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,
Limited shirts printed only to order.
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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Drums recorded as part of the Gyddigg sessions of 2013, and now assembled for your listening pleasure. Thank you.
lyrics
Surrounded by orcs with hateful tongues
their speech songs are horrid
their faces are worse
surrounded by orcs
you cannot escape
hemmed in by orcs encroaching each day
you weep for your childhood
so pure and afar
surrounded by orcs
the light fades away!
In dreams you would call for a white elvish blade
to drive home your vengeance
the heart of your hate
you’d burn every bridge
so there’d be no escape
creatures with masters hate those that are free
those without worth seek the basest decree
Give them no quarter
keep them away!
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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