1. THE VORTEX TRIALS

(Instrumental)


2. DECIMATOR

The day has come, the innocent blood feeds the ground
Feel the fire, no act of mercy can be found
One would deny it would once be this way
But future’s now, we all die in dismay

From the sky the embers of death fall like rain
Invaders watch our corpses with disdain
But then they vanish within one breath
As war’s creation unleashes its wrath

Exciter, eraser...
Rise the Decimator!
Exciter, eraser...
From the sky

Man and blood are all intertwined in his brain
Truth and death are arts of his divine domain
And so our shackles are crushed and removed
The mankind saved from impending doom

Exciter, eraser...
Rise the Decimator!
Exciter, eraser
From the sky...

What is this thing and who sent it to help us
Now what will it do, will it further enslave us?
Or bring us to peace, to be guardian of mankind?
So here we all stand, drenched in blood of the nations
Unsure of our fate - either death or salvation
We’re fully at mercy of steel god from the sky

Exciter, eraser...
Rise the Decimator!
Exciter, eraser...
From the sky

The judgment from the sky


3. SLAVES OF APOCALYPSE

Faceless...
Forged out of sin, the hatred within
Paleness...
Scarring his face, a bitter disgrace

Lashed by the wrath
Condemned to redeem
Invoker of Doom
The slave to his sins

Memories...
Of world so clean, of life that gleamed
Families...
Left to die, derided demise

Burning…
A hot breeze of ash, like a fiery lash
Yearning…
Disfigured façade of a fallen God

Slaves of Apocalypse
Fearless we stand
I guess we are all deaf and blind
Slaves of Apocalypse
The fallen humanity
Bound by the weakness of our minds

Futile...
The sins take control, we have sold our souls
Realize...
We're destined to fall, we will pay the toll

Restless...
Hearts sacrificed, to dwell in our lies
Painless...
We paid the price now we're cut down to size

Caught in the darkness and there's no way out
Weak and ashamed before the God we have doubt
Crawling in dust, life we've disowned
Vehement, we've slain all that we've owned

Slaves of Apocalypse
Fearless we stand
I guess we are all deaf and blind
Slaves of Apocalypse
The fallen humanity
Entangled by anger that's rotten our hearts and our minds


4. LAWLESS

Why a good man is always hard to find?
No righteous man under the sun
But you’re worst of all this mankind
A devil’s child in disguise

Oh don’t you hide away, you still have your price to pay
Wicked man – you will die!
Now you’re seeking peace of mind, but it’s not for you to find
No, it is time to fade away

Lawless
Master of evil deeds
Lawless
Your hated enemy

Your dreadful crimes will haunt your body and your soul
There is no chance for your redemption anymore
And when you close your eyes what is it that you see?
Every man you have crossed, your hated enemies


5. BLACKJACK

Hey, you fools! Gather ‘round!
Come on and get rich while you play
I’ve got for you a sack of gold
So who’s gonna ride the gravy train?

Stick to my promise and you’ll be free
But it excludes you being free from me
And in the end you realize
Your worthless will can’t save you from demise

Is there a thing that’s better, than not having to
Decide for yourself?

Now you can see
You’ll never take from me
A grip of your feeble brain
Blackjack, no gain
You call it what you may
But in the end it’s dust to dust

Ardorless sun – the tunnel ends
Just like my brief journey through your veins
I brought the pleasure and pain – and now you see
Your life was done the moment you met me

If you can dream it means you’re still alive
But in your life I pull the strings

Now you can see
You’ll never take from me
A grip of your feeble brain
Blackjack, no gain
You call it what you may
But in the end it’s dust to dust

Can’t get away


6. GOLGOTHA

(Instrumental)


7. ANNELIESE (THE EXORCIST)

You cry, dreaming awake
Morbid voices calling your name

When was the last time you heard the latin rites
(… Divinam virtute, in infernum detrude. Amen.)
Helpless you stand, your daughter cries
(… Divinam virtute, in infernum detrude. Amen.)

In my veins – genocide
In my brain – suicide

Once fragile beauty, now agony within
(… Divinam virtute, in infernum detrude. Amen.)
Atonement over the life in sin
(… Divinam virtute, in infernum detrude. Amen.)

It’s more than meets the eye
Sole virtue trapped inside
Praising Satan, speaking in tongues
Secluded your body dies

In my veins – genocide
In my brain – suicide


8. ECLIPSE

Maybe I’m numb to all that flows around me
Eyes wide, yet nothing’s seen
How I crave to reconcile
With the stream that crafted me
Grasping greedily every word of advice
Yet every wasted night fades into new day’s light

Daylight is glowing, but in the light it shines
You wouldn’t notice even if you tried
That I’ll never become one of them
Nor I’ll never be free again
Hey you, once you showed me how to pretend
My friend…

I try to keep your words in my mind
They used to give me strength
To bear all my demons inside
But now they seem to fail
I know my stained soul will no longer abide
And single frown affects me more than million smiles

Daylight is glowing, but in the light it shines
You wouldn’t notice even if you tried
That I’ll never become one of them
Nor I’ll never be free again
Hey you, once you showed me how to pretend

Scenes recurring in my mind
Try to stop the crimson tide
Say my name, gaze to the sky
Sun has set and I have died


9. GHOSTS OF SALEM

Though systems fall and nations wither
It seems there’s eternal supremacy
Of burning stakes

… And every time collective mind decays
Awaken ghosts of Salem
Each drop of blood spilled for the mass delusion
Entrench the shrine of Salem

Their vile faces contort in fear
They hate for no reason revealed
Here comes the time when “they” change into “it”

… And every time collective mind decays
Awaken ghosts of Salem
Each drop of blood spilled for the mass delusion
Entrench the shrine of Salem

Mistaken for justice – the pure lynch
Bloodthirsty mob’s insanity
Just common people in the crowd
Uncover the grime of their souls

Ghosts of Salem...