United States. She was totally indifferent as to whether she lived in the fire or, just as much at her ease, in the dew. At a young age, Morgan is sent to a convent after Arthur's father Uther Pendragon, aided by the half-demon Merlin, kills Gorlois and rapes and marries her mother, who later gives him a son, Arthur (which makes him Morgan's younger half-brother). [140][141] References linking Avalon to Sicily can be found in Otia Imperialia (c. 1211) and La faula, as well as in Breton and Provenal literature, for example in the aforementioned Jaufre and La Bataille Loquifer. "[40][118] When Renoart jilts her and escapes to rescue his other son Maileffer, Morgan sends her demonic monster servant Kapalu (derived from the Welsh legends' Cath Palug[120]) after him; the shipwrecked Renoart ends up luckily rescued by a mermaid. And that hard work paid off as the guys managed to break into the mainstream. However, her treacherous attempts to bring about Arthur's demise in the Suite are repeatedly frustrated by the king's new sorceress advisor Ninianne (the Lady of the Lake). Morgana Lefay appeared at the dawn of the new decade, brilliantly oblivious to the emerging trends on the scene. [139], Morgan le Fay, or Fata Morgana in Italian, has been in particular associated with Sicily as a location of her enchanted realm in the mythological landscape of medieval Europe (at least since the Norman conquest of southern Italy),[140] and local folklore describes her as living in a magical castle located at or floating over Mount Etna. [33] In the Val sans Retour, Lancelot frees the 250 unfaithful knights entrapped by Morgan, including Morgan's own son Yvain and her former lover Guiomar whom she has turned to stone for his infidelity. In some of the later works, she is also subversively working to take over Arthur's throne through her mostly harmful magic and scheming, including manipulating men. Nevertheless, the Swedish guys were not completely immune against the nonsense of the zeitgeist. UPS Code : 602276008621. Morgana Lefay surely did not disappoint their target group. Lancelot is Morgan's prime object of sexual desire but he consistently refuses her obsessive advances due to his great love of Guinevere, even as Morgan repeatedly courts, drugs, enchants or imprisons the knight. There, they lure and ensnare many hundreds of young and attractive knights, who then spend the rest of their lives in the palace. If these rhythms dont get your head banging, you probably have neck problems. Morgana lives in her paradise-like garden in a crystal cavern under a lake, plotting to eventually destroy the entire world. It is based on the French prose romances, but here Morgan is a prophetic figure whose main role is to ensure the fulfilment of fate. And as long as she was in her right mind, she was more courteous than any, but when she was angry with anyone, there was no need in trying to reconcile them. As strong as several of their previous albums have been, "Grand Materia" is Morgana Lefay's finest moment and is most certainly essential. [50], In writing that, Hartmann might have not been influenced by Chrtien, but rather by an earlier oral tradition from the stories of Breton bards. Here she is called Morgen, and she is a powerful lady of Avalon, which Geoffrey calls "the island of apples" or "the Fortunate Isle." She is a healer, and a leader, and the mystical isle of apples is alive and . Log In Create Account Shop Designs Browse All Designs New Tees on Sale Featured Designers Newest Designers About Us About TeePublic Artist Sign Up English (US) - $ USD Shop All Designs The Middle Welsh Arthurian tale Geraint son of Erbin, either based on Chrtien's Erec and Enide or derived from a common source, mentions King Arthur's chief physician named Morgan Tud. When it comes to that matter, I Roam sums up the formula of Morgana Lefay quite well. Furthermore, the historical Urien had a treacherous ally named Morcant Bulc who plotted to assassinate him, much as Morgan attempts to kill Urien. Morgana le Fay is a legendary baneful sorceress and the ultimate villain of the 2010 Disney fantasy adventure film The Sorcerer's Apprentice . [2][3] As her epithet "le Fay" (invented in the 15th century by Thomas Malory[4] from the earlier French la fe 'the fairy'; Malory would also use the form "le Fey" alternatively with "le Fay"[5]) and some traits indicate, the figure of Morgan appears to have been a remnant of supernatural females from Celtic mythology, and her main name could be connected to the myths of Morgens (also known as Mari-Morgans or just Morgans),[6] the Welsh and Breton fairy water spirits related to the legend of Princess Dahut (Ahes). On her way out, Morgan saves Arthur's knight named Manassen (Manessen, Manasses) from certain death and enables him to kill his captor when she learns Accolon was Manessen's cousin. In some versions of the Arthurian legends, especially early versions, she is good, depicted as a healer and wise woman. The opener "Out in the Silence" came along with a very cold and computerized production. In. It also features three other counterpart characters: Acrasia, Duessa, and Malecasta, all representing different themes from Malory's description of Morgan. Favourite photographer: my mom. We therefore happily commited the king to her care, and spred our sails to favourable winds on return journey. () And when it took her fancy she could change a man into a bird or an animal. () Both in the air and on the earth she could hover at her ease, on the waves and beneath them. She then takes an unnamed knight as her new companion, until she discovers his affair with another woman, which leads to the creation of her magical domain known as the Val sans Retour (the Vale of No Return), serving as an enchanted prison for false lovers. The supposed reunion album Grand Materia was a welcome return to their old delivery the band sounding even angrier and thrashier than before with added modern boost to the guitars. In fact, I personally think Morgana Lefay is one of the very few bands that deserves the label Heavy Metal nowadays. Morgana Lefay proves that the evolution of Heavy Metal didn't stop in the mid-eighties. Co-produced/engineered/mixed by Morgana Lefay. [128] In the rondalla ('folk tale' in Catalan) La fada Morgana, the protagonist Joana ends up marrying the fairy queen Morgana's son named Beuteusell after passing his mother's test with his help. [13] They meet at Lot's funeral, during the time when Morgan is pregnant with Yvain; after Merlin teaches her so much she becomes "the wisest woman in the world", Morgan scorns and drives Merlin away by threatening to torture and kill him if he would not leave her alone, which causes him great sorrow out of his "foolish love" (fol amor) for her. ), a best of compilation also containing one brand new track and two covers (Crimson Glorys Lost Reflection and ABBAs Voulez Vous), and a new opus. She is a legendary baneful sorceress who is aided by wicked spellcasters like Maxim Horvath and Abigail Williams in her plan of raising the souls of the evil dead sorcerers ("Morganians" named after her) and destroying the world. The albums The Seventh Seal, Symphony of the Damned re-symphonised and S.O.S were made when the band was called Lefay. [64] A 14th-century massive prequel to the Arthurian legend, Perceforest, also implies that Arthur's sister was later named after its fe character Morgane from several centuries earlier. "I'm starting a new Twitch show called Power Metal Fantasy, which will be on every Saturday 9 PM - 1 AM Eastern Time at twitch.tv/mickkarnage \m/ For more info, check out this video:" [119] In another French chanson de geste, the early-13th-century La Bataille Loquifer, the fays[28] Morgan (Morgue) and her sister Marsion (Marrion) bring the Saracen hero Renoart (Renouart, Rainouart) to Avalon, where Arthur is the king; Renoart's falls in love with Morgan and impregnates her with his illegitimate son named Corbon (Corbans), "a live devil who did nothing but evil. It is named after Morgan Le Fay of the Arthurian cycle. She knows, too, the art by which to change her shape, and to fly through the air, like Daedalus, on strange wings. She is also linked to the Valkyries. However, despite all of their prior hostility towards each other and her numerous designs directed against Arthur personally (and his own promise to get a terrible revenge on her as long as he lives[58]), Malory's Morgan is still redeemed and is one of the four grieving enchantress queens (the others being Nimue, marking the end of conflict between her and Morgan,[95] and two of Morgan's allies, the Queen of the Northgales and the Queen of the Wasteland) who arrive in a black boat to transport the wounded king to Avalon in the end. Issue #5 - Black Mark 1995 2.65 4 Dynamit Volume 4 1996 3.00 1 Stahlmaster 2 1997 3.34 11 A Black Mark Tribute 1997 3.08 73 3 A Tribute to ABBA 2001 3.78 7 The Metal Years: Power Metal 2002 3.03 3 Let the Hammer Fall Vol. The power -. And what a return it is! Not such a big deal, after all, anyone can get tempted by the jocund, laughable side of life, and this effort remains one of the guys finest showings forming a really captivating package with the following Maleficium which was released a year later and provided the less immediate, more complex, progressive-prone alternative to the album reviewed here. At first, Morgan and the also young Guinevere are close friends, even wearing shared near-identical rings. Badges. Well this time, they managed to surpass anything that they've done before with "Only Endless Time Remains." [125] Another Spanish work, Francisco de Enciso Zrate's Florambel de Lucea (1532), features a later appearance of Arthur together with his sister Morgaina, "better known as Morgana the fairy" (fada Morgana), who explains how she saved her brother and gifts Excalibur (Escaliber) to the eponymous hero Florambel. Best viewed without Internet Explorer, in 1280 x 960 resolution or higher. Aside from my preference for thrash and black metal, I am also interested in "normal" heavy metal. Honestly speaking, it has the power to cauterize my retina. Morgana Lefay is a power metal band. Lo and behold, this album really spread the original message of power, leather and chains, although its lyrics did not refer to these trite stereotypes. : Limited edition Label: Independent Format: 12" vinyl (33 RPM) Limitation: 537 copies Reviews: 1 review (avg. [4][58][96] Arthur is last seen in Morgan's lap, with her lament of sorrow referring to him as her "dear brother" (dere brothir), as they disappear from the work's narrative together. And what remained at the end? In 1999, a self-titled album was made with Thomas Persson on guitar. This is actually a pity, because the majority of the here presented songs reaches a solid or even good level. Her character is seldom elaborated beyond her role as a fay (fairy) or magician in earlier works where she is featured. That's not the case of this album, luckily, being thicker and heavier than any other Morgana release, still retaining the psychological and mystical themes, plus the occasional Tolkien references. Geoffrey's description of Morgen and her sisters in the Vita Merlini closely resembles the story of the nine Gaulish priestesses of the isle of Sena (now le de Sein) called Gallisenae (or Gallizenae), as described by the geographer Pomponius Mela during the first century, strongly suggesting that Pomponius' Description of the World (De situ orbis) was one of Geoffrey's prime sources. Purportedly an account of the life of Merlin, it elaborates some episodes from Geoffrey's more famous earlier work, Historia Regum Britanniae (1136). Now banished from Camelot, Morgan retires to her lands in Gore and then to her castle near the stronghold of Tauroc (possibly in North Wales). [30] In his encyclopaedic work, Otia Imperialia, written around the same time and with similar derision for this belief, Gervase of Tilbury calls that mythical enchantress Morganda Fatata (Morganda the Fairy). (Geoffrey's Arthur does have a sister, whose name is Anna, but the possibility of her being a predecessor to Morgan is unknown. [40] (Of note, Guiomar, appearing there as Gaimar, is also Guinevere's early lover instead of her cousin in the German version Lancelot und Ginevra.) [113] In some accounts, Ogier begets her two sons, including Marlyn (Meurvin);[40][114] in the 14th-century pseudo-chronivle Ly Myreur des Histors written by the French-Belgian author Jean d'Outremeuse, one of their sons is a giant[28] and they live in a palace made of jewels. Listen to all music from Morgana Lefay for free. But when considering the fact that "Sanctified" is not the only album of my collection, it is at risk of fading into oblivion. In this version of the character, Morgan le Fay belongs to the species of humanoid magical beings called fairies, who are born with supernatural powers, and is the half-faerie half-sister of . Nevertheless, Alexander promises to defend her castle of Fair Guard (Belle Garde), where he has been held, for a year and a day, and then dutifully continues to guard it even after the castle gets burned down;[40][83] this eventually leads to his death. A recently discovered moralistic manuscript written in Anglo-Norman French is the only known instance of medieval Arthurian literature presented as being composed by Morgan herself. "I Roam" is short and to-the-point, but still kicks ass. [38] In the Prose Merlin, for instance, it is Morgan who finds Merlin, whom she "loves passionately". She learns more spells than any other woman, gains an ability to transform herself into any animal, and people begin to call her Morgan the Goddess (Morgain-la-desse, Morgue la dieuesse). Morgana le Fay (Helen Mirren) is the main antagonist in the 1981 fantasy film, Excalibur. She also otherwise torments Guinevere, causing her great distress and making her miserable until the Lady of the Lake gives her a ring that protects her from Morgan's power. Thankfully, they do not use the heaviness as a crutch, instead using it to add another dynamic to their sound. Notably, her modern character is frequently being conflated with her sister's as mother of Arthur's son and nemesis Mordred, the status that Morgan herself has never had in medieval legend. During her lifetime, Morgan le Fay played a role in numerous events through her powerful magic and healing skills. This is probably the heaviest song on here, although it gets competition from the deliciously thrashy "The Edge," which has great intro riff-set, leading to an absolutely killer main riff. Geoffrey of Monmouth's Vita Merlini (c. 1150) named her as the ruler of Avalon, a marvelous island where King Arthur was to be healed of his wounds, and it described her as skilled in the arts of healing and of changing shape. It also features the medieval motif where uses a magic horn to convince Arthur of the infidelity of his queen (Geneura), here successfully. [73] To avenge Accolon's death, which caused her great sorrow, Morgan again steals the scabbard from the sleeping king. Morgana Lefay - Symphony of the Damned - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives Symphony of the Damned Morgana Lefay Type: Full-length Release date: March 2nd, 1990 Catalog ID: N/A Version desc. Confident of her coming victory, Morgan also attempts to murder her sleeping husband Urien with his own sword, but in this act she is stopped by their son Yvain (Uwayne), who pardons her when she protests she has been under the devil's power and promises to abandon her wicked ways. [46], Chrtien again refers to Morgan as a great healer in his later romance Yvain, the Knight of the Lion, in an episode in which the Lady of Norison restores the maddened hero Yvain to his senses with a magical potion provided by Morgan the Wise (Morgue la sage). And she had the fairest head of any suited for a woman, and the most beautiful hands, and her skin was softer than millet. In late August 2006, the band went into Studio Soundcreation to record a new album, titled Aberrations of the Mind. In an episode that had been first introduced by the anonymous writer of the earlier Prose Lancelot, Lancelot rescues Elaine of Corbenic from being trapped in an enchanted boiling bath by Morgan and the Queen of the Northgales, both envious of Elaine's great beauty (echoing Circe's treatment of Scylla[13]). The guitar riffs are very rhythmical and the drums are heavily pounding. Hollow is one of the best Metal songs I have ever heard in a long time. His supposed grave is later said to be found mysteriously empty but for his helmet. Our friends here do not belong to said wave as their approach is way more orthodox without too many progressive aspirations, not unlike another Swedish outfit who started at around the same time, Tad Morose. Morgan le Fay is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.The character, created by Stan Lee and Joe Maneely, is loosely based on the Morgan le Fay of Arthurian legend. [13][63] Merlin is the first known work linking Morgan to Igraine and mentioning her learning sorcery after having been sent away for an education. Moreover, she had kin deep in Hell: the Devil was her companion. After releasing three albums, they got back the name Morgana Lefay when they returned to Black Mark Records. Morgana Lefay (known as Damage from 1986 until 1989) is a power/thrash metal band from Bollns in Sweden. "Morgana Lefay" featured a new singer and lead guitarist and sounded quite different; the band generally disregards it from their catalogue much like Pantera pretended that their first few albums never existed. Recording information: Recorded at UAE Studios, Stockholm, Sweden, Spring 1999. [13][59] Beginning as an erratic ally of Arthur and a notorious temptress opposed to his wife and some of his knights (especially Lancelot) in the original stories of the Vulgate Cycle, Morgan's figure eventually often turns into an ambitious and depraved nemesis of King Arthur himself in the Post-Vulgate. ), and kept the groovy/aggro vogues at bay for a large portion of the 90s. It is believed that this character, though considered a male in Gereint, may be derived from Morgan le Fay, though this has been a matter of debate among Arthurian scholars since the 19th century (the epithet Tud may be a Welsh or Breton cognate or borrowing of Old Irish tuath, 'north, left', 'sinister, wicked', also 'fairy (fay), elf'). Morgana Lefay have a certain style in writing their metal ballads where one can instantly recognize them, for better or for worse. () Mighty was she in magic and her life was greatly in defiance of God, for at her command were the birds in the wild, in the woods and fields, and what seems to me greatest, those evil spirits, that are called devils they were all at her command. Morgen agrees to take Arthur, delivered to her by Taliesin to have him revived. She put the king in her chamber on a golden bed, uncovered his wound with her noble hand and looked long at it. Morgana Lefay - Maleficium (Official Video) (1996) From The Album Maleficium - YouTube Heavy metal band from Bollnas, Sweden formed in 1986 that have consistently released great albums but. [13] (The Spanish poem La Faula has Morgan explain that by saying the tomb's purpose was to prevent a search for Arthur. While many later works make Morgan specifically human, she retains her magical powers,[7] and sometimes, also her otherworldly if not divine attributes. It is possible that this motif was inspired by classical stories like that how Medea killed her rival for Jason's affection[74] or how Deianira sent a poisoned tunic to Hercules. As part of her convoluted plan, both Arthur and Accolon are spirited away from their hunt with Urien by a magical boat of twelve damsels. A whole myriad of ideas is successfully merged together with a strong story to create a pinnacle that most bands can only dream of. [6][36] According to a theory postulated by R. S. Loomis, Geoffrey was not the original inventor of Morgan's character, which had already existed in Breton folklore in the hypothetical unrecorded oral stories that featured her as Arthur's fairy saviour, or even also his fairy godmother (her earliest shared supernatural ability being able to traverse on or under water). Morgana Lefay proves that the evolution of Heavy Metal didnt stop in the mid-eighties. "Thoroughly Modern Morgan: Morgan le Fey in Twentieth-Century Popular Arthuriana". Morgan le Fay is mysterious. Her magic aside, Lancelot is always disempowered in his dealings with Morgan as he could never hurt a woman or fight a kin of his king, which allows the writers to make her a perfect foil for Lancelot as "the woman he most feared in the world. A music video was made for the title track. [40][73], Morgan also uses her skills in dealing with various of Arthur's Knights of the Round Table, especially the greatest of them all, Lancelot, whom she alternately tries to seduce and to expose as Guinevere's adulterous lover. Uther (or Arthur himself in the Post-Vulgate[13]) betroths her to his ally, King Urien of Gor(r)e, the land described as an Otherworldly northern British kingdom, possibly the historical Rheged (early versions have alternatively named Morgan's husband as Nentres of Garlot, who later was recast as the husband of her sister Elaine). Morgan's other 16th-century appearances include these of Morgue la fe in Franois Rabelais' French satirical fantasy novel Les grandes chroniques du grand et norme gant Gargantua et il publie Pantagruel (1532)[147] and of the good Morgana in Erasmo di Valvasone's Italian didactic poem La caccia (1591). Namnet Morgana Lefay togs 1989. The 13th-century Chrtien-inspired romance Floriant et Florete places Morgan's secret mountain castle of Mongibel (Montgibel or Montegibel, derived from the Arabic name for Etna), where, in the role of a fairy godmother, Morgan (Morgane) and two other fays[28] spirit away and raises Floriant, a son of a murdered Sicilian king and the hero of the story. If you suspect that I want to call it "terrible", then you are absolutely right. Driven by earthy guitar lines and designed with a few breaks, it was more variable than "To Isengard". [22] Additionally, Modron is called "daughter of Afallach",[23] a Welsh ancestor figure also known as Avallach or Avalloc, whose name can also be interpreted as a noun meaning 'a place of apples';[24] in the tale of Owain and Morfydd's conception in Peniarth 147, Modron is called the "daughter of the King of Annwn", a Celtic Otherworld. She is associated with fate and known as a goddess of war and death, but also fertility and numerous other things. Recorded at Wave Station L.A., Ljusne, Sweden. In Layamon's Middle English poem The Chronicle of Britain (c. 1215), Arthur was taken to Avalon by two women to be healed there by its most beautiful elfen (aluen) queen named Argante or Argane;[13][40] it is possible her name had been originally Margan(te) before it was changed in manuscript transmission. [71] Morgan then either undertakes or continues her studies of dark magic under Merlin, enamored for her, the details of which vary widely depending on the telling. Morgan le Fay (alternatively known as Morgan le Faye, Morgane, Morgaine, Morgana and other names), is a powerful sorceress and a treacherous foe in the Arthurian legends. "[57] The Vulgate Suite du Merlin narration describes Morgan's unmatched beauty and her various skills and qualities of character: She was comely in body and features, she stood straight and was wonderfully pleasant and a good singer. [40] In the Prose Tristan, wherein Morgan presents herself as Arthur's full sister,[13] she delivers by Lamorak to Arthur's court a magical drinking horn from which no unfaithful lady can drink without spilling, hoping to disgrace Guinevere by revealing her infidelity, but it is Iseult whose adultery is disclosed instead. With the exception of bassist Fredrik Lundberg, the band that recorded "Grand Materia" is the same that recorded all three Lefay albums. Shadows of God retains the hectic riff-patterns, but adds up more dynamics with boisterous bouncy rhythms thrashing more confidently without speeding up too much. Morgan has also been often linked with the supernatural mother Modron,[6][19] derived from the continental mother goddess figure of Dea Matrona and featured in medieval Welsh literature. In the Court of the Crimson King is not a King Crimson cover, but is a fabulous headbanging thrasher the guys unleashing a lot of fury moshing out in a way they havent quite exhibited previously. From the moment the album takes off, there is actually not one weak song. Now a queen but unhappy with her husband, Morgan serves as a lady-in-waiting for the high queen, Arthur's newly married young wife Guinevere. Their hearts lied with the classic metal canons, and their debut fully exemplified their passion with its old school feel with not a single detrimental ingredient. Grand Materia is I will state that once again the ultimate proof of that. She who is first among them is more skilled in the healing art, and also surpasses her sisters in beauty. [80] One of such occasions has Lancelot captured in Cart Castle (Charyot) by Morgan and two other lascivious enchantresses, Queen Sebile (Sedile) and the unnamed Queen of Sorestan, each of whom wants to make him her lover, but he refuses to choose and escapes with the help of one of their maidservants, Rocedon. [87] With same intent, when Tristan was to be Morgan's champion at a jousting tournament, she also gives him an enchanted shield depicting Arthur, Guinevere and Lancelot to deliver to Camelot (in the Prose Tristan). Not even one mediocre song, and that is quite rare in the current state of music. This late 12th-century text is purportedly addressed to her court official and tells of the story of a knight called Piers the Fierce; it is likely that the author's motive was to draw a satirical moral from the downfall of the English knight Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall. !I'm burning - in fire So hard to stand against the flames Deception - who told them About the magic I possess? 1990 gav de sjlva ut skivan Symphony of the Damned, och 1991 skrev de skivkontrakt av Black Mark Productions efter att ha slppt demon Rumours of Rain. Due to this situation, I bought "Sanctified". Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Morgana Lefay New Album Title Song Titles Clips Available", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Morgana_Lefay&oldid=1100210615, Peter Grehn guitars, backing vocals (1998present), Fredrik Lundberg bass, backing vocals (2003present), Pelle kerlind drums, backing vocals (2006present), Micke sentorp bass [The "Lefay" years] (19972003), This page was last edited on 24 July 2022, at 19:14. Favourite genre of music: doesn't really matter but mostly classic rock. [55] Loomis also linked her to the eponymous seductress evil queen from The Queen of Scotland, a 19th-century ballad "containing Arthurian material dating back to the year 1200."[56]. [126][127] In Tristn de Leonis, Morgana offers her love to Tristan. [54], Speculatively, Loomis and John Matthews further identified other perceived avatars of Morgan as the "Besieged Lady" archetype in various early works associated with the Castle of Maidens motif, often appearing as (usually unnamed) wife of King Lot and mother of Gawain. 1997 bytte de namn (och label) till Lefay, och gav ut skivorna The Seventh Seal, Symphony of the Damned (re-symhponised) och .---. [63] After Merlin's entombment by the Lady of the Lake, Morgan and her three enchantresses also try to find and rescue him but they fail in that task. Estimated delivery between 2022/09/15 - 2022/09/24 Quantity Add to cart The style was pretty much classic heavy metal with shades of both thrash and doom the latter not a surprise having in mind that the band come from Candlemass homeland. [13][38] In the Post-Vulgate Suite, Morgan had been tutored by Merlin even before her relationship with Guiomar, and later she returns to learn more. Sebile and Morgan are particularly close companions, working their magic together, but they tend to fall into petty squabbles due to their rivalries and bad tempers, including a conflict between them when they both seduce Lancelot's brother Hector de Maris in the late 13th-century Prophties de Merlin. More great things were probably going to appear out of their roster, but an internal turmoil led to the bands split up into two fractions, a story that should be familiar to the metal heads with all the gory details by now. Why? is a great lyrical ballad, a welcome respite with Rytkonen nicely displaying his more tender side pitching it higher and more dramatically on the hard-hitting finale. "[90] Up until the war between Arthur and Lancelot and the rebellion of Mordred, it is Morgan who remains the main and constant source of direct and indirect threat to the realm. Arthur, son of Igraine and Uther, is thus Morgan's half-brother; the Queen of Orkney is one of Morgan's sisters and Mordred's mother. [85] It is said that Morgan concentrates on witchcraft to such degree that she goes to live in seclusion in the exile of far-away forests. This last instalment was by no means a flop, and definitely deserved a dignified sequel, but the band fell into another creative hiatus which lasts until the present day. Morgan le Fay, Morgana. Of course, listeners will always have their preferences. S.O.S (Morgana Lefay album) .---. In Matteo Maria Boiardo's late-15th-century Orlando Innamorato, fata Morgana (initially as lady Fortune[144]) is beautiful but wicked fairy enchantress, a sister of King Arthur and a pupil of Merlin. But she was the most lustful woman in all Great Britain and the lewdest. Her prominence increased as legends developed over time, as did her moral ambivalence, and in some texts there is an evolutionary transformation of her to an antagonist, particularly as portrayed in cyclical prose such as the Lancelot-Grail and the Post-Vulgate Cycle. Originating from 2 Swedish metal bands ,1986 formed Damage's lineup with 85' former Sepher Jezirah vocalist, replacing the second guitarist, the band changed their name to "Morgana Lefay" before releasing a self-financed album named "Symphony Of The Damned" in 1989 with glowing reviews and responses.The second release dubbed "Rumours Of Rain" in 1991 was a demo tape of convincing quality . Morgana Lefay - Maleficium (Full Album) - YouTube The Chamber Of Confession The Source Of Pain Victim Of The Inquisition MadnessA Final Farewell Maleficium It Master Of The MasqueradeWitches. Grand Materia marks the return to the name Morgana Lefay, after years of label problems which forced the band to continue under the name Lefay. [151], Geoffrey, Chrtien and other early authors, Malory and other medieval English authors, Other later portrayals in various countries. After all, the traditional style is the nucleus of almost every subgenre. While the fairy Modron is mother of Owain mab Urien in the Welsh myth, and Morgan would be assigned this role in the later literature, this first continental association between Yvain (the romances' version of Owain) and Morgan does not imply they are son and mother. The sophomore answered that question handsomely by speeding up putting power and thrash up front, doom metal pushed towards the trenches to an extent, though, as The Secret Doctrine brought it back on a couple of tracks immersing the delivery in dark, sombre colours. Originating from 2 Swedish metal bands ,1986 formed Damage's lineup with 85' former Sepher Jezirah vocalist, replacing the second guitarist, the band changed their name to "Morgana Lefay" before releasing a self-financed album named "Symphony Of The Damned" in 1989 with glowing reviews and responses. In the Post-Vulgate, where Morgan's explicitly evil nature is stated and accented, she also works to destroy Arthur's rule and end his life, but the reasons for her initial hatred of him are never fully explained other than just an extreme antipathy towards the perfect goodness which he symbolises. Deviant for 18 years. Bernardo Tasso's L'Amadigi (1560) further introduces Morgana's three daughters: Carvilia, Morganetta, and Nivetta, themselves temptresses of knights.[146]. Their brand of music is heavy, powerful and melodic, but it never sounds outdated, because the band dares to evolve with time. [5] As noted by Mary Lynn Saul: "Curiously, in spite of all her powers, Morgan is rarely successful in any of her plots. Pursued by Arthur for her betrayal, Morgan throws the scabbard into a lake, before temporarily turning herself and her entourage to stone, the sight of which makes Arthur think they have been already punished by God. At the end of the Mort Artu, Morgan is the only one who is recognised among the black-hooded ladies who take the dying Arthur to his final rest and possible revival in Avalon. In the German version of Erec, the 12th-century knight and poet Hartmann von Aue has Erec healed by Guinevere with a special plaster that was given to Arthur by the king's sister, the goddess (gotinne)[28] Feimurgn (Fmurgn, Fairy Murgan[49]): When she began to demonstrate her magic powers, she had very soon circumnavigated the world and come back again. She then herself is imprisoned in a magical torment in her mother's glass-and-diamond magical castle Pela-Orso, because of how Morgana wanted to force her to marry Tristan. In 1997, Morgana Lefay disbanded. Morgana Lefay je vdsk power/thrash/groove metalov kapela zaloen roku 1989 ve mst Bollns a pojmenovan podle arodjnice jmnem Morgana Le Fay z povst o krli Artui. [18] Guingamor's own lai by Marie de France links him to the beautiful magical entity known only as the "fairy mistress",[42] who was later identified by Thomas Chestre's Sir Launfal as Dame Tryamour, the daughter of the King of the Celtic Otherworld who shares many characteristics with Chrtien's Morgan. [32] Morgen is also said to be a learned mathematician[33] and to have taught it and astronomy[34] to her fellow nymph (nymphae)[28] sisters, whose names are listed as Moronoe, Mazoe, Gliten, Glitonea, Gliton, Tyronoe, Thiten and Thiton.[35]. In May 2006, drummer Robin Engstrm left the band because of 'personal differences'. The success of the album allowed the band to tour and eventually landed them with Black Mark Records.[2]. An ill-measured epitaph that runs the positive impression, but just a bit 95%) Songs Lineup Reviews Her character may have originated from Welsh mythology as well as from other ancient myths and historical figures. [28] In the romance poem Lanzelet, written by the end of the 12th century by Ulrich von Zatzikhoven, the infant Lancelot is spirited away by a water fairy (merfeine in Old High German) and raised in her paradise island country of Meidelant ('Land of Maidens'). And although there is plenty of Thrash in the songs, the band never forgets to add melody to their sound. So there, the Swedes have done it once again. Lefay Country of origin: Sweden Location: Bollns, Gvleborg Status: Changed name Formed in: 1997 Genre: Power/Thrash/Groove Metal Lyrical themes: History, Fantasy, Occult themes Last label: Noise Records Years active: 1986-1989 (as Damage ), 1989-1997 (as Morgana Lefay ), 1997-2004, 2004-2007 (as Morgana Lefay ), 2012-present (as Morgana Lefay) She appears in a variety of roles, generally appearing in works related to the cycles of Arthur (the Matter of Britain) or Charlemagne (the Matter of France). Morgana Lefay had to fight with initial difficulties and moved slowly into gear. She / Her. "[57] Morgan (Morganis) is also mentioned in the Draco Normannicus, a 12th-century (c. 11671169) Latin chronicle by tienne de Rouen, which contains a fictitious letter addressed by King Arthur to Henry II of England, written for political propaganda purpose of having 'Arthur' criticise King Henry for invading the Duchy of Brittany. For example, "Sorrow Calls" began with tranquil tones and evolved into a genuine metal piece that possessed harsh parts as well as a very melodic guitar solo. Distributed by Rough Trade RTD 304.0086.2 42. In the poem's prose version and its continuations, she has at least two elder sisters (various manuscripts list up to five daughters and some do not mention Morgan being a bastard child[13]): Elaine of Garlot and the Queen of Orkney sometimes known as Morgause, the latter of whom is the mother of Arthur's knights Gawain, Agravain, Gaheris and Gareth by King Lot, and the traitor Mordred by Arthur (in some romances the wife of King Lot is called Morcades, a name that R. S. Loomis argued was another name of Morgan[66]). I fear that the same applies to the authentic band itself. Barcode (Europe): 4012743008621 Discography: Symphony of the Damned, Knowing Just As I, The Secret Doctrine, Sanctified, Maleficium.. Morgan le Fay, fairy enchantress of Arthurian legend and romance. As a fan of Thrash Metal, Edge Of Mind and Angels Deceit are little gems for me as well. There, Morgan masters the seven arts and begins her study of magic, going on to specialise in astronomie (astronomy and astrology) and healing;[57][67] the Prose Merlin describes her as "wonderfully adept" and "working hard all the time. Their friendship is further tested when a quarrel over a handsome widower named Berengier (captured by Sebile after Morgan kidnapped his child) ends in a violent attack by Sebile that leaves Morgan half-dead; Morgan swears revenge, but their relationship is later restored. [40][116] Variants of Ogier's and Huon's stories typically involve Morgan, Arthur, and Oberon (Auberon) all living in a fairyland where time passes much slower than in human world. However, after the band split in 1997, Rytknen and Eriksson formed an offshoot known as Lefay (with the support of three musicians from Fantasmagoria). But the band proved its tenacity. The song does a fine job of serving the storyline without sacrificing quality. Contents 1 History 2 Members 2.1 Current 2.2 Former 3 Discography 3.1 Studio albums 3.2 Singles and demos 3.3 Compilations 4 See also 5 References 6 External links History [ edit] Morgana Lefay Country of origin: Sweden Location: Bollns, Gvleborg Status: Active Formed in: 1989 Genre: Power/Thrash/Groove Metal Lyrical themes: History, Fantasy, Occult themes Current label: Unsigned/independent Years active: 1986-1989 (as Damage ), 1989-1999, 1997-2004 (as Lefay ), 2004-2007, 2012-present I read only very good and enthusiastic reviews. The character Morgan le Fay has become ubiquitous in Arthurian works of the modern era, spanning fantasy, historical fiction and other genres across various mediums, especially since the mid-20th century. () Morgen received us with due honor. [14] Proponents of this have included Roger Sherman Loomis, who doubted the Muirgen connection. Arthur, gravely wounded, sought the help of his sister, who held the holy Isle of Avalon. Gil-Gad is an awkward piece starting with deeply atmospheric, sombre riffs followed by a long string of silence the latter interrupted by a silly crossover joke. [36][45] She is later mentioned in the same poem when Arthur provides the wounded hero Erec with a healing balm made by his sister Morgan. They independently released their first album, Symphony of the Damned, in 1990. She is now the leader of the four (not three) witch queens who capture Lancelot (the others being the Queen of the Northgales, the Queen of Eastland, and the Queen of the Outer Isles). In his 14th-century Catalan poem La faula, Guillem de Torroella claims to have himself having visited the Enchanted Isle and met Arthur who has been brought back to life by the fay Morgan (Morgan la feya, Morguan la fea)[28] and they both are now forever young due to the power of the Holy Grail. [97][98] She also appears in some other English texts, such as the early-13th-century Anglo-Norman Roman de Waldef where she is only "name-dropped" as a minor character. "Emotional Sanctuary" (pronounced here as 'Emotional Sanc-tury') also is highlighted by Rytknen's emotional (no pun intended) vocal performance. Shop morgana lefay t-shirts created by independent artists from around the globe. To sum it all up, it's a great album, with many good moments, though some listeners will find it hard to get into or even cheesy in some details, nonetheless a very diverse release in the field of power metal, for its thrash, doom and other influences make it something different, and better, and the good music of this album is very enjoyable and surely worth a listen for every metal fan in general. [148] In Edmund Spenser's English epic poem The Faerie Queene (1590), Argante (Layamon's name for Morgan) is lustful giantess queen of the "secret Ile", evoking the Post-Vulgate story of Morgan's kidnapping of Sir Alexander. [84] On one occasion, she lets the captive Lancelot go to rescue Gawain when he promises to come back (but also keeping him the company of "the most beautiful of her maidens" to do "whatever she could to entice him"), and he keeps his word and does return; she eventually releases him altogether after over a year, when his health falters and he is near death. And Grand Materia is the ultimate proof of what the Swedes are capable of. Morgana Lefay (known as Damage from 1986 until 1989) is a Swedish power [1] / thrash metal band from Bollns. It is named after Morgan Le Fay of the Arthurian cycle. A big contribution for this occurrence has the album reviewed here as it provides a wider palette for the audience to choose from, a diverse opus which pulled back the diehard fans a bit. [145] In Ludovico Ariosto's continuation of this tale, Orlando Furioso (1532), Morgana (also identified as Morgan Le Fay) is revealed as a twin sister of two other sorceresses, the good Logistilla and the evil Alcina; the latter appears after Orlando again defeats Morgana, rescuing Ziliante who has been turned into a dragon, and forces Morgana to swear by her lord Demogorgon to abandon her plots. Morgan then captures Lancelot himself under her spell using a magic ring and keeps him prisoner in the hope Guinevere would then go mad or die of sorrow. [132][133] The 15th-century Italian compilation of Arthur and Tristan legends, La Tavola Ritonda (The Round Table), too makes Morgan a sister to the Lady of the Lake as well as to Arthur (about the fate of whom it says Morgan "brought him away to a little island in the sea; and there he died of his wounds, and the fairy buried him on that island"[134]). All songs written by Morgana Lefay, except "Nemesis" written by Thomas Persson. Contents 1 History 2 Return of Morgana le Fay 3 Personality and Traits 4 Powers and Abilities 5 Videogame Appearance 6 Gallery 7 Trivia History Generally, power metal is characterized by a more uplifting sound, in contrast to . She was portrayed by Alice Krige . [13][29] In the Vulgate Lancelot, Morgan learns all her magic only from Merlin (and not in the nunnery). Promotional Forum . [8][17] Morgan the Wise is female in Chrtien's original, as well as in the Norse version Ivens saga, but male in the English Ywain and Gawain. The earth bore no root, the power of which was not as familiar to her as the back of my hand is to me. I have always felt that with the name change, the band slightly leaned their sound more towards standard Power Metal, but thats not the case here. In some variants, including in the popular retelling by Malory, Morgan is the greatest enemy of Arthur, scheming to usurp his throne and indirectly becoming an instrument of his death; however, she eventually reconciles with Arthur, retaining her original role of taking him on his final journey to Avalon. [58][78] Malory scholar Elizabeth Sklar described Morgan's character here as "an essentially sociopathic personality, respecting no boundaries and acknowledging no rules save those dictated by her own ambitions, envy, and lust. has to be mentioned in this context) and everything was technically well done. [47][48] There, Morgan is called to treat Edern ap Nudd, Knight of the Sparrowhawk, following the latter's defeat at the hands of his adversary Geraint, and is later called on by Arthur to treat Geraint himself. Several of numerous and often unnamed fairy-mistress and maiden-temptress characters found through the Arthurian romance genre may also be considered as appearances of Morgan in her different aspects. Romance authors of the late 12th century establish her as Arthur's supernatural elder sister. Not to worry, when the next gathering of sorcerers and witches takes place, theres no doubt whos going to provide the musical accompaniment to those unsanctified festivities. It is certainly heavy but builds-up nicely and the solos are strong. In terms of songwriting, musicianship, vocals and general awesomeness, Morgana Lefay shows all the other bands how its done. Morgana le Fay is a major antagonist in the Tales of Arcadia franchise, serving as a major character in Wizards, the main antagonist of Trollhunters and a posthumous antagonist in 3Below. Sorrow Calls is a short peaceful ballad provided as the pacifier after the wall of rage that was the preceding number, and Where Insanity Rules is a more orthodox power/thrash piece with nice semi-technical accumulations and another unmitigated application of grooves. Depending on the manuscript, she is either the leading lady (usually, being recognised by Griflet as the one holding Arthur's hand as he enters the boat), a subordinate to another who is unnamed, or neither of them are superior. Morgana Lefay - Maleficium - YouTube Maleficium the best song ever!! I would be lying if I said that the skip button did not come to my mind occasionally while listening to "Sanctified". skupiny Savatage, Crimson Glory, Queensrche, Uriah Heep, Black Sabbath, Sanctuary, Pantera. The pregnant Morgan later gives birth to Guiomar's son, who is not named in the story but is said to grow up to become a great knight. Type: Demo Release date: 1992 Catalog ID: N/A Label: Independent Format: Cassette Reviews: None yet [79] Her daughter also appears, as Gaia Donzella, in the Tavola Ritonda, where she is kidnapped by the knight Burletta of the Desert (Burletta della Diserta) who wants to rape her but she is rescued by Lancelot. He made good use of his slightly limited, but vigorous and relatively expressive voice. [39], In Jaufre, an early Occitan language Arthurian romance dated c. 1180, Morgan seems to appear, without being named other than introducing herself as the "Fairy of Gibel", Gibel is the Arabic name of Mount Etna in Sicily (fada de Gibel, the mount Gibel being a version of the Avalon motif as in later works), as the ruler of an underground kingdom who takes the protagonist knight Jaufre (Griflet) through a fountain to gift him her magic ring of protection. 1995 was a very busy year for the band who released a single, a split with some of their compatriots (Tad Morose, Cemetary, etc. [21] A fictionalised version of the historical king Urien is usually Morgan le Fay's husband in the variations of Arthurian legend informed by continental romances, wherein their son is named Yvain. [149] Morgan might have also inspired the characters of the healer Loosepaine and the fay Oriande in the Scots poem Greysteil[150] (possibly originally written in 15th-century England). Morrigan, a Phantom Queen, is a goddess strongly connected with Irish and Celtic mythology. [6] Integrating her fully into the Arthurian world, they also portray Morgan's ways and deeds as being much more sinister and aggressive than they are in Geoffrey or Chrtien, showing her undergoing a series of transformations in the process of becoming a chaotic counter-heroine. This version of Morgan (usually named Morgane or Morgain) first appears in the few surviving verses of the Old French poem Merlin, which later served as the original source for the Vulgate Cycle and consequently also the Post-Vulgate Cycle. 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