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Northern Winds
02:19
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Oblivion
05:25
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When the purging fires are lost to ice
When the ground gives way and the seas will rise
Will you be there to pave the way?
Or will all be left to pass away?
A new horizon
Waits for us
Complete rebirth
Comes near
It’s clear, do not fear
The end is near
Ashes to ashes
Dust to dust
There’s fire on the horizon
When we all
Must fall
Will you rise from oblivion?
When relics and mountains have crumbled to dust
Will you that day look away in disgust?
Or will you renew this now broken age,
And put an end to this war we have waged?
For now, we’re tired and broken and spent
The bloodshed and evil someday must relent
When full revelation becomes revealed
Into the battle, your heart full of zeal
Ashes to ashes
Dust to dust
There’s fire on the horizon
When we all
Must fall
Will you rise from oblivion?
Given way
Led astray
Gather the mass before you
Take them away
To a new day
And light the path before you
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3. |
Forgotten Tales
06:40
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Years ago, in the wintry years a steel clad man had rode away
He came to the grove of the gods and asked they’d hear what he would say
They granted their pity and lent him their ears, and wiped away the man’s cold tears
As he opened his mouth and sat in the snow, they knew very well what they would hear
“I gave you my faith, I gave you my life, but you give me nothing but bloodshed and strife.
I try my hardest every day, but all you do is turn your gaze.
Is there nothing that I can do to earn your favor and be renewed?
I’m tired of bloodshed, I’m sick of strife; I ask of you now to end my life.”
The gods refused to oblige his request so he turned around and ran away
He journeyed on with nowhere to go, until he came straight to the bay
One final cry into the sky he cursed the gods who left him be
He looked down into the abyss and cast himself into the sea
Now he is dead and his body was lost, his story untold for centuries
The only place that he belongs is lost within his memories
No one had mourned, and no one had cried, none who knew this man who died
Black oceans have swallowed him, no one will find where he now lies
He gave his faith, he gave his life, but they gave him nothing but bloodshed and strife
He tried his hardest every day, but all they did was turn their gaze
There was nothing that he could do to earn their favor and be renewed
He could not take the daily strife; so he had no choice but to end his life.
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4. |
Fimbulvetr
03:36
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The battle has started, we’re on our way
To fight and live another day
The air out here, it’s so damn cold
It’s in my breath, it’s in my bones
This lust for blood I feel in me
Once sated will set me free
Onward into the final fight
To a world where all will be right
An eye for an eye
And blood for blood
When war is nigh
A battle is won
I’ve sharpened my sword, prepared for the war
And once tasted blood, but now I want more
The cold winter winds hold battles within
That won’t stop me now, because I must win
They gather their forces but we’ve came prepared
Only the gods will decide how we fare
With Ragnarok, Fimbulvetr comes
As bringers of war, we sound the drums
The fierce winter winds, the snow so deep
When the horns blow, our vow we must keep
We go to war not knowing what’s next
Our skill in battle now comes to the test
I see my foes upon the hill
This battle we’ll win, with pure iron will
By the sword you’ve lived your lives
And by the sword you all must die
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5. |
Titan
07:00
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Titan, arise!
Ride from Jotunheim
Jotun unite!
Rise again and fight
Monoliths razed to the ground
Battle rages all around
Hear the call when flame and steel unite
Mighty warriors, arm yourselves
For tonight we dine in Hel
Feel the wrath of giants from the sky
Mighty titan, now go forth
Reunite men and earth
When he comes there’s no turning back now
Titan, arise!
End them tonight
Jotun unite!
This is your fight
Mighty titan, now go forth
Reunite men and earth
When he comes there’s no turning back now
When you hear the final call
Everyone will fall
Where giants reign there’s no more mercy now
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6. |
Forest's Song of Sorrow
04:54
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Out from the dark, a new force will rise
Up from the ground and under the skies
Lying in wait for so many years
Awakening now from our deepest fears
The gray grass lay cold in the misty air
Everything dead with no one to care
The last gasp of breath the trees now breathe
Can we wake up when we’re unwilling to see?
Hear
The woods cry out in pain
Lost
Are our forgotten ways
Mourn
The last of a dying age
Hearken to the sound of
The forest’s song of sorrow
Listen to whispers from long ago
Their pleas for healing ring out from the cold
Across the wastes we look for a sign
To renew the vows from an era gone by
But we laid to rest the last of the earth
No chance for revival, no hope for rebirth
The final days we’ve wasted away
And let it fall victim to death and decay
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Once we were slaves but we’re ready to strike
To win our freedom today we must fight
Travelling to slay the dark lord, our final foe
Through cover of darkness we’re on our way
Surprise will be ours and his army we’ll slay
Then we escape to our kingdom of Avalon
Across the waves, and over the hills
Our destiny will be fulfilled
Today the winds will carry us through the mists
Ever onward, we ride with our swords in the sky
Flying westward, we all fight until we will die
Into the battle we go well prepared
We’ve waited for months, now the victory we’ll share
The master approaches, and I cut him down with a smile
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8. |
Thunderous
03:50
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Now
Our destiny is sealed
Before us you will kneel
All of you will fall
And hear Valhalla’s call
Victory is upon us
And we will
Fight!
Into the storm
We blow the battle horn
We’ll be victorious
And we will kill
With the power in all of us
We’ll be victorious
Our sword arms well prepared
We are
Thunderous
Your end is drawing near
Our victory is here
We deal our final blows
And everyone will know
We are the ones who slay
And bring you to your graves
Our victory is won
For we have
Fought!
And called the battle horn
We made our final score
And gained the upper hand
To claim these foreign lands
We will put you down
Straight into the ground
The whole world will know
We are
Thunderous!
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9. |
Vinlander
04:16
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I’ve travelled far from a distant land
A new and hopeful continent
North America it’s called
With deserts hot and mountains cold
We are free
Manifest destiny
Make your stand
In Vinland
The massive depths of the Great Lakes
The juicy meat of a Texas steak
Through Arkansas we roam the plains
In Illinois rose the breaker of chains
California has it all
To the numbers of New York, fall
Isolation in Alaska
Treacherous beasts in Florida
We are free
Manifest destiny
Make your stand
In Vinland
Warchief Washington
Jarl Jefferson
Hear the call
Of America
Nevada
Dakota
Nebraska
Montana
Tennessee
Kentucky
Idaho
And Colorado
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10. |
Obsidian Sword
05:27
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For years I’ve searched and miles I’ve roamed
I walk this forgotten path alone
The reddened sun sets on the peak
The road grows dark, the mountains bleak
I come in search of the ancient blade
All this time I’ve never strayed
The journey so far has led me here
With shattered shield and splintered spear
Into the caverns deep
Over the lands most bleak
I arrive to keep my word
And claim my prize, the obsidian sword
Ever downward the pathway winds
The blackened blade is mine to find
I cross the bridge over magma pools
Through dungeons deep and chambers cruel
Volcanic quakes and falling stone
I must brave to claim my throne
A lost kingdom once so grand
Is where I’ll hold the blade in hand
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11. |
Mjolnir's Might
06:51
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Forged from the matter of a glowing star by the dwarves from afar
The mighty hammer of the skies, wielded by the hand of Thor
Raise your swords to fight once more
And into battle, follow Thor
All enslaved, and they await
To be saved from their grave fate
Crumbling skies and fiery ground
Battles break out all around
Odin’s son rides to the fight
And with him follows Mjolnir’s might
They came and killed all in their way and turned to night what was once day
The Draugr army from Niflheim rode up to Midgard in search of prey
God of thunder in the skies lifts his hammer so up high
He rides upon his chariot and ever onwards into the fight
[Narration]
Thor heard the cries of his people below, rode down upon his chariot of gold, and descended upon the realm of Midgard. He arrived only to find wreckage, bloodshed, and despair. The army of the undead, summoned by Loki himself, destroyed all in its path.
With little hope left to save what remained of the realm, Odin’s son raised his grand star-forged hammer into the air, and drove it into the ground with all his might, destroying all evils throughout Midgard. All in the realm were free at last.
With one last look around, he pointed Mjolnir above, and ascended into the sky.
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12. |
Winter Hymn
03:04
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Northsong Illinois
Northsong is a Symphonic Folk/Viking metal solo project founded by Cortland Runyon, based out of the US and
Argentina.
Northsong blends epic keyboards and symphonies with all kinds of heavy metal subgenres, creating a unique atmosphere that thrusts you into a cold land and a more violent time in history.
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