Through the bowels of New Orleans
We sank like blackened lead
But the sweet desire for death
Still clung like feathers on tarred skin
I lay enraptured
I was driven by the kill
In a house diseased and rank
That motherless child i found within
Her eyes of porcelain
held a stormy sea of tears
Four years of fasting broke
I felt her flowing down my throat
I lay enraptured
I was driven by the kill
But her heart beat like thunder
Beating with the will to live
His finger taunting
With her mothers corpse he danced
Creeping agony upon me
Through my ecstasy i heard him laugh
And i became that which i abhor
I crossed the path on a tempests roar
For evil is a point of view
God kills and so shall we
On the shores of a crimson sea
In a nursery of fever and plague
He led me to an infant bed
There she lay a black rose
The damned child from the night before
His poison flowed within her
God turned in fear
The greatest treachery
Claudia was her name
I lay enraptured
I was driven by the kill
But her heart beat like thunder
Beating with the will to live
His finger taunting
With her mothers corpse he danced
Creeping agony upon me
Through my ecstasy i heard him laugh
Finnish death metallers leaven infernal dynamics with triumphant, infectious melodies, striking a compelling balance between grit and grace. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 25, 2023
supported by 10 fans who also own “She Who Would Rise Again”
The first 30 seconds of "Revenge by Fire" convinced me to get the whole album! It is a face-melting blend of speed and black metal, reminiscent of Hellripper! KVAEN is a Swedish solo project much like Hellripper but many known guest musicians helped J. Björnfot in his endeavor. Altogether it is really a solid debut album, I loved the melodies and the pace changes in the second half too, ending with a "calm" instrumental one. Well-done!! sachavonkarl74