1. |
Sumu-La-El
03:18
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Angel of the Abyss
the ultimate Nihilist
ascended to divinity
feed his all-consuming hunger
souls trapped between life and death
his presence alone
blurs the frontiers between
the Dreaming and the Waking
crafted to punish the sins of mortals
worshipped by millions of beings
a malevolent deity
one of the progenitors
an army of mindless drones
hours of torture and mutilation
all aspects of personality erased
locusts and swarm lords arise
a single crimson eye
corrupted dreams of power
war against the sky
from the Nihil Spire
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2. |
Artifacts Of Power
04:13
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Verse
Lich maniac Emperor
Hordes of Undead under their command
Sorcery powered by sinews and bones
Growing armies of tombstones
Wicked spells dissolved in cordial blood
Evil concoctions to poison a god
Magic stronger than a mind can bear
Destruction and Chaos unleashed
Chorus
From the throne of the Emperor
Granted by Him to the children of Hate
Feed upon souls and are strengthened by pain
Artifacts of Power
Verse
Shedding life, as it's their weakness
Their cultists operate in secret
Gnawing at the pillars of societies
Their efforts bearing fruit over centuries
The power to raise the dead
The wish to break the living
The will to become a god
The tools to burn the world
Verse
A temple on an icy crest
A beachhead in the mortal realm
The cries of a thousand souls sacrificed
The peasants quite simply overwhelmed
Terror emanates from the mountain
Comes down like a torrent and makes the land freeze
Doomed are the land and all creatures within
This is where the reign of the dead will begin
Chorus
From the throne of the Emperor
Granted by Him to the children of Hate
Feed upon souls and are strengthened by pain
Artifacts of Power
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3. |
Sanguine Maker
03:55
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Verse
Descendant of the scaly Empress
Overflown with hatred, thirst for revenge
Plotting the downfall of the cult
Carefully planning to act from within
Twisting geometry
Arcane arts
Ancient astronomy
Eldritch craft
Knowledge and power
Forbidden paths
Baleful magic
Frenetic wrath
Chorus
Red bindings, red robes, red blood, red hate
Foolish - Masters - Feeble - Lambs
The unruly child is contained by its fate
Scheming - Plans - Gaining - Ranks
Bridge
Soon the day will come
The masters overthrown
The lambs are sacrificed
The masters’ schemes are blown
Mingling with the scum
Traitor to the throne
The traps are put in place
A prison made of stone
Chorus
Red bindings, red robes, red blood, red hate
Foolish - Masters - Feeble - Lambs
The unruly child is contained by its fate
Scheming - Plans - Gaining - Ranks
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4. |
The Armed Men March
04:26
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Verse
At dawn, we break off the tents
Oil the weapons, soon we move out
The captain called us to line up
The cavalry is already on its way
Fasten the belts, nothing shall slip
Count your arrows and sharpen your spears
One last breakfast, then put out the fires
By nightfall the boots will be full of blood
Chorus
Soldiers - left right left right left
We are moving - left right left right left
To the warzone - left right left right left
We are marching - left right left right left
With our swords drawn - left right left right left
We are charging - left right left right left
With our life gone - left right left right left
We are parting - left right left right left
Verse
The battlefield lies before us in the mists
The enemy lurks behind the hills
Only a few minutes left to the attack
Prepare the bows and be on guard
Hold the formation and wait for the signal
The slaughtering and dying are about to begin
Only a few more steps to victory
Today is a great day for us humans
Bones will break and skulls will shatter
We salute the gods of war
Skin will tear and blood will splatter
Mankind is worth dying for
Chorus
Soldiers - left right left right left
We are moving - left right left right left
To the warzone - left right left right left
We are marching - left right left right left
With our swords drawn - left right left right left
We are charging - left right left right left
With our life gone - left right left right left
We are parting - left right left right left
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5. |
Thousand Skeletons
03:58
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Chorus I
Humans - butcher them
Helpless - butcher them
Running - butcher them
Crawling - butcher them
Rich ones - butcher them
Poor ones - butcher them
Living - butcher them
Dying - butcher them
Nobles - butcher them
Beggars - butcher them
Crying - butcher them
Screaming - butcher them
Brothers - butcher them
Sisters - butcher them
Fathers - butcher them
Mothers - butcher them
Verse
Boundless hunger drives us forward
What lives must pass away, death is redemption
Killing is our resurrection
What’s born must be undone, life is deception
Chorus II
Thousand skeletons approaching
Aching to commit a murder
Every spark must be extinguished
Silence itself will die
Chorus I
(as above)
Verse
No way will ever lead us back
What lives must pass away, death is redemption
We are final, without mercy
What’s born must be undone, life is deception
Chorus II
(as above)
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6. |
The Men March Again
04:31
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Face me, Death
Face me today
Show your hungry face
Meet me in melee
Face me, Pain
Face me today
Bring the enemy
Let us end the play
Warfare
Fields are burning
Warfare
Pikemen marching Archers swarming
Warfare
The dead returning
Warfare
Humans starving Undead shambling
To death we ride
An iron caravan
We're sworn to end
What we began
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Mort Phantasm Bielefeld, Germany
Since the age of 10 Benjamin Eisenhofer is a metal enthusiast. Mort Phantasm is a Death Metal project to follow his visions of a brutal Metal tone.
You can find me on Mastodon @dereisenhofer@metalhead.club
Mort Phantasm recommends:
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