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Passage Elemental

by Wandering Oak

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1.
Riastrad 07:26
The boiling of blood The twisting of sinew Snapping of bones Spasming limbs Bursting of eyeballs This, Riastrad Roaring inhuman Ne’er Friend or foe All of you shall fall My fury brings woe Feed the flames Onslaught of fire and steel Carves a path of glory The mightiest of you Shan’t live to tell the story Running through fields of flesh Your knot unraveled Blackened tables, they flash From the torches’ gold Ripping through hundreds of men With a wave of my hand The Hammer of Connaught again Makes a final stand Man to monstrosity My fury unbound Rampant brutality I, the Ulster Hound I crush the beautiful trees The ash and oak alike They fall around me The showers of blood Stain the crimson flowers of death Writhe in agony Beloved blood stains my wrathful hands Blood knot The boiling of blood The twisting of sinew Snapping of bones Spasming limbs Bursting of eyeballs This, Riastrad Roaring inhuman Ne’er Friend or foe All of you shall fall My fury brings woe Feed the flames LAY! Laying a hundred to waste You longed to have you a taste All your army I’ve faced FEED! Feeding the monster inside Soon I’ll open you wide Now you’ve nowhere to hide! - Writhe Lo, what is to come All before me is barren waste My heart is forlorn You who brought me this pain Soon you and your lot shall die My land is wartorn Cut at me with your swords It’s all for naught – HA HA! Wiping away Connaught hordes Such chaos wrought Unleash unbridled rage My bloodied blade thirsts Heart throbs within its cage As if it soon shall burst
2.
I will run through the thickest wood I will climb the highest mountaintop I will cross the furthest field and yard Rockbreaker, Earthstrider Hear me, see me Climb and stride Across all swathes I glide Eat the fruit - Nektarkins’ ambrosia Live among the mossy marshes Wanderer betwixt the land of pigs and fools They bring the world of gods and men to naught but dust Earthen, ancient ent of olde Traveller of expanse untold Home amongst the trees and rivers Feel the grass beneath my feet Drunk upon the honeyed nectar Place the horn - exhalted altar Holy bud - breathing in the sacred smoke Inhaling hallowed cloud upon which I choke Searching for the unblocked way True path lies in this day I will run through the thickest wood I will climb the highest mountaintop I will cross the furthest field and yard Rockbreaker, Earthstrider Hear me, see me Climb and stride Across all swathes I glide Enthroned in soil Lands known to the stars Flora and fauna Are my true kin Chasing a sun that never sets Blistered hooves that never rest A clearing now in front of me Rolling waves of an endless sea
3.
Feeble vessel carries me away Across sullen waters – waves of memory Mist of remembrance Towards a new world To wander endlessly Upon these stranger shores Walking among the water-worn stones Behold all that lay before you This weary oaken one Seeking solace Amidst the halcyon streams Of this unknown land Deluge of guilt and shame Roots too intertwined Bonds destined to break I go my own way Alone I walk this road Endless trails and paths Thusly I come Faltered upon waves Vessel worn to dust Past now washed away Future before me There’s only one way That time will flow I walk upon these Stranger Shores
4.
Hammer falling on the wind Sky-breath rising, fear I rescind I rescind Forest of clouds – a zephyr stride Crags of chaos – the tumultuous ride Behind and above me – the coming the storm From rocky veils – tempest was born Thunderous bellows come Crash against my core Whirlwind of fury Tests my spirit’s form Tonight, we ride I long to fly on wings of steel Shimmering feathers ablaze Hammer resolve pushes me on Against the cyclonic tide Wood thrush heralds my coming And as I reach the peak I know this place well It beckons me…yes… All that I have seen… The wind overtakes the ridge My only choice is to ride I catch the upward drift With purpose I now glide Tonight, I fly Again I inhale the smoke For good measure And so I fly on wings of steel Shimmering feathers ablaze Hammer resolve pushes me on I ride cyclonic tide All the crowns of the valleys A whirling verdant haze Yet this drift only serves To fan my own flames Who will know the totality Of this great expanse but I? In this I am lost I see mine immortality Who knows when I’ll die Beneath this mountain frost Laid low by tempest’s kiss No, I did not come for this Not a stone was amiss Thus I defy the call of the abyss
5.
Set my thorns ablaze Burn away the darkness Bronze glow reaches out to me To penance flames I cast my body My bloodied branches ignite Earthen fetters These bloodied branches ablaze Fetters to ash These thorns you see are mine to bear Although away in time they’ll wear Through journey far, I know not where I’ll bring to bear this hammer glare SET MY THORNS ABLAZE Spirit Illumination, Sacred Knowledge These flames bestow on me Crawl through embers Fall away from grief Purified Agony lost Ashen skin Crumbles away These thorns of mine Turn to entropy My bloodied branches ignite Earthen fetters These bloodied branches ablaze Fetters to ash These thorns you see are mine to bear Although away in time they’ll wear Through journey far, I know not where I’ll bring to bear this hammer glare Set my thorns ablaze
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7.
We sought freedom And found naught but death For freedom again We shall fight Against the grain, through endless pain Never back down, seize the crown The knowing crows gather Awaiting the feast of steel The song of blood-rings Treatise of death Faithful assemble On the fields of honor Wipe out the thralls Of mediocrity We are not cattle One another’s shepherd Learned of the four winds Soldiering onward Carrying our burdens As if it were one stone Unstoppable are we All together, never alone Face us now Stand before us Grind your souls to ash Our hearts now alight With blood and flesh We harvest the earth Fan the flames Quench with water Follow aethereal code Forge the strongest steel I am among then now Part of their horde Joined my steel with theirs Moving ever onward Charging fast into the fray My arm-fire sings Those amongst me now Moving ever onward We are all one kind How far have I come Solitary one Yet now forever With mine own kind The battle over Oh how many fell We mourn and we sing Of those who fought well Triumphant, weary On barren fields My journey now yields In the wake of the Iron Horde

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Passage Elemental, a metaphysical tale of self-realization, was painstakingly recorded throughout most of 2019 by the combined efforts of R. Bruce Pollard (Nektarkin Recordings) and Joe Leising (Rotten Metal Recording) at various locations in Western New York (Buffalo, Medina, and Rochester).

Love Metal | Hate Fascism

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released November 1, 2019

Music and lyrics written by R. Bruce Pollard. Arrangements by Wandering Oak, except 'Aethereal Path' by Pollard

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R. Bruce Pollard - Rhythm, Lead, and Acoustic Guitars, Lead and Backing Vocals, Whistles, Percussion

Monica Finger - Drums, Backing Vocals

Deidre House - Electric and Acoustic Bass

Joe Leising - Lead Guitars

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Engineered and Produced by R. Bruce Pollard (Nektarkin Recordings) and Joe Leising (Rotten Metal Recording)

Mixed and Mastered by Joe Leising (Rotten Metal Recording)

Cover Art by Autumn McGee (Autonomous Foxfire Art)

Layout by Nic (Hypnotic Dirge Records)

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