Despair
Mother of all
Grant us your blessing of purity
Under your cross
Our home
Insolent tower of might
Worshippers of death arise
Mantle of futility
To the cloudless horizon
We march again
Hymns of death are sounding
Rays of might descend
The storm of war that’s howling
Crumbling columns of eternity
Souls in winter days
Terror and victory
The chained stones of destiny
Roar beyond the gates
At the flaming golden twilight
Bastards of nighttime splendor
Visions of the cold moon
Cloaked in a spectral mist
A monumental ire that dreams
As the icons break
To the blinding glare of bitterness
Sentenced to a fall
Beyond time
Beyond our ruins I fall
Fighting, ascending
The black crest bathes in gold
In the circle of ravens
Where silent horrors lie, I rise
Storming the gates
Of The great hall
Carved idols of saturnian bones
Cloaked under a veil of dying light
Ancient spells of madness
Wind of demonic presence
Chants of ancient war blare
A star of attrition in the sky
Baleful rays, charge towards the night
Hymns of death, rays of might
Fire ablaze, cold winds rise
Hymns of death, rays of might
Burning winds of triumphant light
Mystic horns in a bronze night
Dancing curses, endless rites
Summoning the sun of war, we march
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What an impressive piece of black metal. This one-man hurricane is pure art. Sgah‘gahsowáh creates an haunting atmosphere. He puts so much soul in his music. Sælzer Bub
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Blackbraid quickly followed up their 2022 debut in 2023 with more native folk infused furious black metal. This is by no means a sophomore slump as it is equally excellent, methodical, melodical, and approachable as the first record. 9/10 RJ
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Late 90's BM worship, but it's also a lil more than that. This album takes the best elements from the scene it's inspired by and mostly avoids the worst of it; the song-writing is well-written, it's performed with passion and fun, and the production is raw but isn't lo-fi. (i.e. it doesn't obfuscate and/or suckass).
Tl;dr It's safe but high quality BM. Recommended. Rabbit
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never been a big death metal fan but this is actually super accessible for the genre, has fun concepts, and personally i'm always a fan of albums with short tracklists and huge runtimes (for individual songs) Great time, good jumping on point for newbies too. alienasu