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Northern Mass - Opera Omnia

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Ancient Age 05:11
[Shaman] Bones of our Ancestors Guided through the Time Grant my Knowledge For the Future to be fine Gather up the Thing So that everyone'll know Future time will be not As white, as sweet as snow Red, like Blood & Fire, I see through my Future's Eyes Rains & Storms will fire The spirits of our Time Soon we will be challaged By our Gods to prove our worthness To their Crusade against Their Enemies, will we be Lost? Go to Pray and throw the Runes, Be prepared for the Worst And be Thankfull for these Last Bites of Peace Gather up your things We are moving far in the North Greet your people off, and Watch them go through the Storm Until Ragnarok may come Protect the Gods; Even far from home, Odin, our Father, will protect us all. Greet your people off You will see Them again, In Spring, or far above, In Valhalla you shall Meet again
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Heroes 03:33
[Viking's CHief] Come forward my comrades Come and see what is waiting for us and our land Will you risk your life for what you think and belong to? Rest tonight Fight tomorrow Come forward my comrades Hell is waiting for us Our Lands will be stepped by men who many others have killed, why wouldn't us? Rest tonight Fight tomorrow Waiting here for the dawn, I can't sleep no more, I can't stop to think to what they could seize. Our Homes, our Lands, Our women, our children, Or will it be our souls? Our Spirit will guide us Our Gods will protect us Their Homes, their Lands, Their women, their children, Won't stop these men? Nature will never forgive What will they do in the name of their "god"? In the battlefield we will seek For teir throat and their blood: We won't proffer our cheek To their fist and their god I heard a rumor, and it says That what they seek is to extend their reign: wasn't it their god who told them to be humble and pure? The Ancient told us about our enemy, Do they know their own? How long will our journey last? Where will our battlefield be set?
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Sun shines at dawn creating such a mystic glow Dawn is what we wait for The end is what we're looking for Shining weapon at the dawn creating such a mystic glow Signal is what we wait for The end is what they're looking for Raging armies run to death she waits them there And everything turns to black Sparkling weapons, soaked in blood Wait for their owners But he will never return "Son, my only son, what have they done?" "Father, what will I become?" "Son, my only son, how can this be?" "Father, do not worry: they'll come with me" "A father should not see his son die" "Father you should not cry, I'll go somewhere into the mystic Asgaard Reign next to Odin we will meet again!" "I will make you pay, Invadors of our reign, I will make you pay, I will make you meet death again! "For my son, for my Land, For my ancestors and my Faith, I will make you pay, I will make you meet death again!"
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Wild Hunt 03:53
[Shaman] During the season fall Raining leaves, by the shores, will be stepped & carried on To our Homes, empty walls Leaving back our healthy lifes Rest no more, by the shores, Run away, some left behind, Will protect our world. [Viking Warriors] "Fear no more For our world We'll be here By the Shores Wait for them Sword in hand Fight 'em here 'till the End!" "Here far in the North They already know the threat: Gods were clear, We must fight back! Even though our blood May be spilled for no wirth, We'll come back in the end From Valhalla for revenge!" "Our lands Bowed their heads To the new god Far from home In these lands, Now in their hands, Our Gods Are far from Home!" [Viking Women, escaping from war] "Leaving here our hearts We'll go back to the shores to escape this wild hunt We are changing our mind! Our Gods left us back We, as humans, fear the threat, Change our faith to their own Their god could save us all" "Here by the shores We can start a new life They are speaking of a god Full of mercy, (but) full of pride" "Fear no more This new world We are be here By the Shores Wait for them Hearts in hands Wave 'em here It's the End!" "These new laws are new to us But we need a place to live "This is not an unprideful path" Is so hard to believe?" [Viking Warriors, seeking for freedom] "Leave these Lands, with regret Our people failed our Gods We will sail to new Lands Where their god is unknown"
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[Fugitive Viking's Chief] "Hunting my land! Far from Home I wish I hope Again To take back I wish I hope Again Our Land I wish I hope Again Back from them I wish I hope Again! Hunting my Land What I will never understand Is the way my Land betryed herself Will this land ever hold my grave? Or will I be forever Slave? I will make them pay for their mystake Our Gods won't run away from their Throw the runes and wait for their sign Død and Gud: their end will soon come Hunting my Land"
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[Christians Praying] "Gloria Sanctus Ritus Kirye" [Gods Speaking] Poor Humans made of flesh Made of Dust you'll return to ash Dust to Dust, your World will end For a New Era you shall pray Two sons of Man will be chosen to be safe under Roots ubroken Later on they'll come & see What their World has become [Vikings speaking] "It has already started raining Even the Sky can pity the Human Being The Last Battle will be set All over the world when the last Sun will set Four years we have to wait to accomplish our faith (and) What everything for us has always meant As Heritage to our Sons will be sent" [High Christian Priest speaking] "We can already feel the changing is our god afraid of theirs? Can't our prayers save our Souls? Even if it will be soaked in blood Even killing all their Blood Nature itself seems Dieing There's nothing more we can do I wonder if our Omniscent god was seeking for (all) this" [Odin speaking] "This Chess game will son end, They started everything with THEIR hand, in the name of something else They couldn't make their Fate safe. Go now, alert the warriors, Doors of gold will soon be opened On Earth their journey will end, like ours, for revenge What I can see with my Future's eye, is Sons of Man & Sons of Gods far in Time from now; What I can't see with my Future's eye, is how they will choose to live their lives."
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Farewell 01:20
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One winter Legions came, Killed my Breed beneath a frozen rain For foolish Pride They've been sacrified Human Passion never stays It doesn't even matter if you pray, I won't deny Stolen Innocence This is a story about about a man robbed of the greates wealth he had, in the 1st century the converted Romans killed the Pagan enemies in the name of the Crucified Nazaren, but now one of those pagans is looking for vengeance. Battleshields and thunder on a spear Again, pain! Screaming for agony! Fight 'till the end of the Day When Valhalla's door will be opened wide on my soul! I've seen men bleed, victims of a sensless destiny once again... I've seen men fall, I cried on the runes carved for them all, deep in my soul... Painful Memories Battlefields and thunder on a spear Again, pain! Screaming for agony! Fight 'till the end of the Day When Valhalla's door will be opened wide on my soul! No tears anymore, I will deep my hands in Christian's Gore! I'll slay them all, That's my offering Ancient Spirits by my side I will soon be there to hear their cries I'll see their eyes When they'll will die! Valhalla awaits me! I can feel my people watching me Again! Again! Blood still flows into my veins Wishes of vengeance, suffering and pain, They are calling out My name!
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Age of swords, age of axes The fate of war awaits Human, wolves against themselves Before the end of us all Einherjer, hand of the gods Kneeled before the golden Kidskjalf Einherjer, there's a war to win Let the battle begin! Snow of this winter Will cover the earth Snow will darken the light Time of wid, time of wolves Before the universe's fall No mercy, nowhere to run Stars fall upon us all The wolves run, devour the sun The chains are broken, the flames are stoken This night won't be overcomed Wish of the norns will be done Time has come" Black is the Sun, Hear the call" Time has come! Black is the Sun, Ready for War! Blood paints the shade in the dusk of the gods Before the battle of asgard Shields will be broken, hopes fade in the dark Whispers in silence and sorrow Time has come" Black is the Sun, Hear the call" Time has come! Black is the Sun, Ready for War! Blood paints the shade in the dusk of the gods Before the battle of asgard Shields will be broken, hopes fade in the dark Whispers in silence and sorrow
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This is an Opera Omnia, meaning that downloading this CD you'll get both the CDs Northern Mass have recorded:

1) "Northern Mass" is a Metal Concept Album (trks: 1-12)

2) "Acoustic Tales from a Foreign Land" may be seen as a Concept Album too, but it contains some non-original songs (covers from our first band Wolfingar that are still active) (trks. 13-24)

Northern Mass has a long story, too long for this short Bio. Let us just say this: this project has been in our heads for too much time and finally we have been able to publish it without incurring in copyright ownership of our own material. The journey has been so long that we are now exhausted, these two cds and most of what we have ever written for this project, and for the moment will be everything we will publish under this name. Thanks to everyone who appreciates this work as much as we do.

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credits

released September 29, 2014

Ferdinando Valsecchi: All Instruments, Lyrics (in songs of Northern Mass), Composer, Orchestration, Recording, Mixing & Mastering

Guido Borgheresi: Composer, Orchestration, Piano

Guido Giraldi: Lyrics (in songs of Acoustic Tales from a Foreign Land), Composer (in songs 3-5-10 of Acoustic Tales from a Foreign Land)

V>lh>ll: Remix of track 9 Ragnarök: The Beginning www.facebook.com/vxlhxll

Special Thanks to: Alessio Giuntini, Marco Pirrello (former members) & Marco Cioni/Sound System Studio (for some vocal parts being recorded there)

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Northern Mass has a long story, too long for this short Bio. Let us just say this: this project has been in our heads for too much time and finally we have been able to publish it without incurring in copyright ownership of our material. These two cds are most of what we have ever written for this project, and for the moment will be everything we will publish under this name. ... more

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