Country of origin: Netherlands
Location:
Status: Active
Formed in: 2004
Style: Martial Industrial, Neoclassical
Lyrical themes:
Last label: Cold Spring (2009)
Members[]
Michiel Spapé - Composition, sampling, keyboards, guitars, melodica, etc
Troy Southgate - Vocals, live percussion, acoustic guitar (H.E.R.R., Seelenlicht, Survival Unit, Horologium, Sagittarius, The Joy Of Nature, Von Thronstahl, The Days Of The Trumpet Call)
Miklós Hoffer - Vocals, live timpani
Oskar van Dijk - Cello (guest-musician for performances of Rose Rovine E Amanti (released as live double-CD) and Die Weisse Rose)
Reinier Jansen - Live percussion
Discography[]
Albums
Es Regnet Das Leben Heraus 2 versions Were Di! 2004
Es Regnet Das Leben Heraus (CDr, Promo) Were Di! none 2004
Es Regnet Das Leben Heraus (CD, Album) Were Di! WD! 001 2004
The Winter Of Constantinople 3 versions Cynfeirdd 2004
The Winter Of Constantinople (CDr, Ltd) Cynfeirdd Feirdd 012 2004
The Winter Of Constantinople (CD, Album, RE) Cold Spring CSR56CD 2005
The Winter Of Constantinople (LP, Pic, Ltd, RE, RM, Num) Cynfeirdd Cyn 036 LP 2005
Vondel's Lucifer - First Movement (CD, Album) Cold Spring CSR69CD 2006
Xll Caesars (CD, Album) Cold Spring CSR117CD 2009
Singles & EPs
Fire And Glass: A Norwood Tragedy (CD, EP) Cold Spring CSR74EP 2007
Appearances compilations
Es Regnet Das Leben Heraus Various - Van Duytschen Bloet (CDr) Not On Label none 2004
The Baron Of Urga Various - Instruo Vestri Pro Pugna! 2 versions Cold Spring 2005
Hopes Die In Winter (as H.E.R.R) and 2 more… Various - Hopes Die In Winter 2 versions Beast Of Prey 2005
An Auditorium In Retrospect Self-Aspect Various - Gloria Victis Vae Victis 2 versions War Office Propaganda 2005
The Fall Of Constantinople Various - Neither Beginning Nor End (CD, Comp, Ltd) Cynfeirdd Cyn 038 CD 2005
For A Christ-Thorn Various - Neo-Form I (17xFile, MP3, Comp) Neo-Form NF1 2005
Eleanor Of Aquitaine Various - Songs For Aliénor (2xCD, Comp, Ltd) Cynfeirdd Cyn 137 CD 2005
Requiem For Constantinople and 2 more… Various - Carpe Noctem Festival I: Sturmgewitter Ziehn Durchs Land (CD, Comp, Ltd) Carpe Noctem CN1 2005
Stalingrad Various - Swarm (2xCD, Comp) Cold Spring CSR60CD 2006
A Newer Rome (2007 Version) Various - The Old Europa Cafe (7xCD, Comp + Box) Old Europa Cafe OECD 100 2008
Liberating Spirit Various - ...Where Tattered Clouds Are Stranding (2xCD, Comp, Ltd) The Eastern Front Front 013 2008
Shamballah, The Geographer Said Various - Free Tibet Free (32xFile, Comp, MP3) Body Music none 2013
Ilmater Various - Hera, Protector Of Teddybears Since 2012 (CD, Comp) Choeur Noir CD001 2013
Links[]
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H.E.R.R. - The Fall of Constantinople (with lyrics)
The city is lost now; there's no time for sleeping
We're dying; we're falling; our women are weeping The souls of our children, like bricks and like mortar So helpless and broken, like lambs to the slaughter
Enemy! Enemy at the gates! Enemy! Enemy at the gates! Enemy! Enemy at the gates! At the gates! At the gates!
The wardrums are pounding a rhythm divine Our soldiers are marching for one final time The rabble approaches, now sensing our fear Barbarian conquest, of all we hold dear
[chorus]
By Mehmed and Ishak our city is torn Their ships anchored fast off the coast of the Horn Our warriors lie helpless, now covered in flies 'Neath ragged aggressors with greed in their eyes
[chorus]
We can't match the strength of the Janissaries Anatolian justice, we're brought to our knees Byzantine heroes, struck dumb with awe And labouring under the Saracen claw
[chorus]