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Savage Triumph
06:34
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[Chorus]
Rome will burn
Burn in hate
Cleanse our lands
Desecrate
Heed the call
One and all
On we march
Toward the fall
Rome, the very name evokes the fury in our hearts
They promised justice, truth and light, but they conned us from the start
I was once a man of peace, a farmer of green fields
But they stole my joy when they seized my land, the scars will never heal
Corruption running rampant, I see it day by day
Enslave our kin, enslave our lands, to keep “the mob” at bay
My wife was slain, my sons enchained, more anguish than I could bear
There was a dream once that was Rome; that dream consumed my nightmares
The time has come for vengeance, the pigs must be bled
Annihilate for the motherland, avenge our blessed dead
Hold the severed heads up high for all of Rome to see
The reign of tyrants ends tonight, at long last we are free
[Chorus]
[Guitar Solo]
That tyrant race from mighty Rome it seems is ripe for plunder
Slow rot spanning centuries, the Empire torn asunder
Scores of Huns, barbarians, storm the palace walls
Looting, raping, pillaging, we sack the fabled halls
The fatted calf is shedding blood, onward march for the kill
A trophy held in majesty, at last we’ll have our fill
The scourge of Rome has come undone, a bloated crippled beast
The face of wrath is black and red, the tribes from the North and East
Strive for death my brothers, show them no mercy
No woman, child, left alive, lest their vengeance breed
Raze the Empire to the ground, usher in an age of darkness
One thousand years will pass before the Romans rise again
[Chorus]
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2. |
Vinland: A New Dawn
03:49
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We left our homes in the north
We traveled the open seas
A virgin land ripe with fields of vine
Calling out to me
Unbeknownst to us all
On this land we were not alone
A tribe of warriors of a different breed
Left an air of fear and wonder
They opened their arms as traders
Then with arms, their fear betrayed us
Gallant we fought, outnumbered distraught
Till these Skraelings overcame us
Cast out were the northern invaders
Yet in their memories burned the longing for Vinland
The land remained unscarred for generations
But in pursuit of wealth, the first are never the last
The omen in the sky burns with tragic clarity
They will return, and they ride on death’s wings
The elders prophesied vengeance
The return of the eastern tyrants
Malcontent with the world of old
They come back for blood and soil
Beware the coming plagues
The wars of supremacy
The old ways drown in a sea of conquest
The light dies on its knees
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3. |
Battle of Britain
10:07
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Chaos reigns!
World at war, once more
As the madman to the east bred his armies of hate,
The battle-weary world watched in silence
The wastelands of the River Somme claimed my father’s life,
Just one of many thousands herded toward the black beyond
We destroyed the youth of yesterday with machinegun symphonies,
What destiny awaits our youth today?
The battle of the empires rages on
The “War to end all Wars” – what fabrication
Alive once were my hopes for peace and freedom,
Now overshadowed by the graves of those who fought and died in vain
And now, I too am summoned to the call
A shallow grave awaits my own untimely fall,
Why not? This world is lost, my life means nothing now!
The peace I sought, my death shall reveal
Bombs burst all around, the evil hordes arrive
Bloody gore, total war, not a soul will be left alive
Man your fighters, ride the wind, annihilate!
Bring them down, one by one, survive, only to kill another day
Roll, spin, dive
Target, aim, fire
Blood will fall from the sky
Where the enemy comes to die
Feel the wrath of the Hurricane
The sting of the Spitfire leaves you slain
Spawn of evil go down in flames
Oh cruel fate what bitter destiny
Burned alive, I’ve lost my dignity
Why am I denied release from pain?
I’d rather die than never fly again
Humiliation, medication, hospital beds
Sterility, insanity, thoughts of madness fill my head
Paralyzed, swell of hatred makes me numb
Want to face my enemy and kill the fucking Nazi scum!
Roll, spin, dive
Target, aim, fire
Blood fell from the sky
Where the enemy came to die
They felt the wrath of the Hurricane
The sting of the Spitfire left them slain
Spawn of evil they drowned in flames
Justice triumphant, yet the sadness ever lingers
Proud to have survived the trials, though my body’s left disfigured
In the shadow of our victory,
I cannot help but wonder what’s beyond
Yet another line of men defined by the sword,
As our establishment keeps calm and carries on
With a legacy of horror,
The blood of millions ever on our hands
I have lived the lies and paid the price of empire
And I will wither as it crumbles into dust
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4. |
Clouds of Apocalypse
03:01
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On the edge of my horizon
The prophecy of doom
Endless early warnings
Malignant shadows loom
Deadly swarm of missiles
Falling one by one
The crown of human vengeance
The end of days is come
Rising from the ashes
I mourn the crimson sun
Haze of radiation
The light of day is done
I have seen destruction
I have felt the rage
Holocaustal nightmare
The death-throes of an age
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5. |
On the Steps of Ruin
09:00
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On your knees!
And so it comes to this
A final call to arms
Reason dies, drones awake
Retreat into your tribes
Vast opposing armies
Faith at war with faith
The gods will stand to judgment
The lambs will have their day
The pinnacle of weaponry
Intelligent design
We forged our own destruction
A fate wrought with our minds
Primal traits of fear and hate
Engulf the Earth in flames
We drown in the inferno
Till there’s no one left to blame
We meet on the steps of our ruin
Where we shall join the dead
Ravaged essence of a once proud Earth
Our end will greet us there
On the funeral pyres of ruin
The rancid clouds of death
A final harvest of souls to appease the gods
But God did not appear
And so we’ll rot inside our ruins
Alone we face the dark
No judgment, paradise or hell to take us home
Our home was here and now is lost
We are lost
All is turned to ashes
The dead sleep peacefully
The living in their torture
Await the night’s mercy
Pity the survivors
Condemned to earthly hell
We meet on the steps of our ruin
Where we shall join the dead
Ravaged essence of a once proud Earth
Our end will greet us there
On the funeral pyres of ruin
The rancid clouds of death
A final harvest of souls to appease the gods
But God did not appear
And so we’ll rot inside our ruins
Alone we face the dark
Burning flesh lights the way to tomorrow
The unslain await their first mourning sun
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6. |
They Wake in Hell
04:37
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Sunrise like ever before
New age of darkness for man
Bright rays shine on the ashes
Veil of night raised
Broken bodies
Cities destroyed
Block out the sun
Earth has become Hell
They wake in fucking Hell
Here lies the great species
Homo sapiens
Countless anonymous faces
Twisted in horror
Each with a tale never to tell
Silence fills the void of sound
Chilling emptiness
But for a moment, Earth will know peace
Rotting in the daylight
Unworthy of a grave
Consequence of war lust
A species long depraved
Innocence is pretense
There are no victims here
Self-elimination
Carried out through fear
Enter the new order
The order of chaos
Law’s illusion falls away
The ruthless ones will rule the day
Murder, torture
Feast upon the dead
Human rats in search of blood
Scrambling for their daily bread
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7. |
The Cleansing
11:28
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Savage rebirth
Purest anarchy
Choose to run or fight
Fight and you shall die
Vast expanse of steel
And stone
Human need to feed
Cull the weakest ones
Regenesis in the wastes of human conquest
The children of despair stalk these ruins
Enthroned on the aftermath of human decadence
The wolves of chaos rule the plains of the overworld
Left among the ashes
Abandoned here to die
Friendless in an evil land
My end is surely nigh
Despair entrenched, I can’t go on
Wish I could end my life
A species mired in holocausts
What drives my will to survive?
Marauders in the distance
Shake me from my thoughts
I have my chance to die here
But my instincts force me on
And I run for my life
I don’t want to die in this place
My starving body near collapsing
I reach the river fouled with human wreckage
Hunters closing in
I brave the toxic wastes
Feral grip of madness
Has taken the entire human race
Neck deep in filth
I struggle across
Reluctant men behind me
The chase is called off
Gasping for life
I choke down stale air
A tunnel looms before me
Will the hunt follow me there?
Regenesis in the wastes of human conquest
The children of despair stalk these ruins
Enthroned on the aftermath of human decadence
The wolves of chaos rule the plains of the overworld
Yet somehow I cling to hope
Must be something more
Find myself in the catacombs
The last sane man, alone
Strangers creep out of shadows
Unlike the madmen above
Bound together, all for one
They eye me with fervent curiosity
Guardians emerge from the darkness
I am thrown to the ground
Cold blades thrust against my skin
Strong voice stays the slaughter
I look up into the eyes of a leader
Join us, we offer you the light
Abandon the prison of the fearful
Join the ranks of the just
United, the nightmare we will conquer
Slaying the tyrants in our way
Soon enough we’ll reclaim the light of day
To this oath your life will be bound:
We many are one, and loyal
Justice through strength and force of will
No mercy for those who’d stand against us
We are the light
We are the light against the darkness
The darkness of fear
I am home, euphoria
Savage rebirth
Necessary evil
Choose to run or fight
Resist and you shall die
Vast expanse of steel and stone
Human need to feed
Cull the weakest ones
In time we’ll rise to conquer all
From nothing, deliverance
In shadows reborn
From shadows, we strike out
Avengers in the night
From hunted, to hunters
The lifeline of our tribe
The hunted, our lifeblood
For us they die
Survival drives our savagery,
We prey on the feared and the fearful
Nocturnal wraiths, harvesting the blood
My struggle, is this right?
To kill and eat my fellow man
No time for dilemmas
I’m lucky to be alive
Wretched times, wretched deeds
No other source on which to feed
Establish our order
At any cost
Closing in
On our prey
Time has come
I must be blooded
I advance in cold blood
Axe in hand against an unarmed man
No time now, to falter
I sweep my weapon down
In moments, he lies dead
His blood upon my hands
My comrades rejoicing
Celebrate my first kill
They rush in to butcher
Divide the carcass
It stuns me, how quickly
A man becomes a meal
Dismembered, carved into
One hundred pounds of flesh
A feast for the order
I earn my keep
Surfacing from the shadows
Cleansed of fear and doubt
Certain, strong, and deadly
Set to cast them out
We scorn the rule of terror
We’ll end the anarchy
One great man to guide us
A new society
Many from the few
United by our hopes
To rid these lands of madness
And save humanity
No mercy for the wretched ones
Who stand in our way
Lone wolves to the slaughter
The flock will have its day
Storming through the streets
We swarm the leaderless horde
See their kind fall before us
We’ll feast on their remains
The sweetness of our vengeance
The hope for humankind
We’ll purge the world of chaos
And rebuild with our minds
Hunt with me my brothers
Victory is at hand
Spill the blood of tyrants
Reclaim the promised land
We liberate this sacred realm and drag our corrupted race
Back from the brink of annihilation
Back from Hell
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8. |
The Fearful
09:16
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The rein of chaos comes to an end
Order is restored
The land swept clean of fear and hate
Mankind is reborn
All my dreams are realized
Yet I cannot quell my doubts
Plague of tyrants traded for one
The one to lead us home
[Chorus]
The grandest of intentions
Vainglorious and absurd
To lure the weak and fearful
A flock he trained to kill
Loyalty and unity
Foundations of deceit
The purest form of corruption
The shame of giving in
Senses reawakening
To the madness not undone
I renounce this new perversion
Of justice, truth and light
For this crime I am forsaken among
Both the living and the dead
I descend the steps of ruin
An excommunicant
[Chorus]
And so it comes to this
The tyranny of order rent from chaos
The winds of change bring our wretched species full circle
The dream of our utopia lies dead
Despair retrenched, beliefs return to nothing
I was but a pawn in a psychopath’s delusions
Is this the path of humankind, the endless rise and fall?
The pinnacle of evolution
As the sun descends on our ruins
And the clouds of death disperse
I walk alone, bereft of all I knew
I lived among the fearful
To the fearful I return
Abdicate my new throne of terror
I’ve lost the will to struggle on
The inner fire gone
I curse this world
I don’t want to live any more
I’ll take my life in the catacombs
Make the place of rebirth my tomb
I die alone but at the end, I am free
Out of ashes and bloodshed
Rise new empire of human offspring
Re-sow the seeds of ruin
Re-enact once more your rise and fall
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Excommunicant Nanaimo, British Columbia
Excommunicant began as a 4 piece in 2009 in Victoria BC. We played a couple of bar shows and released a 6 song demo in 2010. Unfortunately, we split up shortly after but I continued on as a solo project, releasing the full length debut in 2012, Evolved to Eradicate. ... more
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