[Verse 1]
Scour the fields with a gaze of hate
Patrolling the kingdom he dominates
Master, lord, the dragon king
Ruler of the air he breathes
[Verse 2]
He doesn’t hurt or strangulate
The river demon terminates
Oppose his rule and see what waits
Witness the master of death
[Chorus]
Born out of fire
Born out of flames
Born with an evil that flows in its veins
Born out of hatred
Born out of Hell
Born of the river of… death!
[Solo - Carnell]
[Verse 3]
Ruthless killer and voracious
The only true tyrant of Cretaceous
Breaker of bones, cracker of skulls
King of all who bleeds
[Verse 4]
He doesn’t beat or amputate
The river demon annihilates
Oppose his rule and see what waits
Behold the master of death
Sometimes when bands move from demo to first release, they lose something: not as fast or not as evil or too produced.
This album is not one of them.
The recording is cleaner, so you can hear things better than _Rise of Death_ but otherwise, this has the same black thrash from the speed layer of the Abyss sound.
Highly recommended for fans of Shakma, Nuclear Revenge, early Kreator, or Gallower.
Several horns way up. perverseosmosis
Pretty much the best Black/Speed Metal I've listened to since I learned about Evil Invaders and Vulture. Everything you'd love to be reminded of about this musical era is there. The influences are what you'd expect too: Motörhead, Venom, Bathory, early Slayer, Celtic Frost; aggressive vocals, tortured guitar solos, pounding drums; everything is fast, clear and still a little grimy, but without reverb cranked up to the max. Amazing band, amazing album. Odiumediae