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Emerging officially in 1989, Blood Axis is the result of much earlier foundations. Created and directed by Michael Moynihan, it has been and remains a sincere and uncompromising expression of his often controversial thoughts and instincts.
The first recordings by Blood Axis consisted of “Lord Of Ages” and “Electricity,” two songs appearing on a German sampler CD. Thoroughly unique in their sound, the first of these tracks is a stirring orchestrated hymn to the ancient Persian sun deity Mithras, a god later adopted for a cult of subterranean worship by the legionnaires of the imperial Roman army. Although appearing on a relatively obscure release, these two initial efforts resulted in extensive radio airplay, dance club rotation, as well as mail from hundreds of enthusiastic listeners living as far away as Scandinavia, Malta, Eastern Europe and Thailand. Blood Axis had made its mark.
The band again inspired a rapturous response with the contribution of a pair of further songs to the acclaimed collection Im Blutfeuer,demonstrating more highly involved recording techniques and the ability to hypnotize listeners with subtle yet forceful atmospherics. “The Storm Before the Calm,” the second of the two tracks on this CD, utilized winding piano loops, lilting choirs and the eerie sounds of early nature recordings (a thunderstorm from 1935) along with earnest vocals and historical samples to create a sound that is more than the sum of it parts, possessing an ineffable power.
The first recordings by Blood Axis consisted of “Lord Of Ages” and “Electricity,” two songs appearing on a German sampler CD. Thoroughly unique in their sound, the first of these tracks is a stirring orchestrated hymn to the ancient Persian sun deity Mithras, a god later adopted for a cult of subterranean worship by the legionnaires of the imperial Roman army. Although appearing on a relatively obscure release, these two initial efforts resulted in extensive radio airplay, dance club rotation, as well as mail from hundreds of enthusiastic listeners living as far away as Scandinavia, Malta, Eastern Europe and Thailand. Blood Axis had made its mark.
The band again inspired a rapturous response with the contribution of a pair of further songs to the acclaimed collection Im Blutfeuer,demonstrating more highly involved recording techniques and the ability to hypnotize listeners with subtle yet forceful atmospherics. “The Storm Before the Calm,” the second of the two tracks on this CD, utilized winding piano loops, lilting choirs and the eerie sounds of early nature recordings (a thunderstorm from 1935) along with earnest vocals and historical samples to create a sound that is more than the sum of it parts, possessing an ineffable power.
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Reign I Forever
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Between Birds of Prey
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Eternal Soul
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Storm of Steel
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Electricity
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Lord of Ages
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Seeker
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The March of Brian Boru
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Absinthe
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The Voyage (Canto I)
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Herjafather
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The Hangman and the Papist
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Sarabande Oratoria
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Herr, Nun Laß In Frieden
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Mothroom wrote:
nazi much?
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Silesia_Obscura wrote:
Dead Again....
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jimctu wrote:
Reign I Forever is their best song =)
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ciuchcia wrote:
funny
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Sigillum-S wrote:
Check our official page. You'll find here all news related to our future activities. Spread the word!
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DMikalh wrote:
@Nezumi: Bless you
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nezumi-szczur wrote:
@DMikalh: http://www.justsomelyrics.com/283244/Blood-Axis-Eternal-Soul-Lyrics but there should be 'one soul' instead of 'on soul'
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TeenageCreep wrote:
Blood Axis' Lord of Ages is based on "A Song to Mithras" by Rudyard Kipling & the melody is from "An Overture to the Sun" by Terry Tucker with chorus & arranged by Moynihan's band.
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ImmortalPride wrote:
Where is the sample from Lord of Ages from?
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NULL- wrote:
You have been usurped! Usurped!
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ImDaneCook wrote:
Shhhh...it's him undercover. I know it!
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DMikalh wrote:
Does anyone know where I can find lyrics to The Gospel of Inhumanity? Especially eternal soul.
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StDionysus wrote:
That's not the same Micheal Moynihan.
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ImDaneCook wrote:
I read an article by him about how not everyone needs to go to college. I was like "Woah, that's really obvious".
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cube_teh_reaL wrote:
http://www.lastfm.de/group/Political+Correctness+Kills+Art
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efedroner wrote:
it is not about racism, it's about pedantry. a pedant is an asshole.
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LibertineDivine wrote:
Racism is irrelevant to artistry.
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efedroner wrote:
Moynihan is an asshole
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BlooDaXis wrote:
racists are not a race
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Dai6kan wrote:
So what's up with that Easter album?
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