Toni Erkkilä – drums
Thorbjörn Englund – lead guitar
Hussni Mörsare – rhytm guitars and vocals
Erik Tomberg – bass
Plus special guests:
Lars Eric Mattssson – keyboards, orchestral/choir arrangements.
Mistheria – synth solos on “From Heaven to Hell” and “Written in Blood”.
The Astral Symphony Orchestra and choir.
Recorded and produced by Lars Eric Mattssson for Lion Music LTD at Lion’s Cage, Aland, Finland May/June 2001. Drums recorded at DGD Studio, Boden, Sweden.
All songs written by Winterlong.
1. From Heaven to Hell
Nights of thunder, nights of pain
Baptized in bloodshed a warrior was born
Raised by evil chained by death
Brought to this world by the reaper himself.
Fighting alone until the end
For freedom his sword shall be held!
Burning in hell for all time
A judgment that he
can’t unveil.
From heaven to hell is a journey, a journey of time.
In punishment and pain in seek of salvation
Another night awaits.
Ancient magic casts a spell
A fate of the undead, and a name remembered well.
Laughing down under, goddess of Hades
Fallen from grace she demands blood revenge.
Fighting alone until the end
For freedom his sword shall be held!
Burning in hell for all time
A judgment that he can’t unveil.
From heaven to hell is a journey, a journey of time.
In punishment and pain in seek of salvation
Another night awaits…
2. Sky Travellers
Flashing thunder rides the night sky
We were born to rule the universe
The Kingdome of us all.
You can’t see us we don’t exist
It’s just imagination; it’s just your own creation.
We come from far away beyond the stars
We have traveled the seven skies.
Signs of circles burned by night lights
Experimenting the human kind,
Experimenting with your minds.
You can’t see us we don’t exist
It’s just imagination; it’s just your own creation.
Today is the day we will make up our minds
Tomorrow might just be to late.
Follow your hearts and confide in your selves
This is the truth of our universe fate…
3. Winterlong
Darkness surrounds us, on a cold winter’s night.
A fire for metal is burning so bright.
Waiting for the right time
When fortune we will find
Braking the silence, we’re one of a kind.
We are Winterlong reaching for the top of the hills.
Standing tall never to fall into the battle of forevermore we go.
We’re leaving this playground
To reach higher grounds
We stand by our six strings a warriors sound.
We are Winterlong reaching for the top of the hills.
Standing tall never to fall into the battle of forevermore we go.
4. Valley of the Lost
Beyond reality in flames of desire
I watch you die in another life.
We danced around in silence
Only demons sang our song.
Together we were bound for eternity
On the eternal path we walk, in the endless night we dwell
Blinded by ominous souls.
We were born to face another life!
Come and join us and be the guardians of the night
Follow the ancient ones into the valley of the lost
Come and join us and be the guardians of the night
Follow the ancient ones into the valley of the lost
I gazed at the sky, who am I low?
Screaming of pain, anger and hate!
Come and join us and be the guardians of the night
Follow the ancient ones into the valley of the lost
Come and join us and be the guardians of the night
Follow the ancient ones into the valley of the lost.
5. The Water Spirit
Don’t say a word, don’t make a sound…
(Cause) It’s midnight, again.
Deep in the dark if you’ll listen, you can hear.
The mystery madman is playing his song.
Down by the river, a stone was his home,
Shadows where dancing, a twist of the dead.
For the goblins and blackelves, and witches and trolls,
They all had a part in his nocturnal play.
Some say he was evil, the Devil himself,
He fooled all with passion, and led them astray.
Daylight, again.
The forest is silent, the mist tells of murder.
In the dark!
The mystery madman is playing his song again…
Down by the river, a stone was his home,
Shadows where dancing, a twist of the dead.
For the goblins and blackelves, and witches and trolls,
They all had a part in his nocturnal play.
Some say he was evil, the Devil himself,
He fooled all with passion, and led them astray.
Solo
Down by the river, a stone was his home,
Shadows where dancing, a twist of the dead.
For the goblins and blackelves, and witches and trolls,
They all had a part in his nocturnal play.
Some say he was evil, the Devil himself,
He fooled all with passion, and led them astray.
So the goblins and blackelves, and witches and trolls.
Went into the river all dazed by the spell,
Don’t say he was evil, nor Devil below.
He fooled you with magic and led you away!
6. Nosferatu
Far beneath you, under ground
I am waiting to be found
I am ugly, I am wild
Nosferatu a vampire’s child.
Vampire nation, blood generation,
When full moon rises so will I.
My creation, your obligation
Knock on wood. It’s bleeding time…
Far above you, in the air
I am watching in despair
I walk among you, in daylight
I’ll come into you, in the night.
Vampire nation, blood generation,
When full moon rises so will I.
My creation, your obligation
Invite me in. It’s feeding time…
Solo
Vampire nation, blood generation,
When full moon rises so will I.
My creation, your last temptation
Open up. It’s needing time…
7. Mystery of Life
The city lights begins to glow
Another dusk has come to show
Silent voices from the past
This is my journey (but) is this my call?
Will I ever get to know!
For every single drop of rain
My life seems to slowly fade away
Still the sky remains the same
Like the wind I change my way
And as a spark becomes a flame
Still the stars remains the same
When the holy ghost has spoken
It makes me silver down my spine
Blackened thoughts dilutions crave my soul.
Am I a morbid man or trick of the tail?
Will I ever get to know!
For every single drop of rain
My life seems to slowly fade away
Still the sky remains the same
Like the wind I change my way
And as a spark becomes a flame
Still the stars remains the same
The spell has been broken
I can see it so clear
Light’s all around me
I’m finally there
Another mystery of life!!?
For every single drop of rain
My life seems to slowly fade away
Still the sky remains the same
Like the wind I change my way
And as a spark becomes a flame
Still the stars remains the same
8. Victory (instrumental)
9. Written In Blood
In a winters night I was born
A traitors eyes was watching me
Burning fields became my home
As the lust of death was growing.
Your fate is written in bone white snow
My fate is written in blood!
Haunted by the screams of the battle fields
This is the word my destiny whispers to me
At the end of the night.
Feel our Viking blood…
Feel our Viking blood…
Feel our Viking blood in your veins
In your veins!
A serpent carved in stone is watching you
(watching you)
He’s guiding you thru time and space beyond
Our dreams!
Another time will come and you will see
That the warrior inside of me shall be free.
(Solo)
Feel our Viking blood in your veins
In your veins!
Your fate is written in bone white snow
My fate is written in blood!
Haunted by the screams of the battle fields
This is the word my destiny whispers to me…at the end of the night.
10. Driven by Insanity
I hear you I feel you
You can’t run away from me any more
Who are you leaved me alone?
Your destiny!
I’m leaving you all behind
My journey has began
Driven by insanity a voice from inside my mind.
Behold my work of art
I’m send from above to slay all your skies
My master has spoken to me
I am the chosen one.
I’m leaving you all behind
My journey has began
Driven by insanity a voice from inside my mind.
From heaven to hell is a journey, a journey of time.
In punishment and pain in seek of salvation
Another night awaits.
Ancient magic casts a spell
A fate of the undead, and a name remembered well.
Laughing down under, goddess of Hades
Fallen from grace she demands blood revenge.
Fighting alone until the end
For freedom his sword shall be held!
Burning in hell for all time
A judgment that he can’t unveil.
From heaven to hell is a journey, a journey of time.
In punishment and pain in seek of salvation
Another night awaits…
2. Sky Travellers
Flashing thunder rides the night sky
We were born to rule the universe
The Kingdome of us all.
You can’t see us we don’t exist
It’s just imagination; it’s just your own creation.
We come from far away beyond the stars
We have traveled the seven skies.
Signs of circles burned by night lights
Experimenting the human kind,
Experimenting with your minds.
You can’t see us we don’t exist
It’s just imagination; it’s just your own creation.
Today is the day we will make up our minds
Tomorrow might just be to late.
Follow your hearts and confide in your selves
This is the truth of our universe fate…
3. Winterlong
Darkness surrounds us, on a cold winter’s night.
A fire for metal is burning so bright.
Waiting for the right time
When fortune we will find
Braking the silence, we’re one of a kind.
We are Winterlong reaching for the top of the hills.
Standing tall never to fall into the battle of forevermore we go.
We’re leaving this playground
To reach higher grounds
We stand by our six strings a warriors sound.
We are Winterlong reaching for the top of the hills.
Standing tall never to fall into the battle of forevermore we go.
4. Valley of the Lost
Beyond reality in flames of desire
I watch you die in another life.
We danced around in silence
Only demons sang our song.
Together we were bound for eternity
On the eternal path we walk, in the endless night we dwell
Blinded by ominous souls.
We were born to face another life!
Come and join us and be the guardians of the night
Follow the ancient ones into the valley of the lost
Come and join us and be the guardians of the night
Follow the ancient ones into the valley of the lost
I gazed at the sky, who am I low?
Screaming of pain, anger and hate!
Come and join us and be the guardians of the night
Follow the ancient ones into the valley of the lost
Come and join us and be the guardians of the night
Follow the ancient ones into the valley of the lost.
5. The Water Spirit
Don’t say a word, don’t make a sound…
(Cause) It’s midnight, again.
Deep in the dark if you’ll listen, you can hear.
The mystery madman is playing his song.
Down by the river, a stone was his home,
Shadows where dancing, a twist of the dead.
For the goblins and blackelves, and witches and trolls,
They all had a part in his nocturnal play.
Some say he was evil, the Devil himself,
He fooled all with passion, and led them astray.
Daylight, again.
The forest is silent, the mist tells of murder.
In the dark!
The mystery madman is playing his song again…
Down by the river, a stone was his home,
Shadows where dancing, a twist of the dead.
For the goblins and blackelves, and witches and trolls,
They all had a part in his nocturnal play.
Some say he was evil, the Devil himself,
He fooled all with passion, and led them astray.
Solo
Down by the river, a stone was his home,
Shadows where dancing, a twist of the dead.
For the goblins and blackelves, and witches and trolls,
They all had a part in his nocturnal play.
Some say he was evil, the Devil himself,
He fooled all with passion, and led them astray.
So the goblins and blackelves, and witches and trolls.
Went into the river all dazed by the spell,
Don’t say he was evil, nor Devil below.
He fooled you with magic and led you away!
6. Nosferatu
Far beneath you, under ground
I am waiting to be found
I am ugly, I am wild
Nosferatu a vampire’s child.
Vampire nation, blood generation,
When full moon rises so will I.
My creation, your obligation
Knock on wood. It’s bleeding time…
Far above you, in the air
I am watching in despair
I walk among you, in daylight
I’ll come into you, in the night.
Vampire nation, blood generation,
When full moon rises so will I.
My creation, your obligation
Invite me in. It’s feeding time…
Solo
Vampire nation, blood generation,
When full moon rises so will I.
My creation, your last temptation
Open up. It’s needing time…
7. Mystery of Life
The city lights begins to glow
Another dusk has come to show
Silent voices from the past
This is my journey (but) is this my call?
Will I ever get to know!
For every single drop of rain
My life seems to slowly fade away
Still the sky remains the same
Like the wind I change my way
And as a spark becomes a flame
Still the stars remains the same
When the holy ghost has spoken
It makes me silver down my spine
Blackened thoughts dilutions crave my soul.
Am I a morbid man or trick of the tail?
Will I ever get to know!
For every single drop of rain
My life seems to slowly fade away
Still the sky remains the same
Like the wind I change my way
And as a spark becomes a flame
Still the stars remains the same
The spell has been broken
I can see it so clear
Light’s all around me
I’m finally there
Another mystery of life!!?
For every single drop of rain
My life seems to slowly fade away
Still the sky remains the same
Like the wind I change my way
And as a spark becomes a flame
Still the stars remains the same
8. Victory (instrumental)
9. Written In Blood
In a winters night I was born
A traitors eyes was watching me
Burning fields became my home
As the lust of death was growing.
Your fate is written in bone white snow
My fate is written in blood!
Haunted by the screams of the battle fields
This is the word my destiny whispers to me
At the end of the night.
Feel our Viking blood…
Feel our Viking blood…
Feel our Viking blood in your veins
In your veins!
A serpent carved in stone is watching you
(watching you)
He’s guiding you thru time and space beyond
Our dreams!
Another time will come and you will see
That the warrior inside of me shall be free.
(Solo)
Feel our Viking blood in your veins
In your veins!
Your fate is written in bone white snow
My fate is written in blood!
Haunted by the screams of the battle fields
This is the word my destiny whispers to me…at the end of the night.
10. Driven by Insanity
I hear you I feel you
You can’t run away from me any more
Who are you leaved me alone?
Your destiny!
I’m leaving you all behind
My journey has began
Driven by insanity a voice from inside my mind.
Behold my work of art
I’m send from above to slay all your skies
My master has spoken to me
I am the chosen one.
I’m leaving you all behind
My journey has began
Driven by insanity a voice from inside my mind.