Opera IX - The Call of the Wood

Gothic Metal - (now Black Metal) - Italy - album: The Call of the Wood - 1995
- http://www.myspace.com/officialoperaix
- themes: Occultism, Witchcraft, Black Magic, Traditions
- Line-up:
Cadaveria - vocals
Ossian - guitars
Vlad - bass
Flegias - drums

Recorded and mixed at PKM Studio in August and September, 1994.
Produced by Opera IX.
Sound engineering by Paolo and Peso.
All keyboards by Silent Bard.
All lyrics and music by Opera IX.

- lyrics:
"Beyond the valley of the silence
along the paths of ancient knowledge
led from the dense odours of the wind.
You will find yourself in the holy wood
consecrated to the primordial gods.

Baptized with the dew around the oak of this Wiccian's mass
celebrated from the warbling of the crows, og great mother moon.

Ishtar, Astarte, Inanna, let me feed at your breast
let me celebrate the fertile union of the horned god
with the pure white goddess.

Follow the call of the wood.
Follow the voice of the god.

Celebrate in the Nemeton with red candles
and autumnal flowers on the stone altar.
Dress yourself with the sky in the magic circle
and purify yourself with the sacred incense of Cernunnos.

Bless me mother, 'cause I am your son.
Blessed be my eyes, therefore I can find your way.
Blessed be my nose, therefore I can breath your essence.
Blessed be my mouth, therefore I can talk about you.
Blessed be my chest, therefore I can be faithful to you.

Blessed be my ancestry, therefore I can give life to men and women.
as you gave life to the universe.
Blessed be my feet, therefore I can follow your way.

Let the last smoke disappear
carried from the wind.

Rise your eyes full of astral energy
and look at the crow that will lead your return to silence.

Let the night fall down on you
as the death curtain falls down on life.

You'll be reborn...
You'll be reborn..."

- Cernunnos is a Celtic god whose representations were widespread in the ancient Celtic lands of western Europe. Cernunnos is associated with horned male animals, especially stags and the ram-horned snake; this and other attributes associate him with produce and fertility.

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[GeorginaSlaughter]

Magic.

[TheRockybern]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaghhhhhhhhhhhhh­hhhh!!!! lml

[AZAZELION]

Simply delightful! One of my favorite albums. 

[LesbianStraightGay]

Phenomenal. I know what I'm talking about. I've heard hundreds of records.

[filth69ify1]

Wtf who the fuck would dislike this? anyways, this song is simply astonishing beyond words. The part when it breaks into the middle with the piano and keyboard has a uplifting eerie emotional but obscure lost feeling to it, like it makes you want to cry but at the same time make you feel you are trapped in this realm of recreational haze build inside confinement. This band seriously needs more attention but it sucks the original singer is not in the band anymore :(

[8Nihilo]

The complexity astounding Raw, yet subtle Tempo - Impasse As the inner and outer topography Of the woods unfold This quest into yet unknown dephts **** Your visual signatures show much empathy with the tonal landscape Truly epic Brilliant ********

[SatansFilthySon]

This has been a favorite of mine for some time now!! I love it, thanks gina!

[99okill]

I love all Opera ix albums,but my favorites are Meleventum and The Black Opera.

[metk0o]

Awesome lyrics