A Journey For The Damned

by Master's Call

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sachavonkarl74 Birmingham's quintet Master's Call is definitely challenging Scandinavian's top of the class extreme melo-death metal acts! Wow effect easily achieved here, their debut EP convinced me to give their full length a try and I do not regret it quite the contrary!! A very masterful mix of black and death, nothing massively innovative but perfectly executed, it's really a must have for fans of the sub-genre. Favorite track: Blood On The Altar.

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1.	All Hope In Fire 06:16	lyrics	buy track
Defiantly stand as one Only to suffer for their insolence The punishment of unseen masters Strikes with the hardest of force These are the laws and you are to stand before them Or suffer from the hands that punish you These are the laws and you are to stand before them So kneel down and give praise All is lost, all must suffer All cast down to burn forever All hope in fire Clawing away at this morbid and desolate life From birth you shall receive all blessings Of pain and death and misery To suffer eternal These are the laws and you are to stand before them Or suffer from the hands that punish you These are the laws and you are to stand before them So kneel down and give praise All is lost, all must suffer All cast down to burn forever All hope in fire All is lost Look on at the edge of a precipice At the edge of extinction Withered hands shall grasp at faith no more Let it burn once and for all Once and for all Nothing will remain Nothing Unholiest of fire murdering life A savage scorn at the hands of man Striking the soul that you cared for so long Let it burn once and for all These are the laws and you are to stand before them Now give praise
2.	Beyond The Gates 06:18	lyrics	buy track
And let thy voice be heard Sound up o death-like screams To build this armour of defiance We have sinned away our day of grace Obsessed we walk into the flames To cleanse our flesh of this filth Now witness...... A face of all form to glance back through the maze I search beyond all holy light Through the dark by eternal gaze I see them there and hear all of their calls Life’s blood paves the way to see so very far Obsessed, to rise beyond Obsessed, rebirth so divine The vision clearest of all Paving the way with this hate once and for all Paving the way Left behind all fragile forms Control, possession surging So it is within our grasp Death’s wake before them all Before them all Obsessed, we walk away from this world I see them there A sacrifice beyond the gates, never to return Away from this world I see them there A sacrifice beyond the gates so divine Open forth a twisted vision surging from inside Offerings of life, blood and bone Leaving all weakness behind I see them there and hear all of their calls Look at what we have become Enlightened sacrifice Away from this world Turn back all light, to leave no decay Take what is offered of all that remain Life’s blood and body, flesh torn away Grant us these sins until our last day Until our last day Obsessed, we walk away from this world I see them there A sacrifice beyond the gates, never to return Away from this world I see them there A sacrifice beyond the gates so divine Away from this world
3.	The Serpent's Rise 06:03	lyrics	buy track
Now is the time Awaken torment and summon to rise To crack the earth The sound of tremors that mark his way To cleanse the earth The blackest of serpents that coil in death Constricting life The end of all existence As the seas dry, as all mountains fall Symbols of the serpent rise Witness and worship the end of all As the seas dry, as all mountains fall Symbols of the serpent rise Witness and worship the end of all The darkest depths in his shadows Black blood eyes, cursed, divine Writhing torment, holy serpent Heavens fall Now is the time Condemned of this physical world Into chaos and death From the burning mouth of Hell’s madness That marks his way Damnation is shown as seen through his eyes An end of days so mighty under the darkest light As the seas dry, as all mountains fall Symbols of the serpent rise Witness and worship the end of all As the night falls forever in his shadows Black blood eyes, cursed, divine Writhing torment, holy serpent Heavens fall Now is the time. As the serpent of Eden As the angel that fell No hand of God to save The coming of his reign A damned faith of the holy man Hollow prayers and songs of hope are lost once more Lost once more A torn apart heaven turned to black By a serpent God of war God of war Witness the end, the end of all Engulfed in the fires forevermore As the seas dry, as all mountains fall Symbols of the serpent rise Witness and worship the end of all As the serpent of Eden As the angel that fell With the first sin cast And his first steps from the shadows As the last sun sets No hand of God to save The coming of his reign
4.	Blood On The Altar 04:45	lyrics	buy track
At the foot of the altar At the edge of the depths The lines between the borders are clear We follow our fate so blind possessed Climbing the footsteps beyond See the weapons and sacrificial marks That point the way for us Damned once more These words we invoke on this night in death Not to please the Gods But to curse them all with blood on the altar As we walk the realms of death With blood on the altar that seals the end At the first sign of light That shows the seals created in darkness And as our bodies create a monument of war A chosen faith to merge as one And carry us in scorn My fate is sealed, I bare my heart Deny the light once more I stand as one with the chosen few And speak the words to leave this Earth With the daggers in my heart A shining symbol of burning blades Always at my side, no sun to show the dawn... Looking through the shadows at the offerings we made A mighty force we become And damned in death and cursed ways These words we invoke on this night in death Not to please the Gods But to curse them all with blood on the altar As we walk the realms of death With blood on the altar that seals the end
5.	Damnation's Black Winds 05:05	lyrics	buy track
Come forth, rising from the ashes As death rides to strike (with our wrath) Destroyers of the highest light as Eden burns Striking with his swords to deliver death Black winds cursing through the night Howling with the cries from beyond (with their death) The scarred face of our land as bodies burn Lighting temple walls to summon the end To summon the end in fires we reclaim To summon the end as breakers of their will (In fire) under a thousand feet (Reclaim) scars of the physical world (To death) cast down as they Burn with their punishment Through the night on carnage wings Storms and raging fires As an army swept away with bloodied steel And burning might On this day no temples rise On this day of sacrifice On this day no temples rise On this day their light dies Unknown, savage, uncontrolled Their voices are distant Surrounded in chaos forever In chaos forever, the darkness shows our might In chaos forever, as breakers of their will (In fire) under a thousand feet (Reclaim) scars of the physical world (To death) cast down as they Burn with their punishment On this day no temples rise On this day of sacrifice On this day no temples rise On this day their light dies Eternal night As we summon the black winds Of eternal night Cursed with their sacrifice Burn with their punishment On this day no temples rise On this day of sacrifice On this day no temples rise On this day their light dies As all temples fall Rebirth in eternal war In fires we reclaim Suffer! And death to them all
6.	Into The Abyss Once More 04:51	lyrics	buy track
Burning forth the purest visions A fleshless figure forged in decay Writhing form of true inner-self The father’s creation The source of the final death Created in his own image A lasting pain of mortal life A curse on man so weak inside Cast upon his face a ritual of carnage The signs of death do not deny Look upon the decaying paths of life Surrounding figures fall now as you die A doorway of escape as black circles bound No pleas shall be heard As the harbinger of death strikes Look upon your true inner-self A maze of madness and writhing Hell The image of God is shown A frail formation in misery’s scorn As your last hope dies Now see the true fall of man Fall of man Created in his own image Look upon the decaying paths of life Surrounding figures fall now as you die A torment made flesh and the grace of God bound Weak, death-ridden, inner shattering pain Existence no more, seeing his presence on this night Unholiest one Inner shattering pain Torment made flesh Existence no more Divine symbols, faded reflections devoid of all light Look upon the decaying paths of life Surrounding figures fall now as you die Look upon this shell so defiled and fragile A punishment of pain A withering inner-self Further into the depths as a lost soul Drowning in eternal sleep Into the abyss once more Forever as he forged in torment and pain Upon the suffering gift created in his own image
7.	Pathways 07:28	lyrics	buy track
Portals and ways of wisdom The keys to salvation The scriptures are lost Mine to see and mine to yield For this is the path of defiant power Poison whispers through my veins No chains to hold and lights to blind For we are coiled in the shadows Faceless and without name I am the one it chose I am the one it became So let it be lost, let it be lost In all shadows Looks from inside (he is here) Bare our souls Watch creation (formless one) I see beyond lifelong after (resurrection) Rise again from black spires A voice to follow an echo to enchant Hands to cover our signs Divide all structures Contorted shapes coiled in the mind I am the one it chose I am the one it became In all shadows Looks from inside (he is here) Bare our souls Watch creation (formless one) I see beyond lifelong after (resurrection) Rise again from black spires Look far beyond your sight Look deeper than before Realms without walls Paths to beyond Death’s sweet whispers in the night A journey for the damned We saw the light so dark at its flame And hear the voice from afar It will guide me to see the face of my true self Death’s sweet whispers in the night In the night Let it be lost, coiled in the mind Let it be lost and speak of no lie And see the face of my true self A journey for the damned........

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"Damnation's Black Winds" video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uZDvtDd0xA

"Blood On The Altar" video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl14c_BgvR0

"The Serpent's Rise" video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmlYHnPUjEc

"Beneath all the deadly black bombast shimmers classic heavy metal riff fireworks of the old English school.......high musicality and a fine sense for dramaturgical compositions" 8/10 - Deaf Forever

"UK death metallers wring triumph from internal turmoil" 8/10 - Metal Hammer

"A rather dark, heavy brew that hits the listener mightily in the pit of the stomach.....A successful first strike that should find many friends out there!" 11/15 - Legacy

"Long-awaited and much anticipated, A Journey For The Damned is worth every second of your time. Master’s Call have finally arrived and here’s to their very bright future." 9.5/10 - GBHBL

"Records as punishing and characterful as this are extremely rare. Their first album is pretty fucking great and almost certainly Goatlord-approved." 8.5/10 - Blabbermouth.net

"If you are into good black-death, there is no way to avoid A Journey For The Damned" 9.3/10 - Metalbite

"A Journey for the Damned sounds like a blackened firestorm coming through a portal from hell, igniting everything in its path. There’s so much barbaric metal on this album, you’d be hard-pressed to not feel like you were run over by a demonic bulldozer. Seething, nasty, and intensely powerful." 4/5 - Metal Epidemic

“British phlegm in all its splendour....” ☆☆☆☆½ - Metallian Magazine

"With the right sense of proportion, the Englishmen manage to create a fun, energetic and, despite the obvious templates, fresh-looking blackened death metal slab." 8/10 - Metal.de

"It brings very pleasant feelings slowly escalating into a controllable addiction." ☆☆☆☆☆ - Spark Rock Magazine

"Metalheads with an affinity for Melo Death/Black Metal will find a strong debut here and should put the guys on their “must hear” list." 8/10 - Obliveon

"We didn't see this coming from a band delivering its debut album. We really don't dare name a favourite track among this seven because, to our taste, all seven are equally strongly constructed and cleverly arranged, exude one mass of power, and overwhelm us one by one." 98% - Musika.be

"Master's Call with "A Journey for the Damned ” shows that there are bands from the United Kingdom that break out of the boring and depressive mold of recent years, and find an intense and aggressive formula for making Black Metal" 8.6/10 - Metallerium

"Master's Call triumph with their debut full length." 8/10 - Musipedia Of Metal

"In short, we have an album that will be on a good number of Album-of-the-Year lists as well as something new and old fans of this group will be rushing to add to their collections." 8.5/10 - Ave Noctum

"There’s enough quality on “A Journey For The Damned” for Master's Call to command some serious respect and recognition from the wider Metal community" 8/10 - EverMetal

"We sincerely congratulate the artists on a great debut album! Well done!" ☆☆☆☆☆ - Rockcor Magazine

"There's a fierce punch in what they're doing." 4/5 - Scream Magazine

"‘A Journey for the Damned’ is an excellent Melo Death/Black Metal record that displays talent and technical prowess with a touch of finesse that has been finely crafted over time. Dramatic and powerful, it is a worthy debut a long time in the making." 3.5/5 - Metal-Roos

"Honestly, I thought the Scandinavians and the Yanks had the monopolies on extreme metal, but oh no, they don’t! Master’s Call is as good as I’ve heard, if not better." 8/10 - Myglobalmind Online Magazine

"A worthy debut that bodes well for a promising future for Master’s Call." 3.5/5 - Heavy Music HQ

"Stand tall. This is martial music for the warrior soul. Master’s Call exhibit a wanton pleasure in smashing the superfluous objects of wealth with hammers." 8/10 - Scream Blast Repeat

"There’s plenty that you’ll find yourself coming back to again again as the band infuse everything they do with a freshness that’s a real joy to behold. This is a great start and I can’t wait to see where the guys take things from here!" - Sentinel Daily

"A talented and technically skilled bunch... the quintet belt out one mighty anthem after another" 7/10 - Slam Alternative Music Magazine

credits

released November 24, 2023

Album line-up:

Vocals & Guitar - John Wilcox
Guitar - Dave Powell
Bass - Adam Tricklebank
Drums - James Williams

Additional backing vocals - Daniel Slevin
(All Hope In Fire & The Serpent's Rise)

Drums Recorded by Neil Haynes @ The Parlour Studios, UK
Guitars & Vocals recorded by Dave Powell, UK
Mixed & Mastered by Kristian Kohle @ Kohlekeller Studio, DE

Artwork by John Wilcox & Dave Powell

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Master's Call Wolverhampton, UK

Heavy metal blackened by death!
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The debut album "A Journey For The Damned" released 24th November 2023 on Fireflash Records! Available worldwide!
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The debut EP 'Morbid Black Trinity' released 25th January 2019.
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Onward we journey forth through the flames beyond the gates, never to return........ ... more

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The Chapel at The Angel Microbrewery

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The Six Six Bar

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