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Spirit of the Stone

by Hexenklad

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1.
In a time that was not a time In a place that was not a place Chaos ruled and plagued the ages Until the coming of a distant race From the sky – beyond the stars They arrived to enlighten ours A takeover some made claim Bloodshed was what became Annihilation of lost beliefs Forgotten ways through deceitful means Life is not what we see This is but a fallacy Caught in a web of lies Behind illusions they disguise Existence is a conspiracy This is not reality Annihilation of lost beliefs Forgotten ways through deceitful means Total control was their intent But intervention was universe sent From the sky – beyond the stars They arrived to enlighten ours A takeover, some made claim Bloodshed was what became Life is not what we see This is but a fallacy Caught in a web of lies Behind illusions they disguise Existence is a conspiracy This is not reality Life is not what we see This is but a fallacy Existence is a conspiracy This is not reality When did we disconnect? Exploited systems we reject Trapped in a world we deny Rules no longer can apply Imminent change we accept In this life or in the next Life is not what we see This is but a fallacy Caught in a web of lies Behind illusions they disguise Existence is a conspiracy This is not reality Life is not what we see This is but a fallacy Existence is a conspiracy This is not reality When did we disconnect? Exploited systems we reject Trapped in a world we deny Rules no longer can apply Imminent change we accept In this life or in the next
2.
A force of immense resistance seizes full control Complete defiance, total war rages on Guiding absolute restraint, a stranglehold chokes us all The power behind the veil descends as they fall Preserving archaic practice By hands of godless souls Entwined in utter madness To whom veer sinistral Those that defy the truth will meet their fate A shift in consciousness – awakening a higher state Manipulating time and space, we will no longer serve Transformation of frequency, slaves no more we will be Redeeming truth and balance We must battle on No longer remaining silent To whom veer sinistral The battle rages on We will no longer be silent Reborn to a higher state of existence A shift of consciousness Complete defiance We are slaves no more Preserving archaic practice By hands of godless souls Entwined in utter madness To whom veer sinistral Redeeming truth and balance We must battle on No longer remaining silent To whom veer sinistral The battle rages on We will no longer be silent Reborn to a higher state of existence A shift of consciousness Complete defiance We are slaves no more And the battle rages on
3.
Cloaked in secrecy, we stand in alliance Techniques of ecstasy betrays our compliance Respect the kill, to those that obey For we are a blood red empire The great shift is upon us now Spiritual warfare so we vow Eyes to judge and ears to distract At the ends of existence Obliteration of a world beyond death Judgment unfolds, devouring the oppressed All that shall remain is fire, flood and blood Until the universe swallow us whole The great shift is upon us now Spiritual warfare so we vow Eyes to judge and ears to distract At the ends of existence We behold – that which could have been And that which is We behold – what which can be If we just listened to ourselves We behold – behind the veil of truth All we see A blood red empire The great shift is upon us now Spiritual warfare so we vow Eyes to judge and ears to distract At the ends of existence Obliteration of a world beyond death Judgment unfolds devouring the oppressed All that shall remain is fire, blood and flood Until the universe swallow us whole Relentless scarcity thus invoked All our free will becomes revoked The stars align and the fates collapse We disappear and leave no tracks The great shift is upon us now Spiritual warfare so we vow Eyes to judge and ears to distract At the ends of existence We behold – that which could have been And that which is We behold – that which can be If we just listened to ourselves We behold – behind the veil the truth All we see
4.
Returned 05:15
We have returned... We have returned, a slave no more Anchored to the absolute Breaking free to a higher existence Rebirth from the dark Reborn something new No respite for a weary traveler Mastery of the physical realm World beyond opens its arms In service to solitude Descendants of iron Cast upon this voided sphere Lands purged from glacial till New world built upon a landfill Generations of ancient lore Spoken from our father's tongue Son of moon and brother to stars Lost in the past to illusion We have returned, a slave no more Cleansed by wilderness Purified by our mother's blood Parasitic dissolution Reborn, I stand alone I conquer Descendants of iron Cast upon this voided sphere Lands purged from glacial till New world built upon a landfill No respite for a weary traveler Mastery of this physical realm World beyond open its arms In service to solitude With pride We embody the spirit of the stone Descendants of iron Cast upon this voided sphere Lands purged from glacial till New world built upon a landfill No respite for a weary traveler Mastery of this physical realm World beyond open its arms In service to solitude We embody the spirit of the stone We have returned, a slave no more
5.
At Dusk 05:36
Seduced by suffering An absent soul The fading memories Of the lives I stole The witching hour Awaiting a blackened sky Rising from the ground The dead cannot die At dusk we wake From hallowed ground The life force taken Empyreal bound At dusk we wake Time after time Thou shalt forsake A grand design Darkness named and so bound Eternal life through death found Inside the deepest grave We do reside In darkest shadows Until night hide Nocturnal feeders Compelled by your energy To blood we’re drawn Till the break of dawn At dusk we wake From hallowed ground The life force taken Empyreal bound At dusk we wake Time after time Thou shalt forsake A grand design Every night, another life taken The cursed need of the forsaken Every night, another life taken The cursed life of the forsaken To find prey, to hunt and kill To have a hunger, life cannot fulfill Dead by day, rebirth at dusk As the sun sets Birth of bloodlust Dead by day, rebirth at dusk, Birth of bloodlust Darkness named and so bound Eternal life through death found In deepest graves, beneath the dirt by day Living amongst you, yet hidden away The witching hour, a blackened sky Rising from the ground, the dead cannot die Darkness named and so bound Eternal life through death found
6.
Before the light was stolen away Before our sacred rites were slowly decayed Before a tyme when evil was just Before a tyme when truth was something you could trust Our ancestors walked with heads held high The sun was worshipped, a deity in the sky What seemed so small turned out huge in disguise What seemed insignificant was just importance’s guise, disguise See through the lies and rise In waking tymes The magic has been cast, the wars are waged Nothing is sacred, nothing can be saved In waking tymes, we now rise Remember the past, look to the skies Reborn in flames, the ones gone astray Risen from dirt and shown a new way Reborn in flames, the ones gone astray Risen from dirt, there is a better way There was a tyme when respect was earned When power was a gift, not something to be feared In waking tymes, we now rise Remember the past, look to the skies Before humanity conquered its throne Before oppression was all that was known There was a time when freedom was free We must return mankind, to just me Our ancestors walked with heads held high The sun was a deity in the sky In waking tymes, we now rise Remember the past, look to the skies There was a tyme when power was earned When respect came from honour, came from lessons learned In waking tymes, we now rise Remember the past, look to the skies Look to the skies
7.
Path to Ruin 05:35
Spiritual calm of the beating drum Hear the gathering call to earth and sun Healing powers – mother divine Roots grow deepest – in brightest sunshine All is lost, all is lost All is lost when honour is lost Eradicating traditions, ancient religions When "we" turns to "they" The truth fades away Eradicating traditions, ancient religions When "us" turns to "I" The question is why We walk this path to ruin – through the rubble of our past We call this path progress – is it really any better? We walk a path to ruin – through what could have been our future We call this failure success – deluded to the end Eradicating traditions, ancient religions When "we" turns to "they" Meaning fades away Eradicating traditions, ancient religions When "us" turns to "I" The question is why Greatest of powers – mother divine Roots grow deepest – in brightest sunshine Spiritual calm of the beating drum Hear the gathering call to earth and sun All is lost, all is lost All is lost when honour is lost We walk a path to ruin – through the rubble of our past We call this path progress – is it really any better? We walk a path to ruin – through what could have been our future We call this failure success – deluded to the end Land forlorn – by treacherous souls Forsaken the tribes beyond control Centuries of the repressed beliefs Vengeance sought for endless griefs Echoes ring of the savagery That vanquished a humanity Still chosen, then outcast Reveal secrets of the past We walk a path to ruin – through the rubble of our past We call this path progress – is it really any better? We walk a path to ruin – through what could have been our future We call this failure success – deluded to the end
8.
An Offering 03:18

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What would happen if you mixed the depth of feeling of Falkenbach with the writing stylings of Hypocrisy, the folk melodies of Moonsorrow with the twin guitar blast of Dissection, the depth of emotion of Primordial with the overwhelming nature of Insomnium? Then you would begin to be able to describe the sound of Hexenklad’s new album “Spirit of the Stone”. Every song pulls from all the previous influences yet sounds completely unique in its essence. Heavy yet melodic, violent yet uplifting, extreme as a whole yet with moments of beauty and calm, this is Canadian Folk-Influenced Black Metal.

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released July 28, 2017

Timothy Johnston (Vocals)
Michael Grund (Guitar)
John Chalmers (Guitar)
Clare B. (Keyboard)

Session/Guest Musicians:
Alex Snape (Bass)
Sterling Dale (Drums)
Raphael Weinroth-Browne (Cello)

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Hexenklad Ontario

Hexenklad is a Canadian Folk/Black Metal band. Think folk melodies akin to Moonsorrow with twin guitar leads like Dissection, the depth of emotion of Primordial and the overwhelming depth of Insomnium

Members:

Timothy Johnston -Vocals
Michael Grund - Guitar
John Chalmers - Guitar
Steve Bowen - Guitar
Matt Collacott - Bass
Clare B. - Keys
Andrew C. - Drums
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