Winter wood is dark and perilous
And tracks are quickly covered here with slash
Grey-haired sorcerer is living here
Semi-beast and semi-living man
He will pour his powder into fire
Pitch-dark as coagulated blood
He will see the ones from the beyond
And will hear someone’s imperious call
Chorus:
“Wizard, help me please, let me out of the dark
Give your flesh to me and open the gate
You will live forever, you will never die!
You will get it all… And we will dominate!”
But the aged wizard will not yield
He will challenge spirit to a fight.
And this raging battle he will win
None of his opponents has survived…
The evil is still locked there in the dark,
The old man still performs nocturnal rites
Nothing has disturbed the sleeping gods
But again the wizard hears the cry…
Be'lakor brought me here. Okera plays the same brand of melodeath, but with more warbled vocals (aka more growly) and a noticeably brickwalled production, which is a huge shame because the music is very good. For fans of Be'lakor, there's no chance you will dislike this - and vice-versa.
Dynamic Range Value: DR5 V_Shaft
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