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 Резать, кромсать, жечь свою плоть. Колоться одним шприцом с ВИЧ инфецированным. Блевать чёрной кровью на осквернённый алтарь и перевёрнутое распятие. Именно этим необходимо заниматься при прослушивании работы «Godslayer Xul», что, кстати, переводится как «Зло Убивающее Бога». Голландское трио Funeral Winds завершило запись этой работы в 1995 году. Но в связи с тем, что вскоре после записи гитарист угодил на несколько лет за решётку, издание этой работы постоянно откладывалось. И только в 1998 году Daimonion Records наконец-то выпустил этот долгожданный и многострадальный релиз. К настоящему времени этот первый полноформатник Funeral Winds стал заслуженно легендарной и культовой работой. «Godslayer Xul» это 40 минут скоростного, напористого, запоминающегося, мистического и в то же время сочащегося ненавистью Чёрного Металла. Надо признать, что сейчас, через десять лет после записи этой работы, релиз звучит несколько анахронично, но ни в коем случае не устаревше или наивно. Просто при прослушивании осознаёшь, что уже наступило новое тысячелетие. Как уже было сказано выше, все композиции довольно запоминающиеся, наполнены дьявольской энергетикой и отличаются слитной и монолитной работой музыкантов. В принципе, можно придраться к несколько жидковатому и суховатому звуку гитары. Но это уже будут сугубо субъективные придирки. Ведь возможно, что всё так и задумывалось участниками Funeral Winds. Внимательный слушатель уловит в определённых моментах касания старого доброго треша. Но эти касания звучат к месту и не придают работе оттенок ретро. Оккультно-сатанинская лирика и ядовитый вокал добавляют этой работе законченность и целостность. Очень сильный релиз. Однозначный must have. |
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The end of humanity is here in the name of XUL...
The pounding of the hoofs of our galloping steeds
Sound like thunder over the lakes of ice
Between the snow-covered mountains the war cry echoes
A prelude of the bloodshed to come
The blood in our veins cold as winters frost
Our steel bared to strike with all might
Unholy slaughter
Death cries muted in blood
Die bathing in your own blood
Our legion of shadow lead forth by the dark
Bound by powers not of this world
Arrows and spears no use against us
For you can't kill what's already dead
Bright crimson stains marking the snow-covered ground
Your carcasses left for the wolves
The legion of XUL stands like a vision of death
Triumphant over mankind
For the glory of XUL!
Jehova's disciples burn on their own cross
Their souls for the beasts from the pit
All idols burn Christianity dies!
In an overkill of demonic wrath
The celestial father killed on his throne
The heavenly clouds raining tears
The black flag of chains on top of this world
All hail the darkness of XUL!
For the glory
For the might
In the name of XUL!
All hail the dark
All hail the darkness
All hail the darkness of XUL!
2. A Diabolical Meeting
As I march towards the stars to meet the gods of creation
Leaving the past behind
As I march forward into time
The light of the stars reflects my eyes
Traveling the immense distances of the cosmos
All for the need of knowledge
As I am blinded by the intense light of the stars
My vision fades
When my sight returns the true face of the creator
Is revealed to me
The sign of the horns is all I can see
The journey has weakened me
But when I finally meet him
I am filled with delight
As I feel the presence of the mighty
All my soul is strengthened again by the will of the darkest power
As I know now I am one of them
I am assured of highly diabolical possessed arts
My dreams of this diabolical meeting
They have finally come true
Oh, mighty master of all dark
Lord Satan, my existence is thine
3. Thy Eternal Flame
Oh, mighty Lucifer
I breathe of thou breath
I am bound for all eternity
With my alliance to thee
My feelings become ecstatic
With the thought of rebirth
My destiny leads forth
Within the black flame of Satan
I face the altar of flesh
And present the sign of the horns
Oh, mighty Lucifer
I who art from thou seed
Breathing thou breath
Serving the darkness with might
Facing the altar of flesh
Ritual act of conveyance
Feelings of transformation
Enter into the realm of the dark
The chosen path
Is within the black flame of Satan
4. Visions Of Afterlife
As I leave my human shape and enter the zone of twilight
My body is dead but my soul will dwell
On my journey through the abyss I found seduction
Sathanas lord of hell became my goal of afterlife
My hearings of the unhearable
My knowledge of the unknowing
My feelings of the unfeelable
My views of the unseen gave me sight beyond sight
In my search of an eternal life and everlasting knowledge
On my quest for knowledge I found my destiny
A life in flames my soul will be
My hearings of the unhearable
My knowledge of the unknowing
My feelings of the unfeelable
5. Resurrection Of The Five Winds
"In former times, centuries ago
When the legions of XUL were first founded
They came from the four directions...
North, South, East, West...
Only to raise the one true wind...
It's the resurrection of the five winds"
From before the dawn of time
Spawn forth from the dark
In the past, raised by hate
Deny the words of Christ
Serve the dark by all might
Now resurrect from those darkened times
Hatred against the light
Serve the dark!
Hailing Satan, glorifying the dark
Hail to thee mightiest of Lords, Sathanas to thee we obey
By thine immense powers
Destroying all lies
We hail to thee oh lord!
Immense evil is again to be
From the forgotten times we came to reign again
Knowledge has been kept for too long
For the lords of XUL
From now and then, let us be again
See the light, to destroy our aim
Our pleasure is to humiliate the light
As we speak they will shake
Scared of our strength
That is still as strong as in former times
When we rose at first
In past and future... eternity
The dark powers we shall reign again
We will show our strength
Built up year by year
In those times powers grew and grew
Never to weaken again
Resurrection of the five winds
By darkened will we shall reign again
We will show our strength and shall rule with darkest might
Our time is now to destroy the light by darkened powers!
6. When Twilight Shines Over
Covered in dust the empire rests
Upon the throne of stone the Emperor is seated
The desecrated wastelands on which
The ancient warriors fought
Their grotesque battles are his
The foregathering of the songs of night
Completed with the howl of wolves
Down in the woods of eternal dark
The freezing winds bring forth the horrifying cries
Of those who fought here
The howling wolves cry out their frightening songs
Over the forgotten fields
Under the blackened sky the once so
Mighty warriors resurrect
In the shadow of moonlight and armies gather
Marching to the valleys with pride
Serving the Emperor of dark
Disciples of the dark war gather
For it is now, for us the songs of the night
Furious we slay all that we see
Life shall be no more
Complete powers of the dark ones
Now the and for eternity
On this darkened night
The passion shines in our eyes
We know that the time has come
For us, the sons of the night
At the end of time
Under the darkened sky
All life will end
Covered with dust of Armageddon
The foregathering of the nocturnal ones
It's time to be as one
Mighty knights of Armageddon
At least they have come
The moon and stars will vanish
Behind the apocalyptic dust
As the cosmos burns, ends all life
As the cosmos burns, all time ends
The burning winds bring forth
The horrifying cries of those who die now
The howling wolves cry out their frightening songs
Over the forgotten fields
Under the blackened sky the mighty warriors dominate
In the shadows of moonlight their grotesque battles are won
7. Screaming For Grace
Down by the gates of the graveyard
Covered by cobwebs and dirt
The eerie atmosphere of the dead
It emerges by night
By the winds of funeral
By the winds...
At the graveyard the fog covers the open graves
Arisen from our tombs of stone
We emerge by the winds of funeral
Spreading death and destruction
Brining fear and agony over the mortals
By the call of the winds
The mortals are filled with fear
Hunting for the soon to be dead
We kill with delight
By the winds of funeral
We slay the mortals... destined to die
By the winds of funeral
We crush the servants of light
By the call of the winds
It becomes clear... the message of the dead
By the call of the winds, all life ends
By the winds of funeral
By the winds...
At the graveyard the fog covers the open graves
Arisen from our tombs of stone
We emerge by the winds of funeral
Spreading death and destruction
Brining fear and agony over the mortals
By the call of the winds
The mortals are filled with fear
Hunting for the soon to be dead
Who are screaming for grace
8. Night Of The Utterdark
On this night of utterdark
Jehova's choirs raise their hands an sing for me
They can't hurt me
Nor my total dedication to the utterdark
On this night of utterdark
Jehova's choirs raise their hands
And cry to their god
He can't hurt me
Nor my total dedication to the utterdark
As they sing their songs of praise
The fire of the burning pits shines in my eyes
As they sing their songs of lies
I feel the diabolic unity
The unity I have searched for so long
Dark brothers at last together
I feel the presence of my brothers
From times long past
Unity of wisdom, power and might
Give me visions from the shadowed realm
Give me the strength to see through the lies
"Oh, my dark brothers, at last we are together
Let us never forget our mission
To serve the utterdark!"