How long has it been here
Looking through the portal
Waiting for it to weaken
So it could slip into the shadows
And lurk there in silence
I could feel it's presence
I knew something was in the room with me
Something evil
Something deadly
It's here now
It's hiding
Its waiting
It's watching
Ascending from some black abyss
It becomes one with the shadows
I can hear its breath like whispers
I know it’s watching, waiting, craving
Don’t
Sleep
Don’t dare to close my eyes
Don’t
look
The devil’s henchman in the eyes
A feral smell invades the room
The breathes become a hissed summoning
The shadow looms like ghastly predator
Icy talons caress my neck
Horrified
Paralyzed
Aphonic
Dragged into the shadows
Can you have your black metal with no moronic samples, with guitars downtuned to drill holes in your very self, hypnotizing bass lines, drums that are something more than blast beats and vocals that don't need to be soaked in reverb, and on top of it fast, melodic, headbanging and catchy?
Yes.
p.s. my grandma used to say: never judge a metal album by its intro. YomaBarr