"Agathodaimon"
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- Cellos for the Insatiable
- Light Reborn
- Banner Of Blasphemy
- Solitude
- Faded Years
- The Darkness Inside
"Agathodaimon"
Spirit Soldier
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Agathodaimon
альбомы: Chapter III
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Spirit is your fate and burden Spirit is your destinationOnce long ago, on a dark night You felt body and soul unite In a dream of epiphany You were given perspicuity, dignity, autonomy, supremacyAncient spirits cursed through your veins The sparks in you turned into flames You heard battle drums thundering Was this a dream or an awakening, a destining, foreshadowing offering?The gods have marked you for your life and death The gods will guide you up to your last breathYou will lead a secret life sheltered by darkness Up to the day that the spirit soldiers will conquer and thenThe twilight mountains you will climb Brighter than the sun you will shine Louder than thunder you will roar Above the world your voice will soarThrough the universe you will fly Expand the earth, tear up the sky Once your spirit will break free A new spring will bring libertyThe gods blessed you with power and a vision The gods gave you life to accomplish a missionBeing a soldier of spirit in a cold and shallow world Will at times seem to you rather a curse than a giftSometimes you damn the ancient spirits Everything seems grim and senseless They tell you that there's no forgiveness For the thousand sins you could confessThen you envy the blind fools Who thrive in mediocracies Who love and hate as they are told Devoted to trivialitiesSpirit soldier Spirit soldierSpirits, spirits, spirits Spirit soldier Spirits, spirits, spirits Spirit soldierSometimes your dreams take you to the land Of purity, silence and soul Where you feel unchained and alive Where fate is under your controlThen you thank the great omnipotent Creators of life and spirit That with the dawn of a new age You'll be united with the infiniteSpirit soldier Spirit soldierSpirits, spirits, spirits Spirit soldier Spirits, spirits, spirits Spirit soldierThe gods sent you to provide for enlightenment The gods have placed you in line of their descentYou will lead a secret life sheltered by darkness Up to the day the spirit soldiers will conquer and thenThe twilight mountains you will climb Brighter than the sun you will shine Louder than thunder you will roar Above the world your voice will soarThrough the universe you will fly Expand the earth, tear up the sky Once your spirit will break free A new spring will bring liberty
Founded in 1995 Agathodaimon quickly began to gain a reputation for itself in the Black metal scene. The first record companies were already showing interest in signing them after their first demo due to excellent reviews in the underground and the major press as well as the bands strong live presence. Eventually the band decided to sign with Nuclear Blast after the release of a second demo and so ‘Blacken The Angel’ appeared in 1998, the most successful debut of a German black metal band up until now. After a number of gigs with bands like Dimmu Borgir, Benediction, Children of Bodom, Dismember and others the second album HIGHER ART OF REBELLION was recorded in Romania which showed the band more willing to experiment than ever. In spite of the small cuts, which had to be made in terms of the production, the album was once again enthusiastically received. After a headline tour around Europe and diverse festival gigs such as Wacken, Wave Gothik Treffen, Windo Rock etc the band recorded their forthcoming album. After a costly pre-production the complete album was recorded in the Kohlekeller studio with Kristian Kohlmannslehner and mixed in Commusication studio with Gerhard Magin (Crematory, Theatre of Tragedy etc.) where the bands debut originated. Without a doubt the sound is the best production from Agathodaimon to date with the last cuts being made by Magic Masters who have already worked with bands like Black Sabbath and Deep purple. The band was also capable of improving the song writing as well and this is confirmed in successful compositions on CHAPTER III. Starting with the opener ‘An Angels’ Funeral’ which begins with a dissection-like resemblance merged with gripping riffs and a furious guitar solo, the varied, keyboard influenced ‘Spiritsoldier’, the traditional Agathodaimon-sounding ‘Paradise Beyond’ laid with acoustic guitars and clean vocals, the melodic ‘The Ending of our Yesterday’, the groovy ‘Past Shadows’ to the wreaking ‘Departure’, the small intermezzo ‘Yesterdays Reprise’ and the atmospheric half ballad ‘Sacred Divinity’ where Agathodaimon’s experimental character leans towards the Marillion sound. The albums conclusion is found in ‘Burden Of Time; a further masterwork on an album which doesn’t let any weaknesses show and whose artwork was once again contributed to by the renowned Gerald Axelrod. A completely successful product, which will surprise true black metal fans, as well as those who see black metal in general as unstructured noise. ‘Chapter III’ clearly portrays the peak in the career of Agathodaimon to date and will further secure their position at the top of the German scene as well as strengthening their reputation abroad.