Formed in 1999 .
The Trollech Empire is ancient, but only in autumn 1999 Asura (Godwar Gorgon´s Ray) and Lord Morbivod have met each other, face to face and they felt desire to play for this Empire songs in the spirit of black metal. Asura was long ago thinking of chiming forest tones which would sound to celebrate nature. Songs are old, simple, but they are breathing with us.
Welcome You who are coming to the gates of the empire called Trollech and take greetings from its guards. Before you enter, listen to the old story ...
Our empire extends in dark deep forests as well as in our hearts and minds. Only the oldest and wisest of us know the secret of both old age and our empire´s birth, as well as the one of the Trollech name´s creation, such age-old people we are. The Trollech empire is full of evergreen forests, beautiful meads and meadows, deep blue lakes, mighty roaring rivers, bubbling streams and streamlets, cold springs, lovely little wells and pools, high mountains and rocks with their peaks in snow and hills in fog.
Here live beings such as goblins, dwarfs, elves, nymphs, fairies, dryads, sylphs, dragons, witches and wizards, brave warriors, different nature elements, gnomes and plenty of other creatures, beasts and various nature vermin. The gates of Trollech were closed to the human world, because you, people, have forgotten both - the respect to Mother Nature and the beings which take care of her. You have lost the sense of perceiving beauty and grace of our kind Mother, you have forgotten her strong power which wakes up and sends to sleep every life. You have forgotten about her justice.
Now the time comes when the gates are open again, and we are coming into your world among you, the human race. We do not create the past, we create the future. We are coming to you from the far gates of our empire and in our hearts we are bearing a piece of our realm and a message, which we want to pass on you ... Listen to the song of Nature, as once your forefathers did. The voice is still in Your heart. We are just trying to wake it up ...
After we leave, only then stories and myths about the beings and guards of the Trollech empire will stay here ... Now welcome, enter and look through all you desire. We revealed a bit of the Trollech guards´ secret ...
Asura G.G. Ray
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Statement
In the name of the thunders, in the name of the trees and all the laws of nature!
So that the general knowledge about the Trollech Empire would not be transformed by any people, read the age-old truth and do not allow anyone to confuse you by venomous trends or antitrends which are poisoning our clean river of forest songs. We, the three old guardians from gates are one soul with nature and we worship old cultures which used to be in the old days closely connected with all the power and beings from plentiful forests. Yes, there really used to be times when also people understand to nature, they used to know her and only then she belonged to them as well. Now it is another age, although we do not avoid it, it does not come into our output in no way. We worship merits which pertain to present-day people very little, so it is impossible to talk about present soulless patriotism and not at all about nationalism and similar, for Trollech unknown, human inventions. Just at present misleading streams get into black metal society and hide under patriotic dictums something else than true love to the land. Many people talks about their pagan forebears, about pride and they connect with these words various pugnacious positions almost against all who do not spread the same. It is sad to watch how they abuse words, they do not know much about, to propaganda and to cover up their venomous political attitudes. Trollech is outraged when somebody, no matter how ranks, dare to dishonour pagan forest metal with feeble-minded words. Trollech is not interested neither in human nations nor their hatred and we will never allow them to enter our gates. We stand by each other and any miscreant does not change and damage our genuineness. For all that, for all the doubters we emphasize: "We are not, we were not and we will never be nationalist or differently political oriented band. We do not wish anyone would see in this something like that! We will always worship nature and our forest friends. They are the only one to understand us fully and mainly for them we will play true black metal songs."
Hail to forests and all the days of theirs!
Lord Morbivod
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About the heraldic sign
The main symbols of the heraldic sign are the capital letters T in the centre, C and H by the sides (CH). These letters are the first and last letters of the name of the Trollech empire.
In the middle of the big T and actually in the centre of the heraldic sign there is a tree in a circle. This is because in almost every mythology there is a tree in the centre of the world, and Gods talk through trees and they breathe through plants. The circle symbolizes the neverending cycle of four seasons of the year, and so the endless cycle of life and death.
Three points of the heraldic sign symbolize the triplet - the principle of all being completion. The mother, father and child - a continuation of the line. The number 3 is also a number of Nature. It marks 3 kingdoms of Nature : animal - vegetable - mineral, 3 dimensions of space : the length - the width - the height, and 3 dimensions of time : the past - the present - the future.
Asura G.G. Ray
Information from Trollech homepage :
www.trollech.com
Poustevník
Trollech Lyrics
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Vkrádá se do hloubky lesa
První zmrazí spadané listí podzimu
Dál mezi stromy pokracuje jeho cesta
Les sva uje se stále víc do hloubky
Bezedný jako trychtýr
Pomalu krácím opadanou alejí
Jeho knihy jsou kura starých stromu
Denne obchází kolem nastra ených pastí
Mnohokrát je jeho bledá plet
Zbarvena rudou krví
Ale skryta pod chomáci vlasu a vousu - poustevník
Tlusté stromy, podmácené koreny
Mezi krovinami vidím chatrc
Prolámaná okna, komín zborený
Presto obydlená poustevníkem
Mlcky sedí, nechává do sebe vstoupit mráz
Vubec nic nevnímá
Pustý, jak vetrem o lehaný sráz
Náhle v ak Krista proklíná:
"Ta bestie u zcela strhla lid
Odvráceni od prírody, odvrhli vlácnost
U nav dy ztratili cit
um stromu, de te, vnímat prírodu"
Popadne náhle kus masa
Su ené maso lesní zvere trhá zubama
Zahalen do prírodních cáru
Vdechuje vítr, rubá mrazu
The song "Poustevník" by Trollech describes the journey of a hermit who wanders through the depths of the forest during the winter season. The biting cold creeps into the landscape, making its way through the trees and freezing the fallen leaves of autumn. As the hermit walks through the endless forest, his role as a knight becomes apparent due to his worn-down appearance, pallid complexion, and the traces of blood that stain his skin. He patrols the forest, checking for hidden traps, and his books are the old trees surrounding him.
The hermit is, however, the master of the forest, living in a small, rundown shack amidst the dense trees. He silently endures the freezing temperatures, while his surroundings gradually become more and more inhospitable. The lyrics suggest that he curses the people who have turned away from nature and lost touch with the world around them – perhaps reflecting the desire among some to live a simpler, more rural existence. In the end, the hermit becomes one with the forest, breathing in the wind and the biting cold - the ultimate expression of his love and devotion to nature.
Line by Line Meaning
Rubá mrazu obchází krajinu
The cold wind traverses the scenery, cutting through it
Vkrádá se do hloubky lesa
It sneaks into the depths of the forest
První zmrazí spadané listí podzimu
It freezes the fallen leaves of autumn at first frost
Dál mezi stromy pokracuje jeho cesta
Its path continues amongst the trees
Les sva uje se stále víc do hloubky
The forest plunges deeper and deeper
Bezedný jako trychtýr
Endless like a black hole
Pomalu krácím opadanou alejí
Slowly, I walk down a path of fallen leaves
Zbídacený, opu tený rytír
Lonely, forsaken knight
Jeho knihy jsou kura starých stromu
His books are made from the bark of ancient trees
Denne obchází kolem nastra ených pastí
Daily, he wanders around traps he has set
Mnohokrát je jeho bledá plet
Often his pale complexion
Zbarvena rudou krví
Is stained red from blood
Ale skryta pod chomáci vlasu a vousu - poustevník
But hidden beneath a mass of hair and beard - a hermit
Tlusté stromy, podmácené koreny
Thick trees with roots exposed
Mezi krovinami vidím chatrc
Within the brush, I see a hut
Prolámaná okna, komín zborený
Windows smashed and chimney collapsed
Presto obydlená poustevníkem
Despite of that, inhabited by a hermit
Mlcky sedí, nechává do sebe vstoupit mráz
Quietly sitting, letting the cold seep into him
Vubec nic nevnímá
Not noticing anything at all
Pustý, jak vetrem o lehaný sráz
Empty, like a wind-swept slope
Náhle v ak Krista proklíná:
Suddenly, he curses Christ
"Ta bestie u zcela strhla lid
"This beast has completely misled people
Odvráceni od prírody, odvrhli vlácnost
Turning away from nature, they have abandoned their humanity
U nav dy ztratili cit
They have forever lost their sense
Um stromu, de te, vnímat prírodu"
Of the trees, the forest, and to sense nature"
Popadne náhle kus masa
Suddenly, he seizes a piece of flesh
Su ené maso lesní zvere trhá zubama
The dried flesh is torn apart by the teeth of woodland beasts
Zahalen do prírodních cáru
Enveloped within the natural surroundings
Vdechuje vítr, rubá mrazu
Breathing in the wind and cutting cold
Contributed by Hunter B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
JBonesxa
Neat song. After the part where he says "poustevnik" at 1:28, I expected the song to speed up, but no. Makes the song interesting.
zbysiu666
pustelnik, pozdro z Polski !
Michael K
trollech :) lord morbivod :) stiny plamenu :) awesome atmosphere \"/
Estefani Perozo
the best band of black metal ^^
MrPijus123
The czech black metal scene seems to be a goldmine of amazing material when all other scenes have gone commercial.
Todensarg
Finnish black metal scene?
AlisaForestHills89 Brigades
100% agreed and thats a life savoir too
Nevdet Alpay
👍🎸🎼
PzW783
I first time heard about Trollech when I was at the BA in Svojsice. But I really liked it :)
Jan Tochor
no musím říct že je to bezpochyby zajímavý :D