Saille Ritu 1. Blood Libel “He entered one of their houses And hasn’t been seen since! We must not rest until we know what happened to young William! Grab your torches and follow me!” “We’ve found him sir” (in a nameless grave) “He has been slaughtered” A martyr by force Victim of a violent death A sacrifice To Adonai Who killed my son ? Another God sir Where has he gone ? Must be to heaven Then his followers shall bleed If the place which the LORD thy GOD hath chosen to take a life once every lifetime is near thee then thou shalt kill those who worship false gods which the LORD hath given thee as I have commanded thee and thou shalt take in thy Gates whatsoever thy soul lusteth after I despise their kin ‘t was so throughout history Can we make their blood flow? We have our ways The Norwich blood libel Blood Libel An eye for an eye as written in their scriptures My wounds won’t heal but neither will theirs Reenact Crucifixion Blood Libel 2. Subcutaneous Terror I cannot sleep, I cannot rest … my mind withers Horrible faces, they haunt me, they won’t let me be… With knowing eyes … Eyes, that bore witness to horrible vistas … of brimstone … … and fire Die Rotznase ist besessen; das ist unser Werk Sie ist seit Anfang an verflucht worden Die Rotznase gehört uns Wir sind ja noch mehr in ihr drinnen Wir sind fünf: Luzifer, Judas, Nero, Kain, und … I have become the slave to an infernal force Unable to control my actions Only one last hope Exorcism Father, help me save my soul Depart, then, impious one, depart, accursed one depart with all your deceits … for God has willed … that man should be His temple Ich war im Himmel, und zwar über dem Rang dessen der auf dem Tische steht. Ich bin der Oberste von da unten; der Michael hat mich gestürzt Jetzt kann ich ihm nichts mehr anhaben Mir gehört die ganze Hölle Ich will mir die Erde erobern Zuerst mache ich noch reiche Beute Ich fülle mein Reich. Ich hole, wen ich holen kann, da dürft ihr euch darauf verlassen I cast thee Lucifer You will not reclaim this child of eve I revoke thee Satan You cannot stop us We are forever We are legion For we are many We do not forgive We do not forget Depart, then, impious one You cannot stop us depart, accursed one We are forever depart with all your deceits We are legion For we are many We are many We do not forgive We do not forget We do not forgive We do not forget 3. Fhtagn Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh Wgah’nagl Fhtagn Night as black as shoggoth-mass The stars are right, we realize The stars are right for hellish mass Cthulhu from your sleep arise Lord of depths and maddening fright We worship thee, we worship thee R’lyeh, rise back to the light Escape thy slumber from the sea Hail Hastur, hail Azathoth Shub-Niggurath and Yog Sothoth Hail Great Old Ones that stand for nought But chaos that their presence brought For now we summon on this night For mankind’s fall, for once and all The lord of depths and maddening fright For we have heard Cthulhu’s call Ia! Ia! Cthulhu fhtagn Ia! Ia! Death and despair awaits mankind Ia! Ia! Cthulhu fhtagn Ia! Ia! When at last the stars are aligned Ia sakkath Iak sakkakh Ia sha xul Ia sha xul And we scream blasphemous chants From cold planes to seas of sand For thy coming is now at hand And we scream blasphemous chants 4. Upon The Idol Of Crona Ride on backs of goats lured by glory towards the home of Nol to pledge our allegiance We are nighthaunts, they say for we thieve at night we murder and pillage and we conspire against the state and clergy I abjure god and the holy mother And I make vow an unbreakable oath to Satan Ride Drink a strange old brew a method for bonding that makes us so delirious that makes of us buckriders In blackest of nights we flock together in houses and caves that spawn fear in the bravest Our rites are unholy our future looks poorly but our loyalty has rarely been seen Christum Jesum ich Absage und dem teufel falle zu Christi mutter von mir jage jetz frey morden stehen thu I abjure christbastard and the holy whore and I pledge allegiance to Satan Over huis, over tuin, over staak… En dat tot Keulen in de wijnkelder… Ride An oath is sworn upon the idol of Crona and of saint-michael the trampler 5. Sati I I have lost what’s closest to my heart In this woeful hour I’ve chosen to lay myself upon her pyre For nothing but sadness remains Self-immolation not unlike Dakshayani’s act for brighter future and reunification Sati I wish to be consumed by these merciless flames With you For all is meaningless without Creeping on your burial pyre Sleeping beside what will again be mine My love 6. A Titan's Sacrifice [Instrumental] 7. Haunter Of The Dark OGTHROD AI’F GEB’L—EE’H YOG-SOTHOTH ’NGAH’NG AI’Y ZHRO OGTHROD AI’F GEB’L—EE’H YOG-SOTHOTH ’NGAH’NG AI’Y ZHRO In shadows I once dwelled driven wild by curiosity It was then that I uncovered the Shining Trapezohedron I summoned the Haunter of the Dark from across the black gulfs of chaos Haunter of the dark “I have seen the dark universe yawning Where the black planets roll without aim Where they roll in their horror unheeded Without knowledge or lustre or name” OGTHROD AI’F GEB’L—EE’H YOG-SOTHOTH ’NGAH’NG AI’Y ZHRO ’NGAH’NG AI’Y ZHRO YOG-SOTHOTH ’NGAH’NG AI’Y ZHRO Only light keeps it at bay so I fear the dark of night for it knows where I reside and it will consume me I see it – coming here hell-wind – titan blue – black wing Yog Sothoth save me the three-lobed burning eye… 8. Runaljod Brethren, lend thy ear listen to my tale How I discovered the secrets of runes I hung for nine full nights on the windswept tree Sacrificed to Odin Myself to myself Depraved of water and bread for strength Pierced by a spear hangs the one-eyed This son of Bestla and Borr threefold the highest is he Tyr of the hanged man Ruler of Asgard Father to the slayer of giants Once gave his eye, a sacrifice so he might drink from Mimir’s well to master poetry and wisdom There I hung from Yggdrasil’s branch Reached for the runes and screamed with all my might Suffered for wisdom, fell from the tree Magic of runes, strong and stout staves Fell from the tree Fell from the tree The highest of Aegir that in Asgard dwell But with this wisdom come frightful visions of the sailing of Naglfar And Loki’s son unchained at last marching in Surtr’s wake For the gods are doomed once the branches burn 9. Ritual Descent Cha-Chaac Ages of drought call forth a necessity of death by water Sacrifice to pleasure the raingod Chaac For thee, Cha-Chaac I pledge my life I accept my path that runs down these slopes down the Holy Snake to the sacrificial pit Bolon Dzacab As Hunac Ceel will jump from this spot one day so will I in attempt to please the gods But unlike him my life is forfeit and for my people my flame too will fade Where others have fallen before their time this cenote my resting place Bolon Dzacab As I watch the water come closer a smile on my face begins to form And should I return from woeful pond I have received blessings scarcely given For thee Cha-Chaac I pledge my life Didier Vancampo — Bass Dennie Grondelaers — Vocals Jonathan Vanderwal — Guitars Dries Gaerdelen — Keyboards Reinier Schenk — Guitars Gert Monden — Drums