The band's latest line-up includes bass player Joey Roxx and drummer Hanno Kerstan. In August 2017 the band announced new guitar player Evan K. Since 2001 the band has released 11 albums. Their 9th album War Brigade, released in 2016 with Massacre Records was up to that time the best selling album of the band, containing some of their best known songs like 'Metal Brigade', 'The Crucifix', 'Burning Out' and 'War Panzer'.
In January 2018 the band released Monuments Uncovered, an album containing metal covers of famous rock hits of the 70s and 80s like 'You Keep Me Hangin' On' (Kim Wilde/The Supremes), 'Shadow on the Wall' (Mike Oldfield), 'I'm Still Standing' (Elton John), 'Because the Night' (Patti Smith) etc.
In January 2020 Mystic Prophecy released its 11th album Metal Division. The album reached after few days of its release #20 in the German Charts and became a hit in the metal genre in iTunes Charts, in countries like Germany (#7), US (#23), Canada (#11), as well as an Amazon bestseller. The album release was accompanied with the singles and video clips Metal Division, Eye to Eye, Dracula and was followed by a tour.
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Studio albums
Vengeance (2001)
Regressus (2003)
Never-Ending (2004)
Savage Souls (2006)
Satanic Curses (2007)
Fireangel (2009)
Ravenlord (2011)
Killhammer (2013)
War Brigade (2016)
Monuments Uncovered (2018)
Metal Division (2020)
Lords of Pain
Mystic Prophecy Lyrics
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Turned by the bloodstains and dust
I stand alone in my altar
And blessed by the fathers of the dark
To give me my soul back again
Lords of pain
Hold my soul as I die
Drink my blood
Lords of pain
Give me a sign from you
Lords of pain
Let me die
When I kneel before the pentagram
And call your name
I pray to my gods
To come back again
To kill me again
The above lyrics, taken from Mystic Prophecy's song "Lords of Pain", are filled with dark, cryptic imagery that paint the picture of a person seeking the assistance of malevolent forces to return their soul to them. The first stanza describes the singer standing alone in an altar, surrounded by bloodstains and dust, and being blessed by the "fathers of the dark". This suggests that the singer is involved in some kind of dark ritual or summoning, and is petitioning demonic forces to restore their soul to them. The second stanza speaks directly to these forces, with the singer calling upon the "Lords of Pain" to hold their soul as they die, to drink their blood, and to give them a sign before allowing them to die.
The final stanza takes an even more ominous turn, with the singer kneeling before a pentagram and invoking the names of their gods to return to them and kill them again. This suggests a kind of self-destructive impulse in the singer, who is willing to risk everything and endure pain and suffering in order to reunite with their dark gods. Overall, the lyrics of "Lords of Pain" are a haunting, vivid portrayal of a person's desperation and willingness to embrace darkness and pain in order to fulfill their purpose.
Line by Line Meaning
When they returned from the storm
Following their return from the turmoil
Turned by the bloodstains and dust
Covered in filth and gore
I stand alone in my altar
I remain solitary at my ceremonial stage
And blessed by the fathers of the dark
Anointed by the patriarchs of the underworld
To give me my soul back again
To revive my essence once more
Lords of pain
Masters of torment
Hold my soul as I die
Embrace my being as I expire
Drink my blood
Consume my life force
Give me a sign from you
Grant me a token of your presence
Let me die
Allow me to pass on
When I kneel before the pentagram
As I bow before the five-pointed star
And call your name
And invoke your designation
I pray to my gods
I entreat my divinities
To come back again
To return once more
To kill me again
To extinguish me anew
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: KONSTANTINOS KARAMITROUDIS, ROBERTO DIMITRI LIAPAKIS
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