A Silent Vigil

from Decameron by Throne of Heresy

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A futile endeavour
Truth has departed
The flock is scattered
As the wolf rages

Plague is poured out
Engulfing the lambs
Acolytes of Satan
Have overturned the temples

Children die
For the sins of their fathers
Untended
The vine is blighted by sin

The priests of god are unchaste
Their deeds not matching their name
Peace and patience
Thoroughly plundered

Northward
Through Teutonic lands
Where none but the dead
Keep their silent vigil

As the plague marches on
Crossing the pastures green
Into the mountainous north
Ancient and hale

Crops rot where they grow
Cattle lie dead in the fields
The lands of men
Lie desolate in the stillness

And over it all
A silence so loud
No man can escape
The susurration of death
Like the murmur of a storm approaching

From ancient Byzantium
To the black gates of Antioch
Harken the wail of despair

A futile endeavour
The curse of existence
The end infernal
As carcasses burn

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from Decameron, released November 3, 2017

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Throne of Heresy Mjölby, Sweden

Beginning in 2009 as a thrash/death metal act, Throne of Heresy have continuously evolved and expanded their sound since the debut "Stench of Deceit".

Sophomore outing "Antioch" featured a much darker sound than before, which the band has built on for their latest release; the concept album "Decameron", out on November 3 2017. Listen to it in full here on Bandcamp! ... more

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