The first album “Incantations” was released in February 1999 by Two Moons records and consisted of ten songs including a storm of raw guitars embellished with atmospheric or classical layers of synthesizer. The inspiration for the lyrics and the atmospheres were found in horror movies from the thirties and for the second half of the CD in heroic fantasy novels. After this first opus, Patrick Devits (vocals) left the band and was replaced by AOD.
The second album “The End of the Dark Ages” was released in 2002 by the LSP Company. It is a musically more complex album including a heroic fantasy story written by AOD.
“Herald of Doom” is the brand new album released by Shiver records. This is another fantasy concept album, with more melodic songs and an improved great modern sound. The mastering was done by Zareh Abrahamian, a good friend of the band whereas the beautiful cover, as for “The End…”, was created by Kris Verwimp.
In the meantime, Dagorlad is already working on a new album, the story continues...
2) Fantasy; Medieval, Ambient music from Budapest. https://dagorlad.bandcamp.com/
The Holy Battle of Vorneas
Dagorlad Lyrics
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An army of dead men walking
Thousands of them
Wearing helmets
And coats of mail
Holding weapons,
Swords, axes,
Clubs, bow and arrow.
Heading to the Hill of Agony
To destroy the center of evil.
And all those, protecting it,
On the plane of Vorneas.
Facing eachother
The sons and the monsters of Zul'Dahr
Against a horde of skeletons.
Fragile silhouettes of bone
Determined to go on till the end.
The black warriors with the purple eagle
Heavy, by their armor and weapons
Were slowed down by the mud.
It was raining, heavily,
Like it had never did before.
Stuck in the mud, they were an easy prey
For the light-weighting skeletons
Which were fast and agile.
In the middle of the battlefield,
A lot of spoiled blood.
And the smell, of burned out flesh
Of the men stroke by the lightning
Guided by the hand
Of the tall man from the wood.
The ground was shaking,
The nature let feel her anger,
The planet-goddess was determined
To erase this stronghold
Source of sorrow,
From the surface of the planet.
The castle is collapsing!
For the first time
The Black Warriors
With fear in their eyes
Tried to escape from this place.
They got outnumbered,
Their end was close.
The last survivor of this carnage.
The evil Emperor, full of anger,
Full of hate..
Facing Mallek, the man of the wood.
Resolved to put an end
To the reign of tyranny.
They were watching each other.
Waiting, for the first one to attack.
The mighty sword,
Versus the huge double ax.
At the same moment
Both launched the attack,
The sword running through
The heart of Mallek,
The double ax,
Through his cuirass of Zul'Dahr,
Ripping this trunk
In two halves.
And they fell both dead,
Next to each other.
At this moment
The magic was over.
It ceased raining
The earth calmed down.
The remaining skeletons turned to ashes,
Blown away, by a gentle breeze.
The Holy Battle of Vorneas by Dagorlad tells the story of a battle between two opposing forces at the Hill of Agony on the plane of Vorneas. On one side stands the army of Zul'Dahr, including the Black Warriors with the purple eagle, who protect the center of evil. On the other side stands an army of skeletons, determined to destroy the center of evil and all those protecting it. The battle takes place in heavy rain and mud, slowing down the armor-clad Black Warriors and allowing the fast and agile skeletons to gain the upper hand. In the middle of the battle, lightning strikes and the ground shakes as nature expresses its anger.
As the battle comes to a close, the castle collapses and the Black Warriors are outnumbered. The evil Emperor faces off against Mallek, the man of the wood, in a one-on-one duel. Both launch their attacks simultaneously, resulting in Mallek's heart being run through by the sword and the double ax ripping through the Emperor's cuirass. Both fall dead next to each other, and the remaining skeletons turn to ashes as the rain stops and the earth calms down.
The lyrics of the song evoke a sense of epic battle and the inevitable tragedy of war. The rain, the smell of burned flesh, and the shaking ground all contribute to a sense of chaos and destruction. The final duel between the Emperor and Mallek is an intense moment, with both using their most powerful weapons. Ultimately, both fall, and the magic that surrounded the battle dissipates, as the skeletons turn to dust in the wind.
Line by Line Meaning
It was a glorious day
The day was filled with triumph and achievement
An army of dead men walking
An army composed of undead soldiers
Thousands of them
There were many, many soldiers in this army
Wearing helmets
The soldiers had protective headgear
And coats of mail
The soldiers were wearing armor made of interlocking rings
Holding weapons,
The soldiers had weapons at the ready
Swords, axes,
The soldiers had access to a variety of melee weapons
Clubs, bow and arrow.
The soldiers also had ranged weapons available to them
Heading to the Hill of Agony
The army was making its way to a specific location
To destroy the center of evil.
Their goal was to demolish the source of malevolence
And all those, protecting it,
The army would have to fight against those defending the center of evil
On the plane of Vorneas.
The combat would take place on a specific location named Vorneas
Facing eachother
The opposing armies were standing across from each other
The sons and the monsters of Zul'Dahr
The people of Zul'Dahr, including both humans and monstrous creatures, were fighting for their cause
Against a horde of skeletons.
The army of undead skeletons was the opposition
Fragile silhouettes of bone
Their opponents were made of easily-broken bones
Determined to go on till the end.
The skeletons were resolute in their mission to fight until the finish
The black warriors with the purple eagle
The soldiers in black alongside the symbol of a purple eagle were present
Heavy, by their armor and weapons
These black warriors were burdened by their armament
Were slowed down by the mud.
The heavy rain had caused the ground to become muddy, impeding the soldiers
It was raining, heavily,
The precipitation was intense
Like it had never did before.
This level of rain was unprecedented
Stuck in the mud, they were an easy prey
The black warriors were vulnerable in their slowed state
For the light-weighting skeletons
The skeletons, with no need to care for mud, had the advantage of agility
Which were fast and agile.
The skeletons were nimble and quick
In the middle of the battlefield,
At the central point of the fight
A lot of spoiled blood.
There was a significant amount of bloodshed and gore
And the smell, of burned out flesh
The scent of singed human remains
Of the men stroke by the lightning
Some soldiers had been struck by lightning in the chaos
Guided by the hand
Controlled by the influence
Of the tall man from the wood.
A specific individual was directing the flow of electricity
The ground was shaking,
The earth was trembling
The nature let feel her anger,
Nature itself was expressing fury
The planet-goddess was determined
The goddess of the planet was resolute in her action
To erase this stronghold
Her focus was to obliterate this fortified location
Source of sorrow,
This stronghold was the cause of much grief and misery
From the surface of the planet.
The goddess sought to remove the stronghold entirely from existence
The castle is collapsing!
The stronghold was beginning to crumble
For the first time
It was unprecedented for this to occur
The Black Warriors
The black-armored soldiers
With fear in their eyes
They were showing visible indications of terror
Tried to escape from this place.
They sought to flee from the falling fortress
They got outnumbered,
The black warriors began to be overwhelmed
Their end was close.
Their defeat was imminent
The last survivor of this carnage.
Only one of their group remained standing
The evil Emperor, full of anger,
The ruler of this stronghold, seething with rage
Full of hate..
Filled with intense loathing
Facing Mallek, the man of the wood.
The Emperor was opposing a specific man named Mallek
Resolved to put an end
He was determined to finish this conflict
To the reign of tyranny.
He sought to end the tyrannical rule
They were watching each other.
Both were keeping watch on the other
Waiting, for the first one to attack.
A tense standoff occurred as they each waited for the other to make the first move
The mighty sword,
The Emperor wielded an impressive sword
Versus the huge double ax.
Mallek carried an enormous double-headed battle axe
At the same moment
Simultaneously
Both launched the attack,
It became a fight as both individuals charged the other
The sword running through
The sword-blade pierced through
The heart of Mallek,
The sword struck Mallek fatally in the heart
The double ax,
The huge weapon wielded by Mallek
Through his cuirass of Zul'Dahr,
The ax was capable of penetrating even the Emperor's protective armor
Ripping this trunk
Splitting this body in half
In two halves.
Dividing it into left and right portions
And they fell both dead,
Both Mallek and the Emperor were killed in the fight
Next to each other.
Their bodies lay beside one another
At this moment
As this occurred
The magic was over.
At their deaths, the magical energies at the battlefield ceased
It ceased raining
The torrential downpour had come to an end
The earth calmed down.
The upheaval and turbulence of the earth ceased
The remaining skeletons turned to ashes,
Only ash remained of the undead army
Blown away, by a gentle breeze.
The ashes were scattered by a peaceful wind
Contributed by Zoe H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.