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Aedris

by Possessed Steel

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Victhor the Viking
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Victhor the Viking I discovered metal at the when I was a wee lad of 10, two score and one years ago, so it is rare to come across a new album that I would dare say is one of my top 10 of all time. Well, Aedris has joined my top 10 metal Hall of Heroes. Hearkening back to true traditional heavy metal, I believe that this album will be hailed as one of the best concept albums of all time. All Hail Possessed Steel. Favorite track: Spellblade.
Erik Gordier
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Erik Gordier This is one of the nerdiest albums off the year! Love it! if you're a fan of D&D this is a must have Favorite track: Spellblade.
Tim McLelland
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Tim McLelland Took a couple listens to appreciate this disc, but it is quality. So "Traditional" it seems a bit quaint compared to modern music ... but there is a ton of shit to like here. Fantastic disc. Oddly enough, the best song is the "bonus" track ... but all of it is amazing! Favorite track: (Bonus Track) Nobunaga.
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1.
The Dreamer 01:25
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Spellblade 04:39
Hark, they call me the Valkyries are drawing near. For soon I'll be dust Aedris my son to you I entrust. The Townsfolk they revel just another dying king they see, But it's all apart of the prophecy. From centuries long ago, from ancient texts of old. In the crypt when they lay me, when they me to die. Say these words do not cry. “Through light I will conquer the blight, through courage I will set fire to the night” Then a warmth overtakes me as light rushes through me, and in my hands appears Spellblade; A blinding light appears. I promise you forever. Forever you will be my king High and mighty floating with the courage of a song. A father forever remembered in the heart of his son. The townsfolk they revel as a rainbow drapes across the sky, bigger than any to ever be. The warrior of the rainbow did rise! And he clutches the sky as he rides. The son of a king and his tale throughout history they'll sing forevermore. “Through light I will conquer the blight, through courage I will set fire to the night” Then a warmth overtakes me as light rushes through me, and in my hands appears Spellblade; A blinding light appears. I promise you forever. Forever you will be my king.
3.
Black turns to grey as night gives into the day. A rustling of leaves, its silence betrayed into the clearing it appears. A great white stag of myth and lore, a legend no more. And so he lies in wait, and a razor sharp arrow awaits his command. The beast lies bleeding down upon the ground blood seeps into the earth. He watches it die in the cold morning light. A silence befalls the woods to announce the king. Then a gate of moss and stone begins to rise. Crumbling earth, creatures scatter before its form. The king steps forth with his antlers of bone. Pale expressionless face, mouth sewn shut. With eyes as white as snow. Outstretched hands they reach for the man, bring him to their land. Escorted by a cavalry riding beasts bizarre. Down the path lies torches of black, leading to the throne. And to the throne they go..... With their sorcery they suspend him higher. Now he's face to face eye to eye with the king. A silence befalls the crowd as the gavel falls. He will be judged for taking its life away. The sound of the crowd is far too much to bear. The smell of wine and booming laughter pervades the night. The trial of his life will begin tonight. Keeper of Woods: “For the rest of your days you will wander this land with no tongue or eyes. But I will gift you with hearing so you can hear the cries. Of the others who wander through this land in the realm where I rule. In the realm, in this realm. I'm the Keeper of the Woods.”
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Frost Lich 05:12
I hear the chime of the winters bell, no mortal man can hear its sound. Spreading frost and bile where its been. Alas it's near it stings, piercing winds of ice. I shield my face and snuff the fire.. out The eternal winter comes for us all The savage wretch slows its pace Spring and summer in thrall By an eternity of ice Rise, Rise And the ice winds rise It sounds a shrill cry As the leaves are frozen in time Its decrepit form creeks like old trees in the wind. Carrying the weight upon its staff. All I have to steer me is the sounds. My eyes still blind, as ice falls from the sky, I hear it as it glides, he lets an ice glaive fly. I deflect it back with the blade of light The savage wretch falls in its place Spring and summer no longer enthralled By an eternity of ice Rise, Rise I will take back whats mine The Lich's last breath, its dying breath is mine
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At last I'm here, the sacred Twilight Keep. 2 years in exile, you thought you'd never see. Me, it's me and I've tamed the sacred steed. The black unicorn is mine for all to see. Still free to ride, and coming to feast upon your wicked soul. You doubted me, your travesty and now you'll be denied of your forever. Forever. And forever we will be free, and the forest will come to life. Twisted keeper, it will never let you rule again. Storm the gates , if it makes a sound it dies. Death is spilled in golden light, none of your horde will survive. Stained glass windows high above the filtered light cuts through, glimpses of his silhouette come in an out of view. Creatures shuffle in formation defending sacred walls. Everytime he hears them move his arrows rip right through. The arrows fly. Fletchings feather deep. You doubted me, your travesty and now you'll be denied of your forever. Forever. And forever we will be free, and the forest will come to life. Twisted keeper, it will never let you rule again. The gates have fallen now, between your twilight walls. Endless mounds of corpses now fill your sacred halls. The throneroom breached they ride at the speed of sound The king rises in disbelief, then kneels upon the ground In defeat he cries, akin to metal bending like the last sound of an iron ship before it sinks and drowns The unicorn stops in place and throws him from its back In one swift motion he snaps its horn and flies for the attack He soars through the air like an arrow head and finds his mark Sinks the the horn deep inside of the Twilight Keepers heart His curse now lifted and life returns to the forest that has died.
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Free at last 03:06
Far beyond the realms of space and time, we were free at last. The forest comes alive as the sun begins to shine, and the rain gently falls like diamonds from the sky. Everything was a battle I know... I've sobbed and cried but my spirits alive, no longer will I hide from you because I've won.... And now I'm free at last.
8.
If you look to the rising sun there's a rider on the run. One from the Muskenryde Empire. He comes for just one thing and he knows it must be done, for the mallet its belt to meet steel in fire. The undead king anticipates. Whispers of the prophecy consume the land. A horde under command ready to depart the moment that the first light hits the trees. The warrior presses on through the Bogs of Agathon but they do not know who they attempt to cull. As the undead battalion comes in from all sides, with flashes of silver as he fells the lesser horde. Countless numbers fall in the pouring rain. Aedris and Merai control the fray. The setting sun burns like golden fire. The last one falls as the moon starts to appear. The king reels back as his forces are cracked. To the entrance of his tombs back to the catacombs he must go..... I am the king and I will decide where this ends... The field lay rife with bones long after the Battle of Agathon. But what will be lost in history is that two stood against many. The Nocturnal Siren helped him defeat the army of the king before disappearing into the fog.
9.
Gazing upon the keep he sees his prize, the vault stands open. He walks inside. The walls stand weeping as they sing to the northern sun. A dead wind blows from deep within its halls. Torches litter the passageway, shadows flinch in the light. Ancient tunnels of black magic carved long, long ago. Deeper he descends, the hours turn to weeks. I can't stop now I've come from long ago. Skeleton King. Keeper of the Dead. Skeleton King. Mortal blood will shed. Slowly pressing on delirious and obsessed, as Spellblades light illuminates the halls. And at long last he hears the demons call, and answers with a battle cry that seems to shake the halls. Falling dust cascades from bone and the wretch stands ten feet tall. But Aedris knows that Spellblades glow will weaken its fragile bones. A flash of light aids his fight and leaps towards his foe. Ribbons of steel with vigor and zeal, the fight goes on and on. My strikes land every time and he falters with every blow! Skeleton King. Keeper of the Dead. Skeleton King...now lays upon cold stone. Bested by a mortal man. The shadows tell the walls of the battle in halls and he lifts the hammer high. The tunnels start to roar and in front appears a door of colored gems and stones leading to The Forge.
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Conspiring with demons, conquering all the land. His heart is ripe with evil his will forges Japan. Ride towards Nagashino muskets in our hand. To spill the blood of the Daimyo for the ruler of the clan. On their steeds as black as night they ride eyes void of remorse. He commands his army, the unstoppable force. The cavalry comes, gunfire tears their flesh As blood colors the sky, until there are none left. Immortal warlord. Forsaken soul. Seizes bloody destiny of total control. None are safe when his evil army comes from the mountainside they ride. Join him or die beneath his sky. The monks of Mount Hiei independent and strong. Safeguard their villages, though it wont be long. They circle the mountain and slaughter all in sight. Raze their temples to ruin as the weak take fight. And so they fight... A cradle of death surrounds them all as they hear the armies call. They embrace the thought of death as they surrender their last breath. The cavalry comes, gunfire tears their flesh As blood colors the sky, until there are none left. Immortal warlord. Forsaken soul. Seizes bloody destiny of total control. None are safe when his evil army comes from the mountainside they ride. Join him or die beneath his sky. Your blade best be ready, your allegiance true, when Oda Nobunaga calls upon you.

about

A strange wind billows down from the Celestial Towers, through the green sea and into the sheltered moors of Muskenryde. The Sullen Architects, three siblings who created the world have begun to destroy it, slowly turned insane by the torture inflicted upon the land at the hands of mankind. The only thing capable of cutting the Sullen Architects down is Possessed Steel, a fabled sword of unfathomable power that can consume the soul and thoughts of those who wield it. Aedris discovers he is the last of kin in a long ancient bloodline that can wield the sword. He must choose to heed a prophecy of ruin or ignore it.

"The horn of a black unicorn to become its blade, and its boiling blood to forge it. Balnir's hammer toils for a day high up where the towers stay. The breath of the lich to quench the steel, and a white stags pelt to keep its twisted cries concealed".

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released November 30, 2020

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Possessed Steel Toronto, Ontario

Mythical metal


Shaped through High fantasy, imagination, storytelling and a passion for music.
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Talon Sullivan - Teller of Tales and guitar

Don Bachinski - Bass

Steve Mac - Lead guitars

Ritchie Rizzo - Drums
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