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Where Fate Lies Unbound

by Warseid

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1.
They came over sea Not far from our homes Some claimed to have heard Their voices in the night I wait near the gate One hand holds my sword Beginning to regret Leaving father's at home Never fought for so much Nor have I feared death Fight or die with honor The deity's request Together we'll fight Together we'll fall My thoughts interrupted By the sound of the call - A call to arms Eerie silence 'mid the leafy shroud Songbirds since departed Soaring high 'neath thick clouds Vultures know, bloodshed to come And wait A distance away stands tall The enemy Bellows their savage call We collide at running speed My shield locks with another Both refuse to give way My blade unable to free Until my foe attempts to ground me I see my chance So close I can see his breath I look into his eyes And lunge forward My blade penetrates his ribs And reappears at the neck He slides off my blade Face contorted in pain Rush over the corpse Stab a man at my left I meet my next fight In the form of an axe My blade locks in Then knocks me back I'm pushed over the corpse And I fall to my knees I breathe deeply While I raise my shield To block his strikes And regain a foothold As I raise my body Under continuous blows The axe splits my shield And I fall face down, onto the ground Laid upon the Earth I intend to fight Or take him with me unto death My vision blurred Yet around I see A sight that befalls me My dead and dying brethren Those alive, are tied at the wrists I release my sword, speaks its final word As it hits the ground, then I too, am bound Aching in the afternoon sun Waiting long arduous hours For a sign of hope Nothing comes We are grouped like Cattle, made to walk the coast Dragging our shackles Through the sand As we walk A forest of standing spears Their roots deep Within the corpses I find - the ideal long lived amongst my people Escapes me Though I should not, still I live a prisoner (Dragging my shackles through the sand) Why I live, I do not know (As I drag my shackles through the sand)
2.
Dim skies - potent fear in their harsh cries The hilltops we climb Disparagingly climb Wreak of agony In dwellings below Kin threatened, I know A predator waiting in numbers Watches its prey and hungers For death - senses their helplessness Bound, I can only watch as it lunges for the kill Daylight wanes The unprotected village hastily assailed Flame soon erupts in chaos Shining light over disappearing shadows Rising - As do the ferns from the forests to the mountains And grows my anguish and hatred Dusk makes its conquest And night drapes the skies The ocean pushing inland Fills the shallow bay Lifting their vessels Only death is found there The fire dances, leaving indelible scars upon the Earth I cannot bear the sight, and drift into slumber A resilient blue glow Contrasts sharply with a figure Bright and luminescent Featureless face, only white and glowing eyes Disembodied voices Wind like the inhale of a dying beast With cold breath She speaks in lost tongues Raising the hairs on my neck Terrifying, yet beautiful A sharp chill runs through my body I'm awakened by night's frigid breath Bonds 'round me loosened Severed Almost entirely Quietly I slip into the dark I walk for hours My pains intensify Until I turn My direction implied I shall trust this feeling as it guides Into the untamed forest, I confide
3.
Following a forgotten trail Full sun’s journey since I saw a meal Encountered a lost hunting camp Found arrows and an old, weathered bow On the branch of an oak, decrepit and old Sits a squirrel, approached so slow It descends to the remnants left cold A mound beneath its roots Clearing branches and vines Between two large stones I find The entrance to an old catacomb Inside stands a statue The woman from my dream Under its dust, etched into the rock The writings of a grave The earth shakes Suddenly enclosed with the blue glow My burdened, aching body falls As white fills my sight A loud hum begins And I am sick to my stomach I wake within the crypt Opened once more, as if nothing occurred There rests my father’s old sword Into the sheath on my belt I fasten the weapon Knowing I will die soon
4.
Farewell 11:08
As did my forefathers And the heroes of my people I'll return to the soil As we all must do Farewell to you I draw my bow For the chance at a meal These cold, unsteady hands Only wound the doe Its red trail, I follow And leads me out far Out far and unknown Far, to the oaken hold In its wooden walls, Nothing to hold None but slain men I knew And among them, my kin My mourning is over And down the only trail Is where I will walk.. The encampment in sight My only ally, stealth and might Inside, my death is sure Unsheathed father's sword I enter, despite my certain end Blood for blood, the message I send The glow of my sword illuminates The commander's blood as it runs down the fuller And so mine, down the blade of another Satisfied - I'm prepared to die As I dwell upon the days I've lost I smile, as I soon remember This is no end But another dawn

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Press:

"Their blend of black metal terrorist tropes, classical acoustic guitar, clean tenor singing, symphonic keyboard strokes, and occasional thrash chugging strikes that oft-neglected soft spot for Bronze Age war metal." - Dan Lake, Decibel Magazine

"I'm even going to go out on a limb and say that these guys could hold their own against current era Enslaved. There's impeccable drumming, guitar work (and solos when used), and the folk instrumentations just fall right into place. Also, the use of synths help to enhance the songs here, not overblow them" - Eric May, The Grim Tower

"If the rest of the American folky acts can be just as good as this, we may have a new branch of the movement on our hands to check out." - Captain Rattlehead, The Offering Webzine

credits

released July 14, 2012

Logan Smith- Harsh Vocals
Brandon Salaway- Lead Guitar
Andre Cailliet- Rhythm Guitar
Kyle Cushman- Bass
Kellan Hilscher- Drums
Joe Meland- Keyboards, Programming, Clean Vocals

Drums recorded at Junko Johnson Studios in January of 2012
Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by Cory Scheider in June/July of 2012 at The Old Dark House Studios
Artwork by Marta Sokolowska
All music written by Warseid

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Warseid Madison, Wisconsin

Warseid has sought the secrets of the mind, of fate, death, and destiny since 2009, carving their niche of American pagan metal in ritual fire. Utilizing the atmospheric elements of black, folk, and symphonic metal, bassist Kyle Cushman, drummer Kellan Hilscher, and guitarist Steven Hoff develop dynamic compositions with intricate harmonies worthy of their shamanic namesake. ... more

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