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Child of Darkness

by Bedemon

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angelic-upstairs
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angelic-upstairs Really unbelievable stuff. Long live the doom rockers & Bobby Favorite track: Child Of Darkness.
John Chaos Alexander
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John Chaos Alexander Pentagram Before..UM? Pentagram
Old school Rocking Doom Metal \M/ Favorite track: Through The Gates Of Hell.
ralfi
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ralfi Bedemon is a Codename for "Pentagram´s Finest"
Also Bobby at his´ best.
A true Classic!

A big Thank You to Relapse Records for sending me a free new download-code AFTER SIX YEARS as my PC crushed and I lost the original digital copy!!
paul rote
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paul rote I'm with Steve, I'm so excited i can hardly type ! This is possibly the greatest album ever recorded.! (A little hype) . Unfortunately i always stayed away because of zero production. A bootleg so great it gets an official release.!! Oh yeah . This is unreleased early Pentagram. Favorite track: Child Of Darkness.
Steve Rodger
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Steve Rodger This is genuine doom history, this sound may be quite common among today's lo-fi doom bands but this is 100% genuine doom from 1971-74. I'm too excited to type any more....BRILLIANT !!!! Favorite track: Into The Grave.
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1.
Come with me now, Child of Darkness Come with me into the night Let me show you this land of enchantment Let me be your guiding light This world is dead; it’s broken its back But I can show you what’s being done It all lies now within your soul, girl Use your mind and it will come My Child of Darkness has given her gift Of love and lust and burning desire She lies now while the wind blows gently Carrying her charms, set the night on fire
2.
Come on down to this place I know I’ll show you it has a very grand show Locked behind bars, it keeps you sound Are all of the beasts this race has found Politicians and chemical men Fed on lies and pollution again Our government is as polluted as the air But they can’t care about your neighbor’s despair
3.
Frozen Fear 04:14
Time is short, death’s growing near Mind and body, frozen fear Try to run, my legs are stiff Mind and body are adrift Try to run, try to hide Pain is clutching at my side Afraid to look, he calls my name It’s all a part of the dealer’s game My time is getting near I’m crying…does no one hear? Burning fire inside my head I pay or I’ll soon be dead Paid my money, now I’m well For a while I’m out of this burning hell I was blind but now I’m taught The rest of my life must now be bought
4.
One-Way Road 02:47
It’s really too bad it had to turn out that way What happened to the friends you thought you had yesterday Now they have gone; they’ve always won But you know they’ll come back when they want some fun They took you for a ride down a one-way road They have no respect for feelings they owe Now they have gone; they’ve always won But you know they’ll come back when they want some fun They’re knockin’ again at your front door But the carpet’s stained crimson where you lie on the floor Now they have gone; they’ve always won But you know they’ll come back when they want some fun
5.
Serpent venom’s got into my blood And the rush I’m getting through my soul, it floods Fly me high, so high in the sky I’ll tell you how I feel as I kiss you goodbye When the serpent’s fang bites into my flesh It’s a feeling I want, I get, I relish And I know that the serpent’s ever so so so sly As he grips and twists and twists at my side I’m so high up in the sky But the day’s gonna come when I kiss you goodbye Fang marks show all over my skin I gotta keep others from where I’ve been Don’t do as I do; do as I say Nothing’s so torturous as the serpent you obey
6.
Last Call 03:07
My final hour’s getting near The time is getting close I fear Footsteps at my door I hear Time to pay for life so dear I want to flee but it’s too late My soul is in the grip of fate Close my eyes and one last breath Feel the cold, cold hands of death Slowly now I drift away Into an eerie time and space I cry out, it does no good In this lonely strange new place Blackness closes all around No longer can I see or feel The last thoughts slowly echo out Am I a dream or am I real?
7.
In sleepless night I hear the thunder I feel the dead hands ‘round my neck No telling what’s this spell I’m under I breathe a lifeless, icy breath Someone help me look for what I’m after I’m choking on the bad dream that I made Just try and stop the evil laughter Or there will be no one to save Death‘s confusion, disillusion And there’ll be no one left to save So if the driver’s dressed in black Tell him to drive me to the grave
8.
You stand alone, hoping for a start As she goes away, friends drift apart You know, people have no reason to stay People turn their heads, and then walk away Step down lower, into the grave Step down lower, into the grave But no one cares just about how you feel ‘Cause the things you do are strange indeed And you call out but no one is there No one nearby, no one to care And you met a life-long friend But I think he’ll leave you ‘round the bend He ain’t what he seems to you today Tomorrow he’ll lead you to your grave So you live all of your bloodshot dreams But no longer hear your female screams Death to some seems very bad But death to you’s the best friend you’ve ever had
9.
Skinned 02:09
When you take the time to stop and think That life is just a game You realize it don’t matter what you do ‘Cause it all ends up the same You live all your dreams and heartaches Live all the joys of today You know it can’t mean a thing ‘Cause life only ends one way Just go on down the road alone Come ever closer to your doom Death’s ‘round the bend every day And I’ll seal the door to your tomb
10.
Drifting In time for eternity and space A timeless entity with no life, no place In His afterlife which is death, nothing more No one to share all the fates God bore Man created God but time twisted men’s minds And they worshipped a being no one could find Our Savior will walk the earth again they say But open your eyes and see if he comes your way How insane are we, the Human Race Serving and bowing to God in His place Too many are blind to what lies ahead They foolishly sit by and pray for the dead But some came to realize what lies they’d believed And the mask of “truth” Jesus wore was relieved Their souls were re-born unto the Left-Hand Path Now all the others will bear Satan’s wrath
11.
I’m so weary, so tired of this place All the people so eager to join the death race Foolish games have trapped my soul The pains of suffering are taking their toll Look into my eyes, catch a glimpse of Hell But just to be free again, my soul I’d sell I’m a prisoner of myself, my fear and my need Just stick me with the death-needle ‘cause I’ll never be free Blistering heat burns inside my head But it’d be drowned by all the tears that I’ve shed Tell me my name; let me know I’m alive This place is so dark; I’m so scared inside I closed my eyes, let everything die I walked through Heaven and I touched the sky My days of hell are soon gonna end No more worry about you, or a job or a friend Life’d be so much easier if I were to die So honey if you care, please tell me goodbye I closed my eyes, let everything die I walked through Heaven and I touched the sky Someday you know you’re gonna die and leave all things behind There’s days of blood and roses buried deep within your mind Have you thought of the newborn babies, born in this world of sorrow? Or are you content to live life today without any worry of tomorrow Oh lover, don’t show your impartiality You just don’t know the burden of reality Deathmaster calls, time to kiss you goodbye But I’ll see you in Hell when it’s your turn to die You’re gonna die, baby; Yeah, you’re gonna die
12.
Dark shapes entwined in the night so black This woman before me lies on her back Moonlight shines through the willow tree Making shadows dance in the cool night breeze My Child of Darkness lies still in the night The candles about her bare little light Her mouth locked open with that piercing scream Of lifeless fantasy buried in her dream No, she no longer comes my way No longer cares how long she’ll stay The memory she left me to behold Died within her, died within her soul
13.
Time Bomb 04:28
Got a girl on a high wire about to fall A girl in the gutter with her back to the wall A girl with no face, a girl with no name No needing for love, she’s just playing a game You’re a time bomb, baby It’s getting ready to explode down a one-way road You’re a time bomb baby Takin’ away the time just a moment ago I saw her again crawlin’ down the street Says she got friends that she wants me to meet You’re a time bomb, baby It’s getting ready to explode down a one-way road You’re a time bomb baby Takin’ away the time just a moment ago Up in her room, she strips off her clothes She’s made it so plain now everyone knows A thousand needles have scarred her for life And she’s livin’ in Hell as the Devil’s wife
14.
Nighttime killers all glitter in gold Makes you feel hot, makes you feel cold Comes around in trance and time All the burdens in life slowly grinds Close your eyes and lay down and dream Forget your worries; they ain’t what they seem A thousand faces all out in the street With holes in their arms and holes in their feet You are the ones who will die every night For a little bit of heaven, for a taste of the light Shut away the world, turn away the lies Life is the cost, oblivion the prize Your mind’s corrupted, got no time to lose Gotta keep movin’, you gotta pay your dues It’s the end of the line, no need to ask why Time to go home, time to lay down and die Your blood is yellow, your mind is decayed You know you got more than the devil to pay
15.
Axe To Grind 05:26

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BEDEMON is the first American doom band! Archival recordings from the 1970s featuring original Pentagram members Randy Palmer, Geof O’Keefe and Bobby Liebling! A must for fans of Pentagram, BEDEMON is a crucial glimpse into the nihilistic minds that gave birth to an entire genre!

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released February 24, 2015

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