax in his hand). The blades from Balkan Hills are sharpened (cut for slaying and whetted to fight). The child has proven his gallantry (he shall not abuse Teutonic codes). He’s spiked and sent forth in a frenzy (their king sits at his table). [Repeat 1st Three Verses] [Bridge] "Far free of these castle walls, I thought I heard your scream!" [Chorus] THIS IS THE HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! Garters on their left arms are fastened for chivalry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! All of the vanquished battalions are thrown into the corries. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! [Recapitulation] "Our flags have soared O’er the Esk and Dee rivers!" "We, the cnihts, are crowned for tier and not our lies!" "Horse and Hattock took us back to the realm of Balkan Hills!" "We, the cnihts, have formed the lines, before the rites!" "We’el pursue to spit on their pledge and curse them, as the light breaks!" "...But is our king still sitting at his table?" [Lead: Shaftiel] [MEITHEAMH/JUNE, 1995] |
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3. | A Magician’s Lapis-Lazuli | 03:08 | Show lyrics |
A Magician’S Lapis-Lazuli [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voice: Proscriptor Bass: Equitant] [1st Verse] He gave me the noble, enduring crown. He gave me the high throne of kingship. He gave me the imperial, regal sceptre. He gave me the laws of the realm. He gave me the facts of the Kurgarra. He gave me descend in this undersphere. He gave me the dagger; he gave me the sword. He gave me the staff and unphallic wand. He gave me concern. He gave me dismay. He gave me consternation. He gave me the art of this song. He gave me procreation. [Pre-Chorus] Dumuzi! [Chorus] A magician’s lapis-lazuli gleams in Urik, descending to my undersphere. A magician’s lapis-lazuli reflects onto the Temples of Offal. A magician’s lapis-lazuli excels in Ur, descending to their underworld. ...is placed on Shugurra, the crown of the Steppe. [Repeat 1st Verse] [2nd Verse] He gave me the craft of the spell; he gave me determination. He gave me the craft of a charm; he gave me an invocation. He gave me wine of Geshtinanna; he gave me determination. He gave me oracles of the lil; he gave me half a year. He gave me a sail on an Anzu-Bird; he gave me notes of thunder. He gave me the feathers from it’s wing; he gave me regalement. He gave me a mark of the fiend; he gave me roots from the Huluppu-Tree; He gave me travel of the Apzu; he gave me the Lapis-Lazuli. A MAGICIAN’S LAPIS-LAZULI! [MI FEABHRA/FEBRUARY, 1996] |
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4. | Swords and Leather | 03:07 | Show lyrics |
Swords and Leather [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant, Voices: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is my way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!) Miles of frozen lands are far behind us... We ride along the margin of the woods. O’ great is the black swords of Eire. Thus to speak is the shame of your lord. We ride through the bleak winter skies; hearts full of hate and steel shining bright! Alas, it’s ill, to walk in my shadow... O’ master of doom, you are alone. In chariots of fire we went forth, To call the spell of blazing flames. My black sword of Eire has returned. In glory, of the land, of the flame. Child of wisdom and words... Son of magick and the sword. Call the spells of burning winds!! [Chorus] SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our brave hearts will conquer!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our Celtic blood will conquer!! [Repeat All Verses & Chorus] [Lead: Ifernain] [Lead: Shaftiel] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is our way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!!!) [MARTA/MARCH, 1995] |
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5. | The Winter Zephyr (...Within Kingdoms of Mist) | 02:59 | Show lyrics |
The Winter Zephyr [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant, Voice: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] One silver cloud collapsed below the glow of a harvest fullmoon. `Cause we’re here to make an oath and we’ll raise our realm in a sky of maroon. Our stratosphere turned dark; however, the Western winds never stopped blowing. All deceiving religions fall, we’ll gonna close our hands, and make our own way. [Chorus x 2] Ignite the wroth flames - 3 fires to the sky Before the violence, We stand before the most, wild beast. We’ll rape the peace. Once again, We summon you, To join us all! Standing upon the sand of the shores was a Queen, with a crown, of 13 stars. She worships the dragon above, which exalts impiety in that wild beast. Our father is here with us and we’ll summon you to join us. If we’re bonded by jewels and blood on our fists, then we hail you within kingdoms of mist. [Repeat Chorus x 2] Gorias! (The silver sword of the moon) Finias! (The flaming lancet of the sun) The winter zephyr warps the power of Sessair - 3 MORBID SCREAMS! [MI LUNASA/AUGUST, 1995] |
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6. | Morbid Scream (Morbid Scream cover) | 02:10 | Show lyrics |
Morbid Scream [Lyrical Magick: Trent White, Voice: Shaftiel, Backing Voice: Proscriptor] [Bass: Shaftiel, Traditional Battle Arrangement by Morbid Scream - 1988] [1st Verse] A barbaric land where the sword is the law, and killing is the way of life. An infernal wasteland and down a barren plain; A warrior stands the test of fate. His face is cracked from the wicked hands of time, and scars from war have past, Taking the reins from a shadowy steed, I shall kill the foyus at it’s layer! [Chorus x 2] MORBID SCREAM! [2nd Verse] Skulls and bones lie relics in the sand; Remembrance of men that came before. The ground is scorched from the dragon’s breath, and corpses burned to stench and ash. I awake in fury when the dragon attacks; Advancing in anger - spitting fire. Our barbarous laws, my thundering axe, yet we’ll fight the beast to it’s death! [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Lead: Shaftiel] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Repeat 1st Verse] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [MARTA/MARCH, 1988] |
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7. | Customs of Tasseomancy (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act I | 03:58 | Show lyrics |
Customs Of Tasseomancy (Quoth The Sky, Nevermore) Act I [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voices: Proscriptor, Bass: Shaftiel] [Proemial Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you’re dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [1st Verse] Ginger trees exhibit eyeless shades of trust. Sapphire flickers of light divorce the leaves from an Oak. Kali Ma! Kali Ma! You incise me with claw and nail. You hold the rings of Siva. You hold the shapes of melted wax. [Chorus] Praise this disrespectful light for crashing down. Tasseomancy! Time frames shall warp you through the frames of time. Tasseomancy! [Repeat 1st Verse & Chorus] [Bridge] Ta gaoth lugha lamhfhada ag eiteall anocht san aer! Magdalens, Tu non lou dises pas de bon cor! If the process of the incantations were done incorrectly, then sketches of the moon whined with the melted ice (...oh, so slowly.) [Dénouement Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you are dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [MI LUIL/JULY, 1992] |
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8. | Intelligence Towards the Crown | 01:55 | instrumental |
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9. | ...of Celtic Fire, We Are Born / Terminus (...in the Eyes of Ioldanach) | 08:31 | Show lyrics |
...Of Celtic Fire, We Are Born [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant & Proscriptor, Voices: Proscriptor & Shaftiel] [Bass: Shaftiel] Outside the winter zephyr, When fables of sabers were strong. "...For thou hast said in our hearts..." "...From Celtic flames, we are born." The Sky Clad flocks a carnal war, So invoke their heartless cries. "Crom Croich’s at our side." "He’s made of gold, so shall we ride?" From the mounts of Antrim, Towards the glens of Visnech. "...For thou has said in our hearts..." "...From Celtic flames, we are born." Any who live alone, Long onlt for mercy. "Proud, young men will die!" "Fir Bolg rides the half light!" "WE HAVE ARRIVED AT THE STONE OF DESTINY (Tara)." "WE HAVE REACHED THE PERDITION OF IBID (Cythraul)." "We comprehend the Lar of the Folk." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." "We solemnize the last of the Druids." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." FALIAS! MURIAS! [Leads: Shaftiel] [Lead: Ifernain] The passage is clear when Epona rides She reaps through cloudbursts of rain that sighs The course is laid when Sky Clad rides Ler is watching - "Proud, young men will die!" "We apprehend these thoughts: {Fea Nemon}." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." "We shall live forever in the land of Inisfail." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." MURIAS! FALIAS! [MI LUNASA/AUGUST, 1995] |
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The Third Storm of Cythrául
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Proscriptor McGovern | Gong, Bells, Lyrics (tracks 1-3, 7, 9), Vocals (tracks 1-5, 7, 9), Drums |
Shaftiel | Guitars (lead, acoustic), Bass (tracks 2, 6-7, 9), Vocals (tracks 2, 6, 9) |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Guitars (lead), Bass (tracks 1, 3-5), Lyrics (tracks 4-5, 9) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Alex Gerst | Engineering |
Gary Long | Executive engineering |
Peter Clark | Mastering, Editing |
James Bland | Photography |
Tracks | |||
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Side A | |||
1. | Prelusion to Cythrául / ...and Shineth unto the Cold Cometh... | 06:48 | Show lyrics |
Prelusion To Cythraul "Any who live alone, long only for mercy, the mercy of truth is among your traits of bloodlust and vein. You have not, in all this time, returned to the lowland of your ancestors. Your feet follow a hoof-beaten, dirt track down the side of a small, grass-covered knoll. It is near the round hillfort that your cavaliers call the dun. The ways of the arcane are more difficult hillfort that words can tell. You are in complete isolation from this mortal exibition, as others will be, in due time. Each day at dawn, you speak to yourself and give your thoughts complete utterance. For there are none surviving now, to whom you would freely speak with, so impart your heart’s desire." "You, the oppressor, will need to learn to chain your mind, to wait for the proper time to speak. Nevertheless, you shall be executed from the creed, under the sigil of the blade, then the number. In an instant, the feeble and the foreigners lie North from here. In an instant, a magician, shadowlord, and tyrant raised their powers above your head. You are separated from your kin, by far distance, of Time and Tide. You will remember your comrades well, as they replenish your memory with an immortal essence of everlastingness. And though you will only see shades of what once was, you will hear their songs and music forever." "As golden lamplight escapes from the bleeding skies, winsome peat smoke scents a chilled breeze that enfolds the imperious settlement, gathering sounds, and lifts the brave into the night. You shall recall the winter zephyr, as those were the winds that passed eternity." The Emperor continued to breathe deep and harshly. His lungs sounded a death rattle, as they were quickly filling with blood and various fluids, Before his death and dissolution, the Emperor sluggishly uttered, "I have granted intelligence towards the crown unto thee. If you teach him well....." Here and now, we shall take you within The Third Storm Of Cythraul. It’s only just begun..... [Sir Proscriptor McGovern] [MI NA SAMHNA/NOVEMBER, 1995] ...And Shineth Unto The Cold Cometh... [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voice: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] [1st Verse] Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. The last of Ka drifts across the river - Our sky outside has not been named. Two Ugalla-demons start their battle - Tempest of the creek is floored in flames. Winds of Imhullu foretold their weather - Sea-dwelling floods reply without names. Taste the salty tides of the Apzu - Alight seven tablets wearing steel of lame. Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. [Chorus] 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. Ea’s eye is the way........ [Repeat 1st Verse] [Lead: Shaftel] [Bridge] We are the ones who know the mountain passes, and we’ll search the battlefields, in order to FIND THE ESSENTIAL WEAPONS corroded within the tan dust. Marduk, Anu, Ellil, and Ea watch us all to test our bold and drastic strength, so Tiamat SNEERS WITH THE HATE AND COMMANDS the storm-chariot of the horses. Their teeth and heart carry poison to strike us down, but cannot fill our veins with venom. We warned you twice: "WE COMMAND THE MUSHUSSU!" "SHARP OF TOOTH AND STRIKE OF FANG!" "HORNED SERPENT OF THE UNCLAIMED!" "SHINE!" [2nd Verse] Make a path, fix the hour, and raise the seed The dragon’s semen is what you drink to be crowned by night "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" With the billowing fog, the abyss speaks below Your wings of force cannot warp you through the times "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" In the ninth aeon, Esharra ceases the laughter Then, Imhulla assembles the blazing cycllone "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" Now you are spiritually drunk from the dragon’s semen, So set your arrow in the bow and coat it with the poison "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" ...AND SHINETH UNTO THE COLD COMETH... [MI NA SAMHNA/NOVEMBRE, 1993] |
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2. | Highland Tyrant Attack | 04:58 | Show lyrics |
Highland Tyrant Attack [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voices: Shaftiel & Proscriptor, Bass: Shaftiel] "You will hear my commands when cries never fade!" "I grasp my pole-ax in hand with stock, steel, and mace!" "I clutch the soulless winds that stir the Ginder trees!" "I extol beneath a wrathful, yet a constant lunar eye!" The last clash will crown one son to the Pictish throne. "My father’s the king!" cries this tyrant, aimed for bloodshed. Three flags will fly between the Esk and Dee rivers. "The triumph’s my king!" screams this baron son, devised for war. Follow the tracks of this mailed horseman (geared with pole-ax in his hand). The blades from Balkan Hills are sharpened (cut for slaying and whetted to fight). The child has proven his gallantry (he shall not abuse Teutonic codes). He’s spiked and sent forth in a frenzy (their king sits at his table). [Repeat 1st Three Verses] [Bridge] "Far free of these castle walls, I thought I heard your scream!" [Chorus] THIS IS THE HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! Garters on their left arms are fastened for chivalry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! All of the vanquished battalions are thrown into the corries. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! [Recapitulation] "Our flags have soared O’er the Esk and Dee rivers!" "We, the cnihts, are crowned for tier and not our lies!" "Horse and Hattock took us back to the realm of Balkan Hills!" "We, the cnihts, have formed the lines, before the rites!" "We’el pursue to spit on their pledge and curse them, as the light breaks!" "...But is our king still sitting at his table?" [Lead: Shaftiel] [MEITHEAMH/JUNE, 1995] |
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3. | A Magician’s Lapis-Lazuli | 03:08 | Show lyrics |
A Magician’S Lapis-Lazuli [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voice: Proscriptor Bass: Equitant] [1st Verse] He gave me the noble, enduring crown. He gave me the high throne of kingship. He gave me the imperial, regal sceptre. He gave me the laws of the realm. He gave me the facts of the Kurgarra. He gave me descend in this undersphere. He gave me the dagger; he gave me the sword. He gave me the staff and unphallic wand. He gave me concern. He gave me dismay. He gave me consternation. He gave me the art of this song. He gave me procreation. [Pre-Chorus] Dumuzi! [Chorus] A magician’s lapis-lazuli gleams in Urik, descending to my undersphere. A magician’s lapis-lazuli reflects onto the Temples of Offal. A magician’s lapis-lazuli excels in Ur, descending to their underworld. ...is placed on Shugurra, the crown of the Steppe. [Repeat 1st Verse] [2nd Verse] He gave me the craft of the spell; he gave me determination. He gave me the craft of a charm; he gave me an invocation. He gave me wine of Geshtinanna; he gave me determination. He gave me oracles of the lil; he gave me half a year. He gave me a sail on an Anzu-Bird; he gave me notes of thunder. He gave me the feathers from it’s wing; he gave me regalement. He gave me a mark of the fiend; he gave me roots from the Huluppu-Tree; He gave me travel of the Apzu; he gave me the Lapis-Lazuli. A MAGICIAN’S LAPIS-LAZULI! [MI FEABHRA/FEBRUARY, 1996] |
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4. | Swords and Leather | 03:07 | Show lyrics |
Swords and Leather [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant, Voices: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is my way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!) Miles of frozen lands are far behind us... We ride along the margin of the woods. O’ great is the black swords of Eire. Thus to speak is the shame of your lord. We ride through the bleak winter skies; hearts full of hate and steel shining bright! Alas, it’s ill, to walk in my shadow... O’ master of doom, you are alone. In chariots of fire we went forth, To call the spell of blazing flames. My black sword of Eire has returned. In glory, of the land, of the flame. Child of wisdom and words... Son of magick and the sword. Call the spells of burning winds!! [Chorus] SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our brave hearts will conquer!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our Celtic blood will conquer!! [Repeat All Verses & Chorus] [Lead: Ifernain] [Lead: Shaftiel] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is our way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!!!) [MARTA/MARCH, 1995] |
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Side B | |||
5. | The Winter Zephyr (...Within Kingdoms of Mist) | 02:59 | Show lyrics |
The Winter Zephyr [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant, Voice: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] One silver cloud collapsed below the glow of a harvest fullmoon. `Cause we’re here to make an oath and we’ll raise our realm in a sky of maroon. Our stratosphere turned dark; however, the Western winds never stopped blowing. All deceiving religions fall, we’ll gonna close our hands, and make our own way. [Chorus x 2] Ignite the wroth flames - 3 fires to the sky Before the violence, We stand before the most, wild beast. We’ll rape the peace. Once again, We summon you, To join us all! Standing upon the sand of the shores was a Queen, with a crown, of 13 stars. She worships the dragon above, which exalts impiety in that wild beast. Our father is here with us and we’ll summon you to join us. If we’re bonded by jewels and blood on our fists, then we hail you within kingdoms of mist. [Repeat Chorus x 2] Gorias! (The silver sword of the moon) Finias! (The flaming lancet of the sun) The winter zephyr warps the power of Sessair - 3 MORBID SCREAMS! [MI LUNASA/AUGUST, 1995] |
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6. | Morbid Scream (Morbid Scream cover) | 02:10 | Show lyrics |
Morbid Scream [Lyrical Magick: Trent White, Voice: Shaftiel, Backing Voice: Proscriptor] [Bass: Shaftiel, Traditional Battle Arrangement by Morbid Scream - 1988] [1st Verse] A barbaric land where the sword is the law, and killing is the way of life. An infernal wasteland and down a barren plain; A warrior stands the test of fate. His face is cracked from the wicked hands of time, and scars from war have past, Taking the reins from a shadowy steed, I shall kill the foyus at it’s layer! [Chorus x 2] MORBID SCREAM! [2nd Verse] Skulls and bones lie relics in the sand; Remembrance of men that came before. The ground is scorched from the dragon’s breath, and corpses burned to stench and ash. I awake in fury when the dragon attacks; Advancing in anger - spitting fire. Our barbarous laws, my thundering axe, yet we’ll fight the beast to it’s death! [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Lead: Shaftiel] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Repeat 1st Verse] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [MARTA/MARCH, 1988] |
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7. | Customs of Tasseomancy (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act I | 03:58 | Show lyrics |
Customs Of Tasseomancy (Quoth The Sky, Nevermore) Act I [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voices: Proscriptor, Bass: Shaftiel] [Proemial Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you’re dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [1st Verse] Ginger trees exhibit eyeless shades of trust. Sapphire flickers of light divorce the leaves from an Oak. Kali Ma! Kali Ma! You incise me with claw and nail. You hold the rings of Siva. You hold the shapes of melted wax. [Chorus] Praise this disrespectful light for crashing down. Tasseomancy! Time frames shall warp you through the frames of time. Tasseomancy! [Repeat 1st Verse & Chorus] [Bridge] Ta gaoth lugha lamhfhada ag eiteall anocht san aer! Magdalens, Tu non lou dises pas de bon cor! If the process of the incantations were done incorrectly, then sketches of the moon whined with the melted ice (...oh, so slowly.) [Dénouement Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you are dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [MI LUIL/JULY, 1992] |
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8. | Intelligence Towards the Crown | 01:55 | instrumental |
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9. | ...of Celtic Fire, We Are Born / Terminus (...in the Eyes of Ioldanach) | 08:31 | Show lyrics |
...Of Celtic Fire, We Are Born [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant & Proscriptor, Voices: Proscriptor & Shaftiel] [Bass: Shaftiel] Outside the winter zephyr, When fables of sabers were strong. "...For thou hast said in our hearts..." "...From Celtic flames, we are born." The Sky Clad flocks a carnal war, So invoke their heartless cries. "Crom Croich’s at our side." "He’s made of gold, so shall we ride?" From the mounts of Antrim, Towards the glens of Visnech. "...For thou has said in our hearts..." "...From Celtic flames, we are born." Any who live alone, Long onlt for mercy. "Proud, young men will die!" "Fir Bolg rides the half light!" "WE HAVE ARRIVED AT THE STONE OF DESTINY (Tara)." "WE HAVE REACHED THE PERDITION OF IBID (Cythraul)." "We comprehend the Lar of the Folk." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." "We solemnize the last of the Druids." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." FALIAS! MURIAS! [Leads: Shaftiel] [Lead: Ifernain] The passage is clear when Epona rides She reaps through cloudbursts of rain that sighs The course is laid when Sky Clad rides Ler is watching - "Proud, young men will die!" "We apprehend these thoughts: {Fea Nemon}." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." "We shall live forever in the land of Inisfail." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." MURIAS! FALIAS! [MI LUNASA/AUGUST, 1995] |
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The Third Storm of Cythrául
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Gong, Bells, Lyrics (tracks 1-3, 7, 9), Vocals (tracks 1-5, 7, 9), Drums |
Shaftiel | Guitars (lead, acoustic), Bass (tracks 2, 6-7, 9), Vocals (tracks 2, 6, 9) |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Guitars (lead), Bass (tracks 1, 3-5), Lyrics (tracks 4-5, 9) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Alex Gerst | Engineering |
Gary Long | Executive engineering |
Peter Clark | Mastering, Editing |
James Bland | Photography |
Tracks | |||
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1. | Prelusion to Cythrául / ...and Shineth unto the Cold Cometh... | 06:48 | Show lyrics |
Prelusion To Cythraul "Any who live alone, long only for mercy, the mercy of truth is among your traits of bloodlust and vein. You have not, in all this time, returned to the lowland of your ancestors. Your feet follow a hoof-beaten, dirt track down the side of a small, grass-covered knoll. It is near the round hillfort that your cavaliers call the dun. The ways of the arcane are more difficult hillfort that words can tell. You are in complete isolation from this mortal exibition, as others will be, in due time. Each day at dawn, you speak to yourself and give your thoughts complete utterance. For there are none surviving now, to whom you would freely speak with, so impart your heart’s desire." "You, the oppressor, will need to learn to chain your mind, to wait for the proper time to speak. Nevertheless, you shall be executed from the creed, under the sigil of the blade, then the number. In an instant, the feeble and the foreigners lie North from here. In an instant, a magician, shadowlord, and tyrant raised their powers above your head. You are separated from your kin, by far distance, of Time and Tide. You will remember your comrades well, as they replenish your memory with an immortal essence of everlastingness. And though you will only see shades of what once was, you will hear their songs and music forever." "As golden lamplight escapes from the bleeding skies, winsome peat smoke scents a chilled breeze that enfolds the imperious settlement, gathering sounds, and lifts the brave into the night. You shall recall the winter zephyr, as those were the winds that passed eternity." The Emperor continued to breathe deep and harshly. His lungs sounded a death rattle, as they were quickly filling with blood and various fluids, Before his death and dissolution, the Emperor sluggishly uttered, "I have granted intelligence towards the crown unto thee. If you teach him well....." Here and now, we shall take you within The Third Storm Of Cythraul. It’s only just begun..... [Sir Proscriptor McGovern] [MI NA SAMHNA/NOVEMBER, 1995] ...And Shineth Unto The Cold Cometh... [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voice: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] [1st Verse] Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. The last of Ka drifts across the river - Our sky outside has not been named. Two Ugalla-demons start their battle - Tempest of the creek is floored in flames. Winds of Imhullu foretold their weather - Sea-dwelling floods reply without names. Taste the salty tides of the Apzu - Alight seven tablets wearing steel of lame. Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. [Chorus] 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. Ea’s eye is the way........ [Repeat 1st Verse] [Lead: Shaftel] [Bridge] We are the ones who know the mountain passes, and we’ll search the battlefields, in order to FIND THE ESSENTIAL WEAPONS corroded within the tan dust. Marduk, Anu, Ellil, and Ea watch us all to test our bold and drastic strength, so Tiamat SNEERS WITH THE HATE AND COMMANDS the storm-chariot of the horses. Their teeth and heart carry poison to strike us down, but cannot fill our veins with venom. We warned you twice: "WE COMMAND THE MUSHUSSU!" "SHARP OF TOOTH AND STRIKE OF FANG!" "HORNED SERPENT OF THE UNCLAIMED!" "SHINE!" [2nd Verse] Make a path, fix the hour, and raise the seed The dragon’s semen is what you drink to be crowned by night "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" With the billowing fog, the abyss speaks below Your wings of force cannot warp you through the times "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" In the ninth aeon, Esharra ceases the laughter Then, Imhulla assembles the blazing cycllone "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" Now you are spiritually drunk from the dragon’s semen, So set your arrow in the bow and coat it with the poison "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" ...AND SHINETH UNTO THE COLD COMETH... [MI NA SAMHNA/NOVEMBRE, 1993] |
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2. | Highland Tyrant Attack | 04:58 | Show lyrics |
Highland Tyrant Attack [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voices: Shaftiel & Proscriptor, Bass: Shaftiel] "You will hear my commands when cries never fade!" "I grasp my pole-ax in hand with stock, steel, and mace!" "I clutch the soulless winds that stir the Ginder trees!" "I extol beneath a wrathful, yet a constant lunar eye!" The last clash will crown one son to the Pictish throne. "My father’s the king!" cries this tyrant, aimed for bloodshed. Three flags will fly between the Esk and Dee rivers. "The triumph’s my king!" screams this baron son, devised for war. Follow the tracks of this mailed horseman (geared with pole-ax in his hand). The blades from Balkan Hills are sharpened (cut for slaying and whetted to fight). The child has proven his gallantry (he shall not abuse Teutonic codes). He’s spiked and sent forth in a frenzy (their king sits at his table). [Repeat 1st Three Verses] [Bridge] "Far free of these castle walls, I thought I heard your scream!" [Chorus] THIS IS THE HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! Garters on their left arms are fastened for chivalry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! All of the vanquished battalions are thrown into the corries. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! [Recapitulation] "Our flags have soared O’er the Esk and Dee rivers!" "We, the cnihts, are crowned for tier and not our lies!" "Horse and Hattock took us back to the realm of Balkan Hills!" "We, the cnihts, have formed the lines, before the rites!" "We’el pursue to spit on their pledge and curse them, as the light breaks!" "...But is our king still sitting at his table?" [Lead: Shaftiel] [MEITHEAMH/JUNE, 1995] |
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3. | A Magician’s Lapis-Lazuli | 03:08 | Show lyrics |
A Magician’S Lapis-Lazuli [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voice: Proscriptor Bass: Equitant] [1st Verse] He gave me the noble, enduring crown. He gave me the high throne of kingship. He gave me the imperial, regal sceptre. He gave me the laws of the realm. He gave me the facts of the Kurgarra. He gave me descend in this undersphere. He gave me the dagger; he gave me the sword. He gave me the staff and unphallic wand. He gave me concern. He gave me dismay. He gave me consternation. He gave me the art of this song. He gave me procreation. [Pre-Chorus] Dumuzi! [Chorus] A magician’s lapis-lazuli gleams in Urik, descending to my undersphere. A magician’s lapis-lazuli reflects onto the Temples of Offal. A magician’s lapis-lazuli excels in Ur, descending to their underworld. ...is placed on Shugurra, the crown of the Steppe. [Repeat 1st Verse] [2nd Verse] He gave me the craft of the spell; he gave me determination. He gave me the craft of a charm; he gave me an invocation. He gave me wine of Geshtinanna; he gave me determination. He gave me oracles of the lil; he gave me half a year. He gave me a sail on an Anzu-Bird; he gave me notes of thunder. He gave me the feathers from it’s wing; he gave me regalement. He gave me a mark of the fiend; he gave me roots from the Huluppu-Tree; He gave me travel of the Apzu; he gave me the Lapis-Lazuli. A MAGICIAN’S LAPIS-LAZULI! [MI FEABHRA/FEBRUARY, 1996] |
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4. | Swords and Leather | 03:07 | Show lyrics |
Swords and Leather [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant, Voices: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is my way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!) Miles of frozen lands are far behind us... We ride along the margin of the woods. O’ great is the black swords of Eire. Thus to speak is the shame of your lord. We ride through the bleak winter skies; hearts full of hate and steel shining bright! Alas, it’s ill, to walk in my shadow... O’ master of doom, you are alone. In chariots of fire we went forth, To call the spell of blazing flames. My black sword of Eire has returned. In glory, of the land, of the flame. Child of wisdom and words... Son of magick and the sword. Call the spells of burning winds!! [Chorus] SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our brave hearts will conquer!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our Celtic blood will conquer!! [Repeat All Verses & Chorus] [Lead: Ifernain] [Lead: Shaftiel] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is our way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!!!) [MARTA/MARCH, 1995] |
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5. | The Winter Zephyr (...Within Kingdoms of Mist) | 02:59 | Show lyrics |
The Winter Zephyr [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant, Voice: Proscriptor, Bass: Equitant] One silver cloud collapsed below the glow of a harvest fullmoon. `Cause we’re here to make an oath and we’ll raise our realm in a sky of maroon. Our stratosphere turned dark; however, the Western winds never stopped blowing. All deceiving religions fall, we’ll gonna close our hands, and make our own way. [Chorus x 2] Ignite the wroth flames - 3 fires to the sky Before the violence, We stand before the most, wild beast. We’ll rape the peace. Once again, We summon you, To join us all! Standing upon the sand of the shores was a Queen, with a crown, of 13 stars. She worships the dragon above, which exalts impiety in that wild beast. Our father is here with us and we’ll summon you to join us. If we’re bonded by jewels and blood on our fists, then we hail you within kingdoms of mist. [Repeat Chorus x 2] Gorias! (The silver sword of the moon) Finias! (The flaming lancet of the sun) The winter zephyr warps the power of Sessair - 3 MORBID SCREAMS! [MI LUNASA/AUGUST, 1995] |
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6. | Morbid Scream (Morbid Scream cover) | 02:10 | Show lyrics |
Morbid Scream [Lyrical Magick: Trent White, Voice: Shaftiel, Backing Voice: Proscriptor] [Bass: Shaftiel, Traditional Battle Arrangement by Morbid Scream - 1988] [1st Verse] A barbaric land where the sword is the law, and killing is the way of life. An infernal wasteland and down a barren plain; A warrior stands the test of fate. His face is cracked from the wicked hands of time, and scars from war have past, Taking the reins from a shadowy steed, I shall kill the foyus at it’s layer! [Chorus x 2] MORBID SCREAM! [2nd Verse] Skulls and bones lie relics in the sand; Remembrance of men that came before. The ground is scorched from the dragon’s breath, and corpses burned to stench and ash. I awake in fury when the dragon attacks; Advancing in anger - spitting fire. Our barbarous laws, my thundering axe, yet we’ll fight the beast to it’s death! [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Lead: Shaftiel] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [Repeat 1st Verse] [Repeat Chorus x 2] [MARTA/MARCH, 1988] |
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7. | Customs of Tasseomancy (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act I | 03:58 | Show lyrics |
Customs Of Tasseomancy (Quoth The Sky, Nevermore) Act I [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Voices: Proscriptor, Bass: Shaftiel] [Proemial Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you’re dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [1st Verse] Ginger trees exhibit eyeless shades of trust. Sapphire flickers of light divorce the leaves from an Oak. Kali Ma! Kali Ma! You incise me with claw and nail. You hold the rings of Siva. You hold the shapes of melted wax. [Chorus] Praise this disrespectful light for crashing down. Tasseomancy! Time frames shall warp you through the frames of time. Tasseomancy! [Repeat 1st Verse & Chorus] [Bridge] Ta gaoth lugha lamhfhada ag eiteall anocht san aer! Magdalens, Tu non lou dises pas de bon cor! If the process of the incantations were done incorrectly, then sketches of the moon whined with the melted ice (...oh, so slowly.) [Dénouement Of Spell] Two spheres are calling me to the "grounds" where I use to plead. Madeleine, my animated sister, you are dim like the candle in my dreams. You are the Succubus of twilight and eventide. (The gypsy that deludes me with copulation) So, let me form the contours of your trance and lament with the virga that cries from a cloud. [MI LUIL/JULY, 1992] |
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8. | Intelligence Towards the Crown | 01:55 | instrumental |
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9. | ...of Celtic Fire, We Are Born / Terminus (...in the Eyes of Ioldanach) | 08:31 | Show lyrics |
...Of Celtic Fire, We Are Born [Lyrical Obscurity: Equitant & Proscriptor, Voices: Proscriptor & Shaftiel] [Bass: Shaftiel] Outside the winter zephyr, When fables of sabers were strong. "...For thou hast said in our hearts..." "...From Celtic flames, we are born." The Sky Clad flocks a carnal war, So invoke their heartless cries. "Crom Croich’s at our side." "He’s made of gold, so shall we ride?" From the mounts of Antrim, Towards the glens of Visnech. "...For thou has said in our hearts..." "...From Celtic flames, we are born." Any who live alone, Long onlt for mercy. "Proud, young men will die!" "Fir Bolg rides the half light!" "WE HAVE ARRIVED AT THE STONE OF DESTINY (Tara)." "WE HAVE REACHED THE PERDITION OF IBID (Cythraul)." "We comprehend the Lar of the Folk." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." "We solemnize the last of the Druids." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." FALIAS! MURIAS! [Leads: Shaftiel] [Lead: Ifernain] The passage is clear when Epona rides She reaps through cloudbursts of rain that sighs The course is laid when Sky Clad rides Ler is watching - "Proud, young men will die!" "We apprehend these thoughts: {Fea Nemon}." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." "We shall live forever in the land of Inisfail." "Chuaigh muid ar na canai areir." MURIAS! FALIAS! [MI LUNASA/AUGUST, 1995] |
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37:34 |
In the Eyes of Ioldánach
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Proscriptor McGovern | Vocals, Drums, Lyrics |
Shaftiel | Guitars, Vocals |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Bass, Lyrics |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kol Marshall | Producer, Engineering, Mastering, Editing |
Sir Vincent Rossi | Executive producer |
Gary Long | Mastering, Editing |
Teresa Rafidi | Photography |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
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1. | V.I.T.R.I.O.L. | 03:27 | Show lyrics |
V.I.T.R.I.O.L. [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Musick: Shaftiel] They stare towards the heart They stare at the stone He’ll upend the plate of angles; She’ll upend the plate of angles V dashes of Mercury And Asarus Alchemy Will channel V archangels... V archangels [Chorus I:] "In the Sun we remember; In the planets we forget We’ve come unto a hall and Asaru is who we’ve met" Huluppu roots are forked Like veins in a canny hand; Their leaves have scuttled In spiraled force A VI fold nova, Fleurs de lys... V cards are placed in the hand of the course. [Chorus II:] "O’ Abyssia we recall; In spiraled force, they will fall Man, staff and the silver gilt key shall take us to V.I.T.R.I.O.L." [Mandate of Pandemonium (Solos: Shaftiel):] "Dreamer!" : "Redeemer!" "Dreamer!" : "Redeemer!" "Dreamer!" : "Redeemer!" "The Abyss!" : "V.I.T.R.I.O.L.!" [Repeat Mandate of Pandemonium] Their Universe... It’s constantly changing, And every change in force It’s constantly dying. Svaddistthana: Sakkya-ditti Rearrange V cards, yet are they lying? [Repeat Chorus I] Closing verdant curtains Closure is the apex; One curve is the asp, But the snake is a path in light These twins are emerging, Geminis still verging, Yet Atu still carries the knife. [Repeat Chorus II] |
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2. | Hallstatt | 04:06 | Show lyrics |
Hallstatt [Lyrical magick: Proscriptor & Equitant, Musick: Shaftiel & Equitant] From an empty house... In take-flight, the grey hawks verged upon a sunless sky Wild, whistling winds carried them sorely, and sailed them bristly in the same shady sky. In take-ground, branded the mark of hall and heave; their martyrs never left 2000 years, 2000 urn-burials, 2000 lies have now been erased. [Chorus:] "We’ll kneel towards the foyer with our precious salz! We’ll sound with horn, clash with wood and cleave with calls! We’ve whittled the blades of Hallstattian swords!" In order to see such a legacy, fire burned with a past that turned; Anvils were forged at an early stage, molded as cats or iarn-leastair. Ioldanach has spied on this mistery, yet he’s enkindled by the light With hues of argent lightning and ore of purem the salt grants them mastery and might. [Chorus:] "We’ll kneel towards the foyer with our precious salz! We’ll sound with horn, clash with wood and cleave with calls! We’ve whittled the blades of Hallstattian swords!" [Bridge:] Hallstatt An Salaan An Bas [Troid Warrior:] "I see a battle; I feel the warp-spasm!" [Ioldanach:] The poised warrior yowls with blood about his belt. [Troid Warrior:] "Nothing shall draw my eyes away..." [Ioldanach:] His heart stirs atrociously, now to think. [Troid Warrior:] "I convey the names to the planes of Destiny!" [Ioldanach:] The poised warrior seeks an ancient seat foe the Stone. [Troid Warrior:] "Wild, whistling winds still laugh at my howls!" [Ioldanach:] These acts of tale-telling dilate him to hate. Hallstatt An Salaan An Bas [Pre-Avouchment of Parable:] The young ones of Hallstatt, and the sky Silver-ilked spears have been whetted Vast hilts and sheeny torques of gold; Crafted from vanquished legacies. Hallstatt An Salaan An Bas [Avouchment of Parable:] "Spirit of horsemen and spirit of iron age acclaim The fame for 2000 crypts at Hallstatt!" [Solo(s): Shaftiel] To an empty home. In take-flight, the grey hawks verged upon a sunless sky Wild, whistling winds carried them sorely, and sailed them bristly in the same shady sky. In take-ground, branded the mark of hall and heave; their martyrs never left 2000 years, 2000 urn-burials, 2000 lies have now been erased. "We’ll kneel towards the foyer with our precious salz! We’ll sound with horn, clash with wood and cleave with calls! We’ve whittled the blades of Hallstattian swords!" |
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3. | Manannán | 05:31 | Show lyrics |
Manannan [Lyrical magick/Obscurity: Proscriptor & Equitant, Musick: Proscriptor & Shaftiel] I am a wave: on the rapt Cythraul I am a flood: across the croggy plain I am a wind: of seven gates I am a tear: the Sun lets fall I am Manannan Mac Lir Noble warrior of lycanthropy I am Fachta High King To shake thy cloak shall bring outbreak I am a tide: that drags to engulfment I am a current: a compass towards Visnech I am a tempest: the onslaught of outburst I am a zephyr: theirs is second pain I am Manannan Mac Lir Avatar from sail to sea Thy horse Aonbharr Grand Steed Chariots forever lead I am an ocean womb: of all abysms I am a blaze: for every burning bathym I am a lure: of the plumbless benthos I am a breaker: bottomlessness doom I am Manannan Mac Lir Shape-changer; lar of Deep Thy Sword Fragarch "The Answerer..." Remember me thou art all wind And back with gusts thou shalt return. I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...fleece the sky I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...from a tantalizing glimpse. I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...fleece the sky I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...from a tantalizing glimpse. Hear the thunder roll I am Manannan And fear the sky shall fall! |
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4. | Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle | 04:26 | Show lyrics |
Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Musick: Shaftiel & Equitant] Never Blow Out The Eastern Candle Your five-fold kiss was rather invoking; Beside the chancel is your unphallic wand, And use it wisely in order to fly. MOONFIRE! ALLAXITOS! My jewel is the lust from your kiss; Your breasts made me the lover of the three-fold locus, So take thy hand and join me for elixir, And we shall ride the portentous serpent tonight. Your five fold tongue has defiled me, I’m stranded by the tree of Storax Thus, we banish your unphallic wand, In order to make our nexus ecstasy MOONFIRE! CUM TO ME. ALLAXITOS! CUM WITH THEE. NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! FOREVER |
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17:30 |
In the Eyes of Ioldánach
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Proscriptor McGovern | Vocals, Drums, Lyrics |
Shaftiel | Guitars, Vocals |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Bass, Lyrics |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Kol Marshall | Producer, Engineering, Mastering, Editing |
Sir Vincent Rossi | Executive producer |
Gary Long | Mastering, Editing |
Teresa Rafidi | Photography |
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1. | V.I.T.R.I.O.L. | 03:27 | Show lyrics |
V.I.T.R.I.O.L. [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Musick: Shaftiel] They stare towards the heart They stare at the stone He’ll upend the plate of angles; She’ll upend the plate of angles V dashes of Mercury And Asarus Alchemy Will channel V archangels... V archangels [Chorus I:] "In the Sun we remember; In the planets we forget We’ve come unto a hall and Asaru is who we’ve met" Huluppu roots are forked Like veins in a canny hand; Their leaves have scuttled In spiraled force A VI fold nova, Fleurs de lys... V cards are placed in the hand of the course. [Chorus II:] "O’ Abyssia we recall; In spiraled force, they will fall Man, staff and the silver gilt key shall take us to V.I.T.R.I.O.L." [Mandate of Pandemonium (Solos: Shaftiel):] "Dreamer!" : "Redeemer!" "Dreamer!" : "Redeemer!" "Dreamer!" : "Redeemer!" "The Abyss!" : "V.I.T.R.I.O.L.!" [Repeat Mandate of Pandemonium] Their Universe... It’s constantly changing, And every change in force It’s constantly dying. Svaddistthana: Sakkya-ditti Rearrange V cards, yet are they lying? [Repeat Chorus I] Closing verdant curtains Closure is the apex; One curve is the asp, But the snake is a path in light These twins are emerging, Geminis still verging, Yet Atu still carries the knife. [Repeat Chorus II] |
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2. | Hallstatt | 04:06 | Show lyrics |
Hallstatt [Lyrical magick: Proscriptor & Equitant, Musick: Shaftiel & Equitant] From an empty house... In take-flight, the grey hawks verged upon a sunless sky Wild, whistling winds carried them sorely, and sailed them bristly in the same shady sky. In take-ground, branded the mark of hall and heave; their martyrs never left 2000 years, 2000 urn-burials, 2000 lies have now been erased. [Chorus:] "We’ll kneel towards the foyer with our precious salz! We’ll sound with horn, clash with wood and cleave with calls! We’ve whittled the blades of Hallstattian swords!" In order to see such a legacy, fire burned with a past that turned; Anvils were forged at an early stage, molded as cats or iarn-leastair. Ioldanach has spied on this mistery, yet he’s enkindled by the light With hues of argent lightning and ore of purem the salt grants them mastery and might. [Chorus:] "We’ll kneel towards the foyer with our precious salz! We’ll sound with horn, clash with wood and cleave with calls! We’ve whittled the blades of Hallstattian swords!" [Bridge:] Hallstatt An Salaan An Bas [Troid Warrior:] "I see a battle; I feel the warp-spasm!" [Ioldanach:] The poised warrior yowls with blood about his belt. [Troid Warrior:] "Nothing shall draw my eyes away..." [Ioldanach:] His heart stirs atrociously, now to think. [Troid Warrior:] "I convey the names to the planes of Destiny!" [Ioldanach:] The poised warrior seeks an ancient seat foe the Stone. [Troid Warrior:] "Wild, whistling winds still laugh at my howls!" [Ioldanach:] These acts of tale-telling dilate him to hate. Hallstatt An Salaan An Bas [Pre-Avouchment of Parable:] The young ones of Hallstatt, and the sky Silver-ilked spears have been whetted Vast hilts and sheeny torques of gold; Crafted from vanquished legacies. Hallstatt An Salaan An Bas [Avouchment of Parable:] "Spirit of horsemen and spirit of iron age acclaim The fame for 2000 crypts at Hallstatt!" [Solo(s): Shaftiel] To an empty home. In take-flight, the grey hawks verged upon a sunless sky Wild, whistling winds carried them sorely, and sailed them bristly in the same shady sky. In take-ground, branded the mark of hall and heave; their martyrs never left 2000 years, 2000 urn-burials, 2000 lies have now been erased. "We’ll kneel towards the foyer with our precious salz! We’ll sound with horn, clash with wood and cleave with calls! We’ve whittled the blades of Hallstattian swords!" |
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3. | Manannán | 05:31 | Show lyrics |
Manannan [Lyrical magick/Obscurity: Proscriptor & Equitant, Musick: Proscriptor & Shaftiel] I am a wave: on the rapt Cythraul I am a flood: across the croggy plain I am a wind: of seven gates I am a tear: the Sun lets fall I am Manannan Mac Lir Noble warrior of lycanthropy I am Fachta High King To shake thy cloak shall bring outbreak I am a tide: that drags to engulfment I am a current: a compass towards Visnech I am a tempest: the onslaught of outburst I am a zephyr: theirs is second pain I am Manannan Mac Lir Avatar from sail to sea Thy horse Aonbharr Grand Steed Chariots forever lead I am an ocean womb: of all abysms I am a blaze: for every burning bathym I am a lure: of the plumbless benthos I am a breaker: bottomlessness doom I am Manannan Mac Lir Shape-changer; lar of Deep Thy Sword Fragarch "The Answerer..." Remember me thou art all wind And back with gusts thou shalt return. I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...fleece the sky I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...from a tantalizing glimpse. I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...fleece the sky I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...from a tantalizing glimpse. Hear the thunder roll I am Manannan And fear the sky shall fall! |
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4. | Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle | 04:26 | Show lyrics |
Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Musick: Shaftiel & Equitant] Never Blow Out The Eastern Candle Your five-fold kiss was rather invoking; Beside the chancel is your unphallic wand, And use it wisely in order to fly. MOONFIRE! ALLAXITOS! My jewel is the lust from your kiss; Your breasts made me the lover of the three-fold locus, So take thy hand and join me for elixir, And we shall ride the portentous serpent tonight. Your five fold tongue has defiled me, I’m stranded by the tree of Storax Thus, we banish your unphallic wand, In order to make our nexus ecstasy MOONFIRE! CUM TO ME. ALLAXITOS! CUM WITH THEE. NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! FOREVER |
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17:30 |
In the Eyes of Ioldánach
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Proscriptor McGovern | Vocals, Drums, Lyrics |
Shaftiel | Guitars, Vocals |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Bass, Lyrics |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Kol Marshall | Producer, Engineering, Mastering, Editing |
Sir Vincent Rossi | Executive producer |
Gary Long | Mastering, Editing |
Teresa Rafidi | Photography |
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1. | V.I.T.R.I.O.L. | 03:27 | Show lyrics |
V.I.T.R.I.O.L. [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Musick: Shaftiel] They stare towards the heart They stare at the stone He’ll upend the plate of angles; She’ll upend the plate of angles V dashes of Mercury And Asarus Alchemy Will channel V archangels... V archangels [Chorus I:] "In the Sun we remember; In the planets we forget We’ve come unto a hall and Asaru is who we’ve met" Huluppu roots are forked Like veins in a canny hand; Their leaves have scuttled In spiraled force A VI fold nova, Fleurs de lys... V cards are placed in the hand of the course. [Chorus II:] "O’ Abyssia we recall; In spiraled force, they will fall Man, staff and the silver gilt key shall take us to V.I.T.R.I.O.L." [Mandate of Pandemonium (Solos: Shaftiel):] "Dreamer!" : "Redeemer!" "Dreamer!" : "Redeemer!" "Dreamer!" : "Redeemer!" "The Abyss!" : "V.I.T.R.I.O.L.!" [Repeat Mandate of Pandemonium] Their Universe... It’s constantly changing, And every change in force It’s constantly dying. Svaddistthana: Sakkya-ditti Rearrange V cards, yet are they lying? [Repeat Chorus I] Closing verdant curtains Closure is the apex; One curve is the asp, But the snake is a path in light These twins are emerging, Geminis still verging, Yet Atu still carries the knife. [Repeat Chorus II] |
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2. | Hallstatt | 04:06 | Show lyrics |
Hallstatt [Lyrical magick: Proscriptor & Equitant, Musick: Shaftiel & Equitant] From an empty house... In take-flight, the grey hawks verged upon a sunless sky Wild, whistling winds carried them sorely, and sailed them bristly in the same shady sky. In take-ground, branded the mark of hall and heave; their martyrs never left 2000 years, 2000 urn-burials, 2000 lies have now been erased. [Chorus:] "We’ll kneel towards the foyer with our precious salz! We’ll sound with horn, clash with wood and cleave with calls! We’ve whittled the blades of Hallstattian swords!" In order to see such a legacy, fire burned with a past that turned; Anvils were forged at an early stage, molded as cats or iarn-leastair. Ioldanach has spied on this mistery, yet he’s enkindled by the light With hues of argent lightning and ore of purem the salt grants them mastery and might. [Chorus:] "We’ll kneel towards the foyer with our precious salz! We’ll sound with horn, clash with wood and cleave with calls! We’ve whittled the blades of Hallstattian swords!" [Bridge:] Hallstatt An Salaan An Bas [Troid Warrior:] "I see a battle; I feel the warp-spasm!" [Ioldanach:] The poised warrior yowls with blood about his belt. [Troid Warrior:] "Nothing shall draw my eyes away..." [Ioldanach:] His heart stirs atrociously, now to think. [Troid Warrior:] "I convey the names to the planes of Destiny!" [Ioldanach:] The poised warrior seeks an ancient seat foe the Stone. [Troid Warrior:] "Wild, whistling winds still laugh at my howls!" [Ioldanach:] These acts of tale-telling dilate him to hate. Hallstatt An Salaan An Bas [Pre-Avouchment of Parable:] The young ones of Hallstatt, and the sky Silver-ilked spears have been whetted Vast hilts and sheeny torques of gold; Crafted from vanquished legacies. Hallstatt An Salaan An Bas [Avouchment of Parable:] "Spirit of horsemen and spirit of iron age acclaim The fame for 2000 crypts at Hallstatt!" [Solo(s): Shaftiel] To an empty home. In take-flight, the grey hawks verged upon a sunless sky Wild, whistling winds carried them sorely, and sailed them bristly in the same shady sky. In take-ground, branded the mark of hall and heave; their martyrs never left 2000 years, 2000 urn-burials, 2000 lies have now been erased. "We’ll kneel towards the foyer with our precious salz! We’ll sound with horn, clash with wood and cleave with calls! We’ve whittled the blades of Hallstattian swords!" |
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3. | Manannán | 05:31 | Show lyrics |
Manannan [Lyrical magick/Obscurity: Proscriptor & Equitant, Musick: Proscriptor & Shaftiel] I am a wave: on the rapt Cythraul I am a flood: across the croggy plain I am a wind: of seven gates I am a tear: the Sun lets fall I am Manannan Mac Lir Noble warrior of lycanthropy I am Fachta High King To shake thy cloak shall bring outbreak I am a tide: that drags to engulfment I am a current: a compass towards Visnech I am a tempest: the onslaught of outburst I am a zephyr: theirs is second pain I am Manannan Mac Lir Avatar from sail to sea Thy horse Aonbharr Grand Steed Chariots forever lead I am an ocean womb: of all abysms I am a blaze: for every burning bathym I am a lure: of the plumbless benthos I am a breaker: bottomlessness doom I am Manannan Mac Lir Shape-changer; lar of Deep Thy Sword Fragarch "The Answerer..." Remember me thou art all wind And back with gusts thou shalt return. I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...fleece the sky I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...from a tantalizing glimpse. I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...fleece the sky I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...from a tantalizing glimpse. Hear the thunder roll I am Manannan And fear the sky shall fall! |
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4. | Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle | 04:26 | Show lyrics |
Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Musick: Shaftiel & Equitant] Never Blow Out The Eastern Candle Your five-fold kiss was rather invoking; Beside the chancel is your unphallic wand, And use it wisely in order to fly. MOONFIRE! ALLAXITOS! My jewel is the lust from your kiss; Your breasts made me the lover of the three-fold locus, So take thy hand and join me for elixir, And we shall ride the portentous serpent tonight. Your five fold tongue has defiled me, I’m stranded by the tree of Storax Thus, we banish your unphallic wand, In order to make our nexus ecstasy MOONFIRE! CUM TO ME. ALLAXITOS! CUM WITH THEE. NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! FOREVER |
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5. | Tara | ||
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17:30 |
In the Eyes of Ioldánach
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Proscriptor McGovern | Vocals, Drums, Lyrics |
Shaftiel | Guitars, Vocals |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Bass, Lyrics |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Kol Marshall | Producer, Engineering, Mastering, Editing |
Sir Vincent Rossi | Executive producer |
Gary Long | Mastering, Editing |
Teresa Rafidi | Photography |
Tracks | |||
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1. | V.I.T.R.I.O.L. | 03:27 | Show lyrics |
V.I.T.R.I.O.L. [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Musick: Shaftiel] They stare towards the heart They stare at the stone He’ll upend the plate of angles; She’ll upend the plate of angles V dashes of Mercury And Asarus Alchemy Will channel V archangels... V archangels [Chorus I:] "In the Sun we remember; In the planets we forget We’ve come unto a hall and Asaru is who we’ve met" Huluppu roots are forked Like veins in a canny hand; Their leaves have scuttled In spiraled force A VI fold nova, Fleurs de lys... V cards are placed in the hand of the course. [Chorus II:] "O’ Abyssia we recall; In spiraled force, they will fall Man, staff and the silver gilt key shall take us to V.I.T.R.I.O.L." [Mandate of Pandemonium (Solos: Shaftiel):] "Dreamer!" : "Redeemer!" "Dreamer!" : "Redeemer!" "Dreamer!" : "Redeemer!" "The Abyss!" : "V.I.T.R.I.O.L.!" [Repeat Mandate of Pandemonium] Their Universe... It’s constantly changing, And every change in force It’s constantly dying. Svaddistthana: Sakkya-ditti Rearrange V cards, yet are they lying? [Repeat Chorus I] Closing verdant curtains Closure is the apex; One curve is the asp, But the snake is a path in light These twins are emerging, Geminis still verging, Yet Atu still carries the knife. [Repeat Chorus II] |
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2. | Hallstatt | 04:06 | Show lyrics |
Hallstatt [Lyrical magick: Proscriptor & Equitant, Musick: Shaftiel & Equitant] From an empty house... In take-flight, the grey hawks verged upon a sunless sky Wild, whistling winds carried them sorely, and sailed them bristly in the same shady sky. In take-ground, branded the mark of hall and heave; their martyrs never left 2000 years, 2000 urn-burials, 2000 lies have now been erased. [Chorus:] "We’ll kneel towards the foyer with our precious salz! We’ll sound with horn, clash with wood and cleave with calls! We’ve whittled the blades of Hallstattian swords!" In order to see such a legacy, fire burned with a past that turned; Anvils were forged at an early stage, molded as cats or iarn-leastair. Ioldanach has spied on this mistery, yet he’s enkindled by the light With hues of argent lightning and ore of purem the salt grants them mastery and might. [Chorus:] "We’ll kneel towards the foyer with our precious salz! We’ll sound with horn, clash with wood and cleave with calls! We’ve whittled the blades of Hallstattian swords!" [Bridge:] Hallstatt An Salaan An Bas [Troid Warrior:] "I see a battle; I feel the warp-spasm!" [Ioldanach:] The poised warrior yowls with blood about his belt. [Troid Warrior:] "Nothing shall draw my eyes away..." [Ioldanach:] His heart stirs atrociously, now to think. [Troid Warrior:] "I convey the names to the planes of Destiny!" [Ioldanach:] The poised warrior seeks an ancient seat foe the Stone. [Troid Warrior:] "Wild, whistling winds still laugh at my howls!" [Ioldanach:] These acts of tale-telling dilate him to hate. Hallstatt An Salaan An Bas [Pre-Avouchment of Parable:] The young ones of Hallstatt, and the sky Silver-ilked spears have been whetted Vast hilts and sheeny torques of gold; Crafted from vanquished legacies. Hallstatt An Salaan An Bas [Avouchment of Parable:] "Spirit of horsemen and spirit of iron age acclaim The fame for 2000 crypts at Hallstatt!" [Solo(s): Shaftiel] To an empty home. In take-flight, the grey hawks verged upon a sunless sky Wild, whistling winds carried them sorely, and sailed them bristly in the same shady sky. In take-ground, branded the mark of hall and heave; their martyrs never left 2000 years, 2000 urn-burials, 2000 lies have now been erased. "We’ll kneel towards the foyer with our precious salz! We’ll sound with horn, clash with wood and cleave with calls! We’ve whittled the blades of Hallstattian swords!" |
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3. | Manannán | 05:31 | Show lyrics |
Manannan [Lyrical magick/Obscurity: Proscriptor & Equitant, Musick: Proscriptor & Shaftiel] I am a wave: on the rapt Cythraul I am a flood: across the croggy plain I am a wind: of seven gates I am a tear: the Sun lets fall I am Manannan Mac Lir Noble warrior of lycanthropy I am Fachta High King To shake thy cloak shall bring outbreak I am a tide: that drags to engulfment I am a current: a compass towards Visnech I am a tempest: the onslaught of outburst I am a zephyr: theirs is second pain I am Manannan Mac Lir Avatar from sail to sea Thy horse Aonbharr Grand Steed Chariots forever lead I am an ocean womb: of all abysms I am a blaze: for every burning bathym I am a lure: of the plumbless benthos I am a breaker: bottomlessness doom I am Manannan Mac Lir Shape-changer; lar of Deep Thy Sword Fragarch "The Answerer..." Remember me thou art all wind And back with gusts thou shalt return. I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...fleece the sky I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...from a tantalizing glimpse. I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...fleece the sky I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...from a tantalizing glimpse. Hear the thunder roll I am Manannan And fear the sky shall fall! |
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4. | Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle | 04:26 | Show lyrics |
Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Musick: Shaftiel & Equitant] Never Blow Out The Eastern Candle Your five-fold kiss was rather invoking; Beside the chancel is your unphallic wand, And use it wisely in order to fly. MOONFIRE! ALLAXITOS! My jewel is the lust from your kiss; Your breasts made me the lover of the three-fold locus, So take thy hand and join me for elixir, And we shall ride the portentous serpent tonight. Your five fold tongue has defiled me, I’m stranded by the tree of Storax Thus, we banish your unphallic wand, In order to make our nexus ecstasy MOONFIRE! CUM TO ME. ALLAXITOS! CUM WITH THEE. NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! FOREVER |
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5. | The Gold Torques of Ulaid | ||
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6. | ...And Shineth Until the Cold Cometh... (live) | ||
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7. | Fantazizing to the Third of the Pagan Vision & ... of Celtic Fire, We Are Born (live) | ||
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8. | Drum Solo (live) | ||
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9. | The Gold Torques of Ulaid (live) | ||
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17:30 |
In the Eyes of Ioldánach
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Proscriptor McGovern | Vocals, Drums, Lyrics |
Shaftiel | Guitars, Vocals |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Bass, Lyrics |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Kol Marshall | Producer, Engineering, Mastering, Editing |
Sir Vincent Rossi | Executive producer |
Gary Long | Mastering, Editing |
Teresa Rafidi | Photography |
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1. | V.I.T.R.I.O.L. | 03:27 | Show lyrics |
V.I.T.R.I.O.L. [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Musick: Shaftiel] They stare towards the heart They stare at the stone He’ll upend the plate of angles; She’ll upend the plate of angles V dashes of Mercury And Asarus Alchemy Will channel V archangels... V archangels [Chorus I:] "In the Sun we remember; In the planets we forget We’ve come unto a hall and Asaru is who we’ve met" Huluppu roots are forked Like veins in a canny hand; Their leaves have scuttled In spiraled force A VI fold nova, Fleurs de lys... V cards are placed in the hand of the course. [Chorus II:] "O’ Abyssia we recall; In spiraled force, they will fall Man, staff and the silver gilt key shall take us to V.I.T.R.I.O.L." [Mandate of Pandemonium (Solos: Shaftiel):] "Dreamer!" : "Redeemer!" "Dreamer!" : "Redeemer!" "Dreamer!" : "Redeemer!" "The Abyss!" : "V.I.T.R.I.O.L.!" [Repeat Mandate of Pandemonium] Their Universe... It’s constantly changing, And every change in force It’s constantly dying. Svaddistthana: Sakkya-ditti Rearrange V cards, yet are they lying? [Repeat Chorus I] Closing verdant curtains Closure is the apex; One curve is the asp, But the snake is a path in light These twins are emerging, Geminis still verging, Yet Atu still carries the knife. [Repeat Chorus II] |
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2. | Hallstatt | 04:06 | Show lyrics |
Hallstatt [Lyrical magick: Proscriptor & Equitant, Musick: Shaftiel & Equitant] From an empty house... In take-flight, the grey hawks verged upon a sunless sky Wild, whistling winds carried them sorely, and sailed them bristly in the same shady sky. In take-ground, branded the mark of hall and heave; their martyrs never left 2000 years, 2000 urn-burials, 2000 lies have now been erased. [Chorus:] "We’ll kneel towards the foyer with our precious salz! We’ll sound with horn, clash with wood and cleave with calls! We’ve whittled the blades of Hallstattian swords!" In order to see such a legacy, fire burned with a past that turned; Anvils were forged at an early stage, molded as cats or iarn-leastair. Ioldanach has spied on this mistery, yet he’s enkindled by the light With hues of argent lightning and ore of purem the salt grants them mastery and might. [Chorus:] "We’ll kneel towards the foyer with our precious salz! We’ll sound with horn, clash with wood and cleave with calls! We’ve whittled the blades of Hallstattian swords!" [Bridge:] Hallstatt An Salaan An Bas [Troid Warrior:] "I see a battle; I feel the warp-spasm!" [Ioldanach:] The poised warrior yowls with blood about his belt. [Troid Warrior:] "Nothing shall draw my eyes away..." [Ioldanach:] His heart stirs atrociously, now to think. [Troid Warrior:] "I convey the names to the planes of Destiny!" [Ioldanach:] The poised warrior seeks an ancient seat foe the Stone. [Troid Warrior:] "Wild, whistling winds still laugh at my howls!" [Ioldanach:] These acts of tale-telling dilate him to hate. Hallstatt An Salaan An Bas [Pre-Avouchment of Parable:] The young ones of Hallstatt, and the sky Silver-ilked spears have been whetted Vast hilts and sheeny torques of gold; Crafted from vanquished legacies. Hallstatt An Salaan An Bas [Avouchment of Parable:] "Spirit of horsemen and spirit of iron age acclaim The fame for 2000 crypts at Hallstatt!" [Solo(s): Shaftiel] To an empty home. In take-flight, the grey hawks verged upon a sunless sky Wild, whistling winds carried them sorely, and sailed them bristly in the same shady sky. In take-ground, branded the mark of hall and heave; their martyrs never left 2000 years, 2000 urn-burials, 2000 lies have now been erased. "We’ll kneel towards the foyer with our precious salz! We’ll sound with horn, clash with wood and cleave with calls! We’ve whittled the blades of Hallstattian swords!" |
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3. | Manannán | 05:31 | Show lyrics |
Manannan [Lyrical magick/Obscurity: Proscriptor & Equitant, Musick: Proscriptor & Shaftiel] I am a wave: on the rapt Cythraul I am a flood: across the croggy plain I am a wind: of seven gates I am a tear: the Sun lets fall I am Manannan Mac Lir Noble warrior of lycanthropy I am Fachta High King To shake thy cloak shall bring outbreak I am a tide: that drags to engulfment I am a current: a compass towards Visnech I am a tempest: the onslaught of outburst I am a zephyr: theirs is second pain I am Manannan Mac Lir Avatar from sail to sea Thy horse Aonbharr Grand Steed Chariots forever lead I am an ocean womb: of all abysms I am a blaze: for every burning bathym I am a lure: of the plumbless benthos I am a breaker: bottomlessness doom I am Manannan Mac Lir Shape-changer; lar of Deep Thy Sword Fragarch "The Answerer..." Remember me thou art all wind And back with gusts thou shalt return. I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...fleece the sky I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...from a tantalizing glimpse. I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...fleece the sky I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...from a tantalizing glimpse. Hear the thunder roll I am Manannan And fear the sky shall fall! |
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4. | Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle | 04:26 | Show lyrics |
Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Musick: Shaftiel & Equitant] Never Blow Out The Eastern Candle Your five-fold kiss was rather invoking; Beside the chancel is your unphallic wand, And use it wisely in order to fly. MOONFIRE! ALLAXITOS! My jewel is the lust from your kiss; Your breasts made me the lover of the three-fold locus, So take thy hand and join me for elixir, And we shall ride the portentous serpent tonight. Your five fold tongue has defiled me, I’m stranded by the tree of Storax Thus, we banish your unphallic wand, In order to make our nexus ecstasy MOONFIRE! CUM TO ME. ALLAXITOS! CUM WITH THEE. NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! FOREVER |
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5. | The Gold Torques of Ulaid | 03:50 | |
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6. | ...And Shineth Until the Cold Cometh... (live) | 04:33 | |
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7. | Fantazizing to the Third of the Pagan Vision & ... of Celtic Fire, We Are Born (live) | 07:58 | |
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8. | Drum Solo (live) | 01:51 | |
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9. | The Gold Torques of Ulaid (live) | 03:37 | |
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39:19 |
In the Eyes of Ioldánach
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Proscriptor McGovern | Vocals, Drums, Lyrics |
Shaftiel | Guitars, Vocals |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Bass, Lyrics |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Kol Marshall | Producer, Engineering, Mastering, Editing |
Sir Vincent Rossi | Executive producer |
Gary Long | Mastering, Editing |
Teresa Rafidi | Photography |
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Side A | |||
1. | V.I.T.R.I.O.L. | 03:27 | Show lyrics |
V.I.T.R.I.O.L. [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Musick: Shaftiel] They stare towards the heart They stare at the stone He’ll upend the plate of angles; She’ll upend the plate of angles V dashes of Mercury And Asarus Alchemy Will channel V archangels... V archangels [Chorus I:] "In the Sun we remember; In the planets we forget We’ve come unto a hall and Asaru is who we’ve met" Huluppu roots are forked Like veins in a canny hand; Their leaves have scuttled In spiraled force A VI fold nova, Fleurs de lys... V cards are placed in the hand of the course. [Chorus II:] "O’ Abyssia we recall; In spiraled force, they will fall Man, staff and the silver gilt key shall take us to V.I.T.R.I.O.L." [Mandate of Pandemonium (Solos: Shaftiel):] "Dreamer!" : "Redeemer!" "Dreamer!" : "Redeemer!" "Dreamer!" : "Redeemer!" "The Abyss!" : "V.I.T.R.I.O.L.!" [Repeat Mandate of Pandemonium] Their Universe... It’s constantly changing, And every change in force It’s constantly dying. Svaddistthana: Sakkya-ditti Rearrange V cards, yet are they lying? [Repeat Chorus I] Closing verdant curtains Closure is the apex; One curve is the asp, But the snake is a path in light These twins are emerging, Geminis still verging, Yet Atu still carries the knife. [Repeat Chorus II] |
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2. | Hallstatt | 04:06 | Show lyrics |
Hallstatt [Lyrical magick: Proscriptor & Equitant, Musick: Shaftiel & Equitant] From an empty house... In take-flight, the grey hawks verged upon a sunless sky Wild, whistling winds carried them sorely, and sailed them bristly in the same shady sky. In take-ground, branded the mark of hall and heave; their martyrs never left 2000 years, 2000 urn-burials, 2000 lies have now been erased. [Chorus:] "We’ll kneel towards the foyer with our precious salz! We’ll sound with horn, clash with wood and cleave with calls! We’ve whittled the blades of Hallstattian swords!" In order to see such a legacy, fire burned with a past that turned; Anvils were forged at an early stage, molded as cats or iarn-leastair. Ioldanach has spied on this mistery, yet he’s enkindled by the light With hues of argent lightning and ore of purem the salt grants them mastery and might. [Chorus:] "We’ll kneel towards the foyer with our precious salz! We’ll sound with horn, clash with wood and cleave with calls! We’ve whittled the blades of Hallstattian swords!" [Bridge:] Hallstatt An Salaan An Bas [Troid Warrior:] "I see a battle; I feel the warp-spasm!" [Ioldanach:] The poised warrior yowls with blood about his belt. [Troid Warrior:] "Nothing shall draw my eyes away..." [Ioldanach:] His heart stirs atrociously, now to think. [Troid Warrior:] "I convey the names to the planes of Destiny!" [Ioldanach:] The poised warrior seeks an ancient seat foe the Stone. [Troid Warrior:] "Wild, whistling winds still laugh at my howls!" [Ioldanach:] These acts of tale-telling dilate him to hate. Hallstatt An Salaan An Bas [Pre-Avouchment of Parable:] The young ones of Hallstatt, and the sky Silver-ilked spears have been whetted Vast hilts and sheeny torques of gold; Crafted from vanquished legacies. Hallstatt An Salaan An Bas [Avouchment of Parable:] "Spirit of horsemen and spirit of iron age acclaim The fame for 2000 crypts at Hallstatt!" [Solo(s): Shaftiel] To an empty home. In take-flight, the grey hawks verged upon a sunless sky Wild, whistling winds carried them sorely, and sailed them bristly in the same shady sky. In take-ground, branded the mark of hall and heave; their martyrs never left 2000 years, 2000 urn-burials, 2000 lies have now been erased. "We’ll kneel towards the foyer with our precious salz! We’ll sound with horn, clash with wood and cleave with calls! We’ve whittled the blades of Hallstattian swords!" |
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3. | Manannán | 05:31 | Show lyrics |
Manannan [Lyrical magick/Obscurity: Proscriptor & Equitant, Musick: Proscriptor & Shaftiel] I am a wave: on the rapt Cythraul I am a flood: across the croggy plain I am a wind: of seven gates I am a tear: the Sun lets fall I am Manannan Mac Lir Noble warrior of lycanthropy I am Fachta High King To shake thy cloak shall bring outbreak I am a tide: that drags to engulfment I am a current: a compass towards Visnech I am a tempest: the onslaught of outburst I am a zephyr: theirs is second pain I am Manannan Mac Lir Avatar from sail to sea Thy horse Aonbharr Grand Steed Chariots forever lead I am an ocean womb: of all abysms I am a blaze: for every burning bathym I am a lure: of the plumbless benthos I am a breaker: bottomlessness doom I am Manannan Mac Lir Shape-changer; lar of Deep Thy Sword Fragarch "The Answerer..." Remember me thou art all wind And back with gusts thou shalt return. I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...fleece the sky I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...from a tantalizing glimpse. I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...fleece the sky I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...from a tantalizing glimpse. Hear the thunder roll I am Manannan And fear the sky shall fall! |
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4. | Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle | 04:26 | Show lyrics |
Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Musick: Shaftiel & Equitant] Never Blow Out The Eastern Candle Your five-fold kiss was rather invoking; Beside the chancel is your unphallic wand, And use it wisely in order to fly. MOONFIRE! ALLAXITOS! My jewel is the lust from your kiss; Your breasts made me the lover of the three-fold locus, So take thy hand and join me for elixir, And we shall ride the portentous serpent tonight. Your five fold tongue has defiled me, I’m stranded by the tree of Storax Thus, we banish your unphallic wand, In order to make our nexus ecstasy MOONFIRE! CUM TO ME. ALLAXITOS! CUM WITH THEE. NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! FOREVER |
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5. | The Gold Torques of Ulaid | 03:50 | |
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6. | ...And Shineth Until the Cold Cometh... (live) | 04:33 | |
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7. | Fantazizing to the Third of the Pagan Vision & ... of Celtic Fire, We Are Born (live) | 07:58 | |
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8. | Drum Solo (live) | 01:51 | |
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9. | The Gold Torques of Ulaid (live) | 03:37 | |
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39:19 |
In the Eyes of Ioldánach
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Vocals, Drums, Lyrics |
Shaftiel | Guitars, Vocals |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Bass, Lyrics |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Kol Marshall | Producer, Engineering, Mastering, Editing |
Sir Vincent Rossi | Executive producer |
Gary Long | Mastering, Editing |
Teresa Rafidi | Photography |
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1. | V.I.T.R.I.O.L. | 03:27 | Show lyrics |
V.I.T.R.I.O.L. [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Musick: Shaftiel] They stare towards the heart They stare at the stone He’ll upend the plate of angles; She’ll upend the plate of angles V dashes of Mercury And Asarus Alchemy Will channel V archangels... V archangels [Chorus I:] "In the Sun we remember; In the planets we forget We’ve come unto a hall and Asaru is who we’ve met" Huluppu roots are forked Like veins in a canny hand; Their leaves have scuttled In spiraled force A VI fold nova, Fleurs de lys... V cards are placed in the hand of the course. [Chorus II:] "O’ Abyssia we recall; In spiraled force, they will fall Man, staff and the silver gilt key shall take us to V.I.T.R.I.O.L." [Mandate of Pandemonium (Solos: Shaftiel):] "Dreamer!" : "Redeemer!" "Dreamer!" : "Redeemer!" "Dreamer!" : "Redeemer!" "The Abyss!" : "V.I.T.R.I.O.L.!" [Repeat Mandate of Pandemonium] Their Universe... It’s constantly changing, And every change in force It’s constantly dying. Svaddistthana: Sakkya-ditti Rearrange V cards, yet are they lying? [Repeat Chorus I] Closing verdant curtains Closure is the apex; One curve is the asp, But the snake is a path in light These twins are emerging, Geminis still verging, Yet Atu still carries the knife. [Repeat Chorus II] |
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2. | Hallstatt | 04:06 | Show lyrics |
Hallstatt [Lyrical magick: Proscriptor & Equitant, Musick: Shaftiel & Equitant] From an empty house... In take-flight, the grey hawks verged upon a sunless sky Wild, whistling winds carried them sorely, and sailed them bristly in the same shady sky. In take-ground, branded the mark of hall and heave; their martyrs never left 2000 years, 2000 urn-burials, 2000 lies have now been erased. [Chorus:] "We’ll kneel towards the foyer with our precious salz! We’ll sound with horn, clash with wood and cleave with calls! We’ve whittled the blades of Hallstattian swords!" In order to see such a legacy, fire burned with a past that turned; Anvils were forged at an early stage, molded as cats or iarn-leastair. Ioldanach has spied on this mistery, yet he’s enkindled by the light With hues of argent lightning and ore of purem the salt grants them mastery and might. [Chorus:] "We’ll kneel towards the foyer with our precious salz! We’ll sound with horn, clash with wood and cleave with calls! We’ve whittled the blades of Hallstattian swords!" [Bridge:] Hallstatt An Salaan An Bas [Troid Warrior:] "I see a battle; I feel the warp-spasm!" [Ioldanach:] The poised warrior yowls with blood about his belt. [Troid Warrior:] "Nothing shall draw my eyes away..." [Ioldanach:] His heart stirs atrociously, now to think. [Troid Warrior:] "I convey the names to the planes of Destiny!" [Ioldanach:] The poised warrior seeks an ancient seat foe the Stone. [Troid Warrior:] "Wild, whistling winds still laugh at my howls!" [Ioldanach:] These acts of tale-telling dilate him to hate. Hallstatt An Salaan An Bas [Pre-Avouchment of Parable:] The young ones of Hallstatt, and the sky Silver-ilked spears have been whetted Vast hilts and sheeny torques of gold; Crafted from vanquished legacies. Hallstatt An Salaan An Bas [Avouchment of Parable:] "Spirit of horsemen and spirit of iron age acclaim The fame for 2000 crypts at Hallstatt!" [Solo(s): Shaftiel] To an empty home. In take-flight, the grey hawks verged upon a sunless sky Wild, whistling winds carried them sorely, and sailed them bristly in the same shady sky. In take-ground, branded the mark of hall and heave; their martyrs never left 2000 years, 2000 urn-burials, 2000 lies have now been erased. "We’ll kneel towards the foyer with our precious salz! We’ll sound with horn, clash with wood and cleave with calls! We’ve whittled the blades of Hallstattian swords!" |
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3. | Manannán | 05:31 | Show lyrics |
Manannan [Lyrical magick/Obscurity: Proscriptor & Equitant, Musick: Proscriptor & Shaftiel] I am a wave: on the rapt Cythraul I am a flood: across the croggy plain I am a wind: of seven gates I am a tear: the Sun lets fall I am Manannan Mac Lir Noble warrior of lycanthropy I am Fachta High King To shake thy cloak shall bring outbreak I am a tide: that drags to engulfment I am a current: a compass towards Visnech I am a tempest: the onslaught of outburst I am a zephyr: theirs is second pain I am Manannan Mac Lir Avatar from sail to sea Thy horse Aonbharr Grand Steed Chariots forever lead I am an ocean womb: of all abysms I am a blaze: for every burning bathym I am a lure: of the plumbless benthos I am a breaker: bottomlessness doom I am Manannan Mac Lir Shape-changer; lar of Deep Thy Sword Fragarch "The Answerer..." Remember me thou art all wind And back with gusts thou shalt return. I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...fleece the sky I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...from a tantalizing glimpse. I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...fleece the sky I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...from a tantalizing glimpse. Hear the thunder roll I am Manannan And fear the sky shall fall! |
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4. | Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle | 04:26 | Show lyrics |
Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Musick: Shaftiel & Equitant] Never Blow Out The Eastern Candle Your five-fold kiss was rather invoking; Beside the chancel is your unphallic wand, And use it wisely in order to fly. MOONFIRE! ALLAXITOS! My jewel is the lust from your kiss; Your breasts made me the lover of the three-fold locus, So take thy hand and join me for elixir, And we shall ride the portentous serpent tonight. Your five fold tongue has defiled me, I’m stranded by the tree of Storax Thus, we banish your unphallic wand, In order to make our nexus ecstasy MOONFIRE! CUM TO ME. ALLAXITOS! CUM WITH THEE. NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! FOREVER |
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6. | ...And Shineth Until the Cold Cometh... (live) | ||
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7. | Fantazizing to the Third of the Pagan Vision & ... of Celtic Fire, We Are Born (live) | ||
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Tara
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Proscriptor McGovern | Vocals, Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Lyrics, Arrangements |
Shaftiel | Guitars (electric, acoustic), Vocals, Bass, Songwriting (tracks 2-12) |
Equitant Ifernain | Bass, Lyrics |
Guest/Session | |
Masthema Mazziqim | Vocals (track 12) |
David Harbour | Keyboards, Piano |
Sir Vincent Rossi | Guitars (acoustic), Mandolin |
Melechesh Ashmedi | Vocals (backing) |
Sir Ronnie Trent | Vocals (backing) |
Sir Don Shannon | Bagpipes, Songwriting (tracks 1, 13) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kol Marshall | Producer, Recording |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Sir William Hell | Photography |
Dan Lowndes | Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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1. | Tara | 01:56 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. Ioldánach’s Accepted Wisdom in Prefaced Tense; In the great strategy of bout, there will be three thousand score. They will do as they see fit. They are neither younger nor older Than them, in their klans; A triumph declared: three tyrants will conquer Surmounting for undying candor, As one and three will stand as one; Their swords blemish with crimson clots. That’s a great honor, killing one by one, and "A GREAT INCENTIVE," according to them. If they go to where the king is killed, then They will compose (he shall decompose)- They will compile a final victory for his fortitude Posed within his mind. |
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2. | Pillars of Mercy | 04:21 | Show lyrics |
Cairn Warrior’s Atrocious Assertion to War:] I (still) admire the flow of echoing horns. Mimicking blows so boldly, I hear... I stand visibly, high, on this splendid bastion, To remember a High King, a tyrant of no fear I am the first son: a commander without a father, "Fortuitous doom," the last of his predictions. I’ll take advantage by igniting the balusters... Preparing enraged flames with sweltering speed. [Chorus I - Cairn Warrior and Art Aenfer’s War Exclamation (High King of Tara):] (THESE ARE THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Today, I am callous... Tomorrow, I am king - Immortal, strong, exultant, and conquering! [Chorus II:] PILLARS OF MERCY! My song and my word are iniquitous - Gathering assemblies in days gone by! [Chorus III:] (FIRE BURNS WITH THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! My chariot races through saw-toothed hills, And hurls through every valley and mere! [Chorus IV:] PILLARS OF MERCY! Watchtowers collapse before the lift of the twilight, I am swift in battle- My voice is heard! PILLARS OF MERCY! Frost, fire, and wind are pelting all the columns... There is no dilution for them to fight again! Only three chariots are seen on the charred plains - Through all the throngs and clusters, lambs and stallions! "If you should speak to me now, Then I will chamber Tara’s pinnacle. Why my father? Another damning scuffle? I (still) admire the sound of echoing horns!" [Chorus V - Cairn Warrior and Art Aenfer’s War Exclamation (High King of Tara):] (THOSE WERE THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Frenzied vultures gnawed the necks of dead men, As the sturdy, gilded columns had seethed! [Chorus VI:] PILLARS OF MERCY! Enemies’ blood spurted like volley sprigs- The blustery fight was planned, then fought! [Chorus VII:] (FLAMES FLAYED ON THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Their vapid minds were troubled and sides were pierced- And warlike deeds had been fulfilled! [Chorus VIII:] PILLARS OF MERCY! We saluted chieftains on the regal Tara - We hailed the tyrants that governed our waters! PILLARS OF MERCY! STRIKE! [Terminus:] There shall be no lack of dignity, For those who oppose them. [Repeat Terminus] "THERE WILL BE PILLARS OF MERCY!" |
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3. | A Shield with an Iron Face | 03:22 | Show lyrics |
Mong n:] A Cairn warrior dressed in his harness feeling fury and frenzy. His silky top had blood stained gauze stretched across his pecks. His tartan had lines of symmetry running east and west. An embellished shield with an iron face was embraced in his left hand. [Bridge - Eremon (Chieftain of Cairn):] "I welcome thee, o’ victorious, I’m skirmishing...at the lift!" "I welcome thee, o’ victorious, I’m skirmishing...by the dark!" [Mong n:] He rushed to feed the fire, As honor gained him a home - He veered beyond the pyres, The Son of Cairn sat enthroned. An iron shield gaped toward the sky, With oak wood and leather backing; Reprisal lead the way to his mind, And so it did. [Cairn Warrior’s Question of Vindication:] "C bhfuilimid ag dul amarach?" ("Where are we marching tomorrow?") [Chorus - Iold nach:] A shield with an iron face gapes towards the sky, The death of a man is never going to die. A resolute falcon gawks back at the armor - On the wing, yet on the lifting hour. [Repeat Bridge - Eremon (Chieftain of Cairn)] |
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4. | Manannán | 06:39 | Show lyrics |
[Manann n’s Notions from Emain Ablhach:] I am a wave: on the rapt Cythr ul I am a flood: across the croggy plain I am a wind: of seven gales I am a tear: the Sun lets fall [Chorus I:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Noble warrior of lycanthropy I am Fachtna High King To shake thy cloak shall bring outbreak I am a tide: that drags to engulfment I am a current: a compass towards Visnech I am a tempest: the onslaught of outburst I am a zephyr: theirs is second pain [Chorus II:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Avatar from sail to sea Thy horse Aonbharr Grand Steed Chariots forever lead I am an ocean’s womb: of all abysms I am a blaze: for every burning bathym I am a lure: of the plumbless benthos I am a breaker: bottomlessness doom [Chorus III:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Shape-changer; Lar of deep Thy sword Fragarch "The Answerer..." [Bridge:] Remember me, thou art all wind And back with gusts thou shalt return I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...FLEECE THE SKY I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...FROM A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE [Repeat 4th & 5th Verse] [Chorus IV:] Hear the thunder roll I am Manann n, And fear the sky shall fall [x5] [Repeat Chorus IV] |
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5. | The Cognate House of Courtly Witches Lies West of County Meath | 04:19 | Show lyrics |
[Cairn Warrior’s Appetency of Invultuation:] I am the one to seek the courtly witch - She is the one to find me. I am the one to yearn the dazzling bitch - She is the one to bind me. So I say, the spell has begun! [Tea (Courtly Witch):] "The darkness is starting and control is done..." [Cairn Warrior:] Stones of power inside this sphere are stark stones of magick - I am joining the mystic ring, with this woman, as we implore. We do implore. I am aiding the mystic writ; I am gifted knowledge from deep wells! [Chorus - Cairn Warrior’s First Myaltic Rite:] Candle of fire, candle of might, Create my desires here on this night - This candles stream is suddenly flaming higher! Bring to me my heart’s desire, My words of strength are suddenly hung, So I proudly state this spell has begun! [Cairn Warrior:] Stones of power within ire are strong stones of cabal. I am joined int he magick round, with this bitch, as we implore. We shall explore. With Paralda by my side, I am granted sylphs and zephyrs! [Cairn Warrior’s Second Myaltic Rite:] Show me the rings of your cosmic fire, Make my pathway carved and clear. Give me a code that’s no will of mine, To show me your presence is here! [Repeat Cairn Warrior’s Second Myaltic Rite] [Chorus II - Cairn Warrior’s Last Myaltic Rite:] Courtly witch of the beast - Courtly bitch of the daring arm, I am your tyro, yet never alarmed! A dash of thistle, and in my dreams - Give me the silver-gilt key, That will unlock the spell... Courtly witch, assist me! |
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6. | She Cries the Quiet Lake | 04:10 | Show lyrics |
[Cairn Warrior in Advocated Manner:] Stones of power Stillness of her spawn Gems of symbols Re-illuminating Dawn She cries the quiet lake Weeping waters Taciturnity Found She cries the quiet lake Dripping ruptures Immortality Bound Enduring: death is mine to keep Timelessness: unborn in timely shape Balancing: between stone and sky Promulgate: lamentations Continually: she wails and she whines Nonetheless: linking stone to sky Leveling: the tarns to the tides Circulate: limpid-forming tears [Tea’s Diktat:] "The darkness is starting and control is done: The cosmic light is fading, as the shadow’s won." [Chorus - Cairn Warrior in Encouraged Mode:] It’s the lake of your liquid, glass heart It’s bringing your writ; it’s bringing you tears It’s filling your thirst and never with fears It’s the tears of my liquid, glass heart [Repeat Chorus - Cairn Warrior in Encouraged Mode] |
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7. | Yrp Lluyddawc | 01:51 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. "With warriors like these, he won victories wherever he went...the heroes of a legend never really die, and a hundred years was neither here nor there for the Celts. Their champions remained unfettered by logic and could even be reborn through the transmigration of souls." ---Jean Markale--- |
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8. | From Ancient Times (Starless Skies Burn to Ash) | 03:53 | Show lyrics |
Blazing to their pikes Turning to dust Gusting with the wind They (still) dream of an older delusion Reigning, raining Dampening the empire Their excursion burns with the ashes Calm lakes mirrored Glistening everywhere They rove through the waters and fires Silent seas paused Enlightening low light Their visions for imperishability The weakened flesh Expecting downfall Their ashes spread through lightless, starless skies The Eminence Not expecting wind They (now) think of a newer illusion [Chorus:] PRAISE - The ancient times AS EARTH - Equates their end COMMAND - The ancient times LIKE TARA - Shall never pretend DIES - Irae, dies illa QUIDQUID - Latet adparebit NIL - Inultum remanebit DEPOSE - Towards ancient times [Repeat Chorus] [Repeat All Verses In Reversed Order Excluding The First & Last] |
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9. | Four Crossed Wands (Spell 181) | 04:46 | Show lyrics |
Chorus I:] I’m the Knight of Wands- Yodh is in the name I’m swift and violent: TRANSIENT! The fiery part of Fire- I’m a lightning flash Between the symbol, And the natal force. [Chorus II:] She’s the Queen of Wands- H is in the name She’s fermenting, yet TRANSMITTING! The watery part of Fire- She’s quick to receive Between the surface, And the process of (pro) creation. Kan! King! 51st Hexagram A warrior in complete armor With wand in the left hand and torch in the right. (181) Su ! Queen! 17th Hexagram Her crown is topped with a winged sphere, And rayed with flames. (181) [Chorus III:] He’s the Prince of Wands- Vau is in the name He’s manifesting, but TRANSCENDING! The airy part of Fire- He’s the "Dying God!" Between the virtue, And the Leader of his caste. Y King! Y King! 42nd Hexagram A shrouded warrior in full-scale armour- On his chest, he bears the sigil "TO MEGA QHRION." [Chorus IA:] FOUR CROSSED WANDS! + Queen! + Queen! 27th Hexagram Her crown is surged with a disque of the Sun And once again, rayed with fire. [Repeat Chorus IA] "They observe no regular rule in the ordering of their hearts." [Repeat Chorus IA] [Chorus IV:] She’s the Princess of Wands- H is in the name She’s crystallizing, yet TRANSPOSING! The earthy part of Fire- She’s absorbing Between the Silence, And the 10th of May. |
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10. | Vorago (Spell 182) | 05:45 | Show lyrics |
I am not limited to this Underworld. I am settled in this Barrenness. I am kept in this Emptiness. I am not restricted to this Underworld. (182) I travel Earth in the train of You. I offer Earth to reach the field of You. I walk Earth to see the mark of You. I proffer Earth to feel the lure of You. (182) (FOREKNOWLEDGE) Hail to you, prime mover of the Deep. Sun of the heart: possessor of Voids. The awe of whom created This. The thirst of this revered Abyss. (182) (ADAEOT) [Pre-Chorus:] BEINGS, BY-COMINGS, THOUGHTS... MONADS, ATOMS, WAVES... APERTURES, GULFS, CHASMS... RESULTS AMONGST RESULTS! [Chorus:] I have made, for myself, a space within Time. I mutely descend to the cavity of my Cell. I am the furtive seeker ensnared Underneath. Vorago! [Chorus II:] My gray wand is your Bout. Your grandeur is my Time. My sunray is your Beam. Your splendor is my Turn. My circlet is your Crown. Your allure is my Shape. My pattern is your Kind. Your extent is my Scope. My seat is your Center. Your merit is my Dint. My throne is your Rule. Your misdeed is my Sin. My void is your Stone. Your retort is my Key. My stone is Yourself. Your result is my Fate. [Post-Chorus:] VORAGO! [x4] [Repeat Chorus] [Pre-Chorus II:] SEEING THROUGH ILLUSIONS! NAUGHT = MANY = TWO! SEEING THROUGH ILLUSIONS! ONE = ALL = EIGHT! [Repeat Chorus II] "O’ you abyssic essence who is before me and who follows after my heart, usher me in at your usherings, for you are the one who guides me, who escorts my anima under the Earth, as I am a soul who is stark in Vorago." |
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11. | Bron (Of the Waves) | 01:32 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. "Son of Lir and chief of the Tuatha de Danan; this name comes from the ancient Celtic word "bronnos," which is defined as a "crow" or "raven." It was quite instinctive that the Welsh should have changed the name Bron, whom Irish legend had given them as the brother of Manannán, into Bran, that they might canonize him." (Manannán mac Lir, Études Celtiques, VI, p.253) ---Proscriptor McGovern--- |
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12. | Stone of Destiny (...for Magh Slecht and Ard Righ) | 07:46 | Show lyrics |
We are three high kings in honor. We are the midst of Dagda’s spell - We are three armored forces, and We are the gold-torqued leaders. Three wild horsemen: Three fearless in combat - Three gold-crowned conjurers of clash, yet Three clannish chiefs from the Kingdom of Midhe... The leading, foremost tyrant - The subsequent tormentor, and The past intimidator of Cythraul Are impending. "Has there ever been a better idol than Dagda? Will there ever be a better icon than myself?" "In the eyes of myself, I fervently speak." The trio goes out at dawn. Fiercely, we plan to fight our assailants: Three of us versus three thousand: complete. "In the eyes of myself, I adroitly scream!" "WE WILL ARRIVE AT THE STONE OF DESTINY." (Tara) "WE WILL REACH THE PERDITION OF IBID." (Cythraul) INVINCIBLE: we are to their spears! INTREPIDLY: we occupy our posts! A FORECAST OF DESTINY! INVISIBLE: they are to their hands! INSOLENTLY: they amuse their own pride! INTERCHANGEABILITY: INNERCHANGEABILITY! "With the sway of myself, weather means disaster. I affirm each day for the men of the brave." [Repeat Verse] As our swords of steel, their mead, and courage are fused. Is it not the throne for our Master of the Gulch? On its trim are rings of pearls, polished. One seat remains near the jaded citadel. [First Supposition - Narration:] "The plains of adoration do lie somewhere below Tara, way below Tara, as a matter of fact. Sometimes give as Moyslaught and as always, Crom Cruach is welcomed." "With the sway of myself, weather means disaster. I affirm each day for the men of the brave." [Final Supposition - Narration:] "The notorious Klan stands by the ramparts at Tara where all enemies are approaching. Being bound by a geis, the three have no choice but to stand against the feeble units. Enveloping in an opaque mist, they suddenly find themselves in a magical place where they are received by the deity Manann n and a courtly witch. Finally, they begin to walk up the steep grassland of Tara, with wand and sword, which enables them to distinguish the truth from the lies." It is the chair for our Master of the Tor. It is embellished with bullion: marked. It remains on top of the lofty mound. It streams gray and silver lining. It will be an accolade given to us. That is, by the third of the last king. |
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13. | Tara (Recapitulation) | 01:45 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. The Cythrául Klan’s Inherited Perception in Decisive Tense; We are not the ones who will sing without any hesitation. Of our crusade, altough we are almighty; We will sing of a battle from the hill, Paying homage to the first two leaders: Dagda and Manannán. We are guardians of the swiftest gales- Masters of many lands and seas are in attendance. The waters are like unexpected tears that fall from the sky- That is, to the depths of the supreme Cythrául. On the heights of Tara, in County Meath, We are now signs of intention, We are vipers in quiet lakes, We are merciful pillars, yet We are significance of a legend- We are masters of the Hall. |
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Tara
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Vocals, Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Lyrics, Arrangements |
Shaftiel | Guitars (electric, acoustic), Vocals, Bass, Songwriting (tracks 2-12) |
Equitant Ifernain | Bass, Lyrics |
Guest/Session | |
Sir Ronnie Trent | Vocals (backing) |
Sir Don Shannon | Bagpipes, Songwriting (tracks 1, 13) |
David Harbour | Keyboards, Piano |
Sir Vincent Rossi | Guitars (acoustic), Mandolin |
Masthema Mazziqim | Vocals (track 12) |
Melechesh Ashmedi | Vocals (backing) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kol Marshall | Producer, Recording |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Sir William Hell | Photography |
Dan Lowndes | Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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Side A | |||
1. | Tara | 01:56 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. Ioldánach’s Accepted Wisdom in Prefaced Tense; In the great strategy of bout, there will be three thousand score. They will do as they see fit. They are neither younger nor older Than them, in their klans; A triumph declared: three tyrants will conquer Surmounting for undying candor, As one and three will stand as one; Their swords blemish with crimson clots. That’s a great honor, killing one by one, and "A GREAT INCENTIVE," according to them. If they go to where the king is killed, then They will compose (he shall decompose)- They will compile a final victory for his fortitude Posed within his mind. |
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2. | Pillars of Mercy | 04:21 | Show lyrics |
Cairn Warrior’s Atrocious Assertion to War:] I (still) admire the flow of echoing horns. Mimicking blows so boldly, I hear... I stand visibly, high, on this splendid bastion, To remember a High King, a tyrant of no fear I am the first son: a commander without a father, "Fortuitous doom," the last of his predictions. I’ll take advantage by igniting the balusters... Preparing enraged flames with sweltering speed. [Chorus I - Cairn Warrior and Art Aenfer’s War Exclamation (High King of Tara):] (THESE ARE THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Today, I am callous... Tomorrow, I am king - Immortal, strong, exultant, and conquering! [Chorus II:] PILLARS OF MERCY! My song and my word are iniquitous - Gathering assemblies in days gone by! [Chorus III:] (FIRE BURNS WITH THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! My chariot races through saw-toothed hills, And hurls through every valley and mere! [Chorus IV:] PILLARS OF MERCY! Watchtowers collapse before the lift of the twilight, I am swift in battle- My voice is heard! PILLARS OF MERCY! Frost, fire, and wind are pelting all the columns... There is no dilution for them to fight again! Only three chariots are seen on the charred plains - Through all the throngs and clusters, lambs and stallions! "If you should speak to me now, Then I will chamber Tara’s pinnacle. Why my father? Another damning scuffle? I (still) admire the sound of echoing horns!" [Chorus V - Cairn Warrior and Art Aenfer’s War Exclamation (High King of Tara):] (THOSE WERE THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Frenzied vultures gnawed the necks of dead men, As the sturdy, gilded columns had seethed! [Chorus VI:] PILLARS OF MERCY! Enemies’ blood spurted like volley sprigs- The blustery fight was planned, then fought! [Chorus VII:] (FLAMES FLAYED ON THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Their vapid minds were troubled and sides were pierced- And warlike deeds had been fulfilled! [Chorus VIII:] PILLARS OF MERCY! We saluted chieftains on the regal Tara - We hailed the tyrants that governed our waters! PILLARS OF MERCY! STRIKE! [Terminus:] There shall be no lack of dignity, For those who oppose them. [Repeat Terminus] "THERE WILL BE PILLARS OF MERCY!" |
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3. | A Shield with an Iron Face | 03:22 | Show lyrics |
Mong n:] A Cairn warrior dressed in his harness feeling fury and frenzy. His silky top had blood stained gauze stretched across his pecks. His tartan had lines of symmetry running east and west. An embellished shield with an iron face was embraced in his left hand. [Bridge - Eremon (Chieftain of Cairn):] "I welcome thee, o’ victorious, I’m skirmishing...at the lift!" "I welcome thee, o’ victorious, I’m skirmishing...by the dark!" [Mong n:] He rushed to feed the fire, As honor gained him a home - He veered beyond the pyres, The Son of Cairn sat enthroned. An iron shield gaped toward the sky, With oak wood and leather backing; Reprisal lead the way to his mind, And so it did. [Cairn Warrior’s Question of Vindication:] "C bhfuilimid ag dul amarach?" ("Where are we marching tomorrow?") [Chorus - Iold nach:] A shield with an iron face gapes towards the sky, The death of a man is never going to die. A resolute falcon gawks back at the armor - On the wing, yet on the lifting hour. [Repeat Bridge - Eremon (Chieftain of Cairn)] |
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4. | Manannán | 06:39 | Show lyrics |
[Manann n’s Notions from Emain Ablhach:] I am a wave: on the rapt Cythr ul I am a flood: across the croggy plain I am a wind: of seven gales I am a tear: the Sun lets fall [Chorus I:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Noble warrior of lycanthropy I am Fachtna High King To shake thy cloak shall bring outbreak I am a tide: that drags to engulfment I am a current: a compass towards Visnech I am a tempest: the onslaught of outburst I am a zephyr: theirs is second pain [Chorus II:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Avatar from sail to sea Thy horse Aonbharr Grand Steed Chariots forever lead I am an ocean’s womb: of all abysms I am a blaze: for every burning bathym I am a lure: of the plumbless benthos I am a breaker: bottomlessness doom [Chorus III:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Shape-changer; Lar of deep Thy sword Fragarch "The Answerer..." [Bridge:] Remember me, thou art all wind And back with gusts thou shalt return I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...FLEECE THE SKY I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...FROM A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE [Repeat 4th & 5th Verse] [Chorus IV:] Hear the thunder roll I am Manann n, And fear the sky shall fall [x5] [Repeat Chorus IV] |
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5. | The Cognate House of Courtly Witches Lies West of County Meath | 04:19 | Show lyrics |
[Cairn Warrior’s Appetency of Invultuation:] I am the one to seek the courtly witch - She is the one to find me. I am the one to yearn the dazzling bitch - She is the one to bind me. So I say, the spell has begun! [Tea (Courtly Witch):] "The darkness is starting and control is done..." [Cairn Warrior:] Stones of power inside this sphere are stark stones of magick - I am joining the mystic ring, with this woman, as we implore. We do implore. I am aiding the mystic writ; I am gifted knowledge from deep wells! [Chorus - Cairn Warrior’s First Myaltic Rite:] Candle of fire, candle of might, Create my desires here on this night - This candles stream is suddenly flaming higher! Bring to me my heart’s desire, My words of strength are suddenly hung, So I proudly state this spell has begun! [Cairn Warrior:] Stones of power within ire are strong stones of cabal. I am joined int he magick round, with this bitch, as we implore. We shall explore. With Paralda by my side, I am granted sylphs and zephyrs! [Cairn Warrior’s Second Myaltic Rite:] Show me the rings of your cosmic fire, Make my pathway carved and clear. Give me a code that’s no will of mine, To show me your presence is here! [Repeat Cairn Warrior’s Second Myaltic Rite] [Chorus II - Cairn Warrior’s Last Myaltic Rite:] Courtly witch of the beast - Courtly bitch of the daring arm, I am your tyro, yet never alarmed! A dash of thistle, and in my dreams - Give me the silver-gilt key, That will unlock the spell... Courtly witch, assist me! |
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6. | She Cries the Quiet Lake | 04:10 | Show lyrics |
[Cairn Warrior in Advocated Manner:] Stones of power Stillness of her spawn Gems of symbols Re-illuminating Dawn She cries the quiet lake Weeping waters Taciturnity Found She cries the quiet lake Dripping ruptures Immortality Bound Enduring: death is mine to keep Timelessness: unborn in timely shape Balancing: between stone and sky Promulgate: lamentations Continually: she wails and she whines Nonetheless: linking stone to sky Leveling: the tarns to the tides Circulate: limpid-forming tears [Tea’s Diktat:] "The darkness is starting and control is done: The cosmic light is fading, as the shadow’s won." [Chorus - Cairn Warrior in Encouraged Mode:] It’s the lake of your liquid, glass heart It’s bringing your writ; it’s bringing you tears It’s filling your thirst and never with fears It’s the tears of my liquid, glass heart [Repeat Chorus - Cairn Warrior in Encouraged Mode] |
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7. | Yrp Lluyddawc | 01:51 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. "With warriors like these, he won victories wherever he went...the heroes of a legend never really die, and a hundred years was neither here nor there for the Celts. Their champions remained unfettered by logic and could even be reborn through the transmigration of souls." ---Jean Markale--- |
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8. | From Ancient Times (Starless Skies Burn to Ash) | 03:53 | Show lyrics |
Blazing to their pikes Turning to dust Gusting with the wind They (still) dream of an older delusion Reigning, raining Dampening the empire Their excursion burns with the ashes Calm lakes mirrored Glistening everywhere They rove through the waters and fires Silent seas paused Enlightening low light Their visions for imperishability The weakened flesh Expecting downfall Their ashes spread through lightless, starless skies The Eminence Not expecting wind They (now) think of a newer illusion [Chorus:] PRAISE - The ancient times AS EARTH - Equates their end COMMAND - The ancient times LIKE TARA - Shall never pretend DIES - Irae, dies illa QUIDQUID - Latet adparebit NIL - Inultum remanebit DEPOSE - Towards ancient times [Repeat Chorus] [Repeat All Verses In Reversed Order Excluding The First & Last] |
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9. | Four Crossed Wands (Spell 181) | 04:46 | Show lyrics |
Chorus I:] I’m the Knight of Wands- Yodh is in the name I’m swift and violent: TRANSIENT! The fiery part of Fire- I’m a lightning flash Between the symbol, And the natal force. [Chorus II:] She’s the Queen of Wands- H is in the name She’s fermenting, yet TRANSMITTING! The watery part of Fire- She’s quick to receive Between the surface, And the process of (pro) creation. Kan! King! 51st Hexagram A warrior in complete armor With wand in the left hand and torch in the right. (181) Su ! Queen! 17th Hexagram Her crown is topped with a winged sphere, And rayed with flames. (181) [Chorus III:] He’s the Prince of Wands- Vau is in the name He’s manifesting, but TRANSCENDING! The airy part of Fire- He’s the "Dying God!" Between the virtue, And the Leader of his caste. Y King! Y King! 42nd Hexagram A shrouded warrior in full-scale armour- On his chest, he bears the sigil "TO MEGA QHRION." [Chorus IA:] FOUR CROSSED WANDS! + Queen! + Queen! 27th Hexagram Her crown is surged with a disque of the Sun And once again, rayed with fire. [Repeat Chorus IA] "They observe no regular rule in the ordering of their hearts." [Repeat Chorus IA] [Chorus IV:] She’s the Princess of Wands- H is in the name She’s crystallizing, yet TRANSPOSING! The earthy part of Fire- She’s absorbing Between the Silence, And the 10th of May. |
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10. | Vorago (Spell 182) | 05:45 | Show lyrics |
I am not limited to this Underworld. I am settled in this Barrenness. I am kept in this Emptiness. I am not restricted to this Underworld. (182) I travel Earth in the train of You. I offer Earth to reach the field of You. I walk Earth to see the mark of You. I proffer Earth to feel the lure of You. (182) (FOREKNOWLEDGE) Hail to you, prime mover of the Deep. Sun of the heart: possessor of Voids. The awe of whom created This. The thirst of this revered Abyss. (182) (ADAEOT) [Pre-Chorus:] BEINGS, BY-COMINGS, THOUGHTS... MONADS, ATOMS, WAVES... APERTURES, GULFS, CHASMS... RESULTS AMONGST RESULTS! [Chorus:] I have made, for myself, a space within Time. I mutely descend to the cavity of my Cell. I am the furtive seeker ensnared Underneath. Vorago! [Chorus II:] My gray wand is your Bout. Your grandeur is my Time. My sunray is your Beam. Your splendor is my Turn. My circlet is your Crown. Your allure is my Shape. My pattern is your Kind. Your extent is my Scope. My seat is your Center. Your merit is my Dint. My throne is your Rule. Your misdeed is my Sin. My void is your Stone. Your retort is my Key. My stone is Yourself. Your result is my Fate. [Post-Chorus:] VORAGO! [x4] [Repeat Chorus] [Pre-Chorus II:] SEEING THROUGH ILLUSIONS! NAUGHT = MANY = TWO! SEEING THROUGH ILLUSIONS! ONE = ALL = EIGHT! [Repeat Chorus II] "O’ you abyssic essence who is before me and who follows after my heart, usher me in at your usherings, for you are the one who guides me, who escorts my anima under the Earth, as I am a soul who is stark in Vorago." |
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11. | Bron (Of the Waves) | 01:32 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. "Son of Lir and chief of the Tuatha de Danan; this name comes from the ancient Celtic word "bronnos," which is defined as a "crow" or "raven." It was quite instinctive that the Welsh should have changed the name Bron, whom Irish legend had given them as the brother of Manannán, into Bran, that they might canonize him." (Manannán mac Lir, Études Celtiques, VI, p.253) ---Proscriptor McGovern--- |
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12. | Stone of Destiny (...for Magh Slecht and Ard Righ) | 07:46 | Show lyrics |
We are three high kings in honor. We are the midst of Dagda’s spell - We are three armored forces, and We are the gold-torqued leaders. Three wild horsemen: Three fearless in combat - Three gold-crowned conjurers of clash, yet Three clannish chiefs from the Kingdom of Midhe... The leading, foremost tyrant - The subsequent tormentor, and The past intimidator of Cythraul Are impending. "Has there ever been a better idol than Dagda? Will there ever be a better icon than myself?" "In the eyes of myself, I fervently speak." The trio goes out at dawn. Fiercely, we plan to fight our assailants: Three of us versus three thousand: complete. "In the eyes of myself, I adroitly scream!" "WE WILL ARRIVE AT THE STONE OF DESTINY." (Tara) "WE WILL REACH THE PERDITION OF IBID." (Cythraul) INVINCIBLE: we are to their spears! INTREPIDLY: we occupy our posts! A FORECAST OF DESTINY! INVISIBLE: they are to their hands! INSOLENTLY: they amuse their own pride! INTERCHANGEABILITY: INNERCHANGEABILITY! "With the sway of myself, weather means disaster. I affirm each day for the men of the brave." [Repeat Verse] As our swords of steel, their mead, and courage are fused. Is it not the throne for our Master of the Gulch? On its trim are rings of pearls, polished. One seat remains near the jaded citadel. [First Supposition - Narration:] "The plains of adoration do lie somewhere below Tara, way below Tara, as a matter of fact. Sometimes give as Moyslaught and as always, Crom Cruach is welcomed." "With the sway of myself, weather means disaster. I affirm each day for the men of the brave." [Final Supposition - Narration:] "The notorious Klan stands by the ramparts at Tara where all enemies are approaching. Being bound by a geis, the three have no choice but to stand against the feeble units. Enveloping in an opaque mist, they suddenly find themselves in a magical place where they are received by the deity Manann n and a courtly witch. Finally, they begin to walk up the steep grassland of Tara, with wand and sword, which enables them to distinguish the truth from the lies." It is the chair for our Master of the Tor. It is embellished with bullion: marked. It remains on top of the lofty mound. It streams gray and silver lining. It will be an accolade given to us. That is, by the third of the last king. |
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13. | Tara (Recapitulation) | 01:45 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. The Cythrául Klan’s Inherited Perception in Decisive Tense; We are not the ones who will sing without any hesitation. Of our crusade, altough we are almighty; We will sing of a battle from the hill, Paying homage to the first two leaders: Dagda and Manannán. We are guardians of the swiftest gales- Masters of many lands and seas are in attendance. The waters are like unexpected tears that fall from the sky- That is, to the depths of the supreme Cythrául. On the heights of Tara, in County Meath, We are now signs of intention, We are vipers in quiet lakes, We are merciful pillars, yet We are significance of a legend- We are masters of the Hall. |
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Tara
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Vocals, Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Lyrics, Arrangements |
Shaftiel | Guitars (electric, acoustic), Vocals, Bass, Songwriting (tracks 2-12) |
Equitant Ifernain | Bass, Lyrics |
Guest/Session | |
Sir Ronnie Trent | Vocals (backing) |
Sir Don Shannon | Bagpipes, Songwriting (tracks 1, 13) |
David Harbour | Keyboards, Piano |
Sir Vincent Rossi | Guitars (acoustic), Mandolin |
Masthema Mazziqim | Vocals (track 12) |
Melechesh Ashmedi | Vocals (backing) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kol Marshall | Producer, Recording |
Sir William Hell | Photography |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Dan Lowndes | Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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Side A - Ioldánach’s Pedagogy | |||
1. | Tara | 01:56 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. Ioldánach’s Accepted Wisdom in Prefaced Tense; In the great strategy of bout, there will be three thousand score. They will do as they see fit. They are neither younger nor older Than them, in their klans; A triumph declared: three tyrants will conquer Surmounting for undying candor, As one and three will stand as one; Their swords blemish with crimson clots. That’s a great honor, killing one by one, and "A GREAT INCENTIVE," according to them. If they go to where the king is killed, then They will compose (he shall decompose)- They will compile a final victory for his fortitude Posed within his mind. |
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2. | Pillars of Mercy | 04:21 | Show lyrics |
Cairn Warrior’s Atrocious Assertion to War:] I (still) admire the flow of echoing horns. Mimicking blows so boldly, I hear... I stand visibly, high, on this splendid bastion, To remember a High King, a tyrant of no fear I am the first son: a commander without a father, "Fortuitous doom," the last of his predictions. I’ll take advantage by igniting the balusters... Preparing enraged flames with sweltering speed. [Chorus I - Cairn Warrior and Art Aenfer’s War Exclamation (High King of Tara):] (THESE ARE THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Today, I am callous... Tomorrow, I am king - Immortal, strong, exultant, and conquering! [Chorus II:] PILLARS OF MERCY! My song and my word are iniquitous - Gathering assemblies in days gone by! [Chorus III:] (FIRE BURNS WITH THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! My chariot races through saw-toothed hills, And hurls through every valley and mere! [Chorus IV:] PILLARS OF MERCY! Watchtowers collapse before the lift of the twilight, I am swift in battle- My voice is heard! PILLARS OF MERCY! Frost, fire, and wind are pelting all the columns... There is no dilution for them to fight again! Only three chariots are seen on the charred plains - Through all the throngs and clusters, lambs and stallions! "If you should speak to me now, Then I will chamber Tara’s pinnacle. Why my father? Another damning scuffle? I (still) admire the sound of echoing horns!" [Chorus V - Cairn Warrior and Art Aenfer’s War Exclamation (High King of Tara):] (THOSE WERE THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Frenzied vultures gnawed the necks of dead men, As the sturdy, gilded columns had seethed! [Chorus VI:] PILLARS OF MERCY! Enemies’ blood spurted like volley sprigs- The blustery fight was planned, then fought! [Chorus VII:] (FLAMES FLAYED ON THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Their vapid minds were troubled and sides were pierced- And warlike deeds had been fulfilled! [Chorus VIII:] PILLARS OF MERCY! We saluted chieftains on the regal Tara - We hailed the tyrants that governed our waters! PILLARS OF MERCY! STRIKE! [Terminus:] There shall be no lack of dignity, For those who oppose them. [Repeat Terminus] "THERE WILL BE PILLARS OF MERCY!" |
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3. | A Shield with an Iron Face | 03:22 | Show lyrics |
Mong n:] A Cairn warrior dressed in his harness feeling fury and frenzy. His silky top had blood stained gauze stretched across his pecks. His tartan had lines of symmetry running east and west. An embellished shield with an iron face was embraced in his left hand. [Bridge - Eremon (Chieftain of Cairn):] "I welcome thee, o’ victorious, I’m skirmishing...at the lift!" "I welcome thee, o’ victorious, I’m skirmishing...by the dark!" [Mong n:] He rushed to feed the fire, As honor gained him a home - He veered beyond the pyres, The Son of Cairn sat enthroned. An iron shield gaped toward the sky, With oak wood and leather backing; Reprisal lead the way to his mind, And so it did. [Cairn Warrior’s Question of Vindication:] "C bhfuilimid ag dul amarach?" ("Where are we marching tomorrow?") [Chorus - Iold nach:] A shield with an iron face gapes towards the sky, The death of a man is never going to die. A resolute falcon gawks back at the armor - On the wing, yet on the lifting hour. [Repeat Bridge - Eremon (Chieftain of Cairn)] |
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4. | Manannán | 06:39 | Show lyrics |
[Manann n’s Notions from Emain Ablhach:] I am a wave: on the rapt Cythr ul I am a flood: across the croggy plain I am a wind: of seven gales I am a tear: the Sun lets fall [Chorus I:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Noble warrior of lycanthropy I am Fachtna High King To shake thy cloak shall bring outbreak I am a tide: that drags to engulfment I am a current: a compass towards Visnech I am a tempest: the onslaught of outburst I am a zephyr: theirs is second pain [Chorus II:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Avatar from sail to sea Thy horse Aonbharr Grand Steed Chariots forever lead I am an ocean’s womb: of all abysms I am a blaze: for every burning bathym I am a lure: of the plumbless benthos I am a breaker: bottomlessness doom [Chorus III:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Shape-changer; Lar of deep Thy sword Fragarch "The Answerer..." [Bridge:] Remember me, thou art all wind And back with gusts thou shalt return I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...FLEECE THE SKY I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...FROM A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE [Repeat 4th & 5th Verse] [Chorus IV:] Hear the thunder roll I am Manann n, And fear the sky shall fall [x5] [Repeat Chorus IV] |
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5. | The Cognate House of Courtly Witches Lies West of County Meath | 04:19 | Show lyrics |
[Cairn Warrior’s Appetency of Invultuation:] I am the one to seek the courtly witch - She is the one to find me. I am the one to yearn the dazzling bitch - She is the one to bind me. So I say, the spell has begun! [Tea (Courtly Witch):] "The darkness is starting and control is done..." [Cairn Warrior:] Stones of power inside this sphere are stark stones of magick - I am joining the mystic ring, with this woman, as we implore. We do implore. I am aiding the mystic writ; I am gifted knowledge from deep wells! [Chorus - Cairn Warrior’s First Myaltic Rite:] Candle of fire, candle of might, Create my desires here on this night - This candles stream is suddenly flaming higher! Bring to me my heart’s desire, My words of strength are suddenly hung, So I proudly state this spell has begun! [Cairn Warrior:] Stones of power within ire are strong stones of cabal. I am joined int he magick round, with this bitch, as we implore. We shall explore. With Paralda by my side, I am granted sylphs and zephyrs! [Cairn Warrior’s Second Myaltic Rite:] Show me the rings of your cosmic fire, Make my pathway carved and clear. Give me a code that’s no will of mine, To show me your presence is here! [Repeat Cairn Warrior’s Second Myaltic Rite] [Chorus II - Cairn Warrior’s Last Myaltic Rite:] Courtly witch of the beast - Courtly bitch of the daring arm, I am your tyro, yet never alarmed! A dash of thistle, and in my dreams - Give me the silver-gilt key, That will unlock the spell... Courtly witch, assist me! |
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6. | She Cries the Quiet Lake | 04:10 | Show lyrics |
[Cairn Warrior in Advocated Manner:] Stones of power Stillness of her spawn Gems of symbols Re-illuminating Dawn She cries the quiet lake Weeping waters Taciturnity Found She cries the quiet lake Dripping ruptures Immortality Bound Enduring: death is mine to keep Timelessness: unborn in timely shape Balancing: between stone and sky Promulgate: lamentations Continually: she wails and she whines Nonetheless: linking stone to sky Leveling: the tarns to the tides Circulate: limpid-forming tears [Tea’s Diktat:] "The darkness is starting and control is done: The cosmic light is fading, as the shadow’s won." [Chorus - Cairn Warrior in Encouraged Mode:] It’s the lake of your liquid, glass heart It’s bringing your writ; it’s bringing you tears It’s filling your thirst and never with fears It’s the tears of my liquid, glass heart [Repeat Chorus - Cairn Warrior in Encouraged Mode] |
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7. | Yrp Lluyddawc | 01:51 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. "With warriors like these, he won victories wherever he went...the heroes of a legend never really die, and a hundred years was neither here nor there for the Celts. Their champions remained unfettered by logic and could even be reborn through the transmigration of souls." ---Jean Markale--- |
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Side B - The Cythraul Klan’s Scrutiny | |||
8. | From Ancient Times (Starless Skies Burn to Ash) | 03:53 | Show lyrics |
Blazing to their pikes Turning to dust Gusting with the wind They (still) dream of an older delusion Reigning, raining Dampening the empire Their excursion burns with the ashes Calm lakes mirrored Glistening everywhere They rove through the waters and fires Silent seas paused Enlightening low light Their visions for imperishability The weakened flesh Expecting downfall Their ashes spread through lightless, starless skies The Eminence Not expecting wind They (now) think of a newer illusion [Chorus:] PRAISE - The ancient times AS EARTH - Equates their end COMMAND - The ancient times LIKE TARA - Shall never pretend DIES - Irae, dies illa QUIDQUID - Latet adparebit NIL - Inultum remanebit DEPOSE - Towards ancient times [Repeat Chorus] [Repeat All Verses In Reversed Order Excluding The First & Last] |
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9. | Four Crossed Wands (Spell 181) | 04:46 | Show lyrics |
Chorus I:] I’m the Knight of Wands- Yodh is in the name I’m swift and violent: TRANSIENT! The fiery part of Fire- I’m a lightning flash Between the symbol, And the natal force. [Chorus II:] She’s the Queen of Wands- H is in the name She’s fermenting, yet TRANSMITTING! The watery part of Fire- She’s quick to receive Between the surface, And the process of (pro) creation. Kan! King! 51st Hexagram A warrior in complete armor With wand in the left hand and torch in the right. (181) Su ! Queen! 17th Hexagram Her crown is topped with a winged sphere, And rayed with flames. (181) [Chorus III:] He’s the Prince of Wands- Vau is in the name He’s manifesting, but TRANSCENDING! The airy part of Fire- He’s the "Dying God!" Between the virtue, And the Leader of his caste. Y King! Y King! 42nd Hexagram A shrouded warrior in full-scale armour- On his chest, he bears the sigil "TO MEGA QHRION." [Chorus IA:] FOUR CROSSED WANDS! + Queen! + Queen! 27th Hexagram Her crown is surged with a disque of the Sun And once again, rayed with fire. [Repeat Chorus IA] "They observe no regular rule in the ordering of their hearts." [Repeat Chorus IA] [Chorus IV:] She’s the Princess of Wands- H is in the name She’s crystallizing, yet TRANSPOSING! The earthy part of Fire- She’s absorbing Between the Silence, And the 10th of May. |
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10. | Vorago (Spell 182) | 05:45 | Show lyrics |
I am not limited to this Underworld. I am settled in this Barrenness. I am kept in this Emptiness. I am not restricted to this Underworld. (182) I travel Earth in the train of You. I offer Earth to reach the field of You. I walk Earth to see the mark of You. I proffer Earth to feel the lure of You. (182) (FOREKNOWLEDGE) Hail to you, prime mover of the Deep. Sun of the heart: possessor of Voids. The awe of whom created This. The thirst of this revered Abyss. (182) (ADAEOT) [Pre-Chorus:] BEINGS, BY-COMINGS, THOUGHTS... MONADS, ATOMS, WAVES... APERTURES, GULFS, CHASMS... RESULTS AMONGST RESULTS! [Chorus:] I have made, for myself, a space within Time. I mutely descend to the cavity of my Cell. I am the furtive seeker ensnared Underneath. Vorago! [Chorus II:] My gray wand is your Bout. Your grandeur is my Time. My sunray is your Beam. Your splendor is my Turn. My circlet is your Crown. Your allure is my Shape. My pattern is your Kind. Your extent is my Scope. My seat is your Center. Your merit is my Dint. My throne is your Rule. Your misdeed is my Sin. My void is your Stone. Your retort is my Key. My stone is Yourself. Your result is my Fate. [Post-Chorus:] VORAGO! [x4] [Repeat Chorus] [Pre-Chorus II:] SEEING THROUGH ILLUSIONS! NAUGHT = MANY = TWO! SEEING THROUGH ILLUSIONS! ONE = ALL = EIGHT! [Repeat Chorus II] "O’ you abyssic essence who is before me and who follows after my heart, usher me in at your usherings, for you are the one who guides me, who escorts my anima under the Earth, as I am a soul who is stark in Vorago." |
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11. | Bron (Of the Waves) | 01:32 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. "Son of Lir and chief of the Tuatha de Danan; this name comes from the ancient Celtic word "bronnos," which is defined as a "crow" or "raven." It was quite instinctive that the Welsh should have changed the name Bron, whom Irish legend had given them as the brother of Manannán, into Bran, that they might canonize him." (Manannán mac Lir, Études Celtiques, VI, p.253) ---Proscriptor McGovern--- |
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12. | Stone of Destiny (...for Magh Slecht and Ard Righ) | 07:46 | Show lyrics |
We are three high kings in honor. We are the midst of Dagda’s spell - We are three armored forces, and We are the gold-torqued leaders. Three wild horsemen: Three fearless in combat - Three gold-crowned conjurers of clash, yet Three clannish chiefs from the Kingdom of Midhe... The leading, foremost tyrant - The subsequent tormentor, and The past intimidator of Cythraul Are impending. "Has there ever been a better idol than Dagda? Will there ever be a better icon than myself?" "In the eyes of myself, I fervently speak." The trio goes out at dawn. Fiercely, we plan to fight our assailants: Three of us versus three thousand: complete. "In the eyes of myself, I adroitly scream!" "WE WILL ARRIVE AT THE STONE OF DESTINY." (Tara) "WE WILL REACH THE PERDITION OF IBID." (Cythraul) INVINCIBLE: we are to their spears! INTREPIDLY: we occupy our posts! A FORECAST OF DESTINY! INVISIBLE: they are to their hands! INSOLENTLY: they amuse their own pride! INTERCHANGEABILITY: INNERCHANGEABILITY! "With the sway of myself, weather means disaster. I affirm each day for the men of the brave." [Repeat Verse] As our swords of steel, their mead, and courage are fused. Is it not the throne for our Master of the Gulch? On its trim are rings of pearls, polished. One seat remains near the jaded citadel. [First Supposition - Narration:] "The plains of adoration do lie somewhere below Tara, way below Tara, as a matter of fact. Sometimes give as Moyslaught and as always, Crom Cruach is welcomed." "With the sway of myself, weather means disaster. I affirm each day for the men of the brave." [Final Supposition - Narration:] "The notorious Klan stands by the ramparts at Tara where all enemies are approaching. Being bound by a geis, the three have no choice but to stand against the feeble units. Enveloping in an opaque mist, they suddenly find themselves in a magical place where they are received by the deity Manann n and a courtly witch. Finally, they begin to walk up the steep grassland of Tara, with wand and sword, which enables them to distinguish the truth from the lies." It is the chair for our Master of the Tor. It is embellished with bullion: marked. It remains on top of the lofty mound. It streams gray and silver lining. It will be an accolade given to us. That is, by the third of the last king. |
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13. | Tara (Recapitulation) | 01:45 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. The Cythrául Klan’s Inherited Perception in Decisive Tense; We are not the ones who will sing without any hesitation. Of our crusade, altough we are almighty; We will sing of a battle from the hill, Paying homage to the first two leaders: Dagda and Manannán. We are guardians of the swiftest gales- Masters of many lands and seas are in attendance. The waters are like unexpected tears that fall from the sky- That is, to the depths of the supreme Cythrául. On the heights of Tara, in County Meath, We are now signs of intention, We are vipers in quiet lakes, We are merciful pillars, yet We are significance of a legend- We are masters of the Hall. |
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Tara
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Vocals, Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Lyrics, Arrangements |
Shaftiel | Guitars (electric, acoustic), Vocals, Bass, Songwriting (tracks 2-12) |
Equitant Ifernain | Bass, Lyrics |
Guest/Session | |
Sir Ronnie Trent | Vocals (backing) |
Sir Don Shannon | Bagpipes, Songwriting (tracks 1, 13) |
David Harbour | Keyboards, Piano |
Masthema Mazziqim | Vocals (track 12) |
Sir Vincent Rossi | Guitars (acoustic), Mandolin |
Melechesh Ashmedi | Vocals (backing) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kol Marshall | Producer, Recording |
Sir William Hell | Photography |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Dan Lowndes | Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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1. | Tara | 01:56 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. Ioldánach’s Accepted Wisdom in Prefaced Tense; In the great strategy of bout, there will be three thousand score. They will do as they see fit. They are neither younger nor older Than them, in their klans; A triumph declared: three tyrants will conquer Surmounting for undying candor, As one and three will stand as one; Their swords blemish with crimson clots. That’s a great honor, killing one by one, and "A GREAT INCENTIVE," according to them. If they go to where the king is killed, then They will compose (he shall decompose)- They will compile a final victory for his fortitude Posed within his mind. |
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2. | Pillars of Mercy | 04:21 | Show lyrics |
Cairn Warrior’s Atrocious Assertion to War:] I (still) admire the flow of echoing horns. Mimicking blows so boldly, I hear... I stand visibly, high, on this splendid bastion, To remember a High King, a tyrant of no fear I am the first son: a commander without a father, "Fortuitous doom," the last of his predictions. I’ll take advantage by igniting the balusters... Preparing enraged flames with sweltering speed. [Chorus I - Cairn Warrior and Art Aenfer’s War Exclamation (High King of Tara):] (THESE ARE THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Today, I am callous... Tomorrow, I am king - Immortal, strong, exultant, and conquering! [Chorus II:] PILLARS OF MERCY! My song and my word are iniquitous - Gathering assemblies in days gone by! [Chorus III:] (FIRE BURNS WITH THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! My chariot races through saw-toothed hills, And hurls through every valley and mere! [Chorus IV:] PILLARS OF MERCY! Watchtowers collapse before the lift of the twilight, I am swift in battle- My voice is heard! PILLARS OF MERCY! Frost, fire, and wind are pelting all the columns... There is no dilution for them to fight again! Only three chariots are seen on the charred plains - Through all the throngs and clusters, lambs and stallions! "If you should speak to me now, Then I will chamber Tara’s pinnacle. Why my father? Another damning scuffle? I (still) admire the sound of echoing horns!" [Chorus V - Cairn Warrior and Art Aenfer’s War Exclamation (High King of Tara):] (THOSE WERE THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Frenzied vultures gnawed the necks of dead men, As the sturdy, gilded columns had seethed! [Chorus VI:] PILLARS OF MERCY! Enemies’ blood spurted like volley sprigs- The blustery fight was planned, then fought! [Chorus VII:] (FLAMES FLAYED ON THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Their vapid minds were troubled and sides were pierced- And warlike deeds had been fulfilled! [Chorus VIII:] PILLARS OF MERCY! We saluted chieftains on the regal Tara - We hailed the tyrants that governed our waters! PILLARS OF MERCY! STRIKE! [Terminus:] There shall be no lack of dignity, For those who oppose them. [Repeat Terminus] "THERE WILL BE PILLARS OF MERCY!" |
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3. | A Shield with an Iron Face | 03:22 | Show lyrics |
Mong n:] A Cairn warrior dressed in his harness feeling fury and frenzy. His silky top had blood stained gauze stretched across his pecks. His tartan had lines of symmetry running east and west. An embellished shield with an iron face was embraced in his left hand. [Bridge - Eremon (Chieftain of Cairn):] "I welcome thee, o’ victorious, I’m skirmishing...at the lift!" "I welcome thee, o’ victorious, I’m skirmishing...by the dark!" [Mong n:] He rushed to feed the fire, As honor gained him a home - He veered beyond the pyres, The Son of Cairn sat enthroned. An iron shield gaped toward the sky, With oak wood and leather backing; Reprisal lead the way to his mind, And so it did. [Cairn Warrior’s Question of Vindication:] "C bhfuilimid ag dul amarach?" ("Where are we marching tomorrow?") [Chorus - Iold nach:] A shield with an iron face gapes towards the sky, The death of a man is never going to die. A resolute falcon gawks back at the armor - On the wing, yet on the lifting hour. [Repeat Bridge - Eremon (Chieftain of Cairn)] |
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4. | Manannán | 06:39 | Show lyrics |
[Manann n’s Notions from Emain Ablhach:] I am a wave: on the rapt Cythr ul I am a flood: across the croggy plain I am a wind: of seven gales I am a tear: the Sun lets fall [Chorus I:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Noble warrior of lycanthropy I am Fachtna High King To shake thy cloak shall bring outbreak I am a tide: that drags to engulfment I am a current: a compass towards Visnech I am a tempest: the onslaught of outburst I am a zephyr: theirs is second pain [Chorus II:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Avatar from sail to sea Thy horse Aonbharr Grand Steed Chariots forever lead I am an ocean’s womb: of all abysms I am a blaze: for every burning bathym I am a lure: of the plumbless benthos I am a breaker: bottomlessness doom [Chorus III:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Shape-changer; Lar of deep Thy sword Fragarch "The Answerer..." [Bridge:] Remember me, thou art all wind And back with gusts thou shalt return I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...FLEECE THE SKY I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...FROM A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE [Repeat 4th & 5th Verse] [Chorus IV:] Hear the thunder roll I am Manann n, And fear the sky shall fall [x5] [Repeat Chorus IV] |
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5. | The Cognate House of Courtly Witches Lies West of County Meath | 04:19 | Show lyrics |
[Cairn Warrior’s Appetency of Invultuation:] I am the one to seek the courtly witch - She is the one to find me. I am the one to yearn the dazzling bitch - She is the one to bind me. So I say, the spell has begun! [Tea (Courtly Witch):] "The darkness is starting and control is done..." [Cairn Warrior:] Stones of power inside this sphere are stark stones of magick - I am joining the mystic ring, with this woman, as we implore. We do implore. I am aiding the mystic writ; I am gifted knowledge from deep wells! [Chorus - Cairn Warrior’s First Myaltic Rite:] Candle of fire, candle of might, Create my desires here on this night - This candles stream is suddenly flaming higher! Bring to me my heart’s desire, My words of strength are suddenly hung, So I proudly state this spell has begun! [Cairn Warrior:] Stones of power within ire are strong stones of cabal. I am joined int he magick round, with this bitch, as we implore. We shall explore. With Paralda by my side, I am granted sylphs and zephyrs! [Cairn Warrior’s Second Myaltic Rite:] Show me the rings of your cosmic fire, Make my pathway carved and clear. Give me a code that’s no will of mine, To show me your presence is here! [Repeat Cairn Warrior’s Second Myaltic Rite] [Chorus II - Cairn Warrior’s Last Myaltic Rite:] Courtly witch of the beast - Courtly bitch of the daring arm, I am your tyro, yet never alarmed! A dash of thistle, and in my dreams - Give me the silver-gilt key, That will unlock the spell... Courtly witch, assist me! |
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6. | She Cries the Quiet Lake | 04:10 | Show lyrics |
[Cairn Warrior in Advocated Manner:] Stones of power Stillness of her spawn Gems of symbols Re-illuminating Dawn She cries the quiet lake Weeping waters Taciturnity Found She cries the quiet lake Dripping ruptures Immortality Bound Enduring: death is mine to keep Timelessness: unborn in timely shape Balancing: between stone and sky Promulgate: lamentations Continually: she wails and she whines Nonetheless: linking stone to sky Leveling: the tarns to the tides Circulate: limpid-forming tears [Tea’s Diktat:] "The darkness is starting and control is done: The cosmic light is fading, as the shadow’s won." [Chorus - Cairn Warrior in Encouraged Mode:] It’s the lake of your liquid, glass heart It’s bringing your writ; it’s bringing you tears It’s filling your thirst and never with fears It’s the tears of my liquid, glass heart [Repeat Chorus - Cairn Warrior in Encouraged Mode] |
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7. | Yrp Lluyddawc | 01:51 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. "With warriors like these, he won victories wherever he went...the heroes of a legend never really die, and a hundred years was neither here nor there for the Celts. Their champions remained unfettered by logic and could even be reborn through the transmigration of souls." ---Jean Markale--- |
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8. | From Ancient Times (Starless Skies Burn to Ash) | 03:53 | Show lyrics |
Blazing to their pikes Turning to dust Gusting with the wind They (still) dream of an older delusion Reigning, raining Dampening the empire Their excursion burns with the ashes Calm lakes mirrored Glistening everywhere They rove through the waters and fires Silent seas paused Enlightening low light Their visions for imperishability The weakened flesh Expecting downfall Their ashes spread through lightless, starless skies The Eminence Not expecting wind They (now) think of a newer illusion [Chorus:] PRAISE - The ancient times AS EARTH - Equates their end COMMAND - The ancient times LIKE TARA - Shall never pretend DIES - Irae, dies illa QUIDQUID - Latet adparebit NIL - Inultum remanebit DEPOSE - Towards ancient times [Repeat Chorus] [Repeat All Verses In Reversed Order Excluding The First & Last] |
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9. | Four Crossed Wands (Spell 181) | 04:46 | Show lyrics |
Chorus I:] I’m the Knight of Wands- Yodh is in the name I’m swift and violent: TRANSIENT! The fiery part of Fire- I’m a lightning flash Between the symbol, And the natal force. [Chorus II:] She’s the Queen of Wands- H is in the name She’s fermenting, yet TRANSMITTING! The watery part of Fire- She’s quick to receive Between the surface, And the process of (pro) creation. Kan! King! 51st Hexagram A warrior in complete armor With wand in the left hand and torch in the right. (181) Su ! Queen! 17th Hexagram Her crown is topped with a winged sphere, And rayed with flames. (181) [Chorus III:] He’s the Prince of Wands- Vau is in the name He’s manifesting, but TRANSCENDING! The airy part of Fire- He’s the "Dying God!" Between the virtue, And the Leader of his caste. Y King! Y King! 42nd Hexagram A shrouded warrior in full-scale armour- On his chest, he bears the sigil "TO MEGA QHRION." [Chorus IA:] FOUR CROSSED WANDS! + Queen! + Queen! 27th Hexagram Her crown is surged with a disque of the Sun And once again, rayed with fire. [Repeat Chorus IA] "They observe no regular rule in the ordering of their hearts." [Repeat Chorus IA] [Chorus IV:] She’s the Princess of Wands- H is in the name She’s crystallizing, yet TRANSPOSING! The earthy part of Fire- She’s absorbing Between the Silence, And the 10th of May. |
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10. | Vorago (Spell 182) | 05:45 | Show lyrics |
I am not limited to this Underworld. I am settled in this Barrenness. I am kept in this Emptiness. I am not restricted to this Underworld. (182) I travel Earth in the train of You. I offer Earth to reach the field of You. I walk Earth to see the mark of You. I proffer Earth to feel the lure of You. (182) (FOREKNOWLEDGE) Hail to you, prime mover of the Deep. Sun of the heart: possessor of Voids. The awe of whom created This. The thirst of this revered Abyss. (182) (ADAEOT) [Pre-Chorus:] BEINGS, BY-COMINGS, THOUGHTS... MONADS, ATOMS, WAVES... APERTURES, GULFS, CHASMS... RESULTS AMONGST RESULTS! [Chorus:] I have made, for myself, a space within Time. I mutely descend to the cavity of my Cell. I am the furtive seeker ensnared Underneath. Vorago! [Chorus II:] My gray wand is your Bout. Your grandeur is my Time. My sunray is your Beam. Your splendor is my Turn. My circlet is your Crown. Your allure is my Shape. My pattern is your Kind. Your extent is my Scope. My seat is your Center. Your merit is my Dint. My throne is your Rule. Your misdeed is my Sin. My void is your Stone. Your retort is my Key. My stone is Yourself. Your result is my Fate. [Post-Chorus:] VORAGO! [x4] [Repeat Chorus] [Pre-Chorus II:] SEEING THROUGH ILLUSIONS! NAUGHT = MANY = TWO! SEEING THROUGH ILLUSIONS! ONE = ALL = EIGHT! [Repeat Chorus II] "O’ you abyssic essence who is before me and who follows after my heart, usher me in at your usherings, for you are the one who guides me, who escorts my anima under the Earth, as I am a soul who is stark in Vorago." |
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11. | Bron (Of the Waves) | 01:32 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. "Son of Lir and chief of the Tuatha de Danan; this name comes from the ancient Celtic word "bronnos," which is defined as a "crow" or "raven." It was quite instinctive that the Welsh should have changed the name Bron, whom Irish legend had given them as the brother of Manannán, into Bran, that they might canonize him." (Manannán mac Lir, Études Celtiques, VI, p.253) ---Proscriptor McGovern--- |
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12. | Stone of Destiny (...for Magh Slecht and Ard Righ) | 07:46 | Show lyrics |
We are three high kings in honor. We are the midst of Dagda’s spell - We are three armored forces, and We are the gold-torqued leaders. Three wild horsemen: Three fearless in combat - Three gold-crowned conjurers of clash, yet Three clannish chiefs from the Kingdom of Midhe... The leading, foremost tyrant - The subsequent tormentor, and The past intimidator of Cythraul Are impending. "Has there ever been a better idol than Dagda? Will there ever be a better icon than myself?" "In the eyes of myself, I fervently speak." The trio goes out at dawn. Fiercely, we plan to fight our assailants: Three of us versus three thousand: complete. "In the eyes of myself, I adroitly scream!" "WE WILL ARRIVE AT THE STONE OF DESTINY." (Tara) "WE WILL REACH THE PERDITION OF IBID." (Cythraul) INVINCIBLE: we are to their spears! INTREPIDLY: we occupy our posts! A FORECAST OF DESTINY! INVISIBLE: they are to their hands! INSOLENTLY: they amuse their own pride! INTERCHANGEABILITY: INNERCHANGEABILITY! "With the sway of myself, weather means disaster. I affirm each day for the men of the brave." [Repeat Verse] As our swords of steel, their mead, and courage are fused. Is it not the throne for our Master of the Gulch? On its trim are rings of pearls, polished. One seat remains near the jaded citadel. [First Supposition - Narration:] "The plains of adoration do lie somewhere below Tara, way below Tara, as a matter of fact. Sometimes give as Moyslaught and as always, Crom Cruach is welcomed." "With the sway of myself, weather means disaster. I affirm each day for the men of the brave." [Final Supposition - Narration:] "The notorious Klan stands by the ramparts at Tara where all enemies are approaching. Being bound by a geis, the three have no choice but to stand against the feeble units. Enveloping in an opaque mist, they suddenly find themselves in a magical place where they are received by the deity Manann n and a courtly witch. Finally, they begin to walk up the steep grassland of Tara, with wand and sword, which enables them to distinguish the truth from the lies." It is the chair for our Master of the Tor. It is embellished with bullion: marked. It remains on top of the lofty mound. It streams gray and silver lining. It will be an accolade given to us. That is, by the third of the last king. |
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13. | Tara (Recapitulation) | 01:45 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. The Cythrául Klan’s Inherited Perception in Decisive Tense; We are not the ones who will sing without any hesitation. Of our crusade, altough we are almighty; We will sing of a battle from the hill, Paying homage to the first two leaders: Dagda and Manannán. We are guardians of the swiftest gales- Masters of many lands and seas are in attendance. The waters are like unexpected tears that fall from the sky- That is, to the depths of the supreme Cythrául. On the heights of Tara, in County Meath, We are now signs of intention, We are vipers in quiet lakes, We are merciful pillars, yet We are significance of a legend- We are masters of the Hall. |
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Tara
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Vocals, Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Lyrics, Arrangements |
Shaftiel | Guitars (electric, acoustic), Vocals, Bass, Songwriting (tracks 2-12) |
Equitant Ifernain | Bass, Lyrics |
Guest/Session | |
Sir Ronnie Trent | Vocals (backing) |
Sir Don Shannon | Bagpipes, Songwriting (tracks 1, 13) |
David Harbour | Keyboards, Piano |
Sir Vincent Rossi | Guitars (acoustic), Mandolin |
Masthema Mazziqim | Vocals (track 12) |
Melechesh Ashmedi | Vocals (backing) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kol Marshall | Producer, Recording |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Sir William Hell | Photography |
Dan Lowndes | Mastering |
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1. | Tara | 01:56 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. Ioldánach’s Accepted Wisdom in Prefaced Tense; In the great strategy of bout, there will be three thousand score. They will do as they see fit. They are neither younger nor older Than them, in their klans; A triumph declared: three tyrants will conquer Surmounting for undying candor, As one and three will stand as one; Their swords blemish with crimson clots. That’s a great honor, killing one by one, and "A GREAT INCENTIVE," according to them. If they go to where the king is killed, then They will compose (he shall decompose)- They will compile a final victory for his fortitude Posed within his mind. |
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2. | Pillars of Mercy | 04:21 | Show lyrics |
Cairn Warrior’s Atrocious Assertion to War:] I (still) admire the flow of echoing horns. Mimicking blows so boldly, I hear... I stand visibly, high, on this splendid bastion, To remember a High King, a tyrant of no fear I am the first son: a commander without a father, "Fortuitous doom," the last of his predictions. I’ll take advantage by igniting the balusters... Preparing enraged flames with sweltering speed. [Chorus I - Cairn Warrior and Art Aenfer’s War Exclamation (High King of Tara):] (THESE ARE THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Today, I am callous... Tomorrow, I am king - Immortal, strong, exultant, and conquering! [Chorus II:] PILLARS OF MERCY! My song and my word are iniquitous - Gathering assemblies in days gone by! [Chorus III:] (FIRE BURNS WITH THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! My chariot races through saw-toothed hills, And hurls through every valley and mere! [Chorus IV:] PILLARS OF MERCY! Watchtowers collapse before the lift of the twilight, I am swift in battle- My voice is heard! PILLARS OF MERCY! Frost, fire, and wind are pelting all the columns... There is no dilution for them to fight again! Only three chariots are seen on the charred plains - Through all the throngs and clusters, lambs and stallions! "If you should speak to me now, Then I will chamber Tara’s pinnacle. Why my father? Another damning scuffle? I (still) admire the sound of echoing horns!" [Chorus V - Cairn Warrior and Art Aenfer’s War Exclamation (High King of Tara):] (THOSE WERE THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Frenzied vultures gnawed the necks of dead men, As the sturdy, gilded columns had seethed! [Chorus VI:] PILLARS OF MERCY! Enemies’ blood spurted like volley sprigs- The blustery fight was planned, then fought! [Chorus VII:] (FLAMES FLAYED ON THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Their vapid minds were troubled and sides were pierced- And warlike deeds had been fulfilled! [Chorus VIII:] PILLARS OF MERCY! We saluted chieftains on the regal Tara - We hailed the tyrants that governed our waters! PILLARS OF MERCY! STRIKE! [Terminus:] There shall be no lack of dignity, For those who oppose them. [Repeat Terminus] "THERE WILL BE PILLARS OF MERCY!" |
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3. | A Shield with an Iron Face | 03:22 | Show lyrics |
Mong n:] A Cairn warrior dressed in his harness feeling fury and frenzy. His silky top had blood stained gauze stretched across his pecks. His tartan had lines of symmetry running east and west. An embellished shield with an iron face was embraced in his left hand. [Bridge - Eremon (Chieftain of Cairn):] "I welcome thee, o’ victorious, I’m skirmishing...at the lift!" "I welcome thee, o’ victorious, I’m skirmishing...by the dark!" [Mong n:] He rushed to feed the fire, As honor gained him a home - He veered beyond the pyres, The Son of Cairn sat enthroned. An iron shield gaped toward the sky, With oak wood and leather backing; Reprisal lead the way to his mind, And so it did. [Cairn Warrior’s Question of Vindication:] "C bhfuilimid ag dul amarach?" ("Where are we marching tomorrow?") [Chorus - Iold nach:] A shield with an iron face gapes towards the sky, The death of a man is never going to die. A resolute falcon gawks back at the armor - On the wing, yet on the lifting hour. [Repeat Bridge - Eremon (Chieftain of Cairn)] |
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4. | Manannán | 06:39 | Show lyrics |
[Manann n’s Notions from Emain Ablhach:] I am a wave: on the rapt Cythr ul I am a flood: across the croggy plain I am a wind: of seven gales I am a tear: the Sun lets fall [Chorus I:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Noble warrior of lycanthropy I am Fachtna High King To shake thy cloak shall bring outbreak I am a tide: that drags to engulfment I am a current: a compass towards Visnech I am a tempest: the onslaught of outburst I am a zephyr: theirs is second pain [Chorus II:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Avatar from sail to sea Thy horse Aonbharr Grand Steed Chariots forever lead I am an ocean’s womb: of all abysms I am a blaze: for every burning bathym I am a lure: of the plumbless benthos I am a breaker: bottomlessness doom [Chorus III:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Shape-changer; Lar of deep Thy sword Fragarch "The Answerer..." [Bridge:] Remember me, thou art all wind And back with gusts thou shalt return I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...FLEECE THE SKY I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...FROM A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE [Repeat 4th & 5th Verse] [Chorus IV:] Hear the thunder roll I am Manann n, And fear the sky shall fall [x5] [Repeat Chorus IV] |
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5. | The Cognate House of Courtly Witches Lies West of County Meath | 04:19 | Show lyrics |
[Cairn Warrior’s Appetency of Invultuation:] I am the one to seek the courtly witch - She is the one to find me. I am the one to yearn the dazzling bitch - She is the one to bind me. So I say, the spell has begun! [Tea (Courtly Witch):] "The darkness is starting and control is done..." [Cairn Warrior:] Stones of power inside this sphere are stark stones of magick - I am joining the mystic ring, with this woman, as we implore. We do implore. I am aiding the mystic writ; I am gifted knowledge from deep wells! [Chorus - Cairn Warrior’s First Myaltic Rite:] Candle of fire, candle of might, Create my desires here on this night - This candles stream is suddenly flaming higher! Bring to me my heart’s desire, My words of strength are suddenly hung, So I proudly state this spell has begun! [Cairn Warrior:] Stones of power within ire are strong stones of cabal. I am joined int he magick round, with this bitch, as we implore. We shall explore. With Paralda by my side, I am granted sylphs and zephyrs! [Cairn Warrior’s Second Myaltic Rite:] Show me the rings of your cosmic fire, Make my pathway carved and clear. Give me a code that’s no will of mine, To show me your presence is here! [Repeat Cairn Warrior’s Second Myaltic Rite] [Chorus II - Cairn Warrior’s Last Myaltic Rite:] Courtly witch of the beast - Courtly bitch of the daring arm, I am your tyro, yet never alarmed! A dash of thistle, and in my dreams - Give me the silver-gilt key, That will unlock the spell... Courtly witch, assist me! |
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6. | She Cries the Quiet Lake | 04:10 | Show lyrics |
[Cairn Warrior in Advocated Manner:] Stones of power Stillness of her spawn Gems of symbols Re-illuminating Dawn She cries the quiet lake Weeping waters Taciturnity Found She cries the quiet lake Dripping ruptures Immortality Bound Enduring: death is mine to keep Timelessness: unborn in timely shape Balancing: between stone and sky Promulgate: lamentations Continually: she wails and she whines Nonetheless: linking stone to sky Leveling: the tarns to the tides Circulate: limpid-forming tears [Tea’s Diktat:] "The darkness is starting and control is done: The cosmic light is fading, as the shadow’s won." [Chorus - Cairn Warrior in Encouraged Mode:] It’s the lake of your liquid, glass heart It’s bringing your writ; it’s bringing you tears It’s filling your thirst and never with fears It’s the tears of my liquid, glass heart [Repeat Chorus - Cairn Warrior in Encouraged Mode] |
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7. | Yrp Lluyddawc | 01:51 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. "With warriors like these, he won victories wherever he went...the heroes of a legend never really die, and a hundred years was neither here nor there for the Celts. Their champions remained unfettered by logic and could even be reborn through the transmigration of souls." ---Jean Markale--- |
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8. | From Ancient Times (Starless Skies Burn to Ash) | 03:53 | Show lyrics |
Blazing to their pikes Turning to dust Gusting with the wind They (still) dream of an older delusion Reigning, raining Dampening the empire Their excursion burns with the ashes Calm lakes mirrored Glistening everywhere They rove through the waters and fires Silent seas paused Enlightening low light Their visions for imperishability The weakened flesh Expecting downfall Their ashes spread through lightless, starless skies The Eminence Not expecting wind They (now) think of a newer illusion [Chorus:] PRAISE - The ancient times AS EARTH - Equates their end COMMAND - The ancient times LIKE TARA - Shall never pretend DIES - Irae, dies illa QUIDQUID - Latet adparebit NIL - Inultum remanebit DEPOSE - Towards ancient times [Repeat Chorus] [Repeat All Verses In Reversed Order Excluding The First & Last] |
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9. | Four Crossed Wands (Spell 181) | 04:46 | Show lyrics |
Chorus I:] I’m the Knight of Wands- Yodh is in the name I’m swift and violent: TRANSIENT! The fiery part of Fire- I’m a lightning flash Between the symbol, And the natal force. [Chorus II:] She’s the Queen of Wands- H is in the name She’s fermenting, yet TRANSMITTING! The watery part of Fire- She’s quick to receive Between the surface, And the process of (pro) creation. Kan! King! 51st Hexagram A warrior in complete armor With wand in the left hand and torch in the right. (181) Su ! Queen! 17th Hexagram Her crown is topped with a winged sphere, And rayed with flames. (181) [Chorus III:] He’s the Prince of Wands- Vau is in the name He’s manifesting, but TRANSCENDING! The airy part of Fire- He’s the "Dying God!" Between the virtue, And the Leader of his caste. Y King! Y King! 42nd Hexagram A shrouded warrior in full-scale armour- On his chest, he bears the sigil "TO MEGA QHRION." [Chorus IA:] FOUR CROSSED WANDS! + Queen! + Queen! 27th Hexagram Her crown is surged with a disque of the Sun And once again, rayed with fire. [Repeat Chorus IA] "They observe no regular rule in the ordering of their hearts." [Repeat Chorus IA] [Chorus IV:] She’s the Princess of Wands- H is in the name She’s crystallizing, yet TRANSPOSING! The earthy part of Fire- She’s absorbing Between the Silence, And the 10th of May. |
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10. | Vorago (Spell 182) | 05:45 | Show lyrics |
I am not limited to this Underworld. I am settled in this Barrenness. I am kept in this Emptiness. I am not restricted to this Underworld. (182) I travel Earth in the train of You. I offer Earth to reach the field of You. I walk Earth to see the mark of You. I proffer Earth to feel the lure of You. (182) (FOREKNOWLEDGE) Hail to you, prime mover of the Deep. Sun of the heart: possessor of Voids. The awe of whom created This. The thirst of this revered Abyss. (182) (ADAEOT) [Pre-Chorus:] BEINGS, BY-COMINGS, THOUGHTS... MONADS, ATOMS, WAVES... APERTURES, GULFS, CHASMS... RESULTS AMONGST RESULTS! [Chorus:] I have made, for myself, a space within Time. I mutely descend to the cavity of my Cell. I am the furtive seeker ensnared Underneath. Vorago! [Chorus II:] My gray wand is your Bout. Your grandeur is my Time. My sunray is your Beam. Your splendor is my Turn. My circlet is your Crown. Your allure is my Shape. My pattern is your Kind. Your extent is my Scope. My seat is your Center. Your merit is my Dint. My throne is your Rule. Your misdeed is my Sin. My void is your Stone. Your retort is my Key. My stone is Yourself. Your result is my Fate. [Post-Chorus:] VORAGO! [x4] [Repeat Chorus] [Pre-Chorus II:] SEEING THROUGH ILLUSIONS! NAUGHT = MANY = TWO! SEEING THROUGH ILLUSIONS! ONE = ALL = EIGHT! [Repeat Chorus II] "O’ you abyssic essence who is before me and who follows after my heart, usher me in at your usherings, for you are the one who guides me, who escorts my anima under the Earth, as I am a soul who is stark in Vorago." |
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11. | Bron (Of the Waves) | 01:32 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. "Son of Lir and chief of the Tuatha de Danan; this name comes from the ancient Celtic word "bronnos," which is defined as a "crow" or "raven." It was quite instinctive that the Welsh should have changed the name Bron, whom Irish legend had given them as the brother of Manannán, into Bran, that they might canonize him." (Manannán mac Lir, Études Celtiques, VI, p.253) ---Proscriptor McGovern--- |
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12. | Stone of Destiny (...for Magh Slecht and Ard Righ) | 07:46 | Show lyrics |
We are three high kings in honor. We are the midst of Dagda’s spell - We are three armored forces, and We are the gold-torqued leaders. Three wild horsemen: Three fearless in combat - Three gold-crowned conjurers of clash, yet Three clannish chiefs from the Kingdom of Midhe... The leading, foremost tyrant - The subsequent tormentor, and The past intimidator of Cythraul Are impending. "Has there ever been a better idol than Dagda? Will there ever be a better icon than myself?" "In the eyes of myself, I fervently speak." The trio goes out at dawn. Fiercely, we plan to fight our assailants: Three of us versus three thousand: complete. "In the eyes of myself, I adroitly scream!" "WE WILL ARRIVE AT THE STONE OF DESTINY." (Tara) "WE WILL REACH THE PERDITION OF IBID." (Cythraul) INVINCIBLE: we are to their spears! INTREPIDLY: we occupy our posts! A FORECAST OF DESTINY! INVISIBLE: they are to their hands! INSOLENTLY: they amuse their own pride! INTERCHANGEABILITY: INNERCHANGEABILITY! "With the sway of myself, weather means disaster. I affirm each day for the men of the brave." [Repeat Verse] As our swords of steel, their mead, and courage are fused. Is it not the throne for our Master of the Gulch? On its trim are rings of pearls, polished. One seat remains near the jaded citadel. [First Supposition - Narration:] "The plains of adoration do lie somewhere below Tara, way below Tara, as a matter of fact. Sometimes give as Moyslaught and as always, Crom Cruach is welcomed." "With the sway of myself, weather means disaster. I affirm each day for the men of the brave." [Final Supposition - Narration:] "The notorious Klan stands by the ramparts at Tara where all enemies are approaching. Being bound by a geis, the three have no choice but to stand against the feeble units. Enveloping in an opaque mist, they suddenly find themselves in a magical place where they are received by the deity Manann n and a courtly witch. Finally, they begin to walk up the steep grassland of Tara, with wand and sword, which enables them to distinguish the truth from the lies." It is the chair for our Master of the Tor. It is embellished with bullion: marked. It remains on top of the lofty mound. It streams gray and silver lining. It will be an accolade given to us. That is, by the third of the last king. |
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13. | Tara (Recapitulation) | 01:45 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. The Cythrául Klan’s Inherited Perception in Decisive Tense; We are not the ones who will sing without any hesitation. Of our crusade, altough we are almighty; We will sing of a battle from the hill, Paying homage to the first two leaders: Dagda and Manannán. We are guardians of the swiftest gales- Masters of many lands and seas are in attendance. The waters are like unexpected tears that fall from the sky- That is, to the depths of the supreme Cythrául. On the heights of Tara, in County Meath, We are now signs of intention, We are vipers in quiet lakes, We are merciful pillars, yet We are significance of a legend- We are masters of the Hall. |
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Tara
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Vocals, Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Lyrics, Arrangements |
Shaftiel | Guitars (electric, acoustic), Vocals, Bass, Songwriting (tracks 2-12) |
Equitant Ifernain | Bass, Lyrics |
Guest/Session | |
Sir Ronnie Trent | Vocals (backing) |
Sir Don Shannon | Bagpipes, Songwriting (tracks 1, 13) |
David Harbour | Keyboards, Piano |
Sir Vincent Rossi | Guitars (acoustic), Mandolin |
Masthema Mazziqim | Vocals (track 12) |
Melechesh Ashmedi | Vocals (backing) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kol Marshall | Producer, Recording |
Sir William Hell | Photography |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Dan Lowndes | Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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1. | Tara | 01:56 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. Ioldánach’s Accepted Wisdom in Prefaced Tense; In the great strategy of bout, there will be three thousand score. They will do as they see fit. They are neither younger nor older Than them, in their klans; A triumph declared: three tyrants will conquer Surmounting for undying candor, As one and three will stand as one; Their swords blemish with crimson clots. That’s a great honor, killing one by one, and "A GREAT INCENTIVE," according to them. If they go to where the king is killed, then They will compose (he shall decompose)- They will compile a final victory for his fortitude Posed within his mind. |
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2. | Pillars of Mercy | 04:21 | Show lyrics |
Cairn Warrior’s Atrocious Assertion to War:] I (still) admire the flow of echoing horns. Mimicking blows so boldly, I hear... I stand visibly, high, on this splendid bastion, To remember a High King, a tyrant of no fear I am the first son: a commander without a father, "Fortuitous doom," the last of his predictions. I’ll take advantage by igniting the balusters... Preparing enraged flames with sweltering speed. [Chorus I - Cairn Warrior and Art Aenfer’s War Exclamation (High King of Tara):] (THESE ARE THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Today, I am callous... Tomorrow, I am king - Immortal, strong, exultant, and conquering! [Chorus II:] PILLARS OF MERCY! My song and my word are iniquitous - Gathering assemblies in days gone by! [Chorus III:] (FIRE BURNS WITH THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! My chariot races through saw-toothed hills, And hurls through every valley and mere! [Chorus IV:] PILLARS OF MERCY! Watchtowers collapse before the lift of the twilight, I am swift in battle- My voice is heard! PILLARS OF MERCY! Frost, fire, and wind are pelting all the columns... There is no dilution for them to fight again! Only three chariots are seen on the charred plains - Through all the throngs and clusters, lambs and stallions! "If you should speak to me now, Then I will chamber Tara’s pinnacle. Why my father? Another damning scuffle? I (still) admire the sound of echoing horns!" [Chorus V - Cairn Warrior and Art Aenfer’s War Exclamation (High King of Tara):] (THOSE WERE THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Frenzied vultures gnawed the necks of dead men, As the sturdy, gilded columns had seethed! [Chorus VI:] PILLARS OF MERCY! Enemies’ blood spurted like volley sprigs- The blustery fight was planned, then fought! [Chorus VII:] (FLAMES FLAYED ON THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Their vapid minds were troubled and sides were pierced- And warlike deeds had been fulfilled! [Chorus VIII:] PILLARS OF MERCY! We saluted chieftains on the regal Tara - We hailed the tyrants that governed our waters! PILLARS OF MERCY! STRIKE! [Terminus:] There shall be no lack of dignity, For those who oppose them. [Repeat Terminus] "THERE WILL BE PILLARS OF MERCY!" |
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3. | A Shield with an Iron Face | 03:22 | Show lyrics |
Mong n:] A Cairn warrior dressed in his harness feeling fury and frenzy. His silky top had blood stained gauze stretched across his pecks. His tartan had lines of symmetry running east and west. An embellished shield with an iron face was embraced in his left hand. [Bridge - Eremon (Chieftain of Cairn):] "I welcome thee, o’ victorious, I’m skirmishing...at the lift!" "I welcome thee, o’ victorious, I’m skirmishing...by the dark!" [Mong n:] He rushed to feed the fire, As honor gained him a home - He veered beyond the pyres, The Son of Cairn sat enthroned. An iron shield gaped toward the sky, With oak wood and leather backing; Reprisal lead the way to his mind, And so it did. [Cairn Warrior’s Question of Vindication:] "C bhfuilimid ag dul amarach?" ("Where are we marching tomorrow?") [Chorus - Iold nach:] A shield with an iron face gapes towards the sky, The death of a man is never going to die. A resolute falcon gawks back at the armor - On the wing, yet on the lifting hour. [Repeat Bridge - Eremon (Chieftain of Cairn)] |
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4. | Manannán | 06:39 | Show lyrics |
[Manann n’s Notions from Emain Ablhach:] I am a wave: on the rapt Cythr ul I am a flood: across the croggy plain I am a wind: of seven gales I am a tear: the Sun lets fall [Chorus I:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Noble warrior of lycanthropy I am Fachtna High King To shake thy cloak shall bring outbreak I am a tide: that drags to engulfment I am a current: a compass towards Visnech I am a tempest: the onslaught of outburst I am a zephyr: theirs is second pain [Chorus II:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Avatar from sail to sea Thy horse Aonbharr Grand Steed Chariots forever lead I am an ocean’s womb: of all abysms I am a blaze: for every burning bathym I am a lure: of the plumbless benthos I am a breaker: bottomlessness doom [Chorus III:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Shape-changer; Lar of deep Thy sword Fragarch "The Answerer..." [Bridge:] Remember me, thou art all wind And back with gusts thou shalt return I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...FLEECE THE SKY I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...FROM A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE [Repeat 4th & 5th Verse] [Chorus IV:] Hear the thunder roll I am Manann n, And fear the sky shall fall [x5] [Repeat Chorus IV] |
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5. | The Cognate House of Courtly Witches Lies West of County Meath | 04:19 | Show lyrics |
[Cairn Warrior’s Appetency of Invultuation:] I am the one to seek the courtly witch - She is the one to find me. I am the one to yearn the dazzling bitch - She is the one to bind me. So I say, the spell has begun! [Tea (Courtly Witch):] "The darkness is starting and control is done..." [Cairn Warrior:] Stones of power inside this sphere are stark stones of magick - I am joining the mystic ring, with this woman, as we implore. We do implore. I am aiding the mystic writ; I am gifted knowledge from deep wells! [Chorus - Cairn Warrior’s First Myaltic Rite:] Candle of fire, candle of might, Create my desires here on this night - This candles stream is suddenly flaming higher! Bring to me my heart’s desire, My words of strength are suddenly hung, So I proudly state this spell has begun! [Cairn Warrior:] Stones of power within ire are strong stones of cabal. I am joined int he magick round, with this bitch, as we implore. We shall explore. With Paralda by my side, I am granted sylphs and zephyrs! [Cairn Warrior’s Second Myaltic Rite:] Show me the rings of your cosmic fire, Make my pathway carved and clear. Give me a code that’s no will of mine, To show me your presence is here! [Repeat Cairn Warrior’s Second Myaltic Rite] [Chorus II - Cairn Warrior’s Last Myaltic Rite:] Courtly witch of the beast - Courtly bitch of the daring arm, I am your tyro, yet never alarmed! A dash of thistle, and in my dreams - Give me the silver-gilt key, That will unlock the spell... Courtly witch, assist me! |
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6. | She Cries the Quiet Lake | 04:10 | Show lyrics |
[Cairn Warrior in Advocated Manner:] Stones of power Stillness of her spawn Gems of symbols Re-illuminating Dawn She cries the quiet lake Weeping waters Taciturnity Found She cries the quiet lake Dripping ruptures Immortality Bound Enduring: death is mine to keep Timelessness: unborn in timely shape Balancing: between stone and sky Promulgate: lamentations Continually: she wails and she whines Nonetheless: linking stone to sky Leveling: the tarns to the tides Circulate: limpid-forming tears [Tea’s Diktat:] "The darkness is starting and control is done: The cosmic light is fading, as the shadow’s won." [Chorus - Cairn Warrior in Encouraged Mode:] It’s the lake of your liquid, glass heart It’s bringing your writ; it’s bringing you tears It’s filling your thirst and never with fears It’s the tears of my liquid, glass heart [Repeat Chorus - Cairn Warrior in Encouraged Mode] |
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7. | Yrp Lluyddawc | 01:51 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. "With warriors like these, he won victories wherever he went...the heroes of a legend never really die, and a hundred years was neither here nor there for the Celts. Their champions remained unfettered by logic and could even be reborn through the transmigration of souls." ---Jean Markale--- |
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8. | From Ancient Times (Starless Skies Burn to Ash) | 03:53 | Show lyrics |
Blazing to their pikes Turning to dust Gusting with the wind They (still) dream of an older delusion Reigning, raining Dampening the empire Their excursion burns with the ashes Calm lakes mirrored Glistening everywhere They rove through the waters and fires Silent seas paused Enlightening low light Their visions for imperishability The weakened flesh Expecting downfall Their ashes spread through lightless, starless skies The Eminence Not expecting wind They (now) think of a newer illusion [Chorus:] PRAISE - The ancient times AS EARTH - Equates their end COMMAND - The ancient times LIKE TARA - Shall never pretend DIES - Irae, dies illa QUIDQUID - Latet adparebit NIL - Inultum remanebit DEPOSE - Towards ancient times [Repeat Chorus] [Repeat All Verses In Reversed Order Excluding The First & Last] |
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9. | Four Crossed Wands (Spell 181) | 04:46 | Show lyrics |
Chorus I:] I’m the Knight of Wands- Yodh is in the name I’m swift and violent: TRANSIENT! The fiery part of Fire- I’m a lightning flash Between the symbol, And the natal force. [Chorus II:] She’s the Queen of Wands- H is in the name She’s fermenting, yet TRANSMITTING! The watery part of Fire- She’s quick to receive Between the surface, And the process of (pro) creation. Kan! King! 51st Hexagram A warrior in complete armor With wand in the left hand and torch in the right. (181) Su ! Queen! 17th Hexagram Her crown is topped with a winged sphere, And rayed with flames. (181) [Chorus III:] He’s the Prince of Wands- Vau is in the name He’s manifesting, but TRANSCENDING! The airy part of Fire- He’s the "Dying God!" Between the virtue, And the Leader of his caste. Y King! Y King! 42nd Hexagram A shrouded warrior in full-scale armour- On his chest, he bears the sigil "TO MEGA QHRION." [Chorus IA:] FOUR CROSSED WANDS! + Queen! + Queen! 27th Hexagram Her crown is surged with a disque of the Sun And once again, rayed with fire. [Repeat Chorus IA] "They observe no regular rule in the ordering of their hearts." [Repeat Chorus IA] [Chorus IV:] She’s the Princess of Wands- H is in the name She’s crystallizing, yet TRANSPOSING! The earthy part of Fire- She’s absorbing Between the Silence, And the 10th of May. |
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10. | Vorago (Spell 182) | 05:45 | Show lyrics |
I am not limited to this Underworld. I am settled in this Barrenness. I am kept in this Emptiness. I am not restricted to this Underworld. (182) I travel Earth in the train of You. I offer Earth to reach the field of You. I walk Earth to see the mark of You. I proffer Earth to feel the lure of You. (182) (FOREKNOWLEDGE) Hail to you, prime mover of the Deep. Sun of the heart: possessor of Voids. The awe of whom created This. The thirst of this revered Abyss. (182) (ADAEOT) [Pre-Chorus:] BEINGS, BY-COMINGS, THOUGHTS... MONADS, ATOMS, WAVES... APERTURES, GULFS, CHASMS... RESULTS AMONGST RESULTS! [Chorus:] I have made, for myself, a space within Time. I mutely descend to the cavity of my Cell. I am the furtive seeker ensnared Underneath. Vorago! [Chorus II:] My gray wand is your Bout. Your grandeur is my Time. My sunray is your Beam. Your splendor is my Turn. My circlet is your Crown. Your allure is my Shape. My pattern is your Kind. Your extent is my Scope. My seat is your Center. Your merit is my Dint. My throne is your Rule. Your misdeed is my Sin. My void is your Stone. Your retort is my Key. My stone is Yourself. Your result is my Fate. [Post-Chorus:] VORAGO! [x4] [Repeat Chorus] [Pre-Chorus II:] SEEING THROUGH ILLUSIONS! NAUGHT = MANY = TWO! SEEING THROUGH ILLUSIONS! ONE = ALL = EIGHT! [Repeat Chorus II] "O’ you abyssic essence who is before me and who follows after my heart, usher me in at your usherings, for you are the one who guides me, who escorts my anima under the Earth, as I am a soul who is stark in Vorago." |
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11. | Bron (Of the Waves) | 01:32 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. "Son of Lir and chief of the Tuatha de Danan; this name comes from the ancient Celtic word "bronnos," which is defined as a "crow" or "raven." It was quite instinctive that the Welsh should have changed the name Bron, whom Irish legend had given them as the brother of Manannán, into Bran, that they might canonize him." (Manannán mac Lir, Études Celtiques, VI, p.253) ---Proscriptor McGovern--- |
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12. | Stone of Destiny (...for Magh Slecht and Ard Righ) | 07:46 | Show lyrics |
We are three high kings in honor. We are the midst of Dagda’s spell - We are three armored forces, and We are the gold-torqued leaders. Three wild horsemen: Three fearless in combat - Three gold-crowned conjurers of clash, yet Three clannish chiefs from the Kingdom of Midhe... The leading, foremost tyrant - The subsequent tormentor, and The past intimidator of Cythraul Are impending. "Has there ever been a better idol than Dagda? Will there ever be a better icon than myself?" "In the eyes of myself, I fervently speak." The trio goes out at dawn. Fiercely, we plan to fight our assailants: Three of us versus three thousand: complete. "In the eyes of myself, I adroitly scream!" "WE WILL ARRIVE AT THE STONE OF DESTINY." (Tara) "WE WILL REACH THE PERDITION OF IBID." (Cythraul) INVINCIBLE: we are to their spears! INTREPIDLY: we occupy our posts! A FORECAST OF DESTINY! INVISIBLE: they are to their hands! INSOLENTLY: they amuse their own pride! INTERCHANGEABILITY: INNERCHANGEABILITY! "With the sway of myself, weather means disaster. I affirm each day for the men of the brave." [Repeat Verse] As our swords of steel, their mead, and courage are fused. Is it not the throne for our Master of the Gulch? On its trim are rings of pearls, polished. One seat remains near the jaded citadel. [First Supposition - Narration:] "The plains of adoration do lie somewhere below Tara, way below Tara, as a matter of fact. Sometimes give as Moyslaught and as always, Crom Cruach is welcomed." "With the sway of myself, weather means disaster. I affirm each day for the men of the brave." [Final Supposition - Narration:] "The notorious Klan stands by the ramparts at Tara where all enemies are approaching. Being bound by a geis, the three have no choice but to stand against the feeble units. Enveloping in an opaque mist, they suddenly find themselves in a magical place where they are received by the deity Manann n and a courtly witch. Finally, they begin to walk up the steep grassland of Tara, with wand and sword, which enables them to distinguish the truth from the lies." It is the chair for our Master of the Tor. It is embellished with bullion: marked. It remains on top of the lofty mound. It streams gray and silver lining. It will be an accolade given to us. That is, by the third of the last king. |
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13. | Tara (Recapitulation) | 01:45 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. The Cythrául Klan’s Inherited Perception in Decisive Tense; We are not the ones who will sing without any hesitation. Of our crusade, altough we are almighty; We will sing of a battle from the hill, Paying homage to the first two leaders: Dagda and Manannán. We are guardians of the swiftest gales- Masters of many lands and seas are in attendance. The waters are like unexpected tears that fall from the sky- That is, to the depths of the supreme Cythrául. On the heights of Tara, in County Meath, We are now signs of intention, We are vipers in quiet lakes, We are merciful pillars, yet We are significance of a legend- We are masters of the Hall. |
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Tara
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Vocals, Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Lyrics, Arrangements |
Shaftiel | Guitars (electric, acoustic), Vocals, Bass, Songwriting (tracks 2-12) |
Equitant Ifernain | Bass, Lyrics |
Guest/Session | |
Sir Ronnie Trent | Vocals (backing) |
Sir Don Shannon | Bagpipes, Songwriting (tracks 1, 13) |
David Harbour | Keyboards, Piano |
Masthema Mazziqim | Vocals (track 12) |
Sir Vincent Rossi | Guitars (acoustic), Mandolin |
Melechesh Ashmedi | Vocals (backing) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kol Marshall | Producer, Recording |
Sir William Hell | Photography |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Dan Lowndes | Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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Side A | |||
1. | Tara | 01:56 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. Ioldánach’s Accepted Wisdom in Prefaced Tense; In the great strategy of bout, there will be three thousand score. They will do as they see fit. They are neither younger nor older Than them, in their klans; A triumph declared: three tyrants will conquer Surmounting for undying candor, As one and three will stand as one; Their swords blemish with crimson clots. That’s a great honor, killing one by one, and "A GREAT INCENTIVE," according to them. If they go to where the king is killed, then They will compose (he shall decompose)- They will compile a final victory for his fortitude Posed within his mind. |
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2. | Pillars of Mercy | 04:21 | Show lyrics |
Cairn Warrior’s Atrocious Assertion to War:] I (still) admire the flow of echoing horns. Mimicking blows so boldly, I hear... I stand visibly, high, on this splendid bastion, To remember a High King, a tyrant of no fear I am the first son: a commander without a father, "Fortuitous doom," the last of his predictions. I’ll take advantage by igniting the balusters... Preparing enraged flames with sweltering speed. [Chorus I - Cairn Warrior and Art Aenfer’s War Exclamation (High King of Tara):] (THESE ARE THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Today, I am callous... Tomorrow, I am king - Immortal, strong, exultant, and conquering! [Chorus II:] PILLARS OF MERCY! My song and my word are iniquitous - Gathering assemblies in days gone by! [Chorus III:] (FIRE BURNS WITH THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! My chariot races through saw-toothed hills, And hurls through every valley and mere! [Chorus IV:] PILLARS OF MERCY! Watchtowers collapse before the lift of the twilight, I am swift in battle- My voice is heard! PILLARS OF MERCY! Frost, fire, and wind are pelting all the columns... There is no dilution for them to fight again! Only three chariots are seen on the charred plains - Through all the throngs and clusters, lambs and stallions! "If you should speak to me now, Then I will chamber Tara’s pinnacle. Why my father? Another damning scuffle? I (still) admire the sound of echoing horns!" [Chorus V - Cairn Warrior and Art Aenfer’s War Exclamation (High King of Tara):] (THOSE WERE THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Frenzied vultures gnawed the necks of dead men, As the sturdy, gilded columns had seethed! [Chorus VI:] PILLARS OF MERCY! Enemies’ blood spurted like volley sprigs- The blustery fight was planned, then fought! [Chorus VII:] (FLAMES FLAYED ON THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Their vapid minds were troubled and sides were pierced- And warlike deeds had been fulfilled! [Chorus VIII:] PILLARS OF MERCY! We saluted chieftains on the regal Tara - We hailed the tyrants that governed our waters! PILLARS OF MERCY! STRIKE! [Terminus:] There shall be no lack of dignity, For those who oppose them. [Repeat Terminus] "THERE WILL BE PILLARS OF MERCY!" |
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3. | A Shield with an Iron Face | 03:22 | Show lyrics |
Mong n:] A Cairn warrior dressed in his harness feeling fury and frenzy. His silky top had blood stained gauze stretched across his pecks. His tartan had lines of symmetry running east and west. An embellished shield with an iron face was embraced in his left hand. [Bridge - Eremon (Chieftain of Cairn):] "I welcome thee, o’ victorious, I’m skirmishing...at the lift!" "I welcome thee, o’ victorious, I’m skirmishing...by the dark!" [Mong n:] He rushed to feed the fire, As honor gained him a home - He veered beyond the pyres, The Son of Cairn sat enthroned. An iron shield gaped toward the sky, With oak wood and leather backing; Reprisal lead the way to his mind, And so it did. [Cairn Warrior’s Question of Vindication:] "C bhfuilimid ag dul amarach?" ("Where are we marching tomorrow?") [Chorus - Iold nach:] A shield with an iron face gapes towards the sky, The death of a man is never going to die. A resolute falcon gawks back at the armor - On the wing, yet on the lifting hour. [Repeat Bridge - Eremon (Chieftain of Cairn)] |
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4. | Manannán | 06:39 | Show lyrics |
[Manann n’s Notions from Emain Ablhach:] I am a wave: on the rapt Cythr ul I am a flood: across the croggy plain I am a wind: of seven gales I am a tear: the Sun lets fall [Chorus I:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Noble warrior of lycanthropy I am Fachtna High King To shake thy cloak shall bring outbreak I am a tide: that drags to engulfment I am a current: a compass towards Visnech I am a tempest: the onslaught of outburst I am a zephyr: theirs is second pain [Chorus II:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Avatar from sail to sea Thy horse Aonbharr Grand Steed Chariots forever lead I am an ocean’s womb: of all abysms I am a blaze: for every burning bathym I am a lure: of the plumbless benthos I am a breaker: bottomlessness doom [Chorus III:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Shape-changer; Lar of deep Thy sword Fragarch "The Answerer..." [Bridge:] Remember me, thou art all wind And back with gusts thou shalt return I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...FLEECE THE SKY I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...FROM A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE [Repeat 4th & 5th Verse] [Chorus IV:] Hear the thunder roll I am Manann n, And fear the sky shall fall [x5] [Repeat Chorus IV] |
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5. | The Cognate House of Courtly Witches Lies West of County Meath | 04:19 | Show lyrics |
[Cairn Warrior’s Appetency of Invultuation:] I am the one to seek the courtly witch - She is the one to find me. I am the one to yearn the dazzling bitch - She is the one to bind me. So I say, the spell has begun! [Tea (Courtly Witch):] "The darkness is starting and control is done..." [Cairn Warrior:] Stones of power inside this sphere are stark stones of magick - I am joining the mystic ring, with this woman, as we implore. We do implore. I am aiding the mystic writ; I am gifted knowledge from deep wells! [Chorus - Cairn Warrior’s First Myaltic Rite:] Candle of fire, candle of might, Create my desires here on this night - This candles stream is suddenly flaming higher! Bring to me my heart’s desire, My words of strength are suddenly hung, So I proudly state this spell has begun! [Cairn Warrior:] Stones of power within ire are strong stones of cabal. I am joined int he magick round, with this bitch, as we implore. We shall explore. With Paralda by my side, I am granted sylphs and zephyrs! [Cairn Warrior’s Second Myaltic Rite:] Show me the rings of your cosmic fire, Make my pathway carved and clear. Give me a code that’s no will of mine, To show me your presence is here! [Repeat Cairn Warrior’s Second Myaltic Rite] [Chorus II - Cairn Warrior’s Last Myaltic Rite:] Courtly witch of the beast - Courtly bitch of the daring arm, I am your tyro, yet never alarmed! A dash of thistle, and in my dreams - Give me the silver-gilt key, That will unlock the spell... Courtly witch, assist me! |
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6. | She Cries the Quiet Lake | 04:10 | Show lyrics |
[Cairn Warrior in Advocated Manner:] Stones of power Stillness of her spawn Gems of symbols Re-illuminating Dawn She cries the quiet lake Weeping waters Taciturnity Found She cries the quiet lake Dripping ruptures Immortality Bound Enduring: death is mine to keep Timelessness: unborn in timely shape Balancing: between stone and sky Promulgate: lamentations Continually: she wails and she whines Nonetheless: linking stone to sky Leveling: the tarns to the tides Circulate: limpid-forming tears [Tea’s Diktat:] "The darkness is starting and control is done: The cosmic light is fading, as the shadow’s won." [Chorus - Cairn Warrior in Encouraged Mode:] It’s the lake of your liquid, glass heart It’s bringing your writ; it’s bringing you tears It’s filling your thirst and never with fears It’s the tears of my liquid, glass heart [Repeat Chorus - Cairn Warrior in Encouraged Mode] |
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7. | Yrp Lluyddawc | 01:51 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. "With warriors like these, he won victories wherever he went...the heroes of a legend never really die, and a hundred years was neither here nor there for the Celts. Their champions remained unfettered by logic and could even be reborn through the transmigration of souls." ---Jean Markale--- |
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8. | From Ancient Times (Starless Skies Burn to Ash) | 03:53 | Show lyrics |
Blazing to their pikes Turning to dust Gusting with the wind They (still) dream of an older delusion Reigning, raining Dampening the empire Their excursion burns with the ashes Calm lakes mirrored Glistening everywhere They rove through the waters and fires Silent seas paused Enlightening low light Their visions for imperishability The weakened flesh Expecting downfall Their ashes spread through lightless, starless skies The Eminence Not expecting wind They (now) think of a newer illusion [Chorus:] PRAISE - The ancient times AS EARTH - Equates their end COMMAND - The ancient times LIKE TARA - Shall never pretend DIES - Irae, dies illa QUIDQUID - Latet adparebit NIL - Inultum remanebit DEPOSE - Towards ancient times [Repeat Chorus] [Repeat All Verses In Reversed Order Excluding The First & Last] |
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9. | Four Crossed Wands (Spell 181) | 04:46 | Show lyrics |
Chorus I:] I’m the Knight of Wands- Yodh is in the name I’m swift and violent: TRANSIENT! The fiery part of Fire- I’m a lightning flash Between the symbol, And the natal force. [Chorus II:] She’s the Queen of Wands- H is in the name She’s fermenting, yet TRANSMITTING! The watery part of Fire- She’s quick to receive Between the surface, And the process of (pro) creation. Kan! King! 51st Hexagram A warrior in complete armor With wand in the left hand and torch in the right. (181) Su ! Queen! 17th Hexagram Her crown is topped with a winged sphere, And rayed with flames. (181) [Chorus III:] He’s the Prince of Wands- Vau is in the name He’s manifesting, but TRANSCENDING! The airy part of Fire- He’s the "Dying God!" Between the virtue, And the Leader of his caste. Y King! Y King! 42nd Hexagram A shrouded warrior in full-scale armour- On his chest, he bears the sigil "TO MEGA QHRION." [Chorus IA:] FOUR CROSSED WANDS! + Queen! + Queen! 27th Hexagram Her crown is surged with a disque of the Sun And once again, rayed with fire. [Repeat Chorus IA] "They observe no regular rule in the ordering of their hearts." [Repeat Chorus IA] [Chorus IV:] She’s the Princess of Wands- H is in the name She’s crystallizing, yet TRANSPOSING! The earthy part of Fire- She’s absorbing Between the Silence, And the 10th of May. |
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10. | Vorago (Spell 182) | 05:45 | Show lyrics |
I am not limited to this Underworld. I am settled in this Barrenness. I am kept in this Emptiness. I am not restricted to this Underworld. (182) I travel Earth in the train of You. I offer Earth to reach the field of You. I walk Earth to see the mark of You. I proffer Earth to feel the lure of You. (182) (FOREKNOWLEDGE) Hail to you, prime mover of the Deep. Sun of the heart: possessor of Voids. The awe of whom created This. The thirst of this revered Abyss. (182) (ADAEOT) [Pre-Chorus:] BEINGS, BY-COMINGS, THOUGHTS... MONADS, ATOMS, WAVES... APERTURES, GULFS, CHASMS... RESULTS AMONGST RESULTS! [Chorus:] I have made, for myself, a space within Time. I mutely descend to the cavity of my Cell. I am the furtive seeker ensnared Underneath. Vorago! [Chorus II:] My gray wand is your Bout. Your grandeur is my Time. My sunray is your Beam. Your splendor is my Turn. My circlet is your Crown. Your allure is my Shape. My pattern is your Kind. Your extent is my Scope. My seat is your Center. Your merit is my Dint. My throne is your Rule. Your misdeed is my Sin. My void is your Stone. Your retort is my Key. My stone is Yourself. Your result is my Fate. [Post-Chorus:] VORAGO! [x4] [Repeat Chorus] [Pre-Chorus II:] SEEING THROUGH ILLUSIONS! NAUGHT = MANY = TWO! SEEING THROUGH ILLUSIONS! ONE = ALL = EIGHT! [Repeat Chorus II] "O’ you abyssic essence who is before me and who follows after my heart, usher me in at your usherings, for you are the one who guides me, who escorts my anima under the Earth, as I am a soul who is stark in Vorago." |
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11. | Bron (Of the Waves) | 01:32 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. "Son of Lir and chief of the Tuatha de Danan; this name comes from the ancient Celtic word "bronnos," which is defined as a "crow" or "raven." It was quite instinctive that the Welsh should have changed the name Bron, whom Irish legend had given them as the brother of Manannán, into Bran, that they might canonize him." (Manannán mac Lir, Études Celtiques, VI, p.253) ---Proscriptor McGovern--- |
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12. | Stone of Destiny (...for Magh Slecht and Ard Righ) | 07:46 | Show lyrics |
We are three high kings in honor. We are the midst of Dagda’s spell - We are three armored forces, and We are the gold-torqued leaders. Three wild horsemen: Three fearless in combat - Three gold-crowned conjurers of clash, yet Three clannish chiefs from the Kingdom of Midhe... The leading, foremost tyrant - The subsequent tormentor, and The past intimidator of Cythraul Are impending. "Has there ever been a better idol than Dagda? Will there ever be a better icon than myself?" "In the eyes of myself, I fervently speak." The trio goes out at dawn. Fiercely, we plan to fight our assailants: Three of us versus three thousand: complete. "In the eyes of myself, I adroitly scream!" "WE WILL ARRIVE AT THE STONE OF DESTINY." (Tara) "WE WILL REACH THE PERDITION OF IBID." (Cythraul) INVINCIBLE: we are to their spears! INTREPIDLY: we occupy our posts! A FORECAST OF DESTINY! INVISIBLE: they are to their hands! INSOLENTLY: they amuse their own pride! INTERCHANGEABILITY: INNERCHANGEABILITY! "With the sway of myself, weather means disaster. I affirm each day for the men of the brave." [Repeat Verse] As our swords of steel, their mead, and courage are fused. Is it not the throne for our Master of the Gulch? On its trim are rings of pearls, polished. One seat remains near the jaded citadel. [First Supposition - Narration:] "The plains of adoration do lie somewhere below Tara, way below Tara, as a matter of fact. Sometimes give as Moyslaught and as always, Crom Cruach is welcomed." "With the sway of myself, weather means disaster. I affirm each day for the men of the brave." [Final Supposition - Narration:] "The notorious Klan stands by the ramparts at Tara where all enemies are approaching. Being bound by a geis, the three have no choice but to stand against the feeble units. Enveloping in an opaque mist, they suddenly find themselves in a magical place where they are received by the deity Manann n and a courtly witch. Finally, they begin to walk up the steep grassland of Tara, with wand and sword, which enables them to distinguish the truth from the lies." It is the chair for our Master of the Tor. It is embellished with bullion: marked. It remains on top of the lofty mound. It streams gray and silver lining. It will be an accolade given to us. That is, by the third of the last king. |
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13. | Tara (Recapitulation) | 01:45 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. The Cythrául Klan’s Inherited Perception in Decisive Tense; We are not the ones who will sing without any hesitation. Of our crusade, altough we are almighty; We will sing of a battle from the hill, Paying homage to the first two leaders: Dagda and Manannán. We are guardians of the swiftest gales- Masters of many lands and seas are in attendance. The waters are like unexpected tears that fall from the sky- That is, to the depths of the supreme Cythrául. On the heights of Tara, in County Meath, We are now signs of intention, We are vipers in quiet lakes, We are merciful pillars, yet We are significance of a legend- We are masters of the Hall. |
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Tara
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Vocals, Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Lyrics, Arrangements |
Shaftiel | Guitars (electric, acoustic), Vocals, Bass, Songwriting (tracks 2-12) |
Equitant Ifernain | Bass, Lyrics |
Guest/Session | |
Sir Ronnie Trent | Vocals (backing) |
Sir Don Shannon | Bagpipes, Songwriting (tracks 1, 13) |
David Harbour | Keyboards, Piano |
Masthema Mazziqim | Vocals (track 12) |
Sir Vincent Rossi | Guitars (acoustic), Mandolin |
Melechesh Ashmedi | Vocals (backing) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kol Marshall | Producer, Recording |
Sir William Hell | Photography |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Dan Lowndes | Mastering |
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Disc 1 - Absu - Tara (Exhibit V) The Mouvements: | |||
Side A - Phase One: Ioldanach’s Pedagagy | |||
1. | Tara | 01:56 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. Ioldánach’s Accepted Wisdom in Prefaced Tense; In the great strategy of bout, there will be three thousand score. They will do as they see fit. They are neither younger nor older Than them, in their klans; A triumph declared: three tyrants will conquer Surmounting for undying candor, As one and three will stand as one; Their swords blemish with crimson clots. That’s a great honor, killing one by one, and "A GREAT INCENTIVE," according to them. If they go to where the king is killed, then They will compose (he shall decompose)- They will compile a final victory for his fortitude Posed within his mind. |
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2. | Pillars of Mercy | 04:21 | Show lyrics |
Cairn Warrior’s Atrocious Assertion to War:] I (still) admire the flow of echoing horns. Mimicking blows so boldly, I hear... I stand visibly, high, on this splendid bastion, To remember a High King, a tyrant of no fear I am the first son: a commander without a father, "Fortuitous doom," the last of his predictions. I’ll take advantage by igniting the balusters... Preparing enraged flames with sweltering speed. [Chorus I - Cairn Warrior and Art Aenfer’s War Exclamation (High King of Tara):] (THESE ARE THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Today, I am callous... Tomorrow, I am king - Immortal, strong, exultant, and conquering! [Chorus II:] PILLARS OF MERCY! My song and my word are iniquitous - Gathering assemblies in days gone by! [Chorus III:] (FIRE BURNS WITH THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! My chariot races through saw-toothed hills, And hurls through every valley and mere! [Chorus IV:] PILLARS OF MERCY! Watchtowers collapse before the lift of the twilight, I am swift in battle- My voice is heard! PILLARS OF MERCY! Frost, fire, and wind are pelting all the columns... There is no dilution for them to fight again! Only three chariots are seen on the charred plains - Through all the throngs and clusters, lambs and stallions! "If you should speak to me now, Then I will chamber Tara’s pinnacle. Why my father? Another damning scuffle? I (still) admire the sound of echoing horns!" [Chorus V - Cairn Warrior and Art Aenfer’s War Exclamation (High King of Tara):] (THOSE WERE THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Frenzied vultures gnawed the necks of dead men, As the sturdy, gilded columns had seethed! [Chorus VI:] PILLARS OF MERCY! Enemies’ blood spurted like volley sprigs- The blustery fight was planned, then fought! [Chorus VII:] (FLAMES FLAYED ON THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Their vapid minds were troubled and sides were pierced- And warlike deeds had been fulfilled! [Chorus VIII:] PILLARS OF MERCY! We saluted chieftains on the regal Tara - We hailed the tyrants that governed our waters! PILLARS OF MERCY! STRIKE! [Terminus:] There shall be no lack of dignity, For those who oppose them. [Repeat Terminus] "THERE WILL BE PILLARS OF MERCY!" |
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3. | A Shield with an Iron Face | 03:22 | Show lyrics |
Mong n:] A Cairn warrior dressed in his harness feeling fury and frenzy. His silky top had blood stained gauze stretched across his pecks. His tartan had lines of symmetry running east and west. An embellished shield with an iron face was embraced in his left hand. [Bridge - Eremon (Chieftain of Cairn):] "I welcome thee, o’ victorious, I’m skirmishing...at the lift!" "I welcome thee, o’ victorious, I’m skirmishing...by the dark!" [Mong n:] He rushed to feed the fire, As honor gained him a home - He veered beyond the pyres, The Son of Cairn sat enthroned. An iron shield gaped toward the sky, With oak wood and leather backing; Reprisal lead the way to his mind, And so it did. [Cairn Warrior’s Question of Vindication:] "C bhfuilimid ag dul amarach?" ("Where are we marching tomorrow?") [Chorus - Iold nach:] A shield with an iron face gapes towards the sky, The death of a man is never going to die. A resolute falcon gawks back at the armor - On the wing, yet on the lifting hour. [Repeat Bridge - Eremon (Chieftain of Cairn)] |
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4. | Manannán | 06:39 | Show lyrics |
[Manann n’s Notions from Emain Ablhach:] I am a wave: on the rapt Cythr ul I am a flood: across the croggy plain I am a wind: of seven gales I am a tear: the Sun lets fall [Chorus I:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Noble warrior of lycanthropy I am Fachtna High King To shake thy cloak shall bring outbreak I am a tide: that drags to engulfment I am a current: a compass towards Visnech I am a tempest: the onslaught of outburst I am a zephyr: theirs is second pain [Chorus II:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Avatar from sail to sea Thy horse Aonbharr Grand Steed Chariots forever lead I am an ocean’s womb: of all abysms I am a blaze: for every burning bathym I am a lure: of the plumbless benthos I am a breaker: bottomlessness doom [Chorus III:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Shape-changer; Lar of deep Thy sword Fragarch "The Answerer..." [Bridge:] Remember me, thou art all wind And back with gusts thou shalt return I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...FLEECE THE SKY I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...FROM A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE [Repeat 4th & 5th Verse] [Chorus IV:] Hear the thunder roll I am Manann n, And fear the sky shall fall [x5] [Repeat Chorus IV] |
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Side B - Phase One: Ioldanach’s Pedagagy | |||
5. | The Cognate House of Courtly Witches Lies West of County Meath | 04:19 | Show lyrics |
[Cairn Warrior’s Appetency of Invultuation:] I am the one to seek the courtly witch - She is the one to find me. I am the one to yearn the dazzling bitch - She is the one to bind me. So I say, the spell has begun! [Tea (Courtly Witch):] "The darkness is starting and control is done..." [Cairn Warrior:] Stones of power inside this sphere are stark stones of magick - I am joining the mystic ring, with this woman, as we implore. We do implore. I am aiding the mystic writ; I am gifted knowledge from deep wells! [Chorus - Cairn Warrior’s First Myaltic Rite:] Candle of fire, candle of might, Create my desires here on this night - This candles stream is suddenly flaming higher! Bring to me my heart’s desire, My words of strength are suddenly hung, So I proudly state this spell has begun! [Cairn Warrior:] Stones of power within ire are strong stones of cabal. I am joined int he magick round, with this bitch, as we implore. We shall explore. With Paralda by my side, I am granted sylphs and zephyrs! [Cairn Warrior’s Second Myaltic Rite:] Show me the rings of your cosmic fire, Make my pathway carved and clear. Give me a code that’s no will of mine, To show me your presence is here! [Repeat Cairn Warrior’s Second Myaltic Rite] [Chorus II - Cairn Warrior’s Last Myaltic Rite:] Courtly witch of the beast - Courtly bitch of the daring arm, I am your tyro, yet never alarmed! A dash of thistle, and in my dreams - Give me the silver-gilt key, That will unlock the spell... Courtly witch, assist me! |
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6. | She Cries the Quiet Lake | 04:10 | Show lyrics |
[Cairn Warrior in Advocated Manner:] Stones of power Stillness of her spawn Gems of symbols Re-illuminating Dawn She cries the quiet lake Weeping waters Taciturnity Found She cries the quiet lake Dripping ruptures Immortality Bound Enduring: death is mine to keep Timelessness: unborn in timely shape Balancing: between stone and sky Promulgate: lamentations Continually: she wails and she whines Nonetheless: linking stone to sky Leveling: the tarns to the tides Circulate: limpid-forming tears [Tea’s Diktat:] "The darkness is starting and control is done: The cosmic light is fading, as the shadow’s won." [Chorus - Cairn Warrior in Encouraged Mode:] It’s the lake of your liquid, glass heart It’s bringing your writ; it’s bringing you tears It’s filling your thirst and never with fears It’s the tears of my liquid, glass heart [Repeat Chorus - Cairn Warrior in Encouraged Mode] |
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7. | Yrp Lluyddawc | 01:51 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. "With warriors like these, he won victories wherever he went...the heroes of a legend never really die, and a hundred years was neither here nor there for the Celts. Their champions remained unfettered by logic and could even be reborn through the transmigration of souls." ---Jean Markale--- |
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Disc 2 - Absu - Tara (Exhibit V) The Mouvements: | |||
Side A - Phase Two: The Cythraul Klan’s Scrutiny | |||
1. | From Ancient Times (Starless Skies Burn to Ash) | 03:53 | Show lyrics |
Blazing to their pikes Turning to dust Gusting with the wind They (still) dream of an older delusion Reigning, raining Dampening the empire Their excursion burns with the ashes Calm lakes mirrored Glistening everywhere They rove through the waters and fires Silent seas paused Enlightening low light Their visions for imperishability The weakened flesh Expecting downfall Their ashes spread through lightless, starless skies The Eminence Not expecting wind They (now) think of a newer illusion [Chorus:] PRAISE - The ancient times AS EARTH - Equates their end COMMAND - The ancient times LIKE TARA - Shall never pretend DIES - Irae, dies illa QUIDQUID - Latet adparebit NIL - Inultum remanebit DEPOSE - Towards ancient times [Repeat Chorus] [Repeat All Verses In Reversed Order Excluding The First & Last] |
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2. | Four Crossed Wands (Spell 181) | 04:46 | Show lyrics |
Chorus I:] I’m the Knight of Wands- Yodh is in the name I’m swift and violent: TRANSIENT! The fiery part of Fire- I’m a lightning flash Between the symbol, And the natal force. [Chorus II:] She’s the Queen of Wands- H is in the name She’s fermenting, yet TRANSMITTING! The watery part of Fire- She’s quick to receive Between the surface, And the process of (pro) creation. Kan! King! 51st Hexagram A warrior in complete armor With wand in the left hand and torch in the right. (181) Su ! Queen! 17th Hexagram Her crown is topped with a winged sphere, And rayed with flames. (181) [Chorus III:] He’s the Prince of Wands- Vau is in the name He’s manifesting, but TRANSCENDING! The airy part of Fire- He’s the "Dying God!" Between the virtue, And the Leader of his caste. Y King! Y King! 42nd Hexagram A shrouded warrior in full-scale armour- On his chest, he bears the sigil "TO MEGA QHRION." [Chorus IA:] FOUR CROSSED WANDS! + Queen! + Queen! 27th Hexagram Her crown is surged with a disque of the Sun And once again, rayed with fire. [Repeat Chorus IA] "They observe no regular rule in the ordering of their hearts." [Repeat Chorus IA] [Chorus IV:] She’s the Princess of Wands- H is in the name She’s crystallizing, yet TRANSPOSING! The earthy part of Fire- She’s absorbing Between the Silence, And the 10th of May. |
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3. | Vorago (Spell 182) | 05:45 | Show lyrics |
I am not limited to this Underworld. I am settled in this Barrenness. I am kept in this Emptiness. I am not restricted to this Underworld. (182) I travel Earth in the train of You. I offer Earth to reach the field of You. I walk Earth to see the mark of You. I proffer Earth to feel the lure of You. (182) (FOREKNOWLEDGE) Hail to you, prime mover of the Deep. Sun of the heart: possessor of Voids. The awe of whom created This. The thirst of this revered Abyss. (182) (ADAEOT) [Pre-Chorus:] BEINGS, BY-COMINGS, THOUGHTS... MONADS, ATOMS, WAVES... APERTURES, GULFS, CHASMS... RESULTS AMONGST RESULTS! [Chorus:] I have made, for myself, a space within Time. I mutely descend to the cavity of my Cell. I am the furtive seeker ensnared Underneath. Vorago! [Chorus II:] My gray wand is your Bout. Your grandeur is my Time. My sunray is your Beam. Your splendor is my Turn. My circlet is your Crown. Your allure is my Shape. My pattern is your Kind. Your extent is my Scope. My seat is your Center. Your merit is my Dint. My throne is your Rule. Your misdeed is my Sin. My void is your Stone. Your retort is my Key. My stone is Yourself. Your result is my Fate. [Post-Chorus:] VORAGO! [x4] [Repeat Chorus] [Pre-Chorus II:] SEEING THROUGH ILLUSIONS! NAUGHT = MANY = TWO! SEEING THROUGH ILLUSIONS! ONE = ALL = EIGHT! [Repeat Chorus II] "O’ you abyssic essence who is before me and who follows after my heart, usher me in at your usherings, for you are the one who guides me, who escorts my anima under the Earth, as I am a soul who is stark in Vorago." |
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Side B - Phase Two: The Cythraul Klan’s Scrutiny | |||
4. | Bron (Of the Waves) | 01:32 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. "Son of Lir and chief of the Tuatha de Danan; this name comes from the ancient Celtic word "bronnos," which is defined as a "crow" or "raven." It was quite instinctive that the Welsh should have changed the name Bron, whom Irish legend had given them as the brother of Manannán, into Bran, that they might canonize him." (Manannán mac Lir, Études Celtiques, VI, p.253) ---Proscriptor McGovern--- |
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5. | Stone of Destiny (...for Magh Slecht and Ard Righ) | 07:46 | Show lyrics |
We are three high kings in honor. We are the midst of Dagda’s spell - We are three armored forces, and We are the gold-torqued leaders. Three wild horsemen: Three fearless in combat - Three gold-crowned conjurers of clash, yet Three clannish chiefs from the Kingdom of Midhe... The leading, foremost tyrant - The subsequent tormentor, and The past intimidator of Cythraul Are impending. "Has there ever been a better idol than Dagda? Will there ever be a better icon than myself?" "In the eyes of myself, I fervently speak." The trio goes out at dawn. Fiercely, we plan to fight our assailants: Three of us versus three thousand: complete. "In the eyes of myself, I adroitly scream!" "WE WILL ARRIVE AT THE STONE OF DESTINY." (Tara) "WE WILL REACH THE PERDITION OF IBID." (Cythraul) INVINCIBLE: we are to their spears! INTREPIDLY: we occupy our posts! A FORECAST OF DESTINY! INVISIBLE: they are to their hands! INSOLENTLY: they amuse their own pride! INTERCHANGEABILITY: INNERCHANGEABILITY! "With the sway of myself, weather means disaster. I affirm each day for the men of the brave." [Repeat Verse] As our swords of steel, their mead, and courage are fused. Is it not the throne for our Master of the Gulch? On its trim are rings of pearls, polished. One seat remains near the jaded citadel. [First Supposition - Narration:] "The plains of adoration do lie somewhere below Tara, way below Tara, as a matter of fact. Sometimes give as Moyslaught and as always, Crom Cruach is welcomed." "With the sway of myself, weather means disaster. I affirm each day for the men of the brave." [Final Supposition - Narration:] "The notorious Klan stands by the ramparts at Tara where all enemies are approaching. Being bound by a geis, the three have no choice but to stand against the feeble units. Enveloping in an opaque mist, they suddenly find themselves in a magical place where they are received by the deity Manann n and a courtly witch. Finally, they begin to walk up the steep grassland of Tara, with wand and sword, which enables them to distinguish the truth from the lies." It is the chair for our Master of the Tor. It is embellished with bullion: marked. It remains on top of the lofty mound. It streams gray and silver lining. It will be an accolade given to us. That is, by the third of the last king. |
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6. | Tara (Recapitulation) | 01:45 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. The Cythrául Klan’s Inherited Perception in Decisive Tense; We are not the ones who will sing without any hesitation. Of our crusade, altough we are almighty; We will sing of a battle from the hill, Paying homage to the first two leaders: Dagda and Manannán. We are guardians of the swiftest gales- Masters of many lands and seas are in attendance. The waters are like unexpected tears that fall from the sky- That is, to the depths of the supreme Cythrául. On the heights of Tara, in County Meath, We are now signs of intention, We are vipers in quiet lakes, We are merciful pillars, yet We are significance of a legend- We are masters of the Hall. |
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Tara
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Vocals, Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Lyrics, Arrangements |
Shaftiel | Guitars (electric, acoustic), Vocals, Bass, Songwriting (tracks 2-12) |
Equitant Ifernain | Bass, Lyrics |
Guest/Session | |
Sir Ronnie Trent | Vocals (backing) |
Sir Don Shannon | Bagpipes, Songwriting (tracks 1, 13) |
David Harbour | Keyboards, Piano |
Masthema Mazziqim | Vocals (track 12) |
Sir Vincent Rossi | Guitars (acoustic), Mandolin |
Melechesh Ashmedi | Vocals (backing) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kol Marshall | Producer, Recording |
Sir William Hell | Photography |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Dan Lowndes | Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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1. | Tara | 01:56 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. Ioldánach’s Accepted Wisdom in Prefaced Tense; In the great strategy of bout, there will be three thousand score. They will do as they see fit. They are neither younger nor older Than them, in their klans; A triumph declared: three tyrants will conquer Surmounting for undying candor, As one and three will stand as one; Their swords blemish with crimson clots. That’s a great honor, killing one by one, and "A GREAT INCENTIVE," according to them. If they go to where the king is killed, then They will compose (he shall decompose)- They will compile a final victory for his fortitude Posed within his mind. |
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2. | Pillars of Mercy | 04:21 | Show lyrics |
Cairn Warrior’s Atrocious Assertion to War:] I (still) admire the flow of echoing horns. Mimicking blows so boldly, I hear... I stand visibly, high, on this splendid bastion, To remember a High King, a tyrant of no fear I am the first son: a commander without a father, "Fortuitous doom," the last of his predictions. I’ll take advantage by igniting the balusters... Preparing enraged flames with sweltering speed. [Chorus I - Cairn Warrior and Art Aenfer’s War Exclamation (High King of Tara):] (THESE ARE THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Today, I am callous... Tomorrow, I am king - Immortal, strong, exultant, and conquering! [Chorus II:] PILLARS OF MERCY! My song and my word are iniquitous - Gathering assemblies in days gone by! [Chorus III:] (FIRE BURNS WITH THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! My chariot races through saw-toothed hills, And hurls through every valley and mere! [Chorus IV:] PILLARS OF MERCY! Watchtowers collapse before the lift of the twilight, I am swift in battle- My voice is heard! PILLARS OF MERCY! Frost, fire, and wind are pelting all the columns... There is no dilution for them to fight again! Only three chariots are seen on the charred plains - Through all the throngs and clusters, lambs and stallions! "If you should speak to me now, Then I will chamber Tara’s pinnacle. Why my father? Another damning scuffle? I (still) admire the sound of echoing horns!" [Chorus V - Cairn Warrior and Art Aenfer’s War Exclamation (High King of Tara):] (THOSE WERE THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Frenzied vultures gnawed the necks of dead men, As the sturdy, gilded columns had seethed! [Chorus VI:] PILLARS OF MERCY! Enemies’ blood spurted like volley sprigs- The blustery fight was planned, then fought! [Chorus VII:] (FLAMES FLAYED ON THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Their vapid minds were troubled and sides were pierced- And warlike deeds had been fulfilled! [Chorus VIII:] PILLARS OF MERCY! We saluted chieftains on the regal Tara - We hailed the tyrants that governed our waters! PILLARS OF MERCY! STRIKE! [Terminus:] There shall be no lack of dignity, For those who oppose them. [Repeat Terminus] "THERE WILL BE PILLARS OF MERCY!" |
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3. | A Shield with an Iron Face | 03:22 | Show lyrics |
Mong n:] A Cairn warrior dressed in his harness feeling fury and frenzy. His silky top had blood stained gauze stretched across his pecks. His tartan had lines of symmetry running east and west. An embellished shield with an iron face was embraced in his left hand. [Bridge - Eremon (Chieftain of Cairn):] "I welcome thee, o’ victorious, I’m skirmishing...at the lift!" "I welcome thee, o’ victorious, I’m skirmishing...by the dark!" [Mong n:] He rushed to feed the fire, As honor gained him a home - He veered beyond the pyres, The Son of Cairn sat enthroned. An iron shield gaped toward the sky, With oak wood and leather backing; Reprisal lead the way to his mind, And so it did. [Cairn Warrior’s Question of Vindication:] "C bhfuilimid ag dul amarach?" ("Where are we marching tomorrow?") [Chorus - Iold nach:] A shield with an iron face gapes towards the sky, The death of a man is never going to die. A resolute falcon gawks back at the armor - On the wing, yet on the lifting hour. [Repeat Bridge - Eremon (Chieftain of Cairn)] |
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4. | Manannán | 06:39 | Show lyrics |
[Manann n’s Notions from Emain Ablhach:] I am a wave: on the rapt Cythr ul I am a flood: across the croggy plain I am a wind: of seven gales I am a tear: the Sun lets fall [Chorus I:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Noble warrior of lycanthropy I am Fachtna High King To shake thy cloak shall bring outbreak I am a tide: that drags to engulfment I am a current: a compass towards Visnech I am a tempest: the onslaught of outburst I am a zephyr: theirs is second pain [Chorus II:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Avatar from sail to sea Thy horse Aonbharr Grand Steed Chariots forever lead I am an ocean’s womb: of all abysms I am a blaze: for every burning bathym I am a lure: of the plumbless benthos I am a breaker: bottomlessness doom [Chorus III:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Shape-changer; Lar of deep Thy sword Fragarch "The Answerer..." [Bridge:] Remember me, thou art all wind And back with gusts thou shalt return I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...FLEECE THE SKY I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...FROM A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE [Repeat 4th & 5th Verse] [Chorus IV:] Hear the thunder roll I am Manann n, And fear the sky shall fall [x5] [Repeat Chorus IV] |
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5. | The Cognate House of Courtly Witches Lies West of County Meath | 04:19 | Show lyrics |
[Cairn Warrior’s Appetency of Invultuation:] I am the one to seek the courtly witch - She is the one to find me. I am the one to yearn the dazzling bitch - She is the one to bind me. So I say, the spell has begun! [Tea (Courtly Witch):] "The darkness is starting and control is done..." [Cairn Warrior:] Stones of power inside this sphere are stark stones of magick - I am joining the mystic ring, with this woman, as we implore. We do implore. I am aiding the mystic writ; I am gifted knowledge from deep wells! [Chorus - Cairn Warrior’s First Myaltic Rite:] Candle of fire, candle of might, Create my desires here on this night - This candles stream is suddenly flaming higher! Bring to me my heart’s desire, My words of strength are suddenly hung, So I proudly state this spell has begun! [Cairn Warrior:] Stones of power within ire are strong stones of cabal. I am joined int he magick round, with this bitch, as we implore. We shall explore. With Paralda by my side, I am granted sylphs and zephyrs! [Cairn Warrior’s Second Myaltic Rite:] Show me the rings of your cosmic fire, Make my pathway carved and clear. Give me a code that’s no will of mine, To show me your presence is here! [Repeat Cairn Warrior’s Second Myaltic Rite] [Chorus II - Cairn Warrior’s Last Myaltic Rite:] Courtly witch of the beast - Courtly bitch of the daring arm, I am your tyro, yet never alarmed! A dash of thistle, and in my dreams - Give me the silver-gilt key, That will unlock the spell... Courtly witch, assist me! |
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6. | She Cries the Quiet Lake | 04:10 | Show lyrics |
[Cairn Warrior in Advocated Manner:] Stones of power Stillness of her spawn Gems of symbols Re-illuminating Dawn She cries the quiet lake Weeping waters Taciturnity Found She cries the quiet lake Dripping ruptures Immortality Bound Enduring: death is mine to keep Timelessness: unborn in timely shape Balancing: between stone and sky Promulgate: lamentations Continually: she wails and she whines Nonetheless: linking stone to sky Leveling: the tarns to the tides Circulate: limpid-forming tears [Tea’s Diktat:] "The darkness is starting and control is done: The cosmic light is fading, as the shadow’s won." [Chorus - Cairn Warrior in Encouraged Mode:] It’s the lake of your liquid, glass heart It’s bringing your writ; it’s bringing you tears It’s filling your thirst and never with fears It’s the tears of my liquid, glass heart [Repeat Chorus - Cairn Warrior in Encouraged Mode] |
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7. | Yrp Lluyddawc | 01:51 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. "With warriors like these, he won victories wherever he went...the heroes of a legend never really die, and a hundred years was neither here nor there for the Celts. Their champions remained unfettered by logic and could even be reborn through the transmigration of souls." ---Jean Markale--- |
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8. | From Ancient Times (Starless Skies Burn to Ash) | 03:53 | Show lyrics |
Blazing to their pikes Turning to dust Gusting with the wind They (still) dream of an older delusion Reigning, raining Dampening the empire Their excursion burns with the ashes Calm lakes mirrored Glistening everywhere They rove through the waters and fires Silent seas paused Enlightening low light Their visions for imperishability The weakened flesh Expecting downfall Their ashes spread through lightless, starless skies The Eminence Not expecting wind They (now) think of a newer illusion [Chorus:] PRAISE - The ancient times AS EARTH - Equates their end COMMAND - The ancient times LIKE TARA - Shall never pretend DIES - Irae, dies illa QUIDQUID - Latet adparebit NIL - Inultum remanebit DEPOSE - Towards ancient times [Repeat Chorus] [Repeat All Verses In Reversed Order Excluding The First & Last] |
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9. | Four Crossed Wands (Spell 181) | 04:46 | Show lyrics |
Chorus I:] I’m the Knight of Wands- Yodh is in the name I’m swift and violent: TRANSIENT! The fiery part of Fire- I’m a lightning flash Between the symbol, And the natal force. [Chorus II:] She’s the Queen of Wands- H is in the name She’s fermenting, yet TRANSMITTING! The watery part of Fire- She’s quick to receive Between the surface, And the process of (pro) creation. Kan! King! 51st Hexagram A warrior in complete armor With wand in the left hand and torch in the right. (181) Su ! Queen! 17th Hexagram Her crown is topped with a winged sphere, And rayed with flames. (181) [Chorus III:] He’s the Prince of Wands- Vau is in the name He’s manifesting, but TRANSCENDING! The airy part of Fire- He’s the "Dying God!" Between the virtue, And the Leader of his caste. Y King! Y King! 42nd Hexagram A shrouded warrior in full-scale armour- On his chest, he bears the sigil "TO MEGA QHRION." [Chorus IA:] FOUR CROSSED WANDS! + Queen! + Queen! 27th Hexagram Her crown is surged with a disque of the Sun And once again, rayed with fire. [Repeat Chorus IA] "They observe no regular rule in the ordering of their hearts." [Repeat Chorus IA] [Chorus IV:] She’s the Princess of Wands- H is in the name She’s crystallizing, yet TRANSPOSING! The earthy part of Fire- She’s absorbing Between the Silence, And the 10th of May. |
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10. | Vorago (Spell 182) | 05:45 | Show lyrics |
I am not limited to this Underworld. I am settled in this Barrenness. I am kept in this Emptiness. I am not restricted to this Underworld. (182) I travel Earth in the train of You. I offer Earth to reach the field of You. I walk Earth to see the mark of You. I proffer Earth to feel the lure of You. (182) (FOREKNOWLEDGE) Hail to you, prime mover of the Deep. Sun of the heart: possessor of Voids. The awe of whom created This. The thirst of this revered Abyss. (182) (ADAEOT) [Pre-Chorus:] BEINGS, BY-COMINGS, THOUGHTS... MONADS, ATOMS, WAVES... APERTURES, GULFS, CHASMS... RESULTS AMONGST RESULTS! [Chorus:] I have made, for myself, a space within Time. I mutely descend to the cavity of my Cell. I am the furtive seeker ensnared Underneath. Vorago! [Chorus II:] My gray wand is your Bout. Your grandeur is my Time. My sunray is your Beam. Your splendor is my Turn. My circlet is your Crown. Your allure is my Shape. My pattern is your Kind. Your extent is my Scope. My seat is your Center. Your merit is my Dint. My throne is your Rule. Your misdeed is my Sin. My void is your Stone. Your retort is my Key. My stone is Yourself. Your result is my Fate. [Post-Chorus:] VORAGO! [x4] [Repeat Chorus] [Pre-Chorus II:] SEEING THROUGH ILLUSIONS! NAUGHT = MANY = TWO! SEEING THROUGH ILLUSIONS! ONE = ALL = EIGHT! [Repeat Chorus II] "O’ you abyssic essence who is before me and who follows after my heart, usher me in at your usherings, for you are the one who guides me, who escorts my anima under the Earth, as I am a soul who is stark in Vorago." |
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11. | Bron (Of the Waves) | 01:32 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. "Son of Lir and chief of the Tuatha de Danan; this name comes from the ancient Celtic word "bronnos," which is defined as a "crow" or "raven." It was quite instinctive that the Welsh should have changed the name Bron, whom Irish legend had given them as the brother of Manannán, into Bran, that they might canonize him." (Manannán mac Lir, Études Celtiques, VI, p.253) ---Proscriptor McGovern--- |
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12. | Stone of Destiny (...for Magh Slecht and Ard Righ) | 07:46 | Show lyrics |
We are three high kings in honor. We are the midst of Dagda’s spell - We are three armored forces, and We are the gold-torqued leaders. Three wild horsemen: Three fearless in combat - Three gold-crowned conjurers of clash, yet Three clannish chiefs from the Kingdom of Midhe... The leading, foremost tyrant - The subsequent tormentor, and The past intimidator of Cythraul Are impending. "Has there ever been a better idol than Dagda? Will there ever be a better icon than myself?" "In the eyes of myself, I fervently speak." The trio goes out at dawn. Fiercely, we plan to fight our assailants: Three of us versus three thousand: complete. "In the eyes of myself, I adroitly scream!" "WE WILL ARRIVE AT THE STONE OF DESTINY." (Tara) "WE WILL REACH THE PERDITION OF IBID." (Cythraul) INVINCIBLE: we are to their spears! INTREPIDLY: we occupy our posts! A FORECAST OF DESTINY! INVISIBLE: they are to their hands! INSOLENTLY: they amuse their own pride! INTERCHANGEABILITY: INNERCHANGEABILITY! "With the sway of myself, weather means disaster. I affirm each day for the men of the brave." [Repeat Verse] As our swords of steel, their mead, and courage are fused. Is it not the throne for our Master of the Gulch? On its trim are rings of pearls, polished. One seat remains near the jaded citadel. [First Supposition - Narration:] "The plains of adoration do lie somewhere below Tara, way below Tara, as a matter of fact. Sometimes give as Moyslaught and as always, Crom Cruach is welcomed." "With the sway of myself, weather means disaster. I affirm each day for the men of the brave." [Final Supposition - Narration:] "The notorious Klan stands by the ramparts at Tara where all enemies are approaching. Being bound by a geis, the three have no choice but to stand against the feeble units. Enveloping in an opaque mist, they suddenly find themselves in a magical place where they are received by the deity Manann n and a courtly witch. Finally, they begin to walk up the steep grassland of Tara, with wand and sword, which enables them to distinguish the truth from the lies." It is the chair for our Master of the Tor. It is embellished with bullion: marked. It remains on top of the lofty mound. It streams gray and silver lining. It will be an accolade given to us. That is, by the third of the last king. |
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13. | Tara (Recapitulation) | 01:45 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. The Cythrául Klan’s Inherited Perception in Decisive Tense; We are not the ones who will sing without any hesitation. Of our crusade, altough we are almighty; We will sing of a battle from the hill, Paying homage to the first two leaders: Dagda and Manannán. We are guardians of the swiftest gales- Masters of many lands and seas are in attendance. The waters are like unexpected tears that fall from the sky- That is, to the depths of the supreme Cythrául. On the heights of Tara, in County Meath, We are now signs of intention, We are vipers in quiet lakes, We are merciful pillars, yet We are significance of a legend- We are masters of the Hall. |
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Tara
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Vocals, Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Lyrics, Arrangements |
Shaftiel | Guitars (electric, acoustic), Vocals, Bass, Songwriting (tracks 2-12) |
Equitant Ifernain | Bass, Lyrics |
Guest/Session | |
Sir Ronnie Trent | Vocals (backing) |
Sir Don Shannon | Bagpipes, Songwriting (tracks 1, 13) |
David Harbour | Keyboards, Piano |
Masthema Mazziqim | Vocals (track 12) |
Sir Vincent Rossi | Guitars (acoustic), Mandolin |
Melechesh Ashmedi | Vocals (backing) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kol Marshall | Producer, Recording |
Sir William Hell | Photography |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Dan Lowndes | Mastering |
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1. | Tara | 01:56 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. Ioldánach’s Accepted Wisdom in Prefaced Tense; In the great strategy of bout, there will be three thousand score. They will do as they see fit. They are neither younger nor older Than them, in their klans; A triumph declared: three tyrants will conquer Surmounting for undying candor, As one and three will stand as one; Their swords blemish with crimson clots. That’s a great honor, killing one by one, and "A GREAT INCENTIVE," according to them. If they go to where the king is killed, then They will compose (he shall decompose)- They will compile a final victory for his fortitude Posed within his mind. |
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2. | Pillars of Mercy | 04:21 | Show lyrics |
Cairn Warrior’s Atrocious Assertion to War:] I (still) admire the flow of echoing horns. Mimicking blows so boldly, I hear... I stand visibly, high, on this splendid bastion, To remember a High King, a tyrant of no fear I am the first son: a commander without a father, "Fortuitous doom," the last of his predictions. I’ll take advantage by igniting the balusters... Preparing enraged flames with sweltering speed. [Chorus I - Cairn Warrior and Art Aenfer’s War Exclamation (High King of Tara):] (THESE ARE THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Today, I am callous... Tomorrow, I am king - Immortal, strong, exultant, and conquering! [Chorus II:] PILLARS OF MERCY! My song and my word are iniquitous - Gathering assemblies in days gone by! [Chorus III:] (FIRE BURNS WITH THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! My chariot races through saw-toothed hills, And hurls through every valley and mere! [Chorus IV:] PILLARS OF MERCY! Watchtowers collapse before the lift of the twilight, I am swift in battle- My voice is heard! PILLARS OF MERCY! Frost, fire, and wind are pelting all the columns... There is no dilution for them to fight again! Only three chariots are seen on the charred plains - Through all the throngs and clusters, lambs and stallions! "If you should speak to me now, Then I will chamber Tara’s pinnacle. Why my father? Another damning scuffle? I (still) admire the sound of echoing horns!" [Chorus V - Cairn Warrior and Art Aenfer’s War Exclamation (High King of Tara):] (THOSE WERE THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Frenzied vultures gnawed the necks of dead men, As the sturdy, gilded columns had seethed! [Chorus VI:] PILLARS OF MERCY! Enemies’ blood spurted like volley sprigs- The blustery fight was planned, then fought! [Chorus VII:] (FLAMES FLAYED ON THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Their vapid minds were troubled and sides were pierced- And warlike deeds had been fulfilled! [Chorus VIII:] PILLARS OF MERCY! We saluted chieftains on the regal Tara - We hailed the tyrants that governed our waters! PILLARS OF MERCY! STRIKE! [Terminus:] There shall be no lack of dignity, For those who oppose them. [Repeat Terminus] "THERE WILL BE PILLARS OF MERCY!" |
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3. | A Shield with an Iron Face | 03:22 | Show lyrics |
Mong n:] A Cairn warrior dressed in his harness feeling fury and frenzy. His silky top had blood stained gauze stretched across his pecks. His tartan had lines of symmetry running east and west. An embellished shield with an iron face was embraced in his left hand. [Bridge - Eremon (Chieftain of Cairn):] "I welcome thee, o’ victorious, I’m skirmishing...at the lift!" "I welcome thee, o’ victorious, I’m skirmishing...by the dark!" [Mong n:] He rushed to feed the fire, As honor gained him a home - He veered beyond the pyres, The Son of Cairn sat enthroned. An iron shield gaped toward the sky, With oak wood and leather backing; Reprisal lead the way to his mind, And so it did. [Cairn Warrior’s Question of Vindication:] "C bhfuilimid ag dul amarach?" ("Where are we marching tomorrow?") [Chorus - Iold nach:] A shield with an iron face gapes towards the sky, The death of a man is never going to die. A resolute falcon gawks back at the armor - On the wing, yet on the lifting hour. [Repeat Bridge - Eremon (Chieftain of Cairn)] |
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4. | Manannán | 06:39 | Show lyrics |
[Manann n’s Notions from Emain Ablhach:] I am a wave: on the rapt Cythr ul I am a flood: across the croggy plain I am a wind: of seven gales I am a tear: the Sun lets fall [Chorus I:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Noble warrior of lycanthropy I am Fachtna High King To shake thy cloak shall bring outbreak I am a tide: that drags to engulfment I am a current: a compass towards Visnech I am a tempest: the onslaught of outburst I am a zephyr: theirs is second pain [Chorus II:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Avatar from sail to sea Thy horse Aonbharr Grand Steed Chariots forever lead I am an ocean’s womb: of all abysms I am a blaze: for every burning bathym I am a lure: of the plumbless benthos I am a breaker: bottomlessness doom [Chorus III:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Shape-changer; Lar of deep Thy sword Fragarch "The Answerer..." [Bridge:] Remember me, thou art all wind And back with gusts thou shalt return I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...FLEECE THE SKY I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...FROM A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE [Repeat 4th & 5th Verse] [Chorus IV:] Hear the thunder roll I am Manann n, And fear the sky shall fall [x5] [Repeat Chorus IV] |
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5. | The Cognate House of Courtly Witches Lies West of County Meath | 04:19 | Show lyrics |
[Cairn Warrior’s Appetency of Invultuation:] I am the one to seek the courtly witch - She is the one to find me. I am the one to yearn the dazzling bitch - She is the one to bind me. So I say, the spell has begun! [Tea (Courtly Witch):] "The darkness is starting and control is done..." [Cairn Warrior:] Stones of power inside this sphere are stark stones of magick - I am joining the mystic ring, with this woman, as we implore. We do implore. I am aiding the mystic writ; I am gifted knowledge from deep wells! [Chorus - Cairn Warrior’s First Myaltic Rite:] Candle of fire, candle of might, Create my desires here on this night - This candles stream is suddenly flaming higher! Bring to me my heart’s desire, My words of strength are suddenly hung, So I proudly state this spell has begun! [Cairn Warrior:] Stones of power within ire are strong stones of cabal. I am joined int he magick round, with this bitch, as we implore. We shall explore. With Paralda by my side, I am granted sylphs and zephyrs! [Cairn Warrior’s Second Myaltic Rite:] Show me the rings of your cosmic fire, Make my pathway carved and clear. Give me a code that’s no will of mine, To show me your presence is here! [Repeat Cairn Warrior’s Second Myaltic Rite] [Chorus II - Cairn Warrior’s Last Myaltic Rite:] Courtly witch of the beast - Courtly bitch of the daring arm, I am your tyro, yet never alarmed! A dash of thistle, and in my dreams - Give me the silver-gilt key, That will unlock the spell... Courtly witch, assist me! |
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6. | She Cries the Quiet Lake | 04:10 | Show lyrics |
[Cairn Warrior in Advocated Manner:] Stones of power Stillness of her spawn Gems of symbols Re-illuminating Dawn She cries the quiet lake Weeping waters Taciturnity Found She cries the quiet lake Dripping ruptures Immortality Bound Enduring: death is mine to keep Timelessness: unborn in timely shape Balancing: between stone and sky Promulgate: lamentations Continually: she wails and she whines Nonetheless: linking stone to sky Leveling: the tarns to the tides Circulate: limpid-forming tears [Tea’s Diktat:] "The darkness is starting and control is done: The cosmic light is fading, as the shadow’s won." [Chorus - Cairn Warrior in Encouraged Mode:] It’s the lake of your liquid, glass heart It’s bringing your writ; it’s bringing you tears It’s filling your thirst and never with fears It’s the tears of my liquid, glass heart [Repeat Chorus - Cairn Warrior in Encouraged Mode] |
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7. | Yrp Lluyddawc | 01:51 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. "With warriors like these, he won victories wherever he went...the heroes of a legend never really die, and a hundred years was neither here nor there for the Celts. Their champions remained unfettered by logic and could even be reborn through the transmigration of souls." ---Jean Markale--- |
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8. | From Ancient Times (Starless Skies Burn to Ash) | 03:53 | Show lyrics |
Blazing to their pikes Turning to dust Gusting with the wind They (still) dream of an older delusion Reigning, raining Dampening the empire Their excursion burns with the ashes Calm lakes mirrored Glistening everywhere They rove through the waters and fires Silent seas paused Enlightening low light Their visions for imperishability The weakened flesh Expecting downfall Their ashes spread through lightless, starless skies The Eminence Not expecting wind They (now) think of a newer illusion [Chorus:] PRAISE - The ancient times AS EARTH - Equates their end COMMAND - The ancient times LIKE TARA - Shall never pretend DIES - Irae, dies illa QUIDQUID - Latet adparebit NIL - Inultum remanebit DEPOSE - Towards ancient times [Repeat Chorus] [Repeat All Verses In Reversed Order Excluding The First & Last] |
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9. | Four Crossed Wands (Spell 181) | 04:46 | Show lyrics |
Chorus I:] I’m the Knight of Wands- Yodh is in the name I’m swift and violent: TRANSIENT! The fiery part of Fire- I’m a lightning flash Between the symbol, And the natal force. [Chorus II:] She’s the Queen of Wands- H is in the name She’s fermenting, yet TRANSMITTING! The watery part of Fire- She’s quick to receive Between the surface, And the process of (pro) creation. Kan! King! 51st Hexagram A warrior in complete armor With wand in the left hand and torch in the right. (181) Su ! Queen! 17th Hexagram Her crown is topped with a winged sphere, And rayed with flames. (181) [Chorus III:] He’s the Prince of Wands- Vau is in the name He’s manifesting, but TRANSCENDING! The airy part of Fire- He’s the "Dying God!" Between the virtue, And the Leader of his caste. Y King! Y King! 42nd Hexagram A shrouded warrior in full-scale armour- On his chest, he bears the sigil "TO MEGA QHRION." [Chorus IA:] FOUR CROSSED WANDS! + Queen! + Queen! 27th Hexagram Her crown is surged with a disque of the Sun And once again, rayed with fire. [Repeat Chorus IA] "They observe no regular rule in the ordering of their hearts." [Repeat Chorus IA] [Chorus IV:] She’s the Princess of Wands- H is in the name She’s crystallizing, yet TRANSPOSING! The earthy part of Fire- She’s absorbing Between the Silence, And the 10th of May. |
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10. | Vorago (Spell 182) | 05:45 | Show lyrics |
I am not limited to this Underworld. I am settled in this Barrenness. I am kept in this Emptiness. I am not restricted to this Underworld. (182) I travel Earth in the train of You. I offer Earth to reach the field of You. I walk Earth to see the mark of You. I proffer Earth to feel the lure of You. (182) (FOREKNOWLEDGE) Hail to you, prime mover of the Deep. Sun of the heart: possessor of Voids. The awe of whom created This. The thirst of this revered Abyss. (182) (ADAEOT) [Pre-Chorus:] BEINGS, BY-COMINGS, THOUGHTS... MONADS, ATOMS, WAVES... APERTURES, GULFS, CHASMS... RESULTS AMONGST RESULTS! [Chorus:] I have made, for myself, a space within Time. I mutely descend to the cavity of my Cell. I am the furtive seeker ensnared Underneath. Vorago! [Chorus II:] My gray wand is your Bout. Your grandeur is my Time. My sunray is your Beam. Your splendor is my Turn. My circlet is your Crown. Your allure is my Shape. My pattern is your Kind. Your extent is my Scope. My seat is your Center. Your merit is my Dint. My throne is your Rule. Your misdeed is my Sin. My void is your Stone. Your retort is my Key. My stone is Yourself. Your result is my Fate. [Post-Chorus:] VORAGO! [x4] [Repeat Chorus] [Pre-Chorus II:] SEEING THROUGH ILLUSIONS! NAUGHT = MANY = TWO! SEEING THROUGH ILLUSIONS! ONE = ALL = EIGHT! [Repeat Chorus II] "O’ you abyssic essence who is before me and who follows after my heart, usher me in at your usherings, for you are the one who guides me, who escorts my anima under the Earth, as I am a soul who is stark in Vorago." |
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11. | Bron (Of the Waves) | 01:32 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. "Son of Lir and chief of the Tuatha de Danan; this name comes from the ancient Celtic word "bronnos," which is defined as a "crow" or "raven." It was quite instinctive that the Welsh should have changed the name Bron, whom Irish legend had given them as the brother of Manannán, into Bran, that they might canonize him." (Manannán mac Lir, Études Celtiques, VI, p.253) ---Proscriptor McGovern--- |
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12. | Stone of Destiny (...for Magh Slecht and Ard Righ) | 07:46 | Show lyrics |
We are three high kings in honor. We are the midst of Dagda’s spell - We are three armored forces, and We are the gold-torqued leaders. Three wild horsemen: Three fearless in combat - Three gold-crowned conjurers of clash, yet Three clannish chiefs from the Kingdom of Midhe... The leading, foremost tyrant - The subsequent tormentor, and The past intimidator of Cythraul Are impending. "Has there ever been a better idol than Dagda? Will there ever be a better icon than myself?" "In the eyes of myself, I fervently speak." The trio goes out at dawn. Fiercely, we plan to fight our assailants: Three of us versus three thousand: complete. "In the eyes of myself, I adroitly scream!" "WE WILL ARRIVE AT THE STONE OF DESTINY." (Tara) "WE WILL REACH THE PERDITION OF IBID." (Cythraul) INVINCIBLE: we are to their spears! INTREPIDLY: we occupy our posts! A FORECAST OF DESTINY! INVISIBLE: they are to their hands! INSOLENTLY: they amuse their own pride! INTERCHANGEABILITY: INNERCHANGEABILITY! "With the sway of myself, weather means disaster. I affirm each day for the men of the brave." [Repeat Verse] As our swords of steel, their mead, and courage are fused. Is it not the throne for our Master of the Gulch? On its trim are rings of pearls, polished. One seat remains near the jaded citadel. [First Supposition - Narration:] "The plains of adoration do lie somewhere below Tara, way below Tara, as a matter of fact. Sometimes give as Moyslaught and as always, Crom Cruach is welcomed." "With the sway of myself, weather means disaster. I affirm each day for the men of the brave." [Final Supposition - Narration:] "The notorious Klan stands by the ramparts at Tara where all enemies are approaching. Being bound by a geis, the three have no choice but to stand against the feeble units. Enveloping in an opaque mist, they suddenly find themselves in a magical place where they are received by the deity Manann n and a courtly witch. Finally, they begin to walk up the steep grassland of Tara, with wand and sword, which enables them to distinguish the truth from the lies." It is the chair for our Master of the Tor. It is embellished with bullion: marked. It remains on top of the lofty mound. It streams gray and silver lining. It will be an accolade given to us. That is, by the third of the last king. |
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13. | Tara (Recapitulation) | 01:45 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. The Cythrául Klan’s Inherited Perception in Decisive Tense; We are not the ones who will sing without any hesitation. Of our crusade, altough we are almighty; We will sing of a battle from the hill, Paying homage to the first two leaders: Dagda and Manannán. We are guardians of the swiftest gales- Masters of many lands and seas are in attendance. The waters are like unexpected tears that fall from the sky- That is, to the depths of the supreme Cythrául. On the heights of Tara, in County Meath, We are now signs of intention, We are vipers in quiet lakes, We are merciful pillars, yet We are significance of a legend- We are masters of the Hall. |
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Tara
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Vocals, Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Lyrics, Arrangements |
Shaftiel | Guitars (electric, acoustic), Vocals, Bass, Songwriting (tracks 2-12) |
Equitant Ifernain | Bass, Lyrics |
Guest/Session | |
Sir Ronnie Trent | Vocals (backing) |
Sir Don Shannon | Bagpipes, Songwriting (tracks 1, 13) |
David Harbour | Keyboards, Piano |
Sir Vincent Rossi | Guitars (acoustic), Mandolin |
Masthema Mazziqim | Vocals (track 12) |
Melechesh Ashmedi | Vocals (backing) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kol Marshall | Producer, Recording |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Sir William Hell | Photography |
Dan Lowndes | Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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Disc 1 | |||
Side A | |||
1. | Tara | 01:56 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. Ioldánach’s Accepted Wisdom in Prefaced Tense; In the great strategy of bout, there will be three thousand score. They will do as they see fit. They are neither younger nor older Than them, in their klans; A triumph declared: three tyrants will conquer Surmounting for undying candor, As one and three will stand as one; Their swords blemish with crimson clots. That’s a great honor, killing one by one, and "A GREAT INCENTIVE," according to them. If they go to where the king is killed, then They will compose (he shall decompose)- They will compile a final victory for his fortitude Posed within his mind. |
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2. | Pillars of Mercy | 04:21 | Show lyrics |
Cairn Warrior’s Atrocious Assertion to War:] I (still) admire the flow of echoing horns. Mimicking blows so boldly, I hear... I stand visibly, high, on this splendid bastion, To remember a High King, a tyrant of no fear I am the first son: a commander without a father, "Fortuitous doom," the last of his predictions. I’ll take advantage by igniting the balusters... Preparing enraged flames with sweltering speed. [Chorus I - Cairn Warrior and Art Aenfer’s War Exclamation (High King of Tara):] (THESE ARE THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Today, I am callous... Tomorrow, I am king - Immortal, strong, exultant, and conquering! [Chorus II:] PILLARS OF MERCY! My song and my word are iniquitous - Gathering assemblies in days gone by! [Chorus III:] (FIRE BURNS WITH THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! My chariot races through saw-toothed hills, And hurls through every valley and mere! [Chorus IV:] PILLARS OF MERCY! Watchtowers collapse before the lift of the twilight, I am swift in battle- My voice is heard! PILLARS OF MERCY! Frost, fire, and wind are pelting all the columns... There is no dilution for them to fight again! Only three chariots are seen on the charred plains - Through all the throngs and clusters, lambs and stallions! "If you should speak to me now, Then I will chamber Tara’s pinnacle. Why my father? Another damning scuffle? I (still) admire the sound of echoing horns!" [Chorus V - Cairn Warrior and Art Aenfer’s War Exclamation (High King of Tara):] (THOSE WERE THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Frenzied vultures gnawed the necks of dead men, As the sturdy, gilded columns had seethed! [Chorus VI:] PILLARS OF MERCY! Enemies’ blood spurted like volley sprigs- The blustery fight was planned, then fought! [Chorus VII:] (FLAMES FLAYED ON THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Their vapid minds were troubled and sides were pierced- And warlike deeds had been fulfilled! [Chorus VIII:] PILLARS OF MERCY! We saluted chieftains on the regal Tara - We hailed the tyrants that governed our waters! PILLARS OF MERCY! STRIKE! [Terminus:] There shall be no lack of dignity, For those who oppose them. [Repeat Terminus] "THERE WILL BE PILLARS OF MERCY!" |
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3. | A Shield with an Iron Face | 03:22 | Show lyrics |
Mong n:] A Cairn warrior dressed in his harness feeling fury and frenzy. His silky top had blood stained gauze stretched across his pecks. His tartan had lines of symmetry running east and west. An embellished shield with an iron face was embraced in his left hand. [Bridge - Eremon (Chieftain of Cairn):] "I welcome thee, o’ victorious, I’m skirmishing...at the lift!" "I welcome thee, o’ victorious, I’m skirmishing...by the dark!" [Mong n:] He rushed to feed the fire, As honor gained him a home - He veered beyond the pyres, The Son of Cairn sat enthroned. An iron shield gaped toward the sky, With oak wood and leather backing; Reprisal lead the way to his mind, And so it did. [Cairn Warrior’s Question of Vindication:] "C bhfuilimid ag dul amarach?" ("Where are we marching tomorrow?") [Chorus - Iold nach:] A shield with an iron face gapes towards the sky, The death of a man is never going to die. A resolute falcon gawks back at the armor - On the wing, yet on the lifting hour. [Repeat Bridge - Eremon (Chieftain of Cairn)] |
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4. | Manannán | 06:39 | Show lyrics |
[Manann n’s Notions from Emain Ablhach:] I am a wave: on the rapt Cythr ul I am a flood: across the croggy plain I am a wind: of seven gales I am a tear: the Sun lets fall [Chorus I:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Noble warrior of lycanthropy I am Fachtna High King To shake thy cloak shall bring outbreak I am a tide: that drags to engulfment I am a current: a compass towards Visnech I am a tempest: the onslaught of outburst I am a zephyr: theirs is second pain [Chorus II:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Avatar from sail to sea Thy horse Aonbharr Grand Steed Chariots forever lead I am an ocean’s womb: of all abysms I am a blaze: for every burning bathym I am a lure: of the plumbless benthos I am a breaker: bottomlessness doom [Chorus III:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Shape-changer; Lar of deep Thy sword Fragarch "The Answerer..." [Bridge:] Remember me, thou art all wind And back with gusts thou shalt return I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...FLEECE THE SKY I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...FROM A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE [Repeat 4th & 5th Verse] [Chorus IV:] Hear the thunder roll I am Manann n, And fear the sky shall fall [x5] [Repeat Chorus IV] |
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Side B | |||
5. | The Cognate House of Courtly Witches Lies West of County Meath | 04:19 | Show lyrics |
[Cairn Warrior’s Appetency of Invultuation:] I am the one to seek the courtly witch - She is the one to find me. I am the one to yearn the dazzling bitch - She is the one to bind me. So I say, the spell has begun! [Tea (Courtly Witch):] "The darkness is starting and control is done..." [Cairn Warrior:] Stones of power inside this sphere are stark stones of magick - I am joining the mystic ring, with this woman, as we implore. We do implore. I am aiding the mystic writ; I am gifted knowledge from deep wells! [Chorus - Cairn Warrior’s First Myaltic Rite:] Candle of fire, candle of might, Create my desires here on this night - This candles stream is suddenly flaming higher! Bring to me my heart’s desire, My words of strength are suddenly hung, So I proudly state this spell has begun! [Cairn Warrior:] Stones of power within ire are strong stones of cabal. I am joined int he magick round, with this bitch, as we implore. We shall explore. With Paralda by my side, I am granted sylphs and zephyrs! [Cairn Warrior’s Second Myaltic Rite:] Show me the rings of your cosmic fire, Make my pathway carved and clear. Give me a code that’s no will of mine, To show me your presence is here! [Repeat Cairn Warrior’s Second Myaltic Rite] [Chorus II - Cairn Warrior’s Last Myaltic Rite:] Courtly witch of the beast - Courtly bitch of the daring arm, I am your tyro, yet never alarmed! A dash of thistle, and in my dreams - Give me the silver-gilt key, That will unlock the spell... Courtly witch, assist me! |
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6. | She Cries the Quiet Lake | 04:10 | Show lyrics |
[Cairn Warrior in Advocated Manner:] Stones of power Stillness of her spawn Gems of symbols Re-illuminating Dawn She cries the quiet lake Weeping waters Taciturnity Found She cries the quiet lake Dripping ruptures Immortality Bound Enduring: death is mine to keep Timelessness: unborn in timely shape Balancing: between stone and sky Promulgate: lamentations Continually: she wails and she whines Nonetheless: linking stone to sky Leveling: the tarns to the tides Circulate: limpid-forming tears [Tea’s Diktat:] "The darkness is starting and control is done: The cosmic light is fading, as the shadow’s won." [Chorus - Cairn Warrior in Encouraged Mode:] It’s the lake of your liquid, glass heart It’s bringing your writ; it’s bringing you tears It’s filling your thirst and never with fears It’s the tears of my liquid, glass heart [Repeat Chorus - Cairn Warrior in Encouraged Mode] |
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7. | Yrp Lluyddawc | 01:51 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. "With warriors like these, he won victories wherever he went...the heroes of a legend never really die, and a hundred years was neither here nor there for the Celts. Their champions remained unfettered by logic and could even be reborn through the transmigration of souls." ---Jean Markale--- |
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Disc 2 | |||
Side A | |||
1. | From Ancient Times (Starless Skies Burn to Ash) | 03:53 | Show lyrics |
Blazing to their pikes Turning to dust Gusting with the wind They (still) dream of an older delusion Reigning, raining Dampening the empire Their excursion burns with the ashes Calm lakes mirrored Glistening everywhere They rove through the waters and fires Silent seas paused Enlightening low light Their visions for imperishability The weakened flesh Expecting downfall Their ashes spread through lightless, starless skies The Eminence Not expecting wind They (now) think of a newer illusion [Chorus:] PRAISE - The ancient times AS EARTH - Equates their end COMMAND - The ancient times LIKE TARA - Shall never pretend DIES - Irae, dies illa QUIDQUID - Latet adparebit NIL - Inultum remanebit DEPOSE - Towards ancient times [Repeat Chorus] [Repeat All Verses In Reversed Order Excluding The First & Last] |
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2. | Four Crossed Wands (Spell 181) | 04:46 | Show lyrics |
Chorus I:] I’m the Knight of Wands- Yodh is in the name I’m swift and violent: TRANSIENT! The fiery part of Fire- I’m a lightning flash Between the symbol, And the natal force. [Chorus II:] She’s the Queen of Wands- H is in the name She’s fermenting, yet TRANSMITTING! The watery part of Fire- She’s quick to receive Between the surface, And the process of (pro) creation. Kan! King! 51st Hexagram A warrior in complete armor With wand in the left hand and torch in the right. (181) Su ! Queen! 17th Hexagram Her crown is topped with a winged sphere, And rayed with flames. (181) [Chorus III:] He’s the Prince of Wands- Vau is in the name He’s manifesting, but TRANSCENDING! The airy part of Fire- He’s the "Dying God!" Between the virtue, And the Leader of his caste. Y King! Y King! 42nd Hexagram A shrouded warrior in full-scale armour- On his chest, he bears the sigil "TO MEGA QHRION." [Chorus IA:] FOUR CROSSED WANDS! + Queen! + Queen! 27th Hexagram Her crown is surged with a disque of the Sun And once again, rayed with fire. [Repeat Chorus IA] "They observe no regular rule in the ordering of their hearts." [Repeat Chorus IA] [Chorus IV:] She’s the Princess of Wands- H is in the name She’s crystallizing, yet TRANSPOSING! The earthy part of Fire- She’s absorbing Between the Silence, And the 10th of May. |
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3. | Vorago (Spell 182) | 05:45 | Show lyrics |
I am not limited to this Underworld. I am settled in this Barrenness. I am kept in this Emptiness. I am not restricted to this Underworld. (182) I travel Earth in the train of You. I offer Earth to reach the field of You. I walk Earth to see the mark of You. I proffer Earth to feel the lure of You. (182) (FOREKNOWLEDGE) Hail to you, prime mover of the Deep. Sun of the heart: possessor of Voids. The awe of whom created This. The thirst of this revered Abyss. (182) (ADAEOT) [Pre-Chorus:] BEINGS, BY-COMINGS, THOUGHTS... MONADS, ATOMS, WAVES... APERTURES, GULFS, CHASMS... RESULTS AMONGST RESULTS! [Chorus:] I have made, for myself, a space within Time. I mutely descend to the cavity of my Cell. I am the furtive seeker ensnared Underneath. Vorago! [Chorus II:] My gray wand is your Bout. Your grandeur is my Time. My sunray is your Beam. Your splendor is my Turn. My circlet is your Crown. Your allure is my Shape. My pattern is your Kind. Your extent is my Scope. My seat is your Center. Your merit is my Dint. My throne is your Rule. Your misdeed is my Sin. My void is your Stone. Your retort is my Key. My stone is Yourself. Your result is my Fate. [Post-Chorus:] VORAGO! [x4] [Repeat Chorus] [Pre-Chorus II:] SEEING THROUGH ILLUSIONS! NAUGHT = MANY = TWO! SEEING THROUGH ILLUSIONS! ONE = ALL = EIGHT! [Repeat Chorus II] "O’ you abyssic essence who is before me and who follows after my heart, usher me in at your usherings, for you are the one who guides me, who escorts my anima under the Earth, as I am a soul who is stark in Vorago." |
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Side B | |||
4. | Bron (Of the Waves) | 01:32 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. "Son of Lir and chief of the Tuatha de Danan; this name comes from the ancient Celtic word "bronnos," which is defined as a "crow" or "raven." It was quite instinctive that the Welsh should have changed the name Bron, whom Irish legend had given them as the brother of Manannán, into Bran, that they might canonize him." (Manannán mac Lir, Études Celtiques, VI, p.253) ---Proscriptor McGovern--- |
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5. | Stone of Destiny (...for Magh Slecht and Ard Righ) | 07:46 | Show lyrics |
We are three high kings in honor. We are the midst of Dagda’s spell - We are three armored forces, and We are the gold-torqued leaders. Three wild horsemen: Three fearless in combat - Three gold-crowned conjurers of clash, yet Three clannish chiefs from the Kingdom of Midhe... The leading, foremost tyrant - The subsequent tormentor, and The past intimidator of Cythraul Are impending. "Has there ever been a better idol than Dagda? Will there ever be a better icon than myself?" "In the eyes of myself, I fervently speak." The trio goes out at dawn. Fiercely, we plan to fight our assailants: Three of us versus three thousand: complete. "In the eyes of myself, I adroitly scream!" "WE WILL ARRIVE AT THE STONE OF DESTINY." (Tara) "WE WILL REACH THE PERDITION OF IBID." (Cythraul) INVINCIBLE: we are to their spears! INTREPIDLY: we occupy our posts! A FORECAST OF DESTINY! INVISIBLE: they are to their hands! INSOLENTLY: they amuse their own pride! INTERCHANGEABILITY: INNERCHANGEABILITY! "With the sway of myself, weather means disaster. I affirm each day for the men of the brave." [Repeat Verse] As our swords of steel, their mead, and courage are fused. Is it not the throne for our Master of the Gulch? On its trim are rings of pearls, polished. One seat remains near the jaded citadel. [First Supposition - Narration:] "The plains of adoration do lie somewhere below Tara, way below Tara, as a matter of fact. Sometimes give as Moyslaught and as always, Crom Cruach is welcomed." "With the sway of myself, weather means disaster. I affirm each day for the men of the brave." [Final Supposition - Narration:] "The notorious Klan stands by the ramparts at Tara where all enemies are approaching. Being bound by a geis, the three have no choice but to stand against the feeble units. Enveloping in an opaque mist, they suddenly find themselves in a magical place where they are received by the deity Manann n and a courtly witch. Finally, they begin to walk up the steep grassland of Tara, with wand and sword, which enables them to distinguish the truth from the lies." It is the chair for our Master of the Tor. It is embellished with bullion: marked. It remains on top of the lofty mound. It streams gray and silver lining. It will be an accolade given to us. That is, by the third of the last king. |
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6. | Tara (Recapitulation) | 01:45 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. The Cythrául Klan’s Inherited Perception in Decisive Tense; We are not the ones who will sing without any hesitation. Of our crusade, altough we are almighty; We will sing of a battle from the hill, Paying homage to the first two leaders: Dagda and Manannán. We are guardians of the swiftest gales- Masters of many lands and seas are in attendance. The waters are like unexpected tears that fall from the sky- That is, to the depths of the supreme Cythrául. On the heights of Tara, in County Meath, We are now signs of intention, We are vipers in quiet lakes, We are merciful pillars, yet We are significance of a legend- We are masters of the Hall. |
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Tara
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Vocals, Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Lyrics, Arrangements |
Shaftiel | Guitars (electric, acoustic), Vocals, Bass, Songwriting (tracks 2-12) |
Equitant Ifernain | Bass, Lyrics |
Guest/Session | |
Sir Ronnie Trent | Vocals (backing) |
Sir Don Shannon | Bagpipes, Songwriting (tracks 1, 13) |
David Harbour | Keyboards, Piano |
Sir Vincent Rossi | Guitars (acoustic), Mandolin |
Masthema Mazziqim | Vocals (track 12) |
Melechesh Ashmedi | Vocals (backing) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kol Marshall | Producer, Recording |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Sir William Hell | Photography |
Dan Lowndes | Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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1. | Tara | 01:56 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. Ioldánach’s Accepted Wisdom in Prefaced Tense; In the great strategy of bout, there will be three thousand score. They will do as they see fit. They are neither younger nor older Than them, in their klans; A triumph declared: three tyrants will conquer Surmounting for undying candor, As one and three will stand as one; Their swords blemish with crimson clots. That’s a great honor, killing one by one, and "A GREAT INCENTIVE," according to them. If they go to where the king is killed, then They will compose (he shall decompose)- They will compile a final victory for his fortitude Posed within his mind. |
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2. | Pillars of Mercy | 04:21 | Show lyrics |
Cairn Warrior’s Atrocious Assertion to War:] I (still) admire the flow of echoing horns. Mimicking blows so boldly, I hear... I stand visibly, high, on this splendid bastion, To remember a High King, a tyrant of no fear I am the first son: a commander without a father, "Fortuitous doom," the last of his predictions. I’ll take advantage by igniting the balusters... Preparing enraged flames with sweltering speed. [Chorus I - Cairn Warrior and Art Aenfer’s War Exclamation (High King of Tara):] (THESE ARE THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Today, I am callous... Tomorrow, I am king - Immortal, strong, exultant, and conquering! [Chorus II:] PILLARS OF MERCY! My song and my word are iniquitous - Gathering assemblies in days gone by! [Chorus III:] (FIRE BURNS WITH THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! My chariot races through saw-toothed hills, And hurls through every valley and mere! [Chorus IV:] PILLARS OF MERCY! Watchtowers collapse before the lift of the twilight, I am swift in battle- My voice is heard! PILLARS OF MERCY! Frost, fire, and wind are pelting all the columns... There is no dilution for them to fight again! Only three chariots are seen on the charred plains - Through all the throngs and clusters, lambs and stallions! "If you should speak to me now, Then I will chamber Tara’s pinnacle. Why my father? Another damning scuffle? I (still) admire the sound of echoing horns!" [Chorus V - Cairn Warrior and Art Aenfer’s War Exclamation (High King of Tara):] (THOSE WERE THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Frenzied vultures gnawed the necks of dead men, As the sturdy, gilded columns had seethed! [Chorus VI:] PILLARS OF MERCY! Enemies’ blood spurted like volley sprigs- The blustery fight was planned, then fought! [Chorus VII:] (FLAMES FLAYED ON THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Their vapid minds were troubled and sides were pierced- And warlike deeds had been fulfilled! [Chorus VIII:] PILLARS OF MERCY! We saluted chieftains on the regal Tara - We hailed the tyrants that governed our waters! PILLARS OF MERCY! STRIKE! [Terminus:] There shall be no lack of dignity, For those who oppose them. [Repeat Terminus] "THERE WILL BE PILLARS OF MERCY!" |
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3. | A Shield with an Iron Face | 03:22 | Show lyrics |
Mong n:] A Cairn warrior dressed in his harness feeling fury and frenzy. His silky top had blood stained gauze stretched across his pecks. His tartan had lines of symmetry running east and west. An embellished shield with an iron face was embraced in his left hand. [Bridge - Eremon (Chieftain of Cairn):] "I welcome thee, o’ victorious, I’m skirmishing...at the lift!" "I welcome thee, o’ victorious, I’m skirmishing...by the dark!" [Mong n:] He rushed to feed the fire, As honor gained him a home - He veered beyond the pyres, The Son of Cairn sat enthroned. An iron shield gaped toward the sky, With oak wood and leather backing; Reprisal lead the way to his mind, And so it did. [Cairn Warrior’s Question of Vindication:] "C bhfuilimid ag dul amarach?" ("Where are we marching tomorrow?") [Chorus - Iold nach:] A shield with an iron face gapes towards the sky, The death of a man is never going to die. A resolute falcon gawks back at the armor - On the wing, yet on the lifting hour. [Repeat Bridge - Eremon (Chieftain of Cairn)] |
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4. | Manannán | 06:39 | Show lyrics |
[Manann n’s Notions from Emain Ablhach:] I am a wave: on the rapt Cythr ul I am a flood: across the croggy plain I am a wind: of seven gales I am a tear: the Sun lets fall [Chorus I:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Noble warrior of lycanthropy I am Fachtna High King To shake thy cloak shall bring outbreak I am a tide: that drags to engulfment I am a current: a compass towards Visnech I am a tempest: the onslaught of outburst I am a zephyr: theirs is second pain [Chorus II:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Avatar from sail to sea Thy horse Aonbharr Grand Steed Chariots forever lead I am an ocean’s womb: of all abysms I am a blaze: for every burning bathym I am a lure: of the plumbless benthos I am a breaker: bottomlessness doom [Chorus III:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Shape-changer; Lar of deep Thy sword Fragarch "The Answerer..." [Bridge:] Remember me, thou art all wind And back with gusts thou shalt return I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...FLEECE THE SKY I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...FROM A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE [Repeat 4th & 5th Verse] [Chorus IV:] Hear the thunder roll I am Manann n, And fear the sky shall fall [x5] [Repeat Chorus IV] |
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5. | The Cognate House of Courtly Witches Lies West of County Meath | 04:19 | Show lyrics |
[Cairn Warrior’s Appetency of Invultuation:] I am the one to seek the courtly witch - She is the one to find me. I am the one to yearn the dazzling bitch - She is the one to bind me. So I say, the spell has begun! [Tea (Courtly Witch):] "The darkness is starting and control is done..." [Cairn Warrior:] Stones of power inside this sphere are stark stones of magick - I am joining the mystic ring, with this woman, as we implore. We do implore. I am aiding the mystic writ; I am gifted knowledge from deep wells! [Chorus - Cairn Warrior’s First Myaltic Rite:] Candle of fire, candle of might, Create my desires here on this night - This candles stream is suddenly flaming higher! Bring to me my heart’s desire, My words of strength are suddenly hung, So I proudly state this spell has begun! [Cairn Warrior:] Stones of power within ire are strong stones of cabal. I am joined int he magick round, with this bitch, as we implore. We shall explore. With Paralda by my side, I am granted sylphs and zephyrs! [Cairn Warrior’s Second Myaltic Rite:] Show me the rings of your cosmic fire, Make my pathway carved and clear. Give me a code that’s no will of mine, To show me your presence is here! [Repeat Cairn Warrior’s Second Myaltic Rite] [Chorus II - Cairn Warrior’s Last Myaltic Rite:] Courtly witch of the beast - Courtly bitch of the daring arm, I am your tyro, yet never alarmed! A dash of thistle, and in my dreams - Give me the silver-gilt key, That will unlock the spell... Courtly witch, assist me! |
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6. | She Cries the Quiet Lake | 04:10 | Show lyrics |
[Cairn Warrior in Advocated Manner:] Stones of power Stillness of her spawn Gems of symbols Re-illuminating Dawn She cries the quiet lake Weeping waters Taciturnity Found She cries the quiet lake Dripping ruptures Immortality Bound Enduring: death is mine to keep Timelessness: unborn in timely shape Balancing: between stone and sky Promulgate: lamentations Continually: she wails and she whines Nonetheless: linking stone to sky Leveling: the tarns to the tides Circulate: limpid-forming tears [Tea’s Diktat:] "The darkness is starting and control is done: The cosmic light is fading, as the shadow’s won." [Chorus - Cairn Warrior in Encouraged Mode:] It’s the lake of your liquid, glass heart It’s bringing your writ; it’s bringing you tears It’s filling your thirst and never with fears It’s the tears of my liquid, glass heart [Repeat Chorus - Cairn Warrior in Encouraged Mode] |
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7. | Yrp Lluyddawc | 01:51 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. "With warriors like these, he won victories wherever he went...the heroes of a legend never really die, and a hundred years was neither here nor there for the Celts. Their champions remained unfettered by logic and could even be reborn through the transmigration of souls." ---Jean Markale--- |
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8. | From Ancient Times (Starless Skies Burn to Ash) | 03:53 | Show lyrics |
Blazing to their pikes Turning to dust Gusting with the wind They (still) dream of an older delusion Reigning, raining Dampening the empire Their excursion burns with the ashes Calm lakes mirrored Glistening everywhere They rove through the waters and fires Silent seas paused Enlightening low light Their visions for imperishability The weakened flesh Expecting downfall Their ashes spread through lightless, starless skies The Eminence Not expecting wind They (now) think of a newer illusion [Chorus:] PRAISE - The ancient times AS EARTH - Equates their end COMMAND - The ancient times LIKE TARA - Shall never pretend DIES - Irae, dies illa QUIDQUID - Latet adparebit NIL - Inultum remanebit DEPOSE - Towards ancient times [Repeat Chorus] [Repeat All Verses In Reversed Order Excluding The First & Last] |
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9. | Four Crossed Wands (Spell 181) | 04:46 | Show lyrics |
Chorus I:] I’m the Knight of Wands- Yodh is in the name I’m swift and violent: TRANSIENT! The fiery part of Fire- I’m a lightning flash Between the symbol, And the natal force. [Chorus II:] She’s the Queen of Wands- H is in the name She’s fermenting, yet TRANSMITTING! The watery part of Fire- She’s quick to receive Between the surface, And the process of (pro) creation. Kan! King! 51st Hexagram A warrior in complete armor With wand in the left hand and torch in the right. (181) Su ! Queen! 17th Hexagram Her crown is topped with a winged sphere, And rayed with flames. (181) [Chorus III:] He’s the Prince of Wands- Vau is in the name He’s manifesting, but TRANSCENDING! The airy part of Fire- He’s the "Dying God!" Between the virtue, And the Leader of his caste. Y King! Y King! 42nd Hexagram A shrouded warrior in full-scale armour- On his chest, he bears the sigil "TO MEGA QHRION." [Chorus IA:] FOUR CROSSED WANDS! + Queen! + Queen! 27th Hexagram Her crown is surged with a disque of the Sun And once again, rayed with fire. [Repeat Chorus IA] "They observe no regular rule in the ordering of their hearts." [Repeat Chorus IA] [Chorus IV:] She’s the Princess of Wands- H is in the name She’s crystallizing, yet TRANSPOSING! The earthy part of Fire- She’s absorbing Between the Silence, And the 10th of May. |
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10. | Vorago (Spell 182) | 05:45 | Show lyrics |
I am not limited to this Underworld. I am settled in this Barrenness. I am kept in this Emptiness. I am not restricted to this Underworld. (182) I travel Earth in the train of You. I offer Earth to reach the field of You. I walk Earth to see the mark of You. I proffer Earth to feel the lure of You. (182) (FOREKNOWLEDGE) Hail to you, prime mover of the Deep. Sun of the heart: possessor of Voids. The awe of whom created This. The thirst of this revered Abyss. (182) (ADAEOT) [Pre-Chorus:] BEINGS, BY-COMINGS, THOUGHTS... MONADS, ATOMS, WAVES... APERTURES, GULFS, CHASMS... RESULTS AMONGST RESULTS! [Chorus:] I have made, for myself, a space within Time. I mutely descend to the cavity of my Cell. I am the furtive seeker ensnared Underneath. Vorago! [Chorus II:] My gray wand is your Bout. Your grandeur is my Time. My sunray is your Beam. Your splendor is my Turn. My circlet is your Crown. Your allure is my Shape. My pattern is your Kind. Your extent is my Scope. My seat is your Center. Your merit is my Dint. My throne is your Rule. Your misdeed is my Sin. My void is your Stone. Your retort is my Key. My stone is Yourself. Your result is my Fate. [Post-Chorus:] VORAGO! [x4] [Repeat Chorus] [Pre-Chorus II:] SEEING THROUGH ILLUSIONS! NAUGHT = MANY = TWO! SEEING THROUGH ILLUSIONS! ONE = ALL = EIGHT! [Repeat Chorus II] "O’ you abyssic essence who is before me and who follows after my heart, usher me in at your usherings, for you are the one who guides me, who escorts my anima under the Earth, as I am a soul who is stark in Vorago." |
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11. | Bron (Of the Waves) | 01:32 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. "Son of Lir and chief of the Tuatha de Danan; this name comes from the ancient Celtic word "bronnos," which is defined as a "crow" or "raven." It was quite instinctive that the Welsh should have changed the name Bron, whom Irish legend had given them as the brother of Manannán, into Bran, that they might canonize him." (Manannán mac Lir, Études Celtiques, VI, p.253) ---Proscriptor McGovern--- |
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12. | Stone of Destiny (...for Magh Slecht and Ard Righ) | 07:46 | Show lyrics |
We are three high kings in honor. We are the midst of Dagda’s spell - We are three armored forces, and We are the gold-torqued leaders. Three wild horsemen: Three fearless in combat - Three gold-crowned conjurers of clash, yet Three clannish chiefs from the Kingdom of Midhe... The leading, foremost tyrant - The subsequent tormentor, and The past intimidator of Cythraul Are impending. "Has there ever been a better idol than Dagda? Will there ever be a better icon than myself?" "In the eyes of myself, I fervently speak." The trio goes out at dawn. Fiercely, we plan to fight our assailants: Three of us versus three thousand: complete. "In the eyes of myself, I adroitly scream!" "WE WILL ARRIVE AT THE STONE OF DESTINY." (Tara) "WE WILL REACH THE PERDITION OF IBID." (Cythraul) INVINCIBLE: we are to their spears! INTREPIDLY: we occupy our posts! A FORECAST OF DESTINY! INVISIBLE: they are to their hands! INSOLENTLY: they amuse their own pride! INTERCHANGEABILITY: INNERCHANGEABILITY! "With the sway of myself, weather means disaster. I affirm each day for the men of the brave." [Repeat Verse] As our swords of steel, their mead, and courage are fused. Is it not the throne for our Master of the Gulch? On its trim are rings of pearls, polished. One seat remains near the jaded citadel. [First Supposition - Narration:] "The plains of adoration do lie somewhere below Tara, way below Tara, as a matter of fact. Sometimes give as Moyslaught and as always, Crom Cruach is welcomed." "With the sway of myself, weather means disaster. I affirm each day for the men of the brave." [Final Supposition - Narration:] "The notorious Klan stands by the ramparts at Tara where all enemies are approaching. Being bound by a geis, the three have no choice but to stand against the feeble units. Enveloping in an opaque mist, they suddenly find themselves in a magical place where they are received by the deity Manann n and a courtly witch. Finally, they begin to walk up the steep grassland of Tara, with wand and sword, which enables them to distinguish the truth from the lies." It is the chair for our Master of the Tor. It is embellished with bullion: marked. It remains on top of the lofty mound. It streams gray and silver lining. It will be an accolade given to us. That is, by the third of the last king. |
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13. | Tara (Recapitulation) | 01:45 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. The Cythrául Klan’s Inherited Perception in Decisive Tense; We are not the ones who will sing without any hesitation. Of our crusade, altough we are almighty; We will sing of a battle from the hill, Paying homage to the first two leaders: Dagda and Manannán. We are guardians of the swiftest gales- Masters of many lands and seas are in attendance. The waters are like unexpected tears that fall from the sky- That is, to the depths of the supreme Cythrául. On the heights of Tara, in County Meath, We are now signs of intention, We are vipers in quiet lakes, We are merciful pillars, yet We are significance of a legend- We are masters of the Hall. |
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Tara
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Vocals, Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Lyrics, Arrangements |
Shaftiel | Guitars (electric, acoustic), Vocals, Bass, Songwriting (tracks 2-12) |
Equitant Ifernain | Bass, Lyrics |
Guest/Session | |
Sir Ronnie Trent | Vocals (backing) |
Sir Don Shannon | Bagpipes, Songwriting (tracks 1, 13) |
David Harbour | Keyboards, Piano |
Masthema Mazziqim | Vocals (track 12) |
Sir Vincent Rossi | Guitars (acoustic), Mandolin |
Melechesh Ashmedi | Vocals (backing) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kol Marshall | Producer, Recording |
Sir William Hell | Photography |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Dan Lowndes | Mastering |
Tracks | |||
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Disc 1 | |||
Side A | |||
1. | Tara | 01:56 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. Ioldánach’s Accepted Wisdom in Prefaced Tense; In the great strategy of bout, there will be three thousand score. They will do as they see fit. They are neither younger nor older Than them, in their klans; A triumph declared: three tyrants will conquer Surmounting for undying candor, As one and three will stand as one; Their swords blemish with crimson clots. That’s a great honor, killing one by one, and "A GREAT INCENTIVE," according to them. If they go to where the king is killed, then They will compose (he shall decompose)- They will compile a final victory for his fortitude Posed within his mind. |
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2. | Pillars of Mercy | 04:21 | Show lyrics |
Cairn Warrior’s Atrocious Assertion to War:] I (still) admire the flow of echoing horns. Mimicking blows so boldly, I hear... I stand visibly, high, on this splendid bastion, To remember a High King, a tyrant of no fear I am the first son: a commander without a father, "Fortuitous doom," the last of his predictions. I’ll take advantage by igniting the balusters... Preparing enraged flames with sweltering speed. [Chorus I - Cairn Warrior and Art Aenfer’s War Exclamation (High King of Tara):] (THESE ARE THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Today, I am callous... Tomorrow, I am king - Immortal, strong, exultant, and conquering! [Chorus II:] PILLARS OF MERCY! My song and my word are iniquitous - Gathering assemblies in days gone by! [Chorus III:] (FIRE BURNS WITH THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! My chariot races through saw-toothed hills, And hurls through every valley and mere! [Chorus IV:] PILLARS OF MERCY! Watchtowers collapse before the lift of the twilight, I am swift in battle- My voice is heard! PILLARS OF MERCY! Frost, fire, and wind are pelting all the columns... There is no dilution for them to fight again! Only three chariots are seen on the charred plains - Through all the throngs and clusters, lambs and stallions! "If you should speak to me now, Then I will chamber Tara’s pinnacle. Why my father? Another damning scuffle? I (still) admire the sound of echoing horns!" [Chorus V - Cairn Warrior and Art Aenfer’s War Exclamation (High King of Tara):] (THOSE WERE THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Frenzied vultures gnawed the necks of dead men, As the sturdy, gilded columns had seethed! [Chorus VI:] PILLARS OF MERCY! Enemies’ blood spurted like volley sprigs- The blustery fight was planned, then fought! [Chorus VII:] (FLAMES FLAYED ON THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Their vapid minds were troubled and sides were pierced- And warlike deeds had been fulfilled! [Chorus VIII:] PILLARS OF MERCY! We saluted chieftains on the regal Tara - We hailed the tyrants that governed our waters! PILLARS OF MERCY! STRIKE! [Terminus:] There shall be no lack of dignity, For those who oppose them. [Repeat Terminus] "THERE WILL BE PILLARS OF MERCY!" |
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3. | A Shield with an Iron Face | 03:22 | Show lyrics |
Mong n:] A Cairn warrior dressed in his harness feeling fury and frenzy. His silky top had blood stained gauze stretched across his pecks. His tartan had lines of symmetry running east and west. An embellished shield with an iron face was embraced in his left hand. [Bridge - Eremon (Chieftain of Cairn):] "I welcome thee, o’ victorious, I’m skirmishing...at the lift!" "I welcome thee, o’ victorious, I’m skirmishing...by the dark!" [Mong n:] He rushed to feed the fire, As honor gained him a home - He veered beyond the pyres, The Son of Cairn sat enthroned. An iron shield gaped toward the sky, With oak wood and leather backing; Reprisal lead the way to his mind, And so it did. [Cairn Warrior’s Question of Vindication:] "C bhfuilimid ag dul amarach?" ("Where are we marching tomorrow?") [Chorus - Iold nach:] A shield with an iron face gapes towards the sky, The death of a man is never going to die. A resolute falcon gawks back at the armor - On the wing, yet on the lifting hour. [Repeat Bridge - Eremon (Chieftain of Cairn)] |
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4. | Manannán | 06:39 | Show lyrics |
[Manann n’s Notions from Emain Ablhach:] I am a wave: on the rapt Cythr ul I am a flood: across the croggy plain I am a wind: of seven gales I am a tear: the Sun lets fall [Chorus I:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Noble warrior of lycanthropy I am Fachtna High King To shake thy cloak shall bring outbreak I am a tide: that drags to engulfment I am a current: a compass towards Visnech I am a tempest: the onslaught of outburst I am a zephyr: theirs is second pain [Chorus II:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Avatar from sail to sea Thy horse Aonbharr Grand Steed Chariots forever lead I am an ocean’s womb: of all abysms I am a blaze: for every burning bathym I am a lure: of the plumbless benthos I am a breaker: bottomlessness doom [Chorus III:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Shape-changer; Lar of deep Thy sword Fragarch "The Answerer..." [Bridge:] Remember me, thou art all wind And back with gusts thou shalt return I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...FLEECE THE SKY I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...FROM A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE [Repeat 4th & 5th Verse] [Chorus IV:] Hear the thunder roll I am Manann n, And fear the sky shall fall [x5] [Repeat Chorus IV] |
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Side B | |||
5. | The Cognate House of Courtly Witches Lies West of County Meath | 04:19 | Show lyrics |
[Cairn Warrior’s Appetency of Invultuation:] I am the one to seek the courtly witch - She is the one to find me. I am the one to yearn the dazzling bitch - She is the one to bind me. So I say, the spell has begun! [Tea (Courtly Witch):] "The darkness is starting and control is done..." [Cairn Warrior:] Stones of power inside this sphere are stark stones of magick - I am joining the mystic ring, with this woman, as we implore. We do implore. I am aiding the mystic writ; I am gifted knowledge from deep wells! [Chorus - Cairn Warrior’s First Myaltic Rite:] Candle of fire, candle of might, Create my desires here on this night - This candles stream is suddenly flaming higher! Bring to me my heart’s desire, My words of strength are suddenly hung, So I proudly state this spell has begun! [Cairn Warrior:] Stones of power within ire are strong stones of cabal. I am joined int he magick round, with this bitch, as we implore. We shall explore. With Paralda by my side, I am granted sylphs and zephyrs! [Cairn Warrior’s Second Myaltic Rite:] Show me the rings of your cosmic fire, Make my pathway carved and clear. Give me a code that’s no will of mine, To show me your presence is here! [Repeat Cairn Warrior’s Second Myaltic Rite] [Chorus II - Cairn Warrior’s Last Myaltic Rite:] Courtly witch of the beast - Courtly bitch of the daring arm, I am your tyro, yet never alarmed! A dash of thistle, and in my dreams - Give me the silver-gilt key, That will unlock the spell... Courtly witch, assist me! |
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6. | She Cries the Quiet Lake | 04:10 | Show lyrics |
[Cairn Warrior in Advocated Manner:] Stones of power Stillness of her spawn Gems of symbols Re-illuminating Dawn She cries the quiet lake Weeping waters Taciturnity Found She cries the quiet lake Dripping ruptures Immortality Bound Enduring: death is mine to keep Timelessness: unborn in timely shape Balancing: between stone and sky Promulgate: lamentations Continually: she wails and she whines Nonetheless: linking stone to sky Leveling: the tarns to the tides Circulate: limpid-forming tears [Tea’s Diktat:] "The darkness is starting and control is done: The cosmic light is fading, as the shadow’s won." [Chorus - Cairn Warrior in Encouraged Mode:] It’s the lake of your liquid, glass heart It’s bringing your writ; it’s bringing you tears It’s filling your thirst and never with fears It’s the tears of my liquid, glass heart [Repeat Chorus - Cairn Warrior in Encouraged Mode] |
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7. | Yrp Lluyddawc | 01:51 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. "With warriors like these, he won victories wherever he went...the heroes of a legend never really die, and a hundred years was neither here nor there for the Celts. Their champions remained unfettered by logic and could even be reborn through the transmigration of souls." ---Jean Markale--- |
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Disc 2 | |||
Side A | |||
1. | From Ancient Times (Starless Skies Burn to Ash) | 03:53 | Show lyrics |
Blazing to their pikes Turning to dust Gusting with the wind They (still) dream of an older delusion Reigning, raining Dampening the empire Their excursion burns with the ashes Calm lakes mirrored Glistening everywhere They rove through the waters and fires Silent seas paused Enlightening low light Their visions for imperishability The weakened flesh Expecting downfall Their ashes spread through lightless, starless skies The Eminence Not expecting wind They (now) think of a newer illusion [Chorus:] PRAISE - The ancient times AS EARTH - Equates their end COMMAND - The ancient times LIKE TARA - Shall never pretend DIES - Irae, dies illa QUIDQUID - Latet adparebit NIL - Inultum remanebit DEPOSE - Towards ancient times [Repeat Chorus] [Repeat All Verses In Reversed Order Excluding The First & Last] |
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2. | Four Crossed Wands (Spell 181) | 04:46 | Show lyrics |
Chorus I:] I’m the Knight of Wands- Yodh is in the name I’m swift and violent: TRANSIENT! The fiery part of Fire- I’m a lightning flash Between the symbol, And the natal force. [Chorus II:] She’s the Queen of Wands- H is in the name She’s fermenting, yet TRANSMITTING! The watery part of Fire- She’s quick to receive Between the surface, And the process of (pro) creation. Kan! King! 51st Hexagram A warrior in complete armor With wand in the left hand and torch in the right. (181) Su ! Queen! 17th Hexagram Her crown is topped with a winged sphere, And rayed with flames. (181) [Chorus III:] He’s the Prince of Wands- Vau is in the name He’s manifesting, but TRANSCENDING! The airy part of Fire- He’s the "Dying God!" Between the virtue, And the Leader of his caste. Y King! Y King! 42nd Hexagram A shrouded warrior in full-scale armour- On his chest, he bears the sigil "TO MEGA QHRION." [Chorus IA:] FOUR CROSSED WANDS! + Queen! + Queen! 27th Hexagram Her crown is surged with a disque of the Sun And once again, rayed with fire. [Repeat Chorus IA] "They observe no regular rule in the ordering of their hearts." [Repeat Chorus IA] [Chorus IV:] She’s the Princess of Wands- H is in the name She’s crystallizing, yet TRANSPOSING! The earthy part of Fire- She’s absorbing Between the Silence, And the 10th of May. |
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3. | Vorago (Spell 182) | 05:45 | Show lyrics |
I am not limited to this Underworld. I am settled in this Barrenness. I am kept in this Emptiness. I am not restricted to this Underworld. (182) I travel Earth in the train of You. I offer Earth to reach the field of You. I walk Earth to see the mark of You. I proffer Earth to feel the lure of You. (182) (FOREKNOWLEDGE) Hail to you, prime mover of the Deep. Sun of the heart: possessor of Voids. The awe of whom created This. The thirst of this revered Abyss. (182) (ADAEOT) [Pre-Chorus:] BEINGS, BY-COMINGS, THOUGHTS... MONADS, ATOMS, WAVES... APERTURES, GULFS, CHASMS... RESULTS AMONGST RESULTS! [Chorus:] I have made, for myself, a space within Time. I mutely descend to the cavity of my Cell. I am the furtive seeker ensnared Underneath. Vorago! [Chorus II:] My gray wand is your Bout. Your grandeur is my Time. My sunray is your Beam. Your splendor is my Turn. My circlet is your Crown. Your allure is my Shape. My pattern is your Kind. Your extent is my Scope. My seat is your Center. Your merit is my Dint. My throne is your Rule. Your misdeed is my Sin. My void is your Stone. Your retort is my Key. My stone is Yourself. Your result is my Fate. [Post-Chorus:] VORAGO! [x4] [Repeat Chorus] [Pre-Chorus II:] SEEING THROUGH ILLUSIONS! NAUGHT = MANY = TWO! SEEING THROUGH ILLUSIONS! ONE = ALL = EIGHT! [Repeat Chorus II] "O’ you abyssic essence who is before me and who follows after my heart, usher me in at your usherings, for you are the one who guides me, who escorts my anima under the Earth, as I am a soul who is stark in Vorago." |
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Side B | |||
4. | Bron (Of the Waves) | 01:32 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. "Son of Lir and chief of the Tuatha de Danan; this name comes from the ancient Celtic word "bronnos," which is defined as a "crow" or "raven." It was quite instinctive that the Welsh should have changed the name Bron, whom Irish legend had given them as the brother of Manannán, into Bran, that they might canonize him." (Manannán mac Lir, Études Celtiques, VI, p.253) ---Proscriptor McGovern--- |
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5. | Stone of Destiny (...for Magh Slecht and Ard Righ) | 07:46 | Show lyrics |
We are three high kings in honor. We are the midst of Dagda’s spell - We are three armored forces, and We are the gold-torqued leaders. Three wild horsemen: Three fearless in combat - Three gold-crowned conjurers of clash, yet Three clannish chiefs from the Kingdom of Midhe... The leading, foremost tyrant - The subsequent tormentor, and The past intimidator of Cythraul Are impending. "Has there ever been a better idol than Dagda? Will there ever be a better icon than myself?" "In the eyes of myself, I fervently speak." The trio goes out at dawn. Fiercely, we plan to fight our assailants: Three of us versus three thousand: complete. "In the eyes of myself, I adroitly scream!" "WE WILL ARRIVE AT THE STONE OF DESTINY." (Tara) "WE WILL REACH THE PERDITION OF IBID." (Cythraul) INVINCIBLE: we are to their spears! INTREPIDLY: we occupy our posts! A FORECAST OF DESTINY! INVISIBLE: they are to their hands! INSOLENTLY: they amuse their own pride! INTERCHANGEABILITY: INNERCHANGEABILITY! "With the sway of myself, weather means disaster. I affirm each day for the men of the brave." [Repeat Verse] As our swords of steel, their mead, and courage are fused. Is it not the throne for our Master of the Gulch? On its trim are rings of pearls, polished. One seat remains near the jaded citadel. [First Supposition - Narration:] "The plains of adoration do lie somewhere below Tara, way below Tara, as a matter of fact. Sometimes give as Moyslaught and as always, Crom Cruach is welcomed." "With the sway of myself, weather means disaster. I affirm each day for the men of the brave." [Final Supposition - Narration:] "The notorious Klan stands by the ramparts at Tara where all enemies are approaching. Being bound by a geis, the three have no choice but to stand against the feeble units. Enveloping in an opaque mist, they suddenly find themselves in a magical place where they are received by the deity Manann n and a courtly witch. Finally, they begin to walk up the steep grassland of Tara, with wand and sword, which enables them to distinguish the truth from the lies." It is the chair for our Master of the Tor. It is embellished with bullion: marked. It remains on top of the lofty mound. It streams gray and silver lining. It will be an accolade given to us. That is, by the third of the last king. |
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6. | Tara (Recapitulation) | 01:45 | Show lyrics |
(Instrumental) Though this track is never sung or spoken, in the cd booklet they have something wrote down for it, so here it is. The Cythrául Klan’s Inherited Perception in Decisive Tense; We are not the ones who will sing without any hesitation. Of our crusade, altough we are almighty; We will sing of a battle from the hill, Paying homage to the first two leaders: Dagda and Manannán. We are guardians of the swiftest gales- Masters of many lands and seas are in attendance. The waters are like unexpected tears that fall from the sky- That is, to the depths of the supreme Cythrául. On the heights of Tara, in County Meath, We are now signs of intention, We are vipers in quiet lakes, We are merciful pillars, yet We are significance of a legend- We are masters of the Hall. |
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Mythological Occult Metal: 1991-2001
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Black Massith | Composition and performance (track 11 - disc 1) |
Bard Algol Eriboas | Composition and performance (track 10 - disc 1) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Producer, Mastering, Editing |
Equitant Ifernain | Executive producer, Artwork, Logo |
Mark Riddick | Layout, Artwork |
Kris Verwimp | Artwork |
James Bland | Photography |
Sir William Hell | Photography |
Martin Wickler | Photography |
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Disc 1 | |||
1. | The Gold Torques of Uláid | 03:52 | Show lyrics |
1st Verse “I see you slippin’ away from my sight. My vision is dwindling, it can’t be the night?” The chivalrous dragoons race toward the line. They bring crocks of barley, some honey, and wine. “I am the Red Knight that charges with might! I soar like a grey hawk I’ve seen in take-flight!” The birds of prey land on the bleak river forks. In their beaks, gripping, are three bloody torques. Chorus It’s sad to remember those sickening years that shed the tears - TORQUES OF GOLD A dream of Earth, the dream of Seas, we rode with spears - TORQUES OF GOLD We brace ‘em bold - TORQUES OF GOLD We’re wise, not old - TORQUES OF GOLD 2nd Verse The grey hawks flew in the mild, Southern wind. The champions of the Red Branch Cycle defend. “I’m Ross The Red of Ulaidh; I’ve never failed! I’m the son, father’s the High King; we prevailed! He saw you slippin’ away from his eyes. His sight returned, as the night filled with lies. “I weigh anchor hoist, ocean deep, then set sail. I search for new Earth, Southern wind, and the gale. Bridge WE’VE BEEN TOLD YOUR PRIDE WAS SOLD, SO FACE THE BOLD.... STRIKE! (Lead: Shaftiel) Proclamation (x4) FAR ...FROM HOME, WE’RE ...SO FAR. Repeat 1st Verse, Chorus, 2nd Verse, & Bridge |
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2. | Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle | 05:32 | Show lyrics |
Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Musick: Shaftiel & Equitant] Never Blow Out The Eastern Candle Your five-fold kiss was rather invoking; Beside the chancel is your unphallic wand, And use it wisely in order to fly. MOONFIRE! ALLAXITOS! My jewel is the lust from your kiss; Your breasts made me the lover of the three-fold locus, So take thy hand and join me for elixir, And we shall ride the portentous serpent tonight. Your five fold tongue has defiled me, I’m stranded by the tree of Storax Thus, we banish your unphallic wand, In order to make our nexus ecstasy MOONFIRE! CUM TO ME. ALLAXITOS! CUM WITH THEE. NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! FOREVER |
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3. | Stone of Destiny | 07:58 | Show lyrics |
We are three high kings in honor.We are the midst of Dagda’s spell -We are three armored forces, andWe are the gold-torqued leaders.Three wild horsemen:Three fearless in combat -Three gold-crowned conjurers of clash, yetThree clannish chiefs from the Kingdom of Midhe...The leading, foremost tyrant -The subsequent tormentor, andThe past intimidator of Cythr¡ulAre impending."Has there ever been a better idol than Dagda?Will there ever be a better icon than myself?""In the yes of myself, I fervently speak."The trio goes out at dawn.Fiercely, we plan to fight our assailants:Three of us versus three thousand: complete."In the eyes of myself, I adroitly scream!""WE WILL ARRIVE AT THE STONE OF DESTINY." (Tara)"WE WILL REACH THE PERDITION OF IBID." (Cythr¡ul)INVINCIBLE: we are to their spears!INTREPIDLY: we occupy our posts!A FORECAST OF DESTINY!INVISIBLE: they are to their hands!INSOLENTLY: they amuse their own pride!INTERCHANGEABILITY: INNERCHANGEABILITY!"With the sway of myself, weather means disaster.I affirm each day for the men of the brave."[Repeat Verse]As our swords of steel, their mead, and courage are fused.Is it not the throne for our Master of the Gulch?On its trim are rings of pearls, polished.One seat remains near the jaded citadel.[First Supposition - Narration:]"The plains of adoration do lie somewhere below Tara, way below Tara, as a matter of fact.Sometimes give as Moyslaught and as always, Crom Cruach is welcomed.""With the sway of myself, weather means disaster.I affirm each day for the men of the brave."[Final Supposition - Narration:]"The notorious Klan stands by the ramparts at Tara where all enemies are approaching.Being bound by a geis, the three have no choice but to stand against the feeble units.Enveloping in an opaque mist, they suddenly find themselves in a magical place where they arereceived by the deity Manann¡n and a courtly witch. Finally, they begin to walk up the steepgrassland of Tara, with wand and sword, which enables them to distinguish the truth from the lies."It is the chair for our Master of the Tor.It is embellished with bullion: marked.It remains on top of the lofty mound.It streams gray and silver lining.It will be an accolade given to us.That is, by the third of the last king. | |||
4. | Immortal Sorcery | 03:11 | Show lyrics |
Summoning of morbid minds The darkness will rise with you Defying your creations A prophet of eternity Eternal fall as the angels sob In human gore imbued Feel the enchantment Over each quivering form Unveiling mortal sorcery As your soul rots Sorcery in your mind Live immortal life Incantation beyond the gate Beyond the world I once knew Dispelled from darkness, which they dwell Chants of evil in the air As I now stand before the ancient lords Sending magic upon Sorcery in your mind Live immortal fate Incantation beyond the gate Beyond the world I knew |
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5. | Sumerian Sands (The Silence) | 03:12 | Show lyrics |
Immolation of cries, anguished ones curse! I need guidence to the sunless tomb beyond Sigh of the ancient image appears In the silent place we dwell Seeking the ressurectionist to the ancients Wise of new gods honor the evil Mankind has unleashed Dark winds godly images invoke Lost in a dark void Resting in this silent place The sigh of the ancient image Emerges from the sunless tomb I lead the way through my mind To reach light beyond Remains of those hear my cry A soul destroyed for all eternity Lost in a dark void Voices are heard but not seen |
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6. | Disembodied | 03:32 | Show lyrics |
Gods of night, together with you, I destroy Suppressed with pain, vile and sick Twisted flames, horrid cries Screams of hate, condemning all my prey Ancient curse, morbid priest The alter I give praise Sadistic spell, unleash my fate Reclaim the dark world, I desecrate Descending souls, recite the spell Reclaim my throne, sacred ground Concealed by chaos, the suffering begins I pray in homage, the wrath complete The body has decayed Told him the secret name Secret shapes within the ancient horde Great gods hear me, I disembody The words of my doom which they have spoken May they melt like wax Three watchers of the night, dissolve the evil |
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7. | ...and Shineth unto the Cold Cometh... / Prelusion to Cythrául | 06:55 | Show lyrics |
Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. The last of Ka drifts across the river - Our sky outside has not been named. Two Ugalla-demons start their battle - Tempest of the creek is floored in flames. Winds of Imhullu foretold their weather - Sea-dwelling floods reply without names. Taste the salty tides of the Apzu - Alight seven tablets wearing steel of lame. Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. [Chorus] 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. Ea’s eye is the way........ [Repeat 1st Verse] [Lead: Shaftel] [Bridge] We are the ones who know the mountain passes, and we’ll search the battlefields, in order to FIND THE ESSENTIAL WEAPONS corroded within the tan dust. Marduk, Anu, Ellil, and Ea watch us all to test our bold and drastic strength, so Tiamat SNEERS WITH THE HATE AND COMMANDS the storm-chariot of the horses. Their teeth and heart carry poison to strike us down, but cannot fill our veins with venom. We warned you twice: "WE COMMAND THE MUSHUSSU!" "SHARP OF TOOTH AND STRIKE OF FANG!" "HORNED SERPENT OF THE UNCLAIMED!" "SHINE!" [2nd Verse] Make a path, fix the hour, and raise the seed The dragon’s semen is what you drink to be crowned by night "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" With the billowing fog, the abyss speaks below Your wings of force cannot warp you through the times "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" In the ninth aeon, Esharra ceases the laughter Then, Imhulla assembles the blazing cycllone "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" Now you are spiritually drunk from the dragon’s semen, So set your arrow in the bow and coat it with the poison "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" ...AND SHINETH UNTO THE COLD COMETH... |
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8. | Akhera Goiti - Akhera Beiti (One Black Opalith for Tomorrow) | 07:28 | Show lyrics |
Between the sunset’s bloodstained veil, Thy horned prospect reflects on me. The he-goat above - The she-goat below Cried through beads of mirrored tears It fills the air ! - It fills the air ! An atmosphere that hath no key. I’m disguised by the kindle of nite and I can fill your liquid, glass heart Grasp your cold-shaded breath and whisper the sign of the hidded stone I’m in the circle and I am the shell that granted you the horns of All-Begetter A fixed, startless vision and a sullen fabrication cursed the Sun of which our lustful ways are performed. Half of me is all of her Hath no shower; hath no sol Half of me is all of her Hath no shower; hath no sol Half of me is all of her Hath no shower; hath no sol Akhera-goiti Akhera-beiti Fantasies I realized Dance of thorns, I thrive For below the great abyss is a virtue contained in itself. "We shall eagerly expect one black opalith for tomorrow." |
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9. | Reliquiae Celticae | 01:51 | instrumental |
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10. | The Great Battle Moving from Ideal to Actual | 03:40 | instrumental |
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11. | Old Tombs at Hochdorf | 02:31 | instrumental |
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Disc 2 | |||
1. | Silvester Anfang / Deathcrush (Mayhem cover) | 05:09 | Show lyrics |
Demonic laughter your cremation Your lungs gasp for air but are filled with blood A sudden crack as I crushed your skull The remind of your life flashes by A life that soon won’t be Smiling with axe in my hand Evil’s rotten hand you’ll see I come forward Deathcrush I’ll send you to your maker I’ll send you to your death Death nicely crucified Death, heads on stakes The barbeque has just begun Deathcrush - Deathcrush - Deathcrush Crush - Crush Deathcrush Deathcrush Deathcrush |
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2. | Swing of the Axe (Possessed cover) | 03:14 | Show lyrics |
Ripping tearing slashing the axe The blood starts to flow the axe of pain Running for safety eyes start to bleed Red is the sight of evil pain Swing of the axe the curse is on you Returning to take you away Swing of the axe your evil deeds Friend of Satan he will succeed You had your choice You chose your ways You took the devil he’s wrong Your mind is mistaken Your soul has been taken Your brain’s been twisted and lost I can see The river of flames Where you’ll be cast and thrown Heavens of fire At Satan’s desire Hell is now your home Sin after sin Your brains are crushed in This is the way that you want Wrong from the start You weren’t so smart Making the choice that will haunt |
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3. | Transylvania (Iron Maiden cover) | 03:41 | instrumental |
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4. | Bestial Invasion (Destruction cover) | 04:17 | Show lyrics |
Bestial Invasion! Early morning, mankind sleeps There’s a roaring in the air Impenetrable fog Thunder rolls, lightning strikes Hell storms, rush over the earth But there’s no rain Hell storms, rush over the earth Bestial Invasion! Fog cleared up, people scream They won’t believe that the evil takes control Hell storms, rush over the earth Bestial Invasion! Bestial Invasion! Time is out, obsession spreads Death rules, Satan’s law is in command Hell storms, rush over the earth Bestial Invasion! Jesus Christ exists no longer You better pray to the new lord He’s almighty Obey him Obey |
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5. | The Winter Zephyr (...Within Kingdoms of Mist) (live) | 03:39 | Show lyrics |
One silver cloud collapsed below the glow of a harvest fullmoon. `Cause we’re here to make an oath and we’ll raise our realm in a sky of maroon. Our stratosphere turned dark; however, the Western winds never stopped blowing. All deceiving religions fall, we’ll gonna close our hands, and make our own way. [Chorus x 2] Ignite the wroth flames - 3 fires to the sky Before the violence, We stand before the most, wild beast. We’ll rape the peace. Once again, We summon you, To join us all! Standing upon the sand of the shores was a Queen, with a crown, of 13 stars. She worships the dragon above, which exalts impiety in that wild beast. Our father is here with us and we’ll summon you to join us. If we’re bonded by jewels and blood on our fists, then we hail you within kingdoms of mist. [Repeat Chorus x 2] Gorias! (The silver sword of the moon) Finias! (The flaming lancet of the sun) The winter zephyr warps the power of Sessair - 3 MORBID SCREAMS! |
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6. | Highland Tyrant Attack (live) | 04:39 | Show lyrics |
"You will hear my commands when cries never fade!" "I grasp my pole-ax in hand with stock, steel, and mace!" "I clutch the soulless winds that stir the Ginder trees!" "I extol beneath a wrathful, yet a constant lunar eye!" The last clash will crown one son to the Pictish throne. "My father’s the king!" cries this tyrant, aimed for bloodshed. Three flags will fly between the Esk and Dee rivers. "The triumph’s my king!" screams this baron son, devised for war. Follow the tracks of this mailed horseman (geared with pole-ax in his hand). The blades from Balkan Hills are sharpened (cut for slaying and whetted to fight). The child has proven his gallantry (he shall not abuse Teutonic codes). He’s spiked and sent forth in a frenzy (their king sits at his table). [Repeat 1st Three Verses] [Bridge] "Far free of these castle walls, I thought I heard your scream!" [Chorus] THIS IS THE HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! Garters on their left arms are fastened for chivalry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! All of the vanquished battalions are thrown into the corries. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! [Recapitulation] "Our flags have soared O’er the Esk and Dee rivers!" "We, the cnihts, are crowned for tier and not our lies!" "Horse and Hattock took us back to the realm of Balkan Hills!" "We, the cnihts, have formed the lines, before the rites!" "We’el pursue to spit on their pledge and curse them, as the light breaks!" "...But is our king still sitting at his table?" [Lead: Shaftiel] |
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7. | The Thrice Is Greatest to Ninnigal (live) | 05:17 | Show lyrics |
The detestable xul Is chained to Ninnigal Acknowledge the prayers Subsequent to earth The seventh gate of Nana- ’Outcry thy sin!’, While the sixth portal of Lord Mastema opens wide. Nana: God of the Moon: I convoke to thee. Our terra firma regrets burning the scriptures An abyss will seek menace towards the reign once again. Ostentation of your heart is A heart filled with lunar parallaxes If you look, The elders anticipate the arrival ...Of the black and amoral innocents If you look, The Celestial Pantheon will burn ...Burns the prediction of persecution |
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8. | The Coming of War (Morbid Scream cover) (live) | 04:59 | Show lyrics |
Evil Summoned to war Eternal conquest for power Gathering armies of death To fight and kill at will Sinister weapons of war Piercing metal and man Warriors Mounted on steeds Ride out into the mist Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest Endless Eternal Pain Thousands die for a king Wretched Weary souls Raging battle never ends Hatred Inflicting death Destroying the weak at heart Eternity Becomes less War has drawn to an end Overthrown The emperor falls in defeat Great halls Crack and decay with neglect Dethroned He cries out in vengeance Impaler Mark is words of death Shadows Crusades of the past Triumph through the fog Sunsets drip into dusk Flows like blood on my blade Massacre the feckless breed Dismiss all empty thrones Riding, beyond the clouds, damnation ends in despair Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest |
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9. | Book of Splendour | 08:40 | instrumental |
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10. | Tasseomancy | 05:46 | instrumental |
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Mythological Occult Metal: 1991-2001
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Guest/Session | |
Black Massith | Composition and performance (track 11 - disc 1) |
Bard Algol Eriboas | Composition and performance (track 10 - disc 1) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kris Verwimp | Artwork |
Proscriptor McGovern | Producer, Mastering, Editing |
James Bland | Photography |
Sir William Hell | Photography |
Equitant Ifernain | Executive producer, Artwork, Logo |
Martin Wickler | Photography |
Mark Riddick | Layout, Artwork |
Tracks | |||
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Disc 1 | |||
Side A | |||
1. | The Gold Torques of Uláid | 03:52 | Show lyrics |
1st Verse “I see you slippin’ away from my sight. My vision is dwindling, it can’t be the night?” The chivalrous dragoons race toward the line. They bring crocks of barley, some honey, and wine. “I am the Red Knight that charges with might! I soar like a grey hawk I’ve seen in take-flight!” The birds of prey land on the bleak river forks. In their beaks, gripping, are three bloody torques. Chorus It’s sad to remember those sickening years that shed the tears - TORQUES OF GOLD A dream of Earth, the dream of Seas, we rode with spears - TORQUES OF GOLD We brace ‘em bold - TORQUES OF GOLD We’re wise, not old - TORQUES OF GOLD 2nd Verse The grey hawks flew in the mild, Southern wind. The champions of the Red Branch Cycle defend. “I’m Ross The Red of Ulaidh; I’ve never failed! I’m the son, father’s the High King; we prevailed! He saw you slippin’ away from his eyes. His sight returned, as the night filled with lies. “I weigh anchor hoist, ocean deep, then set sail. I search for new Earth, Southern wind, and the gale. Bridge WE’VE BEEN TOLD YOUR PRIDE WAS SOLD, SO FACE THE BOLD.... STRIKE! (Lead: Shaftiel) Proclamation (x4) FAR ...FROM HOME, WE’RE ...SO FAR. Repeat 1st Verse, Chorus, 2nd Verse, & Bridge |
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2. | Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle | 05:32 | Show lyrics |
Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Musick: Shaftiel & Equitant] Never Blow Out The Eastern Candle Your five-fold kiss was rather invoking; Beside the chancel is your unphallic wand, And use it wisely in order to fly. MOONFIRE! ALLAXITOS! My jewel is the lust from your kiss; Your breasts made me the lover of the three-fold locus, So take thy hand and join me for elixir, And we shall ride the portentous serpent tonight. Your five fold tongue has defiled me, I’m stranded by the tree of Storax Thus, we banish your unphallic wand, In order to make our nexus ecstasy MOONFIRE! CUM TO ME. ALLAXITOS! CUM WITH THEE. NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! FOREVER |
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3. | Stone of Destiny | 07:58 | Show lyrics |
We are three high kings in honor.We are the midst of Dagda’s spell -We are three armored forces, andWe are the gold-torqued leaders.Three wild horsemen:Three fearless in combat -Three gold-crowned conjurers of clash, yetThree clannish chiefs from the Kingdom of Midhe...The leading, foremost tyrant -The subsequent tormentor, andThe past intimidator of Cythr¡ulAre impending."Has there ever been a better idol than Dagda?Will there ever be a better icon than myself?""In the yes of myself, I fervently speak."The trio goes out at dawn.Fiercely, we plan to fight our assailants:Three of us versus three thousand: complete."In the eyes of myself, I adroitly scream!""WE WILL ARRIVE AT THE STONE OF DESTINY." (Tara)"WE WILL REACH THE PERDITION OF IBID." (Cythr¡ul)INVINCIBLE: we are to their spears!INTREPIDLY: we occupy our posts!A FORECAST OF DESTINY!INVISIBLE: they are to their hands!INSOLENTLY: they amuse their own pride!INTERCHANGEABILITY: INNERCHANGEABILITY!"With the sway of myself, weather means disaster.I affirm each day for the men of the brave."[Repeat Verse]As our swords of steel, their mead, and courage are fused.Is it not the throne for our Master of the Gulch?On its trim are rings of pearls, polished.One seat remains near the jaded citadel.[First Supposition - Narration:]"The plains of adoration do lie somewhere below Tara, way below Tara, as a matter of fact.Sometimes give as Moyslaught and as always, Crom Cruach is welcomed.""With the sway of myself, weather means disaster.I affirm each day for the men of the brave."[Final Supposition - Narration:]"The notorious Klan stands by the ramparts at Tara where all enemies are approaching.Being bound by a geis, the three have no choice but to stand against the feeble units.Enveloping in an opaque mist, they suddenly find themselves in a magical place where they arereceived by the deity Manann¡n and a courtly witch. Finally, they begin to walk up the steepgrassland of Tara, with wand and sword, which enables them to distinguish the truth from the lies."It is the chair for our Master of the Tor.It is embellished with bullion: marked.It remains on top of the lofty mound.It streams gray and silver lining.It will be an accolade given to us.That is, by the third of the last king. | |||
4. | Immortal Sorcery | 03:11 | Show lyrics |
Summoning of morbid minds The darkness will rise with you Defying your creations A prophet of eternity Eternal fall as the angels sob In human gore imbued Feel the enchantment Over each quivering form Unveiling mortal sorcery As your soul rots Sorcery in your mind Live immortal life Incantation beyond the gate Beyond the world I once knew Dispelled from darkness, which they dwell Chants of evil in the air As I now stand before the ancient lords Sending magic upon Sorcery in your mind Live immortal fate Incantation beyond the gate Beyond the world I knew |
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5. | Sumerian Sands (The Silence) | 03:12 | Show lyrics |
Immolation of cries, anguished ones curse! I need guidence to the sunless tomb beyond Sigh of the ancient image appears In the silent place we dwell Seeking the ressurectionist to the ancients Wise of new gods honor the evil Mankind has unleashed Dark winds godly images invoke Lost in a dark void Resting in this silent place The sigh of the ancient image Emerges from the sunless tomb I lead the way through my mind To reach light beyond Remains of those hear my cry A soul destroyed for all eternity Lost in a dark void Voices are heard but not seen |
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6. | Disembodied | 03:32 | Show lyrics |
Gods of night, together with you, I destroy Suppressed with pain, vile and sick Twisted flames, horrid cries Screams of hate, condemning all my prey Ancient curse, morbid priest The alter I give praise Sadistic spell, unleash my fate Reclaim the dark world, I desecrate Descending souls, recite the spell Reclaim my throne, sacred ground Concealed by chaos, the suffering begins I pray in homage, the wrath complete The body has decayed Told him the secret name Secret shapes within the ancient horde Great gods hear me, I disembody The words of my doom which they have spoken May they melt like wax Three watchers of the night, dissolve the evil |
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Side B | |||
7. | ...and Shineth unto the Cold Cometh... / Prelusion to Cythrául | 06:55 | Show lyrics |
Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. The last of Ka drifts across the river - Our sky outside has not been named. Two Ugalla-demons start their battle - Tempest of the creek is floored in flames. Winds of Imhullu foretold their weather - Sea-dwelling floods reply without names. Taste the salty tides of the Apzu - Alight seven tablets wearing steel of lame. Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. [Chorus] 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. Ea’s eye is the way........ [Repeat 1st Verse] [Lead: Shaftel] [Bridge] We are the ones who know the mountain passes, and we’ll search the battlefields, in order to FIND THE ESSENTIAL WEAPONS corroded within the tan dust. Marduk, Anu, Ellil, and Ea watch us all to test our bold and drastic strength, so Tiamat SNEERS WITH THE HATE AND COMMANDS the storm-chariot of the horses. Their teeth and heart carry poison to strike us down, but cannot fill our veins with venom. We warned you twice: "WE COMMAND THE MUSHUSSU!" "SHARP OF TOOTH AND STRIKE OF FANG!" "HORNED SERPENT OF THE UNCLAIMED!" "SHINE!" [2nd Verse] Make a path, fix the hour, and raise the seed The dragon’s semen is what you drink to be crowned by night "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" With the billowing fog, the abyss speaks below Your wings of force cannot warp you through the times "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" In the ninth aeon, Esharra ceases the laughter Then, Imhulla assembles the blazing cycllone "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" Now you are spiritually drunk from the dragon’s semen, So set your arrow in the bow and coat it with the poison "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" ...AND SHINETH UNTO THE COLD COMETH... |
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8. | Akhera Goiti - Akhera Beiti (One Black Opalith for Tomorrow) | 07:28 | Show lyrics |
Between the sunset’s bloodstained veil, Thy horned prospect reflects on me. The he-goat above - The she-goat below Cried through beads of mirrored tears It fills the air ! - It fills the air ! An atmosphere that hath no key. I’m disguised by the kindle of nite and I can fill your liquid, glass heart Grasp your cold-shaded breath and whisper the sign of the hidded stone I’m in the circle and I am the shell that granted you the horns of All-Begetter A fixed, startless vision and a sullen fabrication cursed the Sun of which our lustful ways are performed. Half of me is all of her Hath no shower; hath no sol Half of me is all of her Hath no shower; hath no sol Half of me is all of her Hath no shower; hath no sol Akhera-goiti Akhera-beiti Fantasies I realized Dance of thorns, I thrive For below the great abyss is a virtue contained in itself. "We shall eagerly expect one black opalith for tomorrow." |
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9. | Reliquiae Celticae | 01:51 | instrumental |
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10. | The Great Battle Moving from Ideal to Actual | 03:40 | instrumental |
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11. | Old Tombs at Hochdorf | 02:31 | instrumental |
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1. | Silvester Anfang / Deathcrush (Mayhem cover) | 05:09 | Show lyrics |
Demonic laughter your cremation Your lungs gasp for air but are filled with blood A sudden crack as I crushed your skull The remind of your life flashes by A life that soon won’t be Smiling with axe in my hand Evil’s rotten hand you’ll see I come forward Deathcrush I’ll send you to your maker I’ll send you to your death Death nicely crucified Death, heads on stakes The barbeque has just begun Deathcrush - Deathcrush - Deathcrush Crush - Crush Deathcrush Deathcrush Deathcrush |
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2. | Swing of the Axe (Possessed cover) | 03:14 | Show lyrics |
Ripping tearing slashing the axe The blood starts to flow the axe of pain Running for safety eyes start to bleed Red is the sight of evil pain Swing of the axe the curse is on you Returning to take you away Swing of the axe your evil deeds Friend of Satan he will succeed You had your choice You chose your ways You took the devil he’s wrong Your mind is mistaken Your soul has been taken Your brain’s been twisted and lost I can see The river of flames Where you’ll be cast and thrown Heavens of fire At Satan’s desire Hell is now your home Sin after sin Your brains are crushed in This is the way that you want Wrong from the start You weren’t so smart Making the choice that will haunt |
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3. | Transylvania (Iron Maiden cover) | 03:41 | instrumental |
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4. | Bestial Invasion (Destruction cover) | 04:17 | Show lyrics |
Bestial Invasion! Early morning, mankind sleeps There’s a roaring in the air Impenetrable fog Thunder rolls, lightning strikes Hell storms, rush over the earth But there’s no rain Hell storms, rush over the earth Bestial Invasion! Fog cleared up, people scream They won’t believe that the evil takes control Hell storms, rush over the earth Bestial Invasion! Bestial Invasion! Time is out, obsession spreads Death rules, Satan’s law is in command Hell storms, rush over the earth Bestial Invasion! Jesus Christ exists no longer You better pray to the new lord He’s almighty Obey him Obey |
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5. | The Winter Zephyr (...Within Kingdoms of Mist) (live) | 03:39 | Show lyrics |
One silver cloud collapsed below the glow of a harvest fullmoon. `Cause we’re here to make an oath and we’ll raise our realm in a sky of maroon. Our stratosphere turned dark; however, the Western winds never stopped blowing. All deceiving religions fall, we’ll gonna close our hands, and make our own way. [Chorus x 2] Ignite the wroth flames - 3 fires to the sky Before the violence, We stand before the most, wild beast. We’ll rape the peace. Once again, We summon you, To join us all! Standing upon the sand of the shores was a Queen, with a crown, of 13 stars. She worships the dragon above, which exalts impiety in that wild beast. Our father is here with us and we’ll summon you to join us. If we’re bonded by jewels and blood on our fists, then we hail you within kingdoms of mist. [Repeat Chorus x 2] Gorias! (The silver sword of the moon) Finias! (The flaming lancet of the sun) The winter zephyr warps the power of Sessair - 3 MORBID SCREAMS! |
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6. | Highland Tyrant Attack (live) | 04:39 | Show lyrics |
"You will hear my commands when cries never fade!" "I grasp my pole-ax in hand with stock, steel, and mace!" "I clutch the soulless winds that stir the Ginder trees!" "I extol beneath a wrathful, yet a constant lunar eye!" The last clash will crown one son to the Pictish throne. "My father’s the king!" cries this tyrant, aimed for bloodshed. Three flags will fly between the Esk and Dee rivers. "The triumph’s my king!" screams this baron son, devised for war. Follow the tracks of this mailed horseman (geared with pole-ax in his hand). The blades from Balkan Hills are sharpened (cut for slaying and whetted to fight). The child has proven his gallantry (he shall not abuse Teutonic codes). He’s spiked and sent forth in a frenzy (their king sits at his table). [Repeat 1st Three Verses] [Bridge] "Far free of these castle walls, I thought I heard your scream!" [Chorus] THIS IS THE HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! Garters on their left arms are fastened for chivalry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! All of the vanquished battalions are thrown into the corries. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! [Recapitulation] "Our flags have soared O’er the Esk and Dee rivers!" "We, the cnihts, are crowned for tier and not our lies!" "Horse and Hattock took us back to the realm of Balkan Hills!" "We, the cnihts, have formed the lines, before the rites!" "We’el pursue to spit on their pledge and curse them, as the light breaks!" "...But is our king still sitting at his table?" [Lead: Shaftiel] |
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7. | The Thrice Is Greatest to Ninnigal (live) | 05:17 | Show lyrics |
The detestable xul Is chained to Ninnigal Acknowledge the prayers Subsequent to earth The seventh gate of Nana- ’Outcry thy sin!’, While the sixth portal of Lord Mastema opens wide. Nana: God of the Moon: I convoke to thee. Our terra firma regrets burning the scriptures An abyss will seek menace towards the reign once again. Ostentation of your heart is A heart filled with lunar parallaxes If you look, The elders anticipate the arrival ...Of the black and amoral innocents If you look, The Celestial Pantheon will burn ...Burns the prediction of persecution |
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8. | The Coming of War (Morbid Scream cover) (live) | 04:59 | Show lyrics |
Evil Summoned to war Eternal conquest for power Gathering armies of death To fight and kill at will Sinister weapons of war Piercing metal and man Warriors Mounted on steeds Ride out into the mist Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest Endless Eternal Pain Thousands die for a king Wretched Weary souls Raging battle never ends Hatred Inflicting death Destroying the weak at heart Eternity Becomes less War has drawn to an end Overthrown The emperor falls in defeat Great halls Crack and decay with neglect Dethroned He cries out in vengeance Impaler Mark is words of death Shadows Crusades of the past Triumph through the fog Sunsets drip into dusk Flows like blood on my blade Massacre the feckless breed Dismiss all empty thrones Riding, beyond the clouds, damnation ends in despair Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest |
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9. | Book of Splendour | 08:40 | instrumental |
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10. | Tasseomancy | 05:46 | instrumental |
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49:21 |
Mythological Occult Metal: 1991-2001
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Guest/Session | |
Black Massith | Composition and performance (track 11 - disc 1) |
Bard Algol Eriboas | Composition and performance (track 10 - disc 1) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Producer, Mastering, Editing |
Kris Verwimp | Artwork |
James Bland | Photography |
Sir William Hell | Photography |
Equitant Ifernain | Executive producer, Artwork, Logo |
Martin Wickler | Photography |
Mark Riddick | Layout, Artwork |
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Disc 1 | |||
1. | The Gold Torques of Uláid | 03:52 | Show lyrics |
1st Verse “I see you slippin’ away from my sight. My vision is dwindling, it can’t be the night?” The chivalrous dragoons race toward the line. They bring crocks of barley, some honey, and wine. “I am the Red Knight that charges with might! I soar like a grey hawk I’ve seen in take-flight!” The birds of prey land on the bleak river forks. In their beaks, gripping, are three bloody torques. Chorus It’s sad to remember those sickening years that shed the tears - TORQUES OF GOLD A dream of Earth, the dream of Seas, we rode with spears - TORQUES OF GOLD We brace ‘em bold - TORQUES OF GOLD We’re wise, not old - TORQUES OF GOLD 2nd Verse The grey hawks flew in the mild, Southern wind. The champions of the Red Branch Cycle defend. “I’m Ross The Red of Ulaidh; I’ve never failed! I’m the son, father’s the High King; we prevailed! He saw you slippin’ away from his eyes. His sight returned, as the night filled with lies. “I weigh anchor hoist, ocean deep, then set sail. I search for new Earth, Southern wind, and the gale. Bridge WE’VE BEEN TOLD YOUR PRIDE WAS SOLD, SO FACE THE BOLD.... STRIKE! (Lead: Shaftiel) Proclamation (x4) FAR ...FROM HOME, WE’RE ...SO FAR. Repeat 1st Verse, Chorus, 2nd Verse, & Bridge |
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2. | Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle | 05:32 | Show lyrics |
Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Musick: Shaftiel & Equitant] Never Blow Out The Eastern Candle Your five-fold kiss was rather invoking; Beside the chancel is your unphallic wand, And use it wisely in order to fly. MOONFIRE! ALLAXITOS! My jewel is the lust from your kiss; Your breasts made me the lover of the three-fold locus, So take thy hand and join me for elixir, And we shall ride the portentous serpent tonight. Your five fold tongue has defiled me, I’m stranded by the tree of Storax Thus, we banish your unphallic wand, In order to make our nexus ecstasy MOONFIRE! CUM TO ME. ALLAXITOS! CUM WITH THEE. NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! FOREVER |
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3. | Stone of Destiny | 07:58 | Show lyrics |
We are three high kings in honor.We are the midst of Dagda’s spell -We are three armored forces, andWe are the gold-torqued leaders.Three wild horsemen:Three fearless in combat -Three gold-crowned conjurers of clash, yetThree clannish chiefs from the Kingdom of Midhe...The leading, foremost tyrant -The subsequent tormentor, andThe past intimidator of Cythr¡ulAre impending."Has there ever been a better idol than Dagda?Will there ever be a better icon than myself?""In the yes of myself, I fervently speak."The trio goes out at dawn.Fiercely, we plan to fight our assailants:Three of us versus three thousand: complete."In the eyes of myself, I adroitly scream!""WE WILL ARRIVE AT THE STONE OF DESTINY." (Tara)"WE WILL REACH THE PERDITION OF IBID." (Cythr¡ul)INVINCIBLE: we are to their spears!INTREPIDLY: we occupy our posts!A FORECAST OF DESTINY!INVISIBLE: they are to their hands!INSOLENTLY: they amuse their own pride!INTERCHANGEABILITY: INNERCHANGEABILITY!"With the sway of myself, weather means disaster.I affirm each day for the men of the brave."[Repeat Verse]As our swords of steel, their mead, and courage are fused.Is it not the throne for our Master of the Gulch?On its trim are rings of pearls, polished.One seat remains near the jaded citadel.[First Supposition - Narration:]"The plains of adoration do lie somewhere below Tara, way below Tara, as a matter of fact.Sometimes give as Moyslaught and as always, Crom Cruach is welcomed.""With the sway of myself, weather means disaster.I affirm each day for the men of the brave."[Final Supposition - Narration:]"The notorious Klan stands by the ramparts at Tara where all enemies are approaching.Being bound by a geis, the three have no choice but to stand against the feeble units.Enveloping in an opaque mist, they suddenly find themselves in a magical place where they arereceived by the deity Manann¡n and a courtly witch. Finally, they begin to walk up the steepgrassland of Tara, with wand and sword, which enables them to distinguish the truth from the lies."It is the chair for our Master of the Tor.It is embellished with bullion: marked.It remains on top of the lofty mound.It streams gray and silver lining.It will be an accolade given to us.That is, by the third of the last king. | |||
4. | Immortal Sorcery | 03:11 | Show lyrics |
Summoning of morbid minds The darkness will rise with you Defying your creations A prophet of eternity Eternal fall as the angels sob In human gore imbued Feel the enchantment Over each quivering form Unveiling mortal sorcery As your soul rots Sorcery in your mind Live immortal life Incantation beyond the gate Beyond the world I once knew Dispelled from darkness, which they dwell Chants of evil in the air As I now stand before the ancient lords Sending magic upon Sorcery in your mind Live immortal fate Incantation beyond the gate Beyond the world I knew |
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5. | Sumerian Sands (The Silence) | 03:12 | Show lyrics |
Immolation of cries, anguished ones curse! I need guidence to the sunless tomb beyond Sigh of the ancient image appears In the silent place we dwell Seeking the ressurectionist to the ancients Wise of new gods honor the evil Mankind has unleashed Dark winds godly images invoke Lost in a dark void Resting in this silent place The sigh of the ancient image Emerges from the sunless tomb I lead the way through my mind To reach light beyond Remains of those hear my cry A soul destroyed for all eternity Lost in a dark void Voices are heard but not seen |
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6. | Disembodied | 03:32 | Show lyrics |
Gods of night, together with you, I destroy Suppressed with pain, vile and sick Twisted flames, horrid cries Screams of hate, condemning all my prey Ancient curse, morbid priest The alter I give praise Sadistic spell, unleash my fate Reclaim the dark world, I desecrate Descending souls, recite the spell Reclaim my throne, sacred ground Concealed by chaos, the suffering begins I pray in homage, the wrath complete The body has decayed Told him the secret name Secret shapes within the ancient horde Great gods hear me, I disembody The words of my doom which they have spoken May they melt like wax Three watchers of the night, dissolve the evil |
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7. | ...and Shineth unto the Cold Cometh... / Prelusion to Cythrául | 06:55 | Show lyrics |
Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. The last of Ka drifts across the river - Our sky outside has not been named. Two Ugalla-demons start their battle - Tempest of the creek is floored in flames. Winds of Imhullu foretold their weather - Sea-dwelling floods reply without names. Taste the salty tides of the Apzu - Alight seven tablets wearing steel of lame. Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. [Chorus] 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. Ea’s eye is the way........ [Repeat 1st Verse] [Lead: Shaftel] [Bridge] We are the ones who know the mountain passes, and we’ll search the battlefields, in order to FIND THE ESSENTIAL WEAPONS corroded within the tan dust. Marduk, Anu, Ellil, and Ea watch us all to test our bold and drastic strength, so Tiamat SNEERS WITH THE HATE AND COMMANDS the storm-chariot of the horses. Their teeth and heart carry poison to strike us down, but cannot fill our veins with venom. We warned you twice: "WE COMMAND THE MUSHUSSU!" "SHARP OF TOOTH AND STRIKE OF FANG!" "HORNED SERPENT OF THE UNCLAIMED!" "SHINE!" [2nd Verse] Make a path, fix the hour, and raise the seed The dragon’s semen is what you drink to be crowned by night "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" With the billowing fog, the abyss speaks below Your wings of force cannot warp you through the times "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" In the ninth aeon, Esharra ceases the laughter Then, Imhulla assembles the blazing cycllone "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" Now you are spiritually drunk from the dragon’s semen, So set your arrow in the bow and coat it with the poison "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" ...AND SHINETH UNTO THE COLD COMETH... |
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8. | Akhera Goiti - Akhera Beiti (One Black Opalith for Tomorrow) | 07:28 | Show lyrics |
Between the sunset’s bloodstained veil, Thy horned prospect reflects on me. The he-goat above - The she-goat below Cried through beads of mirrored tears It fills the air ! - It fills the air ! An atmosphere that hath no key. I’m disguised by the kindle of nite and I can fill your liquid, glass heart Grasp your cold-shaded breath and whisper the sign of the hidded stone I’m in the circle and I am the shell that granted you the horns of All-Begetter A fixed, startless vision and a sullen fabrication cursed the Sun of which our lustful ways are performed. Half of me is all of her Hath no shower; hath no sol Half of me is all of her Hath no shower; hath no sol Half of me is all of her Hath no shower; hath no sol Akhera-goiti Akhera-beiti Fantasies I realized Dance of thorns, I thrive For below the great abyss is a virtue contained in itself. "We shall eagerly expect one black opalith for tomorrow." |
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9. | Reliquiae Celticae | 01:51 | instrumental |
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10. | The Great Battle Moving from Ideal to Actual | 03:40 | instrumental |
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11. | Old Tombs at Hochdorf | 02:31 | instrumental |
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1. | Silvester Anfang / Deathcrush (Mayhem cover) | 05:09 | Show lyrics |
Demonic laughter your cremation Your lungs gasp for air but are filled with blood A sudden crack as I crushed your skull The remind of your life flashes by A life that soon won’t be Smiling with axe in my hand Evil’s rotten hand you’ll see I come forward Deathcrush I’ll send you to your maker I’ll send you to your death Death nicely crucified Death, heads on stakes The barbeque has just begun Deathcrush - Deathcrush - Deathcrush Crush - Crush Deathcrush Deathcrush Deathcrush |
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2. | Swing of the Axe (Possessed cover) | 03:14 | Show lyrics |
Ripping tearing slashing the axe The blood starts to flow the axe of pain Running for safety eyes start to bleed Red is the sight of evil pain Swing of the axe the curse is on you Returning to take you away Swing of the axe your evil deeds Friend of Satan he will succeed You had your choice You chose your ways You took the devil he’s wrong Your mind is mistaken Your soul has been taken Your brain’s been twisted and lost I can see The river of flames Where you’ll be cast and thrown Heavens of fire At Satan’s desire Hell is now your home Sin after sin Your brains are crushed in This is the way that you want Wrong from the start You weren’t so smart Making the choice that will haunt |
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3. | Transylvania (Iron Maiden cover) | 03:41 | instrumental |
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4. | Bestial Invasion (Destruction cover) | 04:17 | Show lyrics |
Bestial Invasion! Early morning, mankind sleeps There’s a roaring in the air Impenetrable fog Thunder rolls, lightning strikes Hell storms, rush over the earth But there’s no rain Hell storms, rush over the earth Bestial Invasion! Fog cleared up, people scream They won’t believe that the evil takes control Hell storms, rush over the earth Bestial Invasion! Bestial Invasion! Time is out, obsession spreads Death rules, Satan’s law is in command Hell storms, rush over the earth Bestial Invasion! Jesus Christ exists no longer You better pray to the new lord He’s almighty Obey him Obey |
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5. | The Winter Zephyr (...Within Kingdoms of Mist) (live) | 03:39 | Show lyrics |
One silver cloud collapsed below the glow of a harvest fullmoon. `Cause we’re here to make an oath and we’ll raise our realm in a sky of maroon. Our stratosphere turned dark; however, the Western winds never stopped blowing. All deceiving religions fall, we’ll gonna close our hands, and make our own way. [Chorus x 2] Ignite the wroth flames - 3 fires to the sky Before the violence, We stand before the most, wild beast. We’ll rape the peace. Once again, We summon you, To join us all! Standing upon the sand of the shores was a Queen, with a crown, of 13 stars. She worships the dragon above, which exalts impiety in that wild beast. Our father is here with us and we’ll summon you to join us. If we’re bonded by jewels and blood on our fists, then we hail you within kingdoms of mist. [Repeat Chorus x 2] Gorias! (The silver sword of the moon) Finias! (The flaming lancet of the sun) The winter zephyr warps the power of Sessair - 3 MORBID SCREAMS! |
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6. | Highland Tyrant Attack (live) | 04:39 | Show lyrics |
"You will hear my commands when cries never fade!" "I grasp my pole-ax in hand with stock, steel, and mace!" "I clutch the soulless winds that stir the Ginder trees!" "I extol beneath a wrathful, yet a constant lunar eye!" The last clash will crown one son to the Pictish throne. "My father’s the king!" cries this tyrant, aimed for bloodshed. Three flags will fly between the Esk and Dee rivers. "The triumph’s my king!" screams this baron son, devised for war. Follow the tracks of this mailed horseman (geared with pole-ax in his hand). The blades from Balkan Hills are sharpened (cut for slaying and whetted to fight). The child has proven his gallantry (he shall not abuse Teutonic codes). He’s spiked and sent forth in a frenzy (their king sits at his table). [Repeat 1st Three Verses] [Bridge] "Far free of these castle walls, I thought I heard your scream!" [Chorus] THIS IS THE HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! Garters on their left arms are fastened for chivalry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! All of the vanquished battalions are thrown into the corries. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! [Recapitulation] "Our flags have soared O’er the Esk and Dee rivers!" "We, the cnihts, are crowned for tier and not our lies!" "Horse and Hattock took us back to the realm of Balkan Hills!" "We, the cnihts, have formed the lines, before the rites!" "We’el pursue to spit on their pledge and curse them, as the light breaks!" "...But is our king still sitting at his table?" [Lead: Shaftiel] |
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7. | The Thrice Is Greatest to Ninnigal (live) | 05:17 | Show lyrics |
The detestable xul Is chained to Ninnigal Acknowledge the prayers Subsequent to earth The seventh gate of Nana- ’Outcry thy sin!’, While the sixth portal of Lord Mastema opens wide. Nana: God of the Moon: I convoke to thee. Our terra firma regrets burning the scriptures An abyss will seek menace towards the reign once again. Ostentation of your heart is A heart filled with lunar parallaxes If you look, The elders anticipate the arrival ...Of the black and amoral innocents If you look, The Celestial Pantheon will burn ...Burns the prediction of persecution |
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8. | The Coming of War (Morbid Scream cover) (live) | 04:59 | Show lyrics |
Evil Summoned to war Eternal conquest for power Gathering armies of death To fight and kill at will Sinister weapons of war Piercing metal and man Warriors Mounted on steeds Ride out into the mist Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest Endless Eternal Pain Thousands die for a king Wretched Weary souls Raging battle never ends Hatred Inflicting death Destroying the weak at heart Eternity Becomes less War has drawn to an end Overthrown The emperor falls in defeat Great halls Crack and decay with neglect Dethroned He cries out in vengeance Impaler Mark is words of death Shadows Crusades of the past Triumph through the fog Sunsets drip into dusk Flows like blood on my blade Massacre the feckless breed Dismiss all empty thrones Riding, beyond the clouds, damnation ends in despair Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest |
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9. | Book of Splendour | 08:40 | instrumental |
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10. | Tasseomancy | 05:46 | instrumental |
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49:21 |
Mythological Occult Metal: 1991-2001
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Guest/Session | |
Black Massith | Composition and performance (track 11 - disc 1) |
Bard Algol Eriboas | Composition and performance (track 10 - disc 1) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kris Verwimp | Artwork |
Proscriptor McGovern | Producer, Mastering, Editing |
James Bland | Photography |
Sir William Hell | Photography |
Equitant Ifernain | Executive producer, Artwork, Logo |
Martin Wickler | Photography |
Mark Riddick | Layout, Artwork |
Tracks | |||
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Disc 1 | |||
1. | The Gold Torques of Uláid | 03:52 | Show lyrics |
1st Verse “I see you slippin’ away from my sight. My vision is dwindling, it can’t be the night?” The chivalrous dragoons race toward the line. They bring crocks of barley, some honey, and wine. “I am the Red Knight that charges with might! I soar like a grey hawk I’ve seen in take-flight!” The birds of prey land on the bleak river forks. In their beaks, gripping, are three bloody torques. Chorus It’s sad to remember those sickening years that shed the tears - TORQUES OF GOLD A dream of Earth, the dream of Seas, we rode with spears - TORQUES OF GOLD We brace ‘em bold - TORQUES OF GOLD We’re wise, not old - TORQUES OF GOLD 2nd Verse The grey hawks flew in the mild, Southern wind. The champions of the Red Branch Cycle defend. “I’m Ross The Red of Ulaidh; I’ve never failed! I’m the son, father’s the High King; we prevailed! He saw you slippin’ away from his eyes. His sight returned, as the night filled with lies. “I weigh anchor hoist, ocean deep, then set sail. I search for new Earth, Southern wind, and the gale. Bridge WE’VE BEEN TOLD YOUR PRIDE WAS SOLD, SO FACE THE BOLD.... STRIKE! (Lead: Shaftiel) Proclamation (x4) FAR ...FROM HOME, WE’RE ...SO FAR. Repeat 1st Verse, Chorus, 2nd Verse, & Bridge |
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2. | Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle | 05:32 | Show lyrics |
Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Musick: Shaftiel & Equitant] Never Blow Out The Eastern Candle Your five-fold kiss was rather invoking; Beside the chancel is your unphallic wand, And use it wisely in order to fly. MOONFIRE! ALLAXITOS! My jewel is the lust from your kiss; Your breasts made me the lover of the three-fold locus, So take thy hand and join me for elixir, And we shall ride the portentous serpent tonight. Your five fold tongue has defiled me, I’m stranded by the tree of Storax Thus, we banish your unphallic wand, In order to make our nexus ecstasy MOONFIRE! CUM TO ME. ALLAXITOS! CUM WITH THEE. NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! FOREVER |
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3. | Stone of Destiny | 07:58 | Show lyrics |
We are three high kings in honor.We are the midst of Dagda’s spell -We are three armored forces, andWe are the gold-torqued leaders.Three wild horsemen:Three fearless in combat -Three gold-crowned conjurers of clash, yetThree clannish chiefs from the Kingdom of Midhe...The leading, foremost tyrant -The subsequent tormentor, andThe past intimidator of Cythr¡ulAre impending."Has there ever been a better idol than Dagda?Will there ever be a better icon than myself?""In the yes of myself, I fervently speak."The trio goes out at dawn.Fiercely, we plan to fight our assailants:Three of us versus three thousand: complete."In the eyes of myself, I adroitly scream!""WE WILL ARRIVE AT THE STONE OF DESTINY." (Tara)"WE WILL REACH THE PERDITION OF IBID." (Cythr¡ul)INVINCIBLE: we are to their spears!INTREPIDLY: we occupy our posts!A FORECAST OF DESTINY!INVISIBLE: they are to their hands!INSOLENTLY: they amuse their own pride!INTERCHANGEABILITY: INNERCHANGEABILITY!"With the sway of myself, weather means disaster.I affirm each day for the men of the brave."[Repeat Verse]As our swords of steel, their mead, and courage are fused.Is it not the throne for our Master of the Gulch?On its trim are rings of pearls, polished.One seat remains near the jaded citadel.[First Supposition - Narration:]"The plains of adoration do lie somewhere below Tara, way below Tara, as a matter of fact.Sometimes give as Moyslaught and as always, Crom Cruach is welcomed.""With the sway of myself, weather means disaster.I affirm each day for the men of the brave."[Final Supposition - Narration:]"The notorious Klan stands by the ramparts at Tara where all enemies are approaching.Being bound by a geis, the three have no choice but to stand against the feeble units.Enveloping in an opaque mist, they suddenly find themselves in a magical place where they arereceived by the deity Manann¡n and a courtly witch. Finally, they begin to walk up the steepgrassland of Tara, with wand and sword, which enables them to distinguish the truth from the lies."It is the chair for our Master of the Tor.It is embellished with bullion: marked.It remains on top of the lofty mound.It streams gray and silver lining.It will be an accolade given to us.That is, by the third of the last king. | |||
4. | Immortal Sorcery | 03:11 | Show lyrics |
Summoning of morbid minds The darkness will rise with you Defying your creations A prophet of eternity Eternal fall as the angels sob In human gore imbued Feel the enchantment Over each quivering form Unveiling mortal sorcery As your soul rots Sorcery in your mind Live immortal life Incantation beyond the gate Beyond the world I once knew Dispelled from darkness, which they dwell Chants of evil in the air As I now stand before the ancient lords Sending magic upon Sorcery in your mind Live immortal fate Incantation beyond the gate Beyond the world I knew |
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5. | Sumerian Sands (The Silence) | 03:12 | Show lyrics |
Immolation of cries, anguished ones curse! I need guidence to the sunless tomb beyond Sigh of the ancient image appears In the silent place we dwell Seeking the ressurectionist to the ancients Wise of new gods honor the evil Mankind has unleashed Dark winds godly images invoke Lost in a dark void Resting in this silent place The sigh of the ancient image Emerges from the sunless tomb I lead the way through my mind To reach light beyond Remains of those hear my cry A soul destroyed for all eternity Lost in a dark void Voices are heard but not seen |
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6. | Disembodied | 03:32 | Show lyrics |
Gods of night, together with you, I destroy Suppressed with pain, vile and sick Twisted flames, horrid cries Screams of hate, condemning all my prey Ancient curse, morbid priest The alter I give praise Sadistic spell, unleash my fate Reclaim the dark world, I desecrate Descending souls, recite the spell Reclaim my throne, sacred ground Concealed by chaos, the suffering begins I pray in homage, the wrath complete The body has decayed Told him the secret name Secret shapes within the ancient horde Great gods hear me, I disembody The words of my doom which they have spoken May they melt like wax Three watchers of the night, dissolve the evil |
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7. | ...and Shineth unto the Cold Cometh... / Prelusion to Cythrául | 06:55 | Show lyrics |
Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. The last of Ka drifts across the river - Our sky outside has not been named. Two Ugalla-demons start their battle - Tempest of the creek is floored in flames. Winds of Imhullu foretold their weather - Sea-dwelling floods reply without names. Taste the salty tides of the Apzu - Alight seven tablets wearing steel of lame. Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. [Chorus] 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. Ea’s eye is the way........ [Repeat 1st Verse] [Lead: Shaftel] [Bridge] We are the ones who know the mountain passes, and we’ll search the battlefields, in order to FIND THE ESSENTIAL WEAPONS corroded within the tan dust. Marduk, Anu, Ellil, and Ea watch us all to test our bold and drastic strength, so Tiamat SNEERS WITH THE HATE AND COMMANDS the storm-chariot of the horses. Their teeth and heart carry poison to strike us down, but cannot fill our veins with venom. We warned you twice: "WE COMMAND THE MUSHUSSU!" "SHARP OF TOOTH AND STRIKE OF FANG!" "HORNED SERPENT OF THE UNCLAIMED!" "SHINE!" [2nd Verse] Make a path, fix the hour, and raise the seed The dragon’s semen is what you drink to be crowned by night "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" With the billowing fog, the abyss speaks below Your wings of force cannot warp you through the times "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" In the ninth aeon, Esharra ceases the laughter Then, Imhulla assembles the blazing cycllone "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" Now you are spiritually drunk from the dragon’s semen, So set your arrow in the bow and coat it with the poison "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" ...AND SHINETH UNTO THE COLD COMETH... |
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8. | Akhera Goiti - Akhera Beiti (One Black Opalith for Tomorrow) | 07:28 | Show lyrics |
Between the sunset’s bloodstained veil, Thy horned prospect reflects on me. The he-goat above - The she-goat below Cried through beads of mirrored tears It fills the air ! - It fills the air ! An atmosphere that hath no key. I’m disguised by the kindle of nite and I can fill your liquid, glass heart Grasp your cold-shaded breath and whisper the sign of the hidded stone I’m in the circle and I am the shell that granted you the horns of All-Begetter A fixed, startless vision and a sullen fabrication cursed the Sun of which our lustful ways are performed. Half of me is all of her Hath no shower; hath no sol Half of me is all of her Hath no shower; hath no sol Half of me is all of her Hath no shower; hath no sol Akhera-goiti Akhera-beiti Fantasies I realized Dance of thorns, I thrive For below the great abyss is a virtue contained in itself. "We shall eagerly expect one black opalith for tomorrow." |
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9. | Reliquiae Celticae | 01:51 | instrumental |
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10. | The Great Battle Moving from Ideal to Actual | 03:40 | instrumental |
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11. | Old Tombs at Hochdorf | 02:31 | instrumental |
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49:42 | |||
Disc 2 | |||
1. | Silvester Anfang / Deathcrush (Mayhem cover) | 05:09 | Show lyrics |
Demonic laughter your cremation Your lungs gasp for air but are filled with blood A sudden crack as I crushed your skull The remind of your life flashes by A life that soon won’t be Smiling with axe in my hand Evil’s rotten hand you’ll see I come forward Deathcrush I’ll send you to your maker I’ll send you to your death Death nicely crucified Death, heads on stakes The barbeque has just begun Deathcrush - Deathcrush - Deathcrush Crush - Crush Deathcrush Deathcrush Deathcrush |
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2. | Swing of the Axe (Possessed cover) | 03:14 | Show lyrics |
Ripping tearing slashing the axe The blood starts to flow the axe of pain Running for safety eyes start to bleed Red is the sight of evil pain Swing of the axe the curse is on you Returning to take you away Swing of the axe your evil deeds Friend of Satan he will succeed You had your choice You chose your ways You took the devil he’s wrong Your mind is mistaken Your soul has been taken Your brain’s been twisted and lost I can see The river of flames Where you’ll be cast and thrown Heavens of fire At Satan’s desire Hell is now your home Sin after sin Your brains are crushed in This is the way that you want Wrong from the start You weren’t so smart Making the choice that will haunt |
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3. | Transylvania (Iron Maiden cover) | 03:41 | instrumental |
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4. | Bestial Invasion (Destruction cover) | 04:17 | Show lyrics |
Bestial Invasion! Early morning, mankind sleeps There’s a roaring in the air Impenetrable fog Thunder rolls, lightning strikes Hell storms, rush over the earth But there’s no rain Hell storms, rush over the earth Bestial Invasion! Fog cleared up, people scream They won’t believe that the evil takes control Hell storms, rush over the earth Bestial Invasion! Bestial Invasion! Time is out, obsession spreads Death rules, Satan’s law is in command Hell storms, rush over the earth Bestial Invasion! Jesus Christ exists no longer You better pray to the new lord He’s almighty Obey him Obey |
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5. | The Winter Zephyr (...Within Kingdoms of Mist) (live) | 03:39 | Show lyrics |
One silver cloud collapsed below the glow of a harvest fullmoon. `Cause we’re here to make an oath and we’ll raise our realm in a sky of maroon. Our stratosphere turned dark; however, the Western winds never stopped blowing. All deceiving religions fall, we’ll gonna close our hands, and make our own way. [Chorus x 2] Ignite the wroth flames - 3 fires to the sky Before the violence, We stand before the most, wild beast. We’ll rape the peace. Once again, We summon you, To join us all! Standing upon the sand of the shores was a Queen, with a crown, of 13 stars. She worships the dragon above, which exalts impiety in that wild beast. Our father is here with us and we’ll summon you to join us. If we’re bonded by jewels and blood on our fists, then we hail you within kingdoms of mist. [Repeat Chorus x 2] Gorias! (The silver sword of the moon) Finias! (The flaming lancet of the sun) The winter zephyr warps the power of Sessair - 3 MORBID SCREAMS! |
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6. | Highland Tyrant Attack (live) | 04:39 | Show lyrics |
"You will hear my commands when cries never fade!" "I grasp my pole-ax in hand with stock, steel, and mace!" "I clutch the soulless winds that stir the Ginder trees!" "I extol beneath a wrathful, yet a constant lunar eye!" The last clash will crown one son to the Pictish throne. "My father’s the king!" cries this tyrant, aimed for bloodshed. Three flags will fly between the Esk and Dee rivers. "The triumph’s my king!" screams this baron son, devised for war. Follow the tracks of this mailed horseman (geared with pole-ax in his hand). The blades from Balkan Hills are sharpened (cut for slaying and whetted to fight). The child has proven his gallantry (he shall not abuse Teutonic codes). He’s spiked and sent forth in a frenzy (their king sits at his table). [Repeat 1st Three Verses] [Bridge] "Far free of these castle walls, I thought I heard your scream!" [Chorus] THIS IS THE HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! Garters on their left arms are fastened for chivalry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! All of the vanquished battalions are thrown into the corries. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! [Recapitulation] "Our flags have soared O’er the Esk and Dee rivers!" "We, the cnihts, are crowned for tier and not our lies!" "Horse and Hattock took us back to the realm of Balkan Hills!" "We, the cnihts, have formed the lines, before the rites!" "We’el pursue to spit on their pledge and curse them, as the light breaks!" "...But is our king still sitting at his table?" [Lead: Shaftiel] |
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7. | The Thrice Is Greatest to Ninnigal (live) | 05:17 | Show lyrics |
The detestable xul Is chained to Ninnigal Acknowledge the prayers Subsequent to earth The seventh gate of Nana- ’Outcry thy sin!’, While the sixth portal of Lord Mastema opens wide. Nana: God of the Moon: I convoke to thee. Our terra firma regrets burning the scriptures An abyss will seek menace towards the reign once again. Ostentation of your heart is A heart filled with lunar parallaxes If you look, The elders anticipate the arrival ...Of the black and amoral innocents If you look, The Celestial Pantheon will burn ...Burns the prediction of persecution |
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8. | The Coming of War (Morbid Scream cover) (live) | 04:59 | Show lyrics |
Evil Summoned to war Eternal conquest for power Gathering armies of death To fight and kill at will Sinister weapons of war Piercing metal and man Warriors Mounted on steeds Ride out into the mist Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest Endless Eternal Pain Thousands die for a king Wretched Weary souls Raging battle never ends Hatred Inflicting death Destroying the weak at heart Eternity Becomes less War has drawn to an end Overthrown The emperor falls in defeat Great halls Crack and decay with neglect Dethroned He cries out in vengeance Impaler Mark is words of death Shadows Crusades of the past Triumph through the fog Sunsets drip into dusk Flows like blood on my blade Massacre the feckless breed Dismiss all empty thrones Riding, beyond the clouds, damnation ends in despair Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest |
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9. | Book of Splendour | 08:40 | instrumental |
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10. | Tasseomancy | 05:46 | instrumental |
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49:21 |
Mythological Occult Metal: 1991-2001
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Guest/Session | |
Black Massith | Composition and performance (track 11 - disc 1) |
Bard Algol Eriboas | Composition and performance (track 10 - disc 1) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Kris Verwimp | Artwork |
Proscriptor McGovern | Producer, Mastering, Editing |
James Bland | Photography |
Sir William Hell | Photography |
Equitant Ifernain | Executive producer, Artwork, Logo |
Martin Wickler | Photography |
Mark Riddick | Layout, Artwork |
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Disc 1 | |||
Side A | |||
1. | The Gold Torques of Uláid | 03:52 | Show lyrics |
1st Verse “I see you slippin’ away from my sight. My vision is dwindling, it can’t be the night?” The chivalrous dragoons race toward the line. They bring crocks of barley, some honey, and wine. “I am the Red Knight that charges with might! I soar like a grey hawk I’ve seen in take-flight!” The birds of prey land on the bleak river forks. In their beaks, gripping, are three bloody torques. Chorus It’s sad to remember those sickening years that shed the tears - TORQUES OF GOLD A dream of Earth, the dream of Seas, we rode with spears - TORQUES OF GOLD We brace ‘em bold - TORQUES OF GOLD We’re wise, not old - TORQUES OF GOLD 2nd Verse The grey hawks flew in the mild, Southern wind. The champions of the Red Branch Cycle defend. “I’m Ross The Red of Ulaidh; I’ve never failed! I’m the son, father’s the High King; we prevailed! He saw you slippin’ away from his eyes. His sight returned, as the night filled with lies. “I weigh anchor hoist, ocean deep, then set sail. I search for new Earth, Southern wind, and the gale. Bridge WE’VE BEEN TOLD YOUR PRIDE WAS SOLD, SO FACE THE BOLD.... STRIKE! (Lead: Shaftiel) Proclamation (x4) FAR ...FROM HOME, WE’RE ...SO FAR. Repeat 1st Verse, Chorus, 2nd Verse, & Bridge |
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2. | Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle | 05:32 | Show lyrics |
Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Musick: Shaftiel & Equitant] Never Blow Out The Eastern Candle Your five-fold kiss was rather invoking; Beside the chancel is your unphallic wand, And use it wisely in order to fly. MOONFIRE! ALLAXITOS! My jewel is the lust from your kiss; Your breasts made me the lover of the three-fold locus, So take thy hand and join me for elixir, And we shall ride the portentous serpent tonight. Your five fold tongue has defiled me, I’m stranded by the tree of Storax Thus, we banish your unphallic wand, In order to make our nexus ecstasy MOONFIRE! CUM TO ME. ALLAXITOS! CUM WITH THEE. NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! FOREVER |
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3. | Stone of Destiny | 07:58 | Show lyrics |
We are three high kings in honor.We are the midst of Dagda’s spell -We are three armored forces, andWe are the gold-torqued leaders.Three wild horsemen:Three fearless in combat -Three gold-crowned conjurers of clash, yetThree clannish chiefs from the Kingdom of Midhe...The leading, foremost tyrant -The subsequent tormentor, andThe past intimidator of Cythr¡ulAre impending."Has there ever been a better idol than Dagda?Will there ever be a better icon than myself?""In the yes of myself, I fervently speak."The trio goes out at dawn.Fiercely, we plan to fight our assailants:Three of us versus three thousand: complete."In the eyes of myself, I adroitly scream!""WE WILL ARRIVE AT THE STONE OF DESTINY." (Tara)"WE WILL REACH THE PERDITION OF IBID." (Cythr¡ul)INVINCIBLE: we are to their spears!INTREPIDLY: we occupy our posts!A FORECAST OF DESTINY!INVISIBLE: they are to their hands!INSOLENTLY: they amuse their own pride!INTERCHANGEABILITY: INNERCHANGEABILITY!"With the sway of myself, weather means disaster.I affirm each day for the men of the brave."[Repeat Verse]As our swords of steel, their mead, and courage are fused.Is it not the throne for our Master of the Gulch?On its trim are rings of pearls, polished.One seat remains near the jaded citadel.[First Supposition - Narration:]"The plains of adoration do lie somewhere below Tara, way below Tara, as a matter of fact.Sometimes give as Moyslaught and as always, Crom Cruach is welcomed.""With the sway of myself, weather means disaster.I affirm each day for the men of the brave."[Final Supposition - Narration:]"The notorious Klan stands by the ramparts at Tara where all enemies are approaching.Being bound by a geis, the three have no choice but to stand against the feeble units.Enveloping in an opaque mist, they suddenly find themselves in a magical place where they arereceived by the deity Manann¡n and a courtly witch. Finally, they begin to walk up the steepgrassland of Tara, with wand and sword, which enables them to distinguish the truth from the lies."It is the chair for our Master of the Tor.It is embellished with bullion: marked.It remains on top of the lofty mound.It streams gray and silver lining.It will be an accolade given to us.That is, by the third of the last king. | |||
4. | Immortal Sorcery | 03:11 | Show lyrics |
Summoning of morbid minds The darkness will rise with you Defying your creations A prophet of eternity Eternal fall as the angels sob In human gore imbued Feel the enchantment Over each quivering form Unveiling mortal sorcery As your soul rots Sorcery in your mind Live immortal life Incantation beyond the gate Beyond the world I once knew Dispelled from darkness, which they dwell Chants of evil in the air As I now stand before the ancient lords Sending magic upon Sorcery in your mind Live immortal fate Incantation beyond the gate Beyond the world I knew |
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5. | Sumerian Sands (The Silence) | 03:12 | Show lyrics |
Immolation of cries, anguished ones curse! I need guidence to the sunless tomb beyond Sigh of the ancient image appears In the silent place we dwell Seeking the ressurectionist to the ancients Wise of new gods honor the evil Mankind has unleashed Dark winds godly images invoke Lost in a dark void Resting in this silent place The sigh of the ancient image Emerges from the sunless tomb I lead the way through my mind To reach light beyond Remains of those hear my cry A soul destroyed for all eternity Lost in a dark void Voices are heard but not seen |
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6. | Disembodied | 03:32 | Show lyrics |
Gods of night, together with you, I destroy Suppressed with pain, vile and sick Twisted flames, horrid cries Screams of hate, condemning all my prey Ancient curse, morbid priest The alter I give praise Sadistic spell, unleash my fate Reclaim the dark world, I desecrate Descending souls, recite the spell Reclaim my throne, sacred ground Concealed by chaos, the suffering begins I pray in homage, the wrath complete The body has decayed Told him the secret name Secret shapes within the ancient horde Great gods hear me, I disembody The words of my doom which they have spoken May they melt like wax Three watchers of the night, dissolve the evil |
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Side B | |||
7. | ...and Shineth unto the Cold Cometh... / Prelusion to Cythrául | 06:55 | Show lyrics |
Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. The last of Ka drifts across the river - Our sky outside has not been named. Two Ugalla-demons start their battle - Tempest of the creek is floored in flames. Winds of Imhullu foretold their weather - Sea-dwelling floods reply without names. Taste the salty tides of the Apzu - Alight seven tablets wearing steel of lame. Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. [Chorus] 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. Ea’s eye is the way........ [Repeat 1st Verse] [Lead: Shaftel] [Bridge] We are the ones who know the mountain passes, and we’ll search the battlefields, in order to FIND THE ESSENTIAL WEAPONS corroded within the tan dust. Marduk, Anu, Ellil, and Ea watch us all to test our bold and drastic strength, so Tiamat SNEERS WITH THE HATE AND COMMANDS the storm-chariot of the horses. Their teeth and heart carry poison to strike us down, but cannot fill our veins with venom. We warned you twice: "WE COMMAND THE MUSHUSSU!" "SHARP OF TOOTH AND STRIKE OF FANG!" "HORNED SERPENT OF THE UNCLAIMED!" "SHINE!" [2nd Verse] Make a path, fix the hour, and raise the seed The dragon’s semen is what you drink to be crowned by night "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" With the billowing fog, the abyss speaks below Your wings of force cannot warp you through the times "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" In the ninth aeon, Esharra ceases the laughter Then, Imhulla assembles the blazing cycllone "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" Now you are spiritually drunk from the dragon’s semen, So set your arrow in the bow and coat it with the poison "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" ...AND SHINETH UNTO THE COLD COMETH... |
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8. | Akhera Goiti - Akhera Beiti (One Black Opalith for Tomorrow) | 07:28 | Show lyrics |
Between the sunset’s bloodstained veil, Thy horned prospect reflects on me. The he-goat above - The she-goat below Cried through beads of mirrored tears It fills the air ! - It fills the air ! An atmosphere that hath no key. I’m disguised by the kindle of nite and I can fill your liquid, glass heart Grasp your cold-shaded breath and whisper the sign of the hidded stone I’m in the circle and I am the shell that granted you the horns of All-Begetter A fixed, startless vision and a sullen fabrication cursed the Sun of which our lustful ways are performed. Half of me is all of her Hath no shower; hath no sol Half of me is all of her Hath no shower; hath no sol Half of me is all of her Hath no shower; hath no sol Akhera-goiti Akhera-beiti Fantasies I realized Dance of thorns, I thrive For below the great abyss is a virtue contained in itself. "We shall eagerly expect one black opalith for tomorrow." |
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9. | Reliquiae Celticae | 01:51 | instrumental |
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10. | The Great Battle Moving from Ideal to Actual | 03:40 | instrumental |
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11. | Old Tombs at Hochdorf | 02:31 | instrumental |
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49:42 | |||
Disc 2 | |||
Side A | |||
1. | Silvester Anfang / Deathcrush (Mayhem cover) | 05:09 | Show lyrics |
Demonic laughter your cremation Your lungs gasp for air but are filled with blood A sudden crack as I crushed your skull The remind of your life flashes by A life that soon won’t be Smiling with axe in my hand Evil’s rotten hand you’ll see I come forward Deathcrush I’ll send you to your maker I’ll send you to your death Death nicely crucified Death, heads on stakes The barbeque has just begun Deathcrush - Deathcrush - Deathcrush Crush - Crush Deathcrush Deathcrush Deathcrush |
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2. | Swing of the Axe (Possessed cover) | 03:14 | Show lyrics |
Ripping tearing slashing the axe The blood starts to flow the axe of pain Running for safety eyes start to bleed Red is the sight of evil pain Swing of the axe the curse is on you Returning to take you away Swing of the axe your evil deeds Friend of Satan he will succeed You had your choice You chose your ways You took the devil he’s wrong Your mind is mistaken Your soul has been taken Your brain’s been twisted and lost I can see The river of flames Where you’ll be cast and thrown Heavens of fire At Satan’s desire Hell is now your home Sin after sin Your brains are crushed in This is the way that you want Wrong from the start You weren’t so smart Making the choice that will haunt |
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3. | Transylvania (Iron Maiden cover) | 03:41 | instrumental |
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4. | Bestial Invasion (Destruction cover) | 04:17 | Show lyrics |
Bestial Invasion! Early morning, mankind sleeps There’s a roaring in the air Impenetrable fog Thunder rolls, lightning strikes Hell storms, rush over the earth But there’s no rain Hell storms, rush over the earth Bestial Invasion! Fog cleared up, people scream They won’t believe that the evil takes control Hell storms, rush over the earth Bestial Invasion! Bestial Invasion! Time is out, obsession spreads Death rules, Satan’s law is in command Hell storms, rush over the earth Bestial Invasion! Jesus Christ exists no longer You better pray to the new lord He’s almighty Obey him Obey |
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5. | The Winter Zephyr (...Within Kingdoms of Mist) (live) | 03:39 | Show lyrics |
One silver cloud collapsed below the glow of a harvest fullmoon. `Cause we’re here to make an oath and we’ll raise our realm in a sky of maroon. Our stratosphere turned dark; however, the Western winds never stopped blowing. All deceiving religions fall, we’ll gonna close our hands, and make our own way. [Chorus x 2] Ignite the wroth flames - 3 fires to the sky Before the violence, We stand before the most, wild beast. We’ll rape the peace. Once again, We summon you, To join us all! Standing upon the sand of the shores was a Queen, with a crown, of 13 stars. She worships the dragon above, which exalts impiety in that wild beast. Our father is here with us and we’ll summon you to join us. If we’re bonded by jewels and blood on our fists, then we hail you within kingdoms of mist. [Repeat Chorus x 2] Gorias! (The silver sword of the moon) Finias! (The flaming lancet of the sun) The winter zephyr warps the power of Sessair - 3 MORBID SCREAMS! |
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6. | Highland Tyrant Attack (live) | 04:39 | Show lyrics |
"You will hear my commands when cries never fade!" "I grasp my pole-ax in hand with stock, steel, and mace!" "I clutch the soulless winds that stir the Ginder trees!" "I extol beneath a wrathful, yet a constant lunar eye!" The last clash will crown one son to the Pictish throne. "My father’s the king!" cries this tyrant, aimed for bloodshed. Three flags will fly between the Esk and Dee rivers. "The triumph’s my king!" screams this baron son, devised for war. Follow the tracks of this mailed horseman (geared with pole-ax in his hand). The blades from Balkan Hills are sharpened (cut for slaying and whetted to fight). The child has proven his gallantry (he shall not abuse Teutonic codes). He’s spiked and sent forth in a frenzy (their king sits at his table). [Repeat 1st Three Verses] [Bridge] "Far free of these castle walls, I thought I heard your scream!" [Chorus] THIS IS THE HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! Garters on their left arms are fastened for chivalry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! All of the vanquished battalions are thrown into the corries. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! [Recapitulation] "Our flags have soared O’er the Esk and Dee rivers!" "We, the cnihts, are crowned for tier and not our lies!" "Horse and Hattock took us back to the realm of Balkan Hills!" "We, the cnihts, have formed the lines, before the rites!" "We’el pursue to spit on their pledge and curse them, as the light breaks!" "...But is our king still sitting at his table?" [Lead: Shaftiel] |
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Side B | |||
7. | The Thrice Is Greatest to Ninnigal (live) | 05:17 | Show lyrics |
The detestable xul Is chained to Ninnigal Acknowledge the prayers Subsequent to earth The seventh gate of Nana- ’Outcry thy sin!’, While the sixth portal of Lord Mastema opens wide. Nana: God of the Moon: I convoke to thee. Our terra firma regrets burning the scriptures An abyss will seek menace towards the reign once again. Ostentation of your heart is A heart filled with lunar parallaxes If you look, The elders anticipate the arrival ...Of the black and amoral innocents If you look, The Celestial Pantheon will burn ...Burns the prediction of persecution |
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8. | The Coming of War (Morbid Scream cover) (live) | 04:59 | Show lyrics |
Evil Summoned to war Eternal conquest for power Gathering armies of death To fight and kill at will Sinister weapons of war Piercing metal and man Warriors Mounted on steeds Ride out into the mist Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest Endless Eternal Pain Thousands die for a king Wretched Weary souls Raging battle never ends Hatred Inflicting death Destroying the weak at heart Eternity Becomes less War has drawn to an end Overthrown The emperor falls in defeat Great halls Crack and decay with neglect Dethroned He cries out in vengeance Impaler Mark is words of death Shadows Crusades of the past Triumph through the fog Sunsets drip into dusk Flows like blood on my blade Massacre the feckless breed Dismiss all empty thrones Riding, beyond the clouds, damnation ends in despair Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest |
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9. | Book of Splendour | 08:40 | instrumental |
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10. | Tasseomancy | 05:46 | instrumental |
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49:21 |
Mythological Occult Metal: 1991-2001
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Guest/Session | |
Black Massith | Composition and performance (track 11 - disc 1) |
Bard Algol Eriboas | Composition and performance (track 10 - disc 1) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Producer, Mastering, Editing |
Kris Verwimp | Artwork |
James Bland | Photography |
Sir William Hell | Photography |
Equitant Ifernain | Executive producer, Artwork, Logo |
Martin Wickler | Photography |
Mark Riddick | Layout, Artwork |
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Disc 1 | |||
1. | The Gold Torques of Uláid | 03:52 | Show lyrics |
1st Verse “I see you slippin’ away from my sight. My vision is dwindling, it can’t be the night?” The chivalrous dragoons race toward the line. They bring crocks of barley, some honey, and wine. “I am the Red Knight that charges with might! I soar like a grey hawk I’ve seen in take-flight!” The birds of prey land on the bleak river forks. In their beaks, gripping, are three bloody torques. Chorus It’s sad to remember those sickening years that shed the tears - TORQUES OF GOLD A dream of Earth, the dream of Seas, we rode with spears - TORQUES OF GOLD We brace ‘em bold - TORQUES OF GOLD We’re wise, not old - TORQUES OF GOLD 2nd Verse The grey hawks flew in the mild, Southern wind. The champions of the Red Branch Cycle defend. “I’m Ross The Red of Ulaidh; I’ve never failed! I’m the son, father’s the High King; we prevailed! He saw you slippin’ away from his eyes. His sight returned, as the night filled with lies. “I weigh anchor hoist, ocean deep, then set sail. I search for new Earth, Southern wind, and the gale. Bridge WE’VE BEEN TOLD YOUR PRIDE WAS SOLD, SO FACE THE BOLD.... STRIKE! (Lead: Shaftiel) Proclamation (x4) FAR ...FROM HOME, WE’RE ...SO FAR. Repeat 1st Verse, Chorus, 2nd Verse, & Bridge |
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2. | Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle | 05:32 | Show lyrics |
Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle [Lyrical Magick: Proscriptor, Musick: Shaftiel & Equitant] Never Blow Out The Eastern Candle Your five-fold kiss was rather invoking; Beside the chancel is your unphallic wand, And use it wisely in order to fly. MOONFIRE! ALLAXITOS! My jewel is the lust from your kiss; Your breasts made me the lover of the three-fold locus, So take thy hand and join me for elixir, And we shall ride the portentous serpent tonight. Your five fold tongue has defiled me, I’m stranded by the tree of Storax Thus, we banish your unphallic wand, In order to make our nexus ecstasy MOONFIRE! CUM TO ME. ALLAXITOS! CUM WITH THEE. NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! FOREVER |
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3. | Stone of Destiny | 07:58 | Show lyrics |
We are three high kings in honor.We are the midst of Dagda’s spell -We are three armored forces, andWe are the gold-torqued leaders.Three wild horsemen:Three fearless in combat -Three gold-crowned conjurers of clash, yetThree clannish chiefs from the Kingdom of Midhe...The leading, foremost tyrant -The subsequent tormentor, andThe past intimidator of Cythr¡ulAre impending."Has there ever been a better idol than Dagda?Will there ever be a better icon than myself?""In the yes of myself, I fervently speak."The trio goes out at dawn.Fiercely, we plan to fight our assailants:Three of us versus three thousand: complete."In the eyes of myself, I adroitly scream!""WE WILL ARRIVE AT THE STONE OF DESTINY." (Tara)"WE WILL REACH THE PERDITION OF IBID." (Cythr¡ul)INVINCIBLE: we are to their spears!INTREPIDLY: we occupy our posts!A FORECAST OF DESTINY!INVISIBLE: they are to their hands!INSOLENTLY: they amuse their own pride!INTERCHANGEABILITY: INNERCHANGEABILITY!"With the sway of myself, weather means disaster.I affirm each day for the men of the brave."[Repeat Verse]As our swords of steel, their mead, and courage are fused.Is it not the throne for our Master of the Gulch?On its trim are rings of pearls, polished.One seat remains near the jaded citadel.[First Supposition - Narration:]"The plains of adoration do lie somewhere below Tara, way below Tara, as a matter of fact.Sometimes give as Moyslaught and as always, Crom Cruach is welcomed.""With the sway of myself, weather means disaster.I affirm each day for the men of the brave."[Final Supposition - Narration:]"The notorious Klan stands by the ramparts at Tara where all enemies are approaching.Being bound by a geis, the three have no choice but to stand against the feeble units.Enveloping in an opaque mist, they suddenly find themselves in a magical place where they arereceived by the deity Manann¡n and a courtly witch. Finally, they begin to walk up the steepgrassland of Tara, with wand and sword, which enables them to distinguish the truth from the lies."It is the chair for our Master of the Tor.It is embellished with bullion: marked.It remains on top of the lofty mound.It streams gray and silver lining.It will be an accolade given to us.That is, by the third of the last king. | |||
4. | Immortal Sorcery | 03:11 | Show lyrics |
Summoning of morbid minds The darkness will rise with you Defying your creations A prophet of eternity Eternal fall as the angels sob In human gore imbued Feel the enchantment Over each quivering form Unveiling mortal sorcery As your soul rots Sorcery in your mind Live immortal life Incantation beyond the gate Beyond the world I once knew Dispelled from darkness, which they dwell Chants of evil in the air As I now stand before the ancient lords Sending magic upon Sorcery in your mind Live immortal fate Incantation beyond the gate Beyond the world I knew |
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5. | Sumerian Sands (The Silence) | 03:12 | Show lyrics |
Immolation of cries, anguished ones curse! I need guidence to the sunless tomb beyond Sigh of the ancient image appears In the silent place we dwell Seeking the ressurectionist to the ancients Wise of new gods honor the evil Mankind has unleashed Dark winds godly images invoke Lost in a dark void Resting in this silent place The sigh of the ancient image Emerges from the sunless tomb I lead the way through my mind To reach light beyond Remains of those hear my cry A soul destroyed for all eternity Lost in a dark void Voices are heard but not seen |
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6. | Disembodied | 03:32 | Show lyrics |
Gods of night, together with you, I destroy Suppressed with pain, vile and sick Twisted flames, horrid cries Screams of hate, condemning all my prey Ancient curse, morbid priest The alter I give praise Sadistic spell, unleash my fate Reclaim the dark world, I desecrate Descending souls, recite the spell Reclaim my throne, sacred ground Concealed by chaos, the suffering begins I pray in homage, the wrath complete The body has decayed Told him the secret name Secret shapes within the ancient horde Great gods hear me, I disembody The words of my doom which they have spoken May they melt like wax Three watchers of the night, dissolve the evil |
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7. | ...and Shineth unto the Cold Cometh... / Prelusion to Cythrául | 06:55 | Show lyrics |
Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. The last of Ka drifts across the river - Our sky outside has not been named. Two Ugalla-demons start their battle - Tempest of the creek is floored in flames. Winds of Imhullu foretold their weather - Sea-dwelling floods reply without names. Taste the salty tides of the Apzu - Alight seven tablets wearing steel of lame. Laughter from Esharra is convincing, but unclaimed. [Chorus] 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. 6000 years past away to let the Utu tribes hear the lying words against Azzta’s truth. Ea’s eye is the way........ [Repeat 1st Verse] [Lead: Shaftel] [Bridge] We are the ones who know the mountain passes, and we’ll search the battlefields, in order to FIND THE ESSENTIAL WEAPONS corroded within the tan dust. Marduk, Anu, Ellil, and Ea watch us all to test our bold and drastic strength, so Tiamat SNEERS WITH THE HATE AND COMMANDS the storm-chariot of the horses. Their teeth and heart carry poison to strike us down, but cannot fill our veins with venom. We warned you twice: "WE COMMAND THE MUSHUSSU!" "SHARP OF TOOTH AND STRIKE OF FANG!" "HORNED SERPENT OF THE UNCLAIMED!" "SHINE!" [2nd Verse] Make a path, fix the hour, and raise the seed The dragon’s semen is what you drink to be crowned by night "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, kiss me!" With the billowing fog, the abyss speaks below Your wings of force cannot warp you through the times "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, caress me!" In the ninth aeon, Esharra ceases the laughter Then, Imhulla assembles the blazing cycllone "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, embrace me!" Now you are spiritually drunk from the dragon’s semen, So set your arrow in the bow and coat it with the poison "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" "Belet-ili, O great pythoness, clutch me!" ...AND SHINETH UNTO THE COLD COMETH... |
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8. | Akhera Goiti - Akhera Beiti (One Black Opalith for Tomorrow) | 07:28 | Show lyrics |
Between the sunset’s bloodstained veil, Thy horned prospect reflects on me. The he-goat above - The she-goat below Cried through beads of mirrored tears It fills the air ! - It fills the air ! An atmosphere that hath no key. I’m disguised by the kindle of nite and I can fill your liquid, glass heart Grasp your cold-shaded breath and whisper the sign of the hidded stone I’m in the circle and I am the shell that granted you the horns of All-Begetter A fixed, startless vision and a sullen fabrication cursed the Sun of which our lustful ways are performed. Half of me is all of her Hath no shower; hath no sol Half of me is all of her Hath no shower; hath no sol Half of me is all of her Hath no shower; hath no sol Akhera-goiti Akhera-beiti Fantasies I realized Dance of thorns, I thrive For below the great abyss is a virtue contained in itself. "We shall eagerly expect one black opalith for tomorrow." |
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9. | Reliquiae Celticae | 01:51 | instrumental |
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10. | The Great Battle Moving from Ideal to Actual | 03:40 | instrumental |
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11. | Old Tombs at Hochdorf | 02:31 | instrumental |
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49:42 | |||
Disc 2 | |||
1. | Silvester Anfang / Deathcrush (Mayhem cover) | 05:09 | Show lyrics |
Demonic laughter your cremation Your lungs gasp for air but are filled with blood A sudden crack as I crushed your skull The remind of your life flashes by A life that soon won’t be Smiling with axe in my hand Evil’s rotten hand you’ll see I come forward Deathcrush I’ll send you to your maker I’ll send you to your death Death nicely crucified Death, heads on stakes The barbeque has just begun Deathcrush - Deathcrush - Deathcrush Crush - Crush Deathcrush Deathcrush Deathcrush |
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2. | Swing of the Axe (Possessed cover) | 03:14 | Show lyrics |
Ripping tearing slashing the axe The blood starts to flow the axe of pain Running for safety eyes start to bleed Red is the sight of evil pain Swing of the axe the curse is on you Returning to take you away Swing of the axe your evil deeds Friend of Satan he will succeed You had your choice You chose your ways You took the devil he’s wrong Your mind is mistaken Your soul has been taken Your brain’s been twisted and lost I can see The river of flames Where you’ll be cast and thrown Heavens of fire At Satan’s desire Hell is now your home Sin after sin Your brains are crushed in This is the way that you want Wrong from the start You weren’t so smart Making the choice that will haunt |
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3. | Transylvania (Iron Maiden cover) | 03:41 | instrumental |
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4. | Bestial Invasion (Destruction cover) | 04:17 | Show lyrics |
Bestial Invasion! Early morning, mankind sleeps There’s a roaring in the air Impenetrable fog Thunder rolls, lightning strikes Hell storms, rush over the earth But there’s no rain Hell storms, rush over the earth Bestial Invasion! Fog cleared up, people scream They won’t believe that the evil takes control Hell storms, rush over the earth Bestial Invasion! Bestial Invasion! Time is out, obsession spreads Death rules, Satan’s law is in command Hell storms, rush over the earth Bestial Invasion! Jesus Christ exists no longer You better pray to the new lord He’s almighty Obey him Obey |
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5. | The Winter Zephyr (...Within Kingdoms of Mist) (live) | 03:39 | Show lyrics |
One silver cloud collapsed below the glow of a harvest fullmoon. `Cause we’re here to make an oath and we’ll raise our realm in a sky of maroon. Our stratosphere turned dark; however, the Western winds never stopped blowing. All deceiving religions fall, we’ll gonna close our hands, and make our own way. [Chorus x 2] Ignite the wroth flames - 3 fires to the sky Before the violence, We stand before the most, wild beast. We’ll rape the peace. Once again, We summon you, To join us all! Standing upon the sand of the shores was a Queen, with a crown, of 13 stars. She worships the dragon above, which exalts impiety in that wild beast. Our father is here with us and we’ll summon you to join us. If we’re bonded by jewels and blood on our fists, then we hail you within kingdoms of mist. [Repeat Chorus x 2] Gorias! (The silver sword of the moon) Finias! (The flaming lancet of the sun) The winter zephyr warps the power of Sessair - 3 MORBID SCREAMS! |
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6. | Highland Tyrant Attack (live) | 04:39 | Show lyrics |
"You will hear my commands when cries never fade!" "I grasp my pole-ax in hand with stock, steel, and mace!" "I clutch the soulless winds that stir the Ginder trees!" "I extol beneath a wrathful, yet a constant lunar eye!" The last clash will crown one son to the Pictish throne. "My father’s the king!" cries this tyrant, aimed for bloodshed. Three flags will fly between the Esk and Dee rivers. "The triumph’s my king!" screams this baron son, devised for war. Follow the tracks of this mailed horseman (geared with pole-ax in his hand). The blades from Balkan Hills are sharpened (cut for slaying and whetted to fight). The child has proven his gallantry (he shall not abuse Teutonic codes). He’s spiked and sent forth in a frenzy (their king sits at his table). [Repeat 1st Three Verses] [Bridge] "Far free of these castle walls, I thought I heard your scream!" [Chorus] THIS IS THE HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! Garters on their left arms are fastened for chivalry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! All of the vanquished battalions are thrown into the corries. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! [Recapitulation] "Our flags have soared O’er the Esk and Dee rivers!" "We, the cnihts, are crowned for tier and not our lies!" "Horse and Hattock took us back to the realm of Balkan Hills!" "We, the cnihts, have formed the lines, before the rites!" "We’el pursue to spit on their pledge and curse them, as the light breaks!" "...But is our king still sitting at his table?" [Lead: Shaftiel] |
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7. | The Thrice Is Greatest to Ninnigal (live) | 05:17 | Show lyrics |
The detestable xul Is chained to Ninnigal Acknowledge the prayers Subsequent to earth The seventh gate of Nana- ’Outcry thy sin!’, While the sixth portal of Lord Mastema opens wide. Nana: God of the Moon: I convoke to thee. Our terra firma regrets burning the scriptures An abyss will seek menace towards the reign once again. Ostentation of your heart is A heart filled with lunar parallaxes If you look, The elders anticipate the arrival ...Of the black and amoral innocents If you look, The Celestial Pantheon will burn ...Burns the prediction of persecution |
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8. | The Coming of War (Morbid Scream cover) (live) | 04:59 | Show lyrics |
Evil Summoned to war Eternal conquest for power Gathering armies of death To fight and kill at will Sinister weapons of war Piercing metal and man Warriors Mounted on steeds Ride out into the mist Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest Endless Eternal Pain Thousands die for a king Wretched Weary souls Raging battle never ends Hatred Inflicting death Destroying the weak at heart Eternity Becomes less War has drawn to an end Overthrown The emperor falls in defeat Great halls Crack and decay with neglect Dethroned He cries out in vengeance Impaler Mark is words of death Shadows Crusades of the past Triumph through the fog Sunsets drip into dusk Flows like blood on my blade Massacre the feckless breed Dismiss all empty thrones Riding, beyond the clouds, damnation ends in despair Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest |
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9. | Book of Splendour | 08:40 | instrumental |
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10. | Tasseomancy | 05:46 | instrumental |
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49:21 |
Demonical / Absu
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Absu | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Vocals, Drums |
Equitant Ifernain | Guitars |
Shaftiel | Guitars, Bass, Vocals (backing) |
Demonical | |
Johan Jansson | Guitars, Vocals |
Martin Schulman | Bass |
Ronnie Bergerstål | Drums |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Sterling Winfield | Engineering |
Gary Long | Engineering |
Equitant Ifernain | Logo |
Proscriptor McGovern | Producer, Mastering |
Sverker Widgren | Engineering |
Tracks | |||
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Side A | |||
1. | Demonical - Unholy Desecration | 04:36 | Show lyrics |
Desolation - Join the funeral march Desecration - Spawn from an unholy ground Join the funeral march - Spawn from an unholy ground Into morbidity, into a sphere of a dying realm Living eternally, open the gates to insanity Lies and weakness, lead the feebles to the dawn A moment of glory, as the blade cuts through the skin This is the final command - This is the final call Unholy desecration - Unholy desecration 666 - The sign of black Seeds of evil, morbid hatred is coming back Furious fire, like a bloodred thunderblaze Crawl to the slaughter, enter the tombs of vicious death Under the spell, the curse will forever reign supreme This is the final command - This is the final call Unholy desecration - Unholy desecration 666 - The sign of black At the hour of midnight The kingdom will rise Troops on the hunt for flesh A march of an eternal war Into morbidity, into a sphere of a dying realm Living eternally, open the gates to insanity Lies and weakness, lead the feebles to the dawn A moment of glory, as the blade cuts through the skin This is the final command - This is the final call Unholy desecration - Unholy desecration 666 - The sign of black Unholy desecration - Unholy desecration Hordes of evil gather for attack |
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2. | Absu - The Gold Torques of Uláid | 03:55 | Show lyrics |
1st Verse “I see you slippin’ away from my sight. My vision is dwindling, it can’t be the night?” The chivalrous dragoons race toward the line. They bring crocks of barley, some honey, and wine. “I am the Red Knight that charges with might! I soar like a grey hawk I’ve seen in take-flight!” The birds of prey land on the bleak river forks. In their beaks, gripping, are three bloody torques. Chorus It’s sad to remember those sickening years that shed the tears - TORQUES OF GOLD A dream of Earth, the dream of Seas, we rode with spears - TORQUES OF GOLD We brace ‘em bold - TORQUES OF GOLD We’re wise, not old - TORQUES OF GOLD 2nd Verse The grey hawks flew in the mild, Southern wind. The champions of the Red Branch Cycle defend. “I’m Ross The Red of Ulaidh; I’ve never failed! I’m the son, father’s the High King; we prevailed! He saw you slippin’ away from his eyes. His sight returned, as the night filled with lies. “I weigh anchor hoist, ocean deep, then set sail. I search for new Earth, Southern wind, and the gale. Bridge WE’VE BEEN TOLD YOUR PRIDE WAS SOLD, SO FACE THE BOLD.... STRIKE! (Lead: Shaftiel) Proclamation (x4) FAR ...FROM HOME, WE’RE ...SO FAR. Repeat 1st Verse, Chorus, 2nd Verse, & Bridge |
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08:31 |
Demonical / Absu
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Absu | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Vocals, Drums |
Equitant Ifernain | Guitars |
Shaftiel | Guitars, Bass, Vocals (backing) |
Demonical | |
Ronnie Bergerstål | Drums |
Johan Jansson | Guitars, Vocals |
Martin Schulman | Bass |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Producer, Mastering |
Sterling Winfield | Engineering |
Gary Long | Engineering |
Equitant Ifernain | Logo |
Sverker Widgren | Engineering |
Tracks | |||
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Side A | |||
1. | Demonical - Unholy Desecration | 04:36 | Show lyrics |
Desolation - Join the funeral march Desecration - Spawn from an unholy ground Join the funeral march - Spawn from an unholy ground Into morbidity, into a sphere of a dying realm Living eternally, open the gates to insanity Lies and weakness, lead the feebles to the dawn A moment of glory, as the blade cuts through the skin This is the final command - This is the final call Unholy desecration - Unholy desecration 666 - The sign of black Seeds of evil, morbid hatred is coming back Furious fire, like a bloodred thunderblaze Crawl to the slaughter, enter the tombs of vicious death Under the spell, the curse will forever reign supreme This is the final command - This is the final call Unholy desecration - Unholy desecration 666 - The sign of black At the hour of midnight The kingdom will rise Troops on the hunt for flesh A march of an eternal war Into morbidity, into a sphere of a dying realm Living eternally, open the gates to insanity Lies and weakness, lead the feebles to the dawn A moment of glory, as the blade cuts through the skin This is the final command - This is the final call Unholy desecration - Unholy desecration 666 - The sign of black Unholy desecration - Unholy desecration Hordes of evil gather for attack |
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Side B | |||
2. | Absu - The Gold Torques of Uláid | 03:55 | Show lyrics |
1st Verse “I see you slippin’ away from my sight. My vision is dwindling, it can’t be the night?” The chivalrous dragoons race toward the line. They bring crocks of barley, some honey, and wine. “I am the Red Knight that charges with might! I soar like a grey hawk I’ve seen in take-flight!” The birds of prey land on the bleak river forks. In their beaks, gripping, are three bloody torques. Chorus It’s sad to remember those sickening years that shed the tears - TORQUES OF GOLD A dream of Earth, the dream of Seas, we rode with spears - TORQUES OF GOLD We brace ‘em bold - TORQUES OF GOLD We’re wise, not old - TORQUES OF GOLD 2nd Verse The grey hawks flew in the mild, Southern wind. The champions of the Red Branch Cycle defend. “I’m Ross The Red of Ulaidh; I’ve never failed! I’m the son, father’s the High King; we prevailed! He saw you slippin’ away from his eyes. His sight returned, as the night filled with lies. “I weigh anchor hoist, ocean deep, then set sail. I search for new Earth, Southern wind, and the gale. Bridge WE’VE BEEN TOLD YOUR PRIDE WAS SOLD, SO FACE THE BOLD.... STRIKE! (Lead: Shaftiel) Proclamation (x4) FAR ...FROM HOME, WE’RE ...SO FAR. Repeat 1st Verse, Chorus, 2nd Verse, & Bridge |
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08:31 |
Absu
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Band members | |
Proscriptor | Vocals, Drums, Mellotron, Guitars (lead) (track 5) |
Aethyris | Guitars (lead, rhythm, acoustic), Bass, Mellotron, Songwriting (tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 10-12) |
Zawicizuz | Guitars (lead, rhythm), Bass, Keyboards, Songwriting (tracks 3, 6) |
Guest/Session | |
Nornagest | Vocals (backing) (tracks 2, 3) |
Archon Vorskaath | Vocals (backing), Vibraslap, Greek bell (tracks 2, 6) |
Vastator Terrarum | Musical Contributions (tracks 4, 8, 10, 12) |
Shaftiel | Musical Contributions (tracks 2, 9) |
Melechesh Ashmedi | Lyrics (tracks 4, 10, 12) |
David Harbour | Keyboards (solo) (track 6) |
Bruno "Mindwalker" Fernandes | Vocals (backing), Ceremonial Tibetan horn (track 5) |
Blasphemer | Guitars (lead) (tracks 2, 9) |
Michael Harris | Guitars (lead) (tracks 8, 10) |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Programming (track 13) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Shaftiel | Songwriting (tracks 2, 9) |
Vastator Terrarum | Songwriting (tracks 4, 7, 10, 12) |
Zawicizuz | Pre-Production |
Sterling Winfield | Drum Engineering |
Gary Long | Drum Engineering |
J.T. Longoria | Mixing |
Proscriptor | Mastering, Editing |
Mavro Asteri | Photography |
Gina E. Greenwood | Photography |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Melechesh Ashmedi | Lyrics (tracks 4, 10, 12) |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Songwriting (track 13) |
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1. | Between the Absu of Eridu & Erech | 04:08 | Show lyrics |
An empty void will always enlarge itself It stretches from the nether waters inside As the chaos lives again: vapors condense Ushum-Gal allots the beasts to the chantry Eridu! Erech! The waters twist and turn The malign sprite dances The natural fiend strikes The bottom of the sea How deep the engulfment sleeps? And the chasm, how deep? How deep the engrossment haunts? And the gulch, how deep? The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Eridu: It will call the temples The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Erech: It will call the mountains The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Eridu: It will call the temples The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Erech: It will call the mountains An empty void will always enlarge itself It stretches from the nether waters inside As the chaos lives again: vapors condense Ushum-Gal allots the beasts to the chantry |
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2. | Night Fire Canonization | 03:19 | Show lyrics |
Remember! Remember the drift of the night’’s fire? Where the flames run around with desire Blazes spread to the fore charring the foe Granting the competence and burning all The headmaster of magicians is The serpent -king and the slayer The possessor of the torches speaks To the night with desire The night’’s fire dances to a song of fall and wonder The sultry weapon that calls you here now The majesty is the power Which corrupts the offspring (the paltry) That shall never transpire And always be denied That shall never transpire And always be denied (be declined) The sun is sable The moon is weeping The planets are failing As the earth starts to shake The flames look secure Within all the chaos The fire sounds safe Like a voice from the sky The keys to hereafter The flaxen-crimson embers The symbols and the signals of Destruction and withering A night’’s fire is The portrait of what was Of what is Of what is to come So we shall singe them and We shall burn them and We will destroy them to Remember the pith of the night’’s fire The night’’s fire torches hatred to stone As the sun turns cold The stars fall fast and The earth turns black |
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3. | Amy | 04:54 | Show lyrics |
Many became the victim of the hunt and attack Inside the Order was a ruse for the fall A greater key was used to open the portals Afterwards, mages were allocated underneath He practiced his knacks and skills of trickery Most malicious, he became revolting Spirits were locked inside the mirrored vestibule The Circle was ambushed by cornered, lined frontiers Grabbing a staff, he waited for the practical Dressed in the robe, he adjured the Circle (Faultless seal, a greater key, ascendancy) "O’’ Amy, you’’re the foremost of sphere and space" "O’’ Amy, you’’re the foremost of fortune and splendour" He saw and aloof principle as one being Most sharp-eyed, he watched day transfigure to the night (from the fire, combustion) The mages self-sustained the beckon (summoning) Studying bleak matter tied to obscured strings A morph-genetic field of imps disturbed then And the lesson was a ruse for the fall (combustion, ascendancy) |
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4. | Nunbarshegunu | 03:05 | Show lyrics |
The old woman of Nippur Instructs Ninlil to walk the banks of Idnunbirdu She thrusts he magic (k) To harvest the mind of the great mountain-lord Enlil The bright-eyed king will fall to your anguish His soul lures the hexagonal room He who decrees fates - his spirit is caught His soul lured to the hexagonal room Nunbarshegunu A silk veil strewn over you Your face is the cosmos You hide it in shame The lord of fates enthralled He’’s bound to Ninlil The lord of fates enthralled He’’s bound to Ninlil Your daughter, your weapon You want to be the cosmos! No shame, no limits Mother of Ninlil acts Lord of the fates deluded To Kurnugi, Enlil is cast Sin is conceived in the monarchy of death The dynasty persists: the lunar god comes to life! Nunbarshegunu A silk veil strewn over you Your face is the cosmos You hide it in shame |
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5. | 13 Globes | 04:46 | Show lyrics |
Within upheaval I am filed between them A dark cloud: evident Apparent: parasite-hoards Contained by ancient tongues Aghast in aspect On momentous days I teach validities Of the sea and the secrets The crux: "The Primeval Source" In the planes of the shining lodes Za-ab: return to the source Elemental! Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes You shall ascend: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU Aid me minder: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU 22 33 legions bow before me now 22 Fundamental! Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes You shall ascend: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU Aid me minder: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU 22 33 legions bow before me now 22 |
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6. | ...of the Dead Who Never Rest in Their Tombs Are the Attendance of Familiar Spirits... Including: A.) Diversified Signs Inscribed B.) Our Earth of Black C.) Voor | 07:03 | Show lyrics |
Our Earth of black blemishes with a curse Conclaves of spirits evoke and call forth One grand night follows by a lone cold night As the seven grottos head to the bowels of Earth The dead shall know there is never peace to make the first sign of Voor Flouting through the gates of astral planes to the second sign of Kish Dwelling in the outlines of wraiths to the third sign of Koth The dead shall nosh upon passageways of ye Elder Ones Diversified signs inscribe a reminder for the shade of spirits It protects those who would evoke ye powers by night Serpentine lamias and ravage-clawed harpies Liquefy and eat into the gifts of decay Every dream of man and woman coils by the worm As the ghouls race to the world of the living The dead shall know there is never peace to make the first sign of Voor Flouting through the gates of astral planes to the second sign of Kish Dwelling in the outlines of wraiths to the third sign of Koth The dead shall nosh upon passageways of ye Elder Ones Diversified signs inscribe a reminder for the shade of spirits It protects those who would evoke ye powers by night Serpentine lamias and ravage-clawed harpies Liquefy and eat into the gifts of decay Every dream of man and woman coils by the worm As the ghouls race to the world of the living |
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7. | Magic(k) Square Cipher | 04:48 | Show lyrics |
The balance emergence The strict ardour Loshu is expecting The first of the six The essence of Saturn Yesod and Moon There is not a square to close the system Five breaks silence The stabilization The lamp courier Three Wands and Three Adepts Six equates strife Tripareth and Yî King Scorpio: Son of Sun Gratify master keys to two gates of initiation 24th Hexagram 4th line formed: Sacrament Binah drawn, harmonized to six times: 24th Hexagram All planets are arranged Tripareth reaffirmed Six concentric in the cube Lunar path? The hits of the Swords inside the magic(k) square Represents the cosmos and energy The temper of the inquisitor Represents the Phallus and the prince-priest The six of Swords is the symbol of the Sun Showing the full establishment Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! The six of Swords is the symbol of the Sun Showing the full establishment Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! |
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8. | In the Name of Auebothiabathabaithobeuee | 03:25 | Show lyrics |
In the name I give the powers to the spell In the name True visions of time are forthcoming In the name I confer brawn to incantations In the name Gray vapors begin to clamber high The great scimitar of Barzai Alabaster statuette of Yebsu The representation of Koth Cobalt flames light the blaze of Laurel In the day Mars and Saturn make collision In the day Place the ewer upon the fire In the day All the secrets are deaf in silence In the day I am the Lord of every Spectre In the light Grant equal parts of rune and weapon In the light Place the green glass onto the seal In the light Four winds cry the words of control In the light Seven nights will unchain the soul In the name I give uproar to the Great Abyss In the name I give the powers to the spell In the name Of the unction inside the sigil In the name Vaporous smoke shall arise |
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9. | Girra’s Temple | 02:38 | Show lyrics |
This is for you Temple in the earth A beacon of fire A shrine for Eridu The moon’’s bright trace A pathway to your vault Your spell is close Its light holds a face The Sun still sleeps While the ancient ones return Here stands the mighty chantry Inlaid with black-blue lapis You’’re seized by the Ushum-Gal Enclosed in Girra’’s Temple Sirrush is flying over Storming over Neti’’s gates Ea awaits your arrival Inside... The seeds have been planted A long, long time ago Early, utopian visions You can only fantasize One abyss: one temple One mind: one design In course of the setting Sun You can only realize Bashmu! Sirrush! Ea! Narr Marratu! Narr Marratu! Ea! Kingu! Lakhmu! Lakhamu! Lakhmu! Lakhamu! Here stands the mighty chantry Inlaid with black-blue lapis You’’re seized by the Ushum-Gal Enclosed in Girra’’s Temple Sirrush is flying over Storming over Neti’’s gates Ea awaits your arrival Inside... |
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10. | Those of the Void Will Re-Enter | 04:56 | Show lyrics |
Thousand after thousand The years of tradition linger For the wisdom of magic(k) The supra catalyst swells Servants of the arcane order The hypnotized beings Can you commemorate? The burden of ignorance Clad in robes imprinted with spells Regress time - degenerate Founders of mankind, Come lay your claim Revert - Annunaki Those of the void will re-enter Clad in robes imprinted with spells Regress time - degenerate Founders of mankind... Regress time - Regress time Those of the void have re-entered! |
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11. | Sceptre Command | 05:00 | Show lyrics |
Namtar, you’’re the Hyle of plague-ness A watchman: bound and bound My staff is the answer (for elucidation) We shall not climb to the origin of elements We must examine the base of Gudua In order to harvest a benthos existence I call upon the backing of Gugalanna I paint the bow at the gold crown Three arrows spear the heart of the staff The placement of Mars must be equal Enrapture within Sceptre Command! The Cylinder seal projects the spell of triangular silhouettes of Irra Hear me, Namtar Descending by the stages Gugalanna Circules of this great dwelling Gugalanna O’’ breathing, flowing orb - you’’re in place O’’ formless, lifeless mock - your gray place The Cylinder seal projects the spell of triangular silhouettes of Irra Hear me, Namtar Descending by the stages Gugalanna Circules of this great dwelling Gugalanna O’’ breathing, flowing orb - you’’re in place O’’ formless, lifeless mock - your gray place THOSE ABOVE... THOSE BELOW... FIRST ORDER! I paint the bow at the gold crown Three arrows spear the heart of the staff The placement of Mars must be equal Enrapture within Sceptre Command! The Cylinder seal projects the spell of triangular silhouettes of Irra Hear me, Namtar Descending by the stages Gugalanna Circules of this great dwelling Gugalanna O’’ breathing, flowing orb - you’’re in place O’’ formless, lifeless mock - your gray place Thank you, O’’ Great Ones Now, Kuta’’s repressed My solar cantrip... My fourteen afreets... Anon, Gudua’’s placed (Narrator) Three embraced each other Namtar, Nergal and Mars The truncheon gripped the light Command - the bolts were shot |
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12. | Ye Uttuku Spells | 04:41 | Show lyrics |
ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent At nightfall, burgundy eyes arise Beginning of the cosmic dances Surrealistic, the serpent’’s command Ugallu, obey the magus’’ rule ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent A frenzied rupture opens the stone Out pours the beam and the shaft of light Point it straight to the mountain’’s zenith Ye Utukku awake, Utukku ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent Unrestrained, the light razes the night Savage, causer of the mystical Bring the Ginyaatlie of lava Achieve theory from the mythical Nisir - Tedloonetaa of salvation Nisir - Mountain of elevation Kukhwa - Burn over the dome Ye Utukku awake, ye Absu rage ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent |
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13. | Twix Yesterday, the Day & the Morrow | 00:57 | instrumental |
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53:40 |
Absu
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor | Vocals, Drums, Mellotron, Guitars (lead) (track 5) |
Aethyris | Guitars (lead, rhythm, acoustic), Bass, Mellotron, Songwriting (tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 10-12) |
Zawicizuz | Guitars (lead, rhythm), Bass, Keyboards, Songwriting (tracks 3, 6) |
Guest/Session | |
Melechesh Ashmedi | Lyrics (tracks 4, 10, 12) |
Nornagest | Vocals (backing) (tracks 2, 3) |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Programming (track 13) |
Archon Vorskaath | Vocals (backing), Vibraslap, Greek bell (tracks 2, 6) |
Bruno "Mindwalker" Fernandes | Vocals (backing), Ceremonial Tibetan horn (track 5) |
David Harbour | Keyboards (solo) (track 6) |
Blasphemer | Guitars (lead) (tracks 2, 9) |
Vastator Terrarum | Musical Contributions (tracks 4, 8, 10, 12) |
Michael Harris | Guitars (lead) (tracks 8, 10) |
Shaftiel | Musical Contributions (tracks 2, 9) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Shaftiel | Songwriting (tracks 2, 9) |
Melechesh Ashmedi | Lyrics (tracks 4, 10, 12) |
Vastator Terrarum | Songwriting (tracks 4, 7, 10, 12) |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Songwriting (track 13) |
Zawicizuz | Pre-Production |
Mavro Asteri | Photography |
Sterling Winfield | Drum Engineering |
Gina E. Greenwood | Photography |
Gary Long | Drum Engineering |
J.T. Longoria | Mixing |
Proscriptor | Mastering, Editing |
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Disc 1 | |||
Side A | |||
1. | Between the Absu of Eridu & Erech | 04:08 | Show lyrics |
An empty void will always enlarge itself It stretches from the nether waters inside As the chaos lives again: vapors condense Ushum-Gal allots the beasts to the chantry Eridu! Erech! The waters twist and turn The malign sprite dances The natural fiend strikes The bottom of the sea How deep the engulfment sleeps? And the chasm, how deep? How deep the engrossment haunts? And the gulch, how deep? The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Eridu: It will call the temples The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Erech: It will call the mountains The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Eridu: It will call the temples The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Erech: It will call the mountains An empty void will always enlarge itself It stretches from the nether waters inside As the chaos lives again: vapors condense Ushum-Gal allots the beasts to the chantry |
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2. | Night Fire Canonization | 03:19 | Show lyrics |
Remember! Remember the drift of the night’’s fire? Where the flames run around with desire Blazes spread to the fore charring the foe Granting the competence and burning all The headmaster of magicians is The serpent -king and the slayer The possessor of the torches speaks To the night with desire The night’’s fire dances to a song of fall and wonder The sultry weapon that calls you here now The majesty is the power Which corrupts the offspring (the paltry) That shall never transpire And always be denied That shall never transpire And always be denied (be declined) The sun is sable The moon is weeping The planets are failing As the earth starts to shake The flames look secure Within all the chaos The fire sounds safe Like a voice from the sky The keys to hereafter The flaxen-crimson embers The symbols and the signals of Destruction and withering A night’’s fire is The portrait of what was Of what is Of what is to come So we shall singe them and We shall burn them and We will destroy them to Remember the pith of the night’’s fire The night’’s fire torches hatred to stone As the sun turns cold The stars fall fast and The earth turns black |
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3. | Amy | 04:54 | Show lyrics |
Many became the victim of the hunt and attack Inside the Order was a ruse for the fall A greater key was used to open the portals Afterwards, mages were allocated underneath He practiced his knacks and skills of trickery Most malicious, he became revolting Spirits were locked inside the mirrored vestibule The Circle was ambushed by cornered, lined frontiers Grabbing a staff, he waited for the practical Dressed in the robe, he adjured the Circle (Faultless seal, a greater key, ascendancy) "O’’ Amy, you’’re the foremost of sphere and space" "O’’ Amy, you’’re the foremost of fortune and splendour" He saw and aloof principle as one being Most sharp-eyed, he watched day transfigure to the night (from the fire, combustion) The mages self-sustained the beckon (summoning) Studying bleak matter tied to obscured strings A morph-genetic field of imps disturbed then And the lesson was a ruse for the fall (combustion, ascendancy) |
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Side B | |||
4. | Nunbarshegunu | 03:05 | Show lyrics |
The old woman of Nippur Instructs Ninlil to walk the banks of Idnunbirdu She thrusts he magic (k) To harvest the mind of the great mountain-lord Enlil The bright-eyed king will fall to your anguish His soul lures the hexagonal room He who decrees fates - his spirit is caught His soul lured to the hexagonal room Nunbarshegunu A silk veil strewn over you Your face is the cosmos You hide it in shame The lord of fates enthralled He’’s bound to Ninlil The lord of fates enthralled He’’s bound to Ninlil Your daughter, your weapon You want to be the cosmos! No shame, no limits Mother of Ninlil acts Lord of the fates deluded To Kurnugi, Enlil is cast Sin is conceived in the monarchy of death The dynasty persists: the lunar god comes to life! Nunbarshegunu A silk veil strewn over you Your face is the cosmos You hide it in shame |
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5. | 13 Globes | 04:46 | Show lyrics |
Within upheaval I am filed between them A dark cloud: evident Apparent: parasite-hoards Contained by ancient tongues Aghast in aspect On momentous days I teach validities Of the sea and the secrets The crux: "The Primeval Source" In the planes of the shining lodes Za-ab: return to the source Elemental! Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes You shall ascend: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU Aid me minder: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU 22 33 legions bow before me now 22 Fundamental! Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes You shall ascend: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU Aid me minder: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU 22 33 legions bow before me now 22 |
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6. | ...of the Dead Who Never Rest in Their Tombs Are the Attendance of Familiar Spirits... Including: A.) Diversified Signs Inscribed B.) Our Earth of Black C.) Voor | 07:03 | Show lyrics |
Our Earth of black blemishes with a curse Conclaves of spirits evoke and call forth One grand night follows by a lone cold night As the seven grottos head to the bowels of Earth The dead shall know there is never peace to make the first sign of Voor Flouting through the gates of astral planes to the second sign of Kish Dwelling in the outlines of wraiths to the third sign of Koth The dead shall nosh upon passageways of ye Elder Ones Diversified signs inscribe a reminder for the shade of spirits It protects those who would evoke ye powers by night Serpentine lamias and ravage-clawed harpies Liquefy and eat into the gifts of decay Every dream of man and woman coils by the worm As the ghouls race to the world of the living The dead shall know there is never peace to make the first sign of Voor Flouting through the gates of astral planes to the second sign of Kish Dwelling in the outlines of wraiths to the third sign of Koth The dead shall nosh upon passageways of ye Elder Ones Diversified signs inscribe a reminder for the shade of spirits It protects those who would evoke ye powers by night Serpentine lamias and ravage-clawed harpies Liquefy and eat into the gifts of decay Every dream of man and woman coils by the worm As the ghouls race to the world of the living |
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Disc 2 | |||
Side A | |||
1. | Magic(k) Square Cipher | 04:48 | Show lyrics |
The balance emergence The strict ardour Loshu is expecting The first of the six The essence of Saturn Yesod and Moon There is not a square to close the system Five breaks silence The stabilization The lamp courier Three Wands and Three Adepts Six equates strife Tripareth and Yî King Scorpio: Son of Sun Gratify master keys to two gates of initiation 24th Hexagram 4th line formed: Sacrament Binah drawn, harmonized to six times: 24th Hexagram All planets are arranged Tripareth reaffirmed Six concentric in the cube Lunar path? The hits of the Swords inside the magic(k) square Represents the cosmos and energy The temper of the inquisitor Represents the Phallus and the prince-priest The six of Swords is the symbol of the Sun Showing the full establishment Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! The six of Swords is the symbol of the Sun Showing the full establishment Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! |
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2. | In the Name of Auebothiabathabaithobeuee | 03:25 | Show lyrics |
In the name I give the powers to the spell In the name True visions of time are forthcoming In the name I confer brawn to incantations In the name Gray vapors begin to clamber high The great scimitar of Barzai Alabaster statuette of Yebsu The representation of Koth Cobalt flames light the blaze of Laurel In the day Mars and Saturn make collision In the day Place the ewer upon the fire In the day All the secrets are deaf in silence In the day I am the Lord of every Spectre In the light Grant equal parts of rune and weapon In the light Place the green glass onto the seal In the light Four winds cry the words of control In the light Seven nights will unchain the soul In the name I give uproar to the Great Abyss In the name I give the powers to the spell In the name Of the unction inside the sigil In the name Vaporous smoke shall arise |
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3. | Girra’s Temple | 02:38 | Show lyrics |
This is for you Temple in the earth A beacon of fire A shrine for Eridu The moon’’s bright trace A pathway to your vault Your spell is close Its light holds a face The Sun still sleeps While the ancient ones return Here stands the mighty chantry Inlaid with black-blue lapis You’’re seized by the Ushum-Gal Enclosed in Girra’’s Temple Sirrush is flying over Storming over Neti’’s gates Ea awaits your arrival Inside... The seeds have been planted A long, long time ago Early, utopian visions You can only fantasize One abyss: one temple One mind: one design In course of the setting Sun You can only realize Bashmu! Sirrush! Ea! Narr Marratu! Narr Marratu! Ea! Kingu! Lakhmu! Lakhamu! Lakhmu! Lakhamu! Here stands the mighty chantry Inlaid with black-blue lapis You’’re seized by the Ushum-Gal Enclosed in Girra’’s Temple Sirrush is flying over Storming over Neti’’s gates Ea awaits your arrival Inside... |
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Side B | |||
4. | Those of the Void Will Re-Enter | 04:56 | Show lyrics |
Thousand after thousand The years of tradition linger For the wisdom of magic(k) The supra catalyst swells Servants of the arcane order The hypnotized beings Can you commemorate? The burden of ignorance Clad in robes imprinted with spells Regress time - degenerate Founders of mankind, Come lay your claim Revert - Annunaki Those of the void will re-enter Clad in robes imprinted with spells Regress time - degenerate Founders of mankind... Regress time - Regress time Those of the void have re-entered! |
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5. | Sceptre Command | 05:00 | Show lyrics |
Namtar, you’’re the Hyle of plague-ness A watchman: bound and bound My staff is the answer (for elucidation) We shall not climb to the origin of elements We must examine the base of Gudua In order to harvest a benthos existence I call upon the backing of Gugalanna I paint the bow at the gold crown Three arrows spear the heart of the staff The placement of Mars must be equal Enrapture within Sceptre Command! The Cylinder seal projects the spell of triangular silhouettes of Irra Hear me, Namtar Descending by the stages Gugalanna Circules of this great dwelling Gugalanna O’’ breathing, flowing orb - you’’re in place O’’ formless, lifeless mock - your gray place The Cylinder seal projects the spell of triangular silhouettes of Irra Hear me, Namtar Descending by the stages Gugalanna Circules of this great dwelling Gugalanna O’’ breathing, flowing orb - you’’re in place O’’ formless, lifeless mock - your gray place THOSE ABOVE... THOSE BELOW... FIRST ORDER! I paint the bow at the gold crown Three arrows spear the heart of the staff The placement of Mars must be equal Enrapture within Sceptre Command! The Cylinder seal projects the spell of triangular silhouettes of Irra Hear me, Namtar Descending by the stages Gugalanna Circules of this great dwelling Gugalanna O’’ breathing, flowing orb - you’’re in place O’’ formless, lifeless mock - your gray place Thank you, O’’ Great Ones Now, Kuta’’s repressed My solar cantrip... My fourteen afreets... Anon, Gudua’’s placed (Narrator) Three embraced each other Namtar, Nergal and Mars The truncheon gripped the light Command - the bolts were shot |
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6. | Ye Uttuku Spells | 04:41 | Show lyrics |
ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent At nightfall, burgundy eyes arise Beginning of the cosmic dances Surrealistic, the serpent’’s command Ugallu, obey the magus’’ rule ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent A frenzied rupture opens the stone Out pours the beam and the shaft of light Point it straight to the mountain’’s zenith Ye Utukku awake, Utukku ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent Unrestrained, the light razes the night Savage, causer of the mystical Bring the Ginyaatlie of lava Achieve theory from the mythical Nisir - Tedloonetaa of salvation Nisir - Mountain of elevation Kukhwa - Burn over the dome Ye Utukku awake, ye Absu rage ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent |
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7. | Twix Yesterday, the Day & the Morrow | 00:57 | instrumental |
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26:25 |
Absu
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor | Vocals, Drums, Mellotron, Guitars (lead) (track 5) |
Aethyris | Guitars (lead, rhythm, acoustic), Bass, Mellotron, Songwriting (tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 10-12) |
Zawicizuz | Guitars (lead, rhythm), Bass, Keyboards, Songwriting (tracks 3, 6) |
Guest/Session | |
Melechesh Ashmedi | Lyrics (tracks 4, 10, 12) |
Nornagest | Vocals (backing) (tracks 2, 3) |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Programming (track 13) |
Archon Vorskaath | Vocals (backing), Vibraslap, Greek bell (tracks 2, 6) |
David Harbour | Keyboards (solo) (track 6) |
Bruno "Mindwalker" Fernandes | Vocals (backing), Ceremonial Tibetan horn (track 5) |
Blasphemer | Guitars (lead) (tracks 2, 9) |
Vastator Terrarum | Musical Contributions (tracks 4, 8, 10, 12) |
Michael Harris | Guitars (lead) (tracks 8, 10) |
Shaftiel | Musical Contributions (tracks 2, 9) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Melechesh Ashmedi | Lyrics (tracks 4, 10, 12) |
Shaftiel | Songwriting (tracks 2, 9) |
Vastator Terrarum | Songwriting (tracks 4, 7, 10, 12) |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Zawicizuz | Pre-Production |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Songwriting (track 13) |
Mavro Asteri | Photography |
Sterling Winfield | Drum Engineering |
Gina E. Greenwood | Photography |
Gary Long | Drum Engineering |
J.T. Longoria | Mixing |
Proscriptor | Mastering, Editing |
Tracks | |||
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Disc 1 (CD) | |||
1. | Between the Absu of Eridu & Erech | 04:08 | Show lyrics |
An empty void will always enlarge itself It stretches from the nether waters inside As the chaos lives again: vapors condense Ushum-Gal allots the beasts to the chantry Eridu! Erech! The waters twist and turn The malign sprite dances The natural fiend strikes The bottom of the sea How deep the engulfment sleeps? And the chasm, how deep? How deep the engrossment haunts? And the gulch, how deep? The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Eridu: It will call the temples The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Erech: It will call the mountains The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Eridu: It will call the temples The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Erech: It will call the mountains An empty void will always enlarge itself It stretches from the nether waters inside As the chaos lives again: vapors condense Ushum-Gal allots the beasts to the chantry |
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2. | Night Fire Canonization | 03:19 | Show lyrics |
Remember! Remember the drift of the night’’s fire? Where the flames run around with desire Blazes spread to the fore charring the foe Granting the competence and burning all The headmaster of magicians is The serpent -king and the slayer The possessor of the torches speaks To the night with desire The night’’s fire dances to a song of fall and wonder The sultry weapon that calls you here now The majesty is the power Which corrupts the offspring (the paltry) That shall never transpire And always be denied That shall never transpire And always be denied (be declined) The sun is sable The moon is weeping The planets are failing As the earth starts to shake The flames look secure Within all the chaos The fire sounds safe Like a voice from the sky The keys to hereafter The flaxen-crimson embers The symbols and the signals of Destruction and withering A night’’s fire is The portrait of what was Of what is Of what is to come So we shall singe them and We shall burn them and We will destroy them to Remember the pith of the night’’s fire The night’’s fire torches hatred to stone As the sun turns cold The stars fall fast and The earth turns black |
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3. | Amy | 04:54 | Show lyrics |
Many became the victim of the hunt and attack Inside the Order was a ruse for the fall A greater key was used to open the portals Afterwards, mages were allocated underneath He practiced his knacks and skills of trickery Most malicious, he became revolting Spirits were locked inside the mirrored vestibule The Circle was ambushed by cornered, lined frontiers Grabbing a staff, he waited for the practical Dressed in the robe, he adjured the Circle (Faultless seal, a greater key, ascendancy) "O’’ Amy, you’’re the foremost of sphere and space" "O’’ Amy, you’’re the foremost of fortune and splendour" He saw and aloof principle as one being Most sharp-eyed, he watched day transfigure to the night (from the fire, combustion) The mages self-sustained the beckon (summoning) Studying bleak matter tied to obscured strings A morph-genetic field of imps disturbed then And the lesson was a ruse for the fall (combustion, ascendancy) |
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4. | Nunbarshegunu | 03:05 | Show lyrics |
The old woman of Nippur Instructs Ninlil to walk the banks of Idnunbirdu She thrusts he magic (k) To harvest the mind of the great mountain-lord Enlil The bright-eyed king will fall to your anguish His soul lures the hexagonal room He who decrees fates - his spirit is caught His soul lured to the hexagonal room Nunbarshegunu A silk veil strewn over you Your face is the cosmos You hide it in shame The lord of fates enthralled He’’s bound to Ninlil The lord of fates enthralled He’’s bound to Ninlil Your daughter, your weapon You want to be the cosmos! No shame, no limits Mother of Ninlil acts Lord of the fates deluded To Kurnugi, Enlil is cast Sin is conceived in the monarchy of death The dynasty persists: the lunar god comes to life! Nunbarshegunu A silk veil strewn over you Your face is the cosmos You hide it in shame |
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5. | 13 Globes | 04:46 | Show lyrics |
Within upheaval I am filed between them A dark cloud: evident Apparent: parasite-hoards Contained by ancient tongues Aghast in aspect On momentous days I teach validities Of the sea and the secrets The crux: "The Primeval Source" In the planes of the shining lodes Za-ab: return to the source Elemental! Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes You shall ascend: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU Aid me minder: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU 22 33 legions bow before me now 22 Fundamental! Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes You shall ascend: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU Aid me minder: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU 22 33 legions bow before me now 22 |
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6. | ...of the Dead Who Never Rest in Their Tombs Are the Attendance of Familiar Spirits... Including: A.) Diversified Signs Inscribed B.) Our Earth of Black C.) Voor | 07:03 | Show lyrics |
Our Earth of black blemishes with a curse Conclaves of spirits evoke and call forth One grand night follows by a lone cold night As the seven grottos head to the bowels of Earth The dead shall know there is never peace to make the first sign of Voor Flouting through the gates of astral planes to the second sign of Kish Dwelling in the outlines of wraiths to the third sign of Koth The dead shall nosh upon passageways of ye Elder Ones Diversified signs inscribe a reminder for the shade of spirits It protects those who would evoke ye powers by night Serpentine lamias and ravage-clawed harpies Liquefy and eat into the gifts of decay Every dream of man and woman coils by the worm As the ghouls race to the world of the living The dead shall know there is never peace to make the first sign of Voor Flouting through the gates of astral planes to the second sign of Kish Dwelling in the outlines of wraiths to the third sign of Koth The dead shall nosh upon passageways of ye Elder Ones Diversified signs inscribe a reminder for the shade of spirits It protects those who would evoke ye powers by night Serpentine lamias and ravage-clawed harpies Liquefy and eat into the gifts of decay Every dream of man and woman coils by the worm As the ghouls race to the world of the living |
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7. | Magic(k) Square Cipher | 04:48 | Show lyrics |
The balance emergence The strict ardour Loshu is expecting The first of the six The essence of Saturn Yesod and Moon There is not a square to close the system Five breaks silence The stabilization The lamp courier Three Wands and Three Adepts Six equates strife Tripareth and Yî King Scorpio: Son of Sun Gratify master keys to two gates of initiation 24th Hexagram 4th line formed: Sacrament Binah drawn, harmonized to six times: 24th Hexagram All planets are arranged Tripareth reaffirmed Six concentric in the cube Lunar path? The hits of the Swords inside the magic(k) square Represents the cosmos and energy The temper of the inquisitor Represents the Phallus and the prince-priest The six of Swords is the symbol of the Sun Showing the full establishment Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! The six of Swords is the symbol of the Sun Showing the full establishment Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! |
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8. | In the Name of Auebothiabathabaithobeuee | 03:25 | Show lyrics |
In the name I give the powers to the spell In the name True visions of time are forthcoming In the name I confer brawn to incantations In the name Gray vapors begin to clamber high The great scimitar of Barzai Alabaster statuette of Yebsu The representation of Koth Cobalt flames light the blaze of Laurel In the day Mars and Saturn make collision In the day Place the ewer upon the fire In the day All the secrets are deaf in silence In the day I am the Lord of every Spectre In the light Grant equal parts of rune and weapon In the light Place the green glass onto the seal In the light Four winds cry the words of control In the light Seven nights will unchain the soul In the name I give uproar to the Great Abyss In the name I give the powers to the spell In the name Of the unction inside the sigil In the name Vaporous smoke shall arise |
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9. | Girra’s Temple | 02:38 | Show lyrics |
This is for you Temple in the earth A beacon of fire A shrine for Eridu The moon’’s bright trace A pathway to your vault Your spell is close Its light holds a face The Sun still sleeps While the ancient ones return Here stands the mighty chantry Inlaid with black-blue lapis You’’re seized by the Ushum-Gal Enclosed in Girra’’s Temple Sirrush is flying over Storming over Neti’’s gates Ea awaits your arrival Inside... The seeds have been planted A long, long time ago Early, utopian visions You can only fantasize One abyss: one temple One mind: one design In course of the setting Sun You can only realize Bashmu! Sirrush! Ea! Narr Marratu! Narr Marratu! Ea! Kingu! Lakhmu! Lakhamu! Lakhmu! Lakhamu! Here stands the mighty chantry Inlaid with black-blue lapis You’’re seized by the Ushum-Gal Enclosed in Girra’’s Temple Sirrush is flying over Storming over Neti’’s gates Ea awaits your arrival Inside... |
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10. | Those of the Void Will Re-Enter | 04:56 | Show lyrics |
Thousand after thousand The years of tradition linger For the wisdom of magic(k) The supra catalyst swells Servants of the arcane order The hypnotized beings Can you commemorate? The burden of ignorance Clad in robes imprinted with spells Regress time - degenerate Founders of mankind, Come lay your claim Revert - Annunaki Those of the void will re-enter Clad in robes imprinted with spells Regress time - degenerate Founders of mankind... Regress time - Regress time Those of the void have re-entered! |
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11. | Sceptre Command | 05:00 | Show lyrics |
Namtar, you’’re the Hyle of plague-ness A watchman: bound and bound My staff is the answer (for elucidation) We shall not climb to the origin of elements We must examine the base of Gudua In order to harvest a benthos existence I call upon the backing of Gugalanna I paint the bow at the gold crown Three arrows spear the heart of the staff The placement of Mars must be equal Enrapture within Sceptre Command! The Cylinder seal projects the spell of triangular silhouettes of Irra Hear me, Namtar Descending by the stages Gugalanna Circules of this great dwelling Gugalanna O’’ breathing, flowing orb - you’’re in place O’’ formless, lifeless mock - your gray place The Cylinder seal projects the spell of triangular silhouettes of Irra Hear me, Namtar Descending by the stages Gugalanna Circules of this great dwelling Gugalanna O’’ breathing, flowing orb - you’’re in place O’’ formless, lifeless mock - your gray place THOSE ABOVE... THOSE BELOW... FIRST ORDER! I paint the bow at the gold crown Three arrows spear the heart of the staff The placement of Mars must be equal Enrapture within Sceptre Command! The Cylinder seal projects the spell of triangular silhouettes of Irra Hear me, Namtar Descending by the stages Gugalanna Circules of this great dwelling Gugalanna O’’ breathing, flowing orb - you’’re in place O’’ formless, lifeless mock - your gray place Thank you, O’’ Great Ones Now, Kuta’’s repressed My solar cantrip... My fourteen afreets... Anon, Gudua’’s placed (Narrator) Three embraced each other Namtar, Nergal and Mars The truncheon gripped the light Command - the bolts were shot |
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12. | Ye Uttuku Spells | 04:41 | Show lyrics |
ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent At nightfall, burgundy eyes arise Beginning of the cosmic dances Surrealistic, the serpent’’s command Ugallu, obey the magus’’ rule ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent A frenzied rupture opens the stone Out pours the beam and the shaft of light Point it straight to the mountain’’s zenith Ye Utukku awake, Utukku ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent Unrestrained, the light razes the night Savage, causer of the mystical Bring the Ginyaatlie of lava Achieve theory from the mythical Nisir - Tedloonetaa of salvation Nisir - Mountain of elevation Kukhwa - Burn over the dome Ye Utukku awake, ye Absu rage ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent |
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13. | Twix Yesterday, the Day & the Morrow | 00:57 | instrumental |
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1. | An Involution of Thorns (Intro) / Descent to Acheron (Evolving into the Progression of Woe) | Show lyrics | |
Descent to Acheron (Evolving Into the Progression of Woe) Pour water on thyself Thus shalt thou be A creator of the sun Charon will inhibit his entrance The fields and dwellings of relapsing ruins Find thou thyself in every star Achieve thou every possibility Listen! Heed not the siren-voice of thought The fable of river #5 Deliverme athwart the earth Forsaken loam of wondrous slumbers Thee spiritual and thee fertile A spawn of full equilibrium But whose availeth is in this, For hereby there comenth impair Facillis descensus Acherni Noctes atque dies patet Atri ianua Charnus Sed revocare gradun sperasque Evadere ad aurus, Hoc opus, hic labor est. [repeat 1st verse] There was not a formal sepulcher Not one sector for the interment Throth with thee empire of hope All effects are welcome to Styx |
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2. | Apzu | Show lyrics | |
Sea of uruk I taste the salt of you I hunt through sands of Roba El Khaliyeh Dumuzi Apzu Your allure is so very pure Zi Dingir Anna Kanpa You shall drown the fearless ones The sword of Lapis Lazuli Diadem Your fullness and strength is my delight Edin Na Zu, Edin Na Zu The stars have spoken to me They’ve told me the tale of your past Battles were clashed by you Long before the cosmos existed O’ mountains of Mashu Please help me to find the grey stone I lost it, yet it’s symbol unequals your race I am in search of the Northern Nineveh; it’s beyond the hills of Zagros I thrust my sword onto the veil, and then, in the Earth Reversed lightning strikes Sumerian sands They glance at me with eyes of Sunkun Varloorni Their eyes flare red with glowing embers Follow the path of gold and ye shall find the symbols: Arra, Agga, and Bandar In my sleeping village of Bet Durrabia, Shabatu forces the nineteenth hour Ye go to thy Apzu; the unsightly abyss of Enidu Ye go to thy Apzu; the impious axis of Enidu I have traveled beneth the seas in search of our master’s palace I have finally found the grey stone of the immemorial ones I have raised my armies in the lands of the eastern, summoning hordes I have seen Ngga, God of Heathens, as my sword Diadem gleams The cosmos shall be greeted from the blood of thez serpent A serpent well known as Tehom Mummu Tiamat Man shall be greeted from the blood of Kingu Thy queen of mashu will haunt the vision of your breed O’ my queen, I feel your skin of white, I touch your breasts of life, yet there’s a battle I must fight Zagros, Avagon, Ngga, Shabatu Thy skin of white misses you Please don’t leave me ever, nevermore Unless you go, please take me with you We’ll ride onto wings of Anzu I heard the bellow of wolves behind the half-burnt waves The tides of uruk swept your tongue across the salty floor We have found the Apzu; our birthplace toward Avagon We have found the Apzu; our meridian toward the dark Munus Sigsigga Ag Bara ye Innin Aggish Xashxur Gishnu urma Apzu |
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3. | Night Fire Canonization | Show lyrics | |
Remember! Remember the drift of the night’’s fire? Where the flames run around with desire Blazes spread to the fore charring the foe Granting the competence and burning all The headmaster of magicians is The serpent -king and the slayer The possessor of the torches speaks To the night with desire The night’’s fire dances to a song of fall and wonder The sultry weapon that calls you here now The majesty is the power Which corrupts the offspring (the paltry) That shall never transpire And always be denied That shall never transpire And always be denied (be declined) The sun is sable The moon is weeping The planets are failing As the earth starts to shake The flames look secure Within all the chaos The fire sounds safe Like a voice from the sky The keys to hereafter The flaxen-crimson embers The symbols and the signals of Destruction and withering A night’’s fire is The portrait of what was Of what is Of what is to come So we shall singe them and We shall burn them and We will destroy them to Remember the pith of the night’’s fire The night’’s fire torches hatred to stone As the sun turns cold The stars fall fast and The earth turns black |
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4. | The Thrice is Greatest to Ninnigal | Show lyrics | |
The Thrice Is Greatest to Ninnigal The detestable xul Is chained to Ninnigal Acknowledge the prayers Subsequent to earth The seventh gate of Nana- ’Outcry thy sin!’, While the sixth portal of Lord Mastema opens wide. Nana: God of the Moon: I convoke to thee. Our terra firma regrets burning the scriptures An abyss will seek menace towards the reign once again. Ostentation of your heart is A heart filled with lunar parallaxes If you look, The elders anticipate the arrival ...Of the black and amoral innocents If you look, The Celestial Pantheon will burn ...Burns the prediction of persecution |
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5. | 13 Globes | Show lyrics | |
Within upheaval I am filed between them A dark cloud: evident Apparent: parasite-hoards Contained by ancient tongues Aghast in aspect On momentous days I teach validities Of the sea and the secrets The crux: "The Primeval Source" In the planes of the shining lodes Za-ab: return to the source Elemental! Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes You shall ascend: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU Aid me minder: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU 22 33 legions bow before me now 22 Fundamental! Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes You shall ascend: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU Aid me minder: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU 22 33 legions bow before me now 22 |
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6. | Amy | Show lyrics | |
Many became the victim of the hunt and attack Inside the Order was a ruse for the fall A greater key was used to open the portals Afterwards, mages were allocated underneath He practiced his knacks and skills of trickery Most malicious, he became revolting Spirits were locked inside the mirrored vestibule The Circle was ambushed by cornered, lined frontiers Grabbing a staff, he waited for the practical Dressed in the robe, he adjured the Circle (Faultless seal, a greater key, ascendancy) "O’’ Amy, you’’re the foremost of sphere and space" "O’’ Amy, you’’re the foremost of fortune and splendour" He saw and aloof principle as one being Most sharp-eyed, he watched day transfigure to the night (from the fire, combustion) The mages self-sustained the beckon (summoning) Studying bleak matter tied to obscured strings A morph-genetic field of imps disturbed then And the lesson was a ruse for the fall (combustion, ascendancy) |
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7. | Nunbarshegunu | Show lyrics | |
The old woman of Nippur Instructs Ninlil to walk the banks of Idnunbirdu She thrusts he magic (k) To harvest the mind of the great mountain-lord Enlil The bright-eyed king will fall to your anguish His soul lures the hexagonal room He who decrees fates - his spirit is caught His soul lured to the hexagonal room Nunbarshegunu A silk veil strewn over you Your face is the cosmos You hide it in shame The lord of fates enthralled He’’s bound to Ninlil The lord of fates enthralled He’’s bound to Ninlil Your daughter, your weapon You want to be the cosmos! No shame, no limits Mother of Ninlil acts Lord of the fates deluded To Kurnugi, Enlil is cast Sin is conceived in the monarchy of death The dynasty persists: the lunar god comes to life! Nunbarshegunu A silk veil strewn over you Your face is the cosmos You hide it in shame |
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8. | Voor (Instrumental) / Swords and Leather | Show lyrics | |
...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is my way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!) Miles of frozen lands are far behind us... We ride along the margin of the woods. O’ great is the black swords of Eire. Thus to speak is the shame of your lord. We ride through the bleak winter skies; hearts full of hate and steel shining bright! Alas, it’s ill, to walk in my shadow... O’ master of doom, you are alone. In chariots of fire we went forth, To call the spell of blazing flames. My black sword of Eire has returned. In glory, of the land, of the flame. Child of wisdom and words... Son of magick and the sword. Call the spells of burning winds!! [Chorus] SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our brave hearts will conquer!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our Celtic blood will conquer!! [Repeat All Verses & Chorus] [Lead: Ifernain] [Lead: Shaftiel] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is our way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!!!) |
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9. | Four Crossed Wands (Spell 181) | Show lyrics | |
Chorus I:] I’m the Knight of Wands- Yodh is in the name I’m swift and violent: TRANSIENT! The fiery part of Fire- I’m a lightning flash Between the symbol, And the natal force. [Chorus II:] She’s the Queen of Wands- H is in the name She’s fermenting, yet TRANSMITTING! The watery part of Fire- She’s quick to receive Between the surface, And the process of (pro) creation. Kan! King! 51st Hexagram A warrior in complete armor With wand in the left hand and torch in the right. (181) Su ! Queen! 17th Hexagram Her crown is topped with a winged sphere, And rayed with flames. (181) [Chorus III:] He’s the Prince of Wands- Vau is in the name He’s manifesting, but TRANSCENDING! The airy part of Fire- He’s the "Dying God!" Between the virtue, And the Leader of his caste. Y King! Y King! 42nd Hexagram A shrouded warrior in full-scale armour- On his chest, he bears the sigil "TO MEGA QHRION." [Chorus IA:] FOUR CROSSED WANDS! + Queen! + Queen! 27th Hexagram Her crown is surged with a disque of the Sun And once again, rayed with fire. [Repeat Chorus IA] "They observe no regular rule in the ordering of their hearts." [Repeat Chorus IA] [Chorus IV:] She’s the Princess of Wands- H is in the name She’s crystallizing, yet TRANSPOSING! The earthy part of Fire- She’s absorbing Between the Silence, And the 10th of May. |
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10. | Manannán | Show lyrics | |
[Manann n’s Notions from Emain Ablhach:] I am a wave: on the rapt Cythr ul I am a flood: across the croggy plain I am a wind: of seven gales I am a tear: the Sun lets fall [Chorus I:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Noble warrior of lycanthropy I am Fachtna High King To shake thy cloak shall bring outbreak I am a tide: that drags to engulfment I am a current: a compass towards Visnech I am a tempest: the onslaught of outburst I am a zephyr: theirs is second pain [Chorus II:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Avatar from sail to sea Thy horse Aonbharr Grand Steed Chariots forever lead I am an ocean’s womb: of all abysms I am a blaze: for every burning bathym I am a lure: of the plumbless benthos I am a breaker: bottomlessness doom [Chorus III:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Shape-changer; Lar of deep Thy sword Fragarch "The Answerer..." [Bridge:] Remember me, thou art all wind And back with gusts thou shalt return I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...FLEECE THE SKY I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...FROM A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE [Repeat 4th & 5th Verse] [Chorus IV:] Hear the thunder roll I am Manann n, And fear the sky shall fall [x5] [Repeat Chorus IV] |
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11. | Twix Yesderday, the Day & the Morrow (Instrumental) / Girra’s Temple | Show lyrics | |
This is for you Temple in the earth A beacon of fire A shrine for Eridu The moon’’s bright trace A pathway to your vault Your spell is close Its light holds a face The Sun still sleeps While the ancient ones return Here stands the mighty chantry Inlaid with black-blue lapis You’’re seized by the Ushum-Gal Enclosed in Girra’’s Temple Sirrush is flying over Storming over Neti’’s gates Ea awaits your arrival Inside... The seeds have been planted A long, long time ago Early, utopian visions You can only fantasize One abyss: one temple One mind: one design In course of the setting Sun You can only realize Bashmu! Sirrush! Ea! Narr Marratu! Narr Marratu! Ea! Kingu! Lakhmu! Lakhamu! Lakhmu! Lakhamu! Here stands the mighty chantry Inlaid with black-blue lapis You’’re seized by the Ushum-Gal Enclosed in Girra’’s Temple Sirrush is flying over Storming over Neti’’s gates Ea awaits your arrival Inside... |
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12. | Highland Tyrant Attack | Show lyrics | |
"You will hear my commands when cries never fade!" "I grasp my pole-ax in hand with stock, steel, and mace!" "I clutch the soulless winds that stir the Ginder trees!" "I extol beneath a wrathful, yet a constant lunar eye!" The last clash will crown one son to the Pictish throne. "My father’s the king!" cries this tyrant, aimed for bloodshed. Three flags will fly between the Esk and Dee rivers. "The triumph’s my king!" screams this baron son, devised for war. Follow the tracks of this mailed horseman (geared with pole-ax in his hand). The blades from Balkan Hills are sharpened (cut for slaying and whetted to fight). The child has proven his gallantry (he shall not abuse Teutonic codes). He’s spiked and sent forth in a frenzy (their king sits at his table). [Repeat 1st Three Verses] [Bridge] "Far free of these castle walls, I thought I heard your scream!" [Chorus] THIS IS THE HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! Garters on their left arms are fastened for chivalry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! All of the vanquished battalions are thrown into the corries. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! [Recapitulation] "Our flags have soared O’er the Esk and Dee rivers!" "We, the cnihts, are crowned for tier and not our lies!" "Horse and Hattock took us back to the realm of Balkan Hills!" "We, the cnihts, have formed the lines, before the rites!" "We’el pursue to spit on their pledge and curse them, as the light breaks!" "...But is our king still sitting at his table?" [Lead: Shaftiel] |
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13. | The Coming of War (Morbid Scream cover) | Show lyrics | |
The Coming of War Evil Summoned to war Eternal conquest for power Gathering armies of death To fight and kill at will Sinister weapons of war Piercing metal and man Warriors Mounted on steeds Ride out into the mist Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest Endless Eternal Pain Thousands die for a king Wretched Weary souls Raging battle never ends Hatred Inflicting death Destroying the weak at heart Eternity Becomes less War has drawn to an end Overthrown The emperor falls in defeat Great halls Crack and decay with neglect Dethroned He cries out in vengeance Impaler Mark is words of death Shadows Crusades of the past Triumph through the fog Sunsets drip into dusk Flows like blood on my blade Massacre the feckless breed Dismiss all empty thrones Riding, beyond the clouds, damnation ends in despair Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest |
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14. | Magic(k) Square Cipher | Show lyrics | |
The balance emergence The strict ardour Loshu is expecting The first of the six The essence of Saturn Yesod and Moon There is not a square to close the system Five breaks silence The stabilization The lamp courier Three Wands and Three Adepts Six equates strife Tripareth and Yî King Scorpio: Son of Sun Gratify master keys to two gates of initiation 24th Hexagram 4th line formed: Sacrament Binah drawn, harmonized to six times: 24th Hexagram All planets are arranged Tripareth reaffirmed Six concentric in the cube Lunar path? The hits of the Swords inside the magic(k) square Represents the cosmos and energy The temper of the inquisitor Represents the Phallus and the prince-priest The six of Swords is the symbol of the Sun Showing the full establishment Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! The six of Swords is the symbol of the Sun Showing the full establishment Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! |
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Proscriptor | Vocals, Drums, Mellotron, Guitars (lead) (track 5) |
Aethyris | Guitars (lead, rhythm, acoustic), Bass, Mellotron, Songwriting (tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 10-12) |
Zawicizuz | Guitars (lead, rhythm), Bass, Keyboards, Songwriting (tracks 3, 6) |
Guest/Session | |
Melechesh Ashmedi | Lyrics (tracks 4, 10, 12) |
Nornagest | Vocals (backing) (tracks 2, 3) |
Archon Vorskaath | Vocals (backing), Vibraslap, Greek bell (tracks 2, 6) |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Programming (track 13) |
David Harbour | Keyboards (solo) (track 6) |
Bruno "Mindwalker" Fernandes | Vocals (backing), Ceremonial Tibetan horn (track 5) |
Blasphemer | Guitars (lead) (tracks 2, 9) |
Vastator Terrarum | Musical Contributions (tracks 4, 8, 10, 12) |
Shaftiel | Musical Contributions (tracks 2, 9) |
Michael Harris | Guitars (lead) (tracks 8, 10) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Shaftiel | Songwriting (tracks 2, 9) |
Melechesh Ashmedi | Lyrics (tracks 4, 10, 12) |
Vastator Terrarum | Songwriting (tracks 4, 7, 10, 12) |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Zawicizuz | Pre-Production |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Songwriting (track 13) |
Sterling Winfield | Drum Engineering |
Mavro Asteri | Photography |
Gary Long | Drum Engineering |
Gina E. Greenwood | Photography |
J.T. Longoria | Mixing |
Proscriptor | Mastering, Editing |
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1. | Between the Absu of Eridu & Erech | 04:08 | Show lyrics |
An empty void will always enlarge itself It stretches from the nether waters inside As the chaos lives again: vapors condense Ushum-Gal allots the beasts to the chantry Eridu! Erech! The waters twist and turn The malign sprite dances The natural fiend strikes The bottom of the sea How deep the engulfment sleeps? And the chasm, how deep? How deep the engrossment haunts? And the gulch, how deep? The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Eridu: It will call the temples The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Erech: It will call the mountains The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Eridu: It will call the temples The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Erech: It will call the mountains An empty void will always enlarge itself It stretches from the nether waters inside As the chaos lives again: vapors condense Ushum-Gal allots the beasts to the chantry |
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2. | Night Fire Canonization | 03:19 | Show lyrics |
Remember! Remember the drift of the night’’s fire? Where the flames run around with desire Blazes spread to the fore charring the foe Granting the competence and burning all The headmaster of magicians is The serpent -king and the slayer The possessor of the torches speaks To the night with desire The night’’s fire dances to a song of fall and wonder The sultry weapon that calls you here now The majesty is the power Which corrupts the offspring (the paltry) That shall never transpire And always be denied That shall never transpire And always be denied (be declined) The sun is sable The moon is weeping The planets are failing As the earth starts to shake The flames look secure Within all the chaos The fire sounds safe Like a voice from the sky The keys to hereafter The flaxen-crimson embers The symbols and the signals of Destruction and withering A night’’s fire is The portrait of what was Of what is Of what is to come So we shall singe them and We shall burn them and We will destroy them to Remember the pith of the night’’s fire The night’’s fire torches hatred to stone As the sun turns cold The stars fall fast and The earth turns black |
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3. | Amy | 04:54 | Show lyrics |
Many became the victim of the hunt and attack Inside the Order was a ruse for the fall A greater key was used to open the portals Afterwards, mages were allocated underneath He practiced his knacks and skills of trickery Most malicious, he became revolting Spirits were locked inside the mirrored vestibule The Circle was ambushed by cornered, lined frontiers Grabbing a staff, he waited for the practical Dressed in the robe, he adjured the Circle (Faultless seal, a greater key, ascendancy) "O’’ Amy, you’’re the foremost of sphere and space" "O’’ Amy, you’’re the foremost of fortune and splendour" He saw and aloof principle as one being Most sharp-eyed, he watched day transfigure to the night (from the fire, combustion) The mages self-sustained the beckon (summoning) Studying bleak matter tied to obscured strings A morph-genetic field of imps disturbed then And the lesson was a ruse for the fall (combustion, ascendancy) |
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4. | Nunbarshegunu | 03:05 | Show lyrics |
The old woman of Nippur Instructs Ninlil to walk the banks of Idnunbirdu She thrusts he magic (k) To harvest the mind of the great mountain-lord Enlil The bright-eyed king will fall to your anguish His soul lures the hexagonal room He who decrees fates - his spirit is caught His soul lured to the hexagonal room Nunbarshegunu A silk veil strewn over you Your face is the cosmos You hide it in shame The lord of fates enthralled He’’s bound to Ninlil The lord of fates enthralled He’’s bound to Ninlil Your daughter, your weapon You want to be the cosmos! No shame, no limits Mother of Ninlil acts Lord of the fates deluded To Kurnugi, Enlil is cast Sin is conceived in the monarchy of death The dynasty persists: the lunar god comes to life! Nunbarshegunu A silk veil strewn over you Your face is the cosmos You hide it in shame |
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5. | 13 Globes | 04:46 | Show lyrics |
Within upheaval I am filed between them A dark cloud: evident Apparent: parasite-hoards Contained by ancient tongues Aghast in aspect On momentous days I teach validities Of the sea and the secrets The crux: "The Primeval Source" In the planes of the shining lodes Za-ab: return to the source Elemental! Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes You shall ascend: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU Aid me minder: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU 22 33 legions bow before me now 22 Fundamental! Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes You shall ascend: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU Aid me minder: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU 22 33 legions bow before me now 22 |
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6. | ...of the Dead Who Never Rest in Their Tombs Are the Attendance of Familiar Spirits... Including: A.) Diversified Signs Inscribed B.) Our Earth of Black C.) Voor | 07:03 | Show lyrics |
Our Earth of black blemishes with a curse Conclaves of spirits evoke and call forth One grand night follows by a lone cold night As the seven grottos head to the bowels of Earth The dead shall know there is never peace to make the first sign of Voor Flouting through the gates of astral planes to the second sign of Kish Dwelling in the outlines of wraiths to the third sign of Koth The dead shall nosh upon passageways of ye Elder Ones Diversified signs inscribe a reminder for the shade of spirits It protects those who would evoke ye powers by night Serpentine lamias and ravage-clawed harpies Liquefy and eat into the gifts of decay Every dream of man and woman coils by the worm As the ghouls race to the world of the living The dead shall know there is never peace to make the first sign of Voor Flouting through the gates of astral planes to the second sign of Kish Dwelling in the outlines of wraiths to the third sign of Koth The dead shall nosh upon passageways of ye Elder Ones Diversified signs inscribe a reminder for the shade of spirits It protects those who would evoke ye powers by night Serpentine lamias and ravage-clawed harpies Liquefy and eat into the gifts of decay Every dream of man and woman coils by the worm As the ghouls race to the world of the living |
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7. | Magic(k) Square Cipher | 04:48 | Show lyrics |
The balance emergence The strict ardour Loshu is expecting The first of the six The essence of Saturn Yesod and Moon There is not a square to close the system Five breaks silence The stabilization The lamp courier Three Wands and Three Adepts Six equates strife Tripareth and Yî King Scorpio: Son of Sun Gratify master keys to two gates of initiation 24th Hexagram 4th line formed: Sacrament Binah drawn, harmonized to six times: 24th Hexagram All planets are arranged Tripareth reaffirmed Six concentric in the cube Lunar path? The hits of the Swords inside the magic(k) square Represents the cosmos and energy The temper of the inquisitor Represents the Phallus and the prince-priest The six of Swords is the symbol of the Sun Showing the full establishment Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! The six of Swords is the symbol of the Sun Showing the full establishment Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! |
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8. | In the Name of Auebothiabathabaithobeuee | 03:25 | Show lyrics |
In the name I give the powers to the spell In the name True visions of time are forthcoming In the name I confer brawn to incantations In the name Gray vapors begin to clamber high The great scimitar of Barzai Alabaster statuette of Yebsu The representation of Koth Cobalt flames light the blaze of Laurel In the day Mars and Saturn make collision In the day Place the ewer upon the fire In the day All the secrets are deaf in silence In the day I am the Lord of every Spectre In the light Grant equal parts of rune and weapon In the light Place the green glass onto the seal In the light Four winds cry the words of control In the light Seven nights will unchain the soul In the name I give uproar to the Great Abyss In the name I give the powers to the spell In the name Of the unction inside the sigil In the name Vaporous smoke shall arise |
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9. | Girra’s Temple | 02:38 | Show lyrics |
This is for you Temple in the earth A beacon of fire A shrine for Eridu The moon’’s bright trace A pathway to your vault Your spell is close Its light holds a face The Sun still sleeps While the ancient ones return Here stands the mighty chantry Inlaid with black-blue lapis You’’re seized by the Ushum-Gal Enclosed in Girra’’s Temple Sirrush is flying over Storming over Neti’’s gates Ea awaits your arrival Inside... The seeds have been planted A long, long time ago Early, utopian visions You can only fantasize One abyss: one temple One mind: one design In course of the setting Sun You can only realize Bashmu! Sirrush! Ea! Narr Marratu! Narr Marratu! Ea! Kingu! Lakhmu! Lakhamu! Lakhmu! Lakhamu! Here stands the mighty chantry Inlaid with black-blue lapis You’’re seized by the Ushum-Gal Enclosed in Girra’’s Temple Sirrush is flying over Storming over Neti’’s gates Ea awaits your arrival Inside... |
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10. | Those of the Void Will Re-Enter | 04:56 | Show lyrics |
Thousand after thousand The years of tradition linger For the wisdom of magic(k) The supra catalyst swells Servants of the arcane order The hypnotized beings Can you commemorate? The burden of ignorance Clad in robes imprinted with spells Regress time - degenerate Founders of mankind, Come lay your claim Revert - Annunaki Those of the void will re-enter Clad in robes imprinted with spells Regress time - degenerate Founders of mankind... Regress time - Regress time Those of the void have re-entered! |
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11. | Sceptre Command | 05:00 | Show lyrics |
Namtar, you’’re the Hyle of plague-ness A watchman: bound and bound My staff is the answer (for elucidation) We shall not climb to the origin of elements We must examine the base of Gudua In order to harvest a benthos existence I call upon the backing of Gugalanna I paint the bow at the gold crown Three arrows spear the heart of the staff The placement of Mars must be equal Enrapture within Sceptre Command! The Cylinder seal projects the spell of triangular silhouettes of Irra Hear me, Namtar Descending by the stages Gugalanna Circules of this great dwelling Gugalanna O’’ breathing, flowing orb - you’’re in place O’’ formless, lifeless mock - your gray place The Cylinder seal projects the spell of triangular silhouettes of Irra Hear me, Namtar Descending by the stages Gugalanna Circules of this great dwelling Gugalanna O’’ breathing, flowing orb - you’’re in place O’’ formless, lifeless mock - your gray place THOSE ABOVE... THOSE BELOW... FIRST ORDER! I paint the bow at the gold crown Three arrows spear the heart of the staff The placement of Mars must be equal Enrapture within Sceptre Command! The Cylinder seal projects the spell of triangular silhouettes of Irra Hear me, Namtar Descending by the stages Gugalanna Circules of this great dwelling Gugalanna O’’ breathing, flowing orb - you’’re in place O’’ formless, lifeless mock - your gray place Thank you, O’’ Great Ones Now, Kuta’’s repressed My solar cantrip... My fourteen afreets... Anon, Gudua’’s placed (Narrator) Three embraced each other Namtar, Nergal and Mars The truncheon gripped the light Command - the bolts were shot |
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12. | Ye Uttuku Spells | 04:41 | Show lyrics |
ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent At nightfall, burgundy eyes arise Beginning of the cosmic dances Surrealistic, the serpent’’s command Ugallu, obey the magus’’ rule ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent A frenzied rupture opens the stone Out pours the beam and the shaft of light Point it straight to the mountain’’s zenith Ye Utukku awake, Utukku ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent Unrestrained, the light razes the night Savage, causer of the mystical Bring the Ginyaatlie of lava Achieve theory from the mythical Nisir - Tedloonetaa of salvation Nisir - Mountain of elevation Kukhwa - Burn over the dome Ye Utukku awake, ye Absu rage ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent |
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13. | Twix Yesterday, the Day & the Morrow | 00:57 | instrumental |
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53:40 |
Absu
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor | Vocals, Drums, Mellotron, Guitars (lead) (track 5) |
Aethyris | Guitars (lead, rhythm, acoustic), Bass, Mellotron, Songwriting (tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 10-12) |
Zawicizuz | Guitars (lead, rhythm), Bass, Keyboards, Songwriting (tracks 3, 6) |
Guest/Session | |
Melechesh Ashmedi | Lyrics (tracks 4, 10, 12) |
Nornagest | Vocals (backing) (tracks 2, 3) |
Archon Vorskaath | Vocals (backing), Vibraslap, Greek bell (tracks 2, 6) |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Programming (track 13) |
David Harbour | Keyboards (solo) (track 6) |
Bruno "Mindwalker" Fernandes | Vocals (backing), Ceremonial Tibetan horn (track 5) |
Blasphemer | Guitars (lead) (tracks 2, 9) |
Vastator Terrarum | Musical Contributions (tracks 4, 8, 10, 12) |
Michael Harris | Guitars (lead) (tracks 8, 10) |
Shaftiel | Musical Contributions (tracks 2, 9) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Shaftiel | Songwriting (tracks 2, 9) |
Melechesh Ashmedi | Lyrics (tracks 4, 10, 12) |
Vastator Terrarum | Songwriting (tracks 4, 7, 10, 12) |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Songwriting (track 13) |
Zawicizuz | Pre-Production |
Mavro Asteri | Photography |
Sterling Winfield | Drum Engineering |
Gina E. Greenwood | Photography |
Gary Long | Drum Engineering |
J.T. Longoria | Mixing |
Proscriptor | Mastering, Editing |
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1. | Between the Absu of Eridu & Erech | 04:08 | Show lyrics |
An empty void will always enlarge itself It stretches from the nether waters inside As the chaos lives again: vapors condense Ushum-Gal allots the beasts to the chantry Eridu! Erech! The waters twist and turn The malign sprite dances The natural fiend strikes The bottom of the sea How deep the engulfment sleeps? And the chasm, how deep? How deep the engrossment haunts? And the gulch, how deep? The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Eridu: It will call the temples The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Erech: It will call the mountains The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Eridu: It will call the temples The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Erech: It will call the mountains An empty void will always enlarge itself It stretches from the nether waters inside As the chaos lives again: vapors condense Ushum-Gal allots the beasts to the chantry |
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2. | Night Fire Canonization | 03:19 | Show lyrics |
Remember! Remember the drift of the night’’s fire? Where the flames run around with desire Blazes spread to the fore charring the foe Granting the competence and burning all The headmaster of magicians is The serpent -king and the slayer The possessor of the torches speaks To the night with desire The night’’s fire dances to a song of fall and wonder The sultry weapon that calls you here now The majesty is the power Which corrupts the offspring (the paltry) That shall never transpire And always be denied That shall never transpire And always be denied (be declined) The sun is sable The moon is weeping The planets are failing As the earth starts to shake The flames look secure Within all the chaos The fire sounds safe Like a voice from the sky The keys to hereafter The flaxen-crimson embers The symbols and the signals of Destruction and withering A night’’s fire is The portrait of what was Of what is Of what is to come So we shall singe them and We shall burn them and We will destroy them to Remember the pith of the night’’s fire The night’’s fire torches hatred to stone As the sun turns cold The stars fall fast and The earth turns black |
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3. | Amy | 04:54 | Show lyrics |
Many became the victim of the hunt and attack Inside the Order was a ruse for the fall A greater key was used to open the portals Afterwards, mages were allocated underneath He practiced his knacks and skills of trickery Most malicious, he became revolting Spirits were locked inside the mirrored vestibule The Circle was ambushed by cornered, lined frontiers Grabbing a staff, he waited for the practical Dressed in the robe, he adjured the Circle (Faultless seal, a greater key, ascendancy) "O’’ Amy, you’’re the foremost of sphere and space" "O’’ Amy, you’’re the foremost of fortune and splendour" He saw and aloof principle as one being Most sharp-eyed, he watched day transfigure to the night (from the fire, combustion) The mages self-sustained the beckon (summoning) Studying bleak matter tied to obscured strings A morph-genetic field of imps disturbed then And the lesson was a ruse for the fall (combustion, ascendancy) |
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4. | Nunbarshegunu | 03:05 | Show lyrics |
The old woman of Nippur Instructs Ninlil to walk the banks of Idnunbirdu She thrusts he magic (k) To harvest the mind of the great mountain-lord Enlil The bright-eyed king will fall to your anguish His soul lures the hexagonal room He who decrees fates - his spirit is caught His soul lured to the hexagonal room Nunbarshegunu A silk veil strewn over you Your face is the cosmos You hide it in shame The lord of fates enthralled He’’s bound to Ninlil The lord of fates enthralled He’’s bound to Ninlil Your daughter, your weapon You want to be the cosmos! No shame, no limits Mother of Ninlil acts Lord of the fates deluded To Kurnugi, Enlil is cast Sin is conceived in the monarchy of death The dynasty persists: the lunar god comes to life! Nunbarshegunu A silk veil strewn over you Your face is the cosmos You hide it in shame |
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5. | 13 Globes | 04:46 | Show lyrics |
Within upheaval I am filed between them A dark cloud: evident Apparent: parasite-hoards Contained by ancient tongues Aghast in aspect On momentous days I teach validities Of the sea and the secrets The crux: "The Primeval Source" In the planes of the shining lodes Za-ab: return to the source Elemental! Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes You shall ascend: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU Aid me minder: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU 22 33 legions bow before me now 22 Fundamental! Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes You shall ascend: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU Aid me minder: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU 22 33 legions bow before me now 22 |
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6. | ...of the Dead Who Never Rest in Their Tombs Are the Attendance of Familiar Spirits... Including: A.) Diversified Signs Inscribed B.) Our Earth of Black C.) Voor | 07:03 | Show lyrics |
Our Earth of black blemishes with a curse Conclaves of spirits evoke and call forth One grand night follows by a lone cold night As the seven grottos head to the bowels of Earth The dead shall know there is never peace to make the first sign of Voor Flouting through the gates of astral planes to the second sign of Kish Dwelling in the outlines of wraiths to the third sign of Koth The dead shall nosh upon passageways of ye Elder Ones Diversified signs inscribe a reminder for the shade of spirits It protects those who would evoke ye powers by night Serpentine lamias and ravage-clawed harpies Liquefy and eat into the gifts of decay Every dream of man and woman coils by the worm As the ghouls race to the world of the living The dead shall know there is never peace to make the first sign of Voor Flouting through the gates of astral planes to the second sign of Kish Dwelling in the outlines of wraiths to the third sign of Koth The dead shall nosh upon passageways of ye Elder Ones Diversified signs inscribe a reminder for the shade of spirits It protects those who would evoke ye powers by night Serpentine lamias and ravage-clawed harpies Liquefy and eat into the gifts of decay Every dream of man and woman coils by the worm As the ghouls race to the world of the living |
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7. | Magic(k) Square Cipher | 04:48 | Show lyrics |
The balance emergence The strict ardour Loshu is expecting The first of the six The essence of Saturn Yesod and Moon There is not a square to close the system Five breaks silence The stabilization The lamp courier Three Wands and Three Adepts Six equates strife Tripareth and Yî King Scorpio: Son of Sun Gratify master keys to two gates of initiation 24th Hexagram 4th line formed: Sacrament Binah drawn, harmonized to six times: 24th Hexagram All planets are arranged Tripareth reaffirmed Six concentric in the cube Lunar path? The hits of the Swords inside the magic(k) square Represents the cosmos and energy The temper of the inquisitor Represents the Phallus and the prince-priest The six of Swords is the symbol of the Sun Showing the full establishment Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! The six of Swords is the symbol of the Sun Showing the full establishment Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! |
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8. | In the Name of Auebothiabathabaithobeuee | 03:25 | Show lyrics |
In the name I give the powers to the spell In the name True visions of time are forthcoming In the name I confer brawn to incantations In the name Gray vapors begin to clamber high The great scimitar of Barzai Alabaster statuette of Yebsu The representation of Koth Cobalt flames light the blaze of Laurel In the day Mars and Saturn make collision In the day Place the ewer upon the fire In the day All the secrets are deaf in silence In the day I am the Lord of every Spectre In the light Grant equal parts of rune and weapon In the light Place the green glass onto the seal In the light Four winds cry the words of control In the light Seven nights will unchain the soul In the name I give uproar to the Great Abyss In the name I give the powers to the spell In the name Of the unction inside the sigil In the name Vaporous smoke shall arise |
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9. | Girra’s Temple | 02:38 | Show lyrics |
This is for you Temple in the earth A beacon of fire A shrine for Eridu The moon’’s bright trace A pathway to your vault Your spell is close Its light holds a face The Sun still sleeps While the ancient ones return Here stands the mighty chantry Inlaid with black-blue lapis You’’re seized by the Ushum-Gal Enclosed in Girra’’s Temple Sirrush is flying over Storming over Neti’’s gates Ea awaits your arrival Inside... The seeds have been planted A long, long time ago Early, utopian visions You can only fantasize One abyss: one temple One mind: one design In course of the setting Sun You can only realize Bashmu! Sirrush! Ea! Narr Marratu! Narr Marratu! Ea! Kingu! Lakhmu! Lakhamu! Lakhmu! Lakhamu! Here stands the mighty chantry Inlaid with black-blue lapis You’’re seized by the Ushum-Gal Enclosed in Girra’’s Temple Sirrush is flying over Storming over Neti’’s gates Ea awaits your arrival Inside... |
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10. | Those of the Void Will Re-Enter | 04:56 | Show lyrics |
Thousand after thousand The years of tradition linger For the wisdom of magic(k) The supra catalyst swells Servants of the arcane order The hypnotized beings Can you commemorate? The burden of ignorance Clad in robes imprinted with spells Regress time - degenerate Founders of mankind, Come lay your claim Revert - Annunaki Those of the void will re-enter Clad in robes imprinted with spells Regress time - degenerate Founders of mankind... Regress time - Regress time Those of the void have re-entered! |
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11. | Sceptre Command | 05:00 | Show lyrics |
Namtar, you’’re the Hyle of plague-ness A watchman: bound and bound My staff is the answer (for elucidation) We shall not climb to the origin of elements We must examine the base of Gudua In order to harvest a benthos existence I call upon the backing of Gugalanna I paint the bow at the gold crown Three arrows spear the heart of the staff The placement of Mars must be equal Enrapture within Sceptre Command! The Cylinder seal projects the spell of triangular silhouettes of Irra Hear me, Namtar Descending by the stages Gugalanna Circules of this great dwelling Gugalanna O’’ breathing, flowing orb - you’’re in place O’’ formless, lifeless mock - your gray place The Cylinder seal projects the spell of triangular silhouettes of Irra Hear me, Namtar Descending by the stages Gugalanna Circules of this great dwelling Gugalanna O’’ breathing, flowing orb - you’’re in place O’’ formless, lifeless mock - your gray place THOSE ABOVE... THOSE BELOW... FIRST ORDER! I paint the bow at the gold crown Three arrows spear the heart of the staff The placement of Mars must be equal Enrapture within Sceptre Command! The Cylinder seal projects the spell of triangular silhouettes of Irra Hear me, Namtar Descending by the stages Gugalanna Circules of this great dwelling Gugalanna O’’ breathing, flowing orb - you’’re in place O’’ formless, lifeless mock - your gray place Thank you, O’’ Great Ones Now, Kuta’’s repressed My solar cantrip... My fourteen afreets... Anon, Gudua’’s placed (Narrator) Three embraced each other Namtar, Nergal and Mars The truncheon gripped the light Command - the bolts were shot |
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12. | Ye Uttuku Spells | 04:41 | Show lyrics |
ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent At nightfall, burgundy eyes arise Beginning of the cosmic dances Surrealistic, the serpent’’s command Ugallu, obey the magus’’ rule ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent A frenzied rupture opens the stone Out pours the beam and the shaft of light Point it straight to the mountain’’s zenith Ye Utukku awake, Utukku ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent Unrestrained, the light razes the night Savage, causer of the mystical Bring the Ginyaatlie of lava Achieve theory from the mythical Nisir - Tedloonetaa of salvation Nisir - Mountain of elevation Kukhwa - Burn over the dome Ye Utukku awake, ye Absu rage ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent |
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13. | Twix Yesterday, the Day & the Morrow | 00:57 | instrumental |
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53:40 |
Absu
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor | Vocals, Drums, Mellotron, Guitars (lead) (track 5) |
Aethyris | Guitars (lead, rhythm, acoustic), Bass, Mellotron, Songwriting (tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 10-12) |
Zawicizuz | Guitars (lead, rhythm), Bass, Keyboards, Songwriting (tracks 3, 6) |
Guest/Session | |
Melechesh Ashmedi | Lyrics (tracks 4, 10, 12) |
Nornagest | Vocals (backing) (tracks 2, 3) |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Programming (track 13) |
Archon Vorskaath | Vocals (backing), Vibraslap, Greek bell (tracks 2, 6) |
David Harbour | Keyboards (solo) (track 6) |
Bruno "Mindwalker" Fernandes | Vocals (backing), Ceremonial Tibetan horn (track 5) |
Vastator Terrarum | Musical Contributions (tracks 4, 8, 10, 12) |
Blasphemer | Guitars (lead) (tracks 2, 9) |
Michael Harris | Guitars (lead) (tracks 8, 10) |
Shaftiel | Musical Contributions (tracks 2, 9) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Melechesh Ashmedi | Lyrics (tracks 4, 10, 12) |
Shaftiel | Songwriting (tracks 2, 9) |
Vastator Terrarum | Songwriting (tracks 4, 7, 10, 12) |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Zawicizuz | Pre-Production |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Songwriting (track 13) |
Sterling Winfield | Drum Engineering |
Mavro Asteri | Photography |
Gina E. Greenwood | Photography |
Gary Long | Drum Engineering |
J.T. Longoria | Mixing |
Proscriptor | Mastering, Editing |
Tracks | |||
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Disc 1 (CD) | |||
1. | Between the Absu of Eridu & Erech | 04:08 | Show lyrics |
An empty void will always enlarge itself It stretches from the nether waters inside As the chaos lives again: vapors condense Ushum-Gal allots the beasts to the chantry Eridu! Erech! The waters twist and turn The malign sprite dances The natural fiend strikes The bottom of the sea How deep the engulfment sleeps? And the chasm, how deep? How deep the engrossment haunts? And the gulch, how deep? The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Eridu: It will call the temples The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Erech: It will call the mountains The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Eridu: It will call the temples The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Erech: It will call the mountains An empty void will always enlarge itself It stretches from the nether waters inside As the chaos lives again: vapors condense Ushum-Gal allots the beasts to the chantry |
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2. | Night Fire Canonization | 03:19 | Show lyrics |
Remember! Remember the drift of the night’’s fire? Where the flames run around with desire Blazes spread to the fore charring the foe Granting the competence and burning all The headmaster of magicians is The serpent -king and the slayer The possessor of the torches speaks To the night with desire The night’’s fire dances to a song of fall and wonder The sultry weapon that calls you here now The majesty is the power Which corrupts the offspring (the paltry) That shall never transpire And always be denied That shall never transpire And always be denied (be declined) The sun is sable The moon is weeping The planets are failing As the earth starts to shake The flames look secure Within all the chaos The fire sounds safe Like a voice from the sky The keys to hereafter The flaxen-crimson embers The symbols and the signals of Destruction and withering A night’’s fire is The portrait of what was Of what is Of what is to come So we shall singe them and We shall burn them and We will destroy them to Remember the pith of the night’’s fire The night’’s fire torches hatred to stone As the sun turns cold The stars fall fast and The earth turns black |
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3. | Amy | 04:54 | Show lyrics |
Many became the victim of the hunt and attack Inside the Order was a ruse for the fall A greater key was used to open the portals Afterwards, mages were allocated underneath He practiced his knacks and skills of trickery Most malicious, he became revolting Spirits were locked inside the mirrored vestibule The Circle was ambushed by cornered, lined frontiers Grabbing a staff, he waited for the practical Dressed in the robe, he adjured the Circle (Faultless seal, a greater key, ascendancy) "O’’ Amy, you’’re the foremost of sphere and space" "O’’ Amy, you’’re the foremost of fortune and splendour" He saw and aloof principle as one being Most sharp-eyed, he watched day transfigure to the night (from the fire, combustion) The mages self-sustained the beckon (summoning) Studying bleak matter tied to obscured strings A morph-genetic field of imps disturbed then And the lesson was a ruse for the fall (combustion, ascendancy) |
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4. | Nunbarshegunu | 03:05 | Show lyrics |
The old woman of Nippur Instructs Ninlil to walk the banks of Idnunbirdu She thrusts he magic (k) To harvest the mind of the great mountain-lord Enlil The bright-eyed king will fall to your anguish His soul lures the hexagonal room He who decrees fates - his spirit is caught His soul lured to the hexagonal room Nunbarshegunu A silk veil strewn over you Your face is the cosmos You hide it in shame The lord of fates enthralled He’’s bound to Ninlil The lord of fates enthralled He’’s bound to Ninlil Your daughter, your weapon You want to be the cosmos! No shame, no limits Mother of Ninlil acts Lord of the fates deluded To Kurnugi, Enlil is cast Sin is conceived in the monarchy of death The dynasty persists: the lunar god comes to life! Nunbarshegunu A silk veil strewn over you Your face is the cosmos You hide it in shame |
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5. | 13 Globes | 04:46 | Show lyrics |
Within upheaval I am filed between them A dark cloud: evident Apparent: parasite-hoards Contained by ancient tongues Aghast in aspect On momentous days I teach validities Of the sea and the secrets The crux: "The Primeval Source" In the planes of the shining lodes Za-ab: return to the source Elemental! Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes You shall ascend: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU Aid me minder: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU 22 33 legions bow before me now 22 Fundamental! Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes You shall ascend: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU Aid me minder: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU 22 33 legions bow before me now 22 |
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6. | ...of the Dead Who Never Rest in Their Tombs Are the Attendance of Familiar Spirits... Including: A.) Diversified Signs Inscribed B.) Our Earth of Black C.) Voor | 07:03 | Show lyrics |
Our Earth of black blemishes with a curse Conclaves of spirits evoke and call forth One grand night follows by a lone cold night As the seven grottos head to the bowels of Earth The dead shall know there is never peace to make the first sign of Voor Flouting through the gates of astral planes to the second sign of Kish Dwelling in the outlines of wraiths to the third sign of Koth The dead shall nosh upon passageways of ye Elder Ones Diversified signs inscribe a reminder for the shade of spirits It protects those who would evoke ye powers by night Serpentine lamias and ravage-clawed harpies Liquefy and eat into the gifts of decay Every dream of man and woman coils by the worm As the ghouls race to the world of the living The dead shall know there is never peace to make the first sign of Voor Flouting through the gates of astral planes to the second sign of Kish Dwelling in the outlines of wraiths to the third sign of Koth The dead shall nosh upon passageways of ye Elder Ones Diversified signs inscribe a reminder for the shade of spirits It protects those who would evoke ye powers by night Serpentine lamias and ravage-clawed harpies Liquefy and eat into the gifts of decay Every dream of man and woman coils by the worm As the ghouls race to the world of the living |
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7. | Magic(k) Square Cipher | 04:48 | Show lyrics |
The balance emergence The strict ardour Loshu is expecting The first of the six The essence of Saturn Yesod and Moon There is not a square to close the system Five breaks silence The stabilization The lamp courier Three Wands and Three Adepts Six equates strife Tripareth and Yî King Scorpio: Son of Sun Gratify master keys to two gates of initiation 24th Hexagram 4th line formed: Sacrament Binah drawn, harmonized to six times: 24th Hexagram All planets are arranged Tripareth reaffirmed Six concentric in the cube Lunar path? The hits of the Swords inside the magic(k) square Represents the cosmos and energy The temper of the inquisitor Represents the Phallus and the prince-priest The six of Swords is the symbol of the Sun Showing the full establishment Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! The six of Swords is the symbol of the Sun Showing the full establishment Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! |
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8. | In the Name of Auebothiabathabaithobeuee | 03:25 | Show lyrics |
In the name I give the powers to the spell In the name True visions of time are forthcoming In the name I confer brawn to incantations In the name Gray vapors begin to clamber high The great scimitar of Barzai Alabaster statuette of Yebsu The representation of Koth Cobalt flames light the blaze of Laurel In the day Mars and Saturn make collision In the day Place the ewer upon the fire In the day All the secrets are deaf in silence In the day I am the Lord of every Spectre In the light Grant equal parts of rune and weapon In the light Place the green glass onto the seal In the light Four winds cry the words of control In the light Seven nights will unchain the soul In the name I give uproar to the Great Abyss In the name I give the powers to the spell In the name Of the unction inside the sigil In the name Vaporous smoke shall arise |
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9. | Girra’s Temple | 02:38 | Show lyrics |
This is for you Temple in the earth A beacon of fire A shrine for Eridu The moon’’s bright trace A pathway to your vault Your spell is close Its light holds a face The Sun still sleeps While the ancient ones return Here stands the mighty chantry Inlaid with black-blue lapis You’’re seized by the Ushum-Gal Enclosed in Girra’’s Temple Sirrush is flying over Storming over Neti’’s gates Ea awaits your arrival Inside... The seeds have been planted A long, long time ago Early, utopian visions You can only fantasize One abyss: one temple One mind: one design In course of the setting Sun You can only realize Bashmu! Sirrush! Ea! Narr Marratu! Narr Marratu! Ea! Kingu! Lakhmu! Lakhamu! Lakhmu! Lakhamu! Here stands the mighty chantry Inlaid with black-blue lapis You’’re seized by the Ushum-Gal Enclosed in Girra’’s Temple Sirrush is flying over Storming over Neti’’s gates Ea awaits your arrival Inside... |
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10. | Those of the Void Will Re-Enter | 04:56 | Show lyrics |
Thousand after thousand The years of tradition linger For the wisdom of magic(k) The supra catalyst swells Servants of the arcane order The hypnotized beings Can you commemorate? The burden of ignorance Clad in robes imprinted with spells Regress time - degenerate Founders of mankind, Come lay your claim Revert - Annunaki Those of the void will re-enter Clad in robes imprinted with spells Regress time - degenerate Founders of mankind... Regress time - Regress time Those of the void have re-entered! |
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11. | Sceptre Command | 05:00 | Show lyrics |
Namtar, you’’re the Hyle of plague-ness A watchman: bound and bound My staff is the answer (for elucidation) We shall not climb to the origin of elements We must examine the base of Gudua In order to harvest a benthos existence I call upon the backing of Gugalanna I paint the bow at the gold crown Three arrows spear the heart of the staff The placement of Mars must be equal Enrapture within Sceptre Command! The Cylinder seal projects the spell of triangular silhouettes of Irra Hear me, Namtar Descending by the stages Gugalanna Circules of this great dwelling Gugalanna O’’ breathing, flowing orb - you’’re in place O’’ formless, lifeless mock - your gray place The Cylinder seal projects the spell of triangular silhouettes of Irra Hear me, Namtar Descending by the stages Gugalanna Circules of this great dwelling Gugalanna O’’ breathing, flowing orb - you’’re in place O’’ formless, lifeless mock - your gray place THOSE ABOVE... THOSE BELOW... FIRST ORDER! I paint the bow at the gold crown Three arrows spear the heart of the staff The placement of Mars must be equal Enrapture within Sceptre Command! The Cylinder seal projects the spell of triangular silhouettes of Irra Hear me, Namtar Descending by the stages Gugalanna Circules of this great dwelling Gugalanna O’’ breathing, flowing orb - you’’re in place O’’ formless, lifeless mock - your gray place Thank you, O’’ Great Ones Now, Kuta’’s repressed My solar cantrip... My fourteen afreets... Anon, Gudua’’s placed (Narrator) Three embraced each other Namtar, Nergal and Mars The truncheon gripped the light Command - the bolts were shot |
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12. | Ye Uttuku Spells | 04:41 | Show lyrics |
ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent At nightfall, burgundy eyes arise Beginning of the cosmic dances Surrealistic, the serpent’’s command Ugallu, obey the magus’’ rule ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent A frenzied rupture opens the stone Out pours the beam and the shaft of light Point it straight to the mountain’’s zenith Ye Utukku awake, Utukku ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent Unrestrained, the light razes the night Savage, causer of the mystical Bring the Ginyaatlie of lava Achieve theory from the mythical Nisir - Tedloonetaa of salvation Nisir - Mountain of elevation Kukhwa - Burn over the dome Ye Utukku awake, ye Absu rage ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent |
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13. | Twix Yesterday, the Day & the Morrow | 00:57 | instrumental |
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1. | An Involution of Thorns (Intro) / Descent to Acheron | Show lyrics | |
Descent to Acheron (Evolving Into the Progression of Woe) Pour water on thyself Thus shalt thou be A creator of the sun Charon will inhibit his entrance The fields and dwellings of relapsing ruins Find thou thyself in every star Achieve thou every possibility Listen! Heed not the siren-voice of thought The fable of river #5 Deliverme athwart the earth Forsaken loam of wondrous slumbers Thee spiritual and thee fertile A spawn of full equilibrium But whose availeth is in this, For hereby there comenth impair Facillis descensus Acherni Noctes atque dies patet Atri ianua Charnus Sed revocare gradun sperasque Evadere ad aurus, Hoc opus, hic labor est. [repeat 1st verse] There was not a formal sepulcher Not one sector for the interment Throth with thee empire of hope All effects are welcome to Styx |
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2. | Apzu | Show lyrics | |
Sea of uruk I taste the salt of you I hunt through sands of Roba El Khaliyeh Dumuzi Apzu Your allure is so very pure Zi Dingir Anna Kanpa You shall drown the fearless ones The sword of Lapis Lazuli Diadem Your fullness and strength is my delight Edin Na Zu, Edin Na Zu The stars have spoken to me They’ve told me the tale of your past Battles were clashed by you Long before the cosmos existed O’ mountains of Mashu Please help me to find the grey stone I lost it, yet it’s symbol unequals your race I am in search of the Northern Nineveh; it’s beyond the hills of Zagros I thrust my sword onto the veil, and then, in the Earth Reversed lightning strikes Sumerian sands They glance at me with eyes of Sunkun Varloorni Their eyes flare red with glowing embers Follow the path of gold and ye shall find the symbols: Arra, Agga, and Bandar In my sleeping village of Bet Durrabia, Shabatu forces the nineteenth hour Ye go to thy Apzu; the unsightly abyss of Enidu Ye go to thy Apzu; the impious axis of Enidu I have traveled beneth the seas in search of our master’s palace I have finally found the grey stone of the immemorial ones I have raised my armies in the lands of the eastern, summoning hordes I have seen Ngga, God of Heathens, as my sword Diadem gleams The cosmos shall be greeted from the blood of thez serpent A serpent well known as Tehom Mummu Tiamat Man shall be greeted from the blood of Kingu Thy queen of mashu will haunt the vision of your breed O’ my queen, I feel your skin of white, I touch your breasts of life, yet there’s a battle I must fight Zagros, Avagon, Ngga, Shabatu Thy skin of white misses you Please don’t leave me ever, nevermore Unless you go, please take me with you We’ll ride onto wings of Anzu I heard the bellow of wolves behind the half-burnt waves The tides of uruk swept your tongue across the salty floor We have found the Apzu; our birthplace toward Avagon We have found the Apzu; our meridian toward the dark Munus Sigsigga Ag Bara ye Innin Aggish Xashxur Gishnu urma Apzu |
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3. | Night Fire Canonization | Show lyrics | |
Remember! Remember the drift of the night’’s fire? Where the flames run around with desire Blazes spread to the fore charring the foe Granting the competence and burning all The headmaster of magicians is The serpent -king and the slayer The possessor of the torches speaks To the night with desire The night’’s fire dances to a song of fall and wonder The sultry weapon that calls you here now The majesty is the power Which corrupts the offspring (the paltry) That shall never transpire And always be denied That shall never transpire And always be denied (be declined) The sun is sable The moon is weeping The planets are failing As the earth starts to shake The flames look secure Within all the chaos The fire sounds safe Like a voice from the sky The keys to hereafter The flaxen-crimson embers The symbols and the signals of Destruction and withering A night’’s fire is The portrait of what was Of what is Of what is to come So we shall singe them and We shall burn them and We will destroy them to Remember the pith of the night’’s fire The night’’s fire torches hatred to stone As the sun turns cold The stars fall fast and The earth turns black |
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4. | The Thrice is Greatest to Ninnigal | Show lyrics | |
The Thrice Is Greatest to Ninnigal The detestable xul Is chained to Ninnigal Acknowledge the prayers Subsequent to earth The seventh gate of Nana- ’Outcry thy sin!’, While the sixth portal of Lord Mastema opens wide. Nana: God of the Moon: I convoke to thee. Our terra firma regrets burning the scriptures An abyss will seek menace towards the reign once again. Ostentation of your heart is A heart filled with lunar parallaxes If you look, The elders anticipate the arrival ...Of the black and amoral innocents If you look, The Celestial Pantheon will burn ...Burns the prediction of persecution |
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5. | 13 Globes | Show lyrics | |
Within upheaval I am filed between them A dark cloud: evident Apparent: parasite-hoards Contained by ancient tongues Aghast in aspect On momentous days I teach validities Of the sea and the secrets The crux: "The Primeval Source" In the planes of the shining lodes Za-ab: return to the source Elemental! Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes You shall ascend: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU Aid me minder: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU 22 33 legions bow before me now 22 Fundamental! Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes You shall ascend: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU Aid me minder: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU 22 33 legions bow before me now 22 |
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6. | Amy | Show lyrics | |
Many became the victim of the hunt and attack Inside the Order was a ruse for the fall A greater key was used to open the portals Afterwards, mages were allocated underneath He practiced his knacks and skills of trickery Most malicious, he became revolting Spirits were locked inside the mirrored vestibule The Circle was ambushed by cornered, lined frontiers Grabbing a staff, he waited for the practical Dressed in the robe, he adjured the Circle (Faultless seal, a greater key, ascendancy) "O’’ Amy, you’’re the foremost of sphere and space" "O’’ Amy, you’’re the foremost of fortune and splendour" He saw and aloof principle as one being Most sharp-eyed, he watched day transfigure to the night (from the fire, combustion) The mages self-sustained the beckon (summoning) Studying bleak matter tied to obscured strings A morph-genetic field of imps disturbed then And the lesson was a ruse for the fall (combustion, ascendancy) |
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7. | Nunbarshegunu | Show lyrics | |
The old woman of Nippur Instructs Ninlil to walk the banks of Idnunbirdu She thrusts he magic (k) To harvest the mind of the great mountain-lord Enlil The bright-eyed king will fall to your anguish His soul lures the hexagonal room He who decrees fates - his spirit is caught His soul lured to the hexagonal room Nunbarshegunu A silk veil strewn over you Your face is the cosmos You hide it in shame The lord of fates enthralled He’’s bound to Ninlil The lord of fates enthralled He’’s bound to Ninlil Your daughter, your weapon You want to be the cosmos! No shame, no limits Mother of Ninlil acts Lord of the fates deluded To Kurnugi, Enlil is cast Sin is conceived in the monarchy of death The dynasty persists: the lunar god comes to life! Nunbarshegunu A silk veil strewn over you Your face is the cosmos You hide it in shame |
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8. | Voor [Instrumental] / Swords and Leather | Show lyrics | |
...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is my way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!) Miles of frozen lands are far behind us... We ride along the margin of the woods. O’ great is the black swords of Eire. Thus to speak is the shame of your lord. We ride through the bleak winter skies; hearts full of hate and steel shining bright! Alas, it’s ill, to walk in my shadow... O’ master of doom, you are alone. In chariots of fire we went forth, To call the spell of blazing flames. My black sword of Eire has returned. In glory, of the land, of the flame. Child of wisdom and words... Son of magick and the sword. Call the spells of burning winds!! [Chorus] SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our brave hearts will conquer!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...with steel, flame, and honor!! SWORDS AND LEATHER - ...our Celtic blood will conquer!! [Repeat All Verses & Chorus] [Lead: Ifernain] [Lead: Shaftiel] ...With sword at my side, The horns sound the call of assembly. Black fuckin’ leather is our way of life, as flames and burning winds cover the Earth! (SLAUGHTER!!!!) |
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9. | Four Crossed Wands (Spell 181) | Show lyrics | |
Chorus I:] I’m the Knight of Wands- Yodh is in the name I’m swift and violent: TRANSIENT! The fiery part of Fire- I’m a lightning flash Between the symbol, And the natal force. [Chorus II:] She’s the Queen of Wands- H is in the name She’s fermenting, yet TRANSMITTING! The watery part of Fire- She’s quick to receive Between the surface, And the process of (pro) creation. Kan! King! 51st Hexagram A warrior in complete armor With wand in the left hand and torch in the right. (181) Su ! Queen! 17th Hexagram Her crown is topped with a winged sphere, And rayed with flames. (181) [Chorus III:] He’s the Prince of Wands- Vau is in the name He’s manifesting, but TRANSCENDING! The airy part of Fire- He’s the "Dying God!" Between the virtue, And the Leader of his caste. Y King! Y King! 42nd Hexagram A shrouded warrior in full-scale armour- On his chest, he bears the sigil "TO MEGA QHRION." [Chorus IA:] FOUR CROSSED WANDS! + Queen! + Queen! 27th Hexagram Her crown is surged with a disque of the Sun And once again, rayed with fire. [Repeat Chorus IA] "They observe no regular rule in the ordering of their hearts." [Repeat Chorus IA] [Chorus IV:] She’s the Princess of Wands- H is in the name She’s crystallizing, yet TRANSPOSING! The earthy part of Fire- She’s absorbing Between the Silence, And the 10th of May. |
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10. | Manannán | Show lyrics | |
[Manann n’s Notions from Emain Ablhach:] I am a wave: on the rapt Cythr ul I am a flood: across the croggy plain I am a wind: of seven gales I am a tear: the Sun lets fall [Chorus I:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Noble warrior of lycanthropy I am Fachtna High King To shake thy cloak shall bring outbreak I am a tide: that drags to engulfment I am a current: a compass towards Visnech I am a tempest: the onslaught of outburst I am a zephyr: theirs is second pain [Chorus II:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Avatar from sail to sea Thy horse Aonbharr Grand Steed Chariots forever lead I am an ocean’s womb: of all abysms I am a blaze: for every burning bathym I am a lure: of the plumbless benthos I am a breaker: bottomlessness doom [Chorus III:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Shape-changer; Lar of deep Thy sword Fragarch "The Answerer..." [Bridge:] Remember me, thou art all wind And back with gusts thou shalt return I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...FLEECE THE SKY I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...FROM A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE [Repeat 4th & 5th Verse] [Chorus IV:] Hear the thunder roll I am Manann n, And fear the sky shall fall [x5] [Repeat Chorus IV] |
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11. | Twix Yesderday, the Day & the Morrow [Instrumental] / Girra’s Temple | Show lyrics | |
This is for you Temple in the earth A beacon of fire A shrine for Eridu The moon’’s bright trace A pathway to your vault Your spell is close Its light holds a face The Sun still sleeps While the ancient ones return Here stands the mighty chantry Inlaid with black-blue lapis You’’re seized by the Ushum-Gal Enclosed in Girra’’s Temple Sirrush is flying over Storming over Neti’’s gates Ea awaits your arrival Inside... The seeds have been planted A long, long time ago Early, utopian visions You can only fantasize One abyss: one temple One mind: one design In course of the setting Sun You can only realize Bashmu! Sirrush! Ea! Narr Marratu! Narr Marratu! Ea! Kingu! Lakhmu! Lakhamu! Lakhmu! Lakhamu! Here stands the mighty chantry Inlaid with black-blue lapis You’’re seized by the Ushum-Gal Enclosed in Girra’’s Temple Sirrush is flying over Storming over Neti’’s gates Ea awaits your arrival Inside... |
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12. | Highland Tyrant Attack | Show lyrics | |
"You will hear my commands when cries never fade!" "I grasp my pole-ax in hand with stock, steel, and mace!" "I clutch the soulless winds that stir the Ginder trees!" "I extol beneath a wrathful, yet a constant lunar eye!" The last clash will crown one son to the Pictish throne. "My father’s the king!" cries this tyrant, aimed for bloodshed. Three flags will fly between the Esk and Dee rivers. "The triumph’s my king!" screams this baron son, devised for war. Follow the tracks of this mailed horseman (geared with pole-ax in his hand). The blades from Balkan Hills are sharpened (cut for slaying and whetted to fight). The child has proven his gallantry (he shall not abuse Teutonic codes). He’s spiked and sent forth in a frenzy (their king sits at his table). [Repeat 1st Three Verses] [Bridge] "Far free of these castle walls, I thought I heard your scream!" [Chorus] THIS IS THE HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! Garters on their left arms are fastened for chivalry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! All of the vanquished battalions are thrown into the corries. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! They eradicate the feeble by their Celtic law of tanistry. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! The rank of the cnihthad is the onslaught for their enemies. HIGHLAND TYRANT ATTACK! [Recapitulation] "Our flags have soared O’er the Esk and Dee rivers!" "We, the cnihts, are crowned for tier and not our lies!" "Horse and Hattock took us back to the realm of Balkan Hills!" "We, the cnihts, have formed the lines, before the rites!" "We’el pursue to spit on their pledge and curse them, as the light breaks!" "...But is our king still sitting at his table?" [Lead: Shaftiel] |
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13. | The Coming of War (Morbid Scream cover) | Show lyrics | |
The Coming of War Evil Summoned to war Eternal conquest for power Gathering armies of death To fight and kill at will Sinister weapons of war Piercing metal and man Warriors Mounted on steeds Ride out into the mist Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest Endless Eternal Pain Thousands die for a king Wretched Weary souls Raging battle never ends Hatred Inflicting death Destroying the weak at heart Eternity Becomes less War has drawn to an end Overthrown The emperor falls in defeat Great halls Crack and decay with neglect Dethroned He cries out in vengeance Impaler Mark is words of death Shadows Crusades of the past Triumph through the fog Sunsets drip into dusk Flows like blood on my blade Massacre the feckless breed Dismiss all empty thrones Riding, beyond the clouds, damnation ends in despair Awaiting The signal to attack Swords clash and men fall to their death Aimless pawn Only to die by my hand Battle cry Blood stains upon his chest |
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14. | Magic(k) Square Cipher | Show lyrics | |
The balance emergence The strict ardour Loshu is expecting The first of the six The essence of Saturn Yesod and Moon There is not a square to close the system Five breaks silence The stabilization The lamp courier Three Wands and Three Adepts Six equates strife Tripareth and Yî King Scorpio: Son of Sun Gratify master keys to two gates of initiation 24th Hexagram 4th line formed: Sacrament Binah drawn, harmonized to six times: 24th Hexagram All planets are arranged Tripareth reaffirmed Six concentric in the cube Lunar path? The hits of the Swords inside the magic(k) square Represents the cosmos and energy The temper of the inquisitor Represents the Phallus and the prince-priest The six of Swords is the symbol of the Sun Showing the full establishment Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! The six of Swords is the symbol of the Sun Showing the full establishment Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! |
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Proscriptor | Vocals, Drums, Mellotron, Guitars (lead) (track 5) |
Aethyris | Guitars (lead, rhythm, acoustic), Bass, Mellotron, Songwriting (tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 10-12) |
Zawicizuz | Guitars (lead, rhythm), Bass, Keyboards, Songwriting (tracks 3, 6) |
Guest/Session | |
Melechesh Ashmedi | Lyrics (tracks 4, 10, 12) |
Nornagest | Vocals (backing) (tracks 2, 3) |
Archon Vorskaath | Vocals (backing), Vibraslap, Greek bell (tracks 2, 6) |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Programming (track 13) |
David Harbour | Keyboards (solo) (track 6) |
Bruno "Mindwalker" Fernandes | Vocals (backing), Ceremonial Tibetan horn (track 5) |
Blasphemer | Guitars (lead) (tracks 2, 9) |
Vastator Terrarum | Musical Contributions (tracks 4, 8, 10, 12) |
Shaftiel | Musical Contributions (tracks 2, 9) |
Michael Harris | Guitars (lead) (tracks 8, 10) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Shaftiel | Songwriting (tracks 2, 9) |
Melechesh Ashmedi | Lyrics (tracks 4, 10, 12) |
Vastator Terrarum | Songwriting (tracks 4, 7, 10, 12) |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Zawicizuz | Pre-Production |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Songwriting (track 13) |
Sterling Winfield | Drum Engineering |
Mavro Asteri | Photography |
Gary Long | Drum Engineering |
Gina E. Greenwood | Photography |
J.T. Longoria | Mixing |
Proscriptor | Mastering, Editing |
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1. | Between the Absu of Eridu & Erech | 04:08 | Show lyrics |
An empty void will always enlarge itself It stretches from the nether waters inside As the chaos lives again: vapors condense Ushum-Gal allots the beasts to the chantry Eridu! Erech! The waters twist and turn The malign sprite dances The natural fiend strikes The bottom of the sea How deep the engulfment sleeps? And the chasm, how deep? How deep the engrossment haunts? And the gulch, how deep? The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Eridu: It will call the temples The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Erech: It will call the mountains The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Eridu: It will call the temples The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Erech: It will call the mountains An empty void will always enlarge itself It stretches from the nether waters inside As the chaos lives again: vapors condense Ushum-Gal allots the beasts to the chantry |
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2. | Night Fire Canonization | 03:19 | Show lyrics |
Remember! Remember the drift of the night’’s fire? Where the flames run around with desire Blazes spread to the fore charring the foe Granting the competence and burning all The headmaster of magicians is The serpent -king and the slayer The possessor of the torches speaks To the night with desire The night’’s fire dances to a song of fall and wonder The sultry weapon that calls you here now The majesty is the power Which corrupts the offspring (the paltry) That shall never transpire And always be denied That shall never transpire And always be denied (be declined) The sun is sable The moon is weeping The planets are failing As the earth starts to shake The flames look secure Within all the chaos The fire sounds safe Like a voice from the sky The keys to hereafter The flaxen-crimson embers The symbols and the signals of Destruction and withering A night’’s fire is The portrait of what was Of what is Of what is to come So we shall singe them and We shall burn them and We will destroy them to Remember the pith of the night’’s fire The night’’s fire torches hatred to stone As the sun turns cold The stars fall fast and The earth turns black |
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3. | Amy | 04:54 | Show lyrics |
Many became the victim of the hunt and attack Inside the Order was a ruse for the fall A greater key was used to open the portals Afterwards, mages were allocated underneath He practiced his knacks and skills of trickery Most malicious, he became revolting Spirits were locked inside the mirrored vestibule The Circle was ambushed by cornered, lined frontiers Grabbing a staff, he waited for the practical Dressed in the robe, he adjured the Circle (Faultless seal, a greater key, ascendancy) "O’’ Amy, you’’re the foremost of sphere and space" "O’’ Amy, you’’re the foremost of fortune and splendour" He saw and aloof principle as one being Most sharp-eyed, he watched day transfigure to the night (from the fire, combustion) The mages self-sustained the beckon (summoning) Studying bleak matter tied to obscured strings A morph-genetic field of imps disturbed then And the lesson was a ruse for the fall (combustion, ascendancy) |
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4. | Nunbarshegunu | 03:05 | Show lyrics |
The old woman of Nippur Instructs Ninlil to walk the banks of Idnunbirdu She thrusts he magic (k) To harvest the mind of the great mountain-lord Enlil The bright-eyed king will fall to your anguish His soul lures the hexagonal room He who decrees fates - his spirit is caught His soul lured to the hexagonal room Nunbarshegunu A silk veil strewn over you Your face is the cosmos You hide it in shame The lord of fates enthralled He’’s bound to Ninlil The lord of fates enthralled He’’s bound to Ninlil Your daughter, your weapon You want to be the cosmos! No shame, no limits Mother of Ninlil acts Lord of the fates deluded To Kurnugi, Enlil is cast Sin is conceived in the monarchy of death The dynasty persists: the lunar god comes to life! Nunbarshegunu A silk veil strewn over you Your face is the cosmos You hide it in shame |
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5. | 13 Globes | 04:46 | Show lyrics |
Within upheaval I am filed between them A dark cloud: evident Apparent: parasite-hoards Contained by ancient tongues Aghast in aspect On momentous days I teach validities Of the sea and the secrets The crux: "The Primeval Source" In the planes of the shining lodes Za-ab: return to the source Elemental! Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes You shall ascend: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU Aid me minder: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU 22 33 legions bow before me now 22 Fundamental! Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes You shall ascend: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU Aid me minder: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU 22 33 legions bow before me now 22 |
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6. | ...of the Dead Who Never Rest in Their Tombs Are the Attendance of Familiar Spirits... Including: A.) Diversified Signs Inscribed B.) Our Earth of Black C.) Voor | 07:03 | Show lyrics |
Our Earth of black blemishes with a curse Conclaves of spirits evoke and call forth One grand night follows by a lone cold night As the seven grottos head to the bowels of Earth The dead shall know there is never peace to make the first sign of Voor Flouting through the gates of astral planes to the second sign of Kish Dwelling in the outlines of wraiths to the third sign of Koth The dead shall nosh upon passageways of ye Elder Ones Diversified signs inscribe a reminder for the shade of spirits It protects those who would evoke ye powers by night Serpentine lamias and ravage-clawed harpies Liquefy and eat into the gifts of decay Every dream of man and woman coils by the worm As the ghouls race to the world of the living The dead shall know there is never peace to make the first sign of Voor Flouting through the gates of astral planes to the second sign of Kish Dwelling in the outlines of wraiths to the third sign of Koth The dead shall nosh upon passageways of ye Elder Ones Diversified signs inscribe a reminder for the shade of spirits It protects those who would evoke ye powers by night Serpentine lamias and ravage-clawed harpies Liquefy and eat into the gifts of decay Every dream of man and woman coils by the worm As the ghouls race to the world of the living |
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Side B | |||
7. | Magic(k) Square Cipher | 04:48 | Show lyrics |
The balance emergence The strict ardour Loshu is expecting The first of the six The essence of Saturn Yesod and Moon There is not a square to close the system Five breaks silence The stabilization The lamp courier Three Wands and Three Adepts Six equates strife Tripareth and Yî King Scorpio: Son of Sun Gratify master keys to two gates of initiation 24th Hexagram 4th line formed: Sacrament Binah drawn, harmonized to six times: 24th Hexagram All planets are arranged Tripareth reaffirmed Six concentric in the cube Lunar path? The hits of the Swords inside the magic(k) square Represents the cosmos and energy The temper of the inquisitor Represents the Phallus and the prince-priest The six of Swords is the symbol of the Sun Showing the full establishment Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! The six of Swords is the symbol of the Sun Showing the full establishment Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! |
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8. | In the Name of Auebothiabathabaithobeuee | 03:25 | Show lyrics |
In the name I give the powers to the spell In the name True visions of time are forthcoming In the name I confer brawn to incantations In the name Gray vapors begin to clamber high The great scimitar of Barzai Alabaster statuette of Yebsu The representation of Koth Cobalt flames light the blaze of Laurel In the day Mars and Saturn make collision In the day Place the ewer upon the fire In the day All the secrets are deaf in silence In the day I am the Lord of every Spectre In the light Grant equal parts of rune and weapon In the light Place the green glass onto the seal In the light Four winds cry the words of control In the light Seven nights will unchain the soul In the name I give uproar to the Great Abyss In the name I give the powers to the spell In the name Of the unction inside the sigil In the name Vaporous smoke shall arise |
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9. | Girra’s Temple | 02:38 | Show lyrics |
This is for you Temple in the earth A beacon of fire A shrine for Eridu The moon’’s bright trace A pathway to your vault Your spell is close Its light holds a face The Sun still sleeps While the ancient ones return Here stands the mighty chantry Inlaid with black-blue lapis You’’re seized by the Ushum-Gal Enclosed in Girra’’s Temple Sirrush is flying over Storming over Neti’’s gates Ea awaits your arrival Inside... The seeds have been planted A long, long time ago Early, utopian visions You can only fantasize One abyss: one temple One mind: one design In course of the setting Sun You can only realize Bashmu! Sirrush! Ea! Narr Marratu! Narr Marratu! Ea! Kingu! Lakhmu! Lakhamu! Lakhmu! Lakhamu! Here stands the mighty chantry Inlaid with black-blue lapis You’’re seized by the Ushum-Gal Enclosed in Girra’’s Temple Sirrush is flying over Storming over Neti’’s gates Ea awaits your arrival Inside... |
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10. | Those of the Void Will Re-Enter | 04:56 | Show lyrics |
Thousand after thousand The years of tradition linger For the wisdom of magic(k) The supra catalyst swells Servants of the arcane order The hypnotized beings Can you commemorate? The burden of ignorance Clad in robes imprinted with spells Regress time - degenerate Founders of mankind, Come lay your claim Revert - Annunaki Those of the void will re-enter Clad in robes imprinted with spells Regress time - degenerate Founders of mankind... Regress time - Regress time Those of the void have re-entered! |
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11. | Sceptre Command | 05:00 | Show lyrics |
Namtar, you’’re the Hyle of plague-ness A watchman: bound and bound My staff is the answer (for elucidation) We shall not climb to the origin of elements We must examine the base of Gudua In order to harvest a benthos existence I call upon the backing of Gugalanna I paint the bow at the gold crown Three arrows spear the heart of the staff The placement of Mars must be equal Enrapture within Sceptre Command! The Cylinder seal projects the spell of triangular silhouettes of Irra Hear me, Namtar Descending by the stages Gugalanna Circules of this great dwelling Gugalanna O’’ breathing, flowing orb - you’’re in place O’’ formless, lifeless mock - your gray place The Cylinder seal projects the spell of triangular silhouettes of Irra Hear me, Namtar Descending by the stages Gugalanna Circules of this great dwelling Gugalanna O’’ breathing, flowing orb - you’’re in place O’’ formless, lifeless mock - your gray place THOSE ABOVE... THOSE BELOW... FIRST ORDER! I paint the bow at the gold crown Three arrows spear the heart of the staff The placement of Mars must be equal Enrapture within Sceptre Command! The Cylinder seal projects the spell of triangular silhouettes of Irra Hear me, Namtar Descending by the stages Gugalanna Circules of this great dwelling Gugalanna O’’ breathing, flowing orb - you’’re in place O’’ formless, lifeless mock - your gray place Thank you, O’’ Great Ones Now, Kuta’’s repressed My solar cantrip... My fourteen afreets... Anon, Gudua’’s placed (Narrator) Three embraced each other Namtar, Nergal and Mars The truncheon gripped the light Command - the bolts were shot |
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12. | Ye Uttuku Spells | 04:41 | Show lyrics |
ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent At nightfall, burgundy eyes arise Beginning of the cosmic dances Surrealistic, the serpent’’s command Ugallu, obey the magus’’ rule ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent A frenzied rupture opens the stone Out pours the beam and the shaft of light Point it straight to the mountain’’s zenith Ye Utukku awake, Utukku ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent Unrestrained, the light razes the night Savage, causer of the mystical Bring the Ginyaatlie of lava Achieve theory from the mythical Nisir - Tedloonetaa of salvation Nisir - Mountain of elevation Kukhwa - Burn over the dome Ye Utukku awake, ye Absu rage ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent |
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13. | Twix Yesterday, the Day & the Morrow | 00:57 | instrumental |
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53:40 |
Absu
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor | Vocals, Drums, Mellotron, Guitars (lead) (track 5) |
Aethyris | Guitars (lead, rhythm, acoustic), Bass, Mellotron, Songwriting (tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 10-12) |
Zawicizuz | Guitars (lead, rhythm), Bass, Keyboards, Songwriting (tracks 3, 6) |
Guest/Session | |
Melechesh Ashmedi | Lyrics (tracks 4, 10, 12) |
Nornagest | Vocals (backing) (tracks 2, 3) |
Archon Vorskaath | Vocals (backing), Vibraslap, Greek bell (tracks 2, 6) |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Programming (track 13) |
David Harbour | Keyboards (solo) (track 6) |
Bruno "Mindwalker" Fernandes | Vocals (backing), Ceremonial Tibetan horn (track 5) |
Blasphemer | Guitars (lead) (tracks 2, 9) |
Vastator Terrarum | Musical Contributions (tracks 4, 8, 10, 12) |
Shaftiel | Musical Contributions (tracks 2, 9) |
Michael Harris | Guitars (lead) (tracks 8, 10) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Shaftiel | Songwriting (tracks 2, 9) |
Melechesh Ashmedi | Lyrics (tracks 4, 10, 12) |
Vastator Terrarum | Songwriting (tracks 4, 7, 10, 12) |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Zawicizuz | Pre-Production |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Songwriting (track 13) |
Sterling Winfield | Drum Engineering |
Mavro Asteri | Photography |
Gary Long | Drum Engineering |
Gina E. Greenwood | Photography |
J.T. Longoria | Mixing |
Proscriptor | Mastering, Editing |
Tracks | |||
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Side A | |||
1. | Between the Absu of Eridu & Erech | 04:08 | Show lyrics |
An empty void will always enlarge itself It stretches from the nether waters inside As the chaos lives again: vapors condense Ushum-Gal allots the beasts to the chantry Eridu! Erech! The waters twist and turn The malign sprite dances The natural fiend strikes The bottom of the sea How deep the engulfment sleeps? And the chasm, how deep? How deep the engrossment haunts? And the gulch, how deep? The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Eridu: It will call the temples The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Erech: It will call the mountains The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Eridu: It will call the temples The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Erech: It will call the mountains An empty void will always enlarge itself It stretches from the nether waters inside As the chaos lives again: vapors condense Ushum-Gal allots the beasts to the chantry |
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2. | Night Fire Canonization | 03:19 | Show lyrics |
Remember! Remember the drift of the night’’s fire? Where the flames run around with desire Blazes spread to the fore charring the foe Granting the competence and burning all The headmaster of magicians is The serpent -king and the slayer The possessor of the torches speaks To the night with desire The night’’s fire dances to a song of fall and wonder The sultry weapon that calls you here now The majesty is the power Which corrupts the offspring (the paltry) That shall never transpire And always be denied That shall never transpire And always be denied (be declined) The sun is sable The moon is weeping The planets are failing As the earth starts to shake The flames look secure Within all the chaos The fire sounds safe Like a voice from the sky The keys to hereafter The flaxen-crimson embers The symbols and the signals of Destruction and withering A night’’s fire is The portrait of what was Of what is Of what is to come So we shall singe them and We shall burn them and We will destroy them to Remember the pith of the night’’s fire The night’’s fire torches hatred to stone As the sun turns cold The stars fall fast and The earth turns black |
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3. | Amy | 04:54 | Show lyrics |
Many became the victim of the hunt and attack Inside the Order was a ruse for the fall A greater key was used to open the portals Afterwards, mages were allocated underneath He practiced his knacks and skills of trickery Most malicious, he became revolting Spirits were locked inside the mirrored vestibule The Circle was ambushed by cornered, lined frontiers Grabbing a staff, he waited for the practical Dressed in the robe, he adjured the Circle (Faultless seal, a greater key, ascendancy) "O’’ Amy, you’’re the foremost of sphere and space" "O’’ Amy, you’’re the foremost of fortune and splendour" He saw and aloof principle as one being Most sharp-eyed, he watched day transfigure to the night (from the fire, combustion) The mages self-sustained the beckon (summoning) Studying bleak matter tied to obscured strings A morph-genetic field of imps disturbed then And the lesson was a ruse for the fall (combustion, ascendancy) |
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4. | Nunbarshegunu | 03:05 | Show lyrics |
The old woman of Nippur Instructs Ninlil to walk the banks of Idnunbirdu She thrusts he magic (k) To harvest the mind of the great mountain-lord Enlil The bright-eyed king will fall to your anguish His soul lures the hexagonal room He who decrees fates - his spirit is caught His soul lured to the hexagonal room Nunbarshegunu A silk veil strewn over you Your face is the cosmos You hide it in shame The lord of fates enthralled He’’s bound to Ninlil The lord of fates enthralled He’’s bound to Ninlil Your daughter, your weapon You want to be the cosmos! No shame, no limits Mother of Ninlil acts Lord of the fates deluded To Kurnugi, Enlil is cast Sin is conceived in the monarchy of death The dynasty persists: the lunar god comes to life! Nunbarshegunu A silk veil strewn over you Your face is the cosmos You hide it in shame |
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5. | 13 Globes | 04:46 | Show lyrics |
Within upheaval I am filed between them A dark cloud: evident Apparent: parasite-hoards Contained by ancient tongues Aghast in aspect On momentous days I teach validities Of the sea and the secrets The crux: "The Primeval Source" In the planes of the shining lodes Za-ab: return to the source Elemental! Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes You shall ascend: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU Aid me minder: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU 22 33 legions bow before me now 22 Fundamental! Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes You shall ascend: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU Aid me minder: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU 22 33 legions bow before me now 22 |
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6. | ...of the Dead Who Never Rest in Their Tombs Are the Attendance of Familiar Spirits... Including: A.) Diversified Signs Inscribed B.) Our Earth of Black C.) Voor | 07:03 | Show lyrics |
Our Earth of black blemishes with a curse Conclaves of spirits evoke and call forth One grand night follows by a lone cold night As the seven grottos head to the bowels of Earth The dead shall know there is never peace to make the first sign of Voor Flouting through the gates of astral planes to the second sign of Kish Dwelling in the outlines of wraiths to the third sign of Koth The dead shall nosh upon passageways of ye Elder Ones Diversified signs inscribe a reminder for the shade of spirits It protects those who would evoke ye powers by night Serpentine lamias and ravage-clawed harpies Liquefy and eat into the gifts of decay Every dream of man and woman coils by the worm As the ghouls race to the world of the living The dead shall know there is never peace to make the first sign of Voor Flouting through the gates of astral planes to the second sign of Kish Dwelling in the outlines of wraiths to the third sign of Koth The dead shall nosh upon passageways of ye Elder Ones Diversified signs inscribe a reminder for the shade of spirits It protects those who would evoke ye powers by night Serpentine lamias and ravage-clawed harpies Liquefy and eat into the gifts of decay Every dream of man and woman coils by the worm As the ghouls race to the world of the living |
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Side B | |||
7. | Magic(k) Square Cipher | 04:48 | Show lyrics |
The balance emergence The strict ardour Loshu is expecting The first of the six The essence of Saturn Yesod and Moon There is not a square to close the system Five breaks silence The stabilization The lamp courier Three Wands and Three Adepts Six equates strife Tripareth and Yî King Scorpio: Son of Sun Gratify master keys to two gates of initiation 24th Hexagram 4th line formed: Sacrament Binah drawn, harmonized to six times: 24th Hexagram All planets are arranged Tripareth reaffirmed Six concentric in the cube Lunar path? The hits of the Swords inside the magic(k) square Represents the cosmos and energy The temper of the inquisitor Represents the Phallus and the prince-priest The six of Swords is the symbol of the Sun Showing the full establishment Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! The six of Swords is the symbol of the Sun Showing the full establishment Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! |
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8. | In the Name of Auebothiabathabaithobeuee | 03:25 | Show lyrics |
In the name I give the powers to the spell In the name True visions of time are forthcoming In the name I confer brawn to incantations In the name Gray vapors begin to clamber high The great scimitar of Barzai Alabaster statuette of Yebsu The representation of Koth Cobalt flames light the blaze of Laurel In the day Mars and Saturn make collision In the day Place the ewer upon the fire In the day All the secrets are deaf in silence In the day I am the Lord of every Spectre In the light Grant equal parts of rune and weapon In the light Place the green glass onto the seal In the light Four winds cry the words of control In the light Seven nights will unchain the soul In the name I give uproar to the Great Abyss In the name I give the powers to the spell In the name Of the unction inside the sigil In the name Vaporous smoke shall arise |
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9. | Girra’s Temple | 02:38 | Show lyrics |
This is for you Temple in the earth A beacon of fire A shrine for Eridu The moon’’s bright trace A pathway to your vault Your spell is close Its light holds a face The Sun still sleeps While the ancient ones return Here stands the mighty chantry Inlaid with black-blue lapis You’’re seized by the Ushum-Gal Enclosed in Girra’’s Temple Sirrush is flying over Storming over Neti’’s gates Ea awaits your arrival Inside... The seeds have been planted A long, long time ago Early, utopian visions You can only fantasize One abyss: one temple One mind: one design In course of the setting Sun You can only realize Bashmu! Sirrush! Ea! Narr Marratu! Narr Marratu! Ea! Kingu! Lakhmu! Lakhamu! Lakhmu! Lakhamu! Here stands the mighty chantry Inlaid with black-blue lapis You’’re seized by the Ushum-Gal Enclosed in Girra’’s Temple Sirrush is flying over Storming over Neti’’s gates Ea awaits your arrival Inside... |
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10. | Those of the Void Will Re-Enter | 04:56 | Show lyrics |
Thousand after thousand The years of tradition linger For the wisdom of magic(k) The supra catalyst swells Servants of the arcane order The hypnotized beings Can you commemorate? The burden of ignorance Clad in robes imprinted with spells Regress time - degenerate Founders of mankind, Come lay your claim Revert - Annunaki Those of the void will re-enter Clad in robes imprinted with spells Regress time - degenerate Founders of mankind... Regress time - Regress time Those of the void have re-entered! |
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11. | Sceptre Command | 05:00 | Show lyrics |
Namtar, you’’re the Hyle of plague-ness A watchman: bound and bound My staff is the answer (for elucidation) We shall not climb to the origin of elements We must examine the base of Gudua In order to harvest a benthos existence I call upon the backing of Gugalanna I paint the bow at the gold crown Three arrows spear the heart of the staff The placement of Mars must be equal Enrapture within Sceptre Command! The Cylinder seal projects the spell of triangular silhouettes of Irra Hear me, Namtar Descending by the stages Gugalanna Circules of this great dwelling Gugalanna O’’ breathing, flowing orb - you’’re in place O’’ formless, lifeless mock - your gray place The Cylinder seal projects the spell of triangular silhouettes of Irra Hear me, Namtar Descending by the stages Gugalanna Circules of this great dwelling Gugalanna O’’ breathing, flowing orb - you’’re in place O’’ formless, lifeless mock - your gray place THOSE ABOVE... THOSE BELOW... FIRST ORDER! I paint the bow at the gold crown Three arrows spear the heart of the staff The placement of Mars must be equal Enrapture within Sceptre Command! The Cylinder seal projects the spell of triangular silhouettes of Irra Hear me, Namtar Descending by the stages Gugalanna Circules of this great dwelling Gugalanna O’’ breathing, flowing orb - you’’re in place O’’ formless, lifeless mock - your gray place Thank you, O’’ Great Ones Now, Kuta’’s repressed My solar cantrip... My fourteen afreets... Anon, Gudua’’s placed (Narrator) Three embraced each other Namtar, Nergal and Mars The truncheon gripped the light Command - the bolts were shot |
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12. | Ye Uttuku Spells | 04:41 | Show lyrics |
ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent At nightfall, burgundy eyes arise Beginning of the cosmic dances Surrealistic, the serpent’’s command Ugallu, obey the magus’’ rule ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent A frenzied rupture opens the stone Out pours the beam and the shaft of light Point it straight to the mountain’’s zenith Ye Utukku awake, Utukku ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent Unrestrained, the light razes the night Savage, causer of the mystical Bring the Ginyaatlie of lava Achieve theory from the mythical Nisir - Tedloonetaa of salvation Nisir - Mountain of elevation Kukhwa - Burn over the dome Ye Utukku awake, ye Absu rage ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent |
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13. | Twix Yesterday, the Day & the Morrow | 00:57 | instrumental |
(loading lyrics...) | |||
53:40 |
Absu
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor | Vocals, Drums, Mellotron, Guitars (lead) (track 5) |
Aethyris | Guitars (lead, rhythm, acoustic), Bass, Mellotron, Songwriting (tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 10-12) |
Zawicizuz | Guitars (lead, rhythm), Bass, Keyboards, Songwriting (tracks 3, 6) |
Guest/Session | |
Melechesh Ashmedi | Lyrics (tracks 4, 10, 12) |
Nornagest | Vocals (backing) (tracks 2, 3) |
Archon Vorskaath | Vocals (backing), Vibraslap, Greek bell (tracks 2, 6) |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Programming (track 13) |
David Harbour | Keyboards (solo) (track 6) |
Bruno "Mindwalker" Fernandes | Vocals (backing), Ceremonial Tibetan horn (track 5) |
Blasphemer | Guitars (lead) (tracks 2, 9) |
Vastator Terrarum | Musical Contributions (tracks 4, 8, 10, 12) |
Michael Harris | Guitars (lead) (tracks 8, 10) |
Shaftiel | Musical Contributions (tracks 2, 9) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Shaftiel | Songwriting (tracks 2, 9) |
Melechesh Ashmedi | Lyrics (tracks 4, 10, 12) |
Vastator Terrarum | Songwriting (tracks 4, 7, 10, 12) |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Songwriting (track 13) |
Zawicizuz | Pre-Production |
Mavro Asteri | Photography |
Sterling Winfield | Drum Engineering |
Gina E. Greenwood | Photography |
Gary Long | Drum Engineering |
J.T. Longoria | Mixing |
Proscriptor | Mastering, Editing |
Tracks | |||
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1. | Between the Absu of Eridu & Erech | 04:08 | Show lyrics |
An empty void will always enlarge itself It stretches from the nether waters inside As the chaos lives again: vapors condense Ushum-Gal allots the beasts to the chantry Eridu! Erech! The waters twist and turn The malign sprite dances The natural fiend strikes The bottom of the sea How deep the engulfment sleeps? And the chasm, how deep? How deep the engrossment haunts? And the gulch, how deep? The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Eridu: It will call the temples The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Erech: It will call the mountains The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Eridu: It will call the temples The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Erech: It will call the mountains An empty void will always enlarge itself It stretches from the nether waters inside As the chaos lives again: vapors condense Ushum-Gal allots the beasts to the chantry |
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2. | Night Fire Canonization | 03:19 | Show lyrics |
Remember! Remember the drift of the night’’s fire? Where the flames run around with desire Blazes spread to the fore charring the foe Granting the competence and burning all The headmaster of magicians is The serpent -king and the slayer The possessor of the torches speaks To the night with desire The night’’s fire dances to a song of fall and wonder The sultry weapon that calls you here now The majesty is the power Which corrupts the offspring (the paltry) That shall never transpire And always be denied That shall never transpire And always be denied (be declined) The sun is sable The moon is weeping The planets are failing As the earth starts to shake The flames look secure Within all the chaos The fire sounds safe Like a voice from the sky The keys to hereafter The flaxen-crimson embers The symbols and the signals of Destruction and withering A night’’s fire is The portrait of what was Of what is Of what is to come So we shall singe them and We shall burn them and We will destroy them to Remember the pith of the night’’s fire The night’’s fire torches hatred to stone As the sun turns cold The stars fall fast and The earth turns black |
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3. | Amy | 04:54 | Show lyrics |
Many became the victim of the hunt and attack Inside the Order was a ruse for the fall A greater key was used to open the portals Afterwards, mages were allocated underneath He practiced his knacks and skills of trickery Most malicious, he became revolting Spirits were locked inside the mirrored vestibule The Circle was ambushed by cornered, lined frontiers Grabbing a staff, he waited for the practical Dressed in the robe, he adjured the Circle (Faultless seal, a greater key, ascendancy) "O’’ Amy, you’’re the foremost of sphere and space" "O’’ Amy, you’’re the foremost of fortune and splendour" He saw and aloof principle as one being Most sharp-eyed, he watched day transfigure to the night (from the fire, combustion) The mages self-sustained the beckon (summoning) Studying bleak matter tied to obscured strings A morph-genetic field of imps disturbed then And the lesson was a ruse for the fall (combustion, ascendancy) |
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4. | Nunbarshegunu | 03:05 | Show lyrics |
The old woman of Nippur Instructs Ninlil to walk the banks of Idnunbirdu She thrusts he magic (k) To harvest the mind of the great mountain-lord Enlil The bright-eyed king will fall to your anguish His soul lures the hexagonal room He who decrees fates - his spirit is caught His soul lured to the hexagonal room Nunbarshegunu A silk veil strewn over you Your face is the cosmos You hide it in shame The lord of fates enthralled He’’s bound to Ninlil The lord of fates enthralled He’’s bound to Ninlil Your daughter, your weapon You want to be the cosmos! No shame, no limits Mother of Ninlil acts Lord of the fates deluded To Kurnugi, Enlil is cast Sin is conceived in the monarchy of death The dynasty persists: the lunar god comes to life! Nunbarshegunu A silk veil strewn over you Your face is the cosmos You hide it in shame |
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5. | 13 Globes | 04:46 | Show lyrics |
Within upheaval I am filed between them A dark cloud: evident Apparent: parasite-hoards Contained by ancient tongues Aghast in aspect On momentous days I teach validities Of the sea and the secrets The crux: "The Primeval Source" In the planes of the shining lodes Za-ab: return to the source Elemental! Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes You shall ascend: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU Aid me minder: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU 22 33 legions bow before me now 22 Fundamental! Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes You shall ascend: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU Aid me minder: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU 22 33 legions bow before me now 22 |
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6. | ...of the Dead Who Never Rest in Their Tombs Are the Attendance of Familiar Spirits... Including: A.) Diversified Signs Inscribed B.) Our Earth of Black C.) Voor | 07:03 | Show lyrics |
Our Earth of black blemishes with a curse Conclaves of spirits evoke and call forth One grand night follows by a lone cold night As the seven grottos head to the bowels of Earth The dead shall know there is never peace to make the first sign of Voor Flouting through the gates of astral planes to the second sign of Kish Dwelling in the outlines of wraiths to the third sign of Koth The dead shall nosh upon passageways of ye Elder Ones Diversified signs inscribe a reminder for the shade of spirits It protects those who would evoke ye powers by night Serpentine lamias and ravage-clawed harpies Liquefy and eat into the gifts of decay Every dream of man and woman coils by the worm As the ghouls race to the world of the living The dead shall know there is never peace to make the first sign of Voor Flouting through the gates of astral planes to the second sign of Kish Dwelling in the outlines of wraiths to the third sign of Koth The dead shall nosh upon passageways of ye Elder Ones Diversified signs inscribe a reminder for the shade of spirits It protects those who would evoke ye powers by night Serpentine lamias and ravage-clawed harpies Liquefy and eat into the gifts of decay Every dream of man and woman coils by the worm As the ghouls race to the world of the living |
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7. | Magic(k) Square Cipher | 04:48 | Show lyrics |
The balance emergence The strict ardour Loshu is expecting The first of the six The essence of Saturn Yesod and Moon There is not a square to close the system Five breaks silence The stabilization The lamp courier Three Wands and Three Adepts Six equates strife Tripareth and Yî King Scorpio: Son of Sun Gratify master keys to two gates of initiation 24th Hexagram 4th line formed: Sacrament Binah drawn, harmonized to six times: 24th Hexagram All planets are arranged Tripareth reaffirmed Six concentric in the cube Lunar path? The hits of the Swords inside the magic(k) square Represents the cosmos and energy The temper of the inquisitor Represents the Phallus and the prince-priest The six of Swords is the symbol of the Sun Showing the full establishment Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! The six of Swords is the symbol of the Sun Showing the full establishment Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! |
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8. | In the Name of Auebothiabathabaithobeuee | 03:25 | Show lyrics |
In the name I give the powers to the spell In the name True visions of time are forthcoming In the name I confer brawn to incantations In the name Gray vapors begin to clamber high The great scimitar of Barzai Alabaster statuette of Yebsu The representation of Koth Cobalt flames light the blaze of Laurel In the day Mars and Saturn make collision In the day Place the ewer upon the fire In the day All the secrets are deaf in silence In the day I am the Lord of every Spectre In the light Grant equal parts of rune and weapon In the light Place the green glass onto the seal In the light Four winds cry the words of control In the light Seven nights will unchain the soul In the name I give uproar to the Great Abyss In the name I give the powers to the spell In the name Of the unction inside the sigil In the name Vaporous smoke shall arise |
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9. | Girra’s Temple | 02:38 | Show lyrics |
This is for you Temple in the earth A beacon of fire A shrine for Eridu The moon’’s bright trace A pathway to your vault Your spell is close Its light holds a face The Sun still sleeps While the ancient ones return Here stands the mighty chantry Inlaid with black-blue lapis You’’re seized by the Ushum-Gal Enclosed in Girra’’s Temple Sirrush is flying over Storming over Neti’’s gates Ea awaits your arrival Inside... The seeds have been planted A long, long time ago Early, utopian visions You can only fantasize One abyss: one temple One mind: one design In course of the setting Sun You can only realize Bashmu! Sirrush! Ea! Narr Marratu! Narr Marratu! Ea! Kingu! Lakhmu! Lakhamu! Lakhmu! Lakhamu! Here stands the mighty chantry Inlaid with black-blue lapis You’’re seized by the Ushum-Gal Enclosed in Girra’’s Temple Sirrush is flying over Storming over Neti’’s gates Ea awaits your arrival Inside... |
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10. | Those of the Void Will Re-Enter | 04:56 | Show lyrics |
Thousand after thousand The years of tradition linger For the wisdom of magic(k) The supra catalyst swells Servants of the arcane order The hypnotized beings Can you commemorate? The burden of ignorance Clad in robes imprinted with spells Regress time - degenerate Founders of mankind, Come lay your claim Revert - Annunaki Those of the void will re-enter Clad in robes imprinted with spells Regress time - degenerate Founders of mankind... Regress time - Regress time Those of the void have re-entered! |
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11. | Sceptre Command | 05:00 | Show lyrics |
Namtar, you’’re the Hyle of plague-ness A watchman: bound and bound My staff is the answer (for elucidation) We shall not climb to the origin of elements We must examine the base of Gudua In order to harvest a benthos existence I call upon the backing of Gugalanna I paint the bow at the gold crown Three arrows spear the heart of the staff The placement of Mars must be equal Enrapture within Sceptre Command! The Cylinder seal projects the spell of triangular silhouettes of Irra Hear me, Namtar Descending by the stages Gugalanna Circules of this great dwelling Gugalanna O’’ breathing, flowing orb - you’’re in place O’’ formless, lifeless mock - your gray place The Cylinder seal projects the spell of triangular silhouettes of Irra Hear me, Namtar Descending by the stages Gugalanna Circules of this great dwelling Gugalanna O’’ breathing, flowing orb - you’’re in place O’’ formless, lifeless mock - your gray place THOSE ABOVE... THOSE BELOW... FIRST ORDER! I paint the bow at the gold crown Three arrows spear the heart of the staff The placement of Mars must be equal Enrapture within Sceptre Command! The Cylinder seal projects the spell of triangular silhouettes of Irra Hear me, Namtar Descending by the stages Gugalanna Circules of this great dwelling Gugalanna O’’ breathing, flowing orb - you’’re in place O’’ formless, lifeless mock - your gray place Thank you, O’’ Great Ones Now, Kuta’’s repressed My solar cantrip... My fourteen afreets... Anon, Gudua’’s placed (Narrator) Three embraced each other Namtar, Nergal and Mars The truncheon gripped the light Command - the bolts were shot |
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12. | Ye Uttuku Spells | 04:41 | Show lyrics |
ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent At nightfall, burgundy eyes arise Beginning of the cosmic dances Surrealistic, the serpent’’s command Ugallu, obey the magus’’ rule ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent A frenzied rupture opens the stone Out pours the beam and the shaft of light Point it straight to the mountain’’s zenith Ye Utukku awake, Utukku ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent Unrestrained, the light razes the night Savage, causer of the mystical Bring the Ginyaatlie of lava Achieve theory from the mythical Nisir - Tedloonetaa of salvation Nisir - Mountain of elevation Kukhwa - Burn over the dome Ye Utukku awake, ye Absu rage ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent |
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13. | Twix Yesterday, the Day & the Morrow | 00:57 | instrumental |
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53:40 |
Absu
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor | Vocals, Drums, Mellotron, Guitars (lead) (track 5) |
Aethyris | Guitars (lead, rhythm, acoustic), Bass, Mellotron, Songwriting (tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 10-12) |
Zawicizuz | Guitars (lead, rhythm), Bass, Keyboards, Songwriting (tracks 3, 6) |
Guest/Session | |
Melechesh Ashmedi | Lyrics (tracks 4, 10, 12) |
Nornagest | Vocals (backing) (tracks 2, 3) |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Programming (track 13) |
Archon Vorskaath | Vocals (backing), Vibraslap, Greek bell (tracks 2, 6) |
David Harbour | Keyboards (solo) (track 6) |
Bruno "Mindwalker" Fernandes | Vocals (backing), Ceremonial Tibetan horn (track 5) |
Vastator Terrarum | Musical Contributions (tracks 4, 8, 10, 12) |
Blasphemer | Guitars (lead) (tracks 2, 9) |
Shaftiel | Musical Contributions (tracks 2, 9) |
Michael Harris | Guitars (lead) (tracks 8, 10) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Melechesh Ashmedi | Lyrics (tracks 4, 10, 12) |
Shaftiel | Songwriting (tracks 2, 9) |
Vastator Terrarum | Songwriting (tracks 4, 7, 10, 12) |
Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
Zawicizuz | Pre-Production |
Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais | Songwriting (track 13) |
Sterling Winfield | Drum Engineering |
Mavro Asteri | Photography |
Gina E. Greenwood | Photography |
Gary Long | Drum Engineering |
J.T. Longoria | Mixing |
Proscriptor | Mastering, Editing |
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Disc 1 | |||
Side A | |||
1. | Between the Absu of Eridu & Erech | 04:08 | Show lyrics |
An empty void will always enlarge itself It stretches from the nether waters inside As the chaos lives again: vapors condense Ushum-Gal allots the beasts to the chantry Eridu! Erech! The waters twist and turn The malign sprite dances The natural fiend strikes The bottom of the sea How deep the engulfment sleeps? And the chasm, how deep? How deep the engrossment haunts? And the gulch, how deep? The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Eridu: It will call the temples The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Erech: It will call the mountains The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Eridu: It will call the temples The bedlam is always wide awake And the chaos alive Between The Absu of Erech: It will call the mountains An empty void will always enlarge itself It stretches from the nether waters inside As the chaos lives again: vapors condense Ushum-Gal allots the beasts to the chantry |
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2. | Night Fire Canonization | 03:19 | Show lyrics |
Remember! Remember the drift of the night’’s fire? Where the flames run around with desire Blazes spread to the fore charring the foe Granting the competence and burning all The headmaster of magicians is The serpent -king and the slayer The possessor of the torches speaks To the night with desire The night’’s fire dances to a song of fall and wonder The sultry weapon that calls you here now The majesty is the power Which corrupts the offspring (the paltry) That shall never transpire And always be denied That shall never transpire And always be denied (be declined) The sun is sable The moon is weeping The planets are failing As the earth starts to shake The flames look secure Within all the chaos The fire sounds safe Like a voice from the sky The keys to hereafter The flaxen-crimson embers The symbols and the signals of Destruction and withering A night’’s fire is The portrait of what was Of what is Of what is to come So we shall singe them and We shall burn them and We will destroy them to Remember the pith of the night’’s fire The night’’s fire torches hatred to stone As the sun turns cold The stars fall fast and The earth turns black |
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3. | Amy | 04:54 | Show lyrics |
Many became the victim of the hunt and attack Inside the Order was a ruse for the fall A greater key was used to open the portals Afterwards, mages were allocated underneath He practiced his knacks and skills of trickery Most malicious, he became revolting Spirits were locked inside the mirrored vestibule The Circle was ambushed by cornered, lined frontiers Grabbing a staff, he waited for the practical Dressed in the robe, he adjured the Circle (Faultless seal, a greater key, ascendancy) "O’’ Amy, you’’re the foremost of sphere and space" "O’’ Amy, you’’re the foremost of fortune and splendour" He saw and aloof principle as one being Most sharp-eyed, he watched day transfigure to the night (from the fire, combustion) The mages self-sustained the beckon (summoning) Studying bleak matter tied to obscured strings A morph-genetic field of imps disturbed then And the lesson was a ruse for the fall (combustion, ascendancy) |
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Side B | |||
4. | Nunbarshegunu | 03:05 | Show lyrics |
The old woman of Nippur Instructs Ninlil to walk the banks of Idnunbirdu She thrusts he magic (k) To harvest the mind of the great mountain-lord Enlil The bright-eyed king will fall to your anguish His soul lures the hexagonal room He who decrees fates - his spirit is caught His soul lured to the hexagonal room Nunbarshegunu A silk veil strewn over you Your face is the cosmos You hide it in shame The lord of fates enthralled He’’s bound to Ninlil The lord of fates enthralled He’’s bound to Ninlil Your daughter, your weapon You want to be the cosmos! No shame, no limits Mother of Ninlil acts Lord of the fates deluded To Kurnugi, Enlil is cast Sin is conceived in the monarchy of death The dynasty persists: the lunar god comes to life! Nunbarshegunu A silk veil strewn over you Your face is the cosmos You hide it in shame |
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5. | 13 Globes | 04:46 | Show lyrics |
Within upheaval I am filed between them A dark cloud: evident Apparent: parasite-hoards Contained by ancient tongues Aghast in aspect On momentous days I teach validities Of the sea and the secrets The crux: "The Primeval Source" In the planes of the shining lodes Za-ab: return to the source Elemental! Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes You shall ascend: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU Aid me minder: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU 22 33 legions bow before me now 22 Fundamental! Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes Flanked by the sixth and seventh The spheres which make the signs Vual and Scor I’’m Zagan of 13 Globes You shall ascend: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU Aid me minder: Durson MA.GUR.NU.AB.ZU 22 33 legions bow before me now 22 |
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6. | ...of the Dead Who Never Rest in Their Tombs Are the Attendance of Familiar Spirits... Including: A.) Diversified Signs Inscribed B.) Our Earth of Black C.) Voor | 07:03 | Show lyrics |
Our Earth of black blemishes with a curse Conclaves of spirits evoke and call forth One grand night follows by a lone cold night As the seven grottos head to the bowels of Earth The dead shall know there is never peace to make the first sign of Voor Flouting through the gates of astral planes to the second sign of Kish Dwelling in the outlines of wraiths to the third sign of Koth The dead shall nosh upon passageways of ye Elder Ones Diversified signs inscribe a reminder for the shade of spirits It protects those who would evoke ye powers by night Serpentine lamias and ravage-clawed harpies Liquefy and eat into the gifts of decay Every dream of man and woman coils by the worm As the ghouls race to the world of the living The dead shall know there is never peace to make the first sign of Voor Flouting through the gates of astral planes to the second sign of Kish Dwelling in the outlines of wraiths to the third sign of Koth The dead shall nosh upon passageways of ye Elder Ones Diversified signs inscribe a reminder for the shade of spirits It protects those who would evoke ye powers by night Serpentine lamias and ravage-clawed harpies Liquefy and eat into the gifts of decay Every dream of man and woman coils by the worm As the ghouls race to the world of the living |
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27:15 | |||
Disc 2 | |||
Side A | |||
1. | Magic(k) Square Cipher | 04:48 | Show lyrics |
The balance emergence The strict ardour Loshu is expecting The first of the six The essence of Saturn Yesod and Moon There is not a square to close the system Five breaks silence The stabilization The lamp courier Three Wands and Three Adepts Six equates strife Tripareth and Yî King Scorpio: Son of Sun Gratify master keys to two gates of initiation 24th Hexagram 4th line formed: Sacrament Binah drawn, harmonized to six times: 24th Hexagram All planets are arranged Tripareth reaffirmed Six concentric in the cube Lunar path? The hits of the Swords inside the magic(k) square Represents the cosmos and energy The temper of the inquisitor Represents the Phallus and the prince-priest The six of Swords is the symbol of the Sun Showing the full establishment Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! The six of Swords is the symbol of the Sun Showing the full establishment Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! Their points touch the hedge of the cipher TO META OHPION! |
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2. | In the Name of Auebothiabathabaithobeuee | 03:25 | Show lyrics |
In the name I give the powers to the spell In the name True visions of time are forthcoming In the name I confer brawn to incantations In the name Gray vapors begin to clamber high The great scimitar of Barzai Alabaster statuette of Yebsu The representation of Koth Cobalt flames light the blaze of Laurel In the day Mars and Saturn make collision In the day Place the ewer upon the fire In the day All the secrets are deaf in silence In the day I am the Lord of every Spectre In the light Grant equal parts of rune and weapon In the light Place the green glass onto the seal In the light Four winds cry the words of control In the light Seven nights will unchain the soul In the name I give uproar to the Great Abyss In the name I give the powers to the spell In the name Of the unction inside the sigil In the name Vaporous smoke shall arise |
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3. | Girra’s Temple | 02:38 | Show lyrics |
This is for you Temple in the earth A beacon of fire A shrine for Eridu The moon’’s bright trace A pathway to your vault Your spell is close Its light holds a face The Sun still sleeps While the ancient ones return Here stands the mighty chantry Inlaid with black-blue lapis You’’re seized by the Ushum-Gal Enclosed in Girra’’s Temple Sirrush is flying over Storming over Neti’’s gates Ea awaits your arrival Inside... The seeds have been planted A long, long time ago Early, utopian visions You can only fantasize One abyss: one temple One mind: one design In course of the setting Sun You can only realize Bashmu! Sirrush! Ea! Narr Marratu! Narr Marratu! Ea! Kingu! Lakhmu! Lakhamu! Lakhmu! Lakhamu! Here stands the mighty chantry Inlaid with black-blue lapis You’’re seized by the Ushum-Gal Enclosed in Girra’’s Temple Sirrush is flying over Storming over Neti’’s gates Ea awaits your arrival Inside... |
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Side B | |||
4. | Those of the Void Will Re-Enter | 04:56 | Show lyrics |
Thousand after thousand The years of tradition linger For the wisdom of magic(k) The supra catalyst swells Servants of the arcane order The hypnotized beings Can you commemorate? The burden of ignorance Clad in robes imprinted with spells Regress time - degenerate Founders of mankind, Come lay your claim Revert - Annunaki Those of the void will re-enter Clad in robes imprinted with spells Regress time - degenerate Founders of mankind... Regress time - Regress time Those of the void have re-entered! |
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5. | Sceptre Command | 05:00 | Show lyrics |
Namtar, you’’re the Hyle of plague-ness A watchman: bound and bound My staff is the answer (for elucidation) We shall not climb to the origin of elements We must examine the base of Gudua In order to harvest a benthos existence I call upon the backing of Gugalanna I paint the bow at the gold crown Three arrows spear the heart of the staff The placement of Mars must be equal Enrapture within Sceptre Command! The Cylinder seal projects the spell of triangular silhouettes of Irra Hear me, Namtar Descending by the stages Gugalanna Circules of this great dwelling Gugalanna O’’ breathing, flowing orb - you’’re in place O’’ formless, lifeless mock - your gray place The Cylinder seal projects the spell of triangular silhouettes of Irra Hear me, Namtar Descending by the stages Gugalanna Circules of this great dwelling Gugalanna O’’ breathing, flowing orb - you’’re in place O’’ formless, lifeless mock - your gray place THOSE ABOVE... THOSE BELOW... FIRST ORDER! I paint the bow at the gold crown Three arrows spear the heart of the staff The placement of Mars must be equal Enrapture within Sceptre Command! The Cylinder seal projects the spell of triangular silhouettes of Irra Hear me, Namtar Descending by the stages Gugalanna Circules of this great dwelling Gugalanna O’’ breathing, flowing orb - you’’re in place O’’ formless, lifeless mock - your gray place Thank you, O’’ Great Ones Now, Kuta’’s repressed My solar cantrip... My fourteen afreets... Anon, Gudua’’s placed (Narrator) Three embraced each other Namtar, Nergal and Mars The truncheon gripped the light Command - the bolts were shot |
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6. | Ye Uttuku Spells | 04:41 | Show lyrics |
ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent At nightfall, burgundy eyes arise Beginning of the cosmic dances Surrealistic, the serpent’’s command Ugallu, obey the magus’’ rule ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent A frenzied rupture opens the stone Out pours the beam and the shaft of light Point it straight to the mountain’’s zenith Ye Utukku awake, Utukku ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent Unrestrained, the light razes the night Savage, causer of the mystical Bring the Ginyaatlie of lava Achieve theory from the mythical Nisir - Tedloonetaa of salvation Nisir - Mountain of elevation Kukhwa - Burn over the dome Ye Utukku awake, ye Absu rage ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent ANNIHILATE - the seeds of real ABANDON - the standard dimension feel ASSIMILATE - the logic of chaos ABSU - Balance the serpent |
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7. | Twix Yesterday, the Day & the Morrow | 00:57 | instrumental |
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26:25 |
Tara + In the Eyes of Ioldànach
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1. | Tara | 01:54 | instrumental |
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2. | Pillars of Mercy | 04:21 | Show lyrics |
Cairn Warrior’s Atrocious Assertion to War:] I (still) admire the flow of echoing horns. Mimicking blows so boldly, I hear... I stand visibly, high, on this splendid bastion, To remember a High King, a tyrant of no fear I am the first son: a commander without a father, "Fortuitous doom," the last of his predictions. I’ll take advantage by igniting the balusters... Preparing enraged flames with sweltering speed. [Chorus I - Cairn Warrior and Art Aenfer’s War Exclamation (High King of Tara):] (THESE ARE THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Today, I am callous... Tomorrow, I am king - Immortal, strong, exultant, and conquering! [Chorus II:] PILLARS OF MERCY! My song and my word are iniquitous - Gathering assemblies in days gone by! [Chorus III:] (FIRE BURNS WITH THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! My chariot races through saw-toothed hills, And hurls through every valley and mere! [Chorus IV:] PILLARS OF MERCY! Watchtowers collapse before the lift of the twilight, I am swift in battle- My voice is heard! PILLARS OF MERCY! Frost, fire, and wind are pelting all the columns... There is no dilution for them to fight again! Only three chariots are seen on the charred plains - Through all the throngs and clusters, lambs and stallions! "If you should speak to me now, Then I will chamber Tara’s pinnacle. Why my father? Another damning scuffle? I (still) admire the sound of echoing horns!" [Chorus V - Cairn Warrior and Art Aenfer’s War Exclamation (High King of Tara):] (THOSE WERE THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Frenzied vultures gnawed the necks of dead men, As the sturdy, gilded columns had seethed! [Chorus VI:] PILLARS OF MERCY! Enemies’ blood spurted like volley sprigs- The blustery fight was planned, then fought! [Chorus VII:] (FLAMES FLAYED ON THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Their vapid minds were troubled and sides were pierced- And warlike deeds had been fulfilled! [Chorus VIII:] PILLARS OF MERCY! We saluted chieftains on the regal Tara - We hailed the tyrants that governed our waters! PILLARS OF MERCY! STRIKE! [Terminus:] There shall be no lack of dignity, For those who oppose them. [Repeat Terminus] "THERE WILL BE PILLARS OF MERCY!" |
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3. | A Shield with an Iron Face | 03:22 | Show lyrics |
Mong n:] A Cairn warrior dressed in his harness feeling fury and frenzy. His silky top had blood stained gauze stretched across his pecks. His tartan had lines of symmetry running east and west. An embellished shield with an iron face was embraced in his left hand. [Bridge - Eremon (Chieftain of Cairn):] "I welcome thee, o’ victorious, I’m skirmishing...at the lift!" "I welcome thee, o’ victorious, I’m skirmishing...by the dark!" [Mong n:] He rushed to feed the fire, As honor gained him a home - He veered beyond the pyres, The Son of Cairn sat enthroned. An iron shield gaped toward the sky, With oak wood and leather backing; Reprisal lead the way to his mind, And so it did. [Cairn Warrior’s Question of Vindication:] "C bhfuilimid ag dul amarach?" ("Where are we marching tomorrow?") [Chorus - Iold nach:] A shield with an iron face gapes towards the sky, The death of a man is never going to die. A resolute falcon gawks back at the armor - On the wing, yet on the lifting hour. [Repeat Bridge - Eremon (Chieftain of Cairn)] |
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4. | Manannán | 06:39 | Show lyrics |
[Manann n’s Notions from Emain Ablhach:] I am a wave: on the rapt Cythr ul I am a flood: across the croggy plain I am a wind: of seven gales I am a tear: the Sun lets fall [Chorus I:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Noble warrior of lycanthropy I am Fachtna High King To shake thy cloak shall bring outbreak I am a tide: that drags to engulfment I am a current: a compass towards Visnech I am a tempest: the onslaught of outburst I am a zephyr: theirs is second pain [Chorus II:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Avatar from sail to sea Thy horse Aonbharr Grand Steed Chariots forever lead I am an ocean’s womb: of all abysms I am a blaze: for every burning bathym I am a lure: of the plumbless benthos I am a breaker: bottomlessness doom [Chorus III:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Shape-changer; Lar of deep Thy sword Fragarch "The Answerer..." [Bridge:] Remember me, thou art all wind And back with gusts thou shalt return I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...FLEECE THE SKY I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...FROM A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE [Repeat 4th & 5th Verse] [Chorus IV:] Hear the thunder roll I am Manann n, And fear the sky shall fall [x5] [Repeat Chorus IV] |
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5. | The Cognate House of Courtly Witches Lies West of County Meath | 04:19 | Show lyrics |
[Cairn Warrior’s Appetency of Invultuation:] I am the one to seek the courtly witch - She is the one to find me. I am the one to yearn the dazzling bitch - She is the one to bind me. So I say, the spell has begun! [Tea (Courtly Witch):] "The darkness is starting and control is done..." [Cairn Warrior:] Stones of power inside this sphere are stark stones of magick - I am joining the mystic ring, with this woman, as we implore. We do implore. I am aiding the mystic writ; I am gifted knowledge from deep wells! [Chorus - Cairn Warrior’s First Myaltic Rite:] Candle of fire, candle of might, Create my desires here on this night - This candles stream is suddenly flaming higher! Bring to me my heart’s desire, My words of strength are suddenly hung, So I proudly state this spell has begun! [Cairn Warrior:] Stones of power within ire are strong stones of cabal. I am joined int he magick round, with this bitch, as we implore. We shall explore. With Paralda by my side, I am granted sylphs and zephyrs! [Cairn Warrior’s Second Myaltic Rite:] Show me the rings of your cosmic fire, Make my pathway carved and clear. Give me a code that’s no will of mine, To show me your presence is here! [Repeat Cairn Warrior’s Second Myaltic Rite] [Chorus II - Cairn Warrior’s Last Myaltic Rite:] Courtly witch of the beast - Courtly bitch of the daring arm, I am your tyro, yet never alarmed! A dash of thistle, and in my dreams - Give me the silver-gilt key, That will unlock the spell... Courtly witch, assist me! |
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6. | She Cries the Quiet Lake | 04:10 | Show lyrics |
[Cairn Warrior in Advocated Manner:] Stones of power Stillness of her spawn Gems of symbols Re-illuminating Dawn She cries the quiet lake Weeping waters Taciturnity Found She cries the quiet lake Dripping ruptures Immortality Bound Enduring: death is mine to keep Timelessness: unborn in timely shape Balancing: between stone and sky Promulgate: lamentations Continually: she wails and she whines Nonetheless: linking stone to sky Leveling: the tarns to the tides Circulate: limpid-forming tears [Tea’s Diktat:] "The darkness is starting and control is done: The cosmic light is fading, as the shadow’s won." [Chorus - Cairn Warrior in Encouraged Mode:] It’s the lake of your liquid, glass heart It’s bringing your writ; it’s bringing you tears It’s filling your thirst and never with fears It’s the tears of my liquid, glass heart [Repeat Chorus - Cairn Warrior in Encouraged Mode] |
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7. | Yrp Lluyddawc | 01:51 | instrumental |
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8. | From Ancient Times (Scarless Skies Burn to Ash) | 03:53 | Show lyrics |
Blazing to their pikes Turning to dust Gusting with the wind They (still) dream of an older delusion Reigning, raining Dampening the empire Their excursion burns with the ashes Calm lakes mirrored Glistening everywhere They rove through the waters and fires Silent seas paused Enlightening low light Their visions for imperishability The weakened flesh Expecting downfall Their ashes spread through lightless, starless skies The Eminence Not expecting wind They (now) think of a newer illusion [Chorus:] PRAISE - The ancient times AS EARTH - Equates their end COMMAND - The ancient times LIKE TARA - Shall never pretend DIES - Irae, dies illa QUIDQUID - Latet adparebit NIL - Inultum remanebit DEPOSE - Towards ancient times [Repeat Chorus] [Repeat All Verses In Reversed Order Excluding The First & Last] |
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9. | Four Crossed Wands (Spell 181) | 04:46 | Show lyrics |
Chorus I:] I’m the Knight of Wands- Yodh is in the name I’m swift and violent: TRANSIENT! The fiery part of Fire- I’m a lightning flash Between the symbol, And the natal force. [Chorus II:] She’s the Queen of Wands- H is in the name She’s fermenting, yet TRANSMITTING! The watery part of Fire- She’s quick to receive Between the surface, And the process of (pro) creation. Kan! King! 51st Hexagram A warrior in complete armor With wand in the left hand and torch in the right. (181) Su ! Queen! 17th Hexagram Her crown is topped with a winged sphere, And rayed with flames. (181) [Chorus III:] He’s the Prince of Wands- Vau is in the name He’s manifesting, but TRANSCENDING! The airy part of Fire- He’s the "Dying God!" Between the virtue, And the Leader of his caste. Y King! Y King! 42nd Hexagram A shrouded warrior in full-scale armour- On his chest, he bears the sigil "TO MEGA QHRION." [Chorus IA:] FOUR CROSSED WANDS! + Queen! + Queen! 27th Hexagram Her crown is surged with a disque of the Sun And once again, rayed with fire. [Repeat Chorus IA] "They observe no regular rule in the ordering of their hearts." [Repeat Chorus IA] [Chorus IV:] She’s the Princess of Wands- H is in the name She’s crystallizing, yet TRANSPOSING! The earthy part of Fire- She’s absorbing Between the Silence, And the 10th of May. |
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10. | Vorago (Spell 182) | 05:45 | Show lyrics |
I am not limited to this Underworld. I am settled in this Barrenness. I am kept in this Emptiness. I am not restricted to this Underworld. (182) I travel Earth in the train of You. I offer Earth to reach the field of You. I walk Earth to see the mark of You. I proffer Earth to feel the lure of You. (182) (FOREKNOWLEDGE) Hail to you, prime mover of the Deep. Sun of the heart: possessor of Voids. The awe of whom created This. The thirst of this revered Abyss. (182) (ADAEOT) [Pre-Chorus:] BEINGS, BY-COMINGS, THOUGHTS... MONADS, ATOMS, WAVES... APERTURES, GULFS, CHASMS... RESULTS AMONGST RESULTS! [Chorus:] I have made, for myself, a space within Time. I mutely descend to the cavity of my Cell. I am the furtive seeker ensnared Underneath. Vorago! [Chorus II:] My gray wand is your Bout. Your grandeur is my Time. My sunray si your Beam. Your splendor is my Turn. My circlet is your Crown. Your allure is my Shape. My pattern is your Kind. Your extent is my Scope. My seat is your Center. Your merit is my Dint. My throne is your Rule. Your misdeed is my Sin. My void is your Stone. Your retort is my Key. My stone is Yourself. Your result is my Fate. [Post-Chorus:] VORAGO! [x4] [Repeat Chorus] [Pre-Chorus II:] SEEING THROUGH ILLUSIONS! NAUGHT = MANY = TWO! SEEING THROUGH ILLUSIONS! ONE = ALL = EIGHT! [Repeat Chorus II] "O’ you abyssic essence who is before me and who follows after my heart, usher me in at your usherings, for you are the one who guides me, who escorts my anima under the Earth, as I am a soul who is stark in Vorago." |
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11. | Bron (Of the Waves) | 01:32 | instrumental |
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12. | Stone of Destiny (...For Magh Slecht and Ard Righ) | 07:47 | Show lyrics |
We are three high kings in honor. We are the midst of Dagda’s spell - We are three armored forces, and We are the gold-torqued leaders. Three wild horsemen: Three fearless in combat - Three gold-crowned conjurers of clash, yet Three clannish chiefs from the Kingdom of Midhe... The leading, foremost tyrant - The subsequent tormentor, and The past intimidator of Cythraul Are impending. "Has there ever been a better idol than Dagda? Will there ever be a better icon than myself?" "In the eyes of myself, I fervently speak." The trio goes out at dawn. Fiercely, we plan to fight our assailants: Three of us versus three thousand: complete. "In the eyes of myself, I adroitly scream!" "WE WILL ARRIVE AT THE STONE OF DESTINY." (Tara) "WE WILL REACH THE PERDITION OF IBID." (Cythraul) INVINCIBLE: we are to their spears! INTREPIDLY: we occupy our posts! A FORECAST OF DESTINY! INVISIBLE: they are to their hands! INSOLENTLY: they amuse their own pride! INTERCHANGEABILITY: INNERCHANGEABILITY! "With the sway of myself, weather means disaster. I affirm each day for the men of the brave." [Repeat Verse] As our swords of steel, their mead, and courage are fused. Is it not the throne for our Master of the Gulch? On its trim are rings of pearls, polished. One seat remains near the jaded citadel. [First Supposition - Narration:] "The plains of adoration do lie somewhere below Tara, way below Tara, as a matter of fact. Sometimes give as Moyslaught and as always, Crom Cruach is welcomed." "With the sway of myself, weather means disaster. I affirm each day for the men of the brave." [Final Supposition - Narration:] "The notorious Klan stands by the ramparts at Tara where all enemies are approaching. Being bound by a geis, the three have no choice but to stand against the feeble units. Enveloping in an opaque mist, they suddenly find themselves in a magical place where they are received by the deity Manann n and a courtly witch. Finally, they begin to walk up the steep grassland of Tara, with wand and sword, which enables them to distinguish the truth from the lies." It is the chair for our Master of the Tor. It is embellished with bullion: marked. It remains on top of the lofty mound. It streams gray and silver lining. It will be an accolade given to us. That is, by the third of the last king. |
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13. | Tara (Recapitulation) | 01:46 | instrumental |
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14. | V.I.T.R.I.O.L. | 03:26 | Show lyrics |
They stare towards the heart They stare at the stone He’ll upend the plate of angles; She’ll upend the plate of angles V dashes of Mercury And Asarus Alchemy Will channel V archangels... V archangels [Chorus I:] "In the Sun we remember; In the planets we forget We’ve come unto a hall and Asaru is who we’ve met" Huluppu roots are forked Like veins in a canny hand; Their leaves have scuttled In spiraled force A VI fold nova, Fleurs de lys... V cards are placed in the hand of the course. [Chorus II:] "O’ Abyssia we recall; In spiraled force, they will fall Man, staff and the silver gilt key shall take us to V.I.T.R.I.O.L." [Mandate of Pandemonium (Solos: Shaftiel):] "Dreamer!" : "Redeemer!" "Dreamer!" : "Redeemer!" "Dreamer!" : "Redeemer!" "The Abyss!" : "V.I.T.R.I.O.L.!" [Repeat Mandate of Pandemonium] Their Universe... It’s constantly changing, And every change in force It’s constantly dying. Svaddistthana: Sakkya-ditti Rearrange V cards, yet are they lying? [Repeat Chorus I] Closing verdant curtains Closure is the apex; One curve is the asp, But the snake is a path in light These twins are emerging, Geminis still verging, Yet Atu still carries the knife. [Repeat Chorus II] |
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15. | Hallstatt | 04:06 | Show lyrics |
From an empty house... In take-flight, the grey hawks verged upon a sunless sky Wild, whistling winds carried them sorely, and sailed them bristly in the same shady sky. In take-ground, branded the mark of hall and heave; their martyrs never left 2000 years, 2000 urn-burials, 2000 lies have now been erased. [Chorus:] "We’ll kneel towards the foyer with our precious salz! We’ll sound with horn, clash with wood and cleave with calls! We’ve whittled the blades of Hallstattian swords!" In order to see such a legacy, fire burned with a past that turned; Anvils were forged at an early stage, molded as cats or iarn-leastair. Ioldanach has spied on this mistery, yet he’s enkindled by the light With hues of argent lightning and ore of purem the salt grants them mastery and might. [Chorus:] "We’ll kneel towards the foyer with our precious salz! We’ll sound with horn, clash with wood and cleave with calls! We’ve whittled the blades of Hallstattian swords!" [Bridge:] Hallstatt An Salaan An Bas [Troid Warrior:] "I see a battle; I feel the warp-spasm!" [Ioldanach:] The poised warrior yowls with blood about his belt. [Troid Warrior:] "Nothing shall draw my eyes away..." [Ioldanach:] His heart stirs atrociously, now to think. [Troid Warrior:] "I convey the names to the planes of Destiny!" [Ioldanach:] The poised warrior seeks an ancient seat foe the Stone. [Troid Warrior:] "Wild, whistling winds still laugh at my howls!" [Ioldanach:] These acts of tale-telling dilate him to hate. Hallstatt An Salaan An Bas [Pre-Avouchment of Parable:] The young ones of Hallstatt, and the sky Silver-ilked spears have been whetted Vast hilts and sheeny torques of gold; Crafted from vanquished legacies. Hallstatt An Salaan An Bas [Avouchment of Parable:] "Spirit of horsemen and spirit of iron age acclaim The fame for 2000 crypts at Hallstatt!" [Solo(s): Shaftiel] To an empty home. In take-flight, the grey hawks verged upon a sunless sky Wild, whistling winds carried them sorely, and sailed them bristly in the same shady sky. In take-ground, branded the mark of hall and heave; their martyrs never left 2000 years, 2000 urn-burials, 2000 lies have now been erased. "We’ll kneel towards the foyer with our precious salz! We’ll sound with horn, clash with wood and cleave with calls! We’ve whittled the blades of Hallstattian swords!" |
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16. | Manannán | 05:31 | Show lyrics |
I am a wave: on the rapt Cythraul I am a flood: across the croggy plain I am a wind: of seven gates I am a tear: the Sun lets fall I am Manannan Mac Lir Noble warrior of lycanthropy I am Fachta High King To shake thy cloak shall bring outbreak I am a tide: that drags to engulfment I am a current: a compass towards Visnech I am a tempest: the onslaught of outburst I am a zephyr: theirs is second pain I am Manannan Mac Lir Avatar from sail to sea Thy horse Aonbharr Grand Steed Chariots forever lead I am an ocean womb: of all abysms I am a blaze: for every burning bathym I am a lure: of the plumbless benthos I am a breaker: bottomlessness doom I am Manannan Mac Lir Shape-changer; lar of Deep Thy Sword Fragarch "The Answerer..." Remember me thou art all wind And back with gusts thou shalt return. I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...fleece the sky I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...from a tantalizing glimpse. I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...fleece the sky I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...from a tantalizing glimpse. Hear the thunder roll I am Manannan And fear the sky shall fall! |
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17. | Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle | 04:25 | Show lyrics |
Never Blow Out The Eastern Candle Your five-fold kiss was rather invoking; Beside the chancel is your unphallic wand, And use it wisely in order to fly. MOONFIRE! ALLAXITOS! My jewel is the lust from your kiss; Your breasts made me the lover of the three-fold locus, So take thy hand and join me for elixir, And we shall ride the portentous serpent tonight. Your five fold tongue has defiled me, I’m stranded by the tree of Storax Thus, we banish your unphallic wand, In order to make our nexus ecstasy MOONFIRE! CUM TO ME. ALLAXITOS! CUM WITH THEE. NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! |
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1. | Tara | 01:54 | instrumental |
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2. | Pillars of Mercy | 04:21 | Show lyrics |
Cairn Warrior’s Atrocious Assertion to War:] I (still) admire the flow of echoing horns. Mimicking blows so boldly, I hear... I stand visibly, high, on this splendid bastion, To remember a High King, a tyrant of no fear I am the first son: a commander without a father, "Fortuitous doom," the last of his predictions. I’ll take advantage by igniting the balusters... Preparing enraged flames with sweltering speed. [Chorus I - Cairn Warrior and Art Aenfer’s War Exclamation (High King of Tara):] (THESE ARE THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Today, I am callous... Tomorrow, I am king - Immortal, strong, exultant, and conquering! [Chorus II:] PILLARS OF MERCY! My song and my word are iniquitous - Gathering assemblies in days gone by! [Chorus III:] (FIRE BURNS WITH THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! My chariot races through saw-toothed hills, And hurls through every valley and mere! [Chorus IV:] PILLARS OF MERCY! Watchtowers collapse before the lift of the twilight, I am swift in battle- My voice is heard! PILLARS OF MERCY! Frost, fire, and wind are pelting all the columns... There is no dilution for them to fight again! Only three chariots are seen on the charred plains - Through all the throngs and clusters, lambs and stallions! "If you should speak to me now, Then I will chamber Tara’s pinnacle. Why my father? Another damning scuffle? I (still) admire the sound of echoing horns!" [Chorus V - Cairn Warrior and Art Aenfer’s War Exclamation (High King of Tara):] (THOSE WERE THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Frenzied vultures gnawed the necks of dead men, As the sturdy, gilded columns had seethed! [Chorus VI:] PILLARS OF MERCY! Enemies’ blood spurted like volley sprigs- The blustery fight was planned, then fought! [Chorus VII:] (FLAMES FLAYED ON THE) PILLARS OF MERCY! Their vapid minds were troubled and sides were pierced- And warlike deeds had been fulfilled! [Chorus VIII:] PILLARS OF MERCY! We saluted chieftains on the regal Tara - We hailed the tyrants that governed our waters! PILLARS OF MERCY! STRIKE! [Terminus:] There shall be no lack of dignity, For those who oppose them. [Repeat Terminus] "THERE WILL BE PILLARS OF MERCY!" |
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3. | A Shield with an Iron Face | 03:22 | Show lyrics |
Mong n:] A Cairn warrior dressed in his harness feeling fury and frenzy. His silky top had blood stained gauze stretched across his pecks. His tartan had lines of symmetry running east and west. An embellished shield with an iron face was embraced in his left hand. [Bridge - Eremon (Chieftain of Cairn):] "I welcome thee, o’ victorious, I’m skirmishing...at the lift!" "I welcome thee, o’ victorious, I’m skirmishing...by the dark!" [Mong n:] He rushed to feed the fire, As honor gained him a home - He veered beyond the pyres, The Son of Cairn sat enthroned. An iron shield gaped toward the sky, With oak wood and leather backing; Reprisal lead the way to his mind, And so it did. [Cairn Warrior’s Question of Vindication:] "C bhfuilimid ag dul amarach?" ("Where are we marching tomorrow?") [Chorus - Iold nach:] A shield with an iron face gapes towards the sky, The death of a man is never going to die. A resolute falcon gawks back at the armor - On the wing, yet on the lifting hour. [Repeat Bridge - Eremon (Chieftain of Cairn)] |
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4. | Manannán | 06:39 | Show lyrics |
[Manann n’s Notions from Emain Ablhach:] I am a wave: on the rapt Cythr ul I am a flood: across the croggy plain I am a wind: of seven gales I am a tear: the Sun lets fall [Chorus I:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Noble warrior of lycanthropy I am Fachtna High King To shake thy cloak shall bring outbreak I am a tide: that drags to engulfment I am a current: a compass towards Visnech I am a tempest: the onslaught of outburst I am a zephyr: theirs is second pain [Chorus II:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Avatar from sail to sea Thy horse Aonbharr Grand Steed Chariots forever lead I am an ocean’s womb: of all abysms I am a blaze: for every burning bathym I am a lure: of the plumbless benthos I am a breaker: bottomlessness doom [Chorus III:] I am Manann n Mac Lir Shape-changer; Lar of deep Thy sword Fragarch "The Answerer..." [Bridge:] Remember me, thou art all wind And back with gusts thou shalt return I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...FLEECE THE SKY I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...FROM A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE [Repeat 4th & 5th Verse] [Chorus IV:] Hear the thunder roll I am Manann n, And fear the sky shall fall [x5] [Repeat Chorus IV] |
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5. | The Cognate House of Courtly Witches Lies West of County Meath | 04:19 | Show lyrics |
[Cairn Warrior’s Appetency of Invultuation:] I am the one to seek the courtly witch - She is the one to find me. I am the one to yearn the dazzling bitch - She is the one to bind me. So I say, the spell has begun! [Tea (Courtly Witch):] "The darkness is starting and control is done..." [Cairn Warrior:] Stones of power inside this sphere are stark stones of magick - I am joining the mystic ring, with this woman, as we implore. We do implore. I am aiding the mystic writ; I am gifted knowledge from deep wells! [Chorus - Cairn Warrior’s First Myaltic Rite:] Candle of fire, candle of might, Create my desires here on this night - This candles stream is suddenly flaming higher! Bring to me my heart’s desire, My words of strength are suddenly hung, So I proudly state this spell has begun! [Cairn Warrior:] Stones of power within ire are strong stones of cabal. I am joined int he magick round, with this bitch, as we implore. We shall explore. With Paralda by my side, I am granted sylphs and zephyrs! [Cairn Warrior’s Second Myaltic Rite:] Show me the rings of your cosmic fire, Make my pathway carved and clear. Give me a code that’s no will of mine, To show me your presence is here! [Repeat Cairn Warrior’s Second Myaltic Rite] [Chorus II - Cairn Warrior’s Last Myaltic Rite:] Courtly witch of the beast - Courtly bitch of the daring arm, I am your tyro, yet never alarmed! A dash of thistle, and in my dreams - Give me the silver-gilt key, That will unlock the spell... Courtly witch, assist me! |
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6. | She Cries the Quiet Lake | 04:10 | Show lyrics |
[Cairn Warrior in Advocated Manner:] Stones of power Stillness of her spawn Gems of symbols Re-illuminating Dawn She cries the quiet lake Weeping waters Taciturnity Found She cries the quiet lake Dripping ruptures Immortality Bound Enduring: death is mine to keep Timelessness: unborn in timely shape Balancing: between stone and sky Promulgate: lamentations Continually: she wails and she whines Nonetheless: linking stone to sky Leveling: the tarns to the tides Circulate: limpid-forming tears [Tea’s Diktat:] "The darkness is starting and control is done: The cosmic light is fading, as the shadow’s won." [Chorus - Cairn Warrior in Encouraged Mode:] It’s the lake of your liquid, glass heart It’s bringing your writ; it’s bringing you tears It’s filling your thirst and never with fears It’s the tears of my liquid, glass heart [Repeat Chorus - Cairn Warrior in Encouraged Mode] |
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8. | From Ancient Times (Scarless Skies Burn to Ash) | 03:53 | Show lyrics |
Blazing to their pikes Turning to dust Gusting with the wind They (still) dream of an older delusion Reigning, raining Dampening the empire Their excursion burns with the ashes Calm lakes mirrored Glistening everywhere They rove through the waters and fires Silent seas paused Enlightening low light Their visions for imperishability The weakened flesh Expecting downfall Their ashes spread through lightless, starless skies The Eminence Not expecting wind They (now) think of a newer illusion [Chorus:] PRAISE - The ancient times AS EARTH - Equates their end COMMAND - The ancient times LIKE TARA - Shall never pretend DIES - Irae, dies illa QUIDQUID - Latet adparebit NIL - Inultum remanebit DEPOSE - Towards ancient times [Repeat Chorus] [Repeat All Verses In Reversed Order Excluding The First & Last] |
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9. | Four Crossed Wands (Spell 181) | 04:46 | Show lyrics |
Chorus I:] I’m the Knight of Wands- Yodh is in the name I’m swift and violent: TRANSIENT! The fiery part of Fire- I’m a lightning flash Between the symbol, And the natal force. [Chorus II:] She’s the Queen of Wands- H is in the name She’s fermenting, yet TRANSMITTING! The watery part of Fire- She’s quick to receive Between the surface, And the process of (pro) creation. Kan! King! 51st Hexagram A warrior in complete armor With wand in the left hand and torch in the right. (181) Su ! Queen! 17th Hexagram Her crown is topped with a winged sphere, And rayed with flames. (181) [Chorus III:] He’s the Prince of Wands- Vau is in the name He’s manifesting, but TRANSCENDING! The airy part of Fire- He’s the "Dying God!" Between the virtue, And the Leader of his caste. Y King! Y King! 42nd Hexagram A shrouded warrior in full-scale armour- On his chest, he bears the sigil "TO MEGA QHRION." [Chorus IA:] FOUR CROSSED WANDS! + Queen! + Queen! 27th Hexagram Her crown is surged with a disque of the Sun And once again, rayed with fire. [Repeat Chorus IA] "They observe no regular rule in the ordering of their hearts." [Repeat Chorus IA] [Chorus IV:] She’s the Princess of Wands- H is in the name She’s crystallizing, yet TRANSPOSING! The earthy part of Fire- She’s absorbing Between the Silence, And the 10th of May. |
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10. | Vorago (Spell 182) | 05:45 | Show lyrics |
I am not limited to this Underworld. I am settled in this Barrenness. I am kept in this Emptiness. I am not restricted to this Underworld. (182) I travel Earth in the train of You. I offer Earth to reach the field of You. I walk Earth to see the mark of You. I proffer Earth to feel the lure of You. (182) (FOREKNOWLEDGE) Hail to you, prime mover of the Deep. Sun of the heart: possessor of Voids. The awe of whom created This. The thirst of this revered Abyss. (182) (ADAEOT) [Pre-Chorus:] BEINGS, BY-COMINGS, THOUGHTS... MONADS, ATOMS, WAVES... APERTURES, GULFS, CHASMS... RESULTS AMONGST RESULTS! [Chorus:] I have made, for myself, a space within Time. I mutely descend to the cavity of my Cell. I am the furtive seeker ensnared Underneath. Vorago! [Chorus II:] My gray wand is your Bout. Your grandeur is my Time. My sunray si your Beam. Your splendor is my Turn. My circlet is your Crown. Your allure is my Shape. My pattern is your Kind. Your extent is my Scope. My seat is your Center. Your merit is my Dint. My throne is your Rule. Your misdeed is my Sin. My void is your Stone. Your retort is my Key. My stone is Yourself. Your result is my Fate. [Post-Chorus:] VORAGO! [x4] [Repeat Chorus] [Pre-Chorus II:] SEEING THROUGH ILLUSIONS! NAUGHT = MANY = TWO! SEEING THROUGH ILLUSIONS! ONE = ALL = EIGHT! [Repeat Chorus II] "O’ you abyssic essence who is before me and who follows after my heart, usher me in at your usherings, for you are the one who guides me, who escorts my anima under the Earth, as I am a soul who is stark in Vorago." |
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11. | Bron (Of the Waves) | 01:32 | instrumental |
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12. | Stone of Destiny (...For Magh Slecht and Ard Righ) | 07:47 | Show lyrics |
We are three high kings in honor. We are the midst of Dagda’s spell - We are three armored forces, and We are the gold-torqued leaders. Three wild horsemen: Three fearless in combat - Three gold-crowned conjurers of clash, yet Three clannish chiefs from the Kingdom of Midhe... The leading, foremost tyrant - The subsequent tormentor, and The past intimidator of Cythraul Are impending. "Has there ever been a better idol than Dagda? Will there ever be a better icon than myself?" "In the eyes of myself, I fervently speak." The trio goes out at dawn. Fiercely, we plan to fight our assailants: Three of us versus three thousand: complete. "In the eyes of myself, I adroitly scream!" "WE WILL ARRIVE AT THE STONE OF DESTINY." (Tara) "WE WILL REACH THE PERDITION OF IBID." (Cythraul) INVINCIBLE: we are to their spears! INTREPIDLY: we occupy our posts! A FORECAST OF DESTINY! INVISIBLE: they are to their hands! INSOLENTLY: they amuse their own pride! INTERCHANGEABILITY: INNERCHANGEABILITY! "With the sway of myself, weather means disaster. I affirm each day for the men of the brave." [Repeat Verse] As our swords of steel, their mead, and courage are fused. Is it not the throne for our Master of the Gulch? On its trim are rings of pearls, polished. One seat remains near the jaded citadel. [First Supposition - Narration:] "The plains of adoration do lie somewhere below Tara, way below Tara, as a matter of fact. Sometimes give as Moyslaught and as always, Crom Cruach is welcomed." "With the sway of myself, weather means disaster. I affirm each day for the men of the brave." [Final Supposition - Narration:] "The notorious Klan stands by the ramparts at Tara where all enemies are approaching. Being bound by a geis, the three have no choice but to stand against the feeble units. Enveloping in an opaque mist, they suddenly find themselves in a magical place where they are received by the deity Manann n and a courtly witch. Finally, they begin to walk up the steep grassland of Tara, with wand and sword, which enables them to distinguish the truth from the lies." It is the chair for our Master of the Tor. It is embellished with bullion: marked. It remains on top of the lofty mound. It streams gray and silver lining. It will be an accolade given to us. That is, by the third of the last king. |
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13. | Tara (Recapitulation) | 01:46 | instrumental |
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14. | V.I.T.R.I.O.L. | 03:26 | Show lyrics |
They stare towards the heart They stare at the stone He’ll upend the plate of angles; She’ll upend the plate of angles V dashes of Mercury And Asarus Alchemy Will channel V archangels... V archangels [Chorus I:] "In the Sun we remember; In the planets we forget We’ve come unto a hall and Asaru is who we’ve met" Huluppu roots are forked Like veins in a canny hand; Their leaves have scuttled In spiraled force A VI fold nova, Fleurs de lys... V cards are placed in the hand of the course. [Chorus II:] "O’ Abyssia we recall; In spiraled force, they will fall Man, staff and the silver gilt key shall take us to V.I.T.R.I.O.L." [Mandate of Pandemonium (Solos: Shaftiel):] "Dreamer!" : "Redeemer!" "Dreamer!" : "Redeemer!" "Dreamer!" : "Redeemer!" "The Abyss!" : "V.I.T.R.I.O.L.!" [Repeat Mandate of Pandemonium] Their Universe... It’s constantly changing, And every change in force It’s constantly dying. Svaddistthana: Sakkya-ditti Rearrange V cards, yet are they lying? [Repeat Chorus I] Closing verdant curtains Closure is the apex; One curve is the asp, But the snake is a path in light These twins are emerging, Geminis still verging, Yet Atu still carries the knife. [Repeat Chorus II] |
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15. | Hallstatt | 04:06 | Show lyrics |
From an empty house... In take-flight, the grey hawks verged upon a sunless sky Wild, whistling winds carried them sorely, and sailed them bristly in the same shady sky. In take-ground, branded the mark of hall and heave; their martyrs never left 2000 years, 2000 urn-burials, 2000 lies have now been erased. [Chorus:] "We’ll kneel towards the foyer with our precious salz! We’ll sound with horn, clash with wood and cleave with calls! We’ve whittled the blades of Hallstattian swords!" In order to see such a legacy, fire burned with a past that turned; Anvils were forged at an early stage, molded as cats or iarn-leastair. Ioldanach has spied on this mistery, yet he’s enkindled by the light With hues of argent lightning and ore of purem the salt grants them mastery and might. [Chorus:] "We’ll kneel towards the foyer with our precious salz! We’ll sound with horn, clash with wood and cleave with calls! We’ve whittled the blades of Hallstattian swords!" [Bridge:] Hallstatt An Salaan An Bas [Troid Warrior:] "I see a battle; I feel the warp-spasm!" [Ioldanach:] The poised warrior yowls with blood about his belt. [Troid Warrior:] "Nothing shall draw my eyes away..." [Ioldanach:] His heart stirs atrociously, now to think. [Troid Warrior:] "I convey the names to the planes of Destiny!" [Ioldanach:] The poised warrior seeks an ancient seat foe the Stone. [Troid Warrior:] "Wild, whistling winds still laugh at my howls!" [Ioldanach:] These acts of tale-telling dilate him to hate. Hallstatt An Salaan An Bas [Pre-Avouchment of Parable:] The young ones of Hallstatt, and the sky Silver-ilked spears have been whetted Vast hilts and sheeny torques of gold; Crafted from vanquished legacies. Hallstatt An Salaan An Bas [Avouchment of Parable:] "Spirit of horsemen and spirit of iron age acclaim The fame for 2000 crypts at Hallstatt!" [Solo(s): Shaftiel] To an empty home. In take-flight, the grey hawks verged upon a sunless sky Wild, whistling winds carried them sorely, and sailed them bristly in the same shady sky. In take-ground, branded the mark of hall and heave; their martyrs never left 2000 years, 2000 urn-burials, 2000 lies have now been erased. "We’ll kneel towards the foyer with our precious salz! We’ll sound with horn, clash with wood and cleave with calls! We’ve whittled the blades of Hallstattian swords!" |
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16. | Manannán | 05:31 | Show lyrics |
I am a wave: on the rapt Cythraul I am a flood: across the croggy plain I am a wind: of seven gates I am a tear: the Sun lets fall I am Manannan Mac Lir Noble warrior of lycanthropy I am Fachta High King To shake thy cloak shall bring outbreak I am a tide: that drags to engulfment I am a current: a compass towards Visnech I am a tempest: the onslaught of outburst I am a zephyr: theirs is second pain I am Manannan Mac Lir Avatar from sail to sea Thy horse Aonbharr Grand Steed Chariots forever lead I am an ocean womb: of all abysms I am a blaze: for every burning bathym I am a lure: of the plumbless benthos I am a breaker: bottomlessness doom I am Manannan Mac Lir Shape-changer; lar of Deep Thy Sword Fragarch "The Answerer..." Remember me thou art all wind And back with gusts thou shalt return. I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...fleece the sky I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...from a tantalizing glimpse. I’m the hawk: above this cliff, behind the waves I’m the thorn: exude this rose, yet fleece the sky ...fleece the sky I’m the hill: where poets walk and Tara lies I’m the throne: from a tantalizing glimpse ...from a tantalizing glimpse. Hear the thunder roll I am Manannan And fear the sky shall fall! |
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17. | Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle | 04:25 | Show lyrics |
Never Blow Out The Eastern Candle Your five-fold kiss was rather invoking; Beside the chancel is your unphallic wand, And use it wisely in order to fly. MOONFIRE! ALLAXITOS! My jewel is the lust from your kiss; Your breasts made me the lover of the three-fold locus, So take thy hand and join me for elixir, And we shall ride the portentous serpent tonight. Your five fold tongue has defiled me, I’m stranded by the tree of Storax Thus, we banish your unphallic wand, In order to make our nexus ecstasy MOONFIRE! CUM TO ME. ALLAXITOS! CUM WITH THEE. NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! NEVER BLOW OUT THE EASTERN CANDLE! |
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Proscriptor McGovern | Drums, Vocals, Mellotron |
Ezezu | Bass, Vocals, Mellotron |
Vis Crom | Guitars (acoustic, electric) |
Guest/Session | |
Blasphemer | Guitars (lead) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Zbigniew Bielak | Artwork |
J.T. Longoria | Mixing |
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1. | Earth Ripper | 03:47 | Show lyrics |
Preparedness in Magic(k) is as important as it is in War. I am the Master of Magic(k) in its greatest and highest sense. Never to fail, by will or weakness, I make the self-annihilation absolute. I am none the less a thrusting force into the Abyss. From the void comes a blare, yet a star which rips the Earth, And our Order rejoices above that Abyss. The Beast hath begotten one more asp in the Womb of the Queen, His Concubine, The Scarlet Woman… ______________________________________________________________________________________ 1st Verse Invoking frequently, formless fires altered states The Sun’s flares drenched the land beyond the seas (stars abide not) Celestial disturbance caused sweeping climate changes The dryness, pestilence was firstly observed by Ea Chorus The Earth ripped Concords were lost The Earth cleaved Distress was fostered The Earth wrenched Closing rived skies The Earth cracked Life and death vacuumed All Time crushed back into unblest everlastingness The Plenum’s overwhelmed by the sphere’s desolation Periapts and symbols warn of an impending spate All of Anunnaki fled in broad trepidation Repeat Chorus 3rd Verse There is no hope in preserving The globe’s swollen from the crumbling It’s distended and withdrawing Repeat 3rd Verse Bridge From the confines of space, the terrain collapsed… Hath passed, golden twilight dropped before faces Repeat Bridge Repeat 1st Verse Repeat Chorus The Earth ripped Concords were lost The Earth cleaved Distress was fostered The Earth wrenched Closing rived skies The Earth cracked… |
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2. | Circles of the Oath | 05:12 | Show lyrics |
1st Verse I stand in the center of the summit sphere I wait for the sound of the clouted bell – the warning sign This vagueness has not been named, Yet I see hands which testify the vow Exposing the uncalled, unknown and unsettled My destinies marked! Chorus I confirm vigor of the Wise by stealth With this spell, non-foul, creating combustion I form the glow Of the Oath, circles are blood and birth renewed How keen the free star prevails – a strike of thrust I forever reach I seek doubled chains of Orgia’s durableness! Repeat Chorus I’m told by the garlanded that Atu and Tiphareth… I’m told by the conquering they remain introducing: The mentors of the Above The forgers that speak Below The savants of the Numbers The solders of the Circuits Decree I’M AEONS TENABLE MARK MY WORDS OF THE OATH SEVEN I’M TREASURES TO THE STONE HEAR MY LEAD IN THE OATH SEVEN Repeat Decree Repeat 1st verse |
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3. | Abraxas Connexus | 03:53 | Show lyrics |
Vitriol = Abraxas = Xnoubis = Meithras Visita = Sun = Heart = Gold Interiora = Moon = Brow = Silver Terrae = Mercury = Crown = Mercury Rectificando = Jupiter = Navel = Tin Invenies = Mars = Sacral = Iron Occultum = Venus = Throat = Copper Lapidem = Saturn = Base = Lead By the sevenfold process, V.I.T.R.I.O.L reigns No one can distress its southern point By the evidence, nature delivered two No one can disrupt their dual symmetry Stare towards the heart – stare at the stone Your eye unveiled – your nucleus Writhe on the mace – skim on the throne Your vessel sealed – your inmost light They are Mercurial, active, both close at hand It is balance of the hidden stone One must never know more than the other It is of knowledge: Prima Materia Chorus Saturn follows lead – ABRAXAS of draught Eye of Asaru Seventh is the root – Vitriolistic base The triad and the position of Stone Saturn follows lead – ABRAXAS of draught Seed of Asaru Seventh is the root – Vitriolistic base The formulary of Tria Prima Heart of bullion – the golden sun The silver moon with distinct brow Crown of the crown – thee – Mercury Jupiter’s tin knifed in navel Ironed by the rouge, sacral Mars Throat of Venus glazed with copper Repeat Chorus |
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4. | Skrying in the Spirit Vision | 03:52 | Show lyrics |
East Invoking: the breaking forth of the light Instruments: forms of the coarse flames Aeons of a bornless beyond: Listen to the voice of Angle! Devotion Ever-burning lamps West Traveling: the Radix of vibration Projections: in gale of the Ninth Stirs of the invisible Feel four-hundred fifty six winds! Metatron The wisdom of the breath North Emerging: advent of the visible Conjectures: adventures into the chasm Limpid with the brilliance below Drenched and sodden: inundating Quadrangle An excess: abundance Servants of thunder, they all deliver Pulling together, all subquadrants fail South (Dominated) The speech in silence sounds the Third Angle Drawn into naught, the points are now quashed Hath passed and pure gold, the Lion of the Light appears before the faces of Aethyrs Chorus Folk of fear will drive Astral planes toward the fade of age Time is thronged by time Skrying in the spirit vision Decree OODIORG He of fire and justice DOANZIN He who names the waters GAHTZA HOATH Repeat Chorus |
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5. | Ontologically, It Became Time & Space | 04:47 | Show lyrics |
Yawning benthos came first, terra firma, next Desire Erebus of old Night, Day of Aethyr Neither of these were Being, reality, nor Non-being Perdurability, neither of death Chorus The Wanderers of the Waste infested plateaus: Time and Space Then, Sirius prearranged calendars of lone Continuum Astral sketch was not self-incandescent Its light was produced by rays of the Sun Eyeless void felt generations of heat The first seed of Mind – The Light of the South Breath by itself Without wind, pyramids… Concentrated Cyclic flux, triangles… Air nor Earth nor were protected as of yet. The water was not deep, yet unfathomable Nonentity occurred Darkness swathed in darkness: unmanifestation Decree CHAOS NEVER DIES SOTHIS HIDES BEYOND THE AEON LOCKED FOREVER UNFALTERING The Sun behind the Sun spawns twin aspects of tide Up, down was beginning to frame itself Casters of the second seed gained control. (of the Deep) Energy was beneath - impulse above. Repeat Chorus |
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6. | A Song for Ea | 14:27 | Show lyrics |
A. I sought after gold, but I found it not My rules are found by the Conclave of Ur I am the coxswain, as I shall valiantly face the dangers With my chariot, I am declared! Chorus x2 I discover its foundations require cavernous mining in the primal basis Enlil exhumes my unearthing and makes a sudden decision after Anu arrives Chorus II x2 SHAR SHADI IL ENLIL ANA KAKKAB SHU GI IKABBI B. You are falling into the squalls Spirit fills itself with the tint of the teaching Messengers of Namtar drink from your toxic well And sink in the flood of black miasma - drunkenness Chorus You are neither male nor female Don’t break the pledge of the zephyr The broad corrals, high enclosures… A myriad of portals Evil it is: Nanna is nigh Tear the wives from embrace of man Snatch the child from knees of mothers Opening the flaps of time Bridge SEVEN, YOU ARE IN MIDST OF THE DEEP MA.GUR.UR.NU.AB.ZU Silence is the slaughter and the seal is the crown On sacramental grounds, feign as creatures of the Light Repeat Chorus Repeat Bridge And the body of the night turned out in daylight to be yours Order and kindness don’t exist like a wing without a bird And the body of the night turned out in daylight to be yours Order and kindness don’t exist like a tongue without a mouth… A MYRIAD OF PORTALS C. 1st Verse At last, my slog is Home to the Tides Tablet of Fate obtained As once, my trek is deftly guided Blue-hued Antu: our way The Water Thruster The Tester’s Sunbeam The Giant Kishar Tablet of Fate attained The Hammered Bracelet Deleted Weapons A Lucid Pathway To all who assemble, My words of command are in the hands of Bane To all who assemble, My words of command are in the hands of Bane Repeat 1st Verse D. Now that I have your face by heart, I look more at your features being the First You are the perturbing tempest and the worst of all Inrush! Chorus Gathering speed as it blows - O’ Imhullu To the Abzu, you will follow Scowl of Waters Now that I have your voice by heart, I glance more at your features being the Fourth You are the distressing Shibbu and the worst of all Indraft! Repeat Chorus Now that I have your heart by heart… E. Instrumental F. Instrumental |
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Abzu
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Band members | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Drums, Vocals, Mellotron |
Ezezu | Bass, Vocals, Mellotron |
Vis Crom | Guitars (acoustic, electric) |
Guest/Session | |
Blasphemer | Guitars (lead) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Zbigniew Bielak | Artwork |
J.T. Longoria | Mixing |
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1. | Earth Ripper | 03:47 | Show lyrics |
Preparedness in Magic(k) is as important as it is in War. I am the Master of Magic(k) in its greatest and highest sense. Never to fail, by will or weakness, I make the self-annihilation absolute. I am none the less a thrusting force into the Abyss. From the void comes a blare, yet a star which rips the Earth, And our Order rejoices above that Abyss. The Beast hath begotten one more asp in the Womb of the Queen, His Concubine, The Scarlet Woman… ______________________________________________________________________________________ 1st Verse Invoking frequently, formless fires altered states The Sun’s flares drenched the land beyond the seas (stars abide not) Celestial disturbance caused sweeping climate changes The dryness, pestilence was firstly observed by Ea Chorus The Earth ripped Concords were lost The Earth cleaved Distress was fostered The Earth wrenched Closing rived skies The Earth cracked Life and death vacuumed All Time crushed back into unblest everlastingness The Plenum’s overwhelmed by the sphere’s desolation Periapts and symbols warn of an impending spate All of Anunnaki fled in broad trepidation Repeat Chorus 3rd Verse There is no hope in preserving The globe’s swollen from the crumbling It’s distended and withdrawing Repeat 3rd Verse Bridge From the confines of space, the terrain collapsed… Hath passed, golden twilight dropped before faces Repeat Bridge Repeat 1st Verse Repeat Chorus The Earth ripped Concords were lost The Earth cleaved Distress was fostered The Earth wrenched Closing rived skies The Earth cracked… |
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2. | Circles of the Oath | 05:12 | Show lyrics |
1st Verse I stand in the center of the summit sphere I wait for the sound of the clouted bell – the warning sign This vagueness has not been named, Yet I see hands which testify the vow Exposing the uncalled, unknown and unsettled My destinies marked! Chorus I confirm vigor of the Wise by stealth With this spell, non-foul, creating combustion I form the glow Of the Oath, circles are blood and birth renewed How keen the free star prevails – a strike of thrust I forever reach I seek doubled chains of Orgia’s durableness! Repeat Chorus I’m told by the garlanded that Atu and Tiphareth… I’m told by the conquering they remain introducing: The mentors of the Above The forgers that speak Below The savants of the Numbers The solders of the Circuits Decree I’M AEONS TENABLE MARK MY WORDS OF THE OATH SEVEN I’M TREASURES TO THE STONE HEAR MY LEAD IN THE OATH SEVEN Repeat Decree Repeat 1st verse |
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3. | Abraxas Connexus | 03:53 | Show lyrics |
Vitriol = Abraxas = Xnoubis = Meithras Visita = Sun = Heart = Gold Interiora = Moon = Brow = Silver Terrae = Mercury = Crown = Mercury Rectificando = Jupiter = Navel = Tin Invenies = Mars = Sacral = Iron Occultum = Venus = Throat = Copper Lapidem = Saturn = Base = Lead By the sevenfold process, V.I.T.R.I.O.L reigns No one can distress its southern point By the evidence, nature delivered two No one can disrupt their dual symmetry Stare towards the heart – stare at the stone Your eye unveiled – your nucleus Writhe on the mace – skim on the throne Your vessel sealed – your inmost light They are Mercurial, active, both close at hand It is balance of the hidden stone One must never know more than the other It is of knowledge: Prima Materia Chorus Saturn follows lead – ABRAXAS of draught Eye of Asaru Seventh is the root – Vitriolistic base The triad and the position of Stone Saturn follows lead – ABRAXAS of draught Seed of Asaru Seventh is the root – Vitriolistic base The formulary of Tria Prima Heart of bullion – the golden sun The silver moon with distinct brow Crown of the crown – thee – Mercury Jupiter’s tin knifed in navel Ironed by the rouge, sacral Mars Throat of Venus glazed with copper Repeat Chorus |
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4. | Skrying in the Spirit Vision | 03:52 | Show lyrics |
East Invoking: the breaking forth of the light Instruments: forms of the coarse flames Aeons of a bornless beyond: Listen to the voice of Angle! Devotion Ever-burning lamps West Traveling: the Radix of vibration Projections: in gale of the Ninth Stirs of the invisible Feel four-hundred fifty six winds! Metatron The wisdom of the breath North Emerging: advent of the visible Conjectures: adventures into the chasm Limpid with the brilliance below Drenched and sodden: inundating Quadrangle An excess: abundance Servants of thunder, they all deliver Pulling together, all subquadrants fail South (Dominated) The speech in silence sounds the Third Angle Drawn into naught, the points are now quashed Hath passed and pure gold, the Lion of the Light appears before the faces of Aethyrs Chorus Folk of fear will drive Astral planes toward the fade of age Time is thronged by time Skrying in the spirit vision Decree OODIORG He of fire and justice DOANZIN He who names the waters GAHTZA HOATH Repeat Chorus |
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5. | Ontologically, It Became Time & Space | 04:47 | Show lyrics |
Yawning benthos came first, terra firma, next Desire Erebus of old Night, Day of Aethyr Neither of these were Being, reality, nor Non-being Perdurability, neither of death Chorus The Wanderers of the Waste infested plateaus: Time and Space Then, Sirius prearranged calendars of lone Continuum Astral sketch was not self-incandescent Its light was produced by rays of the Sun Eyeless void felt generations of heat The first seed of Mind – The Light of the South Breath by itself Without wind, pyramids… Concentrated Cyclic flux, triangles… Air nor Earth nor were protected as of yet. The water was not deep, yet unfathomable Nonentity occurred Darkness swathed in darkness: unmanifestation Decree CHAOS NEVER DIES SOTHIS HIDES BEYOND THE AEON LOCKED FOREVER UNFALTERING The Sun behind the Sun spawns twin aspects of tide Up, down was beginning to frame itself Casters of the second seed gained control. (of the Deep) Energy was beneath - impulse above. Repeat Chorus |
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6. | A Song for Ea | 14:27 | Show lyrics |
A. I sought after gold, but I found it not My rules are found by the Conclave of Ur I am the coxswain, as I shall valiantly face the dangers With my chariot, I am declared! Chorus x2 I discover its foundations require cavernous mining in the primal basis Enlil exhumes my unearthing and makes a sudden decision after Anu arrives Chorus II x2 SHAR SHADI IL ENLIL ANA KAKKAB SHU GI IKABBI B. You are falling into the squalls Spirit fills itself with the tint of the teaching Messengers of Namtar drink from your toxic well And sink in the flood of black miasma - drunkenness Chorus You are neither male nor female Don’t break the pledge of the zephyr The broad corrals, high enclosures… A myriad of portals Evil it is: Nanna is nigh Tear the wives from embrace of man Snatch the child from knees of mothers Opening the flaps of time Bridge SEVEN, YOU ARE IN MIDST OF THE DEEP MA.GUR.UR.NU.AB.ZU Silence is the slaughter and the seal is the crown On sacramental grounds, feign as creatures of the Light Repeat Chorus Repeat Bridge And the body of the night turned out in daylight to be yours Order and kindness don’t exist like a wing without a bird And the body of the night turned out in daylight to be yours Order and kindness don’t exist like a tongue without a mouth… A MYRIAD OF PORTALS C. 1st Verse At last, my slog is Home to the Tides Tablet of Fate obtained As once, my trek is deftly guided Blue-hued Antu: our way The Water Thruster The Tester’s Sunbeam The Giant Kishar Tablet of Fate attained The Hammered Bracelet Deleted Weapons A Lucid Pathway To all who assemble, My words of command are in the hands of Bane To all who assemble, My words of command are in the hands of Bane Repeat 1st Verse D. Now that I have your face by heart, I look more at your features being the First You are the perturbing tempest and the worst of all Inrush! Chorus Gathering speed as it blows - O’ Imhullu To the Abzu, you will follow Scowl of Waters Now that I have your voice by heart, I glance more at your features being the Fourth You are the distressing Shibbu and the worst of all Indraft! Repeat Chorus Now that I have your heart by heart… E. Instrumental F. Instrumental |
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Abzu
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Original line-up | |
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Proscriptor McGovern | Drums, Vocals, Mellotron |
Ezezu | Bass, Vocals, Mellotron |
Vis Crom | Guitars (acoustic, electric) |
Guest/Session | |
Blasphemer | Guitars (lead) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Zbigniew Bielak | Artwork |
J.T. Longoria | Mixing |
Tracks | |||
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Side A | |||
1. | Earth Ripper | 03:47 | Show lyrics |
Preparedness in Magic(k) is as important as it is in War. I am the Master of Magic(k) in its greatest and highest sense. Never to fail, by will or weakness, I make the self-annihilation absolute. I am none the less a thrusting force into the Abyss. From the void comes a blare, yet a star which rips the Earth, And our Order rejoices above that Abyss. The Beast hath begotten one more asp in the Womb of the Queen, His Concubine, The Scarlet Woman… ______________________________________________________________________________________ 1st Verse Invoking frequently, formless fires altered states The Sun’s flares drenched the land beyond the seas (stars abide not) Celestial disturbance caused sweeping climate changes The dryness, pestilence was firstly observed by Ea Chorus The Earth ripped Concords were lost The Earth cleaved Distress was fostered The Earth wrenched Closing rived skies The Earth cracked Life and death vacuumed All Time crushed back into unblest everlastingness The Plenum’s overwhelmed by the sphere’s desolation Periapts and symbols warn of an impending spate All of Anunnaki fled in broad trepidation Repeat Chorus 3rd Verse There is no hope in preserving The globe’s swollen from the crumbling It’s distended and withdrawing Repeat 3rd Verse Bridge From the confines of space, the terrain collapsed… Hath passed, golden twilight dropped before faces Repeat Bridge Repeat 1st Verse Repeat Chorus The Earth ripped Concords were lost The Earth cleaved Distress was fostered The Earth wrenched Closing rived skies The Earth cracked… |
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2. | Circles of the Oath | 05:12 | Show lyrics |
1st Verse I stand in the center of the summit sphere I wait for the sound of the clouted bell – the warning sign This vagueness has not been named, Yet I see hands which testify the vow Exposing the uncalled, unknown and unsettled My destinies marked! Chorus I confirm vigor of the Wise by stealth With this spell, non-foul, creating combustion I form the glow Of the Oath, circles are blood and birth renewed How keen the free star prevails – a strike of thrust I forever reach I seek doubled chains of Orgia’s durableness! Repeat Chorus I’m told by the garlanded that Atu and Tiphareth… I’m told by the conquering they remain introducing: The mentors of the Above The forgers that speak Below The savants of the Numbers The solders of the Circuits Decree I’M AEONS TENABLE MARK MY WORDS OF THE OATH SEVEN I’M TREASURES TO THE STONE HEAR MY LEAD IN THE OATH SEVEN Repeat Decree Repeat 1st verse |
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3. | Abraxas Connexus | 03:53 | Show lyrics |
Vitriol = Abraxas = Xnoubis = Meithras Visita = Sun = Heart = Gold Interiora = Moon = Brow = Silver Terrae = Mercury = Crown = Mercury Rectificando = Jupiter = Navel = Tin Invenies = Mars = Sacral = Iron Occultum = Venus = Throat = Copper Lapidem = Saturn = Base = Lead By the sevenfold process, V.I.T.R.I.O.L reigns No one can distress its southern point By the evidence, nature delivered two No one can disrupt their dual symmetry Stare towards the heart – stare at the stone Your eye unveiled – your nucleus Writhe on the mace – skim on the throne Your vessel sealed – your inmost light They are Mercurial, active, both close at hand It is balance of the hidden stone One must never know more than the other It is of knowledge: Prima Materia Chorus Saturn follows lead – ABRAXAS of draught Eye of Asaru Seventh is the root – Vitriolistic base The triad and the position of Stone Saturn follows lead – ABRAXAS of draught Seed of Asaru Seventh is the root – Vitriolistic base The formulary of Tria Prima Heart of bullion – the golden sun The silver moon with distinct brow Crown of the crown – thee – Mercury Jupiter’s tin knifed in navel Ironed by the rouge, sacral Mars Throat of Venus glazed with copper Repeat Chorus |
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4. | Skrying in the Spirit Vision | 03:52 | Show lyrics |
East Invoking: the breaking forth of the light Instruments: forms of the coarse flames Aeons of a bornless beyond: Listen to the voice of Angle! Devotion Ever-burning lamps West Traveling: the Radix of vibration Projections: in gale of the Ninth Stirs of the invisible Feel four-hundred fifty six winds! Metatron The wisdom of the breath North Emerging: advent of the visible Conjectures: adventures into the chasm Limpid with the brilliance below Drenched and sodden: inundating Quadrangle An excess: abundance Servants of thunder, they all deliver Pulling together, all subquadrants fail South (Dominated) The speech in silence sounds the Third Angle Drawn into naught, the points are now quashed Hath passed and pure gold, the Lion of the Light appears before the faces of Aethyrs Chorus Folk of fear will drive Astral planes toward the fade of age Time is thronged by time Skrying in the spirit vision Decree OODIORG He of fire and justice DOANZIN He who names the waters GAHTZA HOATH Repeat Chorus |
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Side B | |||
5. | Ontologically, It Became Time & Space | 04:47 | Show lyrics |
Yawning benthos came first, terra firma, next Desire Erebus of old Night, Day of Aethyr Neither of these were Being, reality, nor Non-being Perdurability, neither of death Chorus The Wanderers of the Waste infested plateaus: Time and Space Then, Sirius prearranged calendars of lone Continuum Astral sketch was not self-incandescent Its light was produced by rays of the Sun Eyeless void felt generations of heat The first seed of Mind – The Light of the South Breath by itself Without wind, pyramids… Concentrated Cyclic flux, triangles… Air nor Earth nor were protected as of yet. The water was not deep, yet unfathomable Nonentity occurred Darkness swathed in darkness: unmanifestation Decree CHAOS NEVER DIES SOTHIS HIDES BEYOND THE AEON LOCKED FOREVER UNFALTERING The Sun behind the Sun spawns twin aspects of tide Up, down was beginning to frame itself Casters of the second seed gained control. (of the Deep) Energy was beneath - impulse above. Repeat Chorus |
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6. | A Song for Ea | 14:27 | Show lyrics |
A. I sought after gold, but I found it not My rules are found by the Conclave of Ur I am the coxswain, as I shall valiantly face the dangers With my chariot, I am declared! Chorus x2 I discover its foundations require cavernous mining in the primal basis Enlil exhumes my unearthing and makes a sudden decision after Anu arrives Chorus II x2 SHAR SHADI IL ENLIL ANA KAKKAB SHU GI IKABBI B. You are falling into the squalls Spirit fills itself with the tint of the teaching Messengers of Namtar drink from your toxic well And sink in the flood of black miasma - drunkenness Chorus You are neither male nor female Don’t break the pledge of the zephyr The broad corrals, high enclosures… A myriad of portals Evil it is: Nanna is nigh Tear the wives from embrace of man Snatch the child from knees of mothers Opening the flaps of time Bridge SEVEN, YOU ARE IN MIDST OF THE DEEP MA.GUR.UR.NU.AB.ZU Silence is the slaughter and the seal is the crown On sacramental grounds, feign as creatures of the Light Repeat Chorus Repeat Bridge And the body of the night turned out in daylight to be yours Order and kindness don’t exist like a wing without a bird And the body of the night turned out in daylight to be yours Order and kindness don’t exist like a tongue without a mouth… A MYRIAD OF PORTALS C. 1st Verse At last, my slog is Home to the Tides Tablet of Fate obtained As once, my trek is deftly guided Blue-hued Antu: our way The Water Thruster The Tester’s Sunbeam The Giant Kishar Tablet of Fate attained The Hammered Bracelet Deleted Weapons A Lucid Pathway To all who assemble, My words of command are in the hands of Bane To all who assemble, My words of command are in the hands of Bane Repeat 1st Verse D. Now that I have your face by heart, I look more at your features being the First You are the perturbing tempest and the worst of all Inrush! Chorus Gathering speed as it blows - O’ Imhullu To the Abzu, you will follow Scowl of Waters Now that I have your voice by heart, I glance more at your features being the Fourth You are the distressing Shibbu and the worst of all Indraft! Repeat Chorus Now that I have your heart by heart… E. Instrumental F. Instrumental |
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35:58 |
Abzu
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Drums, Vocals, Mellotron |
Ezezu | Bass, Vocals, Mellotron |
Vis Crom | Guitars (acoustic, electric) |
Guest/Session | |
Blasphemer | Guitars (lead) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Zbigniew Bielak | Artwork |
J.T. Longoria | Mixing |
Tracks | |||
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1. | Earth Ripper | 03:47 | Show lyrics |
Preparedness in Magic(k) is as important as it is in War. I am the Master of Magic(k) in its greatest and highest sense. Never to fail, by will or weakness, I make the self-annihilation absolute. I am none the less a thrusting force into the Abyss. From the void comes a blare, yet a star which rips the Earth, And our Order rejoices above that Abyss. The Beast hath begotten one more asp in the Womb of the Queen, His Concubine, The Scarlet Woman… ______________________________________________________________________________________ 1st Verse Invoking frequently, formless fires altered states The Sun’s flares drenched the land beyond the seas (stars abide not) Celestial disturbance caused sweeping climate changes The dryness, pestilence was firstly observed by Ea Chorus The Earth ripped Concords were lost The Earth cleaved Distress was fostered The Earth wrenched Closing rived skies The Earth cracked Life and death vacuumed All Time crushed back into unblest everlastingness The Plenum’s overwhelmed by the sphere’s desolation Periapts and symbols warn of an impending spate All of Anunnaki fled in broad trepidation Repeat Chorus 3rd Verse There is no hope in preserving The globe’s swollen from the crumbling It’s distended and withdrawing Repeat 3rd Verse Bridge From the confines of space, the terrain collapsed… Hath passed, golden twilight dropped before faces Repeat Bridge Repeat 1st Verse Repeat Chorus The Earth ripped Concords were lost The Earth cleaved Distress was fostered The Earth wrenched Closing rived skies The Earth cracked… |
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2. | Circles of the Oath | 05:12 | Show lyrics |
1st Verse I stand in the center of the summit sphere I wait for the sound of the clouted bell – the warning sign This vagueness has not been named, Yet I see hands which testify the vow Exposing the uncalled, unknown and unsettled My destinies marked! Chorus I confirm vigor of the Wise by stealth With this spell, non-foul, creating combustion I form the glow Of the Oath, circles are blood and birth renewed How keen the free star prevails – a strike of thrust I forever reach I seek doubled chains of Orgia’s durableness! Repeat Chorus I’m told by the garlanded that Atu and Tiphareth… I’m told by the conquering they remain introducing: The mentors of the Above The forgers that speak Below The savants of the Numbers The solders of the Circuits Decree I’M AEONS TENABLE MARK MY WORDS OF THE OATH SEVEN I’M TREASURES TO THE STONE HEAR MY LEAD IN THE OATH SEVEN Repeat Decree Repeat 1st verse |
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3. | Abraxas Connexus | 03:53 | Show lyrics |
Vitriol = Abraxas = Xnoubis = Meithras Visita = Sun = Heart = Gold Interiora = Moon = Brow = Silver Terrae = Mercury = Crown = Mercury Rectificando = Jupiter = Navel = Tin Invenies = Mars = Sacral = Iron Occultum = Venus = Throat = Copper Lapidem = Saturn = Base = Lead By the sevenfold process, V.I.T.R.I.O.L reigns No one can distress its southern point By the evidence, nature delivered two No one can disrupt their dual symmetry Stare towards the heart – stare at the stone Your eye unveiled – your nucleus Writhe on the mace – skim on the throne Your vessel sealed – your inmost light They are Mercurial, active, both close at hand It is balance of the hidden stone One must never know more than the other It is of knowledge: Prima Materia Chorus Saturn follows lead – ABRAXAS of draught Eye of Asaru Seventh is the root – Vitriolistic base The triad and the position of Stone Saturn follows lead – ABRAXAS of draught Seed of Asaru Seventh is the root – Vitriolistic base The formulary of Tria Prima Heart of bullion – the golden sun The silver moon with distinct brow Crown of the crown – thee – Mercury Jupiter’s tin knifed in navel Ironed by the rouge, sacral Mars Throat of Venus glazed with copper Repeat Chorus |
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4. | Skrying in the Spirit Vision | 03:52 | Show lyrics |
East Invoking: the breaking forth of the light Instruments: forms of the coarse flames Aeons of a bornless beyond: Listen to the voice of Angle! Devotion Ever-burning lamps West Traveling: the Radix of vibration Projections: in gale of the Ninth Stirs of the invisible Feel four-hundred fifty six winds! Metatron The wisdom of the breath North Emerging: advent of the visible Conjectures: adventures into the chasm Limpid with the brilliance below Drenched and sodden: inundating Quadrangle An excess: abundance Servants of thunder, they all deliver Pulling together, all subquadrants fail South (Dominated) The speech in silence sounds the Third Angle Drawn into naught, the points are now quashed Hath passed and pure gold, the Lion of the Light appears before the faces of Aethyrs Chorus Folk of fear will drive Astral planes toward the fade of age Time is thronged by time Skrying in the spirit vision Decree OODIORG He of fire and justice DOANZIN He who names the waters GAHTZA HOATH Repeat Chorus |
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5. | Ontologically, It Became Time & Space | 04:47 | Show lyrics |
Yawning benthos came first, terra firma, next Desire Erebus of old Night, Day of Aethyr Neither of these were Being, reality, nor Non-being Perdurability, neither of death Chorus The Wanderers of the Waste infested plateaus: Time and Space Then, Sirius prearranged calendars of lone Continuum Astral sketch was not self-incandescent Its light was produced by rays of the Sun Eyeless void felt generations of heat The first seed of Mind – The Light of the South Breath by itself Without wind, pyramids… Concentrated Cyclic flux, triangles… Air nor Earth nor were protected as of yet. The water was not deep, yet unfathomable Nonentity occurred Darkness swathed in darkness: unmanifestation Decree CHAOS NEVER DIES SOTHIS HIDES BEYOND THE AEON LOCKED FOREVER UNFALTERING The Sun behind the Sun spawns twin aspects of tide Up, down was beginning to frame itself Casters of the second seed gained control. (of the Deep) Energy was beneath - impulse above. Repeat Chorus |
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6. | A Song for Ea | 14:27 | Show lyrics |
A. I sought after gold, but I found it not My rules are found by the Conclave of Ur I am the coxswain, as I shall valiantly face the dangers With my chariot, I am declared! Chorus x2 I discover its foundations require cavernous mining in the primal basis Enlil exhumes my unearthing and makes a sudden decision after Anu arrives Chorus II x2 SHAR SHADI IL ENLIL ANA KAKKAB SHU GI IKABBI B. You are falling into the squalls Spirit fills itself with the tint of the teaching Messengers of Namtar drink from your toxic well And sink in the flood of black miasma - drunkenness Chorus You are neither male nor female Don’t break the pledge of the zephyr The broad corrals, high enclosures… A myriad of portals Evil it is: Nanna is nigh Tear the wives from embrace of man Snatch the child from knees of mothers Opening the flaps of time Bridge SEVEN, YOU ARE IN MIDST OF THE DEEP MA.GUR.UR.NU.AB.ZU Silence is the slaughter and the seal is the crown On sacramental grounds, feign as creatures of the Light Repeat Chorus Repeat Bridge And the body of the night turned out in daylight to be yours Order and kindness don’t exist like a wing without a bird And the body of the night turned out in daylight to be yours Order and kindness don’t exist like a tongue without a mouth… A MYRIAD OF PORTALS C. 1st Verse At last, my slog is Home to the Tides Tablet of Fate obtained As once, my trek is deftly guided Blue-hued Antu: our way The Water Thruster The Tester’s Sunbeam The Giant Kishar Tablet of Fate attained The Hammered Bracelet Deleted Weapons A Lucid Pathway To all who assemble, My words of command are in the hands of Bane To all who assemble, My words of command are in the hands of Bane Repeat 1st Verse D. Now that I have your face by heart, I look more at your features being the First You are the perturbing tempest and the worst of all Inrush! Chorus Gathering speed as it blows - O’ Imhullu To the Abzu, you will follow Scowl of Waters Now that I have your voice by heart, I glance more at your features being the Fourth You are the distressing Shibbu and the worst of all Indraft! Repeat Chorus Now that I have your heart by heart… E. Instrumental F. Instrumental |
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35:58 |
Abzu
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Drums, Vocals, Mellotron |
Ezezu | Bass, Vocals, Mellotron |
Vis Crom | Guitars (acoustic, electric) |
Guest/Session | |
Blasphemer | Guitars (lead) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Zbigniew Bielak | Artwork |
J.T. Longoria | Mixing |
Tracks | |||
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1. | Earth Ripper | 03:47 | Show lyrics |
Preparedness in Magic(k) is as important as it is in War. I am the Master of Magic(k) in its greatest and highest sense. Never to fail, by will or weakness, I make the self-annihilation absolute. I am none the less a thrusting force into the Abyss. From the void comes a blare, yet a star which rips the Earth, And our Order rejoices above that Abyss. The Beast hath begotten one more asp in the Womb of the Queen, His Concubine, The Scarlet Woman… ______________________________________________________________________________________ 1st Verse Invoking frequently, formless fires altered states The Sun’s flares drenched the land beyond the seas (stars abide not) Celestial disturbance caused sweeping climate changes The dryness, pestilence was firstly observed by Ea Chorus The Earth ripped Concords were lost The Earth cleaved Distress was fostered The Earth wrenched Closing rived skies The Earth cracked Life and death vacuumed All Time crushed back into unblest everlastingness The Plenum’s overwhelmed by the sphere’s desolation Periapts and symbols warn of an impending spate All of Anunnaki fled in broad trepidation Repeat Chorus 3rd Verse There is no hope in preserving The globe’s swollen from the crumbling It’s distended and withdrawing Repeat 3rd Verse Bridge From the confines of space, the terrain collapsed… Hath passed, golden twilight dropped before faces Repeat Bridge Repeat 1st Verse Repeat Chorus The Earth ripped Concords were lost The Earth cleaved Distress was fostered The Earth wrenched Closing rived skies The Earth cracked… |
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2. | Circles of the Oath | 05:12 | Show lyrics |
1st Verse I stand in the center of the summit sphere I wait for the sound of the clouted bell – the warning sign This vagueness has not been named, Yet I see hands which testify the vow Exposing the uncalled, unknown and unsettled My destinies marked! Chorus I confirm vigor of the Wise by stealth With this spell, non-foul, creating combustion I form the glow Of the Oath, circles are blood and birth renewed How keen the free star prevails – a strike of thrust I forever reach I seek doubled chains of Orgia’s durableness! Repeat Chorus I’m told by the garlanded that Atu and Tiphareth… I’m told by the conquering they remain introducing: The mentors of the Above The forgers that speak Below The savants of the Numbers The solders of the Circuits Decree I’M AEONS TENABLE MARK MY WORDS OF THE OATH SEVEN I’M TREASURES TO THE STONE HEAR MY LEAD IN THE OATH SEVEN Repeat Decree Repeat 1st verse |
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3. | Abraxas Connexus | 03:53 | Show lyrics |
Vitriol = Abraxas = Xnoubis = Meithras Visita = Sun = Heart = Gold Interiora = Moon = Brow = Silver Terrae = Mercury = Crown = Mercury Rectificando = Jupiter = Navel = Tin Invenies = Mars = Sacral = Iron Occultum = Venus = Throat = Copper Lapidem = Saturn = Base = Lead By the sevenfold process, V.I.T.R.I.O.L reigns No one can distress its southern point By the evidence, nature delivered two No one can disrupt their dual symmetry Stare towards the heart – stare at the stone Your eye unveiled – your nucleus Writhe on the mace – skim on the throne Your vessel sealed – your inmost light They are Mercurial, active, both close at hand It is balance of the hidden stone One must never know more than the other It is of knowledge: Prima Materia Chorus Saturn follows lead – ABRAXAS of draught Eye of Asaru Seventh is the root – Vitriolistic base The triad and the position of Stone Saturn follows lead – ABRAXAS of draught Seed of Asaru Seventh is the root – Vitriolistic base The formulary of Tria Prima Heart of bullion – the golden sun The silver moon with distinct brow Crown of the crown – thee – Mercury Jupiter’s tin knifed in navel Ironed by the rouge, sacral Mars Throat of Venus glazed with copper Repeat Chorus |
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4. | Skrying in the Spirit Vision | 03:52 | Show lyrics |
East Invoking: the breaking forth of the light Instruments: forms of the coarse flames Aeons of a bornless beyond: Listen to the voice of Angle! Devotion Ever-burning lamps West Traveling: the Radix of vibration Projections: in gale of the Ninth Stirs of the invisible Feel four-hundred fifty six winds! Metatron The wisdom of the breath North Emerging: advent of the visible Conjectures: adventures into the chasm Limpid with the brilliance below Drenched and sodden: inundating Quadrangle An excess: abundance Servants of thunder, they all deliver Pulling together, all subquadrants fail South (Dominated) The speech in silence sounds the Third Angle Drawn into naught, the points are now quashed Hath passed and pure gold, the Lion of the Light appears before the faces of Aethyrs Chorus Folk of fear will drive Astral planes toward the fade of age Time is thronged by time Skrying in the spirit vision Decree OODIORG He of fire and justice DOANZIN He who names the waters GAHTZA HOATH Repeat Chorus |
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5. | Ontologically, It Became Time & Space | 04:47 | Show lyrics |
Yawning benthos came first, terra firma, next Desire Erebus of old Night, Day of Aethyr Neither of these were Being, reality, nor Non-being Perdurability, neither of death Chorus The Wanderers of the Waste infested plateaus: Time and Space Then, Sirius prearranged calendars of lone Continuum Astral sketch was not self-incandescent Its light was produced by rays of the Sun Eyeless void felt generations of heat The first seed of Mind – The Light of the South Breath by itself Without wind, pyramids… Concentrated Cyclic flux, triangles… Air nor Earth nor were protected as of yet. The water was not deep, yet unfathomable Nonentity occurred Darkness swathed in darkness: unmanifestation Decree CHAOS NEVER DIES SOTHIS HIDES BEYOND THE AEON LOCKED FOREVER UNFALTERING The Sun behind the Sun spawns twin aspects of tide Up, down was beginning to frame itself Casters of the second seed gained control. (of the Deep) Energy was beneath - impulse above. Repeat Chorus |
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6. | A Song for Ea | 14:27 | Show lyrics |
A. I sought after gold, but I found it not My rules are found by the Conclave of Ur I am the coxswain, as I shall valiantly face the dangers With my chariot, I am declared! Chorus x2 I discover its foundations require cavernous mining in the primal basis Enlil exhumes my unearthing and makes a sudden decision after Anu arrives Chorus II x2 SHAR SHADI IL ENLIL ANA KAKKAB SHU GI IKABBI B. You are falling into the squalls Spirit fills itself with the tint of the teaching Messengers of Namtar drink from your toxic well And sink in the flood of black miasma - drunkenness Chorus You are neither male nor female Don’t break the pledge of the zephyr The broad corrals, high enclosures… A myriad of portals Evil it is: Nanna is nigh Tear the wives from embrace of man Snatch the child from knees of mothers Opening the flaps of time Bridge SEVEN, YOU ARE IN MIDST OF THE DEEP MA.GUR.UR.NU.AB.ZU Silence is the slaughter and the seal is the crown On sacramental grounds, feign as creatures of the Light Repeat Chorus Repeat Bridge And the body of the night turned out in daylight to be yours Order and kindness don’t exist like a wing without a bird And the body of the night turned out in daylight to be yours Order and kindness don’t exist like a tongue without a mouth… A MYRIAD OF PORTALS C. 1st Verse At last, my slog is Home to the Tides Tablet of Fate obtained As once, my trek is deftly guided Blue-hued Antu: our way The Water Thruster The Tester’s Sunbeam The Giant Kishar Tablet of Fate attained The Hammered Bracelet Deleted Weapons A Lucid Pathway To all who assemble, My words of command are in the hands of Bane To all who assemble, My words of command are in the hands of Bane Repeat 1st Verse D. Now that I have your face by heart, I look more at your features being the First You are the perturbing tempest and the worst of all Inrush! Chorus Gathering speed as it blows - O’ Imhullu To the Abzu, you will follow Scowl of Waters Now that I have your voice by heart, I glance more at your features being the Fourth You are the distressing Shibbu and the worst of all Indraft! Repeat Chorus Now that I have your heart by heart… E. Instrumental F. Instrumental |
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35:58 |
Abzu
Members | |
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Original line-up | |
Band members | |
Proscriptor McGovern | Drums, Vocals, Mellotron |
Ezezu | Bass, Vocals, Mellotron |
Vis Crom | Guitars (acoustic, electric) |
Guest/Session | |
Blasphemer | Guitars (lead) |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Zbigniew Bielak | Artwork |
J.T. Longoria | Mixing |
Tracks | |||
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1. | Earth Ripper | 03:47 | Show lyrics |
Preparedness in Magic(k) is as important as it is in War. I am the Master of Magic(k) in its greatest and highest sense. Never to fail, by will or weakness, I make the self-annihilation absolute. I am none the less a thrusting force into the Abyss. From the void comes a blare, yet a star which rips the Earth, And our Order rejoices above that Abyss. The Beast hath begotten one more asp in the Womb of the Queen, His Concubine, The Scarlet Woman… ______________________________________________________________________________________ 1st Verse Invoking frequently, formless fires altered states The Sun’s flares drenched the land beyond the seas (stars abide not) Celestial disturbance caused sweeping climate changes The dryness, pestilence was firstly observed by Ea Chorus The Earth ripped Concords were lost The Earth cleaved Distress was fostered The Earth wrenched Closing rived skies The Earth cracked Life and death vacuumed All Time crushed back into unblest everlastingness The Plenum’s overwhelmed by the sphere’s desolation Periapts and symbols warn of an impending spate All of Anunnaki fled in broad trepidation Repeat Chorus 3rd Verse There is no hope in preserving The globe’s swollen from the crumbling It’s distended and withdrawing Repeat 3rd Verse Bridge From the confines of space, the terrain collapsed… Hath passed, golden twilight dropped before faces Repeat Bridge Repeat 1st Verse Repeat Chorus The Earth ripped Concords were lost The Earth cleaved Distress was fostered The Earth wrenched Closing rived skies The Earth cracked… |
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2. | Circles of the Oath | 05:12 | Show lyrics |
1st Verse I stand in the center of the summit sphere I wait for the sound of the clouted bell – the warning sign This vagueness has not been named, Yet I see hands which testify the vow Exposing the uncalled, unknown and unsettled My destinies marked! Chorus I confirm vigor of the Wise by stealth With this spell, non-foul, creating combustion I form the glow Of the Oath, circles are blood and birth renewed How keen the free star prevails – a strike of thrust I forever reach I seek doubled chains of Orgia’s durableness! Repeat Chorus I’m told by the garlanded that Atu and Tiphareth… I’m told by the conquering they remain introducing: The mentors of the Above The forgers that speak Below The savants of the Numbers The solders of the Circuits Decree I’M AEONS TENABLE MARK MY WORDS OF THE OATH SEVEN I’M TREASURES TO THE STONE HEAR MY LEAD IN THE OATH SEVEN Repeat Decree Repeat 1st verse |
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3. | Abraxas Connexus | 03:53 | Show lyrics |
Vitriol = Abraxas = Xnoubis = Meithras Visita = Sun = Heart = Gold Interiora = Moon = Brow = Silver Terrae = Mercury = Crown = Mercury Rectificando = Jupiter = Navel = Tin Invenies = Mars = Sacral = Iron Occultum = Venus = Throat = Copper Lapidem = Saturn = Base = Lead By the sevenfold process, V.I.T.R.I.O.L reigns No one can distress its southern point By the evidence, nature delivered two No one can disrupt their dual symmetry Stare towards the heart – stare at the stone Your eye unveiled – your nucleus Writhe on the mace – skim on the throne Your vessel sealed – your inmost light They are Mercurial, active, both close at hand It is balance of the hidden stone One must never know more than the other It is of knowledge: Prima Materia Chorus Saturn follows lead – ABRAXAS of draught Eye of Asaru Seventh is the root – Vitriolistic base The triad and the position of Stone Saturn follows lead – ABRAXAS of draught Seed of Asaru Seventh is the root – Vitriolistic base The formulary of Tria Prima Heart of bullion – the golden sun The silver moon with distinct brow Crown of the crown – thee – Mercury Jupiter’s tin knifed in navel Ironed by the rouge, sacral Mars Throat of Venus glazed with copper Repeat Chorus |
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4. | Skrying in the Spirit Vision | 03:52 | Show lyrics |
East Invoking: the breaking forth of the light Instruments: forms of the coarse flames Aeons of a bornless beyond: Listen to the voice of Angle! Devotion Ever-burning lamps West Traveling: the Radix of vibration Projections: in gale of the Ninth Stirs of the invisible Feel four-hundred fifty six winds! Metatron The wisdom of the breath North Emerging: advent of the visible Conjectures: adventures into the chasm Limpid with the brilliance below Drenched and sodden: inundating Quadrangle An excess: abundance Servants of thunder, they all deliver Pulling together, all subquadrants fail South (Dominated) The speech in silence sounds the Third Angle Drawn into naught, the points are now quashed Hath passed and pure gold, the Lion of the Light appears before the faces of Aethyrs Chorus Folk of fear will drive Astral planes toward the fade of age Time is thronged by time Skrying in the spirit vision Decree OODIORG He of fire and justice DOANZIN He who names the waters GAHTZA HOATH Repeat Chorus |
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5. | Ontologically, It Became Time & Space | 04:47 | Show lyrics |
Yawning benthos came first, terra firma, next Desire Erebus of old Night, Day of Aethyr Neither of these were Being, reality, nor Non-being Perdurability, neither of death Chorus The Wanderers of the Waste infested plateaus: Time and Space Then, Sirius prearranged calendars of lone Continuum Astral sketch was not self-incandescent Its light was produced by rays of the Sun Eyeless void felt generations of heat The first seed of Mind – The Light of the South Breath by itself Without wind, pyramids… Concentrated Cyclic flux, triangles… Air nor Earth nor were protected as of yet. The water was not deep, yet unfathomable Nonentity occurred Darkness swathed in darkness: unmanifestation Decree CHAOS NEVER DIES SOTHIS HIDES BEYOND THE AEON LOCKED FOREVER UNFALTERING The Sun behind the Sun spawns twin aspects of tide Up, down was beginning to frame itself Casters of the second seed gained control. (of the Deep) Energy was beneath - impulse above. Repeat Chorus |
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6. | A Song for Ea | 14:27 | Show lyrics |
A. I sought after gold, but I found it not My rules are found by the Conclave of Ur I am the coxswain, as I shall valiantly face the dangers With my chariot, I am declared! Chorus x2 I discover its foundations require cavernous mining in the primal basis Enlil exhumes my unearthing and makes a sudden decision after Anu arrives Chorus II x2 SHAR SHADI IL ENLIL ANA KAKKAB SHU GI IKABBI B. You are falling into the squalls Spirit fills itself with the tint of the teaching Messengers of Namtar drink from your toxic well And sink in the flood of black miasma - drunkenness Chorus You are neither male nor female Don’t break the pledge of the zephyr The broad corrals, high enclosures… A myriad of portals Evil it is: Nanna is nigh Tear the wives from embrace of man Snatch the child from knees of mothers Opening the flaps of time Bridge SEVEN, YOU ARE IN MIDST OF THE DEEP MA.GUR.UR.NU.AB.ZU Silence is the slaughter and the seal is the crown On sacramental grounds, feign as creatures of the Light Repeat Chorus Repeat Bridge And the body of the night turned out in daylight to be yours Order and kindness don’t exist like a wing without a bird And the body of the night turned out in daylight to be yours Order and kindness don’t exist like a tongue without a mouth… A MYRIAD OF PORTALS C. 1st Verse At last, my slog is Home to the Tides Tablet of Fate obtained As once, my trek is deftly guided Blue-hued Antu: our way The Water Thruster The Tester’s Sunbeam The Giant Kishar Tablet of Fate attained The Hammered Bracelet Deleted Weapons A Lucid Pathway To all who assemble, My words of command are in the hands of Bane To all who assemble, My words of command are in the hands of Bane Repeat 1st Verse D. Now that I have your face by heart, I look more at your features being the First You are the perturbing tempest and the worst of all Inrush! Chorus Gathering speed as it blows - O’ Imhullu To the Abzu, you will follow Scowl of Waters Now that I have your voice by heart, I glance more at your features being the Fourth You are the distressing Shibbu and the worst of all Indraft! Repeat Chorus Now that I have your heart by heart… E. Instrumental F. Instrumental |
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Abzu
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Proscriptor McGovern | Drums, Vocals, Mellotron |
Ezezu | Bass, Vocals, Mellotron |
Vis Crom | Guitars (acoustic, electric) |
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Blasphemer | Guitars (lead) |
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Zbigniew Bielak | Artwork |
J.T. Longoria | Mixing |
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1. | Earth Ripper | 03:47 | Show lyrics |
Preparedness in Magic(k) is as important as it is in War. I am the Master of Magic(k) in its greatest and highest sense. Never to fail, by will or weakness, I make the self-annihilation absolute. I am none the less a thrusting force into the Abyss. From the void comes a blare, yet a star which rips the Earth, And our Order rejoices above that Abyss. The Beast hath begotten one more asp in the Womb of the Queen, His Concubine, The Scarlet Woman… ______________________________________________________________________________________ 1st Verse Invoking frequently, formless fires altered states The Sun’s flares drenched the land beyond the seas (stars abide not) Celestial disturbance caused sweeping climate changes The dryness, pestilence was firstly observed by Ea Chorus The Earth ripped Concords were lost The Earth cleaved Distress was fostered The Earth wrenched Closing rived skies The Earth cracked Life and death vacuumed All Time crushed back into unblest everlastingness The Plenum’s overwhelmed by the sphere’s desolation Periapts and symbols warn of an impending spate All of Anunnaki fled in broad trepidation Repeat Chorus 3rd Verse There is no hope in preserving The globe’s swollen from the crumbling It’s distended and withdrawing Repeat 3rd Verse Bridge From the confines of space, the terrain collapsed… Hath passed, golden twilight dropped before faces Repeat Bridge Repeat 1st Verse Repeat Chorus The Earth ripped Concords were lost The Earth cleaved Distress was fostered The Earth wrenched Closing rived skies The Earth cracked… |
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2. | Circles of the Oath | 05:12 | Show lyrics |
1st Verse I stand in the center of the summit sphere I wait for the sound of the clouted bell – the warning sign This vagueness has not been named, Yet I see hands which testify the vow Exposing the uncalled, unknown and unsettled My destinies marked! Chorus I confirm vigor of the Wise by stealth With this spell, non-foul, creating combustion I form the glow Of the Oath, circles are blood and birth renewed How keen the free star prevails – a strike of thrust I forever reach I seek doubled chains of Orgia’s durableness! Repeat Chorus I’m told by the garlanded that Atu and Tiphareth… I’m told by the conquering they remain introducing: The mentors of the Above The forgers that speak Below The savants of the Numbers The solders of the Circuits Decree I’M AEONS TENABLE MARK MY WORDS OF THE OATH SEVEN I’M TREASURES TO THE STONE HEAR MY LEAD IN THE OATH SEVEN Repeat Decree Repeat 1st verse |
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3. | Abraxas Connexus | 03:53 | Show lyrics |
Vitriol = Abraxas = Xnoubis = Meithras Visita = Sun = Heart = Gold Interiora = Moon = Brow = Silver Terrae = Mercury = Crown = Mercury Rectificando = Jupiter = Navel = Tin Invenies = Mars = Sacral = Iron Occultum = Venus = Throat = Copper Lapidem = Saturn = Base = Lead By the sevenfold process, V.I.T.R.I.O.L reigns No one can distress its southern point By the evidence, nature delivered two No one can disrupt their dual symmetry Stare towards the heart – stare at the stone Your eye unveiled – your nucleus Writhe on the mace – skim on the throne Your vessel sealed – your inmost light They are Mercurial, active, both close at hand It is balance of the hidden stone One must never know more than the other It is of knowledge: Prima Materia Chorus Saturn follows lead – ABRAXAS of draught Eye of Asaru Seventh is the root – Vitriolistic base The triad and the position of Stone Saturn follows lead – ABRAXAS of draught Seed of Asaru Seventh is the root – Vitriolistic base The formulary of Tria Prima Heart of bullion – the golden sun The silver moon with distinct brow Crown of the crown – thee – Mercury Jupiter’s tin knifed in navel Ironed by the rouge, sacral Mars Throat of Venus glazed with copper Repeat Chorus |
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4. | Skrying in the Spirit Vision | 03:52 | Show lyrics |
East Invoking: the breaking forth of the light Instruments: forms of the coarse flames Aeons of a bornless beyond: Listen to the voice of Angle! Devotion Ever-burning lamps West Traveling: the Radix of vibration Projections: in gale of the Ninth Stirs of the invisible Feel four-hundred fifty six winds! Metatron The wisdom of the breath North Emerging: advent of the visible Conjectures: adventures into the chasm Limpid with the brilliance below Drenched and sodden: inundating Quadrangle An excess: abundance Servants of thunder, they all deliver Pulling together, all subquadrants fail South (Dominated) The speech in silence sounds the Third Angle Drawn into naught, the points are now quashed Hath passed and pure gold, the Lion of the Light appears before the faces of Aethyrs Chorus Folk of fear will drive Astral planes toward the fade of age Time is thronged by time Skrying in the spirit vision Decree OODIORG He of fire and justice DOANZIN He who names the waters GAHTZA HOATH Repeat Chorus |
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5. | Ontologically, It Became Time & Space | 04:47 | Show lyrics |
Yawning benthos came first, terra firma, next Desire Erebus of old Night, Day of Aethyr Neither of these were Being, reality, nor Non-being Perdurability, neither of death Chorus The Wanderers of the Waste infested plateaus: Time and Space Then, Sirius prearranged calendars of lone Continuum Astral sketch was not self-incandescent Its light was produced by rays of the Sun Eyeless void felt generations of heat The first seed of Mind – The Light of the South Breath by itself Without wind, pyramids… Concentrated Cyclic flux, triangles… Air nor Earth nor were protected as of yet. The water was not deep, yet unfathomable Nonentity occurred Darkness swathed in darkness: unmanifestation Decree CHAOS NEVER DIES SOTHIS HIDES BEYOND THE AEON LOCKED FOREVER UNFALTERING The Sun behind the Sun spawns twin aspects of tide Up, down was beginning to frame itself Casters of the second seed gained control. (of the Deep) Energy was beneath - impulse above. Repeat Chorus |
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6. | A Song for Ea | 14:27 | Show lyrics |
A. I sought after gold, but I found it not My rules are found by the Conclave of Ur I am the coxswain, as I shall valiantly face the dangers With my chariot, I am declared! Chorus x2 I discover its foundations require cavernous mining in the primal basis Enlil exhumes my unearthing and makes a sudden decision after Anu arrives Chorus II x2 SHAR SHADI IL ENLIL ANA KAKKAB SHU GI IKABBI B. You are falling into the squalls Spirit fills itself with the tint of the teaching Messengers of Namtar drink from your toxic well And sink in the flood of black miasma - drunkenness Chorus You are neither male nor female Don’t break the pledge of the zephyr The broad corrals, high enclosures… A myriad of portals Evil it is: Nanna is nigh Tear the wives from embrace of man Snatch the child from knees of mothers Opening the flaps of time Bridge SEVEN, YOU ARE IN MIDST OF THE DEEP MA.GUR.UR.NU.AB.ZU Silence is the slaughter and the seal is the crown On sacramental grounds, feign as creatures of the Light Repeat Chorus Repeat Bridge And the body of the night turned out in daylight to be yours Order and kindness don’t exist like a wing without a bird And the body of the night turned out in daylight to be yours Order and kindness don’t exist like a tongue without a mouth… A MYRIAD OF PORTALS C. 1st Verse At last, my slog is Home to the Tides Tablet of Fate obtained As once, my trek is deftly guided Blue-hued Antu: our way The Water Thruster The Tester’s Sunbeam The Giant Kishar Tablet of Fate attained The Hammered Bracelet Deleted Weapons A Lucid Pathway To all who assemble, My words of command are in the hands of Bane To all who assemble, My words of command are in the hands of Bane Repeat 1st Verse D. Now that I have your face by heart, I look more at your features being the First You are the perturbing tempest and the worst of all Inrush! Chorus Gathering speed as it blows - O’ Imhullu To the Abzu, you will follow Scowl of Waters Now that I have your voice by heart, I glance more at your features being the Fourth You are the distressing Shibbu and the worst of all Indraft! Repeat Chorus Now that I have your heart by heart… E. Instrumental F. Instrumental |
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35:58 |
Hall of the Masters
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Proscriptor McGovern | Drums, Vocals (lead) |
Ezezu | Bass, Vocals |
Vis Crom | Guitars |
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Dan O’Hare | Engineering |
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1. | Hall of the Masters | 02:44 | |
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02:44 |
Hall of the Masters
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Proscriptor McGovern | Drums, Vocals (lead) |
Ezezu | Bass, Vocals |
Vis Crom | Guitars |
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Dan O’Hare | Engineering |
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Single-sided - Side Hexagrammun | |||
1. | Hall of the Masters (Alternate mix II) | 02:44 | |
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02:44 |
Origin: War and Magick
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Disc 1 | |||
Side A | |||
1. | Debauchery | 07:50 | Show lyrics |
Seven Netzach Suit of Water Lack of balance The fire arises Introduce external splendour And show me the internal extortion Morass carries out The same idea with fatal ease The Sacrament is profane Indolence brings a guilty conscience Satiety is the conflicting arrangement The Lotus The Path Psychopathology ensures a green mire Soil was venomed by masmatics Water is dismal and turbid Venus redoubles the influence of the number Underlying cause of the Baphomet Echelons of the Magus saw the Tree of Life The roots are very tenuous Fantastic forms of the dementia Horus Osiris Twin serpents are going to crown your personal globe Atu Tiphareth Human manifest that will exalt death on Mars |
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2. | Icons of Gods | 02:19 | Show lyrics |
Icons of Gods In alters made from sands Pyramids of excavation Dwell the resting soul The Pharaohs mummified carcass Enchanted for infinity Seal the crytic vault Ensnared within the spell Inclined horns remain Sanity I cannot evoke Anathematize all who enter Relics of deadened priests Wall the dungeons bleeding with impurity Torches lit with fleames light The pathway to the sared shrine Crowned in jewels and precious metals Ornament the Noachian ones Frozen in their caskets The screams break the serentiy As a prisoner of desecration We shall not elude this tomb of secrecy |
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3. | Ruminations (...of Nature) | 04:50 | Show lyrics |
Ivy seeping through my window With winewarm blood you bring to me Skies that Scraphim has gathered Having you share the rue with me Oracle The classic shrine Which saw the priestess With the guile Her artful trickery Of the book Suffice the view With the angry Victor The ghost of hoax is an anguished tale Which was told in an era where spirits oppress A primative soul that you will face I commence this mystery for you to solve Seasons exchange before each dawn Mournful gloom of supernal light Stygian floods while the Gods recover Damnation larked lost Archangels Daring The cherished tales Hath thee Almightiy Hells ambition to reign Torn from the Pelorus Proned the floor Resolution is Not from this despair Stop and stare at ironed gates of fate Where life is the age of resurrection What was execution by sceptism The wisodm of Yantra set the fire Of all the glowing embers To exclude without thoughts of rumination Nature is moribund life And to name the ghost of a chord Between the sound of its colour To the light of the Sigh |
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4. | The Magus | 03:29 | Show lyrics |
As I became the Lord of Illusion The eminence of flames blaze upward When I declare to from the Hexagram The lines are myths of iniquity The veil is casted fourth Attribution of this planet Caduceus will be the conductor Solar rays are applied to heal me The King of Blasphemy the system foresees a ritual of kindle The Disk ensures time warped thorugh Winters solstice My Pagan system is circular When the wheel meets the axis of Zero And the reason for all the confusion was A doctrine where the ancient tone conceived fire The Tree of LIfe is a universal aspect Its interest is the future for human renaissance To scribe a ritual when old times went black Respect the accident in the Empire of Time The journey has come to an end Eliminates the source to the Earth Science of the Sun and the Magus Both find the Sign of its rebirth |
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Side B | |||
5. | Ruminations | 04:50 | |
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6. | Reflections of the Dark (Carbonized cover) | 02:52 | |
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7. | The Magus | 03:29 | |
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8. | Dataquest | ||
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9. | Hexacles (Outro) | 01:32 | |
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31:11 | |||
Disc 2 | |||
Side A | |||
1. | Conjuration (Intro) | ||
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2. | The Ritual Night | 04:13 | Show lyrics |
Awaiting victim with eternal fear Dawn now coming death draws near Performing liabations foul blood rots Perverse priests pleasing their gods Trapped inside this catacomb Trimmer with fear screams unheard The blade now slashing with eternal pain Life’s blood slowly flows away The priest screams in psychotic ecstasy With their hideous ritual almost fulfilled Yearning for blood, taking your life Captures your soul, tearing flesh, opening wounds, night of gore Inflicting pain, losing limbs, ritual of blood Around the alter the priests now gather Chanting incantations praising death Summoned on this evil night Menacing aggressor now screams aloud Darkened night calls for you The unholy phantoms pray for blood Black naked faces behold the night Foul creation feast on blood Lurking in misty shadows Living by their own accord |
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3. | Dolmen (Living in Fear) | 04:51 | |
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4. | On the Eve of War | 02:52 | |
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Side B | |||
5. | The Battle | ||
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6. | Denigration | 02:08 | Show lyrics |
Down down the old stones go To the charnel chambers far below A haze pervades the night Strikes with fear and dismal fright Lost in a world yet unseen Fear of a dark and forgotten shadow Pain bound to one thousand links Of hot iron steel A pallid fungus lines the darkened crypts A cold chilling wind echoes off the walls Caught in the net of the nocturnal lord Trapped In his domain forever! Denigration darkness enters and cripples your soul Denigration blemished creature of the night Denigration Vampires rise craving the blood As victims lie helpless in pain Denigration As I heard murmurs from the grave I watched as the horror began Bursting out and capturing my soul I fell down into the fiery pits of hell |
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7. | Infernal Attack | ||
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8. | The Summoning (Outro) | ||
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9. | Black Magic (Slayer cover) | 04:07 | Show lyrics |
Cursed Black magic night We’ve been struck down Down in this Hell Spells surround me day and night Stricken by the force of evil light The force of evil light Cast Under his spell Blinding my eyes Twisting my mind Fight to resist the evil inside Captive of a force of Satan’s might Fighting the curse Break it I must Laughing in sorrow Crying in lust My strength slips fast Soon I must fall Victim of fortune My sources grow small Life slips away As demons come forth Death takes my hand And captures my soul |
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18:11 |
Origin: War and Magick
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Kris Verwimp | Cover art |
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1. | Debauchery | 09:20 | Show lyrics |
Seven Netzach Suit of Water Lack of balance The fire arises Introduce external splendour And show me the internal extortion Morass carries out The same idea with fatal ease The Sacrament is profane Indolence brings a guilty conscience Satiety is the conflicting arrangement The Lotus The Path Psychopathology ensures a green mire Soil was venomed by masmatics Water is dismal and turbid Venus redoubles the influence of the number Underlying cause of the Baphomet Echelons of the Magus saw the Tree of Life The roots are very tenuous Fantastic forms of the dementia Horus Osiris Twin serpents are going to crown your personal globe Atu Tiphareth Human manifest that will exalt death on Mars |
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2. | Icons of Gods | 02:09 | Show lyrics |
Icons of Gods In alters made from sands Pyramids of excavation Dwell the resting soul The Pharaohs mummified carcass Enchanted for infinity Seal the crytic vault Ensnared within the spell Inclined horns remain Sanity I cannot evoke Anathematize all who enter Relics of deadened priests Wall the dungeons bleeding with impurity Torches lit with fleames light The pathway to the sared shrine Crowned in jewels and precious metals Ornament the Noachian ones Frozen in their caskets The screams break the serentiy As a prisoner of desecration We shall not elude this tomb of secrecy |
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3. | Ruminations (...of Nature) | 05:51 | Show lyrics |
Ivy seeping through my window With winewarm blood you bring to me Skies that Scraphim has gathered Having you share the rue with me Oracle The classic shrine Which saw the priestess With the guile Her artful trickery Of the book Suffice the view With the angry Victor The ghost of hoax is an anguished tale Which was told in an era where spirits oppress A primative soul that you will face I commence this mystery for you to solve Seasons exchange before each dawn Mournful gloom of supernal light Stygian floods while the Gods recover Damnation larked lost Archangels Daring The cherished tales Hath thee Almightiy Hells ambition to reign Torn from the Pelorus Proned the floor Resolution is Not from this despair Stop and stare at ironed gates of fate Where life is the age of resurrection What was execution by sceptism The wisodm of Yantra set the fire Of all the glowing embers To exclude without thoughts of rumination Nature is moribund life And to name the ghost of a chord Between the sound of its colour To the light of the Sigh |
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4. | The Magus | 03:42 | Show lyrics |
As I became the Lord of Illusion The eminence of flames blaze upward When I declare to from the Hexagram The lines are myths of iniquity The veil is casted fourth Attribution of this planet Caduceus will be the conductor Solar rays are applied to heal me The King of Blasphemy the system foresees a ritual of kindle The Disk ensures time warped thorugh Winters solstice My Pagan system is circular When the wheel meets the axis of Zero And the reason for all the confusion was A doctrine where the ancient tone conceived fire The Tree of LIfe is a universal aspect Its interest is the future for human renaissance To scribe a ritual when old times went black Respect the accident in the Empire of Time The journey has come to an end Eliminates the source to the Earth Science of the Sun and the Magus Both find the Sign of its rebirth |
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5. | Ruminations | 05:21 | |
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6. | Reflections of the Dark (Carbonized cover) | 03:02 | |
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7. | The Magus | 04:00 | |
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8. | Dataquest | 04:00 | |
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9. | Hexacles (Outro) | 01:50 | |
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10. | Conjuration (Intro) | 01:11 | |
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11. | The Ritual Night | 04:20 | Show lyrics |
Awaiting victim with eternal fear Dawn now coming death draws near Performing liabations foul blood rots Perverse priests pleasing their gods Trapped inside this catacomb Trimmer with fear screams unheard The blade now slashing with eternal pain Life’s blood slowly flows away The priest screams in psychotic ecstasy With their hideous ritual almost fulfilled Yearning for blood, taking your life Captures your soul, tearing flesh, opening wounds, night of gore Inflicting pain, losing limbs, ritual of blood Around the alter the priests now gather Chanting incantations praising death Summoned on this evil night Menacing aggressor now screams aloud Darkened night calls for you The unholy phantoms pray for blood Black naked faces behold the night Foul creation feast on blood Lurking in misty shadows Living by their own accord |
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12. | Dolmen (Living in Fear) | 05:01 | |
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13. | On the Eve of War | 03:02 | |
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14. | The Battle | 03:34 | |
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15. | Denigration | 03:41 | Show lyrics |
Down down the old stones go To the charnel chambers far below A haze pervades the night Strikes with fear and dismal fright Lost in a world yet unseen Fear of a dark and forgotten shadow Pain bound to one thousand links Of hot iron steel A pallid fungus lines the darkened crypts A cold chilling wind echoes off the walls Caught in the net of the nocturnal lord Trapped In his domain forever! Denigration darkness enters and cripples your soul Denigration blemished creature of the night Denigration Vampires rise craving the blood As victims lie helpless in pain Denigration As I heard murmurs from the grave I watched as the horror began Bursting out and capturing my soul I fell down into the fiery pits of hell |
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16. | Infernal Attack | 02:21 | |
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17. | The Summoning (Outro) | 02:33 | |
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18. | Black Magic (Slayer cover) | 03:48 | Show lyrics |
Cursed Black magic night We’ve been struck down Down in this Hell Spells surround me day and night Stricken by the force of evil light The force of evil light Cast Under his spell Blinding my eyes Twisting my mind Fight to resist the evil inside Captive of a force of Satan’s might Fighting the curse Break it I must Laughing in sorrow Crying in lust My strength slips fast Soon I must fall Victim of fortune My sources grow small Life slips away As demons come forth Death takes my hand And captures my soul |
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01:08:46 |
Telepaths Within Nin-Edin
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Proscriptor McGovern | Drums, Vocals (lead) |
Ezezu | Bass, Vocals |
Vis Crom | Guitars |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Dan Lowndes | Mastering |
R. Randel Givens | Executive producer |
Adam Shore | Executive producer |
Chris Self | Executive producer |
J.T. Longoria | Engineering |
Dan O’Hare | Engineering |
Ted Tringo | Design, Layout |
Equitant | Logo |
Matt Clark | Photography |
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Side A - Nin | |||
1. | Hall of the Masters | 02:45 | Show lyrics |
You have swiftly disembarked at the pass You smeared torment amongst all stocks of life You, the spate, are ghastly for the decayed You littered while ages past in Mirage of conclave souls You reverberated mirrors - Figment of ancient Throk You, tutor of the vaults, are the Rash of forbidden forms You have walked amidst the stars in Glares of pewters You have prepared Gates at the Gulf You, increaser of the pace, are The Master of time dimensions Supplication of the dream Granting haleness to the furtive light brigade Abomination of the bond Demolishing life’s passing cycles in the... HALL OF THE... Bleeders will rise from the brume of R’lyeh Victors will strike in a quicksilver sweat You gnawed swiftly with scornful bite - A terror of advent You have illuminated three, Perdu mazes You, increaser of the pace, are The Master of time dimensions You stain the sphere of scream and screech The Master of form and foulness Casting mantles of flesh of outward souls Charms are torn by the injurious Doom is at hand from an exposing door Spawns have torn through the trustfulness |
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Side B - Edin | |||
2. | Circles of the Oath | 05:12 | instrumental |
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07:57 |
Telepaths Within Nin-Edin
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Proscriptor McGovern | Drums, Vocals (lead) |
Ezezu | Bass, Vocals |
Vis Crom | Guitars |
Miscellaneous staff | |
Dan Lowndes | Mastering |
Dan O’Hare | Engineering |
Ted Tringo | Design, Layout |
Equitant | Logo |
Matt Clark | Photography |
R. Randel Givens | Executive producer |
Adam Shore | Executive producer |
Chris Self | Executive producer |
J.T. Longoria | Engineering |
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1. | Hall of the Masters | 02:41 | Show lyrics |
You have swiftly disembarked at the pass You smeared torment amongst all stocks of life You, the spate, are ghastly for the decayed You littered while ages past in Mirage of conclave souls You reverberated mirrors - Figment of ancient Throk You, tutor of the vaults, are the Rash of forbidden forms You have walked amidst the stars in Glares of pewters You have prepared Gates at the Gulf You, increaser of the pace, are The Master of time dimensions Supplication of the dream Granting haleness to the furtive light brigade Abomination of the bond Demolishing life’s passing cycles in the... HALL OF THE... Bleeders will rise from the brume of R’lyeh Victors will strike in a quicksilver sweat You gnawed swiftly with scornful bite - A terror of advent You have illuminated three, Perdu mazes You, increaser of the pace, are The Master of time dimensions You stain the sphere of scream and screech The Master of form and foulness Casting mantles of flesh of outward souls Charms are torn by the injurious Doom is at hand from an exposing door Spawns have torn through the trustfulness |
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2. | Circles of the Oath | 05:00 | instrumental |
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07:41 |
Return to... Return of the Ancients
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Russ R. Givens | Backing vocals (Track 10; CD2) |
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1. | Dawn of Invocation | ||
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3. | Eternal Rest | ||
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11. | Eternal Rest | ||
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14. | Eternal Rest | instrumental | |
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15. | Dawn of Invocation | ||
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1. | Immortal Sorcery | 03:11 | |
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2. | Eternal Rest | ||
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3. | Dawn of Invocation | ||
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22. | The Old Ones | 01:47 | |
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28. | Sea of Glasya | 01:09 | |
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