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When Lightning Strikes

by DRAKKAR

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instrumental
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DAY OF THE GODS Seven days of darkness Seven nights of ice Then in eerie silence It fell from the sky All our knowledge and all our beliefs Shattered like glass We are not alone We have never been Today they return To reap seeds they've sown Mighty giants whose every step Shatters the earth
3.
THE ARMAGEDDON MACHINE We've never seen something like this: iron and steel growing as a living thing, eternally When they will move, what will they do? When it begins, can we defend our kin from these machines? From the farthest reaches of the Universe, the Space Gods have come! They will pass judgment: an epic trial that will decide the fate of the entire human race! Signs and Prophecies Never prepared humanity for this The end is near The end is near, but we won't shed a single tear We stand together to survive, to survive, no hope is lost! No hope is lost, and no one will be left alone Against all reason, we'll still fight to survive, we'll survive! And now they walk, crashing it all beneath their feet, leaving behind only smoke, dust and blood Sparkles of light, electric might Computer gods ready to strike from above and below Their motives, unknowable by our limited intellect; their thoughts, unthinkable by our lesser mind. And there is just one name for their gargantuan vessel: The Armageddon Machine!
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instrumental
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REVENGE IS DONE Remember, remember, the 5th of November, the Gunpowder Treason and plot; I know of no reason why Gunpowder Treason should ever be forgot. I am the son of fire, and I survived a thousand kinds of hell They’ve taken everything, all that I ever cared for, ever had But there’s a last inch of me, and that’s my own dignity No force in heaven or hell can ever take it away, ‘cause I am free! Your time is over, and so is mine We're at the end of the line Our revolution has just begun But my revenge now is done Revenge is done! There is no flesh and no blood Behind this mask to kill For I’m not a man, not anymore! Ideas are bulletproof You cannot shoot or stab them, they will endure, and so will I! People should not be afraid of their own leaders no more It’s leaders that have to learn to be afraid of us all, ‘cause we are free! Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, 'twas his intent to blow up the King and Parliament. Three score barrels of powder below, Poor old England to overthrow
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WHEN LIGHTNING STRIKES Staring at the fire pits, in control Pain and Desperation Overlord He’s Alpha and Omega of a tortured world Looking to expand his grim domain Searching for the power to enslave His iron will is all that remains We are the ones, the only hope We stand against his fanatic horde We are the ones whose light will shine when all is dark and we will arise When lightning strikes Born with a heart of stone, only one desire: a universe to mire Sons, spawn of Italy, fight against the dire, feel the righteous ire Join our revolution scream! Destiny awaits me on this peak And there is no fear of death in me I don't care, as long as I'm free As I fall with bullets in the chest I can see the eyes of my best friend "Rest", they say, "for you have done well"
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WINTER SOLDIERS It’s 1812 and the Emperor has built The biggest army that the world has ever seen Their guns are loaded, their confidence is high, a firm belief That God is on their side We're Winter Soldiers Don’t know surrender, neither fear We’ll draw ‘em out of here I feel my heart pounding faster in my ears The howling wind My sense of time that is slowing down The land will freeze A sudden rush of adrenaline inside To set us free! As the thunderous roar of the gun Shakes the ground They strike so fast, so hard and they are sure that in the end, our land they will secure They've yet to learn that in the ice and snow to conquer or keep is not the same at all If there is one thing I’ve learned Is that there is no righteous war But we cannot let them take our homes, kill our sons We'd rather burn to the ground Positions we cannot defend We will make sure that their clutches won't hold a thing, only dust!
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Salvation 04:04
SALVATION My time has come On this fateful night, I will surrender my life With no regrets in my heart and no fear, for such is the way of the warrior: To die with honor and steel Salvation Will never come Salvation Oh son of mine I am sorry to leave you behind But my duty calls, and tonight there's no... The siege begins: it won't be long before the end of our song We strike as fast and as hard as we can To breathe our last, to meet a glorious death My time has come It won't be long before the end of my song
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AT THE FLAMING SHORES OF HEAVEN* Promised to faith and the holy mysteries Obedient to the righteous hierarchy Follow the path of the unicorn tapestries The heritage of our ancestry By this night we anoint our steel For the moon vessel to distill As we are marching towards the sea, our armors scorch our skin Transcend every duality For our souls to be transparent Refuse every idolatry And imitate our masters' ascent I am your knight servant To keep this garden verdant Until the light will be back Thy name is resplendent Thine sorrows are the pendant That glistens bright around my neck Darian: Bow down on our wounded knee And summon the Holy Trinity My beloved brothers We must be one against the enemy
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We Ride 05:59
WE RIDE Son of a land Harsh and covered in ice You must be strong If you want to survive To save our kind From starvation and death Pirates we'll be Warriors until the end Side by side The crows of Odin be my guide Kill or die The only choice you have in life We ride winds of fury The blade is our jury We sail when the dragon Is awake! For some of them We're more monsters than men Ruled by their fear They do not understand Now there's a storm That is coming our way Another fight Against thunder and rain
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THE AWAKENING All my life I’ve known that something was amiss I am conscious now, awakened from the sleep I can remember all the loves I've lost through the years I do remember all my fights, the joy and the tears I am a man out of time Tell me why?
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ENDLESS FLIGHT Some people would say that I’m gifted While others would think I am cursed ‘Cause all of my lives end in violence But every time I am reborn My soul was bound To this plane forever By the strongest chain That cannot be severed Like a guinea pig for a force beyond our wildest dreams I have crossed the ages but I never held my memories Luca: I am a warrior coming from the past Dave: But I’m living for today Both: And now I understand The final part I have to play My endless flight Will shape a destiny for all of mankind For every wight My endless flight Will carry me to prove that we got the right, and we're no blight Gods of thunder descending on Earth I will show you we're worth Inside their temple of metal While fires burn my whole being I face the ghosts of my fears I see the point in their game Re-live all deaths I have suffered It's not to test our boldness And feel the worst man can give It is to see where we aim Will we end up destroying All the good that we build? Are we ready to change, or are we bound to repeat? Through my eyes now they see That despite all our flaws There will always be those Who will strive on and on To make a better world I'm tired and empty And yet, somehow relieved I feel their decision is fair They've seen potential In humanity So... thus, I am finally free They're returning all To the state it was Before their machines Landed on the Earth Guardians of the stars, they have deemed that our history Can follow on, 'till we solve their big mystery Gods of thunder descended on Earth I have proven we're worth
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AFTERMATH - THE DEPARTURE Their march is done Their march is done And the judgment is over We stood together to survive, we survived, no one was lost! No one was lost In our fight for tomorrow Against all reason, we were spared, left alive We survive!
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Engage! 00:24
instrumental
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New Frontier 04:00
NEW FRONTIER Here in the future A united humanity Travels the galaxy to seek New races and cultures To discover new ways to be What an adventure to live! Our Starship goes Where no one has gone before Where empires fall Or new ones are born! Open a New Frontier Carry hope, carry aid to the planets in fear Open a New Frontier Carry hope, carry aid to the forgotten worlds Strange is the crew Made of humans and aliens alike Ready to serve or to fight All dedicated To the noblest ideals of all Duty and justice’s their call

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Drakkar is one of the prime movers of the Italian Power Metal scene, together with Rhapsody Of Fire & Labyrinth! Drakkar sound is powerful, aggressive, epic and at the same time very melodic. They represents a band which shows a great respect and devotion towards the classic and traditional Heavy Metal but at the same way has the courage to find a personal and modern approach to the typical Power Metal sound! "When Lightning Strikes" it's once again an epic concept album that melds powerful riffs, majestic melodies and a true Metal attitude with classic science fiction concept behind it all!

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released January 16, 2012

Cat. nr: echo075
Record label: My Kingdom Music
Recorded and Mixed: by Mattia Stancioiu at Elnor Studio
Mastered: by Jurgen Lusky at Hofa Studios (Germany)
Line-up: Dario "Darian" Beretta - guitar; Davide Dell'Orto - vocals; Corrado "Sciura" Solarino - keyboards; Simone Cappato - bass; Mattia Stancioiu - session drums
- Guest vocalist on "My Endless Flight" by Luca Cappellari
Artwork: by Alessandro Bragalini; Photos by Co.Ma.lab - www.comalab.tk
Design: by Drakkar, Dario Trombin and Alberto Pieroni

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Drakkar give a great respect and devotion towards the classic and traditional Heavy Metal but has the courage to find a modern approach to the typical Power Metal sound! "When Lightning Strikes" it's once again an epic concept album that melds powerful riffs, majestic melodies and a true Metal attitude! ... more

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