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God Dethroned - Under The Sign Of The Iron Cross (2010) [Full Album] 

00:00 - 1. - The Declaration Of War
00:57 - 2. - Storm Of Steel
04:39 - 3. - Fire Storm
07:49 - 4. - The Killing Is Faceless
12:43 - 5. - Under The Sign Of The Iron Cross
18:00 - 6. - Chaos Reigns At Dawn
22:05 - 7. - Through Byzantine Hemispheres
25:08 - 8. - The Red Baron
29:00 - 9. - On Fields Of Death & Desolation
Copyright © God Dethroned, 2010.
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"God Dethroned" is a black \ death metal band from Beilen, Drenthe, Netherlands formed in 1991.
www.metal-archives.com/bands/God_Dethroned/242
In fact the only reason I decided to check out this album was because I was looking for war themed death metal. God Dethroned play blackened death metal so there is an excess (though not in a negative way) of ripping fast riffs and blast beats.
To add some atmosphere the album starts with what sounds like a German radio message as drums and guitars slowing fade in. Storm of Steel is probably the best track on the album though its hard to say because it is all so good here. The riffs while often pretty fast paced are very melodic for the style of metal being played. In fact that is one of the big things I enjoy about UtSotIC, there is so much melody fused with the brutality that the riffs and vocal/lyric lines stick with you long after you've finished listening.
Whats more the album is only 36 minutes long. Tracks like Storm of Steel, Fire Storm, The Killing Is Faceless, and The Red Baron all are memorable headbangers with excellent riffs and face melting lyrics about WWI combat. To add to the combat theme there are small sound bytes taken from Saving Private Ryan of some of the battle scenes. Fire Storm has the sounds of a tank being blown up with machine gun fire in the background, Chaos Reigns At Dawn takes from the scene where the Germans are firing a heavy weapon at allied troops tearing them to pieces. This all adds to the war theme giving an extra bump to the atmosphere.
But there are two really epic tracks here. The self titled song has an excellent clean sung portion in the middle while the drums blast. Soon its over and the song gets back to its massively heavy sound. On Fields of Death and Desolation comes in at 7 and a half minutes with a long intro that builds up to the heavier part. This song isn't so much about being "brutal" or heavy but once the intro is over it definitely displays that. Half way in the song goes back into riffing slowly with harmonized leads in almost the same way it began. There is some pretty nice soloing in this section as well.
Copyright © tcgjarhead, October 28th, 2011 on metallum:
www.metal-archives.com/reviews/God_Dethroned/Under_the_Sign_of_the_Iron_Cross/285741/
The title of the first proper track on God Dethroned’s latest - and, sadly, likely final - album describes the music perfectly: this is clearly not meant for the ears of the faint of heart. On the contrary, this is one of the most feral and uncompromising death metal albums I have heard in a while, combining stylistic influences from the old-school European death metal of the early nineties, the more technical approach of the Florida scene and some very fitting black metal overtones (the tremolo picking and melodies in the monumental title track or the closing “On Fields of Death & Desolation” come to mind). This is not an album that reinvents the wheel in any way, nor does it have any aspirations to do so, but rather attempts to pummel the listener into oblivion with a succession of fast, quick-striking death metal tunes - a mission well accomplished, I might add.
This is also an album that should appeal to all you history buffs out there, as the carefully crafted lyrical concept (along with the very tasteful artwork) conveys a haunting and faithful rendition of the defining catastrophe of the twentieth century, the so-called Great War. I for one applaud the band’s decision to choose the First World War as a subject matter and underlying concept for this record instead of World War II, the latter being a topic that has pretty much been beaten to death and, from a historical perspective, is in many ways the direct result of the global armed conflict that preceded it. Speaking of history, has there ever been a more appropriate and meaningful intro than “The Declaration of War”? Featuring a truly foreboding guitar melody and excerpts from a recorded speech held by German Emperor William II, in which he announces Germany’s entry into the war, it perfectly sets the tone for the mayhem that is soon to follow. Many intro songs come across as gratuitous and forgettable, but certainly not this one.
Choicest cuts: Fire Storm, Under the Sign of the Iron Cross (a mind-blowing track, based on a phenomenal lead guitar melody and featuring a passage with clean vocals in the middle that gives it a truly epic feel), The Red Baron (with lyrics on notorious fighter pilot Manfred von Richthofen), On Fields of Death & Desolation...
Copyright © lonerider, April 4th, 2012

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00:57 - 2. - Storm Of Steel Another gory carnival beckons Going through shredded wire entanglements Attack through dense rifle fire Over the edge into the trench - storm of steel Iron splinters battering down on our heads Wade through a storm of steel Shots exchanged at point blank range Dying in a storm of steel Human sacrifice On enemy soil In the grip of rage On the brink of death A full battle-strength company going down To a few demoralized men Feeling completely apathetic Our rage broke down like a storm My eyes are drenched with blood Bleeding to death in a murderous sector of trench Behind crimson surging clouds Hear the echoing cry of war - storm of steel Immense desire to destroy Inflamed by berserk fury Corpses lying all around In this apocalyptic scene Human sacrifice On enemy soil In the grip of rage On the brink of death Iron splinters battering down on our heads Wade through a storm of steel Shots exchanged at point blank range Dying in a storm of steel Storm of steel 04:39 - 3. - Fire Storm Shells of shrapnel flying over our heads Fountains of mud pile up to the sky Atrocious artillery fire Creating a colossal wall of flame Rattling machine guns Spewing fire like mad machines Thunderous roaring Bombs looping high up in the air Shells falling down in the trenches Soldiers collapse in a bloody heap Fire storm Incredible massing of forces In the hour of destiny To fight for a distant future And the violence it unleashed The clouds of our gas shells beaten back by a headwind Overwhelmed by the blunt force, a raging fire-storm This place looks grisly Scattered around this scorched site are bodies Burned beyond recognition Shells of shrapnel flying over our heads Fountains of mud pile up to the sky Atrocious artillery fire Creating a colossal wall of flame Rattling machine guns Spewing fire like mad machines Thunderous roaring Bombs looping high up in the air Shells falling down in the trenches Soldiers collapse in a bloody heap Fire storm Incredible massing of forces In the hour of destiny To fight for a distant future And the violence it unleashed 07:49 - 4. - The Killing Is Faceless Bombardments pulverising trenches Soldiers ripped to pieces Or buried underneath the earth All must die - the killing is faceless Hammering the enemy Heavy casualties Clinging to a death trap Never cease fire Continuous assaults Artillery bombardments Infantry shock tactics Artillery positions Firing down the hill Heading for disaster Marching on and on Through an endless field of craters The shelling remains relentless Human remains hanging in tree branches Fighting in fortified graveyards All must die - the killing is faceless Stormtroopers lead the attack Thrown into combat, no turning back Flamethrowers clear the trenches Fight for your country, die without glory Struggling onward wade through mud No breakthrough, counter attack Mission impossible, all hope is lost Fight for your country, die without glory Bombardments pulverising trenches Soldiers ripped to pieces Or buried underneath the earth All must die - the killing is faceless Hammering the enemy Heavy casualties Clinging to a death trap Never cease fire Continuous assaults Artillery bombardments Infantry shock tactics Artillery positions Firing down the hill Heading for disaster Marching on and on Through an endless field of craters Stormtroopers lead the attack Thrown into combat, no turning back Flamethrowers clear the trenches Fight for your country, die without glory Struggling onward wade through mud No breakthrough, counter attack Mission impossible, all hope is lost Fight for your country, die without glory The shelling remains relentless Human remains hanging in tree branches Fighting in fortified graveyards All must die - the killing is faceless
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12:43 - 5. - Under The Sign Of The Iron Cross Born of arrogance Conceived from a plan milleniums ago Tactical supremacy The seeds of disaster already in the plan No more loyalty Strike hard, kill fast and claim the victory Defeat the enemy In an all out war The enemies are overrun We'll force them to their knees Behold the master plan We'll force them to their knees Evade the stalemate Sweep the country in a decisive blow Provoke the enemy Out of their defense and destroy them all at once Invading armies Crush the enemy with a massive strike All hail to the emperor Under the sign of the iron cross For my country here is my master plan We will overrun the west, then take the east No two front war, we can only take them one by one "A man if born and not made a strategist" They have chosen me to be the mastermind For God and empire this is my master plan The enemies are overrun We'll force them to their knees Behold the master plan We'll force them to their knees Born of arrogance Conceived from a plan milleniums ago Tactical supremacy The seeds of disaster already in the plan No more loyalty Strike hard, kill fast and claim the victory All hail to the emperor Under the sign of the iron cross 18:00 - 6. - Chaos Reigns At Dawn Bloodthirsty eyes Lying in wait Behind rifles and machine guns In the dead land Fighting, raging, killing Take no prisoners No living soul in the wasteland We want no prisoners The guns ahead fall silent Defenders have been finished off The ground is littered with corpses Chaos reigns at dawn Hovering clouds of choking yellow gas Drifting slowly about Death is spreading around There where the wind blows No air left to breathe Emerging from clouds of dust and smoke Shock troopers appear, from the frontline Feel no dread of approaching death Chaos reigns at dawn Phosphor shells explode men rolling on the ground Desperate horror Unable to quench the flames The wounded are wailing around Crying for help Pale faces staring into the eyes of death Bloodthirsty eyes Lying in wait Behind rifles and machine guns In the dead land Fighting, raging, killing Take no prisoners No living soul in the wasteland We want no prisoners The guns ahead fall silent Defenders have been finished off The ground is littered with corpses Chaos reigns at dawn Hovering clouds of choking yellow gas Drifting slowly about Death is spreading around There where the wind blows No air left to breathe Emerging from clouds of dust and smoke Shock troopers appear, from the frontline Feel no dread of approaching death Chaos reigns at dawn 22:05 - 7. - Through Byzantine Hemispheres Beast in the east Cross the frontiers As a cure for the pain They reclaim their lands Harsh winter conditions Poorly equipped men Rebel militia fighting For both sides Massacres conducted on local population Occupational forces committing ethnic cleansing Masses of men collide In a fight over dead land The puppets on the front line Their ignorance is used for a lost cause Through Byzantine Hemispheres Masses of men collide In a fight over dead land The puppets on the front line Their ignorance is used for a lost cause Through Byzantine Hemispheres Beast in the east Cross the frontiers As a cure for the pain They reclaim their lands Massacres conducted on local population Occupational forces committing ethnic cleansing 25:08 - 8. - The Red Baron Ace of aces Emerging from the sun Spraying bullets Go down under his guns Red Baron Eagle in disguise Red Baron Death across the sky Wing commander Diving from above Master of dogfights Unmatched in victories Living legend You cannot die War propaganda We need you alive Red Baron Eagle in disguise Red Baron Death across the sky Red Baron Eagle in disguise Red Baron Death across the sky Living legend You cannot die War propaganda We need you alive Red Baron Eagle in disguise Red Baron Death across the sky Ace of aces Emerging from the sun Spraying bullets He went down under the guns 29:00 - 9. - On Fields Of Death & Desolation The shelling is waxing to a demented fury Soldiers buried alive, swallowed by the earth Out of the haze, a dense line of men Begins to approach over corpse strewn roads Gigantic roaring of innumerable guns The wave of fire has moved up to the first lines Decisive battle, the last charge is here The great moment's at hand Join our march for victory Over enemy soil Affect the course of destiny For my king and my land The earth is raped And sown with dead Ruined beyond recognition The madness never ends Trapped in their trenches, they've got nowhere to run Declining resistance, they're falling one by one Outnumbered and wounded, they await their final blow With bayonets on our rifles we hunt them down Join our march for victory Over enemy soil Affect the course of destiny For my king and my land The earth is raped And sown with dead Ruined beyond recognition The madness never ends The war is over, the killings' done All hail to those who joined our march for victory The fields are empty, the souls are gone Of those who lie on fields of death and desolation A kingdom gone, all hail to them We gave their lives for fields of death and desolatio