Oliver Magnum - Silent Scream (Prelude to Death) (1989)

Track taken from the masterpiece sole LP of Oliver Magnum (1989 - New Renaissance/Rentless Records) hailing from Oklahoma, USA.
Lineup:
James Randel - vocals
Monte Humphrey - guitar
Dan Kurtz - bass
Curt Daughtery - drums
Lyrics:
Black mist is the breath of night
Sworn to burn for a demon's right
Toiling with unholy dreams
In the blood of a sacred stream
Visions become reality
Rotting my brain oh god help me
No more will to save my soul
Enchanted under his control
With a silent scream
That no one seems to hear
The pit awaits the fools
As time of death appears
With a silent scream
The angels pass away
No chance to right the wrong
The hour of death today
Summoned to the wizard's cave
Forever now his evil slave
Doomed to plight and misery
Nothing left to set me free
Nightmares of the living damned
Fall into another land
In a grave to blind the sun
Look at what I have become
With a silent scream
That no one seems to hear
The pit awaits the fools
As time of death appears
With a silent scream
The angels pass away
No chance to right the wrong
The hour of death today
Black mist is the breath of night
Sworn to burn for a demon's right
Toiling with unholy dreams
In the blood of a sacred stream
Visions become reality
Rotting my brain oh god help me
No more will to save my soul
Enchanted under his control
As I sit alone
In the darkness of your light
I dream as I child running free
My mind's growing wild
In the shadow of your soul
My eyes had been blind, now they see
Can't you see my silent scream
Calling for you for you
My mind's growing wild
In the shadow of your soul
My eyes had been blind, now they see
Can't you see my silent scream
Calling for you
You are my destiny
Calling for you for you
Silent scream prelude to death

[@trishastargirl]

All these years later and I still LIKE IT! We saw these guys sooooo many times.

[@DJ-un4oh]

Tricia Star I used to go there too and saw them many times. Backstage and After Dark. Good times!

[@trishastargirl]

This was one of my favorite bands that played The Backstage Club in Houston. Pantera was the other of my top two. Oliver Magnum's bass player, Dan, was a cool guy.

[@crosswalklarry]

Still have the CD. Always reminded me of Lizzy Borden.

[@InsaneW_Ghrankenstein]

This is, seriously, the only original cassette to which I still listen. I remember being at an overnight band camp in high school, and some dude playing this tape after lights-off. -This- is the song that I remember so vividly from that day. I remember being stunned at the way the album took its harsh subject matter and presented it with a twisted beauty and chilling eloquence. Today, 3 Inches of Blood could only wish.

[@trishastargirl]

Omgoodness....28 years later. It's hard to believe we we're going to see them at Backstage 28 years ago.

[@SweetSmoke21]

It ROCKS :)))))))))

[@dominicumdor2966]

SweetSmoke21 u

[@sergiomurias9798]

qe puto temazo.

[@RafireRocksNRules]

But he's Oliver and has a magnum, Oliver Magnum.

[@jeffholt3807]

Saw these guys long time ago, the singers girlfriend was fucking hot

[@Jophelerx]

Gah, that album cover is so stupid, but the music is awesome!

[@crosswalklarry]

Jon Jones Looks just like the kid on the Extreme Pornograffiti album cover. Bet they stole the idea from OM.