Rooted deeply in the sound of Bathory, old Manowar, Solstice and Manilla Road, Atlantean Kodex deliver an heavy mixture of dramatic hymns, harmonic twin guitars and melodies, telling tales of lost worlds and ages past. With one foot the past and the other in the present, Atlantean Kodex bridge the gap between the elder world and now, between dream and reality. What the future holds, even the wisest cannot say...
www.atlanteankodex.de
MEMBERS
Markus Becker - vocals
Michael Koch - guitars
Florian Kreuzer - bass
Manuel Trummer - guitars
Mario Weiss - drums
DISCOGRAPHY
2007: The Hidden Folk 12" EP
2007: The Pnakotic Demos CD
2007: V.A. - New Age of Iron Vol. 1
2008: A prophet in the forest 12" EP
2009: The Pnakotic EP (re-release)
2010: The Golden Bough
2013: The white Goddess
RELEASES WITH IRON KODEX
NIA 003 - The Pnakotic Demos CD
NIA 005 - Teutonic-Swedish-Alliance LP
IK 00X - A prophet in the forest 12" EP
IK 009 - The Pnakotic EP
(NIA 003 & NIA 005 released on New Iron Age)
Pilgrim
Atlantean Kodex Lyrics
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There strong and free a storm will rise
A boat it bears with biting breath
And a pilgrim from the lands of hope
Beneath the moon and under stars
He will wander far from western strands
When need is great through Europe's night
Unknown to mortal men
The years have passed
Our ancestral Henges awake
Pilgrim! Wanderer!
Truth-bearer lead us to war
In hallowed halls our horns resound
Purify this holy ground
And from the ruins of Europa
Again we shall rise
He will come unto the timeless halls
Where shining fall the countless years
And endless reigns the Elder King
Under Mountain, ravens circle the peak
And the pear-tree shall bloom
On Walserfeld plain
The king will rise from the throne
And sweep these dogs from his lands
The years have passed
Our ancestral Henges awake
Pilgrim! Wanderer!
Truth-bearer lead us to war
In hallowed halls our horns resound
Purify this holy ground
And from the ruins of Europa
Again we shall rise
The world is grey, the mountains old
Our people's hearts are ashen-cold
No harp is wrung, no silver trumpet calls
The darkness dwells in Europe's halls
Yet we still remember, we few who dwell
In this far land beneath the trees
The truth
The light
The dreaming golden spires
The starlight on the Western Seas
The lyrics of Atlantean Kodex's "Pilgrim" can be interpreted as a call to arms for those who seek to preserve the traditions and way of life of their ancestors. The pilgrim in the song represents a journeyman who travels from the lands of hope and crosses Europe to awaken the ancestral Henges and lead a charge to war. The song implies that there is a darkness lurking in Europe's halls and that the only way to defeat it is to remember the truth, the light, and the golden spires of dreaming.
The lyrics reference several mythological and historical elements that are steeped in European folklore. The pilgrim's journey is reminiscent of the ancient Anglo-Saxon poem "The Wanderer," in which a warrior roams the earth in search of a new lord to serve after his kingdom falls. The image of the Elder King, who reigns under the mountain with ravens circling the peak and the pear-tree blooming on Walserfeld plain, invokes Norse and Germanic mythology. The use of the term "Henges" refers to the standing stones that are prevalent throughout prehistoric Britain and Europe, adding to the song's sense of ancestral pride and cultural identity.
Line by Line Meaning
From dreaming halls beyond the west
From faraway, imaginary places in the west
There strong and free a storm will rise
A powerful and independent uprising will happen
A boat it bears with biting breath
A ship that is full of determination and readiness
And a pilgrim from the lands of hope
And a traveler from a place of optimism and positivity
Beneath the moon and under stars
In the nighttime sky
He will wander far from western strands
He will travel a long way from imaginary places in the west
When need is great through Europe's night
When there is a great need during the night in Europe
Unknown to mortal men
Known only by divine beings
The years have passed
Time has gone by
Our ancestral Henges awake
Our ancient stone structures are coming to life
Pilgrim! Wanderer!
Traveler! Nomad!
Truth-bearer lead us to war
Guide us with honesty into war
In hallowed halls our horns resound
In sacred places we sound our horns
Purify this holy ground
Make this sacred land pure
And from the ruins of Europa
And from the destruction in Europe
Again we shall rise
We will once again emerge victorious
He will come unto the timeless halls
He will arrive at ancient and eternal places
Where shining fall the countless years
Where countless years shine and pass by
And endless reigns the Elder King
And the ancient king rules forever
Under Mountain, ravens circle the peak
Ravens fly around the mountaintop
And the pear-tree shall bloom
And the pear tree will come to life
On Walserfeld plain
On a flat area called Walserfeld
The king will rise from the throne
The king will take back his power
And sweep these dogs from his lands
And force out the enemies from his territory
The world is grey, the mountains old
The world is dull and the mountains are ancient
Our people's hearts are ashen-cold
Our people are emotionless
No harp is wrung, no silver trumpet calls
There is no music, no festive sounds
The darkness dwells in Europe's halls
Evil and negativity exist in Europe
Yet we still remember, we few who dwell
But we, the minority who live here, still remember
In this far land beneath the trees
In this distant place where there are many trees
The truth
The real facts
The light
The positive side of things
The dreaming golden spires
The imaginary and hopeful golden towers
The starlight on the Western Seas
The light from the stars shining on the seas in the west
Contributed by Jackson E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Argamocrypt
Awesome, reminds me of Atlantean Kodex.
VulgrimOfficial
Argamocrypt xD
MrHejke
"Don't you know a fire's burning
Since the ancient times of Rome
Don't you hear Europa calling
For him who leads the children home"
Andrew Milne
Wonderful. Puts me in mind of Candlemass and Viking-era Bathory.
Peter Bergman
Reminds me of Child in Time
pan0s95
OMG I'M OFFICIALLY BLOWED AWAY . tremendous song by an amazing band. Reminds me of a combination of candlemass with power elements.Keep it up my friends. doom greetings from Greece
Peter Warner
love this band
Peter Warner
what a great metal band this is / hope to hear another album soon
kingapada
Hey, this kinda reminds me of how metal should be. This song rocks, nice job!
Red21Viper
Secret of steel, deep purple etc. They were a bit crude back in the day but with White Goddess they became to me the band with the greatest album in that sound for the current decade.