A wolf's howl and a flap of wings
A clarion call through the valley rings
The birds of dusk hover on the chilling gale
Below the rain clouds in a sky so pale
Ravens' circle blowing an icy gust of wind
Swiftly down to earth as they descend
The black wings of night now part the mist
Raven swarm circling above
Auspicious..
A vision from the raven's eye
Portents, identified
Grim fates are sealed in time
The ravens' wisdom never lies
At flight on blackened wings
Looking down below
What insight do the ravens hold
No one has ever known..
Forest of birch, standing so tall
Echoes still heard of the clarion call
Fog turns to dew on the leaves of the ferns
We live and die as the world ever turns
The omnipotent presence is that of the birds
That soar the sky truer than words
Misdoings of man to a world that they love
Are not lost to them as they circle high above..
A vision from the raven's eye
Portents, identified
Grim fates are sealed in time
The ravens' wisdom never lies
At flight on blackened wings
Looking down below
What insight do the ravens hold
No one has ever known..
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The first time I heard this band was off their Heir of Ecliptical Romanticism, and I remember the riffs being the highlight of the album. This album is no different. The band just has a fuller sound with better production these days. Many of their tunes here remind me of early Satyricon. The classic heavy metal influences really make those riffs stick in your brain. Bart
Nearly a decade after their last LP, the Chicago post-metal trio resurface with a punishing concept album set in an apocalyptic wasteland. Bandcamp New & Notable May 5, 2024
The metal’s band revelatory new record crosses genres and styles, effortlessly combining seemingly incompatible subgenres. Bandcamp Album of the Day Apr 26, 2024
Some of the best raw black metal I’ve heard in a while. So many infectious riffs it’s absurd. Easily my favorite release from lamp of Murmuur. HyperboreanFrost