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 Второй альбом норвежцев выглядит посолиднее с инструментальной стороны. Качество записи такое же как и на дебютнике – отличное, то есть. Вокалист продолжает вовсю хрипеть, а тексты песен вторят его злому пению – они такие же агрессивные и негативные. А вот на характеристике мелодической стороны я бы остановился. Да, ребята продолжают нарезать странную смесь треш метала с мелодикой под хэви, однако что-то здесь не то. Почему-то эта мелодика получается на этом альбоме у них сероватая и напряжная. На дебютном диске мелодии и идеи лились из музыкантов словно рекой – там были и простые, но цепляющие вещи, и сложные для восприятия моменты, но обладающее в итоге золотой основой. Но здесь же совершенно всё иначе – материал сильно клонит в сторону дума, что делает музыку тягучей и нудной, динамичные же композиции тоже не вселяют былой радости, хотя иногда можно наткнутся на весьма запоминающиеся и мелодичные соло проходы. Возможно, я и не вслушался в альбом досконально, но единственными зацепившими меня композициями назову открывающую энергичную «Shadows Of Deceptions» и медленную «Cosmic Revelation». К тому же на диске есть несколько коротеньких инструментальных зарисовок, но и тут музыканты попали впросак – выглядят эти темы неинтересно. И хотя альбом достаточно лаконичный – всего-то 45 минут, впечатление оставляет он крайне неоднозначное. С одной стороны всё в норме, с другой же стороны явно не хватает мелодиям жизненной силы. |
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I have existed since the dawn of time
And I shall exist until the last star falls
My appearance like a Roman god
My features like a royal robe
Myriads of men will hear my words, hear my words
I am everyone and no one
I have existed, since the morning of the world
And shall exist until the last star falls from heavens
Like serpent I will poison your wine
Like a wolf I will stalk you down
As the day turns away
I will hear, hear you pray
Hear you pray
Built on hate
...And I shall exist until the last star falls from the heavens
Horrific Visual Realisation
Feeble hands reanimate the town's engine
Myriads of men in formation
To bid the new god welcome
Like a serenade
You can hear their song
Like a vortex, the ancient song swirls through mind
Mesmerize you
And leave you blind
Mesmerize you
And leave you...
Images appear
And disappear in thin air
The gathering is complete
All the pieces are in place
Hypnotised they stare at the creation
A divine revelation for the faithful
The Freak Show
Welcome to the freak show
Here you can glare trough curtains of time
All pride will be washed away
Step right up take a look around, take a look at yourself
They will burn an X in your head
Mark you like all others
All stand in line
Generation X, this is generation strange
See the man crying
Feel the wind blow cold
See the man dying
Hear the wind roar
You believe you're the perfect drug
You like to burn me from the inside
All obey the master plan
But you can't bring me down, no fucking way
The Last Rays Of A Dying Sun
Instrumental track
Death Row League
See them stand in line
Look into their worried eyes
One step closer to final destination
Gasping for air
In my prison cell
My time here is done
All memories are gone
By the power of my hands
I will break out
Once I was free
Now all locked up
Doing time for a crime
I never did
I'm in the death row league
They poisoned my tongue
They left me for dead
They put me down
And crushed all my hopes
They left me for dead...
They left me in hell...
What If
I heard it yesterday that you were leaving
Left a hole in my heart and a hollow soul
Felt like this so many times before
When someone turns and leaves with fragments of your heart
What if I didn't care
What if I cast it all away
What if we never met
The night turns to silver when she speaks
Golden locks of hair all around me
Words of tenderness caressing me
Angel hair and starlight mesmerize me
You walked the earth with a tenderness I admire
Left me here in this burning fire
As we slowly glide into sheer bliss
She turns away from me again
A Distant Shore
Instrumental track
Vengeance Is Mine
O' power of the night grant me strength
As I thrive on my last breath
To follow the fallen star of the morning
Useless I've been wandering in crystal snow
Oh, my weakened body is hurting
As I try to control myself
Soon the answer lies in front of me
Swept in crimson red
I'm confused
Wandering all alone
There's no use to find my home
They took it all away
Burned it all to the ground
But now it's my time
Vengeance is mine
As a wolf I've been hunting for flesh
Blood drips from my fatal wounds
But I know I can't rest
Until they lie dead in front of me
Still the search goes on
I can smell them all around
The sweet taste of blood
I will find my peace with axe and sword
O' power of the night granted my strength
Now I am at one with myself
I won the battle with my own hands
A battle that granted me immortality
Now I must move on
Seek shelter in the land beyond
Before I hail my land goodbye
Remember to walk tall, with axe and sword
Today's Castaway
Total control is the game you play
If it doesn't add up it's not the same
Playing your role and wearing you mask
You're the joker, a master of disguise
Until you realise you're today's castaway
Playing your part, you try to smart me out
Sometime it's hard to follow you're cunning ways
Don't feel bitter when you see the way we live
The images will echo again and again in your head
Today's castaway
Yesterday's news
Riding with devil
...and paying the dues
Cosmic Revelation
Standing at the cross roads
A decision I must make
I'm not a fortune teller its glance
Once I had the power
Over you and your kind
Now I am a traveller
Searching for the right of the trail
This time it's for real
This time it's the truth
A cosmic revelation
Right in front of me
Fragile as a flower
But real as the light of day
This time it's for real
This time it's the truth
This time I'm for real
This time I tell the truth
Baby...
Epilogue
Instrumental track