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Frostcraft

by Skylord

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Arrogant Bastard Melodic DM, unequivocally my favorite genre with black metal trailing. I've heard combinations of the two before, but none quite like Skylord.
Frostcraft is an elegant amalgamation of sleek and melodious riffs, classic black metal ferocity and ruthless howls. However, the album leaves an oddly joyous impression, in part due to the symphonic elements and the soaring chorus lines/riffs.

One of the most brilliant gems I've uncovered this year. Favorite track: Triumphant Victory.
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Odin3081 Unbelievably great.
My top album of 2019
Buy it!! Favorite track: Triumphant Victory.
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I am so tired of this grey empty life Alone since you’re gone and left me behind. Everything’s lost, no hope, love is slain, My sorrow so deep, unbearable pain! I’m feeling sore, I can’t cope any more, There’s nothing left here worth living for My scars are aching, my heart’s torn apart Now is the time for me to depart! Pre-chorus: Beauty was taking root on my wasteland, Now all that's left here is empty and bleak… Wherever I turn all I had is now drained, and I’m growing feeble, bitter and weak. CHORUS: The ill weeds of the past And their roots in your heart, They will keep us apart From a future to last. You don’t know what to end, You don’t know what to start, It’s all shimmering shards Of a dream you defend. When will my mind erase you? Will someone else replace you? Will my burnt heart ever love and be loved? DON’T DRIFT AWAY! ALONE WE DECAY! HOPE CAN CONCEAL, MOMENTS REVEAL, NOTHING IS REAL! I CANNOT FEEL! Trespassers come and they rest here where I was, I am forgotten, banned and betrayed. My bloom is withering to dust, I’m a dead loss, My path is trampled, my heart is stained. -Pre-Chorus- -CHORUS- "The ill weeds of the past And their roots in your heart, They will keep us apart Of a dream that you guard" You don’t know what to end, You don’t know what to start...
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"Invaders came to our Land She felt the steps of hordes Of vulture-knights, so insolent, Who dared to claim the Holy War!" The 5th of April 1242 On ice of Peipus-Lake Our brave ancestors fought for freedom Of Holy Motherland The arrows reached the heaven dome Slitting through the atmosphere Warriors went to meet their posthumous home Surmounting cold and fear CHORUS Brethren! Raise your swords and bows for beloved Russian land! Guarding our Faith and kin from cruel Livonian raid! Forward to meet the victory or meet eternal life! Let’s bury our enemies in water under ice! They raped our women, slew our kin, But we have vowed "We shalt win!" Freezing steel heats our souls Iron armor crumbles ice Our hearts pump till the last tolls Set hopes upon our God! Alexander, young valiant Prince! We raise our swords for right and brave deeds! Like brimmers of wine on the feast In Honor of Victory! -CHORUS- The Pope had sent Livonian knights to baptize Rus in blood… Heretics tried to vanquish us – we let them taste our wrath! «Кто к нам придёт с мечом и войной, Тот от меча и погибнет!» Children of the mighty nation Never conquered, never falchioned For the sake of beloved ones We shall gloriously lance! Children of the noble nation Never conquered, never falchioned For the sake of Native Land We shall fight to the bitter end! We revere the great feat on Peipus-lake Through centuries of mire and fakes Eternal glory to forefathers, who kept the blood for us And we promise that we shall stand for our Land - Our Greatest Ros!
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Frostcraft 05:10
Burning night… last candle died, Lost and cursed into the void. Enchanted woods, deep sky above Sacrifice the fading light… CHORUS: Free the icy whirlwind, let it form a storm And feel majestic silence of the gleaming moon Through the lake of fire come and freeze it down Create the spell, that’s calling Doom Hearing the whisper of the Northern Land Imploring God for mercy to spare your precious life You have to make a wise choice – be enemy or friend To fierce Lord of winter might! I’m born of ancient star, Which burned the air and died in the sky An orphaned child of ice I’ve strayed away And fly (with ravens) Into the high! I walk alone beneath the sky And clouds above are deeply grim The mighty Lord of snow and ice, In endless Winter, cold and dim When darkness falls, I speak the words In search of a good point to watch And walk with north wind or alone Observing place I haven't touched -CHORUS- I’m embraced by frozen sighs Of the winter blizzards (They charm my soul for a while By spells of ancient wizards) I am renewed like a spirit child of the magic frost I am his craft enchanting all that’s lost (And on the moonface I am the dew The flame of stars that thaws the views…) In the white woods I was born When Winter took my soul away Into the green woods I will go And let my Mistress reign again When time has come, I’ll make a step And fall to rest in shadows deep In cold abyss, awaiting there From Winter's might to transient sleep... -CHORUS- I am the Frostcraft!
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He’s trespassing magic forest, To a dreamland goes his way Moonlight's shining through the night fog Blinding eyes without shame Enchanted thickets drawn in slumber And what is hiding in those dreams? Songs of ancients, full of wonders, Bringing by the howling… wind Pre-chorus: “Your way is full of fear and danger But don't be scared and let it go Then you’ll realize its power Worship It and save your poor soul…” CHORUS: He’s searching for wonderful, calm, joyful place Where eternal peace leads pain astray Bright star way dissolves in black outer space Where sweet reveries and mystery reign This Magic Wood hides ghosts of the past Phantoms of grief are gathering fast Dead silence around... the time’s running low Only Owl and Wolf sing their song... Listen to the forests’ whisper Singing fairy lullabies Enter misty Gates of Slumber To the trees and sylvan sprites His pathway's hidden by leaf litter And claw-branches scratch his face Still he’s heeding the bewitching whisper, Calling to this haunted place Wherever he goes, no wonder about it, There’s no coming back, no turning around The forest controls him, he looses his pathway It’s melting away in the moss-covered ground -Pre-chorus- CHORUS: This Magic Wood hides ghosts of the past Phantoms of grief are gathering fast Dead silence around... the time’s running low Only Owl and Wolf sing their song... Mysterious pathway goes forth on and on Revealing great wonders at every new turn But there is no end to perennial quest… In this black vast forest he's messed!
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The foes assayed to enslave Fatherland They came to rob and murther us - Arose the slaughterous combat When smoke of fires have darkened the Sun Wives moan about death of Men And mothers weep of raped daughters and sons Rivers empurpled with blood of the brave And meadows mossed by the bones The people rose to defend our land For our ancestors’ behest To stand till the death and militate With axes, bows and blades! Great Prince convoked the warrior-hosts Called all the loyal sons Onto the greatest war with foes! Eternal life to the fallen in hearts, Eternal glory to the heroes of land Valour and honour, Fides and might Lead to the Triumphant Victory! Chorus: …AND DIVINE SUN SHINETH A RAY O’ER OUR LAND AND OUR WAY OF WARRIORS OF SACRED LIGHT AND EVER… WE’RE BOUND TO ETERNAL OATH TO STRIKE THE VULTURES WITH OUR WRATH AND CLEAN THE LAND FROM EVERY BLIGHT FOREVER!!! The soldiers bravely fight Spilled the soil with crimson blood Heavens flow the angels’ tears Covered bodies by dew-meres Crows and falcons cry Like Death they gravely fly Over fields of Greatest War Which brought the Bitter Triumph, Sore... The emerald gates are opened with laurels Into the city of golden domes Honour and bravery, deeds and glories Bring the Victory for Pome! Carnivals and feasts and joyful triznas The Valiants lay on burial-mounds We don’t cry and dree in sickness We glory the life, booed the death-hounds! The men sing the hymns and jubilize, Bylinniks weave the songs: And heroes shall be memorized And our land shall be forevermore! Great Prince convoked the warrior-hosts Called all the loyal sons Onto the greatest war with foes! Eternal life to the fallen in hearts, Eternal glory to the heroes of land Valour and honour, Fides and might Lead to the Triumphant Victory! -CHORUS-
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The night is fleeing to her gloomy hall And predawned forest’s gan his morning song Gold disk of Sun has lightened the world And dusky fog has gone to his home CHORUS: A dawn has blazed with scarlet lightning Painting the skies by bloodying dyes The whitening light has conquered the darkness All over our land the Spring lastly lies! From nightly torpor the oakery’s woken The Nature has banished its anxious dream And through the forest silence invoking The arrows of Sun delightfully stream Bright beams of Light have punctured the wood Foretelling the coming of heavenly powers Fruit-trees have blossomed and flowers have bloomed Hailing the first vernal hours… Hail! "First balmy rays of the wonderful Sun Ruin the black veil of darkness The newborn day has splendidly won Showing its luminous brightness!" -CHORUS-
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Summerfire 05:46
Grasses and trees bloomed in their power Flowers and berries carpet the meads Bee-hum and emerald forests are growing With ichored honey and milk-like brooklets And plenty warmth filled the world Granting to everyone joy and gold Here is the happiest time of the year – Time of delight and fertility! CHORUS: Wonderful songs of birds And whispers of wind about love and ardour Spread the wings and fly starwards Ignite the fire! Ignite the fire! "For the glory of the Sun! Golden chariot of Faethon!" Dancing butterflies Paint the vault Of the blue serene skies Chants of guslars, Tales of old Near the blazing bonfires! Rise! Rise! O, Fire! To withdraw the somber army’s ire Abandon fratricidal crimes And let the flames of love rise higher To thaw our callous hearts Glorify the Sun and Eternal Heaven Love thy kin and guard thine earth Keep thy nation strong and valiant Look straightward at the face of the troth! Spirits of meadows, forests and brooks dance in khorovod Bog devils and witches carouse – Behold! A fern unfolds the magic flower of the night ‘Tis time to seek the treasure of the earthen light! This brightest light blinds our eyes And Sun-God cleans the reason to the wise Raise the reverence to our forestars And fill with love to Motherland’s ryes! -CHORUS- "For the glory of the Sun! Golden chariot of Faethon!" Everything ends in this world Nature’s asleep in the rain and cold Autumn changes Summer In dark times of sorrow so bitter and hard Always remember and keep in thy heart The heat of Summerfire! The heat of Summerfire!
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Autumngrace 04:37
"Come little leaves," said the wind on day "Come o'er the meadow with me and play, Put on your dresses of red and gold, Summer is gone and the days grow cold" As soon as the leaves heard the wind's low call, Down they came fluttering, one and all Over the brown fields they whirled and flew, Singing the soft little songs they knew Dancing and whirling the little leaves went, Autumn had called them and they were content Soon they will sleep in their soft earthly beds Waiting for winter to cover their heads No spring or summer beauty hath such grace As I have seen in one autumnal face… No spring or summer beauty hath such grace As I have seen in one autumnal face…
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Wintertears 04:59
Previous grey droplets of rain Have covered the earth with amber leaves Hoarfrost paints the grass and the lanes, Clouds like sorrowful swans in the wreath Snowcrystals like diamonds fall from the skies Bleak winterscapes in dismal moonrise Blizzards of fate throw me in a dream Embrace me by frost, ever-old Winterqueen CHORUS: Snowstorms whirl in dance Firs and birches waltz with hail Cruel Winter vaguely laughs Mortal beings sorely wail Snowdrifts, moroks, ebony sun Lifeless trees, silence and heavens so dun Sleeping rivers, snowflakes Frozen glass of winterlakes Wolves are wailing in the night Moon so sad in smoky light Coldness pierces me throughout Breathe the scent of wood, frost-bound We are frost-bound! Caress the stars in Jack Frost’s arms And learn the Winter’s reverie The time of birth of lucid god – The guard of vernal memory… Across the grief there is a joy Kolyadas, fetes and merriments Lukewarm fire, evening ploys Winter’s beauteous cerement February snowfalls rage with all might, They haze and waft the gloomy sights Spirits of Winter bark at the moon The Bright Newborn Sun is rising soon… CHORUS: Vernal beauty melts the ice Streams of tears wash the land Prostrate Winter sadly cries Princess Spring has won again!

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SoundAge Productions presents the debut album of SKYLORD sealed "Frostcraft", which forged with frosty hammers and inflated with snowstorms by Death-Winter's breath in the harsh fierce coldscapes of Mother Russia. This swift melodious black metal is like a snowstorm, covered with magic gemstone keys, will swirl you in a dance of snowflakes, fan you with algid winds and put your hearts into the crystals. Raven shrieks of Demether Grail (of Zmey Gorynich, Arcanorum Astrum, Lunae Ortus) like a whistle of arrows on the field of ancient battles carry your souls to the ice-bound heaven and blizzard blastbeats of Imidazo (of Tacit Fury, Todestriebe) shall winter your sense. Pass your way through this Enchanted Forest!

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released March 21, 2019

VASSALAGE OF SKYLORD

Demether Grail - vocals
Winterheart - guitars, keyboards
Anubis - guitars
Glimpse - bass
Imidazo - drums

Skychoir:
Demether Grail & Arsafes of Kartikeya

Orchestrations by Sergey Kovalenko
Bass recorded by Enoth (Tacit Fury)
Piano solo in "Withering Hope" by Daria Freya
Guitar solo in "Enchanted Forest" by George Schelbanin
Music composed and arranged by Winterheart,
except "Battle on Ice" by Winterheart and Alex Moon
Lyrics written by Winterheart and Demether Grail,
except "Emberdreams" by Kerstin Jacobs and Winterheart,
"Frostcraft" & "Enchanted Forest" by Winterheart & Khadgar,
"Autumngrace" by English poet George Cooper (1840-1927)
Stirred and wintered at DeviantNation St. by George Schelbanin
Lightvisions of spirits by Peter Bergmoth
Skylogo craffed by Winterheart
Skysign by Pablo the Elephant
Artworks and design by DartGarry

Official sites and contacts:
www.facebook.com/skylord.official/
vk.com/skylordband

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Skylord Moscow, Russia

Moscovite band SKYLORD shan't leave indifferent all lovers of fast, beautiful, winter melodic black metal! Music's most influenced by Catamenia, Windir, Graveworm and Amon Amarth. However, the band doesn't limit ourselves to black metal frames, harmoniously combining also elements of viking metal, melodic death and even power metal, focusing not on riffs, but on bright melody. ... more

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