Montradei
single
Montradei
In waltz time at 117 BPM, ‘Montradei’ opens with arpeggiated guitar before the full band locks in and the song reveals its true ambition: a mythological face-off between fire and ice, named forces Azharoth and Nimrath meeting at some cosmic threshold. The lyric ‘Fire crowns the broken sky / And swears to make it clean’ is the kind of line that earns its drama, and the five-part harmonies on the chorus give it the weight to carry that imagery without tipping into camp. The guitar solo is the centerpiece, melodic and unhurried against the dense rhythm section, landing somewhere between Santana’s sustained tone and early Heart at full stretch. For a band still building its audience, this is the kind of track you hand someone first.
Lyrics
Montradei Montradei
Fire runs in equal lines It draws me to it's kiss Cold remembers what confines And knows the things I miss
All that is will end at last None shall know what we have lost
Azharoth By Fire Nimrath By Ice They meet within the Montradei The ending comes… By fire By ice But not today
Fire crowns the broken sky And swears to make it clean Cold can watch a whole world die Without a sound between
All that is will end at last None shall know what we have lost
Azharoth By Fire Nimrath By Ice They meet within the Montradei The ending comes… By fire By ice But not today
All that is will end at last None shall know what we have lost
Azharoth By Fire Nimrath By Ice They meet within the Montradei The ending comes… By fire By ice But not today
Credits
Songwriter: Michael Anthony Rose