A shade of death appears at the horizon With a cold embrace arrive the angels of darkness From a rip in the sky, the portal of madness A furious dawn, the dawn of destruction A violent holocaust - inevitable, fate is calling Ancient rage - reveals the lack of faith The art of suffering - infernal pain, eternal twilight Seals the sense - now dethrone the king with the crown of thorns The lord of emptiness - in covenant with the lord of hatred On the eve of life - and the serpent rises from the lake of fire A violent holocaust - submit to death, submit to darkness Vanquish faith - obliterate the human race Open the halls of might Behold the dragon of light, the defender of life Raise the banner of the sun, unite the Templar's of the ancient realm And the knights of the crown adore the gods of the sun Pitiless, invincible Solemn rites upon the altar Solemn rites on the glowing altar, enthrone the emperor Bring the storm, the storm of sorrow The storm of flames, salvation in fire - the art of suffering Ancient rites, the words of power Carved in stone, unseals the tower - behold the altar of death Pain strikes me down to the sour ground A mighty pain, deep down inside And my valour turns to fear But my vocation remains I stare at the wasteland of the damned Not far away I rise again Must ignore the infernal pain My vocation remains Bow for the emperor - the superior, the dominator Subdue the world - conquer the sacred grounds A cold awakening - to the sound of drums the drums of power Steel meets steel - on the field of war where there's no more honor Open the halls of might Behold the dragon of light, the defender of life Raise the banner of the sun, unite the Templar's of the ancient realm And the knights of the crown adore the gods of the sun Find the river of blood, seek enlightenment in the world beyond Seal the source of the damned, the curse of the land Pitiless, invincible