1. The Mournful Serenade of the Stars by Dismal

2. Gates of the Galactic Cremation by Cygnaem

3. Your Dark Legacy by Nocri

4. Onwards Hordes of Hate by Cygnaem

5. The Raven's Cry by Wolfheart

6. Gallery of Deprecation by Nocri

7. Tension Cobweb by Balzeloth

	The Mournful Serenade of the Stars - Dismal (5:31)
	This song is quite different than the song, what I have done before. I wanted to do more atmospheric, more emotional song with simple melody lines and I think, that I succeed well...In my mind this is more sorrowfilled dark ambient/wave stuff than metal stuff. Listen with headphones and relax... Hails: Members of Sob, crew of Hohto, my friends and everyone who knows me.

Gates of the Galactic Cremation - Cygnaem (5:33)

So, the saga of symphonic darkness continues. This time I even added vocals. I believe it gives more to the listener. "Gates of the Galactic Cremation" was just a song I started to write in my normal, hostile state of mind. I gave no thought for how the song should sound like. I just let the melodies crawl from the deepest pits. Lyrics were dug up from the same hollow grave. Lay secret in crystallized spheres Consealed into the abhorrent chrysalis Abyss as once seen, crusaders found gloom Horrors of the flesh, pandemonium abloom Reverse the creation Behold, Armageddon Reverse the creation Gates of the Galactic Cremation Apocalypse is upon, darkness shall walk this earth And in flames this world will forever be seen Forever seen through the dead eyes of the blind Inferno's fire is the only light you'll ever find Lo' at the black flames Serpents of Hellfire Demons ride Beasts of Satan's might Bow to the Horns of the Goat

Your Dark Legacy - Nocri (2:53)

This is different from my previous stuff, as you can see. Song was mainly influenced by My Dying Bride's "Angel and the Dark River" and "Like Gods of the Sun". Like the piano, it's a mixed version of "For You" and "Cry of Mankind" :) Oh well, it sounds damn good in my opinion. About the lyrics, I saw a dream.. Hails: All the sonofabitches, my band members and family & friends (IRL and over internet). I could see your eyes Shining in the night Watching me in tears Seeing all my fears Mind full of grief In front of you I kneed Crying you to stay But then you faded away Minute is an hour An hour is a day You I devour Now my life is grey Two weeks since you died For two weeks I have cried I'm in pain, I'm in vain And my tears go down the drain Every day I think of you Am I just a fool? But you are forever gone I know what has to be done

Onwards Hordes of Hate - Cygnaem (4:52)

Ah, a bitter presentation. You could call this as "hatework", because the atmosphere at the time of creation was very, very dreary. Nothing here but true bitterness, hate, frustration, anger etc. Pure fucking Vitutation. So that's why I really love this song, as it reminds me of the deep, warm emotions I then felt for this sad world. And as this all came from the (dead) heart, I had no reason to try to write any else kind of lyrics than what fits in. No compromises. Well, now it's a lot easier to get the filanthropic essence of the song. Destroy the world Unleash the death horde Kill all in sight Leave nothing alive This is my vengeance This is for bitterness Annihilate all alive Total murder of mankind Onwards, hordes of hate All must die End all life No one deserves to live Everyone deserves to die I am your messiah I am your freedom I am your saviour Now burning the illusion Death is sweet You must believe Death is beautiful You will see Onwards, hordes of hate

	The Raven's Cry - Wolfheart (3:29)
	This song tells about ... a raven. Well, the raven....how it eats your eyes, impales you with its beak. Okay, that was a joke. In this song I sampled guitars by myself (except some are made by Hybrido, thanx). More this kind of stuff is coming from me...

Gallery of Deprecation - Nocri (2:46)

Like Your Dark Legacy, this one's different too. The composition was made in about 30 minutes but it has many improvements since. I'm quite pleased to this song, though it still has the legendary piano.. I should get rid of it. I have only 2 or 3 songs without piano. Screaming in the dark Locked up in your chamber Trying to remove the mask of fucked up minds No-one hears When you cry out your pain No-one gives a fuck If you blow your brains out Gallery of deprecation That's where you think you are 'cause you're deprived and you will always be that way You know it's too late to start a new life So you grab the gun and no-one cares You know when you pull the trigger That there's no coming back You know when you pull the trigger That you are already dead and that Life is worth of nothing if you don't live no-one cares... You know it's too late to start a new life So you grab the gun and no-one cares You know when to pull the trigger Life's worth of nothing if you don't live

Tension Cobweb - Balzeloth (5:14)

I started to compose Tension Cobweb in March 2000 and finished it in July 2000. So, it actually took me four months(!) to write all the riffs and stuff... Not that it was hard for me to compose this type of music, but the fact that I always try to execute my songs as well as possible and I reject everything that doesn't please me. So, this tune has been through a million changes. I have done some smaller changes until recently, like changing samples and improven drum fills - just some technical things. The reason why I felt like doing something faster and heavier is simply because I mostly listen to black metal - some brutal death metal, too. I sure am happy with the result and more this kind of stuff is coming from me...

Storm of Belial would like to hail Metalscene Central, Funeral Pyre and Sonic Speed Slayers!