PEDEMONTIUM
Released on January 21st, 2021
Label: Earth and Sky Productions
All music and lyrics written by Erymanthon
Vocals, Guitars, Mandolin, Keys, Bass, Drum Machine performed by Erymanthon
Artwork design & elaboration by Erymanthon
Cover artwork picture: Mount Viso, "The King of Stone", Piedmont, Italy
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered at Darkwoods Studios
Produced by Erymanthon
Pedemontium is the fifth studio album by the Italian one man band Apocalypse, featuring heavy and pounding drums, big choirs, soaring vocals and even folk and classical influences, like mandolin, acoustic guitars, pipe organ and orchestra. The epic and bombastic music will embrace you as the lyrics will tell you the stories and legeds of Piedmont, one of the most beautiful regions in Italy and the whole world.
1. Prologue
(Instrumental)
2. Pedemontium
Ride far North in the Hesperian Land
To the place where the Stone Giants stand
The Land where the Great River is born
The land where the candid snow glows
Behold the great plains open wide
And the mountains towering to the Sky
Here many great battles were fought
Here many legends were born
Pedemontium
Ride long through the forests and hills
On your face feel the warm soft spring breeze
Hear the water in the streams and lakes flow
See the mist and the mighty winds howl
Behold the impervious mighty mounts above
In Winter capped in ice and snow
And the austere King of Stone sovereign
Who tall above the land reigns
Pedemontium
3. Dark Mountain
Sinks the Sun and falls the Night
The blue Moon climbs up high
Follow the path of stone and ice
To Dark Mountain towering high
Home of hags and werewolves
Arcane shadows, cursed souls
Caves of mistery and rites long gone
Ancient signs carved into the stone
Along the black mountainside
Spark eerie fatuous fires
Deep within the Dragon’s cave
Celebrated is the rite
Pour the blood of sacrifice
Read out loud the signs
Dance around the Eternal Fire
Soul and Dark unite for all Time
4. I Died by the Mountainside
Through this frozen land we ride
Winter cold, snow and ice
On this day we have to fight
To gain glory or to die
Through this valley of death we ride
Carrying cold steel at our sides
Along blackened Mountainside
of Dark Mountain towering high
Darkest Woods, Endless Sky, Land engulfed in Mist
Lightning strikes, Thunder rolls, Swords are held Up High
Towering Mountains way Up High, Blackened Mighty Peaks
Blood and Steel, Glory and Death, here I Died by the Mountainside
We do shout loud with great pride
Screams echo along Mountainside
Stars are bright, Dark is the Night
Blades flash blue in pale Moonlight
A blow cuts me from behind
Wounded on the ground I lie
My wounds spill my Blood on Ice
This is A Fine Day To Die
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Darkest Woods, Endless Sky, Land engulfed in Mist
Lightning strikes, Thunder rolls, Swords are held Up High
Towering Mountains way Up High, Blackened Mighty Peaks
Blood and Steel, Glory and Death, here I Died by the Mountainside
5. Crystal Eyes
Through the trees whispered a light breeze
Gently caressing their leaves
The Mountains towering to the Sky
To the Sky way Up High
Downcast and lone did I pace
I did stop to rest in a glade
The Sun was setting low
Along Horizon its crimson rays
Then a sound did I hear so close
I did turn around and behold
Just standing in the Blue Moon glare
Was a maid lonely and fair
Hair as black as the darkest Night
Skin as pale as Snow and Ice
Your lips soft as a flower And
a gleam in your Crystal Eyes
A veil of mystery in your look
Carefully did I approach
Your hair swaying gently in the wind
A sweet fragrance of flowers it brought
Softly did I say
“Have no fear, don’t run away”
Scars of a tragic past Did
I see in your Crystal Eyes
Softly did I touch your hand
Did I kiss your flower lips
Your Heart was one with mine
Bound Beyond the End of Time
The Night would pass and with day’s first glare
I will leave, my fair shed no tears
My fate calls me to lands Far Away
Await me, we will meet again
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-Dedicated-
-to anyone who-
-will feel touched-
-by this song-
6. The Trail of Ice
Riding lone through the darkest Night
Down the Trail of Neverending Ice
Not a sound do I hear nor do I see a light
Just the wind and the snow in my eyes
Deep in the Woods where the Mist and the Shadows float by
Above me the Mountains towering to the Sky
My Stallion rides through the forest
His fleece black as the Sky above
His nostrils steaming in the cold air
And his muscles tense and strong
In my hands his reins I hold tight
As he strides and takes me through the Night
Fast I ride, I bring a message for my Legion
For my Land, treading the Trail of Snow I go
Hilt in wood, in leather and bronze
And in Moonlight its Iron ablaze
Each dent and each scratch and each rift
A legend carved into its blade
Forged by my Fathers when this World was young
Now at my side, shining, lethal and strong
Now my limbs are sore and tires
And I’m bitten by hunger and cold
But I gaze at the Stars in the Sky
Shining down on me, lighting the road
Though the Trail is strong and the Way is long
I have no fear, for the Gods are by my side
Fast I ride, I bring a message for my Legion
For my Land, treading the Trail of Snow I go
7. Mountain Soul
Far did I walk, long did I climb
My Mountainside, to find myself inside
Long did I follow the Path of Stone and Ice
Still when I look up the Summit is far Up High
The path is steep and the trail was strong
My limbs sore and tired, they won’t keep going for long
But I appeal to all my strenght, I can’t give up now that I’m here
I raise my eyes, now the Summit is near
Atop a snowcovered Mountain
I stand tall and behold my Land
The endless plains open wide
The Mountains towering to the Sky
I raise my arms to the Sky
By my side the forefathers of mine
Through my hair I let the wind blow
Here I am free, Mountain soul
Now I’ve reached the Summit, in pride I stand tall
I let my teary limbs rest, I hear the strong winds howl
I launch yells of glory, they echo through the Land
My arms I open wide, I feel free now where I stand
Atop a snowcovered Mountain
I stand tall and behold my Land
The endless plains open wide
The Mountains towering to the Sky
I raise my arms to the Sky
By my side the forefathers of mine
Through my hair I let the wind blow
Here I am free, Mountain soul
8. The Lake od Witches
Deep within the Woods on this Land
Is a Lake of water crystal clear
Its surface reflects the Eternal Sky
And within its depths a Legend lies
Into these ancient woods, in times long time gone
A lady walked alone, betrayed in her love
And going along the path an old hag she encountered
Who gazed into her soul, and the lady her story told
The lady asked her loved one back
So the hag told her to come along
The women ventured deep within a cave
Where two ponds of crystal water laid
The ponds showed to the lady who gazed deep within them
The love of mortal men, or the eternal beauty of Gods
She chose the Gods and danced with the hags around the Fire
They vanished with the cave, and the Crystal Lake was left
9. The King of Stone
O King of Stone, You Mighty and Tall
Your gargantuan shape dominating the land
Your ominous peak where cold winds howl
Watching silent from above
Your voice the sound of rumbling stones
And wind lashing your impervious cliffs
Your cloak the cold rising mist
Of snow and ice your glacial coat
Way Up High, the Mighty Mountain towering to the Sky
An Ancient King turned into stone by the rage of Gods
And now He stands, a Presence enormous and austere
Amidst the impervious Lands of Ice, dominating from Above
Arcane legends echo through the valleys dark and deep
Written in stone, and told at night by elders
At day we behold your silent austere shape
Inspiring awe, respect and ancient fear
Who dares venture on the inviolable cliffs
Curse shall lay heavy on them all
The Mountain shall claim their fragile lives
From their valiant journey never to return
10. Epilogue
(Instrumental)