Omens, by Ahzidal

Omens

by Ahzidal

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1.	Danse Macabre 06:01	lyrics	buy track
Between realms Lay desolation Lord of plots And lord of deals Daedric realm of hunger And the bodies move to the Danse Macabre Zig-Zig-Zig And the clock strikes midnight Zig-zig-zig Death plays a final tune To anchor and wander One must offer vitality The Insatiable sits at the throne To feed upon the mortal realm Anima Ego Incalescence Mortality Famine of life Famine of death Wither away in a flameless hole Waste away in the deathly Gorge Attenuated boundary between realms Walk between the veiled lines Offer ego and mortality Calefaction and vitality Hunger and need intertwined The Insatiable gnaws at the land Clinging to the skin of Mundus Listen more for the death’s tune.
2.	The Withering on the Walls 06:22	lyrics	buy track
Rid this land of oppressive invaders Forged within the heart of our native soil To banish forth their weakness To rid them of skin and strength... Corralled in pins A will for restitution, Buried beneath mounds of rubble and refuse. Rash and pustule, pulsating and growing. The withering on the walls reaps what it sows... The souls of the forlorn folk Unable to rest, purged in flame; on the shoulders of gods rests the blame. Beholden to their doom, Wallow in sheets of sickness Bereft of all hope Fever scars your weary mind Rasping in despair as your life drains There is no hope for the meek. Thrice sets your last sun Thrice you wither among the walls No more than a hallow shell of filth... The Blessed sick wander the cobbled streets. Desiccated corpses litter their towns in squalidness. Dread not the living hell, for it is so much brighter than the darkness that awaits... you...
3.	As Angels Shriek 05:17	lyrics	buy track
Lay siege to the ashen fields Barren from objects of chaos Scarring earth and air March your sons into a cauldron of madness Plunder their mud soaked homes Force their ranks into submission Obedient onto your slave gods On your knees to pleasure the manipulators. Carving the land to your will Breaking the will of the divines At the foot of the great mountain is where your bastard children shall lie. Beneath ash and the charred landscape Is where you shall rot eternally Behind the shield wall, Berserkers of the north will fall Bereft of voice, slain in honor. Within the chamber of Gods shall betrayal arise Vanquished from existence And so shall vengeance arise anew. In the coming eons will the bitter taste of slaughter eradicate all you hold dear Betrayal of the Prince of Twilight So shall rise the spirit of Nerevar Vengeance manifests upon the false gods Free from mortal form The Sharmat walks the ashen halls Absorbing the essence of Gods Dreaming of death and ascension Destiny awaits. Destiny awaits...
4.	A Deafening Silence 05:26	lyrics	buy track
Bringer of the blackest night Usurper of the lights veil Draping the world with your devilish cloak Bestow thy blessing upon my blades Children of the dread father we carry your traditions we carry your Sacrificial oath Dawning the ancient practice Your voice lingers within my broken mind For you are who forged the cosmos Composer of the void song Humble am I to your bidding Expel yourself onto yourself Creator of your own image I see now I understand the words of my night father Embodiment of a cold winter night The light of the full moon guides my path On my way to the sacred sacrament Praise be to the glorious night sky Deliver my soul onto the void Cast my essence into the night Receive my blade onto your victim Show me the emptiness of eternity Misanthropic nocturnal lord Receive this sacrifice evisceration of the weak Forever in your ranks
5.	Circle of the Tyrants (Celtic Frost Cover) 04:43	lyrics	buy track
The battle is over And the sands drunken the blood All that there remains Is the bitterness of delusion Circle of the tyrants The immortality of the gods Sits at their side As they leave the walls behind To reach the jewel's gleam Circle of the tyrants The days have come When the steel will rule And upon his head Lay a crown of gold Your hand wields the might The tyrant's the precursor You carry the will As the morning is near I sing the ballads Of victory and defeat I hear the tales Of frozen mystery Your hand wields the might The tyrant's the precursor You carry the will As the morning is near The new kingdoms rise By the circle of the tyrants In the land of darkness The warrior, that was me Grotesque glory None will ever see them fall And hunts and wars Are like everlasting shadows Where the winds cannot reach The tyrant's might was born And often I look back With tears in my eyes Grotesque glory None will ever see them fall And hunts and wars Are like everlasting shadows

about

After many hours of work, we're happy to finally unveil our EP, "Omens". Though this album goes beyond our traditional writing approach, it is still drenched in typical "Ahzidal" zeal. For those with a keen eye, this is a concept album. The first person to email the ahzidalband@gmail.com and correctly guess what the concept is about shall win an Ahzidal shirt, and a physical copy of this album as soon as it's printed. Good luck, and Hail Ozark Black Metal!

credits

released November 17, 2020

Jake Reiser (ex-Wrecklamation) - Guitar solo
Emery Besher - Synths, Album layout
Kynval - Composition, Drums
Draugr Tharkun - Composition, Arrangement, Recording, Mixing/Mastering, Bass, Lyrics, Album layout
Kohnarikriin Motstander - Composition, Arrangement, Guitars, Synths, Lyrics
Daniel Valdez (Draconiel Art) - Ahzidal logo
Droned Artworks - Album art
Camille Saint-Saëns (Danse Macabre tone poem) - Danse Macabre opening sample
Wes Johnson (Lucien Lachance) - A Deafening Silence opening sample
Celtic Frost - All original credits to their Circle of the Tyrants

Ahzidal would like to thank Dreathus Harris of Xaemora, Emery Besher, Ash of Nargaroth, Lariyah Perrin, Phil Toolooze, Jake Reiser and the guys of ex-Wrecklamation, J.R. Preston of Tjolgtjar/Xexyz/Blood Cult, Dr. Travis Lewis, Dr. Joel Vanderheyden, Elke Overton, Daniel Valdez of Draconiel Art, Droned Artworks, and, of course, all of our respective close friends and families, musical or otherwise. Omens is dedicated to Calvin Kramer Sr., Ami Melton, Barbara Ortega, Brandon Bourbon, Karen Mendenhall, Tim Yount, Mike Yount, Travis Eye, "Big John" Kramer, Aunt Sue Kramer, Isaac, G, S, and P. We would like to extend a final thanks to those who continue to produce black metal and these other dark arts in such a turbulent time... Hail Ozark Black Metal.