FAWM: "Imperium of Death"

Imperium of Death

2025 by @hmorg

Liner Notes

#metal #blackmetal #deathmetal #thrashmetal #mnet First one of these where I wrote the lyrics before the music, which I very rarely do. Worked fine here, though, and deciding the form of the lyrics before writing the music helped me experiment a little with the song structure, like I opted to write 3 verses of similar form and just switch up what instrumental sections appear between them.

Lyrics

Darkness descends Pestilent mist Rule of no law Cold, bony fist Unending death All life will cease Nothing more Only death is real

Hallowed in death Sinners arise Eternally lifeless Restless inside All hope is lost Judgment has come Death reigns supreme The imperium

Drawn from the void A wasteland of scorn Howling in grief Souls left unborn Nowhere to rest Nowhere to run Death reigns supreme The imperium

Comments

@kembole 2025

Great opening riff. Solid tyckiting. That cavey reverb on the growl, chefs kiss. At the one-minute mark, an authentic Gothenburg-style riff. A truly ehta and jöpeä töräys, this one too!