Release date: Out now!
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s High Council formed in 2003 and plays epic heavy metal. After six releases, including one full length album, High Council presents their second album, Cruel and Unusual.
On Cruel and Unusual, High Council draws from the folky power metal of Blind Guardian and Legendry and the epic heavy metal of Megaton Sword and Eternal Champion to craft a…
In golden liquid, I
Numbly drift away as time slips right through my closing fists.
Tell me about the light in the crevice
Where leeches dwell.
My sight blurs. Must I dive down
To this riverbed?
On glowing currents, habeli rides my mind.
Dissolved lore represses grief. My scars fade away.
The Giver’s embrace reveals Neekog’s true face.
Am I destined to be the League’s last devotee?
I don’t float alone. All the sages that I have slain
swim with me again.
Under aureate streams glitters your eternal realm,
untouched by the shadows
Of the Torch where you burned in vain.
Serene wit,
I fully backed the schemes of my one true love.
I was enthralled by our people’s deal and if she were alive,
I’d have never left her side.
So, I strayed…
The Giver seeps through our ways,
Gnawing laws; a favor!
The ulcerous past and future are gone and
The now has escaped to nowhere.
Well, you lead me astray, cannot feel my body’s frame.
I sink down, tranquilly, was never offered a more convincing aim.
Hold on friend, that soul can feel me.
A gentle touch and it says that it used to feed on pain.
I pet its belly and reply: I found no repose
In all the dying that I’ve seen. Only here the anguish fades away.
Hence, I dream all night.
The cycle can never die.
And how I marvel at the Brewer’s wisdom.
Who can breed,
Ignite the spark of innocent life?
The Giver’s flow is without end,
Will last inside the heart, which is purely given away.
As I drink, quiescence comes to me.
And as I drink, my vision settles.
I am wide open.
United, cannot be dissected.
Analysis; futile exercise.
A sudden retch, and saliva wets the beach.
Finally, I regorge. Astounded eyes blink moistly. All curled up,
Beauty beholds the light of day.
Once, I was driven by vengeance, now, I give life.
Embraced, given peace. The wheel is nudged, can’t be stopped.
HELICON METAL FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FIRDST BAND FOR NEXT EDITION!
We’re proud to announce that Megaton Sword is the first band to play at the fourth edition of Helicon Metal Festival !
Event: Helicon Metal Festival IV / 15-16.03.2024
Megaton Sword is a 2018 Swiss band that pays tribute to the old school epic, traditional heavy metal. Released in 2019 EP and a year later the first full album turned the eyes of heavy metal maniacs on them. However, released in…