You have never left
You have returned to the valleys, the woods and the brooklet
Nothing you have touched lies bereft
You have taken, you have repayed each debt
The wind, then it became...
The ghostly hiss of serpent's breath
Reciting splintered legacy over storm-toppled trees
And guttering the torches
That image I still bare in my heart of hearts
Arms adorned with the blue of the clan tattoo
Ancient patterns of your flesh and blood
Edling Dumnonii, nursed of the dew
The very same water that soaks my skin of mornings
(adorned with the figures of snakes)
Engulfed in the weald's darkish resting veil
I know I have witnessed the Dyfnient chieftains that are gone
Sons of Beli Mawr, the first of us all
With different names and different faces now
Once mounted on a pure grey horse of shadow
He who still dances in pale broken colour... as ashed and cinereous
Shorn of the beams and blazonry of its form
No more of this waking sleep
supported by 36 fans who also own “Adorned With the Figures of Snakes - Part 2”
The first 30 seconds of "Revenge by Fire" convinced me to get the whole album! It is a face-melting blend of speed and black metal, reminiscent of Hellripper! KVAEN is a Swedish solo project much like Hellripper but many known guest musicians helped J. Björnfot in his endeavor. Altogether it is really a solid debut album, I loved the melodies and the pace changes in the second half too, ending with a "calm" instrumental one. Well-done!! sachavonkarl74
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Absolutely strong, black and bitter, like a cup of good old coffee or a properly packed pipe of strong tobacco. The album won't let you go unless you listen through it since the very first minute to the very last one, sunken in the frozen obsydian abyss. 10/10. lanserger22
supported by 35 fans who also own “Adorned With the Figures of Snakes - Part 2”
Good live, it's very raw as a real live and not inaudible. Nothing to throw with Thy Dying Light, one of my favorites english BM bands. darkenedspirit (Midgard_OBM)
Another scorcher from the phenomenal one-man black metal outfit STARER, with mind-flaying riffs and eerie tremolo-picked melodies. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 31, 2023
Crushing blackened doom from this German band that counterbalances blinding fury with moments of surprising, melancholy melody. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 8, 2023