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Gates Of Winter

by Thorr-Axe

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Come forth, seer. Share with us your vision Ritual wandering has revealed a coming storm A wall of frost approaches from the north The veil between two worlds will be shattered Behind the wall, he sleeps, and soon he will rise Ancient one, great and strong, must be sundered For the fate of our kind and our ways For the sake of our kin and the sun’s rays Jotun ancient shall gather with his brothers Opening gates of winter with their might Gather, you warriors, come forth in great numbers Sharpen your axes, swords, and spears for the coming battle Behind the wall, he sleeps, and soon he will rise Ancient one, great and strong, must be sundered For the fate of our kind and our ways For the sake of our kin and the sun’s rays Ancient chaos composed of stone and frost Vast beyond measure, he’s slept since times long lost Mountains and fortresses shall fall under their might Who will save us from our hopeless plight? Behind the wall, he sleeps, and soon he will rise Ancient one, great and strong, must be sundered For the fate of our kind and our ways For the sake of our kin and the sun’s rays From the woods comes a light From the woods comes a light
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Four Hooves 02:15
Four hooves race through the forest, Four hooves are making haste I’ve got to reach the village I’ve got to reach the gate My path is fraught with danger, Through peril, my quest takes me The pits, the destination A Jotun I must slay A sudden thunder explodes forth from the earth Firs and hills are rent unto their sides Driving snow blasts out from the north Gates have been opened, the veil has now been breached Horizon shatters, the mountains break like glass The seer’s words are burning in my ears A hermit swordsmith, a weapon to be forged To end this chaos before it’s fully formed Four hooves are racing faster Four aching limbs in pain I hear the Aesir calling Their voices pound like rain “Do not fail us, chosen one. If you do, Midgard is fucked.” My name will live on forever My name will live on forever Four hooves are growing weaker Four hooves fall to the earth I must abandon my steed And carry forth on foot
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Coming forth from Jotunheim Giants smash the Gates of Winter Bringing forth a wall of wrathful frost Blotting out the sun Force of nature unleashed from its prison Vengeful beings of frost coming forth Crushing chaos summoned, smashing mountains Crashing down with glacial might, unstoppable Jotun horde crushes earth Winter grips the land in deadly clutch Fimbulvetr, wall of wrathful frost Blotting out the sun
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A force assembled, we journey to the mountains To seek the swordsmith, residing there To seek the aid of his weaponry All who know this hermit speak of his skill “Swordsmith, come forth from your cave, We call upon your prowess and your strength A blade we need, to send back Those foes which have breached the gates Foul things from beyond the winter gates” There comes a stirring from the cave “We forge this blade, black steel, to fucking kill off giants. I forge this steel imbued with blood from fucking giants. Heat with fire, cool with snow, burning forge, we’ve only just begun. Hammering, folding, tempering, this blade for slaying giants.” These fumes of red-hot steel And Jotunn blood Fill me with new found drive And strength to spare I see the bastard’s eyes Glowing like flames The dreaded Jotunn, Fornjot Has seen my face Fornjot, the source of wind, Has stole the throne of Thrym. Usurping and seizing Power in Jotunheim. He seeks to bring the twilight, The Ragnarok Defying prophesy, Deceiving the gods
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Come forth, Fjolsvin, guardian, watcher of the gates of winter Come forth, Fjolsvin, ancient one, face me now and meet thy fate Face me, one who gazes on me now Fight me, dweller, keeper of the gates “I have seen from afar Your quest, your fight. Bearing blade of black steel I know now I will die.” Fall now, Fjolsvin, guardian, watcher of the gates of winter Fall now, Fjolsvin, ancient one fall down to your knees Taste my steel slashing through your skull, burning down into your core Open, Gates of Winter, crashing forth, opening to giant-realm
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Descent 05:35
So we have begun our descent into Jotunheim Frost grips the land in its icy hold, footfalls crunching snow Ancient realm of unceasing frost, hard-packed frozen earth Beneath the mountain, towering, lies the giant’s pit You will fail, human My strength knows no bounds You will die, buried, in a tomb of ice You will fail human My strength knows no bounds I will lie in wait For our battle I will continue where all others paled Marching through the harsh winds and never straying from this path This place so dark and cold, my body is numb The further I travel, the closer death gets My blade is thirsty and my hands tighten on the grip my mind is set, my path has been chosen I will slay this prick or die trying You will fail, human My strength knows no bounds You will die, buried, in a tomb of ice You will fail human My strength knows no bounds I will lie in wait For our battle Now, enter into my frozen hall You can’t escape, you’ve gone too far Prepare, human, your fight is now Show me your might before you die
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Intermission 04:31
Odin spake: 'Answer my ninth question- all commend your wisdom, Vafthrudnir, learned in lore: whence comes the wind that stirs up waves but is never seen itself?' Vafthrudnir said: 'A giant sits at the end of the sky clad in an eagle's cloak; his moving wings are what make the wind that men feel on their faces.' -The Lay of Vafthrudnir, Patricia Terry translation.
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Awakening 14:32
Face me, Fornjot, you treacherous fuck Come forth from the darkness and taste my steel You can’t hide from fate, usurper of the throne You fool. Has your hubris made you fucking blind? I see your every move, your every weakness. I will empty out your veins, frozen blood will fill this hall No one will remember you, your name will be forgotten “I will kill you, pathetic fucking worm. I will smash you beneath a fist of stone. My reign will begin, kindled by your blood. Mankind and gods erased from hallowed halls of time.” I draw my blade and step into the hall My blood runs cold in my veins I hold my breath and raise my torch I gaze at the tyrant’s face I throw my torch in his eye Growling, he retreats Light leaves the hall the chamber goes black Darkness surrounds me I close my eyes Now in the darkness we fight Claws and blade collide I can see his glowing eye One destroyed with fire In the darkness, he seeks to eviscerate me I know now what I must do to defeat this foe I will use his grotesque strength to seal off the hall Fornjot charged with all his might I leapt to the side, his mass crushing the wall The hall shook and the roof began to crumble He cried out, the mountain collapsed I know my fate now I know who I am I have become a martyr for my kin My name will live on forever, I seal myself and Fornjot into the hall Crushing his skull, slaying him I am Magnus, Slayer of Giants My name will live on forever I am Magnus, Slayer of Giants My name will live on forever

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The second full length. Enjoy.

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released January 13, 2015

Recorded, mixed, and mastered from summer of 2013 to fall of 2014 at Thanasphere Productions in Bloomington, IN by Niko Albanese.

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Thorr-Axe Bloomfield, Indiana

Four dudes.
Some amps.
Some drums.
Songs about dragons and vikings and giants and shit.
Bang your head.
Break shit.

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