1. The Hammer Returneth (Intro)

[instrumental]


2. Signe Of The Warlorde

Thunder roars, lightning strikes
A clash of steele shakes the grounde
Warcries, hordes collide
The raging battle, a mighty and glorious sounde

Deatheblows, fatal defiance
Free our clans form the siege
Fighte for the stronge alliance
Defende the ancient belife

Rise, stande the tyranny, pledge allegiance to this war
...beware the returne of our gods

In the signe of the warlorde we will ride
Delivering the faithe in honoure and pride
Hail to Odin, the farher of gods
Glory to thee, in the signe of the warlorde

Eyes of wrathe, heartes of vengeance
Descendants of the forefather's age
Marche for deliverance
Assailing withe furios rage

[Bridge]
[Chorus]

[Solo: Lars/Scott/both/both/both]

In the signe of the warlorde we will ride
Delivering the faithe in honoure and pride
Hail to Odin, the farher of gods
Glory to thee, in the signe of the warlorde


3. Sons Of Steele

Back in the fieldes, the banner on our shieldes
We marche into the war
We stande our rights to claime
Unbreakabkle, we'll never falle
Fighte for survival
Fighte for the legacy of the fallen ones
Carry on the faithe of the elders
Never yielde and never crawle

We believe in the mighte
The powere of Metal tonighte
Brothers, stande up and fighte
Fighte for the fire of our lives

We're Sons of Steele

Keepe the fire burning
Swear the oathe, hail the Metalgods
Never forget what you foughte for in the paste
Bonded by faithe and religion
Studs and Leather and a strong beliefe
Revive the storme of the fathers
Defende the spirite oute in the fieldes

[Brigde]
[Chorus]

[Solo: Lars/both/Lars/both/both]

[Bridge]

We're Sons of Steele


4. Bounde By The Oathe

We'll never betraye our brothers
United we stande in this fighte
We swore allegiance together
This fire will never die
Bounde by the oathe, a faithe to defende
We're storming into victory
If it's not in your bloode your won't understande
Metal is the pride we feele

We're bounde by the oathe sworn in bloode
Faithe and pride

We will never surrender
No on can take our grounde
Thou art the chosen warrior
Thy Metalhearte shall pounde
The courage to battle, the power to win
The forces are standing to strike
The legions have assembled
Brothers are fightning at thy side

We're bounde by the oathe sworn in bloode
Faithe and pride, Metalheads unite
Bounde by the oathe sworn in bloode
Brave and stronge, Metalheads unite

[Solo: Lars/both/both]

Hail, Hail, Hail,...

[Chorus]


5. Deceiver

A masquerade, hiding the truthe
The weapons of glory, preparing to shoot
Wearing steele withe a false beliefe
Supporting the wronge, no hearte for the scene
Push for the golde, payment's the lawe
Sold the soule to the commercial war
Creating newe heroes, buying their fame
Deceiving the paste, the faithe will be slayed

They are riding withe the winde of the false ones
They are fighting the proude and the brave

Deceiver
Die by the fire
Deceiver
Burne at the stake
Deceiver
Fearing the true

Wielding the sworde forged in the paste
They're unable to fighte, unworthy to laste
Values are loste, no bloode formed of steele
A lifetime to falter, a lifetime to kneele
They followe corruption, they followe their lies
Deceit and betrayal, their unholy life
The oathe of allegiance they never have sworn
Their falsified heartes ruled by evil force

They are lying withe the face of the false ones
Fallen warriors are crying in their graves

[Chorus]


6. The Axewielder

Borne in a village far from the lighte
Declined by his father, the unwanted childe
An outcast from hell, a rebel at all
Wanted to live not to kneele to the false
Disowned by his comrades, standing alone
He was never a hero assigned for the throue
Deceived and betrayed, tread as a slave
The wilde bloody son was fighting his fate

Wielding the axe, vengeance in his veins
The bloody son hath return'd

The Axewielder
Back from the grave, he swore to fighte
The Axewielder
Withe fire in the eyes he's burning the nighte
The Axewielder
A warrior, breaking his chains
The Axewielder
He swore an oathe, it's the hour of the axe

Blinted by shadows in fear of his paste
Grown to a rock, the stone in his hearte
Walked through the graves, sawe the dust of his life
Struggled and bled, he foughte to survive
The wrathe in his bloode, the will to succeede
Decided to fighte, his fire to feede
The oathe hath been sworn, never to crawle
He follow'd his hearte, never kneele to the false

[Bridge]
[Chorus]

I see the darke of my childehoode
And I feele the hate in my eyes
I remember the bloode and the paine
But I won't surrender
I won't kneele to their falsenesse
Vengeance fills my veins
I will fighte...

[Solo:Scott/Lars/both]

[Chorus]

Back from the grave, it's the hour of the axe...


7. Deathe By The Blade

Axe and sworde in my handes
Deceivers invaded these landes
A charge, their false heartes to kill
The calle of the gods to fulfill
Fighte the true evil, prevente their returne
Bloode on the crosses, churches shall burne
Stronge our will, fearless we are
The ravens our guidance, the hammer our hearte

Warrior
Spill their holy bloode
Deathe by the blade
The wrathe of the gods shall returne

Wytches were burn'd at the stake
Heathens were murdered and raped
Suppressed, our forefather's faithe
Wisdom and cults were erased
Fighte for our gods, prepare their returne
Bloode on the crosses, churches shall burne
Proude our hordes, fearless we are
Vengeance our duty, barbaric our heartes

Warrior
Revenge shall be thy fate
Deathe by the blade
The returne of the glorious age

[Solo: both/Lars/Scott/both/both/both/both/both/lars/Dirk]

[Chorus]


8. Thunderer

Pounding hooves of the buck-yoke's ride
A carriage rolls in the skye
Stormeclouds, barbaric wainds
In the fieldes up highe
The mighty hammer leaveth its pride
Deepe inside this hearte of mine
Son of the wise sende strengthe to me
The roars of the storme will set me free

Glorious wargod, let the thunder roar
Son of Odin, thou stronge immortal god

Thor, Thunderer - The eternal oathe I swaer
Thor, Thunderer - A vow of worshipness to thee

Feele the will of this horde
Thunderer, be with us
Let Mjolnir strike across this lande
Let us see thine raging hande
Receive our hails and sende a signe
Guide this fighte we're not afraid to die
This hallow'd sworde I raise to thee
Lead thy sons into victory

[Bridge]

Thor, Thunderer - The eternal oathe I swear
Thor, Thunderer - A vow of worshipness to thee
Thor, Thunderer - Thou brave and honest god
Thor, Thunderer - In throth I kneele to thee

[Solo: Lars/both]

Hail Thor, the Thunderer

Feele the wrathe of the ancient northe arise
In this realm once fill'd withe pride
The hammer returneth pounding the skye
Faithful I stande, faithful I'll die
I won't surrender in this fighte
To the thunderous one I swear the oathe
This war is not foughte alone

[Bridge]

Thor, Thunderer - The eternal oathe I swear
Thor, Thunderer - A vow of worshipness to thee
Thor, Thunderer - Thou brave and honest god
Thor, Thunderer - In throth I kneele to thee

Hail Thor, the Thunderer


9. Iron Prayers

Darknesse surroundes you, it filles the skye
The moon gives the only rays of lighte
Barbaric roars calle you to fighte
Salvation awaits you tonighte
Maniacs assemble in the halles of steele
One withe the powere you feele
Follwe the sounde raging in your bloode
Forged in the fire of the gods

Laye downe thy burdens, followe thy hearte
The masters have taken control
Steele flowes in thy veins
Let fire reigne in thy soule

Iron Prayers
Allegiance was sworn to our gods
Metallian lordes

Immortal soundes rake eternal fires
Metallic forces take you highe
Unity rules this unvincible crowde
This glorious bonde makes us proude
From brother to brother, from fahter to son
The values of steele still live on
Warriors of the undergrounde
By the iron religion we're bounde

[Bridge]

Iron Prayers
Swordes were helde high
Hails were call'd oute in the darke of the nighte

[Solo: Lars/both]

[Kai:]
For as longe as bloode both fill thine vein withe life
Faithe and pride shall fill thy hearte
The torche of Metal thou shalt wielde

Maniacs assemble in the halles of steele
One withe the powere you feele
Followe the sounde raging in your bloode
Forged in the fire of the gods
From brother to brother, from father to son
Tha values of steele still live on
Warriors of the undergrounde
By the iron religion we're bounde

Laye downe thy brudens, followe thy hearte
The masters have taken control
Fire burnes in thy veins
Let Metal take over thy soule

Iron Prayers
Allegiance was sworn to our gods
Metallian lordes
Iron Prayers


10. Defenders Of Metal

A longe time ago when we were borne
The gods had return'd in the nighte
They built up a fire of thunder and nighte
And raised their swordes to the skye
They swore to create proud warriors
Defending their kyngdome of steele
Metalians were borne to fighte for their realm
Saving the faithe we all feele

And more than hundred thousand warriors
Armed with leather, chains and spikes
An army of brave men standes to strike
Proude and stronge

Defenders of Metal

The winde of the false ones invaded our landes
Trying to burne our faithe
The enemy tries to break our backs
They rape our steele and betraye

No brotherbeliefe, no steele in the veins
Borne to kneele and die
The time hath come to burne in hell
Metal is stronger than lies

And more than hundred thousande warriors
Armed with leather, chains and spikes
An army of brave men stands to strike
Proude and stronge

Defenders of Metal

[Solo: Lars/both/both/Lars/both/both/both/Scott]

And more than hundred thousande warriors
Armed with leather, chains and spikes
An army of brave men stands to strike
Proude and stronge

Defenders of Metal
Never surrender
Defenders of Metal
Fighte for their realm


11. Chains Of Slavery

Trod as slaves by the tyrant canes
Laid in chains, scars and bloode
All the years I've suffered in paine

Forced by the guards to serve their lordes
Pride they can't afforde
Trapped in hell, the master's hande
Signes of justice, broken men

Fighte, stande proude, gather to strike
Rebellion of slaves, ye shall arise
Freedom in thy eyes, a hearte fill'd withe pride
We're breaking the chains of slavery
The tyrant falles tonighte

I won't cringe to the false
I hear the cries of my brothers
Heede the call of the fighte
Won't kneele again, rather die

[Solo: Kai]

Fighte, stande proude, gather to strike
Rebellion of slaves, ye shall arise
Freedom in thy eyes, a hearte fill'd with pride
We're breaking the chains of slavery
The tyrant falles tonighte

[Solo: Lars/both/Scott]

[Kai:]
Freedom, the cry in my bloode
I hear the calle of my gods
Brothers oute in the fieldes
Remember the whips that forced us to kneele
Raise your fists to the skye
Hail the gods up high
Swear the oathe of revenge, free our clans
And break the chains forever

[Kai/Lars:]
Slavery's chains will be broken
The irons will falle, falle downe to the grounde
Overwhelming the guards, tearing their weapons
Face to face withe the lordes, the tyrants are founde
Raising the sworde, wielding the axe
Hammers in handes, hailing the gods for our freedom
The masters will die, thes chains will be burned
Freeing the brothers, vengeance shall be done

[Solo: both/both]

[Lars:]
I won't cringe to the false
I hear the cries of my brothers
Heede the calle of the fighte
Won't kneele again, rather die
[Kai&Lars:]
None shall crosse our pathe
Our freedom shall laste
The warrior comes forthe
Quarter and tomente the lorde

Fighte, stande proude, gather to strike
Rebellion of slaves, ye shall arise
Freedom in thy eyes, a hearte fill'd with pride
We're breaking the chains of slavery
Fighte, stande proude, gather to strike
Rebellion of slaves, ye shall arise
Freedom in thy eyes, a hearte fill'd with pride
We're breaking the chains of slavery
The tyrant falls tonighte


12. Heavy Metal (Is The Law)

[Digi Pack Bonustrack]

[-Lars :]
Fight hard
Live fast
[-Kai :]
Play loud
Step out of the crowd
[-Lars :]
Iron Rulin'
[-Kai :]
Steel bent
Foreber the faith will live on in our hearts

[-Lars :]
There's nothing else in all the world that will
[-Both :]
bring it down
[-Kai :]
We will play our wildest step
[-Both :]
to all around
We need it as a liquid in our veins
instead of blood

[-Lars :]
Power
Burnin'
[-Kai :]
Brains Out
United metallians are ready to strike
[-Lars :]
White heat
Red hot
[-Kai :]
Mayhem
If it's not in your blood you won't understand

[-Kai :]
There's nothing else in all the world that will
[-Both :]
bring it down
[-Lars :]
We will play our wildest step
[-Both :]
to all around
We need it as a liquid in our veins
instead of blood

Heavy Metal is the law that
keeps us all united free
A law that shatters earth and hell
Heavy Metal can't be beaten
by any dynasty
We're all wizards fightin'
with our spell

[Solo Lars/Both]

[Chorus]