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about
An ancient blade..
lyrics
Forged by Elven smiths, in forgotten Age
Ruins are carved on the hilt, giving it its name
Glamdring the Foehammer! The Hammer of the Orcs!
Shinning bright when foes draw near, a light in the dark
Crafted for an Elven King, the Lord of Gondolin
A means to protect the Kingdom, to pass from kin to kin
Lost in the War of Wrath, the Hidden Realm no more
Found by the one called Grey in Trollish treasure horde!
Sword! Jewel and Blade! Found in a cave! Guarded by Trolls!
Meat! Fire and Heat! Play to their greed! Curious Dwarves!
Quiet! Send the thief in! Burglar Baggins! To burgle their stores!
Caught! Tied in a sack! To make a great snack! Maybe there's more!
Bert! William and Tom! Fight for so long! Not seeing the sun!
The morning it came so soon! The light is your doom!
Down to the valley, known as Rivendell
Consort Master Elrond to see what the runes tell
Taken by the Grey, Along with Sister blade
Glamdring and Orcrist their Sindarin names!
Alongside a dagger, equal in fame
In the hands of a Hobbit, Sting Spider's Bane!
Up into the mountains, over and down
Ambushed in the pass, down down to Goblin Town!
Court of the Goblin King brought forth in chains!
Recognize the Oakenshield, last son of Thrain!
Wields a cursed blade, Beater as it's known
Enraged and full of anger the King leaps off his throne
Stop! Cries a voice, blade shinning bright
Goblins cower down in fear frozen in fright...
Er! I know that sword! It's the Foehammer!
Slice! End the King's life! Glowing blue light now turning white!
War! Like never before! Five different hordes! Storm Erebor!
Fate! The Ring of Hate! Secret and Safe! Through Goblin gate!
Gloom! Shadow and Doom! Durin's bane! Fly you fools!
Forged by Elven smiths, in forgotten Age
Ruins are carved on the hilt, giving it its name
Glamdring the Foehammer! The Hammer of the Orcs!
Shinning bright when foes draw near, a light in the dark
The Foehammer!
A blade of light, strength and valor
The sword of a King, the Foehammer!
A light in the black, in darkest hour
The blade lost now found, the Foehammer!
A weapon of hope, glory, honor
A power long gone, the Foehammer!
The bane of Troll, Goblin, and Orc
Glamdring its name, the Foehammer!
The Foehammer!
credits
from Frozen Hordes,
released August 14, 2019
All music and lyrics written by WarTroll
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Jay Six at www.PolishedMix.com
Additional orchestration arrangements by Jacek Sniecikowski
Produced by WarTroll and Jay Six
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This album being played over the PA system at the museum where Salvador Dali's "The Persistence of Memory" is housed is what caused the faces of the clocks in the painting to melt. meeko
A very solid black metal album with a great use of orchestral elements that adds a good bit of atmosphere. The Tolkien influences and themes are a great bonus. 7/10 RJ
I will readily and openly admit I’m not a big death metal guy, but this album has such a perfect blend of death and black metal that it was basically love at first blast beat. It combines all my favorite aspects of death and black metal with basically none of the parts I don’t like, so I can’t help but recommend this one. It grabs you by the throat from the moment it starts and doesn’t stop till the end. Kirk Gauthier