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Black Dawn

by Amattr

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1.
They rise from the graves And they hunt for the weak The old and the dumb Are the first that they seek But the wise form communities And fight for their lives The rest are gonna die Fire in the sky Are we gonna die No reason why Justifiable Suicide Suicide is for the weak And we've lost our chance To run to the hills Travel south past the Oregon creeks. To escape the risen dead The armies of the world Are no match for the dead If you get one bite You get shot in the head Cause the undead turning happens with haste And the people of the world are laid to waste Fire in the sky The dead are gonna die No reason why Justifiable suicide Suicide is for the weak And we've lost our chance to run to the hills We must ride south past the Oregon creeks. To escape the risen dead A few men have taken a solemn vow An impossible quest, these men have been endowed There is no safety or chance of rescue But theyll be given a dangerous view!
2.
We're what you call pirates of the end time To punish humans for their crime Our god was meant to kill you all So to this world we've been installed We'll destroy all of society Burn every refuge of humanity So when you see our black flag on the edge of your view Just lay down and die there's nothing better for you to do The virus came from up on high Humanity ignored the warning signs Your greed and lust were mortal sins And now Earth burns as Ryleth grins We'll destroy all of society Burn every refuge of humanity So when you see our black flag on the edge of your view Just lay down and die there's nothing better for you to do your friends are weak they cannot fight unlike the saying right makes might your scouts not warriors so give up now but keep walking south there's nothing to be found Listen! I am the king of this convoy A vagabond society on the run from the law Sent by our god to fufill his plan You cannot stop this caravan Portland will soon be no more So give up your foolish pursuit The city you've heard in the surivors lore Was all just to pacify you Amattr...you are the chosen one Go down past the plains and through the shelly creek canyon There you will fight them for your final kill This is your life though it seems unreal
3.
I ride, northern wind fill my sails There's a place I've only heard in tales A forest land of women, wine, and war A land worthy to have me fighting for And as I press on feeling alone Tired hungry what does it show My legs grow weak, my stomach is only dust Shelter I seek from this storm of rock and rust I'm on my own now, can't tell which way is north But through my sheer power of will I will drive forth And as I press on feeling alone Tired hungry what does it show Death chases me to the grave But I shout back "not today"
4.
Drengrheim 05:25
Four young men with nothing left to live for To defending this land they are forsworn Lost everything they ever knew on Z-day Surrendered themselves to the warriors way Join us Amattr and let go Of all your worries and fears To adventure high and low And discover new frontiers Training to ride the plains and for eventual combat We make our way for the Radiers' flat Off the beaten path in Cottage Grove is where it lie My new home and brotherhood in Drengrheim Join us Amattr and let go Of all your worries and fears To adventure high and low And discover new frontiers
5.
Don't be mistaken we can't be defeated Your ego and ignorance will be your fall Burning down Portland and Salem and Drengrheim Won't stop till we've ended it all We are the pirates of Ryleth's command And we will be the kings of this land And then we'll end all of your species Just like the prophets have planned I am Amattr the last son of Portland of old Survived your most vicious attack and yet here I still stand You have our respect you've learned our ways fast But you will not win the battle The Drengr are dead and you're all alone But why are you still so hostile I am Amattr the last son of Portland of old Survived your most vicious attack and yet here I still stand Maybe we'll take you for one of our own And make you a zombified slave Spending your days burning Redwood Republics And eating the flesh of your race Don't be mistaken we can't be defeated Your ego and ignorance will be your fall Burning down Portland and Salem and Drengrheim Won't stop till we've ended it all There is yet still a hope of a city that lies to the south But blood fills my eyes and I will not survive this
6.
My dark eyes see through the heavenly sunlight A horde of Odin's ravens in flight Sent to carry on the souls of the damned While some angels take good to the lands Angels of Asgaard Carry me home To die by the sword With blood on my hands Valkyries Ride, take me to Asgaard To join the sacred warriors of Thor But I continue my southward ride I'll put my dreams of dying aside Hope is not lost you have almost reached your goal You must walk Through the valleys of rock and rust Son of Portland of old, you are conquerer Amattr we will win brother of the gods. Valkyries Ride, take me when I die It's in your arms I do confide The battle is over, from the fight I've run No honor in being the last horseman
7.
This land is my prison, I cannot escape Wandering these mountains should not be my fate Death awaits me in my sleep But a fight awaits me at the end of this heat And as I press on feeling alone Tired hungry what does it show? Death chases me to the grave but I shout back not today I await the next crest with hope in my eyes This mountain highway is what I despise A dusty broken road is my only direction my journey closes as my vision blackens A warrior's death, not one to regret But I want to make them pay their debt And as I fall and say my last farewell I'll lead the pirates to the gates of hell Blood pools around my feet Death, the smell fills the air Victory is in my grasp The king takes his last breath
8.
The dead rose and killed most of humanity The war was short, but ended in mutual defeat This lost society, rebuilt in total safety Rose from the ashes and northwestern refugees In this forest lies my destiny This post apocalyptic society I will defend her until death Forest landscape fill my eyes Great Redwood Republic Rise Until then I will not rest Rise, douglas flag and rise Cascadia Unite our lands of the apocalyptic era From the Alaskan South to Californian seas From the pacific to the rockies in the east!

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Forged from wood and sound as the leaves were turning, Amattr is the brainchild of the guitarist known simply as Vidarr the Terrible. He made a New Years Resolution to make an album by the end of the year. After failing at writing more material for a Hard Rock or Power Metal album, Vidarr turned to his new favorite genre: Stoner Metal.

Drawing on his grassroots influences of Led Zeppelin and Early Black Sabbath and new influences from The Sword, Fu Manchu, and other various Stoner and Doom bands, Vidarr is creating a fusion of blues rock and metal as seen in the emerging Stoner Metal genre.

Black Dawn will be the first example of this. Vidarr is a heavy believer in telling a story through music, and will draw you in to the Post-Apocalyptic world of Black Dawn following Amattr as he tries to make it to the only sliver of civilization left west of the Rocky Mountains.

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released April 20, 2012

Musical Credits All tracks written and recorded by Amattr, Winter 2011/2012

Vidarr the Terrible- Guitars, vocals, bass
Bikkja- Vocals
Jonathan Wade- guest vocals (tracks 2, 5, 6, 8), guest guitar solo (track 5), drum programming, orchestra
Jesse Walters- guest guitar solo (track 7)

Produced, Mixed, and Mastered at Pestilent Path productions by Jonathan Wade.

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Forged from wood and sound as the leaves were turning, Amattr is the brainchild of the guitarist known simply as Vidarr the Terrible. He made a New Years Resolution to make an album by the end of the year. After failing at writing more material for a Hard Rock or Power Metal album, Vidarr turned to his new favorite genre: Stoner Metal. ... more

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