1. The Dark Age Has Arrived (Intro) - 0:16
2. The Secrets Of The Black Arts - 3:42
3. My Dark Desires - 3:47
4. The Dawn No More Rises - 3:59
5. When Angels Forever Die - 4:07
6. The Fire Eternal - 3:55
7. Satan's Mayhem - 4:53
8. Shadows Over Transylvania - 3:41
9. Bloodfrozen - 4:20
10.Satanic Blood - 2:12
11.Dark Are The Path To Eternity (A Summoning Nocturnal) - 5:59
All songs written by DARK FUNERAL
Produced by DARK FUNERAL and
Peter Tagtgren
Recorded and mixed at Studio Abyss
Themgoroth - Demonic Vocals and Bass
Ahriman - Death Guitars
Blackmoon - Guitars
Equimanthorn - Drums
(p)(c) 1996 NO FASHION Records
LYRICA:
DARK FUNERAL 1996 =THE SECRETS OF THE BLACK ARTS= 40:55
1.THE DARK AGE HAS ARRIVED
2.THE SECRETS OF THE BLACK ARTS
Lucifer show me the secrets confined the hidden source of eternal enshrined
that dwells within the abyss infernal majesty guide me in my eternal search
lead me to the ancient empire of dark treasures that once were lost
Lord of darkness I speak thy name bestowe me a vision
from the deeps beyond the flames share me the power
enchant my darkened soul grant me the key to the mysteries
Wandering alone in the halls of damnation enlightened by the reflection of
the moon as voices of the night calls my name I enter the halls of blasphemy
rites of ancient sorcery unknown since the darkest centuries of time
the hidden chambers reveals the past engraved in the archways of stone
Demon Lord the apocryphal king of the abyss reveal the unholy secrets
unveil the source of hellish creation infernal majesty
I summon the infernal forces let the acnient flame burn
Lord - bring us damnation
I'm an enchanter a disciple of the art aflame in the depths of my heart
the sigil of Satan engraved Satan thou who possess the greater force
I'm thy faithful servant the words of summoning I recite
Secrets of the black arts}-x4
3.MY DARK DESIRES
Father I call you came upon the furious winds I'm possessed by the
spiritual strength of hell in the chambers of my dark
heart a black flame burns Satan I summon the horned one
from the darkened realms grant me the darkened unholy power
to please my evil wicked lust the coveted hour has finally arrived
the hour when darkness over skies descends under the pale light of the
frozen moon I prepare the virgin for sacrifice I whisper forbidden names
upon the skies nocturnal visions reveal before me nightfall embraces my
hateful cries as I fulfill my dark desires {My dark desires}-x4
BLACKMOON The Lord of the shadows & Master of the Black Arts Guitars
#:[Satan take my soul to hell I must burn in the unholy flames Satan
take my soul to hell I must burn to purify my weak soul] Father
I call your name upon the furious winds I'm possessed by the
spiritual strength of hell in the chambers of my dark
heart a black flame burns Satan I summon the horned one
from the darkened realms grant me the darkened unholy power
to please my evil wicked lust the coveted hour has finally arrived
the hour when darkness over skies descends under the pale light of the
frozen moon I prepare the virgin for sacrifice bring damnation upon my soul
(My dark desires) - x4 #
4.THE DAWN NO MORE RISES
When darkness is upon us,and skies has turned to black
when blood rains from darkened skies and crying angels die
when the sun has burned its last rays and light no more remains
when tears of god stains the ground the dark age has arrived
#:{Lightning strikes the realm of light angels burn in flames of fire
storms from hell embrace the skies as blackwinged hordes arrive
infernal winds come forth from the abyss Satan rides the winds of wrath
across the blackened sky}
The dawn no more rises across the darkened horizons
light no more shines over the kingdom of damnation
When shadows rise upon the earth and the horned one has returned
when light has turned to darkness and heaven has been turned #
When firestorms consume the earth and ashes in what's left
everlasting darkness forever shall remain when the sun no more rises
over the darknened horizons when damnations is eternal
the dark age has arrived
The dawn no more rises across the darkened horizons
light no more shines the dark age has arrived
5.WHEN ANGELS FOREVER DIE
#:{Lightning storms descend across the sky arrival of the horned
the coming of our lord Lucifer thy legions are set free
demon hordes awaiting the return}
Dark age kingdom lost in shadows fallen empires cursed by unholy lord
dominions buried into ashes ancient realms forlorn into eternal darkness
Damned domains in darkness eclipse of land forlorn ruins of a kingdom gone
once ruled by god
##:{When angels forever die when satan has arrived when the satan rules the
world with eternity} #
Storms of damnation caress the mourning sky demon hordes from realm below
show the mighty force of Hell ##
6.THE FIRE ETERNAL
Demons at night they call my name visions of my journey through the flames
blackened eyes watching in the fire horned one awaits my soul in hell
Descend to the abyss on a lifeless shore enshrouded in obscurity
the kingdom called my name I saw the shadowed portals open before my eyes
far away I saw the light I entered through the centuries
in which the fire burns the cries of damned soul echoes through the abyss
I gazed into the flames burning oh so bright I threw myself into the deeps
Satan into the flames I fall eternally I burn to the hellish deeps
Satan hell awaits my soul eternally I burn into the fire eternal
Satan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dreamlike visions of a journey into hell I burned for master Satan
I burned for his throne I heard the mournful voices of a thousand souls
burning for eternity I entered through the chambers in which the fire burns
the cries of damned souls echoes through the abyss I gazed into the flames
burning oh so bright I threw myself into the deeps
Satan into the flames fall eternally I burn in the hellish deeps
Satan hell awaits my soul eternally I burn into the fire eternal
7.SATANS ALAPHEM
Embraced by darkness I am lost in a silent void lying in a cold grave
once mourned now forgotten
Since the day I passed the cemetary portals I dwell in a dark emptiness
year after hour,my veins turn to dust in a time endless
I see myself wither away.......wither away
#:{Abandoned in the silent grave I dwell
staring into darkness with lifeless eyes}
If no one hears my silent cries,forgotten and vanished I shall always be
##:{Forlorn of hope,chained to solitariness with despair in my soul
I'm wrapped in obscurity}
Satan the horned emperor of depths lend to me dark demon wings
grant me strength for my journey
Enshrined in the dark in a cold black casket cursed to live in this
grim immortal existence father,show mercy upon my tormented soul
reveal the darkened path to the realms of Hell.....realms of Hell #
Lord,why have you abandoned me,why have you ignored my prayers ##
8.SHADOWS OVER TRANSPLUANIA
Moonlight - descends in the land of shadows
the cold moon is rising,over blood red skies
wolves - cries in the freezing night
gathered in the twilight,to summon the master below
Rising shadows - ove blood red skies
mournful cries - through the darkened light
Darkness - spreads in a shape of evil over the rising kingdom of transylvania
shadows - surround the ancient castle the palace of death far away
where no light exists
In the realms of transylvania the purest blood shall flow
the mortals shall please the hunger of the undead souls
Shadows - over transylvania darkness - in the land of frost
whispers - in the winds of evil storms - in the blood red skies
9.BLOODFROZEN
Twilight - moonrise awakened by the moonlight of the transylvanian night
I hear those mournful cries whisper from the shadows mesmerized by the moon
I rise from my coffin the moonlight rays awakes my soul
from my sleep to dark and cold
As nightfall closes in I know the time has come when I spread my darkened
wings and become one with night obsessed by eternal bloodlust
into the embrace of the skies I fly to satisfy my desires
and kill once again #:[bloodfrozen under the rise of the shining moon
bloodfrozen through the night I'll come for you]
Midnight a nocturnal vision so cold the shivering light of the moon
mesmerize my soul again I shall kill and end the lives of mortals
I satisfy my desires with purest human blood
I am immortal...!! I am eternal...!!
Dawn as the rays of the moon fade away I return to the chambers
of my castle far beyond the realms the light once enshrined I am
into an endless crypt of darkness I remain Bloodfrozen
until twilight calls my name
# to take your soul to hell
10.SATANIC BLOOD
In the cold twilight I stand watching the rising of the moon
in my deep dreaming eyes the reflection shines so clear
with the burning eyes of a wolf the moonscape I behold
I can hear the souls astray whisper from the shadows
Oh,beautiful night thou art my mistress enshrouded in thy mysticism
forever I will be enwrapped in the darkness I wander across the fields
of this haunted land in solitude enlightened by the moon
#:[I am eternal,a life immortal in darkness
alone I have wandered in the mysteries eternal]
In my dreams I spread my wings oh,the wings are calling my cursed name
in tranquility I fly into eternity the silence is broken by my screams
Oh,mysterious night,thou art my silent mistress
make me once more one with the dark
Like a black raven,I fly across the haunted fields
Immortality runs thick through my veins in endless shadowed time
I've wandered through the night ensnared by the moonlight I howl upon the dark
raptured by the winds that whispers in forbidden tongues #
11.DARK ARE THE PATH OF ETERNITY (A SUMMONING NOCTURNAL)