Berserker (2017)
Released: 3rd of November 2017
Produced by Anton Kabanen
Mixed by Tero "Teecee" Kinnunen and Anton Kabanen
Additional mixing assistance by Emil "Emppu" Pohjalainen
Recorded at Sound Quest Studio
Mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios
Cover artwork by Roman Ismailov
All photos by Jarmo Katila / Toni Kilpinen
* Digipak bonus songs
Music: A. Kabanen
Lyrics: A. Kabanen
Berserker
Betrayal, injustice, beheading of the innocent
The spawn of evil celebrate
Fierce anger, blind madness, invoke the Beast of Darkness
Black roaring death takes over spewing all its rage
Like a hellraiser, monster of rage
Unleash the fury through your sword of hate
Destroy and murder, retaliate
Harness the power of the Beast In Black
Berserker
I seek no salvation, only retaliation
These roots of wrath grow ever deep
Apostles, impostors, foul whores and putrid posers
It's time you greet the Dragonslayer
Like a hellraiser, monster of rage
Unleash the fury through your sword of hate
Destroy and murder, retaliate
Harness the power of the Beast In Black
The Beast is back, the Beast In Black
The Beast is back, the Beast In Black
Tormented and wounded, branded and persecuted
Torn inside out yet here I stand
Fierce anger, blind madness, invoke the Beast of Darkness
No mercy 'cause they all must die
Like a hellraiser, monster of rage
Unleash the fury through your sword of hate
Destroy and murder, retaliate
Harness the power of the Beast In Black
Berserker
Music: A. Kabanen
Lyrics: A. Kabanen
Once I touched your heart
Held you in closed arms
Built a haven for your love
Until I let you fall apart
Please forgive me
God I miss you like hell
I was wrong I can tell
For the heart can be blind and frozen
Now I live with the pain
Every night, every day
As I read those letters you wrote me
How I long for the time
When your lips would kiss mine
And the promise was still unbroken
I will wait for tomorrow
That may never come
I will wait in the name of love
My forlorn heart faintly beats
Your absence makes me weak
And if nothing brings you back
Surely I'll roam through life in black
Like a shadow
God I miss you like hell
I was wrong I can tell
For the heart can be blind and frozen
Now I live with the pain
Every night, every day
As I read those letters you wrote me
How I long for the time
When your lips would kiss mine
And the promise was still unbroken
I will wait for tomorrow
That may never come
I will wait in the name of love
I would die for the love of Mercy
Destiny, is this how it should be?
No no no
God I miss you like hell
I was wrong I can tell
For the heart can be blind and frozen
Now I live with the pain
Every night, every day
As I read those letters you wrote me
God I miss you like hell
I was wrong I can tell
For the heart can be blind and frozen
Now I live with the pain
Every night, every day
As I read those letters you wrote me
How I long for the time
When your lips would kiss mine
And the promise was still unbroken
I will wait for tomorrow
That may never come
I will wait in the name of love
Music: A. Kabanen
Lyrics: A. Kabanen
Maybe this is the end
Or a brave new beginning
At a crossroad of life
There's a choice to be made
By a restless heart
But the heart finds its way
In the shadows of doubt
If you carefully listen
It whispers to you
And you will know soon
Blood of a lion
Blood of the beast makes you who you are
Blood of a lion
Many will stand against you
But you will prevail and reclaim
Your crown and throne
With the cage now destroyed (now destroyed)
Let the sheep feel your presence
And you will storm the castle
With a thundering roar for victory
Your time has come
Blood of a lion
Blood of the beast makes you who you are
Blood of a lion
Many will stand against you
But you will prevail and reclaim
Your crown and throne
Blood of a lion
Scars earned in battles have made you strong
Blood of a lion
Let the world know the king
Has returned to rule his kingdom
Where he belongs
The king has returned
Blood of a lion
Blood of the beast makes you who you are
Blood of a lion
Many will stand against you
But you will prevail and reclaim
Your crown and throne
Blood of a lion
Scars earned in battles have made you strong
Blood of a lion
Let the world know the king
Has returned to rule his kingdom
Blood of a lion
Blood of the beast makes you who you are
Blood of a lion
Many will stand against you
But you will prevail and reclaim
Your crown and throne
Music: A. Kabanen
Lyrics: A. Kabanen
I die to live, I live to love you endlessly
Your love is everything my heart desires to feel
I lie awake at night and dream of your return
Behind closed eyes I see you just the way you were
The diamond shatters and now I know
How much pain it causes when you're gone
All I can wish now's a miracle
Miracle to reawake our love
Do you remember the night we met?
Will we ever be the same again?
Inside the fire with my regrets
Wish I could be born again tonight
The sleeping death waits in the silence of my woe
A touch from you is all it takes to save my soon to be dead soul
Love is a killer that never dies
Murdering its victim with delight
A long forgotten and sacrificed
Beggar in a barren paradise
Do you remember the night we met?
Will we ever be the same again?
Inside the fire with my regrets
Wish I could be born again tonight
Do you remember the night we met?
Will we ever be the same again?
Inside the fire with my regrets
Wish I could be born again tonight
Do you remember the night we met?
Will we ever be the same again?
Inside the fire with my regrets
Wish I could be born again tonight
Wish I could be born again
Music: A. Kabanen
Lyrics: A. Kabanen
Horns upon my head
Crimson eyes so dread
Beast of evil god
I'm invincible
Indestructible
Hell's eternal wrath embodied
You will face your demise
Heed the warning of Zodd the Immortal
Bound to fight, kill and die
Nothing can stop this tide
The ultimate sacrifice
I erase my foes
Pulverize their bones
Tear them limb from limb
Let my name be feared
Let my blade be smeared
With the blood of kings and warhearts
You will face your demise
Heed the warning of Zodd the Immortal
Bound to fight, kill and die
Nothing can stop this tide
The ultimate sacrifice
Terror swells inside your heart
Death calls to your flesh and blood
You will face your demise
Heed the warning of Zodd the Immortal
Bound to fight, kill and die
Nothing can stop this tide
The ultimate sacrifice
You will face your demise
Heed the warning of Zodd the Immortal
Bound to fight, kill and die
Nothing can stop this tide
The ultimate sacrifice
Music: A. Kabanen
Lyrics: A. Kabanen
"You are our progeny, our newest kinsman, our wing of darkness; Arise, Femto."
Something vicious and vile is taking shape
Hatching out of the darkness as it wakes
Going after a sweet forbidden fruit
Evil has never felt so fucking good
I steal your sanity, betray your heart and let it bleed
Burn down your paradise and drain your love
I stain your purity, become thy faithful enemy
Defile your womanhood before his eyes
Broken lovers and prisoners of fate
In the center of heartlessness and pain
Run away, run away, there's no escape
From the powers that feed on your despair
Pleasure's high, now you're mine
I steal your sanity, betray your heart and let it bleed
Burn down your paradise and drain your love
I stain your purity, become thy faithful enemy
Defile your womanhood before his eyes
I steal your sanity, betray your heart and let it bleed
Burn down your paradise and drain your love
I stain your purity, become thy faithful enemy
Defile your womanhood before his eyes
Music: A. Kabanen
Lyrics: A. Kabanen
I am crazy, mad, insane
Out of my brain
I am all the things you hate
You built a kingdom of hypocrisy
And then you dared to name it honesty
I bear the burden of the blame that you poured on me
I am crazy, mad, insane
Out of my brain
I am all the things you hate
You hide your guilt and act like god damn saints
Told me to stay away and fix my brain
You twist the truth but that is only gonna feed the flame
I am crazy, mad, insane
Out of my brain
I am all the things you hate
Forced into a puzzle where I can not fit
I won't be like you 'cause you make me sick
Rather a freak than eat the trash that you all say is true
FUCK YOU!
I am crazy, mad, insane
Out of my brain
I am all the things you hate
Music: A. Kabanen
Lyrics: A. Kabanen
Hell for all eternity
The god we created
Plans our destinies
'Cause life without meaning
Is our sworn enemy
You're lost in the dark now
And you don't know what you do
So be careful what you wish for
It might just come true
God of all desire
Turn the wheel of fate
Seal the gates to heaven
Hell for all eternity
Four unholy angels
Take my offering
I'll redeem my debt now
Hell for all eternity
See the evil rising
It breaches the sky
The Sun has darkened
And the earth drinks blood
The mirror of reality
Is blown to smithereens
Your dream becomes a nightmare
Which you can't sleep away
God of all desire
Turn the wheel of fate
Seal the gates to heaven
Hell for all eternity
Four unholy angels
Take my offering
I'll redeem my debt now
Hell for all eternity
God of all desire
Turn the wheel of fate
Seal the gates to heaven
Hell for all eternity
Four unholy angels
Take my offering
I'll redeem my debt now
Hell for all eternity
Hell for all eternity
Music: A. Kabanen
Lyrics: A. Kabanen
Gazing far into the unknown
Young eyes glimmering in wonder and awe
How can one resist something so pure and strong
Eternal fire
Rebirth and triumph, whoa-oh
Search goes on for this restless soul
Trying to find a peace of mind in the storm
Lost on earth, as if spellbound by some unseen force
Eternal fire
Rebirth and triumph, whoa-oh
Touch the flame and learn
A road may end but the journey does not
Wheel of infinity will never wear rust
Ageless voyager, unfolding the paths yet unwalked
There's no stillness it can not break
Nothing compares to its empyrean blaze
Throw yourself into the everlasting flame
Eternal fire
Rebirth and triumph, whoa-oh
Music: A. Kabanen
Lyrics: A. Kabanen
Facing the night, no peace of mind
Barely alive again
Blood comes out, I scream and shout
But the pain won't fade away
Yearning for the dawn
Go to hell, you demons
Go to hell, where you belong
One man war against the world
The lone wolf's on the hunt
Bless my rage with a hymn to hate
Suffocate my agony
All is said and done
Go to hell, you demons
Go to hell, leave me alone
Go to hell, you demons
Go to hell, where you belong
Go to hell, you demons
Go to hell, leave me alone
Go to hell, you demons
Go to hell, where you belong
Go to hell, you demons
Go to hell, never come back
Music: A. Kabanen
Lyrics: A. Kabanen
Cold and emotionless
An unwanted traveller
Destroyer of homes and planets
No force on earth can stop it
Fear of death's never felt so alive
The end of the world is coming, end of the world
Ancient wrath has risen to its throne
The end of the world is coming, end of the world
Searing flames and killers made of stone
Brightness of a million fires
Shines upon the doomsday choirs
A spectacle beyond all dreams
Deafens the cries and screams
Feast your eyes on the cursed gift from God
The end of the world is coming, end of the world
Ancient wrath has risen to its throne
The end of the world is coming, end of the world
Searing flames and killers made of stone
End of green, end of blue
Watch us die, sister Moon
We are to be extinct by this doom
Welcome to damnation
Helpless and bound to die
No point to run and hide
Engulfed by the dark dominion
Souls vaporize into oblivion
A woeful fate for this island in space
The end of the world is coming, end of the world
Ancient wrath has risen to its throne
The end of the world is coming, end of the world
Searing flames and killers made of stone
End of the world
Music: A. Kabanen
Lyrics: A. Kabanen
You're here again before my eyes
A ghost within a dream
Things that you do and say
Just kill me every time
Is this how, how it will stay?
By the river I walk and wander on
I'm a warrior on a journey home
Will you show me the way to you once more
Always yours, ghost in the rain
I wish I could undo my grave mistake
And say the words unsaid
Obsession grows like flames
Time only makes it worse
It hurts, yet I'll be strong
By the river I walk and wander on
I'm a warrior dreaming of lost love
Will you open the door to me once more
Always yours, ghost in the rain
The wind will bring a gentle storm
Under the pale full moon
Facing my destiny
A never-ending story
Survivor is coming home
By the river I walk and wander on
I'm a warrior on a journey home
Will you show me the way to you once more
Always yours, ghost in the rain
By the river I walk and wander on
I'm a warrior dreaming of lost love
Will you open the door to me once more
Always yours, ghost in the rain
In the rain
Like a ghost in the rain I call your name