Amon Amarth (73,17 %)
Fate of Norns (66,36 %)
Released: 2004-09-06
Type: Studio
Type: Studio
Ranking:
Artist:
6
Year (2004):
9
Decade (2000's):
163
Overall:
1220
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1.
An Ancient Sign of Coming Storm
 04:39
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2.
Where Death Seems to Dwell
 04:58
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3.
Fate of Norns
05:58
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4.
The Pursuit of Vikings
 04:30
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5.
Valkyries Ride
04:57
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6.
The Beheading of a King
03:24
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7.
Arson
06:48
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8.
Once Sealed in Blood
04:50
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Album length:
40:04
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Lyrics |
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1.
An Ancient Sign of Coming Storm
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"Där tog en nordlig vind skeppet, så att kungen ombord fördes med till strid mot två kungar De djärva kungarna Hälsade med pilskott Ordlöst i striden. Sköldarnas buller räckte." Blood red bows plough the waves Dragon heads grin Twenty ships with Norsemen braves Riding the northern wind They left their shores at early dawn As a red sun was rising in the east An ancient sign of coming storm Thunder of sword and shield Sails appear in the south Now every man prepare The sea will be colored by blood Battle is drawing near A mighty fleet of forty ships Two kings bring lethal steel No words spoken between enemies Just thunder of sword and shield A rain of arrows darkens the sun A cloud of wood and steel Through shields and flesh the arrows run Bringing warriors to their knees A war-cry loud as Heimdal's horn Fills the vibrating air This is the place where heroes are born And where death is always near Here it comes the mighty storm Every man attacks Now is when heroes are born There is no turning back |
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2.
Where Death Seems to Dwell
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"Through a dark and desolate valley he walks Pale, flickering fires light the way Along an ice cold river lies his path The sky is of darkest grey A cold wind pierce through his bones And the sharp rocks cut his feet His clothes and skin are ripped by thorns His eyes appear to bleed" The land is dead and dry The water is poisonous Unknown creatures howling to the sky Blood chilling and ravenous The air is thick and dense A smell of rotting flesh Every breath is like one thousand knives Cutting through his chest Black birds of prey circle the sky He hears the shadows moan He sees pale faces pass him by But he walks this path alone Darkness fills his heart with chilling fear A nameless fear he cannot quell How did he ever end up here? This place where death seems to dwell He repeats the question in his weary mind The riddle gives him no rest Yet he knows the answer deep inside He's been touched by the chill of death Enchanting voices urge him on Through he wants to turn around They sing to him with soothing words A chilling, frighting sound A cold blue light shimmer ahead Where a mountain reaches for the sky Nidafiell, mountain of the dead Terrifying it's might He approach the gates his heart is cold He understands all to well She awaits him The truth unfolds He's been sent to Nifelhel |
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3.
Fate of Norns
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I feel a chill in my heart Like lingering winter cold I and my son are torn apart He was just six winters old My first-born was he And the last of my kin The last one to carry my name Death smiled at him its deadly grin There is no one for me to blame The fate of Norns await us all There is no way to escape The day to answer Oden's call Or walk through hel's gate I carry him to my ship He seems to be asleep But the deep blue colour of his lips Is enough to make me weep No man should have to bury his child Yet this has been my share The tears i shed run bitter and wild It's a heavy burden to bear His body feels so light in my arms His skin is pale as snow Yet his weight feels heavy in my heart As my sadness continues to grow Allfather! What fate has been given me? Why must I suffer? Why must I feel this pain? Allfather! LIfe has lost it's meaning to me I think I'm going insane! I lay him down on a pyre A burial worthy a king And as I lie down by his side I hear the weaving norns sing The fate of Norns await us all There is no way to escape The day to answer Oden's call Or walk through hel's gate The fate of Norns await us all I know this to be true It's time to answer Odens's call My son, he calls for me and you |
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4.
The Pursuit of Vikings
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The warming sun returns again And melts away the snow The sea is freed from icy chains Winter is letting go Standing on the ocean side We can hear the waves Calling us out with tide To sail into our fate Oden! Guide our ships Our axes, spears and swords Guide us through storms that whip And in brutal war Our ships await us by the shore Time has come to leave Our country, family and homes For riches in the east Some of us won't return But that won't bring us down Our fate is written in the web Woven by the Norns A ram is sacrificed Across the longship's bow And as we set our sails A strong breeze starts to blow It carries us out to sea With hope of fame and pride And glorious all will be That with sword in hand will die Oden! Guide our ships Our Axes, spears and swords Guide us through storms that whip And in brutal war |
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5.
Valkyries Ride
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Soon a new day will be spawned Scattered fires glow Soon first blood will be drawn And dying ambers glow They await the suns first rays Anticipation running high The Norns are counting numbered days Hear the war-cry rise See the Valkyries ride! See the Valkyries ride! They meet upon this hallowed field Now the end is near Two armies not about to yield The smell of death in the air This field has served as battle ground Since the dawn of this world Through the years a lot of blood Has been poured into this earth Warrior's eyes full of purest rage Steel cutting flesh Spilling guts and severing heads Sending men to their death Ride, ride, ride Valkyries Ride, ride, ride Valkyries The screams of dying men The comfort in their eyes Here they come, by Oden sent See the Valkyries ride Fallen men lie all around Their dead eyes look to the sky And as the swordplay rambles on They see the Valkyries ride |
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6.
The Beheading of a King
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A mighty fleet came across the strait But Erik was prepared Five hundred Germans had come to his aid On horseback with their spears The fleet was carrying two thousand men Eager to draw blood But as they were about to land Erik released his heards One thousand men and five hundred horsemen Came charging down the beach When the sea-king saw this force He gave order to retreat All obeyed except one ship It held the king's own son He despised the thought of flight And attacked on his own The Danish fleet had to turn around They charged King Erik's men But it was too late to save his son His life was already spent The fighting continued bloody and fierce And the bloodshed was immense Two thousand warriors died that day Most of them were Danes The Danish king was captured Most of his guards were dead For a ransom he was released Then his people took his head |
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7.
Arson
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They came riding at first light Fifty men armed to the teeth The sounding horn called us out to fight We went to meet them with our steel Outnumbered yet we fought But soon we were overrun We took refuge in our home Our downfall had just begun They attacked our home, we kept them out Defending ourselves with spear and bow We took them out one by one As the rising autumn sun glowed There was twenty dead on each side When we first smelled something burn We heard them laughing from outside Taunting us with spiteful words They set the house on fire In order to smoke us out Only five of us were still alive And our time was running out Raging flames surrounded us all Our home was under siege Crumbling roof and burning walls There was no way to break free As we were all about to die We swore a sacred oath Revenge would be claimed if someone survived And we sealed the oath in blood The roof caved in and cleared a path A way out of the flames It was decided that I'd go first As we made for our escaped Suddenly the walls came down And trapped the rest inside My closest friends died that day Only I made it out alive |
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8.
Once Sealed in Blood
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It's five years since I left this land Since I left my friends to burn Five years making bitter plans Preparing my return All this time my hatred's grown The one thing on my mind The hate in me is all I've known The one thing keeping me alive Bold words spreads across the land Bragging tongues speak carelessly Know they not what is to come I'll hunt them down restlessly The oath I swore, once sealed in blood A seal between loyal friends I swore before ancient Gods I will have revenge I swore! Before my Gods! An oath! Once sealed in blood Now here I stand in pouring rain As he comes riding down the path He will learn the meaning of pain As subject to my endless wrath He will be the first to pay For the bragging words he spoke He'll regret that fateful day My friends perished in smoke I swore! Before my Gods! An oath! Once sealed in blood So here I stand on the road With cold steel in my hand As he looks into my unforgiving soul His tears begins to run One man down, 29 to go Consider yourselves warned I'm coming for the rest of you And will have no remorse |