Ophthalamia was a melodic black metal band from Stockholm, Sweden. formed i… Read Full Bio ↴Ophthalamia was a melodic black metal band from Stockholm, Sweden. formed in 1989. They were probably best known for their fantasy themes and strong prog rock/doom metal influences.

"Ophthalamia" is a fantasy-world created by IT. The Goddess of this world is the woman with the demons, called Elishia. IT has also created the surroundings of Ophthalamia (I guess that the shores of Kaa-Ta-Nu are a part of this world, as the sea of Ragiih-Nib and the moutains of Makubu-Keen are), the land's creatures and the language. All songs of Ophthalamia are lyrically connected to stories about this fantasy world.
The first lead vocalist was All, but he moved and was replaced by Shadow on 'A Journey in Darkness'. After that Shadow was replaced by Legion on "Via Dolorosa". After Legion left for the band Marduk, All is back in the band as lead vocalist.

Winter, the drummer, was a member on both of the albums, but he left Ophthalamia right after "Via Dolorosa" was recorded and was later replaced by Bone. The bassist Night replaced Mourning on "Via Dolorosa" and is now the second guitarist, and Mist joined the band as its bassist thus the last known line-up is as follows:

IT: guitar, additional vocals (whispering, speech)
Night: guitar (acoustic and electric)
Bone: percussions
All: lead vocals
Mist: bass

I Summon Thee Father / Death Embrace Me
Ophthalamia Lyrics

We have lyrics for these tracks by Ophthalamia:

A Black Rainbow Rising Why does my heart feel so cold in this heat…
A Cry From the Halls of Blood / Empire of Lost Dreams I live in the thoughts where the shadows no longer…
A Journey in Darkness / Entering the Forest I'm kneeling down on the forest's deiny ground Sun of the…
A Lonely Ceremony / The Eternal Walk [Line-up:] [IT: bass, vocals, guitars and whispers] [Rob: …
A Lonely Soul / Hymn to a Dream Atmosphere of nothingness, nevermore pride A useless existe…
Black as Sin Pale as Death / Autumn Whispers Forest of evergreen stories, Where the trees hide a dying sk…
Castle of No Repair / Lies From a Blackened Heart My castle of blood beyond deepest sorrows lies distant cloud…
Deathcrush [Originally performed by Mayhem] Demonic laughter your crem…
Dominion (words: It) Grim and determined to rule like chained and …

Eclipse of Life (words: It; tunes: Night) Listen to the old owl who's shr…
Elishias Mistresses Gather (words: It ; tunes: Night) Majestic night everlasting in …
Enter the Darkest Thoughts of the Chosen / Agony's Silent Paradise (whisper) I am the face and blood of knowledge (whisper) I…
Final Hour of Joy (words: It, All ; tunes: Night, Bone) The army is scatter…
Great Are the Deeds of Death (words: It ; tunes: It, Night, Bone) The nightsky seem to…
I Summon the Oh Father / Death Embrace Me I sit in loneliness and watch the meaning of my…
Intro / Under Ophthalamian Skies / To the Benighted Overwhelming are the trees so great and tall Everlasting is …
Journey in Darkness / Entering the Forest I'm kneeling down on the forest's deiny ground sun of the…
Legacy Of The True Life is but a walking shadow A poor player that frets…
Little Child of Light / Degradation of Holyness (whisper) Little child of light, so full of life so…
Myself / Dreaming Sleeping: Disturbing pictures of myself Dreaming: Running t…
Nightfall of Mother Earth / Summer Distress (Line-up:) (IT: guitars) (Winter: drums) (Night: bass) (…
Outro / Message to Those After Me / Death Embrace Me Pt. II Sanningen med livet er doden Ljuga allt annat for dig kan Oc…
Sacrifice (BATHORY 1984) (Line-up:) (IT: guitars) (Winter: drums)…
Slowly Passing the Frostlands / A Winterland's Tear I hereby raise a monument over my brothers' death And I'll…
Sons of Satan [Originally performed by Venom] Somewhere in time we were…
This Is the Pain Called Sorrow / To the Memory of Me (whisper) This paper have gone creased of all these dripping…
Time for War (words: It ; tunes: It, Night, Bone) Yah Ride in the dus…

Via Dolorosa / My Springnight's Sacrifice [Poem translation] Spring colour my world And its soulle…

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