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THE TEARS THAT WET GETHSEMANE
The tears that wet Gethsemane…
We chose our Faith on Sinai
Our mystic Dreams were hunted
But our eternal Cult is finally restored!
The words that are blown as dust
Drowned in the Seas as lead
Our wings of Knowledge are as Darkness
Dare you meet me in the vast depths of my mind?
Votary of the tears you shed
Follower of the week compassion
Lamenting shall be carried by the Winds in your name
The end shall enter the temple of your worthless life
For We are the Chosen Ones on Earth
Servants of Those who scream over the mountains of sunset
Of the Queen that spits the Ancient Words of Power
We raise the broken chalice in Her eternal Name
I shall dance the dance the dance of Salome once more,
So sleep forever bastard infected birth…
(Vorskaath - November 1992)
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BATTLE ON THE NORSE MOUNTAINS
Swords and armours shine under the rays of a fading Sun
Spikes on wrist; leather, strapped on hand
Axes shine bright... Chain with a hammer, on neck
Swords held up high and voices hail thy name
Odin! Odin, guide my sword!
Two ravens appear from the eternal grey sky
And the fight begins, all men fight proud
The axe and sword tear limbs, shields crack
The field turns red; men bite the black earth
Not far away, ten dragon ships draw near
Egir gazes from the depths and creates a storm
By the time the ten dragon ships came ashore
And the men ran to the Black Mountains
Mani, rose, and reigned his time in cold
The dagger falls, Great Serpent hear our call
The Dragon's breath lies thick into the night
Naked we dance, we the wolves on the frost…
Now swords and armours,
Shine under the light of the freezing Moon
The mountains are darkened,
Fires burn on the top of the hills and mountains
An old man with beard a grey
Walked towards the camp of banner black
And told the men to praise their Gods
And back into the dark he walked
Mani passed the throne to Sol
And night became a day again
Two men in clothes all black
Stood on the highest peak of the mountain and gazed below
An eight legged black stallion one rode
Two ravens flew towards the field
When Mani rose and reigned again
The wolves sung a lament - it was done
"The battle was ours, no man shall take this land”…one spoke…
(Vorskaath - June 1993)
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GATHERING UNDER THE RED MOON
Sparks of light in towers who sleep for years
Sound the Great Horn, invoke the Chosen Ones
The Earth is feverous, the Seas turn red
R'lyeth emerges through the blood red waves
Gehenna awaits for more to come
The wolf Fenriz regains the Sun
Eternal frost and cold…
Form the winds of Night emerge forgotten Kings and Thrones
Gathering, under the Red Moon
Your god is weeping!
Gathering under the Red Moon
The name of the Wolf we hail!
Spells bring down the walls (of heaven)
Almighty Gods come forth
We ride on black chariots in Full Moon
The Great lands of Stygia are reborn
The snow carries signs of red ruby
By the blood of a thousand worms
Once more screams of pain are heard in dead towers
The smell of witchcraft fills the air…
Gathering, under the Red Moon
The Moon is bleeding!
Gathering, under the Red Moon
The silver Thrones are Ours
Beware, of the black hours
Before the Sabbat dawn
I stand enchanted on ancient heights
To see and listen
To the waves of Absu roll…
I raise the horns in blasphemy,
The heavens burn again!
Night…
(Vorskaath - February 1993)
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Sleeping Under Tartarus
04:54
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SLEEPING UNDER TARTARUS
Screaming, blasphemous Names
In the Nocturnal Wind
Carving the Eternal Seals
Invoke the Ancient Kings
In the freezing, vast desert
I spill my Blood on the Altar
I Summon the Dragon of Chaos
I bow down before Thee and hail
The blazing Crown of the Night
Hath fallen to our possession
Ishnigarrab shall walk through the Rays
Azagthoth is Rising on His feet
In the freezing, vast desert
I spill my Blood on the Altar
I Summon the Dragon of Chaos
I bow down before Thee and hail
The Mighty Priest awakes
From the eternal, dark Depths
A thousand Millenniums of Sin
Deluge to the kingdom of the infidels
Reign of the Forgotten
All we Disciples rejoice
At last the rebirth of the Night Cult
Revenge burns in our veins!
(Vorskaath - Winter 1991)
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THE SCOURGE OF THE KINGDOM
Journey in vain, to the land of Absu
She rolls inside the Seas of no return
Within the vaulted Halls of Darkness
Black Winds return…
The Declaration was done
But She awaits thoughtless
The Ancient Scripts…
…Darkness rules supreme
Down in the Palace of eternal Winds
All pride was lost forever more
Like souls that wander in emptiness
After the Gates, purity was desecrated
(Vorskaath - Winter 1991)
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Nocturnal Witch
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NOCTURNAL WITCH
An old castle of torment shines under the Moon,
A crystallized silence casts a shadow over the moors…
Unseen, mouldy, catacombs, summoned to breathe again;
The Witch of Lust eerily commands: "This Night will never end!"
She weaves,
The Spell,
Of Death!
The Mistress of the Night!
Unknowing virgin peasant girl is bled by the hands of Death,
The Witch possessed by Satan, drinks the wine and the victim's last breath.
Piercing screams of agony fill cold dungeons of old
The numbness of her body means the Reaper's touch is cold!
Bitch!
Nocturnal Witch
The Mistress of the Night!
Sick winds blow in these lands...
(Prepare for Death)
(Vorskaath - August 1996/March 1997)
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Armageddon
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ARMAGEDDON
I swear the oath of blood
And tear the virgin's flesh
I gash the wounds of heaven
And rides the wings of death
Tonight the cauldrons are filled
With brewage made of hate
Tonight we blasphemy
Possessed we desecrate
Tonight we raise our cups
And toast in an angels blood
Salute hell's victory
Despise the words of God
Armageddon
Eternal battlefields
No prisoners we take
We rape your sacred souls
Behind the seven gates
Tonight you all will hear
The angels cry of pain
And in the sky you will see
The all eternal flame
On earth you mortal fools
Obey the christian ways
But there is no mighty God
To hear your final prayers
Armageddon
Forks of lightning strikes in the sky
The sound of thunder rolls
Satan, chimes the bell of death
And beckon all your souls
Heaven's angels realizes
There is no place they can hide
Tonight the furnace gates of hell
Stands open wide
Black witch of beauty
Hovers around and cast her spells
Tonight a virgin's womb
Shall breed a son of hell
Armageddon
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Zemial Athens, Greece
The meandering path of Zemial encompasses diverse music styles ranging from raw black-thrash & epic heavy metal, to
progressive rock, electronic soundscapes and avant-garde art music.
Zemial is the one-man project of multi-instrumentalist Vorskaath.
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