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"The Word and the Will"

from Spears of the Empire by Glacier

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    This is the limited edition 7-inch vinyl version of the two-track, 2022 release 'Spears of the Empire,' available in either BLUE and YELLOW (or both, if you are a collector!).

    All artwork (and drums) by Adam Kopecky.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Spears of the Empire via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    This is a 2-song EP digipak CD containing the songs "Spears of the Empire" and "The Word and the Will." Inside are lyrics, images of band members, and original artwork by drummer Adam Kopecky.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Spears of the Empire via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Cassette + Digital Album

    This is a cassette tape version of the 'Spears of the Empire' EP, released in 2022. It contains lyrics for both "Spears of the Empire" and "The Word and the Will." Artwork by Adam Kopecky.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Spears of the Empire via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Streaming + Download

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lyrics

"The Word and the Will"

Gold is the peak which pierces the sky.
Housing the blood of the chosen divine.
From cradle to throne, ordained to command.
Charged with the ordering of man.

Now comes the time foretold by the seers.
A god-vessel dies. The hour draws near.
Primed is the host to inherit the claim.
Preserving the line of the dynasty's reign.

by the sacred rites…

I am the order; the ruler of kings.
I am the word and the will.
Hero of warriors. Hope of the priests.
I am the promise fulfilled.

Borders defiled. Defining frontiers.
The wild shall be tamed – reclaimed by the spear.
Hierarchs and heathens all brought now to bay.
Unite with the Empire or fade.

Out from the gates, the legions will march
harvesting lives from the realms of the dark.
Brought under one hand. Power obscene.
Battery fuel for the deity machine.

on the wheel of time…

I am the order; the ruler of kings.
I am the word and the will.
Hero of warriors. Hope of the priests.
I am the promise fulfilled.

Ocean to ocean - everything under the sky
A birthright dominion - the kingdom of space and of time
Savior and sovereign - power beyond world's end
Transcend creation - to die and live again

[solo: Maselbas]

Fire
In flesh be joined and bound
By crown and throne be cursed.
Forever of the stars
returning from the earth.
Until the day foretold
unto the gates of dawn
upon infinite tongues
the tale lives on and on.

by the sacred rites…
on the wheel of time…
under the all-seeing eye...

I am the order; the ruler of kings.
I am the word and the will.
Hero of warriors. Hope of the priests.
I am the promise fulfilled.

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from Spears of the Empire, track released December 6, 2022
Adam Kopecky & Michael Maselbas

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Glacier Portland, Oregon

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Glacier, a traditional power metal band, exploded into the Northwest Metal scene in the early 1980s.

Glacier is: Michael Podrybau on vocals, Michael Maselbas and Vincent Ippolito on guitars, Alex Barrios on bass, and Adam Kopecky on drums. ... more

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