ANCIENT "The Halls Of Eternity" 1999 Metal Blade Records 1. Born In Flames 2. The Battle Of The Ancient Warriors 3. A Woeful Summoning 4. Cosmic Exile 5. Spiritual Supremacy 6. The Heritage 7. I, Madman 8. From Behind Comes The Sword Born In Flames ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I was born in the sign of Racea From lakes of fire I rose Born in flames to unleash Armageddon The powers of Hades are in my command In this grisly night I ride the realm of Erebus and Sheol Across the skies my mark will be known And the seven seas Will turn to rabid fire beneath my feet As the blackened worlds above are shrieking "By destruction he will build his reign For he is the one who was born in flames" Through this stormy night And over these blazing skies I reign in genocide from my thrones above I conflagration of cosmic dimensions Will flare up the lands in apocalyptic rage "The time has come, the earth is burning Embrace the new domain!" The Battle Of The Ancient Warriors ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Death herself had chosen me To let me watch that gruesome scene And she held me in her daunting hand Amazed by that macabre view, My heart begun to pulse Galvanized by horrors that I saw The battle was butchering and The hordes were rising against each other Saving nothing but death The dust was rising up in the sky, Dead bodies were lying on the ground, A deadly mass of fierce warriors fighting While the demons were prevailing On the sons of god They were tuning dirges saying: "DIE!!! Meaningless creatures, slaves of the light I will triumph for the the evil lives in me!" A veil of flames war covering the field The bloody battle reached its end The ancient warriors got victory in hand The Battle of battles was won! Her Majesty, the wicked one, was staring at her enemy Thunderstrucks resounding once again The seven angels holding trumpets disappeared god left the field beaten as the earth started to shake... It was my dream!!! A Woeful Summoning ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Crestfallen voices from the past, haunting me She calls me from the land of the dead, in twisted tongues The bells I hear are so cold, and so woeful Still I start heading for the graves, beyond the hills "I've been waiting for you to come I am dead to the world, but you know I am here" At last I realize I can't evade her powers She's got me mesmerized by her cries "I want you to come to me!" "I've been waiting for ages!" From the land of the dead, I've been summoned Her voices telling me, to join the other side And as my sense fades away, my visions transcend Now I realize, where I am going At last I hear, the bells are calling for ME! Cosmic Exile ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Watching the universe evaporate into aloof depths As the realm of desolation unfolds itself to me My existence now is mercurial And my fate depends on the astral gods "A place of loneliness and despair Far away from the sun Is where now you belong forever..." The final doom still awaits me And my future seems dreadfully dark The storms from lower cosmos are rising As the astral gods are awakening Night after night I find myself Trapped and lost in a world of solitude Will I ever see another view? Or will my essence be forever trapped? In this corner of universe, my little goes on unknown! Spiritual Supremacy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Keeper of the Talisman of miraculous, virtues and powers Greedy alchemist with inhuman knowledge endowed Chosen initiate guardian of the unknown grialic plants Prepare the elixir for immortality and rebirth Open the portal to the astral gates of science Mental illumination drunk from the golden chalice "Gaucuma, key to clairvoyance Muchamor, shaman's mushroom with mystic visions of truth Honda, for the sacred delirious healing rites Ayakuasa, death liane of the sorcerers Yage, to see through walls and rocks Guanata, sweet coma to the journey of no return" The secret of divinity lives in this spell The laws of creation now in my hands Nature speaks to me in her occult tongue Reveals to me the keys of her sacred entity Etherial energies, the principle of life I am the only mortal with the solar eye... "The third Eye!" Little by little the spiral takes its form A vortex of magic sucks me to the core...! The Heritage ~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Obscure forces of the shadows I call you!" I'm the one who raped the children of Abel I am the wicked King of the night And I am ready to face your strength In the stone cold temple the four are gathered The sweet innocent virgin lays unveiled Surrounded by candles on the black altar Companions and brothers, I want you on my side Be ready now for our ritual shall begin "Are you ready to become the Bride of Evil? Are you prepared to receive my Dark Powers?" "Don't let my beauty die away Like a dead dry teal Come to me, give me immortality ...Here on this black altar I make my promise of faith!" He's coming closer, and pierces her neck With passionate inhuman fury The cuts his pulsing veins And makes her drink his precious blood The two minds fight and dance together A frenzied dance of secret love "Under this ivory fullmoon I rise now immortal!" Now reborn with dead indifferent eyes Join me night creature in my Anthem of Glory! "Lord of Darkness, Your obscure gift made me Undead In crimson passion we'll live together Screaming in filth Forever damned!!!" I, Madman ~~~~~~~~~ Walking in the dark Not caring where it leads It begins to rain Drenched in cold (I madman) I see a girl The feeling of alone I am drawn to her She is shy and I become alive The game She smiles and my blood begins to flow I madman "Take my hand and walk with me Beforewarned I am mad Laughing now she follows me What a bad day she has had I, a madman walking in the rain A rotting corpse that feels no pain Upset and angry for feeling so alone I wish to find a pretty face And make her all my own" Pretty pretty silent one Standing all alone Come a little closer So I can hear your moan Pretty pretty silly girl I take your hand in mine I promise that everything Is just like wine A bit afraid but still so brave I madman I think I love you I madman "A crazy violent stormy man Hidden in a cloak Walks now with a woman Whose throat he'd like to choke I madman who holds your hand Like the calming of the sea Watch me as your life unfolds And your soul is given to me" Many times I'll see your face Damn you madman You haunt me every night Without a trace I madman go to happy place Promises, charm and smiling eyes I madman Always kind and always nice I think you love my grace "The game is dead you want me Remember I am mad Question after question Takes her by surprise I tell her I am wicked And she is not wise So take the hand of a stranger You not a madman" Silly silly little girl I am having so much fun So deep you cannot run Pretty pretty stupid girl... Stay! There is something I will teach you Before you go away "A crazy violent stormy man Hidden in a cloak Lies now on the corpse Of a girl he used to choke Laughing as he looks at her With a smile on his face Grins while he talks to her And heads off to the special place" I madman... From Behind Comes The Sword ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The final traces of the sun have been eradicated as the earth has seen the coming of our black domain The lands are shrouded by the lunar shine that now will be perpetual successor of the radiance of the past The world turns to black Our army stands tall Disposed to seat Our final attack Pathetic fear and apprehension fill the hearts of the feeble lambs once shielded by their decrepit reiuge Their wretched shepherd has been devoured by the savage wolves and Now they realize their scoffing destiny has come The world turns to black Our army stands tall Disposed to set Our final attack "I, the Svartalv, Supreme Female Feel shame for your pityful human form May your soul be purified By my Deadly kiss of death!" The world turns to black Our army stands tall In fury and hate From behind comes the sword! The Halls of Eternity ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The adamant gate behind me, has now been closed A crack that has pulverized my mind "What are you doing here in this world of dismay?" Ancient decadence and sadness fill my ravaged mind As I hear echoes of woe from centuries of dolor Towards the blinding light from the nucleus I get drawn As deafening cries of demons and angels burn my ears The eyes that stare at me feel like needles in my brain My blood is freezing by the sight of the fiery spectre "I am the one who feeds on human calamities Thousands of mortals suffer my power in this realm Your presence has been desired for hundreds of years Now that you have entered here YOU'LL NEVER RETURN!!!" And as I wake up from the trance I find myself inside an enormous odorous hall Out here are all the horrors and beauties Unknown to the mortal world Out here in this forgotten world All life seems to be condemned Could anybody hear my screams of eternal pain? I have drowned into a neverending world of trepidation My mind is obscured by the darkest skies and fears "Your soul is mine!" Scrutinized, victimized, hypnotized and paralyzed By an infernal creature reigning On thrones of torture and pain Eternal enslavement I can't endure Please let me die! But in this world such wishes Are not even heard "Your soul is mine! Your soul is mine! You are trapped in my world Your soul is forever mine!"