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A call for excellence distorted by corruption

Our message hampered by invaders of the faith

With predecessors insufficient in their efforts

Mediocrity has nearly doused the flame

And thus we are gathered here today

Our black metal honor mends what has been lost

Defenders of the faith

Our banner of war stands another…

We are those sent to expel the false prophets

For too long imitations have flourished

To contaminate our lake of black metal war

A force greater than all calls for us to make an example

Compelled to burn them at the fucking stake

And thus we are gathered here today

Our black metal honor mends what has been lost

Defenders of the faith

Our banner of war stands another…

Your superficial attempts will never grasp our essence

Your masquerade has only put you further from our caste

And thus we are gathered here today

Our black metal honor mends what has been lost

Grandeur is the faith

Our banner of war stands another…