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Pedemontium

by Apocalypse

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nikkytheyo
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nikkytheyo I was looking for years for a band that would propose this sound... many viking and pagan metal bands have elements of this, but none have them all. It sounds like Bathory, yeah, but we need someone to pick up this genre, we can't be listening always to the same 4/5 albums. Thanks for this! Favorite track: I Died By The Mountainside.
asherix
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asherix Quality work as always. Bathory wibes no doubt. No other band got closer to Bathorys work as Apocalypse did. Ereb Altor, Blodshed Walhalla, Pohjast, older Falkenbach... all of them are outstanding bands but if someone wants Bathory again... you can't find anything more similar. Some can call Apocalypse a copycat... for me it is not an offence, fantastic job. I really want more. Like Hermodr or Wintaar 25 albums a year :) Favorite track: The King Of Stone.
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1.
Prologue 03:04
2.
Pedemontium 07:18
Ride far North in the Hesperian Land To the place where the Stone Giants stand The Land where the Great River is born The land where the candid snow glows Behold the great plains open wide And the mountains towering to the Sky Here many great battles were fought Here many legends were born Pedemontium Ride long through the forests and hills On your face feel the warm soft spring breeze Hear the water in the streams and lakes flow See the mist and the mighty winds howl Behold the impervious mighty mounts above In Winter capped in ice and snow And the austere King of Stone sovereign Who tall above the land reigns Pedemontium
3.
Sinks the Sun and falls the Night The blue Moon climbs up high Follow the path of stone and ice To Dark Mountain towering high Home of hags and werewolves Arcane shadows, cursed souls Caves of mistery and rites long gone Ancient signs carved into the stone Along the black mountainside Spark eerie fatuous fires Deep within the Dragon’s cave Celebrated is the rite Pour the blood of sacrifice Read out loud the signs Dance around the Eternal Fire Soul and Dark unite for all Time
4.
Through this frozen land we ride Winter cold, snow and ice On this day we have to fight To gain glory or to die Through this valley of death we ride Carrying cold steel at our sides Along blackened Mountainside of Dark Mountain towering high Darkest Woods, Endless Sky, Land engulfed in Mist Lightning strikes, Thunder rolls, Swords are held Up High Towering Mountains way Up High, Blackened Mighty Peaks Blood and Steel, Glory and Death, here I Died by the Mountainside We do shout loud with great pride Screams echo along Mountainside Stars are bright, Dark is the Night Blades flash blue in pale Moonlight A blow cuts me from behind Wounded on the ground I lie My wounds spill my Blood on Ice This is A Fine Day To Die Darkest Woods, Endless Sky, Land engulfed in Mist Lightning strikes, Thunder rolls, Swords are held Up High Towering Mountains way Up High, Blackened Mighty Peaks Blood and Steel, Glory and Death, here I Died by the Mountainside
5.
Crystal Eyes 06:41
Through the trees whispered a light breeze Gently caressing their leaves The Mountains towering to the Sky To the Sky way Up High Downcast and lone did I pace I did stop to rest in a glade The Sun was setting low Along Horizon its crimson rays Then a sound did I hear so close I did turn around and behold Just standing in the Blue Moon glare Was a maid lonely and fair Hair as black as the darkest Night Skin as pale as Snow and Ice Your lips soft as a flower And a gleam in your Crystal Eyes A veil of mystery in your look Carefully did I approach Your hair swaying gently in the wind A sweet fragrance of flowers it brought Softly did I say “Have no fear, don’t run away” Scars of a tragic past Dis I see in your Crystal Eyes Softly did I touch your hand Did I kiss your flower lips Your Heart was one with mine Bound Beyond the End of Time The Night would pass and with day’s first glare I will leave, my fair shed no tears My fate calls me to lands Far Away Await me, we will meet again
6.
Riding lone through the darkest Night Sown the Trail of Neverending Ice Not a sound do I hear nor do I see a light Just the wind and the snow in my eyes Deep in the Woods where the Mist and the Shadows float by Above me the Mountains towering to the Sky My Stallion rides through the forest His fleece black as the Sky above His nostrils steaming in the cold air And his muscles tense and strong In my hands his reins I hold tight As he strides and takes me through the Night Fast I ride, I bring a message for my Legion For my Land, treading the Trail of Snow I go Hilt in wood, in leather and bronze And in Moonlight its Iron ablaze Each dent and each scratch and each rift A legend carved into its blade Forged by my Fathers when this World was young Now at my side, shining, lethal and strong Now my limbs are sore and tires And I’m bitten by hunger and cold But I gaze at the Stars in the Sky Shining down on me, lighting the road Though the Trail is strong and the Way is long I have no fear, for the Gods are by my side Fast I ride, I bring a message for my Legion For my Land, treading the Trail of Snow I go
7.
Far did I walk, long did I climb My Mountainside, to find myself inside Long did I follow the Path of Stone and Ice Still when I look up the Summit is far Up High The path is steep and the trail was strong My limbs sore and tired, they won’t keep going for long But I appeal to all my strenght, I can’t give up now that I’m here I raise my eyes, now the Summit is near Atop a snowcovered Mountain I stand tall and behold my Land The endless plains open wide The Mountains towering to the Sky I raise my arms to the Sky By my side the forefathers of mine Through my hair I let the wind blow Here I am free, Mountain soul Now I’ve reached the Summit, in pride I stand tall I let my teary limbs rest, I hear the strong winds howl I launch yells of glory, they echo through the Land My arms I open wide, I feel free now where I stand Atop a snowcovered Mountain I stand tall and behold my Land The endless plains open wide The Mountains towering to the Sky I raise my arms to the Sky By my side the forefathers of mine Through my hair I let the wind blow Here I am free, Mountain soul
8.
Deep within the Woods on this Land Is a Lake of water crystal clear Its surface reflects the Eternal Sky And within its depths a Legend lies Into these ancient woods, in times long time gone A lady walked alone, betrayed in her love And going along the path an old hag she encountered Who gazed into her soul, and the lady her story told The lady asked her loved one back So the hag told her to come along The women ventured deep within a cave Where two ponds of crystal water laid The ponds showed to the lady who gazed deep within them The love of mortal men, or the eternal beauty of Gods She chose the Gods and danced with the hags around the Fire They vanished with the cave, and the Crystal Lake was left
9.
O King of Stone, You Mighty and Tall Your gargantuan shape dominating the land Your ominous peak where cold winds howl Watching silent from above Your voice the sound of rumbling stones And wind lashing your impervious cliffs Your cloak the cold rising mist Of snow and ice your glacial coat Way Up High, the Mighty Mountain towering to the Sky An Ancient King turned into stone by the rage of Gods And now He stands, a Presence enormous and austere Amidst the impervious Lands of Ice, dominating from Above Arcane legends echo through the valleys dark and deep Written in stone, and told at night by elders At day we behold your silent austere shape Inspiring awe, respect and ancient fear Who dares venture on the inviolable cliffs Curse shall lay heavy on them all The Mountain shall claim their fragile lives From their valiant journey never to return
10.
Epilogue 04:03

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released February 15, 2021

All music by Erymanthon
Organ intro to track #9 “The King Of Stone” - Excerpt from J.S. Bach “Prelude and Fugue in C minor” BWV 549
Guitar/Organ solo in tracks #3 ”Dark Mountain” and #9 “The King Of Stone” - excerpts from J.S. Bach
“Toccata and Fugue in D minor” BWV 565
All lyrics by Erymanthon

All instruments and vocals performed by Erymanthon
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered at Darkwoods Studios

Front cover picture: Mount Viso, “The King of Stone”, Piedmont, Italy
Back cover picture: Lake of Witches at Alpe Devero, Piedmont, Italy
CD picture: Snowy Alps
Album cover & booklet design by Erymanthon

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Apocalypse Turin, Italy

Apocalypse was born as a Power Metal band in late 2015, but turned out to be a failure. In early 2018, Erymanthon took over the band and continued on his own, transforming the project in a soaring, epic, extreme Metal powerhouse.

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