Track By Tracks: ETERITUS - Odium Et Irae Dei Super Vos (2025)

Interpretation lyrics

Odium et irae dei super vos

“Ashes over the fire”

Sonically and lyrically, the song invokes a scorched ritual, the collapse of the physical world into the dominion of shadow, where the flame no longer represents warmth or purification, but the annihilating will of an ancient force.

The repeated image of falling ashes suggests a world already reduced to cinders, echoes of civilizations, temples, or beliefs now smothered by ruin. The "ancient right bloodstain" alludes to a sacrificial act, not only in mythological terms but perhaps metaphorically representing the band's own transformation, shedding old skin through symbolic violence.

Ashes Over the Fire, is paradoxical: ashes should come after flame, yet here they fall upon it. This inversion suggests not an end, but a cycle—the fire burns beneath the ashes, never dying, always consuming.

"Celebration ov Wolves" is a triumphant anthem of predatory ascension, marking not only the death of the old world but the revelry of the beast reclaiming dominion over a weakened cosmos.

The wolves’ kingdom is not new in time, but reborn from the ashes of arrogance and decay. They do not mourn the world; they celebrate its end, as death is the threshold to authentic power.

The use of “ov” instead of “of” in the title adds a ceremonial, occult tone, aligning with black metal tradition and emphasizing the song as a ritualistic invocation, not just a narrative.

The "Dark Crusader" is not merely a warrior; he is ideology made flesh, a relentless servant of entropy with a purpose that transcends morality or life itself.

The opening line, "Cloaked in shadows, dark crusader, eternal night, no peace", reveals a figure who does not seek redemption or power in the conventional sense. This is a being forged by darkness, whose mission is not conquest, but erasure. Where knights of legend fought for order or faith, this crusader fights for the triumph of formless void.

“In the arms of endless night”

The song reads like a nightmare set in a post-collapse wasteland, where darkness is not just the absence of light, but the dominant force, a suffocating entity that has become home, ruler, and executioner. It shifts from battlefield epic to psychological horror, portraying a world where humanity devours itself, both literally and spiritually.

“Screams from distance will make you realize that we live in misery” punctures the veil. It’s not fantasy—it’s a reflection. This line bridges the surreal with the real, implying that the horror described is not only external, but internalized. The listener becomes complicit. This is the genius of blackened death metal: it doesn’t just show the abyss, it accuses you of building it. The chorus “You’re in the arms of the night for eternity, unholy might”portrays night as both captor and god. It's no longer a time of day, but a cosmic embrace, eternal and suffocating. This “night” becomes a metaphor for spiritual death, where the soul finds no dawn, no rest, only the consuming silence of corrupted divinity.

The title itself “Mystic Trifixion” evokes threefold suffering, an inversion of the traditional crucifixion mythos. This isn't martyrdom. This is deliberate sacrilege, a triple blasphemy in body, spirit, and will. The "Tri" in "Trifixion" may represent a profaned trinity: perhaps life, death, and rebirth corrupted into agony, destruction, and void.

The blasphemous hymn is this track itself—a song not sung to gods, but against them.

"Semper Fidelis" — Latin for "Always Faithful" is a title dripping with bitter irony. Once used by popes and saints as a seal of unwavering loyalty, the phrase becomes in this song a weapon, a curse hurled back at the institution that betrayed its own creed. This track is a blistering critique of the Catholic Church, unraveling the facade of sanctity to expose the corruption, lies, and devastation buried beneath its centuries-old rituals.

Opening with “Seres santos visten de blanco en sus templos sagrados”, the image is clear: priests cloaked in purity, residing in sanctified halls. But the next line—“te doy un pan luego te lo arranco pues tienes los ojos cerrados”—breaks the illusion violently. The Eucharist, once a symbol of grace, becomes a tool of control, a gift given and ripped away to punish blind faith. The metaphor speaks to betrayal at the highest spiritual level—manipulation dressed as mercy.

The lyrics “Promesas rotas / Hipocresía sin fin” speak to generations of the faithful whose hopes were exploited, their trust weaponized. The phrase “Fides negata est” (Latin: “faith is denied”) delivers the doctrinal deathblow—the institution that demanded absolute belief has, through its own actions, become unworthy of it.

Odium... (about music about the whole thing) - The album is a mix of many different inspirations, which each of the musicians poured from themselves. The goal was not some concept or particular coherence. The goal was to pay tribute to our idols and give it the spirit of Eteritus.

Mystic Trifixion - (about music) The beginnings of this song go back to 2020 and a jam session at my bachelor party. These riffs and ideas emerged while playing with my very good friend, black metal guitarist Daniel Gorzka. It was so casual, and we returned to everyday life. A few months later, Daniel died. An indescribable loss. While recording the new Eteritus I remembered those riffs. Let Gorzka leave a trace in the form of a black metal song referring to Scandinavian classics. A song dedicated to him.

Call of the Rising Darkness - (about the lyrics) The song is a tribute to the Great Gods of Chaos. A tribute to the darkness and gloom that is in each of us. The darkness that always has two faces.

Celebration of Wolves - (about music) The ambition for this piece was to create a musical Frankenstein's monster - it combines so many climates: a doom black roller, Scandinavian journeys through the forest, death metal bar breaking and a homage to Celtic Frost bordering on thrash.

In the Arms of Endless Night - (about music) This is our attempt to create a great monumental piece of music for Eteritus. A black/death feast referring to atmospheric, frosty times.