Matkaan avaruuden virrassa
Kiidän universumin tuulessa
Läpi kaikkien näiden loputtomien galaksien
Tähtien, maailmojen ja kosmisten myrskyjen
Laskeudun ensimmäisenä olentona pinnalle planeetan
Tämän yksinäisyydessä maailmojen välillä vaeltavan
Ei kuiskausta tai kaikua edes miljoonien valovuosien takaa
Ja silti sanasi niin selkeät kuulen, avaruuden hiljaisessa laulussa
Vain tämä hetki
Vain tämä kokemus
Rakennan itselleni hiljaisen alttarin josta katselen
Kuinka tähtien kaavat avautuvat
Ja toistan niiden muodostamat merkit sormellani
Tuhkan ja kiven avulla tähän pintaan
Portti avautuu ja tunnistan tuon muinaisen tuoksun
Tuhansien elämien takaa, sama tunne - sama ekstaasi
Astun sisään ja suljen oven takanani
Ja planeettani katoaa maailmastasi
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III - The Seal
I travel in the stream of space
Hurrying along in the wind of the universe
Through all these endless galaxies
Stars, worlds and cosmic storms
I'm the first being to descend on a planet
That in solitude travels between worlds
Not a whisper or even an echo from millions of lightyears ago
And still so clearly your words I hear in the silent song of space
This moment alone
This experience alone
I build myself a quiet altar and watch therefrom
How the patterns of the stars unravel
And I repeat their signs with my finger
With ash and stone, on this surface
A gate opens and I recognize the ancient odor
From behind thousands of lives, the same feeling - the same ecstacy
I step in and close the door behind me
And my planet disappears from your world
Mikolaj is a real multi-talent in bass as well as guitar as well as vocals and "Darkside" Maciej's drumming is a well-calibrated 100th-of-seconds-clockwork. Not for nothing is Mgla considered as a standard for a lot of other blacker-than-black metal bands. I hope to see this band live once..... grote_smurf
Swirling guitars, furious drums, vocals that at the same time howl from infinite distance and are right up in your head; everything put into dissonant form with the help of unconventional songwriting. This album is my personal key to the icelanding black metal madness that I've ignored for way too long! Lukas Kaufmann
I'd say Havukruunu is the rightful holder of the Crown and the mantle of Quorthon. Epic choirs, vikingesque themes and tales from the other times, of the Finnish paganism back in the days before our ancestors were brought to the cross and forced to kneel while feeling the bloody sword of saviour on their throats made to kiss the hand of murderers who burnt thousands, tore down our holy places and took our holy days. Eyes teary I listen to these songs, never forgiving the crimes of the cross! Peikonmieli
This album is just 100/100, like so many albums from mgla. How can a band hit the spot so many times? They are incredible. Thank you for accompanying me almost daily these days :) adrianradillo