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Astaarth - Golden Age of a Dead Empire

by Astaarth

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atarrabi An album which brings the best of 90s black metal, full of epic melodies. Favorite track: To die with a sword in hand.
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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    20 years later, Astaarth "Golden Age of a Dead Empire" returns.

    Edition featuring exclusive live bonus tracks.
    Digipack in gold or silver version.
    Ltd. 200.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Astaarth - Golden Age of a Dead Empire via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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After many glorious fights which Covered our dukedom with glory At down of January 5, 1477 The sun was rising on snowy land Near Nancy All our ennemies gathered in front of our Powerful army For a sacred battle that none will ever forget. He is dead with sword in hand That was the destiny of our powerful duke But now, it’s our turn, to with sword in hand To fight for our dukedom. Then the charge begin The front lines were crushed But with courage our great army Overcame the terrible onslaught Another charge was declared The gathering of our ennemies The army of our dukedom Did not want to surrender They fought with courage With the duke Charles at their head Riding with his glorious banner And his sword in hand A spear he fell down from his horse He was lying on the floor his skull crushed. The final great duke Dead with sword in hand On a battle field Courage and bravery was his life Honor and pride was his death And today we are proud To rise the sword Cause we know we will die With sword in hand. He is dead with sword in hand That was the destiny of our powerful duke But now, it’s our turn, to with sword in hand To fight for our dukedom. But now, it’s our turn, to with sword in hand To fight for our dukedom.
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Iron reigned in master, when I was born Death reigned in mistress, when I started my life Of my youth, I have no memories of child’s plays I only see me learning handle weapons No redresses of mother and father They reached me to have no fear and no mercy In this ages, no. friendship and no senses Violence and destruction where my world Only a children, but so hatred by death and desolation Through the candlelight, I remember my life Through the candlelight, A life passed to light Later, my cleverness to handle my sword push me to be a great warrior I was in all the great battle, side by side with my king To fifth every enemies from where they from My sword and axes strike again and again to protect my king and serve my god. Through the candlelight, I remember my life Through the candlelight, A life passed to light But in a crusade where I wasn’t A coward’s sword took the life of our beloved king I wasn’t there to protect my master So I put down my sword forever Decades are passed, I am older than I had ever hope I have no regrets but no pride of my past life I hadn’t any friends except my sword. Do we acquire wisdom by the destruction of our enemies
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COMING FROM THE BORNHOLM ISLAND DESCENDANT OF THE GLORIOUS SCANDINAVIA, THE BURGUNDIANS OUR ANCESTORS LEAVING THEIR ISLAND SAILING ON THE ODER AND VISTULE THEY PASSED BY THE MAIN AND RHIN SUBMITTED SABAUDIA AND SPREAD THEM IN BRESSE, JURA, BUGEY AND DIJON, HEADED BY GUNTHER, THE FAMOUS KING X2 "LA FOY DE BOURGOGNE" IS OUR SENTENCE WE ARE PROUD OF OUR LAND THIS SENTENCE IS THE SYMBOL OF OUR RESISTANCE AGAINST OUR ENNEMIES AND INVADERS HIS SENTENCE IS THE TRIBUTE WE GIVE OT OUR GLORIOUS DEADS. THESE LANDS WAS UPON OUR KINGDOM SREAD BY GONDEBAUD THE POWERFUL KNIG HE KNEW TO PROTECT THE KINGDOM BY HIS STRENGTH AT FiGHT LEAVING A LAND WTIH HER GRANDEUR. THESE LANDS WAS UPON OUR KINGDOM THEN THE FRENCH INVADERS TOOK THEIR LANDS WHICH KEPT ON THEIR HEAD THE FIRST BURGUNDIAN DUKS' SUCCESSORS THEN COMING AT THE DUKDOM HEAD THE FIRST OF THE LAST FOUR DUKS HIS NAME WAS, PHILIPPE LE HARDI THE HOPE TO SEE THE DUKDOM INDEPENDANCE FREE OF THIS OCCUPANTS. HIS SUCCESSOR WAS A GLORIOUS KING HIS NAME WAS JEAN SANS PEUR HE DIED AT MONTREAU MURDERED BY SOME CHARLE VI TRAITORS HIS SON PHILIPPE LE BON TOOK THE DUKDOM DESTINY PHILIPPE SPREAD OUR FABULOUS DUKDOM HE WAS A GREAT CLAIRVOYANT HE AVENGE HIS FATHER'S DEATH JUST BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF OUR LAST OCCIDENTAL DUK THE POWERFULL CHARLES LE TEMERAIRE. HIS REING WAS THE GLORY OF OUR LAND TEMERAIRE HE WAS ON BATTLEFIELDS UNTIL THIS DAY IN JUNARY HE DEID AT FIGHT, VICTIM OF HIS ENEMIES THE DUK DOM WAS DESTROYED, BUT « LA FOY DE BOURGOGNE" IS STILL IN OUR HEART
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Under a starry shy Of a harsh winter An icy wind blows stronger While we march, on the battle field At the head of our troops Our great banner Fly in the wind This great banner Famous for centuries Has on it our four colors Shining like a diamond. Refrain Yellow, like our fields of wheat Red, like the blood of our ancestors Blue, like our summer skies White, like our whiter snow These are the colors of our banner This flag is our pride Always at our side during a battle A symbol of our identity A symbol of our dukedom We fifth for it Through centuries of war It was always at our side Like a jewel which we know to protect For the power of our dukedom Refrain Yellow, like our fields of wheat Red, like the blood of our ancestors Blue, like our summer skies White, like our whiter snow These are the colors of our banner And even today we are still proud To see it adorning our country’s towns More than a flag, it is an emblem Of our dear country Only it shows our resistance To those who occupy us Liberty will come through fighting And in the lead, our beloved flag On which the colors will shine in the wind For the honor of our children Who will carefully guard it Refrain Yellow, like our fields of wheat Red, like the blood of our ancestors Blue, like our summer skies White, like our whiter snow These are the colors of our banner
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Available at the end of November in digipack version.
Reissue of Astaarth's first album - Golden Age of a Dead Empire (2002), including exclusive live bonus tracks.
8-page booklet.
Available in two versions: Gold or silver.
Ltd 200

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released November 25, 2023

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