Aeternum Vale, by Baltum

Aeternum Vale

by Baltum

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la poésie à fleur de peau Nothing says "Christmas" like listening to metal :)
Loved "Overlooking Loneliness", it's great to see quality bands in my own country! Congrats, guys, and merry Yule! Favorite track: Overlooking Loneliness.

YomaBarr Gone are the days when I was a big (blackened) melodic death fan, but this is fantastic. The sheer energy of this, the high octane! Just what I needed at the end of the year.
Plus, the vocals ;)

bmurator Portuguese Melodic Death Metal. This is how you end the year! What an album & what melodies I am hearing... :) Plus Sérgio's vocals are spot on & to die for! They add that extra layer of depth that makes me hit repeat time & again! Thanks so much Sérgio! Highly recommended!!!

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1.	Farewell 01:49	info
2.	Guilty Soul 05:01	lyrics	buy track
Three nights ago I found my soul crying in pain Those guilty tears soon disappeared washed with the rain Three nights ago I found my soul away from me Holding a bloody knife that took a life unwittingly Why can't my guilt stay behind The peace that I cannot find Turn myself in someone new Reborn far away from you Sleep my friend, sink into nothingness Drown in your sorrow, into loneliness Your ghost haunts me down Leaving death all around How could our hate turn in to this? Our friendship was like a rock falling into the abyss Was there ever any truth behind that concrete wall I guess we'll never know, your truth died so small Why can't my guilt stay behind The peace that I cannot find Turn myself in someone new Reborn far away from you Sleep my friend, sink into nothingness Drown in your sorrow, into loneliness Your ghost haunts me down Leaving death all around Three nights ago I found my soul crying in pain Those guilty tears soon disappeared washed with the rain Three nights ago I found my soul away from me Holding a bloody knife that took a life unwittingly
3.	Night Stalker 05:11	lyrics	buy track
Brought into this world selfishly Had no affection, no boundaries No one to guide within wrong or right No one willing to tuck him in bed at night. Evil eyes, no disguise Satan sent him to take some lives. He kills, he rapes Terrorism of all kinds and shapes. He attacks regardless of age or race Gets satisfaction looking at the fear in their face This creature, lonely and cruel Finds in death his joy, his fuel After a blood bath and killing them all He leaves his mark, the pentagram on the wall Evil eyes, no disguise Satan sent him to take some lives He kills, he rapes Terrorism of all kinds and shapes He became, the flame Spreading fire in this horrific game Got the fame, no shame Night Stalker was his name Condemned to die Gas chamber would take his soul But Satan replied "I'm the one who decides how to bring him home" "I'm the one who decides how to bring him home"
4.	North Army 05:41	lyrics
Riding their horses, Through the mountains of Byske Through the haunted trees Their lives about to cease Deadly winter night Snow storm embrace Slows down their pace There is nowhere to hide Mind prepares to die (die!) Deadly winter night Not expecting what death would bring Their bodies slowly freeze Movement impairment, they can't feel a thing Dead by the north wind breeze Dead by the north wind breeze North army March through the hills North army Silently kills Not expecting what death would bring Their bodies slowly freeze Movement impairment, they can't feel a thing Dead by the north wind breeze Dead by the north wind breeze
5.	Darkest Corners 05:51	lyrics	buy track
What will be of my mind? With all these voices inside Raging with no restrains Damnation, eternal pain What will be of my mind? With all these voices inside Raging Raging I wander in darkest corners Revolving the shreds Looking for solace These voices inside my head Screaming, clawing I´m losing myself Losing myself Tearing at my brain, again Again A poisonous call (feed) to feed from the dead The dead Losing myself I´m losing myself Tearing at my brain again Again A poisonous call (feed) to feed from the dead Dead, Dead All is blood craved instinct The will to feed the need I´ll tear at everyone you love And cherish every chunk of flesh I´ll feed from every need Consume your milky white skin Bathe in your blood Bathe in your blood I pray you’re still alive to see Your blood in me In me In me Voracious instinct To consume your body Insane demands The growing hunger My Lord commands me I am his puppet His strings the hunger Frailness the motive Oh what have I done? Crumbling like you’re already gone Waking up, is this a dream? Your body is rent You’re gone in a scream Bring it forth, a sea of blood In dark delusions this world unfurls
6.	Overlooking Loneliness 05:47	lyrics	buy track
Under black skies my shape floats Acolytes gather as wind blows Step into the void and descend Gather with me in the end Take my hand as I deny your reality Succumb to the unknown Falling far below Crush your bodies as you dive Emerge with me in a mute cry Rise from the unknown Emerge from far below Join my spirit in the skies Circle with me as you fly My pale complexion Grins in monstrous satisfaction A call born from innocence Shaped in senseless violence I´m tied to this bed Deprived of my carnality When lights go out I´m dead I shape my own reality Be one of nine Dance under the moonlight Macabre divine I grin in pale delight When lights go out I´m dead I shape my own reality This overlooking view This overlooking view This overlooking view This overlooking view My expression of tragedy This grim breakthrough A twisted cruel absurdity This is my symphony of death And extreme loneliness Succumb to the unknown Falling far below Crush your bodies as you dive Emerge with me in a mute cry Rise from the unknown Emerge from far below Join my spirit in the skies Circle with me as you fly My pale complexion Grins in monstrous satisfaction A call born from innocence Shaped in senseless violence I´m tied to this bed Deprived of my carnality When lights go out I´m dead I shape my own reality Be one of nine Dance under the moonlight Macabre divine I grin in pale delight Under black skies my shape floats Acolytes gather as wind blows Step into the void and descend Gather with me in the end
7.	Below the Surface 05:20	lyrics	buy track
Fading eyes below the surface Staring idle at the giant above Smiling he beholds Fading life below the surface Staring idle at the god above As life fades away The end of coming days Hands in frenzy trying to reach Trying to reach As torpor sets in As torpor sets in No point to resist Don’t dare to resist Cries of despair Below the surface Fading away Fading away This urge inside of me To end them is the rush The end of all to be Lives are drowned and crushed Crushed Below the surface Crushed This urge inside of me To end them is the rush The end of all to be Lives are drowned and crushed Your life fades below the surface Uncontrollable impulse As you drown and convulse Uncontrollable repulse As I watch you fade in disgust Uncontrollable Irresistible Fading eyes below the surface Staring idle at the giant above Can’t reach the surface Wronged by my pleasantries You went ahead and gave me the keys Remember that, as you are on your knees Below the surface as you freeze
8.	Under the Moonlight 05:16	lyrics	buy track
Hasty footsteps in the night Faster pace under the moonlight The edge concealed by lust Crimson as it thrusts Crimson as it thrusts The throat is slit Eyes cold as ice The blade eagerly splits Cuts ever so precise Delusions made flesh Under the cloth of night Messenger of Death The edge burning bright Crimson as it thrusts Delusions made flesh Under the cloth of night Messenger of Death The edge burning bright Shining under the moonlight Mutilated and disemboweled Lying on her bed Face and throat hacked Insides next to her head Delusions made flesh Under the cloth of night Messenger of Death The edge burning bright Mutilated and disemboweled Lying on her bed Face and throat hacked Insides next to her head Mutilated and disemboweled Lying on her bed Face and throat hacked Insides next to her head The throat is slit Eyes cold as ice The blade eagerly splits Cuts ever so precise Violence exalted As more victims are found Appetite never exhausted By day he is crowned
9.	Keeper of Memories 06:47	lyrics	buy track
Slave to the urge Driven by compulsion The thoughts that emerge The embodiment of corruption These thoughts drifting out of myself Urging to control someone else I just never wanted them to leave Pristine memories for me to keep Slave to myself in my world of madness Building the altar I sink into darkness Slave to myself in my world of darkness Building the altar I sink into madness Luring you into my world of pleasures Welcome to my display of treasures Luring you into my world of treasures Welcome to my display of pleasures Those who now rest Inside me they will grow Slave to myself in my world of madness Building the altar I sink into darkness Slave to myself in my world of darkness Building the altar I sink into madness Inside my mind Forever rejoicing I embraced them One by one Took all their bones They cannot leave My precious memories For me to keep They cannot live Taking a step over the edge For absolute control I indulged in the flesh Of those who now rest Inside me they will grow My thoughts are rushing My blood is boiling Inside my mind forever rejoicing Inside my mind Forever rejoicing Ever revolting Slave to the urge Driven by compulsion The thoughts that emerge The embodiment of corruption Slave to the urge Driven by compulsion The thoughts that emerge The embodiment of corruption
10.	All that Remains 05:27	lyrics	buy track
Vision blurred, pain intense Stumbling on her feet Absence of form absence of sense Devoured like a piece of meat It was inside that house It was on this floor She was torn on these walls Behind closed cold iron doors Here she was lost Here she was broken Here she was left Convulsing drowning in vomit Here she was tainted Here she was ravished Here she was forgotten Convulsing drowning in blood Left to die Scarred for life Dragged herself outside Footsteps of the unclean Weeping of the silent Hidden eyes in the crowd All aware of this defilement Sadistic laugh, sadistic thirst Devoured like a piece of meat As the sun sets Following the trail Back to that house Back to that place Laughter of the unclean Behind this door Revenge of the silent Don't run, I can see you Don't scream as you know me As you realize who I am Don't beg, I wont forgive Don't cry, as I spread you Through these walls Through this floor Your expression, my expression Remember who I was Taste who you will be All that remains Don't run, I can see you Don't cry, as you know me Die, die Here they were lost Here they were broken Here they were left Convulsing drowning in vomit Here they were tainted Here they were ravished Here they were forgotten Convulsing drowning in blood

about

We open our world to you, dear listener. Join us in Aeternum Vale. Each song is a tale, perhaps based on reality, perhaps based on a vile thought or a moment of weakness. Tales of violence and death, tales of revenge and suffering, tales that end with an eternal farewell.

Caminhos Metálicos:
Voted by the staff of Caminhos Metálicos as album of the month for December 2023.
www.caminhosmetalicos.com/discodomes/disco-do-mes-dezembro-2023/

Caminhos Metálicos:
Voted by the followers of Caminhos Metálicos for 8th place in the top 20 for 2023.
www.caminhosmetalicos.com/disco-do-ano/

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Metallerium Webzine:
“Aeternum Vale” es el primer capítulo en la historia de Baltum en el metal, que deja un gran sabor de boca, ejecutando con una alta calidad lo que es black melódico, una fórmula ya conocida que dejará satisfecho a más de uno.
www.metallerium.com/baltum-aeternum-vale-2023

Slavestate Magazine:
Balansen mellan melodeath och dito black metal samt en elak growl som backas upp av kraften från smattrande tvåtakt och blastbeats gör ”Aeternum vale” högst relevant även trettio år efter sin främsta inspirationsperiod. Med en fot i det förflutna och en i 2020-talet, plus en initierad känsla för ett sound som få kan vifta bort, har kvintetten från södra Portugal matchat några av de vinnande komponenterna som ger utslag på undertecknads intressometer.
www.slavestate.se?e=5736

Via Nocturna:
Com fortes bases harmónicas e melódicas em tonalidades extremas de sofrimento e negritude. Uma forma elaborada de construir um black metal impregnado de elementos death metal, sempre com uma desoladora frieza nórdica e sempre com o aspeto melódico a pairar sobre todas as composições.
vianocturna2000.blogspot.com/2024/01/reviews-vn2000-world-is-fake-epic-mean.html

Musicngear:
Baltum from Portugal embraces the aggression of melodic black metal while infusing it with some elements of death and thrash metal. Their relentless guitar riffs, thunderous drums, and venomous vocals create a sonic assault that will leave you craving for more. Baltum's music is a testament to the unyielding power of extreme metal.
www.musicngear.com/blog/metal-songs-we-loved-january-2024-edition

The Black Planet:
This record encapsulates a plethora of elements conducive to potential success, boasting robust riffs, and elegantly crafted solos, underpinned by the intricate and precise drumming that deftly sets the tempo, whether in the subdued interludes or during the more aggressive passages that demand an impassioned response. The bass, meticulously wrought, also commands attention, while vocalist Sérgio Ramos asserts his prowess, delivering a commanding and enthralling performance.
www.theblackplanet.org/review/baltum-aeternum-vale-review/

Arte-Factos:
São hinos negros ideais para um campo de batalha, mas também igualmente adaptáveis para um espaço dentro da nossa cabeça, não menos agitado ou violento que o dito campo. Um disco de peso e simplicidade, mas também de emoções. O black/death metal de cariz melódico estará muito bem entregue por cá, ao ser entregue às mãos dos Baltum.
www.arte-factos.net/flash-review/baltum-aeternum-vale/

AMMO:
Viele gute Melodien und Passagen finden sich auf diesem Debütalbum, ein Schuss Melancholie und viel Tempo bestimmen das fetzige Klangbild. Ein Hauch an progressiver Verspieltheit kommt als Kirsche auf dem Kuchen obendrauf. Erst mehrmaliges Hören lässt diese musikalische Perle facettenreich schimmern! Warnung: Suchtgefahr bei wiederholtem Genuss!
www.ammo-underground.at/reviews/baltum-aeternum-vale/

credits

released December 22, 2023

Kenneth - Guitar, Keyboards, Lyrics

Marco - Guitar

Angelo - Drums

Marco Roberto - Bass

Sérgio Ramos - Vocals, Lyrics

Mixing and Mastering: João Ruivo

Multimedia Support: C. Seal Va
North Army Lyric Video: C. Seal Va

Baltum would like to express their gratitude:

Many thanks to our families, for the never ending support and strength they provide us. Thank you João Ruivo for the amazing job on our songs. Big thanks also to C. Seal Va for all the work he does for us. Thank you to all our friends and anyone involved with us and our music, your support is for sure part of this album! Last but not the least, thank you dear listener, for supporting us and carrying our music forth, we hope that you enjoy Aeternum Vale as much as we do.

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Baltum Portugal

"Baltum" named by the Romans, was a small fishing community in the Algarve, Portugal.

In 2020 a new Baltum arises. Inspired by Black Metal, Death Metal and Folk Metal, Baltum debuts an aura of mighty growls, fast and fearless guitar harmonies, epic keyboards and ripping drums.

Our songs imbue a melancholic atmosphere, rapidly shifting between fast and slower paces.

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