Et Øde Land, meaning a desolate wasteland. A place where human kind has never wandered. engulfed by a perpetual darkness, cursed for all time.
lyrics
Inn i de dype, mørke skoger. Hviler det et gammelt sang. Om et land bak høye fjell. Skyggelagt av mørket selv. Aldri sett av menneske øyne, aldri rørt av menneskehånd. Dype daler, tåkelandskap. Blant trollets berg og døde trær. Av-kjedet av en forbannelse, har satt sin rot der i tusener av år. I lysets adferd bleknet alt, fordervelsen satt sine spor. Et tidens gravsted, intet vil der igjen gro. Og vinden uler sin sørgende sang, atter en gang. Inn i de dype mørke skoger. Hviler det et gammelt sang, Om et land bak høye fjell. Skyggelagt av mørket selv.
credits
from Fortid,
released March 10, 2017
Nalok - Drums
Raum - Guitar
Bjorn - Bass
Morloc - Guitar & Vocals
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