BAND NAME: Pantokrator
GENRE: Progressive Death Metal
STATUS: Active
LOCATION: Luvehult, Kalmar, Sweden
Lineup:
Karl Walfridsson - Vocals
Mattias Johansson - Guitars
Jonathan Jansson - Guitars, Backing Vocals
Jonas Wallinder - Bass
Rickard Gustafsson - Drums
Past Members:
Hubertus Liljegren - Guitars
Links:
Discography:
Unclean Plants / Ancient Path (demo, 1997, Independent) (Cassette)
1. Mind 4:42
Ashtray, garbage pile,
What is your mind?
Don't let them feed you...
Don't let them deceive you.
You reap what you sow...
Behold the truth remains,
The same throughout the age.
2. Ancient Path 4:49
I saw one of the naive,
Lacking sense,
Walking to her corner,
By darkness covered.
Hiding his sin in the night.
I saw her come against him.
I saw her hold him tight,
Seducing him with kisses,
Flattery and smiles.
Forsake carnal lust.
Your God you shall trust.
Turn away impulsation.
Cleanse your heart.
Follow the ancient path of wisdom.
Let us drink our fill of love until dawn.
Like an ox goes to the slaughter,
He follows her home.
Her house is the way to hell,
Descending to the chambers of death.
Rejoice in the wife of your youth.
Holy love, holy covenant, never to defile.
As a loving hind, flawless,
Desire forever, a graceful doe she is.
Pleasure and delight. Covenant forever.
In folly they sin, in folly they die.
In wisdom we will walk, in glory we will rise.
Set me as a seal upon your heart.
Set me as a seal upon your arm.
Love burning forever, great waters cannot quench.
Pleasure forever.
3. Punish The Evil 4:34
Do you speak righteousness you silent ones,
Do you judge uprightly you sons of men?
No, in your hearts you work wickedness,
You weight out the violence of your hands in the earth.
Their poison is like the poison of a serpent,
They are like a deaf cobra that stops its ear.
Break out the teeth of their mouth O God!
Let them flow away as waters.
When he bends his bow, may his arrows be cut in pieces.
The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance,
He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked,
So that men will say, surely there is a reward for the righteous.
4. Unclean Plants 4:34
All this misguiding thoughts,
All this pollution of my uncontrolled mind,
Leading me away from the purity of your spirit.
Blow out the dust Holy Spirit,
Rip my dirty garments apart,
This unclean plants please uproot.
All this desires that I have allowed to speak all,
This toxic memories that I have hated and loved.
Let your light search through this dark labyrinth...
Like a city that is broken into,
And without walls so is a man that has no control over his mind.
Make me whole, that a man O God, it is I.
5. Vals I Burk Moll 2:12
Even Unto The Ends Of The Earth (demo)
June 6, 1998, Independent (Cassette)
June 6, 1998, Independent (CD-R)
???, Independent (Digital)
1. Even Unto The Ends Of The Earth 9:30
Mil på mil från den plats där korset stod,
Där blodet rann, ett köldbitet rike hans tjänare fann.
In this land a people lived bound by fear of heathen gods,
Trapped in sin and great misdeeds,
Accusations written in the blood of holy men.
Hades breathe the chords of second death.
I höga nordens kalla land där rena bäckar porla fram.
Där folket fjättrat var I digra mörkrets hand tände Herren helig brand.
They turned to this king in glory crowned,
In his grace they found.
Yield fruit oh land by the people's labouring hand.
Wealth and glory,
Blessings from above,
Holy gifts more and more,
For generations spared from war.
Dark clouds gathered upon the sky of grace,
Our hideous sin covered his face.
Trots att vi I mörker faller ner ej vår blick mot himmelen sir...
O fallna norra paradis.
Sträck dig åter till den som frihet gav,
Den dig reste ur din grav,
Den som livet seger gav.
Even in this day he opens his arms for the ones that are lost.
Till dig stod Herrens välbehag,
Du har kränkt hans Heliga lag.
Skynda till hands fadersfamn han skall lotsa dig I hamn.
Even in this day a stream of blood from calvary still flows,
As far as the message goes,
Even unto the ends of the earth...
2. Borderland 5:50
I saw one of the naive,
Lacking sense,
Walking to her corner,
By darkness covered.
Hiding his sin in the night.
I saw her come against him.
I saw her hold him tight,
Seducing him with kisses,
Flattery and smiles.
Forsake carnal lust.
Your God you shall trust.
Turn away impulsation.
Cleanse your heart.
Follow the ancient path of wisdom.
Let us drink our fill of love until dawn.
Like an ox goes to the slaughter,
He follows her home.
Her house is the way to hell,
Descending to the chambers of death.
Rejoice in the wife of your youth.
Holy love, holy covenant, never to defile.
As a loving hind, flawless,
Desire forever, a graceful doe she is.
Pleasure and delight. Covenant forever.
In folly they sin, in folly they die.
In wisdom we will walk, in glory we will rise.
Set me as a seal upon your heart.
Set me as a seal upon your arm.
Love burning forever, great waters cannot quench.
Pleasure forever.
3. Via Dolorosa (Path Of Pain) 8:43
As foretold by the prophet,
He approached on the back of a donkey.
The humble king, Messiah the promised one,
Singing and praising ascending the sky,
A joyful crowd... Hosanna, hosanna, hail to the king!
But he knew this would all change sudden as the wind,
He knew his mission.
Take the blows for their transgressions,
Sink to the place where they belong.
Preach for those who wait to burn,
Crush the snake, take the keys of death, and then return.
Via dolorosa, the price you could not pay,
Immanuel, Messiah, the one God choose to slay.
Deeply distressed, and sorrowful unto death,
He fell on his face and prayed:
"Father, if it is your will, remove this cup from me;
Nevertheless not my will, but yours be done."
In his agony he prayed more earnestly and his sweat become like blood,
Falling to the ground.
Hunted down Son of God!
Brought to trial for that he had not done,
Killed for the crime of being their Saviour.
He was sacrificed for you and me.
He had to carry his own cross to the hill of sacrifice,
Stumbling feet, fading eyes.
They pierced his flesh.
He was nailed to the cross.
"Eli! Eli! Lema sabachthani, why have you forsaken me?
Father forgive them, for they know not what they do!"
The mocking crowd insulting their God:
"Get down from your cross, help yourself helper!"
The sky turned dark,
Then its creator was about to give up his breath.
"Father, in your hands I commit my spirit.
It is finished!"
But after three days in the grave he saw the sun,
The deal was done, the fight was won.
In death he overcame.
Go out and preach his name,
He is God! Glorious!
Risen King!
4. Ode Till Olov Skötkonung 4:20
Över kala hällar, genom mörkan skog.
Korsfärd vid jordens yttersta gräns.
Olov Skötkonung, kung I svunnen tid.
Från nord till syd, beläten I spillror slogs,
Befrielsekrig vid jordens yttersta gräns.
Olov Skötkonung...
Olov Skötkonung I den ringa begynnelsens tid.
I kalla vatten, klädd I snövit särk från asars grepp dö bort,
Från synd och död stå upp.
För evig befrielse strid!
Olov Skötkonung strid I den ringa begynnelsens tid.
Genom strid till frid.
Slå fri!
Fri till frälsning.
Evigt fri...
Allhärskare (demo, 2000, Independent) (CD)
1. Lamentation 5:03
The beauty of Israel is slain,
Tell it not in Gath lest Philistine women boast.
On thee O Gilboa mountain no dew shall fall,
For there my brother fell.
How are the mighty fallen.
Victorious in war they were,
No hungry sword returned.
Swifter than eagles, stronger than lions.
Pleasant they were father and son.
How...
Even in death not divided.
Weep for them O daughters of my people.
The beauty you wear was paid with their swords.
Scarlet robes and ornaments of gold.
How...
Even in the midst of the battle.
O Jonathan thou wast slain,
O dear friend of mine I mourn.
Pleasant unto me you were, thy love wonderful it was,
Passing the love of women!
How...
How are they perished these swords of war.
2. Daughter Of The King 3:36
She is all, she is more than I need,
For more than her no man could ever plead.
Gentle as the soft rains of the fall God has not created,
In all his wisdom a spirit more beautiful.
The sweet breeze of her whisper breaks my shell, breaks me,
In the sound of her beating heart I am lost, will always be.
These words so dry; and my heart is all that I can give.
Everything I have cannot pay what to her I owe.
Your daughter O God, I tremble with fear,
How can I keep the one you hold so dear?
This treasure of love how can I receive?
The trust you have given I cannot believe.
For her I'll bleed, for her I'll die,
Trade my life without the wink of an eye.
So this much you love me, you trust me this much.
You let me hold in my arms this beauty,
That I merely dare to touch.
So Almighty God, Lord of all land,
Down on my knees I ask for her hand.
3. Käpplåten 4:59
He spoke, light was born,
By its beams was darkness torn.
Creator of earth and heavenly realm,
My poor soul you overwhelm.
You gave the breath of life, you broke my pride.
I came to life and my sin died.
You spoke, light was born,
In my heart the veil was torn...
You are everything to me,
You set me free...
4. Blod På Dina Händer 7:32
Stolta folk med styva nackar,
Fjärran har du vandrat från ljusets väg.
Fylld av avunds bittra galla...
En jungfru var du så blid och ren,
Nu bjuder du öst och väst sära dina ben.
Oren, moder svea tvag dig ren,
Du har löpt till en annan famn du har gett dig till en annan man.
Dina händer är fulla av ångande blod, blod av barn I tusental,
De var givna av Gud men du har offrat dem till Baal.
Men hur skulle jag kunna straffa dig min dotter,
Mitt hjärta blöder, min nitälskan glöder.
Vänd åter och jag skall vända åter till dig.
Än finns det tid än finns det hopp,
Än finns det blod som renar.
Dina händer är röda av barn I tusental,
De oföddas blod de oföddas klav.
Har du ingest hjärta kvar I ditt döda bröst,
Hör du inte skriken av de oföddas röst?
Än finns det...
5. Vals I Burk Moll 2:13
97-98 (compilation, 2000, Independent) (Cassette)
A compilation with songs taken from the first two demos.
1. Mind
2. Punish The Evil
3. Ancient Path
4. Unclean Plants
5. Even Unto The Ends Of The Earth
6. Borderland
7. Via Dolorosa
8. Ode Till Olov Skötkonung
Songs Of Solomon (EP)
January 4, 2001, Independent (CD)
2018, Soundmass, Limited Edition, Remastered (CD)
May 1, 2018, Independent, Remastered (Digital)
???, Independent (Digital)
1. Ur Intets Mörker 3:43
Ur intet föddes en värld.
Genom mörkret skar hans brinnande svärd.
Ur ordet gavs allt levande form,
Se klippiga berg och brådjupt hav,
Skåden edens härlighet.
Ur stoftet bjöd han träda fram,
Sin skapelses krona, en kvinna och en man.
Skapade att älska och leva med varann.
Adam den förste, Guds avglans på jorden,
Stod inför henne, lät höra de orden:
Se hon är kött av mitt kött,
Ben av mina ben.
Ja hon var hans krona hon var hans Eva,
Skapad att ge liv skapad att leva,
Fröjdas och vara helt nära sin man,
De skulle härska jorden,
Och tjäna varann.
2. Divine Light 4:21
Lord El-Shadai, we pay thee homage,
We thank thee for thy gift of love,
The sweet caress of erotic desire,
Burning with intensity beyond the flame of fire.
Hearts yearn, bodies burn in divine light,
Light shining since the word has spoken,
Since beams sprang forth from the dark of the void.
New life is growing everywhere,
Bursting through the concrete walls of man.
Lord El-Shadai, all honour belongs to thee.
You are the artist, all beauty sprang from thee,
And thy kingdom will last forevermore.
3. Under Himmelen 0:56
4. Come Let Us Flee 5:14
How fair you are,
How undefiled,
I find no words fit for thee,
My lily among the thorns,
Rise up my love and come away,
For lo, the winter is over and gone and the rains has passed away.
The gentle flowers appear in the blackened earth,
I hear the voice of a thousand birds,
I see the vines with tender grapes.
I hear the whispers of the wind.
Arise and come away,
Let us flee my love,
Do not turn away,
I am bound by thee, my crown I lay down.
My royal masquerade.
To you I am just a simple man,
Naked is my soul, my heart is yours.
You have conquered me,
The land is vast, let us flee.
5. Separated By Night 6:42
I long for my garden, my love,
The wine of loneliness I have drunk.
I long to feed upon thy beauty,
Open to me my sister, my dove.
For my hair is filled with dew,
In the shades of night I stand.
At thy gate I wait for thee,
Quench my thirst, embrace me!
I roam the streets by night,
Driven by a passion beyond my darkest fear.
Desire burns my soul, I cannot sleep,
I find no peace.
In deepest pain I dwell,
Like a possessed man under a spell.
My fragile heart is in thine hands.
My throat is dry,
No wine can quench my burning thirst.
6. Behind Thy Veil 5:27
Threescore of queens,
Fourscore of concubines.
Virgins without numbers,
Like the clusters of the vines,
But you are one my dove.
You are the one,
You have conquered my love.
Fair as the pale moon,
Glorious as the sun,
Awesome like the army of stars in the sky,
Infinite and wide.
Thy breasts are like fruits that I long to taste,
That I long to hold.
You are so fair, so beautiful and bold.
You are my love, my flawless one,
With you I will forever be.
1997-2000 (compilation)
2001, Independent (CD-R)
???, Independent (CD-R)
Contains all three Pantokrator demos.
The second print comes with a different cover with the just the Pantokrator-P (Pi) and "Pantokrator 1997-2000" on the front. But I cannot find an image of it anywhere.
Tracks 1-4 are from "Unclean Plants / Ancient Path".
Tracks 5-8 are from "Even Unto The Ends Of The Earth".
Tracks 9-13 are from "Allhärskare".
1. Mind 4:42
2. Ancient Path 4:49
3. Punish The Evil 4:34
4. Unclean Plants 4:34
5. Even Unto The Ends Of The Earth 9:28
6. Borderland 5:50
7. Via Dolorosa 8:36
8. Ode Till Olov Skötkonung 4:10
9. Lamentation 5:03
10. Daughter Of The King 3:36
11. Käpplåten 4:59
12. Blod På Dina Händer 7:32
13. Vals I Burk Moll 2:12
In The Bleak Midwinter / Songs Of Solomon (split)
October 12, 2001, C.L. Music & Publishing (CD)
???, Independent (Digital)
7. Pantokrator - Ur Intents Mörker 3:43
8. Pantokrator - Divine Light 4:21
9. Pantokrator - Under Himmelen 0:56
10. Pantokrator - Come Let Us Flee 5:14
11. Pantokrator - Separated By Night 6:42
12. Pantokrator - Behind Thy Veil 5:27
Blod (album)
March 14, 2003, Rivel Records (CD)
2012, Independent, Remastered (CD)
???, Independent (Digital)
I will show the tracklist in both Swedish and English.
SWEDISH
1. Eden 6:25
En kylig vind, döden är här.
Edens konung och drottning Eden förtär.
Blod som flyter, döden är här.
Herren gjuter blod på Edens helga mark.
Förbannelse och nakenhet.
Han skyler deras skam.
Ett första dunkelt hopp om nåd vid korsets stam.
Döden är här, hoppet är här.
Bak vredgad tordönsstämma, kärlek hans hjärta förtär.
Hans väsen är barmhärtighet, Nåden är här.
2. Förbannad Mark 4:43
En kylig vind, ett flammande svärd.
Förvisade till nödens värld.
Man på kvinna stödd.
Att Bruka jorden blir din dom,
Till dess åldern tar sin rätt.
Till dess stoft blir åter stoft, jord blir åter jord.
"Ät av frukten och döden dö" så löd den Högstes ord.
Barnsbörd och blomstring gav tröst I livets kamp.
Spirande skörd, strålande sol, vatten klart som kristall,
Dock återvände skuggan och minde om Adams fall.
Kain stod häpen med en sten I sin hand,
Och Abel låg livlös och kall.
3. Blod Ropar Från Jorden 6:11
Blod ropar från jorden, brodermördare fly.
Varför är du så vred?
Varför är din blick så mörk?
Var är din broder?
Domen brinner I ditt bröst,
Vart du än springer du hör din broders röst,
Från marken som slök hands blod.
Rotlös, utan hopp irrar du omkring.
Dock finns det blod som ropar högre,
Det Sjunger om Guds nåd.
Sonens blod skall flyta,
Jordens törst bli släkt,
Satans bålverk falla för nådaorens fläkt.
Döden blir uppslukad,
Syndens kraft blir tömd,
Rättvisan blir skipad,
Synden själv blir dömd.
Blod ropar för evigt från himmelens helgedom.
4. Syndafloden 5:19
Ondskan växte bland människors Barn,
Sen Kain bröt dess sigill,
Mörkret tätnade mer och mer,
Regnet kom strömmande ned.
En flod att dränka,
En flod att sänka,
I Glömska ormens etter ned.
En ny jord, ny värld,
Tröstens son blev given,
Frälsning genom flodens dop.
Djupets källor bröto fram,
Himlens fönster upplät sig.
Han klev ur Arken och höjde sin blick,
Att bågen på himmelen se.
5. Bundsförvant 5:16
Släkten följer släktens gång,
Från himmelen ljuder hoppets sång,
För den som mot höjden ser.
Abram skåda, räkna och se,
Gud välsignar dig så,
Som himmelens stjärnor och markens stoft,
Och ännu mer ändå,
Genom din säd skall man höra min röst,
Genom en människas mun.
Min son skall jag sända ibland er,
Han skall bringa er frid.
Han är Messias Guds smorde,
Han härskar I evig tid.
6. Moria Kallar 4:31
Moria kallar dig åldrige man,
Dess stenar skall stänkas med blod.
Priset är löftessonen,
Priset är högre än Allt,
Han skulle bli ett mäktigt folk,
Men blottad I hans faders hand blänker dödens dolk.
Kvar finns blott en faders sorg,
En strimma av döende hopp.
Rör icke gossen, hejda din kniv,
Du har klarat provet, skona hans liv,
Du har litat till löftet,
Och trotsat din skräck mer än en människa kan.
Lossa genast gossens band,
Offret är icke han.
Se jag skall bereda mitt offer,
Blod skall rinna till slut.
Då finns där ingen som tar Hans plats,
Då finns där ingen väg ut, offerblod.
7. Tidevarv 4:04
Tider kom och tider gick,
I väntan på Hans dag.
Han skulle sätta fången fri,
Och uppfylla fädernas lag.
En konung, likväl ett offerlamm,
Kallad till Moria höjd,
Han bär sitt blod inför tronen fram,
Och köper oss frihet I Faderns namn.
8. O Guds Lamm 1:12
9. Gudablodets Kraft 7:20
Domens timma är inne,
Slagen till trasor för världens synd.
Solen vänder sig bort I skam,
Domen för all världens ondska
Lagd på en enda man.
Se på hans ögon,
Det är Skaparens blick,
Han get sitt liv för en fallen värld,
"Fader varför döljer du dig?"
I dina händer lämnar jag min ande åter.
Det är fullbordat, segern är din.
Förlåten rämnar itu.
Satan ditt huvud är krossat,
Var är ditt välde nu?
Din ondskas verk har fallit,
Det dränks I Lammets blod,
Alla dina ränker sveps bort av nådens flod.
Se hur han släpper fången fri,
Och firar ditt rikes slut.
Jubelåret är här.
Dina grundvalar Satan, slits isär.
Segern är vunnen för alltid,
Nu finns försoningen.
10. Evighetens Gryning 6:00
Se hur han skrider ur gravens djup!
En konung I segerskrud.
Se mörkrets skuggor skingras och,
Ljuset skiner klart, den nya tiden är inne.
Hans eviga rike är här.
Segern är vunnen av Kristus,
Dödsrikets nycklar han bär.
Kristus är frälsarfurste.
Uppståndelsens gryning är här.
Ett evigt ljus som aldrig dör.
Ett ljus som allt mörker förgör.
Dödens fjättrar binder icke dig.
Den nya dagen tar aldrig slut,
Dess timma rinner aldrig ut.
Dess skymning skall aldrig komma.
Dagen har åter randats.
Dess skymning skall aldrig komma.
ENGLISH
1. Eden 6:25
2. Accursed Ground 4:43
3. Blood Screams From The Earth 6:11
4. The Flood 5:19
5. Confederate 5:16
6. Moria Beckons 4:31
7. Ages 4:04
8. O Lamb Of God 1:12
9. The Power Of Divine Blood 7:20
10. The Dawn Of Eternity 6:00
Demo 2005
November 11, 2005, Independent (CD-R)
???, Independent (Digital)
1. Nephilim 4:10
2. Nebuchadnezzar 3:10
3. King Of Babylon 5:38
Leviathan (single)
2007, Independent (CD-R)
May 16, 2017, Independent (Digital)
Originally recorded for the album "Aurum", but later released as a single.
1. Leviathan 6:13
A Decade Of Thoughts (compilation, February 1, 2007, Momentum Scandinavia, Limited Edition) (CD)
1. Punish The Evil 5:31
2. Unclean Plants 4:40
3. Come Let Us Flee 5:18
4. Bundsfoervant 5:14
5. Leviathan 6:16
6. Lamentation 5:03
7. Nebuchadnezzar 3:07
8. Gudablodets Kraft 7:20
9. Separated By Night 6:39
10. Via Dolorosa 8:39
11. Tidevarv 4:04
12. Cut Into Pieces (Vengeance Rising cover) 3:30
His hands were ripped right from the limbs, 'twas dagon
His head was broke off his torso, the false god
You'll find that great destruction comes from God's hand
As it will across the earth, deniers beware
Cut into pieces
In the days when there was no king in Israel
All did that which was right in their own eyes
Sex offense and murder, they cared not for God
Said, strike them down for this, it is coming again
Cut into pieces
Levite took the knife and sliced her up
Because of the sin that had been in Gibeah
Immoral man in sex, outside God's will which
God gave for man in marriage, not to be profaned
Cut into pieces
Warn the world, the Master comes, be aware
Separate now yourself unto him
Or you will be found in the left of judgement
Consecration in the son, or eternal hell
Cut into pieces
13. White Robes 2:11
14. Psalm 29 1:00
Separated By Night (single, March 30, 2007, Independent) (Digital)
A re-recording of the track "Separated By Night".
1. Separated By Night 6:39
Punish The Evil (single, March 30, 2007, Independent) (Digital)
A re-recording of the track "Punish The Evil". This version appears on the compilation "A Decade Of Thoughts".
1. Punish The Evil 5:31
Aurum (album)
2007, Whirlwind Records, Promotional (CD)
June 20, 2007, Whirwind Records (CD)
October 28, 2014, Rottweiler Records (CD, Digital)
1. Gold Of Havilah 4:24
Before time was named
Before the world was formed
The earth was dark and void
Was this before the counting of days?
A mystery interpreted in many ways
Eden was a fruitful realm
Watered by a mighty river divided into four
One of them was Pishon
The river of Havilah
A land of gold and precious stones
Treasures long forgotten
Or spread among the nations
Its origin is hidden in the sands of time
And in the scriptures of the ancients
The ancient ones
2. Nephilim 4:13
Have you heard of ancient days
The mystery of a mighty race
Giants dwelt upon the earth
Lawless and obscene
The kindred
Men of great renown
Dark and grim
Spawn of fallen angels
The sons of God
Inflamed by lust and unnatural temptation
Legend has it Semjâzâ was the leader of the cursed
On human flesh fell their eyes
Lustful eyes
They viewed in great despise
Their own inhabitation
In their pride they bent the laws of all creation
Behold the scriptures state
These Angels still await the judgement of their God
Behold mystery
Behold mythology
O Raphael bind Azazel
O Gabriel proceed against the bastards
Far below the foundations of existence
In eternal chains they dwell
Angels await the fire
Rebels await the fire
3. Words Of Agur 4:20
As a beast I lack the common sense of man
So much I do not know, I fail to understand
More brutish than any man
I do not know the holy, tell me now
Who hath bound the oceans in his garments
And established the borders of the earth?
I was as a beast before thee
More brutish than any man
I do not know the holy, tell me now
Who has ascended into the heavens
And gathered the wind in his fist?
I was as a beast before thee
More brutish than any man
I do not know the holy, tell me now
What is his name, what is the name of his son
If thou canst tell?
As a beast I lack the dignity of man
The laws of holiness I cannot comprehend
I was as a beast before thee
More brutish than any man
I do not know the holy, tell me now!
Who holds the world in his hand?
4. From The North Clothed In Gold 4:55
The noise of his voice!
My heart trembleth
It is moved from its place
The lightning is his servant
Sent to the ends of the earth
After it the thunder
Merely a whisper from him
The beasts remain in the dens of the earth
By the breath of God frost is given
Touching the almighty
We cannot find him out
Out of the south with the whirlwind
Out of the north - with the cold
Out of the north - clothed in gold
We cannot find him out
In radiance of gold doeth God appear
With God is terrible majesty
Men do therefore fear him
Will he esteem thy riches?
No, not thy gold
Thy power is nothing to him
Anger him not
All the treasures of Havilah could not deliver you
You cannot pay the price for your soul!
Out of the north - with the cold
Out of the north - clothed in gold
5. Where Lilith Found Her Peace 6:31
Into the wilderness I must go
Wilderness of the earth
Where Lilith found her peace
Where restless spirits roam
Battleground of the soul
In the void I will face
Only what I brought
The abyss of my soul
Into the wilderness
The scapegoat took my sin
Into the realm of Azazel
In the barren waste Satan found defeat
From the world of shadows
My master came forth
In the grave, the son reclaimed the keys
From the deep the scapegoat has returned
Through the desert lands the elect are called
And in our footsteps
Fountains shall spring forth
Into the wilderness I must go
Wilderness of the earth
Where Moses saw the light
A fire burning bright
Battleground of the soul
In the void I will find
Only what I seek
The saviour of my soul
Into the wilderness
The scapegoat took my sin
Into the realm of Azazel
From the world of Sheol
My master came forth
From the deep the scapegoat has returned
6. The Order Of Melchisedec 5:09
He walks through the mist without a trace
Through eons and dimensions
Defying time and space
Upon the earth he was at times
In mystery his name abides
And past beyond all knowledge
Is the place where he resides
Beyond the borders of the world
Melchisedec melech shalem!
Few were those for whom death would turn aside
They took a step into the infinite
Where the future and the past collide
Who was he for whom Abraham would bow
Offering the spoils of war?
Melchisedec melech shalem
Melchisedec melech shalem
Melchisedec king of the realm
The high priest blessed him
And gave him wine and bread
After the order of Melchisedec
Not by the law but by the oath!
Oath unbreakable
Life incorruptible
SALEM!
7. King Of Babylon 6:17
How hath the oppressor ceased
The golden city ceased
The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked
And the sceptre of the rulers
Sheol is moved for thee
The kings of ancient times
Arise from the thrones of slumber
To pity thee in thy shame
Art thou also stripped of all pride and power?
How art thou fallen from heaven
O Lucifer son of the morning
Thou hast said in thine heart
I will ascend above the stars of God!
The worms is spread under thee
The maggots cover thee O king of pride
The least upon the earth feed upon the greatest
All the kings of the nations lie in glory
In their final resting place
But thou, king of pride, is cast out of thine grave
Like an abominable branch
Like the raiment of the slain
Like a carcass trampled under feet
The seed of evildoers shall never be renowned
I will arise against thee saith the Lord
Rise like I rose once before
To cast out the spirit of pride
From the mountain of the north
How art thou fallen from heaven
O Lucifer son of the morning
Thou hast said in thine heart
I will ascend above the stars of God!
8. The Madness Of Nebuchadnezzar 3:15
Thou, O King, art King of kings...
Thou art this head of gold!
Dew covereth my skin as I wake up in the fields
Amongst the beasts I roam
A beast I am
My hair is grown like eagle's feathers
My nails like claws of birds
Behold my howl in the night
I was warned, I was told by the prophet
Pride is madness
And madness will rob me of all
The brute of the fields
I bear the marks of the wild
I am the ghost of evening shade
For seven years I have haunted the forests
Driven out from the realm of men
Entrapped in the realm of shadows
I was told by the prophet
Humility is wisdom
And wisdom will give me my crown
Through humility glory will be mine
As I lift up my eyes I finally realize
As I praise the Lord of the heavens
The past slips away like a dream
I know who I was
I know who I am
Nebuchadnezzar
No less that a king
Now more than a man
9. Thy Feeble Flame 7:39
Consider thy way
Consider thy fate
Behold his ways of old
Thy path in darkness
Thou wilt rest in the cold
The guardians tremble
The melodies fade
The strong men bow their knees
Dust thou art
The grasshopper drags himself along
You are humming a sad song
As your caper berry doth not bloom
For lo
The eternal resting place is calling your name
The song of the mourners, can you hear it?
They roam the streets, waiting
The silver chord is broken
Thy golden bowl
The wine of thy life is spilled
Upon the barren ground
Thy days are but a shadow
And the dust is dust again
Quenched is the feeble flame of thy light
Flesh is clothed with worms
As God reclaims your spirit...
10. The Hidden Treasure 3:22
I have tried to find the treasure
The gold of ancient time
I find no clues in the scriptures
When I read between the lines
I find no key nor code
When I try to read behind
There are no answers there
To where the treasure may be found
I find no clues in the scriptures
When I read them I am blind
But in humility I see
And turn my heart to the Lord
As I study the scriptures
I reap my reward
For the word is the treasure itself
Yes this map means more to me
Than all the gold of Babylon
For it leads beyond the days
Finally where the rainbow ends
I will see the face of...
The Initiation (single)
May 6, 2010, Independent (CD-R)
May 16, 2017, Independent (Digital)
Originally recorded for the album "Aurum", but later released as a single.
1. The Initiation 4:11
Sands Of Time (compilation, 2014, Lex Metalis Records, Limited Edition) (2 CD)
Produced exclusively for Brazil, two CDs include the releases from 1997 to 2005:
Disc 1 - demos "Ancient Path / Unclean Plants", "Even Unto The Ends Of The Earth", and "Allhärskare".
Disc 2 - "Separated By Night" from "Songs Of Solomon", "Blodet" (a special mix of the tracks "The Guds Lamm" and "Gudablodets Kraft" from "Blod"), demo versions for tracks that appeared on "Aurum", and a bonus cover song.
Disc 1
1. Mind
2. Ancient Path
3. Punish The Evil
4. Unclean Path
5. Even Unto The Ends Of The Earth
6. Borderland
7. Via Dolorosa
8. Ode Till Olav Skötkonung
9. Lamentation
10. Daughter Of The King
11. Käpplaten
12. Blod På Dina Händer
13. Vals I Burk Moll
Disc 2
1. Separated By Night [Song Of Solomon]
2. Blodet (O Guds Lamm / Gudablodets Kraft) [Blod 10th Anniversary Edition]
3. Nephilim [Aurum Demo 2005]
4. Nebuchadnezzar [Aurum Demo 2005]
5. King Of Babylon [Aurum Demo 2005]
6. Punish The Evil [Re-recorded]
Incarnate (album)
January 21, 2014, Rottweiler Records (CD, Digital)
January 27, 2014, Soundmass Records (CD)
2014, Soundmass Records, Test Pressing (Vinyl)
2014, Soundmass Records (12" Vinyl)
1. Incarnate 3:14
What cannot be but was
Deity bound in flesh
Ambivalent in human weakness
Sacred and holy in divinity, the universe was in your hand
You were a lonely star, a ray of light in the dark
Darkness cannot stand the light
And morning sun devours the night
Your coming was a miracle, hardly a surprise
It was foretold in visions and dreams and in the stars long before
Set the sky ablaze!
In the time of the sign, as it says in the scroll
You were brought into this world through a virgin's womb
You dwelt among us like a storm held in the palm of a hand
Nothing was hidden from your eyes
You have been here before when time had no name
You were the word spoken in the void before the first breath of man
When the trumpet sounds
Your time has come to
Ride the wings of fire
You will stand once more
On the mount of olives
And all evil shall burn
In your glorious light
2. Cast Down 6:30
Oh Michael, ever faithful you stayed by the side of your King
When others cried out for a new order, demanding the throne for their kind
Following the rising star of Lucifer, blinded by his light and lust for power
Today knight of heaven, you reap your reward
Finally unleashed in your burning rage
War in heaven, blood upon earth and sea!
For the powers collide over thee
Cry out drunk with victory, Armageddon in the highest
Your foes are falling like burning leaves, you are the reaper of God
Holocaust-harvest of burning wings on the celestial fields
A roar in heavens, thunder over earth and sea!
For the fallen descend over thee
Rejoice in the heavens, victory is in your hands
For the dragon and his angels
They cannot withstand your sword
There is no place in the heavens for the father of murder and lies
There is no room for the carcass and the swarm of unholy flies
He would rather rule a dungheap than serve in marble halls
That old serpent who is called devil and Satan
Rejoice ye heavens, but woe to the earth and the sea
For the devil is cast down to thee with fierce burning wrath
For he knows his time is short...
3. Revolution 3:58
(Blessed are the poor in spirit, theirs is the kingdom of God
Blessed are the ones that mourn, they will be leaping with joy)
Forgive the unforgiving, love your enemies, rise above in mercy but never bow
I have made you royal, I share my throne with you
Come, I will bring you revolution, it begins in the hearts of man
The slight shines in darkness and the dark cannot prevail
I ask you to believe, not to understand
Blessed are the humble of heart, they will inherit the Earth
Blessed are the bringers of peace, they are the children of God
You will rise from the ashes of this age
And behold the rising of the never-setting sun
Blessed are you when men despise you
Persecute and criticize you for the sake of my name
You are the salt of the earth, the light of the world
The city upon the hill
Forged in fire and in blood
You are the dawn, the voice of the world beyond
4. Amidst The Wolves 4:54
I have chosen you in the womb
You who persecuted those who follow me
And opposed me in your blindness
But I will open your eyes to the unseen
And reveal to you the unspeakable
I will open your ears to my secrets
Behold I send you out as sheep amidst the wolves
I will make you solid as the earth
Under my flag I will protect you among your own people
Under my flag I will protect you among the heathens
To whom I send you out
I give you the heat of fire
I give you speed of the wind
I give you the depth of the ocean
5. Serpahim Wings 4:47
6. Icarus Burning 5:37
Angel of beauty, bringer of light
Cherubim flawless in splendour
Transformed from within, rotting like a corpse
Infested by pride, pestilence of the soul
There is no words for your betrayal, not in any tongue
The throne of thrones... yeah you wish!
What had never been arose in you
You had it all, but all was not enough
Shadows of darkness enshrouded your heart as you deceived yourself
Master of self-deception, if I knew not your deeds I might even pity you
You are insane in a way hubris cannot explain
You are the blueprint for Icarus, yet the sun is but a firefly compared to the object of your desire
I will arise and take the place of God!
Desperately grasping for power that day, you lost your glory forever
You fell, falling forevermore
7. Sammath Naur 5:20
This is the end of the line!
This is your wakeup call
It's served with the stench of brimstone
It comes with the smoke of burning flesh
A millennium in chains, still your pride knows no bounds
Do you think you escaped from the deep?
It was written, it was all in the plan
He was waiting, waiting for your mindless clones
Waiting upon the golden walls
To unleash a nameless fear
It is time to settle the score
And never shalt thou be...
Finally this is the end, this is the end of all ends...
This is death, this is the death of death
It is over Apollyon, no more will you rape the earth!
The hands that you nailed will throw you into the flame...
It is over, it was over from the dawn of time
Your armies will burn in fire divine
The lake of fire is calling your name
Into Sammath Naur!
8. Millennium In Chains 8:39
Caught by the neck like a ragged cat
Dangling in the iron fist like a filthy slab of septic flesh
A sight for sore eyes this self-proclaimed god
Helpless in the hands of a mere angel
When the cat is gone we dance having the feast of our lives
For our human race this is our golden days
This is our day of celebration, this is your time of detention
This our messianic coronation is your millennium in chains
We know you will return to launch your final attack
You haunt our dreams until we are utterly rid of you
Like a festering boil in the body of existence
Ready to burst the skin and kindle hell of earth
The time lock snapped and the reign of peace was ended
The earth was cracked and the powers of hell ascended
9. Ökenvandring 7:54
Awesome God (single, May 6, 2016, Rottweiler Records) (Digital)
1. Awesome God (Rich Mullins cover) 4:48
When He rolls up His sleeves
He ain't just putting on the ritz
(Our God is an awesome God)
There's thunder in His footsteps
And lightning in His fists
(Our God is an awesome God)
And the Lord wasn't joking
When He kicked 'em out of Eden
It wasn't for not reason that He shed His blood
His return is very close and so you better be believing
That our God is an awesome God
Our God is an awesome God
He reigns from heaven above
With wisdom, power, and love
Our God is an awesome God
Our God is an awesome God
He reigns from heaven above
With wisdom, power, and love
Our God is an awesome God
And when the sky was starless in the dead of the night
(Our God is an awesome God)
He spoke into the darkness and created the light
(Our God is an awesome God)
The judgement and wrath He poured out on Sodom
The mercy and grace He gave us at the cross
I hope that we have not too quickly forgotten that
Our God is an awesome God
Our God is an awesome God
He reigns from heaven above
With wisdom, power, and love
Our God is an awesome God
Our God is an awesome God
He reigns from heaven above
With wisdom, power, and love
Our God is an awesome God
Our God is an awesome God
He reigns from heaven above
With wisdom, power, and love
Our God is an awesome God
Our God is an awesome God
He reigns from heaven above
With wisdom, power, and love
Our God is an awesome God
Our God is eternal
Our God is forever
Our God is eternal
Our God is forever
Our God is an awesome God
He reigns from heaven above
With wisdom, power, and love
Our God is an awesome God
Our God is an awesome God
He reigns from heaven above
With wisdom, power, and love
Our God is an awesome God
Day Of Wrath (single, May 6, 2017, Independent) (Digital)
1. Day Of Wrath 4:46
In The Bleak Midwinter / Even Unto The Ends Of the Earth (split, February 21, 2020, EM Label & Distro, Limited Edition) (CD)
7. Pantokrator - Even Unto The Ends Of The Earth 9:28
8. Pantokrator - Borderland 5:50
9. Pantokrator - Via Dolorosa 8:36
10. Pantokrator - Ode Till Olav Skötkonung 4:10
11. Pantokrator - Mind
12. Pantokrator - Unclean Plants
13. Pantokrator - Punish The Evil
Crossroads (single)
June 6, 2020, Independent (Digital)
June 6, 2020, Nordic Mission (Digital)
1. Crossroads 5:26
I beheld him in a dream,
Waiting where the roads cross.
His suit was white,
His skin was grey and broken around hollow ebony eyes,
Like holes in the fabric of existence.
When he smiled a preacher-smile at me,
Lightning set the sky ablaze,
In the flash I saw maggots crawl beneath his fragile face.
He sits behind you on a molding throne of ravished corpses and misused technology.
He lurks around the corner of "reality",
Beyond the realm of rationality.
He needs your flesh for his unholy desire.
He needs your hands for his filthy deeds.
He needs tongue for his deadly bite,
His slander and deceit.
(He is disgraced,
He has no flesh.
All that was fair,
Now twisted and wrong.
Evil, unclean, he burns.)
Older than sin itself,
He is the curse,
He is the spell.
Apostate of hell,
All around him is death.
He is the beast under your bed,
He is the darkness in your darkest dream.
He needs your flesh...
His kingdom is smoke and mirrors,
As hope that dies,
Where all is death and whispers of the grave.
His promise is freedom that turns you into a slave.
Take the road to the cross!
He needs your flesh...
Wedlock (single)
September 25, 2020, Independent (Digital)
September 25, 2020, Nordic Mission (Digital)
1. Wedlock 5:08
I thank the Lord for love,
I thank the Lord of thee.
I thank the Lord for life,
For the flame kindled in me.
Let me be the feast upon thy table,
Let me give myself to thee.
Let me be thy one desire,
Let me fill thy every dream.
O roe of royal blood,
With my scepter reign,
In the courts of love,
Enthroned upon me.
Hold on tight,
Closer to me,
As I ride the waves,
With thee.
Closer to me,
Hold on tight.
We will pierce,
The dead of night.
Oh roe...
(Ride the waves,
Upon the raging sea.
O roe of royal blood.)
Thou art mine by vows,
Mine by golden rings.
(I am yours and you are mine.)
You belong to me,
I belong to thee.
We The People (single, January 8, 2021, Nordic Mission) (Digital)
1. We The People 3:49
We are custodians of God.
You, you are the people!
I, I am the people!
We, we are the people!
We the people... we are to blame,
It is our choice and our shame,
When we sell our rights for bread and games.
Like Edom, for a bowl of stew.
Wanton and lewd.
We trade our freedom for false security.
We the People should consider the next trade we make.
We the people, unto us a voice is given.
We the people, unto us a choice is given,
To tear down, to rebuild.
Like sheep to the slaughter,
Like rats to the piper,
Like clouds adrift the wind.
Here and now, to the price of forever.
A penny for your sanity,
Shackles for your liberty,
A pile of waste for your soul.
Come rise!
Sic semper tyrannis
Thus always to tyrants
Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God
We the people...
We the people,
We the flock.
We few,
We happy few.
Marching Out Of Babylon (album)
January 29, 2021, Independent (Digital)
January 29, 2021, Nordic Mission (CD, 12" Vinyl, Cassette, Digital)
1. Day Of Wrath 4:48
Awake O Zion!
Put on thy strength,
The day of wrath hath passed,
Into the land of ago.
Those who told your soul to bow,
Wanting for you to be trampled:
They will taste bitterness,
They will drink bitterness.
I will pass them the chalice,
And not the one of life.
I will make them drink and lick it dry,
To the last burning drop.
Awake O Zion!
Put on thy veil of grace.
You were sold for naught.
No more!
Go shake the dust and arise.
Tyrants spit on my Name daily.
This will not stand!
You will know my name is the Lord.
You will know my breath is fire.
I will pass them...
I AM the one that speaks, behold, it is I.
You will hear salvation call.
I will pass you the chalice,
That is a well of grace.
I will bid you drink,
And quench your thirst,
To your last mortal day.
2. Wedlock 5:08
I thank the Lord for love,
I thank the Lord of thee.
I thank the Lord for life,
For the flame kindled in me.
Let me be the feast upon thy table,
Let me give myself to thee.
Let me be thy one desire,
Let me fill thy every dream.
O roe of royal blood,
With my scepter reign,
In the courts of love,
Enthroned upon me.
Hold on tight,
Closer to me,
As I ride the waves,
With thee.
Closer to me,
Hold on tight.
We will pierce,
The dead of night.
Oh roe...
(Ride the waves,
Upon the raging sea.
O roe of royal blood.)
Thou art mine by vows,
Mine by golden rings.
(I am yours and you are mine.)
You belong to me,
I belong to thee.
3. Crossroads 5:26
I beheld him in a dream,
Waiting where the roads cross.
His suit was white,
His skin was grey and broken around hollow ebony eyes,
Like holes in the fabric of existence.
When he smiled a preacher-smile at me,
Lightning set the sky ablaze,
In the flash I saw maggots crawl beneath his fragile face.
He sits behind you on a molding throne of ravished corpses and misused technology.
He lurks around the corner of "reality",
Beyond the realm of rationality.
He needs your flesh for his unholy desire.
He needs your hands for his filthy deeds.
He needs tongue for his deadly bite,
His slander and deceit.
(He is disgraced,
He has no flesh.
All that was fair,
Now twisted and wrong.
Evil, unclean, he burns.)
Older than sin itself,
He is the curse,
He is the spell.
Apostate of hell,
All around him is death.
He is the beast under your bed,
He is the darkness in your darkest dream.
He needs your flesh...
His kingdom is smoke and mirrors,
As hope that dies,
Where all is death and whispers of the grave.
His promise is freedom that turns you into a slave.
Take the road to the cross!
He needs your flesh...
4. Marching Out Of Babylon 7:21
I turn my back on your values and on your fears,
Your false safety that is said to justify your ever-present,
Ever-watchful,
Artificial eyes.
You breed monsters that you never raise your hand to strike,
Then you blame the monsters for your systems of control.
But I see through you,
You planned them all along.
You manufacture plagues and their cures to strengthen your power.
To rebuild your tower.
But I will give you what I owe,
(Don't let the daylight go to waste.)
The finger and the dust that I return,
(Gather the crowd, depart in haste.)
As I am marching out of Babylon.
Never did you think that plagues might be the cure for you.
There are systems of defense,
Not by your hands.
Tread on the chords and they will snap seven by seven,
And your towers will fall one by one.
Marching, marching,
Marching out of Babylon.
But I will give you what I owe,
(Raise up banners, men of God.)
The finger and the dust that I return,
(Cut all your bonds, go through the arch.)
As I am marching out of Babylon.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done,
On the Earth as in Heaven,
Thy kingdom come.
5. The Last Cheek 3:38
I am obligated to turn the other cheek,
You are not obligated to strike.
I advise you to walk away, I advise you strongly.
For when you strike the second time,
You walk across the final line.
If you mind me and mind me well,
You will hear the blood of Abel,
Screaming in my veins,
You will see the mark of Cain,
Burning upon my face.
There is a door shut on a millennia of holy rage.
There is a mantle drenched in blood.
(There is a mantle drenched in blood,
Upon the shoulders of our King)
I am guilty of sin,
But my avenger is the Holy God.
Consider the cost of your aggression,
Before you lay your hand on me and mine,
Before you piss upon the Church of God,
For when He brings the hammer down...
It falls but once.
I don't think you understand the line in the sand.
It is drawn for your protection, not for mine.
I am a Lion on leash, I am not stuck here with you,
You are stuck here with me.
There is a door, shut...
Father forgive them, for they know not what they do.
Father protect them, they know not who I am.
6. Hidden Deep 5:45
Treasures of darkness,
Treasures in the deep.
I hold the pillars,
The oath I keep.
We speak of God in mystery.
Parable unveil, history unfold.
Dark sayings of old, true words untold.
The truth reveal,
Come break the seal.
Lay bare the very foundations of time,
The secrets sublime.
For the Lord holds the lantern in the utmost dark,
In the deep beyond all depth.
He is the one, radiant sun,
The burning light, eternal.
Uncreated, He creates.
Unspoken, He speaks.
Let there be light!
And there was, is, shall be.
(The all, the being, the was, is and shall.
The Incarnation, the Word, the Truth, the Light.)
You serve the weakness,
And the darkness,
An infernal flickering flame.
Ashes upon the earth and a heritage of shame.
We serve the glory and the power,
And the child of virgin birth.
We serve "I AM": the Son of Man.
He is the revelation,
He is the mystery,
He is the treasure in the deep.
7. We The People 3:49
We are custodians of God.
You, you are the people!
I, I am the people!
We, we are the people!
We the people... we are to blame,
It is our choice and our shame,
When we sell our rights for bread and games.
Like Edom, for a bowl of stew.
Wanton and lewd.
We trade our freedom for false security.
We the People should consider the next trade we make.
We the people, unto us a voice is given.
We the people, unto us a choice is given,
To tear down, to rebuild.
Like sheep to the slaughter,
Like rats to the piper,
Like clouds adrift the wind.
Here and now, to the price of forever.
A penny for your sanity,
Shackles for your liberty,
A pile of waste for your soul.
Come rise!
Sic semper tyrannis
Thus always to tyrants
Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God
We the people...
We the people,
We the flock.
We few,
We happy few.
8. Phoenix Rising 5:51
A stone was cast upon the forced alliance of iron and clay.
Ten toes of foundation was swept away.
The sculpture of Babylonian dreams crumbles and falls.
The weight of thousands of years rests upon what cannot stand.
From my ashes, I arise to burn the pigshead and kill the flies.
The mountain of God will cover the earth.
The true Zion, under the wings of the sacred firebird.
The sun of righteousness with healing under his wings.
From my ashes, I arise in a blaze that will dissolve their hateful eyes.
A new world is born as the old one dies:
Not by flood, but by burning skies.
The earth shivers from blood drenched surface to melting core.
From my ashes, like the Phoenix,
I will rise like the Son.
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