As Above, So Below

by Vanaheimr

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1.
Bringer of thunder Bringer of fire Bringer of shadow Pestilence rise Bringer of wrath Bringer of hate Bringer of pain War rise Hear the sounding of the seventh trumpet The earth is torn asunder Thundering horses Bringing the reckoning The light is fading The battle is raging Bringer of hunger Bringer of pain Bringer of rot Famine rise Bringer of darkness Bringer of grief Bringer of decay Death rise
2.
The houses of the holy Collapse and crumble Raining chaos Upon the weak Descending darkness Release the serpent Unchain the beast Behold the fire Spewing forth the devil’s spawn Ancient evil walks Servant of the dark lord Resurrected in brimstone and plague To devour and demolish All it sees One last dance with the demon
3.
Purgatory 04:45
I have been abandoned Left to walk this scared earth Discarded like rotten meat With little worth I hear the cries of the feeble Lost in purgatory With the cold dead frost of death They have judged me They have forbidden me How do I break free From purgatory Behold the death knell
4.
Ritual 05:14
As destruction rains upon me I appeal to thee An anonymous servant Hear my prayer Bring me thy wisdom Let me defeat the demon You can bury me in a nameless grave Should I die this day Cleanse me of all evil Prepare me for war Arm me with your power And I can bring down Satan’s spawn O father, O spirit, O sun O father, O spirit, O sun
5.
We march from the heavens The sons of god Evil shall break before us We shine the sacred light Let us lay waste To the servants of Satan Claim back the earth Strike while the iron is hot Holy congregation fight with me Use the earth and sea Banish these foul mouthed wretches To an abyssal grave Do not bow Do not break Victory is close at hand Let them feel the wrath of our war band Together we stand
6.
The sun shines through the clouds We have fought off evil’s shrouds Darkness can no longer walk among us Shadow can no longer reign We are the demon’s bane A thousand moons, a million stars Have witnessed the conquering of evil Send the prophets far and wide Tell them of the hero in a nameless grave Ascend to new heights Amongst the starlights A brave sacrifice A warriors price.

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Influenced by the image of Baphomet; the gesture of one hand pointing up while the other hand points down. This expresses the Hermetic concept “As above, so below.” It reflects how different levels of existence influence one another, whether those levels be intellectual versus physical, the spiritual world versus the material world.

Alongside the use of apocalyptic imagery to describe the transition through depression from first realisation to the last fight and recovery. There is a spectrum of conscious and subconscious being and the events that take place in both those realms effect one another.

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released July 6, 2018

ÁMSVARTNIR - Vocals
KVELDÚLFR - Guitars/Synths
NAGLFAR - Guitars
NÁSTRǪND - Bass
SÆHRÍMNIR - Drums

All music written by - KVELDÚLFR & NÁSTRǪND
Lyrics written by - ÁMSVARTNIR
All music performed by Vanaheimr

FJORDHAMMER - Recording, Mixing & Artwork

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Vanaheimr Bath, UK

Vanaheimr is the solo musical project of Thomas 'Fjordhammer' Fordham and is based in Bath, UK. Utilising a variety of musical influences from across the extreme metal spectrum and conceptual themes and imagery, Vanaheimr is a progressive and complex in equal measure. ... more

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