Black rook ‘gainst stormblown clouds
In defiance of the sun
Blackened by the flames of war
Thy kingdom shalt rise again
Claim the grimoire of ages past
Drink from the chalice of the dead
Awaken! Forces of nightly shade
Arise now! At thy master’s cold decree
Come thou forth! And end their wretched lives
With bright steel! ‘Neath the crimson moonlight
Bloodstained shadows cast
By sages weaving spells
Revenants and spectres feed
Damp and drear the wretched tomb awaits
Catacombs of cursed knowledge loom
Guarded by fell beasts and ancient hexes
Iron gates spear the bitter night
Torn apart by spells of destruction, we descend in meagre light
lanterns sputter fitfully to life
Realise the tomb is far from empty
Red pinpricks break the gloom,
Hideous faces lit by pale and eerie glow
A disgusting afterlife
The fallen reanimated
By a foul necromancer -
Guarding the tome with gnashing teeth
Blades flash, flame leaps high
Screams of pain and rattling breaths
The undead decimated
I see it – upon a crumbling lectern
Cutting through dead flesh
I reach the coveted prize
Ground begins to shake
Walls begin to crumble…
We surface, bruised and battered
Victorious in our quest
The knowledge contained within
Will restore the Tyrant’s might
Black rook ‘gainst stormblown clouds
In defiance of the sun
Blackened by the flames of war
Thy kingdom shalt rise again.
supported by 24 fans who also own “Mists of Necromancy - the Tyrant Rises”
The first 30 seconds of "Revenge by Fire" convinced me to get the whole album! It is a face-melting blend of speed and black metal, reminiscent of Hellripper! KVAEN is a Swedish solo project much like Hellripper but many known guest musicians helped J. Björnfot in his endeavor. Altogether it is really a solid debut album, I loved the melodies and the pace changes in the second half too, ending with a "calm" instrumental one. Well-done!! sachavonkarl74
True crime gets a blackened hardcore twist on the UK band's debut album, inspired by an unsolved mystery from 2013. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 23, 2022
supported by 24 fans who also own “Mists of Necromancy - the Tyrant Rises”
Californian quartet defining themselves as Sci-Fi black metal, maybe due to cosmic and interstellar topics, sounding like blackened death metal too ("The Maw"). It's a well-balanced melodic black metal album, with some fast-paced tracks and nice rhythmic transitions reminding me of Swiss band Celtic Frost (e.g. Terminal Odyssey). In other words not overly dominated by drum speed and also not sounding as extreme or as raw as some BM can be. sachavonkarl74