1. LEGIONS OF CROM (INTRO)

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2. IMPOSTERS FOR ALL TIMES

We carry the disguised gift throughout the centuries
Leaving behind a trail of tears and shame
Through decaying souls that long for flesh and youth
We're bound to stare into the abyss of our minds

They are imposters for all times
Gone now, amused by our struggle
They were strategic leaders
And I can see their grinning faces

Some fools they were to charish us with such novelty
Or were they masters of invention, imposters for all times?
It's too late to lay it down, this instrument of danger
Used in (the) dark ages, can you hear their distant laughter?

On the turn of another era, will it be our last?
And if it's so, you can be sure that they've done their best
Some day the race of leeches will only be a memory
With all its arrogance, wiped out for good, wouldn't you agree?


3. HELL IS OPEN

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4. THE CLAW OF RELIGION

Since the beginning of time
A weapon was built and protected
To keep the balance in line
To guard the "forces of the light"
Do you hear the cries of all the ones that fell?

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The claw of religion
No one will escape
The warriors of the cross

Through the different eras
The sword was sharpened to kill
It cuts all the disbelievers
Leaving only the serpents alive
Never was an instrument of power so distinct and evil


5. INFERNAL TEMPEST

The final battle is over; the earth has been burnt down
No more beauty left; what remains is dark ground
Smoke is still in the air; poison is the atmosphere
Ten billion dead; no one to tell the tale

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The earth no longer breathes life
Nothing left to sacrifice
We scorched our planet to the core

Centuries of terror ended during that disastrous night
Bombs of death were falling from the sky
The last ones to die were hiding underground
Death caught them, though they believed they would survive

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Wastelands of doom are all that is left
The howling winds carry the message of death
Terror ruled their malicious hearts
Now everything is torn apart
Every form of life exterminated
Now the earth is totally eradicated


6. MASTERS OF FATALISM

They like to play with fire
In a stream of gasoline
They like to cut themselves
And drown in their own blood
Nothing's sacred to those disgusting leeches
They laugh, as we all sink down in agony

[CHORUS]
Bow down before the masters of fatalism
If the thumb goes down, it's up to them
They rule our destiny, so be aware
Their insane laughter makes me freeze
In the last days of the sun

They could be called by many names
And some of them you know
I prefer "the masters of fatalism"
'Cause that is what they are
They're poisonous snakes with twisted tongues
They laugh, as we all sink down in misery

[Chorus]

As time goes on, they reach the final stage
For them, it's perfection; for us, death and armageddon
So kiss all precious things good-bye, and don't ask why
They laugh, as we all sink down finally


7. THE SHAPE OF THE ENEMY

While walking through the corridors of power
Beware of delusions that only drag you down
You serve a system built on intrigues and cheat
Maybe there's no way to escape your own defeat

Can you still see the shape of the enemy?
As you sink deeper and deeper in sin and misery
You wished for a shining return of the empire
Fate has not decided yet, will it all end in fire?

The omens were there - you failed to see
New allies add to the list of fatalities
Unable to recognize you're just a part of something greater
A new age is coming, hard to accept your role as a puppet

Can you still see the shape of the enemy?
Your shame goes hand in hand with sin and misery
Glory you wanted, for a conquering empire
Fate has not decided yet, will it all end in fire?

Why is there a monster on the throne?
You put it there, now terror of silence reigns all alone
May this loneliness fade away from your personal dome
Sometimes even shadows can guide us the way home...

Can you still see the shape of the enemy?
As you sink deeper and deeper in sin and misery
Pain is all you received for the beloved empire
Fate has not decided yet, will it all end in fire?


8. UNDER THE WINGS OF THE CROSS

A descent into the darkest realm of time
When cruelty was an abstract form of ugliness
Accusations of sacrilege, the terror was real
What fell over the land was hatred forced with steel

The servants of power unleashed tyranny
No one to escape from the shield of hypocrisy
For decades the poor have been the defenseless
Slaughter and mayhem under the wings of the cross

Extremity in ways too savage to realize
In rotten dungeons the screams seemed to vanish
Perversion, monstrosity, undeserved suffering
Horrible ways to "discover" all heretic sinners

When twisted minds fulfill the spiral prophecy
To work hand in hand with death is efficiency
No pity for any form of supplication
Just continuing acts of bestial eliminations


9. THE SKULLCRUSHER

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10. THE CRUEL TRANSCENDENCY

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11. THE REALM OF TORMENT

Out of the chaotic times, there grew a beast
A form of terror to strike down openly
The ultimate form of cynics that ever stalked the earth
Had left us wondering what lurks inside of us

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The realm of torment - an admonition of eternity
Terror beyond belief - a warning of history
In the realm of torment, the mirror reflects black
No limitations for the evil that men do

The battered earth lies in ruins and ashes
Underneath the ground, traces of his reign of terror
Mass destruction as a routine act of warfare
Darkened souls lost the battle with conscience

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Decades later, this age of damnation stands uncovered
But the human mind is still not able to understand
The ultimate force of cynics that ever stalked the earth
Had left us wondering what lurks inside of us.


12. THE GRAVE HILL

Mysteries surround the forsaken and doomed grave hill
They say it's the place where you meet all of your fears
Where the dead cannot rest in peace
And the wicked ones appear

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The earth will open soon
The hunt for flesh under a full moon
They are the children of the night
So there will be no place left to hide

People have vanished there without any trace
The place where it's always cold
And fog hangs in the air
The true secret will never be released
By the rulers of the dark

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The grave hill - punishment for their sins
It will never let you sleep at ease
The grave hill - the tortures of the past
The earth on this hill is cursed eternally

You will not be able to see clear in the darkness
The summoning of all your nightmares is here
The blood of the innocent runs
Through the veins of the ground.


13. THE THORN OF DAMNATION

After a thousand eruptions, finally the thaw inserts
the clouds disappear, giving sight to a terrible truth
how many are there left? So far nobody knows
But the certainty of the great disaster, it will remain

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The thorn of damnation sits deep in human flesh
To pluck it out, you have to reach deep
Will we try?

The souls that still walk the deserted earth
wonder if life will shine as grace, or as a curse
a new chance is there to rebuild this now hostile planet
will they avoid religious fanatism this time?

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A dark shadow follows the path of the chosen
and if they succeed, will history repeat itself completely?
Because if so, torture, pain, and suffering
Will also reappear, and maybe existence
Will again become a living hell.


14. SHADOW OF THE DECAPITATOR

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15. THE RETURN OF THE DARKNESS AND EVIL (BATHORY COVER)

A sorcery written in blood
Whispered by a Witch in the dawn
Summon the darkness pure evil and death
And gather the legions of scorn

The darkness possesses you your soul scream in vain
Tonight the Hellfire shall burn
Thunder and lightning the ancient prediction
The bells chime for Satan's Return...

[Blasphemy
Sorcery]

It's the RETURN of the darkness and evil
It's the RETURN of the fire and flame
It's the RETURN of my master Satan
It's the RETURN of desire and pain
Sacrifice a virgin to the flames of burning Hell
Black Witch of beauty recite the words of spell
Gather masses run in circles scream for mercy cry of pain
No mercy for the blessed in Hell you all will burn in lord Satan's name

Now descend from the burning blasting sky
Holding the reigns ride the night
Satan appear in full glory and pride
The raped souls of Heaven cries

Blasphemy
Victory
Desecration
Hell and damnation

It's the RETURN of the darkness and evil
It's the RETURN of the fire and flame
It's the RETURN of my master Satan
It's the RETURN of desire and pain


16. 80'S MEDLEY MAYHEM: POWER FROM HELL / OUTBREAK OF EVIL / THE THIRD OF THE STORMS

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