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By This Sword We Rule: A Decade of Steel

by Claymorean

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    “Thank you”

    As I’m closing this chapter of Claymorean story I want to thank you all - our families, friends, engineers, producers, artists, designers, label managers, venue owners, organizers, promoters, journalists, reviewers, colleagues, bands, fans, supporters, anyone who ever worked with us and everyone who was inspired by our music. We came a long way, not just this past decade as Claymorean, but as people. We are older (not necessarily wiser) and we have so little precious time left on this Earth to do something good and meaningful, even if it’s significant only to ourselves. That’s why this release is so special. It revives the days of old told in a new way - old songs done all over again exactly how we play them in front of the audiences nowadays, as well as some rare demos and unreleased tracks. It’s the sound of our past, but also the sound of our present, and a present to you all. This release represents who we are today - a seemingly unstoppable heavy metal quintet from Lazarevac. We hope to be that for many years to come.

    Yours truly,
    Vlad

    Written in Lazarevac, January 20th 2023
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1.
Drawn to the altar where demon awaits Invoked by the power of ancestral hate Lurking in shadows, a childlike in form Save for his eyes of prime evil reborn I call you, Knight of the swords Your servant once and for all Lord of the dark I am yours to command Eternal champion - your faith guides my hand Darkness and magick, the Chaos awake Stormbringer wants all the souls he can take You asked for vengeance It shall be yours I call you, The Dragonlord Your master once and for all And I keep falling far from the light I found My fate remains forlorn - Elric Dragonlord
2.
Slain in battle, you sleep now in heavens My father, your death must be avenged You died for our freedom, your blood is my oath that I shall not rest until I feed my sword I now draw this circle of vengeance and hate to glorify memory, I call upon gods Oh, hear me, almighty, if that is my fate then I will not fall, for I will be strong as steel I will have revenge Like the wind I will break these chains With the hammer of gods I'll grind you to dust and time will stop for all of your kind Your head will stand high on the top of my spear Your people will run, for I'll bring them fear Hear my curse, hear my cry, a thundering storm I will bring you death, for that I was born Oh, hear me and grant me my vengeance this night Then I'll end my oath and I'll raise the sword of steel I'll release you from life Now kneel and weep as you die Take this sacrifice it's the oath of blood Vengeance from my heart no man can defy Now die! Your blood is my oath! Take this sacrifice it's the oath of blood Vengeance from my heart no man can defy
3.
Sons of Darkness, crawl on your knees Feed my Sword with Blood upon this field I'm the Master I'm the Son of Steel Ignite my flames and Power you shall feel I destroy all in my way Stand against me you will pay High in the sky where the Sun never goes My Tower will rise high above Lord of the sky, I embrace Thee Lord of the wind, free my soul Armies of Dark, hear my last words In the end Death Comes For Us All Pledge your shield of honor, bow to me Kiss of cold steel ends this prophecy Now in fire watch your homeland burns Release your hatred from your heart that yearns Blood my eyes and let me die Vengeance will be my last cry Your courage is great but no mercy I'll give I'll be fool to let you live Lord of the sky, I embrace Thee Lord of the wind, free my soul Armies of Dark, hear my last words In the end Death Comes For Us All I'll now face my death but I shall stand proud Gods of Fate, where are you now Lord of the sky, I embrace Thee Lord of the wind, free my soul Armies of Dark, hear my last words In the end Death Comes For Us All
4.
Born on the field of the battle arched by the grey clouds Baptized in rain from the heavens and clamor of dying men Oh, sombre land, Your stillness is yet to be broken Endless you stand Only your name is forgotten Follow the trail of the ravens voices of ancient woods Cold winds are louder than thunder shrouded in eternal night
5.
From beyond of the village fields Way over the hills yet unknown Dwelled for thousands of shining moons Where age after age has gone by Nightmares Defined as visions by the Elders A legend foretold by their fathers In turn their fathers witnessed endless pain Oh the stories be retold Let the black wings rise again By the gods of light you let us endure May its fearless heart know fear in the end A cast of shadows above the crowns Has blackened the sun in the sky The hunger echoes into our souls The end of times has been tolled Gather Our hearts are filled with burning vengeance Avenge the lost souls of our brothers Who fought for freedom from the dragon’s reign Let the black wings’ blood run red By the bodkin arrow let it bleed out Fearless warriors on the march in the dawn The fire lights up and the battle is raging Hundreds are burning alive The dragon must fall by a shattering stormspell Now is the time to stab its dark heart with the sword of the gods Blinding trails of flames and horror Left behind the giant from the black smoke ridden skies Grip of grief is suffocating Enter lust for vengeance in their hearts Vengeance Lighting strikes in the distant skies The fire dragon is gone As they turn around for the journey home Another one stands in their way Gather Our hearts are filled with burning vengeance Avenge the lost souls of our brothers Who fought for freedom from the dragon’s reign Let the black wings’ blood run red By the bodkin arrow let it bleed out Fearless warriors on the march in the dawn The fire lights up and the battle is raging Hundreds are burning alive The dragon must fall by a shattering stormspell Now is the time to stab its dark heart with the sword of the gods
6.
Journey into the wildest of dreams In a land of the eternal spring Bards are playing the songs of the old long forsaken a story untold Come with me on the meadow of gold lies the world which no mortals have seen time ago was committed a sin newborn blood of the ancients within Once he came to a magical wall mirror showed him the way to the past only one who can open the gate to divine where he will meet his fate Then in silence he opened the door stream of infinite light on his face as he walked through the portal alone wind carried him to vastness of space High above the mountains my spirit's flying free Life is neverending so don't cry for me
7.
In the dawn of oblivion Reign of ruthless dominion Enslaving souls of humanity Spreading lies and depravity Our race became obsolete Part of feeding technology Few remained just to serve its will Seeking others they have to kill There is no light behind these walls Only the crimson sunrise Welcome to the new age of slaughter Welcome to a new kind of hell All our dreams will soon turn to ashes Freedom lies forever in chains It begun as an accident Cover up by the government Countless victims in single day By our own kind we've been betrayed All a part of the masterplan Ancient game to enslave all men We are here only to obey So the hunter became a prey There is no hope behind these walls Only the night eternal Welcome to the new age of slaughter Welcome to a new kind of hell All our dreams will soon turn to ashes Freedom lies forever in chains Find the dark place of His birth The only way to save us all Hardest task is still ahead Redemption of our souls Welcome to the new age of slaughter Welcome to a new kind of hell All the dreams of better tomorrow Will come true as we break our chains
8.
Hear the call of desperate heart How I long for your breath It's the tale of the dying soul, of love Love stronger than death All of my life I waited for A part was missing in my being The sign of mistery appeared On the sails of agony Then I saw myself in your eyes From the past I know your pain The gift of blood I'm offering to you Take my innocence away Sin of my life My endless dream We are as one Eternally Now I fear the hour has come When truth will break my wings The parting words of love are all I hear May the heaven bring you peace Sin of my life My endless dream We are as one Eternally
9.
To know the gods is to deny all of my fears, all I have been This pain, immortal My blade yields to the hammer This rage, destroyer My name cursing the heavens The breath is cold, sleep comes to me I close my eyes and dream of home This pain, immortal My blade yields to the hammer This rage, destroyer My name cursing the heavens Where sunlight dies in darkened skies Away we go to the mountain of old On frozen throne, in caves below the seer awaits, our fate is foretold
10.
Fear holds the key to madness See how the mighty fall Past light of kingdom once so glorious Fading like dying embers in ocean full of stars Closing the chapter of this story Last song of countless voices Last breath of ancient home No one heed the final warning coming from the crimson skies Onward to our final journey Sail on deep into the night And on a black horizon veiled in the moonless shade all of our memories soon will fade away Red giant lost his battle drowned in a scarlet storm New life is waiting to be born Last song of countless voices Last breath of ancient home Oh, so far away, crossing the vast universe there is a chance to renew all the choices we made So far away, crossing the vast universe there is a chance for the choices we made
11.
Falling snow over mountains Time to go on this road again On the silent shore I await for the long boats to return home See the trail of the ancient glory See the sky where the ravens reign See the sign of the distant thunder Oden’s light that will show the way Father, I stand as the equal to the chosen whom are given your power to wield and to carry the honor ‘cross the seas to the lands of endless spring Clad in iron with blood-red shield Path of destiny is revealed Blood-maiden proudly stands on the battlefield Shield-maiden, she will feast in the halls of the dead Father, I lay as the equal to the fallen whom are given your mercy to stand in the courts of Valhalla and to be in the land of endless spring
12.
What is this barren place? Feels so cold and dark in here I call but silence answers me My voice is lost in endless space No, no! In time the vision starts to clear shaping things inside my mind Before me stands a massive stone Monolith of ancient gods As I’m staring into heavens all I see is blackened void Light is dying in my eyes Could it be it’s just a dream or a distant memory from another life and time? Cause it all seems so unreal but I’m still not waking up I wish all is just a dream As I’m gazing into heavens all I see is blackened void Light is dying in my eyes and I’m falling into darkness merging with the blackest void Life is fading from my eyes
13.
Of all the beings that are called divine One eclipses over brightest stars Pride has brought him to rebellious plot Soon to fall for the deeds he wrought Morning Star and the son of dawn Doomed to fail from the seeds he sewn Armies gather for the war on high Thundering over blackened skies Can you feel 'em as their wrath is drawing closer Can you see them as they're coming from above For this treason they will suffer unto no end They will die for their sins in Battle in the sky Heed the glorious battle Feel the power of metal See an infinite kingdom Rise to believe in Can you feel 'em as their wrath is drawing closer Can you see them as they're coming from above For this treason they will suffer unto no end They will die for their sins in Battle in the sky
14.
Screams in the dead of night Flames burning till the morning light Pain has ended with the dawn Curse on all of those who did her wrong Final gaze up high All her hope withered and died Now bear the mark Devil’s child Born of fire and ice Torment and hate on your fate You are spirit of merciless time Cries spreading through the wild Fear echoes in her heart and mind Wrath brought upon the world Doom on all of those who did her wrong Her pain knows no time No time All her sins repentance denied Now bear the mark Devil’s child Born of fire and ice Torment and hate on your fate You are spirit of merciless time Someday you'll find a way To leave it all behind Just open your eyes You'll stand up You'll rise Now bear the mark Devil’s child Born of fire and ice Torment and hate on your fate You are spirit of merciless time
15.
Sa istoka vojska silna krenu protiv Bajazita Horde moćnog Tamerlana mongolskoga strašnog kana Far beyond the rising sun from eastern lands they rode led by fearsome Timur Lang the mighty Sword of God On the trail to Angora near crossroad of the world to wage a war with Ottomans the Turkish overlord Time flies for sultan's army Calls his vassal reinforcements and at the dawn of battle bravest of them all will Fight!!! Two-headed eagle in white Knight of the dragon attacks Armor as black as the night In battle supreme like lions they fight Drhti carstvo otomansko Sultan stoji bespomoćan jedina mu nada osta slava srpskih vitezova Sunlight rose on hallowed soil the crows have filled the sky No warning given from each side the carnage has begun Thousands fell in single blow outnumbered in their ranks scattered Turkish soldiers roar the sultan's overthrown Deep into heart of battle from the flanks on screaming stallions three times they cut through Mongols pathway to the glory

about

After the release of critically acclaimed album "Eulogy for the Gods", Serbian heavy metal force Claymorean, fronted by the vocalist extraordinaire Dejana Garčević, unleashed the newest piece of music called "By This Sword We Rule: A Decade of Steel".

This monumental edition spans across the first decade of the band's work, carrying 15 songs in total and clocking at 76 minutes of pure epic power metal eargasm.

The CD is released worldwide through "Stormspell Records (stormspell.bandcamp.com) and it contains the brand new EP named "The Vendetta Trilogy" (featuring 3 newly recorded classic tracks), the re-recording of "Cimmeria" featuring Alexandra Lioness (Jenner), 1st version of "Blood of the Dragon" featuring Cederick Forsberg (Blazon Stone) on all instruments, a selection of 8 rare demo songs (recorded from 2014 to 2020) and 2 live tracks recorded during the band's first show in the city of Kragujevac. None of the songs have been previously released on any physical media.

The sleeve artwork is beautifully done by the amazing artist Yannick Bouchard (King Diamond, Blazon Stone, Ancient Empire, Merciless Law), while the superb sound mixing and mastering was once again nailed by the Claymorean's producer Boris Šurlan (Midnight Studio).

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released April 21, 2023

Songs 1-4 - all instruments and vocals recorded in “Midnight Studio” by Boris Šurlan, drums recorded in “Big Blackish Studio” by Boris Šurlan
Song 5 - all vocals recorded in Midnight Studio by Boris Šurlan, all instruments recorded and performed by Cederick Forsberg
Songs 6-13 - all instruments and vocals recorded at “Valhalla Studio” by Vladimir Garčević
Songs 14-15 - recorded live in Dom Omladine Kragujevac by Saša “Vuјa” Vujić

Songs 1-5 & 14-15 mixed by Boris Šurlan
Songs 6-13 mixed by Vladimir Garčević

Mastered by Boris “Borkela” Šurlan

Artwork by Yannick Bouchard
Photography by Stefan Vidojević
Booklet design by Mumintroll

Dejana “Betsa” Garčević - lead and backing vocals
Vladimir “Vlad” Garčević - rhythm and solo guitars & backing vocals (lead vocal on “Night Eternal”), bass guitar on songs 6-13
Vladimir “Dovla” Novaković - rhythm and solo guitars on songs 1-4
Goran “Gox” Garčević - bass guitar on songs 1-4 & 14-15
Marko “Remа” Novaković - drums and percussion on songs 1-4 & 14-15

Alexandra “Lioness” Stamenković - lead and backing vocals & 1st guitar solo on “Cimmeria”
Cederick “Ced” Forsberg - all instruments, arrangement & songwriting on “Blood of the Dragon”
Uroš “Uki” Kovačević - rhythm and solo guitars on songs 14 & 15, solo guitar on “Blood-Red Shield”

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Claymorean Lazarevac, Serbia

Claymorean is a five piece Heavy Metal band from Lazarevac, a small mining town in the heart of Serbia.
The group was formed in 2014, but from 2021 the band started performing live more regularly, when a stable lineup was finally established with Dejana on vocals, Vlad and Vlajko on guitars, Goran on bass and Marko on drums. ... more

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