The Great White War

by Orgg

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Pinhead Coffins This album is narrated of events in Guerra Blanca, Alpine sector of Italian front during First World War, battles between Italy and Austria-Hungary. Main message of the band is bitterness of these horrible facts that took place in these beautiful snowful mountain landscapes.
Band represents mostly mid-tempo black metal blending it with uptempo changes and dynamic fragments combining in balance raw and melodic parts.
Outstanding concept album with feeling and attitude, great work!

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1.	Intro - 1916 01:44
2.	D.Q.N.S.P. 04:46	lyrics
D.Q.N.S.P. (Di Qui Non Si Passa) What is an exercise in futility if not the stubborn strategy the relentless sacrifice of men in the havoc of a lost war The 10th of June a bad omen the appearance of the fog On the barren rock of Ortigara the first died of miscalculation a friendly fire and some unsettled bombs The rest succumbed in countless charges as the spirits of the ever stoutly soldiers nonetheless crumbled Relentless sacrifice of men on Ortigara Relentless sacrifice of men on Ortigara We hardly conquered just to lose thereafter weak strongholds of a courageous army led by a baffled brain The dry soil bathed in the blood of twenty-five thousand men fruitlessly massacred Your enemies long gone the mountain remains, rid of clamour a cropped column to remind of thine deaths
3.	Dolomia 05:07	lyrics	buy track
Dolomia Sisyphus’ punishment Endless task imposed on us To break nature shield, to wound the mountain, hands and spirits. Lay the dynamite, make the rocks quiver and collapse Our destiny bound with destruction, Unsatisfied, belligerent, we tear the soil from within. We heard, its heartbeat, its silent breath, the point reached. Usurping the beloved land, a toll we were eager to pay. Unsatisfied, belligerent, we teared the soil from within. In darkness we struggled, in darkness we rest. The ones who crawled below suffered a greater punishments as Dolomia took its vengeance.
4.	Conturina 04:19	lyrics	buy track
Conturina The ambush took your comrades Roaming in the forest The clamor still in your ears Yet the cold already started to bite Faint and gentle, an ancient melody was sung Intimate voice of a woman How beautiful! Shaking behind a tree, you glazed at her Sitting on the rock, Dreamy eyes, dreaming heart Without control of your body you came forward She laid a hand on your cheek, cold as a stone! “Poor creature, for long evil has dwelled here It moved my malefactor You are but a puppet in its hand” Sorrow, and closeness, Her eyes impressed onto you As the bullet struck. Sorrow, and closeness, Her eyes impressed onto you As the bullet struck “For long evil has dwelled in the mountain It moved my malefactor chiseled me into the stone and now, you are but a puppet in its hand”
5.	Beneath the shadows of the three mighty peaks 05:30	lyrics	buy track
Beneath the shadows of the three mighty peaks Drafted, an abrupt end to a slow, dull life. “Be a hero, serve our great country, become immortal” Trained to kill and to be killed, sent to the mighty peaks. Summer slowly fading away, the mountain welcomes the soldiers. Months passing one after the other, time flies when you're trying to survive. Memories emerge as the landscape glazes coldy at you. Glazes coldy. Time flies when you're trying to survive. Eyes of a mother; The father’s rare gestures of affection; Her head on your chest. At night, the wildlife murmurs. The first life reminisced as an ethereal dream, the second ever so real, sculpting your bones. Eyes of a mother; The father’s rare gestures of affection; Her. She was so young.
6.	The great white war 04:19	lyrics	buy track
The Great White War 1916, the Great Winter fell Raging storms wiped away the stains The mountain shall not be disturbed The eternal ice shall not be corrupted Winds will rage free through the remains Of the ones who fought and fell Face down in the snow, there they lie Soldiers of the Great White War! Turned to nothingness, forever forgotten Wrecked by the war, there they die Hung to the cliffs, frost that bites Feed on their will, there they fight Soldiers of the Great White War! Eternally one with the mountain
7.	Winter coffin 04:09	lyrics	buy track
Winter Coffin Cold and white, left to die, once a comrade. Hail to the claws of cold! Hail to the claws of cold! As they take the pain away, Ol’ friend I invoke thee! Stria! Stria, dance for me. Stria, avenge me. Stria! Stria, take the shape of pain. Haunt them who left me alone, follow who forgot me here. When the winter passes, visit their warm home in the night and shut their fire down. Stria! Stria, dance fo me. Stria, avenge me. Stria, take the pain. Hail to the claws of cold... ‘cause they make me dull. Hail to the claws of cold!
8.	Awaken, giants of the mountain! 03:58	lyrics	buy track
Awaken Ants, swarming and carving the ice Storaging food and weapons Casting fire from a frozen hell Our blood, our bodies burning The blood has been poured on this sacred soil The mount violated In silence we call We call the purge of all our enemies Call the Giant of the Glacier “Awake! Awake! Awake and annihilate!” Suffocated and smashed In the depth of the mountain The destiny of our enemies, natural tomb for their corpses “Awake! Awake! Awake Giant of the Glacier!”
9.	Ignoto militi 04:02	lyrics	buy track
Ignoto Militi Brothers with no face Comrades with no name Wander these lands Haunting Frozen remains Lost in the dark Seeking for peace Nameless Eternal dusk Awaiting a night A sun that won’t rise Peaceless Standing alone A frozen limbo Chained between life and death As dusk fell, we came across a village fete. Laughters and joy, such was our gift. Without remembrance nor place to rest we’ll haunt these forests. The woods will call, younglings be gone This is the price you’ll pay Tormented sleep, dried fruits of wombs. Rest in An Urn Of Stone Ignoto Militi Wear your Laurel Crown Rest
10.	The ascent 04:29	lyrics	buy track
The Ascent Higher, Higher! Only one command to follow: Higher, to their nest I hold my load of death The clouds are a loyal ally Cover their eyes while I Ascend beneath them I bring the thunder and flash Bringer of death for enemies I bring the thunder From beneath where they’ll never expect Climbing higher Breathing thinner I consider no chance of falling Hands of stone I consider no chance of failing Hands of ice The eagles, high in the nest are awake The birds of prey spot something in the dark, and the hunter becomes a prey.

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The Great White War is the first album published by Orgg.

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released January 18, 2020

Black Cave Recording, MAMO Sound Studios, Dream Music Studio, Ugritone, Kiesel Guitars

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Orgg was born in 2018 to bring in music the excruciatingly painful events of the Great White War (Gebirgskrieg in german, Guerra bianca in italian).

Orgg is not celebrating war. Orgg is celebrating the survival of nature over the actions of men. ... more

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