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The Seeker

by MARS

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1.
A Seeker Divine (Marcus S., 2006) From the Waste Land To the Land of Plenty From the Rites of Spring To the Holy Communion From the Fisher King To Dagobert II All Seekers were longing for the Grail All Seekers were searching in vain From Parcival To Otto Rahn From Golgatha To Montségur From Jerusalem To Camelot All Seekers were longing for the Grail All Seekers were searching in vain When the thunder speaks And Thor is unleashed When the Waste Land rots And Wisdom is gone We shall reach ever more For the Chalice of Life All Seekers were longing for the Light But all of them were lost in the Night
2.
Rest of Your Hope (Oliver F., 2013) You lay down the rest of your hope Sleep in Autumns bed You lay down the rest of your love sleep in midnights arms Hearts are unforgiven if they bleed too much Hearts are stone and eyes are frozen Eyes from the past they are watching This is no time where the wounded take their stand this is not a time where heroes are born
3.
The Pyres 03:59
The Pyres (Marcus S., 2014) And we gathered in the evening Collecting wood from the trees In honour of the old gods In the eyes of the beasts And we danced and drank the nectar Celebrated the sacred rites We saw there was no escape from The shadows of the gods In the sunrise’ first gleaming We erected the runic tree In the honour of our father The wandering god with one eye Here we stand amidst the pyres The warming fires The burning ashes of life
4.
Whispers 03:25
Whispers (Oliver F., 2013) Suddenly she stood before me A look and she was away She was away She was away Suddenly she stood before me I wanted to kiss her lips But she was gone But she was gone In the woods I saw her shadow In the woods I never felt alone Where are the ghost when you need’em Where are the ghost when you need’em The streets seem empty Her footsteps are gone Where has she gone Where has she gone The Spirits whispered behind my back Love will lead you to death Love is the devils name Love is a sacrifice of blood and soul
5.
The Lore of the Seeker (Marcus S., 2016) When we walked amongst the ruins When we rode that ugly beast We were crossing through the valley To escape the crowd's old feast When we crossed the highest mountain Where we crushed the corpses' bones We were born of Freya's fountain We were children of the moon Build a cabin in the woods Get away from the crowd We are brothers of the earth We are catchers of the clouds Reaping the runes of life Reaping the runes of death This is the Lore of the Seeker This is the Lore of the Seeker
6.
Farwell to the Sun (Marcus S., Oliver F., 2015) From the Heart of Darkness A force awakens For one life given Another one dies The Runes they tell it The Sun dies brightly From the fading colours A storm will rise The song of the Wolves Speaks of Glory and Burden The evergreen Tree Will prevail for sure The rivers run darker The flowers grow lower The woods are in sorrow Our hope seems in vein Farewell to the Sun Farewell to the King Farewell to the Sun The rising Sun
7.
Fires in Emptiness (Oliver F., 2015) It is this one moment in time Vanishing in bruning light High priests of Serenity Carving Worms under your Skin If I can‘t hold your hand forever If I can‘t touch your soul in this one moment Sometimes we can‘t keep away the cold And the fires of our longing don‘t burn enough to warm our heart. It is this one moment in time Vanishing in bruning light Sometimes we can‘t keep away the cold And the fires of our longing don‘t burn enough to warm our heart.
8.
Revelations 03:16
Revelations (Oliver F., 2015) Not to run when you are trembling is a goal not achieved by many When the light can‘ break Through the clouds anymore It‘s time to reveal What was hidden so long He went out to settle his debt Blood on the streets Desperate crying is a symphony to his ears It‘s all about choosing It‘s all about choosing It is your choice It is your choice
9.
Raven's Eyes 05:26
Raven’s Eyes (Oliver F., 2015) Whispers all around Words that were unspoken Und the ravens eyes we creep in light under the ravens eyes we live in darkness My eyes flatter the hunters arrived my mind tumbles i feel the collapse our doomed souls were born under the moon our doomed souls were forged in pain under the ravens eyes I see the light under the ravens eyes I feel free stand up again no brothers no men hatred floods the street ready to kill and die under the ravens eyes we fulfill destiny under the ravens eyes we overcome life A graveyard soul knows blood & spoil a graveyard soul knows fire and pain
10.
A Wooden Idol (Arthur Desmond, 1890) Life is strife for every man For every son of Thunder Then be a lion, not a lamb, And don’t be trampled under A painted idol on a tree, Dripping tears and gore A painted idol is to me, And it is nothing more Carve a wooden image fine, And cover it with paint Straightaway it’s a sacred thing A goddess, savior, saint. Live and love and take and give And laugh and fight and sigh For, it’s all there’ of life to live And all of death to die
11.
In the Balance (Oliver F., 2015) When the forest hugs me with its silence Reality leaves me Fear lies behind me No pain but also no forgiveness In the balance we reach deep In the balance we reach deep beyond our own blood into the realm of gods
12.
Traditional.

about

Label: FolkWorld
Release: August 2017

With two albums (Sons of Cain and Blood is the Food of the Gods), one vinyl EP (Sacrifice), one 7” (Farewell to the Sun) and an epic soundtrack-like collaboration (Mars Presents the Trail), the German Pagan folk duo Mars has created its very own and unique sound that lies somewhere between apocalyptic folk and darkest Americana.

The album The Seeker is about the spiritual quest of the seekers of true knowledge. This cycle of 12 songs sheds light on different aspects of the pagan world, ranging from the ritualistic via the mythic towards the existentialistic. With their powerful acoustic approach Oliver Freund and Marcus Stiglegger create chants of hope and despair facing an increasingly profane world.

For The Seeker – which was four years in the making – the two musicians recorded guitars, percussions, violin, and voices at the legendary Rama-studio at Mannheim. Guest contributions come from gothic rockers Holy Orange, apocalyptic folkers :Solitude Ravencrow:, and the artcore band Rome Asleep. Musical styles range from martial folk (The Seeker Divine, Farewell to the Sun), via classical apocalyptic folk (Rest of Your Hope, The Pyres, The Lore of the Seeker) and a doomy outbreak (Raven’s Eyes) to authentic pagan ritual music (Prayer to Odhinn). The artwork is based on the ‘Elements’-cycle by shamanistic artist Nadine Demmler and is layouted by Danilo Vogt.

The album is limited to 250 copies.

This edition will contain a full colour inlay, all lyrics, as well as a download code and a sticker.

Trackliste:

1. The Seeker Divine
2. Rest of Your Hope
3. The Pyres
4. Whispers
5. The Lore of the Seeker
6. Farewell to the Sun II
7. Fires in Emptiness
8. Revelations
9. Raven's Eyes
10. A Wooden Idol
11. In the Balance
12. Prayer to Odhinn

credits

released August 21, 2017

MARS are:
Oliver F. (Lead vocals on 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11; guitars)
Marcus S. (Lead vocals on 1, 3, 5, 10, 12; background vocals on 2, 6, 9; percussion and drums; sampling and sounds)
Guests:
Eberhard Tod (Background vocals on 1)
La Peste noire (viola on 1, violin on 2)
Both courtesy of :Solitude Ravencrow:
Frank Incense (bass guitar on 5 and 9)
Courtesy of Holy Orange
Recorded by Christian Bethge at RAMA Studio, Mannheim (1, 2, and 9)
Additional recordings at Somewhere in Europe Studio.

Artwork: “The Elements” collages by Nadine Demmler
Photos: Danilo Vogt, the bands
Layout: Danilo Vogt / artmaniax, mainz

Credits:
Nadine, Danilo, Carsten, the Freund Family, the Stiglegger Family, David, our guest musicians, all dedicated concert bookers, our dedicated fans – seekers forever.

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