The Great Awakening

by BRAVERIDE

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1.
Twilight 01:46
The Great Awakening Concept: Peace were spread through all the lands, the older battles bring prosperity and happiness but this made people live in lethargy... Dark forces started to awake, sorcerers and mages dreamed of older days where evil rule the lands. Rites and invocations helped spirits to return back to their lairs but the most important of their evil deeds...the opening of the gate to another dimension, through the very deep of the earth to the spiritual world where evil could bring it's final strike on the earth. Lands has been haunted, voices and creatures of rotten flesh moving day by day... The gate has to be closed. A great deed but it is the only hope to send evil back to it's own dimension...this is The Great Awakening, lets hope that we will win this final confrontation...
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Executioner 04:56
Executioner Demons rising passing through the gate Creature from another world has become an angel of retribution Fighting evil hordes with his sword of flames send them to their death at the underworld chorus force awakening nowhere to hide ancient spirit is divine executioner now it's your time Wield your sword with care chant your rhymes and fight cosmic power glorified crusade shapes of human forms arise from their graves at catacombs of Hallgunkan mages from dark throne of their overlord walk again on earth spreading fear and dread
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Nightmares are real People talked about the forgotten prophecy The dead will march with swords and blades at their hands A portal of doom, a passage for the evil god it will bring the end of our world we saw the signs we closed our eyes deadly premonitions appear in the sky a sun full eclipse spread fear to all we've been so blind we lost our hope chorus From four dimensions of hell spirits came to destroy all we have built On our time on our beloved earth all the nightmares are real watch them live again through flesh and blood And maybe it's not too late to overcome this catastrophic fate, catastrophic fate,catastrophic fate knights in golden armours are riding their dragons praying to their gods for a last sign from heavens but things will get worst from sorcery and great storms Our foe is marching with his servants demons and beasts spirits of mist strange unity of filth, sickness, and disease the end of all is finally taking it’s real form we've been so blind we lost our hope
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Souls Are Marching Good times are coming to an end heroes are fighting to their last breath They came like waves into the night ghostly creatures from underworld marching like one, forcing people to run neither our swords nor brutal force can’t do anything to change its course demons of yore, came to finish our world bridge in troubled times we search for hope what can be done to win this war eternal light will shine at last heroes unite for strong attacks screams of pain everywhere wizards are healing those who can live ethereal beings, coming for blood sending warriors to their graves answering to none, serving chaos with lust cry with anger, your battle cry sends a message to their domain this isn't our night, our spirits will win Chorus In thousand battles they have to fight to get free from this dark curse unholy prayers they have to say until death embrace them all souls are marching, staring in our eyes fear is born inside the fog wretched army full of blades and spikes bringing doom with fire and smoke
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Temple of the Unholy Reign A secret path in a frozen land through dark caves into stairs beyond Fires burn in the obsidian temple a crystal shard devours the light of the moon spirits walk through deadly caves darkness lives and bring us death The vampire realm, along-forgotten reign A king was dead but walks again Your race shall fall like years long gone Your king is back his time is at hand chrorus the night has come It screams their rhymes but we are here ready for our last fight 'till the end of our last breath Ancient walls of skulls and bones victims of forgotten wars carved in stone with runes of gold A structure built from demonic lore Bralen the king, the vampire lord his spirit rises in the dawn mist and fog, his breath of death secret spells to drink all life from earth
6.
The Gate 07:39
The Gate Riddles have been solved many books have been read can be anyone be prepared for what awaits me there there is no help from the sword there is no help from axe or bow just my magic runes and my spirit guide chorus watch the gate as it opens sun is turning black, and stars turn red In front of your crimson eyes of war thunder and lightning hit the earth with fury passage is free now you can cross it safely keeping balance with time Step by step through time through dimensions of the dead a passage to be crossed if he wants to have a chance he needs to find the sphere that unlocks the door of fear The elven cloak will seal The magic word that shall heal
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Delfekor 05:01
Delfekor Father, do you hear me? I have spoken to mother earth evil spreading through our lands now it's time to fight back open up the secret caves of Ardun for our kind many weapons from our lords hidden deep into the stone blessed with magic fire from the Gods Chorus Sacred land, Delfekor beauty of the north many wars you have seen but none like this these portals will be sealed through our blood and steel Undead kin, only walks at night, rule the darkness spirits live, guided from beyond, cursed to obey untamed beasts are their allies but we have gargoyles at our side demigods and legends are with us a strange feeling through our hearts
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Unspoken Terror Gods will fall knights will die Friend or foe end of our kind At this battle noone survives a last effort for us to unite for our souls then our life dragons came through dungeons of ice forest-elves side by side sorcerers with magic of light bearing their staffs and Griffins they ride enemy march with giants of stone ratkin order's wyrms of desert storm moving night and day at the whips of their masters on their backs echoes everywhere. Gods will fall knights will die Friend or foe end of our kind Secrets revealed, stories from old heroic deeds and legends foregone time to march and kill the untold undead creatures follow their leaders to death and beyond cursed they are, these portals to find as they fulfill their destiny humanity pays for their mistakes losing the path in prosperity and peace but we must awake chrorus in the aftermath of these deadly flames something seems to awake and slowly rise some believers say it's a nemesis coming back alive from the books of black genesis
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Gionis 07:08
Gionis hear a story still untold That people changed it and forgot About a witch that noone knew With desire for two brothers Married the one, tried to seduce the other Brothers were close Love was strong into their hearts But she found a way to break this bond and cast a curse Tears with blood fulfilled A tale gone bad, a curse Chorus Into the night, he is still mourning for his brother Acry so clean and warm:- Gionis is lost! A sad story told,a fate so dark in their lives With this curse, brother grieve, heed their call Rainy night with thunderstorms Horses run away The brother tried to bring them back But they got lost in the haze Forest was so dense, with a strange fog everywhere The brother pleaded to the Gods -Please make me into a bird! So I’ll be able to sing and to mourn eternally Tears with blood fulfilled A tale gone bad, a curse
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I feel stranger in this land and no one will help me to find what everyone seek to finish this war Gods spend, years to rebuild. this fortress of moonstone to close this hellgate, a deadly zone I have the sacred sphere of dust that will show me the way in the dark which hides the sun above the clouds demons abandoned from this place after the great war with too much loss of blood and souls Step by step, I am closing in the breach where everything has started as spirits unleashed their deadly storm now there is no turning back a sacrifice has to be made for humankind for that we fight Manuscripts are written with rhymes that need to be spoken aloud passing this door made with bones screams are sounding from below hell is alive and the guards are singing their songs thinking they won every wall is covered with corpses stand like trophies dungeon full of human skulls creations of pain how can I save my mind? I managed to pass through the first door creatures lie beyond. with my sword in hand, I strike with a rush dead they fell (DEAD THEY FELL) The air is too hot, it's getting harder to breath I'm losing control. a sign gives me hope, through the cold sphere I have to move on. straight now, downstairs deep in the earth I am ready for the last stand with orcs and fire trolls staring at me no one believes that I am here! bridge Fire into the sky blast into its core fight until we die that's how heroes born chorus with help from the Gods and sorcery we strike back into their core with a blast from the sphere of dust we'll win as the dragons fly high unite their strength and clear the skies the dead shall return to their domain

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With The Great Awakening, Braveride has crafted a symphonic epic power metal masterpiece that promises to pleasure fans of Rhapsody of Fire, Blind Guardian and Manowar. Rich orchestrations, powerful melodies, and hauntingly epic vibes combine to create an album that is as intricate as it is accessible. This release is poised to solidify Braveride’s place as a leading name in the epic power metal community.

The Great Awakening is a concept album, serving as an epic conclusion to a saga that has been woven through each release. These interconnected stories are set within a richly imagined fantasy world, creating a sense of continuity and depth that rewards dedicated listeners.

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released April 18, 2025

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BRAVERIDE Greece

Braveride is an epic-symphonic metal band with many power-metal elements.
Pure epic feeling and modern sound characterizes the style of the band and all the lyrics inspired by sword and sorcery fantasy themes. The band founded by Marios Christakis at 2004. All the albums are concept based. ... more

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