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Subject: Forefather
Replies: 142 Views: 6885
kute_lez 25.01.09 - 09:09am
SOUND - Heathen Metal
LYRICAL THEMES - AngloSaxon history, medieval, Heathenism, English Pride
ORIGIN - Leatherhead, England
FORMED - 1997
CURRENT LINEUP
Athelstan - Guitar, bass, keyboard, vocals
Wulfstan - Guitar, bass, vocals
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Athelstan and Wulfstan are brothers
They contributed an unreleased song called Loyalty Bound to the Anti Geldof Compilation
Forefather covered Beholding The Daughters Of The Firmament for the Burzum tribute alb*m Wotan Mit Uns
DISCOGRAPHY
Deep Into Time - 1999
Legends Untold compilation - 2000
The Fighting Man - 2000
Engla Tocyme - 2002
Ours Is The Kingdom - 2004
Steadfast - 2008
Summer's Flame single - 2009 *
kute_lez 25.01.09 - 09:36am
THE SHIELD-WALL
When the fiends have come,
there is nowhere to hide.
I must swing my axe,
my brothers at my side.
Feeding on our own fear,
passions running high.
Fleeing not a choice.
Better to fight and die
In the shield-wall we stand,
to defend our land.
Holding on,
til the end
Brace the storm,
and keep the shining blades at bay.
Fight to let our kingdom,
live another day.
Heed the old ones' cries,
we must not let them down.
We will slaughter them,
to keep them from the crown
Flanas geseca me.
Ecga beata me.
Beornas wielda me.
Cyningas sind genered urh me
Iren gewunda me.
W pen deria me.
Cempa teora me.
Cynedom is gewered urh me *
kute_lez 25.01.09 - 10:23am
PROUD TO BE PROUD
When Offa spilled Myrging blood,
we were proud.
When Hengest routed the Wealas,
we were proud.
When Penda withstood The Cross,
we were proud.
When Alfred stayed the Danes,
we were proud
Heroes passed unto ye we give hail.
Mighty men without fear,without shame.
Some will say that our pride is a sin,
but in their name we'll unite,
and we're proud to be proud
When victory was won at Brunanburh,
we were proud.
When Byrhtnoth raised his sword,
we were proud.
When Harold destroyed Hardrada,
We were proud.
When Hereward defied the ,
we were proud
Slowly with time the past slips away,
but deep in our souls their memory stays.
Weapons of guilt won't conquer our minds,
just strengthen our will to defy
The ignorant void ever opening wide,
but we keep their names and spirits alive.
Arrows of fear won't conquer our minds,
just strengthen our will to defy *
kute_lez 25.01.09 - 10:30am
THE FOLK THAT TIME FORGOT
A withering flower without it's roots,
sadly passing away unloved.
Songs to sing and tales to tell,
vanishing into obscurity
A dwindling power bereft of soul,
quietly leaving the world behind.
Names to praise and sacred sites,
drifting away to nothingness
But we'll resist until the end,
til the last of us shall fall,
and we will love you til the end,
our folk that time forgot *
gabriel9 26.01.09 - 12:07am
love the way the lyrics evoke ancient places and kings etc, it's done with a close eye to detail too- stirring and proud thems that conjure up a poetic landscape of brutal vibrant life
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kute_lez 26.01.09 - 12:10am
Glad you like them. Will add more *
kute_lez 26.01.09 - 12:27am
ANCIENT VOICE
The winds of wisdom lash my face,
as I hail this open space.
Under the burning midday sun,
I sense the power that makes us one.
This stretch of land before I see,
lies symbolic of history.
An Angleman,
I am of many.
I am of their spirit.
I am of them
I hear their ancient voice
The storms of knowledge pound the skies,
as I praise this sight before my eyes.
Through the mist beyond the sea,
I see the past that calls to me
We are one,
Heathen son,
as I stand above your graves.
We are one,
Heathen son,
as I see the world in flames *
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