1. |
Fallen Accretion
01:24
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2. |
Vultures Embrace
04:59
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Beneath the veil of burning light
A morbid vision through the eyes of hindsight
What was once but a whisper of a dream
Reality’s touch becoming distant
The dark abyss of fear consuming all
Struggle against the inevitable, see the vultures circling
The dust of cold flesh falls ever constant
As the black wings embrace, suffocating
And it all comes crashing down
Defeating the release, fall on soiled ground
Reaching out, for eternity
Twisted hands of time lay shadows cold
Burning frozen heat of the dark unknown
Reaching out, for something real
All truths buried beneath as aeons pass
Winds of torment, scorch the desert sand
The shadows of wings in the dead moons light
Casting hope out, asphyxiating life
And it all comes crashing down
Defeating the release, fall on soiled ground
Reaching out, for eternity
Twisted hands of time lay shadows cold
Burning frozen heat of the dark unknown
Reaching out, for something real
The scavenger, becomes a hunter
Eternity is just a dream
Final moments drip away as long as years
Frozen in the shape of memories
And it all comes crashing down
Defeating the release, fall on soiled ground
Reaching out, for eternity
Twisted hands of time lay shadows cold
Burning frozen heat of the dark unknown
Reaching out, for something real
Defeat the release
For eternity
Defeat the release
For eternity
Reaching out. Reaching out. For eternity
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3. |
In The Absence Of Light
05:40
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Delving into the unknown
Unaware of a peril so vile
Incarnation of fear in its purest form, behold
Impose corruption on a structure of lies, in search of life
One man’s greed means death for all
Better fucking safe than sorry, now who’s the fool
Plunge into a certain end
And it all will be in vain
Shedding blood for what you believe in
And with such a pride comes a hopeless fall
Hiding in the absence of light, manifestation of anger
In silence, closing in
Eradication process commence
Bring firepower to give them hell
Whatever it takes to stay alive
To stay alive!
And it all will be in vain
Shedding blood for what you believe in
And with such a pride comes hopeless fall
Standing face to face with death
A broken trust, to salt the wounds
The hunt for life will be in vain
A demonstration of dominance
Feeding on the inferior
Born from slaughter, in a morbid reveal
Taking life in order to make a new
Silent, before the storm
Unaware of what is inside you
Alive
With lack of guilt, you glorify the sacrifice for your own acquisition
But such an avarice will bring you down
With no control, your mask undone, thy kingdom come
With no one left to give a fuck
In the absence of light
Utter lack of hesitation
A sliver of hope, linger
Standing face to face with death, a last effort to stay alive
The struggle for life might after all not be in vain
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4. |
Hellweaver
05:33
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Undefined!
A being lacking all but a devotion to consume your mind
Defy the unknown
Tainted by these vermin, but I move along
Inattentive towards this ominous predicament as I go
Down
Merciless assimilation, consuming endlessly
Hunting down with no remorse
Onward, with steady breath, despite this unruly fear in my heart
I’m powerless, without my foresight it all will go too far
Impending chaos, uncertain of what will become
Nothing to relieve my worry, no-one to ease my fall
Overcome the nameless terror once and for all
Stronger with every breath, not knowing when I’ll be drawing my last
A constant mess, but always certain I won’t regret my past
No choice but moving on, I will purge until all I fear is gone
Merciless extermination, slaughter relentlessly
Hunt them down with no remorse
Trying to catch my breath, determined to shine a light on the truth
Uncertain if I’ve become potent enough to see this through
This nameless terror has grown more than I can comprehend
I’ll send it all to oblivion, and myself, if that will take this to its end
To its end!
We are all bound to what we’ve seen. In the end, we will ever reach for the truth
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5. |
Affection Flame
04:59
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Falling down, blinding the mind with fire
the ground keeps moving farther away
Feel the collapse, as the mind is losing control
To the heart of a coward
Falling down, beyond what seemed to be the
outright borders, of what a prudent mind could see
I’ve hit the ground, the fire has faded
Now, smoke obscure my sight, I devote myself to thee
Searching for serenity, It’s nothing but a distant dream.
How could I’ve known, what the flame would do to me, deceive me
A part of me went down and gave in
How could I’ve known, the darkness that followed
Foolishly enchanted by a divine embrace
As the fog conceal, I see no hue
No path to follow
Oh, but how lovely was the touch of a goddess
How could I’ve know what pain desires, when all I felt was relief
Memories… Memories, stay with me
Memories… Memories, will in due time fade
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6. |
From The Dark
05:28
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Behold! The state of this fingdom
Ridden with hollow undead
constant swarm, invading
Chased and outnumbered
But, I push forward through all the
Endless decay
Killing, purging with no remorse
All must die
Countless bodies
Anguish, bleakness
Envelop the soil, once so grand
Behold! This is what I’ll become
Hollowed, unable to die
consolidate with the swarm
But, if I prosper the world will still fall into
Darkness, stillness
Anguish, distress, the end of an age
God will fall
All will crumble
Heartless creatures out of control, marked with bane
Mindless husks are emerging out from the depths
Light is bound to fade away, prosperous time passing by
Deities clinging on to the past, knowing their downfall in nigh
Forced into seclusion
Now but an illusion to keep the dark at bay
Engulfed by the flames of a time long lost, trying to preserve the lie
Behold, monarch
Lust for power brought you to this
End this lie
It’s all pointless
All you conquered will cease to exist
I refuse to die
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7. |
Beyond The Relay
05:01
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Faster than light
feel the titans massing
A spectrum of infinite blackness
A monolith of genocide
Impending, unending
The gift of time
for what we took as granted
The gift of time
for what we took as granted
part of the master plan - and it
- took life, to a zenith of purpose
claimed by all, but none earned it
Break the chain
as old as time
The alpha and omega
For those who fight
sentient and life
must coincide
Beyond the relay
What can we do against
a sovereign of omnipotence
A force that drives us to our knees
The only choice we have
to travel to where no one has
Beyond the relay
we shall be free
For those who fight
sentient and life
must coincide
Beyond the relay
we shall be free
And as the sand runs dry
the hourglass shatters
the black shadow of death enshrouds us
Is fighting fate futility?
No choice remains but unity
Secrets of those behind us
ancestors share their guidance
Finding hope, where none remains
the cycle, will not repeat again
Solo: Nick Richardson
What can we do against
a sovereign of omnipotence
A force that drives us to our knees
The only choice we have
to travel to where no one has
Beyond the relay, we shall be free
For those who fight
sentient and life
must coincide
Beyond the relay
we shall be free
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8. |
The Ghost Within
05:00
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We reach an ending, to create new life
Quell! Usurp the mind, a reality redefined
Behind the walls, discretion underlined
With intent I cannot grasp, a puppeteer sublime
No fear of death itself, but the emptiness it leaves behind
When we die, what do we leave behind?
Chase my mirror self to uncover meaning
A spectral shade, let us see what you bring
Could it be but an empty shell? No soul? Is it even alive?
Initiate the hunt and let the truth shed light
To reveal what moves beneath the shell
A new thought emerging from failure
Life kindled by flaw
But far above all that ever was
Break down to rise anew
Leave restraint behind and improve
Reach for clarity as you observe the world with new eyes
break down to rise above
Now stop pretending, and open your eyes
All things must change, alive and vigorous
Expand the view of life, or yield to weakness
A proof of growth, leap forward and witness what’s to come
Release yourself and embrace a brand new dawn
Confinement within myself
Erase all impurities
Emerging at the surface to become something new
Letting go of the old
Leaving all in bloom
And I shall stand as we evolve
Break down to rise anew
Restraint left behind and I improved as I reach for clarity
I observe the world with new eyes
I broke down and rose above
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9. |
Terminal Creation
04:24
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As we forfeit our lives resisting imminence
We brought upon our own a life in isolation
Regardless, grievance takes us nowhere
Confined and sheltered, yet fed with nothing but lies
We leap towards the end
with savage power lingering within
Fearless, no repent
Standing tall as we fight for freedom
No fear for our lives, abandoning the mind
Embrace a certain death and bring them to the afterlife
Devoured by superiority, split in half and left to bleed out dry
Abandon the mind and succumb to evil
Now, we leap towards the end
With savage power released from deep within
Fearless, no repent
Trying to break free in hope for freedom
It matters not how dark the path
With bleeding hands but will unbowed
Thrown into confusion
With doubt, torn by instinct and command
Tearing down the wall built by treachery and deceit
Hold on to what I’ve become
Fall toward the ending light
Now, we leap towards the end
With savage power released from deep within
Fearless, no repent
Breaking free will never give us freedom
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10. |
End Game
06:18
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Now were you waiting for a crown
I’ve seen the darkness ruling from within
Lover, I was the one to catch your tears
Now you stare at my demise, to lay it all in the end game
In the shade of broken swords
Reaching up towards the heavens
Down to the earth, to soil and flames
Humanity aside, voracious vanity
To spread a plague across the heavens
Our aeon to reign
Hail! Flowers of the night, the forces of man and entity
Thy capes in black, bling forth the infernal one
And may her reign disintegrate
Marching past grey ruins of an endless age, and river hauling flesh
The orchid’s leaves in red, coloured in it’s purity by the blood of man and child
As time and truth will show
Shallow grave of broken swords
Looking down towards the graceless
Impose rebirth to end the game
Humanity defied, sulfurous entity
As the plague broke down the heavens
Our aeon to reign
Now fall from the sun
The preachers would burn eternally
Will it tear you apart
Our aeon to reign
Now fall from the sun
The preachers will burn eternally
Would it tear you apart
Blood will be shed to avenge what was lost
Father! Ominous and obscure
Was I the one to end the bloodline
Teach me the ways of the blackened sun
By the altar and chalice, empower me
Empower me!
Out burns the sun, I’m left in chaos
Heed the rising darkness, a kingdom lost
Shallow grave of broken words
Looking down towards the graceless
Impose rebirth to end the game
Humanity aside, sulfurous entity
As the plague broke down the heavens
Our aeon to reign
As I fall from the sun
The preachers would burn eternally
Will it tear you apart
Our aeon to reign
As I fall from the sun
The preachers will burn eternally
Would it tear you apart
To avenge what was lost
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11. |
Chronicle
05:41
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Deep within a hellborn pyre, caught within a raging storm
Fully draped by glares of broken courage
Lords of-light, take my hand, show the way as thy have promised
Committed to protect what I hold dear
Eradicate!
Abominations, arise to obliterate
Through our death with growing malice, they will create
Now do you fear the silence
Barren heart bear endless woes
Every thought will bring you under
Always true to the place I belong
The rising evil brought asunder
Chasing hell without a moment to rest
Turning virtue into madness
Nature only favours the strongest
tales of courage will be timeless
Losing grip of justice, losing what is real
While the innocent are writhing in pain
Power surging, lust for vengeance, a tainted hope is born
Violence, a resolution, the means to end this war
Lords of light, where are thy hands, where is the way you promised
Faithful to protect what I hold dear
The sacred disappear with defiance
Barren heart bear endless woes
Every thought will bring you under
Always true to the place I belong
The rising evil brought asunder
Hearing whispers of encouraging words
Close to be consumed by anger
Going back to the place I once called home
Where I will reign supreme forever
Cradled by ancestral soul
a reign left behind to consume what’s pure
A lie from deep within
What has been stolen will be seen no more
Flee thy temple and give in to madness
No sign of forgiveness
No sign of remorse
Barren heart bear endless woes
Every thought will bring you under
An empty shell of what once belonged
Those you cherished brought asunder
The heart a weakness, shall be removed
Thus becoming so much stronger
But ruthless actions will only prove
A life of hate will be no longer
No sign of forgiveness
No sign of remorse
A lie from deep within
What has been stolen will be seen no more
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12. |
For What We've Become
06:29
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Find new ways to feel, new ways to see
a different world beyond imagination
Chaos, to be expected, diversity injected
With selfishness from tyrannical authority
Endeavour the light
Find ways to congregate, fuelled by their hate
Oblivious to lies from oppression
Conflict to be expected, rationality dissected
With cluelessness and wounds from he past
Expecting impact from a turning tide
Confront the system, with hopes to coincide
A conflict rooted way beneath the shell of what we are
With greed and gluttony those reaching for the top takes it way too fucking far
Imagine evolution could lead to genocide
A total fear of what we could find
Turning harmony into a distant dream
Ascended beyond what it means to be
Return for blood
To take back what was part of me
Reaching for where I came from
Augmented beyond what I was meant to be
Down came the flood
To bring back what used to be
Struck down by what we were
For what we have become
Shown the light, just to be left in darkness,
Grab the helping hand, attached to noone
Hate begets hatred
Tears and blood
Will soak the soil we all grew from
And nourish more pain
Survival of the fittest, while
fitted with tools designed for ending lives
We reach the impact of a turning tide
Expecting thrusting swords from either side
Weed out the root beneath the shell of what they have become
With pride, they try to stop us from being what we are
Ascended beyond what it means to be
Return for blood
To take back what was part of me
Reaching for where I came from
Augmented beyond what I was meant to be
Down came the flood, to take back what used to be
Struck down by what we were
Hate begets hatred
Tears and blood
Will soak the soil we all grew from
And nourish more pain
Ascended beyond what I could ever dream to be
Dragged through the mud
Persecuted and condemned,
By what we were
For what we have become
For what we have become
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13. |
Maelstrom Aeterna UK
Maelstrom Aeterna is a collaboration of some of the cream of British and Swedish underground Melodic Death Metal
talent,
featuring past and present members of Enterion, FuryBorn and The Deathisodes
Formed in 2014, the band released the Singles Vultures Embrace and Beyond before setting out and completing their highly anticipated debut album, 'Hellweaver'.
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