From Western Shores, by Gatekeeper

From Western Shores

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Stephan Overall, the record is more epic, melodic and mature than the debut ! Newcomer Tyler Anderson is quite different from his predecessor. His high-pitched screams, used purposefully and with care, always hit home and go through marrow and bone!!!

Favorite track: From Western Shores.

mindkaiser Another great release for 2023. Definitely worth checking out. Favorite track: Twisted Towers.

matt2682 I love it when a metal record makes me want to play Legend Of Zelda. 🤘

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1.	From Western Shores 05:40 video	lyrics	buy track
Into the unknown we sail for glory To the old gods we hail for honour Proudly staking our claim Bow down Strike out Far we shall roam Laying claim To crown and to Throne Our deeds The skalds shall sing West coast Barbarian Kings Keels dashing through waves and through foam Carrying the brave ones far from home Reavers smell your blood on the wind Killers never bound by virtue or sin Ever mighty, ever onward Hoist high Sails to the east wind Proud masts Reach to the sky Dragon heads Face the horizon Lead us Constant and true We set sail From Western Shores For distant lands Far and wide to Conquer Into the horizon We embark Strong Nordland winds Driving us on Swords shall fall and blood shall spill Stamping out your weakling will To the old gods we hail We set sail From Western Shores For distant lands Far and wide to Conquer We hail From Western Shores Submit to your new Kings by conquest Into the horizon We embark Strong Nordland winds Driving us on, and on, and on From Western Shores whence we came From Western Shores we carry the flame We leave Your coast in ruins Black smoke Blotting the sky Onward to the next kingdom Broken You wail through the night Into the unknown we sail
2.	Death On Black Wings 04:54	lyrics	buy track
Companions of circumstance Chance upon the fallen city Pursuing their draconian foe into the ruins A temple stands against the tides of time A well of untold depths harboring ancient terror inside Dragon, Emerging from the deep Ebon, Miasma of fear Enshrouding, Oppressing, the all-encompassing Black wings of death unfold Death rides On dread wings Of midnight Fear strikes Through heroes' hearts One of the mighty shall die Cruelly felled by Acid breath Spewing death Death on black wings Flies tonight Ground quakes and walls crash Rearing back, the beast laughs Withdrawn to the darkling well Light returns where shadows fell Dread fills the heroes The blood curdling death throes Of one of their number Shriek through the haze She strides from the temple Staff held high Wielding knowledge divine Blue light engulfing Holy light A god's power bestowed Gives life Back to the dead Now mighty plainsman arise Mercifully healed by Mishakal's light On black wings death rides
3.	Shadow And Stone 06:45	lyrics	buy track
Hark, the haunted hills doth sing this night A tale of foul treachery and woe Alliance sworn, to stave the dark one's might Broken and abandoned, we bemoan Join us now, for the hour has come Stand and hear a horn in the hills ringing A place of Shadow and Stone Where oaths were sworn Men of the mountain Called to serve, called to fight The shadow looms at our walls Moon-tower has fallen and The White tree hath burned Raise your arms and join us, 'ere the Southron kingdom falls Into the hands of the dark one Heed the Call The horn cries, do you hear? Stand for all The doom of men is near Heed the Call Stand with your brethren, true Destiny beholdens you Rise up, for now the hour has come Stand and hear a horn in the hills ringing A place of Shadow and Stone Where oaths were sworn and broken Where do you hide You cowards You will pay Pennance for This betrayal Flee my wrath To your hills Where you shall not know peace Forever Cursed be Oathbreakers Till your pact is fulfilled Awaken, now the hour has come Stand and hear a horn in the hills ringing A place of Shadow and Stone Where oaths were sworn and broken Heed to the call Of the one true heir to Isildur's line Lend him your arms And peace you will find Till then we will curse your name Till then you rot, guarding the pass of the dead Mockery of men, you will suffer eternally Awaken, now the hour has come Stand and hear a horn in the hills ringing for you Beneath shadow and stone , the oath of Men was sworn In the hills to the south Of mountains white By axe and sword they swore I curse , their names to the Stone's black pass A soul's price to slay The mountain's tomb, shall seal their doom Till the age has come to pay Till the age has come to pay
4.	Exiled King 06:21	lyrics	buy track
Bred 'neath the Norðurljós and Raised amongst bloodshed Fled my homeland Leaving footprints of red Bleeding the Nomads On the steppes of the East Warrior poet, the last Of a dying breed I shall strive for glory Lay down your swords before me Exiled king Vengeance I'll bring Cutting down all who oppose me Cleaving through the unknown with Thews hewn from stone Tearing my course through history Exiled king Vengeance I'll bring Forging my empire of the sea Odin guide me To Miklagard we rode For plunder and wine Palaces looted With rage and rapine Carved out a fortune With the blood of my foes To make my stand where I once was deposed Raiding the coastlines Our warhorns will sing Strike fear in the hearts Of bastard Saxon kings They shall weep at my arrival Splitting skulls of every rival Bathed in blood, encloaked in glory Corpses heaped for all the gods to see Look now to your coastline And tremble with dread The sun will soon set over The mounds of your dead Blood soaking ground Claimed by its rightful lord Your wives and your sons and Your daughters put to the sword This conspiracy To usurp me Finally ends this day All of Mercia Shall bleed Bleed unto me Clashing of steel rings Through meadows stained red Wounded, on all sides I slog through the dead Arrows are flying They pierce as I slay Through thigh and through throat I’ll reach Valhalla this day I shall murder as I die Howling my final battle cry Odin guide me home Exiled King Vengeance did sing He fought with valour as he died Exiled King Hardrada slain Go now with Odin by your side
5.	Nomads 05:32	lyrics	buy track
Warrior tribe Through desolate plains we ride Neckbreaking stride Leaving the wake of our past lives behind A wounded people, searching Wander ever further, hoping To lay our swords and hearts down Ride Till the end Through uncharted lands Rise and defend Ride till the end Our footprints inscribing the sand and heed the call of the place where we belong Bargains are made Selling bloodshed and then make our way Peace bought and paid By the edge of the scimitar blade A wounded people, searching Wander ever further, hoping To lay our swords and hearts down to the earth Day and night, the nomads ride Guided by the sun and starlight Somewhere beyond is calling us home A people lost, shall no longer roam We, to horseback bound Shall never rest, till our haven's found Warrior tribe Through desolate plains we ride Forever stride Until an end to our journey's in sight
6.	Twisted Towers 04:49	lyrics	buy track
Behold absolute power Reigning from my twisted towers As the Wind howls through bastions tall I stand upon them over all you Weaklings as you cower Beneath my yoke of power You shall toil Day and night to raise These towers higher Glory to your King above you tears and blood are your due An evil writhes inside my mind Constricting walls that crush and bind Your wives, your bairns are sworn To me, your lord highborn I can hear the madness calling me In my mind The lust for power cries It's screaming out to me right through the darkness Madness crawls Over castle walls I stand upon the ramparts of My twisted towers tall I lay claim to all you know And I shall reap what You hath sewn Cruelty has taken me Within its grasp No turning back I'm wallowing within this keep A spirit lost in darkness deep Tendrils of baleful will Escape my soul To breach the sill To taint the very stones That loom above my throne Blasted black Now the towers crack They're Shifting shape They wind and snake Into forms unknown Mocking flesh and bone The crenellations are weeping crimson tears As walls tumble down Paranoia is clawing within me Tearing down every stone that surrounds me They're crashing down In my mind The lust for power cries It's screaming out to me right through the darkness Madness crawls Over castle walls I crumble with the ruins as the twisted towers fall Standing tall Freedom calls Tyranny is vanquished as the Twisted towers fall Standing tall Freedom calls Revel in the glory as the Twisted towers fall I see you, I hear you, crying out For freedom, for mercy, masses shout Defying, Denying, Twisted towers fall
7.	Desert Winds 06:24	lyrics	buy track
I don't know why I've come this far This desert Beckons to my soul The journey lonely has me Slowly unveiling the darkness untold What will we find, when we gaze Beyond every tiding of the sea In this drifting dream, courting silent screams We can ride upon desert winds high and free On the mountain I make amends This heart is tempered, I now transcend My veins can bleed, I’ll remain unharmed This suffering was foretold One thousand eyes scorn An endless line formed You won’t get no absolution from me I return today, my home the ever grey I come lighter than the day I Left astray As if my pain had fell, from me From me Desert winds we ride upon tonight
8.	Keepers Of The Gate 08:28	lyrics	buy track
Arise, arise Oh ancient ones At the gate Someone is knocking What soul would dare Dare breach the seal Antediluvian fate Binds us here Before the gate you shall kneel Stalwart we stand Never relenting Eternally bound Sentinels proud From slumber we rise Heaving the very ground Upon which you impose Trespassers shall be disposed Stalwart we stand Never relenting Eternally bound Sentinels proud Traveller, O traveller Who cometh before us now Be you hero or fool? All who set foot In our gaze hath met their doom Stalwart we stand Never relenting Eternally bound Sentinels proud We, the Keepers of the Gate Guardians of steel, hale and true Forever proudly standing Against the enemy tides The Gate shall be kept Forever more None have passed, none shall enter The threshold beyond our wardship ever What is this power unveiled From mortal hands The cypher revealed The gate trembles, unsealed Beyond the gate All light fades and dies Beyond the gate All hopes lay abandoned here Lost forever, you shall dwell Eternally among us The Keepers of the Gate

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The 2nd full-length album by Canada's premiere Epic Heavy Metal band.

Recorded during 2020 and 2021

Presented by Cruz Del Sur Music.

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released March 23, 2023

Tyler Anderson - Lead Vocals
Jeff Black - Guitar, Synth, Choir
Adam Bergen - Guitar, Choir
David Messier - Bass Guitar, Choir
Thomas Torma - Drums, Percussion

Produced by Jeff Black
Drums Engineered and Guitars Reamped by Michael Kraushaar (Little Red Sounds)
Guitar, Bass and Vocals recorded by Jeff Black (Black Note Music)
Mixed and Mastered by Arthur Rizk
Artwork by Duncan Storr
Logo by Lindsay Kerr
Photos by Derek Carr
Layout Design by Tamara Abarzua

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