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Dawn of the Black Sun
06:10
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The suns light has faded away
Creatures of nocturn are growing in numbers
Masses scramble and turn to the shadows only to be betrayed by their own fear
Gateways to a land unknown have opened in every corner
A new plague is spreading across the earth
The War of the nightwalkers have begun against earthly life
The land is blanketed with death hungry mobs
Humans and demons in a bloodthirsty mosh
Dance of death hypnotizes the flock
A new face of wrath is emerging from the shadows
Heir of Vlad fulfilling a dying wish
Menacing presence overwhelms all who oppose
Overtaking the father on his empty throne
Light of day is on the run
Prey force-fed uncertainty in the dawn of the black sun
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Esoterrorist
05:31
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Seeker of unworldly knowledge
Soulless prophet altering the spirit realm
Feeding masses with lies for earthly gain
Painting a nonexistent picture of eternity
Obsessed with any and all life after this
Esoterrorist
Searching for extra-dimensional life
Only to destroy it in time
Neverending quest to unearth the forsaken truth of existence
Gifted with immortality to command all future generations
Mortal flesh is the vessel to the meta realm
To transcend this reality and conquer hell
Growing in power, unspeakable strength
Inhuman blood, flowing through my veins
Nothing to stop me, no one to dictate
Subhumans below me, poisoned with hate
Deep-sea of meeklings, below my feet
Cry out in terror as I become one with the elite
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Live to Conquer
04:41
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The earthly realm gives way to its homebound scum to rot in its filth
The few enlightened beings awaken to do a higher powers untainted will
Seeing through the fragile veil of weakness sets me free
Striped of the burdens of human cattle in the distance I gaze upon my destiny
Too strong for living scum there's nothing for them to stop me
Shining like a beacon with blood gold wings across the baron sea
The audience watches in pure terror as I spread my treachery
Disturbing the demigod born
Resurrecting a violent storm
Conjuring an undying force
To scream inevitable remorse
Revival of the fallen never seen
Uprising with unprecedented strength
With lambs to the slaughter
Like the spirit realm, I live to conquer
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Nest of Rats
03:05
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Nest of rats racing for crumbs of survival
Turning against one another just as the powers at be commanded
Every pest for themselves hoarding their scarce riches in hope of living to see another day
Deceived to blame their fellow neighbor for the great downfall of man
Turned against one another to be used for excess wicked deeds
Scrambling in the melting pot of tyranny
Facing inevitable agony
Potential victims, pawns for the empire
Wasting away for hollow desires
Cast the prey into the fire
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Out of Exile
03:28
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For too long I have been shunned
My reckoning has only begun
In the shadows, I have taken refuge
In darkness and isolation, I have found solace and peace
Rising from the grave
The world I will enslave
Charging out of darkness stronger than before
Leaving my mark on graves adorned
Spirit of the night shall be reborn
Taking over with a greater force
Nightwalkers feeding in unison
Dark times upon us
Darker times approaching
Chaos unleashed
Skies black and stormy
Riding the plague winds
With hatred so vile
Out in the open
Out of exile
Here to claim what's mine
In this new age of earth
No turning back
As karma ensues
I care not of mortal riches
I need their blood
Transfusion ensues
The chosen ones
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Realm of Epiphany
07:01
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I find a higher calling unshaken by mere mortal scum
A bigger purpose beyond my own self indulging fortune
Carrying out my power for a greater cause for all of man
Enriching for the metaphysical home where everything begins
Anointed by the eldest of ancestors carrying the blood of the vampyr
Seeking a newfound calling to carry out in the hollow plane
The higher self glowing black from this decrepit body
Shedding mortal skin for eternal strength
The demons of my curse cry out in agony
Pleading for short pleasures leading to false hope separated by esoteric growth
Exorcising myself to await a higher cause only to consume more flesh of man
The gate between this realm and beyond grows larger as I ascend to a higher purpose
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Bathing in Infamy
03:41
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You think I care about your hatred towards me
Your future is tainted planting seeds of defeat
Your resistance is pathetic
Fragile weapons are useless
Your Opposition is a mockery of yourself
All the blind hate in the world won't save you from your hell
Spouting soulless weak lies from your hollow shell
Empty words with no action to fill the gap
Demigods have your life in their grasp
You are but a weak obstacle waiting to be destroyed
Peasant to the elites looming over you
You need an antagonist to enrich your miserable little life
Everything you were brainwashed to believe is a lie
You bear a child-like mindset that can't stand on its own
Manifesting judgment while sitting on your decaying throne
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Longing for the past
Cherishing only the beloved memories
Forgetting the burdens and bondages of the time
Unable to move forward pulling the future into the present
Nostalgia looms over my mind clouding reality
Yearning for a time now gone groomed as misery
Cultists in the south planes arm themselves with hatred
Casting out the enlightened ones too strong for a false light
Visions of an era clouded by wishful thinking brewing a fog in my mind
A false peace with forgettable struggles and shortcomings I chose to ignore
Manifestation of ancient eternity
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Ridden Tulsa, Oklahoma
One man vampire themed black metal with it's own ever expanding lore.
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