It all started in 199… Read Full Bio ↴BLACK DAWN (Formerly known as Nocturnal Feast)
It all started in 1993 (finland). Cauldron, Wrath, Tero, Marko, Jussi changed the name Nocturnal Feast into Black Dawn. Before the recording of the 2nd demo in May, Black Dawn was in war with the local mob of Jehovah worshippers the police and one particular priest. In the first quarter of the year the Black Dawn fell to pieces once more. Only Wrath and Cauldro, were left. The old way became their goal once more. Before the summer Black Dawn found new members : Anzhaar and Gaunt.
Black Dawn is also know as the True Black Dawn due to legal issues with another band from the US with the same name.
DISCOGRAPHY:
War Against Christians - Demo (Self-Released, 1993)
Dead Metal - Demo (Self-Released, 1996)
Blood For Satan demo - (Self-Released, 1998)
Blood For Satan - Full-lengtht (2001)
A Hymn to Grand Darkness
Black Dawn Lyrics
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Behold the great death of light
Call the eclipse forth, again
"An echo of damnation
Echoing: all will burn
Echoes of embers' shivers
Behold the great darkness coming
Fear the great slaughter coming
The lyrics to Black Dawn's "A Hymn to Grand Darkness" speak to the impending arrival of a dark, destructive force. The first two lines suggest the extinguishing of light and the invocation of an eclipse, both metaphors for the destruction or blocking of positive forces. The following lines express a sense of foreboding, with echoes of condemnation and reference to an "apocryphal entity" suggesting a supernatural or divine power behind the darkness. The final two lines urge the listener to behold and fear the coming destruction.
The use of biblical allusions, such as "the great death of light" and "echoes of damnation," adds to the sense of drama and impending doom in the lyrics. The repetition of the word "echo" is also significant, suggesting a haunting, endless quality to the darkness and destruction that is to come. Overall, the lyrics to "A Hymn to Grand Darkness" paint a vivid picture of a looming threat and the fear it inspires.
Line by Line Meaning
Behold the great death of light
Witness the destruction of illumination
Call the eclipse forth, again
Summon the obscurity once more
"An echo of damnation
"A repetition of condemnation
Echoing: all will burn
Reverberating - everything shall be consumed by fire
Echoes of embers' shivers
Reiterations of trembling ashes
Echo of an (apocryphal) entity"
Recurrence of a mythical being
Behold the great darkness coming
Observe the impending arrival of obscurity
Fear the great slaughter coming
Dread the approaching massacre
Contributed by Hunter P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Marc Hoyland
Best Black metal album out of Finland... Definatly the most intense
Francisco Javier Caro
esto es black metal!!!! y ademas encontre todo el album en youtube yeah aunke ya tengo el cd puedo escucharlos cuando ande fuera!! lml
Jonathan Awad
heh, i remember borrowing this cd a few years ago, didnt really remember it, first saw an advertisement in '01, and upon listening to it now, those are undoubtedly Wrath of EC's vokills....and i checked it, and I was right! SUPREME ART!
ogrebattle22763
I told you it was a great song! Thanks man! I appreciate it!
Snarl616
They released a Split with O and Enochian Crescent. I think they are still active, but they are just an Enochian Crescent and And Oceans' side project, so Black Dawn is not a priority. And I frankly think that it's a shame.
Jonathan o
who else heard this in MINX special edition?
Cafatka
I adore when a song begins like this, geez, how trashy. :D
Apocalyptic Sunshine
Fuck yeah
grindtildeath
what ever happened to these guys did they release anything else after this?
grindtildeath
@MetalReign oh nice! thanks dude