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The Great Purpose Of The Lords

by Catalyst

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WE ARE SET SOMEWHERE IN DARK SPACE WAITING SOMEONE TO CREATE A REAL NEW WORLD BUILT ON DEAD FLESH EMBRACING OUR SENSE OF PURENESS Unleash the wrath Begin to see And hear our voices A wisdom call From the void! Here we were, eight great lords, At the right hand of god The balance for everything For billions of years we’ve reigned But the Almighty, scorned and foolish Wanted to be dominant Wanted to break the link to be alone on his quest We gaze our visions that His throne is highly threatened The crown on his head shall fall with its great stature Open your mind, Creator Your world has passed away at the moment, you’ve pronounced The great banishment THIS IS THE COVENANT THAT MUST BE ENDED THIS IS THE FIRST CALL BEFORE A GREAT CHANGE And now it’s the awakening, The first light strikes our eyes In this world, we are meant to be Something else, somewhere else (Solo Jules) His ignorance is a threat for our universe Our parting was the way We chose for your lives Perfect harmony is the only purpose Guiding its failure To our sovereignty THIS IS THE COVENANT THAT MUST BE ENDED THIS IS THE FIRST CALL BEFORE A GREAT CHANGE And now it’s the awakening, First light strikes our eyes In this world, we are meant to be Something else, somewhere else (Solo Jules) Nine we were, eight we are We need someone to help us In our quest, to master our powers The shield, that protects us We’ve decided to set our base In a place called Earth We have to find the catalyst among the livings of this land WE ARE THE LORDS OF YOUR WORLD (Solos : Florian / Jules / Jules / Florian) We shall resist to its infernal madness And pronounce ourselves guardians of this universe Since our duty is to protect everyone From those storms that he controls and creates We are waiting for the birth of this child That deeply desires to change this hideous world (Solo Florian) Beg us and ask us for mercy! We are the lords that conquer your lands! Our journey will be a time to purify And to restore our world to its great stature of yore! This place is full of sinners how can we find a master? The Pureness doesn’t exist We shall wait for that birth Covenant is out ! Creator will fall ! And now it’s the awakening, First light strikes our eyes In this world, we are meant to be Something else, somewhere else And now it’s the awakening, the path of light is written In the end, we will be led to Change the world, be the lords “But don’t forget that I am The master of this universe” They are weak, they cannot destroy me! They are weak, they cannot destroy me! They are weak, they cannot destroy me! They are weak, they cannot destroy me!
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This world between death and chaos Has come to a term we are here to make a change Here is your downfall, You must drown with them We will control you There is no resistance (Solo Jules) We are the reason for a new kind Creating the end, when our path will be settled We have the mission to spread our power And to bring back wisdom and harmony The end of time is in our hands And we are here to summon The lord of light, the lord of time Is what we need to make a new world Lords’ great work create a new world Pure dimension of eternity Guiding us into your nest Where we can find some rest (Solo Florian) THERE IS NO ESCAPE AROUND YOU WE ARE HERE TO CHANGE THIS WORLD OUR MAIN GOAL AT THIS POINT IS TO MAKE THEIR EXISTENCE WEAK (Solo Jules) YOU WON’T FEEL THE PAIN DURING THE LAST DAY OF HUMANITY WE ARE ACTING SILENTLY WE ARE SEALING YOUR DESTINY Here to become your masters and saviors That sail into the black of your chaotic world We must descend and meet our destiny We have the world’s knowledge, you shall watch and learn We are not meant to reign in Shadows We are the guides that all shall Follow We will reign upon every kingdom Bringing to life our sense of wisdom We were far beyond every human we are setting our throne upon all gods The way to pureness, that golden aim This is the ultimate key that we keep (Solo Florian) The end of time is in our hands And we are here to summon The lord of light, the lord of time Is what we need to make a new world Lords’ great work create a new world Pure dimension of eternity Guiding us into your nest Where we can find some rest
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First Light 03:38
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In a desolate place a child was born During an infernal storm, he starts crying By the power of the silent forces His mother perished just after she gave birth She was here, lying on the ground With a new born that she left alone INTO THE DARK Why shall I be alone until my end? INTO THE FLAMES I feel like I’m a sinner burning alive WHERE IS THE PATH OF LIGHT? I’ve never known how to find an aim for my soul HELP ME TO LIVE Can somebody tell me how could I be enlightened? WE ARE THE REASON FOR YOUR LACK OF LIGHT without a guide I’m nothing, right here WE ARE A SPELL FOR YOUR DEMISE I found a reason in my hatred… Animated by my weakness I can’t rise myself I am not one of them Now, feel my pain This void I feel inside my head Is like the thousand words of the dead Twenty years after I still feel the same Wandering around the first place that I met In this wood, where my mother died I return here to end my days beside her IN THIS FOREST I can’t keep going here, I want to end up everything I AM SO WEAK I am not able to set an end for my life (Solo Florian) WE ARE THE REASON FOR YOUR LACK OF LIGHT without a guide I’m nothing, right here WE ARE A SPELL FOR YOUR DEMISE I found a reason in my hatred CELEBRATING LIFE IS YOUR DELIVERANCE How could I when my heart is dead and cold? YOU HAVE MET A TERRIBLE FATE My fate may not be the one to blame  
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Demophobia 04:50
I can feel a strange fear growing in my shelter While my body is rubbing to other shoulders I can feel your slime over your wretched body The silly thing that you appear to be Filthy viewer I will be the actor of our lives Last chance for you to survive Expiate your sins Is what you deserve Write my name on these walls With red on white forever This color is a symbol The first sign of my power (Solo Florian) I am a human who has no place in the crowd In this white mass with wise purposes Am I the only one who understands this osmosis? These vultures must die, chaos shall reign Watch out, poor child I am the clock chiming At your doomsday Identify your master Bow down, my slave Before your king Write my name on these walls With red on white forever This color is a symbol The first sign of my power This is demophobia! Kill this awful crowd! Write my name on these walls With red on white forever This color is a symbol The first sign of my power Demophobia! Demophobia! Demophobia! Demophobia!  
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From an ancient spell We’ve pronounced our resurrection As we arrived on the Earth We are coming down from an unknown and unique world We mark your land with our light for the first time All my world Is collapsing Around me This arrival is the beginning Of a new age I saw them here, crossing my path Walking towards me They told me « here is our celestial resurrection » Their hands are carefully taking me in their arms (Solo Jules) I’M UNCHAINED AND FREE FROM EVERYTHING Eight lords they were, and have marched through this SACRED LAND Each step guiding them to myself, THE PURIFIER. (Solos : Jules / Jules / Florian) Now I gaze to the future Without any fences that can obstruct my view Let me be your ninth lord Everything is clear, from now, to the end! (Solo Florian) (Solo Jules) Now my vision is unclouded and clear Freedom rests in my hands Future and past are making us mightier Nothing seems unknown to me Thus, they’ve decided to name me the sovereign With words of power: « Go and do not falter, my Child »  
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We saw the darkness in our crowd The lights dwell where we are We are the awakening That will guide you all You shall take our hands We are your redemption The fifth lord has blown into his instrument As a great warning for all the living Preventing everyone of what is coming to us Tonight, is the last sunset before a new era All my life, every act drove me to this day Where I became the man appointed by the lords (Solo Jules) We have the sands of time in our hands From the depths of your mind we are rising Feel the pressure coming from your chest DURING THE LAST SUNSET Our bodies are roaming on your earth as the shadow that is clouding your land Our judgement is the right measure to SEND YOU TO THE LIONS (Solo Jules) After the treachery of men The world will not stand with them Our lords will pronounce our judgement Leading us to the red moon! The night will help us to reach our purpose Creating a mass of death on your land Purification is the only path Eternity waits for this extinction Here is the day where the crowd will see The almighty power of the lords! They are the reason why from the last sunset We will drive... TO CHAOS!
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...To Chaos 04:36
Back from a great vision that will change my path The lords’ mission has found its answer IN MY HANDS From the last sunset the ancient beast Will rise and drive us to this chaos UNLEASH IT I see images of them all They die, perish through carnage Towns burning into an infernal And eternal chaos There are innocents That won’t ever see What is coming for them Serve! Serve! Serve your sentence This is the way To welcome our forgiveness. (Solo Florian) We are the justice and we keep control Upon everything, you’ll pay the price FOR YOUR SINS I shall be the one that controls the wrath You’ll see the wolf that leads all of you TO YOUR LOSS I see images of them all They die, perish through carnage Towns burning into an infernal And eternal chaos
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Now the first act of destruction is set to guide us all To the great light made by our stars For a new world order The empire that shall fall Is fragile and weakened We take control of this land Together we are strong I am the purifier I am the chosen one That have the aim to restore A perfect sense of peace With the eight lords I will reign Upon a unique throne You bend the knee before me OBEDIENCE IS MY KEY Beyond the living Above all the stars We saw the empire that failed Across the cold space Outside our conscience They saw the empire that failed Merciless shall be our justice! As conqueror will come our reign! During the Red moon, we appear Helping all the people To rise and to fight To tear their heads off! (Solo Jeff) (Solo Jules) The essence of this life is Shattered and so weak Ancient gods are crawling behind me! Through the chaos that I create You’ll see my wisdom Making our world prosperous A place to live together We are here to eradicate This world in perdition Kings fall with the empire The Nature will take over Now dismantling all your cultures Here to kill countless foes Replacing humans outside his own self-centered world Now I can restore our world to Its great stature of yore In an endless kingdom THEIR FAILURE IS OUR ACHIEVEMENT Beyond the living Above all the stars We saw the empire that failed Across the cold space Outside our conscience They saw the empire that failed No one will see us coming We are the future of this world They are paying the price for (Their) errors and deceit We are here to increase our Dominance!  
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The Council 01:25
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Now it's time, to burn your hope This life has no meaning for you, anymore ANYMORE I will act as your tormentor I am the curve that you can see in the fog This venom will cross your chest Among the dead, you will prevail Face all fears you feel All that you trust The sound of despair is here So, let me scream Fear the things I think All that you've heard Beliefs have nothing real In our world (Solo Jules) Now it's time, to bury you Six feet under, close to worms I am here to wake you up From your shameful slumber Face all fears you feel All that you trust The sound of despair is here So, let me scream Fear the things I think All that you've heard Beliefs have nothing real In our world (Solo Florian) Yes, my friend, I am really killing you with this But you know what? I love that! The pleasure to feel shattered flesh Is so intense that I grin... Uncontrolled emotions! Uncontrolled urges! My life is changing as yours is ending Now bleed my dear, don't forget to pray The agony is a shame, FAKE MARTYR! Bleed, bleed again Feel the end and this void Your life collapsing Your power Fading away. (Solo Jules).

about

1. Omnisicient Bodies
2. An Unworthy Covenant
3. The Great Purpose Of The Lords
4. First Light
5. In Mist We Are Born
6. Demophobia
7. Celestial Resurrection
8. From The Last Sunset...
9. ... To Chaos
10. The Empire That Failed
11. The Council
12. For Whom Summons The Dead

This is an album concept created by Catalyst which tells a fictional story written by the band :

In the great vast universe, where each fate is influenced by several omniscient bodies, the human being is a living species which cannot question what was and what will be given. The universe and its boundless forces were created by a single entity, ruling over the world and protecting it atop its unseen throne. But the One Above All was aware the immensity of its creation would prevent it from bearing the burden of leading it alone… along with the deprivation of maintaining the balance between good and evil.

Upon realizing its lack of control over this world, the Entity engendered The Great Dawn, a day where it would summon eight guardians in order to achieve unimpaired cosmos order and harmony for aeons to come. Their majestic grip controls all that is and all that will be, cloaked in their abstract embodiment, as a gigantic and powerful presence.
The One Above All and its All-Seeing Creations then put themselves to work. A covenant was written, where the nine entities would pronounce themselves Masters of the Universe. The One Above All was appropriately named “The Chosen One”, while its eight servants where to be named the Lords of the Universe, with their only purpose being to assist the Creator in its quest.

The Lords then dedicated their existence to work with the Creator, protecting and ensuring stability to the worlds and the living. Earth was provided with countless resources in order to make it a living place, a safe haven for human beings and for all that lives.
Evolution prosperously worked its way through ages, and so did the unwavering bound between the Lords and the Creator. The covenant written ages ago sealed that peaceful state.

Although equality was reigning among the Lords, each of them was tasked with a predominant role, laying down some sort of hierarchy. The leader of the eight All-Seeing Creations was the Guardian of Nature. He is the incarnation and the protector of nature, pure and unharmed by virtue of its endless power. The second Lord was the Guardian of Livings, which mission was to create and preserve a subtle bond between all that lives, and to insure equality among the Superiors. In order to bind them, the Guardian of Ecosystem took an important place in the hierarchy, balancing the parity between the importance of species and nature among the universe. Also, to help them in that quest of the perfect balance of everything that is and everything that will be, the fourth Lord was appointed Guardian of Justice, inducing ideal and universal ethics. The fifth and sixth Lords were the Guardians of Time and Space, meant to work together, just as the seventh and eight Guardians, ruling the Darkness and the Light.

Despite this perfect harmony between them all, the Lords undergone historic change. About six thousand years ago, the One Above All decided to take back the powers it granted to the eight Sages. Unyielding, the Creator started his solitary reign over the universe…

But its might wasn’t even close enough to rule the cosmos by itself, unable to entirely master the world and to contain its creations. Step by step, a celestial tyranny was imposed by the Chosen One, breeding chaos and disorder in this once-peaceful core, spawning the darkest behaviour among humans, whom scoured to reign upon every other creatures.
Helplessly watching the world collapsing on itself because of the Creator, the eight Lords tried to bring it back to reason… unsuccessfully.
In a fit of rage, the One Above All reduced to ashes the powers of the Guardians. Devoid of their forces and of their abilities to protect the universe, the eight Sages settled to open the eyes of those drown into this shameful slumber, and to part ways with the Chosen One.
Powerless, the Guardians endlessly sought someone who would be able to help them recover their former might, and to restore the balance they conceived since the creation of time. That living soul shall be the Catalyst, who will bring the Guardians’ powers together and gift wisdom and knowledge to the universe.

Decision was taken that the eight Lords would conceal themselves among the mortals on Earth, in search of the one and only who would replace the deceiving Creator, the one who will bring balance back in a shattered world… the Catalyst.

credits

released June 14, 2019

CATALYST IS :

Guitar / Vocals : Jules Kicka
Bass / Back Vocals : Jefferson Brand
Guitar / Back Vocals : Florian Iochem
Drums : Paul Loup

Produced by Catalyst
Mix and mastering: Vamacara Studio
Artwork and layout: Above Chaos

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Technical Death Metal from France

Devastating sophomore album "A Different Painting For A New World", out on October 14th 2022 via Non Serviam Records.

Uncompromising brutality and technicality await you in "A Different Painting For A New World", pummeling here with force and power, battering there with instrumental virtuosity.

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