Nocturnus - The Key

Empire of the Sands

Fortress of steel, I have acquired
Behold, the chosen one born of fire

Victorious, death has won
Ruler of cruelty
Vicious experiments
Creating synthetic slaves
Computer hypnosis
Cerebral override

Inventing new weaponry
Building defense systems
Force fields in operation
Erecting radar dishes

Empire of the sands
Empire of the sands

Mapping global surface regions
Graphing seismic active areas
Establishing aerial viewpoints
Charting several outpost stations

Empire of the sands
Empire of the sands

Testing elements in the ozone
Mining useful mineral layers
Drilling deep into the core
Seeking power from the earth

Building metal walls of armor
Forging massive iron thresholds
Circuits surround inner cavities
Vector brain controlling all

Empire of the sands
Empire of the sands

Computer summons ancient evil
Forces beyond recognition
Evoking gods of Sumerian origin
Deeply buried in the sands

Obeying the matrix
The tyrant commands
Submissive controller
Armies of the empire



Credits
Writer(s): Marlon David Coyle, Byron Keith Davis, John Outcalt, Corey Pierce, Dallas Coyle
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Other Album Tracks

  1. Lake of Fire
  2. Standing in Blood
  3. Visions from Beyond the Grave
  4. Neolithic
  5. Undead Journey
  6. BC/AD
  7. Andromeda Strain
  8. Droid Sector
  9. Destroying the Manger
  10. Empire of the Sands

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Altri album

  1. Smooth Clouds
  2. The Science of Horror
  3. Ethereal Tomb
  4. The Nocturnus Demos
  5. Dark Art for Black Souls
  6. Thresholds
  7. Thresholds (Full Dynamic Range Edition)
  8. The Key
  9. The Key (Full Dynamic Range Edition)

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