QUEST FOR ASGAARD




(MELODIC VIOLIN AND TIN WHISTLE OPENING)
(MUSIAL SAW AND BAGPIPES JOIN IN)
(SLOW, GUITAR KICKS IN, KEYBOARD IN THE BACK ROUND)
Behold you, my Brothers, together we stand-
To witness the coming of Eternity, within the Fires of the Black Dragon-
We masters of the Shield Wall, we bringers of pain and we damned-
Sound the Battle cry, we're going to war again!
(SOUND OF TWO PIECES OF METAL CLASHING TOGETHER)
(GUITAR TAKES UP THE LEAD, BASS AND DRUMS BEGIN)
TEN THOUSAND ARMIES CONVERGE UPON US AT THIS FORTRESS BY THE SEA-
FIFTEEN MILLION ENEMIES AND ALL OF THE ARE BLOODTHIRSTY-
CHAOS REIGNS MEN SHALL BE SLAIN NOW STORM CLOUDS DARKEN THE SKY-
WITH PRAYERS TO ODIN AND FREYJA AND THOR WITH SWORD IN HAND PREPARE TO DIE-
A MAGIC SEAL MADE BY THE BLOOD OF THE KINGS WILL PROTECT US FROM HARM OF THEIR SPELLS-
BY THE WORDS OF THE WIZARDS IN THE CASTES OF THUNDHEIM WE DRINK FROM THE GIANT'S MYSTICAL WELL-
BY THE SWORDS OF OUR FATHERS AND BROTHERS AND KINGS-
WE SHALL FIGHT TO THE DEATH, DIE WITH HONOR AND GLORY-
SOMEDAY POETS WILL TELL STORIES OF OUR DEATHS-
EIGHT GOLDEN RINGS IN THE CASTLE WE DEFEND-
WERE GIVEN TO US BY THE KINGS-
AND NOW TOGETHER WE ARE GATHERED-
FROM NORTHUMBRIA, MERCIA, WHALES, WESSEX AND EAST ANGLIA-
DENMARK AND NORWAY AND SWEDEN AND FRANKIA-
AND FROM SCOTLAND AND IRELAND WE HAIL-
WE ONCE BROUGHT SHADOWS OVER EUROPE AND NOW HERE WE STAND KNOWING THAT OUR SWORDS SHALL NOT FAIL-
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WE HAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(TRUMPETS SOUND AND DRUMS TAKE LEAD)
(KEYBOARD JOINS IN)
LIGHTNING STRIKES AND THUNDER BOOMS, THEY SEPARATE THE SKY-
THE GODS ARE CALLING US TO BATTLE AS THE FYRDRACA FLIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(DRUM BRIDGE)
(EPIC SHREDDING GUITAR SOLO)
THIS IS THE PATHWAY MADE OF STEEL AND GLORY, TEN THOUSAND BROTHERS OF METAL, WE RIDE-
CRUSHING SHIELDS WITH AXES AND HAMMERS PIERCING MAIL WITH OUR LANCES AND WITH SWORDS WE BRING SLAUGHTER,
ALL OUR ENEMIES WILL DIE!!!!
TAKE THE RUSH OF A SPEAR AND RAM FORTH WITH YOUR SHIELD BOSS, RAM YOUR SAXE INTO A GUT-
FIGHT LIKE DEMONS LIKE MONSTERS LIKE THE GIANTS OF JUNTHIEM THROUGH THIS WAR WE ARE DRUNK WITH THEIR BLOOD!
RAIN DOWN YOUR ARROWS INTO THEIR SKULLS-
THIS DAY OUR SWORDS WILL DRINK BLOOD-
SHOW NO MERCY, TAKE NO PRISONERS-
SEND THEM ALL INTO THE BLOOD STAINED GROUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(SOUND OF PIECES OF STEEL CLASHING TOGETHER)
(VIOLIN AND MUSICAL SAW JOIN KEYBOARD IN INTERLUDE)
(MUSICAL SAW FADES AND IS REPLACED BY TRUMPETS)
(SHREDDING GUITAR, DRUMS, AND BASS RETURN, INTERLUDE ENDS)
REVENGE IS OURS, THEY ARE DEFEATED AND THIS FORTRESS STILL IS OURS-
FIFTEEN MILLION BODIES ON THE GROUND-
TEN THOUSAND ARMIES HAVE BEEN VANQUISHED, WE HAVE WON THIS WAR-
THEIR SPIRITS GOING TO VALHALLA WHERE WITH ODIN THEY SHALL FEAST-
THERE THEY WILL WAIT FOR US, WE'LL JOIN THEM ONE DAY-
WE ARE THE KINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(SHREDDING GIUTAR OUTRO)