Throw yourself

Into the vessel
Of possibilities

Your green muse

The apparatus
For soul mobility

A gateway to secrecy

Spirit, absinthe

Spirit, absinthe

Seven seals

Devilish creatures
Trumpets the end of time

Cloven hooves

Anti-saint Wormwood
Catapulting your mind

Into the jaws of death

Spirit, absinthe

Spirit, absinthe

There’s no return

From this excursion
Of possibilities

You’re at the seventh gate

Spirit, absinthe

Spirit, absinthe

“Let none of this Earth inherit

This vision of my Spirit!

Ghost – Spirit

The beginning of Papa’s war against the short I vowel sound

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Underneath the moonlight of old Hungarian skies

Buried in the blood-drenched earth

These barren lands of ice

She was an evil woman with an evil old soul

Piercing eyes emotionless

A heart so black and cold

Elizabeth, in the chasm where was my soul

Forever young
Elizabeth Bathory in the castle of your death

You’re still alive, Elizabeth

Her pact with Satan

Her despisal of mankind

Her acts of cruelty and her lust for blood

Makes her one of us

Our ancient countess was refused her desires will

To bathe in pure fresh blood

She had peasant virgins killed

Elizabeth, in the chasm where was my soul

Forever young
Elizabeth Bathory in the castle of your death

You’re still alive, Elizabeth

Elizabeth, in the chasm where was my soul

Forever young
Elizabeth Bathory in the castle of your death

You’re still alive, Elizabeth

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Ghost – Elizabeth

I feel your presence amongst us

You cannot hide in the darkness

Can you hear the rumble?

Can you hear the rumble that’s calling?

I know your soul is not tainted

Even though you’ve been told so

Can you hear the rumble?

Can you hear the rumble that’s calling?

I can feel the thunder that’s breaking in your heart

I can see through the scars inside you

I can feel the thunder that’s breaking in your heart

I can see through the scars inside you

A candle casting a faint glow

You and I see eye to eye

Can you hear the thunder?

Oh, can you hear the thunder that’s breaking?

Now there is nothing between us

From now our merge is eternal
Can’t you see that you’re lost?

Can’t you see that you’re lost without me?

I can feel the thunder that’s breaking in your heart

I can see through the scars inside you

I can feel the thunder that’s breaking in your heart

I can see through the scars inside you

Can’t you see that you’re lost without me?

I can feel the thunder that’s breaking in your heart

I can see through the scars inside you

I can feel the thunder that’s breaking in your heart

I can see through the scars inside you!

I can feel the thunder that’s breaking in your heart

I can see through the scars inside you

I can feel the thunder that’s breaking in your heart

I can see through the scars inside you

Ghost – Cirice

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You have the power

You wear the crown

From the Pinnacle to the Pit

It is a long way down

You wield the scepter

You wear the gown

From the Pinnacle to the Pit

It is a long way down

In your empire

They stare and frown

From the Pinnacle to the Pit

It is a long way down

You are cast out from the heavens to the ground

Blackened feathers falling down

You are cast out from the heavens to the ground

Blackened feathers falling down

You will wear your independence like a crown

Cruciger globus

You stand your ground

The orb disfigured

What’s flat looks round


From the Pinnacle to the Pit

It is a long way down

You are cast out from the heavens to the ground

Blackened feathers falling down

You are cast out from the heavens to the ground

Blackened feathers falling down

You will wear your independence like a crown

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Ghost – From the Pinnacle to the Pit

Say a prayer for me
In my memory
Have a taste, another one is through
Damn this place in me
Damn this destiny
I will be the one who cries when you go

Hello misery
You’re the best of me
Hey, someone got the best of you
Come and sleep with me
For infinity
We’ll spend some time and find the rest of you

Break down, break down
Reeling in your head
Rain down, rain down
Innocence is dead

Goodbye Lament, Goodbye Lament
Goodbye faith, I swear I won’t believe

Pray for me
Fading memories
Give me time and I will fade into you
Come and dance with me
I will always be sleeping behind the eyes
That I’m bleeding through

Break down, break down
Reeling in your head
Way down, way down
Innocence is dead

Goodbye Lament, Goodbye Lament
Goodbye faith, I swear I won’t believe

Goodbye Lament, Goodbye Lament
Goodbye faith, I swear I won’t believe

Break down, break down
Reeling in your head
Way down, way down
Innocence is dead

Break down, break down
Reeling in your head
Way down, way down
Innocence is dead

Goodbye Lament, Goodbye Lament
Goodbye faith, I swear I won’t believe

Iommi – Goodbye Lament

Drum Solo, then…

Faster than a bullet
Terrifying scream
Enraged and full of anger
He’s half-man and half-machine


Rides the Metal Monster
Breathing smoke and fire
Closing in with vengeance
Soaring high

He…is…the Painkiller
This…is…the Painkiller

Planets devastated
Mankind’s on its knees
A savior comes from out the skies
In answer to their pleas


Through boiling clouds of thunder
Blasting bolts of steel
Evil’s going under
Deadly wheels

He…is…the Painkiller
This…is…the Painkiller

Faster than a laser bullet
Louder than an atom bomb
Chromium plated boiling metal
Brighter than a thousand suns

Flying high on rapture
Stronger, free and brave
Nevermore en-captured
They’ve been brought back from the grave


With mankind resurrected
Forever to survive
Returns from Armageddon
To the skies

He…is…the Painkiller
This…is…the Painkiller
Wings…of…steel Painkiller
Deadly…wheels Painkiller


He…is…the Painkiller
This…is…the Painkiller

He…is…the Painkiller
This…is…the Painkiller

Pain…pain…
Killer..killer…
Pain…pain…
Killer..killer!

Can’t stop the Painkiller… …pain!

Judas Priest – Painkiller

Good News on the Viking Metal Front!

So while Vikingbard’s following is still small, our music has managed to reach people all across the globe. Not merely here at home in the US, but in Canada, South America, and Europe (fun fact, the countries where our music has reached in Europe are countries where Norsemen either lived – like Sweden and Iceland – or visited, such as Greece and England)!

So stoked for this! Thank you, Vikingbard fans, the Bardings, for spreading our music far beyond my own means. And for any metal-heads reading this who haven’t heard of Vikingbard, go check out the debut album Return to Valhalla, available on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Google Play.

Stay metal, my friends, and i’ll see thee in Valhalla

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Obey, obey
Come, won’t you stay?
Sincere, sincere
All ends in tears
Endure, endure
Thoughts most impure
Concede, concede
But both shall we bleed…oh!


Halo on Fire
The midnight knows it well
Fast…is desire
Creates another hell
I fear to turn on the light
For the darkness won’t go away
Fast…is desire
Turn out the light
Halo on Fire

Allure, allure
Sweetness obscure
Abide, abide
Secrets inside
Deprive, deprive
To feel so alive
Obey, obey
Just don’t turn away…oh!

Halo on Fire
The midnight knows it well
Fast…is desire
Creates another hell
I fear to turn on the light
For the darkness won’t go away
Fast…is desire
Turn out the light
Halo on Fire

Prayers cannot get through
Return to sender
Unto which of you
Shall I surrender?
Twisting in disguise
Dark resurrection
Lighting up the skies
Wicked perfection

Too dark to sleep
Can’t slip away
Open or close
My eyes betray
Beyond the black
Come, won’t you stay?

Hello darkness, say goodbye
Hello darkness, say goodbye

Hello darkness, say goodbye

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Metallica – Halo on Fire