Malevolence concealed and obscured
A desire to hide from the eyes of a blind man
One knows not that the other can see
Spitting witness to a world never seen
An instinct for deceit
Cold dead hands passing the vessel
A trail of crumbs
Enough for starving men to rip each other apart
The heart grows colder in a fortress impenetrable
A monastic hardening of the flesh
Encircled by serpents dripping venom
Parasitic cryptic words
Thy tongue shall be cut out and thrown to wolves
Thy eyes to be plucked by the ravens
Thy flesh be seared by hot iron
A damning symbol for all to see
Forgotten, he shall sit upon his throne
Abandoned, to fight his war alone
Rejected, no one will glorify
Left to rot and decompose
A trail of crumbs
Leads a starving king to his crucifixion
I have no mercy to extend
A hardened heart of black iron
Behold the burning crown
A sight to even the blind shall see
Forgotten, he shall sit upon his throne
Abandoned, to fight his war alone
Rejected, no one will glorify
Left to rot and decompose
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La traversée du désert n'aura pas duré quarante jours mais quatre longues années...
Avec Панихида, Батюшка renaît enfin de ses cendres et, bien que désormais seul (ou plus exactement entouré de deux chanteurs), Христофор accomplit un miracle. Il s'inscrit dans la continuité de Литоургиiа avec un black metal orthodoxe qui nous convie ici à une cérémonie dédiée aux morts. Sa vision est englobante : les mélodies, la gravité et le silence font toucher le paradis ; l'agressivité est luciférienne. Jordan Vauvert
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Литоургиiа réussit l'impensable : faire entrer le black metal dans l'église orthodoxe. S'il y a une dimension dramaturgique (indissociable de tout office religieux), Литоургиiа reste profond, solennel et touche le sublime.
Après la sortie de cet album a lieu un Grand Schisme et un larcin : Христофор se fait dépouiller de son propre groupe par Барфоломей et Мартин ; tout ce qui reste ici provient de ces deux hérétiques. Suivez la procession de Батюшка ici : https://sphieratz.bandcamp.com/album/- Jordan Vauvert
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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
Crushing blackened doom from this German band that counterbalances blinding fury with moments of surprising, melancholy melody. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 8, 2023
An outstanding slab of atmospheric black metal, “Sisyphus” cannily blends texture and terror for a gripping final product. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 7, 2021
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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