Diabolical Masquerade was an avant-garde/atmospheric black metal solo proje… Read Full Bio ↴Diabolical Masquerade was an avant-garde/atmospheric black metal solo project of Anders Nyström (aka Blakkheim), guitarist for Katatonia and Bloodbath, origins from Stockholm, Sweden. Nyström wanted to have a band where he could compose more extreme music while Katatonia were exploring more mellow themes and moods.

All of the music on the first two albums were written and performed by Nyström, with guest vocal appearances from longtime collaborator Dan Swanö. Swanö later became an integral part of the project, as co-writer and co-arranger, performer, engineer, mixer and producer on the 'Nightwork' and especially 'Death's Design' albums.

Diabolical Masquerade has released four full length albums: Ravendusk In My Heart (1996), The Phantom Lodge (1997), Nightwork (1998) and Death's Design (2001).

Since long journey from 1993, Diabolical Masquerade was laid to rest in September of 2004. But recently Anders Nyström stated that he is working on a new Diabolical Masquerade album and he is also looking for more members for live performances.

Cloaked By The Moonshine Mist
Diabolical Masquerade Lyrics

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A Lonesome Wind Entered the Pits of my Dreams
Swept my Thirst into Shades of Gleams
It Spread a Rain of Ethereal Tunes
Coloured my Pictures so Freezing Cold

By the Shelter of the Night the Pale Silver Eye Returned
In the Distance of the Nordic Light the Inverted Horizon Burned

A Woven Bridge between the Sunken Lands was Forged
Twisted my Longing into Caskets of Time
It Opened the Eternity of a Cosmical Maze
Coloured my Pictures so Dusty and Old

Beside the Vast Snowy Woodland
Beside the Enormous Hillsides of Frost
Below the Magnificent Starsky Black
I am Cloaked by the Moonshine Mist

In Nocturnal Midwinter Hours
In Bloodred Darkness Gone

The Call - I Heard
The Vision - I Saw

The Scent - I Knew
The Oath - I Swore

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Cloaked By The Moonshine Mist" by Diabolical Masquerade are full of vivid imagery and poetic language, creating a dark and mystical atmosphere. The song describes a dreamlike state where the singer is visited by a "lonesome wind" that rushes in and transforms their surroundings. The wind brings with it a "rain of ethereal tunes," which fills the singer's mind and colors their mental pictures with a "freezing cold" hue.

The song shifts between different settings, from the "shelter of the night" to "the distance of the Nordic light," and describes a "woven bridge between the sunken lands" that twists the singer's "longing into caskets of time." The lyrics are filled with contrasts, from the "pale silver eye" that returns to the night to the "inverted horizon" that burns in the distance.

As the song progresses, the singer finds themselves "beside the vast snowy woodland" and "below the magnificent starsky black," feeling "cloaked by the moonshine mist." The final lines of the song speak of a call heard, a vision seen, a scent known, and an oath sworn, suggesting a deeper meaning and purpose to the dreamlike journey described in the lyrics.

Overall, "Cloaked By The Moonshine Mist" is a haunting and evocative song that explores themes of transformation, mysticism, and the power of the natural world.

Line by Line Meaning

A Lonesome Wind Entered the Pits of my Dreams
A feeling of loneliness entered my dreams.

Swept my Thirst into Shades of Gleams
It gave my thirst a glimmer of hope.

It Spread a Rain of Ethereal Tunes
The wind brought with it a mystical melody.

Coloured my Pictures so Freezing Cold
It gave my images a bone-chilling quality.

By the Shelter of the Night the Pale Silver Eye Returned
In the darkness of night, the moon rose again.

In the Distance of the Nordic Light the Inverted Horizon Burned
The horizon appeared to be on fire in the distance.

A Woven Bridge between the Sunken Lands was Forged
A connection was made between two distant places.

Twisted my Longing into Caskets of Time
It distorted my desire into something unattainable.

It Opened the Eternity of a Cosmical Maze
It revealed the infinity of the universe.

Coloured my Pictures so Dusty and Old
It gave my images a faded and aged appearance.

Beside the Vast Snowy Woodland
I stand next to a large, snowy forest.