I strongly command and unchain thee spirit,
by him who cursed the world and it was done.
He, who brought death before life.
Moreover, I am spreading storms upon mud-seas.
…I hail the exiled, the beast within the abyss.
Traitor!
Come out…
I curse thee and bind thee in chains of ice and tongues of fire.
I looked down into the end of the world
I saw the beast, and in his right hand was the key
to the bottomless cave.
Upon his head was set a crown of fire.
He is wiser than he was a moment ago…
And back into chaos that he was born,
he will return to build an empire.
Traitor
You cannot destroy me,
‘cause you can’t know what I am…
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Melodic, almost pagan black metal out of Iceland with some of the most aggressive vocals I've heard in the genre. It's balls to the walls from the first note with few respites, but its melodic enough to not overstay its welcome. Jeff Wilson
It's a fierce black metal record that has this really cool melodic parts that they seem to have singled out so it shines like a forest fire. Cool record althroughout and has been a favourite of mine eversince.
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