Overtuere To Madness, by AXEMASTER

Overtuere To Madness

by AXEMASTER

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Stephan Metal Church meets Anvil ! Excellent US-Traditional/Power-Metal with Thrash-Flair! Favorite track: Forsaken.

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1.	Entering Madness 00:49	info	buy track
2.	Sanity's Requiem 04:10 video	lyrics	buy track
This clawed monster I see that which came from inside of me Horror of thought made flesh shambling form unleashed These rotting limbs no match for the hopeless spirit wretched Unseen abomination guardian of ancient wrong Path of anguish leads to unsilent statues held there Dive into darkness the darkness within Give in to the music of sanitys requiem Stare not too long into the abyss else the abyss stares back into you Hidden city living death silent corruption outstretched Stone stairway leading on into minds kingdom gone Insidious madness burrows deep sowing darkness eternally
3.	Forsaken 04:30	lyrics	buy track
When no one stands beside you and trust has been betrayed When pain is all that is known and hearts begin to rage If failure of comrades is all that is your plight Night descends and makes its mark shutting out the light I stand upon this battle field see my foe draw nigh Turn to find I'm all alone death is at my side Abandoned again like ash in the wind Less damage done by enemy than friend Battle rage is ripped asunder the world is alight Evil comes and finds me abandoned again Come now ancient enemy and find me holding fast My blade free from binding my shield is my wrath The sword upon my hip it rattles in it's sheath The fear I feel is all I know I accept and welcome it No more needed allies I kept in the past The fray is joined my power felt in battle rage I'm damned
4.	Dream Or Nightmare 04:21	lyrics	buy track
As I lie in silent night prey me safe in holy light Fingers brush back my hair it seems As sharpest teeth invade my dreams Welcome to the illusion Where shadow chases sin Where sighs turn to desperate cries (and I ask/Is this dream) Is this dream or nightmare A flash of movement I cannot see turning quick I feel the breeze Brick made hallway leading on Begin to run I feel the draw Darkest hallway beckons forth Stretching to infinity on Rapacious hands reaching toward me Cannot wake and cannot breathe
5.	Thirty Pieces Of Silver 04:34	lyrics	buy track
Eternal is my pain eternal is your shame Forked tongue and lies exploiting every game The truth seems not to fall from your lips at all actions inspired by demons from below 10 for your honor 10 for your soul 10 for your spine 30 pieces of bloody silver and you'll be fine You'll not know your crime False prophets nothing more Convinced of their own lies Unable to see the truth right before their eyes Sanctimonious promises spilled like rotting wine Eating flesh with acid breath destruction from inside For your honor you've been paid Your soul it has been stained with 30 pieces of bloody silver The clouds have all but cried their final tears tonight The call of old rings out war has been decreed Fire will rain down on the infidel Raze them from the earth in flames of righteous birth Cull them from this land their lives are in our hands 10, 10, 10
6.	Crimson Haze 04:32	lyrics	buy track
My mind it shatters my soul it breaks Words that fall from your lips are much too hard to take Wordless air hangs between us muted thoughts cloud my mind Cannot speak I'm unable your eyes and lips spill only lies A painful gap forms within me ripping soft flesh from bone The hole expands leaving vacant a void like I've never known Cannot stop forward motion malefic path that I'm on Reaching out to confront you crushing newborn hate I ride the tides of anger sink beneath the waves Letting it wash over me I suffocate in it's wake Fist clenched in feral anger jaw clenched in primal rage The blows that fall from these hands much too hard to take Red air hangs between us violent thoughts mar my mind I scream find my voice now your eyes and lips no longer lie I ride the tides of anger sink beneath the waves Letting it wash over me I drown in this crimson haze
7.	Peeling Skin 04:27	lyrics	buy track
Come lie on this bed of glass and razors Feel the nails in your mind pull you down On this bed enter deepened slumber In sleep you scream cannot make a sound Peeling skin once again See light so loud it deafens Hear sound so bright that it blinds Plead for immolation of the senses Apocryphal blessing in disguise Please god can't take any more Won't you come and shut my door A huddled form upon the floor Release me can't take any more Pull back the facade and see underneath Look in the mirror feel fear increase Look inside see what you really are A thing of pain a mass of bundled scars Come lie on this bed of glass and razors
8.	Sinister 04:38	lyrics	buy track
Whitechapel cringes 'neath the cold embrace of fear Red fiend holds bloody court in chill victorian dark Woos cobblestone courtesans ripping out their hearts Sinister is the night Sinister dark delight This small death played on gut and spring This greater death to climax brings Letters sent from hell red script and hellish prose From Ten Bells into the night To dance upon knifes keen edge Her partner first step to last comes he Ripper Jack Silent cruel death prowling the night Shrouded figure called Ripper Jack
9.	Statute Of Liberty 04:59	lyrics	buy track
No more servant leaders just power money and greed Armchair generals on the hill the led no longer free Give me liberty or give me death They put us up against the wall pull the trigger see us fall Yet another book of law impedes The Statute Of Liberty Tragedy fuels agenda ambition of mortal fools Control is the final outcome Through the use of human tools Give me liberty give them death The blind follow the blind to the precipice sharpest edge Trading freedoms sweet taste for the safety of chains Vampiric culture breeding ground for avarice Feeding on each other while the architects walk in palaces Blood and bile spew forth from the power mad and corrupt Burn the building around them Fiddle madly like Nero while it falls
10.	Ashes 04:01	lyrics	buy track
Blackened walls I cannot see the paint it peels it bleeds it screams Blackened skies rain down on me the air ignites with sulphurous reek Simple solace I cannot find I once was lost but now I'm blind Deep in the mouth of madness Imprisoned and damned In the mouth of madness that's where I am Blackened walls they fall within breaking under weight of sin Blackened skies cease to rain flames not quenched bringing pain Alkaloid fire lesson learned I once was empty now I burn Ashes in my mouth ashes in my eyes Ashes everywhere before I even realized Burned by fire In the air that I breathe in the shit that I eat The blood of the damned is poisoning me Cursed by liars
11.	Chylde 04:25 video	lyrics	buy track
Wander through the silent forest the forest of ancient trees Walk the path of Merlin wise the spaces in between Enchantment hangs like a cloak illusion without a care Simple spells cast a net a gentle mortal snare Seek out the shining thron dance the changling dream Knock upon the unfound door and join the Seilie Queen Come chylde take my hand we of the living darque Come chylde make our stand we are more than man Come chylde take my hand we of the living darque Come chylde make our stand living by our hearts Run through the barren land the land in moonlight bathed The earth thrums 'neath your feet like sinew in your legs Feel pride in sharpened tooth in deadly pointed fang Bring rule to the wild pack the law of wolf not man Scent your prey on the breeze the silent night time air Claim the name lycanthrope howling out your cares Stride across the concrete jungle the jungle of steel and glass Dance under ambient neon concealed from daylights rays Untouched by passing time your silent sanguine life
12.	Dark Souls 03:48	lyrics	buy track
The night closes in like a second skin Wrapped in darkness once again Takes away pain and feeds the rage Time to kill and purge the sin Run little rabbit run and hide Keep to the shadows where I abide Better remember as you cross that line There's no soul darker than mine Mask of light holds dark desires I'm a coiled serpent ready to strike Your innocence lost under venomous fang You're tattered and torn and faceless named False mask falls through ember and flame Frees my rotting soul trapped within To hell departs forsake this plane Justice served of dark angels tainted wings The silent fall the fall from grace The hunter turns and becomes the prey
13.	Epic 07:29	lyrics	buy track
This sword do I take leather guard the same I gird myself for battle the right to stake my claim Sheathing now my weapon all this I prepare Ride upon winged steed to see the golden weir Birthright of olympus within this mortal coil Straining always to attain rightful power and skill Equine muscles flex beneath driving upwards still Flying forward moving on simple strength of will Raising now my blade challenge issued forth Grant me entrance do this now I am rightfully yours You dare demand right of birth you may never enter A mortal cursed the taint upon you seals you out If you choose to risk the buffetting winds And rail against the lightning sharp Cerberus lies in wait below for those with finite hearts I will not falter falter from the path You say I cannot enter yet there must be a way Only half mortal this taint you see Gladly would it fall away if olympus welcomed me So with this sacrifice you offer to pave the shining way To shed the mortal flesh to let it fall this day Are you prepared Take this mortal half burn it all away Let the god stride forth and take his place this day Birthright of olympus no longer mortal coil Now and forevermore my rightful power I wield

about

The banner AXEMASTER still might be familiar to many genre-lovers. In 1987 (“Blessing In The Skies”, Azra Records!) and 1990 (“Death Before Dishonor”), the Power Metal group from Ohio have released two very underrated, cult albums.

After 25 years, the guys are back with “Overture To Madness”; released through Pure Steel Records. Old trademarks, known from the band for decades, also will be presented. Nevertheless, the band has arrived in the brave new world, but they still deliver their old passion without any compromises. On all twelve tracks partly aggressive, classical Metal is joining forces with a modern, bright, but also authentic production. Some Thrash influences and the rough, deeper vocals of the new, talented front man Geoff McGraw also fit perfect to the whole concept.

AXEMASTER are lords of the American underground; and “Overture To Madness” shows it up perfectly!