Hoarfrost winds upon weathered crowns
My isolated form reborn to disintegrate
A pathos for yore
Longing for fire
Self ascending flame
Decaying flesh unveiling marrow
Frozen lake of lifeless souls
Beneath the gale on the north fells
My stiff coniferous skin
Shattering bark to cultivate the soil
Moss hidden decomposed remains
Abandonment of the ego
A vacant land above the arctic circle
Realm of frozen graves, a past forlorn
Primordial abandoned towers
Spiral stairway to the night sky
A circle of trees beneath the summit
Saturated in a blinding fog
I can hear the ghosts of antiquity
A call to dwell for eternity
Bleak and hollow my creation
Abandonment of formation
A pathos for yore
Longing for fire
Self ascending flame
Decaying flesh unveiling marrow
A rite of ancestral reverence
Deliverance of the spirit
Where I will forever remain
To rebuild in isolation
I long for a landscape of old
To rest the world upon
A tomb of spruce, a place of hiding
Domain for which I will return again
supported by 21 fans who also own “Wind on the North Fells”
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
supported by 20 fans who also own “Wind on the North Fells”
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
supported by 19 fans who also own “Wind on the North Fells”
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
supported by 19 fans who also own “Wind on the North Fells”
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