1. FATHER WAR

Under the eyes of the raven god
Towards funeral fjords I rode
Gungnir flew near enemies' heads
Thus I ascend the mountains of death

With every single sword strike
And every resounding thud
Always lifting the spear god's spirits higher
Descending winged maidens
Bring back their chosen men
All to the sound of an ancient pagan choir

Hail, hail Father War
Du som er i himmelen
Gi oss idag vår daglige død
I ein hall med flesk og mjød
Send them to the hunger world
Mongrels with backbones of worms
Let those who follow Odin's laws
Live up high amongst the gods

With every single sword strike
And every resounding thud
Always lifting the spear god's spirits higher
Descending winged maidens
Bring back their chosen men
All to the sound of an ancient pagan choir

Hail, hail Father War
Du som er i himmelen
Gi oss idag vår daglige død
I ein hall med flesk og mjød
Tormented screams permeates the air
Transforming myself into nightmares
Glittering doors I see
As I trample my way to divinity


2. THOR'S HAMMER

As I woke up one Sunday morning
My goat was gone without warning
The urge to kill appeared
So instead to the good church I steered
Amidst the reading of the Epistle and Gospel
The hammer I forged of my thrice stolen bell

I drive it into the eye of Vigfader
I drive it into the eye of Valfader
I drive it into the eye of Asator
What once was mine always returns to me

I temper the tool with my blood
Hot from the anvil, a copper stud
Painting his features on pieces of paper
No remorse, his eyes will be vapor
I steady the nail on his skull
Oh, his wretched ways will soon be culled
And with every single blow of my hammer
Those ill-gotten dreams I shall thoroughly shatter

I drive it into the eye of Vigfader
I drive it into the eye of Valfader
I drive it into the eye of Asator
What once was mine always returns to me


3. HELGRINDA

orkledd i råtne klær
Drar eg ned til dødens verd
Stenkt i størkna blod
Tar eg stien Hermod tok
Gjennom gravsteinsport
Låst opp av misteltein
Ved Helgrinda glitrar gull
Blant morkne bein

Fins ingen veg tilbake
Når eit gammalt liv forsakes
Ferden går nord og ned
Min eigen lykkes smed
Grøssen og fylt med gru
Kjem eg til Gjallarbru
Utanfor Modgunns oppsyn
Over Gjøllsflod eg legg ut på sum

Å, glemselselvas straumar har tatt fatt om mine draumar!

Forkledd i råtne klær
Drar eg ned til dødens verd
Stenkt i størkna blod
Tar eg stien Hermod tok
Gjennom gravsteinsport
Låst opp av misteltein
Ved Helgrinda glitrar gull
Blant morkne bein

Krøyp opp ved Gniparhellar
Kamphund sto der og gneldra
Ein eim av blod og død
Fra kroppar utan glød
Tar opp Sinmaras våpen
Brått har Helporten åpna
Forført av dødens kall
Trer eg inn i gravreginas hall!


4. THE POWER BALLAD OF FREYR

I curse the day I took his place on the throne
I saw the whole world with a heart made of stone
Then I was struck by an illustrious sight
The most
beautiful
woman I've ever seen
As she opened the door, light shone from her arms
Illuminating both the sky and sea
What a price my pride would pay
I never knew that my heart was such easy prey

I can't sleep, so cold in the night
I can't speak, I'm out of my mind
I can't eat, I just want to die
I can't wait, Nei, I must have my love from Jotunheim

Possessed, depressed, I was held hostage by lust
My servant struck while the iron was hot
Compelled to yield my self-wielding sword
To gain the hand of that glorious giantess
Through bloodshed and fear he forced her consent
But nine nights away, how can I sustain?
Oh, what a price my heart would pay
When I meet with the flames at the end of days

I can't sleep, so cold in the night
I can't speak, I'm out of my mind
I can't eat, I just want to die
I can't wait, Nei, I must have my love from Jotunheim


5. GLORY OF HEL

A bloodstained hound is howling
Down in the depths of Hel
A wind of death is blowing
Just like the Norns told well
The world-serpent is writhing
Wolf-father's taken the reins
Legions of
wraiths
so murderous
Return once more to kill again

A ship of nails has set sail from the darkest east
Upon its landfall, on gods and mortals feast
The spirits are chanting dirges
On the plains where battle surges
At last she gets her revenge
At the Northern gods' expense

Go!
Go forth, and kill
For the glory of Hel
Go forth, and kill
For the glory of Hel
Go forth, and kill
For the glory of Hel
Go forth, and kill
For the glory of Hel

In the wake of the wolf
Spring forth the witless hordes
Out from the tears of heaven
Strikes Surtr's shining sword
A giant serpent spewing venom
Fall stars from blackened sky
Sending reinforcements to Helheim
The dead brought back to life

A ship of nails has set sail from the darkest east
Upon its landfall, on gods and mortals feast
The spirits are chanting dirges

On the plains where battle surges
At last she gets her revenge
At the Northern gods' expense

Go!
Go forth, and kill
For the glory of Hel
Go forth, and kill
For the glory of Hel
Go forth, and kill
For the glory of Hel
Go forth, and kill
For the glory of Hel


6. 12TH SPELL

I chant the hanged one's spell
Harnessing the power from Hel
Under the eyes of the moon
Unearth the secrets of your tomb
Your tomb

Carving strong runes with my blood
A hand shoots up from the mud
I send the spearman my swears
Black lungs are gasping for air

I chant the hanged one's spell
Harnessing the
power
from Hel
Under the eyes of the moon
Unearth the secrets of your tomb
Your tomb

Unholy hymns in the night
Tormented wights taking flight

Conversations with corpses
Shadows storming my mental fortress in the night

Deep in the witching hour
I stand at the cross-paths of power
Detaching in a cosmic stream
I leave behind this demon's dream

I chant the hanged one's spell
Harnessing the power from Hel
Under the eyes of the moon
Unearth the secrets of your tomb
Your tomb


7. IRONWOOD

In the depths of Ironwood
Snakes
writhing with foreboding mirth
Carnal acts that cannot be understood
The end will soon receive its birth

The earth was trembling beneath the witch
Her hips flooded fluid black as pitch
Cursing and screaming at the moon
From her womb crawled harbingers of doom

The half dead, the serpent and the beast
Clawing at her cold and frozen teat
Ere long to giants they'll increase
With blood and fire, the circle is complete

The earth was trembling beneath the witch
Her hips flooded fluid black as pitch
Cursing and screaming at the moon
From her womb crawled harbingers of doom

From the depths of Ironwood
Crawl harbingers of doom

Countdown to death
Fimbul-winter Earth beset
With the god of light's last breath
Forced into endless night
All Hel breaks loose
The Fenris wolf will Ygg reduce
And Jormungandr's tongue will be Thor's noose
Forced into endless night


8. KVELDULV

Atter kaller den svarte skogen
Er det Odin som byr opp til dans?
I skuggjen frå ein gneistande loge
Brennande hat i augene hans

Dyriske lankar
klorar
grusomme tankar
Blind men vaken i sverdtenners glans
I månens ljos riv jernaktige stankar
Med eitt var det som om eg aldri fans

Natten faller på
Ni svarte ravnar drikk blodige sår
Nidinger i Fenres gap forgår
Når Skoll gir vinterår, silk det skrevet står i Voluspå

Hugens tvekamp vant vargen mot meg
Med det kasta eg skjoldet av sted
Eit atavistik instinkt sett sitt preg
Når Valfader meg til valmarken bed

Natten faller på
Ni svarte ravnar drikk blodige sår
Nidinger i Fenres gap forgår
Når Skoll gir vinterår, silk det skrevet står i Voluspå

Glupsken på både vørdnad og kjøt
Fargar eg veiklingeskallane raudt
Mundilfars dotter kjem el lenger på gløtt
For her i min skogshelm er allting daudt

Natten faller på
Ni svarte ravnar drikk blodige sår
Nidinger i Fenres gap forgår
Når Skoll gir vinterår, silk det skrevet står i Voluspå


9. NORTH TSAR

Born into this world, screaming into the night
A raging star to bring the light
From blood soaked roots, there grows a mighty tree
With branches
wide
in all its majesty
He moves with ease, transcending time and space
Within the well of wisdom lies his piercing gaze

Otherworldly rites - Runic silver knife
Death by sacrifice - Invoking the North Tsar
Inhuman chants of might - Echo through the night
Nine men hanging high - Invoking the North Tsar

Blood magic crazed barbarian, forever feeding off carrion
Generously granting his foes caesareans
In the clangor of swords, he colors his death spear
Binding men with devastating fear
Bringing kings to their knees, defeated under eagle's feet
Thus he claims his rightful golden seat
A burning torch in a cave, a shining star in the dark
For the next 1000 years dominion shall belong to the North Tsar

Otherworldly rites - Runic silver knife
Death by sacrifice - Invoking the North Tsar
Inhuman chants of might - Echo through the night
Nine men hanging high - Invoking the North Tsar


10. NECROMANCE

'Twas the feast of yule
Three
foul
knocks did exhume
The hungry king met eyes with a chief from the tomb
"Up and beyond the hill
My lovely daughter awaits"
Like a horny wolf the monarch stormed right out of the gates
A most magnificent maid
Bestowed a bowl of wine
He drank it all at once and bellowed, "You will be mine"

Lit by the touch of his spellbinding bride
His hungry fires burning deep inside
From freezing forests cold howled Ymir's breath
On all the gods he swears to love her
Love her to death

The queen would bear him sons
All was well he thought
Until a few years on but then her body would rot
Three cold winters long
She spent most statuesque
He stubbornly refused to see his love was grotesque
"Ah, it's no wonder, king
You honor your wife so fair
But the greatest honor would be new clothes to wear"

Lit by the touch of his spellbinding bride
His hungry fires burning deep inside
From freezing forests cold howled Ymir's breath
On all the gods he swears to love her
Love her to death

Tonight is ripe for necromance

They began to move her body from her bed
And suddenly they were struck by a smell
A pungent stench from Hel
Feed her to the fire
The flames burn ever higher
Her flesh has turned blue
Boiling like a witch's brew
Boiling like a witch's brew

Out from the ashes, demon serpent gnashes
Lizards and toads crawling from her robe
The evil that dwelled within her has been quelled
No longer will he hear the whispers in his ear
The whispers in his ear