ShiHuangDi, by Thy Majestie

ShiHuangDi

by Thy Majestie

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1.	Zhongguo 02:15	info	buy track
2.	Seven Reigns 04:36	lyrics	buy track
Madness, pain, blood, fire Carry on through the lands Lord of Qin please hear our plea Your painful story Resonates in all the reigns I can feel it flowing, through my veins I know I can break All the chains that bind your souls I promise you won't suffer any more Winds of memory And my dreams is now my oath Winds of memory Let these wishes fly high Seven reigns are fighting for Just the feuds between their lords I will stop this war I'll have no demur Murder, deception and slain To build the eternal reign of faith Turning the last page Of a world that's crumbling I have the favor Of the sky in my own hand Warring states are now my only aim I'll sere all the crowns And a new one I will forge A nation I will rule from my blessed throne
3.	Harbinger of New Dawn 04:09	lyrics	buy track
See my kingdom in darkness I'm fighting to enlighten all It is time to scatter The seeds of future I will divest them of their seals Symbol of vile and false kings Behind their silk they're Too blind to realize Fire and flames will redeem this world As will the blood on my hand Letting divisions falling On the sand of time Desperate cries, mourning in vain Nothing but ancient-time pain The only religion Will be the new empire Reapers of time Your weapons will be vain Hear the rage in our cries In the only kingdom he'll rule In the land of twilight Harbinger of new dawn I will be the emperor This I swear on my soul Grim beats of drums in the distance Shadows I see on the ground I'll tear out the sparkle From the last opposing crown Bows have been loaded, swords have been drawn Here's the last step to my throne By my divine hand On their knees they'll fall
4.	Siblings of Tian 05:02	lyrics	buy track
People of Qi, I see Your intrepid army But let me now Speak to your hearts Is fighting worth it? In your eyes I see fear and doubt Because you can't see why You can choose to turn Against your own Qin brothers Or you can end this massacre now If you will have faith Many died Many more will come If you won't do what's right Surrender or perish Thousands rivers stream From the mounts down to the sea When my dream will come true They shall flow under the kingdom I'll rule As siblings of Tian Your sorrow will be over Tomorrow as brothers we'll live Gathered under the same sky Now it is your turn To believe in my plan Put down your swords and kill your false king I will show no mercy Yield to me To the king of Qin Be part of the new empire
5.	Walls of The Emperor 05:29	lyrics	buy track
Mongols are trying to Break in the reign Searching for all the Richness they can raid But the great wall is waiting Dressed in gloom Announcing their certain doom They're in sight, through the night When the sun will rise again They will burn in the fire Moans will echo through the vales The walls are unified Range of towers over The edges of the empire Flames at night and smoke in sight Tell me of their impiety coming Enemy's near The wall and the fear Will make their corpse A feast for the black crows Their bones will be used to reinforce the wall It's the right place for their souls They're in sight, through the night Then the sun will set again And the still of the new night Will bring peace throughout the vales The first rays of the light (The first rays of the light) Show the kingdom the outcome of the fight (The first rays of the light) They ran away or died
6.	Under The Same Sky 05:56	lyrics	buy track
Lord of Qin, we're finally here Bowing to you to endear Years of grief flow in our veins Our smile will avoid more pain While I'm seeing your dutiful way I can hear words you're not saying Years of grief flow in my veins 'Cause you can't see my big plans Fools, you think you have reached your aim First one to claim revenge Twice they've tried to take my head Following their raging pain Can't you see I'm the herald of new world I'm the bearer of truth and law All battle cries will become only one song Echoing under the same sky This era will decree My righteous hegemony For the empire They will fight, they will fight To bring the peace, to bring the peace All sorrows will decease Kingdom of the sun His downfall will never come For the empire, for the empire Our forces, our forces Will be deployed, will be deployed Our foes will be destroyed For the last time I've been merciful Too many times I've been called a tyrant I'll become the one you're scared of Agony will be your fate
7.	Farewell 06:26	lyrics	buy track
In these days of glory and splendor Solitude's my only fellow My regrets are close to me There's a story I never wrote When I was young I saw an Angel's eyes I see them in my mind How I tried to tell you lies This grief will never erase Now is burning inside my veins It wasn't my right to have your love I caged my soul I had to decide "Feel your warmth or give my heart to the fight" With sadness I chose To live behind An iced wall where feelings are confined At last cruelty came Through space and time Devouring places empty like my heart I've taken my soul I've set it aside Leaving love for an attractive lie Then the sorrow grew in me Carrying real perceptions Showing all the lies I'll always remember The days we spent together Rays of light above your hairs You were mine but I had to play Human race's favorite game In these days of glory and splendor Solitude's my only fellow Then the sorrow grew in me Carrying real perceptions Showing all the lies I'll always remember The days we spent together Rays of light above your hairs You were mine but I had to play Human race's favorite game In the fight between heart and soul I was obliged to play a role maybe it was the only way out To realize the peace in my lands
8.	Huanghun 01:52	lyrics	buy track
[Instrumental]
9.	Ephemeral 06:25	lyrics	buy track
Through the rooms of the empire there's a spreading voice Saying the eternal empire has grown too old "Will he lose his throne?" Those shadows must be cancelled Since the dawning of my rise I always knew I had to die But in front of "Her" For the first time I fear the death Ruthless time, granting me the chance to attain my only dream Taking now every feat that I have done away from me To her I say: Not today I need a miracle To avoid the eternal rest of my worn soul "Master of the spells" Maybe this is the answer This anxiety cause my mind To lose the reason of my life To retrieve the reins Finding this sage must be my aim Destiny is trying to wrench my dream from me and fooling me Then I will fight against this dark fate Through the edge of time I swear I'll sit onto my throne From the sky I got the charge to rule the world With heaven's law Through the banes I pledge I'll reach This hoary sage of great wisdom With his words I'll find a way to vanquish death And save my soul So the empire will have his king Forevermore Since the dawning of my rise I always knew I had to die Now I understand Eluding death will be the hardest dare Destiny is trying to wrench my dream from me and fooling me Then I will fight against this dark fate Through the edge of time I swear I'll sit onto my throne From the sky I got the charge to rule the world With heaven's law Through the banes I pledge I'll reach This hoary sage of great wisdom With his words I'll find a way to vanquish death And save my soul So the empire will have his king Forevermore
10.	metal, power metal, progressive metal, symphonic metal, hard rock, aor, - End of the Days 04:44	lyrics	buy track
Can you see those walls over the mountains? By their stones you've made your dreams come true The end of the days And you fear you'll lose it all Show me the way To preserve my life To rule my reign in peace for evermore Only your power Can make me immortal Do it or I'll reap your soul! I want to see my prize I'm a deity and this is why I cannot leave this life I've got a dream to keep alive I need your answer Wise master of the spells: "Do I live in a prison of lies?" You implore me To break the silence But no words can stop the end I want to see my prize I'm a deity and this is why I cannot leave this life I've got a dream to keep alive All the lands are unified Under the same sky Watch the kingdom I created It will never die I finally understand I don't care about my life anymore I lived for this kingdom I will die for it Now I perceive my prize I'm a deity and this is why Now I can leave this life Knowing that my dream's alive I'm going to see my light I can see my past with pride My name will be undying Shi Huangdi will never die
11.	Requiem 03:09	lyrics	buy track
Every time That I close my eyes I can hear Voices, cries so clear Calling me But I can't help you now War has been won Fear has walked away You're all gone Like the wind that blows In another life So when I'm gone And I'll sit on heaven's throne You'll remain To stay at my side again Gone

about

We wanted to refresh the sound of ShiHuangDi with a tiny remastering, nothing radical tough

Thy Majestie in ShiHuangDi are :

Alessio Taormina : all male Vocals
Giuseppe Carrubba : Keyboards
Simone Campione : Guitars
Dario D'Alessandro : Bass
Claudio Diprima : Drums

credits

released January 31, 2022

All rights are reserved and belong to
Claudio Diprima, Dario D'Alessandro, Giuseppe Carrubba, Simone Campione and Alessio Taormina

Angi Sheng's voice in "End of The Days" : Fabio Lione
Female Lyrics choirs : Katy Decker, Emanuela Sala
Recorded between July 2011 and February 2012 by Simone Campione at Wrec studios
Drums recorded by Claudio Diprima at Circle of Power Studios
Mixed by Giuseppe Orlando and Massimiliano Pagliuso at Outer Sound Studios (Rome, Italy)
Mastered by Mikka Jussila at Finnvox Studios (Helsinki, Finland)

Songwriting and Arrangements by the whole band
All Lyrics by Giuseppe Carrubba and Alessio Taormina
Original Artwork and Photos by Marina Cerami at stileliquido.it