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Warmongers" by Crowmaster is a gothic, progressive, and post-rock track that critiques the creators of conflict. The lyrics highlight themes of anti-war sentiment, the cyclical nature of destruction, and a call to challenge the power dynamics of "warmongers".
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You pound your drums from a glowing screen,
Flags in your bio, boots still clean.
You chant for fire, you beg for steel
But you’ve never learned how a battlefield feels
Oh you’re such a hero!!!!!!
You cheer for thunder you’ve never heard,
You worship war like it’s just a word.
You’re a disease!
No screaming steel, no burning rain,
No shattered minds that can’t explain.
Just righteous fury in café light,
While someone else goes off to die!
Warmongers! You’re a disease!
Warmongers! You’re a disease!
You speak of honor with trembling hands,
Drawing brave maps on distant lands.
You paint it noble, clean and bright
But war is rot in the bones of night.
You pound your drums from a glowing screen
Flags in your bio, boots still clean
You’re a disease!
No screaming steel, no burning rain,
No shattered minds that can’t explain.
Just righteous fury in café light,
While someone else goes off to die!
You’re a disease!
#postmetal #postrock #gothicmetal #crowmaster #africa #namibia #southafrica
The song is inspired by Dâureb, also known as Brandberg and Omukuruvaro, Namibia's highest mountain. The lyrics describe the mountain's fiery appearance at sunset, its ancient rock art, and its significance as a "Mountain of Gods" (1:22-1:26). The song also references indigenous stories, including the "Mantis' Theft of Flame" (2:04-2:09) and iKaggen stealing the spark that warms the earth (2:38-3:00).
Dâureb embodies ancient power through several descriptions in the song and video information:
Ancient, Drawn: The lyrics describe it as "A living ember, ancient, drawn" (1:11-1:18), emphasizing its long-standing presence and inherent energy.
Stories Time Can't Kill: It is portrayed as a "Place of Fire, Burning Still" that "Hold the Stories Time Can’t Kill" (1:49-2:00), suggesting it is a repository of historical and mythical narratives that persist through time.
Whispers of Ghosts: The mountain "Whispers through the dust-red winds / Calling the ghosts of scattered clans" (1:29-1:42), implying it connects to ancestral spirits and a deep, timeless past.
Mountain of Gods: The name "Omukuruvaro" itself translates to "Mountain of Gods" (1:22-1:26), highlighting its sacred and powerful status in indigenous beliefs.
Indigenous Folklore: The song references ancient indigenous stories like the "Mantis’ Theft of Flame" (2:04-2:09) and iKaggen stealing the spark that warms the earth (2:38-3:00), linking the mountain to foundational myths and the origins of natural phenomena.
Dâureb (Dâures), also known as the Brandberg and Omukuruvaro (mountain of the Gods) - is Namibia's highest mountain and a significant landmark renowned for its extensive ancient rock art. The name means "burning mountain" in the indigenous Damara language, referring to the fiery orange-red glow the granite massif produces at sunset.
yaaaaaah - hey yay yeheeah
ooh Fire Mountain
When the crimson light climbs the stone
Dâureb burns through it stands alone
The granite veins ignite the dawn
A living ember, ancient, drawn
Omukuruvaro
Mountain of Gods
Whispers through the dust-red winds
Calling the ghosts
of scattered clans
Back through the silence of the sands
Oh Place of Fire, Burning Still
Hold the Stories Time Can’t Kill
From the Mantis’ Theft of Flame
To the Holy Fires Reclaimed
Omukuruvaro
Mountain of Gods
Whispers through the dust-red winds
Calling the Ghosts
of scattered clans
iKaggen crept here
crept beneath the wings
of the ostrich guarding secret things
stole the spark that warms the earth
from beneath the breeze
https://crowmaster.bandcamp.com/
https://elasticstage.com/crowmaster
#daureb #brandberg #omukuruvaro #namibia #metal #postrock #gothic #southafrica #daures #blackmetal #doom #rottingchrist #southafrica
https://crowmaster.bandcamp.com/
https://elasticstage.com/crowmaster
BANDCAMP: https://crowmaster.bandcamp.com/
TIDES OF THE ERG
Beneath a blood-red, burning sky,
Where the Dâre ǃGâi winds, whisper bone-dry lies,
As the Namib stirs—ancient and wide—
A serpent made of silence, where the sun itself has died.
Through dunes like tombs of embered gold,
I hear the names the First Ones told—
“ǃNami-ǂNûs”, coast of fog and spectral breath,
Where shadows walk with sand, and every step becomes a death.
Rise, oldest desert, open your jaws of flame,
Devour the daylight, erase the mortal name.
From the bones of the San, to the ashes of night,
Namib, awaken—unleash your ancient blight.
In the mirage where spirits burn,
I hear ǀKaggen whisper, waiting for return—A trickster god on smoldering wings,
Stealing fire from the dunes where the void still sings.
Ghosts of hunters carved in stone,
Their echoes lost, their stories blown,
Yet in the shifting sands they call,
Through clicking winds that haunt us all.
So swallow me whole, oh furnace divine,
Let my blood turn to rust, my soul to brine;
Rise, oldest desert, open your jaws of flame,
Devour the daylight, erase the mortal name.
From the bones of the San, to the ashes of night,
Namib, awaken—unleash your ancient blight.
Where the fog-spirits crawl through a skeletal sea,
And the dunes chant hymns of eternity,
I kneel before the desert’s throne—The Namib, ancient monarch of dust and bone.
So swallow me whole, oh furnace divine,
Let my blood turn to rust, my soul to brine;
For in your sands, where the dead still dream,
I join the roar of your eternal scream.
An atmospheric track exploring the desolate and treacherous nature of the Skeleton Coast in Namibia. The lyrics, which are also provided in the video description, vividly describe the landscape where "sand devours the sea" (1:56), "bones lie scattered" (2:01), and "rusting hulls, their mouths agape" (2:18) whisper to the dunes.
The song emphasizes the harshness of the environment, mentioning "treacherous coast" (2:41), "tired screams of those who came and drowned" (3:02), and "carrion winds" (4:16). It portrays a place where there's "no god here, no compass true" (4:27), only "the sun — a merciless eye" (4:32). The recurring imagery of fog, bone, and fading footprints reinforces the sense of death and impermanence (4:49-5:07).
The song concludes with a reflection on the void within and the ultimate surrender to the elements, where the voice is claimed by dust and the tide erases form (6:39-7:16). The video is tagged with genres such as metal, rock, gothic, and post-rock, reflecting the song's dark and brooding atmosphere
Where the sand devours the sea,
Bones lie scattered like prayers unspoken.
Rusting hulls, their mouths agape,
Whisper to the dunes in tongues of salt and iron.
Oh, Skeleton Coast
such treacherous coast
Thy tired screams of those who came and drowned.
Ghosts adrift in shifting mist,
Where land and ocean bleed as one.
Carrion winds from the barren deep,
Carve hymns upon the ribs of ships.
No god here, no compass true,
Only the sun — a merciless eye.
The fog ascends, a pall of bone,
Across the endless grave of foam.
Footprints fade where death took hold,
Namib’s breath, eternal and cold.
Oh, Skeleton Coast —
Thy name, a dirge for lost devotion.
I walk among thy rust and bone,
To find the face of the void within.
The fog descends!
The tides rise
The thirst it burns
then hunger rage
And when my voice is claimed by dust,
Let the tide erase my form.
For here, beneath the skull-white moon,
I am nothing — and nothing endures.
https://crowmaster.bandcamp.com/
https://elasticstage.com/crowmaster
#crowmaster #namibia #skeletoncoast #metal #rock #gothic #postrock #southafrica #namib
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Guadalajara’s heritage runs deep. On the DIRT crew’s latest adventure, they explored the region’s rich history from volcanic highlands to secret surf coves. Chefs Xrysw Ruelas and Óscar Segundo sent Josh and co. to load up on locally grown coffee, spearfish between catching waves, and follow freshly harvested agave on its journey to becoming tequila. After learning the ropes of Mexico’s national sport, Charreria, and hitting up a Lucha Libre match, all the local flavors came together in a feast backed by thousands of years of tradition. There really is something special in the soil here.
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Shot and Edited by WRKSHRT | https://www.wrkshrt.com/
Original Music Score by Actual Magic | https://actualmagic.co/
#guadalajara #travel #culture #adventure #food #mexico
Chapters:
00:00 Guadalajara
01:46 Chapter 1: Ciudad de Rosas
18:06 Chapter 2: Volcán de Fuego
25:08 Chapter 3 Ola Verde
35:01 Final Feast
Composition : Greg 'MadDog' McEwan-Marriott https://www.youtube.com/@maddog.mcewan
Bass : Johan DeJager
Drums : Greg 'MadDog' McEwan-Marriott
Guitars : Greg 'MadDog' McEwan-Marriott
Keyboards : Greg 'MadDog' McEwan-Marriott
Vocals : Johan DeJager
Crowmaster is the project of Greg 'MadDog' McEwan-Marriott https://www.youtube.com/@maddog.mcewan, guitarist and founder of South African Metal band Voice of Destruction (V.O.D.) https://www.youtube.com/@voiceofdestruction666 later Black Opera and Johan DeJager https://www.youtube.com/@INTOTHEPIT (Namibia, Germany) ex Voice of Destruction, Arcana XXII, Soul Vertigo https://www.youtube.com/@soulvertigo8013, Electric Dead https://www.youtube.com/@electricdead, Dark Impaler, False Idols https://www.youtube.com/@FalseIdols_HeavyMetal, Hybris, Arsonist, Overlord https://www.youtube.com/@overlord9590 and Vrot https://www.youtube.com/@VROTH....ideousRottenDeathMe-
Kråkmästaren, Maître des corbeaux, Krähenmeister, Kråkemester, Maestro di corvo, Varismestari, вороновод, Kragemester, Kraaimeester, Ahli gagak, Joukkomestari, олон түмний мастер, भीडमास्टर, Mestre de multidões, толпамастер, Maighstir-shluagh, อาจารย์อีกา, Karga ustası, ворон господар, chủ quạ, meistr brain, קראָו בעל, igwababa master, kraai meester, vrána mistr, κοράκι κύριος, 크로우마스터, كروماستر, クロウマスター, coronator, maighstir feannaig
LINKS
Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/art....ist/crowmaster/17353
Bandcamp - https://crowmaster.bandcamp.com/
Metal Archives - https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Crowmaster/
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/Crowmasterband
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artis....t/4rxEsw1Dvn41RST4Io
YT Music - https://music.youtube.com/chan....nel/UCXVAg5DemJ_b3cE
Composition : Greg 'MadDog' McEwan-Marriott https://www.youtube.com/@maddog.mcewan
previously Heinkel HE-111
Bass : Johan DeJager
Drums : Doom Tones https://www.youtube.com/@DoomTones
Guitars : Greg 'MadDog' McEwan-Marriott, Johan DeJager
Keyboards : Greg 'MadDog' McEwan-Marriott
Vocals : Greg 'MadDog' McEwan-Marriott
Crowmaster is the project of Greg 'MadDog' McEwan-Marriott https://www.youtube.com/@maddog.mcewan, guitarist and founder of South African Metal band Voice of Destruction (V.O.D.) https://www.youtube.com/@voiceofdestruction666 later Black Opera and Johan DeJager https://www.youtube.com/@INTOTHEPIT (Namibia, Germany) ex Voice of Destruction, Arcana XXII, Soul Vertigo https://www.youtube.com/@soulvertigo8013, Electric Dead https://www.youtube.com/@electricdead, Dark Impaler, False Idols https://www.youtube.com/@FalseIdols_HeavyMetal, Hybris, Arsonist, Overlord https://www.youtube.com/@overlord9590 and Vrot https://www.youtube.com/@VROTH....ideousRottenDeathMe-
Kråkmästaren, Maître des corbeaux, Krähenmeister, Kråkemester, Maestro di corvo, Varismestari, вороновод, Kragemester, Kraaimeester, Ahli gagak, Joukkomestari, олон түмний мастер, भीडमास्टर, Mestre de multidões, толпамастер, Maighstir-shluagh, อาจารย์อีกา, Karga ustası, ворон господар, chủ quạ, meistr brain, קראָו בעל, igwababa master, kraai meester, vrána mistr, κοράκι κύριος, 크로우마스터, كروماستر, クロウマスター, coronator, maighstir feannaig
LINKS
Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/art....ist/crowmaster/17353
Bandcamp - https://crowmaster.bandcamp.com/
Metal Archives - https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Crowmaster/
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/Crowmasterband
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artis....t/4rxEsw1Dvn41RST4Io
YT Music - https://music.youtube.com/chan....nel/UCXVAg5DemJ_b3cE
Composition : Greg 'MadDog' McEwan-Marriott https://www.youtube.com/@maddog.mcewan
Drums : Doom Tones @DoomToneshttps://www.youtube.com/@DoomTones
Guitars : Greg 'MadDog' McEwan-Marriott
Keyboards : Greg 'MadDog' McEwan-Marriott
Vocals : Greg 'MadDog' McEwan-Marriott
Crowmaster is the project of Greg 'MadDog' McEwan-Marriott https://www.youtube.com/@maddog.mcewan, guitarist and founder of South African Metal band Voice of Destruction (V.O.D.) https://www.youtube.com/@voiceofdestruction666 later Black Opera and Johan DeJager https://www.youtube.com/@INTOTHEPIT (Namibia, Germany) ex Voice of Destruction, Arcana XXII, Soul Vertigo https://www.youtube.com/@soulvertigo8013, Electric Dead https://www.youtube.com/@electricdead, Dark Impaler, False Idols https://www.youtube.com/@FalseIdols_HeavyMetal, Hybris, Arsonist, Overlord https://www.youtube.com/@overlord9590 and Vrot https://www.youtube.com/@VROTH....ideousRottenDeathMe-
Kråkmästaren, Maître des corbeaux, Krähenmeister, Kråkemester, Maestro di corvo, Varismestari, вороновод, Kragemester, Kraaimeester, Ahli gagak, Joukkomestari, олон түмний мастер, भीडमास्टर, Mestre de multidões, толпамастер, Maighstir-shluagh, อาจารย์อีกา, Karga ustası, ворон господар, chủ quạ, meistr brain, קראָו בעל, igwababa master, kraai meester, vrána mistr, κοράκι κύριος, 크로우마스터, كروماستر, クロウマスター, coronator, maighstir feannaig
LINKS
Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/art....ist/crowmaster/17353
Bandcamp - https://crowmaster.bandcamp.com/
Metal Archives - https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Crowmaster/
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/Crowmasterband
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artis....t/4rxEsw1Dvn41RST4Io
YT Music - https://music.youtube.com/chan....nel/UCXVAg5DemJ_b3cE
Crowmaster - Gather Stones - Omiti - The Lone Stone Men & Himba Tribe of Namibia #crowmaster #namibia
Composition : Greg 'MadDog' McEwan-Marriott https://www.youtube.com/@maddog.mcewan
Bass : Johan DeJager
Drums : Arnaud Krakowka https://www.youtube.com/@ArnaudKrakowka
Guitars : Greg McEwan-Marriott, Johan DeJager
Keyboards : Greg McEwan-Marriott
Vocals : Greg McEwan-Marriott, Johan DeJager
Crowmaster is the project of Greg 'MadDog' McEwan-Marriott https://www.youtube.com/@maddog.mcewan, guitarist and founder of South African Metal band Voice of Destruction (V.O.D.) https://www.youtube.com/@voiceofdestruction666 later Black Opera and Johan DeJager https://www.youtube.com/@INTOTHEPIT (Namibia, Germany) ex Voice of Destruction, Arcana XXII, Soul Vertigo https://www.youtube.com/@soulvertigo8013, Electric Dead https://www.youtube.com/@electricdead, Dark Impaler, False Idols https://www.youtube.com/@FalseIdols_HeavyMetal, Hybris, Arsonist, Overlord https://www.youtube.com/@overlord9590 and Vrot https://www.youtube.com/@VROTH....ideousRottenDeathMe-
Kråkmästaren, Maître des corbeaux, Krähenmeister, Kråkemester, Maestro di corvo, Varismestari, вороновод, Kragemester, Kraaimeester, Ahli gagak, Joukkomestari, олон түмний мастер, भीडमास्टर, Mestre de multidões, толпамастер, Maighstir-shluagh, อาจารย์อีกา, Karga ustası, ворон господар, chủ quạ, meistr brain, קראָו בעל, igwababa master, kraai meester, vrána mistr, κοράκι κύριος, 크로우마스터, كروماستر, クロウマスター, coronator, maighstir feannaig
LINKS
Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/art....ist/crowmaster/17353
Bandcamp - https://crowmaster.bandcamp.com/
Metal Archives - https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Crowmaster/
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/Crowmasterband
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artis....t/4rxEsw1Dvn41RST4Io
YT Music - https://music.youtube.com/chan....nel/UCXVAg5DemJ_b3cE
Incredible footage from Greg Cameron - / @judecamct
The OvaHimba are a monotheistic people who worship the god Mukuru. The OvaHimba traditionally believe in omiti, which some translate to mean witchcraft but which others call "black magic" or "bad medicine". Some OvaHimba believe that death is caused by omiti, or rather, by someone using omiti for malicious purposes.
The story of the Lone Men of Namibia is a mystery wrapped up in an enigma. These stone men – or rather, sculptures – are scattered all over the country, and known as The Lone Men Of Kaokoland. Each figure has an aluminium disc attached to it, with a number and a message as to where it is going. Although a sculpture numbered 37 has been seen, only 14 Lone Men have been found by us so far.
Composition : Greg 'MadDog' McEwan-Marriott https://www.youtube.com/@maddog.mcewan
Guitars : Greg 'MadDog' McEwan-Marriott
Keyboards : Greg 'MadDog' McEwan-Marriott
Crowmaster is the project of Greg 'MadDog' McEwan-Marriott https://www.youtube.com/@maddog.mcewan, guitarist and founder of South African Metal band Voice of Destruction (V.O.D.) https://www.youtube.com/@voiceofdestruction666 later Black Opera and Johan DeJager https://www.youtube.com/@INTOTHEPIT (Namibia, Germany) ex Voice of Destruction, Arcana XXII, Soul Vertigo https://www.youtube.com/@soulvertigo8013, Electric Dead https://www.youtube.com/@electricdead, Dark Impaler, False Idols https://www.youtube.com/@FalseIdols_HeavyMetal, Hybris, Arsonist, Overlord https://www.youtube.com/@overlord9590 and Vrot https://www.youtube.com/@VROTH....ideousRottenDeathMe-
Kråkmästaren, Maître des corbeaux, Krähenmeister, Kråkemester, Maestro di corvo, Varismestari, вороновод, Kragemester, Kraaimeester, Ahli gagak, Joukkomestari, олон түмний мастер, भीडमास्टर, Mestre de multidões, толпамастер, Maighstir-shluagh, อาจารย์อีกา, Karga ustası, ворон господар, chủ quạ, meistr brain, קראָו בעל, igwababa master, kraai meester, vrána mistr, κοράκι κύριος, 크로우마스터, كروماستر, クロウマスター, coronator, maighstir feannaig
LINKS
Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/art....ist/crowmaster/17353
Bandcamp - https://crowmaster.bandcamp.com/
Metal Archives - https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Crowmaster/
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/Crowmasterband
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artis....t/4rxEsw1Dvn41RST4Io
YT Music - https://music.youtube.com/chan....nel/UCXVAg5DemJ_b3cE
Composition : Greg 'MadDog' McEwan-Marriott https://www.youtube.com/@maddog.mcewan
Drums : Greg 'MadDog' McEwan-Marriott
Guitars : Greg 'MadDog' McEwan-Marriott
Keyboards : Greg 'MadDog' McEwan-Marriott
Crowmaster is the project of Greg 'MadDog' McEwan-Marriott https://www.youtube.com/@maddog.mcewan, guitarist and founder of South African Metal band Voice of Destruction (V.O.D.) https://www.youtube.com/@voiceofdestruction666 later Black Opera and Johan DeJager https://www.youtube.com/@INTOTHEPIT (Namibia, Germany) ex Voice of Destruction, Arcana XXII, Soul Vertigo https://www.youtube.com/@soulvertigo8013, Electric Dead https://www.youtube.com/@electricdead, Dark Impaler, False Idols https://www.youtube.com/@FalseIdols_HeavyMetal, Hybris, Arsonist, Overlord https://www.youtube.com/@overlord9590 and Vrot https://www.youtube.com/@VROTH....ideousRottenDeathMe-
Kråkmästaren, Maître des corbeaux, Krähenmeister, Kråkemester, Maestro di corvo, Varismestari, вороновод, Kragemester, Kraaimeester, Ahli gagak, Joukkomestari, олон түмний мастер, भीडमास्टर, Mestre de multidões, толпамастер, Maighstir-shluagh, อาจารย์อีกา, Karga ustası, ворон господар, chủ quạ, meistr brain, קראָו בעל, igwababa master, kraai meester, vrána mistr, κοράκι κύριος, 크로우마스터, كروماستر, クロウマスター, coronator, maighstir feannaig
LINKS
Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/art....ist/crowmaster/17353
Bandcamp - https://crowmaster.bandcamp.com/
Metal Archives - https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Crowmaster/
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/Crowmasterband
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artis....t/4rxEsw1Dvn41RST4Io
YT Music - https://music.youtube.com/chan....nel/UCXVAg5DemJ_b3cE