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Sworn to the Black

by Liam Morrison

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BALOR OV THE EVIL EYE Subjected Subjected to mutations Consequence Of curiosity Son Son of the father Colossal Colossal Atrocity Balor Of the Evil Eye Seven Shields Lifting to his will Striking death Unto those before his gaze Petrified Mortals turned to stone Discovery of the ancient rite Forth which druids do conspire Within the Ire of Eire Eldritch rituals ignite Bellowed incantations spite Plague upon the enemy Bellowed incantations spite Plague upon the enemy Vapid vapors creeping Into the peering eye Venemous Vapors penetrating Balor’s piercing Vapid Vapors creeping In to In to the peering eye Venemous Venemous vapors penetrating Balors piercing eye At the behest of Bres Waging war amongst the realm Demonic are Fomorians Their King at the helm Showing no mercy Seething fraught with rage For Tuatha de Dannan Shall fall to their wrath Showing no mercy Seething fraught with rage For Tuatha de Dannan Shall fall to their wrath King of the Isles Leader of the hoards King of the Isles Leader of the hoards King of the Isles Leader of the hoards Slaughtering the silver hand Spewing ghastly flames Bolting strikes of thunder Ravaging the land No man stands before him Death is his name Scorched earth Deadly molten rays Horror in the country side All is set ablaze His severed head was perched Unto the gnarled fork Of an elder oak Poison doth soak Venom in the timber Thy shield does not quiver His severed head was set Down upon the jagged rock Blood dripping down Into the Lake of Eye Balor Of the Evil Eye Seven shields Lifting to his will Striking death Unto those before his gaze Petrified Mortals turned to stone
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TERROR ON THE WESTERN WINDS A fowl wind blows From the west Scourge of the undead Malice on thy breath Blackened is the sky Sweeping death Cursed to wander Forever more Never to rest Stolen in the night Upon the final breath Terror on the western winds Unforgivable Unyielding death Douse all the fires Burning Samhain night Winged shadows Behind the veil Horror has taken flight Devouring the souls Never to rest Dragging them to hell To no man’s behest Shackle the windows Shelter the light Summoned are the Slaugh Screaming in the night Shackle the windows Shelter the light Summoned are the Slaugh Screaming in the night Shackle the windows Shelter the light Summoned are the Slaugh Screaming in the night Shackle the windows Shelter the light Summoned are the Slaugh Screaming in the night
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Dullahan 09:00
DULLAHAN Beneath A moonlit sky Alone Wandering the country side Drunken thoughts Stirring inside Unaware To passersby Golden cross At his neck Holding fast to stumbled steps Casting protection Upon his confused countenance Caring not to check The shadows at his back Lost from the path Giving none a second glance Silent death approaches Swiftly in the night An omen of the end Inducing deadly fright To look upon its horror Wrought with dread inside Look upon its horror Will be the last sight Hissing winds behind him Overtaken in his stride A deathly shadow Sweeping by Upon its horror fell the eyes Striking panic Deep inside The headless rider stopped before him Whipping gore into his eyes Succumbing to the pain Falling to his side Darkness entombs him Never again to see the light Piercing eyes like embers Glaring back into his memories Disembodied howling Fleeting in the night Seven moons pass In the hamlet where he dwells To escape his mortal fate His soul he would sell For the rider shall return Atop His demon steed Smoldering hooves Tearing through the moonlit veil Unyielding To any man’s creed Stripped of protection His neck laid bare Lost In A drunken wager Heavy Is the air Doubled over in the commons Restless in his anger Forsaken by his faith Soon to be forgotten Doubled over in the commons Restless is his anger Forsaken by his faith Soon to be forgotten Sounds of shutters bursting open Whirling all around Silent death beside him Hooves burn the ground A man’s name is spoken No longer bearing golden token Heart Rendered Broken Swift decapitation By way of silver blade Another soul taken Beyond the resting graves Dullahan rides Beneath the blackened skies Severed head in hand Surveying all the lands Dullahan rides Beneath the blackened skies Severed head in hand Surveying all the lands Relentless in pursuit Mortals fall before it Low hanging fruit Beheaded souls of man Adorn his wicked horse Black as the shadows Cast unto the night Cast unto the night Dullahan rides Beneath the blackened skies Severed Head in hand Surveying All the lands Dullahan Rides
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GHOSTS FROM BENEATH Black Mass Lurking Below Waiting Beneath the curl Of raging waves Undertow Of the unconscious Malevolence Beneath the world Of men who dare Dream of despair Malevolence Beneath the world Of men who dare Dream of despair Forces Of constriction Crossing The sea Chasm Of the mind Oppression Of a kind Destruction of The fruits of the earth Seeking to devour The essence of life Demons of Drought and Blight Dwelling below Within the void Colossal Shadows Lurking Unseen Monstrous Oppressors Shifting Consuming Atabah Irigol Omna God of Binding Ghosts From below Driven Back Beneath the Sea Ghosts From below Driven Back Beneath the Sea Void of man Murmurs Adrift in the abyss What recollection of the soul Lingers within The sunken realms Of the unconscious The forces of nature Embodied in the masses below Forces of obstruction Shifting in shadow Beneath the foot of man Demanding Sacrificial offerings Of the greatest consequence Endless consumption Supernatural Malevolence
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CROUCHING DARKNESS Wood of the bell shaped stone Wizened God Hidden by Mists Ancient Stones Stand in his name Flesh ripped and torn Adorn the bone Cults of man Old in name Obscure chants Born by flame Ritualistic reverence Beset with madness Power in his name Merciless Blood of the first born Pain Crouching Darkness Cryptic keeper of all knowledge Past present and future Warrior Of the greatest power Primordial avatar Reign in blood Ruthless chieftain Sworn to the black Atop the bloody mound Sits the crooked lord Beset with blackened gore Corpses fallen long ago Decorate the mound Bested in the willful challenge Decay unto the ground Decay unto the ground Crouching Darkness Decay unto the ground Crouching Darkness At the center of the four winds His head in the sun At the center of the four winds His feet in the ice At the center of the elements Wild laughter At the center of the elements All time passes by
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SWORN TO THE BLACK Destruction of the stone cairn The passage was disturbed Ancient stones stolen away From the neolithic tomb A grave monument to terror Standing still erect A grave monument to terror By the labor of a ghosty architect Sworn to the black They pledged their souls to him Sworn to the black Seven years hence Sworn to the black His seat is always open Sworn to the Black His hand is always waiting The owner in his fortress Nightly does he stalk the halls Moving through the dark His swarthy eyes Sunken deep in shadow One night he failed to notice A stranger within the walls It’s presence unannounced It moved in silence down the hall In the heart of the lodge The owner’s fair daughter Writhing in her chamber Succumbing to Nightmare terror She awoke To the sound of the dawn She awoke To the sound of the dawn Silent In it’s truth Purity begone Defiled In her sleep The flowers In her garden wilt and weep A child of the night Born upon the witching hour With eyes foretold of horrors Disgusted by it’s existence Her father shut them in the walls The infant’s mummified corpse Laid low behind the mantle The golden dawn Lay within her arms The golden dawn Lay within her arms Sworn to the black They pledged their souls to him Sworn to the black Seven years hence Sworn to the black His seat is always open Sworn to the Black His hand is always waiting Practitioners of black magic Gathered round within the walls Drunken merriment and folly Sadistic rituals Desecration of the Bible Perverse acts of brutal violence Black cats watch sitting idle Ritualistic sacrifice A chime for those poor souls strikes thrice Ritualistic sacrifice Virgins baptized by the fire Their bodies bound to the pyre Black mass Held in his name Demonic Prowess grows in power Lightning Illuminates the sky Shining in the void Cracked open wide A man arrived Cloaked in shadow Gilded coins in hand He joined them at the table Deceiver of the land One man went flush His fallen card upon the floor While outstretched his gaze was struck Two hooves below the strangers core A wicked laugh bellowed forth Let loose ablaze of fire light The ceiling overhead Torched blacker than starless night
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THE RED THIRST Pale of Moon Drained of Life Rotten Soul Piercing Eyes Beneath the frigid soil Unending dreams of pain Visions of a death most horrid Cruelty and disdain Hungry are the Dead Restless in their graves Thoughts of betrayal Never to be saved Undending Hunger Shadow of the night Awoken from her coffin Horrific is the sight Revenge pulls her from her grave Hollow scathing eyes Full of crimson rage A kiss bestowed upon her father Beguiled by her cold embrace Now a man’s withered corpse beside her Longing for the grave Hungry are the dead Restless in their graves Thoughts of betrayal Never to be saved Hungry are the dead Restless in their graves Thoughts of betrayal Never to be saved A visitor in the night A siren’s song adrift the wind Visions of unrivaled beauty Men bound by the sight Fervorous dreams of lust Temptation gives way Relentless her vengeance is thrust Down into their veins Her name forever lost in time To bare the stains of hatred Undead she haunts the earth Vengeance Beholden to the blood Feasting on the flesh of kin Her possessor shall pay for his sins Feared is she who waits at the crossroads The veil is torn and tattered Hungry are the dead Restless in their graves Thoughts of betrayal Never to be saved Hungry are the dead Restless in their graves Thoughts of betrayal Never to be saved The oaken shield Guards the veil of life The dead shall linger Upon the precipice The bleeding nightmare Breaking the backs of man Godless misfortune Agonizing pain Ill fated mortals Within the throes of death they strain Life’s essence stolen Withering away Everlasting hunger Sensations of carnal lust Soulless bleeder Behold the Dearg Due Held captive locked inside the tower At the behest of her betrothed He sought pleasure in her pain Holding the knife to her veins Stones laid upon the sullen grave Keeps the red thirst at bay Darkened seasons of the year As the wind howls Stones laid upon the sullen grave Keeps the red thirst at bay Darkened seasons of the year As the wind howls She draws near The blood flows From within her veins Down her pale skin She suffers in pain His blood shall flow From within his veins Down her throat Relishing in his pain Abandoned The cold realization Fostering defiance Willful determination To die a slow death By way of starvation A budding rage Aggravated soul contortion Stones laid upon the sullen grave Keeps the red thirst at bay Darkened seasons of the year As the wind howls Stones laid upon the sullen grave Keeps the red thirst at bay Darkened seasons of the year As the wind howls She draws near Relentless is her vengeance Thrust down into their veins Within the throes of death Her victims cry in vain Her hunger never ending Her hatred all consuming Relentless is her vengeance Thrust down into their veins

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Sworn to the Black is a progressive death metal album with cinematic influences. The lyrics focus on themes/stories taken from Celtic/Irish folklore and legends.

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released March 1, 2024

Liam Morrison: Electric Guitar, Bass, Synths/SFX, Drum Programming, Lyrics, Vocal Arrangement, Mixing and Mastering, Cover Art.

Alethophobia: Vocals

Produced by Liam Morrison

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