|
Абсолютно другой шведский дэт-метал. Merciless и Morbid Пера Охлина были первыми скандинавскими командами, познавшими кровавый привкус экстрима за гранью трэша еще до того, как Нике Андерсон из будущих Entombed познакомил шведское подполье с демо-записями флоридских коллег по цеху. И вкус этот был куда более перченым и трэшовым, чем то было принято у более известных соотечественников, мрачных и размашистых. На альбоме без труда узнается подчерк Slayer и, особенно, Kreator образца 1986 года, да прочих любителей ломовых скоростей и прямоты. «The Awakening» - не слишком тяжелый. Но насколько недовольно, совершенно по-детски он топочет бластбитом, давится скорострельным хриплым скримом вокалиста! Коллектив держит ритм почти без передышек и, кажется, вот-вот уже задымится…
Я люблю остервенелый трэш-дэт вроде французской бригады Massacra, но в случае со шведами арифметика работает несколько по-другому. Три минуты такой музыки (а столько в среднем длится композиция) – это невероятно мощно и восхитительно, но три минуты, помноженные на восемь трэков – уже немного слабее. Впрочем, детская жестокость Merciless не вызывает сильного привыкания за краткие двадцать семь минут основного времени, а кроме того, дети – самые безжалостные и непосредственные мучители. Правда, и не слишком изощренные, если не считать великолепных соло посреди «Realm of the Dark» (5) – откуда посреди плотоядного зверства взялись столь эпичные и слегка восточные мотивы, мне предположить трудно.
«The Awakening» - это юношеская ярость, ничем не сдерживаемая и незамутненная, а оттого прекрасная. |
|
glory, fortune or insanity?
death, means just rebirth
to the fiery kingdom under the earth
I was never like them
I could never obey their insane lord
please let me enter
mark me with the holy sword
Pure hate
Going into nowhere
you´re asking me to follow
I really don´t know
where I´ll be tomorrow
2. Souls of the Dead
You touch the crucifix
It's slowly falling apart
What's hiding in the shadows
Who's waiting in the dark
Look into his eyes
The eyes of sorrow
The time has come
There's no tomorrow
Souls of the dead
Running in circles
You're caught in his grasp
A demon inside
Send from the past
Hatred's growing inside
He won't let you die
He'll take your body and soul
Into the dark and cold
Souls of the dead
Strange voices inside your head
Screams from the souls of the dead
At the edge of insanity
You know you're cursed endlessly
Souls of the dead
The sight of this dreadful world
It is beyond your wildest dreams
You can't believe your fuckin' eyes
No one can hear your screams
Souls of the dead
3. The Awakening
No more pain, my birth's no longer denied
I'm your god, obey me or die
Light of the sun, at last I am free
Born with vengeance, I'm your destiny
In my dreams wall of despair
In my mind I knew it's nothing there
You'll pay for all my suffering and pain
Soon I will rule this earthly domain
Hate is the only word I know
And my heart's black and so cold
The awakening
Lonely I am, that's the way it's gonna be
When you're mine, you're mine for eternity
Now your soul belongs to me
So down on your fucking knees
I'll take your soul into the dark
Seas of blood from your bleeding heart
Now this fuckin' world is mine
As you know I will never die
4. Dreadful Fate
The war is here and what will remain
what will happen when insanity prevail
caught in a grasp of eternal pain
fear and tears you can´t restrain
We all fight with a growing hate
kill to live is a dreadful fate
They don´t care how you plead
your head under the sword of steel
They´ll find you wherever they dwell
take your soul and send it to hell
Fuck, fuck, can´t you see
who will survive, you or me
Dreadful fate...
5. Realm of the Dark
Let the sun shine for you
For the last time in your life
Come to me, my friend
Into the realm of the night
I deny the cross
All faith is lost
I am insane
And now I'll pay
I couldn't stand the nightmares
My visions of paradise
There's no light beyond life
The pearly gates are full of lie
Still the night is young
Far away is the sun
I am on my way down
Into the underground
I scream out in fright
Now I'll pay for my sins
I try to fly
On my broken wings
Don't leave me alone
Please, hear my call
The end is near
Into the flames I fall
6. Dying World
Bells of damnation ring for me
I can see the clouds of misery
The endless search for immortality
This dying world is all I can see
Curse of loneliness and pain
Inside my head the past appear
Remember the day's of happiness
All that is left is fear
The light is slowly fading away
No reason for me to stay
See the light again I must
Can't see nothing I walk through the dust
No fear of tomorrow
Because there is none
End of all life
Dark is the sun
The smell in the air is so strange
But there's nothing I can change
How long will I stand the pain?
Will I die, before I go insane?
I wonder if there's anything beyond
Is there any hope for me at all
Now it's time for me to pass away
I can hear the bells of death call
7. Bestial Death
The night has come
For your final doom
He's waiting for you
Obsessed by the moon
Now you start to run
Run for your life
Something's haunting you
You don't know why
Bestial....
Hungry for your blood
The full moon is shining
You know he'll find you
Lonely and scared you are crying
Now you will perish
Nothing will remain
He'll tear your flesh
You will die in pain
You will die in pain!
Now he's satisfied
For the end of your life
H now walks away
With your blood on his knife
Thousands of victims
They all shall die
When the full moon shines
Bestial death
8. Denied Birth
Painfully awaiting the night
Never to see the light
Is this the price I must pay
A stench of dirt and decay
Give me power I don't want to be weak
Show me the glory and light that I seek
Nocturnal life I can't stand it any longer
Years pass by and my pain grows stronger
A little hope I need it so bad
Give me life which I never had
Life or death it's something between
It's a sight you never would believe
I'm unborn but my soul is alive
So why is my birth denied
Give me life or is it too late
hear my cry and my pray
Denied birth
There is no god
Just pain and starvation
I'm here all alone
Awaiting my souls damnation
My souls damnation...