The wolf at Symbel, laughing at the gods with his mead horn.
Released with 'Hammerwych' singl, August 4th 2014.
Black print on grey Gildan Ultra cotton shirt.
Pre-orders taken now for late August despatch,
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Cut off date 17th August 2014.
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SWR018 SYMBEL - 'Hammerwych' cassette
Cassette + Digital Album
Limited edition cassette from SunshineWardRecordings of the US. Gold tape leader.. A tribute to the AngloSaxon Staffordshire Hoard found in Hammerwich by Lichfiled UK in 2009.Never to repressed, ever. SOLD OUT, US customers: sunshineward.storenvy.com Buy now!
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Recovered track from SYMBEL lost 'Gyddigg' album, recorded in 2004. Lyrics formed part of a ( now lost! ) story.
lyrics
Arose from centuries of war
the darkest land we spoil
Our paths were strewn with war!
What was it for?
Where are we now?
Where are we is this our land
beneath this fenland grass
and what became of our
wives and children?
Where are we now?
What is this place?
Look ahead there burns white light
and so we crowded around the walls of stone
and tapped upon the glass
alone she sat
the fire burned forth
we fought to see
and through the window
she looked right through them
drawing the curtains
against the ancient dusk
We must wake them all...
And on the night sky
go the voices
unheard voices, in the fens,
Lost legions fighting nowhere
When they die, they carry on
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This has been staple listening for me since I first got the CD in 2006. Raw but not to the extent that it is unlistenable, the riffs are heavy and memorable, with each song having it's own identity.
Wartooth's vocals are certainly a highlight of Bretwaldas' sound. Rough and gritty, in the best way, as he snarls out lyrics about Dark Ages warriors, heathenism and nature. If you can imagine if Lemmy was a Brummie and sang on an early Black Sabbath album then you're getting somewhere near the sound of this Midlands duo.
This album is class from beginning to end but if I was to have to choose highlights I'd go for album opener The Haunted Ride, Iron Skies (a song of two gloriously different halves) and Beneath the Eaves. The latter appeared on a CD with Zero Tolerance magazine way back and was the undisputed stand out track on there. Grimslath