Maleficae Artes
by ENTARTUNG
Mat Défense
Mat Défense
This is a true masterpiece!
Favorite track: Circle Of Suffering.
H.L.
H.L.
"Maleficiae Artes" is one of my favourite albums in 2020, remaining in my playlist for quite a while now. ENTARTUNG uses various languages, but also the mood of each song is unique. There is the raging, pulsating opener "Tower of Silence", a Scandinavian pagan metal tribute with clean vocals á la Forlorn ("Bortförd"), a haunting foot-stomping anthem like "Circle of Suffering" and the final monolith "Aufruhr MDXXV". Just killers, no fillers!
Favorite track: Circle Of Suffering.
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1. |
Tower Of Silence
09:30
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Knowest thou
How to treat
The bodies of the dead?
Knowest thou
How to avert
Befouling Zam and Atar?
Knowest thou
That deep in the North
The underworld lies?
Knowest thou
It is there
The demon Druj Nasu lurks?
From Aresura she comes
In the guise of a fly
Shield the corpse
From the defiling power
Of the daeva
Of bodily uncleanness
Druj Nasu
Earth and Fire
never to be unclean
Do not inhume
Nor cremate
Do not contamine
The sacred elements
Excarnate
Deliver the body unto the sky
To the place of the dead
The Tower of Silence
Grotesque beings descend
From the steel blue heavens
Wide wings cast a shadow
on the dusty desert ground
Eery shrieks, spectral cries
Sharp claws and eager beaks
Fulfilling a ritual roll
On the Tower of Silence
Bones defleshed
Carrion barley
Eager vultures
A favourable omen
Hawks and crows
Next in line
Shattered bones
All is gone
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Bortförd
09:37
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Upp på fjället
I midnattssolens land
Upp på fjället
ylar vinden evigt
Upp på fjället
gisslar snön oändligt
Upp på fjället
under Norrskenets dans
Upp på fjället
långt ifrån Guds nåd
Upp på fjället
var klockorna ej hörs
Upp på fjället
lever ett utdöende släkte
Upp på fjället
begärs färskt blod
De befallde henne
att gå ner till källan
för att hämta vatten
men hon kom aldrig tillbaka
Spårlöst försvunnen;
bortförd blev hon
en mörkrädd piga
bergtagen av ett troll
Gärna bjöd trollet på
en motbjudande måltid
grodor och slingrande ormar
Men hon såg bara läckerheter
Ett djävulskt sätt att få makt över en
att fastna ett offer för evigt och alltid
Det var hennes tragiska öde
Av henne fick man aldrig höra mer
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Un Ciel Bourbeux Et Noir
01:35
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Peut-on illuminer un ciel bourbeux et noir ?
Peut-on déchirer des ténèbres
Plus denses que la poix, sans matin et sans soir,
Sans astres, sans éclairs funèbres ?
Peut-on illuminer un ciel bourbeux et noir ?
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Circle Of Suffering
07:56
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Another life comes to an end
Like a gust of piercing, cold wind
Blowing out a flickering candle
Leaving nothing but dispersing smoke
Life can be reignited,
Like glowing embers
Restarting a cycle
Of pain and agony
Death is no escape
Offers no peace
Nor stillness
It is but a portal
To another existence
Of prolonged torment
In a new material form
Subject to misery
Encasing a lacerated soul
Break the circle of suffering
Reject rebirth!
Enlightenment is yours to take
At the moment of your death!
Five basic elements dissolve
Flesh, fluids,
heat, breath,
your bodily complexion
Earth into water
Your body is burdensome
Water into fire
Circulation stagnates
Fire into air
Warmth and growth disappear
Air into ether
Contact with the world dissipates
Enlightenment or insanity?
Pain and pleasure coincide
Clarity transpires
Experience the six realms of the world
Enlightenment
Transcend reincarnation!
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Aufruhr MDXXV
12:01
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Subjugated, enslaved
Extorted, coerced
In this wretched life and the next
Drudging for the powers that be
Under an iron secular rule
and the prospect of eternal hellfire
This vile age of servitude
has now come to an end
The hand, once forced to serve
Turned into a clenched fist
Oh behold the arrogance of the elite
On this sacred Easter day
Believing that threats still have value
That mere words will cause peasants to flee
Denying the fierce determination
In the hearts of men who want to be free
Death - as a welcome alternative
To a long life as slaves
Oh siehe, die Arroganz der Elite
An diesem heiligen Ostertag,
Sie glauben, dass Bedrohungen immer noch Wert haben,
dass diese bloßen Wörter Bauern veranlassen zu fliehen,
den harten Willen leugnen werden
in den Herzen von Männern, die frei sein wollen.
Der Tod - als willkommene Alternative
zu einem langen Leben als Sklaven!
Your precious gold
Holds no value to us
Heroic knights slaughtered
Greedy soldiers massacred
The noble count begging and pleading
But to no avail, for death awaits!
Axes and pitchforks are raised
A gruesome honorary hedge
The piper plays The Last Dance
As the count takes his final steps
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about
After three long years, Entartung finally returns from the ominous shadows to which they silently retreated after the release of their prior opus, “Baptised into the Faith of Lust”. It is fitting that, in a new age of plague and pestilence, their newest album “Maleficae Artes” (Lat. “Dark Arts”) is unleashed upon the world.
The elaborate compositions on “Maleficae Artes” are deeply and firmly rooted in the early 90's atmosphere and remain true to the original spirit of black metal. Brooding, sinister, violent and menacing themes presented by the trademark icy riffing of Lykormas and the militaristic and deadly precise battery assault of Haistulf manifest themselves in a dynamic interaction with acoustic and martial touches of melancholy and gloom.
The lyrical subject matters explored on “Maleficae Artes” are devoted to death, the Faustian spirit, ancient rituals and traditions and the darker chapters of human history; enhancing the experience in a synergetic fashion.
The cover artwork, which conceptually is in unison with the album title, is a modified painting by Salvator Rosa. It illustrates a Biblical episode where king Saul summons a spirit with the help of a witch - directly violating Mosaic Law that demanded the death penalty for necromancy.
The elaborate compositions on “Maleficae Artes” are deeply and firmly rooted in the early 90's atmosphere and remain true to the original spirit of black metal. Brooding, sinister, violent and menacing themes presented by the trademark icy riffing of Lykormas and the militaristic and deadly precise battery assault of Haistulf manifest themselves in a dynamic interaction with acoustic and martial touches of melancholy and gloom.
The lyrical subject matters explored on “Maleficae Artes” are devoted to death, the Faustian spirit, ancient rituals and traditions and the darker chapters of human history; enhancing the experience in a synergetic fashion.
The cover artwork, which conceptually is in unison with the album title, is a modified painting by Salvator Rosa. It illustrates a Biblical episode where king Saul summons a spirit with the help of a witch - directly violating Mosaic Law that demanded the death penalty for necromancy.
credits
released June 27, 2020
Engineered by Entartung. Mixed by Vulfolaic. Mastered by Patrick W. Engel at TEMPLE OF DISHARMONY in December 2019. Cover painting by Salvator Rosa. Artwork and Layout by Vulfolaic. Executive Production by Dunkelheit Produktionen, 2020. WWW.DUNKELHEIT.CC
Engineered by Entartung. Mixed by Vulfolaic. Mastered by Patrick W. Engel at TEMPLE OF DISHARMONY in December 2019. Cover painting by Salvator Rosa. Artwork and Layout by Vulfolaic. Executive Production by Dunkelheit Produktionen, 2020. WWW.DUNKELHEIT.CC
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