Through the fiery caverns we sail
Virgil at my side my guide and master
Questing through the nine plains of hell
Infernal wisdom shall fill my soul
Slowly now the days departing
The darkened air releases me
Frightening visions of my journey
Entrance me to limbo I'm not
Free

Abandon all hope who enter here
Enter the gates, Charon awaits

Abandon all hope who enter here
For this is where all things are left behind
Every doubt and every cowardice must die
Souls of rage and anger whipping in despair

The souls that wail on this plain pray for death
Denial is the reason for their suffering
Forever being stung by wasps and demons breath
The blood and tears that fall serve the maggots need

Descention, thrusting to the second plain
Minos judges as his tail twines
Lustful thoughts and greed whip these wretched souls
A hurricane of hate mocks their helpless pleas

Drifting now down deeper, into eternal flames
Awake at the third circle, the cold and filthy rain
Punished for their gluttony, languid for all time
The earth it stinks of corpses, damned for all time
The vicious beast Cerebus, three heads, blooded eyes
Tears his talons through the air, all the skinners cry

Down, be still thy cursed wolf
The master scorns its name
Dive to the next plain
The sullen and the vain
Suffer for greed
The prodigal they bleed
For all eternity
Plutus holds the key

Damned, the wrathful and the vain
Suffer the fifth plain
Cross the river Styx
Heed your crucifix
The mudded corpses cry
Howling to the sky
Reach the other side
Open wide the gate

Enter the sixth circle of barren land and flames
Passing through the gate of dis the furies scream her name
Belching forth in agony invoking her to rise
The spirit's rage consuming us the evil in their cries
Queen of vipers, queen of serpents
Cast their souls to stone
Spread to wealth of Gorgon's power
Medusa's inner soul

We're drawing ever closer to the seventh hell
They violate their neighbors, their god and themselves
We're sailing slowly through the boiling river of blood
Immersed in the depths below souls scream in agony
The twisted beast he laughs, he draws his arrow back
His sights on anyone exposing of their flesh
He impales their hearts with ease
And shrugs their piercing screams
Pity is they'll never die
They'll suffer here eternally

Imagine a place where every horror comes to life
Where every torture is real and time stands still
Eight fiery steps and we're closer to the end

In a cold and timeless grave buried head first in shit
Praying all the while for a quick & painless death
Scratching furiously at scabbed and oozing wounds

Lucifer ... angel of light
Cast below god of ice
Ruling hell unholy trinity
The traitors freeze for all eternity
Lucifer ... betrayer of god
Tormentor ruthless and cold
Judas' screaming here in agony
The traitors freeze for all eternity



Lyrics submitted by nikuku

Track duration: 16:23


Dante's Inferno song meanings
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    General Comment:Its very simple. It just talks about what the christian Hell would be like if it exists. I bet the band members are Christian (at least the ones who wrote this song) because this is a religious song.
    Flag MetalRoxon November 23, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:holy shit this is a long song lol but a very awesome one ICED EARTH!!!!!
    Flag NYYMEGADETH3457on September 01, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Well i guess some here have played too much d2^^ mephisto and baal ar not lords of hatred or sth like that...blizz just took a little look on religion and saw that there are many names for the devil...just to count them:Ahriman,Angat,Antichrist,Asrael,Azazel,Baphomet,Beelzebub(comes from Bhaal they sacrificed to the Baal Sebul statues in summer too what made flies appear Beelzebub is like "lord of the flies"(also some songtitles by rage or therion are called lord of the flies),Beliar(1. one from d2.comes from Baal Sebur),Chutriel,Diabolus(here you got the second one from D2),Herr Urian(old german name),Lord of Hell(and stuff like that),Iblis,Luzifer(the devil was a fallen angel who startet a riot in heaven it's name was Luzifer),Mephistoteles(short:Mephisto here you got the 3.),Schaitan,Sanny(female form of devil) and pretty much more....wikipedia ftw :D and if the believe is right that if you say the devils name he will appear i will have a little problem now :)
    Epic Song and nice story but guess i will never read the book because it will take looooooong ^^
    Flag TheEndon January 05, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Something else about Beelzebub.. He's associated with both the sins of pride and gluttony. Just by different persons and books every time. It's pretty clear though that he's in the unholy trinity, 2nd in hierarchy after Lucifer and leader of the Order of the Fly :P
    Flag Stormbringer_Ruleron July 28, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Actually TheDark, Baal isnt a god. It's a meaning for "lord" or "master". And Beelzebub means "Lord of Zebub".
    Anyway i'll stop sounding like a geek now. Just dont confuse the actual stories with games that use these names in stupid ways.

    The song is orgasmic allright ;)
    Flag Stormbringer_Ruleron July 28, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I think this song is a very good one, even if it is this long. I think I don't have to explain the song as the people before have done it pretty beautifully.

    I just don't like the ending, it just sounds somewhat childish. No offense anyone, just my opinion.

    By the way, Beelzebub is also associated with the deadly sin of gluttony. Sorry if someone already pointed that out.
    Flag Apollyon.on July 13, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:What does it say at about the 8 minute mark, when there's a change. After saying plutus holds the key?
    Flag JoshPRon August 02, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:It's about Inferno by Dante Alighieri, the first part of the divine comedy. Mephisto is the demon from Faust, and can be used as another name for the devil. Ba'alzebub is the lord of the flies. Astaroth is the Grand Duke of Hell. And Josh, his vocals never really sound death metal-ish, maybe black metal sometimes.
    Flag Red Deathon June 26, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:It's cool how they make it sound so Evil. Sometimes Matt's Vocals sound somewhat deathmetalish.
    Flag JoshPRon June 21, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:it's obviously a re-telling of sorts of "The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. The videogame series Devil May Cry, well, the 1st game at least, has lots of references to The Divine Comedy as well
    Flag Dante135on May 24, 2007   Link

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