Behölder - 'Draconian (Slave Or Master)' (visualizer video)

(DEEP SPEECH CHANTING)
R'AGO-KRAGAKK

T'SU-KRAAG-OERTHII

VERSE 1
Reaving the land for plunder
And a chance to warm my bed at night
We swept into a town by starlight
For all my life I've lived a simple code,
That might makes right and I,
I cannot bend for mercy

PRE CHORUS 1
My life!
A pang of terror floods my heart
My fears!
So strange to feel this way
My life!
A force beyond filling me with dread
My fears!
The smoke clears to reveal

CHORUS 1
In this life, you're slave or master
You're born into a wheel of life
In this life, you're slave or master
What started high is later crushed below

VERSE 2
Forsaken and delivered to the lord,
Beholder from beyond
An abberation, scales and eyes
Marched back in chains beside the villagers,
An irony not lost
This code we share it spares no one

PRE CHORUS 2
My life!
Indoctrinated to his will
My fears!
So strange to feel this way
My life!
There's no identity but for him
My fears!
This tyrant we are blessed to serve

CHORUS 2

BRIDGE
A crimson veil
Descending as a dove
Like a silk sheet floating down to earth
A crimson veil
It's swelling from beneath
This town became our bloody playground

CHORUS 3

OUTRO
Reaving the land for plunder
And a chance to warm his bed at night
We stalk the barren landscape
Within his court there is a simple code
That brings together we,
We who live unto his glory

Προ τετραετίας, το 2021, ο κιθαρίστας Carlos Alvarez (Shadowdance, ex-Power Theory, ex-Cipher, ex-Single Bullet Theory) δημιούργησε τους Behölder, οι οποίοι μας συστήνονται κάπως έτσι:

«Epic Doom / Power Metal weaving dark tales of adventure inspired by classic D&D filled with Magic, Mayhem and Riffs Heavier Than A Storm Giant’s Ass!!!»

Φέτος μας συστήθηκαν δισκογραφικά. Αρχικά κυκλοφόρησαν τον πρώτο "ολοκληρωμένο" τους δίσκο. "In the Temple of the Tyrant" ο τίτλος και "βγήκε" την άνοιξη (25 Απριλίου 2025) για να ακολουθήσει προ διμήνου (24 Οκτωβρίου 2025) το single "Tower of the Broken God".

Εστιάζουμε στο full length album και ακούμε την φωνή των Judicator (John Yelland), τον Andrew Julkowski στα τύμπανα, τον Matt Hodsdon στην κιθάρα, Michael Sanchez (ex-Judicator) στο μπάσο και φυσικά τον Carlos Alvarez, ενώ σε ένα τραγούδι (τραγούδι) "Eyes of the Deep" συμμετέχει και ο τραγουδιστής των Amorphis, Tomi Joutsen.

Η δισκογραφική τους εταιρεία (Black Lion Records) διατείνεται ότι η μουσική πρόταση των Behölder απευθύνεται στους φίλους συγκροτημάτων όπως οι Candlemass, οι Solitude Aeturnus, οι Sorcerer και οι Memento Mori.

Δελτίο τύπου: «Behölder is an Epic Doom/Dark Power Metal band from the US inspired by classic Dungeons & Dragons.

Formed in late 2021 by guitarist Carlos Alvarez, the band includes singer John Yelland, guitarist Matt Hodsdon, drummer Andrew Julkowski, and bassist Michael “Oneirous” Sanchez.

Their songs weave cautionary tales from the more grim, foreboding realms of fantasy against a backdrop of colossal riffs with elegant yet powerful melodies.

Their debut album “In The Temple Of The Tyrant” is set for release in early 2025 through Black Lion Records as they promise to unleash dark tales of adventure filled with - Magic, Mayhem, and Riffs Heavier Than A Storm Giant’s Ass!!!»