Their lyrical themes are concentrated on Satanism and Death Worship.
Current Line-up is:
Eorl Torht Tyrannus aka Glaurung - Vocals, Guitar, Bass
Discography:
The Black Tower (Demo, 1996)
Unlighted (EP, 1997)
The First Possession (Full-lenght, 1999)
Black Metal Endsieg I (7" Split with Black Witchery, Katharsis, S.V.E.S.T., 2001)
Womb of Pestilence (Full-lenght, 2003)
Dark Ages' Return (Compilation, 2016)
Lucifer Ascends (EP, 2017)
Three Angled Void (Full-lenght, 2021)
Illuminating Void
Warloghe Lyrics
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Illuminate the way
As burial mounds are opened
The dead lifted
In dread of their new life
Hung across varied trees
Prepared with knife and rope
Their lifeless bodies wavering
Trying to remember death's magnificence
This body I consecrate
With godly seed
So it may rise once more
With heavenly light in its dead eyes
With divine voice in its mouth
Let his eyes open
And bathe us in the light
Of the void once again
To be ashes
Bones
And rotting flesh
The lyrics to Warloghe's song "Illuminating Void" are a morose and macabre expression of the human fascination with death and the afterlife. The rays of the moon serve as a guiding light for the dead, as burial mounds are opened and the corpses are lifted from their rest. The concept of "new life" for the deceased is not painted in a positive light, as they are hung from trees with a knife and rope. Death is depicted as a grotesque endeavor, with lifeless bodies writhing in an attempt to remember the magnificence of what has passed.
The second half of the lyrics focus on the singer's desire to raise the dead with "godly seed", and to imbue them with a divine presence. The ultimate goal is to see the eyes of the dead open once again and to "bathe us in the light of the void once again", implying a desire to be consumed by the emptiness of death. The final line of the song brings a sense of finality, as the singer accepts that the reality of death is to be reduced to ashes, bones, and rotting flesh.
Overall, the lyrics of "Illuminating Void" paint a picture of death as an all-encompassing force, rich with potential for both horror and transcendence.
Line by Line Meaning
The rays of the morbid moon
The pale and eerie light of the moon shines down upon the scene
Illuminate the way
The moonlight serves as a guide, leading the way forward
As burial mounds are opened
The graves of the dead are unearthed and opened
The dead lifted
The corpses of those buried are lifted out of their graves
In dread of their new life
The dead are afraid of being brought back to life in a new, unnatural way
Hung across varied trees
The lifeless bodies of the dead are hung from different trees
Prepared with knife and rope
They are prepared for this ritualistic resurrection with specific tools
Their lifeless bodies wavering
The corpses of the dead swing and sway, moved by a ghastly force
Limbs in grotesque endeavour
Their limbs all move in a horrific and unnatural way
Trying to remember death's magnificence
The dead struggle to remember the peaceful state of death
This body I consecrate
The singer claims ownership over the body they are about to resurrect
With godly seed
The ritual involves impregnating the corpse with a divine force
So it may rise once more
The goal is to raise the dead corpse back to life
With heavenly light in its dead eyes
When the corpse rises, its eyes will be filled with a supernatural light
With divine voice in its mouth
The resurrected corpse will have the power to speak the words of the divine
Let his eyes open
The artist begs for the corpse's eyes to open and come back to life
And bathe us in the light
The light shining from the resurrected corpse will surround and envelop everyone present
Of the void once again
This light is a reminder of the emptiness and darkness of the realm of the dead
To be ashes
Ultimately, all living beings will turn to ash once they die
Bones
All that remains of the human body after decay
And rotting flesh
The physical body of humans will eventually rot away
Contributed by Elizabeth H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@blackskull81
One the greatest Black Metal acts of all times.Hail the magick of Warloghe!
@DagonVirium
Why there's not comments for this great song?¿