Ancient Rites

Here one can hear the call of the sea While a deadwhite moonlight Is creating the ultimate unlight Or at night, or at night... O sad and beautiful night Full of melancholy When the silent dark waters Are inviting the lonely souls Of mounting lost ones....

(from Gallia to Germania) I still hear the ancient warcry (Roma to Brittania) I still hear the ancient battlecry The great old European heroes, the proud old European names Like snow now melted for sunlight, today their lustre gleams Gone are the great old e...

And the horn called for war! The Franks strike on, their hearts are good and stout Moors are slain, a thousandfold, in crowds Left of five score are not two thousand now No man on earth has more nor better found In chronicles of Franks is written down What va...

The cause of the Templar's order Was beyond religion So brilliant their splendour So wealthy their order Channeling all esoteric knowledge Into one universal thought Innovating rituals behind closed doors Occult traditions as well hidden secrets Intel...

"Apostata",One without religion,a name given to Thee That is how one sees Thee,through the eyes of history But as a pupil and writer of the ancient Hellenist school "Fidelis" more appropriate,Thou embraced a more Ancient Rule People and Senate of Rome Th...

Hear me, ancient forefather (Ambiorix) Honoured be Thy deeds Leading our tribes against the aggressor Outnumbered, a campaign that could not be won (But forever Thy blood in my veins) Gracious Spartan civilisation Eternally blessed Thy war spirit Surro...

Assyrian Empire Empire of Doom Masters, masters of pain & destruction Fighting, Killing, Slaying Decapitating their (enemies) heads Fighting, Slaying, Raping, No one could stand the sight Their (skinned) enemies flesh on the city walls A pile of sk...

One last look to the sky Again my end is near Declared 'criminal of war' This is my final hour (Execution, The end)... But the start of my dream The start of my dream Reborn I will be, forever I will hunt! As a traveller throughout time Reborn I will b...

Bravery displayed by each side None seeked shelter, none did hide Their faces directed towards foe Causing wounds with every blow Neither then or before Was heard of such a man The duke of Brabant brave in war Chivalry still treasured then Een standa...

I live to die How can my father turn to a God Who creates everything to die? I feel deceived, rejected... How can one pray? All so useless, senseless, cruel... Then I prefer to turn away Then I prefer to turn away From your God who can't be mine Who c...

Ancient Phoenician colony, reigning the untamed Sea Formidable fleet built of the iconic cedar tree Inventing an early alphabet, contriving transparent glass Holding the key to purple, rare colour of the Empire Class TANIT! BA'AL! TANIT! BA'AL! An empir...

Chill the air, although only september Silent the woods as in deep slumber Here in Germania, slain by Cheruscan hand The glory of Rome has come to an end Gaul on its knees, under Jupiters reign This side of the Rhine, still Wodon's domain For noble Armi...

Liar! False prophet! You must die! Bastard! Spit on you! Liar! Weak loser! Spit on your cross! Christ! How can one possibly follow your weak rules You promised heaven Rather descend into hell Die Jesus Die You only played a game on earth Only an empty...

Death Messiah You're the one Occult dreams aren't your goal Why you preach the Black Book When handcuffs & whips are Your game Death Messiah Your religion Only an excuse Death Messiah Diabolic desires Are your major concern Death Messiah You'...

Black stars shine on the ancient fortified town The sun invisible or since long down? Over the dismal landscape Above Carcosa No sound, only the wind sighed Behind mysterious moons, strange towers hide But even more sitant is Lost Carcosa Tales that the Had...

Ich umarme die Finsternis Seit dem Tag an dem meine Reise began Always embraced the Dark Since the day my journey began With length of time We gain a step in knowledge With length of time A step closer to Death (However) J'ai plus de souveniers que...

Descend into Darkness Evil prevails Show me the way Storm the Gates of Heaven MASTER! Lucifer... You're the one Descend into Darkness Evil prevails Left Hand Path Master... of... Evil SATAN! Thy Kingdom come Spit on the cross Denial of Mary Moth...

Oh Thou, the most savage of angels God only judges mild Those who chant songs to his praise Oh Prince of exile... To whom in every tale done wrong (but who) after defeat, always redresses more strong Like a patron saint of Heavens rejected souls Distinctivel...

Tired of obeying a God that always ruled like a tyrant We decided to create our own kingdom While being surrounded by creatures Who pledged their allegiance eternally We refused, we rejected We decided to have our own empire Not based on the Book...

When the restless North Sea is trying to gain more land And a merciless west wind steals my breath When the fierce waves are pounding on the beaches Plain as an endless desert Or uttermost vile storms are Teaching my people humbleness Then one can see...

A merciless Sea dragging you down,while the distant shore almost in Reach Trying to find a way back home,when one's vessel stranded on a distant Beach Like longing for a beam of Sunlight,in a world of hostile Frost Adam and Eve reaching out for light,when a...

Yet once more let us look upon the North Sea Behold the lands,where our folk & kin roamed free Ancient echoes from distant valleys,where once afar Elder cults practised in sacred woods,Pagan fires under many a Star Ethics of Valour,codes of Ancient Pr...

My body is gone My soul is dwelling But this won't keep me from loving you Forever and ever more From Beyond the Grave Just as I promised you When I was alive Death won't take away My hunger for the Flesh Forever I visit you From Beyond the Grave I...

A saviour that failed to save, preaching lack of will A cave for a grave, midst convicts on Golgotha's Hill The coming of a messenger, promises of a holy land Dating back to Pagan days, another son heaven send Crucified Nazarene thou did not bring the lig...

Open the portals to darkness So that the fire of hell Will previal Embrace the wicked beauty Of the darkest instincts Turn into a tender godess And the ultimate queen of pain Follow me on your left hand path And discover my infernal reign I will accom...

Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. Invictus! Invictus! I have not winced nor cried aloud Invictus! My head is bloody, but unbowed Invictus! I am the master of m...

Land of frost and misery No hope for the future Only the darkest goal Only the darkest dreams Darkest desires fill my soul Land of Frost and Misery Blasphemous games No place for the weak Only the Cold No love Darkest desires Burn my soul No place...

Recruited in Ancient Gallia,sole foreign legion Their status quite apart,remaining gauls at heart Legio Quinta Alaudae,named after the solitary Gallic Lark And their crested Gaulish helmets,their destiny oblivious and dark Legio Quinta Alaudae named after...

All heaven and earth were still As if God's paradise never lost None could foresee the silent (approaching) chill (in the shape of raging heathens) Through Durham monks experienced at high cost Martyrs made Christians fallen in this Pagan attack No shrin...

Longing for the Ancient Kingdom Darkness still awaits Searching for the Ancient Wisdom Let Fear reign once again! Evil calling Evil calling Evil calling The way of the psychopath Spill the blood! 

Life is not a bed of roses Wise words,most will admit Struggles,ordeals in small or heavy doses Final result:decay in a pit From the Cradle to the Grave - THE POWER OF THE WILL From the Cradle to the Grave - WILLPOWER! From the Cradle to the Grave - MIN...

Mithras, God of the morning, our trumpets waken the wall! 'Rome is above nations, but thou art over all' Mithras, God of the morning, our trumpets waken the wall! 'Rome is above nations, but thou art over all' Now as the names are answered, and the guards...

As a hero into battle At the side of Joan of Arc Glorious Marshalls of France Gilles de Rais You were the one to insult An important priest Never afraid to face the enemy However when the night longs For Him shadows on the wall Reflect scenes which ca...

Oh remember the proud Hellenic civilisation The cradle of Europe where it all began Or the Portuguese and Spanish Armada Overwhelming Thy power, a tribute to the south Bruges, Antwerp, Ghent forever in my heart Representing medieval Flemish pride Brave...

Once there sailed the North Sea The North Sea wide and cold A ship heavily loaded With the world's most precious gold The enemy ship was floating To steal our precious gold Floating on the North Sea Our North Sea wide and cold Our youngest comrade, the braves...

Blasphemous rites Churches in flames Satanic oath Blasphemous rites Churches in flames Obscurity reigns Feast on meat Drenched in blood Denial of Christ Loyal towards each other Together in DEATH Dwelling around in the Fields of Flanders At night...

We ask not the pleasure that riches supply Our weapons shall regain What betrayers must buy Throwing back the invaders Reigning our land and waves And finally teach these nobles What it means to be slaves Far more large in numbers Better armed they ca...

Toi, qui comme un coup de couteau Dans mon coeur plaintif est entree Toi, qui fort comme un troupeau De demons, vins, folle et paree To make out of my humiliated spirit Your bed and your domain Honourless crook to whom I am connected like a slave to his...

Noble Caesar, forgive me But I was the knife ending Thy ambition Yet I held Thy standard proudly As Thy legions burned the world Oh gorgeous Minoan empire Blessed were Thy art and culture Earthquakes undermined Thy glory Then I led hostile forces into...

Sie das Morgenrot im Osten! Die Welt ist ein Feuer! Sie das Morgenrot im Osten! Befreit Ihre Seele (Behold the Red Dawn in the East! The World is a Fire! Behold the Red Dawn in the East! Liberate Thy Soul) If Caesar crossed the Rubicon, so can Thee...

Arise! Invoke the blasphemous Name The Lord of Sodom The God of Cain Joy to the flesh forever Joy to the flesh forever My body is a temple Wherein all Demons dwell A Pantheon of flesh I am Arise! Invoke the blasphemous Name The Lord of Sodom The G...

Torches to guide the way To walk the misty paths The forest seems like a shelter On this cold winter night A huge fire is reflecting shadows Of youth and old age As the open place is reached And the elderly take their seats This is the night of the s...

Captured in this paradise of light I can only feel lost No grief, no pain How to maintain This world is no longer mine A warlord I was, cities we took A warlord I was, cities we took Melancholy fills my heart Why did I lose my youth Brilliant my battl...

Clad in armour, strong of will Eye for an eye, kill for a kill "Allah Ahkbar", "God wills it" Cross and half moon in total war "Allah Ahkbar", "God wills it" No quarter given, life evened the score "Allah Ahkbar", "God wills it" Moving into the holy la...

No house stood there but straight Its walls must crack In full mid-day The darkness was so grand And no light was in the land... Fatherland 

Hail to the Seducer [M:] Tired of obeying a God who rules like a tyrant [G:] You create your own kingdom [M:] Surrounded by creatures who pledge their allegiance [G:] Satan's legions none will ever see them fall Hail to you... Death! Hail to you... Kuo...

Sons of Laconia, under Lycurgian law 300 noblemen, ancient world in awe Facing Xerxes might, no hope for victory Still Persian blood coloured the Aegian Sea Go, tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, That here, obedient to their laws, we lie. Lacedaem...

Hate! Take the blood, take the blood Of my enemies Total hate I want them to die Total misantropia Who needs weak flesh or family Total misantropia Say whatever you want Meant for me to hear Hate is the only thing I feel Destruction follows everywhe...

UMBRA SUMUS - WE AR SHADOWS - UMBRA SUMUS If you lie in hiding and hardly breathe at all You will see grey-clad weaver folk,like shadows on the wall Dim shadows on the moonbeams Of people of old times Come trooping from the attics Salute,talk,advance I...

Onward into the Northern waters,onward! Forward to tame unknown lands,forward! Alfather Odin be our guide,onward! Under the Laguz rune,forward! UNDER THE SIGN OF LAGUZ WE SAIL UNAFRAID OF WHAT AWAITS WHEN THE LIFE'S JOURNEY IS OVER WE BEHOLD VALHALLA'...

Hail to the Celtic tribes Hail to my Ancestors Hail to my Forefathers Hail to the Germanic tribes No one could conquer No one could take our Land When fighting us with same means No one could see us FALL FALL FALL!!! FALL FALL FALL!!! Ha...

Last man standing Last man standing Victory! Last man standing! Valhalla!! Last man standing! Shattered and mortally wounded On the battlefield they lay Farewell my fellow companions Thy souls have gone away (we shall not behold the green fields nor hear th...

The lowlands saw the rise of a Guild unseen A Phoenix rising contra church and regime Dead Man's Hand! Across the countries they spread their attack The legend said that they rode on goat back Dead Man's Hand! "ICK ZWEER GOD AF EN DEN DUYVEL AAN!" H...

On this site of reflection, you came to me as a ghost Near this monument of the fallen, where one hears the sad last post Celebration in the city of Ypres, again a new year was born Not on this place of eternal silence, where quietly souls mourn For time...