The first recordings were: Traitors demo and Promo'2000. The band played many shows and later, already with Bart who filled the line-up, they recorded their debut album Demon Seed in Hertz Studio. The album contains 10 songs of terrifying brutal death metal; aggressive, dirty and sinister. The band got a great response and good reviews and also an invitation from Vader for Polish part of Revelations Tour 2002.
During last days of August 2003 the band recorded their second album Infernal Blasting in Hendrix Studio. This album received more great reviews. After recording session of Infernal Blasting D. left the band because of personal reasons. The band found the second guitarist - Trufel from Yattering - and, with him in the line-up. started to promote new album.
In June 2006 (Hendrix Studio) and then in August 2006 (Hertz Studio) Azarath recorded 10 tracks for the newest album Diabolic Impious Evil. Album was released on the 16th of September and from that day Azarath started the Polish part of Blitzkrieg 4 tour supporting Vader together with Vesania and Trauma.
In November 2007 Azarath played Legions of Death Attack Tour in Poland with Adam Sierzega on drums (ex-Lost Soul) together with Stillborn and Deception.
In October 2008 Azarath signed new deal with Agonia Records upon release of their forthcoming, 4th studio album as standard CD, LP and limited digipack with a bonus track. The same time the band signed Deathgasm Records for standard CD release for North America territory. The album release date is planned for Spring 2009.
Invocation
Azarath Lyrics
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Neither mine, nor bread we will sanctify here
Veins spill the sweet red nectar
Those beyond the gate shall devour the flesh.
Open the seal!
Raise the chalice, grand master
Through blood we speak to the Dark Gods
With flesh we feed the hunger of chaos.
"(...) And now we travel from flame to flame
And tower from the will to the glory!
Agios o Baphomet! Agios o Baphomet! "
... From flame to flame... Agios o Baphomet!
The air around seems to breathe
The air seems to touch our skin
We are the key, we invoke Thee
Come, enter your world of sin.
Blood down your throat, mistress
Delighted we behold the colour of your lips
Pass the chalice, close the circle.
"To Satan, the giver of life... grant us our desires!"
Open the seal! Enter our world!
"To Satan, the giver of life... grant us our desires!"
"To You, Satan, Prince of Darkness, Lord of the Earth!"
The lyrics to Azarath's song Invocation are dark and ritualistic in nature. The opening line, "Raise the chalice, mistress of earth," refers to an act of offering or sacrifice to a female deity or supernatural being associated with the earth. The use of the word "chalice" implies that the offering is also a sacrament, perhaps symbolizing blood or other bodily fluids. The next line, "Neither mine, nor bread we will sanctify here," suggests that the sacrificial offering is not a common or mundane substance, but rather something more sacred or potent.
The following lines, "Veins spill the sweet red nectar / Those beyond the gate shall devour the flesh," reinforce the idea that the offering is of a biological nature, likely blood. The reference to those "beyond the gate" implies that the offering is meant to appease or summon otherworldly entities or spirits. The repetition of the line "Open the seal!" may be a chant or invocation to these entities, urging them to manifest or reveal themselves.
The rest of the lyrics continue in this vein, invoking the power of the "Dark Gods" and offering flesh and blood in some sort of ritualistic communion. The references to "Satan" and "Prince of Darkness" suggest a specifically demonic or infernal context, perhaps drawing from the lore of demonolatry or Satanism.
Overall, the lyrics to Invocation are dark and unsettling, evoking a sense of occult mysticism and ritual sacrifice. The use of vivid, visceral imagery and repetition helps drive home the song's dark themes and adds to its disturbing and ominous tone.
Line by Line Meaning
Raise the chalice, mistress of earth
We celebrate the goddess of all creation, raising a chalice in her honor.
Neither mine, nor bread we will sanctify here
We won't bless any food or material possessions in this ceremony.
Veins spill the sweet red nectar
As we cut ourselves and let blood flow, it's an offering to the deity.
Those beyond the gate shall devour the flesh.
The spirits who exist in another realm will consume the sacrificial flesh given to them.
Open the seal!
We will now call upon the dark forces to enter our realm.
Raise the chalice, grand master
The leader of this ceremony commands us to lift our chalices once again.
Through blood we speak to the Dark Gods
We use our bleeding as a way of communicating with the evil deities.
Pass the chalice, close the circle
We continue to share the chalice and complete the ritual's circular formation.
With flesh we feed the hunger of chaos.
The chaos deity is satisfied with the flesh that we offer as a sacrifice.
"(...) And now we travel from flame to flame
As we complete the ritual, we ascend from one level to the next with increasing intensity of worship.
And tower from the will to the glory!
We rise to great heights, basking in the glory of the god we're worshipping.
Agios o Baphomet! Agios o Baphomet! "
We chant in reverence to our chosen deity, Baphomet.
... From flame to flame... Agios o Baphomet!
We approve of our gradual movement to a higher plane of worship with our chant.
The air around seems to breathe
The atmosphere feels different as we sink deeper into the ritual's madness.
The air seems to touch our skin
We're feeling the sensations all around us as we immerse ourselves in this sinister ceremony.
We are the key, we invoke Thee
We believe that the power we have in us can summon the deity we're worshiping.
Come, enter your world of sin.
We're asking the god to join us as we devote ourselves to sin and evil deeds.
Blood down your throat, mistress
It means the deity should consume the blood that has been offered to her.
Delighted we behold the colour of your lips
We're happy and satisfied with the deity's acceptance of our offering.
Pass the chalice, close the circle.
As we share the chalice again, we're completing the circle and bringing the ritual to a close.
"To Satan, the giver of life... grant us our desires!"
We pray to Satan to fulfill our wishes in life.
Open the seal! Enter our world!
We're calling upon the powerful force to enter and fill our world with its presence and strength.
"To Satan, the giver of life... grant us our desires!"
We make another prayer to Satan, the provider of all that we desire.
"To You, Satan, Prince of Darkness, Lord of the Earth!"
Our final praise and recognition of Satan as the leader of the darkness and the master of the Earth.
Contributed by Violet P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.