«Травы древних могил, мы взросли из камней и праха,
К зною из ночи и тьмы, к солнцу на зов возросли.
К полдням вынесли мы, трепеща от сладкого страха,
Мёртвые тайны земли
В зное полдней глухих мы пьянеем, горькие травы.
Млея по красным холмам, с иссиня-серых камней,
Душный шлём фимиам — благовонья сладкой отравы —
В море расплавленных дней»
Максимилиан Волошин, 1908
English translation:
"Herbs of eldermost graves, we’ve grown up from the stones and the dust
To heat from darkness of night, sun’s command giving us birth
Trembling with fear so sweet, to the middays we have brought to last
Deadly enigmas of earth
In the heat of the forgotten middays we drink, bitter herbs we are
Fainting over red hills, from bluishness of the black stones
We produce suffocating incense, the smoke of sweet poison
In the sea of molten days"
Maximilian Voloshin, 1908
credits
from Gods Have No Home,
released November 6, 2020
Lyrics: Max Voloshin, 1908
supported by 66 fans who also own “The Midday Herbs”
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
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