B´A

 EGRÉGORE (2022)

Segundo trabajo para los franceses que viene a refrendar las buenss sensaciones que habían sembrado con su anterior "Deus qui non mentitur". Un álbum que a lo largo de seis temas en ningún momento pierde un ápice de intensidad, ofreciendo un sonido que casi podemos tildar de monolítico, desde los acordes iniciales de "In Umbra et Luce". Un álbum que vuelve a traernos por un lado un sondo black poderoso, destacando por encima de todo las densidad y oscuridad que son capaces de trasmitir gracias a una base rítmica impenetrable, de ritmo alto ya de por si a lo largo de todo el álbum, pero capaz de acelerar un punto todavía más cuando es necesario. Las guitarras no van a la zaga, ofreciendo un buen número de riffs de ritmo endiablado, con un perfecto solapamiento con el bajo y trabajando ambos  con la betería en un sonido profundo, sin descuidar en ningún momento algunos cambios de ritmo, que no de estilo, ofreciendo alguna perdida melodía en medio de todo el conjunto, pero siempre manteniendo un ojo puesto en un black, digamos de sonido clásico en líneas generales, aunque con matices, como pueden ser secciones con un mayor peso de las partes ambientales, así como influencias doom en ciertos puntos. Las voces juegan un papel fundamental a la hora de dar forma al resultado final del álbum, con un presencia importante y con un estilo que casa sonidos crudos y desesperados, con otros mucho más oscuros y profundos que ayudan a completar una ambientación enfermiza a lo largo de todo el álbum. Un álbum que de alguna manera me ha recordado, salvando las distancias, a antiguas obras de bandas como Funeral Mist (8,3).

Osmose Productions

1. In Umbra et Luce 09:44  

2. Domitor 05:53  

3. Bellum 06:37  

4. Fames 06:32  

5. Obitusque 08:11  

6. Urbi et Orbi Clamant 05:14  

  42:11  

Black Earth  - Diagrams Of A Hidden Order 6,99 €

CD, Mini-Album, Limited Edition, digipack.

CHAOS INVOCATION

 

Origen: Alemania, Nisterau.

Formados: 2004

Estilo: Black

Temática: Satanismo

Enlaces: Bandcamp, deezer, facebook, instagram y spotify.

Miembros:

• A. Guitarra y voces
• L. Guitarra
• M. Voces
• Omega Batería
• R.K. Bajo
• Tumulash Bajo

Discografía:

• In Bloodline with the Snake CD 2009  
• Black Mirror Hours Demo 2012  
• Black Mirror Hours CD 2013
• SAATET - TA APEP Split 2017  
• 13 Years of Black Metallic Escalation Recopilatorio 2017  
• Reaping Season, Bloodshed Beyond CD 2018
• Devil, Stone & Man CD 2022
• Wherever We Roam... CD 2024

DEVIL, STONE & MAN (2022)

Cuarto trabajo para los germanos en donde entregan un álbum con un sonido de black conciso y libre de artificios. Un álbum que suena completo y compacto, sin apenas fisuras en ninguna de sus líneas con varios puntos a destacar en donde tenemos que mencionar en primer lugar y de forma destacada las guitarras, sustento sobre el que se va construyendo el resultado final del sonido del álbum, en donde debemos mencionar por un lado el equilibrio que nos ofrecen entre un sonido sucio y crudo, en claro contraste con las influencias más melódicas que asoman en el trasfondo del álbum solo dejando entrever algunas secciones que que se inspiran en sonidos más thrash. El competente trabajo de Omega a la batería también es un punto a destacar de este álbum, con un sonido potente pero equilibrado también cuando la música entra en secciones más lentas, sin adolecer de dinamismo cuando es requerido, pero destacando por una precisión milimétrica capaz de ofrecer un sonido que encaja perfectamente con lo clásico. Las voces no dejan de ofrecer un amplio repertorio de gruñidos desgarradores, sin apenas fisuras, con un buen aparte de densidad y frialdad, sonando profundas y oscuras tanto cuando la música transita por pasajes más rápidos y directos como en aquellos en donde hay un menor ritmo, pero capaces de mantener el pulso. Un álbum que no renuncia en ningún momento a un black con secciones melódicas en las compasión y la elaboración de los riffs, sin apenas fisuras en ningún apartado, ofreciendo una buena dosis de black metal oscuro y potente. (7,6).

World Terror Committee

1. Strike of the Dominator's Fist 03:36

Cold stone guards this severe scene

A sable monument

that kindles the stubborn spirit

A testimonial of victory,

damnation and evil

I scream unto you Jaweh, I scream

Your angel's wings are broken

Your chain and your key I hold

And I bring it back!

The mysteries manifested

in a dance of powers

The barking of the hellhounds

a declaration of war - war!

We plunder and defile Christ's

sacred grove

We heist the cross

to let it shine forth reverse

Yet breaks every bone in the face of Ichtus

And divine blood is defiled

in a flood of our urine

I scream unto you Jaweh, I scream

We stab the key into your heart

And open it up like a mellow, sopid fruit

Have you heard about the clash?

And Satan's soldiers march?

Prepare now for the clash!

Cause our fists are about to strike

Into your idle face tonight

Hallelujah!

Das Lamm ist erwürgt

Heavenly father,

feel the malodorous breath

Of the mouth that lacerates your throat

Your blood soaks the earthly fields

Adorns the pate of man, serpent,

wolf and goat

And ere your senses swipe the sails

You should have the certainty

That our iron fist will judge your parish

According to your horrid mortality

Thus your infants will be dashed in pieces

And to the flames we send their souls

Their wives shall be ravished and filled with sperm

And their children snared in hell-holes

And all thee of your Odem can't resist

The strike of the dominator's fist

2. A Stranger's Pale Hand 06:01

I am awake! The handle of the orphidian door Slowly turns to the south I let my senses cramp under your will I let a stone form to a sacred opened mouth So I feel your breath again! My mantra collides with your miasma of death A first strange taste on the lips of god Silent works this madness, motion- not emotionless So cathartic the stench of long dead blood Shall I reach out to the strangers pale hand? To become one with the night Guided on unknown land To let parts of an ego behind Shall I reach out to the strangers pale hand? To become one with the night Guided on unknown land And drag myself to the other side When force meets lameness The train of thoughts decays leprous This is a journey to the gallow I leave the waters frail and shallow Cold and dead, but with the pulse of Ain In appearance of pure horror to the eyes You caress the vision of the third To awake a king in a somnambulant world Let us walk among life and borders And let flood our stirring waters Let us walk amongst burning worlds To our will just a simple torch Let us head towards my hell Strife for heavens Let us rise ever downwards Crack shell by shell Shall I reach out to the strangers pole hand? To become one with the night Guided on unknown land To let parts of an ego behind Shall I reach out to the strangers pale hand? To become one with the night Guided on unknown land And drag myself to the other side  

3. Diabolical Hammer 05:12

 Bring ye forth the iron gift

That neither wind nor time can shift

Let it grade the dirt we've piled

And let it judge upon every child

Let him shine blood-red

In all his glory

Commit your deeds

Diabolical hammer

The hammer strikes upon

Golgotha with wrath

Through holy hands and feet

He hit nails into a cross

The hammer appeared

In countless nights to vex

Once he cracked the head of a whore

While she was having sex

Let him shine blood-red

In all his glory

Commit your deeds

Diabolical hammer, hammer!

In 84 the hammer

Brought horror to the states

To cast shadows

Upon countless fates

The hammer is restless

His work is still not done

As already promised the hammer

Will come upon everyone

Diabolical hammer strike!

The hammer strikes through stone

Without a doubt it strikes through bone

Dare to see! Dare to feel!

The hammer strikes through soul

We brought you all the iron gift

To release the end!

A single strike entangled the world

An act of caprice, a tool at hand

4. Odonata Fields 05:05

 A threatening wearing

Of sharp wing beats

Cuts slick through the air

Finds my ear, sage on mind

Balancing from stone to stone

Through the consciousness-morass

And molten stinking excuses

And then I see

Odonata fields

Thousands fly

Odonata fields

The highborn dragons

Trying to filter the sound

of the golden wing

To follow like a credo

and a descent king

On the fields I see traces

of those who struggled

Odonata fields

Nations quests

Odonata fields

Stress the hungry welt

Hollow thoughts rise up from the shells

That now rest where burden decays

All those silver wings flew into naught

Never to come back to the cleansed garden

Life's offerings hanging

from the trees buried by time

Branch by branch a fearful heart

buried by time

Many are those who leave

traces in the sand

But soon they'll be forgotten

Few leave footprints in grown ground

While we leave hints in stone, yes i stone

5. Where We Have Taken the Cross 05:58

  All that remained

Cold ash and sepulchral grin

Temerarious blood and celestial chagrin

All that remained

The thrilled temper, the diabolical intellect

Destruction and devotion

never to fail affect

Where we have taken the cross

None of your fruits will thrive

Where we have taken the cross

In the shade of the scythe

Where we have taken the cross

We commit the waste of the firstborn

Where we have taken the cross

Not an act of charity,

but rather one of total scorn

Leaving deep traces in vacillating storms

On enquiries regarding the seminal doss

No sin weighs heaviest

on the pilgrims cloister

The lord enters deep without moisture

Where we have taken the cross

None of your fruits will thrive

Where we have taken the cross

In the shade of the scythe

Where we have taken the cross

The ordinance of privation

Where we have taken the cross

Heralded by the voice of contemplation

We curse you all!

Both ground and man

Both you who kneel

And you who hang!

Here is were the wolfs gather

To prepare the final hunt

And from here is where all light flees

But the wild has scent you,

dehydrated cunt

6. Triple Fire 04:23

  Trident torch

Highest head

Venom of the other god

Opposer, accuser transcendental threat

They fed me through an iron grid

Unmeant nurtured

the thought of breakout, bit by bit

They ignored the winds that carried

The omen of impending danger

And treated own premonitions

Like those of a stranger

I aspire, I aspire

To the triple fire

They say dark accidents

happen here and there

But what is it for real

that affect the alterable soul-sphere

The remains of man

Burned within a crowned pyre

A rite that fuels and frees

The triple fire

Your light is the Alma Mater

in which we learn

And time is the fire in which we burn

What is the self amid this turbulent blaze

And what is formed around

it in this waning haze

I have impregnated darkness

With the fiery sperm of your torch

Just to see within your fire

The Alpha and the Omega scorched

I aspire, I aspire

To the triple fire

I've slit my throat to sing your gospel

I've held my breath to release

a storm most hostile

The remains of man

Burned within a crowned pyre

A rite that fuels and frees

The triple fire

7. Curses upon You 04:21

The slobber runs from my mouth

I romp, I spit deadly words

And channel all my energy

On your future, on your destiny

My desire carries the vocable far

No shield can fend them off

Wafting over peak and over chasm

Till they topple the crown of scoff

Words become weapons

Vipers I chew

Spitting and spitting

Curses upon you

You suckled the nurturing teat 'til it bled

And then spat out the milk

You've never grown

and killed your siblings

But only moraliser

will call you moral bilk

I suckled the roots in the deep dark earth

Remained in furtive wait un-beguiled

I cocoon the web and sharpen the blade

But only fantasts will call me Voodoo child

Words become weapons

Vipers I chew

Spitting and spitting

Curses upon you

Judge and judgement

My temper does not sue

The justice-hammer crushes

Curses upon you

A heart dies...

Yet the magnificence of my deeds will last

As niether life nor death shall break the spell

Through all spheres these words are cast

And sealed they were by the chiming

of the devil-bell

Words become weapons

Vipers I chew

Spitting and spitting

Curses upon you

Judge and judgement

My temper does not sue

The justice-hammer crushes

Curses upon you

8. The Revolting Abyss 05:37

  Unconcerned at the beginning

The child stands alone

But quick it realizes

That it was born far from the devil's home

Far from home

but always close to the devil's tone

It rages and seethes in the abyss

Out of the waters never still

The dark fire rises

It rages and seethes in the abyss

Shadow-born creatures in all corners

Veils manifest a stairway

Over which the flames reach higher

Shadow-born creatures in all corners

The primal-animal demands his liberation

But the beyond seems to be deaf

Shaken only by higher spirits

The ego awakens from his dream

It beats and knocks at the gate

Inside the ram is waiting to strike

And outside they are searching for keys

It beats and knocks at the gate

A wild tomb breaks course

The outbreak so imminent

Undeviating, nothing can prevent it

The wild mob breaks course

The primal-animal demands his liberation

But the beyond seems to be deaf

Shaken only by higher spirits

The ego awakens from his dream

Thoughts sharper than any blade

Cut the tentacles off

Our life shall be a hellride

Only rebels are living free

Concerned at the end

The child stands alone

Since it started the journey

To shores unknown

  40:13

Tyrannic ‎– Exterminating Angel 14,99 €

Vinyl, 12", EP, Limited Edition

Limited to 300 copies.

REFLECTION OF MISERY

 

Origen: Nicaragua, Managua

Formados: 2020

Estilo: Black

Temática: Aversión, decadencia, misantropía y nihilismo

Enlaces: Bandcamp

Miembros:

• Cuervo Bajo, batería, guitarra y voces
• Fornost Voces

Discografía:

• Total Scorn of Life CD 2021
• Communion with the Vile EP 2022
• Contranatura CD 2023

COMMUNION WITH THE VILE (2022)

Primer EP para los nicaragüenses que ya dejaron muy buenas sensaciones con su anterior larga duración y que regresan con cuatro nuevos temas en la línea de lo expuesto en "Total Scorn of Life". Cuatro temas de sonido absorbente y envolvente, en donde un entramado de elementos noise, disonancias y distorsiones sirven de sustento a una propuesta que logra, gracias a ell,o una ambientación asfixiante, densa, oscura e inquietante, en donde un estilo que se puede describir como black, death, noise, se despliega en plenitud de facultades. La ambientación está del todo elaborada, trasmitiendo un tono frío y oscuro a todo el conjunto, conjunto en el cual la inclusión de crudos riffs de guitarra y batería que muchas veces ejerce una presencia hipnótica, y sobre todas unas voces que se emplean en una faceta cavernosa y profunda, nos deja un trabajo que a pesar de la carga de intensidad que se le puede presuponer, suena fluido y equilibrado entre la base de atmosférica noise y oscura, con la agresividad, disonante muchas veces, de la parte meramente musical, ofreciendo un Ep que llega a sonar dinámico y fluido, capaz de ofrecer un buen número de texturas y ambientes a lo largo de su corta duración. (8,2).

Exnihilo Records

1. Communion with the Vile 08:31  

2. Basium Pudendum 08:07  

3. Ominous Oratory 02:02   instrumental

4. Corruption of Benevolence 08:20  

  27:00  

AGATHODAIMON - INTERVIEW

 

1. The band was formed around the year 1995, what memories do you have of that first period of the band? Why did you decide to create the band and why did you choose the name Agathodaimon?

It was a bit complicated at first, but when our drummer Matthias and I were searching for musicians, once I had an ad out in music magazines and we stumbled across Vlad, things went quick. He knew a bass player, so he also brought Marco to the band. We started writing songs, and then were looking out for a second guitar player which we found in Hyperion a few months later. As mentioned, I wanted to form a band as I was so excited about metal music, very passionate about everything. I was tape trader, had a small mailorder distro (for example selling demos for Anathema in Germany), was working for fanzines etc. and simply wanted to realize my own vision/version of Black Metal. The band’s name was considering a bunch of various aspects, for example I was co-editor of german Ablaze magazine, which was named after Darkthrone’s A Blaze In The Northern Sky album. There’s a chant in the beginning that starts with “Agathos daimon..”; then there’s the so-called riddle of the Agathodaimon, coming from ancient Greece, where it is said that the one who is able to solve, will be initiated to the wisdom of the gods. But it’s not possible to properly translate or solve it nowadays, so to me it was similar to striving for perfection, knowing it can’t be reached, when for example writing music. Then we wanted to differ a bit from those Black Metal bands who were trying to be as evil as possible back then; so we picked a name that actually is a bit different. Roughly translated it would be “good demon/spirit” but it’s from a time where there was no clear separation between “good” and “evil” deities, “daimones” was not having the same meaning (demon) it has nowadays. Well, just in short, there are other relations to other things important to me..

2. In the beginning of Agothadaimon you only released a couple of demos, however from 1998 your releases are counted by full albums, any reason for this change of format when offering your music?

I think the reason is simple and the same as for 99% of other bands- we had to record demos first, to attract interest of record labels. It was nearly impossible back in the nineties to go for a self-produced “Vinyl”-release for example, things are a bit different today. But back then, we released the demos to showcase the band’s material in order to be able to release music through a record label.

3. “The Seven” is your seventh studio album, which comes after a period in which Agathodaimon took a break of about eight years, why did you make the decision to split up for a while and when did you decide to come back? get together and record a new album?

I became father for a second time, and didn’t want to be a part-time dad and musician. So I decided to take a break, and to resurrect the band once it’s possible to concentrate on music again.

4. In the years that have passed since the release of your previous album “The Darkness” and the release of this new “The Seven”, the musicians of Agathodaimon have also changed. How have you faced this process of change within the band? And in what way have you had to modify your way of composing and recording the songs for this new “The Seven”?

It’s always sad, as you spend a good amount of time with your band mates of course, and it’s just about “work” but also friendship. So seeing someone go (or even worse, having to “fire” someone), it’s always a drastic change. But sometimes it can’t be avoided. Even though we don’t make a living with the band, I do treat Agathodaimon in a professional way, so there’s a good amount of time that needs to be invested. When we re-formed the band, some ex-members weren’t interested in playing this kind of music anymore, or meanwhile moved on, like our ex-drummer Manuel, who joined THE SPIRIT in the meantime. So finding new musicians is always a bit complicated. We took almost 2 years to rehearse and experiment until we felt confident to announce the reunion, as I wanted to make sure we have the proper feeling in place and musicians that feel comfortable with our style.

5. Somehow your music and lyrics have always given off an anti-religious aroma, specifically against Christian morals and customs, addressing the theme of this new work the seven deadly sins, at what point do you decide that this new album will deal with a theme related to the seven deadly sins? do you adapt the music to the theme of your lyrics or vice versa?

Mostly, music comes first, then lyrics. But we aimed for a certain concept this time, so we tried for several kinds of moods and feelings when it came to the music as well. Of course it’s a nod towards our seventh album that we picked the seven deadly sins, but it’s also a continuation of our previous album “IN DARKNESS” as the song “Favourite Sin” also dealt with one of these, and I felt very comfortable with this one in hindsight, so it was an easy choice to go for this topic.

6. In one of the songs on the album you have had the participation of Vlad Dracul, one of the vocalists present in the original formation of the band in the nineties, how did Vlad's participation in the album come about? way to vindicate yourselves as a band with a trajectory of almost three decades?

I’ve always remained in touch with Vlad, even though he’s not always active as musician. But he’s been a very important part, Agathodaimon surely wouldn’t have existed in the same way as it is now without him. So I always enjoy trying to keep a certain essence of these early days in our music, and I was happy that we agreed on working on a song together, even have his vocals on th

7. The sound of this album preserves the essence of symphonic black, however it also manages to recreate a sound with a greater weight of atmosphere and an approach to more gothic terrain. Is this a new path in your sound? What brands of instruments have you used for the composition and recording of the new album?

Ah, I don’t care about “Gothic”. We do use Keys/Synths, to create a darker atmosphere, but it’s not about gothic vibes, I guess that label is often picked as soon as some clean vocals start. I do rather see this as our most aggressive album so far, even though there are some doom-oriented parts as well. About brands, well, I think there were Ibanez, Fender, BC Rich and Jackson guitars involved, about drums I don’t remember, as we used one that is often used by our producer Kohle in his “Room of Boom” that was specifically designed for drum recordings.

8. The new album has been released through Napalm Records, it is true that a not inconsiderable period of time has passed with respect to “The Darkness”, but at what point was the decision made to change the record label for the release? of the new album? And what advantages have you found when working with Napalm Records?

Well, our record deal did end after “In Darkness” anyhow, so we were looking for a new partner. And Napalm were interested in us, and we felt they’d deliver a good job, had some talks... plus some of those guys I knew from my times while I was working at Nuclear Blast, so it wasn’t a hard decision in trusting them doing good work.

9. Something you have remained faithful to over the years is working at Kohlekeller Studio, do you feel comfortable working at Kohlekeller? What do you think has been set aside over the years? when defining your sound, working in these studios?

We’ve been working with him since more than 20 years, so he’s someone that we can easily work with, and be open and honest to each other. It’s more than a professional relationship, so there’s no polite bullshit just because we pay him working with us. He also knows our sound, and we take time to discuss every new album, plus he knows how to deal with us of course. So, no reason to go to a different studio.

10. Who has designed the album cover and how does it relate to the theme of the seven deadly sins present in your lyrics?

It’s an artist team called CREDO QUIA ABSURDUM, you should check their work out- they typically do a lot of artwork/merchandise, I’ve met them at a festival some years ago and loved their designs. We’ve stayed in touch and I asked them if they’d be interested in working on this topic, and when the album artwork was done, we extended the coop to also included separate artworks for each individual song etc., I can highly recommend the vinyl or digipack-version as the artwork really is awesome.

11. Something you have never given up is the live presentation of your music, except in cases of force majeure such as the situation experienced in the confinement of covid-19, have you recovered a certain normality when it comes to offering concerts? Does it give you as a band the possibility of being able to offer concerts?

Honestly, playing live is the best aspect of having a band. I always suffer during songwriting periods, I find it challenging and partially torturing to write songs, as it’s a lengthy process, and I’m rarely happy with the first drafts. It’s different once the songs are recorded, then I’m typically proud of it, but the process to get there is hard for me, so many doubts and complicated decisions to take...

12. Active since the mid-nineties, how do you think the sound of black metal and more specifically the symphonic sound has evolved over the years? What do you miss most from the old days?

I miss the non-calculated approach, the music back then was “fresh” and it was easy to get inspired, there were less subgenres and the markets weren’t flooded with hundreds of similar releases. I doubt anyone starting out listening to black metal nowadays will experience the same feeling we did, during the early nineties. No internet, but tapetrading, discovering new music was an adventure, experiencing new fanzines exciting. Today, much has become exchangeable, and I hardly discover new albums that blow me away.

13. How were your beginnings in music: first concerts you attend, first albums you buy? What happened in your lives pushed you to want to be musicians?

My first “real” gig was Overkill, 12.2.1990 at Frankfurt, first time my parents allowed me to visit a concert. I guess they regretted this quickly. Best experience ever. I started out with Iron Maiden and also saw them the same year, but this first gig was something special. I never thought live music could be so massive. This was a whole new experience. Show, sound, light, so awesome. So I went and bought a guitar, took lessons.

14. What album represents for you the essence of black metal? What recent albums have you bought?

Hm, I’d probably pick “In The Nightside Eclipse” of Emperor. This is the quintessence of Black Metal, and a true milestone, just for the music, not for drama. I also loved “Blood Ritual” of Samael and of course “Ceremony Of The Opposites” who both were released earlier and important influence for me, but I think Emperor’s proper debut album is the most important album for Black Metal in my opinion.

15. What future plans do you have for Agathodaimon in terms of upcoming releases, concerts or reissues?

For now, play some more gigs. Then start working on more songs, to aim for the next album. I’d love to re-issue old stuff, but I don’t think we have sales potential to justify this and the negotiations with our old label. But let’s see.

16. Thank you very much for taking the time to answer these questions for Black Metal Spirit, if you want to add something for Agathodaimon's followers, this is the place. I hope the questions are to your liking.

Thanks for the support. Check us out, in case you didn’t listen to Agathodaimon yet- we also enjoy getting feedback, you should find us on social media.

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Wulkanaz ‎– HaglaNaudizEisaz 16,99 €

Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered

NIGHT CROWNED

 REBIRTH OF THE OLD (2022)

Los suecos  mantiene un ritmo imparable, en cuanto a lanzamientos, desde su formación en 2016, editando ahora un Ep de cuatro temas que da continuidad al álbum del año pasado, siendo eso si, sólo un tema nuevo de los cuatro incluidos en este EP. "Born of the Flickering" nos ofrece un sonido que muestra una banda en plenas facultades, cómoda en el desarrollo de un sonido que se mueve con soltura en terrenos del black melódico con algunas influencias death, mostrándose tanto frío y oscuro en lineas generales, como capaz también de ofrecer algunos ramalazos de rabia, sin descuidar en ningún momento ese tono melódico del que saben hacer gala, muchas veces cercano al death y otras al black sinfónico. Los otros tres temas que contiene este Ep son revisiones de temas que aparecieron en su anterior álbum "Hädanfärd", esta vez en inglés y en donde la banda tal vez explora terrenos menos cómodos para ellos como pueden ser un mayor acercamiento tanto a sonidos death melódicos como a black sinfónico o incluso echando mano de secciones más cercanas al thrash, trayendo a la memoria el legado de bandas como Dissection, Dimmu Borgir o la escena el sonido death de Gotemburgo, en unas revisiones en donde no pierden un apice de credibilidad a la hora de ofrecer un sonido directo y compacto, con mucho peso de las melodías, pero que se muestra también afín y próximo a terrenos que estando presentes en lo temas originales no estaban tan explotados como en estas revisiones, que de alguna manera nos dejan con ganas de lo que deparará el futuro para los suecos. (7,8).

Noble Demon

1. Born of the Flickering 04:50

  Enthralled into the dustwind

Crusaders of a lost battle

Warned by a thorn of war

Jeweled in their own blood

Yarns of fugitive elements

In distance to the thorncastle

Empire bricks thrown to the soil

Sharp and poisonous thorns

Pure it is, like defenseless spring births

Unpleased by a sudden nightfall

Turned its back on love and life

And made it all unpure

Lovesongs of the dove, seen through

Time of what he song

A messenger of the nourishing light

Were attacked of enemy ravens

So therefore, it song no more

Pearlgate servants, in the end you gather

In the clouds beyond clouds

Foundation walls of the raising temple

Prisoners of a time that was

Promised sentences long before years

Came to join the hearse that rode

And will always ride

In the hearts of them, historical plague

2. Rex Tenebrae (English version) 05:55

   Come into my kingdom

And fade in my vast eternal void

There is no light to be seen at the end

Only the cold dark

There is no divinity or paradise

Just oblivion

I'll bring death & despair

And vanquish all life

I'm the throat of the abyss

The devouring dark

I've come to deprive you from all sence of light

I am he, bearer of sin, Rex tenebrae

Immortal, infinity I am beyond eternity

Fathomless, nothingness I am a monument to all your sins

Come dwell with me in the eternal gloom

Inhale the essence of my being

Behold the light fading from your pale eyes

Come into my everlasting realm

Divide & rule over life & death

I am a gift & a curse

From ashes to dust to nothingness

All you are comes to an end

3. Shackled (Fjättrad English Version) 05:48

   Imprisoned in flesh & blood

Tied to the sands of time

Tormented by the gift of life

I redeem you from its bond

I am your beginning, I am your end

I have allways been & always I will be

I give you peace, I give you eternal grief

I am the one who shackles in life's misery

Born in screams & agony

In solitude you shall perish

In anguish you endlessly strive

In emptieness you wither

When the sand has poured out

I'll lead you home

Everything you were fades away into oblivion

An empty shell is everything you've ever been

Life is but a bygone era

So let the sand run out

Shackled in the withering roots of life

I see slowly break apart

Step by step, day by day you wither away

Let the sand of time rain like venom over you

Imprisoned in flesh & blood

Tied to the sands of time

Tormented by the gift of life

I redeem you from its bond

I am your wish, I am your perdition

I have allways been & always I will be

I am the gaze of the executor, I am angelic

I deprive you of your life

When the sand has poured out

I'll lead you home

Everything you were fades away into oblivion

An empty shell is everything you've ever been

Life is but a bygone era

So let the sand run out

4. A Fate Sealed in the Grave (Ett gravfäst öde English version) 04:28

A sinister call From ancient soil Its bewitching voice Entraps me in its violence Decays with every breath With heavy steps I walk towards the end of life An endless journey On a solitary path Let me quietly rot In the tellus abyss-like throat Shackled in the chains of eternity Longing for time to consume me Everything dies, everything fades A fate sealed in the grave awaits all but me A fate sealed in the grave awaits all but me All life cease for each step I take Frost covered ground is all I leave A constant endeavor Through time & space An eternal distaste for all life With a longing for an end Lifeliness characterizes my dreams To find peace in eternal sleep One last step Over the mountain's edge Let me be swept in barren moist soil Let me be one with nothingness Never will my heart stop beating Never shall I fade away Everything dies, everything fades A fate sealed in the grave awaits all but me  

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