i woke up in a valley somehow deeper than the last
full of relics and artifacts of mistakes i've made in the past
they laugh and they scream and they spit in my fucking face
and they chant in a sickening unison
you're a disgrace
the mountain air
chills me to the bone
hang my head, and walk to the peak
accept defeat, i'll never make it home
i sit by the lake beside sarnoth
i watch and i wait as the waters slowly rise
i see the serpent king emerging
i close my eyes, as the people cry
I have really fallen for this band. Alastor have a cavernous cathedral of sound, reverberating vocals and guitars with trance inducing drum rhythms offered as feedback-drenched hymns to our Angel of Light, Lucifer. What I love is that Alastor write actual songs with melodies, accompanied by dark poetic lyrical spells - memorable ear-worms which one hums and sings long after the music has stopped playing. Enchanting and seductive. Black Magic indeed. Master of Alchemy
It's almost impossible to pick a favorite song, this whole album is an instant doom metal classic! Truly one of the best new artists of the genre!! veganfabio