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Thricefold

by Goat Of Mendes

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Our third album, released in January 2002 on the bands self-founded label "Mendes Music". Later distributed via Source Of Deluge Records and the first one recorded in a professional studio environment.

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    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Hagzussa - Riding The Fence, Consort Of The Dying God, A Book Of Shadows, Thricefold, Paganborn, To Walk Upon The Wiccan Way, and Hymn To One Ablaze. , and , .

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1.
O Sole Deo Gloria 05:09
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I stand upon the scaffold The belfry chimes its tune of woe As I'm waiting to deliver Mercy in the name of God I'm like the Guardian of Eden No One might trespass where I stand Those who have lost their right of passage I justify with bloody hand Following the Lord's example They give their lives, their sins to purge And as their blood is running freely Their purified souls will leave this earth And as I raise the blade Redeemed thy martyred soul shall be Bow down to me O Sole Deo Gloria Master of the High Arts, the Taker of Lives He who's wielding the sword Rightly feared and despised Wretched souls or high nobility They finally bow their heads to me As soon the crimson fountain flows One more souls ascends to heaven Now read the words inscribed Upon the faithful sword I wield And find your peace O Sole Deo Gloria And as I raise the blade Redeemed thy martyred soul shall be Bow down to me O Sole Deo Gloria Thine lips will kiss the sand Rejoice as sin’s repelled from thee Eternally O Sole Deo Gloria The Sinner's Belfry chimes The glorious procession Making way through the crowd The culprit gazes One last time towards the careless sky Sorrowful in his final hour Now deliver your life upon this altar Our Saviours arms are opened wide Do not fear the strike of justice As steel and mortal flesh unite In the blink of an eye A life of sin passes by I fulfill the will of Heaven And our Saviour mildly smiles And as I raise the blade Redeemed thy martyred soul shall be Bow down to me O Sole Deo Gloria Thine lips will kiss the sand Rejoice as sin's repelled from thee Eternally O Sole Deo Gloria
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A Minuet Of Ghosts 05:48
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Listen close, oh, weary traveler For an ancient tale I´ll tell Upon the hills a haunted palace stands Where some noblemen still pay For the grace from which they fell In daylight a crumbling ruin Its archways dusty cobwebs span Mouldering tapestries rot in its empty halls And the wind moans round the barren walls Sings of bitterness to come As midnight falls in silver moonlight Shadows always dance in the castle-keep Swing and sway in a timeless minuet Watch the centuries pass by Its dwellers are denied of their eternal sleep From behind the shattered windows An unseen orchestra plays As slowly a banquet of specters To its eerie music sways And the centuries pass by But deliverance never came So they dance each night For their lost souls to redeem Lady moon shines in milk white pallor Through the fallen castles gate Restored to all its former glory Each night until the morning breaks The clock strikes twelve as moving figures From nowhere in the ballroom rise Lords and ladies luminescent Centuries dead, but still alive From nowhere frail music rises As the shadows coalesce They dance a minuet of ghosts Swiftly swaying arabesque Candles flicker, they recreating A moving image surreal As an unseen violins moaning For the dancers in the hall A company of translucent nobles Amongst their spectral audience Through dead for years, their apparitions Perform a feast, which never ends They dance a ghostly minuet Pirouettes of shadows Luminescent silhouettes Moving in the darkness
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Blood Moon Rising 04:41
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I feel the growing need The scent of blood will draw me closer The pallid moon above emits Its searing light on me Below my feet I feel the soaked ground Of the haunted woodlands Red mist before my eyes The threshold of bestiality Running free in gloomy night Altered by the warping light Free the beast kept deep inside Blood Moon Rising! Bestial fangs pierce frightful skin Release the enemy within Pale light reflects on wolfish grin Blood Moon Rising! Beware all living souls For I'm the hunter in the shadows My sharpened senses will receive The sweet scent of my prey I run alone, just the white orb Illuminates the prowler No one is saved Until the birds announce the day My eyes pierce the darkness, I howl at the moon A blood-curdling wailing penetrating the silence Gore coalesces on the ground I have stalked on The Blood Moon unveils my testimony of violence All nightly predators obey my need And heed my calling My tortured baying to the night sky Haunts your very sleep I hear your screaming Red eyes are gleaming No-one can run when his fate strikes so soon Warm blood runs free in the light of the moon Blood Moon Rising! (2x) The beast in me, the carmine breed Struggling awkward to break free A different shape bursts forth from me The full moon’s eye is all I see My eyes pierce the darkness, I howl at the moon A blood-curdling wailing penetrating the silence Gore coagulates on the ground I have stalked on The Blood Moon unveils my testimony of violence
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A Tale Of Doom And Passion 05:36
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Returning weary from the barren planes My throat went dry after a long days ride Finally as the light of Dagda waned I reached a small ford by the riverside Standing knee-deep in the shallow stream My eyes felt on a maiden gowned in red Raven hair as dark as ebony Instantly my heart was set ablaze Like fire All hail and blessed be Great warrior of Lug I watch your every step Right from this place When tomorrow will be gone You shall return And I will wipe the blood Of battle from your face By the warrior god Will you tell me just For what you wait here by this shallow ford? I am the One who washes the blood From the heads of the slain I am the Crow, raven haired Mistress of Death, Morrigan I am the Crow, raven haired Mistress of Death, Morrigan Hearken my audience amidst the proud ring stones For I shall tell a tale most gruesome to behold You might call yourself warriors, fearless and bold But the beings of the spirit realm are still held in awe Even by the noblest of hearts For at the pre-eve of battle some shall encounter A maiden or withered crone Kneeling beside a shallow stream Its waters daubed in crimson Freshly spilled blood And for all those who meet her Washing the battle-slain Unevitably their doom's already spelled Morning sun has set The echoes of a battle Sweet tunes of death Caressing my ears Thousands will fall The harvest shall be great Hear my call Soon they will join with me I am the Crow, raven haired Mistress of Death, Morrigan Severed heads, sunken eyes This is what appeals to me Severed heads, sunken eyes This is what appeals to me Beleaguered from all sides amidst the fray I fought with valor and all warriors pride But then the sharp blade of an enemy Spilt my life-blood as it pierced my side With the last view from my breaking eyes I noticed delicate hands fondling me The girl in red caressed my severed head Forever I'll enjoy her company Morrigan, the mistress of the dead In love we're bound for all eternity
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Our Mother In Darkness (Kali-Ma) 05:39
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In the bowels of India In anticipation We wait for our time to come Swallow the light Grim Kalikamata Devour our names, our souls Make creation undone We're Your mishappen children So you order us back Inside your timeless womb Goddess You were Sundara-Murti You gave birth to the world As you’re it’s hand of doom Refrain: Kalaratri Kali-Ma Shakti Devi Kali-Ma! Kali: You see me here Do you dare to face me? Black Madonna, Empress of time Receive my dark embracing Before the aeons Man dwelt in freedom Next to each other like a million grains of sand The male gods came In pride and fury To wage their wars across our peaceful land Like lambs led to the slaughter Your children were mercilessly slain Where once was love and humble dignity Now man just saw his personal gain Maddened with rage Your lust for fresh spilt blood did arise Swallow your seed In the timeless blackness of your void We're the children of India We wait for redemption Spill blood in Kali's name All that once was Upon the ruins of carnage Shall rise in triumph once again Refrain Ancient and dark (2x) Every mind that yearns to fear Just remember I am here Kali: Repeat 2nd verse
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Of Torque And Antlers 04:56
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The wheel has turned, he is reborn So let the circle never end Gives strength to seed and harvest corn And leads us in our Pagan dance Let us dance! Snow has covered the land, whilst the forest is sleeping Mother Nature resides as haggard crone Soon comes the time of my renewal To claim once more the wildwoods throne By the first rays of light my horn is calling Beasts and denizens of the wild My amber eyes open to watch thee Dance on my glades, sweet Pagan Child I am the Lord of the Forest Cernunnos is my name By the groves, deep in the ancient woods He builds his oaken throne Lay down my head in times of winter’s frost In spring I’ll be reborn Watch me holding the torque, for it shall bind you Let the circle never end Heave in sensual joy, feel the spirit of nature Across my green and pleasant land In the blue, endless sky, proudly I raise my antlers And sound a call of carnal desire Oh, Maiden of Spring, lay down here before me And praise me by the Beltane Fire I am the Lord of the Forest Cernunnos is my name I am the Lord of the Forest The stag roams wild and free For he's the One who wears the antlers He shall reign forevermore By the gleam of burning embers Still witches preach the ancient lore Keep in your heart the ancient fire Children of nature mind your birth Release your chains, cast down your idols Come back from Heaven down to Earth I am the Lord of the Forest The stag roams wild and free I lead the hunt, I pipe the dancers 'Til the sun begins to wane By the sign of Torque and Antlers Paganity will rise again!
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Wolves In Sheeps Clothing 05:05
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From beyond the vastness of the ocean They carried their cross to our homeward shores Clad in robes of purest white Carried idols of gold we were told to adore Priests of mercy their self-righteousness Challenged just by their need to obey Their distant shepherd who told them to convert The heathens of lands far away In their wake their men were marching Who traded their crosses for swords of steel Made to sacrifice the sinners Who refused to kneel to their god‘s mercy Ancient idols toppled and shattered To pieces in religious zeal For those who refuse the lambs of the shepherd In Rome bore the license to kill So pray to a deity of cowardice Mercy, forgiveness and love Join his herd of sheep And wait for your slaughter To join all the angels above Join in the Wild Hunt For wolves in sheep's clothing Thor and Odin We'll never deny Rampaging hordes Of wolves in sheep's clothing Feel our loathing We'll stand in your way The Norns already spun the thread Your empire shall not last forever Behind your hypocrisy lies What all you white-dressed sheep still dread But by the time the thread'll be cut You'll share our fate in death The souls of our departed Will greet us with merciful laughter Despite your efforts By the golden gates of Asgard We'll stand and we'll laugh at the wretch Whom you're calling your Lord Join in the Wild Hunt For wolves in sheep's clothing Thor and Odin We'll never deny Rampaging hordes Of wolves in sheep's clothing Feel our loathing We'll stand in your way Our gods ain't dead, they are just sleeping In the trees, in the glades, in the rays of the sun And even if you raise a few more crosses All Pagandom rises, as our spirit lives on
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Rejuvenation In Crimson 05:53
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A darksome night, a gibbous moon Illuminates the towering spires In the city of night, as all fell silent No single fire pierced through the night But no one could sleep within the fortress For in the tower of blood resides The undying ancient Hag-Queen In her cadaverous glory Her sunken eyes glittered like crystals Awaiting carnage to commence Rejuvenation awaits Beware The screams as soon the portals Of the temple fly open! In obscene, macabre orgies The sisterhood of murder danced Their naked bodies smeared with gore They sang their songs of decadence Blood-chilling wailings of perverted pleasure They howled as they brandished their ritual knives Ready to honour the great Lord of Murder Committed to take countless innocent lives Death Night comes 'round I hold my ritual once year By bathing in blood I shall restore my lost beauty Mortified A withered crone’s mourning her grace Long passed by untold aeons One murderous Night Her sisters collect what she needs To restore her old proportions Collect the victims lifeblood It's all witches hour Lock your doors and shiver and wait 'til dawn break This night is witches night Through windows barred through bolted doors The brides of murder took their prey They dragged their victims to the temple Its yawning maw draped in flayed skin Nothing was left of these unfortunates But for their screams heard from within Cruel gods adored in barbarous pleasure Collect vermillion treasure Sanguine liquid power Drink their screams, cut their veins Revel in rituals obscene On Death Night, witches night The Lord of Murder's with his brides Shedding skins, malicious grins Cutting out what lies within Kill their lot, spill their guts Drain them of their crimson blood A steaming cauldron s waiting Your bathroom is prepared Immerse yourself Renew yourself in the flood of life Our Queen is born again Death Night passed by And for the next forthcoming year I shine like a flower of blood In my long lost beauty The Witch Queen arises Ascending in ravishing beauty From the cauldron of gore Curvaceous pride she revels in glory And sin as the years fell from her Drink their screams, cut their veins Revel in rituals obscene On Death Night, witches night The Lord of Murder's with his brides Shedding skins malicious grins Cutting out what lies within Kill their lot, spill their guts rain them of their crimson blood As Queen of seduction I praise the mighty Lord of Murder In glory I'll reign As my depravity grows further Challenging all My beauty lies behind all measures My age washed off by blood Kain's gift, greatest of treasures
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To Walk Upon The Wiccan Way 06:00
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The moon is high, a perfect night The fire reflects on bodies naked In Nature's praise, the circle's closed To celebrate for what we've waited Birth of the sun, the turn's complete Earth renews in sparkling splendor Beneath the sky, in full moon's light It is reborn what once was ended On one enchanted glade We dance and celebrate One perfect Imbolc night And praise the Godess high Demeter, Hecate, Astarte, Diana Gaia, Kali-Ma, Isis, Inanna Behold, Children of Pagandom The Young God's powers are now reborn Demeter, Hecate, Astarte, Diana Gaia, Kali-Ma, Isis, Inanna Fulfill the Druid's legacy The Wheel must spin eternally Join us to celebrate The Pagan Way Praise Nature's harmony and glory Within the endless Wheel Don't walk astray As we will walk upon the Wiccan Way I am the All father, I know no forgiveness My son bore the cross, to show the right way If you deny my royalty and live on as heathens Then you'll be thrown in the Abyss for all eternity The Christian God won't dominate And we won't turn our backs to Nature Our mother cannot be our slave Such was the wisdom of the ancients Love and Hate, Darkness and Light Stand firm as One, cannot be parted Nature destroys and gives new life Infinite ways cannot be thwarted Turn back the cross of Christ And follow Natures ways United, proud and free For all eternity Join us to celebrate The Pagan Way Praise Nature's harmony and glory Demeter, Hecate, Astarte, Diana Gaia, Kali-Ma, Isis, Inanna Behold, Children of Pagandom The Young God's powers are now reborn Join us to celebrate The Pagan Way Praise Nature's harmony and glory

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The third album, released in January 2002 on the bands self-founded lable "Mendes Music". Later distributed via Source Of Deluge Records.

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released January 22, 2002

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Goat Of Mendes NRW, Germany

Founded in 1994, this German band is probably one of the first in the scene to combine atmospheric Heavy Metal Music with lyrics inspired by Wiccan Paganism.
Over the past 24 years, GOM released six albums and one demo.
GOM always delivered their own unique style of Heavy Metal. Influenced by all styles of true Heavy Metal, be it classic HM, Thrash, Black, Death or Doom!
GOM is Wiccan Metal! ... more

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