...and They Cried With the Voices of Death

by Malum Mortuus

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1.	Darkness Went With Them... 03:23	info	buy track
2.	In Summis Montibus (Nazgûl cover) 02:51	lyrics	buy track
In summis montibus excubiae in ingentibus turribus eminebat. Repente nigra fuligo delapsa est super gentes. Cantores et tibicines tacuerunt... Silentium non verum absorbuit Bur-Caal Statim laniatum excubiarum clamoribus. Trans montem horrendus visus... Duces Baazgor et Orkian ducebant ingetem exercitum Qui iam non faciebat videre nec caelum nec terram Nemo potuti fugere Dracones Orkian in vicum ruerunt Et dum catapultae oppida diruebant Militum Robur in arcem irrumpit... inde sacrificium. On the Crest of the Mountains (English Translation) Along the crest of the mountains the alerts sentinels Stand out on the enormous towers. Suddenly a black soot comes down onto people Minstrels and players kept silent... An unreal silence swallowed Bur-Caal Soon broken by the sentinel's screams. Beyond the mountain there was a blood-curdling sight... The general Baazgor and Orkian leading a great army Which prevented to see neither the sky nor the land. None had time to escape Orkian's dragon pull dawn to the village And while the catapults were demolishing the fortifications The army entered the citadel... then the holocaust.
3.	Crown and Kingdom to Ash 06:01	lyrics	buy track
Rising forth, pitch becloaked and in the still of night My kingdom is the bane of the Arnorian kin Seizing with an iron fist, face the Nazgûl's might For Amon Sûl shall fall and Arveleg shall follow In Rhudaur a fallen king, but still the palantír Is taken to Fornost borne by the last of their sons Now these walls so besieged shall take their final spears As Fornost whose allies are sundered to Gondor's aid Setting sights on Arthedain, unseat the kingdom's throne Muster battalions of orcs, in Sauron's name shall we fight All shall fall to my black mace, interred in shattered stone So lie the hopes of the North, crushed by the might of Angmar This castle will rise over the wastes and the graves Evil abounds til boats from Gondor arrive And Prince Eärnur captains the charge of the knaves Still, taken aback, flanked by the boy's cavalry So my troops laid to waste, facing with Eärnur To challenge to mortal duel, still but a petulant child And his horse flees the field before my hellish power "No man can end my life," roaring with mirth I retreat Dormant lies in Mordor's keep, and Gondor feels at peace The prince becomes their king, but word comes from Minas Morgul "Can you feel the disgrace? The sting of thy defeat? Enter the Dead City's gates, cast crown and kingdom to ash!"
4.	Lament for Mithrandir 04:28	lyrics	buy track
When evening in the Shire was grey his footsteps on the Hill were heard before the dawn he went away on journey long without a word With Dwarf and Hobbit, Elves and Men with mortal and immortal folk with bird on bough and beast in den in their own secret tongues he spoke He stood upon the bridge alone and Fire and Shadow both defied his staff was broken on the stone in Khazad-dûm his wisdom died From Wilderland to Western shore from northern waste to southern hill through dragon-lair and hidden door and darkling woods he walked at will A deadly sword, a healing hand, a back that bent beneath his load a trumpet-voice, a burning brand a weary pilgrim on the road He stood upon the bridge alone and Fire and Shadow both defied his staff was broken on the stone in Khazad-dûm his wisdom died A lord of wisdom throned he sat swift in anger, quick to laugh an old man in a battered hat who leaned upon a thorny staff To east now gaze at dawn's first light Enrobed in white with staff in hand With his friends shall reunite Restoring peace to all the land He stood upon the bridge alone and Fire and Shadow both defied his staff was broken on the stone in Khazad-dûm his wisdom died
5.	Elficidium (Nazgûl cover) 04:13	lyrics	buy track
Silva gravida est uligine sicut frons elforum qui Percipiunt obscuram presentiam, statim murmur Foliarum aperit veritatem ... duodecim hominum Horribilium sine deo. Terror serpit inter perturbatos elfos, qui non Habent tempus fugiendi. Monstra in iugula candida impetum faciunt Laminis aspersis sanguinem concreto, stuprant Honestas virgines ante earum filios, lacernat Ventres elforum. Igitur evanescunt cum strepitu inter arbores Percussas pavore cum tropaeis funebribus... Auriculis elficis. Elfic Slaughter (English Translation) The forest is full of dampness like the elve's Face heads who perceive an obscure presence, Suddenly a rustle of leaves shows the truth... A dozen of abominable beings without god. Panic spreads among the lost elves who have no Time to escape... The ogres threw themselves on their candid Throats with blades soiled with blood, They rape the virtuous women in front Of their children They tear the elderly's abdomens and smash Men's head They disappear noisily, among the horrified Trees, with a macabre trophy... Elfic ears.
6.	Where the Wood-Elves Fear to Tread 06:05	lyrics	buy track
For four hundred years they lived in Watchful Peace Until the Shadow of the Necromancer rose again Over the fortress where the wood elves fear to tread So the wizard rode into the darkened keep And felt the specter flee, and but a dying dwarf remained Pressing into the wizard's hand his map and key Thrain, the dwarven king, in passing carried not His ring, whose signet bore an awful sorcery within And Gandalf knew the Lord of Dol Guldur was he But the die is cast to split their forces and To draw the Shadow south, far from the spiteful dragon's den To crash upon his door with magicks primeval Gaze beyond illusion, behold the heir of Morgoth Accursed black crown, the master of the rings Eastward malice grows, beyond the gates of Mordor To ready Barad-Dûr for Sauron shall return Through the Mirkwood's north the dwarves and hobbit must Abscond, as Gandalf joins with the White Council solemn steeled Whose ancient magicks still recall a grander age Weakened, Sauron fled, now bested by a Mighty song, the wizard's horse galloping to the battlefield Upon the mountain being smote with dragon's fire Charged to man the fortress come three riders yet Again, to Dol Guldur whose magicks are not fully delved To bear this curse upon the lords of Lórien Second in command, Khamul the captain of Two wraiths, who shall return in Sauron's stead tormenting elves Forevermore, so long as their master shall live Gaze beyond illusion, behold the heir of Morgoth Accursed black crown, the master of the rings Eastward malice grows, beyond the gates of Mordor To ready Barad-Dûr for Sauron shall return Bridge/Solo Gaze beyond illusion, behold the heir of Morgoth Accursed black crown, the master of the rings Eastward malice grows, beyond the gates of Mordor To ready Barad-Dûr for Sauron has returned
7.	Armament of Matchless Glory 06:31	lyrics	buy track
Hearken to the King and conqueror of Earth Wielding a great scepter shining like the sun To command his strongholds bordering the sea Inspiring fear and tribute from these lesser Men A black tower rises and armies march from the East The fell voice of Sauron echoes an ancient hate Proclaiming himself the true King over Men So the armies from Numenor march upon the Black Gate March from the shores, none dare to stand in our way Your claim to Kingship is but a folly Behold our power, whose might drives all creatures to flee Your orcs are faithless cowards before me So beg for mercy, chained to the throne of the King Hearing their counsels and their misgivings The heart of Man, trembles before his own death And so shall falter, into darkness falling "And yet the Valar so have deceived you Melkor will make you stronger even than they Curse they who withhold from you eternal life," So Sauron spoke in his deceitful way We curse the Valar and their ban from lands undying We curse the West and all the fruits thereof Burn the tree Nimloth, dim its light in kindling And feed its flames with human sacrifice All efforts in vain knowing their lives still shall end Nine years they labored, armament of matchless glory The lies of Sauron aiming his ships toward the West To claim his birthright of immortality So for the first time, mortal feet tread upon Aman And for the last time, Numenor is displumed Forfeit your kingdoms, trapped for all time by the One In caves forgotten, until the Day of Doom
8.	Old Mornings Dawn (Summoning cover) 09:31	lyrics	buy track
The windy years have strewn down distant ways And in the halls still doth thy spirit sing Songs of old memory amid thy present tears Or hope of days to come half sad with many fears Though along thy paths no longer runs (no longer runs!) While war untimely takes thy many sons (thy many sons!) No tide of treason can thy glory drown (thy glory drown!) Robed in sad majesty, the stars thy crown (I am the blood!) Though along thy paths no longer runs (no longer runs!) While war untimely takes thy many sons (thy many sons!) No tide of treason can thy glory drown (thy glory drown!) Robed in sad majesty, the stars thy crown (I am the blood!) Old mornings dawn, I am not the light you see But only that which is falling on me Old mornings dawn, I am not the light you see But only that which is falling on me The windy years have strewn down distant ways And in the halls still doth thy spirit sing Songs of old memory amid thy present tears Or hope of days to come half sad with many fears Though along thy paths no longer runs (no longer runs!) While war untimely takes thy many sons (thy many sons!) No tide of treason can thy glory drown (thy glory drown!) Robed in sad majesty, the stars thy crown (I am the blood!) Though along thy paths no longer runs (no longer runs!) While war untimely takes thy many sons (thy many sons!) No tide of treason can thy glory drown (thy glory drown!) Robed in sad majesty, the stars thy crown (I am the blood!) The misty stars thy crown, the night thy dress Most peerless magical thou dost possess my heart Old days come to life again Old mornings dawn... Old mornings dawn, I am not the light you see But only that which is falling on me Old mornings dawn, I am not the light you see But only that which is falling on me

about

We dedicate this recording to the memory of Justin Ferguson and Monster, and to Creepy Chris, Neil, Pletys Mografia, and Orgy For Satan.

credits

released March 3, 2024

Malum Mortuus are:

The Black Ram, guitars, lead vocals, and keyboards
The Spectral Visage, drums, percussion, and backing vocals
J.P. Wrath, bass and backing vocals

Front and rear covers by Jenglot Hitam Artwork.

Engineered and mixed by The Black Ram, Aug. 23-Mar. 24 at Shelob's Lair.

All music composed by Malum Mortuus and lyrics by The Black Ram except track 4 lyrics by J.R.R. Tolkien and The Black Ram, tracks 2 and 5 written and composed by Nazgul, and track 8 written and composed by Summoning and J.R.R. Tolkien.

Voiceover on Old Mornings Dawn graciously provided by Rob Sharp.

Samples sourced from Brian Sibley's BBC radio production of The Lord of the Rings on cassette.