Kalmah - To The Gallows

The Black Waltz is the fourth full-length studio album by the Finnish melodic death metal band Kalmah and their first with keyboard player Marco Sneck. This album has them gravitating more towards thrash metal, which has often been cited as the Kokko brothers’ primary musical influence. The vocals have changed to lower death vocals, compared to their higher pitched growls in previous albums. -- Lyrics -- Waken by the scream of a buzzard Sending cold shivers down his back Now across the barren desert gallops a horse The only thing alive maintaining hope Soon the steps will slow and horse ends up dead The rider´s hope now gone too tired to resist The bonfires behind his back The chasers wait for their last attack The long arm of law has reached him This time he cannot fight back Now walking in procession hands around his back Surrounded by the people who only want him dead In his eyes the look reminds he´s not ready to tap Yesterday a he