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 Все хорошее, что было сказано про следующий полноформатный альбом этих американцев, «Paradise Lost» (1991), можно повторить и про его предшественника. Красивый хэви старой закалки, может быть, не часто балующий слушателя гитарными противоборствами и прочими финтифлюшками, зато по-настоящему увлекательный и образный. Тех, кто знает команду по наиболее раскрученному «King of the Dead» (1984) может удивить, что на этом альбоме Cirith Ungol играют музыку, куда более близкую к современному хэви-металу, чем странноватый, неопрятный материал первых двух альбомов. Пожалуй, из всех первопроходцев 80-х именно Cirith Ungol и Manilla Road ближе всего подобрались к той незамысловатой, но чрезвычайно атмосферной музыке следующего десятилетия, где мерилами качества будут мрачность, эпичность и умение погрузить слушателя в повествование. Американцев можно пожурить только за отсутствие столь ярких композиций, как были на «соседних» альбомах: мне показалось, что «One Fool in Hell» - более ровный альбом, не лишенный, конечно, характерного для своего времени озорства. Остается посетовать, что для поклонника традиционного британского хэви-метала Cirith Ungol по-прежнему остаются какой-то «не такой» бандой, тратить время на притирку с которой решится не каждый. Но ведь непохожий – не значит плохой. |
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Children of misery centuries long who walked with kings now walk alone
They lie in fear a million deep like cringing herds of human sheep
2. Chaos Descends
The might of chaos descends as we join the fight
Against our common foe the jaws of fate
War unleashed the stench of spells
As we thrust our fists into the face of hell
Chaos descends
The final battle begins left or right who decides?
Their mortal terror touches the sky
The beasts of hell blacken heaven's eye
We shout our fear to a soulless sky
Chaos descends
Ashes to ashes war sweeps the land
Burn the world the curse of man
No one heeds the call judgement day
Their iron dream swept away
3. The Fire
Forging the fire last chance to fight
Demons of evil at one with the night
Kingdoms of greed from the blood of man
Vampires all, bring them down if we can
[Chorus:]
Forging the fire not alone in the fight we're at one with the night
Stealing from beggars their stock in trade
Nowhere to run the judgement's been made
Fleeing from vengeance like dogs on the run
Search and destroy bring them down one by one
[Chorus]
Driving the demons the iron hand
Standing together the throne of man
Forging the fire not alone in the fight
Hard stand the victors at one with the night
4. Nadsokor
Mighty warrior raise your sword against the seething chaos horde
Sworn to serve but taught to hate the unseen masters of your fate
Nadsokor
Mighty balance in the sky determines who's the next one to die
The black sword drinks on the souls that fell
And sucks it with it down to hell
Nadsokor
5. 100 Miles Per Hour
Call it heavy metal comes on hard and fast
We're the men who play it we're here to kick your ass
[Chorus:]
Coming like a hurricane a hundred miles an hour
We don't stop for nothing cause we've got the power
Our nerves are made of steel and there's ice in our veins
We're frost and we're fire we're pleasure and we're pain
[Chorus]
Call it heavy metal comes on hard and fast
We're the men who play it we're here to kick your ass
6. War Eternal
As you stand before the gates of hell the future so unclear
As you stand before the gates of hell the devil draws you near
War Eternal
The doomed one slowly beckons and draws you to his side
He speaks the curse to take your soul along the midnight ride
War Eternal
When he looks into your eyes the skin melts off your back
And when he gets you all alone you know he'll soon attack
War Eternal
He starts to rob you of your soul you're trying to fight back
Curse the beast and raise your sword to launch the first attack
War Eternal
The war that stands eternal the battle you can't win
He'll rule the world and if he can't he'll burn it down with him
7. Doomed Planet
Trapped on a dying world a world to late to save
Mankind is on the move and he's marching to his grave
False prophets filled with greed leaders who rule by fear
By their lies they are betrayed and their message crystal clear
[Chorus:]
We're living on a doomed planet a planet to late to save
We're living on a doomed planet mankind's marching to his grave
Dark clouds foul the sky as the end is well at hand
The acid rain will fall sweeping death across the land
The poison rivers flow to a helpless dying sea
Of the wicked race of man this world will soon be free
[Chorus]
Trapped on a dying world, a world of hate and pain
The judgement has arrived and the verdict is insane
The masses cringe in fear for their sentence has arrived
May the punishment be slow and the guilty flayed alive
8. One Foot In Hell
The cry has arisen across the land
We're choked by the grip of the iron hand
The sting of the whip the toll of the bell
We ravage the world with one foot in hell
Up from the darkness the cauldrons of hate
The vengeance of old the sealing of fate
The screams of the damned the souls that fell
With one foot in heaven the other in hell
The savior we worship won't lead us astray
The unholy masses have seen the last day
The howl of the jackal the beast's evil stare
With one foot in hell do you think that we care?