Das niedersächsische Old School Death Metal Duo SLAUGHTERDAY präsentiert „Dread Emperor“ samt Video und damit den Titelsong ihrer neuen, fünften Studioscheibe, die am Freitag, 13. Februar 2026, erscheinen wird.
Guitarist Jens Finger sagt:
„‘Dread Emperor’ is quintessential Slaughterday – an unrelenting journey through old school death metal, from slow, crushing doom to blistering aggression, crowned with soaring melodic solos.”
Sänger Bernd Reiners ergänzt:
“The lyrics portray the Dread Emperor as the ultimate embodiment of fear itself, a timeless force that rules through terror and despair. With a world consumed by oppression, hopelessness, and submission, the track channels darkness and chaos to mirror the raw power of fear unleashed, making it both a sonic and thematic assault.“
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Lyrics:
Older than time
From the dawn of oblivion
Cloaked in decay
In his name the world shall fall
Dread Emperor
Dread Emperor
In the forest of doom
He feeds on the screams of their demise
Planting his seed
Deep inside their feeble souls
Dread Emperor
Dread Emperor
Through fear and terror, he ascends
He rules the world in endless gloom
Crowned in abjection and despair
A horrid truth left to endure
A kingdom built on endless woe
The light of hope is swallowed whole
Shadows twist beneath his throne
Slaves that serve his silent will
Praise his name
Embrace your fate
Submit to the
Dread Emperor
Dread Emperor