Melodic Power/Folk Metal ist das Steckenpferd der italienischen Band ELVENKING, die soeben mit der Auskopplung `Throes of Atonement´ samt Lyricvideo ihren neuen Studiodreher „Reader of the Runes – Luna“ ankündigen. Dieser markiert das dritte und damit letzte Kapitel der gleichnamigen Trilogie, aus der bereits „Reader of the Runes – Divination“ (2019) sowie „Reader of the Runes – Rapture“ (2023) erschienen sind.
Die Band kommentiert:
“Throes of Atonement” reflects a big part of the atmospheres and the mood of this third and final chapter of the “Reader of the Runes” concept trilogy. It pays tribute to the epic power metal of the 90s, a significant influence for our early days to the extent that it could almost come out of our first album “Heathenreel”. This album delves into the past of the characters in this story, revealing the reasons behind the Reader of the Runes‘ wrath in the previous chapter. „Throes of Atonement“ focuses on two characters, exploring adolescent jealousy and narrow-mindedness that ultimately lead to hatred and betrayal. For all the harm inflicted, whether intentional or unintentional, the ultimate punishments were penance and death.“
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LYRICS:
On the riverbank, she stood there motionless
And looked at her, malicious devilish
The Queen of gloat – her beauty she won’t mourn
Dissident, she stood there sacrosanct
A spouse of Christ, saint untouchable
And she despised – the brightness of her mind
A jig of misery, the ballet of the fallen
A sad sad song, untuned and lorn blown out by the wind
For all the harm you’ve done
Now penance has begun
Betrayers, deceivers
Rats and unbelievers
I stare into their eyes
Fragments before she died
Just craving for some help
Throes of atonement
A rivalry, adolescent jealousy
Burning deep, reducing in cinder and flames
The beliefs of a childhood’s tail
An unclean creature, Chimera of the Old One
Preacher, impure and servant of heathenry
She deserves her destiny
A jig of misery, the ballet of the fallen
A sad sad song, untuned and lorn blown out by the wind
For all the harm you’ve done
Now penance has begun
Betrayers, deceivers
Rats and unbelievers
I stare into their eyes
Fragments before she died
Just craving for some help
Throes of atonement