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From The Ashes

by Lastera

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    Our full length debut album, including 9 tracks of quality power metal, 5 years in the making.
    Recording this album was a self-funded, independent production, recorded in Copenhagen by the band, and mixed and mastered by Kasper Topp.

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1.
Lost Walking through the desert Our goal has been polluted Your vain mind tricks us and we  Tire Our patience is depleted  The limits now exceeded Now's the time for us to stand and Burst From the prelude to power And as the fiery bird Rise Tear the world asunder And silence the songs unheard We burn illusions Together we build from the ashes An empire risen anew This is the fruit of our labour Take in the splendorous view March through the antagony As we fight, they prey Breach the gates of your enemies Make them regret their way We must move on  Together we build from the ashes An empire risen anew This is the fruit of our labour Take in the splendorous view Together we build from the ashes An empire risen anew This is the fruit of our labour Take in the splendorous view Risen anew
2.
At times I feel like diving into the deepest of voids Sometimes it just makes sense to escape all of the noise I'm driven insane, your presence is not my choice at all Commence isolation, cry out before you fall Raging against your repetitive ways You relish stagnation as life eternally fades Take me away, solitude replaces the pain Discarding light for the comfort of shade Burn down with me, solitude calls out my name Power and strength for dependence I trade Watch how your world it crumbles around you revealing itself Sullen and gray, its manic existence, I can repel I have risen below the tempest of roars and thunder Scorned by the masses, I yet live and witness your blunder Dominate your senses, and believe what I say Demand your ascendancy or just obey Take me away, solitude replaces the pain Discarding light for the comfort of shade Burn down with me, solitude calls out my name Power and strength for dependence I trade Choose to resent or rejoice Its all a question of choice Rise and see the world as it can be Fly and be free Take me away, solitude replaces the pain Discarding light for the comfort of shade Burn down with me, solitude calls out my name Power and strength for dependence I trade Rise and see the world as it should be Fly and be free
3.
Focus like an iron sight No questions, distractions, no outside light A singular mind, ethereal might Creation by force despite Frayed skin, tendons and electric nerves Pulse like a jackhammer, can't be disturbed Adrenaline mind, a razor of will I will prevail Full speed ahead, all pistons firing The gauges are red, fumes are all I need Full speed ahead, ignite the inferno I'll stop when I'm dead, fumes are all I need Break the wheel, grind the hull to dust Turn the engine by hand if I must Charge forward, elation ahead There will be time to lay down when I'm dead Behold my creation, awesome pristine and magnificent Exhilaration, finally triumph Full speed ahead, all pistons firing The gauges are red, fumes are all I need Full speed ahead, ignite the inferno I'll stop when I'm dead, fumes are all I need Battered, bruised and breaking down The engine is powered, the final flight A singular mind, a paper crown Created by force despite Frayed skin, tendons and electric nerves Pulse like a jackhammer, can't be disturbed Adrenaline mind, a razor of will I have prevailed Full speed ahead, all pistons firing The gauges are red, fumes are all I need Full speed ahead, ignite the inferno I'll stop when I'm dead, fumes are all I need I have prevailed
4.
Paralyzed 05:54
The thunder cracks through the air A beam of light crushes the mountains I stand in the eye of the vortex Taking a stand, facing it all Come take a look through the shroud, see what you find Behind the mask, behind the highest spire All of the things that makes you human All of the things that makes you mine You're just a part of my nightmare Give me a sign A name to call my own So grand, so divine Give me a sign Cold stars and fiery oceans Colliding waves in a sea of thoughts Watching the great implosion As my lucid mind takes control I'm paralyzed Transcending into an empty void In a state of truth or insanity My only way is to end this mascaraed The solar winds will come and take me home Clarity from under the sky Lights the darkened road Showing me a path that I Couldn't see before Memories from the past Flash before my eyes Cold stars and fiery oceans Colliding waves in a sea of strength Watching the great implosion In my lucid mind I gain control I have learned that the soul can die And it will still be awake You won't find a thorn, in my eye But the past, won't ever change
5.
Come take me home, when I hear your voice again There's nothing I wouldn't do, for you to come back and stay It's still so early on Still trying to see what it was It came like a thief in the night And life just goes on, 'cause it must It still hurts like before Though the days are not bleak anymore Time has mended most of the pain But I will never see you again I've come this far, and all that's left Is nothing but a hollow sunrise It's time to move along and see the dawn arise Come take me home, when I hear your voice again There's nothing I wouldn't do, for you to come back and stay Where are you now? Swept aside, out of body not of mind There's nothing I wouldn't do, for you to come back and stay Don't disappear, this night is long, but not forever You'll find a way through the maze, and home again There is a light, you'll see, And before you hide again, remember this Though there were days, we fought Still the seas are calm, before this is over You heard what I said, and it sounded so harsh At the time, but I can't, I won't apologize You made up your mind, to destroy your own life And you damn well knew it in time Still you saw the ending was near Though the answers was still so unclear Faced with those predictions, any one of us would run away Come take me home, when I hear your voice again There's nothing I wouldn't do, for you to come back and stay Where are you now? Swept aside, out of body not of mind There's nothing I wouldn't do, for you to come back and stay
6.
Voices of the sceptics all get in line Speaking your mindless points of view And let the masses listen to doubtful affirmations Paranoia of your tainted shrine Disregard the many, believe the few Their incomprehensible negotiations They won't obey Unhinged, a sceptic supreme Feet made of clay They want free from this regime Climb through the haze to the pinnacle Push through the fear When you see the world through narrow eyes And not realizing what is wrong or right Don't get tempted, don't give in to the lies Break from shade to light False scenarios from untrustworthy souls Who's spreading stories for the Absurd They want to turn us with their unholy prophecies Uncertain now, their end and their goals Sages despise this unyielding herd They believe nothing but their dark deities They won't obey Unhinged, a sceptic supreme Feet made of clay They want free from this regime Climb through the haze to the pinnacle Push through the fear When you see the world through narrow eyes And not realizing what is wrong or right Don't get tempted, don't give in to the lies Break from shade to light Lost in a cause, forced to be Crushed, fade to dust and start to believe All you'll ever see The world of a sceptic supreme They won't obey Unhinged, a sceptic supreme Feet made of clay They want free from this regime
7.
Rejoice Mortals, Father Sulphur is here To take your confession, shed a heartfelt tear Let me show you the way to a land of no fear Where crystals pave all of the road I hear all the secrets you whisper at night Let's take a walk together, away from the light Out of body, out of sight What is the price of your dreams to come true? A pinch of ichor for glory and fame Take the low road, play the game Just sign here, everything is alright Just sign here, you'll be set for life Do I look I would lie to you? Go ahead, you know what to do Just sign here, on the dotted line Just sign here, while you still have time A drop of blood and you're done for good Never trust a man in a suit Hop off the treadmill, break out of the mold Disregard everything you've ever been told Life can be easy when the world goes cold And crystals pave the road The afterlife is after your life so why wait Heaven comes early if you raise the stakes I have a deal you do want to take No price is too high for your dreams come true You made a deal, you owe a debt You had your fun, now it's time to collect A bargain of blood is a bargain for good I want my pound of flesh, with a lifetime of interest You reap what you sow, a rotten fruit Don't ever trust a man in a suit Just sign here, everything is alright Just sign here, you'll be set for life Do I look I would lie to you? Go ahead, you know what to do Just sign here, on the dotted line Just sign here, while you still have time A drop of blood and you're done for good Never trust a man in a suit
8.
Honor and glory Avail us nothing Peace and pride Paid in disdain Courage fills my veins and tranquilizes fear Believe your righteous fury Mind and soul I give for you to tear apart Re-use and crush my spirit Fiery orbs they scorch my skin Deny me my Rest Dark fields burnt and black Trial by fire Born and raised in a world made by flame In the end your mind will crack, the horrors rushing back Unable to reflect on the shame, and now Choirs of valor most soothing of sounds they sing My hands won't come clean, won't you wash the red away Rose petals fall, the velvet of a king Give me a soldiers death To the abyss I fall Dark fields burnt and black Trial by fire Born and raised in a world made by flame In the end your mind will crack, the horrors rushing back Unable to reflect on the shame, and now Dark fields burnt and black Trial by fire Born and raised in a world made by flame In the end your mind will crack, the horrors rushing back Unable to reflect on the shame, and now
9.
BEHOLD! 05:31
Smoke and glass billows around me as they dance Braziers of coal Crowned with fire and oil The concubines stance Salt and blood stains the soil Into excess ascend I embrace you spirit, blood and bone Worship my feet at the ivory throne Behold my grandeur, the splendor, my will For I am a generous god The jackals flay each other Screaming with joy Quietus A mask of gilded cedar Fractures in the quintessence below The wine flows free from my hand A lavish feast of ages I embrace you spirit, blood and bone Worship my feet at the ivory throne Behold my grandeur, the splendor, my will For I am a generous god I embrace you spirit, blood and bone Worship my feet at the ivory throne Behold my grandeur, the splendor, my will For I am a merciless god For I am a merciless god

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From the Ashes is the phoenix debut album of the band, rising from the trials of conceptualisation, unleashing everything Lastera encapsulates- fast lead harmonies, orchestral majesty, heavy guitars, intricate basslines, high speed drums and of course, vocal hooks and choruses that will take root in your mind and not let go.

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released January 21, 2022

Oliver Svensson: Lead, harsh & backing vocals, lyrics.
Christoffer Warming: Rhythm, acoustic & lead guitars, production.
Kristoffer Koudahl: Bass, lyrics.
Emil Frøsig: Drums, Keyboards/orchestral arrangements, production, arrangements, lyrics.

Drum & vocal production, mix/master by Kasper Topp.
Music written by Lastera.
A Man in a suit, BEHOLD!, Paralyzed, Larger Than Life & Running on Fumes was co-written by Magnus Koudahl.

Live choir: Oliver Svensson, Christine Spliid, Sofia Schmidt, Andreas Lakshøj- Hansen.
Live violin on ‘’Larger Than Life’’: Amalie Skriver.
Female lead vocals on ‘’Larger Than Life’’: Sofia Schmidt.
Guest guitar solo on ‘’Running on Fumes’’: Gabriel Tuxen.
Guitar leads & solos on ‘’Running on Fumes’’ and ‘’BEHOLD!’’: Frederik Mikkelsen.

Choir arrangements by: Emil Frøsig, Oliver Svensson, Sofia Schmidt.
Cover and logo artwork by Nico Hansen.

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Lastera Copenhagen, Denmark

Symphonic power metal band from Denmark.
Our debut ''From The Ashes'' is out now.

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