Man-made beliefs Thrive among the fearful Opium of the masses None dare question the word of God Obsolete promises of salvation For those enslaved Serve or suffer An interpretation of God’s love How do so many remain convinced? One must find better entities to worship Malevolent, appalling god-figure A symbol of hatred No appreciation No respect Blind hypocrites Afraid of losing control Spread treacherous lies Only for personal gain Serve or suffer An interpretation of God’s love How do so many remain convinced? One must find better entities to worship Lucifer, come forth! May your flames Grant us freedom Like a phoenix We rise from the ashes Shackles broken The metamorphosis is complete Slaves to no one We have become free
This album is just 100/100, like so many albums from mgla. How can a band hit the spot so many times? They are incredible. Thank you for accompanying me almost daily these days :) adrianradillo
Late 90's BM worship, but it's also a lil more than that. This album takes the best elements from the scene it's inspired by and mostly avoids the worst of it; the song-writing is well-written, it's performed with passion and fun, and the production is raw but isn't lo-fi. (i.e. it doesn't obfuscate and/or suckass).
Tl;dr It's safe but high quality BM. Recommended. Rabbit
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
A Pagan black metal masterpiece.
Folk and black metal elements fuse into one extremely catchy and awe inspiring album. This band does not disappoint from all the high praise sent it's way. Abyssius Murkraken