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Helveien

by Common Gods

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Joecriv Excellent melodic death metal from Glasgow. Taking inspiration from classic Dark Tranquillity, At the Gates and Edge of Sanity and rolling it all into one big powerful whole with NWOBHM-esque guitar theatrics to boot. A very promising start! Favorite track: Helveien.
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1.
The orphaned land, the forsaken land The culmination A withering wasteland The abortus lives on While the purebred slaughter one another Everything is as it should be The lie is kept a lie. Lingering in the corners of your eyes Where ghosts and nightmares dwell Like a degenerate who hung himself From the tallest tree in an unknown forest Revealing the inward bleeding Revealing the outward fortress Looking for the easy slit throat Afraid of the world I used to pray to god as you do, He does not care, he is evil Pray to Death for deliverance I promise, He will come for you Unlike this god you pray to, You are forsaken "Behold the crucifix, what does it symbolise? Pallid incompetence hanging from a tree" Pray to Death for deliverance I promise, He will come for you Unlike this god you pray to, You are forsaken, Forlorn
2.
Extinction 02:50
Extinction... Through the shadows I see A place of love turned to bitter hate This soil I stand on The place of nourishment of the oblivious The shadows rush past in a blur Of happiness, of bitter shame Bereavement of a certain one Death of a mutual love Bitterness of death, sweetened by release Both of us replaced, reserved, thrown away Remembered? Only she can say But her lips are sealed tight You rot in your shallow grave I rot in the polluted air, you think me blessed Take my place you died happy This is merely the course of extinction The shadows rush past in a blur Of happiness, of bitter shame Bereavement of a certain one Death of a mutual love
3.
The beckoning claw The demoness demands an offering You taught me how to kill myself You taught me after you killed me I surrender my soul Dark clouds gather The chorus of thunder shatters the glass sky Extinction of all that mattered Watching the beasts feed on my entrails The clenched claw The demoness accepts the offering You taught me how to kill myself You taught me after you killed me I surrender my soul The chorus of thunder still echoes in my head The beasts are still feeding on my entrails The demoness runs her talon along my skin Splitting the flesh and letting the liquid flow The outstretched talon Carves her name in my chest You taught me how to kill myself You taught me after you killed me I surrender my soul I blink and run my fingers through the lacerations This is the price for giving a helping hand Dragged halfway to hell and left to decide, me or her... Dragged halfway to hell and left to decide, me or her... Dragged halfway to hell and I have decided Fuck you I will live! The forked tongue Spoke of many calamities Planted seeds of doubt in my mind. No more! The tongue is severed Burn in your self pity Burn in your self pity You will burn alone...
4.
Helveien 06:17
This road is familiar It worries me... For all the faces I've seen in my deepest dreams lead me down the path Still I follow on. Nothing can stop it... There is no respite from the endless trail Down and to the North we go Up ahead of me the gates loom Down the underground trail That only unfortunate and evil men have seen The old and sick all around Helheim is near When I am gone Remember me... Of my smiles and laughter Not my evil deeds Shed no tears for me... I am free of this world Walking down the path Helveien Walking along a path blind This valley is so deep I cannot see anything... The giantess Modgud Guarding Gjallarbru A frightening sight... Have I wasted my life? Have I wasted my love? Can you give me another chance? I have wasted life... I have wasted love... I don't deserve another chance... The gates of Helheim loom At the end of the underground trail That only unfortunate and evil men have seen When I am gone Remember me... Of my smiles and laughter Not my evil deeds When I am gone Remember me... Of my smiles and laughter Not my evil deeds Shed no tears for me... I am free of this world Walking down the path Helveien

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Recorded in the Spring of 2013 at Devil's Own Studio Glasgow.

EP Review:

"Combining an iron wall of titantic riffs and melodic passages, with bestial vocals and cumbersome drums, Common Gods could easily become one of the best acts Scotland has to offer."
4.5/5
Valkyrian Music

"The riffs are simply colossal and often have a certain circle pit inducing might to them... If you are looking for a death metal band who will make you think, then this is definitely an act you are going to want to check out."
Twoguysmetalreviews

Live Review:

"These guys play some crunchy, fierce and technically superior stuff, and strut round the stage like they have been doing this all their lives...do possible big things await? If they keep going like this then most certainly"
New Hellfire Club

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released August 4, 2013

Vocals: Kai Waløen
Guitars: Brenden Crow
Bass: John Gunn
Drums: James Thow

Production: Scott (Devil's Own Studio)
Artwork/Logo: Alasdair Dunn/Laurence Datrier
All music written by Brenden Crow, all lyrics by Kai Waloen except:
Track 4- lyrics Brenden Crow/Kai Waloen, music Brenden Crow/Jordan Crow

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Melodic Death Metal from Glasgow, Scotland. Next show Feb 18th, Audio, Glasgow w/Omnium Gatherum.

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