Beaumont-Hamel, by Mistwalker

Beaumont-Hamel

by Mistwalker

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1.	Beaumont-Hamel 05:20	lyrics	buy track
July 1st, 1916 Third wave, Battle of the Somme 9:15 in the morning Under fire from guns and bombs The Newfoundland Regiment Advanced towards enemy lines Hail of bullets likened to a blizzard How many taken human lives? Sliding down to the Danger Tree These brothers, husbands and sons Answered a blind patriotic call To be cut down one by one The German onslaught unrelenting Here in this Hell called No Man's Land Expended by the British crown Exploiting the people of Newfoundland The reaper demands a heavy toll Harvesting an entire nation whole All in the name of rich men's desires They'd throw a million souls into the violent mire Told to die for king and country Sold a lie of honor and love No glory is found in the trenches Only agony dealt from up above They said you'd get to see the world There's more to the globe than a muddy pit Promised gold in exchange for service But all you got was a crater of shit Oh, your head was filled with notions By those who sought to use you And so you volunteered to be a pawn With no knowledge of what you'd lose When the smoke rose the following morning Only 68 of 800 remained The rest eviscerated in the quagmire Blown apart or severely maimed The reaper demands a heavy toll Harvesting an entire nation whole All in the name of rich men's desires They'd throw a million souls into the violent mire Ough! [Solo: Adam Giles] The reaper demands a heavy toll Harvesting an entire nation whole All in the name of rich men's desires They'd throw a million souls into the violent mire Ugh Ough!
2.	Beaumont-Hamel [Demo] 05:40	lyrics	buy track
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Lead single from 'Oceanic Heritage'. Full album drops on June 24th, 2023.

credits

released June 21, 2023

Greg Ravengrave - All Instruments, Lyrics, Album art
Adam Giles - Guest guitar solo

Mixed by Julien Levesque @ JL.LV Audio

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Mistwalker Glovertown, Newfoundland and Labrador

Blackened heavy metal originally from Glovertown, Newfoundland. Our live band is based in Montreal. Black thrash 'til death! MPDS for life!

All music is written and recorded by Greg Ravengrave unless otherwise specified.

Live band:

Greg Ravengrave - Vocals, Drums

Erin Faithless - Bass, Backing Vocals

Bobby Warlock - Guitars, Backing Vocals ... more