The House Spirit (EP)

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Released: 15 april 2017

"The House Spirit" is a conceptual EP which will take you deep into a mythical forest, where dark creatures from ancient beliefs still prevail. It tells the story of the Domovoi (Домовой), and its ancestral roots connected with the spirit of nature.

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1.	The Dwarven Chant 05:51	lyrics	buy track
In a gnarly forest of the ancient night The way is lost and hidden in conspiracy A glowing fire is lighting the abode Darkness befalls the everlasting green The sun has set and there is no way to go Surrounded by the whispers of the creaking woods Big Shadows are falling from the moon Coldness arises from the humid sparkling soil From a far coppice where the treetops fall asleep Voices are arising along their way Getting stronger with every single step Never heard this sound amidst of the Night Has the time come for a myth coming true? The reason for the harm, a reason for the plague Is it really true what the old have told? Nasty little feet bring the harm in our home The story of the old dwarven chant Always told by the oldest wood Never to be seen, never to be heard A human oath since knighthood Rumors being spread and lies go around Knights will revere and kings were crowned No one will bear, no one will dare An unforgettable sound Now so loud that it shakes the earth A reverential murmur, response from the roots The wood is pulling tight and the fire starts to flee There is no way to hide, no way to go A feast has begun in the winter’s decade Now they are ready to show their face Human’s harm is their joy of life A bloody massacre will end this day Should I run or should I rather climb? Where is the escape, where am I safe? They are near, surrounded by them This is the end, the slaughter has come A myth was told A myth has been told so long ago A myth was told A myth has been told so long ago Has the time come for a myth coming true? The reason for the harm, a reason for the plague Is it really true what the old have told? Nasty little feet bring the harm in our home Burning roofs and flying axes Whetting blades that compose a song A forgotten melody refreshed by the blood The chant which will once rise again
2.	Domovoi 05:18	lyrics	buy track
Little gnome with scraggy hair That keeps harm in every morn Dark, alone as an elder born Let’s summon and hold the scorn Within the night a shadows creeps Between dreams it stalks and talks It makes sounds out of wooden poles Chill in the dark ‘till the dawn that comes Into the dark, it crawls to kill the one A charlatan, that howls in the night and occults the sun, souls getting smited Unsafe, in front of the evil eyes, it dies Another night, unveil the wrath of the damned ancestors Domovoi your beard is a witness of time We will honor you appearance Be gracious Oh Domovoi, oh Domovoi We will pray for your joy Oh Domovoi, bring us luck And endow our tribe Hundreds of souls contains your mind Hollow voices deep in the night Whistling, laughing and noisy stumps Little ghost above the stove Backed bread, milk and salt Warming places that cheer your mind Swinging dances around the barn Daily prayers bring your delight Never let the fire come to an end and gets cold like a stone to your closest friend Where the daily grind covers your soul inside There should be no sorrow, but joy and pride The smallest things that seem to be hidden Alone and dark Become alive, beset Until you are dead
3.	Forefather's Awakening 06:55	lyrics	buy track
(Instrumental)
4.	Daughter Of The Dawn 09:46	lyrics	buy track
Storms arise With giant waves of death When a lightning will strike the earth Peaceful vales quake and burst in flames Hear the sound of hidden stories Which were whispered in the wind Walls of stone crush into the depth of the sea Never forget the pact between life and death Howling wind spreads the seed of heavy rains Summon ancient ghosts of the sparkling flame In the rhythm of tides time remains Wilderness is calling Spirits of the oldest realm Come alive and bring the fate of our soil Fate of our soil Power of the sun Dry out the deepest lakes Force every spark of life into dust Where the future lies ahead Rain will collect your stream All dust turns into bloom The night awakes a shadow of silence Come and take a breath in the morning dawn Coldness of water, warmth of the sun Cover the sorrow with your protecting hand Create new life where death leads your land Come alive daughter of dawn Howling wind spreads the seed of heavy rains Summon ancient ghosts of the sparkling flames In the rhythm of tides time remains Nature’s rage is calling Nature’s wrath is cold Frost takes every life in chains It’s the balance of spring and fall That creates fortune or distress When the night comes up and the shadows spread again Souls of the green slowly fade into a grey Till the dawn arises and the time stands still

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"The House Spirit" is a conceptual EP which will take you deep into a mythical forest, where dark creatures from ancient beliefs still prevail. It tells the story of the Domovoi (Домовой), and its ancestral roots connected with the spirit of nature.

credits

released April 24, 2017

Zino van Leerdam: Vocals, Folkinstruments and Orchestrations
James Chancé: Guitars
Mike Seidel: Bass and Background Vocals
Bram Trommelen: Drums

Creia Wraith: Additional background vocals in Forefather's Awakening

Music by Vanaheim
Lyrics by Mike Seidel and Zino van Leerdam

Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Mike Seidel
www.facebook.com/Mike-Seidel-BassistVocalist-702192626546082/

Logo artwork and EP layout by Wappenschmied
wappenschmied.de/en

Cover artwork by Joop Bongaerts

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Vanaheim Netherlands

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Apr 27

Rockpalast Bochum

Bochum, Germany
Apr 28

Nachtleben

Frankfurt, Germany
May 16

Helios 37

Cologne, Germany
May 17

Subkultur

Hannover, Germany
May 18

Headcrash

Hamburg, Germany
May 23

Poppodium Nieuwe Nor

Heerlen, Netherlands
May 24

Metropool

Enschede, Netherlands
May 25

Patronaat

Haarlem, Netherlands
May 26

Kid's Rythm 'n' Blues Kaffee

Antwerp, Belgium
Aug 31

The Loods

Roosendaal, Netherlands

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