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Heathen Chronicles

by Svelsurdus

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(Instrumental)
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Chronicle II - Caliphate’s devastation Raging hordes with deadly intentions were riding towards European nations. The Byzantine king could not prevail and so he called our powers for help. Thousands of men riding furious horses went to war against the foreign forces. And those of the enemies who saw that rush knew that their efforts will soon be crushed. There was no weapon against the cold snow for our doomed and desperate foes. They were not able to break the blockades, they ate the flesh of their dead comrades. Starvation along with severe diseases broke their armies into small pieces. No signs were left of their passionate strife, as more than thirty-thousand had died. "We had to take part in this painful war, as we fought together for a greater cause. We sacrificed lives but these lands are now safe and we proved that Europe cannot be enslaved!"
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Chronicle III - Battle of Pliska The evil emperor crossed our borders, his warriors followed his deadly orders. All those who faced them died being their prey, the ones who survived lost all of their faith. His armies performed bloody assault on innocent people that had no fault. Chaos, destruction and fire they spread, leaving behind their backs thousands of dead. The ruler of ours offered peace, as the horrific destruction increased, but blinded by hunger for power and greed, the evil invader did not end his deeds. The brave men decided to oppose this campaign, they couldn't allow the aggressor to reign. While he was spreading death and destruction, they raised blockades getting ready for action. In that fateful morning there was no way back, through the dark fog our brothers attacked. And there, in the mountain forest pass, blood of our enemies covered the grass. Then it was time for the tyrant himself, he fell as a victim of his bloody hell. Hopeless he stood there as deadly cold thrills were crawling through his spine the time he was killed. "With silver and metal his skull will be forged, bring me the wine and fire the torch. The skull of the one who opposed my will in thanks to my gods now with wine I shall fill."
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Chronicle IV - Blood Betrayal He was a son of our great king, but his father could never think or foresee the darkness that his son was bearing inside and that he had chosen a foreign guide. Born royal son he became a betrayer, spreading foreign faith, words and prayers. He denied and forsake our gods and his kin, he accused our native faith as a sin. He abandoned his people's beliefs and traditions, taking the side of the dark and malicious, but then our ruler raised the sword against his own son's malignant goal. "Now I will warn you that if you go on you will not live to see the next dawn. Here I ask you to leave this faith for when the sun rises it will be too late." "This faith I'm now dying for by father's hand will soon be spread through all of your lands. No matter that I'll die cursed and uncrowned, temples of my god will rise from the ground." And then the king raised his glorious sword while the betrayer was praying to his lord. "You've chosen your path and your blood will be shed, as betraying your roots and true faith means death."
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Chronicle V - Chronicle V - The Last Pagan Uprising In age of religious turmoil he was born, his father in christian ways was sworn. For his heathen blood the new faith was a bane and he made an oath to break its chains. The dark path of Christ with death was laid, they raped our souls and stole our faith. But still he refused to bow his head, if their way was christian, his choice would be death. He rose a campaign to revive the old ways with sword, shield and axe under sun's rays. He fought his way through the enslaved lands and in time his influence began to expand. When the king heard of his son's crusade, he couldn't believe that he was betrayed. The army was gathered, an order was given, with no signs of mercy they must spare no heathen. "My son, my own blood, now stands against me, but wrath of my God is what you shall see. I hoped that you can be my faithful successor, but then you became a pagan aggressor. These deeds of yours leave me no choice, I cannot leave you to reign and rejoice. For all of your evil insurgent endeavour I'll blind you and chain you in dungeons forever." "I dedicated my life to a cause - to bring back the old faith at any cost. And if some of your people cross my path, they all will witness a christian bloodbath."

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Svelsurdus is a Black Metal project that was spontaneously formed in December 2021. Being inspired by bands from all over Europe that pay homage and respect to their fatherland, culture, traditions and pagan history, we, D. and K., decided to do something similar, however, in our own manner. The whole material for the "Heathen chronicles" album, except the lyrics of the last track, was written in about three weeks in December 2021. Lyrics for the last track were written somewhere during the first months of 2022. The lyrical aspect of the album is inspired by important events and people from the pre-Christian history of Bulgaria. The name "Svelsurdus" comes from the Thracian mythology and it is one of the several names of an obscure Thracian deity of thunder, lightning and rain. The album was recorded in different sessions during the first three months of 2022 in minimalistic home environment. Mixing and mastering work was done by Martin Tsenov in his Fimbulwinter studio in Iceland, however, he did not only mix and master the album but also wrote and recorded the first track, the intro, all by himself and that way he took part in the composing process too. The artwork used for the layout of the album, again - inspired by the same aspects as the lyrics, is all hand drawn by Elvira who also assisted with the layout editing. Svelsurdus’ goal is to inspire the listeners to embrace their own culture, to live for their nation and to dedicate their lives to their Fatherland. Sincere thanks to all of you who were involved in the project and helped us to shape the final vision of our pagan manifestation.

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released October 12, 2022

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Svelsurdus is a Black Metal project that was spontaneously formed in December 2021. Being inspired by bands from all over Europe that pay homage and respect to their fatherland, culture, traditions and pagan history, we, D. and K., decided to do something similar, however, in our own manner. ... more

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