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1 | Third Immortal
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| 2 | Exile the Daystar
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| 3 | The Great Gathering
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| 4 | Guardians
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| 5 | Voice of the Fallen
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| 6 | Daughter of the Sun
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| 7 | Green Dragon
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| 8 | Awakening
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| 9 | Epic Dreams
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| 10 | Moontower
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| 11 | The Star of High Hope |
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Kaisa Jouhki - Vocals
Tomi Mykkänen - Vocals
Jussi Rautio - Lead guitars
Jyri Vahvanen - Guitars
Timo Honkanen - Bass
Maria - Keyboards, Flute
Henri Vahvanen - Drums |
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Recorded by Janne Saksa at Sound Supreme Studios
in Hameenlinna during April - May 2008.
Produced by Janne Saksa and Battlelore.
Mixed and mastered by Dan Swano.
Cover art by Ingo Romling (www.monozelle.de). |
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| 1. Third Immortal
What greater light Shall I obey
Like all immortals I will make my way
I've seen the rifts and heard the songs
I am immortal, must I obey
I can smell the fire
Hear the hammers and the wheels
I can feel the fear inside of me
No birds are singing
No sound of the trees
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Помните, чему радовался Гэндальф, когда приезжал в Шир? Он радовался той стабильности, которая никуда не уходила из этого замечательного края, которая, казалось, будет там вечно, не взирая ни на какие метаморфозы в окружающем мире, который стремительно менялся и не сказать, что эти изменения были к лучшему… Так к чему это я, ах да, новый альбом Battlelore, тех самых финнов, что так любят Толкина и фэнтази тематику, а еще больше они любят стабильность. На новом диске “The Last Alliance” нет ничего такого, чего бы вы не слышали, если уже знакомы с коллективом: привычно тянет рулады прекрасная дева, привычно злобный тролль порыкивает на заднем плане, привычно некий рыцарь вписывает свои вокальные потуги в дуэт, превращая его в трио; все эпично и монументально, звенят мечи, куются одинаковые риффы и вытачиваются одинаковые барабанные партии – вот она, та уютная Шировская стабильность, перенесенная в наш беспокойный мир. Достаточно послушать любой трек с альбома и мысленно повторив его десять раз, можно смело говорить, что альбом отслушан целиком – уверяю, никто не сможет вывести вас на чистую воду и обнаружить обман. Если же рискнуть и попытаться найти различия между песнями, то где-то в районе пятой вы окончательно потеряетесь в этой уютно-однообразной стабильности, а к седьмой забудете о том, ради чего же все-таки слушаете “The Last Alliance”. Кого-то True Arctic Fantasy Metal от Battlelore доводит до экстаза, но я явно не из их числа, мне по душе драйвовая стабильность, как у Running Wild, например. (Диск предоставлен компанией Irond) |
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Third immortal
The lord and the sword
Do I have to ride
There are others in need
Must I call the lords of the skies
I know my heart
And I know my way
This is where the end
Shall begin
What greater light Shall I obey
Like all immortals I will make my way
I've seen the rifts and heard the songs
I am immortal, must I obey
Raining ashes tears of doom
Death leers along the road
It's not a trick of the light
Rings of flowers in the sky
I could fight, I could run away
I am here for the cause
The great great land shall remain
For the reason I will stay
Third immortal
The lord and the sword
Spirit of the old
From the light of the ghost
I have been awake for too long
But now I know it's my time
I shall bow to the greater light
Like all immortals I make my way
I have been hiding all my power
I'm a servant I will obey
This will be my finest hour
This will be my finest hour...
2. Exile The Daystar
It makes us cry without woe
Sear our skin and burn our eyes
why do you let them overcome
Why do you let them reign
The Western blaze forces us down
Under the earth we must flee...
Cover and bow
Swallow our pride
Fiery heart we can't tame
Until we move out from our caves
And thrive again
It makes us bend, be ashamed
Tear our will and stir our minds
Why you could not reign
The curse of the Daystar
The brilliant light
I will cast the nightfall
To dim the bright
Like flaming thorns
Into our veins
This dreadful creation
I shall rive
Fool is the one
Who would let them choose
We will strike in the dark
And elude until dawn
3. The Great Gathering
The Mountain is breaking again
The fires are awoken
Like a bleeding wound
It weakens our strength
The Fallen One has returned
With the lords of the Unlight
Long is his arm over our lands
Cloaking the eyes of our brothers
To get us lost in the dark
Tight is the grip of his hand
It is time at last
To counsel together in faith
To bound the spear
and the shining sword
The hour is late
It is time at last
To march to the Battle Plain
To stand together until the end
Last Alliance of Men and Elves
Men of Elendil
Elves of Gil-galad
Dwarves of Durin
The Last Alliance
The great gathering,
the host of the ages
Might of the elves
and the wrath of men
Led by the fierce undying legends
Show Point and Fire,
and White Light
The great gathering,
the host of the ages
Surpassed the demise
But only the greed
in the heart of men
Left the evil alive
4. Guardians
They came over the sea
To watch upon the dark
They reached the highest peaks
To maintain the peace
They flew from afar
As one with the wind
Under their wings
They shall gather the weak
Everywhere I go they are near
Every time I call they will hear
And fly for me
I have sen the dragons
Flying far away
Painting the sky
In crimson shades
I have heard the wolves
As they are closing in
With their burning eyes
But I have not felt the fear
I have seen the shadows
Gathering in the East
Failing the Sun
With the darkest veil
My sorrows will fade away
I can dry my tears
And I will know I am safe
As the watch over me
5. The Voice Of The Fallen
I am the one who speaks the truth
The only truth
you will ever need to hear
That is why I am here
You are worthy for the Eye
Whose council is fear and agony
I am his words
The one with the darkest dreams
I am the one who chants the curse
You could never resist his lies
The words you wish not to hear
Voice of the fallen
Cries from the other side
Would break your ears
Would break your mind
Forge of chaos
Commands and claims
Black speech and order
His silence and peace
Can not see into his eyes
No mirror for the soul
Can not break into his thoughts
Nothing but scattered screams
I shall turn your tears
Into ashes of the dead
You shall never forget the whispers
Inside your head
You will be lost in your fears
In the never ending rest
I shall speak until you drown
Inside your head
6. Daughter Of The Sun
She sang like a nightingale
Like a mother to a child
She shone like dew on a meadow
In the merest light of dawn
In a time of need and whispers
A whole new world came to her
Neither asked nor wished for it
The Weaver made her a shrouding
In her early years she lost it all
Grief enough for one to share
But the care of a King enhanced her will
She rose again and bravely carried on
She saw the days embraced
By her hopes and dreams
She saw the nightly sky
Open it's diamond eyes
The truth and the lies together
The daggers and the tongues
Made her grow like a rose
Among the thousand thorns
She broke her shackles
And threw them into the sea
Of never ending dreams
Eternal home for the forever lost
She raised her wings from the earth
And flew towards the Sun
Great White against the clouds
Made her shine within
She prayed against her dread
And hoped once more
She cried and stood in the storm
At the hour of great loss
She consumed the fear of her kin
And believed once more
She cast away the storm
To love and to dream again
7. Green Dragon
In the dead of night
The glowing eyes
In the midst of a sleeping town
A warm light, right behind
A glazed stare, it is a dragon
The Green Dragon
In the stream of life
The river of golden god
Welcome to the feast
Into the depths of it's lair
I shall sneak without fear
Night after night I will savour
It's treasures
Let us go to my stronghold
Let us go to my keep
Where I can truly breathe
With all my friends
8. Awakening
They shall not know
What I have done
I must hide you
My beloved one
From my heart
The painful desire
From my hands
The grand design
From my soul
The life and the fire
Into your flawless eyes
Come to me my child
Come to me the first born
My work is done
Come to me my child
Come to me my first born
Learn and blaze from me
Live from me my son
Open your eyes
Wonder my world
Breathe and arise
It is your turn
Wake up my child
Cold as a stone
The warmth of life
I shall grant you
9. Epic Dreams
Another restless night
And I never knew
He had been my guide
Standing by my side
Still refused to believe
Denied all the answers
Right in front of my eyes
Was nothing but dreams
My darkness revealed
The promise from the skies
The end of this path
I have seen the golden gate
I saw a darkened figure
Standing in the water
Surrounded by the light
Beyond the Evernight
It was fear I breathed in
And shared his glory
The silence came again
With the shroud of mist
As I bound my fate
One single tear
And the fear was over in seconds
As I remembered
The oath of my ancients
Raise my kingdom
From this drifting void
Lead me through the night
To the enlightened land
10. Moontower
The Rising Moon, the Northern guard
Held the shadowed wall of fear
The Setting Sun, the Southern pride
Seeptre over the wild
Two lords, two defenders
Raised the forts and claimed the lands
Monuments of the ages
Kept the shadows away
Vaults for their godly gifts
Celestial treasures
Beacons to scare the fallen
The One that lay nigh upon the East
Two lords, two defenders
Did not see the Iron Fist
Monuments of the ages
Crumbled down to dust
Vaults for their godly gifts
Filled with disgrace
The White Tree of life
Cut down and burned to ashes
Those were the elder days
The golden age for the mortal
Set and cast was the fate
By the days of men
It was hard to believe
Nearly gone was all hope
When the Tree grew again
And brought the light
It was hard to believe
Nearly gone was all hope
Set and cast was the fate
By the days of men
11. The Star Of High Hope
When I longed for you
You came to me over the seas
To show me the way
Unquiet is my heart
I have to go and see
Even though we will be apart
You must have faith in me
As I set my sails
This is my journey
Over the oceans
This is who I am
This is my journey
Over the oceans
On the last shore I shall stand
Forever from the dawn
Through the Door of Night
Up into the oceans of heaven
Surun suurun hunnun alla
Hadan hataisen uhalla
Laski venhon vetten paalle
Ukon ankaran aalloille
Kavi ovesta ikiyon
Alle ainaisen aamun
Hiljaisuuden hautuumaille
Merilta mieron myrskyn
Tyko suuren ja mahtavan
Maille maailman luojan
Puhui puhtahaksi puutteen
Sanat soitteli suruisat