SVOLDER

Origen: Canada, Toronto

Formados: 2012

Estilo: Black

Temática: Burla, lucha contra el islam, odio a la religión

Enlaces: Bandcamp

Miembros:

• Abu Haraam Al-Netanyahi Bajo
• B'nai Brith bin Gast Guitarra y voces
• Qur'animal Batería

Discografía:

• Deviant Rituals... Demo 2012   
• Svolder EP 2012   
• The Black Standard Demo 2013   
• Desecration of the Five Holy Pillars CD 2014
• Hostium / Arrogance / Svolder / A.M.S.G. Split 2017
• The Beast's Mercenaries CD 2020

DESECRATION OF THE FIVE HOLY PILLARS (2013)

Procedentes de Canadá y con un música con una fuerte carga antirreligiosa se nos presentan Svolder. Su sonido no le hace ascos a la tradición de bandas escandinavas como pueden ser los primeros Mayhem, sonido crudo en el cual podemos destacar un buen trabajo a las guitarras con unos riffs veloces que por momentos se acercan incluso a melodías orientales, en la parte de la batería decir que la producción no le ha hecho ningún favor y suena un tanto lejana aunque bien es cierto que hay un buen trabajo detrás de la misma, imprimiendo contundencia en momentos puntuales. La voz se dedica a escupir las letras de manera rasgada, cruda y violenta, no hay cambios de tono en la misma sonado plana tema tras tema. En principio no hay mucha información sobre los componente de Svloder, prefieren guardar cierto anonimato, pero se nota que el black escandinavo de los noventa corre por sus venas. Un poco más de variedad le vendría bien a un trabajo que resulta un poco monótono al llevar unos cuantos temas ya oídos. (7,8).

1. Desecration of the Five Holy Pillars 01:44  

2. Forgery of the Hadith of Gabriel 07:24  

3. Deviant Rituals of the Odious Sand Orphan 05:00  

4. Detestable Swine Flock to the Ka'aba 05:16  

5. Sharia Torments the Ignoble Peons 00:44  

6. Practices of the Orthodox 07:21  

7. Armageddon Befalls the Ummah 05:58  

8. Apostates Lament the Oath of Shahada 05:50  

9. Relenting of the Weak-Willed Westerner 07:09  

  46:26

Curiosidades:  La música está escrita y grabada en exclusiva por The Prophet Muhammad, pero también hay algunos músicos que participan en las grabaciones. Todos desean permanecer en el anonimato.

ERRAGAL ENTREVISTA

Erragal is a one man ambient black metal/mesopotamian ritualistic dark ambient band from baghdad/iraq..formed by yassir .."AKA Lord Erragal " in 2009. piano and keyboards were the main musical essence which brings the ambient atmosphere to the project in that time which formed the theme of Erragal`s music as a Mesopotamian musical touches with some dark oriental attitude...the general lyrical theme based on sumerian mythology so as babylonian myths..the concept is dealing with the ancient gods and paganism in that time with mixture of blasphemy and anti-religion..the music have been developed into black metal/dark ambient in the 1st full length "the forgotten land" released in 2011.

Quote of textual facebook.

Good afternoon, How are things in Baghdad?, Thank you very much for agreeing to answer these questions.

Cheers , well , I think Baghdad is at it’s purest downfalls , regarding everything .

1. Why did you decide to form a project as personal as Erragal? What gives Erragal over other bands I like Amelnakru militas, Kurgal?

-Well , Erragal was a project combines all the elements ov Amelnakru and Kurgal in it’s music composition ,though I couldn’t make it that experimental for too long , so I decided to for, the other projects in 2011 , yes it’s personal because ov 2 main reasons , 1st I started with my musical career through Erragal , and 2nd it deals with Mesopotamian heritage , which is what I’m dedicated to as a person .

2. "Realms of the Underworld", is the third full-length Erragal, how the sound has evolved from the first demo, 2009? How was the recording process and composition of this album?

-I started with the worst record equipments back  to 2009 through using mobiles to record , closed and empty rooms to get delay , and bad quality mics to record vocals , but that didn’t last too long , as I worked in different places in Baghdad to gain much money for buying new instruments and equipments so that’s how u find the forgotten land as different to 2009 1st demo , and the latest full length is completely different to 2011 one , so that’s how it works  , Realms of the Underworld was originaly recorded 2011 as ambient sounds , through my field records as I used to go in the streets of Baghdad , sometimes in theaters and concerts to records what I hear as ambient , then after the ability I got to buy new instruments in 2012 , I could compose the rest , I recorded everything in my home mini room studio to serve u this album as it is .

3. The lyrics revolve Erragal turns on two aspects on the one hand Sumerian and Babylonian Mythology and other anti-religious thoughts. What aspects of Sumerian and Mesopotamian mythology inspires you when composing? What do you consider essential facts within the mythology?

-Once ,a well known Iraqi archaeologist called taha baqir , said a very important fact in one ov his book’s introduction , that back to that era we can consider the age of Sumerians , akkadians and Babylonians as the golden age ov humanity concerning every single part ov life .me my self adopt this theory and approved it through my researches , it’s like they didn’t need the technology we use now a days because they replaced it with something fits their age with one important advantage , that it do not vandalize nature , the golden age concerning every other part ov morals , values , human intelligence , nature adaptation  and over all humanism , if u just read the epic of Gilgamesh , you would find the protagonist of the epic after his journey to seek immortality , that he finally found the ultimate answer to that , which is man could be immortalized through his deeds , not his physical existence , just think a while about this , and imagine this was said thousands ov years from our time .

4. Moreover we antireligious thoughts, what do you think about religions in general? Have you had many problems in your country because of your texts? What is your opinion of religious fanaticism?

-Well for me , religion is the psychological need of the weak to have set ov rules to follow , a god to worship, because human in his nature is weak and that weakness can be reflected in his adaptation to religion , which is absolutely a set of  human made rules , might helped someone through a specific era , but then it vandalized another . it’s like apolitical party raising an ideal view that contradict with human nature and instinct .

I’v faced many problems concerning what I write , and what I do in general as a black metal musician is a big risk to me , but we had enough ov silence .

The only thing I could tell u about religious fanaticism is ,u can see Iraq , middle east in general , look at it’s history , and look at it now , all what happened was directly or indirectly affecting us through the religious fanaticism manipulations and mind mutation ov all the descended generation that followed their trace .

5. I understand it is a subject that has little to do with music and understand that decline to answer the question, but how is the day to day in a country like Iraq, wrapped in recent decades in endless power struggles? What you feel about countries like USA, instigators of all these struggles to seize the wealth of countries like yours?

-I think, human as a creature is a reflection to what is happening ,humans as creatures killed each others for centuries to survive , I can’t put all the blame on the US government , yes all their actions are immoral , but they are proceeding toward the needs of their nation and their superiority , what should be blamed is our people , the decedents of a high culture whom seemed lost every single of patriotism to their nations ,drowning in ignorance till they reached this point ov being the weak side that u can do what ever u want with their resources and they would be glad for a bunch of cheap payments . USA played a filthy role in the region , and we are drowning in ignorance , that’s how is it .

6. The black metal bands in your music recreat Eastern atmospheres away a lot of gender patterns. Are you in contact with other bands in your area? What vision you have of black metal in the East? What bands would you recommend us?

  

-I tried to create something original , something never been heard before , and I think I’m on the 1st step to create that , specially with full length Shamash and Realms of the Underworld , I’d rather call it Mesopotamian atmospheres as the sub genre I claimed earlier , yes I contact and know some ov the bands in the region and I’d say the Persian scene and the Turkish one is one of a kind , I contact Ekove Efrits as Count De Efrit is a good friend  ov mine from Persia , qafas from Bahrain ,forgive me from Jordan and many others I’m in contact with , but as a recommendation , I recommend u listening to bands like , Al-Namrood, Narjahanam, Ölüm and Sorg Innkallelse.

7. Why reason decided to pursue music? Are they, today, force these reasons that prompted him to want to be a musician?

-I’d say , every single action , every single struggle just motivated me to be a musician ,not to mention the exact need inside  me that I want to reflect through my music , it’s an inhibition to be set out of the cage .

8. What is the relationship between the cover of the album and the music of "Realms of the Underworld"? Who is designing the cover of the cd?

-I designed everything , I usually design my front covers , but sometimes what inside the releases might be designed by the label I sign with , but all front covers are my original design , bu some of the covers are made by my brother as for Amelnakru too , about the cover and it reference to the music , originally this is a babylonian map made on clay with many cuneiform descriptions with many changes i did , it support to have a map ov babylon inside surrounded by the 7 edges which means 7 destinations or what they call it as "islands " , i put the image of god ningshzidda in the middle , and the 7 islands are :The North island is in darkness - a land "where one sees nothing," and "the sun is not visible The North-West island "the light is brighter than that of sunset or stars" .The third island is where "the winged bird ends not his flight," in other words, cannot be reached. The North-East island is "where a horned bull dwells and attacks the newcomer". The seventh island is the east and is is "where the morning dawns," . it got a strong reference to the content of the music .

9. "Realms of the Underworld" is published in Le Crépuscule du Soir Productions, how did the contact with the label to release the cd? Will publishing in the future work in this label?

- Jo Tsoverg contacted me personally through facebook and shows his interest 1st to release Kurgal’s full length , and my journey with him started from that day , yes , we have some plans in the future to release much music for Erragal .

10. What future plans do you have for Erragal, in terms of new releases, concerts, releases, etc. ..?

-I’m recording a new EP for Erragal , re-recording old elements from fragment of demos and EP to a new form that is completely different than any release ov Erragal , there is a teaser track uploaded on Erragal’s official page , you and the fans can check it out .,

11. Thank you very much for your time, if you want to add something for people who like Erragal, this is the place, thanks. I hope the questions are to your liking.

-I’m glad to do this interview with you as ur questions were smart to the point . I’d like to promise my fans that my music and projects will stop when I die , so do not believe any rumors of split up or any kind of that , I will continue this battle to the end , polishing the heritage of the true Meopotamian black metal scene that I start here and many will follow in the future.

ERRAGAL

Origen: Iraq, Bagdad

Formados: 2009

Estilo: Ambient, black

Temática: Mitología sumeria y babilónica y pensamientos antireligiosos

Enlaces: Facebook, lastfm, myspace, reverbnation, soundcloud y youtube

Miembros:

• Erragal Todos los instrumentos y voces

Discografía:

• Demo Demo 2009   
• Erragal Demo 2010   
• Dedicated to My Lost Soul EP 2010   
• Anthems of Isolation EP 2011   
• Nin Hur Sag EP 2011   
• The Forgotten Land CD 2011   
• By the Fiery Scimitar of Shammash Split 2012   
• Shamash CD 2012   
• Dedicated to My Lost Soul (Regrabado) EP 2012   
• Realms of the Underworld  CD 2013   
• A Land of Chaos and Despair Split 2020
• The Sunrise of Mankind CD 2022

REALMS OF THE UNDERWORLD (2013)

Erragal lleva desde el 2009 ofreciendo un black metal de corte ambiental en donde las tradiones antiguas de su pais afloran en cada nota y donde nos transmite unas sensaciones inquietantes y siniestras a base de unas sonidos de corte oriental y con reminiscias antiguas a los que añade unos gruñidos cula bestia encerrada en las profundides de un desierto a donde van a parar las almas de los extraviados. Así trancurre un álbum lleno de matices y ambientes profundos e insondables, solo alterado por momentos por unos riffs de guitarra pegadizos que no desentonan en el conjunto de la propuesta. El grtan handicap de un trabajo como "Realms of the Underworld" lo podemos encontrar en que es una propuesta tremndamente personal, lejos de los patrones del género y bajo la prespectiva de una mente inquieta, y que seguramente no será tenido en cuenta en su juesta medida por el publico black. (7,7)

1. Realms of the Underworld 04:47  instrumental

2. Neti 08:34

 when water falls into deep chaos

as thy tribes marched from nowhere above 

thou shall open the seven portals of destiny 

to inhale thee power at thy silver stones 

merging death through that begotten maskim 

as her eyes were sunk in darkness 

beware of my slavery ,, i cried ..

as ki smells my eresh 

i gave u thy choice of fire 

in terms of force u thou power

once that ream is real

it shall be the land ov no return ..

3. Dumah 09:49   

in dark visions of loathsome 

thy loathed hearts shrunk in thee

dumah almighty fear gatherer 

smash thy fourteenth portal 

in shines of that bloody scimitar

and mourns of thy dark shelter 

triumph thy birdu on above 

and drown my life in thine dawn 

break the tablets , burn the lands 

to slay thy heads in mine 

and thou shall scream 

ati me peta babka

4. Gallu 10:59

guide thy lady ov the sky oh , almighty seven offspring of irkalla shade the masku from thine shamsu and follow thy wardum of ersh ki gal seven hauled of torture of the exiled unfortunate race to conquer thee ..wolves ov slavery to end that ravishing glimpse of hope wake ishtar , they follower is asag a journey would never end by shadows ov the land almighty ninurta enchant they foe sharur will slay him in two parts  

5. Belet Seri 09:34

 words of that eternal passage is echoing

which lies before my hands

troops of race records ...

as i scribe their end 

ki of the top and bottom in wonder

as i write the sound of death

belet seri i shouted ..

the shrill siren of the dead ...

eli baltuti...ima' 'idu mittuti 

i served with tears of nature

to balance the great number ov hope 

equalizing the truth into failure

and shadows of misery in mourn

6. Kurnugia 08:37

gal portal ov Arali

open thy grim gates ov death

thou gain my earthly utuk 

to shine my heats and well in wisdom 

thine whom allatu whispers

the eternal moan of thee dark shelters 

Gilgamesh, oh almighty spirit of glory

seek thy light in that darkness

to light the heartless minds of desires 

at the fourteenth portal ov hatred 

those dead realms shall be awaken 

for thine organs ov xul

7. Ukur 08:52

i brought you my rusted crown 

reforming thy path in reflections of asbu 

stolen visions purified in lies and mutation 

to praise thine ..lights of yehweh

i ruled my gray lands with vengeance

i crush thy moulted spirits in gold 

to melt in those roads of terror 

in verses of howling your skins and rotten blood 

Ukur.. I'm what sand tales can offer 

to light that portal of the realm 

to break the talisman of that power

flaming my body like a barren

8. Manungal 08:13

  voices of ekur is shivering 

on thy wicked judgment

carried that tablet ov life 

in thee paths ov akkad 

manungal redden thou… hearts to nergal

by thy life dwells in battles 

absorbing thy souls in aralu

to fresh that mooted soil 

nise matati kisitti qatiya 

peta babkama luruba anaku

  01:09:25  

ENTREVISTA

COVENANT

NEXUS POLARIS (1998)

El principal problema de "Nexus Polaris" es ser publicado un año después de "In Times Before the Light", lo cual lo convierte en una obra menor si la comparamos con el anterior, ya que sale derrotado en la mayoría de los aspectos. Pero olvidándonos un poco de esta comparación podemos afrontar la escucha de este álbum de manera mas relajada. Nexus Polaris es un álbum con una producción que ha ganado en limpieza y se ha trabajado también en el aspecto atmosférico y melódico con mayor presencias de teclados y coros, llevando a las composiciones a terrenos del black sinfónico. Todo suena más limpio, la batería y las guitarras están también más trabajadas y ganan en presencia ofreciéndonos unos riffs menos crudos pero si más elaborados y melódicos, por un lado, y la batería mayor contundencia cuando se hace necesario. La voz a perdido oscuridad y aunque bien es cierto que conserva el aspecto agresivo suena demasiado pulida. Por otra parte también se pierde velocidad y ritmo, con pasajes de teclado que restan contundencia a las composiciones. Evolución de sonido y formas que no convence a todo el mundo por igual, a partir de este álbum la trayectoria de la banda ya es historia, abrazando terrenos más electrónicos e industriales. (7,9).

1. The Sulphur Feast 04:10

  Thirsting, waiting... I drank a sulphur feast.

Then, silently... In an instant.

Your flesh become me and I was forlorn.

My grave rose to the west...

For centuries long forgotten,

Relentless as the hungry gates of dawn.

And there, amidst the rubble...

Of stones and earthly flesh,

I laughed and served a sulphur feast.

And still it haunts me...

Drunk, with power...

I striked at the sun,

Engulfed, fiery instant

Gobbling, gobbling...

I devoured the stars,

My universe torn asunder.

Then, as dusk unraveled

The brittle of my bones,

A shredded mold of obelisks grotesque.

I stive beneath the essence...

Derived from mortal men,

Caught between two parallels of death.

Thirsting, waiting, I sailed a sulphur sea,

Of putrid furious flesh - a parody of feasting fools...

Where prophets and madmen walk hand in hand.

2. Bizarre Cosmic Industries 05:51

  So I reach inside the raging galaxy

And grab some small glittering oddity

Such a creation - so crippled and deranged

A tiny figure in the bizarre cosmic industry

In different aspects of this circus maximus

Can you truly see behind my clowns mask?

So like a monster jack-in-the-box

Always in search for a greater gathering

Unleash the dust and unite the horrid flesh

Become the craven horns for others to see

So I reach inside the raging galaxy

And grab some small glittering oddity

Such a creation - so crippled and deranged

A tiny figure in the bizarre cosmic industry

In different aspects of this circus maximus

Can you truly see behind my clowns mask?

So like a monster jack-in-the-box

Always in search for a greater gathering

Welcome to the temple of fallen clowns

Where the many colours of darkness reside

"Lifeless I sail trough these ironic fashions

Dressed in the flesh of the joker's passions

On the uttermost brink of madness I stroll

And the rise of insanity - as my most precious goal

Quilted in feathers, deranged and worn

I fly with the flock of my vanity torn

Tricking the trail of my long lost obscurity

I gather me inside the artifice of eternity..."

3. Planetarium 04:01

Reach beyond the constellations A movement towards the monumental Universal secrets - the cosmic error Sculptured by those dying generations I drank the passions of those lost in the paradox... As the stars touched my essence The last of all creation wept Paralyzed with wonder and confusion Blurred by the serpents temptation I drank the passions of those lost in the paradox... Entangled in a swirling black aura of united burning chaos Anthems to the forgotten masters - a gathering equilibrium "Reach beyond the constellations A movement towards the monumental Universal secrets - the cosmic error Sculptured by those dying generations" I wondered....As we beheld the world about us I knew....As I beheld the cosmos about me Compelled towards the spiritual black dimensions aura As I reached for outer dimensions my spirit became complete  

4. The Last of Dragons 06:28

 The shattering of old illusions - created new surges of chaos

No longer driven by ancient hungers - I grabbed the poisoned chalice

Clawing at the churning night - thus rose my cosmic ambitions

Riding the snake in divine rebellion - wandering the nebular centuries

The precious ones

Brought the planetary elements apart

Leading the universe

Towards new and possessive aeons

These toughs and emotions equaled the night

Revealed in the starborn cataclysmic attributes

Like monuments of unaging intellect

Seeking the sight - in shining dreamlike presence

The shattering of old illusions - created new surges of chaos

No longer driven by ancient hungers - I grabbed the poisoned chalice

"the paradox of the paragons are many,

Side by side....Entangled in the complete"

Dancing on the surface of devilish laments

I tore apart the world's fabric of rational beliefs

Drawn inside a mirage in which I will drown

How simple I alone - could end all those dreams

Majesty - the last of dragons carried my faith....

Dancing on the surface of devilish laments

I tore apart the world's fabric of rational beliefs

Drawn inside a mirage in which I might drown

How simple I alone - could end all those dreams

5. Bringer of the Sixth Sun 06:32

 I drank a goblet of fire

I cut out the prophets tongue

But still, the sun refused to move.

I tore a hole in the web of sanity...

The very fabric of life itself...

But still, this flesh refused to burn.

"What a humble vision!

To forever dwell by the grace of the sun..."

I gathered the moon and the stars...

In my little pouch of planets...

The renaissance of astral flesh.

Dripping and drolling with universal thirst...

Equilibrium going under...

In such an idle state of death.

Sowing the seeds of a new dimension...

I am the conqueror in his petty paradise...

Spinning around in garden of lush blooming death,

Point at the sun, and I will be there...

And the angels, scattered and bleeding...

Will be the foundation of my empire...

And amidst all this forlorn beauty...

...I still laughed at the end.

6. Dragonheart 04:52

  We demand a change of seasons

Aurora painted black

Elemental subtraction

The presence lost it's time

For those yet to witness

For those yet to see

Breathe and bathe in anticipation

Of life's hypocrisy

Distorted by the essence - completed by lies

Deceived by the crystal void - configurate in passion

So bold in it's disguise - this be the fate of mankind

A greater cosmic vision - let the fires roar!

The astral bewitchment is at hand

The planetary black elements

Reveals it's dragonheart...

We demand a change of existence

And who are you to defy?

Ironic is the worlds dismay...

We command and you obey!

Distorted by the essence - completed by lies

Deceived by the crystal void - configurate in passion

So bold in it's disguise - this be the fate of mankind

A greater cosmic vision - let the fires roar!

The astral bewitchment is at hand

The planetary black elements

Reveals it's dragonheart...

7. Planetary Black Elements 05:50

 Nexus Polaris....A truth concealed

A gaunt expression of the end

Prophecies revealed....Dimensional chaos

In perfect symmetry - a mask so dreary

A truth so stained - a planetary conformation

A long lost creation - a black door dimension

In shallow mystery

What is this universe, but a will to exist?

Forever....In all dimensions - Polaris opens it's eyes

The nexus of time and space

Nexus....A path revealed - a joyous feast of fools

Stupidity renewed....Dimensional chaos...In perfect harmony

Possessive illusions - like a taste of defeat

Regress or regenerate - and your downfall is complete

Illusive possessions - an imaginary void

Hurled towards chaos - to destruct or destroy

"We reach for outerdimensional paranoia

Concealed parallels and hidden truths....

And then, as we gallantly plunge the borders

Of our own existence...Elements dissolve

And microcosms collide. These are the planetary

Black elements in which the force lies to a

Greater cosmic glory...When the doors of

Perception are cleansed...The Nexus Polaris

Will rise..."

Possessive illusions - like the taste of defeat

Regress or regenerate - and your downfall is complete

8. Chariots of Thunder 05:48

 Like crusades across the infinite

Night swallowed light

Cursed were the minions rebellion

An image of the serpent's creation

Reveal and enter the passage

Enter into the phantom's fire

Constellation - a unity in chaos

The chariots of thunder's arrival

Sent fragments of my reflection to the void afire

Behold the new breed created in my own image

Brighter these eyes burned with wicked anticipation

As the struggle for the black elements came to an end

....A precious mingling of the flesh and alien fire....

Held dreaming hands beneath the power to universal creation

And became the utter perfection of total completion

Breathe the untouched majesty of dark emotions

And feel the power...The beauty of domination

....Conquering the weaver's utopia....

To see them in such swarms

I wondered if this could be paradise

A seed for the future

The fire of fate and faith set alight

...Behold the faithless and his angel....

  43:32

COVENANT

Origen: Noruega, Bergen.

Formados: 1993 - 1999

Estilo: Black melódico

Temática: Oscuridad

Enlaces: ?

Miembros:

• Blackheart Guitarras
• Hellhammer  Batería
• Nagash Voces, bajo 

Discografía:

• From the Storm of Shadows Demo 1994   
• Promo 1995 Demo 1995   
• In Times Before the Light CD 1997
• Nexus Polaris CD1998

IN TIMES BEFORE THE LIGHT (1997)

Un trabajo soberbio el que facturan Covenant en este "In Times Before the Light", en donde creo que el momento en el cual fue grabado sea su principal baza. Mi primer acercamiento a la música del grupo fue en 2003 cuando habían publicado SETI bajo el nombre de The Kovenant, siendo sincero me cuesta discernir que estemos hablando de la misma banda. Aquí podemos encontrar un trabajo de oscuro black metal con unas atmósferas que hielan la sangre y una voz que escupe sin piedad sobre el oyente la devastación y la oscuridad en nombre de Satanás. Las guitarras descargan unos riffs distorsionados que se acoplan de manera eficaz a una batería con unos blast beats también muy primitivos. Un conjunto que debe a una producción totalmente cruda y a alguna que otra parte de teclado una atmósfera muchas veces imitada pero imposible de igualar, porque ellos estaban en lugar adecuado en el momento justo. (9,8)

1. Towards the Crown of Nights 05:50

 War has swept across each kingdom

Epic battles rage across domains

Thrones are falling...

As the dark-light burns again

Feeble humans...

Behold me in my victory

Can you see the night come?

It is indeed a beautiful view

I am the storms that rage in the night...

A blazing mist of pure blackness

I am the flame of darkness

Which burns in every heart

Driven by a lust for power and domination

An immortal king I am... forever to rule

I am one with the dark, a prowling shadow-wind

But in the darkness... I am the nightking

Through the raven-woods I walk...

Beyond the raven-lairs

Towards the castle of the dragon-throne

Towards the crown of nights

Walk my path of victory...

A never-ending pride

Cross the river of crimson tears

The eternal night is near

Into the silent dark forest beyond

From the churning seas

To the haunted woods

To the snow-covered mountains

I am the night

The glorious night

And shall forevermore conquer

Into the silent dark forest beyond

2. Dragonstorms 04:58

  Through the dark I storm with hate, ablaze with gruesome might

Again destruction walks my path as I battle for the night

Blackwinds come and lift my dragonwings into the sky

Carry me across domains, towards the night I fly

I spread my wings across the fields, forever growing cold

Lightning fills my heart like myths had once foretold

I prowl the woods for living blood, the reaper of the light

Again destruction walks my path, I conquer for the night

The dragonstorms flew away with the starwinds...

Towards the realm of nights... into the dark where dragons ride...

Come forth thou glorious night, embrace me in your triumphant grasp

I crave for darkness... I crave for the dragonstorms to come again

My eyes they gleam with victory under the blackening sun

Through the clouds I storm with pride, the battle has been won

Cravens of the light they flee as dragons ride again

Evil dominates the world... as I am unchained

See the firedragons they ride as fogwinds of decay...

The forevernight is here at last... the sun now fades away

Embraced by triumph I take the throne and crown myself the king

Eternal darkness veils the sky... Hear the dragons sing

The dragonstorms flew away with the starwinds...

Towards the realm of nights... into the dark... into the dragon realms

3. The Dark Conquest 06:54

A vision appears before my eyes A vision where I am king... eternal And in the backness of night I shall conquer... I shall rise My eyes the gleam with triumph and glory Many battles I have fought... and won And for centuries have I ruled as king But still the greatest conquest is to come I will forever seek To dominate the weak Oh... how they shall suffer The anger of my hate Byt victory will come... Embrace the dark conquest "Forever winter... forever night..." A tear is shed... For the beauty of the forevernight And the fallen empires Have been purged in my triumph Worlds have I destroyed... Stars have I born Dark, my kingdom is... desolate  

4. From the Storm of Shadows 05:13

From the storm of shadows

In the mist of night

Through the dark wastelands of time

Hear my cries of hate

Hate for all

As I wander through the cold

Within my black soul

A fire burns

The fire of god's destruction

The shadowstorms

Howl again

The light will fade away and die

Black souls... eternal souls

Like a vision that haunts the night

Swept away in the night

From the storm of shadows...

King of the night

Through the mighty winter

My eternal winter

I am king... I rule this world

I rise upon my throne

The dragonthrone

I am emperor... and I am god

"I long for the dark night...

And the storm to come again"

From the storm of shadows...

...a domain of hate shall rise

5. Night of the Blackwinds 03:40

  Where the wind blew my soul

Through dark and dim moonbeams

Through landscapes forged by time

And enormous gloomy forces

Where the wolves howl my sorrow

Through forests and forgotten valleys

Towards the darkest my journey rode

Towards the darkest... towards the great

This is the night of the blackwinds

Where many a frozen soul finds way

And the sky is dark as coal

In the endless bitter night

This is the night of the lonley winds

Here the light no longer guards

and dhe darkest one sits high on his throne

In the endless bitter night

6. The Chasm 03:44

 Breathe through the chasm of night

Wander off into the mountain

Where many a king has gone

Before the dawn of time

Misty paths enlighten my way

To seek the ancient wisdom

Travel to the far beyond

To unveil that carven in stone

Myths of my forefathers quests

Acknowledged before my eyes

Here in this mountain hall

I grasp at the memories

Feel the gaze of enticing power

Unite myself with our forefathers kings

Grow in the knowledge of ancient glory

I am the past come again

Breathe through the chasm of valleys

Wander off into the shores

Where many a king has gone before

Forever to walk, again once more 

7. Visions of a Lost Kingdom 03:26

 Swept the wintery landscapes

Untouched by the hands of the holy

I am a demon, I hold the key

But not for myself...

But to crush the feeble race

I have had visions of lost kingdom

Once so proud but only to fall

We raise the sign on the mountainside

This domain...

Is eternally ours

Our world is like a black soul

In eternal search for immortality

But the soul is tired of searching...

8. Through the Eyes of the Raven 05:00

  Through the gloomy marshes

Of norselands ancient soil

Below me withering blizzard

Has melted with the snow

"My tears no longer turned to frost

My eyes they gleam no more

Triumphant pride forever lost

King winter... Where is thy cold?"

"Many a winters night I have longed

In solitude with my own reflection

Silently I spill a tear into the sea

Am I doomed to haunt this landscape forever?"

A colourless cascade of withering grey

Midnight slumber hides my pain

"In the gloominess of autumn dusk

I sat mesmerized, staring at the sky

Will you come to take me away

In your everlasting grasp?"

I long for thee... king winter

Make me frozen, cold as ice

I give to thee my blinded eyes

Make me chilled, as white as snow

I give to thee my lonely soul

Hear my longing, hear my cry

I give to thee my empty mind

Cast your winds upon my wings

I give to thee my hollow heart

Come... cold winter, blow me so far away

Swept into the night, end my sorrow and pain

Come... cold winter, blow me so far away

Swept into the night, never to be seen again

9. In Times Before the Light 05:59

 From the mist of a thousand nights

A chilling wind howls forth

Lonely souls set to hunt

A sky both dark and cruel

In times before the light

In times before the feeble

Lonely souls...

Freezing cold

To be a soul of eternal frost

And roam the darkest of nights

Autumn spirits set to hunt

Moonlight rapes the night

Blackwinds prowl the dragonthrone

Sheltered from the sun

Lonely times before the light...

Are yet to come

Dark night... Lonely night

In times before the feeble

Cold night... Freezing night

In times before the light

10. Monarch of the Mighty Darkness 05:54

When the wolves howl in sorrow

And the sun is as pale as snow

When darkness sweeps the land

And the seas have turned to blood

We shall once more come forth

Forever to rule this world

Behold the sons of darkness

Eternal kings of the night

Our noble souls

Lead a marching victory

Into the kingdom of darkness

Rejoice on our glorious path

Hear our words

Like landscapes frozen in time

We raise our swords

To the final conquering darkness

When lightning cracks the sky

And darkness reaps the light

Kneel before us earth and sea

And grant us with your might

To the castle of blackhearts we ride

A blaze in the noblemens eyes

A whirling storm of mist

Shall carry the monarchs into victory

On thrones raised by sorrow

With crowns forged with blood

We rule in endless time

Eternal kings of the night

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Cuirosidades:  Ahora conocidos como The Kovenant, tuvieron que cambiar su nombre por cuestiones legales después del lanzamiento de "Nexus Polaris", debido al nombre ya estaba siendo utilizado por una banda de EBM sueca con mayor trayectoria.