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When Myth And History Merged Into Mystery

by Frost Giant

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From the first veil of snow to the last breath Winter Treading forth in the shivering waste, Will this long journey ever end? Forty years wandering, cold, lost, and weary, With little strength to carry on Under the weight of this burden, The crushing weight of all my years From the forest to the skies, across the ocean's dismal tide, To the boundless wake of frozen glaciers' rage For the last time I will ride forth and once more I shall abideth, To return a debt my honor satisfied. From the Dawning of Spring to the Twilight of Autumn All throughout the Summers' Flame' Restless and worn with seasons' change. And I don't know how much longer I will go on, Will I take this to my grave? Oh gods, release me from my fate! And yet I fear it's far too late. At last I can breathe for just one day. In dreams, forever night, when will I stay?
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A Common Son 04:38
When you hear the calling of your clan And join with the spirit of the land Embrace your Folk and celebrate and honor All of those who walked in years gone past And those with you who will stand fast, With the lives of our future sons and daughters! A Common Son United by the past Product of our forefathers, our mothers, our kindred Seen through their eyes, The Folk Spirit carries on Enduring through our lives,the essence of our ancestry survives And we live on, Through the ages evermore A culture immortalized, carved into history Our deeds will live forever A common son With roots ten thousand strong Orlaeg materialized, cast into destiny Go forth and bring glory!! We drink to you! We are reborn From our ancestral line Reincarnation draught from the well of time Ever again, Until the last light fades Into eternity, returning to the void from whence we came! This is your time, your place is now Go with blessings. There is your future, live life with pride Go with blessings This is your time Make us proud. You'll make us proud.
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And we march on through the frigid night, In the shadow of our forefathers We brave the Winter's Night Soldiering across this barren land To where we'll join our kin To resist the invading warriors of Christendom Who are threatening To destroy our very way of life Lay siege to the cross Don't let them gain upon your ground Fight to defend your clan! Cut every last one of them down- Before they kill us all! And put our women and children to their swords And burning stakes! And raze our temples and destroy Our Lore, our tales of old, Traditions handed down for eons, From the bards, we're told We must not let this be our fate.
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Will you stand with me, fight and die if need be, Hold against the hordes until the last man falls? Will you sacrifice all you have gained in life? Reject your comfort for a greater end? Stand together, never waver Brave in the face of overwhelming odds For our future, and for freedom, We unite in liberty or death! The evil stirs from its sleep And no one will be safe from its reach For we shall fight to be free And never will we bend our knee Forever clawing, fight like a demon Taking it to the very bitter end Swords are drawing, battle cries forming Storm clouds are churning, soon there will be war The earth will be fed with blood And the skies will weep unto the dead Never give up, never back down We unite in liberty or death Tonight we lay down our lives In the path of those who would opress And enslave us to their god And trod us under till we are no more!! Not while I draw breath, will I submit, will I accept Not while I draw breath, will I bow down, nor will I live with empty regret. Now feel the sting of a thousand swords Vanquish the hordes, drive them away To the darkness from whence they came Obliterate, they are no more!! Overwhelm them all, take what is ours Crush the wretched enemy Bring victory to our hearth and home.
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Hallelujah 04:50
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Stars 05:19
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about

In the Winter of 2011 I decided to start working on a goofy cover version of Adele's 'Someone Like You'. I had no idea at the time that this would be the song that opened doors for me and what would become the full band version of Frost Giant. After sharing my cover song around a bit, Ryan Dinwoodie, owner of Blasphemour Records and a friend going back to my early 20's, asked if I wanted to put out a CD. I was sitting on the First Veil tracks, but I was waiting for those to be redone with a live drummer. Still, the opportunity proved too tempting, and so I took two songs from First Veil, two new tracks I had been fiddling with, and the Adele cover and told Ryan to go for it.

In April of 2012, 'When Myth and History Merged Into Mystery' wss officially released. This was the first CD I had put out since 2003, and it represented a major milestone for me. Soon after that we began to get offers and inquiries about playing live. Later that year we would take our first gig playing at my old stomping grounds in New London, Connectictut, at the first (and so far only) Winter is Coming fest. We shared the stage with many great bands that night. Finally, after 6 years of trying to make something work, it was real.

The five original songs from 'Myth' have been slightly remastered here. Also included are four bonus tracks not available on the original release. 'Stars' and 'Song of the Dragonborn' were recorded in 2012 just as experimental works to see if I could translate the FG style into other types of heavy music. 'Hallelujah' was recorded in 2013 with the same thing in mind, given that in almost every version, it's a mellow song driven by vocals over a piano or acoustic guitar. 'Strange Kind of Love' is relatively recent. I recorded that in 2016 just because I love the original.

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released December 21, 2012

Matti Frost- drum programming, rhythm & lead guitar, bass, vocals
Jonathan Smith- guitar solo on My Life For Yours
'Someone Like You' originally recorded by Adele
'Hallelujah' originally written by Leonard Cohen
'Stars' originally written by Hum
'Strange Kind Of Lov' originally written by Peter Murphy
'Song of the Dragonborn' composed by Jeremy Soule, metal arrangement by Matti Frost

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Frost Giant Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Inspired by Norse mythology, epic metal, punk rock, and combined with an American hardcore attitude and mead-hall sing-along choruses, Frost Giant drops an icy hammer on everything trendy and weak. Frost Giant's music journeys through stories and lore, bringing to light the tales of old in a modern folk-metal context. ... more

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