The night has exquisitely decorated the darkness in the skies,
Spreading handful of stars.
And their ghostly light gnaws avidly the fresh burial ground of the grave with mute jaws.
Tomorrow he will collect the tribute wholly,
He will drink the human’s joy to the bottom.
The one that was blooming is now pale,
There is decay and the Ash in her chest…
There are only lakes of glass in her eyes…
The bright light won’t wake her up at dawn, this dream cannot be shaken.
The white shroud mantled her marble figure and the chest doesn't heave beneath it.
The rawboned shadow came into her house, called and took her away, The one that was blooming is now pale,
There is decay and the Ash in her chest…
There are only lakes of glass in her eyes…
In her frozen eyes rests only the cold of the lakes of glass
Blackbraid quickly followed up their 2022 debut in 2023 with more native folk infused furious black metal. This is by no means a sophomore slump as it is equally excellent, methodical, melodical, and approachable as the first record. 9/10 RJ
The atmosphere of this album is fantastic. Makes you feel like you're knee-deep in the trenches drenched in mud, filth, sweat, and blood. Truly encapsulates the horrors of World War I, and the fact that the lyrics of some of the songs are taken from old war letters really adds to the authenticity.
Favorite Track(s): Die Feuertaufe, Grabenlieder edoerfler