1. |
Mørk Er November
06:30
|
|
||
|
Mørk er november og løvfaldet slut,
vandet begynder at fryse,
lyset fra solen og blomsterne brudt -
da må vort hjerte selv lyse.
Synge vil vi, legen er magt,
mer end beregning, forstand og foragt
værn mod det sorte og tomme.
Om der svæver dødelig dræ,
vil vi dog elske - og plante et træ:
frugter kan uspået komme.
|
||||
2. |
Wild Hunt
04:14
|
|
||
|
[Verse 1]
Wailing shouts
Riding swiftly on the wind
Oden’s Hunt runs wild
On through woven trees.
Their deathly howls
A chorus, a portent of doom,
A phantom horde, shakes branches,
Sends shivers down my spine.
[Chorus]
Vicious Wanderer
Leading his hunt for the souls of men
Never again
Shall your damned bereave my soul
Allfather
Ride swift Sleipnir
You can only fear
The feral wrath of the Wild Hunt.
[Verse 2]
With swords of frost
And spears of ice, on wind they ride
Their wake is winter
The dead leaves scatter before their feet
Swift as a storm,
Harbingers of winter nights
As autumn returns
Bringing with it death into the world
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
*Solo-Ethan*
[Chorus]
|
||||
3. |
Wanderer
07:56
|
|
||
|
[Verse 1]
Roaming these lands,
No home to call my own,
For the place that I once cherished,
I lost too long ago.
With no friend but the moon,
No guide but the sun,
I wander through this hostile land,
A traveler on the run.
On through mountains and through forests,
Over rivers by the sea,
This long and lonesome road
Seems to forever carry me.
Though the path is long and winding,
I travel on it still,
For my weathered, weary heart
Still seeks the empty void to fill
[Pre-chorus 1]
Passing through these places,
No one I recognize,
A friendly face is rare,
A trusting one a prize.
I'm met with only gazes
With my sword slung cross my back
As I ride through towns and cities,
Through the wilderness on my track.
[Chorus]
A blade may serve you well,
But your mind will serve you more,
As you ride through this world
And pass through every open door.
The world does not welcome
The heady and the brave
Stand firm, push on,
No hate, no fear,
Wanderer
[Verse 2]
The world keeps turning slowly
As I pass from dawn to dusk
Knowledge fills me wholly
I feel simply a husk.
My legs and feet are weary
My arms and back are sore,
As I lay down neath the starry sky,
Question what my course is for.
My dreams are wracked with madness;
With fear and flames and death.
The memories all come flooding back,
I wake up, catch my breath.
I must push on my journey,
As I leave my past behind
For perhaps somewhere before me
There's peace for me to find.
[Pre-chorus 2]
The hearts of men are fickle,
They'll befriend just as betray,
And I've learned all on my journeys
Not to trust them on my way.
My heart's my own to master,
I need no one else,
To solve my soul's enigma
Is a riddle for my self.
[Bridge 1]
*Solo 1-Tristan*
*Solo 2-Ethan*
[Chorus]
[Bridge 2]
[Chorus]
|
||||
4. |
|
|||
|
[Verse 1- Tristan]
Hear the mighty hammer strike
And bring the lightning down
His foe before him, now in fear
Under the blackened thunderclouds
With the force of a wrathful god
The boy brings down his sword
To bite into his enemy’s
The clash of steel now
Calls the storm
[Chorus- Tristan and Nick]
Call the storm
Call the storm
From boy just taught to wield a blade
To a warrior in fire born
Call the storm
Call the storm
The crack of steel rings through the hills
In battle now, a legend born
Call the storm
[Verse 2- Nick]
His enemy dead at his feet
His sword now risen high
In victory, he lifts his head
And lets a shout up to the sky
As the sound of his voice rings out
He is a boy no more
Thor hears the cry of this one man
In brotherhood, he
Calls the storm
[Chorus- Tristan and Nick]
[Bridge]
*Solos 1 and 2- Ethan*
[Chorus- Tristan and Nick]
|
||||
5. |
|
|||
|
[Verse 1]
The battle begins
Manuel will lead us into the fray
Axe-bearing guard
We will claim the battle today
Fight for your lives
Treat this battle like it is your last
Glory awaits
Take your weapons and hold fast
[Chorus]
Fight on for the emperor
Our victory awaits
March on for the emperor
We march to meet our fate
[Verse 2]
The dogs of war
Let loose upon the foes of Rome
Men of the north
Our stories told on runestones
Into the fight
Bashing of shields and clashing of swords
Fear not the grave
This is what we all live for
Loyal to death
For our lord, we'd give our lives
Always the first
into the fight
Honor our gods
In Odin's hall we'll drink tonight
Glory awaits
Take your weapons and march forth
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
*Solo- Ethan*
[Chorus x2]
|
||||
6. |
Shattered Worlds
10:18
|
|
||
|
[Verse 1]
Struck blind
By starlight prophecy
The search for purpose
Along the string of fate
My own conviction
Shattered in helplessness
A gnawing hunger
To become something more
Aesir
Grant no repose from my trials
Content to
Stay silent in their halls
Jotnar,
Opposing me at every turn
A reflection
Of every flaw within my soul
[Pre-Chorus 1]
There is no glory in my battle
Of Valhalla, I am not worthy
Through the nine realms, I send my spirit
On my quest for truth and meaning
[Chorus 1]
Figments
Burning
Effigy unto myself
Violent
Fragments
Cutting deep sorrow into my flesh
Blood-stained
Regret
Following in my wake
Never
Gaining
Rest for deeds long lost
[Verse 2]
Star-sewn mutterings
Of antiquity
A grim reminder
The ghost of elder ways
Forlorn ambition
The quest for retribution
Unattainable answer
For an ever-looming question
Runestones
Carve my path clear through ruin
Wisdom
My only guide on this trail
Starving
From blood-quelled stagnation
Retreating
Into maggot-hole refuge
[Pre-chorus 2]
[Chorus 2]
Figments
Burning
Effigy unto myself
Violent
Fragments
Cutting deep sorrow into my flesh
Blood-stained
Regret
Following in my wake
Never
Gaining
Rest for deeds long lost
Drowning
Sunlight
Smothered in helplessness
Gnawing
Hunger
For moral restoration
Frigid
Bloodstains
Etched deep in carven stone
Spirit
Entombed
Sarcophagus of misery
[Bridge 1]
[Breakdown]
[Bridge 2]
*Solo 1- Tristan*
*Solo 2- Ethan*
[Pre-chorus 2]
[Chorus 2]
|
||||
7. |
Lif
08:10
|
|
||
|
[Verse 1]
Choking on the ash and the fire in the sky
Striving after life now destroyed
Staving off hunger with the dew of early morn
Gazing at the world of life devoid
Safely tucked away from the battle raging on
Wishing that I could join the fight
But I must find the strength to wipe away her tears
To hold her and say that it will be alright
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
Come, my love, let us hide ourselves away
By your side, I promise you I shall stay
I swear to you, I will be with you forever
Even if forever is only a day
[Breakdown]
*Solo- Tristan*
[Verse 2]
The war intensifies as the world falls into waste
Loki and Heimdall lay slain
Odin himself has been swallowed by the wolf
All hope seems lost, yet we remain
As we witness the cruel fate of our world
And the blooded sky is choked in blazing ash
By you I stay fast though I know we can’t survive
Our fortunes have met their end at last
[Bridge 1]
*Solo- Ethan*
[Bridge 2]
*Solo 1- Tristan*
*Solo 2- Ethan*
[Pre-chorus]
[Chorus]
|
||||
8. |
Lifthrasir
04:55
|
|
||
|
[Verse 1]
Gjallarhorn sounds
Ragnarok has now begun
Yggdrasil falls
The great wolf will swallow the Sun
The gods, they will fall
Praying will not help us now
But while I have you
I shall keep my solemn vow
[Pre-chorus]
The Valkyries will not take me away
The Valkyries will not take me
[Chorus 1]
The battle rages on,
Yet you and I are still alive
The end times have begun,
But I have hope that we'll survive
And if our fate is grim,
Then let our passion still be true
For if our world burns away,
I'll stand and watch the flames with you
[Verse 2]
The war of the gods
Raging on the evening sky
Deep in our hearts
We both know the end is nigh
All of our fears
Washed away in morning dew
We must live on
If not, then I shall die with you
[Pre-chorus]
[Chorus 1]
[Bridge]
*Solo 1- Tristan*
*Solo 2- Ethan*
[Pre-chorus- Ethan and Tristan]
[Chorus 2- Ethan and Tristan]
The battle rages on,
Yet you and I are still alive
The end times have begun,
But I have hope that we'll survive
And if our fate is grim,
Then let our passion still be true
For if our world burns away,
I'll stand amidst the ash with you
|
||||
9. |
|
|||
|
I stand here midst bones and ash
Of a world lost to the past
The memory now fades away
As a setting sun darkens my day
*Solo- Tristan*
The wisdom of a thousand years
Our tales now fall on deafened ears
Ragnarok has come, the world withers
But not in flame, but as whisper
And like the untamed wilderness
Our culture erodes
The young boys no longer aspire to be
Like the heroes of old
Young people no longer know
The stories of their ancestors
But as long as I can speak
They will never die
I feel the skies are cold and dim
Spirits no more whisper on the wind
The life of the world is gone
The age of Aesir is now done
*Solo- Ethan*
I still live on
With sorrow deep within me
My body aches, and my heart bleeds
If only my spirit could live again
Like a candle’s flame
Against the breath of winter’s wind
A biting tide, so bitter cold,
We lost our ways, our story’s told
Perhaps on some long distant day
Our blood shall light again it’s way
And guide those who still remember
And kindle flame from my ember
|
||||
Ravencrest Pickens, South Carolina
Ravencrest is an American Viking metal band from Pickens, South Carolina, founded in 2017 by Tristan Bolding and Ethan McClain. The band works to spread its brand of melodic death/black/Viking folk metal across the world like the fires of Ragnarok.
If you like Ravencrest, you may also like:
supported by 7 fans who also own “Tales From Times Remembered”
go to album
Trollwar - Bloodshed Forges
by Trollwar
supported by 7 fans who also own “Tales From Times Remembered”
go to album
THE BATTLE WILL NEVER END
by BLOODSHED WALHALLA
supported by 7 fans who also own “Tales From Times Remembered”
where Quorthon has left his path through the door of death ... a one man army called Bloodshed Walhalla took up his spirit and took the honor to march forward on that gloryful road !!!!!
go to album
featured on Bandcamp Radio Mar 17, 2023
go to album
Epic folk metal with spectral vocals and churning riffs make for a chilling listen.
go to album
Plight of Acceptance
by The Mosaic Window
featured on Bandcamp Radio Jun 23, 2023
go to album
Harvest of the Adept
by KARKOSA
supported by 7 fans who also own “Tales From Times Remembered”
go to album
