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RITUALS OF THE DEAD HAND The Wretched and the Vile

by The Nox Entity

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mourner And there is a lot to obsess about regarding Rituals Of The Dead Hand. For me it's their great dynamics and the atmosphere they create with their very varied mix of black, doom and death. Extremely captivating. Favorite track: The Restless Doomed.
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YomaBarr This awakens something dark in me. Very, very dark something; and it's stirring.

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shit, I'm getting obsessed with this album...
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A curse born from dishonesty (deceit) Selfish acts to fellow man To haunt the lands His fate sealed Forever and a day He shall wander… Be weary, traveller For the fire from the meads Run to heart and home Not to be stricken by fear Loopt weg van de schoverik En aanschouwt zijn zwarte hond The restless doomed Wretched defrauder Through flames and ash The mark engraved Go back from whence you came Undo the dead in the eyes of the redeemer Waar moet ik hem laten? Waar moet ik hem laten? Legt hem waar ge hem gevonden hebt!
2.
As the twilight sets Before the moon shimmers bright Folk begin to tack their gates Begins the witches night The haunting pitch-black Blocks out every light All becomes black Remains the unholy fire Around the scorching flames Call of the ominous bell Wij, doordrongen van onkuisheid Zij aanbidden de brandende vlammen Hij danst in de nacht Wij, moeders van onreinheid Zij smachten naar het vuur Hij danst in de nacht Hij danst in de nacht… De klok slaat middernachte Alras, zusters, maakt u klaar Wij, hoeren van Lucifer, ontvangen Zijn duivelse, ontaarde gebaar Ik weet wat er ons wacht En vergeet de stad van het Licht Omdat ik de Satan aanbid Blijven de poorten dicht De dood zal niet tot ons komen En de ratten lopen voorbij Op de dwazen Zijn toorn ontstoken Lucifers wijsheid verschijnt in mij Around the scorching flames Call of the ominous bell Awaiting the evil-doer Emerging from depths of hell
3.
Embraced by the blackest arts Fiendish deeds under cloak of night Maleficia! Ius Cruentationis! Judicium Dei! Horned beast whispered poisoned words Devilry! Blasphemous wretch! Grave desecration before the eye of God Foul crimes unpunished and… Maleficia! Ius Cruentationis! Judicium Dei! Behold the dead with rotten limbs Approach! Witness the bleeding and weep. Hands upon the corpse, on open wounds Malice revealed, blood runs cold Proof of guilt, confession coerced Murderer! The gallows beckons… The wretched and the vile Tricked into untimely death No mercy shall be bestowed upon them The jaws of divine judgement have closed
4.
My brethren – Lucifer walks amongst us While god awaits our fall My brethren – The devil shall take My brethren – Obey his call I am the night and the shadow forever I am the spawn of Lord below I am the mayhem, forgive I shall never I am the pain upon thee I bestow Mijn broeders – Knevelaers en nachtdieven Aanschouwt uw generaal Mijn broeders – Vilder en spinner Onzen duysternis – Gouwdieven, allemaal I am the night and the shadow forever I am the spawn of Lord below I am the mayhem, forgive I shall never I am the pain upon thee I bestow Chaos swirls around the goat Our darknest night devours your world My brethren – Lucifer est in nobis My brethren – Non confidunt in deum Ontluikt het ochtendgrijs De stonde van den dageraet Den kapel, achterwaarts betredend The carnal, not the divine Aanschouwt uw generaal Mijn broeders – Vilder en spinner Onzen duysternis – Gouwdieven, allemaal
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De Gnijdige 04:50
In caverns deep and caverns hollow Lurking beneath houses old Decrepit crone, derelict hag At the mercy of alms This shapeshifting beldam Shrieks the vermin curse Flee from shame and disgrace On the 13th day In the voids of blackened earth The holy candles burning Reject nightly blasphemy Hay and torches A final stand Fire consumes Hissing and wailing Burns among the common folk Murder must fool in its wake In caverns deep and caverns hollow Lurking beneath houses old Decrepit crone, derelict hag In het hol van die Gnijdige Lag dood en verbrand een grooten zwarte kat Met krommen rug en krommen poot
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Thee witches... Thee witches whose souls damnation claims... Damnation claims! Come forth... Come forth and answer to your names Devil whore, with owl and black crow Satan’s might upon his children bestowed Far from the house of God Where the mandrake and death flower grow There dwelleth the hellish wench A snake, serving the One Below… The One Below… The One Below… She doth misguide, led souls astray Your witchcraft passed, earth be shaken Malleus! Malleus! Malificarum! Malificarum! En zij draagt het teken van den duyvel Lucifers ijskoude zaad ontvangen Hare voeten geraken gene eerde Satans trawante – De helleveeg moet branden In the darkest hours they shined The ever open windows of her mind Towards the dark entry The realm of perpetual night Into the flames she weeps and woes Haar asse gloeit en koelt niet af Maar stuift naar alle kanten Hier baat geen stroom, grove of graf De vijand baart zij schande

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released January 26, 2024

CD & vinyl by Immortal Frost Productionen 2024
Released 2024 January 27

Lykaios: vocals, guitars & keys
Beleth: bass
Isangrim: drums

Music by Lykaios, lyrics by Isangrim & Beleth. Guest guitar solos by Vincent Noben. Recorded by Lykaios (Crestfallen Audio) & Jan Lathouwers/Sven Kelchtermans (Studio 508). Mixed & mastered by Mario Dahmen (Liquid Aether Audio). Artwork by Beleth & lay out by Lykaios.

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