The Time of the Wolfrider

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1.
“This land we call home has grown weak and decadent. What was once a realm famed for it’s secrets and sorcery, is now but a vassal, beholden to a lesser kingdom. I am Guthra, a witch of the Fryda, and I summon you to bring this land back under the lordship of its rightful rulers. Burn this place to the ground. And find me the one that the prophecy speaks of. Find me the Wolfrider.” “Scale the wall! Do not stop the attack until all have fallen! We must punish the enemy! Stand your ground! Attack!” Wake from slumber and fight An ancient alliance has ended this night Men and fierce maidens that we once called friend Have marched forth to seek out our end Come, draw your swords, don’t take flight This land is your home, we must stand and fight A witch of the Fryda has ordered our end, This land has been tainted and stained We may fall in battle, Kill! Fight! We may die this night Burn! Die! The last stand for these warriors None will see the morning light Rise, and fall. None now will escape The amber dawn The last ship has set sail This is our last battle, There is no return Hear them call The voices from our graves Slay all in your path, Kill all of the traitors you can Take all their lives, Burn down their homes, They are the traitors who angered the gods! We may fall in battle, We may die this night The last stand for these warriors None will see the morning light Rise, and fall. None now will escape The amber dawn The last ship has set sail This is our last battle, There is no return Hear them call The voices from our graves Stand your ground, don’t lose faith. But they’re too strong! We can’t force them back! Praise the gods, this is our fate. If we must fall, we will with honour! Grind them down, Make them bleed, The crows will thank you for this deed. Kill them all, Show no mercy, Then seek out the Wolfrider, Bring him to me. Rise, and fall. None now will escape The amber dawn The last ship has set sail Rise, and fall. Still glorious and brave The amber dawn Will guide our ship’s way Hear them call, The heroes of our age The amber dawn Will guide our way Rise, and fall. Still glorious and brave The amber dawn Is our gateway Hear them call, The heroes of our age The amber dawn Will guide our way
2.
Caged, Trapped, No hope. Locked in cells, Blind from smoke Help us, Save us, I close my eyes and wake now as the wolf I find myself here not in chains Yet moments ago, I was a gagged and caged But here I stand free by this lake A magical force has brought me to my fate I hear a voice in the air, It speaks of wisdom and dare, The ancient wolf has left its lair Felix go, and save your kin The time has come, to sail East If I must be the one to go I’ll free my kin and sail forth The force that now I feel in me, It guides my thoughts and strength within My kin will set sail with me But first I must free them from captivity I heard a voice in the air, It spoke of wisdom and dare, The ancient wolf has left its lair Eyes glare! Felix go and save your kin The time has come, to sail East Come my friends, I’ve set you free, The great wolf calls, follow me! Hail the Wolfrider, He’s the one the witches speak of. It’s said, he’ll change this world Which side, will he stand on? Rise now, the Wolfrider, Leave this stained land and its demons Go now and save this world Rid us of it darkest wonders “And so Felix freed the prisoners and took to the sea, and set forth to the ancient shores of Darkwood”. Hail the Wolfrider, He’s the one the witches speak of. It’s said, he’ll change this world Which side, will he stand on? Rise now, the Wolfrider, Leave this stained land and its demons Go now and save this world Rid us of it darkest wonders Caged, Trapped, No hope. Locked in cells, Blind from smoke He came, Freed us, Hail the rise of the Wolfrider
3.
“Come comrades, the voyage to Darkwood will be long and treacherous. Where we go from there I do not know. But the Wolf which came before me told me to set you all free and sail East. Vision or not, I trust this wolf. I know that it will guide on this path that we must take. Now, set sail! To Darkwood!”. Feel the ocean’s gaze The home of fearsome prey The watchers call my name They warn to obey Fear the lords of the Sea There’s evil in wait for me The wolf, it stalks my dreams It calls on me to sail forth The moon ignites the sky, The stars will be our guide We’ll sail on for days To the shores of Darkwood Row, row, row! Onwards we row! Row, row, row! To Darkwood go! The sun is rising, hope is born Row, row, row! Onwards we row! Row, row, row! To Darkwood go! A storm is coming, carry on “As the storm recked fear in the very souls of the crew, they knew their mission must continue, for the sake of all Andria, they must sail on!”. The storm crept through the night, At daybreak it will strike, Calling to the sea, The servants of the ocean’s might A great serpent will rise, To bring the crew’s demise A beast of ancient lore A faithful servant hears the ocean’s call Standing here, against the wind, No sight of land for days, The sun, up high, above me, Casting rays of hope and faith The path we take upon the sea Has watchers down beneath The crew they look to me, To face the beasts! Sail into the sunset, Beyond this mighty sea No sight of land for days now The hills they beckon me Can you see the shoreline? The wave of ancient trees? Look now, can you see its eyes? I tell you there’s a beast, we must take flight! A serpent twice our ship was spawned In the age of Dragonlords The crew gives into terror It falls to me! Sail into the sunset, Beyond this mighty sea No sight of land for days now The hills they beckon me Can you see the shoreline? The wave of ancient trees? Look now, can you see its eyes? I tell you there’s a beast of ancient might! I drew my sword, And faced the beast, To die here’s not my destiny I leapt up high, with all my might To take the dragons eyes Blinded by my blade and might, The serpent was cast from the light, Yearning for an age war, The beast will hunt no more Destiny has set our course The night has passed, is that the shore? Beyond the mist a land comes forth A wave of green and oak come clear, Who knows what madness drives us here Darkwood! Mighty Darkwood! Who knows what roams in there? Mighty Darkwood! Darkwood! Who knows what roams in there? See the great oaks of Darkwood, Where goes, nobody dares. The wolf and my magic drove us here Who knows what we’ll find in there See the great oaks of Darkwood, Where goes, nobody dares Ancient secrets of Darkwood, What beasts’ dwell in its lairs. “As the crew approached the shore of this desolate land, the cries of all manner of beasts can be heard from within those great oaks. Felix will search for the wolf to guide his path. But for now, all he knew was that the Witch Guthra was a poisonous fume, spreading far across the isles of Andria. She must be stopped, and he believes he might be the one to do it”. See the great oaks of Darkwood, Where goes, nobody dares Ancient secrets of Darkwood, Evil dwells in there.
4.
Ancient powers stalk my dreams, Frail voices talk to me, They say I must go seek the light Find the orb’s light, search for the wolf guide The moonlight wakes the great trees Their eyes are haunting me Where is this light that I must seek? I need the great wolf’s guidance, To bring this light to bind us, A magic not yet known to me! Can you hear them calling? Every time I’ve lost at battle, I’ve found my way home. But this time I must push onwards, To seek the light! I feel the magic rise now, But why must I now know how, Why has this power latched to me? Every time I’ve lost at battle, I’ve found my way home. But this time I must push onwards, To seek the light! Call to us, Come stand before us, To be victorious! Can you hear us calling? Here I stand, A stranger to this land, Our fate is in my hands I hear the magic calling! I stand before you, To seek the lights truth Why am I here now? Why did I leave home? “A great council stood before Felix, surrounded by wolves, and illuminated by an orb of bright blue light. They speak of the prophecy! It is he who decides the fate of Andria!” Call to us, Come stand before us, To be victorious! Can you hear us calling? Call to us, Come stand before us, To be victorious! Can you hear us calling? Here I stand, A stranger to this land, Our fate is in my hands I hear the magic calling! Here I stand, A stranger of this land, Our fate is in my hands I hear the magic calling me…
5.
“Flee this land Wolfrider, there are werewolves in these woods. Make for the country of Moland. Make haste!”. These woods are home to dark beasts, I sense their eyes upon me. The page is now for turning, The next chapter’s unfolding My quest, the prophecy I must sail forth, to Northern shores There dwells a witch with honour Who seeks to bring us order My powers, she needs me to fight By her side, to save our lives But first we must escape this place, Come now crew, we must make haste! Follow me and return to the sea, Stand with me, Hear the prophecy, my fate. Wait crew can you all hear that? The howling in the distance? That’s not a wolf you can hear, Draw your swords, we stand tall! They’re getting close, but don’t fear I smell their stench, they are near We fight, we will not give in! For we can’t die here, we must sail! But first we must escape this place, Come now crew, we must make haste! Follow me and return to the sea, Stand with me, Hear the prophecy, my fate. Destiny, takes us back the sea Stand with me, We must fight and make haste Follow me and return to the sea, Stand with me, Hear the prophecy, my fate. Destiny, takes us back the sea Stand with me, We must fight and make haste “Back to this ship, the werewolves are all slayed! Come, to Moland”
6.
Must another storm haunt our ship? Can’t we sail not blind by darkness? Will we reach the shores of Moland? Can it be that we race with nature? We find ourselves longing for land The feel of mountains on our hands Many days have passed since we left, The shores of our home, we sorely miss I can’t see the shore of Moland, It now seems that we’ve sailed forever We find ourselves longing for land The feel of mountains on our hands See the rider, Way up high on golden wings of wonder flies free The storm is rising, The depths are raging, The blackened sky is marking you for death The great eagle came down to take ocean’s prey But not all can live, just one can be saved The great Wolfrider, He was my prey, If you must take him, Then suffer my wrath and hate! The eagle’s rider, A witch of Fryda Saves the Wolfrider, The rest are left to die See the rider, Way up high on golden wings of wonder flies free But at what cost for the sake of all our hope? His brave crew to die (in the eye of the storm) See the rider, Way up high on golden wings of wonder flies free See the rider, Way up high on golden wings of wonder flies free But at what cost for the sake of all our hope? His brave crew to die (in the eye of the storm) When music ends: sound effect: Wings & Narration: Felix: “My crew! We must go back for them!” Juran: “I’m afraid I could only save you, you’re the one we need in this fight, Wolfrider”. Felix: “Who are you?!! Juran: “I am Juran, the witch who seeks the destruction of Guthra and the demise of all evil in Andria, rest now, for we fly to Moland..."
7.
Here in the land of Moland, There dwells an ancient kingdom Far from the eyes of Vale, The king seeks the death of Guthra Wolfrider, I welcome thee… I trust that you’ll follow me? Deep in the mountains, All hope rests on me, But I can’t do this deed, Swallowed by darkness, I’m not who they seek, This can’t be destiny My brothers who followed me, I watched as their souls left our world, My sisters who fought with me I heard as they screamed their last words But now, I hope that you must see, That death was your destiny! “Unable to forgive the death of his friends, the wolfrider headed south through the great mountain range of Moland, searching for any path, to any place, away from destiny”. “Do no do this Felix wolfrider, you must stay and fight!”
8.
Blinded, by a vision of woe, But I’m guided, by the prophecy told Torn and confused, leave this land I must choose For the sake of the world’s not on me Felix Rise this night, Follow the orb’s light, This is your destiny, hear me You must lead the wolves and fight Felix, Wolfrider The hero of light This is your destiny, Charge and ride into the night Standing, but I’m not in a dream A great wolf, twice the size of my steed Not one ounce of fear, it beckons me near This must be my destiny Felix Rise this night, Follow the orb’s light, This is your destiny, hear me You must lead the wolves and fight Felix, Wolfrider The hero of light This is your destiny, Charge and ride into the night Fading from my dream. I now ride to destiny. With my wolf and it’s pack, This will be their last. Riding forth, fly free. “And so Felix mounted the great wolf and rode ack to the Stronghold of Moland where he would find a great host of black banners under the command of Guthra. Northmen, Goblins, Werewolves, all shall fear Felix – the now famed Wolfrider!” Ride through the hills, Passing mountains and raging thunder, Far from the sea and sun. Soon they shall sing! They will fear for their lives no longer Hail the Wolfrider! Ride on! They will stain this land no longer Come now wolf pack, carry on! Fading from my dream. I now ride to destiny. With my wolf and it’s pack, This will be their last. Riding forth, fly free. Come we can’t delay, A great battle starts this day, Riding to my destiny! Ride now, to battle Ride now, to our destiny!
9.
Far in the distance I can see a mighty hoard My loyal goblins heed, bring their flesh to me, we’ll dine like royalty, none shall be let free! Werewolves follow me, we’ll laugh when they shall flee, we’ll feast upon the flesh, the wolf, so wise, has fled! Soldiers of Moland do not fear this feeble hoard Our number may be few, but they’ll still meet our swords! And so I see the tide of warriors, surround the Moland force, Their lines aren’t strong, the Goblins rage for war With hope already thin, I ride my fearless wolf As one we rally the pack, and ride to battle forth Black banners from the depths now rise as one great force From now I cannot be free, my wolves will break this curse Goblins come we flee, the witch has lied to me, the wolfrider I see, I sense no victory Werewolves stand your ground, that wolf he rides is bound, to rid us of all lands, we must slay these pure hounds Soldiers of Moland come let’s crush this feeble hoard Our kinsman, brave and true, will slay Guthra’s force And soon I’ll enter this grim battle ground, and join the Moland force, The Goblins gone, the Werewolves all but lost. With hope no longer thin, I ride my fearless wolf As one we rally the pack, and ride to battle forth Black banners from the depths now rise as one great force From now I cannot be free, my wolves will break this curse Sensing her forces breaking, Guthra draws her swords She strikes at Juran, but her blade shatters and falls With hope no longer thin, I ride my fearless wolf As one we rally the pack, we near the battle’s call Black banners from the depths now rise as one great force From now I cannot be free, my wolves will break this curse “And with her army of Black Banners pushing forward, Guthra uses her magic and might to slay all in her path. The Molandanders fight on bravely, but at the sight of Felix and his charging wolves, the enemy lines start to break, and victory for the forces of good, is all but certain”.
10.
The battle rages on, We ride now to war, My destiny, Of that I am sure My mighty wolf so bold, A gracious warrior, It is my fate, To rise with honour This is my day, Come ride with me, Let’s end this war, Defeat this rancid horde. My northern brothers fall, And sisters for the cause. They look to me, To bring back order That witch who wanders free, She turned my kin on me. It’s meant to be, My time, you shall see Burning fire surrounds me, But my wolf will guide my steel New horizons, Called to me, Lord of the battle, I be “the enemy, fear stricken, fall back at the sight of the wolfrider. The kinsman who stand against him, either flee or surrender. With both the goblins and the werewolves overcome, victory is all but here” Cast the witch from this land, Take her sword from her hand We have won here this day It’s the dawn of a new age Burning fire surrounds me, But my wolf will guide my steel New horizons, Called to me, Lord of the battle, I shall be Burning fire surrounds me, But my wolf will guide my steel New horizons, Called to me, Lord of the battle beast “The battle was won. Felix, the now great Wolfrider, the one the witches spoke of, charged through the enemy lines, slaying all in his path. The evil witch Guthra was banished to west, whilst her Goblin & Werewolf followers were tracked down and driven from the land. And the Northmen that followed her? Well, the great Wolfrider was merciful, and allowed them to live and return home to their tribes. But what of the great warriors of Moland who stood against the witch? The Wolfrider rewarded them for not straying from the path of good, and vowed to release them from the tyranny of Vale. As one united front, the kingdoms of Northern tribes made Felix the lord of their lands. It was the start of a new era – the era of the Wolfrider..."

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released September 27, 2024

Vocals: Andy Barton
Guitars: David Hills
Keys: Fabio Garau
Bass: Jack Stanley
Drums: Mo Abdelgadir

Tracks 1,2,3,4,8 & 10 written by Andy Barton
Tracks 5,6 & 7 written by David Hills
Track 9 written by Fabio Garau

All lyrics written by Andy Barton

Al Watson: Guest voice on tracks 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9 & 10
Prash Sarma: Guest vocals on tracks 1 & 6
Noah Simmons: Guest vocals on track 4
Daisy Cochran: Guest voice on track 1
Daisy Hills: Guest voice on track 6

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