Rotting Christ - "The Raven" (by Edgar Allan Poe)

The Raven (by Edgar Allan Poe)

I fall from the holy empire,an angel that loosing his path.
I am tormented with passion and fire, i am tormented with pride,greed and lust

The raven,
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore-
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,

I am dreaming flying higher and higher, i am dreaming hope, fear,love and pain
My gracefull forbidden desire,they always call whisper my name

“Prophet!” said I, “thing of evil!-prophet still, if bird or devil!
Whether Tempter sent, or whether tempest tossed thee here ashore,
Desolate yet all undaunted, on this desert land enchanted,
On this home by Horror haunted-tell me truly, I implore.
Is there-is there balm in Gilead?-tell me-tell me, I implore!
Quoth the Raven “Nevermore”.


I fall from the holy empire,an angel that loosing his path.
I am tormented with passion and fire, i am tormented with pride,greed and lust

Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,
Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before;
Be that word our sign of parting, bird or fiend!” I shrieked, upstarting
Leave no black plume as a token of that lie thy soul hath spoken!
Leave my loneliness unbroken!-quit the bust above my door!
Take thy beak from out my heart,

I fall from the holy empire,an angel that loosing his path.
I am tormented with passion and fire, i am tormented with pride,greed and lust

And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting
On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;
And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon’s that is dreaming,
And the lamp-light o’er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor;
And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
Shall be lifted-nevermore!

Το νέο album των Rotting Christ είναι προ των πυλών. Οι ηγέτες της Ελληνικής black metal σκηνής επιστρέφουν δισκογραφικά μετά από τρία χρόνια. Ο διάδοχος του "Rituals" (Φεβρουάριος 2016) τιτλοφορείται "The Heretics" κι αναμένεται τον επόμενο μήνα...

Band: Rotting Christ
Country of origin: Greece
Location: Athens, Attica
Formed in: 1987
Genre: Black Metal
Lyrical themes: Anti-Christianity, Occultism, Greek mythology, Satanism
Years active: 1987-present

Lyric video: "The Raven"
Album: "The Heretics"
Type: Full length
Release date: February 15th, 2019
Label: Season of Mist
Format: CD, 12" vinyl, Cassette

Track listing:
01. In the Name of God 04:14
02. Vetry zlye (Ветры злые) 03:13
03. Heaven and Hell and Fire 04:52
04. Hallowed Be Thy Name 05:06
05. Dies Irae 03:46
06. I Believe (Πιστεύω) 03:42
07. Fire God and Fear 04:50
08. The Voice of the Universe 05:23
09. The New Messiah 03:07
10. The Raven 05:23

Band members:
Themis Tolis - Drums
Sakis Tolis - Guitars, Vocals, Keyboards
Van Ace - Bass
George Emmanuel - Guitars (lead)

Guest/Session:
Irina Zybina - Vocals
Dayal Patterson - Intoning (track 7)
Melechesh Ashmedi - Vocals (track 8)
Stratis Steele - Intoning (track 10)

Miscellaneous staff:
Sakis Tolis - Producer
George Emmanuel - Engineering
Maximos Manolis - Artwork
Jens Bogren - Mixing, Mastering