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Revenant of Valor
05:48
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Brinner ner, hans minne består
Southern songs called from across the sea
Twelve winters of grief in Heorot, a hell-forged misery (so begins his story)
Hrothgar’s bane, mearc-stapa, quarry for his fame
Twas drubbed, mutilated, retreated to die in the marshes
Her son was slain, provoking vengeance
Aeschere’s murder, reprisal, the ghastly message was sent (ruthless recompense)
The Ides Aglæcwif... Hrothgar commanded him to take her life
A clash ensued and with holy sword she was slew
Returned to Geatland, he’d succeed Hygelac for the throne
50 years passed, a thief disturbed a great dragon's sleep
Fire unleashed, its barrow ransacked, ruin befell the land
Sensing his end, the potential renown,
he embarked to battle the beast, ära!
Dragon die!
With my help we succeeded in slaying the beast but a terrible price
Bitten during the battle, Beowulf lay dying from a fiery venom
Life fading, he demanded to see the treasure won from our victory
Sorrow and sadness overtook him as he slowly slipped away
He saw us for soldiers, for men... And they answered with their cowardice
Now they foresee enemies on the rampage, bodies in piles, and misery
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Demon Queller
06:03
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Diyu its 10 courts, my home, the suffering which I condone
Agony apparent here; the dead, penance paid, atmosphere of dread
Guardians of this hell ushering in prisoners to inquisition
Questions asked of them; judgement, edict on karmic consequence
With red robe, jet black beard, and intense stare, the King of Ghosts will be feared!
And next, man from Zhongnan, suicide is how your life ended
Genius, glaring here; tested, title of Zhuangyuan contested
Officials deliberated, ordained; denial, appearance profane
Rejections overwhelmed him; ashamed, on courtyard pillar smashed his brain
With red robe, jet black beard, and intense stare, the King of Ghosts will be feared!
So here you stand, condemned, for your chosen sin
Intelligent, no doubt; anything to say, in your defense?
It’s decided! You will be my mogwai hunter
My spectral warden
The King of Ghosts!
Arise, now!
Stoically he stood and vowed,
No harm to humans from guǐ allowed
His emperor was afraid and frayed,
Vexed, nauseous, tormented
So his first guǐ hunt had begun
Stalking the spirit, crept up beside,
Grabbed the guǐ, tore out its eye
Prey subdued and prize in hand,
Eye consumed, and thus began…
His legend!
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The Wraith That Weeps
06:12
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Ella vendrá pronto, mujer de blanco, a quitarte la vida
María dolorida, siempre buscando, aguas de noche
Buscando sin cesar, llorando y lamentándose
¿¡Dónde están mis hijos!?
Quickly children we must escape,
Before the dawn will break, and your mother wakes
Quiet! She'll not take you from me
Throw your things into the car, now we have to leave
I've got a sinking feeling,
That a wail I'm hearing?
Ella vendrá pronto, mujer de blanco, a quitarte la vida
María dolorida, siempre buscando, aguas de noche
Buscando sin cesar, llorando y lamentándose
¿¡Dónde están mis hijos!?
Ignore those bottles by your feet,
You can breathe with relief, freed from her deceit
Fine! We'll stop for a moment's rest,
At an upcoming creek, so you both can piss!
I've got a sinking feeling,
That a wail I'm hearing?
Frantically I ran over to them
Witnessed the specter standing there
Transfixed by my own terror
My children were being drowned
Floating motionless, with eyes open,
Their lives were stolen, never to be awoken
Grief consuming, here in this haze,
No more gatherings, just endless suffering
I've got a sinking feeling
It was a wail I’m hearing
Ella vendrá pronto, mujer de blanco, a quitarte la vida
María dolorida, siempre buscando, aguas de noche
Buscando sin cesar, llorando y lamentándose
¿¡Dónde están mis hijos!?
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The Labors
04:20
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I arrived in somber mire swallowed by miasma so vile
Goaded out, the poison clouds poured from each of its nine mouths
Battle raged, hammered a head, was unfazed, two replaced damage
Scheme devised, an order defined, hacked and cut, wounds cauterized
Slain – Nemea’s beast, lion slain, in less than 30 days, so sacrifice wasn’t made
Now wearing its mystic pelt, no blade, spear nor arrow be felt
Killed – Lerna’s curse, hydra killed; careful to avoid its breath, a noxious threat
Now wielding its deadly blood no man, monster, mystery shielded – murderous!
I was born, Zeus' pride, Hera's scorn, failed infanticide
She didn't relent, aimed abhorrence, my family forever silenced
Madness gone, they all had died, blood on my arms, was horrified
Penance moored; well-being restored, if 12 labors, could be conquered
Slain – Nemea’s beast, lion slain, in less than 30 days, so sacrifice wasn’t made
Now wearing its mystic pelt, no blade, spear nor arrow be felt
Killed – Lerna’s curse, hydra killed; careful to avoid its breath, a noxious threat
Now wielding its deadly blood no man, monster, mystery shielded – murderous!
With this my expiation ends!
This three-headed hound is nothing to me
Slain – Nemea’s beast, lion slain, in less than 30 days, so sacrifice wasn’t made
Now wearing its mystic pelt, no blade, spear nor arrow be felt
Killed – Lerna’s curse, hydra killed; careful to avoid its breath, a noxious threat
Now wielding its deadly blood no man, monster, mystery shielded – murderous!
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Serpent King's Venom
05:30
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Jamshid’s Khvarenah forfeit
Mankind's so malleable
All I need is a usurper
Son of Merdās, what do you say?
I want what's owed, supremacy!
Then do as I dictate
Kill my father? Gladly, I’ll obey
The trap is set and lies in wait
His death ensured by his faith
Mine! This world will be mine,
And everyone will bow
Weaklings ruled by the proud
No… no offering is too great
No amount of murder too much
Great men ignore the cost
Oh snakes that’s curious…
Sprouted from your shoulders
Irascible, they’ll snap and strike
And regrow if severed...
What can I do to remedy!?
I'm anguished, end this sickness!
Feed them two human brains a day
Mine! This world will be mine,
And everyone will bow
Weaklings ruled by the proud
No… no offering is too great
No amount of murder too much
Great men ignore the cost
I emerged as altruistic opposition; enemies eliminated, elevated to emperor
What!? What’s this dream? Who's this Fereydun?
My reign ended by a young man and a mace?
Kaveh your machinations are just meek!
This forlorn rebellion will be resolved!
Curse you!
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His Riastrad
05:56
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A spear thrown, my guts gushed, onto the cushions of my chariot
Unbowed, Undefeated,
I will die on my feet
Born to Deichtine and Lugh, a demigod, rivaled only by a few
And an Ulster-born son, who’d leave his countrymen awe-stricken
By crushing my foes into submission
Even at only seven years of age, I felt an unknown strength, buried in my rage
Near Emain Macha that one day, I walked by a field where boys were playing,
Fomentations forfeited their safety
My heart boomed like a baying hound begging for bloodshed
A hideous, metamorphosis, causing violence and victims
Three spears thrown, my companions killed, on the blood-soaked plain of Muirthemne
Unbowed, Undefeated,
I will die on my feet
Later trained by Scáthach, a warrior, lady from across the lochs
And with Aífe had a son, who'd leave me later grief-stricken,
In battle through grisly exhibition
Even at seventeen years of age, I fought and defeated every soldier sent my way
The Táin began eventually, I slaughtered Medb's men single-handedly,
And awoke to my friends killed mercilessly
My heart boomed like a baying hound begging for bloodshed
A hideous, metamorphosis, creates carnage and corpses
The spears thrown, my end imminent, by the magic of Morrígan and Lugaid
Unbowed, Undefeated,
I will die on my feet
Standing stone, please support me
Connla, my son, our banner would've been boundless
Ferdiad, my friend, our friendship was cherished
Lugh, my father, my glory was short-lived
Deichtine, my mother, my ardor great, my sorrows deep
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Devil o' the Sea
04:22
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I awoke in agony again
Their frantic screams incessant
Every night I have to relive a sickening sight,
Of a family who woefully lost their lives,
From my dearth of bravery,
And a monster who roams both the land and sea
Their grisly deaths indelible
No amount I drink blots the shameful sight
Of a family who haplessly lost their lives,
From my dearth of bravery,
And a monster of unmixed malignity
There was blood on their door
There were limbs on the floor
Children's lives surrendered
They're all dead
I awoke in agony again
Their frantic screams incessant
Every night I have to relive a sickening sight,
Of a family who woefully lost their lives,
From my dearth of bravery,
And a monster who roams both the land and sea
Shouldn’t have been a coward
Shouldn't have led it to their door
Cruelty came to my neighbors
Now they're all dead
Sleepless – out a moonless starlit night
It appeared again my fear materialized
Equine-like and skinless with black blood in its veins
Its sinewy muscles writhed when movement made
Paused and pondered the cessation of my life
Chose to leave me alive
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From primeval Chaos we came
And my father Uranus came to reign
His madness bore by prophecy
In Tartarus, confined Cyclops and Hecatonchires
Gaia was irate, sickle forged, the method to castrate
I was compelled, strike delivered from pain and trauma knelt
In his defeat, shared a prophecy, I'd die by progeny
My reign won't end…
This prophecy can't come true if my kin are banished and spawn consumed
Campe my appointed guard, Rhea then surrendered, progeny delivered
And on Mount Othrys I'll rule, embodiment of fear, my legacy secured
Poured wine by my cupbearer, fell sick, vomiting out, my progeny immured
Brothers and sisters, you're free
Onward to Olympus to shape our strategy
Father's wrath will bring calamity
Join me and together we'll topple his tyranny
The battle then began, the air burned, cascading combustion
Losing the upper hand, sky cracked and groaned, defeats left me sullen
His reign must end…
Gaia insisted that I free her Tartarus-confined offspring
Their dragon-like jailer Campe dispatched, now her corpse is left rotting
Brothers will you join me in delivering recompense?
Lightning in-hand, army in tow, we march against Othrys
Father, this war will end!
I'm joined by your own kin
So, you've support of dimwits?
We will bring your demise
Unlikely, just a waste of time
This is the beginning of your end
Enough! You'll be eradicated! Die!
This war is finally over, and my foes must be dispensed with
Atlas you'll hold up the heavens
Titans to Tartarus to be imprisoned
To my brothers the underworld and sea
That leaves the sky and everything beneath it to me...
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9. |
I Am Vengeance
05:02
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Humanity what have you ever done for me?
Denounced and cursed since my birth for I am not like thee
A proud descendant of the ancient seed
Driven forth by the screams of my enemies
I am the plague that shall grace you with an early grave
Exterminate - bring you all into damnation
In an orgasmic rush of pain I mark my coming in crimson sprays
Fools! I shall rid myself from the thorns pierced in my side
The weak laments of your wounded shall be my crown
Anointed in their tears... sweet as wine are they
A waste of flesh is the only thing you are to me
The time has come to destroy your simple entitles
A filthy pack of liars and thieves
Crawling in the stench of your own self-deceit
I am the predator and you are all mine to claim
Hunt you down unto the point of extinction
A genocidal war machine
Wreaking chaos upon those who dare to challenge me
I am vengeance incarnate, your futile world I shall desecrate
I bear the mark of all demons like an aura that drips of venom
I am the bringer of the final war
Your god lies dead in his own shit and gore
Rest assured that all of you will die
You insolent fools shall breathe no more
Hatred burns within my veins towards your wretched kind
I spread my creed of suffering in this bloodbath so divine
I shall cleanse the earth from the worms of the human breed
Revel in the blood of my sworn enemies
Grind their bones to the dust... bloodlust!
Humanity what have you ever done for me?
Denounced and cursed since my birth for I am not like thee
A proud descendant of the ancient seed
Driven forth by the screams of my enemies
I am the plague that shall grace you with an early grave
Exterminate - brought you all into damnation
A genocidal war machine
Grinding down all of you who dared to challenge me
Hatred burns within my veins towards your wretched kind
I spread my creed of suffering in this bloodbath so divine
No mercy is shown for the weak in this blood-drenched fatal spell
Tear the flesh off from their limbs and send their souls to hell
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Foretoken Virginia Beach, Virginia
Myths, legends, and folklore with their colorful imagery and imaginative narratives often served as not only entertainment but cautionary tales for their time. Foretoken borrows from this tradition by blending Symphonic elements and Extreme Metal to retell these stories of violence, tragedy, and sorrow, from around the world. ... more
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