Graveland - In the Glare of Burning Churches

Black Metal from Poland.

From "In the Glare of Burning Churches"

Graveland's style has changed from raw Black Metal on the early albums to a more epic sound which is inspired by Hammerheart-era Bathory. Lyrically, on the early works Darken was inspired by Celtic beliefs, now he's Wotanism-orientated and calls his music Epic Pagan Metal.

Lyrics:
Gods! Give me the power
to destroy the christian gods
give me the rule over the fire
to burn the houses of god

Give me the power over the wind
to crush the forest of crosses
give me the black sword to kill
all those who swore him the faith

I will desecrate the holy temples
destroy and burn churches and chapels
black smoke of the burning temples
will cover the sky
the fear will offend sons of only god.

Archangels of Darkness, come to the earth
I will show you the way of glory
by the burning churches
you will drink the human blood
and satisfy your dark lust
it is high time to your scream
be heard among the dead

There is no the only god
there is only beast over the beasts
there is no good and Evil
there is only living and dead
and those who will die soon
so I drink the blood from the black cup
in the glare of burning churches
because ancient damned gods
will have the day of revenge
when the sky is covered in smoke
when the rivers are full of blood.

Re-released in 1996 on CD by No Colours Rec. with 3 bonus tracks:
* Instrumental 03:34
* Hordes of Empire 04:15
* The Gates to the Kingdom of Darkness / Outro 06:17

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• Death
• Destruction

[marigiulio1972]

I hope someday Europe will be pagan again, without one single christian or muslim

[greataustere]

Graveland is very good band from poland, great lyrics

[DerAnstifter]

@deathblackthrashing Do a tree and a branch mix? If you get my analogy...

[dunkelheit616]

Probably the darkest, most evil black metal record ever. Hails to Graveland.

[TheCountFapula]

@maidenslayer Actually, In The Nightside Eclipse came out several months before Carpathian Wolves did.

[TheExodus94]

The best Intro I've ever heard, this is seriously a masterpiece made by one of the best black metal bands in the whole world

[Gorrum666Nokturnum]

Still one of my favorite bands.

[deathblackthrashing]

@BiHC18 Please do your homework. Paganism and Nazism don't mix.

[backflip369159]

@Panzergrenadier1488 i agree getting rid of cars would also be nice im just dreaming of something like a semi-medieval epoch... but its just a dream

[Panzergrenadier1488]

@backflip369159 I think we should keep some of the technology, just get rid of the USELESS decadent toys such as cellphones, i-pods... and facebook.

[Panzergrenadier1488]

@marigiulio1972 And no Jews either you PC tool.

[backflip369159]

@marigiulio1972 it would be fuckin great but it would be greater if we could get rid of nowadays technology