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The Road to Damnation
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I’m passing through infinite void, the road to damnation
For centuries it has been foretold that I am the One
No light in this desolate space, no sign of salvation
The sorcerer said he’ll be there to open the gate
Then from the mist a figure appeared
its cloak was black as the night
With skinless hands it reached out to me
I heard its voice in my mind
I am the ruler of Hell, king of your soul
I am the bringer of pain, here in this hole witness your fall
I’m holding the sword in my hand, blade of the pure vengeance
I know now I have been betrayed by those I once saved
For only this steel I can trust, my faithful companion
And before my life turns to dust, I’ll go down fighting
Once I was free, one with the wind
heir to the throne of the Earth
Then came the day hope disappeared
crushed with the dark magick
Why am I here in this realm, into the storm?
You have been summoned at last, doomed is your soul, now hear my words
You think you were born from your mother’s womb
but seed that created you was mine
I watched as you grew, seen what you’ve become
the last piece of my prophecy
Now that the truth is revealed, pain is no longer in me
Even my life was a lie, but now I'm ready to die
And as I stand on my feet, clenching the hilt on my sword
The only thing you will feel is cold embrace of my steel
Now I’m the ruler of Hell, queen of all souls
I am the bringer of death, second to none
I am the ruler of Hell, queen of all souls
I am the bringer of death, second to none, witness the fall
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Old Mountain
05:48
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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
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Cimmeria
03:32
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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
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Blood-Red Shield
05:08
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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
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Rage of the White Wolf
03:58
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Time’s running out and there is no salvation
towers are burning in a raging storm
In my last moment I see portals blazing
The wizard runs towards the light divine
Out of the dark comes a hope, dawn of a new age
The Elven blood of the old, baptised in fire
Fire & blood
His bones are broken but his spirit’s restless
His mind is tainted by revenge and death
Upon his journey he will face betrayal
but none can stand against the destiny
Out of the dark comes a hope, dawn of a new age
The Elven blood of the old, baptised in fire
Fire & blood
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The Final Journey
05:11
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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
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Blackest Void
06:49
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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
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Take a trip out of consciousness
across the great divide
Astral thought projection
suspended in time
Flying high through cosmic oceans
supernatural skies
Leave the Earthbound minions
so very far behind
As one with the universe
beyond pleasure and pain
Die hard retrogression
being reborn again
Nightriders on the astral planes
Frontiers of meditation
the search for inner light
Take a look through the minds eye
on an endless flight
Between the gates of forever
void of love and hate
Life and death have no meaning
in animated state
A spectrum of fantastic colours
Incandescent bright
Vibrating on a timeless wavelength
a vision of paradise
We're gonna take you to a place
where the king of terror reigns
Carnage and mutilation
degredates your burning remains
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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.
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