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lyrics
What upon an astral shore
In might and grace can be reborn
Above the northern clouds
And where fates are carved upon fading stars
Spread your light upon this path
Hide the sun and I will come
Send your dashing winds to carry me onwards
You awakened me once and I pledged my blood
Ι have pledged my soul
And I have sworn an Oath forevermore
I have been once torn apart
Wounded, crawling, bleeding
With the warmth of death in my skin
And the dance of ravens accompanying
I have been offered the sweet wine of oblivion
And a honorable pact for my name
Don't forget that time I refused them all
Up atop the Twilight's dome
That some call the Ageless watch
Once I saw the signs and planned my maps towards the skies
And I traveled above these fields to reborn with your serpent kiss
And I have sworn to hold the hourglass filled forevermore
I have been born twice
Once in pain and once in delight
Once to fade to ashes and once above the mundane vaults to rise
But our path aligned and my blood was spilled an eternal sacrifice
To dance the Spiral Dance and shut the starlit skies
Now that my fate is recarved on glowing sands
I keep moving them within the ancient glass
And I will remember...
That with your Fires I have once been healed
That I have been drowned in your burning elixir
Upon a crumbling world I hold the hourglass still forevermore
So, spread your light upon this path
Hide the sun for me to come
Send your dashing winds to carry me onwards
You awakened me once and I pledged my blood
I have pledged my soul and I have sworn the Oath
To hold the hourglass still forevermore
credits
from Nine Altars,
released February 21, 2020
Music and lyrics by Orth.
Guitars, Bass, Vocals, Storms and Invocation by Orth.
Drums and percussion by George C.
Outro acoustic lead guitar by Yiannis K.
supported by 25 fans who also own “The Hourglass Still”
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
supported by 24 fans who also own “The Hourglass Still”
Pretty much the best Black/Speed Metal I've listened to since I learned about Evil Invaders and Vulture. Everything you'd love to be reminded of about this musical era is there. The influences are what you'd expect too: Motörhead, Venom, Bathory, early Slayer, Celtic Frost; aggressive vocals, tortured guitar solos, pounding drums; everything is fast, clear and still a little grimy, but without reverb cranked up to the max. Amazing band, amazing album. Odiumediae
supported by 24 fans who also own “The Hourglass Still”
A Pagan black metal masterpiece.
Folk and black metal elements fuse into one extremely catchy and awe inspiring album. This band does not disappoint from all the high praise sent it's way. Abyssius Murkraken
supported by 22 fans who also own “The Hourglass Still”
An outstanding Extreme doom death album, in the best tradition. The funerary atmosphere reminds of Evoken ('Centuries of ooze" bears striking similarities, for my delight). It is overall sharp, dark, hypnotic and unrelenting. One of those rare convincing new bands that hold proud the legacy of the biggest names. Bertrand Marchal