Ashes from the ancient past
The dying blaze of two millenia
Sculpts its epitaph into the icy sky
And whispers the dirge to anguished winds
They mourn the death of light
And bow before the darkness enthroned
For who can withstand the famine of the cold?
And whence comes defiance when God is dead?
A storm is raging in the East
With pillars of fire to rend the heavens
We have been engulfed in flames
And willed to burn by the light of our funerals
Descending into northern vallies
Hearts alight with the glow of vengeance
The earth shall bear witness
Tonight will be the last of its kind
We bear the arms of light and sound
With torches in our chest and fury in our throats
We lift our voices to the sky
To take back what is ours
The dark has never seen these flames
And silence never heard such wailing
For That which absence voiced as dead
Emerges from the shadows
And emptiness drew back in terror
And turned its sword onto itself
And gushing from its severed maw:
The suicide of void is Being
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This is a remaster and reissue of the first album by horror metal band Dark Night. This music has the sound and style of classic albums such as Don't Break the Oath and The Fatal Portrait. Those who are familiar with classic Mercyful Fate and King Diamond will know what I'm talking about. Creeptastic vocals and classic metal vibes are in abundance here. Keep in mind that Dark Night is a Christian band. Lyrically speaking, the band takes classic tropes from horror literature and films, as well as lyrical tropes often found in secular metal, and turns them on their heads to show good in triumph over evil. It's really quite brilliant. Really great stuff! Thanks to VOGr for finally making this officially available to those of us residing outside of the band's native country. Matthew Smith
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