Album: Surtur Rising
Release Date: 29 March 2011
Genre: Melodic Death Metal
Label: Metal Blade Records
Artwork by: Tom Thiel
Artwork by: Tom Thiel
Producer: Jens Bogren
- Line Up CD: from left -
* Olavi Mikkonen: Guitar
* Ted Lundström: Bass Guitar
* Johan Hegg: Vocals
* Fredrik Andersson: Drums
* Johan Söderberg: Guitar
* Ted Lundström: Bass Guitar
* Johan Hegg: Vocals
* Fredrik Andersson: Drums
* Johan Söderberg: Guitar
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| (Sweden: Stockholm, Tumba) |
01. War Of The Gods - Lyrics:
War, the very first war of our world
When the treacherous witch was killed
Three times burned and three times born
By searing flames was Gullveig torn
Death, Odin hurled his spear off with great force
Deep into the great vana-fyrd
Battle horns gave up their sound
And Asgard walls razed to the ground
The Vanir felt deceived
Höne was a fool
Without Mímir at his side
Höne could not rule
In a fit of violent rage
Mímir's blood was shed
And to Odin's court they sent Mímir's severed head
Truce, so a brittle and frail peace was forged
And to ensure that the peace remained
Njordr and Freyr to Asgard came
And Hön' and Mim to Vanaheim
Death, see the furious gods wanting blood
Odin knew that a raging war
Would not bring them any gain
Just leave a black and bitter stain
Odin tog huvudet och
Smorde det med örter
Som hindrar det
Från att ruttna
Han kvad sedan
Trollsånger över det
Så att Mimer åter
Kunde tala till honom
The Vanir felt deceived
Höne was a fool
Without Mímir at his side
Höne could not rule
In a fit of violent rage
Mímir's blood was shed
And to Odin's court they sent Mímir's severed head
02. Töck's Taunt - Loke's Treachery Part II - Lyrics:
You come to me, eyes full of grief
You ask of me to shed all my tears
To let him return from kingdom of fears
Why should I weep? Or lose any sleep?
He never brought me pleasure of glee
So why would I help to set Balder free?
You come to me, eyes full of grief
All of your tears mean nothing to me
So why will you not just leave me to be
Am I to blame? Well, I'm not ashamed!
Oh how I smiled when I heard the tale
Of Loke the sly, so clever and brave
Höðer the fool, Lopt's willing tool
He held the twig that cut Balder's skin
Lopt aimed the shot
That killed Höðer's twin
Leave me alone
Don't come here and moan
I've never wished to see Balder's well
So let his soul remain down in Hel
My name is Tökk, and I won't cry
I won't let Balder return
Let Hel keep her treasured prize
Let his soul forever burn
You come to me and cannot believe
That this old crow now talking to you
Is Loke not Tökk you bloody damn fools
You come to me and you do not see
All of your tears mean nothing to me
Why will you not just leave me to be?
My name is Tökk, and I won't cry
I won't let Balder return
Let Hel keep her treasured prize
Let his soul forever burn
03. Destroyer Of The Universe - Lyrics:
I rise up from Muspelheim
My fury is sublime
The sword I bring burns violently
With wild and lethal flames
I march against the Asa gods
To bring the end of time
I am pure and endless pain
And Surtur is my name
See me rise, the mighty Surt
Destroyer of the universe
Bringer of flames and endless hurt
Scorcher of men and earth
See me rise, the mighty Surt
Destroyer of the universe
Bringer of flames and endless hurt
Scorcher of men and earth
Swordless Frej with horn in hand
Rises to his final stand
He doesn't stand a single chance
I'll split his living corpse in half
And yet he stabbed me in the eye
He drove the horn in deep
The overwhelming, raging pain
Is driving me insane
The waves of flames that I've unleashed
Will eat us all alive
The rage that burns within my hearth
Is uncontrolled and wild
And now everything shall die
Massive waves consume us all
The ocean is released
Our dying world quakes underneath
And sinks into the sea
And now nothing will survive
Extinction waits for everyone
For Gods and men alike
When all are gone of the old world
A new one will arise
See me rise, the mighty Surt
Destroyer of the universe
Bringer of flames and endless hurt
Scorcher of men and earth
See me rise, the mighty Surt
Destroyer of the universe
Bringer of flames and endless hurt
Scorcher of men and earth
See me die, the mighty Surt
Destroyer of the universe
Drowning in waves that floods the earth
The beginning of a new rebirth
See me die, the mighty Surt
Destroyer of the universe
Drowning in waves that floods the earth
The beginning of a new rebirth
04. Slaves Of Fear - Lyrics:
They speak of love and tolerance
They prey on people's ignorance
To make you all slaves of fear
They feed on your anxiety
To build their gent society
They kept you down for a 1000 years
They nurture prejudice and hate
To them the wars that they create
In the name of one ample god
They gladly sacrifice your life
Increasing power is their price
Without regrets they'll spill your blood
They're feeding you lies with calculating smiles
With slaves made of the human mind
As long as you kneel to their authority
Religion, it's what makes you blind
They'll treat all you as mindless fools
They use you as obedient tools
It's time to set your spirit free
This world we cannot tolerate
It's time to seal all preachers fate
We looked ahead from Odin's grave
Your lives are a strain of egotistic chains
They locked you up and threw away the key
Your souls are for sale and you're the ones who pay
But still you'll never be set free
They're feeding you lies with calculating smiles
With slaves made of the human mind
As long as you kneel to their authority
Religion, it's what makes you blind
05. Live Without Regrets - Lyrics:
From birth we're taught how to survive
We're taught how war is waged
And there are no men now alive
Who stops our wild rampage
Light at heart we bide our bane
Whatever death await
Norsemen live without regrets
We accept our woven fate
So fearlessly we charge ahead
There is no time to hesitate
Don't despair, show no fear
Live your life without regrets
Don't despair and show no fear
In the face of a certain death
A coward thinks he'll always live
If he keeps himself from strife
Old age leaves no rest in peace
Though spears may spare his life
We don't mourn a friend that fell
Or dread the day, we'll fall ourselves
Warriors don't go to hell
'Cause we know you will greet us well
So fearlessly we charge ahead
There is no time to hesitate
Don't despair, show no fear
Live your life without regrets
Don't despair and show no fear
In the face of a certain death
So raise your horns to those who died
Let's drink to fallen friends tonight
Let's celebrate their glory life
We'll meet again in Valhall when we die
When we die, when we die
06. The Last Stand Of Frej - Lyrics:
See him rise from land of flames
Destruction is at hand
It's time to make a stand
Now I face an awesome foe
I will always stand my ground
To this end my fate is bound
This fight is mine and mine alone
And there's no help from anyone
His wrath burns
With insane heat all his fury is unleashed
There is no way to defeat
The forces and the power that he wields
My hand holds the horn so firm
I am calm and ready to die
Everything around me burns
And I know that I will not survive
See him rise from land of flames
Destruction is at hand
It is time to make a stand
My death awaits, I have no fear
To this end my fate is bound
Though I'm doomed I'll stand my ground
This fight is mine and mine alone
And there's no help from anyone
I go forth to meet my doom
But I will die in vain
Perdition waits for everyone
The world will die in flames
With all my strength I run the horn
Deep into his eye
And as he swings his burning sword
I die with a tired smile
07. For Victory Or Death - Lyrics:
Time has come to wash our shame away
To erase the image of defeat
We have licked our wounds, restored our strength
And our vengeance will be, oh, so sweet
They thought they had us down
That we'd never rise again
They will learn that they were deadly wrong
What's owed will be repaid
Again we'll feed the wolves
And then vengeance will be ours
We'll split their skulls and spill their guts
Upon the frozen ground
Yeah, we'll never kneel again
Not to deity, nor men
Now they'll taste our bitter hate
What's owed will be repaid
So raise the flag once more
And the eagle will be fed
Once again we march to war
For victory or death
They arrived with talk of Hvitekrist
By force they wanted us to kneel
With their swords held to our throats they preached
But we will make them pay, we'll take their lives away
So raise, raise the flag once more
In the east the eagle will be fed
March again, we march to war
We will march for victory or death
Pain, the pain and suffering
Is but a bleak and distant fading dream
Shame, our disgrace, a withering thought
Now finally our names will be redeemed
08. Wrath Of The Norsemen - Lyrics:
My head hurts like hell
Can't open my eyes
My clothes are all wet
And I'm freezing right through
Don't know where I am
Or how to get home
My arms feel so numb
And it's hard to get up
My muscles, they ache
With every move
I stand on my feet
But my knees fell so weak
Somebody wake me
From this horrible dream
Somebody save me
From this terror I feel
I stumble around
On the soft muddy ground
I call out the name
Of the friends I can't find
But only the wind
And the ravens reply
With every gasp
With every breath
Smoke fills my lungs
And my intestines wrench
With every gasp
The sweet taste of death
The air is full
Of a thick pungent stench
So comes the rain
It's colder than ice
I wash off my face
And open my eyes
And then I see
But wish I were blind
They are all dead
There's blood everywhere
The norsemen they left
Only death and despair
A stench of flesh
That fills the autumn air
Somebody wake me
From this horrible dream
Somebody save me
From this terror I feel
No one can save me
From this horrible dream
No one can hear me
Or my heartrending screams
09. A Beast Am I - Lyrics:
Conceived was I from chaos and hate
Of malice, deceit and blood
And how would they know my fate is to rise
Against the Asa gods
My being is full, full of a rage
An evil that can't be tamed
It darkens my soul and blackens the blood
A fire that fills my veins
So how did I ever end up here?
Humiliated, broken and weak
I've waited for a thousand years
To break these chains apart
And to finally break myself free
I bit the hand off the mighty Tyr
When I couldn't tare my ties
Now banished, I dwell a sword in my jaw
Awaiting the end of time
In darkness I drown consumed by my hate
Longing for revenge
All father will pay for his deceit
At the battle of Ragnarök
A beast am I, so vicious and grim
They fear my mean, grinning teeth
I bide my time, my sweet revenge
Soon my ties will fall and finally I will by free
So when you hear me howling
You'll know that I have come for you
When you hear me call your name
Your life will end in nameless pain
Conceived was I from chaos and hate
Of malice, deceit and blood
And how would they know my fate is to rise
Against the Asa gods
My being is full, full of a rage
An evil that can't be tamed
It darkens my soul and blackens the blood
A fire that fills my veins
A beast am I, so vicious and grim
They fear my mean, grinning teeth
I bide my time, my sweet revenge
Soon my ties will fall and finally I will be
Finally break myself, finally I will be free
10. Doom Over Dead Man - Lyrics:
The autumn clouds are caving in
And night comes crawling black as sin
Lightning strikes and rain begins
A storm that tares my soul
I toss and twizzle in my bed
My thoughts are spinning in my head
Darkness nears, soon I'll be dead
I'm losing all control
I spent my life in foolish quest
For gold and riches I'd contest
And now I'm left with just regrets
Too late to change my ways
My life, it seems has slipped away
I leave no legacy to praise
Nothing more for me to say
My life has been a waste
(When)
When time has come for me to leave
(When)
When judgment's passed upon my life
(When)
A cold dark grave awaits for me
(Will)
Will my name live endlessly?
(When)
When time has come for me to leave
(When)
When judgment's passed upon my life
(When)
A cold dark grave awaits for me
(Will)
Will my name live endlessly?
So I die but won't be mourned
Broken and alone
I wish that I were never born
So I die and won't be missed
No rune stone will be raised
As my body rots away
(Die)
All friends and cattle pass away
(Die)
And death will come for every man
(Die)
But I know one thing never dies
(Doom)
The sentence passed upon the dead
(Now)
The time has come for me to leave
(Now)
And judgment's passed upon my life
(Now)
Now I will rest in my dark grave
(Will)
They speak my name with reverence?
My life has been a waste
No rune stone will be raised
So I die but won't be mourned
I wish that I were never born
As my body rots away
