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The Great Destroyer

by Horizon's End

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George Kaggelaris
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George Kaggelaris Oh my God, what a release! The fourth album of the Greek Progressive Metallers is one of its kind! Excellent musicianship with diverse influences, but balanced in a way that you do not feel they are irrelevant to each other! Great songwriting, along with a concept that moves you: War and it's devastating effects to children. Please do yourselves a favor and buy this masterpiece! Favorite track: The Trail of Notes.
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1.
Damage 06:59
The hand that feeds me It's going to release me and shove me to the back to see how fares my poor luck He'll stab me, my master and I will lick him faster aggression, regression my heart jumps to his voice Behold, heed the words we sold let's make a new deal and hold all our horses bold will starving children uphold our laws and punish me for my sins? The edge of our tall tale I'm begging him to no avail please rescue my yard sale and joyful I'll sing and hail I'm coming my master to love your luscious luster pus oozing teeth falling I had it coming now Feed me, shove me spare me new deal Hold me, starve me punish me
2.
Here in the land of upheaval and ash My path is crumbling to dust The fires of toxic flesh eating my soul yet their soothing hiss leaves me aghast My future's dead like my father's before My thoughts wild course in dismay Suddenly she was there through fire and mist Radiant in white, beckoning me Sweet child of angels Last to succumb For all men must feed Linger with me now First to ascend and cherish the dream Tied were my hands then but loose was my tongue until I broke down and cried Gently she whispered the secrets of old yet a doubt crossed her face like a knife Her features blurred and her eyes melt in pools Her skull rose gold like the sun The Great Destroyer appeared in her place Bigger the hope, greater the fall
3.
I felt in my dream the gentle embrace of sounds laughing, crying, mocking, dying I followed their source impressed by the force of the siren-like wailing guiding me through parts unknown I stumbled upon a forest of pines with the sweetest scent Pungent with a touch of snow Rotten bodies in a row The dead and the dying around me denying their fate how I envied their plight One tried to grab my knee one smiled in sympathy gave me a push, told me to go and never look back on my dreams Scream and forget Change chapter instead Enter a brand new world the future unfold Different worlds, same old woes Kind and tender killing words All this bloodshed makes me see red That's how free men cease to be I left them behind and followed the trail of notes dancing, swirling, notes deceiving A man dressed in wool, a snake and a fool An unholy trinity counting my steps to the shore And barefoot I ran my blood on the stones made them slippery and the ones pursuing me lost their marbles and their wit These accidents happen when creatures misshappen believe they can conquer the sea Finally reached the shore I was prepared for more and they appeared, dauntless veneer but melting with fear before my eyes A black sun took their lives A giant wave arrives Enter their water grave A new way to pave Different worlds brave new woes Cold and hard the hands that heal Worlds uncharted, late departed That's how free men stay free
4.
Another War 06:01
Time reaps the dreams of creation I stand alone at the edge Fields of war, pieces of art forlorn with blood we cover our souls Another war to cleanse our earthdome Another strife for kids with no home We left our fates to men without honour No more, no more Oceans of hate boil to oblivion He stands conceited in flames The Great Destroyer of hopes and dreams His love just means to my end Another war to cleanse our earthdome Another strife for kids with no home We left our fates to men without honour We lost our wares to men without sorrow
5.
Tell me how can you sleep with all the pain you give Show me your warmless smiles beneath your ivory lips I can't deny your intelligence Neither can I see beyond your plans The war you brew for us all The terror, the anguish come to stay And I feel you Inside my head Counting memories killing my dreams Then the shame will come to enslave us all Catalyst of fear The way of all flesh is... Give me your precious time and i will prove you wrong Try me try me but don't expect me to belong These are the last days of mankind's obsession with Death and his maiden awaits us all No compromise, no lies Just killings, pure beginnings And I feel you Inside my head Counting memories killing my dreams Then the shame will come to enslave us all Catalyst of fear The way of all flesh is death
6.
Remember the days when the sun still set Remember the ways of the folk we met How cruel was their fate Still they dwelled in bliss Brimming with ignorance and defeat The scavengers came with their toys and laughs Like children in haste wicked little rats For someone to live someone else must die A lousy work for the world to deny Far beyond the posts of war We wait for the world to change again They will rise again Heroes of the wicked game To save us from our prophets and to guide us through the night They will rise again under banners of pure gold to bathe in virgin waters while we crawl towards the light Believe in your self So you used to say A symbol of peace Love will find its way Now your cold embrace worms that eat my flesh Festering, in decay I feel blessed They will rise again... ...and they will die again
7.
Nightmares 07:03
Nightmares grow like fireworks in the sky In the night my fears are growing high Monsters marching Hell on earth tonight Iron footsteps crush my only hope I can't hide no more Please god let me wither away Balancing on the edge of darkness God hear my cry When the moon chase away my blackest nightmares We'll sail away to the sky To confess is to betray my beliefs Yet can I stay strong again or beast of burden Heavy falls the hammer of his justice Nightmares walk through the streets This city roars like a beast Nightmares killing the kids and eat them, a gory feast
8.
The Parade 07:26
Empty streets Faded dreams My heart bleeds My mind sings All god's joy False decoy Fear the day we went astray Now we burn Yellow and red I will help you stay dead Tears of joy My poor boy Come and join the parade Come and join the feast of the dead men Their hollow gaze to a dead end The silent music of children's cries Come, don't try to hide It's futile to resist Come and lose your self There's no regret, just the parade Come and join the parade
9.
There comes a time in our lives when just the crying won't suffice The children beg for something more This night will see the people stand before their enemies and fight led by the voices from the sea "Kill them, make them bleed and drown them in their piss make them see their loved ones die" Come to my arms Now you'll see the world through different eyes Don't take long, witness, before it's too late how turns the tide of war And now the sea will absolve me of fear I always thought that you would care to see our troublemakers bare and gently rock them in your waves But when the cruelty of man reaches the summit of God's plan with open arms you take us in "Rocky bottom now your bed The pressure caving in your head The deep now your abode" Fear the unborn waves of sorrow Fear the growing new tomorrow Fear the voices from the sea Fear what they want you to be
10.
Don't speak, just bow 'cause I don't know how We’ve opened the door and let the dogs of war Behind your fears your inner beliefs The hopes and the dreams that you've suppressed before I have come a long way to fulfil the realities of your dream now I'm one with the sorrow no time to borrow, just this empty day I have come a long way to forget The responsibilities threat to make us rise from our ashes amidst the flashes of the war machine Help me, help me end this misery and sail away, far away where the sun still shines Guide me, guide me through the yesterdays when all was new, bright and true Where no war defies the future of our hopes and dreams The bright new day you promised now will never be Now free from sin With no eyes or skin These postcards from war is all we're famous for Lust for our blood the void in our hearts Amidst chaos and ruin the Grand Design's brewing Time will tell the merits of our tales when the Great Destroyer fails You've got to take what you're given and be forgiven, or He'll come again Here among the dying and the dead where the martyrs meet their end I'll be singing my last song Somehow it feels wrong when the crowds are slain Don't fear me now and don't kiss me now Just empty your mind and dream a better life Follow the sounds of guns and the crowds Across fields of death we'll take our final breath

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"The Great Destroyer" takes the band to the very next level in terms of musicianship, songwriting and lyrical expression. A magnum opus that combines a wide range of influences (from classical music, to Manos Hatzidakis' artistic vision and from 70s Symphonic Prog and 80s futurism to the Progressive Metal of yesterday and today).

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released May 19, 2023

Horizon's End are:
Vassilios Topalides vocals
Kosta Vreto guitars
Kostas Scandalis bass
Sakis Bandis keyboards
Stergios Kourou drums

Additional vocals on track 09 by Theoharis (Hail Spirit Noir)
Produced and mixed by Kostas Scandalis and Sakis Bandis.
Mastered by Kostas Scandalis at Infinity Studio (Dec 2022 - Feb 2023)
All music, lyrics and arrangements by Sakis Bandis
Drums arranged by Stergios Kourou

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Horizon's End Thessaloniki, Greece

HORIZON'S END is one of the most historical metal acts of Greece.
In 2019 the band was reactivated, releasing their 3rd album "Skeleton Keys" to critical acclaim. 2023 will see HORIZON'S END releasing their 4th album called "The Great Destroyer", an album dealing with the theme of war, especially its effects to children. ... more

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