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Franconian Witchcraft

by The Flesh Trading Company

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1.
Thirteen witches dance around, a fire in the dark We are the serpent´s messengers, spreading blackest arts Candles burning, magic spells, a chalice filled with blood Welcome to our witches Sabbath, come in and hail the goat * REFRAIN: We are eternal, we`re the creatures of the night We are the servants of the dark, we let the devil smile Hear our prayers - take our sacrifice By the forces of hell - WITCHES SABBATH Morbid chants, black magic rites, a book with evil spells To summon you, the lord of death, the master straight from hell We sacrifice our souls to you, recite thy hellish names Thirteen witches dance around, as Satan rise in flames * REFRAIN: We are eternal, we`re the creatures of the night We are the servants of the dark, we let the devil smile Hear our prayers - take our sacrifice By the forces of hell - WITCHES SABBATH WITCHES SABBATH
2.
Salem 02:36
Salem - home of the black Straight down to hell you go from there Your soul under attack Trapped inside their unholy prayers Salem - people of lies Hearts are cold, hate is on fire No word, no evil spell Your beating heart is what they desire. * REFRAIN: Be aware of the devil in Salem Beware of the priest in black Stay away from the people of Salem In the dawn of day they attack! Repent all that you‘ve done That‘s what the prosecutors say Pretend to be someone else To save your life and leave this place. Warning! Evil is behind you Celebrating Hexenhammer tales Fire to end all their fears Like the life of sister Abigail * REFRAIN: Be aware of the devil in Salem Beware of the priest in black Stay away from the people of Salem In the dawn of the day ATTACK!
3.
In 1616 the madness began Chaos was rising, so deadly their plan Black source of wisdom, sentenced and killed Heretics to fire, that was their will * REFRAIN: I am the last one, survivor of the flames All the gifted got lost in the pain No grave Years passing by, no one came back Blazing fires to cast out the black Betrayal of birth, I lied to myself To save all the knowledge of demons and hell * REFRAIN: I am the last one, survivor of the flames All the gifted got lost in the pain No grave I am a coward, a sculptor of lies Those who are fearless, it´s them who must die The fires stopped in 1631 I am alive, all others are gone * REFRAIN: I am the last one, survivor of the flames All the gifted got lost in the pain No grave
4.
Living fast, living free in the twilight zone of steel and thunder. We are the hungry hordes we‘re rising from the black. In union we stand as one in a world that offers no solution. Believe in all what you can raise your voice! Attack! From hell to heaven, (and) back to black We´re strong as one and bound forever. We fight for everyone stand up and break the chains! No regrets, no remorse there is no fear, there´s no surrender. Unleash the beast inside on bloody roads of steel we ride. * REFRAIN: Like a wall of thunder we are riding straight ahead No evil eyes, no stars colliding hold us back So spoke the king, the leader of the pack: ‚Stand up and fight! We‘re the metal maniacs!‘ Feel the fire, feel the beat As brothers made of steel we gather. Our flesh and bones will die our souls will reach the sky. Unbelievers, saints and sinners feel the force of revolution. Forever we will fight for metal we will die. * REFRAIN: Like a wall of thunder we are riding straight ahead No evil eyes, no stars colliding hold us back So spoke the king, the leader of the pack: ‚Stand up and fight! We‘re the metal maniacs!‘ ‚Like a wall of thunder, Together we are standing proud. Heavy metal in our veins. Eternally we´re bound‘
5.
As stated by the law instructed by the pope. Proclaimed in every tavern I´m forced by all their hopes. ‚No evil from the nearby‘, was wished from everyone. ‚No mercy for the devil! The outcast shall be gone!‘ As law of earth allows me God-given is my right. Betrayal during sunrise What else to do but fight? Under false pretenses an assembly near the hill. I expect her rage be gruesome but what else to do but kill? * REFRAIN: A black spell conspiracy In the night she comes to me “I crush your bones, I burn your home, I break your will”, So spoke the witch from the hill Slaughtered be her children while lies left my mouth. And a while I offered freedom my soldiers burned her house. And after all this madness her evil dark lord came. empowered all her magic spells to send my soul to hell. * REFRAIN: A black spell conspiracy In the night she comes to me “I crush your bones, I burn your home, I break your will”, So spoke the witch from the hill I know that I am foolish but what else to do but kill?
6.
I am judge and jury I am the mouth of god. In the name of inquisition my word shall be the law. Here you are accused ‘cause you’re doing devil‘s work. Confess yourself to the holy book and hear my final words: * REFRAIN: I am the law and I send all of them to the fire A shine in the night and I wish all of them to hell All witches must die I am the law and I bring all of them to the flames A shine in the night and I wish all of them to hell All witches must die! All witches must die! Die! I am the executor the weaver of your fate. My only destiny is free the world from Satan´s name. I will not rest until all witches die in flames. So hear my words, confess your sins and burn down at the stake. * REFRAIN: I am the law and I send all of them to the fire A shine in the night and I wish all of them to hell All witches must die I am the law and I bring all of them to the flames A shine in the night and I wish all of them to hell All witches must die! All witches must die! Die! - The witch: ‚You are blinded by faith for you I´m a child of the night Your misbelief calls me a witch and now I must go into the fire….. now I must die. I must die‘ - The inquisitor: ‚You must DIE!‘

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released March 7, 2020

FRANCONIAN WITCHCRAFT was recorded between october and november 2019 in the ‚Halls of Flesh‘ by Michael Guerra & Michael Lorz.
DRUMS arranged and produced by Gareth ‚Hotte‘ Lathan from our friends GOREGONZOLA.
VOCALS recorded by Nico Gwozdz on november 22, 2019 at Spiral Music Studio, Markt Höchberg.
ADDITIONAL GUITARS played and recorded by Danny Seith.

MIXED, REAMPED and MASTERED by Nico Gwozdz (Spiral Music Studio) in collaboration with Danny Seith (Pariah Music Studios, Euerbach).

ALBUM COVER and LOGO created by ‚Art of Kadath / Misanthropic Arts‘: www.facebook.com/kadathart - www.facebook.com/misanthropicartillustrations/
DESIGN and LAYOUT by Michael Lorz.


To underline our witchcraft stories and to create a unique atmosphere of suspense we used audio samples from the classic horror movies: ‚THE NAKED WITCH‘ (1961), directed by Larry Buchanan, and ‚THE MASK OF SATAN‘ aka ‚BLACK SUNDAY‘ (1960), directed by Mario Bava, as well as from the trailer for the movie ‚WITCHCRAFT‘ ( 1964), directed by Don Sharp.

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The Flesh Trading Company Haßfurt, Germany

THE FLESH TRADING COMPANY combines the best elements of heavy, thrash and death metal to create timeless songs that are rooted in tradition and played with honesty, passion and fun.
The 5-man-band from Hassfurt, a small town in lower franconia in the north of bavaria, uses both english and german lyrics to make their music interesting and varied.
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